Liu Xiu was a little disappointed when he couldn't find any important information from Luo You, shook his head and continued walking forward.
Luo You took two quick steps and followed Liu Xiu, with a worried look on her face but hesitated to speak. After a while, she spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, I am worried... worried..."
Liu Xiu looked back at Luo You and asked casually: "What are you worried about?"
Luo You said: "My servant is worried... Ruan Xiu is probably already in Luoyang."
Liu Xiu was startled, stopped immediately, looked at Luo You in surprise, and asked, "Why do you say that?"
There are four giants in Si'a, namely Ruan Xiu, Tian Xi, Guan Ying, and Qi Zhong. Among them, Guan Ying and Qi Zhong are dead, leaving only Ruan Xiu and Tian Xi.
Luo You frowned and said, "I have thought carefully about it for a long time. If Ruan Xiu had not come to Luoyang, Ruan Xiu's disciples would not be so bold and merciless."
Ruan Xiu and Tian Xi have similar identities in Si'a. Their disciples belong to the two systems of Ruan Xiu and Tian Xi respectively.
Luo You and Du Qing are Tian Xi's disciples. Even if they really made a big mistake, Ruan Xiu's disciples should not come and kill them directly. At most, they should take them down and hand them over to their master Tian.
xi disposal.
But at that time, Ruan Xiu's disciples killed the two of them. Later, in order to chase Luo You, they even chased them to the gate of the palace. Such crazy behavior made Luo You feel that Ruan Xiu was probably in Luoyang.
It is precisely because of Ruan Xiu's great support that Ruan Xiu's disciples dare to be so unscrupulous.
After listening to Luo You's analysis, Liu Xiu blinked his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "If this is really the case, now is the best opportunity to get rid of Ruan Xiu."
The number one figure in Si'a is naturally Mo Yan, and both Ruan Xiu and Tian Xi can be regarded as the number two figures. These two number two figures each have their own system, and the main personnel who constitute these two systems are their respective
disciple.
If Ruan Xiu can be eliminated, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Si'a, which will severely damage his vitality and reduce his strength by half.
Luo You looked at Liu Xiu worriedly and said: "If His Majesty really wants to go out for a night tour on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Ruan Xiu will not miss this opportunity, and he will definitely take action against Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "On the other hand, isn't this a good opportunity for us to take advantage of and get rid of Ruan Xiu?"
Luo You shook his head solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, Ruan Xiu has excellent water properties, and Ruan Xiu's disciples are also proficient in water properties. When Your Majesty took a boat to swim in Luoshui at night, Ruan Xiu had too many opportunities to attack Your Majesty."
Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and nodded thoughtfully. After a moment, he asked: "Luo You, what do you think?"
Luo You said seriously: "If Ruan Xiuzhen is in Luoyang, then Your Majesty must find a way to find him before the Mid-Autumn Festival and get rid of him as soon as possible to avoid future troubles!"
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, then turned around and looked at Long Yuan behind him. Long Yuan immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Long Yuan, go to the county government and inform Zhang County Lieutenant that Ruan Xiu may be in Luoyang, and ask County Lieutenant Zhang to start investigating immediately." Liu Xiu said.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Long Yuan responded first, but did not leave immediately. He whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the county government may not be able to find clues."
Seeing Liu Xiu frowning, Long Yuan explained: "Si'a is secretive and good at disguise. Even if the county government tries its best, it may not be able to find clues."
This is not because Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben are incompetent. On the contrary, Dong Xuan and Zhang Ben are both people with outstanding abilities. No matter who is investigating, it will be difficult to find any clues about Si'a.
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Luo You suddenly thought of something and said: "Senior Brother Du Qing used to hide in Northeast Guo District. This time, Senior Brother Du Qing and his maid were attacked when they walked near the Shangdong Gate. The maid thought that
, those disciples of Ruan Xiu are probably also hiding in Northeast Guo District."
Liu Xiu thought for a while and said to Long Yuan: "Inform Zhang Bi and ask him to focus on searching the Northeast Guo District. Even if it is a door-to-door investigation, he must dig out Si'a's assassins for me."
