Tang Ai sighed.

Guo Daoqing asked, "Why did you sigh?" Did the lower official say it wrong? ”

"No, no, Lao Guo, you're right, you really are a roundworm in my stomach."

Guo Daoqing said humbly: "Make the king praise falsely, and the lower officials dare not be ashamed." ”

Tang Ai said with a smile: "Don't you dare to be a roundworm?" ”

Guo Daoqing was stunned, and said with a sneer: "Don't make fun of the lower officials." He thought in his heart, "The envoy seems to be in a good mood, is it because he heard that Zhao Mian stole Qin Guangzong's own handwriting, and thought that this person was a talent, so he was happy?" Then he said, "Congratulations to the envoy, with Zhao Mian's talent, the new camp created by the envoy will have one more cadre from now on, and it will also be of great benefit to my Qinzhou to resist the attack of Qin Yu in the future." ”

But what is this "waiting camp"?

Camp Waiters, Scout Camps. This battalion is a newly built battalion specially built by Tang Ai in order to deal with Pu Qin's future counteroffensive. In fact, it is not so much a battalion as an institution, an intelligence unit specializing in espionage and counterintelligence.

At present, there are not many people in the camp, there are only forty or fifty people in total, all of whom are carefully selected and transferred in by Tang Ai from the original scouts in the garrison of the four counties of Qinzhou, including the Tang people, Xianbei people, Qiang people and other ethnic groups, all of whom are the elites of the scouts in the four counties.

This use of the room, there have been a long time, the earliest recorded story of the use of the room, when the Xia Dynasty Shaokang used the female (ru) Ai to pour (ao) this matter. Pour is the son of Han Xun (zhuo), Han Xun is the head of the Dongyi poor clan Hou Yi, he first assisted Hou Yi, killed Shaokang's father, Xia Qi's son Taikang, seized the power of Xia, and then killed Hou Yi, set himself up as the king, poured is one of his important Sasuke, Shaokang grew up, vowed to take revenge, but first sent the female Ai will pour to assassinate and die, laying the foundation for his subsequent elimination of Han Xun and Zhongxing Xia Dynasty. Especially in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the countries were in turmoil, the use of spies far exceeded that of the previous generations, and it became an important means to help the war to win.

Now Liuyi into the Central Plains, nearly a hundred years, the north and south of the country wars, not to mention anything else, such as only the background of the melee of the countries that fought back and forth, but it is very similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so including Dingxi, Pu Qin and other countries, in the past are often used to do ,—— Dingxi's Wang Cheng Guyin repeatedly found Pu Qin's spies, Pu Qin's previous counterattack on Longxi and other counties, but also used Ran monks and slaves to recruit Wudu, Yinping County Zhuqiang; Pu Qin's current Qinzhou assassin Qin Guangzong, just like what Cao Hui said in the hall just now, is also being used for Nan'an and other counties. Of course, Dingxi also used Pu Qin a lot, and the military reports that Xin Er received from Ye County and other places were sent back by spies he sent in Guanzhong and Hebei.

It is not only to pay tribute to Qin Guangzong's use, but also to be able to investigate the situation of the Qin army in Tianshui and other counties, and even Xianyang, as well as the policies and military policies decided by the upper echelons.

The waiting camp was personally led by him, in other words, directly accountable to him.

Guo Daoqing talked about business, Tang Ai stopped teasing him, shook the feather fan, and said: "This person may be a usable person, but whether it can be used or not will not be known until I have seen it." ”

Guo Daoqing didn't understand the meaning of Tang Ai's words, and said, "What do you mean by this? ”

"Lao Guo, have you thought about it, Zhao Mian stole Qin Guangzong's own handwriting, there seem to be two suspicious points."

"Dare to ask the envoy, what is the doubt?"

