Wu Huaiyu came to the dungeon carrying a basket of food.
When Helian Jinzhu saw that it was him who was coming, his eyes were a little complicated.
Wu Huaiyu had previously locked her up in a den on the ground, where she could neither see nor hear, nor receive a drop of water, nor a grain of rice, for only three days. When he released her again, she had almost collapsed, her eyes were lifeless, and she was waiting.
Dead state.
She still hasn't fully recovered from those three days in the dark room.
The food box was opened, and inside there was a cage of hot steamed buns, fluffy and soft, full of wheat flavor, a large bowl of mutton soup, with delicious mutton fat floating on it, and sprinkled with green chopped green onions.
"Are you hungry?"
Helian Jinzhu turned her head away, but her stomach suddenly rumbled. It was very quiet in the dungeon, so the sound was particularly clear.
"Hurry up and eat it while it's hot."
She was still stubborn and didn't want to look back, even if her stomach growled.
Wu Huaiyu took out the steamed buns, mutton soup, etc. and put them on the table, "I have good news for you. I found your family."
The woman immediately turned her head and said, "Really?"
"Well, I've only found two for now. One is your third sister-in-law, and the other is your little sister. I'm still looking for the others."
"Where are they?"
Jin Zhu rushed over excitedly, but there was a crash and the chains on her hands and feet collapsed, grabbing her. She could only stand across the table from Wu Huaiyu.
"Where?" the woman shouted urgently.
"Eat first, I'll tell you when you eat."
Helian Jinzhu sat on the other side of the table, grabbed a big-headed steamed bun and started to gnaw on it, but his eyes were fixed on her.
Huaiyu didn't break his promise either.
"Your sister-in-law was sold to a farm in Lingwu to farm, and was betrothed to a Qianghu serf. She has been pregnant with the Qianghu child for some time, and her belly is full. She should give birth soon.
.”
"He's a nice person, but he's a little haggard and he's a little malnourished."
Jin Zhu bit into the steamed bun as if biting his enemy and stared at Huai Yu.
"Don't choke, drink some soup and be careful not to burn it."
As expected, Jin Zhu picked up the mutton soup and drank heavily, but still stared at Huai Yu.
"I have already bought your third sister-in-law and her current husband,"
"Where is she now?"
After her family was broken up, she heard news about her family for the first time. She was very heartbroken when she thought that her third sister-in-law, who was once a capable and efficient person, was now a slave in the manor and was given to other slaves.
"Remember our agreement, exchange."
Wu Huaiyu looked at the mountain bearded woman with stubborn eyes and said, "I helped search for the remains of your family. Now that I have found two people, you have to give me some information first."
Helian Jinzhu ate four steamed cakes in one breath and stared, "How can I believe that what you said is true?"
"When they come back, I can let you meet."
"Then let's talk about it when we see someone."
Huaiyu chuckled a few times, took out a golden ring from his arms and handed it to Helian Jinzhu, "Do you recognize this golden ring? It is said that it originally belonged to your third brother. After his death, your third sister-in-law has been carrying this golden ring with her."
, and later fell into the hands of a Lingzhou officer, and it was from this golden ring that I found the whereabouts of your third sister-in-law,"
Huaiyu said and took out another piece of cloth with a few words written in blood.
As soon as Helian Jinzhu saw the content above, she burst into tears. She ate two more steamed cakes, and then drank a large bowl of mutton soup in one go.
With the news about her family, she felt that bright hope was rekindled in her dark life.
Can't die yet.
"It's my third sister-in-law."
"Where's my little sister?"
Huaiyu just looked at her.
Jin Zhu sat upright, took a long breath, and then finally began to explain.
"As I said before, my family originally lived in Lishi. My family was also the leader of a village. Our villagers were all named Helian. They fled from Shuofang Tongwan City to Lishi in the east of Hedong. It is said that our ancestors were Daxia
Son of Emperor Helianbobo,
During the Kaihuang period, my great-grandfather took his people to Yulin, Shengzhou to build the Great Wall. During the Daye period, my ancestor took his people to Yanmen to help the king. At the end of the Daye period, there was turmoil and unrest, and we, Shanhu, could not survive.
