Chapter 604: The Art of Controlling People (Please vote and subscribe)
You Zhi didn't know what the leader meant by asking this question suddenly. Did he disagree with his marriage with You Jiang? But he did like Jiang Lei, so he said it with a brave face.
"To the leader, that's right. I like that girl, and I think if we can have a good relationship with You Jiang, maybe we can directly absorb them and strengthen our Han tribe at once."
After You Zhi said this, he carefully glanced at Luo Chong's reaction, but all he saw was an expressionless face.
"What if I ask you to lead the troops to defeat You Jiang?" Luo Chong stared at You Zhi and asked again.
You Zhi was anxious when he heard it. The leader actually wanted to attack You Jiang? Why? Did Jiang Xuan provoke the leader? It shouldn't be?
But at this time, You Zhi didn't care about much. He hoped to stop the leader from giving this order, so he knelt on one knee and bowed.
"You Zhi is willing to persuade the leader to persuade You Jiang to surrender. If it doesn't work, the leader can just chop me off."
Luo Chong's face suddenly turned cold, and he asked again in a cold tone, "What if I insist that you attack You Jiang?"
You Zhi's body suddenly stiffened after hearing this. He knew that the leader was not satisfied with his evasive answer just now. This was forcing him to express his position and let him choose between the Han tribe and You Jiang, and he could only choose one.
How should he choose? It seems that there is no need to think about this question. Life in the Han tribe is so good, and his relatives are all in the Han tribe. Both uncles You Fu and You Ye are valued by the leader.
They are either out managing caravans or exploring distant places by boat all day. As for the opportunity to defect to the Han tribe, no one is more convenient than them, but they have never thought about it. How can they do such a thing?
Then he had to bite his teeth and give up that woman.
It was so quick that many thoughts flashed through his mind. You Zhi changed his kneeling position and suddenly knelt down with his other leg. He knelt on the ground and said firmly.
"You Zhi is willing to obey the leader's order and lead the troops to attack You Jiang's family."
"Sit down."
'Hmm? '
The leader's voice suddenly came to his ears, which made You Zhi stunned? Sit? Let him sit? Aren't you going to attack You Jiang's family? What does this mean? You Zhi suddenly felt that his usual IQ had disappeared. Was he scared by the leader?
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the leader with a confused face. He saw that the leader had already sat at the top of the tea table and nodded to the side, indicating that he should sit down.
You Zhi quickly sat aside, and then asked in confusion, "Chief, when should I set out? It's just the beginning of winter, and the river hasn't frozen yet. If it's a month later, I'm afraid I won't be able to go out."
"What expedition?" Luo Chong took a sip of strong tea to suppress the bloody smell in the room.
"Didn't the chief just say that he wanted to attack You Jiang? It's better to do it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be inconvenient when the river freezes." You Zhi asked back in some confusion. Could it be that the chief had lost his memory and could forget what he just said?
"Why attack You Jiang?" Luo Chong asked indifferently.
You Zhi was immediately confused, "Not the chief just now"
"Didn't you say that you are sure to persuade You Jiang to surrender? Then why attack them?" Luo Chong continued to ask back, as if it wasn't him who forced You Zhi to make a choice just now.
"Then what about the chief just now?" Hearing Luo Chong's words as if it had nothing to do with him, You Zhi immediately grumbled aggrievedly, not attacking? Not attacking but you are still threatening me and forcing me to make a choice. Is it fun for you to do this? Is it fun to scare people?
Luo Chong was calm. He was just testing You Zhi's loyalty to see whether this guy would choose women or tribes in front of women. Fortunately, he was not stupid and did not go against him.
You know, young people in love are very impulsive. Luo Chong was really afraid that he would be stunned for a while. If that happened, he could not send him to replace the commander of Jinwu Guard. Otherwise, if such an impulsive character was used by the enemy, he would not know what would happen. Luo Chong was not arrogant enough to think that there were no smart people in the world except himself.
But he was not wrong about him. This kid was really good at making decisions on the spot. Maybe he was a useful talent. After
making a judgment in his heart, Luo Chong suddenly pointed at Jin Yi's head and said, "Do you know who he is?"
