No one likes to have people around them who are always ready to pounce and hold them back, and Emperor Sun is no exception.
Several days have passed since Sun Quan issued the order, but Ji Yan has not made much progress.
Jie Yan was recommended by Zhang Wen, but it does not mean that Jie Yan is Zhang Wen's person.
Soon, under Sun Quan's observation, he discovered that Ji Yan was a knife.
A knife that goes straight forward, with a single edge and no turning back.
Originally, Sun Quan wanted Zhang Wen to make the sword. However, although Zhang Wen was not considered smart, he was not too stupid either. He knew that this job was not easy to do, but he could not shirk it. In the end, he pushed Ji Yan up.
Temporarily blocked Sun Quan's vent.
Hoe the earth, uh, what Emperor Sun wants to do is actually known to the nobles and nobles around Wu.
In the two days here, Ji Yan wanted to find some breakthroughs, but the nobles and nobles in Wu County had already received the news, and they all closed up their heads and tails. Wherever Ji Yan wanted to find some loopholes, he could just do it.
Liveable?
Ji Yan prides herself on being upright, and feels that she cannot be as unscrupulous as Lu Yi. However, as the time limit given by Sun Quan is getting closer, Ji Yan can't help but feel a little anxious.
"School affairs..." Ji Yan's deputy, Xu Biao said, "How about... let me handle this matter down here?"
"You?" Jie Yan had some guesses in her mind and frowned, "What are you going to do?"
Xu Biao said: "Now that the matter is urgent, it is time to obey the authority."
The word "obeying power" is said very heavily.
Ji Yan stared at Xu Biao and closed her eyes after a while, "That's fine! But...be careful..."
Xu Biao handed over his hand and then resigned first.
Ji Yan's fingers twitched slightly, as if she wanted to lift them up several times to call Xu Biao to stop, but in the end, Ji Yan did not stop Xu Biao, but just watched Xu Biao go away in silence, and then felt as if she was watching herself
Something about him also followed Xu Biao away...
As for what it is, Ji Yan can't tell clearly.
Inside Jiade Square, Wujun.
Ever since Sun Quan bowed his head and admitted his mistake, the atmosphere in the square has been relatively tense. Not only were the square men patrolling the streets, but even servants with the same surname also participated, and warned the rangers and prodigal sons that their skin has become tight recently.
Please avoid causing trouble and report any unfamiliar faces wandering around immediately.
Xu Biao was wearing a simple dark coat, with a slightly skewed collar, revealing the dusty middle coat underneath. He had a wrinkled scarf on his head, and his hair was tied in a loose bun. His face was haggard, and he was holding a small baby in his hand.
Small paint box.
Well, apart from the fact that his face does not need to be dressed up, the rest was specially found by Xu Biao. After all, he has been staying up day and night for the past few days, and his face is very poor in energy and blood, which is quite appropriate.
Unlike the TV dramas of later generations, the hard-working and simple-minded Route Army soldiers all look like corrupt officials. They are shiny and shiny, and the hair wax on their heads and the foundation on their faces can almost arm a company...
"Stop, where did you come from?"
As soon as Xu Biao turned around a corner in Jiadefang, he was stopped.
The shopkeeper looked Xu Biao up and down with doubt and caution on his face.
"Xiao, Xiaomin is from Jiaozhou, and he paid tribute to Wu last year..." Xu Biao pretended to have a Jiaozhou accent, and said to the Fang Ding in front of him with a slight stutter.
"Hey, you are still half an official. Ha, I am not asking where your hometown is, but where are you going now?" Although Xu Biao was poorly dressed, he heard that he was not an idle man, so the villagers naturally responded.
The attitude softened a bit.
"That's it..." Xu Biao pretended to be stunned, then took out a road guide from his body and handed it over, "I am currently doing a joint walking tour at Zhu's Clothing Village in the east of the city... I am traveling today to go there."
We will send fabric samples to the workshop..."
"Fabric sample?" asked the shopkeeper, then glanced at the lacquer box and nodded, "Okay, let's go over there."
After dealing with this inspection, Xu Biao continued to move forward. When he was about to enter the Gu family's mansion, he was interrogated again by the Gu family's servants. This time, even the paint box was opened and he was searched.
After seeing nothing unusual, Gu's servant entered the mansion through the corner door with a lacquer box and asked Xu Biao to wait outside.
After a long time, someone came out, threw the paint box back to Xu Biao, and gave him a purchase note stamped "Jia De Fang Gu", and threatened: "When the goods are delivered,
Be careful, if the cloth doesn't fit, I can recognize your face, so you won't have any trouble!"
