After arriving in Luzhou, Dugu Ruizhi observed Luzhou for three consecutive days and pondered for three days. Then, he spent seven days doing something.
In seven days, he sent people to rush to Qinzhou, and then coaxed and deceived hundreds of original Luzhou residents from Qinzhou's farming sites. This was the method Dugu Ruizhi came up with, a method Liu Ling had used before.
If Dugu Ruizhi had been with Liu Ling when Liu Ling captured An Heng, the former commander of the Fuyuan Army, he might not have had such a headache. When Liu Ling captured An Heng, he sent Ji Chengyun to lead the vanguard.
The people in the camp succeeded in pretending to be refugees. Dugu Ruizhi did it more thoroughly. This time he used real refugees.
The recruit who recognized his second uncle on the city wall was a secret agent from the Third Office of the Supervisory Yuan. He had indeed only joined the army a few days ago. He was able to perform at the North Gate. In fact, it can be explained easily. It was luck. Luzhou is a military town.
, he is not the only one who has been infiltrated by spies from the Control Council into Luzhou, and he is also not the only one who has had secret spies from the Control Council sneak into the Luzhou garrison. He is not the one who is acting today, maybe someone else will be acting.
It can be said that Su Zhen was very careful, and he was indeed cruel and ordered that the city gate must not be opened for safety reasons. As for those refugees, since they have left Luzhou, they are no longer the people of Luzhou. They will die of exhaustion and starvation.
Being killed by the Han army has nothing to do with Luzhou anymore. However, just because he can be ruthless does not mean that his subordinates can be ruthless. Most of the Luzhou defenders are locals, who
No relatives or friends?
The first person to euphemistically express his objections was Lang Jiang Huang Mengru.
Huang Mengru was born and raised in Luzhou. Although most of his relatives are still in Luzhou and have not left, there are many old neighbors who have left Luzhou. When he heard Su Zhen’s order not to open the door,
At that moment, Huang Mengru said cautiously: "Sir, it's better not to chill the hearts of the soldiers."
His reason is considered very sufficient. Most of the Luzhou defenders are locals. If they really insist on not opening the city gate, there will inevitably be complaints among the Luzhou defenders.
Su Zhen sighed and said: "It's not that I am cruel, Shu Yuan, you should also be aware of the current situation. We in Luzhou are caught in the cracks and have to be careful. Look at those refugees, there is no guarantee that there are Han soldiers mixed among them.
Spy. What if the city gate is opened and the spies take the opportunity to sneak into our Luzhou and cause trouble? Although Liu Ling, the king of Han Dynasty, did not come to attack, the Han army is less than 500 miles away from our Luzhou. The Han army in Qinzhou is far away from us.
Closer! These refugees come from Qinzhou, who can guarantee that they are not a trap set by the Han army in Qinzhou?"
"ah?"
Huang Mengru was stunned for a moment, then said with a sly smile: "Sir, are you a little too cautious? The refugees outside represent that I know two or three of them, especially Liu Sancai, the shopkeeper of Xiangyuan Building, who I also know.
Ah. That guy is as timid as a rat and is afraid of death. How dare he become a spy for the Han army?"
Su Zhen thought about it and it was right. He also had a certain understanding of Liu Sancai. The drunken shrimps cooked by Xiangyuan Building were really delicious. Ever since Liu Sancai sold Xiangyuan Building, the cook had gone elsewhere and he hadn’t tasted anything like that in a long time.
The delicious drunken shrimp is so delicious, I really miss it when I think about it. Liu Sancai is really greedy for life, otherwise he would not leave a good business and go to Qinzhou to live with his relatives. However, Su Zhen also knows that he himself
He is also greedy for life and afraid of death.
"Just saying that, it is said that there must be warriors with a lot of money. It is true that Liu Sancai is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he is even more greedy for money! If the Han army in Qinzhou promises huge profits, there is no guarantee that he will not do daring things.
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Huang Mengru tried to persuade him a few more times, but Su Zhen just refused to listen. At this time, seeing that Su Zhen was about to leave, the secret spies from the Third Office of the Supervisory Yuan suddenly knelt down and kowtowed vigorously: "Your Majesty, you are so merciful and merciful. I just ask you to please me."
Second uncle, let me in. I lost my parents when I was young, and it was my second uncle who pulled me up. A while ago, I tried to persuade my second uncle not to leave, but my second uncle was stubborn and refused to listen to me. Now my second uncle is back.
Yes, I have obviously suffered a lot and will never leave Luzhou again. Please give me a chance, a chance for my second uncle to take care of him until he retires!"
He kowtowed as if pounding garlic, and soon his forehead turned bright red.
Su Zhen frowned and said: "Am I so kind and compassionate? I also help people in need! What happens to your second uncle is your family matter. As the defender of a city, how can I break the rules just because of you!"
Seeing the soldier kowtow and bleeding, Huang Mengguo couldn't bear it: "Sir, if this is not the case, I will go out and have a look. If it is true that they are all ordinary people in Luzhou, it won't be too late for me to open the city gate."
Su Zhen was furious and was about to reprimand Huang Mengrui for being ignorant when he suddenly realized that the soldiers guarding the city were looking at him a little unkindly. Looking at the soldier who was kowtowing, the city bricks under him had now been stained.
He turned red. He frowned, knowing that these soldiers were all sympathizing with the man who was kowtowing. He had only just taken up the post of Luzhou Tongshou not long ago, and he had an unjustified title. He had not been appointed by the imperial court to give himself the title.
As an official, if he no longer gets the support of the soldiers, then this position will not be secure.
