Chapter 280: Craftsman

I will definitely help you do the military order of the Governor's Office. ”

Zhu Guidao: "Brother Cao, why are you not in Liangshanbo, but come to Dengzhou?" ”

Cao Zheng smiled: "I'm here for business in Dengzhou......"

At the moment, Cao Zheng explained, it turned out that Liangshanbo had a lot of business in Shandong, and now he is doing maritime trade business, which was originally managed by Zhu Gui, after Zhu Gui went to Goryeo, Cao Zheng accepted these businesses, and he came to Dengzhou, mainly because there was a problem with the business here, so he came to understand the situation.

"What's wrong with Dengzhou's sea trade?" Zhu Gui said in surprise.

"I don't know, I saw Ruan Xiaowu just now, saying that a shipload of porcelain was robbed, and the crew didn't come back. Ruan Xiaowu has already asked the navy to help investigate, and there should be no major problems. Cao Zhengdao.

Zhu Gui nodded, he didn't take this matter to heart, a mere boatload of porcelain is too small compared to the matter of the Duzuo Academy, it is not worth mentioning, and he said at the moment: "Brother Cao Zheng, the intelligence network of the Central Plains is in your hands, what do you know about the Bianliang Duzuo Academy?" ”

Cao Zheng frowned and said, "I don't know very well...... Let's rush to Bianliang and act at the opportunity. ”

Zhu Gui said: "Then hurry up." Half a year later, the Goryeo War was the case, and now there was an urgent need for armament. Let's try to get the people from the temple to Goryeo in a month's time, and then try to make as many ordnance as possible for the rest of the time. ”

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Chapter 110: Craftsmen

"Do you want to inform Shi Xiu?" Halfway through, Wu Yong asked.

"The Metropolitan Governor has already said that now the Hedong Theater is facing the threat of war, and the imperial army's army may encircle and suppress the Hedong Theater. Shi Xiu manages the intelligence of the Hedong Theater, so it's best not to come. Zhu Guidao.

At the beginning, Wu Dong wanted Shi Xiu to participate in this matter. Because when he was in Hedong, he was deeply impressed by Shi Xiu's intelligence and cleverness, and Wu Dong felt that Shi Xiu was more suitable for intelligence work than Zhu Gui and Cao Zheng. But later, thinking of the current situation in the Hedong Theater, he temporarily changed his decision and no longer let Shi Xiu participate in this matter.

"Well, with us here, it should be enough to complete this mission." Wu Yongdao.

"Wu Xuexue, in fact, it is easy to invite people, but it is not so easy to bring people out of Bianliang City. I wonder if you have a good solution? Zhu Guidao.

"There is a way, and when I was on the boat, I had already come up with a clever plan." Wu Yongdao.

"I don't know how?" Zhu Gui asked in surprise.

"I can't tell you this for the time being, when you get to Bianliang City, you invite the people from the capital courtyard to come out, and I am responsible for taking everyone out of Bianliang City." Wu Yongdao.

Wu Yong's heart was a little ruthless, he was the director of the Operations Department, but those staff officers in the Operations Department looked down on him, which made him very unhappy. Now he is almost empty in the combat department, and all the battle plans are personally formulated by Hua Rong, the commander of the legion, and he is almost not in charge. This time, he finally encountered the Goryeo War, and he was about to show his skills, but he was sent to Bianliang City to hire some craftsmen. Wu Yong felt that he had to show his strength and bring all the craftsmen of the Duzuo Academy to Goryeo, so that he could show his means, and others would not dare to underestimate him in the future.

A day later, I came to Bianliang City, which is still so prosperous.

After Wu Yong entered Bianliang City, he was a little dizzy and dizzy, and he was dizzy with all kinds of scenery and various people.

"Wu Xuexue, let's go and find out the specific situation of the capital academy, shall we?" Zhu Guidao.

"You go first...... I don't know martial arts, and it won't work if I go. You investigate the situation over there, come back and tell me, and I will work out corresponding measures to hire people. Wu Yongdao.

Zhu Gui thought about it, and felt that what Wu Yong said was not bad, and immediately said: "Wu Xuexue, I will let people follow you, you don't break in, you must come back at night." ”

Liangshanbo has several strongholds in Bianliang City, two of which are large inns newly opened by Cao Zheng. After deciding on the meeting place, Zhu Gui left with a group of fine works and headed towards the capital courtyard.

The whole Bianliang City is divided into three parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city, the outer city is inhabited by ordinary people, and the inner city is where the official office of the imperial court is located, and the imperial city is naturally the place where the emperor lives.

The Imperial City was the most heavily defended, followed by the Inner City and the Outer City.

Originally, Tosakuin was an extremely important place, but because it was full of craftsmen who made weapons and ordnance every day, the place needed was huge, and there was a lot of noise, so it was placed in the outer castle.

However, although the temple is located in the outer city, it is also extremely well defended.

