The canonization of the general is not a matter of the emperor's words, it is necessary to go through the ceremony of awarding the eight classics of the Zheng'er, Taichang Temple has been preparing non-stop for several days, and on the third day of the first month of November, the auspicious time is selected, and Xu You is summoned to the palace.

Anxiu Lin stood on the jade steps in the south, and waited for the scholars to read out the ornate text, awarded Xu You the bronze rune and the general's gold medal, and said: "The safety of the society is in danger, one is in the general, and now it is entrusted with state affairs, worships the ministers, and the Chinese and foreign soldiers and civilians are all from the order." May the general not take the three armies as the most important and underestimate the enemy, do not take the order as the most important and die, do not be noble and cheap, do not disobey the public with his own opinions, and do not take arguments as inevitable. Do not sit without sitting, do not eat without eating, the cold and heat will be the same, so the soldiers will do their best. ”

Xu You received the gold medal of the Fu Festival in the north of the face, and knelt down and said: "The minister Wen Guo cannot be ruled from the outside, the army cannot be controlled from the middle, the two hearts can not serve the king, and the suspicion can not respond to the enemy, the minister has been ordered to the Fu Festival, and does not dare to survive, may the king also hang a word to the minister!" The king does not allow the ministers, and the ministers dare not general! ”

An Xiulin said: "Xu Zhi! ”

Xu You left the palace and the ceremony ended.

The state of Chu inherited the Wei system, and the festival ministers were divided into three classes, making the festival, the festival and the false festival. At the bottom of the holiday, only those who violate military orders can be killed in the army; If you are in the army, you can kill people who have no official position, and if you are in the army, you have the same power as the envoy; The civil and military officials with the highest rank of 2,000 stone or less can be killed without an edict.

And on top of the three ministers, there is also a fake Huang Yue, and the fake Huang Yue kills the ministers, which is not a treasure that people can hope for.

In addition to the runes and gold medals, there are also the general's exclusive curved cover building, the drum sword, and the pheasant tail fan in the front circle and the back of the ceremonial guards. After doing these, Xu You chose another auspicious day to move into the emperor's special general's mansion, located between Qingxi and Danyang County, seven before and after, covering a vast area, pavilions and pavilions, close to the mountains and waters, although the courtyard is caused, but the scenery is not far and near, Huaiyin is in the court, the willows are inserted along the mention, the plum is planted around the house, the thatched bamboo is knotted, the layers are clear, the ingenuity and decency are decent.

There is a gilded tiger head shop head ring on the gate, he is vigorous, enters the courtyard, takes the longitudinal axis as the midpoint, the east and west imitate the pavilion and has a number of corridors, and it is divided into 12 Cao, such as Jin Cao, Hu Cao, Bing Cao, Cang Cao, Yun Cao, Li Cao, Che Cao, Dianbin, Armor Cao, Zhongbing Cao, Foreign Soldier Cao, Cavalry Cao, etc. Going inside around the Moon Gate, there is the Sima Room, the Long History Room and the Military Division, and then continue to the inside, it is the main hall of the general's deliberations, and there are the main book room and the writing room on the side, as well as the school field, the horse farm and the arsenal. Further back is the three-way courtyard where the inner family lives, and finally the back garden.

The overall architectural style is slightly different from the mansion of Yuan Jiefu and Gu Lu Zhu Zhang that Xu You has seen, and it is more magnificent, magnanimous, with a bit of the unique luxury of the Jinling Imperial Capital in addition to the elegance and elegance of Yangzhou, and because it is the general's mansion, there are many swords, guns, swords and halberds, adding a bit of solemnity and Xiao killing.

"How's it going here?" Xu You asked Zhan Wenjun with a smile.

Zhan Wenjun complained: "It's too big, it's not as comfortable as living in Changgan!" ”

"Where's its wings?"

"Excellent! Wandering around, you can't go to the end of the day, it's good for your body and mind. ”

Xu You said, "If you like it, pick one, right?" He pointed to the buildings of Sima, Changshi, and the Military Division of the Second Entry, and the implication did not need to be elaborated.

