Li Shimin was near the city wall of Luoyang City, and joined Luo Li and Yuan Tianhao and others who followed him.

"How is it?" Zhang Yurou asked curiously: "What did you ask from those two guys this time? ”

She originally wanted to accompany Li Shimin, anyway, she was a fake three-grade magician, and she was not afraid of missing the roots. However, Li Shimin was worried that this big operation would be extremely risky, and insisted on her companionship.

"Yuwen Chengdu, I don't know how to evaluate this person. However, judging from this contact, it is still credible. Let's take a second look, shall we?"

Today's Li Shimin is no longer the kind of person who takes out his heart and lungs when he communicates with others.

He could see that Yuwen Chengdu was wary of him, and his own side was the same.

"As for Sima Jianqiu and Gu Chengyun, they have really gained a lot-"

Li Shimin roughly explained the information obtained through torture this time, and then said solemnly: "Yurou, help me keep an eye on it in the past few days, to see if there is a large-scale population in the prime of life that has been sent to the Eastern Capital recently, or whether there are adult people in the city who have disappeared on a large scale." As soon as you have any information about this, you must notify me as soon as possible,"

He felt that shooting Qin Kerou before was really a mistake and went the right way. Originally, he wanted to cut the branches and leaves of the palace, but it turned out to be the right point.

In other words, what they are going to do next will require a lot of middle-aged men and women, and preferably from the homeless, and the government will not be held accountable. ”

Zhang Yurou said thoughtfully: "I don't think they dare to alarm the embroidered guards, so the possibility of directly attacking Luoyang is small and small, and even Henan County is impossible." As for Henan, there are very few people who are qualified to take over this business from Qin Kerou and the Twelve Lianwu. I'll help you take care of-"

Speaking of this, a bit of gloom has emerged in Zhang Yurou's eyes. Although she doesn't know what kind of situation these middle-aged men and women who were trafficked to Luoyang by the Twelve Serial Docks are in now, she can guess a few points, and it is estimated that it is not a good thing.

This kind of thing, without Li Shimin saying it, she can't stand it.

"In addition to this, there is also King Qi. ”

Li Shimin's eyes squinted into a slit, and the essence revealed in it could almost kill: "Although I don't know what method he plans to use to calculate his nephews. But I think before the Son of Heaven leaves Beijing for Liaodong, it should be his best chance. Especially the hunt in the near future, it is worth paying attention to. ”

Only before the Son of Heaven leaves Beijing, these three emperors and grandsons will get together.

After that, the royal grandchildren will go to all parties. The emperor's eldest grandson, Yang Tong, still had to follow the expedition to Liao, the second grandson of the emperor, Yang Tong, would sit in the eastern capital, and the acting king Yang Yu had to stay in Daxing.

In fact, for the news in the palace and officialdom, the channels on his mother's side may be more reliable.

"I'll try my best to do this!"

Zhang Yurou hesitated, far from his previous conviction, and obviously he also had little confidence in his own intelligence network.

At this time, Li Shimin's expression suddenly softened, and he said with a bit of flattery: "Then can Yurou discuss with your father and lend me hundreds of thousands of yuan? ”

There is no way, the funds in his hands now are almost used in the previous auctions. Although he still has 800,000 yuan in his hand, this money has already been booked.

And then, he's about to have a huge expense.

After Zhang Yurou heard this, she couldn't help but smile, and turned her head to look at Li Shimin with a smile: "You tell me what is going on first, why do you suddenly ask for so much money? If it makes sense, within a million yuan, I can call the shots myself——"

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Li Shimin's reason for asking for so much money is naturally to 'buy officials'.

Although the positions of the eighteen generals of the Xiaoguo Army and the eight Wumeng captains will be determined by the Son of Heaven. But at the beginning, the list of candidates who were eligible to be shortlisted still had to be drawn up by the courtiers for the Son of Heaven.

Then it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to know everything about these generals and captains one by one, and he has to listen to the courtiers introduce their temperament, ability, past resumes, and meritorious deeds, right?

In addition, these important generals in the army must also be able to obey the hearts of the army, otherwise how can they control their subordinates?

The reputation of all the officers and men at all levels below is also a factor that must be considered.

After some discussion with Zhang Yurou, Zhang Yurou quickly sent the money to the place.

Li Shimin first took care of his surroundings, and held a flowing water banquet in Taihuang Building for three consecutive days to invite his comrades.

- He is usually not a stingy person, although he is not like Li Xuanba, he can get along with others, but he is also generous. At this time, it was natural that these generals of the forbidden army were all applauding, saying that he Li Shimin was really righteous and forgiving. Some people have even said that if Li Shimin can't occupy a place in the Xiaoguo Army this time, it will be really difficult to convince them.

And after creating momentum, Li Shimin gave his top boss more than 20,000 yuan and as little as 8,000 yuan of golden tickets that night.

- This seems to be a bit less, but this time it is not these Zhizhai and Lang generals who can decide whether he can be promoted or not. The reason why Li Shimin sent money over was to ask these people not to set up stumbling blocks for him at some point, and to ruin his good deeds.

