Liu Yu's change in demeanor made Guo Jia's face also serious, and he said unabashedly: "When the city was broken, the Guo family sent a lot of good wine and food to our army to comfort the ordinary soldiers, and yesterday evening, his family sent a large number of gold, silver, jewelry and dozens of beauties to the civilian and military generals in charge. **.However, most of the people are the same as Weichen, and handed over the people and things they received to the Quartermaster Department, and Zhong Xuan personally registered them in the book, and then sent a special person to guard them, and I want to report to you when the prime minister is free! ”

Liu Yu's face softened slightly: "In this way, Sima Zhangnan, the marching soldier who is in charge of patrolling the east of the city, is it one of the few people who took bribes into his own pocket?" ”

"Yes," Guo Jia nodded affirmatively, and then asked, "I wonder what Xiangye plans to do with those people who offended you?" ”

Didn't Zhang Nan, who had a lustful heart for Ren Hongchang and them, say that I am ruthless, so how can I be embarrassed to disappoint people! The Guo family? Hmph, they should have a lot of money in charge of the Jizhou salt and iron monopoly, right? Thinking of this, Liu Yu made up his mind and said coldly to Guo Jia: "Arrest Zhang Nan and Jiao to the head of the vegetable market, send Guo Chang's father and son and their relatives to Anping and confiscate all their family property, and send the rest of the patrols to Bingzhou to open mines for me." In addition, Han Juzi was promoted to the marching Sima, and led a thousand rangers to be responsible for the security and security of the eastern district of Yecheng. That's pretty much how things go, and you can take care of the rest! ”

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Soon after lunch, the chief bookkeeper Zhong Xuan rushed to find Liu Yu. said that he wanted to report to him about the bribes taken by the generals last night.

"Didn't you register the bribes received by generals at all levels last night, why did you report to me now?" The reason why I asked this was not because I was suspicious of Zhong Xuan, but because I was simply puzzled about how he could have such a low work efficiency when he had always been shrewd and capable. Of course. When he asked this question, Liu Yu completely forgot that he skipped work in the morning to accompany his concubines to go shopping.

Zhong Xuan said with some embarrassment: "Please forgive me." Originally, Weichen wanted to hand over the bribery register to Xiangye early in the morning, but when he went out, he received the letter of surrender from the two counties near Yecheng and the attached household register. Naturally, Weichen did not dare to slack off on such a major event, and spent all morning sorting out the household registration and summarizing the civil register. ”

Liu Yu didn't blame Zhong Yu for why he didn't report the incident, because the surrender of the two counties was not enough to alarm a superior like Liu Yu. It's just that Liu Yu was very surprised by his busyness, and couldn't help asking: "Could it be that you are doing all these alone, and no one is helping you?" Your popularity isn't that bad, is it? ”

"It's not that Weichen's popularity is bad. It's just that there are too few people who can serve on their own. Zhong Xuan first defended himself, and then said in detail: "Zhuge Jin wants to maintain the normal life of the entire Yecheng residents, and Sima Lang wants to temporarily take charge of the criminal investigation and interrogation in Yecheng. Chen Zhen was to be in charge of the reconstruction of Yecheng, while Yi was to settle the captives in Yecheng. These four Gong Cao all have heavy responsibilities on their bodies, so how can they easily get out of their bodies? ”

"What about Guo Jia? He shouldn't be fine, so why don't he help you? Although Guo Jia is famous for his military strategy and wisdom in later generations. But his domestic affairs skills are also good. At least it's much better than the average clerk.