Zu then responded to Liu Long'er, the leader of Lishibuluoji, and led his people to follow the uprising..."
Wu Huaiyu listened quietly. Helian Jinzhu's family was considered a local power. They belonged to Shuhu, also known as Zhuhu. They had close contacts with the Han people and even lived together with the Han people. They paid the same taxes and fees. Even his family
From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, people had always held some minor official positions.
However, in the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the government forced the people to rebel, and the conflicts between Han and Hu intensified.
The Helian family also rebelled, but unfortunately they fought in chaos for more than ten years. The Helian family members died one after another. They followed the path of rebellion one after another and failed again and again. Their family supported
The five Buluoji emperors were all defeated.
Almost all the men in the Helian family died.
Finally, after Liu Gencheng failed to recruit Li Jiancheng, he fled to Shuofang under the command of Liang Shidu. Unfortunately, he was not treated as a human being there. Liu Gencheng and other leaders were killed, and many mountain barbarians were accused of rebellion, and then either killed or sold.
Women and children were also often reduced to slavery.
In this way, Helian Jinzhu and his family became slaves of Liang officials. Later, because Jinzhu was literate and good-looking, he was selected and trained as a spy by the puppet Liang State, sold to Lingzhou slave traders, and sent to Li Daozong's house.
Not long ago, Helian Jinzhu, who had been lurking in Li Daozong's house as a maid, was contacted online and given a task. Tang Guoxin appointed Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Yanzhou, who would soon be a guest at Li Daozong's house, asking her to find a way to assassinate Wu Huaiyu.
, when the time comes, Liang will kill two birds with one stone, not only get rid of the new governor of Yanzhou, but also blame Li Daozong.
Li Daozong guarded Lingzhou for many years, which gave Master Liang a huge headache. He wanted to take this opportunity to drive Li Daozong away.
At first, people from the Liang Kingdom used Jin Zhu's relatives to threaten her, making her obediently accept training and lurk with Li Daozong, but later Master Liang still sold many of her family members.
She only had her grandmother, mother and youngest brother left in Liang Kingdom.
If they fail to complete the task, the three of them will not survive.
Knowing that the assassination was a fatal mission, she still took it.
"What about those assassins on the street? Were they also arranged by Master Liang?"
"I don't know. The mission I received was to assassinate you, but there was no chance to do it in the Governor's Mansion. I didn't expect to be chosen to give it to you. When an assassin attacked me on the street, I looked for an opportunity to take action."
Wu Huaiyu was not satisfied with Helian Jinzhu's answer.
"Are you worried that Master Liang will kill the family members who stayed there?"
"I told the truth."
Jin Zhu was also desperate. The assassination failed. She didn't know if her family members who stayed in Liang were okay. But now that Wu Huaiyu had found her sister-in-law and little sister, she could no longer keep silent.
Both sides are relatives.
"If you can cooperate, I can give you a chance. I will announce to the public that your assassination failed and you died of serious injuries. I will bring your sister-in-law and reunite with you. I can even bring your family members who stayed in Liang Guo.
Help you save it."
"I only know these, I don't know anything else."
"Then who do you contact?"
"Since I came to Lingzhou, people have contacted me regularly, but I have never seen them..."
Helian Jinzhu's online contact was to contact her through a single line. He would leave a mark somewhere in Li Daozong's house, instructing her to retrieve the mission secret message from a secret place.
The other party was indeed very professional and cautious, and even the tasks he assigned were only secret messages but no one.
It can be guessed that there must be more than just Jin Zhu as a spy in Li Daozong's backyard, and there are even people acting as intermediaries.
It is not easy to find someone from Jinzhu.
But Wu Huaiyu was not in a hurry.
Get out of the dungeon.