"That's nature, nature..."
Xu Biao collected the paint box and the lead and left immediately. He lowered his head all the way out of the square gate and turned into a small alley outside Jiade Square. He looked around and saw that no one was following him, so he stepped in.
Within a small courtyard.
In the small courtyard, there were several people waiting anxiously. After seeing Xu Biao, they immediately came forward to greet him.
Xu Biao handed the lacquer box and goods in his hand to the person next to him, then pulled off the wrinkled headscarf on his head, "Where's that kid?"
"In the side room."
Xu Biao nodded, and then said, "I'll imitate the goods first. If it works, then..."
Xu Biao made a gesture on his chin with his hand.
Among the previous people, there was a person with slender fingers who had already taken the lead. Then he held it in his hand and pondered it for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the light for a while, and then took out a piece from his arms.
A soft stone that looks like plaster can be carved on the spot with a carving knife.
About half an hour later, the man with slender fingers blew the floating dust powder, said okay, and then took out several pieces of red ink pad from his pocket, selected two types, mixed them slightly, and stained them.
I printed some on the scrap paper aside, then added or subtracted the richness of the ink, and finally covered it on another blank paper...
"It's done!" Xu Biao had already finished dressing up and put on a bright robe. His original downcast appearance was completely gone. When he saw the freshly baked "Carrot Chapter", he smiled and said, "It's done!"
Generally, the Huiyin from a powerful and official family has a certain level. For example, the Huiyin that Xu Biao got before only contains the name of the shop and the surname of the owner. It is the lowest level and can only be used as a concubine in a big house.
Miscellaneous and trivial matters are kept as a guide, but they have little meaning outside and cannot be used as a guide for long journeys.
However, Xu Biao didn't want to go out at all, but wanted to send him inside.
The previous cargo invoice was stamped on the receipt from Zhu's Cloth Store, and a fixed quantity of cloth could only be shipped from Zhu's Cloth Store according to the markings on the cargo invoice. But now that there is a blank cargo invoice, then
Aren’t you able to transport whatever you want?
Xu Biao laughed ferociously, and then slightly gestured in the direction of the side room.
The subordinate understood, opened the padlock of the side room, and walked in. After a while, there was a flapping and dull sound, like a fish struggling on the shore. After a while, the subordinate came out and walked towards
Xu Biao nodded.
"When night falls, put a sack and tie some rocks..." Xu Biao said slowly, "You have to be strict with your mouth, you know? Once things are done, you will be rewarded!"
Everyone agreed.
After all, it is not an easy task to get rid of the Gu family.
And for Xu Biao, what better way to prove himself than by killing the Gu family?
At dusk, two vehicles carrying vegetables, meat and poultry arrived at Gu's corner gate. For ordinary people, the vegetables were not fresh at dusk, but the vegetables for the nobles were not picked in the morning, but were picked and delivered immediately. Naturally,
Fresh.
The checks along the street were all aimed at people who behaved suspiciously, like this, who took the goods and led them to walk on the street openly. On the contrary, it did not arouse much suspicion. Not only the shopkeepers were too lazy to ask, but even the servants of the Gu family saw the cart.
The weak mule was walking slowly, and he gave it a slap on the butt to make the vehicle go faster.
After entering Gu's Corner Gate, while loading and unloading, for some reason, the axle of one of the cars broke with a crack. The vehicle suddenly tilted to one side in the side yard, and the vegetables and fruits on the car fell to the ground.
!
"What's going on?!" The kitchen steward stared, and didn't care about the car at all. He just shouted at the fallen vegetables and fruits, "These are all for the nobles to eat, and they are stained with mud and dust.
It’s broken, how can it be reused?』
In fact, if the vegetables and fruits are not really broken, it is not a big deal if they fall on the ground. After all, they have to be washed and cooked before eating. But the kitchen manager took this opportunity to kill these fruits and vegetables and cannot use them.
To retreat.
How could the "hired workers" in charge of transportation and handling be better than the kitchen steward? They were so confused that they couldn't say a few words. In the end, they could only follow the kitchen steward's instructions and move the intact car down first.
Then go back and send another car, and bring a good axle to replace it.
The kitchen steward was secretly proud of himself, but he pretended to be impatient, and then threatened that if he couldn't deliver the goods before the door of the dark square was closed, he would not let them in, which frightened the few delivery workers and left in a hurry...