Xuying stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Northeast Guo District is vast and densely populated, with three religions and nine streams, dragons and snakes mixed together. It is extremely difficult to conduct a comprehensive investigation!"
The original arrest of Du Qing was carried out by Xuying and the county government together. He also had some understanding of the situation in Northeast Guo District.
Liu Xiu said thoughtfully: "Because it is not easy to investigate, Si'a's talents are most likely to be hiding there!" After speaking, Liu Xiu walked quickly to Qingliang Hall and said at the same time: "Long Zhun!"
"My subordinate is here!" Long Zhun quickly followed Liu Xiu and responded.
"Go to Dongguan and get a map of Northeast Guo District."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Long Zhun agreed and left quickly.
Liu Xiu then said to Long Yuan: "Don't rush to the county government first, let's study the terrain of Northeast Guo District."
"yes!"
To make a long story short, Liu Xiu and others arrived at Qingliang Hall. After waiting for a while, Long Zhun came back with a large volume of maps.
The East View is the library of the imperial palace, which contains maps of various prefectures, counties, and cities, including the city map of Luoyang.
The city map of Dongguan is even more detailed than the city map used by the county government. Every street, every lane, and even every alley is clearly drawn.
The large map Long Zhun took only showed the Northeast Guo District of Luoyang. It was also densely covered with many small patches. The name of every store in the entire Guo District was marked.
On small patches.
If a store changes owners or changes its name, Dongguan only needs to change the small patches on the map, instead of directly drawing on the map or drawing a new map.
Long Zhun spread the map on the ground, Liu Xiu took off his shoes and walked on it. He lowered his head and looked around the map, which made people feel like they were personally there, above the Guo District. Liu Xiu walked to the center of the map, on the building here.
The name is very interesting, it's called 'Qiwanlou'.
Liu Xiu stood still, tapped the patch on the map with his toe, and asked, "What is this Qiwan Building?"
Xuying replied: "Your Majesty, Qiwanlou is a wine shop, famous for its strong liquor. It is said that no one can drink seven bowls of wine at Qiwanlou, hence the name."
Liu Xiu looked down again and said, "This wine shop seems to be quite large."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Qiwan Pavilion has three floors and is one of the tallest pavilions in Northeast Guo District."
Liu Xiu nodded and said thoughtfully: "If you were on the top floor here, you could overlook most of the Northeast Guo District!"
Long Yuan's heart moved and he asked: "Your Majesty, do you think Si'a's assassins will be hiding here?"
Liu Xiu shook his head and smiled, and said: "I don't know if Si'a's assassins are hiding here. I think that when investigating the Northeast Guo District, more manpower can be arranged here to observe the movements of the entire Northeast Guo District."
Everyone was startled at first, then after thinking about it carefully, they all nodded and felt that Liu Xiuyan was right. This place could indeed be used as a temporary command center.
Long Yuan cupped his hands to Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty, when I go to the county government, I will inform County Lieutenant Zhang to focus on investigating Qiwanlou first."
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu nodded.
Long Yuan didn't delay any more. After leaving the palace, he went straight to the county government.
Dong Xuan was impeached by Zhu Fu in the court. Although his Majesty did not listen to Zhu Fu, he rebuked him in public. It was really uncomfortable to be rebuked by his Majesty in front of the ministers.
As a county magistrate, Dong Xuan is not feeling well, can the county government still be feeling better?
After Dong Xuan returned to the county government, he became furious with Zhang Bi and many county officials. Zhang Bi and the county officials all sat upright, not daring to breathe for fear of being swept away by the tail of the typhoon.
Finally, Dong declared that His Majesty would take a boat for a night trip to Luoshui on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. His Majesty's safety would fall on the head of Luoyang County.
Dong Xuan didn't want to say anything more, leaving Zhang Bi and others to figure it out on their own. If something happened to His Majesty this time, everyone in Luoyang County would be killed.
