Chapter 35: Booby-Trap

Yan Riyu smiled faintly and said: "The methods of the Liukou, but this government knows, they absolutely have no ability to attack the city, all they can use is to use it, send people to sneak into the city, and take the city gate under the combination of the inside and the outside." Therefore, the city gate is the top priority, between the house, Nanyang County, the officials, the same knowledge, the teachings are guarded by the four gates, and all the students of each family return to their respective places, one, check whether there are faces haunted, two, there are stubborn people in the locality, and one or two must be thoroughly investigated. And from today onwards, the four doors are allowed to enter but not to leave. ”

Cheng Wenying's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered Hou Maosheng. He secretly said in his heart: "This Hou Maosheng is suspicious, should I tell Lord Yan?" ”

Yan Riyu doesn't attach much importance to his subordinate officials, he thinks that they are just mediocre people, and he still thinks highly of Cheng Wenying, without him, the officials in this era pay attention to not sinning the giant room, and he pacified the Cao family, although he has a bad reputation in Shilin, but he is also a person with skills.

When employing people, Yan Riyu doesn't care how bad Cheng Wenying's character is, only Cheng Wenying can do things, so he will reuse him.

Yan Riyu made a final decision, and the following is the assignment task, who is responsible for that mile.

The so-called li is not a distance unit, but an administrative unit. The most basic administrative unit in the Ming Dynasty was based on 110 households and set up a chief. And Nanyang City is a big mansion, and the city is twenty-two miles old, but what kind of virtue is a Ming official, these are the data of the beginning of the country, and the back is just inheritance. There are many places in the city for every mile.

Therefore, Yan Riyu's subordinates are all officials at all levels, as well as some outstanding talents, who are all responsible for the place where they live.

"My lord, there is a shortage of food in the city. I really can't get through it, so I ask the adults to allocate some food and let the villagers support it. An old man said.

"yes, yes."

Cheng Wenying also has a kinship,

Many people in Nanyang are starving to death, many things can't be done, people are going to starve to death, who cares if you are the county order or the prefect?

Yan Riyu couldn't understand, but he understood better than these people, and he knew that things were difficult.

Without him, there would not be enough food in the city at all, and all of them would be distributed, and at most everyone would starve to death. In the past few years, there have been droughts and locusts, and most of the time, there is no harvest of grains, that is, there are three years of storage in Nanyang City, and now they are empty.

Not to mention, the soldiers and horses above come and go, and the taxes are urging.

Yan Riyu has no surplus food in his hands.

He must divide the people in front of him into three, six, nine and so on, he must first guarantee the officials, and then ensure that the officials and the people who ascend the city are strong, these are the fundamental points to ensure that Nanyang is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. As for those outside, they can only take one step at a time.

Although this choice is cruel, it is the limit of what Yan Riyu can do as the prefect of Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty.

"In this way, this mansion will go to the Tang Palace, even if it is to borrow some food from the Tang Palace. It also relieves the urgent need for all the folks. Yan Riyu said.

Yan Riyu sent these people away, and his heart sank, what effect can these measures have, Yan Riyu has no bottom in his heart. No matter how good it is, it is useless if it cannot be carried out to the end.

Yan Riyu returned to the back hall, sat on the Taishi chair, and said a little tiredly: "Let Nanyang County come here." ”

Nanyang County Ling Cheng Wenying came to the back hall after a while, and said, "Xiaguan pays a visit to the prefect." ”

"No courtesy." When Yan Riyu saw Cheng Wenying coming, he immediately became radiant and said, "Sit." ”

"Dare to ask my lord, summon the officials, what do you have to explain?" Cheng Wenying said cautiously.

Yan Riyu said: "There is one thing that must be Master Cheng. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." Cheng Wenying said.

"In the current situation, I am afraid that the whole city cannot be investigated by those methods just now." Yan Riyu said.

Cheng Wenying also thinks so.

Many families are dead, leaving only empty houses, and most of them are lying in beds, waiting to die, and these people can be transformed into mobs at any time for a bite to eat. No matter how strict these measures are, what use can they be?

"What do you mean, sir?" Cheng Wenying said.