"A bunch of idiots..." Seeing that all the hired workers were gone, the kitchen steward smiled and put his hands behind his back, and when he got to the overturned vehicle, "he even forgot to count... Haha, everyone who came here has been moved away..."
No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are not meat, not to mention that this is almost half a cart of vegetables and fruits. Even if the nobles disdain to eat the fruits and vegetables, even if they are really broken, is it possible that the servants will still pick through them?
The servants in the kitchen also understood the benefits, and stepped forward to carry it with a smile.
Fangzheng's vehicle overturned and the other party did not take inventory. Didn't he say that the amount of damage and float was the same?
While moving, I discovered something was wrong with some of the baskets containing vegetables!
These baskets are extremely heavy!
One of them couldn't stand it anymore, and it hit the ground with a thud. The basket overturned, and the vegetables on the top layer fell outside, exposing some foreign objects!
Under the dim sky and the light of torches, there was something golden and jade-like!
All the servants couldn't help but be stunned.
Even if it is stained with dirt and dust from the vegetables, it still looks like jewels!
No matter how careless he was, he noticed something was wrong at this moment. The kitchen steward's face turned pale, and he quickly asked someone to watch the scene, then crawled to find the superior steward, and then hurriedly reported to the inner courtyard.
Not long after, the steward of the inner courtyard came out. He just held up a torch and took a closer look. His face changed drastically and his voice trembled a little. "Here comes someone! Quick, go and notify the head of the family!"
"Steward! The gate is closed! You can't get out!"
"Go and ask the mistress to sign a note! The head of the house must be notified! Don't go through the main gate! Climb over the wall and get out!"
While everything was going on at Gu's house, Gu Yong was working overtime in the official mansion.
Working overtime is not an unacceptable bad thing for these people. After all, these people are paid very high wages, far beyond ordinary people, not to mention they don’t work overtime very often. If they do it occasionally, they can not only show their diligence, but also work overtime.
You can increase your reputation, why not do it?
But there was something unusual today. Gu Yong felt that there were a lot of things going on, and they were all relatively trivial things...
Until Gu Yong saw the servant who came in a hurry.
Gu Yong subconsciously stood up, and before walking out, he paused, then sat down again, and whispered: "Don't look at it, those gold and silver utensils must be arrogant...
With those armored crossbows...this is a capital crime!』
Gu's servant trembled.
Usualizing a vessel is serious even if it is said to be serious, but it is not serious even if it is said not to be serious. Just like a corrupt official, if he does not show his appearance, he can hide it for a period of time. If it is exposed, it will naturally lead to trouble.
As for the armored crossbow machine, let alone it.
"Here comes someone!" Gu Yong said in a deep voice, "I would like to see my lord!"
A follower outside the hall responded and immediately left.
"Master..." Gu's trusted servant who came to report the news asked, "What should we do with those gold and silver vessels, armored crossbows?"
Gu Yong pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "No need to deal with it... someone must have done it now..."
"Do it?!"
Gu Yong sneered, "There are always ways to escape and catch thieves..."
After a while, the attendant who had gone to see him came back and said, "To inform the master of the family, it is already getting late. We will discuss something tomorrow."
"Hmph." Gu Yong stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out proudly, heading towards Sun Quan's mansion.
When they arrived at the gate of Sun Quan's government office, Sun's guards came forward to stop him.
Gu Yong didn't waste any time and shouted loudly at the door of the mansion: "Someone has military talent!"
"Military information?" Sun's guard was stunned, and then looked at Gu Yong with some suspicion, "Gu Gong, lying about military information is a serious crime!"
Gu Yong sneered and said, "What crime is not serious? Is it considered a serious crime to be ignorant of the military situation?"
"..." Sun's guard was silent for a moment, "Waiting!" After saying that, he left Gu Yong and turned around to report.
After all, not everyone can resist the word "military intelligence".
After a while, Sun's guard came out again and nodded towards Gu Yong, "My lord, you are invited!"
Gu Yong stepped forward, walked around the screen wall, passed through the corridor, and arrived in front of the main hall, "My lord, pay homage to the lord!"
Sun Quan looked at Gu Yong expressionlessly, remained silent for a moment, "Come in, sit down."
After Gu Yong sat down, Sun Quan asked: "What's the military situation?"
Sun Quan planned that if Gu Yong made some excuses or apologized, he would immediately get angry and accuse Gu Yong of lying about military intelligence. He would first take Gu Yong and put him in jail to suffer for two days, but he didn't expect that Gu Yong would suffer.
He said calmly: "Lord, I do have military intelligence!"
