After a while, the waiter Li Ru bravely responded to the lady in charge.
This middle-aged scribe with a mustache was an important minister of the Wu family who had been involved in consular affairs when he served as Duke Li Yang. Except for Chao Can, the supervisor who was not very involved in politics, he was the oldest retainer and veteran present.
He is the trusted confidant of the heroine in charge of the government. He is the only one who dares to make a reasonable statement despite the heroine's anger.
"This time the Jinbo thieves did not hesitate to bury three battleships to drag Li Yang into the water, which shows that their conspiracy has been secretly prepared for a long time. At present, the princes from all walks of life are waiting to see the progress of the situation. If we act rashly, one will just fall into the trap of others, and the other will be Jinbo.
It’s not necessarily unprepared…”
"I've heard these words many times! Li Ru!"
The scribe's statement was interrupted by the heroine's angry shouting.
"Of course I know there are risks. Jinbo dog thieves are not new in conspiracy, and Liyang has been tricked not once or twice. The question is what to do? Liyang is in urgent need of supplies right now, and the princes have united to impose sanctions. I can probably still rely on the consular government's inventory.
It can last for ten days and a half, but what happens after that? Do we, the people of Liyang, have to compete with the monsters for food?"
"Well, that's not the case..."
Li Ru tugged at his beard in distress and exchanged glances with the old supervisor not far away.
The Wu family of Liyang is famous for its brave family tradition, and most of its retainers are strong-blooded martial arts faction. The minister Li Ru and Liang Zao Chao Shen, who also serves as the supervisor, are rare civil servants among the retainers, so the two of them agreed on the plan to send troops to Jinbo.
There is unanimous opposition.
"Your Highness, the attack on the imperial ship formation was originally a false accusation by Jinbo. Not all the princes in the court believed Sun's words. Yesterday, we received a letter from Duke Pingyuan, promising to mediate among the princes for us, using Duke Pingyuan's influence.
It should be able to achieve some results." Li Ru cupped his hands and answered.
"Well, the incident of Zhu Shen's death actually caused a big shock in the public. After all, no matter how bad his character was, he was a well-known and good man, but he died in such a confused way..." Supervisor Chao Shen sighed and shook his head, looking at
"In short, the public has become suspicious of the Jinbo Sun family, and the Qin Zao Department also plans to send people to investigate the matter. This is not an opportunity for us."
"Qin Zao Si? Come on, do you really believe those guys will speak for Li Yang? Chao Weng."
Wu Yan carved several wrinkles on the bridge of his nose, and her accusations left the old supervisor speechless.
Qin Zaosi has always been on the side of the rich and powerful, and his relationship with Liyang is quite alienated. It is undoubtedly a dream to expect them to speak out for justice. As for the Yuan family in Pingyuan and the Wu family in Liyang, although they are family friends, Yuan family is known for being gentle and weak.
It is also unknown how much influence it can exert among the princes.
The two things mentioned by Li Ru and Chao Shen are of little help to Liyang's current predicament.
Probably knowing this, the retainers who were glanced at by the governor lowered their heads and kept silent.
Looking around at the bowed retainers, Wu Yan took a deep breath and prepared to end this long-delayed meeting.
"Of course I know that sending troops to Jinbo is a risky move, and those thieves must have been prepared." Wu Yan said slowly. "It's okay to wait for other things, but this time it was Li Yang who was strangled.
, the longer you delay, the weaker you will become. In this way, instead of waiting for death slowly, it is better to fight to the death while you still have the strength! Even if you can't bite through the trap, you must drag those thieves down together!"
There was deep anger in the voice of the heroine in charge, and her opinions were very consistent with the tough customs of Li Yang people. Li Ru could almost imagine that as long as Wu Yan gave the order, countless Li Yang men would happily kill each other.
The scene in Jinbo. Regardless of winning or losing, rivers of blood will flow, and the revival of Liyang will also come to nothing.
However, even if they knew this, no one at the scene could stop it.
In the desperate silence of the waiter Li Ru and others, the female leader of the house burst into flames and stood up.
"For the sake of my reputation in Liyang, I will attack the Jinbo traitors! Pass the order and let the sons..."
The heroine's passionate declaration stopped for some reason. The retainers looked up in surprise, only to see the governor's gaze paused at the door. Everyone followed and looked over, only to see a young man wearing a shabby travel robe standing at the door of the policy room. The young man was disheveled and unkempt.
He looked so dusty and dusty, as if he had returned from a long journey into the desert.
"Who is coming?"
"That look, could it be... the Juvenile Supervision Department?"
Ordinary civilians are not qualified to step into Zichen Pavilion. It took everyone some time to connect the rough man in front of them with the young supervisor in their impression, and they were all shocked to varying degrees. Among them, the first one to recover was
The outstanding female leader.
"...it's too late for you."
Wu Yan frowned and scolded Gu Chen, but also waved his hand to urge him to attend.
"Sorry, it seems I barely made it."
Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he stepped into the policy room. Not long ago, they heard rumors that Liyang Mansion planned to start a war with Jinbo on the way, so they rushed back desperately to prevent the governor from entering. At this moment, it seems that the situation has not developed to the point of difficulty.
The point of redemption.
At the same time, Supervisor Chao Shen and Soldier Lieutenant Cao Xiu greeted Gu Chen who was present with their eyes. Even Li Ru, the assistant minister, looked like he had been saved. He wanted to take the opportunity to speak, but was glared at by Wu Yan.
Eye.
"What have you been doing so far?"
If you don't give a satisfactory answer, you won't be able to get over it. Wu Yan glared at the Juvenile Supervision Department.
"Well, actually I've been working on this stuff these days..."
Gu Chen, who was stared at, took a deep breath, took off the object tied with a whole roll of cowhide, raised his hand and threw it on the desk. The wrapped object unfolded along with the inertia, and everyone could see clearly.
It turned out to be a wide map with mountains, rivers and cities.
"This is Liyang's geographical map?"
"Military specifications? When did it leak out..."
"Wait, there seems to be something more up there?"
Detailed survey maps are important treasures related to the security of the country for any vassal state. Ordinary people have no chance to see them, let alone hold them. However, everyone present is the Wu family's confidant and is familiar with the geography of Liyang.
These are only the most basic requirements.
The map that the Young Supervisor took out seemed familiar to everyone, but they also noticed that there were many signs on the map that they had never seen before. For example, there were some unexplained numerical symbols beside the official and commercial roads connecting the towns, and some market towns
Unprecedented community signs have been added to the surrounding area.
The map as a whole seems to have been completely revised, and the scale seems to be much finer than before.
"Tsk, tsk, this map is better than the one used by Bing Caosi. Did you draw it yourself, Mr. Gu?" The first person to praise was Bing Wei Cao Xiu. Having led troops in wars for many years, he naturally has a much more sophisticated eye when looking at maps. "Some settlements and
My memory doesn’t match, and the location seems to have changed... But whatever, what are those numbers next to the road?"