"Yes, this is Jin Yi, the commander of Jinwu Guard." You Zhi answered without thinking. He had just heard the notice read by the clerk, so he naturally knew who the head in front of him was.
"Then do you know what Jinwu Guard does?" Luo Chong asked again.
"The Jinwu Guards are the chief's imperial guards, responsible for protecting the chief, clearing the way for the chief, standing guard, holding flags, and being on alert."
You Zhi answered without hesitation again, but at the end, he suddenly found something wrong. They clear the way for the chief, stand guard, hold flags, and be on alert, but why have he never seen these people? And the leader of the Jinwu Guards, Jin Yi, since he is the chief's imperial guard commander, basically equivalent to a personal guard, then why is he not with the chief, but instead sent to assist the delegation?
It must be said that You Zhi is indeed a smart man. He didn't pay attention to this matter before, but now he has found the key point after a little analysis. However, if the chief doesn't tell him, he certainly can't ask.
"Yes, it's the imperial guards. Are you willing to take over Jin Yi's position and be the commander of the Jinwu Guards?" Luo Chong directly stated his intention this time.
You Zhi thought so when he first entered the room, but at that time he had not noticed the hidden story behind this position. Now that the leader wanted him to take over, he suddenly hesitated. His intuition since childhood told him that it must not be that simple, so he asked tentatively.
"Leader, I don't know what other tasks the Jinwu Guards have besides security work. If they only need to stand guard, I would rather follow my uncle to explore the route. Standing there all day is not my character."
You Zhi's voice became smaller and smaller, and it almost became a hum at the end, but Luo Chong still heard it.
Then Luo Chong suddenly showed a playful smirk, "Are you sure you want to know? After you know it, you can either be the commander or be like him. Do you still want to know now?"
Luo Chong said while staring at You Zhi and pointing at Jin Yi's head.
"This is a trap. There is something wrong here." You Zhi couldn't help shouting in his heart. The leader actually dug a big trap for him. No, it seems that he asked this question on his own initiative. Oops! He was deceived by the leader. He actually walked to the edge of the pit on his own initiative? !
He also asked him if he wanted to know. This was simply asking "Do you jump in directly or choose to die?" The same multiple-choice question was even more tricky than the multiple-choice question that asked him to fight Jiang.
But of course he could choose not to listen, but this was a commander. There were only three such positions in the entire Han tribe, which was even more scarce than the county governor. Moreover, the Jinwu Guard also had some more important responsibilities. Just from the degree of confidentiality of the leader about this matter, one can see one or two. Either he didn't know, or if he knew, he must be one of them, otherwise he would die.
Such a confidential matter, even his two uncles didn't know. If he sat in this position, wouldn't he be stronger than his two uncles?
Being the commander is a big risk, but such an opportunity is rare. As soon as the position of commander of Jinwu Guard became vacant, the leader thought of him. It can be said that he trusted and valued him very much, and he was willing to tell him such a confidential matter.
For a while, under Luo Chong's gaze, You Zhi's face kept changing. He was obviously in extreme entanglement. He wanted to go back and ask his two uncles whether he should agree to this position, but seeing how secretive the leader was about this matter, he could not even think about it. He could only make the choice himself, and it was a rare opportunity to rise to the top in one step.
The room was terribly quiet. After thinking for a while, You Zhi gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
"You Zhi is willing to be the commander. Please give your instructions, leader."
Luo Chong nodded slightly, stood up, took out a roster from the shelf behind the desk and handed it to You Zhi.
"All of them are members of the Jinwu Guard. Take a look."
You Zhi curiously flipped through the pages and found that they were all basic information about some people, including their names, hometowns, family situations, time of enlistment, etc. There were not many people, only about thirty, which was very different from what You Zhi had imagined. The other two guards had more than 2,000 people, and he only had so few people? But the question just now came again. Aren't these people the chief's guards? Where are they now? What are they doing?
"Chief, who are these people?" "
They are all in the caravan on the grassland, and a large part of them are in the delegation. However, no one knows that they are the Jinwu Guard. Only I know their identities, and of course, you too now." Luo Chong took a sip of tea and explained.
