Chapter 057: Dancing with Demons (1)
Ah Zhuo's mouth was open, and the pears that were missing several bites stopped at the edge of his mouth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Do you have other plans for the Annam Palace?
Boom~
Ah Zhuo swallowed the flesh in his mouth and casually placed the pear on the table, "Probably not." Whether it is according to Yang Asha's style of acting, or according to the news we have received, the first target of the Annan Royal Mansion is Yizhou. Okay, how can you suddenly change your plans? β
This is not scientific!
Gu Jialuo also fell into deep thought.
Ah Zhuo's brows were knotted, and he muttered to himself: "Could it be that they saw that we were on guard, worried about failure, and didn't want to make trouble for the time being?" β
As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Zhuo himself denied it, "Impossible, the Zhu family is exposed, Anayi is still in our hands, no matter how much the Annan Royal Mansion trusts the Zhu family, it is impossible to pin all its hopes on the 'loyalty' of others." β
It's a matter of rebellion, and if you don't get it right, the whole family will die.
Xiao Rugui, the king of Annam, is a fool, but the concubine and the princess are very smart, and they are both women, and women are more complicated than men.
Treat others with himself, anyway, Ah Zhuo will not gamble the lives of his whole family on the loyalty of a political opportunist.
The palace of Annam was forced to rebel.
But why didn't they move?
Azhuo has an instinctive preknowledge of danger, and the recent inexplicable tranquility always makes her feel that something is about to happen.
Gu Jialuo's heart moved, and he said coldly: "Do they want to spread suspicions, let everyone relax their vigilance, and then make a surprise attack?" β
Hearing this, Ah Zhuo glanced at Gu Jialuo steadily, and then stood up abruptly and paced back and forth around the room.
That's right, it's possible!
An, Lu, and Zhan, as well as General Ma Hanze of the Shuixi Battalion, all believed that the Annan palace had different intentions.
But the problem is that, as in the case of the Zhu family, there is no evidence of rebellion by the Annan Palace.
Especially in the Annan Palace, from the imperial court to the southwest, from officials to ordinary people, everyone knows that the owner of this palace is 'silly'.
For decades, three or four generations of princes have been more stupid than the other, and the current prince Xiao Rugui children's shoes have developed into a real fool.
In everyone's cognition, even if all the vassal kings in the world rebelled, the Annan Royal Mansion would not!
Speaking of a fool, even if someone pries on him and wants to rebel, he has no ability to toss.
If one can't get it right, let alone rebel, you may even toss your own life into it.
Therefore, it is said that the emperor and hundreds of officials in the capital are at ease with Xiao Rugui, that is, many officials in the southwest do not believe that King Annan will rebel.
A few days ago, Usa's first series of turmoil, and then all the roads were blown up, making people instinctively feel that the other party was deliberately blocking the news - no matter whether the first target of King Annan's attack was Shuixi or Yizhou, one thing is certain, that is, he is indeed going to do it.
As for the truth of that news, it will not arouse doubt.
Ah Zhuo's face was solemn, and he habitually muttered: "It was still my father and several family heads who tried their best to persuade them, and there were letters from Lord Qi himself, and the other families in Shuixi barely believed it." The same is true for Yizhou. β
Rao is like this, there are still many people in Shuixi and Yizhou who are skeptical, and because of the relationship between several major families and Ma Hanze, they have slightly strengthened the defense of the city, but they only coped with it.
In the hearts of those officials in charge, they don't believe that 'Xiao Dasha' will raise troops at all.
ββ¦β¦ Now, they've barely made some preparations, but there's no movement in the Annan Palace, this, thisβ"
The more panicked Ah Zhuo became, he suddenly stopped, supported the square table with both hands, and said hurriedly: "The Annan Mansion is like this, it seems that we are villains." β
Gu Jialuo had a pretty face and nodded slowly: "Isn't it?!" This matter is too big to say, it is you and I who jointly falsely accused the vassal king and separated the Xiao clan. To put it mildly, it is a group of people of sound mind bullying a fool, and they are shameless and cheeky. β
There will also be people who will take the opportunity to impeach.
An, Zhan and several others are Yi people appeased by the imperial court, so they will naturally not be held accountable. But Qi Jinzhi and Ma Hanze were miserable, and they were fined and reprimanded at the least, and they were disgraced and questioned.
This is nothing, if the Annan Palace, if it is really wronged, it doesn't matter if Qi Jinzhi and Ma Hanze are dismissed.
But the problem is that the Annan Mansion is indeed anti-minded. Gu Jialuo was worried that Ma Hanze had just been transferred out of the southwest camp here, and the Annan Mansion would be moved over there.
The Shuixi tribes were defenseless, and the battalion did not have generals who could hold the field, so it was impossible to organize an effective counterattack for a while, and the Annan palace was soon able to capture Shuixi, use it as a base, and then advance to Yizhou, Dali and other branches.
