Chapter 261: Creation of an Intelligence Organization

It is a coincidence that whether it is Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom, Li Yuanhao of the Xixia Dynasty, Zhao Zhen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or the leader of Tubo, Xisiluo, they can all be called heroes of the generation.

Nowadays, the alliance between Xia and Liao is irreversible, and Zhou Dynasty cannot fight alone. Therefore, Zhao Zhen wants to invite Xi Siluo to the capital.

Although Tubo is not as powerful as Xixia, it is still a country with religious beliefs and should not be underestimated.

The Tibetan army alone numbered about 100,000. Since the Tibetan people had extremely high beliefs, in an emergency, all the people might be able to mobilize.

Zhao Zhen intended to formally establish an alliance with Tubo, but he also wanted to use Tubo's influence to contain Xixia.

"When did the officials decide to invite Xisiluo to Beijing?"

When Zhang Fu and his wife left the gate of the Hou Mansion and were about to board the carriage, Wei Yuan couldn't wait to ask again.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang simply got on the carriage first.

Zhang Fu thought about it carefully, "Probably not long after the official received your letter about reforming the military system."

Wei Yuan was instantly startled and broke into a cold sweat.

Could it be that the officials had already planned to delay the military reform at that time?

Want to use Tubo's power to contain Xixia?

From then on, the imperial court only focused on defending the Liao Kingdom.

However, due to the existence of Tan Yuan's alliance, neither Zhou nor Liao dared to act rashly.

Over the years, not even some minor conflicts have occurred between the two countries.

"Prime Minister Han, Prime Minister Wen, and the master will personally entertain Zusiluo. As for your official intention, you will accompany Zusiluo's son Dong Xiang."

After Zhang Fu said this, he got on the carriage and left.

For a moment, Wei Yuan was thinking about something.

Zunsiluo, translated into Chinese, means the disciple of Buddha, who is the leader of all religions.

Zuo Siluo is already very old, much older than Zhao Zhen in terms of age.

Li Yuanhao and Yelu Hongji are also approaching sunset.

It seems that the heroes of the older generation are approaching the end of their lives.

At this point in time, it can really be said that it is an era when a new generation replaces the old.

After the Battle of Daizhou, Zhang Fu was named Privy Envoy and was in charge of military and state affairs.

When the wild interests meet the begging party, the situation is already overwhelming.

Yelv Renxian even took charge of the North Courtyard and served as the privy envoy, in charge of the national army. He was also named "King Xu" by Yelu Hongji. In the Liao Kingdom, he was unparalleled in the limelight.

These ministers seem to have reached the highest status, but in fact they don't have much left to live. Their lives have come to an end and they can no longer make progress.

As for Wei Yuan, Li Liangzuo, Dong Xiang, and Ye Luxin, these people are in their prime.

The future is their time, and it is also a time of great struggle.

Because no matter where you look at it, these rising stars seem to be far beyond ordinary people.

This is an extraordinary talent born from decades of accumulation in various countries.

After Zhang Fu and his wife left, Wei Yuan went directly to the study room of the mansion and summoned three personal guards, Kou Zhuang, Chai Gong, and Jiang Ji.

Moreover, Wei Yuan also specifically told Zhang Guifen that if he did not leave the study, no one would be allowed to come and disturb him.

Zhang Guifen didn't know what happened suddenly, she just stood alone outside the study, waiting for him quietly.

Usually by this time, she would vaguely feel that something big had happened.

She didn't feel at ease when others were watching here.

In the study room.

Wei Yuan said earnestly: "From today on, we will set up an intelligence organization dedicated to spying on the enemy and gathering intelligence. We cannot rely solely on the Imperial City Division."

"Of course, this organization will not see the light of day in the short term. In other words, I hope that you can organize it secretly, without anyone knowing about it, and just obey my orders."

He still knew too little about the information about Tubo, Xixia, and Liao.

The Imperial City Division and him are only political allies.

Once both parties lose their interests, they will part ways at any time.

Therefore, Wei Yuan urgently needs to establish an espionage organization that is only loyal to himself.

Tubo used religious monks to travel to various countries to contact dignitaries to obtain information. Xixia's Yipintang penetrated everywhere. The Liao Kingdom was independent of the North and South Houses and only obeyed the orders of the emperor's Pishi Army. These spy organizations were all amazing.

The Imperial City Division belongs to Zhao Zhen, to the royal family, not to the Wei family.

If Wei Yuan and even the entire Zhongyong Hou lineage want to be independent or achieve better development in the future, they must cultivate their own power.

Kou Zhuang, Chai Gong, and Jiang Ji looked at each other, then made a decision at the same time and bowed one after another:

"I am willing to die for the Marquis at the end of my life!"

