At dawn, a pigeon flew up, circled twice in the air, and flew to the west. At this moment, a huge black shadow appeared above its head. The pigeon was so frightened that it fled away, but it flew away.
He was not even a hundred feet away when he was grabbed by the giant eagle's sharp claws.
Guo Song got up a little late today and was having breakfast in the dining hall when a slight noise suddenly came from the backyard. Guo Song was startled, "What's going on?"
Xue Tao, who was sitting opposite Guo Song, put down his chopsticks and said, "I'll go take a look!"
"Don't worry about it. It shouldn't be a big deal. If anything happens, my housekeeper will come and report it."
As soon as Guo Song finished speaking, housekeeper Yang ran over and said, "Madam, Mengzi has caught another one."
"What did you catch? Guo Song asked puzzledly.
Xue Tao smiled bitterly and said: "Since yesterday afternoon, Mengzi has been catching birds in the city. We have fed it with fish and mutton. It is not actually hungry, but it just can't see other birds flying in the sky, mainly pigeons. Yesterday it was already
Four were caught, and the dead pigeons were thrown under the big tree where they lived. Today’s one should be the fifth one.”
Guo Song chuckled and said: "This guy has always been very domineering. After it appeared in Qujiang, not a single rare bird was left in Furong Garden. It was also the same in Fengzhou. All the pigeons in Jiuyuan City were captured by it."
Housekeeper Yang added: "Today's pigeon is a bit strange. There is a thin tube tied to its foot."
Guo Song was startled and immediately stood up, "Where is the pigeon? Give it to me immediately."
"Just over there by the big tree!"
Guo Song pushed away the couch and immediately walked to the backyard. He was very dissatisfied and said to Housekeeper Yang: "This kind of thing must be reported to me immediately, you know?"
Housekeeper Yang was so frightened that she nodded repeatedly. Xue Tao caught up and asked, "Husband, what's going on?"
"What Mengzi captured is a homing pigeon. There must be important military information inside. Yesterday, all four pigeons were found for me."
Xue Tao quickly ordered housekeeper Yang to look for yesterday's pigeon.
Guo Song soon came to the back garden and saw Mengzi standing on the tree with an arrogant expression. There was a dead gray pigeon on a big stone under the tree. Guo Song stepped forward to take a closer look and found that there was indeed a thin pigeon tied to his leg.
Tube, he took off the thin tube, which was actually a roll of paper rolled into a thin tube.
"Did the four pigeons yesterday have such thin tubes on their legs?" He turned around and asked several maids.
Several maids shook their heads, "None of them!"
At this time, housekeeper Yang ran over with a wooden box, which contained the four pigeons that Mengzi had caught yesterday. Fortunately, they had not been buried yet.
Guo Song took a look and saw that they were all ordinary pigeons. He threw today's pigeon carcasses into the box and said to Yang Guanjia: "In the future, if you catch pigeons or other birds, as long as there is something tied to the leg, you must immediately
notice me!"
"Don't worry, I will remember it!"
Guo Song opened the scroll and found that it was densely written with words in Sogdian that he could not understand. Xue Tao came forward and looked at it and said: "This is Sogdian. Many people in Chang'an know it, or let Kang Bao know it."
have a look."
One sentence reminded Guo Song that Zhangye was the bridgehead for the Sogdians to enter Chang'an. There were many Sogdians in the city, and someone in the government must know them.
He immediately said to Xue Tao: "I'm going out. I may come back later today, so you don't have to wait for me for dinner."
Xue Tao also knew that her husband must have a lot of things to do when he first arrived in Ganzhou, so he nodded and said, "Husband, be careful!"
Guo Song tidied up a little and then hurried out. Opposite his mansion was the governor's office, and next to it was the county office. The two government offices were close to each other, so Guo Song went directly to the county office.
It was the county government that had the most dealings with Sogdian merchants, and Guo Song went directly to the county government.
The area under Ganzhou's jurisdiction is vast, including Juyanhai in the north, which is also under Ganzhou's jurisdiction. However, Juyanhai has been occupied by the Shatuo people. Although the area under its jurisdiction is vast, Ganzhou has only two counties, Zhangye County in the north and Zhangye County in the south.
Xiedan County.
At present, the county magistrate of Zhangye County has been transferred to Longyou by the imperial court. The new county magistrate is Cao Wannian, the magistrate of Yulin County. He was transferred to Ganzhou by Guo Song. However, Cao Wannian has not yet taken office. The government affairs of the county are also managed by the county magistrate Yu Xude.
When I heard that the governor had arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate Yu Xude hurriedly came out to greet him, "I didn't know that the governor was coming. I am humbled by my humble position to greet him from afar!"
Guo Song laughed and asked: "Is there anyone in the county government who is proficient in Sogdian writing?"
"Yes! Of course there is. Commander, please go into the back hall and sit down. I will find someone immediately."
