"Oh, Chief Zheng must have found out who leaked the new weapon, right?" Zhao Bing did not prove his answer, nor was he very surprised, but asked back.

"Your Majesty, after seizing the spies of the Mongol Yuan, his subordinates knew that the matter was of great importance, so he personally interrogated them. Their confession was informed by a clerk in Songyuelou, and the news was definitely accurate, and it came from a big man." Zheng Huchen did not see anything from the calm face of the young emperor, and he replied carefully, "According to this clue, he found that Songyuelou was close to the six ministries, and officials in the court often came in and out, and there were also officials from the ministry. After checking one by one, he found that the most suspected person was..."

"Haha, it's actually Zhou Xiang, right?" Zhao Bing made a debut for him with a smile.

"Your Majesty already knew about this?" Zheng Huchen was shocked. He did not expect that the little emperor had already learned about it in advance, so he, the intelligence chief, had dereliction of duty.

"Well, look over there, there are memorials from court officials who impeach him!" Zhao Bing pointed to the thick stack of memorials on the table next to him and said.

"Zhou Xiang is also not good at it. His Majesty, in line with the criticism of the court officials, promoted him to the Minister of Works, but he was not rude and went to the restaurant with flatterers every day. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he spoke wildly, causing disasters for nothing, and also made His Majesty embarrassed!" Zheng Huchen sighed.

"Zhou Xiang is in the court this time, so he is naturally happy that his son and wife are granted a wife. He is very popular in the court, and it is normal for colleagues to congratulate each other. It is not a big deal if he drinks too much and brags a few words. Instead, those civil officials looked at a clerk who suddenly rose to a high position and were jealous in their hearts, and they made no mistakes and reported impeachment. I rejected them all!" Zhao Bing said disapprovingly.

"Your Majesty also thinks that Zhou Xiang is just drinking too much and is just talking nonsense?" Zheng Huchen didn't seem to take it seriously when he heard the little emperor's understatement. He felt that the officials who submitted the memorial were jealous and just snatching and biting randomly. He hesitated for a moment and bowed again.

"Did he say something ruthless?" Zhao Bing said with a chuckling.

"That's true." Zheng Huchen waved his hand, "After learning the news, he sent someone to track and monitor the surveillance. He praised Your Majesty at all times during the meal, but he did not forget to pull the flag to make a tiger skin, claiming that Your Majesty's life was saved by him, and that Your Majesty favored him very much, etc. However, there were many misunderstandings, and many of them mentioned the secret matters of the military weapon surveillance and the general surveillance. In order to show his intimacy with Your Majesty, he also leaked some private words to everyone."

"Haha, this guy has not forgotten his kindness after drinking too much, and he is still conscientious!" Zhao Bing said with a smile after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates also know that Your Majesty is the most benevolent and righteous, and he can't bear to blame the old ministers in the palace. But this matter is extraordinary. Zhou Xiang is in charge of the production and research and development of military weapons and has many secrets. There are many lurking spies in the teahouses and restaurants, and provincial spies sent by tabloids. Once he makes a mistake, he will reveal the secrets to the enemy. He will be in great trouble. Please strictly restrain him and do not make a big mistake!" Zheng Huchen saw that the little emperor did not take the matter he reported seriously and was very willing to defend himself. In desperation, he bowed deeply to persuade him.

"Don't worry, eat some iced fruits first to relieve the anger!" Zhao Bing said, lifting the "refrigerator" beside him and taking out a plate of fruits. In fact, refrigerators were also available in ancient times, but to be precise, they should be called insulation cabinets. The structure is similar to the wooden box used by vendors who sold popsicles in the past, but they were much more refined. The bottom was filled with ice cubes stored in winter and put food on the ice to cool down.

"Your Majesty..." Zheng Huchen hesitated for a moment, and took a peach handed over by His Majesty, frowned and lowered his head and bitten it, swallowing the words on his mouth.

"Master Zheng, since you, me, Zhou Xiang and Zhuang Shilin met on the epidemic ship, and they have spent a difficult time together, which is considered a life-and-death friendship." Zhao Bing also took a plum and said while peeling it, "We have spent more than ten years together in the wind and rain. From what you see, has Zhou Xiang done anything bad in the past?"