He Wei smiled and said, "You know that I don't want to be An's official ......."

"This is the assistant of the General's Mansion, and he is not under the control of the imperial court, so you can reluctantly make it difficult."

When attacking Qingxu before, almost all the people who followed Xu You were added to the ranks, but He Wei did not accept any reward, Xu You knew his taboo and did not force him. But this time the mansion is opened, there are not many people who can use it, and people must do their duty, and the mastermind like He Wei will inevitably make the pearl dusty in the bag, which is too luxurious.

He Wei also knew that he couldn't delay this time, sighed, and said: "Changshi is in charge, Sima is in charge of the army, either cumbersome, or there are many rules, which are not suitable for me, take a look, let's go to join the military division!" ”

Xu You said with a smile: "The position of the military advisor is waiting for the vacancy!" ”

Immediately after Xu You transferred Tan Zhuo from Xuzhou as Sima, and Lu Bozhi from Qiantang as Changshi, plus He Wei, the troika was initially stable. He also transferred the former Pengcheng County Cheng Wang Tan to join the army as a consultant, recruited Zhang Tong to join the army as a secretary, Gu Xi as Hu Cao Peng, Zhu Xin's son Zhu Xiang as a soldier Cao Peng, Yu Teng of the Yu family as Li Cao Peng, and Liu Ping of the Liu family as the pawn Cao. This is to leave a pit for the Zhumen valves, and they all said hello, while the rest of the Cao Cao's Cao Peng and Cao subordinates were recommended by Tan Zhuo and Lu Bozhi, or selected from the Cui Yu Army and Feng Ying's shrewd and capable Hanmen disciples to serve as them.

This is the way of balance, Xu You can't choose all the cold doors to fill the General's Mansion, that is the way to bring about self-destruction. Despite this, the Lu family, who did not get the soup, is said to be quite dissatisfied, and the dissatisfied are dissatisfied, and Xu You is not waiting to see the Lu family, so there is no way.

Although the court council had decided to support Yao Jin and use troops against Xiliang, all the departments of the three provinces began to prepare for this use of troops, but they maintained a unified voice to the outside world, and replied to Yao Jin's letter of state and once again rejected the request to send troops, and only urged him to return Liangzhou as soon as possible, otherwise if the army arrived, there would be no bones.

Yao Jin's reply was soon sent, and he was greatly dissatisfied with the intimidation of Chu, claiming that he would rather be broken than broken, and if he was persecuted again, he would lead 100,000 sharp soldiers from Liangzhou to attack Jingzhou.

The two sides came and went, and there was a rare war of words, which attracted the attention of all parties, and the long-lost underground world of Jinling was lively again. On this day, there was a regular customer Zhao Ni in the Puzhong wine shop in the east market, he is an authentic Jinling person, his ancestors can be checked for three generations, honest duty, shuttling between the south and north of the Yangtze River, supporting the boat ferry for a living, the best wine in his life, especially Puzhong wine.

The origin of Puzhong liquor is in the territory of Puzhong in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is famous all over the world for more than 100 years, the wine is mellow, and there is still a residual fragrance in the entrance for seven days, which is also called seven-spice wine. Zhao Ni was almost the same as usual, ordered three or two small jars of wine, took out the pickled cucumber side dishes at home, and sat on the stool at the door squinting his eyes and taking small sips. After drinking the wine, I went to the counter to pay the bill, laughed with the owner, and hummed a little song and went home.

As soon as he entered the door, he was put on his neck by two knives, his legs were in severe pain, and he knelt on the ground, next to him were his wife and children, all of whom were tied hand and foot, with rags stuffed in their mouths, and there was a person sitting in it, wearing the most ordinary clothes, ordinary appearance, not tall, at first glance, there was no difference from Zhao Nier.

He smiled, as kind as a friend for many years, and said, "Zhao Tou, sit!"