β¦β¦ The chaos in the southwest is just around the corner.
Boom!
Ah Zhuo slammed the table hard, and the tea bowls and fruit saucers on the table clanged, "No, I want to go back." β
The Qi family cooperates with several major families in Shuixi, and Ah Zhuo is the middleman, she is in Wusa, firstly, to show the position of the Zhan family, and secondly, she also wants to get along with the young couple of the Qi family.
But now, Ah Zhuo can't take care of much, she wants to rush back as soon as possible to remind her father, and try her best to persuade the families not to fall for the scheme.
Gu Jialuo pondered for a long time before nodding: "It's okay for you to go back." It's okay to talk about the An family and your Zhan family, I'm only worried...... I heard that the Lu family has some relationship with the Ma family. β
That's the face of it.
In fact, the head of the Lu family has a very good relationship with the former Xuanfu envoy, and their family is not very close to the imperial court, and the Qi family is still a little troubled.
Although the Zhu family is under control, they are still alive from top to bottom, and the clansmen and slaves are still there. In case they take the opportunity to spread rumors and divide several major families, there is a possibility that there will be a rift in Shuixi.
No camp is monolithic, Shuixi seems to be harmonious with Han Yi, but there are still contradictions between them.
Even in the world, there are several ethnic groups such as Miao, Yi, Zhuang, and Bai, and each ethnic group has its own interests.
Even if they are the same nation, each family has its own considerations.
On weekdays, there are occasional small frictions with each other, but in the environment of great unification, everyone can still live in peace.
But once someone deliberately magnifies the 'contradictions' between each other, deliberately provokes disputes, and creates conflicts, Shuixi will not need others to attack, and he will be divided into several camps.
Gu Jialuo was popularized by Duan and Qi Jinzhi for several months, and he had a deeper understanding of the situation in the southwest and the situation in various places.
Ah Zhuo is straightforward, but her mind is clear, right and wrong are clear, and she is a Yiren, so she will be able to get twice the result with half the effort if she goes back to act as a lobbyist.
"The Lu family will not rebel,"
Ah Zhuo's tone was stiff, and his expression was a little cold, "You always say that we are strong, but in fact, we are more eager for a stable and harmonious life than you Han people. β
If it weren't for the government's oppression of the Yi people too much, if it weren't for the big soldiers in the big camp killing the mountain people and taking risks, if it weren't for the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes like cows, who would be willing to raise troops to rebel against the imperial court?
For example, the cousin of the An family, the son-in-law of the dignified Xuanfu envoy and the prince of the Yi family, was shot and killed by Qi Qinzhi in public because of the jealousy between men and women.
If it is replaced by a person from the Xiao family's royal family, it is said to be a prince, it is just a prince of any royal family, which Yi person dares to do it? !
It is said that murder pays for life, but the cousin of the An family, who is a Yiren, died, and Qi Qinzhi, the murderer, was only deprived of his official position, and there was no other punishment, and now he is still in the capital as his wealthy son, and continues to live a rich and luxurious life.
In the face of such unfairness, even the other Yi people are uncomfortable.
Gu Jialuo just told the truth, but he didn't expect it to make Ah Zhuo misunderstand, and sighed, "I never thought like this, there are careerists among the Yi people, and we Qi people are not all bad people." Believe it or not, the southwest is the foundation of our Qi family, and we hope more than anyone else that this place will be stable and the people here can live a prosperous life. β
Azhuo looked into Gu Jialuo's eyes.
Gu Jialuo didn't dodge, a pair of phoenix eyes were as clear as water, open and unpretentious!
Ah Zhuo pursed his lips and returned to his heartless appearance, "Don't talk nonsense with you, I'll go back in the afternoon, you two can do it yourself." β
Gu Jialuo smiled lightly, "Have a good trip." β
β¦β¦
Azhuro is gone.
Gu Jialuo told Qi Jinzhi about this, and then wrote a few more letters and sent them back to the capital through the secret passage of the Qi family.
Qi Jinzhi continued to enslave a group of coolies.
The official warehouse was repaired, the city wall was reinforced, the trenches were dug, and the drawbridges, barricades, and so on were all prepared.
The exhausted coolies thought they could rest and didn't want to have a new task.
Ji Liuzhi took the opportunity to surrender to Cheng and was entrusted with an important task by Qi Jinzhi, leading thirty or forty people to the countryside to collect and pay the field tax.
Twenty days later, Ji Liuzhi and the officials rushed back to the county seat, of course, they also brought more than a dozen carriages full of grain.
The autumn grain was put into storage, and all the accounts were clear, Qi Jinyi checked them one by one, and listened to the reports of Ji Liuzhi and several officials in detail, and was very satisfied.
The clap on the spot let Ji Liuzhi return to the yamen.
Originally, Qi Jinzhi wanted Ji Liuzhi to follow Meng Fu, and after he was familiar with the affairs of the yamen, he would arrange a position with development potential.