After the meeting at the county government was over, Zhang Bi was the first to exit the hall. He felt as if Dong Xuan was angry with all the officials in the county government, but in fact he was only angry with himself, the county captain.
Before he could make any specific arrangements, Long Yuan arrived at the county government. Seeing Long Yuan, Zhang Ben hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, bowed to the ground and said, "I will pay my respects to General Long Yuan!"
Long Yuan waved his hand to him, without any unnecessary polite words, and said straight to the point: "I am here on your Majesty's order. Your Majesty suspects that there are still a large number of Si'a assassins hiding in the Northeast Guo District. The county government must use all its strength to
Let’s do some investigation.”
"Going to investigate? This...the intensity of the investigation..."
"Go from house to house, don't miss anyone!" Long Yuan said firmly.
Zhang Ben secretly grinned. Northeast Guo District is so big and has such a large population. If you want to conduct a door-to-door inspection, you don't know how long it will take. Moreover, such a large-scale inspection may cause dissatisfaction and anger.
There's trouble!
Seeing that Zhang Ben had a troubled look on his face and didn't answer for a long time, Long Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think County Lieutenant Zhang can't do it?"
"No, no, no! Your Majesty... I obey the order!" Listening to Dong Xuan's words, His Majesty was already very dissatisfied with the county government's performance. How could Zhang Bi dare to say no now? Long Yuan nodded and reminded
Said: "The location of Qiwan Tower in Northeast Guo District is unique. During the investigation, County Lieutenant Zhang can temporarily requisition Qiwan Tower and direct the overall situation here. Of course, before requisitioning, Lieutenant Zhang also needs to investigate Qiwan Tower."
Is there any spy or assassin hidden inside?"
Zhang Bi responded, and then asked cautiously: "This...is this also what your Majesty told you?"
Long Yuan looked at Zhang Bi for a moment and said slowly: "That's right!"
Zhang Bi secretly grinned. His Majesty even knew about Qiwanlou. It seems that His Majesty attaches great importance to this investigation of the Northeast Guo District. He raised his hand to Long Yuan and said: "General Long Yuan, I will do my best to live up to the humiliation."
His Majesty’s mission.”
Long Yuan hummed, finished explaining everything that needed to be explained, turned around and left.
As soon as he left, Zhang Bi went to Dong Xuan to discuss countermeasures with Dong Xuan.
To conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Northeast Guo District, even if all the county government's manpower was mobilized, it would not be enough. Zhang Bi hoped that Dong Xuan would take his half of the military talisman and mobilize the troops from the fifth school to help.
After listening to Zhang Bi's request, Dong Xuan shook his head repeatedly. The Fifth Academy Army was directly subordinate to the emperor and was not easy to mobilize unless something urgent happened. Just to investigate a Guo District, the Fifth Academy Army had to be mobilized. Not only could it not be mobilized,
, and will also be laughed at by others.
Seeing Dong Xuan's head shaking like a rattle, Zhang Ben said urgently: "Mr. Dong, you don't know how big Dongbei Guo District is and how many people there are. With the current manpower of the county government, all of them can be mobilized."
In the past, it was impossible to investigate. This was under the condition that no trouble occurred. Once trouble occurred somewhere, there would be even less manpower..."
Before Zhang Bi could finish speaking, Dong Xuan waved his hand to him, interrupted his next words, and said: "The army of the fifth school cannot be called upon under any circumstances, but we can ask the army of the capital for help."
The Capital Army? Zhang Bi looked confused. Why should the Capital Army help our county? The Fifth Academy Army is difficult to mobilize, but at least you still have half a soldier in your hand. What kind of relationship do you have with the Capital Army? The Capital Army
Wouldn’t it be more difficult to mobilize?
Dong Xuan said: "General You once told me that if I need his help, feel free to go to him."
Deng Yu?! Zhang Ben shrank his neck and murmured in a low voice: "General Deng may just be a casual polite word." Are you taking it seriously?
Dong Xuan glared at Zhang Bi fiercely and reprimanded in a deep voice: "Who are you to be the right general? Stop talking nonsense!" As he spoke, Dong Xuan stood up and walked out.