Zhao Nier is considered an old qualification among the boaters, and he has brought many apprentices out of the school, so everyone in the industry calls him Zhao Tou. Hearing this man even scream, half of his trembling ass fell to his feet, and his throat and eyes seemed to be on fire.

"Don't be nervous, this is your home, relax, we are not thieves!"

Zhao Ni thought to himself: Holding a sharp knife and trespassing on a private house, is it not a thief, is it a good person who came to deliver food and clothing? He smiled and said, "Did you Lang Jun misunderstand?" The villain has always been honest, and even the neighbors dare not offend, not to mention that you are not ordinary people at first glance......"

"Misunderstanding? Zhao Tou, did you go to Puzhong Liquor Store again today? ”

"Yes, as long as I don't have a job, I'll go and take a sip or two."

"Puzhong wine is 300 yuan a catty, the price of wine is expensive, how much money can you earn for a day? This month alone, I went seven times and bought five catties of wine, which cost a total of 1,500 yuan! The man stood up, went around to Zhao Ni's back, put his hand on his shoulder, and his voice was like a poisonous snake spitting letters, silently winding around, and said: "You were lured into the cabinet two months ago, obsessed with Pu Opera and lost more than 10,000 yuan, and when you couldn't repay it, you met the owner of Puzhong Liquor Shop, he borrowed you 20,000 yuan at three times the interest, you used 10,000 yuan to pay off the gambling debt, and the other 10,000 yuan wanted to turn over, but you lost all the money......."

Zhao Ni's body began to tremble, sweat dripped from the back of his neck, and he forced himself to calm down: "I, I will pay back......"

The man behind him laughed and said, "With your salary for supporting the boat, when will you be able to pay it back?" Zhao Tou, I won't hide it from you, Puzhong Liquor Shop is one of the hidden stakes of the foreign marquis of the Northern Wei Dynasty, we already know this. You were pulled into the gang by their design, and we have already found out about this. The reason why we waited until today is because today is important...... Where is the information you are trying to pass on? ”

Zhao Ni's head slammed loudly, his whole body trembled like chaff, and he said strongly: "What Hou...... Houguan, I, I don't understand......"

The knife flashed, and a few strands of Zhao Ni's wife's hair fell, her face was pale, her skirt became wet, and she fainted with fright. The man smiled casually: "The next knife is your son, oh, it seems that you only have this baby son at the age of thirty, you have always been very spoiled, if you are accidentally injured by a knife in the thigh, your Zhao family's bloodline will be broken like this......"

"Don't, don't, I said, I've got it all!"

Zhao Nier's psychological defense line completely collapsed, and she cried bitterly and said the location of the information. Since Xu You got all the lists of the foreign marquis officials in Jiangdong from Lou Diji, he handed them over to Wang Fu to first eradicate Yangzhou, and then reported to Sili Mansion, sweeping away Jinling and other places. The foreign marquis suffered heavy losses, but as Zhan Wenjun expected, the list of Lou Diji's illness was not all, and Houguan Cao should still have a secret chess in Jinling, but he didn't use it until the most critical time, and he didn't even know about Lou Diji, the dragon bird in charge of Jiangdong.

Therefore, after entering Jinling, Zhan Wenjun ordered the Wenyu Division to carry out a secret investigation, and after many cross-comparisons with the distribution of people, occupations, and residences on the previous lists, combined with the many characteristics of their transmission of information, and then verified with the egret officials who were detained in the secret mansion, and locked the Puzhong liquor store like a cocoon.

Then there was twelve hours of uninterrupted surveillance, and Zhao Ni'er slowly entered the field of vision of the Wenyu Division. He is a boatman who travels back and forth between the two sides of the strait, his status is lowly, he is easy to control, and he will not attract attention when he enters and exits the city every day, and he is best used as a "bridge horse" to transmit information.