Tang Ai pondered, shook his fan and said: "Qin Guangzong's handwriting, no one has seen it before, so this handwriting stolen by Zhao Mian is Qin Guangzong's handwriting?" This is one of the doubts. Although Zhao Mian was rewarded by Qin Guangzong and had the identity of entering and leaving the puppet Qinzhou Mansion and military camp, even if he was promoted, after all, he was only a seven-rank tribal governor, only with this identity, could he see the dignitaries in the puppet Qinzhou Mansion and the army, and steal Qin Guangzong's handwriting from them? This is the second point of doubt. ”

Guo Daoqing thought for a while and said, "It makes sense! And what the king said was very true. Hearing what the envoy said, there are really two doubts. Following Tang Ai's line of thought, he probably guessed Tang Ai's current thoughts, and said, "Envoy, the lower officials take the liberty to ask, is the envoy a little suspicious now, Zhao Mian is actually a fake to make the monarch steal Qin Guangzong's handwriting, he has really regained his allegiance to Qin Yu, Qin Guangzong is trying to help him deceive the trust of the envoy through this so-called handwriting, so as to obtain my Qinzhou's military and political secrets is true?" ”

Tang Ai showed a smile on his face again and said, "Lao Guo, you are really a roundworm in my stomach!" That's what I doubt, don't you think? ”

"Let Jun think carefully, this matter is indeed unguarded."

"That's why I said, I'll find out if this person is available until I've seen it myself."

Guo Daoqing nodded and replied: "Yes, that's how it should be." After hesitating, he asked Tang Ai and said, "Envoy, there is something unclear about the lower officials." ”

"What?"

"The envoy ordered the lower officials and others to find Qin Guangzong's handwriting, and in the secret order to the lower officials, the envoy did not say what it was to find his own handwriting. The lower official was puzzled, and dared to ask the envoy, what did he do with his own handwriting? Is it possible, what else can you do with his own handwriting? ”

Tang Ai didn't answer him, asked with a smile, and said, "What do you say?" ”

Guo Daoqing said: "The lower officials just can't figure it out, so they dare to ask the envoy." ”

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, you'll see it in the future, and you'll know when the time comes."

Tang Ai didn't say anything, Guo Daoqing couldn't force him to ask, so he had to give up, put this doubt in his heart, and replied: "Yes, yes." He looked at the dozen or so officials in the courtyard who were frozen in the cold wind, and asked tentatively, "Envoy, can you call them back?" ”

"Call it back."

After the dozen or so officials returned to the hall and sat down again, Tang Ai pulled the conversation back to Cao Hui and said, "Lao Guo, let me tell you, I have one thing I want to ask you, and I want to tell you a few things. I'll tell you about it now. ”

Guo Daoqing responded: "No, please show the king." ”

"I want to ask you, is the land in your county that should be divided, and has it been divided? I inspected the townships of the Badge Road today, and how did I see that some fields have not yet erected boundary stones, and have they not yet been divided? ”

Guo Daoqing replied: "Let the gentleman know everything, it is true that some fields have not been divided. Explained, "It's not that the lower officials are not distinguished, it's the private slaves and maids of the former Qin captives who were put into the county as households, the soldiers, the subordinate households, the tenants of the chieftains, etc., they have not all been registered for naturalization, and the county is still doing this, only when the county temple submits the registered version to the county government, the lower officials can give the land according to the household." ”

"He who has constant birth has perseverance. Lao Guo, this policy of changing the officials, private slaves, and maids of the former Qin Capture into household Qi people, dividing the land with them, and collecting public opinion was formulated by Xin Gong himself, and to put it seriously, whether this government can be successfully completed is related to the success or failure of whether our Qinzhou can successfully resist the invasion of Qin Capture in the future. The invasion of Qin Lu may come soon, the sooner this policy is implemented, the better, you don't wait until the copyright is sent to the county government to divide the land, you can send the officials of your county government to the townships, while registering, while dividing the fields. ”

Guo Daoqing replied respectfully: "Yes! Instructed the Gong Cao and other officials present, "Have you heard the envoy's order?" The same will be done tomorrow. ”

Gong Cao and other officials agreed together.

"There are two things I want to tell you."

"The envoy, please say, the lower officials are waiting for the fatwa."

