Ten miles southeast of Huiji County, Huiji Mountain, according to legend, is the place where Yu marries his wife and seals Zen, thousands of rocks are showy, ten thousand ravines compete for the stream, the grass and trees are lush and green, and the clouds are prosperous and the clouds are on the mountainside. A stream at the foot of the mountain was crystal clear, watching the fish swimming freely, Gu Xi, who was holding a fishing rod, said with a smile: "Baiyao, don't you know that Chang'an is not allowed to transport a grain to Li Tang's territory, and Zhancheng rice is a strategic material, and those who dare to sell it to Li Tang will be executed on the spot." ”

Li Baiyao, the county guard of Huiji, asked a little strangely: "Could it be that Brother Gu is also afraid?" ”

Gu Xi raised his rod, caught a fish, put it in the fish basket and said: "It's that you don't know the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, when the Champa rice was introduced last year, more than 40,000 barbarians who can farm were placed in the south of Hangzhou. Yang Chong set aside Hangzhou, and Huating and other places to settle the barbarians, who were considered by the barbarians to be the savior, and flocked to vote, and the two places have now exceeded 100,000, you say, what is this concept? ”

Li Baiyao looked at the motionless fishing rod beside him and said, "So you are afraid, afraid that Yang Chong will use barbarians to deal with you, and the army in Jiangnan is in your hands, what are you afraid of?" ”

Gu Xi said leisurely: "Du Fuwei doesn't dare to move with 100,000 male soldiers in his hands, what are we." To tell you an inside information, Yang Chong promised that once Li Yuan was pacified, he would open a bank in Wu County, and he would also give every business in Wu County and Huiji County, according to the Zhang family and the Yu family, it was a business of millions of dollars. Hundred medicines, don't take some things seriously, it's hard to say which side the Zhou family is on in Huangzhou. ”

Li Baiyao sighed: "These people are all grass on the wall, Brother Gu, are we really at the end of our scholar clan?" ”

Gu Xi said with a bit of sarcasm: "Baiyao, you are now the county guard of Huiji, as long as you don't toss, it will be easy to return to the center in the future, and this is called the end?" As long as you don't go to the soup for Li Yuan, there will be no problem with the Li clan of Zhao County. Hundred medicines, is it your Li family who has other plans? ”

The matter of Tuoba Bo has been leaked out with the placement of a large number of officers from Sui Hantang, and they all know that Tuoba Bo went to assassinate Yang Chong for Li Baiyao, and the move of taking out the list is to ask Yang Chong to raise his noble hand and not be angry with Li Baiyao after failure. This is also because Yang Chong is a person who keeps his promises, and Li Baiyao can be sent to Huiji County, where Du Fuwei can cover the sky with one hand, but Li's approach really puzzles others.

Li Baiyao understood that Gu Xi said so much just to find out to himself, how much bargaining chips he had in his hands, Jiangdong Gu still wanted to step on two boats, the family, it was the same. Li Baiyao paused for a moment and said: "It's Wen Yanbo from Jiangling, who needs 10,000 catties of Champong rice to make seeds, and Li Yuan promises that as long as the people involved are knighted princes." ”

Gu Xi put the bait back on, put down the hook into the river and said, "This matter is a scam, Murong Zheng said that Zhancheng rice is actually a general term, and this kind of rice is found in Lingnan." Lingnan is Li Yuan's territory, how much does he want, does he still need to steal from us. In my opinion, Li Yuan is a ploy, if there is an accident in transporting grain, the people involved will have to stand on Li Yuan's side. ”

Li Baiyao didn't believe it and said: "King Tang is not that kind of person,"

But Li Baiyao's voice was so weak that he was not sure at all, the two generations of Shi Sui of father and son knew too well that ruthlessness was no better than the emperor's family, what morality, what sympathy for each other, it was just talk, Li Yuan would not be much stronger than Yang Jian and Yang Guang. It's just that the family's determination is below, and they are afraid that Yang Chong will completely trample the scholar clan under their feet after gaining power, so they decided to assist Li Yuan and participate in that plan, but unfortunately they were all deceived by Yang Chong's low-key at the beginning, and now the situation is out of control.

Gu Xi caught another fish and said, "Baiyao, our Gu family is just a small family, and we can't afford big things, so you can find someone else." ”

The Gu family, which ranked first among the Jiangdong clans, actually claimed to be a small family, and Li Baiyao almost didn't believe his ears, understanding that this was not only the attitude of the Gu family, but also the attitude of the scholars of Huiji County. Li Baiyao looked into the depths of the woods, Wen Yanbo should have arrived, why hasn't he come out yet; As the county guard of Huiji under Yang Chong, Li Baiyao had some words that were difficult to express after all, and Wen Yanbo came forward, which could not only show Li Yuan's sincerity, but also bargain with Gu Xi.

But Li Baiyao was disappointed, and until he returned to the city at dusk, Wen Yanbo did not show up from beginning to end; Gu Xi caught eleven fish, and he was in a good mood, so he insisted on inviting Li Baiyao to drink in the largest Wangyan Tower in the city, and when Li Baiyao returned to the county guard's mansion, it was already midnight. As soon as Li Baiyao entered the mansion, he watched his son Li Anqi greet him; Li Anqi made a look, father and son came to the study, Li Anqi whispered: "Mr. Wen is gone, and there is news from there, saying that funds are tight, and Mr. Wen is asked to raise his own food." ”

Li Baiyao was surprised: "How can this be, didn't Mr. Wen bring money here?" ”

Li Anqi replied: "Li Jiancheng was defeated too badly this time, in order to resist the Hexi army, he was ready to recruit another 100,000 troops in Changsha and other places, and there was a shortage of weapons and armor. ”

Li Baiyao was taken aback, the only people who could provide weapons and iron materials on such a large scale in Jiangdong were the Xiao family, the Xie family, and the Gu family, could it be that Gu Xi had already been in contact with Li Yuan and had been hiding it from him. Li Anqi saw that his father's face was a little different, and mistakenly thought that Li Baiyao was worried about the transportation error, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen bought a Shanyue tribe and helped transport it through Raozhou, even if it is found on the road, that Shanyue tribe will come forward to take responsibility." ”

The father and son discussed until the third watch before they went back to their rooms to rest. The next day, Li Baiyao still inspected and judged the case as usual, and in the afternoon, Yuyao's officials came to report that there was an accident in Yuhang County, a Shanyue was chased and killed by the county soldiers, and the whereabouts of the leader Zu Jinqi were unknown, and Yuhang County asked nearby counties to assist in arresting. Li Baiyao asked the official who reported the news: "What mistake did this Shanyue make?" ”

The official replied: "Back to my lordship, they were transporting weapons and iron materials, and they were discovered by the patrolling soldiers and forcibly escaped, so they were hanged by the county soldiers. ”

Li Baiyao snorted and asked seemingly casually, "What valuable people can you catch?" ”

The official shook his head and said, "When the villain came to the meeting, he had just begun to arrest him. ”

Li Baiyao had something in his mind, and approved the official document for the official to return to Hangzhou to hand over the errand, while notifying all parts of Huiji County to pay attention to suspicious people; In fact, from top to bottom, I don't think so, how could these Shanyue escape to Huijilai, they should have fled to some deep mountain and old forest to avoid the limelight. Before leaving work, Li Baiyao issued an order to inspect the residences of all Shanyue and She people to see if there were any suspicious people living inside.

(End of chapter)