Chapter 274: The Three Factions of Chang'an



"Li Ang, presumably your investigation should also be related to Hong Cezong, right?" After Ma Chao connected his assumptions with the conclusions of these people, he asked Dark Five Li Ang.

Li Ang seemed to be a little incredulous, and bowed down and clasped his fists and returned: "The lord is clever, his subordinates just got the secret seventeen news that they had infiltrated the periphery of Hong Cezong the day before yesterday, and ten days before the old lord was killed, a disciple of Hong Cezong secretly went to Fufeng ......"

That's right...... During this period of time, Ma Chao stayed in the Dong Mansion, more because he wanted to get more news about Li Ru's 'Black Ice Platform', but Li Ru seemed to be no less than the old fox Jia Xu's strategist, and he kept it secret. Fortunately, the stupid girl who gave Dong Yi a gift told Ma Chao a lot of information about the 'Black Ice Terrace'.

According to Dong Yi, Li Ru's 'Black Ice Platform' is all taken from the elite soldiers in the army, and they are all capable people with skills like shadows, and they infiltrate all walks of life and corners of Chang'an to spy on them. And the most important thing is naturally the mansions of those court officials and the Chang'an Shi clan, especially those of the big generals and the servants of the Shi clan, who are doing everything possible to sneak in and steal information.

Through analysis, Ma Chao took the lead in ruling out that it was Chang'an Shi who leaked Chang'an intelligence to Ma Teng. However, the existence of Hua Xin proves that this matter is inseparable from the Chang'an scholars or the royal family. The only thing that can be done is that the power of the royal family intersects with the power of those scholars. And this intersection is the Jianghu organization of Hong Cezong.

Of course, Tianhua Sect can also be mixed in, but at present, it seems. This large clan, which was accepted by the royal family and scholars, had no ambition in the struggle for power and profit. Perhaps, it is the Confucianism they accept that makes it easier for them to become Confucian students with a thousand words, no brains, and no guts, right?

"Hua Xin is still in Cai Yong's mansion recently?" After keeping all the circumstances in mind, Ma Chao asked again.

"Returning to the lord, Hua Xin is very strange...... These days. He hid in the palace again. Li Ang said with some shame, after all, the palace is that place. It's a place where the Shadows can't reach at the moment.

"It's not the palace, it's the palace of the princess Liu Yue." Mu Yuanfeng said. He originally wanted to inform Ma Chao about this situation, but Ma Chao suddenly asked Li Ang again, so he didn't say much. At this moment, it is the opportunity to speak.

"Oh? This Liu Yue, it seems that it is not simple? "Ma Chao is becoming more and more interested in that princess of ten thousand years, it seems that something is wrong. It's all related to that princess of ten thousand years.

During this period of time, Ma Chao has actually sorted out the forces in Chang'an: Dong Zhuo is his own faction, there is no doubt about this; And the scholars of Chang'an should be headed by Wang Yun. secretly set up a group to deal with Dong Zhuo. Don't ask why, some people with common sense of history know who Dong Zhuo died under someone's scheme; There is another faction, in fact, he has been ignoring, that is, the imperial faction. this faction. The power is very weak, and the members are the most complex.

Dong Zhuo's faction, which is dominated by the strength of the army, is indeed a behemoth predator, and controls the situation in Chang'an. But because of Dong Zhuo's current perverse behavior. As a result, the situation is also a little bad under internal and external troubles.

And the scholar faction, the most hidden should be those in the court, mainly those scholars in the court, supplemented by the major scholars in Chang'an, and even Diao Chan's intelligence network should also be counted. In the end, they also hooked up with Hong Cezong.

The imperial faction, first of all, is sure that there are royal relatives planning from it, and the leading figure should be the princess Liu Yue, the side force, should be those ministers in the court who are deeply loyal to the monarch, such as Cai Yong, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, etc. The last branch should also include Wang Yue and Hong Cezong.

Among them, the Imperial Power Faction and the Shiren Faction currently have common enemies, and there seems to be some cooperation between them. And Dong Zhuo began to take revenge on these people with brutal means, making these two factions both fight separately and seek all kinds of foreign aid.

Such an intricate relationship gave Ma Chao a headache for a while. But at present, it is certain that Ma Teng's death, first of all, should be something in Chang'an, I don't know whether it is the imperial power faction or the scholar faction, through Hong Cezong, bypassing Li Ru's 'black ice platform' to send the news to Hua Xin and Cai Yong of Fufeng, these two people should have obtained something that can convince Ma Teng, so that Ma Teng decided to raid Chang'an. As a result, perhaps Li Ru spied on the news of Ma Teng's entry into Beijing, or these two factions deliberately released the news, so that the Flying Bear Army ambushed and annihilated Ma Teng's troops.

The focus of the next investigation is already clear: find out what induced Ma Teng to send troops in the first place, and everything will be solved! As for whether the imperial power faction or the scholar faction deliberately released the news and killed Ma Teng, thus provoking a war between the Ma family and the Dong family, this Ma Chao didn't care. Because, when he came to Chang'an, he didn't just deal with these three factions!

"Qin Shou, you go back first and continue the expansion of the Dragon Gate Inn. Remember, if you have any other questions, ask Dark Er Xiao Tian for advice. ”

"Subordinates obey."

"Single, you continue to investigate the movements of the three factions in Chang'an, and if there is any special urgent information, report it quickly."

"No!"

"Yuanfeng, it should be difficult to run out this time, right?"

"That's true, then Liu Yue is thoughtful, and his subordinates still use the excuse of the master's affairs this time, so they have a little free."

"So what are you waiting for? Hurry back and don't let that Liu Xiaojiao wait. ”

"Subordinate... Subordinates obeyed. Mu Yuanfeng was a little crying and laughing: You let those two people retreat, and said it so clearly, why did it come to me, just so many words?

"By the way, if you have any important information in the future, find Xiao Tiantong. At present, he is compiling an intelligence network in the shadows of Chang'an, and he will naturally find an opportunity to inform you. If it is really urgent, I will also enter the Longmen Inn to find these three people in the future. Ma Chao saw Mu Yuanfeng turn around and leave, and hurriedly told some more.

"My subordinates understand." Mu Yuanfeng looked at Ma Chao and confirmed that Ma Chao was indeed speechless, before turning around and leaving.

"Remember, you are my deepest buried pawn and cannot be easily exposed. If it works, use your beautiful man's trick and soak that Liu Yue in your hands, I have no opinion! ”

Mu Yuanfeng stumbled, but in the end he didn't look back, and fled and flew away from the Zhenxi General's Mansion.

"Li Ang, in addition to continuing to investigate the cause of your father's death, do you have another small task in the near future?" After leaving one Li Ang, Ma Chao said to him a little sinisterly.

"Serve the Lord and never give up!" Li Ang saw Ma Chao's face and suddenly felt that something was important.

"Don't be so nervous, just help me kill a few people." Ma Chao's face changed slightly, and he seemed to have an indescribable resentment.

"Who?" Leon was a good subordinate and didn't ask why.

"Whatever, as long as it's a prostitute, the more brutal the means, the better. I think that person will take the initiative to find me when he finds out about this. After speaking, there was already a hint of coldness in Ma Chao's tone.

"My subordinates understand!" Li Ang turned around and left: During Qiao's cooking, he killed pigs and sheep for more than half a year, and it was time to kill a few people to find a feeling......

And Ma Chao looked at the last empty secret room, and sighed faintly: Diao Chan, why haven't you heard from you for so long? To investigate the movements of Chang'an some time ago, only your intelligence network is the most suitable, right? Should I believe what you say?