Guo Song sat down in the inner hall, and not long after, Yuxian Cheng brought someone in. This man was a tax collector, about forty years old, who specialized in dealing with Sogdian businessmen, and was proficient in Sogdian language and Sogdian script.
The tax collector bowed and saluted, "The villain Jiang Shaoyou meets the governor!"
Guo Song handed him the small scroll and said, "What do the words on this scroll mean? You can translate it directly."
The tax collector took the scroll, opened it, read it over and read: "The Tang army increased its elite troops by 10,000 and a large amount of military resources. The commander-in-chief Guo Song once shot Zhu Xie Weiming."
The tax collector read it again and said: "Report to the Governor, it seems to be filled with pieces of paper, but in fact it only contains this little content."
The expression on the face of Yu County Cheng next to him changed. This is because there are Sogdians acting as internal agents for Shatuo's army!
"Captain, who is this person who is colluding with the enemy?" Yu County Cheng asked urgently.
Guo Song shook his head, "Actually, I don't know either. The falcon I raised caught a carrier pigeon this morning. The carrier pigeon had this note tied to its leg, so I came to you to learn about the Sogdians."
Condition."
Yuxian Cheng was stunned for a moment and looked at the tax collector eagerly. He had never counted the situation of the Sogdians, so he just wanted to see if the tax collector could help him.
The tax collector was also a little confused and said quickly: "To inform the governor, most of the Sogdian merchants have withdrawn to Liangzhou. There are indeed a small number of Sogdian merchants in the city, but I don't know their specific positions..."
This was a good answer. Yu Xiancheng said quickly: "Please give us two days, the governor, and we will definitely investigate the situation of the Sogdians."
Guo Song nodded, "You can investigate, but be careful not to alert the enemy!"
"The humble job will definitely find a good excuse."
Guo Song immediately left the county government. Although An Rengui pledged his loyalty to him last night and exposed the other three lieutenants who would be dissatisfied with him, Guo Song was not in a hurry to reorganize the army in the past two days. On the one hand, he wanted to hide An Ren
The fact that you are loyal to yourself will make people suspicious if you do it today, but the effect will be better in two days.
On the other hand, he also wanted to give other generals some time to consider. If Li Hui or Yu Hu also decided to be loyal to him, he could also give them a chance. Guo Song did not want to take purge measures unless it was absolutely necessary.
.........
In an elegant room on the third floor of Yumen Restaurant, Yu Hu handed a letter to Zhang Liang, "This is an express letter sent from Daizhou by Governor Wang, asking us to keep an eye on Guo Song and not allow him to dwell on the past.
, he promised to transfer us to Daizhou as Zhonglang General."
Zhang Liang took the letter and read it over, frowning slightly, "It seems that Governor Wang also realized that Guo Song wanted to overturn his old case?"
"Guo Song has always liked to step on others to get to the top. If he wants to express himself and win people's hearts, he will definitely target Governor Wang. This is something that you don't have to think about. Of course, Governor Wang can guess it."
"But we can't stop him! He will never listen to our dissuasion."
Yu Hu took a sip of wine and said coldly: "There is no way out. If he wants to establish himself in Ganzhou, he must listen to the dissuasion of the generals. As long as we contact more people to oppose it, I don't believe he will take the risk and push it."
Zhang Liang nodded, this seemed to be the only feasible way.
Yu Hu took out the oath of alliance prepared in advance and placed it in front of Zhang Liang along with the pen, ink and ink. Zhang Liang suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said slowly: "If you want to sign, I guess most people will not agree. After all,
Everyone is trying to save face for us, but if we really want them to confront the new governor, I’m afraid not many will be willing."
Yu Hu said coldly: "I don't care about others, but you must sign and sign. We are like grasshoppers on the same rope."
........
Yu Hu was the first to find Li Hui, the lieutenant general. He had the most senior qualifications. As long as he persisted in his objection, everyone else would obey.
In the big tent, Li Hui drank tea and didn't speak for a long time. Yu Hu looked at him and said: "General Li, General Wang cleared out Zhao Tengjiao's confidants, but in the end he left you here. Also, General Li is responsible for recruiting new soldiers.
At that time, some accounts were unclear. We all knew very well that Governor Wang did not hold you accountable. After all, you owed Governor Wang a favor. At this time, General Li pretended to be deaf and mute, which is chilling!
"
Li Hui had no choice but to sigh and said: "If everyone does not agree with the impeachment of Governor Wang, I will make my position clear, so that's okay!"
"no!"
Yu Hu said resolutely: "You are the general, you can't express your stance behind the generals, you must express your stance in front, so be it! I will be the first, Zhang Liang will be the second, and I hope General Li will be the third to express his stance."
, how? I have done my best to be kind and righteous!"
Forced by Yu's tiger-sword-like gaze, Li Hui finally had no choice but to nod.