After listening to Liu Yu's words, Zhong Xuan, who has always given people a gentle impression, actually showed a somewhat hideous expression, and he said hatefully: "Feng Xiao said that he is not free, he wants to be busy easing the relationship between the military and the people, and he wants to make our army and the residents of Yecheng form an inseparable friendship like fish and water!" ”

There is nothing wrong with what Guo Jia said, the relationship between the military and the people must be handled well, otherwise it will shake the country's foundation. But looking at Zhong Xuan's appearance, there must be something greasy in it. Come to think of it. Liu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Then is he using this as an excuse to take the opportunity to be lazy?" ”

Zhong Xuan shook his head, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "How can the military master be lazy." He's too busy. Last night, he was busy promoting military-civilian relations, and he was working all night with the female residents of Yecheng to achieve that 'joy of fish and water'! When Weichen went to look for him this morning, he was still tired of being in bed! ”

Liu Yu was speechless! No wonder Guo Jia had to pretend when he came to see Liu Yu in the morning, because he was afraid that Liu Yu would punish him for his absurd behavior! Everyone said that the reason why Guo Jia died early in history was because of heavy metal poisoning caused by eating too much Jindan, but Liu Yu felt that his indulgence-desire-excessive was also an important factor in his death. In order for him to live longer, so that Liu Yu can more thoroughly exploit his use value, Liu Yu feels that he should ask about his life style......

Liu Yu glanced at Zhong Xuan, who was still indignant, and said gently and a little numbly: "It's really hard for you!" ”

Liu Yu's warm words and comfort made Zhong Xuan's spirit lift, he shook his head vigorously, and said excitedly: "It is a blessing for Weichen to be able to make some contributions to the great cause of the Xiangye, for the people, and for the great cause of my Han, how can you feel hard?" Don't say that again! ”

Liu Yu nodded, and said in a timely manner: "Since those two counties have submitted surrender letters to us, have you sent someone to take over the military and political power?" ”

"Yes." Zhong Xuan calmed down for a moment and said: "Because those two counties are large counties with a population of more than 30,000, each county town has sent a thousand soldiers and twenty low-level civil officials, and I believe that there will be no problems if they can take over the military and political power smoothly." ”

Liu Yu thought for a while, and then asked, "Have the other counties in Yecheng come to submit to us?" ”

"Not yet." Zhong Xuan shook his head and said, "However, Weichen has already issued a notice to the remaining three counties to return to obedience within a time limit, and the results will be transmitted back today and tomorrow!" ”

"Well, then it's up to you to handle this matter." Liu Yu put down the pick very irresponsibly: "If any county does not agree to submit to me or has a ** attitude, then you don't have to talk nonsense with them." Send the army directly to reclaim it! ”

"Yes." After receiving the order, Zhong Xuan asked again: "Please also ask Xiangye to give General Ji Ling an order, so that the generals in the army will not listen to Weichen's order!" ”

Liu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Ji Ling still has to manage the army. He doesn't have to worry about it. I will issue a warrant to Xu Chu, and he will take someone there when the time comes. But remember to tell him that all the county towns that refuse to surrender to our army will be exterminated after the city is broken, and the officials in charge will be full of old and young, as a warning to those who follow. ”

After Zhong Yu nodded calmly, Liu Yu said with satisfaction: "Okay, I said so many digressions." Now it's time to get down to business. ”

Zhong Xuan immediately understood what Liu Yu meant, and hurriedly said: "Last night, a total of 23 civil and military officials at all levels, including Guo Jiajun and General Ji Ling, brought the bribes to Wechen for Weichen to register ......"

Before Zhong Yu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Yu: "What about you?" Did you receive a bribe from the Guo family? ”

Zhong Xuan's face flushed slightly, but he still nodded. Liu Yu immediately asked, "What did their family give you?" ”

Zhong Xuan replied with some embarrassment: "The Guo family sent three thousand taels of gold and four beautiful girls to Weichen. In addition, there is a volume of "Analects" annotated by Ma Ronggong, the teacher of Zheng Xuan's situ. ”

Liu Yu suddenly became interested and asked curiously, "What did you give to Guo Jia and Ji Ling?" ”

Liu Yu's question made the embarrassment on Zhong Xuan's face disappear, and it was replaced by a smile: "The Guo family gave Guo Jiajun ten beauties, namely: about forty years old. two middle-aged beauties who still have charm; He is in his thirties. three mature women who are smoky and flattering; Two decades, three beauties with all kinds of charms; There are also two young girls aged eleven or twelve. ”