You Zhi was immediately shocked. These people were hiding in the delegation and caravan, and only he and the chief knew their identities! What was the chief going to do?
"Even the Beast Fang Ambassador didn't know?" You Zhi asked in confusion.
Luo Chong didn't say anything, but just shook his head.
You Zhi was even more surprised. What on earth were these people going to do? Even Shouya, the leader's absolute confidant, couldn't know about it.
"You must be curious, too. Jinwu Guard is obviously my imperial guard, but it is not by my side, and the identities of the members of Jinwu Guard are all top secret. Even Shouya, who I trust the most, doesn't know that there are Jinwu Guards lurking around him."
Seeing You Zhi nod, Luo Chong continued.
"That's because Jinwu Guard is not only my imperial guard, it is also an unknown intelligence agency. Although it has fewer people, it has just started after all."
"Chief, what is an intelligence agency?" You Zhi heard this term for the first time, so he didn't know much about it.
"Intelligence agencies are mainly responsible for the collection and transmission of internal and external intelligence. They are also responsible for some special tasks behind enemy lines, such as assassination, stealing important items, spreading public opinion and so on.
At present, the internal system of Jinwuwei has not been established yet, but I can tell you its function first. That is to lurk around various high-level officials and merchants of the Han tribe to collect intelligence from these people, including whether they have been corrupt, betrayed the tribe, illegally reselling materials, and even what these people usually eat, what they sleep on, and how many women they have at home and outside. All this information must be collected and then reported directly to me.
However, this matter has not been implemented yet. At present, the main reconnaissance direction of Jinwuwei is external."
Hearing the leader talking about such a special mission, You Zhi opened his mouth in surprise. He did not expect that the leader would secretly set up such a department. The leader was obviously worried about those officials. He thought those big officials were so glorious, but he did not expect that they were all under the surveillance of the leader.
Although this thing has not been built yet, it does not prevent him from imagining the power of this department. It is indeed worthy of being a personal army. It is simply a trump card. With such a department, the Han tribe will never collapse easily. If there is a slight change in the following people, the leader can definitely strangle these people in the bud. It's cruel!
Luo Chong continued to speak.
"At present, the scale of the Han tribe is not very large. I can still trust the officials I appoint, but the tribe is developing and the population is increasing. When the territory of the Han tribe is larger in the future, I will have to appoint some unfamiliar people, but I can't guarantee whether these people can faithfully execute the orders I issued, so I need such a department to supervise them.
It is not easy to build the Han tribe, so I will never allow others to destroy it."
You Zhi nodded after listening. This sounded like the leader's explanation, explaining his intention to build this department. At first, when he heard that the leader wanted to monitor all officials, he was somewhat disappointed. It turned out that the leader did not trust these people. Did this also include his two uncles?
But after listening to the chief's reasons, he also thought that the chief's considerations made sense, and the chief also said that this matter has not started yet, and he can trust these people for the time being, which means that his two uncles are also people that the chief trusts. The reason why the chief set up this department is mainly for future considerations.
After thinking through these key points, You Zhi's mood also improved a lot, and he no longer felt that the chief was heartless. After all, he did this for the sake of the entire tribe, which was understandable, so You Zhi asked.
"What does the chief mean by external? The chief just said that the people on this list are in the caravan and the delegation. Are they going to find out the news of the grassland and the Xin tribe?"
Luo Chong listened to the question he asked and immediately nodded in appreciation. This You Zhi was indeed very smart, so he told his original plan again.
From how to plant hidden spies in the Xin tribe at the beginning, how to successfully infiltrate it, and finally how to send Jinwu Guards to the delegation, establish contact channels with these hidden spies, and the subsequent plans for dealing with the Xin tribe, etc.
These things that You Zhi had never come into contact with made him secretly exclaim in excitement, especially when he secretly calculated others without others knowing. When he heard that the leader had successfully infiltrated the Xin tribe delegation and that those people treated their spies as treasures, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure.
You Zhi suddenly had a feeling for no reason, maybe this department was really suitable for him.
(End of this chapter)
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