Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 110: Xiao Muchu is not righteous
The thin swordsman left Fengyu Tower, put on a bamboo hat, and walked into the crowd on the street.
He is a Jin citizen, who was sent by the King of Jin to do things, but he will not let people know that he is a Jin citizen, nor will he let people know that these things are done by the Jin Kingdom, because he will use people to do all the things.
As for what the Jin Kingdom wants to do here, it is actually not complicated.
There is an old saying in their country: If you want to shake the foundation of a tribe, you must first shake their hearts.
Therefore, they need an opportunity to break the security situation in the Tang Kingdom and shake the people's hearts.
And what will this opportunity be like? It’s very simple. According to the Jin people’s plan, it will be a strange phenomenon in heaven and earth.
After that, just wait and see what the result will be...
In the crowd, the swordsman, holding his hat down, looked back at the building on the corner and thought silently.
This time, he also came to try out which people in the Tang Dynasty's martial arts world can be used by them and which ones cannot.
They will keep the ones that are usable, and dispose of the unusable ones as soon as they have seen them.
Just like Zhang Bao just now, he now has only two paths to choose from.
Unfortunately, the swordsman was still a little careless after all. He underestimated Fengyu Tower, the largest intelligence organization in the Tang Dynasty.
Shortly after he left the street, a short man dressed in ordinary clothes followed the direction he left.
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Five days later, a new piece of news was placed on Xiao Muchu's desk.
This news was sent from Chang'an. Xiao Muchu didn't care about it at first, because it was Princess Chang'an who sent the letter, and he had seen too much news about Chang'an in the past two days.
But when he opened the seal and took a few glances at the contents inside, his expression paused for a moment, and then he revealed a fox-like smile. The difference was that this smile was accompanied by a hint of anger.
"Golden Man——"
Saying these two words softly, Xiao Muchu put away the envelope, placed it on the table, and looked at it with his eyes lowered, wondering what he was thinking about.
During this period of time, Zhang Bao thought a lot. He thought about his wife and children in Longci Temple, the spies that Fengyu Tower might have planted around him, the identity and origin of the swordsman, and the reason why the other party did this.
In the end, he decided to follow the swordsman's instructions and do what he wanted him to do. It must be said that the safety of his wife and children made him, a usually very shrewd man, completely panic.
After making the decision, Zhang Bao did three things.
First, he reduced his contact with everyone inside and outside the building, and when someone approached him, he would simply claim to be sick and not go out.
Second, he secretly wrote letters of trust to some merchants and black market dealers who were once on good terms with him to buy the flint powder. The quantity he asked for from each individual was not large, but when all of them were added together, the amount was astonishingly large.
Third, he sent several confidants to draw detailed maps of Qingshui Lane, Dongwenyuan, Lishi Street and other places in Chang'an City.
He knew what he was going to do, and the people who were watching him secretly also knew it.
But soon after he began his preparations, another unexpected event occurred.
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One morning, there was a knock on Zhang Bao's door, and a servant upstairs said outside the door.
"Manager Zhang, yes, there is a guest who wants to see you."
The servant's voice sounded nervous, and no one knew what had happened.
Zhang Bao sat in the room, frowned, and said in a bad tone.
"Didn't I tell you that I won't see anyone during this period of time?"
"But..." The servant's voice hesitated again.
Zhang Bao didn't continue listening to him, but interrupted him and said.
"Whoever it is, tell him to come back later."
The servant's voice outside the door fell silent. After a while, a gentle voice suddenly sounded.
"Manager Zhang is really very proud. How come he can't even see me?"
Zhang Bao was startled and stood up subconsciously, but then he seemed to recognize whose voice it was and stood there in a daze.
The door was pushed open, the servants had already retreated, and a young man in a brocade robe walked in slowly with a fan in his hand. There was a little smile on his face, a little fox-like smile.
But in Zhang Bao's opinion, this smile was more frightening than a face full of anger.
"Xiao, Building Master Xiao."
Zhang Bao took a half step back, looked at the person in front of him, and spoke stutteringly.
The person standing in front of him at this time was Xiao Muchu who came from Fengping.
Xiao Muchu glanced at Zhang Bao, then looked around his room, smiled, waved, and spoke to him.
"Don't be so nervous. I was just passing by and came to take a look."