Liu Yu was dumbfounded when he heard it, he didn't expect Guo Jia's kid to have such a wide taste, it is really suitable for all ages! In the face of this temptation, even if it is as determined as Liu Yu, it is difficult to hold it, and it is no wonder that Guo Jia will work all night! Hey, that doesn't seem right! Didn't these bribes have been registered by Zhong Xuan last night and sent someone to take care of them, and who is the woman who had a night of military-civilian interaction with Guo Jia? That kid shouldn't be bold enough to dare to disobey Liu Yu's ban to rape-woman, right?

Liu Yu's crankiness did not affect Zhong Xuan. He continued: "What the Guo family gave to General Ji Ling were two beauties and a high-grade war horse. There is also a limited edition of a treasure knife made of 'seven forged steel'. ”

A fine war horse? Hmph, the Guo family is actually embarrassed to give it away! Liu Yu thought that this should also be their helpless move, after all, the horse sources near Jizhou were all controlled by Liu Yu, and they couldn't buy a real Maxima even if they had money. The price of a high-grade war horse in Jizhou is at least five times higher than that of Youzhou, and this is often priceless!

Of course, it was impossible for the imperial court with Liu Yu in charge and the Xingchanglong Trading Company controlled by Su Shuang to let go of this business opportunity, and these two overt or covert smuggling teams relied on war horses, weapons and other items that were forbidden to enter Jizhou to earn Yuan Shao's large amount of money. War horses were smuggled more by the imperial court, but weapons were more popular in the Xingchanglong trading company.

Because the blacksmiths of the imperial court could only refine the "five forged steel" under the guidance of the master craftsman Zheng Hun, even if Zheng Hun personally went out, he could only get the "six forged steel". The Xingchanglong Trading Company was slightly better in this regard, not only was their "six-forged steel" mass-produced, but their chief craftsman, Master Pu, was able to refine "seven-forged steel", and even occasionally "eight-forged steel".

What needs to be explained here is that even Liu Yujun's soldiers generally use ordinary steel weapons, and those 'n forged steel' are only available to officers because the cost is too high, and the takeaway is naturally ridiculously expensive. According to Liu Yu's estimates, the peerless treasure knife made of "seven forged steel" that the Guo family gave to Ji Ling was worth more than two thousand taels of gold.

It is true that the real controller of the imperial court and the Xingchanglong Trading Company is Liu Yu, but the former is still the emperor's in name after all, so Liu Yu did not intend to let the Xingchanglong Trading Company share Master Pu's technology with the imperial court. Anyway, the "Seven Forged Steel" and "Eight Forged Steel" are only suitable for creating peerless divine weapons, and they have little impact on the overall situation.

"What the Guo family gave to Zhuge Jin is ......" When he heard Zhong Xuan say this, Liu Yu hurriedly stopped him and said: "Don't go through them one by one, I'm listening to it hard, you just need to talk about the final total!" ”

Zhong Xuan nodded and said compliantly: "Twenty-three officials at all levels have received bribes in total: one hundred and sixty-eight beauties of all ages and fourteen handsome men. 64,700 taels of gold, 528,000 taels of silver, and 43 pieces of jewels. There are 27 unique books, 31 famous calligraphy and paintings, 348 fine silk and satin, 35 high-quality war horses, 17 'five forged steel' weapons, five 'six forged steel' weapons, and one 'seven forged steel'. ”

A handsome man? I didn't expect Liu Yu's subordinates to have a good male style! But the number is wrong. Why is there so much? Thinking of this, Liu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Why are there so many?" Could it be that the Guo family has given more bribes to middle-level officials than to you high-ranking officials? ”

Zhong Miao smiled slightly and explained, "Xiangye, you misunderstood. The bribes registered by Weichen were not sent by the Guo family! ”

"Which one else?"

