At this time, Shen Gui, who was hiding outside the door to 'eavesdropping', just wanted to push the door into the house to persuade him, but after thinking about it, he withdrew his hands that pushed the door.

Although he has not been in a relationship with the Gu couple for a long time, he still has a basic understanding of the 'love style' between their husband and wife. Although the two people in the room seem to have reached the point of life and death at this time, who knows what the two of them are arguing about? If the reason for the quarrel is those trivial chores, it doesn't matter if you push the door in by yourself; But if it's those 'little secrets' between husband and wife...... So the two old friends who are 'loving' in the house, I'm afraid that their clothes and grooming at the moment will not be so 'decent'......

“…… I said Gu Hui, Gu Hui, you are also the parent official of Jincheng, and you are the Lord Yin of the Sipin Mansion appointed by His Majesty, can you have a little interest! Didn't I just slap you? A man who stands up to the sky, how can he be embarrassed to lick his face and cry? Does it really hurt that much? And you said you shouldn't be beaten this time! Should it be! Speak! ”

“…… The ......"

"Hey...... Isn't that the end of it? I'm hitting you for your own good! You are also a generation of Confucian generals who once followed Shen Gongzi and Zhenguo Gong (Yan Chongwu) on the battlefield! Why did you go back to those places as soon as this battle was over? You can not care about your official reputation, but the old lady feels ashamed of you! I also know that for so many years, I haven't given birth to a son and a half daughter for you, you are wronged, you want to accept a little ......"

"No!! Absolutely nothing!! ”

Mrs. Huang just said this, but she didn't expect that it was this seemingly reasonable 'heartfelt words', but it seemed to be 'electricity' to Master Gu who was sobbing quietly! Even the voice hiding outside the door seemed to see his eagerness to 'refute hard'!

'Fishing law enforcement' kills people!

However, he did not come here to eavesdrop on the root of the wall; If you continue to listen to it, I'm afraid you will feel embarrassed to meet in the future......

So, Shen Gui touched back to the main door, and then deliberately coughed loudly three times:

"Cough, cough, cough! Is Lord Gu in the house? ”

After a rush in the house, Mrs. Huang, who was wearing a wide plain leather robe, pushed open the closed door of the main room with a displeased face:

"Who wants to see Gu ...... Shen Gongzi! Why don't you come and say hello...... Ay? Didn't you say you're already king......? ”

"Sister-in-law...... Can you find another secluded place? ”

Mrs. Huang, who hadn't reacted for a while, had to nod hurriedly, then pointed to the east wing, and gave Shen Gui a 'go in and wait' look......

After the half-pillar incense time, Gu Zhifu, who obviously still had a slap print on his face, accompanied by Mrs. Huang, pushed open the door of the study on the east side together......

Shen ...... Son! Xia Guan just received an official letter from the imperial court the day before yesterday, saying that your country's three generations have protected the country and have now been crowned king! Why is it ...... dressed like this today? Could it be that Fengjing is ...... again"

"Brother Gu, rest assured, the court is fine, and Your Majesty is fine. It was His Majesty who sent me to Beiyan, and I didn't want to be too ostentatious, so I deliberately pretended to be a civilian. I took the liberty of visiting the house today, and I also have some questions that I want to ask you a question or two......"

After Gu Hui and Mrs. Huang heard that 'the court is fine', they breathed a sigh of relief......

"Whew...... It's good to have nothing, it's good to have nothing! Madam, you personally go to the kitchen to fry a few side dishes with wine, warm a pot of old wine, and drink three hundred cups with the prince for your husband! ”

Mrs. Huang answered simply, turned around and wanted to walk out of the door, but was stopped in the study by Shen Gui:

"Sister-in-law, don't be busy, I'll leave after I ask, I can't stay! Well...... You and your wife are your own people, so I won't hide it! I am not the only one who came to Jincheng today; The eldest princess of Fengyang and the lord of Dongyou County, the two nobles, are also in Jincheng at the moment! Although they have gone through some disguises, the inn is a place where fish and dragons are mixed, and I can't rest assured that I have been in the house for a long time! ”

After hearing Yan Shuqing and Li Le'an's 'official titles', the Gu couple understood the 'seriousness' of the problem, and they no longer thought about the façade work such as drinking and going to banquets, picking up the wind and washing the dust.

"Since Brother Gu is the prefect of Jincheng, since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has not noticed that there are many more 'new bandits' who occupy the mountains and become kings near Jincheng?"

Gu Hui pondered for a long time, and shook his head with embarrassment:

"There were originally two cottages near Jincheng, but the owners of those two villages had dealings with Xiaguan on weekdays, and they would not harass the people of Youbei along the way; Recently, because the imperial court and the Nankang people bought a batch of grain for the winter, there were many caravans, and I also greeted the two village owners in advance...... And even if it is really as the prince said, there are more 'new bandits' on the ground in Jincheng, then the two village owners will definitely inform me in advance. ”

Gu Hui's seemingly 'official expenses are on the same path' is actually a common method used by ordinary local officials. Because according to the establishment of the Youbei Yamen, the people who can eat a bowl of official rice in the city are about twenty. If the local parents felt that twenty people were not enough, they could only cut out a part of the silver from their own money and use it to hire the local 'idle youths' as officials.