Zhu Gui led people to look at the courtyard from a distance, and saw that there was a building there, and there were many soldiers in front of the building. Although the discipline of these soldiers was very loose, they were numerous, almost to the point of three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.

"There are quite a few soldiers here." Cao Zhengdao.

"At least five hundred, maybe more." Zhu Guidao.

"I'm afraid it's impossible to invite the craftsman back from here?" Cao Zhengdao.

"It's natural, but we can go to the place where the craftsman lives, and there shouldn't be a lot of defenses there." Zhu Guidao.

Cao Zheng nodded, thinking that this was the reason.

They kept watch over the place, and when the sun went down, a craftsman finally came out of the temple. These craftsmen are all heading in one direction and seem to reside in one place.

"Follow these people." Zhu Gui hurriedly said.

At that moment, a few masters quietly followed these people forward, and after walking for about half an hour, they almost came to the city wall, and finally a low building appeared in front of them, which looked dilapidated.

There are a lot of children playing around these buildings, and these children are also very shabbyly dressed. The weather in February and March was still a little cold, but the children here were wearing single clothes. Some children have cold runny noses, but they are extremely happy.

When they saw the craftsmen returning, the children all shouted and pounced, and it turned out that these children were the children of the craftsmen.

The sky was getting dark, and Zhu Gui, Cao Zheng and their party were not discovered, Zhu Gui frowned and said, "Didn't the Metropolitan Governor say that the craftsmen of the Duzuo Academy are extremely important?" But why are they having such a hard time? Looking at where they live, looking at the clothes of their children, they may not be as good as ordinary people. ”

In fact, all the craftsmen in the capital belong to the "craftsman register", in the Song Dynasty, the craftsman household was incorporated into the military household, and the imperial court could recruit these people at any time, and these people were not allowed to refuse. Their crafts are all ancestral crafts from generation to generation, but because they are working for the imperial court, no matter how good their crafts are, they cannot get enough remuneration, so the living conditions of these people are extremely poor.

The two of them investigated here and found that this place was no different from ordinary houses, and there were no soldiers guarding it.

At that moment, the two of them put their hearts at ease, and Zhu Gui said: "It's easy to invite these people away, but if you want to take them out of Bianliang City, it's not so easy." This depends on what Wu Xue has to do. ”

Before coming, because Wu Dong attached great importance to this matter, the two of them greatly overestimated the difficulty of this mission. Now it seems that the difficulty is not as high as imagined. The imperial court attaches great importance to the capital of the courtyard, and there are soldiers standing guard everywhere, but the imperial court does not pay attention to these craftsmen at all, these craftsmen live in extremely poor conditions, except that they cannot leave Bianliang City, there are no other restrictions. Now it's up to Wu Yong to take these people away.

The two returned to the agreed hotel that night, and waited for a long time, but they never saw Wu Yong come back. In the early morning of the next day, Wu Yong still didn't come back, and the two suddenly realized in their hearts that something was wrong.

"Could it be that Wu Xue is in danger?" Zhu Gui was uneasy.

"I have sent people to pay attention to Wu Xuexue, but there is no trace of Wu Xuexue. In addition, the two people who followed him yesterday have not come back now. Where did he go? Cao Zheng was also very uneasy.

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Chapter 111: Honglu Temple

In a huge and luxurious building in Bianliang City, Wu Yong was sitting there at the moment, drinking a little wine, with a comfortable face.

"Mr. Wu, if the imperial court finds out who we are, it will be bad." A guard next to him said anxiously.

"How is it possible for the imperial court to discover our identity? I have the national letter of Goryeo and a letter from the king of Goryeo, Wang Mata. The imperial court has now treated us as Goryeo envoys, and we can stay here in peace. Wu Yongdao.

"But the book of the country...... That handwritten letter is all fake! The guard sweated on his forehead and said.

"Fake? How do I look like it's real? As long as others don't recognize it. Wu Yong said indifferently.

"Wu Xuexue, Zhu Gui and Cao Zheng, the two leaders, don't know where we went, they will definitely be in a hurry." Another guard next to him said.

These two guards were sent by Zhu Gui to protect Wu Yong, but they were brought to this place by Wu Yong. It's luxurious, extravagant, but it's extremely well guarded, and they're the "VIPs" of the spot, and it's almost impossible to get out of here.

"When it's time for dinner in the evening, you take the opportunity to go out, and you don't have to go far, and quietly leave the mark of our Liangshan nearby, this can always be done, right?" Wu Yong thought for a while and said.

"This should be no problem." The two guards glanced at each other and said.

"Very well, then let's stay here in peace. The letter of state has been given to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and the handwritten letter of the King of Goryeo will not be able to go up until I meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Wu said slowly.

Mr. Wu...... Do you still want to meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty? The two guards' eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's nature! I finally came to Bianliang City, and if I didn't see the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, it would be in vain! Wu Yong said with a smile.

