Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 66: The Talent and Treasures Almost Missed
The hustle and bustle in Jiayuguan is getting more and more intense.

The Tian Ce soldiers patrolling the streets listened to the endless discussions around them, watched the people gathering in the streets and alleys, and sent people back from time to time to report the news.

At this moment, the entire Jiayuguan Pass seemed to have become a huge information hub. Carrier pigeons, fast horses, spies, all kinds of channels were frantically transmitting news.

The news that Cang Yun, Tian Ce and the secret guards received was.

Just record it and don't worry about it.

"Deputy Commander, are you really not going to block the news?"

"In just one hour at dawn, seventy-six spies on fast horses and more than four hundred carrier pigeons flew out of Jiayuguan. I'm worried..." A secret guard couldn't help but frown.

Yan Yi smiled without raising his brows and said, "The news can't be concealed anyway, so why does it matter whether it's stopped or not? Instead of wasting time and energy on keeping an eye on those carrier pigeons and spies, it's better to keep an eye on the clues they reveal themselves."

"This is 'intelligence' they delivered to us themselves. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Everyone knows that Jiayuguan is a place where good and bad people gather, and spies from various forces gather there, but even the secret guards have no way to thoroughly investigate how many spies there are, and how many contacts and bases other forces have had before.

just now……

Yan Yimei raised his head, looked at the flying pigeons in the sky, and sneered, "Keep a close eye on them. I want a copy of every message they pass on from now on to appear on my desk."

"Yes!"

The secret guard received the order and withdrew.

After Yan Yimei finished her instructions, she smiled and said, "If it weren't for the people who saw it last night, who would have guessed what the dragon was really like?"

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to handle her official business.

……

Zhu Jinzhen worked hard all night.

At this time, he was rubbing his eyebrows and thinking about something.

The problem of insufficient intelligence.

Although the Xuanjia Secret Guards have penetrated into all levels of the Ming Dynasty and have a comprehensive intelligence network, it is only based on the ordinary level, and the deeper secrets are often unknown to them.

For example, the information about the Eight Diagrams was learned from the elders of the Jingyi Sect of the Beggar Gang.

A year ago, he had ordered his secret guards to search for relevant information and ancient books, but found nothing.

"The Nine Gates Secret Guards still need to continue to expand their recruitment."

"I need more people like this."

"Hey, it seems that there is another talent in this area in the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Jinzhen suddenly thought of a certain unlucky guy and wrote the word "Qu Yang" on the desk.

"He robbed twenty-nine Eastern Han Dynasty tombs for the sake of a piece called 'Guangling San'. Qu Yang, oh Qu Yang, being an elder of the Sun Moon Sect, playing harp and harp with Liu Zhengfeng, what a waste of talent!"

Under the underground of the martial arts world, there are too many secrets buried everywhere in the world.

How could such a top talent among the Nine Secret Guards die so miserably at the hands of a few people from the Songshan Sect?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinzhen raised his head and shouted to the outside of the door: "Send Huang Xuemei to see me."

"Yes."

Soon, Huang Xuemei, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was brought in front of Zhu Jinzhen.

"Greetings to Your Highness."

"No gift."

Zhu Jinzhenxu lifted her up from the air and then instructed her, "Xuemei, your mission this time is to bring back Qu Yang as well as Lin Zhennan and Qu Feiyan."

"If necessary, we can use Liu Zhengfeng and his granddaughter Qu Feiyan and let him choose."

"Qu Yang?"

Although Huang Xuemei was surprised, she nodded decisively: "Yes, Xuemei has made a note of it."

When Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand and was about to let Huang Xuemei leave, he noticed her dress, with gold rings in her hair and jade pendants hanging from her waist, which made her look very graceful. He couldn't help but admire her, "This gorgeous dress really suits you. You look like a lotus emerging from the water, as beautiful as a fairy. Not bad, not bad." "Thank you, Your Highness!" Huang Xuemei's cheeks flushed. She bowed and retreated with her head lowered.

Only after Huang Xuemei left did Zhu Jinzhen calm down and continue to think about what had just happened.

In addition to the need to continue searching for talents with special abilities, intelligence is his biggest headache.

"The intelligence from the Ming Dynasty is pretty good."

"Whether it's Hulong Villa, Jinyiwei, or Dongchang, it's easy for me to take them."

"But even if they are, they are of no use. They just provide more information channels."

"I need an intelligence organization that can monitor the world."

Zhu Jinzhen thought about it for a long time but had no clue. In the single martial arts world, intelligence organizations would easily cover the whole world and all walks of life, but in the comprehensive martial arts world, even the Jinyiwei, which had developed for more than a hundred years, had no way to extend its reach beyond the Ming Dynasty.

The same is true for other countries.

At this time, the sunlight reflected on the bronze mirror in the room shone on the ground in front of Zhu Jinzhen's desk, causing the distressed Zhu Jinzhen to subconsciously take a look.

An idea seemed to flash through his mind, but he couldn't connect the dots.

Until he noticed the bronze mirror.

Zhu Jinzhen clapped his hands and shouted excitedly: "Mirror, Yujian Villa, Spiritual Realm!!"

"Yeah, how could I have forgotten it?"

However, soon, Zhu Jinzhen could no longer laugh.

Some memories about the Spirit Realm emerged in his mind. It was a treasure that had accompanied the Tong family since ancient legends, and it was responsible for the lofty mission of protecting the clan and blessing their bloodline.

It has extremely mysterious power, can monitor everything, show the images you want to know, and even trace back the images in history. It is truly magical.

But here too the problem arises.

The spiritual realm only recognizes people from the Tong family.

For those who are not from the Tong family, even if they have to choose between a kind and pure person like Tong Bo and the great devil Yin Zhong, Lingjing will choose to help Yin Zhong without hesitation.

Even if Zhu Jinzhen obtained the spiritual realm, he probably wouldn't have a way to use it?

But soon, Zhu Jinzhen put this worry aside.

“I can do without it, but I can’t live without it.”

"If the Spirit Realm refuses to submit, then let the Tong family be its tools."

"If I can't control it like this..."

A dangerous light flashed in Zhu Jinzhen's pupils. It was useless and there was still a certain threat. The treasure could be coveted by him. He had to either keep it in his hands or destroy it completely.

"Besides the Spirit Realm, there are a few other 'divine artifacts' that I also want."

"For example: Netherworld Sword Embryo."

"The Heshi Bi and the evil emperor's relics from the Sui Dynasty."

"The Buddhist beads handed down from the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and the things that may appear in the Temple of the God of War."

"return……"

Zhu Jinzhen had many greedy thoughts in his mind, but he quickly cut them off. There were countless good things in the world of Zongwu. If he wanted everything, the easiest way would definitely not be to send people to get them as he was doing now.

Instead, he conquered the world and made all the people in the world pay tribute to him, and he could choose whatever he wanted!
He shook his head, dismissing the thought, and muttered, "Forget it, let's get the Spirit Realm and Netherworld Sword Embryo first."

Since Yu Jian Villa is in the Song Dynasty, the Tong family will probably not hide too far away. We just need to find out how far the "plot" at Yu Jian Villa has developed.

As for the candidates...

Zhu Jinzhen smiled knowingly and said, "Let Lian Chengbi take on this mission!"

(End of this chapter)