"Please give me your orders, Lord Marquis!"

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While they were talking, all three of them knelt down on one knee.

Wei Yuan said: "Starting immediately, the three of you rush to Daizhou. I have written a letter to Liang Da, the regiment training envoy of Daizhou, asking him to select 300 trustworthy loyal and brave men in the army for you, and hand them over to you. train."

After hearing this, Chai Gong asked: "Master Marquis, we follow you and learn the skills of going into battle to kill the enemy. This is to spy on the enemy's situation and gather intelligence. I'm afraid we are not even as good as ordinary scouts."

"How about asking General Zhaoyuan to give us some advice?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "Lin Zhaoyuan is now the commander-in-chief of the army, so it is not suitable for him to go to the border for training."

"I have thought of a candidate, Gu Qianfan, the commander of the Detective Department of the Imperial City Department. This person is capable of gathering intelligence, carrying out assassinations, and interrogating with ease."

Someone from the Imperial City Division?

If the Imperial City Division knew about this, wouldn't the intelligence organization that the Marquis wanted to create become known to the officials?

Wei Yuan knew the confusion of the three of them, and he continued:

"I asked Gu Qianfan to go to Daizhou, just under the pretext of training scouts, and asked him to pass on the skills he learned in the Imperial City Department to the border scouts."

"As long as he can train one or two talents, and those talents help you three, this intelligence organization can naturally be established secretly."

"At the same time, with the help of the border soldiers of Daizhou, we can capture more spies from the enemy country and let them use their own skills. It shouldn't be difficult to integrate the strengths of hundreds of schools and learn from each other's strengths to make up for their weaknesses?"

Hearing this, the three of them suddenly realized,

"Wei Hou's plan is brilliant."

"I wonder what the name of this organization is?"

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Hearing this, Wei Yuan stood in front of the desk for a long time, and thought of many names in his mind, such as 'Jinyiwei', 'Supervision Department', 'Bad People'.

But they all felt that these titles were inappropriate.

After all, he had never founded a country, so how could he travel at night in brocade clothes? How can an illegal spy organization be made legal?

After much thought, they finally came up with a name, called ‘Yebushou’.

“In the Sichuan Road area, those who do not return home at night are called Yebushou.”

“Our spies cannot see the sun and can only sneak in the dark.”

“Therefore, it is called Yebushou.”

When Wei Yuan said this, the three of them bowed together,

“Yebushou!”

Wei Yuan continued: “The initial number of people is 300, divided into three departments, namely the Intelligence Department, the Assassination Department, and the Interrogation Department. The three departments have their own duties and are not allowed to interfere with each other.”

“The Intelligence Department has 150 people, the Assassination Department has 100 people, and the Interrogation Department has 50 people. The Intelligence Department gathers intelligence from various places and summarizes it and submits it to the Assassination Department. The Assassination and Arresting Department will send experts to carry out assassination and arrest, and finally the Interrogation Department will interrogate them. "

"Jiang Ji, you will be the 'Chief' of the Intelligence Department, Kou Zhuang, you will be the Chief of the Assassination and Arresting Department, and the last department will be handed over to Chai Gong."

"The three departments are under the jurisdiction of this commander. In private, you can call me 'Commander-in-Chief' or 'General'. All the undecided matters under the coordination of the three of you will be decided by this commander."

As soon as the voice fell, the three of them bowed again in unison,

"I pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief (General)!"

With this, the border army intelligence organization 'Ye Bu Shou' appeared.

This will become one of the important pillars of Wei Yuan's power.

There are two main reasons why Wei Yuan suddenly wanted to establish an intelligence organization.

First, when he was away from home, he knew nothing about the movements and thoughts of the capital and even the government;

Second, his understanding of the Liaoxia, Tubo and other forces was limited to the literature and information provided by the Imperial City Department, but that was too little for Wei Yuan.

If there is a war with other countries in the future, Wei Yuan does not want to be controlled by the enemy because of intelligence.

Moreover, he is now in contact with the center of power. If Zhang Fu does not tell him, he may not know some things.

Therefore, it is necessary to create his own intelligence organization.

Regarding the details of the establishment of the organization, Wei Yuan completely copied the template of Jinyiwei.

The four talked for half a night.

When the three left the study, they saw Zhang Guifen sitting on the stone bench outside the study.

Without saying anything, the three bowed and said, "Meet the mistress."

Zhang Guifen nodded.

The three left together.

Wei Yuan then walked out of the study and saw Zhang Guifen. He immediately walked up to her and hugged her in his arms.

"It's so late, why don't you go to rest?"

Zhang Guifen said, "You just came home and we are still discussing things at this hour. How can I rest well alone?"

