Daosheng was the captain Lianzhen, which was indeed something that Qi Ning did not expect.

He had a lot of contact with the Shenhou Mansion, and the daughter of the Shenhou was the wife whom he married. But today he really realized that the Shenhou Mansion was omnipresent. This Lianzhen lieutenant not only penetrated into the Northern Han Dynasty, but also lurked in the Xixi General's Mansion in the northwest for several years, and even gained the trust of Qu Manbao. The Shenhou Mansion was so great that today it really opened Qi Ning's eyes.

What made Qi Ning even more moved was that the State of Chu had planned to attack Xianyang a few years ago.

He always thought that this military plan was only figured out by Jin Daohou in recent years. Who knew that not only had plans for this matter, but also the former emperor and the god-hun Ximen Wuhen had already known it, and even made arrangements for the future.

Daosheng is the captain of Lianzhen, so all the strange things before make sense.

Daosheng was Qu Manbao's confidant, so he naturally knew Qu Manbao's whereabouts, and he also knew the defense structure of Xianyang. The Shenhou Mansion was not only Daosheng, an internal agent in the northwest. Daosheng also directly admitted that there were many secret spies installed in the Shenhou Mansion in the northwest. These people centered on Daosheng and formed an underground intelligence network in the northwest. It was precisely the efforts of these dark spies that played a huge role in this military operation for several years.

Qi Ning had to admit that Daosheng persuaded Qu Manbao to go to Tongguan, and this was the only one who made outstanding achievements. If not, it would be unknown whether the Chu army would be able to succeed in this operation.

Qi Ning handed the sign in his hand back to Hongmendao. Hongmendao took it with both hands and put it away. Qi Ning raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk."

Daosheng stood up and bowed, "Sir, you tied the knot with the junior sister. The young man did not come to celebrate, please forgive me." He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it over, "This is a gift given to the clerk and the junior sister by the villain."

Qi Ning's expression calmed down and thought that Hongmendao was one of the seven stars of the God of the Lord's Mansion. According to the order, it should be the fifth senior brother. He stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Senior Brother Fifth!" At this time, he was not rude. He took the document with both hands. He was curious and didn't know what kind of gift it was.

He opened his eyes and thought it was a gift list, but after a closer look, he saw that there were many names written on it, and there were official positions listed behind it.

He was a little strange, and Hongmendao said seriously: "Judge, this is a list of officials in the northwest. Over the years, we have carefully examined the officials in the northwest. The officials logged in this list have more or less unreliable reasons. Among them, those marked with red lines after the names are people who cannot be trusted. If they are left in the northwest, there may be any accidents. Officials who are not on the list can be appointed with confidence. Those people are just paid as official positions. Now that our army has come to the northwest, as long as they are safeguarded, they will definitely serve my Great Chu."

Qi Ning's eyebrows spread out.

Of course he knew the importance of this roster.

Although the Chu army controlled Xianyang, it is still an unknown number to control the entire northwest.

The people in the northwest are fierce, and Qi Ning cannot know at all whether the people here will accept the arrival of Chu. If there is a rebellion in the northwest, Qi Ning will never be strange.

It is precisely because of this that he summoned the Northwest Heroes immediately and gave them excellent treatment. Before reporting to the court, he had already promised the Northwest Heroes to reopen the trade path between the North and the South. After all, it was to use the Northwest Heroes to stabilize the situation in the Northwest.

He naturally knew that the influence of the noble families in various places. As long as the noble families could have a good impression of Chu State and even assist Chu State, there would inevitably be no major unrest.

In addition to the wealthy families, the officials in the northwest are of course also an extremely important part. Because he summoned all the officials today to stabilize the minds of these people. These officials know that their lives are worry-free and can still be an official in the northwest, so naturally they will not rebel.

In fact, Qi Ning cannot attack the officials in the northwest at present. The land in the northwest is vast. If these officials are dealt with, this land will not be chaotic. If they can rest assured and abide by their duties, there will naturally be no big chaos.

But after all, the Northwest was under the rule of the Northern Han for decades. Over the years, the Northern Han court will inevitably penetrate a large number of court forces into the Northwest. Qi Ning looked around and was all officials in the Northwest. But what backgrounds did these people have, and who were really willing to use them for the Chu State, or who would have the risk of provoking turmoil? It would be impossible for Qi Ning to know in a short period of time.

Now that this list is available, if you have a very clear judgment on the position of Northwest officials.

"The last page of this list is the most talented officials in the northwest today." Hongmendao said solemnly: "Half of these people can be reused, and they are all available talents who can stand on their own. If they can be allowed to serve for our Great Chu, it would be a blessing. Some of the other half can be fought for, but a small number of them, although they are outstanding in talent, cannot be entrusted with important tasks. If they are dealt with, everything depends on the Lord's judgment."