"Oh?" Sun Quan moved his eyebrows in surprise, "Say."
"There are spies from Jiangbei mixed in Wu County!" Gu Yong said categorically, as if he had really received relevant information.
"A spy from Jiangbei?" Sun Quan was like Nanbangzi in later generations when he heard the news from Beibangzi. He suddenly felt uncomfortable all over his body, "Is this true?"
Gu Yong nodded and said, "That's true."
"..." Sun Quan pondered for a moment and was about to say something when he saw guards hurriedly coming from the hall.
"I would like to report to my lord and ask for an audience regarding school affairs."
Sun Quan immediately turned his eyes and glanced at Gu Yong. He suddenly understood, but now it was too late to regret, so he could only say in a dull voice: "Call!"
After finishing speaking, Sun Quan was no longer anxious to ask Gu Yong what kind of "military intelligence" he was. He just closed his eyes and folded his hands on his chest, like a statue, motionless in the wind.
The sound of footsteps was heard, and then Jie Yan came to the hall to greet her by roll call.
The scene became a little awkward for a while.
Ji Yan didn't expect that he was already fast, and then she discovered that Gu Yong was even faster than him!
"What's the matter?" Sun Quan asked with his eyes closed without opening them.
"Chen..." Ji Yan gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "I heard that there was a thief who wanted to cause chaos in Wu County, so I followed him in the square, but when he arrived at Jiade Square, he disappeared..."
Ji Yan couldn't help but glance at Gu Yong, but she saw that Gu Yong was still stroking his beard on one side, as if what Ji Yan said had nothing to do with him.
Ji Yan lowered her head, "After many rounds of inspection...we found traces of the thief outside Gu Shijun's residence, and then wanted to go inside to search, but the Gu family's servants refused to obey..."
"Heh..." Gu Yong smiled and said, "I guess some school officials came to my residence and confiscated a lot of prohibited and trespassing items?"
Ji Yan raised her head and stared at Gu Yong, "Gu Shijun...knows about this?"
Impossible. They were all staring at the square gate and no one came out. Moreover, he and Xu Biao acted almost immediately without any delay. How could Gu Yong know about it?
Sun Quan took a breath and said, "Tell me what's going on. Yuan Tan, you tell me first."
In fact, at this moment, Sun Quan still favored Ji Yan. After all, with Gu Yong's intelligence, if Ji Yan explained the specific situation first, Gu Yong would have already had a countermeasure before he finished speaking, so Sun Quan simply let Gu Yong say it first.
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"Your Majesty..." Gu Yong said calmly, "This is exactly what I said before. There are spies in Jiangbei who are resentful because of Qingxu's defeat, so they sent people to sneak into Jiangdong in order to
To stir up trouble... I never thought that it would be this shallow method to frame the minister, which is simply ridiculous. Doesn't it mean that he bullies the lord like a child, who doesn't know the art of war and doesn't understand the strategy?"
"Since it is a trespassing and forbidden thing, it must be hidden in a hidden place and not easily exposed to the outside," Gu Yong said, "Now that the school official entered the minister's house, he looked for it directly... which shows that it is something."
It’s not my subordinate’s, it’s the work of spies from Jiangbei..."
"Hmph." Sun Quan was noncommittal, "It's about school affairs, you say."
Jieyan's eyes rolled, "How can Gu Shijun be sure that it was the Jiangbei spies who did it?"
"Oh? How can we determine that the school affairs are not the work of spies from Jiangbei?" Gu Yong almost said the same words, half-smiling but not smiling.
"Check!" Ji Yan gritted her teeth and said, "If they are spies, investigate them thoroughly! How could these spies enter Jiangdong, and how could they enter Wu County?! How did the surrounding checkpoints and officials along the way take precautions! My lord! I beg you to
This is not a matter of character. How can we tell the difference? Use it to distinguish the good from the bad and criticize the bad to get rid of the evil!"
"In addition..." Ji Yan glanced at Gu Yong, "Since traces of the thief were found in the Gu family's house... In order to avoid suspicion, haha, I am not saying that Gu Shijun must be guilty, but just to avoid suspicion, please Gu Shijun do not
To interfere with the verification..."
"You!" Gu Yong frowned.
Sun Quan glanced at Jian Yan with some relief, then slapped his hand on the table, "Shan! That's it! Zixiu obeys the order!"
"I'm here!"
"Immediately check the officials at the top and bottom of Jiangdong to see if there are any distinctions. If there is anyone who communicates with outsiders or plots against inside people, he will be dealt with severely and no mercy will be given lightly!"