With such an 'armed force', even if you add a team of about 200 'militia' guarding the city, if you want to exterminate the bandits' cottage, it is simply a 'fantasy'! Of course, even if the bandits have enough soldiers and food, they will never dare to attack the imperial court and county before they plan to rise up!

Since neither side can eliminate the other, if there is any friction, it will only be possible to solve the problem through negotiation!

So generally speaking, the local officials in Youbei and the local bandits gathered in the local area have secret connections on both sides. If there is any major event in the imperial court, the bandit side will be informed and interested, and honestly nest in the cottage; As an 'answer', the government can also allow the 'important criminals of the court' who have been "reported in advance" to enter the city in a grand manner to buy application materials on the cottage.

This seemingly absurd approach is not so much a family of officials and bandits, but a 'balance point' that can be achieved by the tacit understanding between the two sides.

And Shen Gui naturally understood this truth, and he believed in Master Gu's statement a little more in his heart......

"Lord, what my lord said is true; But the slave family has also heard some rumors in the market, and they can't distinguish between the true and the false......"

The person who spoke at this time was none other than the heroine - Mrs. Huang!

Frankly speaking, although Master Gu is a scholar who is rich and wealthy, if he is allowed to serve as the prefect of the fourth grade, he is actually not competent; If there was no assistance from this Mrs. Huang, in fact, both Shen Gui and Yan Chongwu advocated calling him back to Fengjing City and letting him preside over the Sanbei Academy.

Because although this Jincheng is not big, it is the closest fortified city to the East Customs; It is also the last line of defense deep into the hinterland of the north; No one wants to put such an important piece of strategic land in the hands of a confused old Confucian student!

However, fortunately, he married a spicy and fierce Mrs. Huang! Coupled with his notoriously phobia, it also made everyone completely relieved! And the shrewdness and wisdom of this Mrs. Huang made many Youbei masters admire!

"Sister-in-law, come on!"

Mrs. Huang said 'respectful order', then turned around and walked to the front of the bookshelf, took out an account book, and just wanted to spread it out in front of Shen Gui, but was interrupted by her own master impatiently waving his hand:

"Presumptuous! You don't know a few big words, and you dare to take the account book? Beware of your bad words, staining the eyes of the prince! ”

Mrs. Huang, who has always been bold and spicy, was drunk by Lord Gu at this time, and she rarely did not say anything back; Instead, he made a dilemma, and looked at 'Lord Shen' with a wry smile......

Shen Gui hurriedly spoke out to relieve her:

"It doesn't matter if the handwriting is good or bad, as long as she knows the actual handwriting!"

After seeing that her master no longer objected, Mrs. Huang opened the account book in her hand, pointed to the 'ghost drawing symbols' on it, and struggled to identify her handwriting:

"Back to the prince, since His Majesty ascended the throne, we have come to the north of many merchants and merchants; Although they are nominally traveling merchants selling goods, it is not difficult to see from their accents and living habits that they are all Nankang people. However, the slave family couldn't understand one thing: they were obviously all guys sent by the Nankang grain merchants to transport goods, why were several of the caravans from above, but they were all from Beiyan? Of course, the slave family also understood that maybe they found that there was not enough manpower on the way, so they hired some coolies when they passed by Beiyan...... But whether it is our Jincheng or Fengjing City, they can no longer withstand the toss; So the slave family also kept an extra eye at that time......"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Huang turned the page back; After pondering for a long time, he suddenly said:

"Oh yes, this is what Aunt Hao, who sells tofu, told me! She said that those southerners have a strange taste of eating tofu brains! They all like to add some honey water to their carry-on and love sweets; But what about the Northern Yan people who followed them into the city? But it's the same way we usually eat! ”

Shen Gui smiled dumbly after listening to this, and agreed with Mrs. Huang's opinion in his heart.

"In addition, I also instructed our Jincheng headcatcher Qu Lao Liu to find a few quick-legged scoundrels and go with those Beiyan people for a while......"

This time, Shen Gui's curiosity was completely aroused by Mrs. Huang!

"Oh? Are there any results? ”

"It's weird! According to Qu Lao Liu, when the Nankang grain team went out of the city, those Northern Yan people quietly slipped away; They first sent men to the bazaar to buy a pile of old furs, and then they collected a few inferior horses from the people; After purchasing these 'bandit costumes', he never returned to Jincheng. It's a pity that Qu Lao Liu turned out to be just a Jianghu man who sold strong pills, and he didn't have any real kung fu under his hands, so he didn't dare to follow too closely......"

Shen Gui had already heard the information he wanted, so he stood up and patted Master Gu's arm:

"I said Brother Gu, when it's okay, let's teach my sister-in-law to read and write! It's really hard for her to record like this......"

After finishing speaking, Shen Gui took out another ingot, twenty taels of silver ingots, from his pocket:

"This bit of silver, just bother Mrs. Lao to hand it over to the head catcher who sells strong pills! He said that this was the king's reward, and invited him to drink and eat! ”