Qi Ning looked through it, put it away carefully, and smiled and said, "Fifth Brother, your contribution this time is so great that it is far above us. Today I will write a memorial to the court. Your contribution is me!"

"Your Majesty doesn't have to do this." Before Qi Ning finished speaking, Hongmendao immediately said: "These things are what we should do. Whether we need to report them to the court requires the consent of the God-House himself, so!"

Qi Ning immediately understood that the Shenhou Mansion was a dark yamen after all, and officials in the court never mentioned the Shenhou Mansion in the memorial. If he asked for me for the Hongmendao in the memorial, it would be inappropriate. He nodded slightly and said, "I understand, the Shenhou will personally appreciate your merits. Yes, Xianyang is now in our hands. Where will the fifth brother be going in the future?"

"My mission in the northwest has been completed. I have arranged some things here in the past few days and I will go back to Jianye to report it." Hongmendao smiled and said, "It has been almost ten years since he left Jianye. I don't know how the God Hou and his fellow brothers are. Yes, there is also the junior sister. When she left, she was just a child and now she is out of the box!" He said this, but she was silent.

Of course, Qi Ning could feel Hongmendao's mood.

As an important intelligence yamen of the empire, the Shenhou Mansion not only strictly controls the domestic forces, but also the movements of domestic officials are under the surveillance of the Shenhou Mansion. In addition, the collection of intelligence from the enemy country is of course one of the important responsibilities of the Shenhou Mansion.

Although Qi Ning is already the son-in-law of the Shenhou Mansion, he can't even say how many people there are in the Shenhou Mansion.

Many people know the Big Dipper in the Shenhou Mansion on the surface, but under the Big Dipper, no one can tell clearly how many officials in the Shenhou Mansion lurking in the world.

It would be fine to stay in the country, but many officials from the Shenhou Palace were far away from their hometowns and lurked in the enemy's territory, and once they lurked for several years or even decades.

During the lurking period, dangers are always with you. If there are a few, no one knows even if you die.

Hongmendao was appointed by the Shenhou Mansion to lurk in the territory of Northern Han. No one knows how many dangers he encountered in the middle.

Qi Ning knew that this time the attack on Xianyang was so smooth, and Hongmendao made great contributions, but it took several years of hard work to provide this information.

Hiding around the enemy will naturally turn yourself into another person and act day and night. Such psychological pressure is probably not something that ordinary people can bear.

"Actually, Zhan Ying and the others have been concerned about Senior Brother Five." Qi Ning said quietly: "On the day of marriage, Zhan Ying told me that if Senior Brother Five was present, we would definitely give us a big gift."

Hongmendao showed a hint of warmth in his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Yes, when you go back to Jianye, you have to prepare gifts for the junior sister. Otherwise, if Kongshou saw her, I am afraid she will never talk to me again in this life." He bowed to Qi Ning and said: "Sir, you are busy with official duties, so I won't disturb you much. I will handle the matter at hand in the past few days and say goodbye to Sir. If Sir has any places to serve me in the past few days, you will be at your own risk."

After Hongmendao retreated, Duan Canghai, who had been silent, came forward and exclaimed: "Sir, I didn't expect that we would be so smooth this time, but it was the people from the Shenhou Mansion who secretly helped."

"He helped us a lot. After returning to Jianye, he really wanted to thank the God Hou."

Duan Canghai pondered for a moment before saying, "Sir, I'm afraid you can't live without the Northwest in a short period of time."

"oh?"

"Although we took Xianyang and controlled Tongguan, we must make the northwest completely surrender to our great Chu in a day and a night." Duan Canghai whispered: "It is essential to manage government and peace with the people. Moreover, if Qu Yuangu lost the northwest, he would definitely think that Jiangxi was taken back. The Lord Jue was in charge here, and the court could not send someone else to guard the northwest. Moreover, no one in the court was qualified to replace Lord Jue. I guess that Lord Jue would stay here for a year and a half."

Qi Ning said with a bitter face: "A year or two?"

"This is just the current estimate, and maybe it will take longer." Duan Canghai said: "If we seize the northwest, our Great Chu will have an absolute military advantage over the Northern Han. If our Great Chu cannot advance straight to Luoyang this time, then the Northwest will inevitably become the flank of the empire in the future. I guess the emperor will give an order to allow us to manage the northwest, not only to stabilize the northwest, but also to accumulate strength. When the time is right, we will cooperate with the Qinhuai Legion to launch a full-scale attack on the Northern Han from the flanks."

Qi Ning nodded slightly and took down the northwest in Dan Taihuang's military strategy, which was to serve as the main force of the Qinhuai Legion. Now the Chu State has the ability to launch an offensive against the Northern Han from two fronts, which poses an extremely huge threat to the Northern Han.
Chapter completed!