Wei Yuan said, "Isn't it to save the family fortune for Zhuangge'er?"

Zhang Guifen rolled her eyes at him, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Besides, how old is Zhuangge'er? It's not time for us to worry about him."

Wei Yuan nodded, said nothing more, and went to the couch with Zhang Guifen to rest.

The latter personally brought water for washing feet, squatted down, and took off Wei Yuan's shoes and socks.

Wei Yuan said, "For this kind of thing, just ask Baozhu and the others to come."

Zhang Guifen said, "What time is it now? Tomorrow is the winter solstice, and there are many things that Baozhu and the others need to do. I am afraid that they will be too tired, so I have asked them to rest."

Wei Yuan said, "Madam, you are a daughter, but it is unfair for you to wash your husband's feet."

Zhang Guifen shook her head, "This is my duty as a wife."

"Sir, don't be too tired. There are some things that one person can't finish at one time."

Wei Yuan did not respond.

After washing his feet, Zhang Guifen undressed him. When she saw the shocking scars on Wei Yuan's back, her heart could not help but ache.

"Every time I see these scars on Brother Wei, I wonder how painful it must have been when Brother Wei was injured."

Most of Wei Yuan's injuries came from his back, and it was definitely not because he was suspected of living a life of shamelessness.

It was because whenever he was injured, he must have been surrounded.

He was like a killing god, making the enemy soldiers tremble with fear. How could they dare to confront him head-on? So they only dared to attack from behind.

Wei Yuan said: "A body of scars, in exchange for a lifetime of merit, it's worth it."

Zhang Guifen didn't say a word. After taking off Wei Yuan's clothes, she began to take off her own clothes.

At this time, Wei Yuan was like a flood. He couldn't bear it anymore. He directly pressed Zhang Guifen under him, wantonly and greedily sucking every inch of her skin.

Gradually, the atmosphere around them became hot.

Zhang Guifen slowly closed her eyes and let Wei Yuan play with her and vent.

It was not until the next morning that Wei Yuan gave up.

Zhang Guifen had not slept all night, so Wei Yuan told the servants not to disturb her and just let her go to rest.

As for the two children, they were temporarily left to Zhang Ma to take care of.

He was used to staying up for several nights when he was on the march, so it was no problem for just one night.

After a simple wash, Wei Yuan put on his official uniform, had some breakfast, and then went to the Palace Front Office.

He had not returned for several months, and the affairs of the Palace Front Office had already piled up like a mountain.

When the commanders of the Palace Front Office saw Wei Yuan, they were all surprised and bowed respectfully one after another,

"General Wei? Hello, General Wei, I wonder why General Wei is here today?"

"Didn't His Majesty say that he wanted General Wei to have a good rest?"

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To be honest, the highest official of the Palace Front Office was not there, and these commanders or officials at all levels rarely had some free time. They came to the yamen with the idea of ​​stealing half a day of leisure.

Wei Yuan nodded to everyone and said, "I will stay for a moment and leave later."

After that, he asked people to move some accumulated military affairs.

Wei Yuan looked at them in detail, and they were all trivial matters.

Mainly, the rotation of certain troops, training and other matters.

As long as it is not in wartime, the position of the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Department is more like a sinecure.

After simply handling some government affairs, Wei Yuan called the chief envoy of the public affairs department to let him handle those complicated but minor military affairs on his behalf.

Later, Wei Yuan left the Palace Front Department and went to the Danglu Army.

Before the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Emperor Taizu had not given up the military power, the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Department had great power and could command and mobilize more than half of the imperial guards in the country.

But as the Zhou emperors continued to squeeze the power that this position could hold, until now, Wei Yuan, the head of the military generals, has no power to mobilize troops, only the power to train troops and reward and punish.

Just imagine, as the best military commander, Wei Yuan cannot command the army, how ridiculous is that?

Therefore, in fact, the only army that belongs to Wei Yuan is the Danglu Army.

Nowadays, not counting the imperial guards near Jingji Road, the Danglu Army is definitely a powerful army among the 300,000 imperial guards in Bianjing City.

Although Wei Yuan only has the right to train the Danglu Army, this army was created by him after all, so all the soldiers in the army obey Wei Yuan and recognize him very much.

Therefore, the Danglu Army is also regarded by Wei Yuan as the foundation of his life.

When he came to the Danglu Army.

Yang Huairen reported to Wei Yuan:

"After General Wei left, many nobles and royal family members came to me, hoping that I could arrange their people to join the new army."

"Originally, according to the emperor's attitude, no one was allowed to get involved in the new army, but after hearing about this, the emperor did not respond, as if he turned a blind eye."

"I did not dare to abuse my power, so I wrote a letter to report this to the emperor, but the letter was kept by the three officials."