I didn't want Ji Liuzhi to refuse, this black and thin man held a coffin face, and said to Qi Jinzhi seriously: "The small family has been a servant since the time of the great-grandfather, and the craftsmanship of the family cannot be broken in the hands of the small. Therefore, please also ask the county to be kind and allow me to continue to do my work. β
Qi Jinzhi saw that he insisted, and it was not good to persuade him again, so he responded.
However, thinking that Ji Liuzhi did a good job on this errand and only let him come back to do the work, which was a little insufficient, Qi Jinzhi asked, "Do you have any other requirements?" β
Ji Liuzhi thought about it, and really made a request, "Xu Si is a rough man, he just remembered Ma Zhongtai's promotion of him, so he ...... In fact, he is not a bad person, there are old and young in the family, if he can, can the county give him a chance to make meritorious contributions? β
Ji Liuzhi used Xu Siyi in order to change his vote to Qi Jinzhi, and he felt a little guilty in his heart, so he wanted to help him.
Qi Jinzhi narrowed his eyes, covered the different colors under his eyes, and muttered: "Well, I've heard of this person, and when I talk about it in detail, I haven't done anything heinous, but he is too stubborn, and he only thinks that Ma Zhongtai is a good person." β
Qi Jinzhi's tone could not hide the mockery, and he shook his head, "Good person? A person who is for personal gain, but disregards the lives of the people in the city, is really mad and ruthless, such a person still dares to flaunt a good person? β
Ji Liuzhi looked a little embarrassed, saying that he was also Ma Zhongtai's henchman in the past. Now listening to the current master running on the previous master, I feel a little uncomfortable.
Qi Jinzhi said, "You have done an excellent job this time, I am very satisfied, and it is not a reward for only letting you come back to do your work." Well, for your sake, I'll spare him. β
Ji Liuzhi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed a few times, "The little one thanked the county lord on behalf of Xu Si." β
Qi Jinzhi shook his fingers, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, Xu Si wants to avoid being asked, and he still needs to do something for this county." β
Ji Liuzhi raised his head, "Dare to ask what the county lord commands?" β
Qi Jinzhi hooked the corners of his lips and smiled a little weirdly, "The Zhu family was guilty, and the envoy sent an official document to interrogate him personally." The county is going to send someone to escort the Zhu family to Shuixi tomorrow, and Xu Si will go with him. β
Ji Liuzhi's pupils shrank suddenly, and his expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the little one understands." β
Qi Jinzhi waved his hand and sent Ji Liu to point out.
In the afternoon, Ji Liuzhi went to the construction site of East Street, where Xu Sizheng and a group of coolies were busy repairing the houses and roads that were blown up on the night of the Torch Festival.
I don't know what Ji Liuzhi said to Xu Si, but in the end, Xu Si still agreed with a shuffled head, and immediately followed Ji Liuzhi to the county office.
In the evening, Ma Zhongtai heard about it.
"Tomorrow Mao is out of the city? Exit through the east gate? Taking the southeast mountain road? β
Ma Zhongtai muttered, his mind already delineating the specific road conditions and the situation on both sides of the road based on this information.
"That's right, Qi Jin ordered Liu Hu to lead the team, and brought a total of ten officials."
There was a person kneeling in the hall, bowing his head and respectfully replying.
"You brought ten servants?" Ma Zhongtai didn't believe it at all, "Qi Jinzhi has always been cunning, and there must be an arrangement in secret." β
The man hesitated for a moment, and said uncertainly: "The little one is also worried about this, so he quietly inquired, and heard a brother in charge of the defense of the rear government say that in the afternoon, Qi Dayong chose twenty guards, but he didn't know what the purpose was." β
Ma Zhongtai slapped the table, "Sure enough, there are only ten ordinary officials escorted on the surface, but there are twenty guards accompanying them secretly." Hmph, Qi Jinzhi wants to play the old trick of 'fishing' again. β
The man didn't speak.
Ma Zhongtai said, "Very good, you continue to keep an eye on the county office, and if there is any trouble, you have to come and tell me that you know." β
The man hurriedly agreed: "Yes, the little one understands!" β
Sending the man away, Ma Zhongtai sat alone in the hall, rubbing his chin with his hand, and began to plan for tomorrow's action.
In the county office, Qi Jinzhi habitually told Gu Jialuo about the day's events.
Gu Jialuo smiled: "Uncle has all planned?" β
Qi Jinzhi nodded, "Everything is ready, just wait for someone to take the bait." β
Gu Jialuo didn't say anything, these days when husband and wife get along, she believes in Qi Jinzhi's ability.
This topic was revealed, Gu Jia Luo suddenly remembered something, and said: "Ah Zhuo wrote me a letter, saying that she had arrived home, and in addition, she also received a letter from Jingzhong, saying that her sister Zhan Aduo was going to marry Qi Qinzhi......
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