Yan Riyu said: "What I mean is to ask Nanyang County to make a little noise in Shuyang Gate tonight, lure out the accomplices of the gangsters in the city, and catch them one by one." ”

Cheng Wenying's heart moved, this is a good way.

After killing the unstable elements in the city, things will be much easier.

Cheng Wenying immediately patted his ass and said: "Lord Prefect, it's really unpredictable, where is the opponent of Lord Prefect?" ”

Yan Riyu and Cheng Wenying began to discuss, arrange the details, and how to trap and kill these people.

"You're the eldest prince." Cao Zongyu was shocked when he heard this, and when he looked back, he saw a person who was delivering water talking.

Cao Zongyu turned his head suddenly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, staring at the comer, and pressing his hand on the long knife. As soon as he looked at the person, he suddenly thought of something and said, "You are Xiao Wu." ”

Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu were placed under house arrest in disguise, although what they said was that it was not peaceful outside, so they should be safer in the county government. In fact, they have been forbidden to enter and leave the county office. Zhang Xuan had no choice but to wait and see. Honestly stay in the county office.

"Eldest Prince, how did you become like this?" Xiao Wu's voice trembled a little.

Xiao Wu is a delicate little guy, who looks weak and weak, like a girl.

Cao Zongyu also sneered and said: "I didn't expect to see you in the county government, you are an old man, I won't kill you, hurry up and tell Cheng Lao Thief, I, Cao Zongyu, are waiting for him." ”

"How could I betray the eldest prince." Xiao Wu's face had a sad look on his face, and he said, "I'm in the county government, but I'm just eating a mouthful." It's just that the eldest prince still shouldn't stay here for a long time, Cheng Gouguan has long suspected you, tonight, I want to find a way to let you out of the county office, as for how to get out of the city, I have no choice. ”

Cao Zongyu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Xiao Wu is the son of the Cao family. It stands to reason that the surname should also be Cao, and it should be called Cao Wucai, the collapse of the Cao family is not only a catastrophe for the Cao family, but also a catastrophe for the children of the family who are attached to the Cao family.

Cao Zongyu actually didn't believe in Xiao Wu too much, as long as Xiao Wu showed a hint of wanting to report the news, Cao Zongyu would immediately behead Xiao Wu under the knife and find a way to kill him.

"How's your mother?" Cao Zongyu asked.

Cao Wu's mother is also a member of the Cao family, and she is the person who Cao Zongyu's mother has to use in front of her, Cao Zongyu grew up when she was a child, if Cao Zongyu takes the road of military attaché, Cao Wu and these people are all Cao Zongyu's future family members.

"My mother is dead." Cao Wuyi thought of his mother, his eyes were full of tears, and he said: "The family doesn't have enough food, my mother doesn't eat, and he starves to death." ”

The most brutal death in the world is probably starvation. Seeing death approaching little by little, there is no way to do it. It's like a blunt knife cutting meat, and that cruel feeling is really torturous.

Cao Zongyu didn't know how to comfort Cao Wu for a while. Cao Wu said: "I came to the county government just to eat, and now in addition to the county government, people are starving to death every day, and I have no choice but to do things for the enemy." ”

Cao Zongyu said: "The festival mourns and changes. ”

"The eldest son." Cao Wu said: "There are many people in the county government, if you want to take revenge, you can't, let's go quickly." ”

The voice of "Little Five ----" came from afar.

Cao Wu immediately said: "Call me from above, I'll leave now, and come back to see the eldest prince in the evening." After speaking, Cao Wu rubbed his eyes and strode away.

A lone lamp is like a bean.

Before the lonely lamp, Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu sat opposite each other.

"Do you really believe in Cao Wu?" Zhang Xuan waited a little impatiently.

He was very afraid that the person who was waiting for him was not Cao Wu, but the official sent by Cheng Wenying, the official who came to ask for his life.

"I can trust it." Cao Zongyu said: "If Cao Wu wanted to betray us, he would have betrayed us a long time ago. Definitely won't wait until this time. ”

"But." Zhang Xuan was still a little irritable.

"Even if Cao Wu betrays us, he will be betrayed, and this time he came out, it was a hookup of licking blood with a knife. The moment of life and death, you should have known? Cao Zongyu said.

"I should have known?"