"Lord, you have to call the shots for me."

The person who spoke was none other than Liu Zhaoyu, the head of the Central Plains Mission of Great Chu. Ten days ago, Liu Zhaoyu went north to the Central Plains with 20 wooden boxes containing 100,000 taels of silver and 40 or 50 guards. However, just after leaving Xiangzhou for only 30 miles, Liu Zhaoyu and others were still fascinated by it for no reason, and when they woke up, there were twenty big boxes, none of which were gone.

Liu Zhaoyu was so frightened that he almost fainted again, and even ran back to Xiangzhou to report the case, the tribute silver was lost in Xiangzhou, and the assassination history could not get out of it, so he hurriedly sent a sea fishing document, blocked all the intersections, and strictly checked the people. This check is ten days, Liu Zhaoyu can't sleep all night in these ten days, even if he falls asleep, he will definitely wake up from the nightmare, the dark circles and eye bags are all out, the gray hair on his head has increased a lot, and he is even more haggard. Every day, I ran to the Assassin's Mansion to ask about the search, and the Assassin was quite enthusiastic a few days ago, and then I saw him less often, and then finally I claimed that I didn't know him, and I blasted him out of Xiangzhou City.

Changsha didn't dare to go back, and Bianjing couldn't go, Liu Zhaoyu had no choice but to go to the five princes in Jiangling to see if he could beg him and ask the king of Chu for mercy. After all, when he was in Yuezhou, the fifth prince also respected him a lot, and he was a polite and virtuous corporal, and he had his friend Shi Wende, begging the five princes, maybe things would take a turn for the better.

Regarding the robbery of Gongyin, Liu Zhaoyu did not think that if he started so quickly and came and went without a trace, then the backstage of the robber must be very tough. Either it is the history of Xiangzhou Thorn, but if it is really him, he can do it before Liu Zhaoyu enters Xiangyang City. And then there is the five not far from Xiangzhou... The fifth prince is here. Say the evidence? There is no evidence, but there is no evidence, but sometimes it is the biggest doubt, the biggest evidence. However, Liu Zhaoyu didn't dare to think much about this. Liu Zhaoyu is now like a person who is about to drown, even if there is a little hope, he is willing to try, anyway, it is a death left and right, maybe the fifth prince will save him.

Ma Yun looked at Liu Zhaoyu, who had not seen him for a few days, his hair and beard had turned a lot gray, and he looked tired and haggard, and he felt a little unbearable. smiled and comforted: "Lord Liu, the matter has come to this, you don't have to worry about it." You are staying in my Jingnan Jiedu Embassy now, helping me deal with some government affairs, and when my father is in a good mood that day, I will take the opportunity to give you a few kind words, my father has always treated Wenchen preferentially, and maybe he will be exempted from your sins. As he spoke, he instructed Li Ergou to find a place for Liu Zhaoyu to settle down temporarily.

After Liu Zhaoyu went, Zhao Pu on the side said: "Lord Wang, this person can't stay in Jiangling." He lost the tribute silver, the sin is very great, if the prince bears this matter, in case the king of Chu knows, I am afraid it will affect the prince. ”

At that time, Li Xiang and Zhao Pu were not there, Wu Ban and Fan Zhen lacked the talent to adapt, Ma Yun had to think of such a bad idea by himself, and now seeing Liu Zhaoyu so miserable, he naturally secretly felt pity in his heart, but he couldn't say it clearly, just smiled: "Gentlemen, what do you think is what I lack most in Jingnan now?" Is it money? Is it grain? Or the army? In my opinion, the most lacking thing is talent. Liu Zhaoyu has been quite famous in the officialdom for a long time, and Xiao Wang heard of it when he was in Changsha, the saying of "Sanqing Bachelor", which refers to Master Tuoba, Shi Wende, and Liu Zhaoyu. Since he is talented, it is only right for me to save him. ”