"Your Majesty, although Zhou Xiang is a sleek person, likes to make friends and is a bit charming, he is cautious in his actions and has never done anything illegal and has done anything wrong!" To put it in his heart, Zheng Huchen had no good feelings for Zhou Xiang, and even looked down on him as if he flattered Shangguan, but the relationship between the two was still old. After careful consideration, he did not do evil things, was loyal to the little emperor, and was very stable in his work. He pondered for a moment.

"Then you didn't think about why he suddenly became so arrogant and had no restraint?" The frozen plum skin was not big and easy to peel it clean. Zhao Bing asked without any image, gnawing on a piece of skin with flesh.

"I thought about whether he suddenly succeeded and lost his constraints, so he did something unrestrained. But after listening to Your Majesty's words, there was something strange about it. Could it be..." Zheng Huchen chewed the peach and thought for a moment, looking at the little emperor and suddenly said.

"It was my instruction!" Zhao Bing nodded and said softly.

"Oh, Your Majesty asked Zhou Xiang to deliberately leak the secrets of the new weapon developed by the military weapon supervisor. If the enemy knows it, wouldn't he let him be prepared!" Although he had guessed, the little emperor admitted it personally, which surprised Zheng Huchen a lot.

"Haha, there is no magic weapon to destroy the city. If the city can be destroyed in one fell swoop, unless it is thunderbolt from the sky, it is just me who deceived the Yuan Dynasty." Zhao Bing said with a smile. Not to mention the present, even in modern times eight hundred years later, it is difficult to destroy an ancient city without using nuclear weapons, let alone now that he only has much less powerful black gunpowder.

"Oh, so that's it." Zheng Huchen looked at the little emperor sadly and sighed, "Your Majesty deliberately spread false news. Is it a matter of increasing fortresses along the river in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and rebuilding the siege of prefectures and counties?"

As the chief intelligence officer, Zheng Huchen naturally knew that after the continuous raids were launched in Jiangbei, the Mongol Yuan personnel and property suffered heavy losses, and the complete failure of the navy also made them lose the conditions for the south invasion, at least for a period of time. Facing such a dilemma, Boyan had to turn off attacks to defend, preparing to rely on city walls and fortresses to deal with his own harassment, which would also cause difficulties for his future actions. The little emperor suddenly released the news that he had a magic weapon in his hand, and his intention was obvious.

"Yes, not all." Zhao Bing was so full of goose bumps that he was looking at by Zheng Huchen, and he threw Li Zi into his mouth and said vaguely.

"No matter what, Your Majesty should also be handed over to our Affairs Bureau for implementation. Although Zhou Xiang is smart, if there are any mistakes, all his previous efforts will be wasted." Zhou Xiang said without any intention of blame.

"I didn't think of you. After all, you are more professional. But I have thought it over and over again and thought it was more appropriate to be Zhou Xiang. When he was promoted to Minister of the Secretariat, he was very proud and said something too much inadvertently. It was easier to believe that it was easier to believe than using fake defection and deliberately leaking some rumors to the Mongol spies. After all, he has been in charge of military industry for many years and has mastered many secrets. It is natural to brag by chance!" Zhao Bing explained.

"Your Majesty's arrangement is naturally safe, but if Zhou Xiang does this, my subordinates still feel a little risky!" Zheng Huchen nodded and shook his head again.

"Don't forget that our opponents are not fools, and their spies are not inferior to us. If you want to deceive them, it is not easy to cover up Boyan!" Zhao Bing looked at Zheng Huchen and said.

"I know that there are many experts in the Mongolian Yuan who are good at collecting and inquiring about intelligence, and the leading generals also attach great importance to this. We do have shortcomings. As Your Majesty said, they are feared opponents!" Zheng Huchen's face changed solemnly...

There is a famous saying in "The Art of War: Attack": "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles; if you don't know your enemy, you will win and lose; if you don't know your enemy, you will never be defeated in every battle." His statement of intelligence is concise and concise, and it hits the nail on the head. For a long time, in people's impression, the forces around the Central Plains dynasty, especially the nomadic forces in the north, were extremely barbaric and backward. Although this is a fact to a certain extent, it is not the case. After long-term development, the Mongols not only achieved great achievements in military affairs, but also made great achievements in intelligence work.

The establishment of the Mongolian Yuan intelligence system originated from Genghis Khan. Before the troops set out to fight, they often sent a reconnaissance team to directly investigate, generally sending four teams of cavalry, each team of about 200 people. The front team set out two days in advance to detect the number of enemy troops, equipment, stationing location, marching direction, etc. The other two teams patrol left and right on the main force to prevent sneak attacks on the enemy's flanks. The last group swam back and forth behind the main force to prevent the enemy from raiding the rear base and keep the route open for safe transportation of military rations.