"So." Zhang Bao lowered his head, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead imperceptibly, and said, "Then why didn't the owner inform me earlier so that I could send someone to welcome him."
"I'm sorry to bother you so much."
Xiao Muchu put away his fan, squinted his eyes, sat on a chair, fixed his gaze on Zhang Bao, looked at him for a while and then said.
"After all, I heard that you've been very busy lately."
Hearing what Xiao Muchu said, Zhang Bao's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but break out in sweat on his forehead. He replied with a stiff body.
"Master, you are joking. Princess Chang'an's letter is coming soon, and I do have more work to do. But if you have anything to ask me, I will definitely put your work first."
"Really?" Xiao Muchu held the fan and patted it in his palms.
"Then why did someone tell me that you've been doing things for others lately?"
"Owner, host." Zhang Bao raised his hand and touched his forehead, as if he wanted to say something.
But Xiao Muchu slowly put away the smile on his face and spoke lightly.
"Manager Zhang, I hope you understand that there are some things that are different if you tell them to me or yourself. I can guarantee that what you say today will not be heard by anyone except me, but I also hope that you will not hide anything."
There was silence in the room for a while, and then there was a thud. Zhang Bao knelt on the ground and spoke with a trembling voice and a hint of tears.
"Master, I have no choice but to do this."
"I know." Xiao Muchu nodded calmly, then said to Zhang Bao.
"What I want to know now is what those people want you to do. Don't leave anything out. Tell me everything."
"Yes." Zhang Bao responded solemnly, lowered his head dejectedly, and told him everything that the swordsman had asked him to do.
It turned out that the man planned to have Zhang Bao place wooden barrels of gunpowder in Chang'an City on the day when Princess Chang'an was going to perform the letter and ceremony, and then ignite and explode them all, turning Chang'an City into a sea of fire.
It has to be admitted that if Zhang Bao really did this, the possibility of success would be very high.
First of all, most of the military forces in Chang'an City would be mobilized to the palace that day, one to maintain order, and the other to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
Because the people gathered in the city during ceremonial events, there were relatively few patrolling troops. It was not difficult to find a few hidden places to store gunpowder in the dense crowd.
Secondly, Fengyu Tower has several strongholds in Chang'an, which are just right for storing gunpowder.
Finally, given the mutually beneficial relationship between Fengyu Tower and the imperial court, the imperial court's control over Fengyu Tower was relatively small. If Zhang Bao suddenly did this by using Fengyu Tower's identity, it would be difficult for anyone to be prepared.
Therefore, the final result would most likely be the ignition of gunpowder, the collapse of houses , the spread of people, and countless casualties.
Xiao Muchu listened to Zhang Bao's words silently, closed his eyes, sat in his seat, and after a moment, asked.
"Do you know who is the person who asked you to do something?"
Zhang Bao was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"He is a Jin person." Xiao Muchu gave a simple answer and then asked again.
"Then do you know what they will do after you do these things?"
Considering the identity of the other party, a Jin man, Zhang Bao thought about it, and then seemed to have an answer in his mind, and looked at Xiao Muchu with his mouth open.
"They will still kill you." Xiao Muchu said.
"The court will then trace the case back to Fengyu Tower, but you are already dead, so we can only say nothing. We will either be wiped out by the court or flee. The court will also be wary of the martial arts world, and if things go on like this, all kinds of conflicts will arise between the two sides. After that, the court and the martial arts world will be difficult to coexist, and people's hearts will be unstable. If the Jin Kingdom comes to buy people's hearts at this time, some people will take advantage of the chaos to defect, and the court will be unable to hold on alone. Who knows, the Jin Kingdom will invade Guanzhong. What do you think the situation will be like then?"
At this point, Zhang Bao was stunned. He could never have imagined that a mere manager of Fengyu Tower like him would have such an impact.
But he had to admit that what Xiao Muchu said was indeed reasonable.
"Then, what should we do?" Zhang Bao asked while kneeling with a pale face, "Why don't I tell those people to come back now and stop doing this."
But Xiao Muchu shook his head and said, "This will make our Fengyu Tower a target of the Jin Kingdom, and your wife and children will also be threatened. It will do no good but only harm."
As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly think of something, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke slowly.
"But we can find someone, someone who likes to meddle in other people's business, and let him take care of this matter."
Who to look for? Xiao Muchu seemed to have a candidate in mind.