The real focus this time is Yu Wenshu, who is the head of the five nobles, and Pei Yun and Yu Shiji, who are also the five nobles!

Therefore, Li Shimin directly sent 300,000 guan to Yu Wenshu's mansion, and sent 200,000 guan each to Pei Yun and Yu Shiji.

- It is necessary to know that the list of candidates for the generals of the Xiaoguo Army was drawn up by these five important ministers in charge of the government.

It must be mentioned that Su Wei also collected money from the original side. But they Li and Su have never dealt with each other. Li Shimin thought that even if he sent money over, he would only bring humiliation on himself, so he simply ignored it.

As for Pei Ju, who is responsible for running the Western Regions of the Grassland for the Son of Heaven, is on an envoy, and he will not be able to return to the capital in a short time.

After the defeat of Liaodong, the neighbors were shaken, and the imperial court had to spend some effort to calm down the influence. Especially when the Son of Heaven is unwilling and is preparing for the second expedition to Liao, it is even more necessary to appease the grassland, so that the Great Sui has no worries.

And Li Shimin this time, although in a short period of time, spent nearly 900,000 yuan. But Zhang Yurou did not say a word about this, but arrogantly put a large stack of golden tickets in front of Li Shimin, saying that he was allowed to squander them.

Li Shimin's main purpose in seeking the position of Captain of Wumeng and Beishen Zhizhai this time was to avenge his third brother. But it is indeed of great benefit to their private salt business in Kansai.

The reason why the government over there treated Tang Jian as a guest of honor, looked at the private salt in Li Shimin's name differently and ignored it, one was because of the Li family's signboard and connections in martial arts, and had to give some face;

But this 'future' is only a future after all. Before it was realized, Li Shimin was still just a small Qianniu preparation, a military attache of the forbidden army of the sixth grade.

On the Kansai side, there are still so many people who don't want to buy his Li Shimin's account,

But if he can go one step further and become a martial arts lieutenant and prepare for a straight meal, the influence will be completely different.

Wu Meng Du Lieutenant and Bei Shen Zhizhai are both from the fifth grade, and they are already considered high-level military attachés. If it is released, it will be the general of the town at the most, or the position of the general of the eagle Yanglang of the upper county - such as Taiyuan, Nanyang, Hedong and so on. This is much stronger than Liu Zhenghui, who is still serving as the general of Eagle Yang Lang in Longquan County.

The Eagle Yang Lang of Longquan County will only be from the fifth grade, and the Eagle Yang Lang of these high-class counties like Taiyuan and Nanyang will be the fourth grade, and then the big county of Jiangdu, which is accompanied by the capital, will be the third grade.

After all, there is only one Yingyang Mansion in Longquan County, with only 3,000 soldiers, while Jiangdu County has as many as nine Yingyang Mansions with 27,000 personnel.

As for the town generals, they belong to the border army.

In the past, the Northern Wei Dynasty set up six military towns in the northern border area to defend against the southward movement of the Rouran tribe. The six towns are Woye Town, Huaishuo Town, Wuchuan Town, Fuming Town, Rouxuan Town, and Huaihuang Town. The people who govern the military and civilians in each town are called "town generals", and there are deputy generals.

The Great Sui followed the national policy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and also set up military towns in key border areas, which were divided into three classes (upper town, middle town, and lower town), and each set up town generals, town deputy recorders, and joined the army.

The town generals are often able to command 6,000 people to 12,000 border troops, and take on the responsibilities of the front.

- After that, one step further, then you can win the Sixteen Guards General and the Great General.

In addition, Wu Meng Duwei and Bei Shen Zhizhai, as the close attendants of the Son of Heaven, serve in front of the emperor all the year round, and in front of the Son of Heaven, they can speak, and this amount is naturally different from that of foreign officials.

At this time, Li Shimin's actions were also heard by Li Yuan. This person seems to be quite happy with this son's sudden 'progressive' move.

On the one hand, he gave him advice, and on the other hand, he also came forward for him.

So five days later, there was a clear order from above. Li Shimin served as the captain of Wu Mengdu, and he was prepared to fast.

The so-called 'line' here refers to the performance of a certain position without the meaning of this official title.

At this time, the vast majority of the officers of the Xiaoguo Army had not yet been finalized. It is said that the competition is extremely fierce, and there are five to six candidates for almost every position, and the generals of the DPRK and China are also fighting for it.

However, Li Shimin's transfer documents had already been sent to him first.

On the one hand, it is because the Son of Heaven does look at him differently, and on the other hand, it is the heavy money he gave out that plays a role. Yu Wenshu and other important ministers all spoke for him intentionally or unintentionally.

Su Wei seemed to know that it was difficult to disobey the public's will, and did not say a word or say a word throughout the whole process. The King of Qi seems to have stopped it, but despite his noble status, he has not yet received the support of any important ministers in the court, and his influence in the center is limited.

And before Li Shimin had time to experience the joy after his promotion, Zhang Yurou received a message. Recently, a shipload of men and women is being transported from Wuyang County to the Eastern Capital.