Without any modern communication tools at that time, Temujin naturally instinctively believed that smooth and timely information transmission was particularly important when fighting in such a vast area. Therefore, in the early days, he attached great importance to information transmission and channel construction, and gave the telecommunications personnel higher privileges in order to transmit discoveries on the battlefield back as quickly as possible.

The "arrow-like messenger" is the most basic communication and communication system and command system established by Genghis Khan. When he set out, he set up post stations along the way and trained post stations to serve as communication services, and rode the horses very quickly. In order to achieve rapidity, he hung a copper bell under the horse's neck. When the post station heard the ringtone, he immediately prepared a new horse. And during the teleportation, if the messenger finds that the horses are exhausted, he can forcefully recruit the horses along the way, and even princes and nobles cannot refuse.

As the strength increases, the Mongols' collection of intelligence has also shifted from the initial battlefield intelligence collection to the collection of strategic intelligence. Before the war begins, they will collect detailed information on the opponent's geographical, resources, and political and economic conditions. The main generals of Mongolia are all masters of this kind and are also very forward-looking in intelligence collection. Intelligence systems have become an important part of the national military machines. The intelligence networks they established and the spies they acted as merchants are spread all over the Eurasian continent.

Before every large-scale war and battle, intelligence must be the first to formulate combat plans based on the analysis of intelligence. The Mongol Empire, which conquered many wars for years, required a large amount of funds and military supplies, attached great importance to commercial trade to obtain a large amount of tax revenue. However, because merchants traveled around the world, familiar with the roads they took and the political and economic conditions of the country; coupled with their economic strength and more or less contact with government officials, they could get what they wanted through close relations with long-distance traders and large amounts of bribery of locals.

Therefore, merchants were respected by bureaucrats at all levels. Officials sent troops to inspect the road to protect the safety of merchants, and sometimes they also supported certain commercial organizations. Not only did they attract a large number of merchants to enter the Mongolian Empire for trade, but merchants also had good relationships with officials at all levels, providing convenience for officials to obtain intelligence. Therefore, the Mongolian Empire obtained a large amount of useful enemy intelligence through interactions with merchants. At the same time, through merchants, they promoted their invincible power and cruel massacres against any resistance to reduce the morale and fighting will of the enemy.

Any clever military commander must attach great importance to the role of intelligence in war, learn to expand intelligence channels, make full use of intelligence, and then use superb strategic thinking to strive for the greatest victory in war at a small cost. The Mongols have a large number of outstanding generals - from Genghis Khan to Muhuali, Subutai, Zhebe, Badu, etc. These generals not only have the tactical skills to fully utilize the advantages of the Mongols, but also know how to use intelligence strategically to win.

During the war, the Mongols not only used their own intelligence systems, but also threatened and tempted those who were conquered or those who were ready to attack the country to obtain intelligence. After conquering the Rus Empire and the Bulgaria, they hired local soldiers to sneak into European countries to collect diplomatic relations between European countries, the loss of troops after the Crusades, and the struggle between Pope Gregory IX and German Emperor Frederick II. When the Mongol Empire learned from them that the Europeans did not know that the Mongols had captured the military power of the Mongols after the Ros Empire and the Mongols, they immediately sent troops to capture Poland and Hungary.

During the Mongol Empire's western expedition, Subutai and Zhebe first sent 20,000 cavalry to carry out the largest two-year investigation activity on the European prairie, which opened the way for the Mongol Empire to conquer Europe. After conquering Georgia and Russia, Subutai also used gold to recruit a large number of local spies to understand the situation in Europe. In order to obtain more economic, geographical and political intelligence on the European continent, he knew that he had also bribed the entire Venetian country on the condition that the Mongols gave the Venetians a monopoly of trade wherever they went.

At the same time, the Mongols would also arrange various spies when the conquered countries were conquered, establish a powerful and complete intelligence network, and keep abreast of the local people's dynamics at any time. After the Mongol Empire conquered Armenia, the Central Asian country, began to impose heavy taxes in order to raise military expenses. The local nobles were overwhelmed and decided to riot. However, the Mongols received a tip to know the location and time of the riots in advance, and suppressed the nobles' riots without any effort. The organizers were escorted to Halahelin for detention and trial.
Chapter completed!