Zhao Pu said: "Having said that, but Li Gao and the others have been staring at us Jingnan, I'm afraid this matter won't be hidden for too long." Once he was stabbed out by Li Gao, wouldn't the prince be passive in front of the King of Chu? ”

Wu Ban said: "Since this is the case, why don't we say that Nanping is suffering, and the prince and Lord Liu can't bear it, so they will personally pay tribute to the people of Yinzhen." In order to promote the benevolence of the king of Chu. In this way, Changsha is accountable, and we also have rhetoric. ”

Zhao Pu shook his head and said, "It's even more inappropriate to do this, although it is famous, it is also harmful." ”

"Harmful?" Ma Yun paused, he thought Wu Ban's idea was not bad, but he didn't expect Zhao Pu to say so.

After Zhao Pu finished speaking, he felt a little speechless, so he stopped talking.

Ma Yun asked, "Brother Zhao, it's okay to say again." ”

Zhao Pu was quite embarrassed, and reluctantly said: "The King of Chu, although he loves the people, he pays more attention to the prestige of the official appearance, this time he went to the Central Plains, and he originally wanted the official title of this Zhongshu Order, even if this official title was given to the King of Chu, the King of Chu would not be able to control the states and counties of the Central Plains." If this tribute is lost, the king of Chu will certainly be angry, and if it is used on the people, the king of Chu may not be happy. ”

At that time, these people were quite elf, and after thinking about it for a while, they all understood what Zhao Pu meant. To put it bluntly, the King of Chu changed the law of King Wu Mu and tried every means to collect taxes. At all, he is not a master who cares about the life and death of the people. When Gongyin was lost, he was naturally angry, and when Gongyin was used, he may not be angry on the surface, but in private he must be angry to death, maybe he will be secretly dissatisfied with Ma Yun, which will outweigh the losses.

But what if you don't do it, what can you do? Handing over Liu Zhaoyu, not to mention that this is a backsliding and losing trust, and not to say that Shi Wende will definitely disagree, more importantly, this matter may be regarded as a matter of people, Jingnan Jiedu Embassy is in name only, and even the people who take refuge in him can't keep it.

"If you don't slow down this matter for a while, the prince can play the king of Chu and ask Liu Zhaoyu, who came back from the Central Plains, to be the assassin of Jingzhou. On the other hand, he stated the situation in the three states of Nanping to the king of Chu and asked for relief. Even if the king of Chu doesn't love the people, the food will be distributed more or less, and this matter can be temporarily postponed. Fan Zhen thought for a long time and said slowly.

"But sooner or later, the king of Chu will know about the loss of tribute silver."

Li Xiang said with a smile: "Lord Wang, why don't you send an official document to Xiangzhou to urge the Xiangzhou Assassin to arrest the thieves, and on the other hand, send a letter to the court to accuse the Xiangzhou Assassin History, and make this matter known to the world, and the King of Chu will naturally know about it." According to the current situation, the Great Jin Dynasty is about to fall apart, once the emperor knows, he will severely punish the history of Xiangzhou assassination, and will also reward the king of Chu appropriately. Once the emperor severely punished the assassin of Xiangzhou, then the king of Chu must not be too embarrassed by Lord Liu. ”

Ma Yun laughed and said: "It's really a high flame for everyone to collect firewood, and this matter is getting clearer the more we discuss." That's it, Mr. Fan, if you have to write a few letters to your colleagues in Bianjing, see if you can make a fuss known to the world. ”

After discussing the matter, Ma Yun returned to the study and began to do what he had been doing recently, writing letters to Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin, and saying peace to each other. When Ma Yun is free, he sometimes thinks maliciously: Did I send someone to Chai Rong's side to go undercover? How good it should be to report the news like this, but unfortunately, Ma Yun's talents are really limited now, and there is no way but to do it. Ma Yun looked at the letter in a daze, and suddenly heard someone say: "Husband, what are you thinking?" ”