Li Wujie, Chen Sheng, Li Dejiang, and Zhao Xin all came to inquire about the situation. After listening, Li Wujie felt that this woman was dishonest, and Chen Sheng felt that there was no need to waste time on her.
"I think she can spend more time on her," Huaiyu smiled slightly, "After her sister-in-law and little sister are picked up, arrange for them to reunite and let them get along well for a few days."
"What does the county magistrate mean?"
"This kind of separation after reunion will make it more uncomfortable for her, and it will be more difficult for her to accept the loss again, and it will be more difficult for her to accept the loss again. I will have a good talk with her then, and I hope I can win her over.
As long as we can instigate her to rebel, it doesn't matter if she doesn't know who the contact person is, we can release her then and use a spy-impossible, double-agent approach."
Spy wars are definitely going to be complicated.
The four of them were amazed by Huaiyu's bold plan.
"Zhangjun seems to trust her?"
"We spent a lot of time together during this period and chatted with her every day. The more we talked, the more I got to know her. I think she is actually a good person. It was just unfortunate that she encountered this troubled world and was pushed to where she is now. But
She's not some treacherous old spy, so she's still worth fighting for."
"How are you monitoring the maids and slaves given to me by King Rencheng? Have you found any abnormalities?"
"The two groups of people sent before and after have been keeping an eye on it. So far, no one has found anything abnormal."
"Keep staring."
"Also, I asked you to inquire and collect various intelligence about Lingzhou officials and generals. How is the collection going?"
"I have collected a lot and are sorting it out."
"Very good, continue."
"Find a way to place some spies around the officials and generals of the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion,"
"Also, this Lingzhou City used to sell horses, slaves, salt, farmland, private castings and other businesses. I hope you can collect all the details and find out the details."
If you know the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Today's Shuofang Bureau has obtained a large amount of money from Luo Yi, and the funds are very sufficient. Wu Huaiyu, the boss, is quite generous and generous. Not only do all the bureau's monthly rations and wages arrive in time, they even have generous subsidies, and there are extra bonuses for missions.
of rewards.
Although Chen Sheng reminded me more than once, it is not good to give too much money.
But Huaiyu still believes in all the grassroots startups nowadays. If you want your subordinates to be motivated and achieve results, it can’t be just dead wages. After all, this industry is difficult to do, so it must have more practical benefits.
The newly recruited people are given housing allowances by Huaiyu and subsidies for business trips. As long as they complete the tasks and perform well, they will be rewarded. There are even subsidies for horses and mules, and even fodder subsidies.
There is no shortage of money in the bureau. If you can use money to improve your combat effectiveness, then what are you waiting for? Let’s overcome all difficulties.
"I will allocate more money to you to recruit more people."
There are also two types of personnel in the Shuofang Bureau, one is supernumerary, and the other is internal staff. The internal staff is divided into internal service and field service. The internal staff is equivalent to formal officials and clerks. There are also two types of non-staff, one is non-staff.
There are also temporary workers who work in the internal and external operations, and there is also a kind of supernumerary who is a simple spy, a secret agent or even an internal agent who instigates rebellion.
These still have their own identities, secretly monitoring certain targets for the bureau, or accepting other tasks.
These spies may be scoundrels in the market, they may be underlings in the government, they may even be servants of powerful officials, or they may be people in the market, traders, etc. What the Shuofang Bureau needs is to find some of these people.
Get the handle, get them, and let them do things for you.
Of course, they can also cooperate with each other, for example, they provide intelligence to the bureau, and the bureau can keep an eye on them secretly, or directly spend money to buy information.
Anyway, no matter which method is used, if you want to be well-informed, it is best for every corner of society to have its own spies.
Huaiyu also divided the work between the four of them. Li Dezhai, who had previously been a knight-errant, was asked to take the upper-level route in Lingzhou City and make friends with Lingzhou officials, local powerful businessmen and generals.