After thinking about it for a while, Su Zhen shook his head and said: "Shu Yuan, then you go down and have a look first. If they are really all the people of Luzhou, then... let them in. This general is not a hard-hearted person."
People, everything is for the safety of Luzhou. Since this general is in this position, I have to think more. The people of Luzhou are not only your relatives, but also my relatives in Suzhen. The hearts of the people are all
They are so fleshy, my general is heartbroken when he sees them suffering."
Upon hearing this, Huang Mengru hurriedly thanked him, thinking that the favor was lost and he asked for some benefits. How dare Liu Sancai and others refuse to give them? He responded, took a few soldiers, and ordered the city gate to be opened through a gap.
Got out.
The spy scene from the Third Branch of the Overwatch Council was performed very professionally. Seeing Su Zhen's tone of relief, he kowtowed several times and thanked him profusely. Su Zhen pretended to be charitable and bent down to help the spy from the Third Branch up and said
: "As the saying goes, filial piety comes first among all good deeds. I have always respected filial piety. I highly appreciate people like you who are extremely filial. When General Huang Lang confirms the identities of the people below, I will order them to be let in. You guys
My uncle and nephew are reunited, and this general can be considered a good deed."
Huang Meng walked out of the city gate and walked in front of the refugee representatives with one step at a time.
"Hey, shopkeeper Liu, didn't you go to Qinzhou to make a fortune? Why do you look so down and out? Don't people in Qinzhou like to eat the drunken shrimps from our Xiangyuan Building?"
Liu Sancai's body trembled imperceptibly. He suppressed his nervousness and said with a smile: "The general is making fun of the villain. The villain... oh! It's hard to explain in words. Please show mercy to the general and let the villain enter the city. From now on.
From now on, I will stay in Luzhou quietly, and even if I die, I will die in Luzhou."
As he spoke, he quickly stretched out his hand that was shrunk in his sleeve and stuffed something into Huang Mengru's hand. Huang Mengru was a veteran at this, and he could tell from the feeling of the tentacles and the heavy weight.
The eardrum comes out, this is a piece of silver worth twenty taels. In these troubled times, the purchasing power of the five baht coins minted in the Zhou Dynasty is extremely low, and hard currency like silver is the most practical. The cheaper the copper coins, the more valuable the silver is. This
Although twenty taels of silver is not a large sum of money, it can already buy a large house in Luzhou. You know, there are many idle houses in Luzhou now.
"If the general can help the villain this time, the courtyard that the villain has in Lamp Rope Alley will be given to the general."
Liu Sancai whispered.
Huang Mengru chuckled and said: "They are all from the countryside, so naturally I will help them if I can."
While talking, he stuffed the twenty taels of silver into his clothes without leaving any trace. Not to mention, among the dozen or so people, Huang Mengru could actually recognize three or two people. He asked a few casual and hypocritical questions, and it was very surprising.
Soon, dozens more taels of silver went into his pocket. When he walked to the soldier's second uncle, Huang Mengjin stopped and looked at him carefully: "Are you from Luzhou? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"
The second uncle smiled apologetically and said: "The general is a high-ranking man, how can he pay attention to the villain. The villain is not as good as Shopkeeper Liu, and his filial piety is less. I hope the general will show his respect."
After saying that, he touched his body for a long time before he found out a piece of broken silver worth three taels of silver. Huang Mengru snorted and scolded: "Do you think this general is a beggar?"
After saying that, he put away the three taels of silver with an angry look on his face, turned around and left.
"General, I've seen my humble position. They are indeed the common people of Luzhou."
Huang Mengru shouted towards the top of the city.
Su Zhen thought for a while and said: "Go there and have a look. If there is no problem, I will order the door to be opened."
Huang Mengru said in his heart that you are good at instigating people. There are so many people walking in Luzhou City, and I am not a god in the sky. How can I recognize them all! But he still didn't dare not listen to Su Zhen's words, so he could only whisper in a low voice.
After greeting Su Zhen's fourth-room concubine, he walked towards the large group of refugees. Seeing Huang Mengru walking toward the crowd, Liu Sancai and others couldn't help but feel nervous. Those more than a thousand refugees all had weapons hidden.
!If Huang Mengru sees any clues, then all the previous efforts will be in vain.
At this time, the second uncle was also startled, but he soon calmed down, caught up with Huang Mengru and said flatteringly: "They are all my old neighbors over there. Let me introduce them to the general."
Huang Mengru was too lazy to pay attention to this stingy guy, snorted and walked towards the crowd. The second uncle raised his eyebrows and secretly held the dagger hidden in his sleeve.
Walking to the crowd of money, the second uncle suddenly stumbled accidentally, his body swayed, and something suddenly came out from his sleeve. The thing was shining brightly in the sun and was very dazzling, and it immediately caught Huang Mengru's eye.
.It turned out to be a piece of gold that was more than ten taels in size!
Huang Mengru took a few steps forward and quickly picked up the gold. When he bent down, the second uncle quickly approached and pressed a dagger against Huang Mengru's lower back. Huang Mengru
I felt a cold feeling on my lower back, and I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat! When I looked again, I found that some of the refugees were not covered by their clothes, and part of the horizontal sword was exposed!
"If it's your life, you have to be careful what you say!"
"have!"
Huang Mengru wanted to shout that it was a scam, but he swallowed it hard before he could say the word "scam".
Su Zhen shouted from the city wall: "What's there!"
"There are...several old acquaintances!"
Huang Mengru was sweating profusely. (To be continued)