"Almost everyone in the top wealthy merchants in this Yecheng has the behavior of giving gifts and bribes." After glancing at Liu Yu, Zhong Xuan smiled and asked, "Xiangye, I don't know what you plan to do with these bribes?" ”

Liu Yu sighed and said faintly: "Gold, silver, jewelry, and treasures are all nationalized; Unique books, famous calligraphy and paintings were handed over to the Royal Library; A war horse and a weapon were each rewarded to the generals among the twenty-three officials. The extra ones were rewarded to the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions in this battle; The best silk was rewarded to each of the twenty-three officials, and twenty horses were given. The rest will be sent to my house. ”

Zhong Xuan's face did not change and he saluted Liu Yu: "Weichen would like to thank Xiangye on behalf of these twenty-three colleagues!" ”

"No need." Liu Yu waved his hand and continued: "As for those beautiful women and handsome men, well, ask them their own wishes first!" If you have relatives who can take refuge or want to live an ordinary life, you can pay a severance pay of 300 taels of silver per person, and you can also let them join the army after passing the assessment if you want to be a soldier, and you can also find a suitable husband for them in the army and attach a dowry. And the women, who had nowhere else to go, were sent to the inner court and left to be disposed of by the ladies. ”

After Zhong Yu nodded his head to show that he understood, Liu Yu said again: "You will make an announcement in the whole army later." Tell those officials who have accepted bribes: All the ministers who take the initiative to hand over will not be blamed in the past, and if they are greedy for money and beauty and hide and do not report it. If they are found out, they will be dismissed from office or executed on the spot. ”

Zhong Xuan's expression was straight, and he saluted again: "Weichen obeys the orders of the prime minister!" ”

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After returning to the inner courtyard, maybe it was because they saw that Liu Yu's expression was a little wrong, Ren Hongchang and the others didn't say anything. After leading Liu Yu to the recliner, beating his legs, rubbing his shoulders, after drinking a cup of tea that Zou Zhiruo served him, Liu Yu let out a long breath, and his mood was suddenly much more comfortable.

"Husband, do you feel better?" Ren Hongchang asked softly while rubbing Liu Yu's shoulder. After Liu Yu responded with an "um", she asked again: "What did Zhong Yu tell you that it would make you feel so depressed?" ”

Sighing, Liu Yu asked with some emotion: "Do you know how many bribes the wealthy merchants in Yecheng paid after our army entered the city?" ”

Ren Hongchang leaned his head on Liu Yu's shoulder, and said to his ear: "Are there a lot?" ”

"Of course!" Liu Yu turned his head and rubbed her face, and continued to sigh: "Our army entered the city in the morning, and they began to give gifts and bribes in the afternoon!" Twenty-three people received 64,700 taels of gold and 528,000 taels of silver, not counting the value of jewelry, rare books, famous calligraphy and paintings, and war horses and weapons! ”

Ren Hongchang exclaimed a little staggeringly: "There are really a lot!" ”

Liu Yu snorted coldly, and said with some regret that hatred of iron could not become steel: "There are sixty or seventy people in our army who can speak, and more than half of them follow me into Yecheng, but only twenty-three people take the initiative to hand over the bribes they receive. In other words, there may be more than a dozen civil ministers and military generals at all levels who accepted bribes but hid them and did not report them! ”

Ren Hongchang took the initiative to stick to Liu Yu's face and said: "The husband doesn't need to be so disappointed, according to what the concubine has seen, those officials who may hide the bribes and not report them are just confused for a while, I believe they are still loyal to the husband!" ”

Liu Yu nodded silently and did not speak again. Ren Hongchang and the others looked at each other for a while. Zou Zhiruo suddenly said loudly: "Husband, how do you deal with those bribes?" ”

Liu Yu smiled and patted the recliner where there was still an open space. After Zou Zhiruo sat down beside him, Liu Yu half-hugged her little waist and said, "Most of the things have been nationalized, and some have been rewarded to those officials who took the initiative to hand over bribes and meritorious personnel in battle, but I also ordered someone to transport some things to the Governor's Mansion and hand them over to you to deal with." ”

Ren Hongchang asked curiously in Liu Yu's ear, "What is it that you want us to deal with?" ”

Liu Yu replied distractedly while climbing over the mountains and mountains on Zou Zhiruo: "There are also one hundred and sixty-eight beautiful women who have been bribed to officials at all levels as gifts this time. ”

Ren Hongchang was slightly startled and asked, "Do you want us to settle all those women?" ”

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be all." Because I have the desire to ask about those women, whether I go home or get married, I will try to meet their requests! ”

"Husband is so good." Ren Hongchang praised Liu Yu and kissed him heavily on the face.