Zhao Xin used to work in the market, so he was asked to mainly contact Lingzhou's industrial and commercial community and market, interact with merchants and craftsmen, and collect intelligence.
Li Wujie was born a charlatan witch. Her identity can also be used in Lingzhou and she can continue to develop here. Anyway, the more famous the witch these days, the more people trust her. It is extremely convenient to enter and exit the backyards of wealthy aristocrats, and it is easy to obtain those nobles with long hair and short knowledge.
women's trust.
It is also very convenient to use this to bribe and plant some spies in the backyards of wealthy families. After all, the goddess can sometimes act as a nanny and help sell slaves and so on. It is also very convenient.
As for Chen Sheng, he was born as a slave, and his official identity was that he was an officer transferred from the Hundred Cavalry Battalion, so Wu Huai let him mainly work in the military camp. His identity allowed him to mingle better with middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers.
Shuofang Bureau has only been established for a short period of time, and the respective teams under the four chief executives have not yet been formed. Now is a good time. There is a big change in Lingzhou, and they have money and food in their hands. It is a good time to recruit troops and expand.
After making arrangements with the four people, Huaiyu went to the canteen in front for a walk.
Although he is now also serving as the governor of the governor's office, he still led Su Lie and others to stay in this simpler and narrower Yanzhou governor's office, and even opened a canteen here.
He recruited two teams of 32 private staff members from the Shouyang County government official's office, as well as civilian officials from Yanzhou Yamen, Yanzhou Town Soldiers, and State Soldiers. They all work and eat here now.
Su Lieniu and other generals stationed half inside the city and half outside the city. Sometimes they came to discuss matters and ate here. The food in the cafeteria was good. Food prices in Lingzhou were much cheaper than in Chang'an. Even mutton was cheaper here, although it was not available for meals.
Mutton, but mutton soup is enough.
Su Lie asked him as soon as they met, "When are we going to Yanzhou?"
"Do you want to go to Qinggang Gorge to build a castle?"
Huaiyu sat down next to him, "The plan has changed. We won't go to Qinggang Gorge to build a fort now. After Governor Xue arrives, we will directly second some troops from Lingzhou and capture Wucheng Castle and Baichi County first.
, then go south to collect Wuyuan, and then go to the entrance of Qinggang Gorge to build a fort."
Now that Yanzhou is under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, Wu Huaiyu is also the governor of the Governor's Mansion, so he naturally needs to adjust his plan in a timely manner. Although Su Lie wants to go to Yanzhou early, Huaiyu still plans to wait until Xue Wanche, Douluo Huairang and the others arrive.
There is no rush to fight the war. The most important thing is to sort out the relationship here in Lingzhou. After all, if you want to capture Yanzhou, you have to rely on Lingzhou to gain a solid foothold.
Originally Yanzhou was subordinated to Xiazhou, Huaiyu's plan was to first take over Wuyuan south of the Sui Great Wall, establish a firm foothold, and then take over Baichi and other places north of the Great Wall.
There is a Great Wall in Yanzhou, half inside the Great Wall and half outside the Great Wall. Wubai Yanchi and Baichi County are both in the north of the Great Wall. This Great Wall was built by Cui Zhongfang, sent by Yang Jian in the fifth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty. It was built from Lingwu County (Lingwu) to
The Great Wall of Shuofang County (Baichengzi) and later the Dabian Great Wall built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty were built along the former site of the Sui Great Wall.
If it weren't for Liang Shidu, a rebel king who kept separatist rule over Shuofang, the Turks wouldn't be able to come just because of the Great Wall.
It is a pity that the existence of Liang Shidu made this Great Wall basically useless. Not only did Xia Suiyin Prefectures remain in Liang's hands for a long time, but even Yan Prefecture basically changed hands constantly.
If it weren't for the salt pond, it would have become a wasteland long ago.
Huaiyu plans to first collect the parts outside the Yan Great Wall. The main reason is that the two salt ponds of Wubai and Baibai are just outside the Great Wall.