"The first thing is that the patrol of the township pavilion should be more strict, and your county should send people to inspect and inspect, and if there is any slack patrol, it must be severely punished! You Huangting in Dongxiang, who is the pavilion chief? I've been in the jurisdiction of the Yellow Pavilion for half an hour, and I haven't seen a single patrol pavilion guard! What's going on? Because it's cold, because it's New Year's Day, are you lazy? If Qin Yu's meticulous work takes the opportunity to sneak in, how can it be good? Who will bear the consequences? ”

Tang Ai usually laughs and waves, after all, he has led his troops to fight, and this seriousness shows a murderous atmosphere.

Guo Daoqing hurriedly ordered Gong Cao and said, "You go now, dismiss the pavilion chief of the Yellow Pavilion on the spot, and punish him according to the law!" ”

Gong Cao received the order and went out to do this.

Guo Daoqing cautiously said to Tang Ai: "The subordinate officials are negligent and willing to accept the guilt." ”

"If you are not guilty, forget it, and no such thing will happen again!"

"Yes, yes. The lower officials will arrange for the county officials to inspect the pavilions in the county in sections tonight. ”

"The second thing is, when I entered the city, it coincided with the 'city' in your Qidao city, and I saw that there was no shortage of Qianghu merchants who went out of the city, and you had to find out whether the merchants who entered the market to buy and sell came from Tianshui and other places."

Guo Daoqing replied: "Envoy, all the merchants who enter the market to buy and sell, as long as they are not local, but merchants from other places, the mayor and the city officials have to inspect their guides. At this point, please rest assured that there will be no Qin Guangzong's meticulous work mixed in. ”

"Confused!"

Guo Daoqing was stunned, and subconsciously responded: "Yes, yes, the lower officials are confused." Taking advantage of the time to answer, his brain teaser turned sharply, but he couldn't understand where he was confused, so he had to be bold and asked, "The lower official is stupid, dare to ask the envoy to teach him, where is he confused?" ”

"If you put it on an individual, it's not easy to forge it, but in Qinlu, he is also a country, a small road guide, isn't it easy to forge it? How can you do it if you only check the lead? ”

"Then the subordinate should be?"

"You choose some officials who understand Tianshui and other local dialects, and at the same time check the road guide, check the accent of the foreign businessman, such as the ,...... of Tianshui and other places" Tang Ai didn't finish his words, paused, and said to Guo Daoqing, "Do you know what to do?" ”

Guo Daoqing said: "The lower officials will arrest them!" ”

"No, don't arrest it, just send someone to follow."

Guo Daoqing suddenly woke up, and said in his heart: "Yes, I won't catch him first, if it's not a fine work, if it is a fine work sent by Qin Guangzong, I can just take the sheep and find out his comrades, in the words of the envoy, this is to go down to the river to fish, but if you can catch it, it is a big net!" said, "Yes, yes, Xia Guan understands!" Said admiringly, "Make the king far-sighted, and the lower officials admire!" ”

"That's all I want to say to you. ......, by the way, there is one more thing, the eight counties in the southeast have selected the local Tang and Hu people who have moved to Nan'an, and the first batch has a total of 500 households, and they will be able to come to your county by the middle of this month at the latest. You prepare the fields and pastures that should be allocated to them, and as soon as they arrive, you begin to distribute them. ”

"Yes."

After Tang Ai finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the officials in the hall, asked their names and positions one by one, and casually asked about the various government affairs of the counties and counties they were responsible for. At this time, the hall had already held the lamp, and Guo Daoqing's stomach sounded "grunting". Tang Ai touched his stomach and felt a little hungry, so he stopped asking and said with a smile: "Lao Guo, it's dark for a long time, is this your hospitality?" ”

"The meal has already been prepared, because I saw that the envoy inquired about the county and county affairs, and the lower officials did not dare to disturb it, so they did not say it."

"Serve it. …… In recent months, the new deal has been small, and you and others have worked hard, so don't leave, stay and eat together. ”

When the food arrived, it was placed on everyone's desk, and the music and dancers were also listed in the hall, playing music and dancing, and Tang Ai was about to feast, and one Luo Huan led the other Luo Huan Leg into the courtyard, and asked to see him in front of the hall. When Tang Ai raised his eyes, the Luo ring leg in front of him was not Cao Hui, and the tall and strong one in the back, although he didn't know him, he could predict that it should be Zhao Mian, who stole Qin Guangzong's own handwriting.