"So that's it?" Liu Yu turned his head away. looked at her and smiled lewdly and said, "There should be something more affordable, right?" ”

Ren Hongchang looked back at Liu Yu with silky eyes, and said in a voice that made the man raise his gun to salute as soon as he heard it: "What does the husband want, the concubine is all obedient." ”

Liu Yu laughed and was about to take her into his arms to take a good look, but unexpectedly her delicate body shook. The incense breeze has drifted a foot away. Not only that. She even dared to make a grimace at Liu Yu! It's tolerable, it's unbearable! Liu Yu roared, Zou Zhiruo, who was bullied by his hand and fell softly into his arms, pressed under him, and smiled at Ren Hongchang: "Hehe, I ran away from you, but I can't run away from your sister, look at how I take revenge on your good sister!" ”

Ren Hongchang glanced at Zou Zhiruo, who was being ravaged by Liu Yu, and couldn't help but sneer: "Lihua." Let's go up together and free Zhiruo from the clutches of that big-lewd-stick. After saying that, he was righteous and angry, regardless of his safety, and pounced first.

Fan Lihua also responded to the call for justice with a smile. followed and rushed towards Liu Yu. For a time, the inner courtyard was pure with a pleasant chuckle and a seductive coquettishness. Luan Fengwei, who was in charge of the guard task next to him, all had pink faces, and his eyes were full of envy and longing.

Just when Liu Yu became more and more unable to control the preparation of "taking the sky as the quilt and the earth as the bed", Luo Li'er's report stopped Liu Yu: "Xiangye, Lord Zhong Xuan ordered someone to send a lot of women and silk, saying that these are the remaining bribes, and you will deal with them at your own discretion, Xiangye, there is a list here." ”

Really, how did Zhong Xuan do this so quickly?! Liu Yu sighed, let go of the disheveled Zou Zhiruo and Ren Hongchang, sat up and was about to speak, but saw Luo Lier looking at herself affectionately with her big watery eyes. Liu Yu's heart didn't know what to do, so he panicked all of a sudden, snatched the list in her hand, and then said quickly: "Luo Li'er, you organize Luan Fengwei to bring in the women and silk outside." ”

Luo Li'er agreed delicately, turned around and beckoned dozens of Luan Fengwei to walk out in a swaying posture. Looking at their swaying and graceful backs, Liu Yu, who was already, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, these girls are really getting more and more tempting!

While Ren Hongchang and the others were tidying up their messy clothes, Liu Yu opened the list and looked at it, hey, there were one hundred and forty-eight fine silk horses and one hundred and thirty-eight beauties. Unexpectedly, only thirty women went to relatives and friends or got married, what will they do with the rest of Ren Hongchang? You won't have to keep them all, will you?

After a while, a large group of warblers and warblers Yanyan walked into the inner courtyard quietly and quietly under the leadership of Luan Fengwei, who was holding silk. Fortunately, Liu Yu has been tested by Luan Fengwei for a long time, so he was not dazzled.

Since Liu Yu handed over this kind of thing to Ren Hongchang and them, he didn't speak, but just glanced at Ren Hongchang. Ren Hongchang nodded to Liu Yu, took a few steps forward and said to the group of beauties who were looking at her with slightly timid eyes, "Do you know your identity?" ”

Perhaps the leader had been elected last night, and the group of women who were gifts did not compete to answer, but focused on a twenty-ninth year-old beauty in the front row, dressed in red, whose posture was not below Li'er. (To be continued.) )