After the Puzhong liquor store dragged him into the water, in order to avoid the tragedy of being connected to the nest before, the information was no longer directly handed over through the Puzhong liquor store, but told him the specific location of hiding in secret language, and then Zhao Ni'er went to take it out by himself, and then crossed the river by boat the next day, put it at the preset location of a small village and town in Jiangbei, and then the people of the foreign marquis came to take it.

The whole process is quite hidden, there is no face-to-face exchange of information between people, Zhao Nier only knows the owner of the wine shop, he doesn't know other peers, and he doesn't know who Jiangbei is, even if he is caught, the wine shop can refuse to admit guilt, so as to delay time and warn his accomplices.

This method has initially had the advanced nature of the single-line contact in later generations, which is completely different from eating a big pot of rice in the era of Lou Di's disease, it should be that the Northern Wei Dynasty has changed a powerful role and is ready to re-pass Jiangdong, but it is a pity that he encountered the secret mansion, which is more than 2,000 years of spy warfare more than Xu You's edification, which is basically negligible.

"Excellent! is willing to confess, saving everyone trouble. Zhao Tou, do you still want to live? ”

Zhao Nier nodded desperately, if she can live, who wants to die? He is a Chu person, not a Wei person, so he doesn't need to shed blood for the barbarians.

"I don't dare anymore, I immediately cut off my relationship with the Wei people, and begged Lang Jun to spare my life!"

"If you want to survive, not only can you not cut off your relationship with the Wei people, but you also have to continue to associate with them, and you can't show the slightest flaw, understand?"

Zhao Ni was stunned!

General's Palace.

Xu You listened to Zhan Wenjun's detailed report, touched his nose, and said with a smile: "The new dragon bird of the foreign marquis is quite a thief...... Wenjun, thank you for your hard work! ”

"What do I have to work for?" Xu You's buttocks were sitting crookedly, Zhan Wenjun didn't appreciate it, he glanced at him coquettishly, and said, "This is all Li Mu's Wenyu Division!" ”

Although He Wei is proficient in the four phases of Yin Fu, he doesn't know much about espionage, so he can't help but boast: "It turns out that the bridge horse in Puzhong Liquor Store is not only Zhao Ni'er, but also two other people. All three of them pass on the same piece of information at the same time. If the secret mansion is a little careless, only Zhao Ni'er is caught, thinking that it is done, but it still can't prevent the leakage of important information. Or go further, if you want to use him to send false information to deceive the Northern Wei Dynasty, it will be exposed immediately...... Shichiro, in my opinion, this new dragon sparrow should not be underestimated, and the secret mansion should be a good student to plan, and find out his origin as soon as possible. ”

"That's nature!"

Xu You won't tell He Wei that it seems shrewd to do this, but in fact, the single line has been made into a network again, such as the Puzhong liquor store was exposed, and all the three lines associated with him could not run, which was too great a loss for the spy network.

"What about the seized information?"

Zhan Wenjun said: "The information transmitted by Zhao Ni'er has been transcribed, and it has been compared with the other two bridge horses, which is good." However, the information is written in secret words, and it needs to be cracked by the Yin Shu Division...... Well, let's talk about the autumnal equinox! ”

The autumn equinox, which has always guarded the duty of a servant, rarely expresses her opinions when everyone is deliberating, and this time she came back to officially take over the Yin Book Division, although she has not been in office for a long time, she is smart and studious, and she is basically familiar with the affairs process. Zhan Wenjun intends to cultivate her, since she has the surname Xu, she can't always be a servant, not to mention that Xu You doesn't agree, and Ning Xuangu can't explain it.

Qiu Equinox said: "Yin Shusi is still looking for a way to crack this new secret language based on the information seized from Yangzhou and Jinling before, I guess it shouldn't be too difficult, after all, we still have more than a dozen Egret officials in our hands, and we can draw a conclusion the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

"Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, if you can crack the Yin Book of the Foreign Marquis, it will be a great achievement. In addition, Li Mu was instructed to continue to investigate along the line of Puzhong Liquor Restaurant, and not to slack off. ”

"No!"