"Mr. Wu, is it too dangerous?" One of the guards persuaded.

"The Metropolitan Governor has said that the more dangerous the place, the safer. The more we meet the Great Song Emperor in such an open and honest court, the less the Great Song court will doubt our identity. Wu Yongdao.

The two guards were still very worried, and one of the guards said, "Mr. Wu......"

It's a pity that he was interrupted by Wu Yong before he finished speaking, and Wu Yong said: "You are not allowed to call me Mr. Wu in the future...... You have forgotten that I am now the envoy of Goryeo, Cui Wuyong, and I will be called Master Cui from now on. ”

The two guards had no choice but to leave first, and then it was not until the evening that they found an opportunity to leave the mark of the Liangshan Intelligence Office outside the Honglu Temple.

Zhu Gui and Cao Zheng were already very anxious at the moment, and they didn't know what happened to Wu Yong. It wasn't until the early morning of this day that someone finally found the Liangshan mark left by Wu Yong and his party outside the Honglu Temple, and immediately notified Zhu Gui and Cao Zheng.

"Honglu Temple? How did he get to that place? "Zhu Gui and Cao Zheng are both unbelievable.

Honglu Temple is the place where the envoys of various countries were entertained in the Song Dynasty, and the envoys of various countries came to Bianliang, and the first place to go was Honglu Temple, and then Honglu Temple arranged these seasons to meet the emperor.

"What now?" Cao Zheng also sweated a little on his forehead.

"Tonight, Chengguan and I will go to Honglu Temple to see what Wu Yong is doing inside." Zhu Gui thought about it and gritted his teeth.

A place like Honglu Temple is extremely well defended, much tighter than the capital courtyard in the outer city. If you want to enter there, it must be dangerous, so only the two masters, Zhu Gui and Chengguan, can venture in, and the rest of the ordinary spies will not work.

"This damn Wu use! I've heard for a long time that he is unreliable, but the devil still sent him with him! I thought he would be able to give advice, but who knew that he actually ran to Honglu Temple! Damn it......" Zhu Gui kept cursing, and he was very unhappy in his heart.

That night, it was pitch black and it looked like there might be rain.

Zhu Gui and Chengguan put on their night clothes and walked towards Honglu Temple.

At night, the Honglu Temple was brightly lit, and countless soldiers patrolled around.

When Zhu Gui saw this scene, he was almost about to retreat, but Chengguan still pulled him back, and the two stayed quietly.

After two hours, the lights began to dim, and the number of soldiers slowly decreased, and Zhu Gui and Chengguan sneaked into the Honglu Temple.

There were many dangers along the way, and he was almost found several times, and Zhu Gui broke out in a cold sweat, but Wu Yong was still not found.

"Where did Wu Yong go?" Zhu Gui frowned.

"Hey, look, there's also a sign of Liangshan over there." Suddenly, Chengguan said.

Zhu Gui walked forward, only to see a huge attic in the distance, the attic was still brightly lit, and on the window on the second floor of the attic, there was actually a mark of Liangshan printed there.

"Damn, it's so well guarded, how do you get in?" Zhu Gui frowned.

"General Zhu, why don't I lure those guards away?" Chengguan Road.

"It seems that this is the only way to go." Zhu Gui nodded and said.

The two of them walked towards the attic, and when there were still more than ten zhang away from the attic, Chengguan suddenly roared, which immediately alarmed the guards in front of the attic, and immediately several guards ran in the direction of Chengguan.

And at this time, Zhu Gui had already gone up the wall from the back of the attic, pushed open the window, and jumped in.

Entering the second floor of the attic, Zhu Gui saw Wu Yong sitting at a long table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and Wu Yong was writing.

As if he had expected Zhu Gui's arrival, Wu Yong turned his head to look at Zhu Gui, ignored it, and continued to write.

"Wu Xuezhu, which one are you playing? Do you know how much work it took us to find you? Zhu Gui gritted his teeth and said.

"It's nothing, I just want to meet the emperor...... I used to be a showman, and my biggest wish at that time was to be able to win the lift, and then go to Bianliang to participate in the palace examination and meet the emperor...... Since I went to Liangshan, my wish has changed, but I still want to meet the emperor, and I have fulfilled my previous wish. Wu Yong said casually.

"You...... So ridiculous! Zhu Gui was speechless.

"I'm pretending to be a Goryeo envoy now, don't you look like it?" Wu Yong said with a smile.

Zhu Gui looked at Wu Yong carefully and found that Wu Yong's current outfit was very different from before. Now Wu Yong is wearing a purple robe, and he is wearing a Goryeo official hat on his head, giving people a feeling of wealth and compelling, and he is no longer the image of a strategist.

"How did you end up like this?" Zhu Gui opened his mouth wide and said in surprise.

"If you want to pretend to be a Goryeo envoy, that's what it looks like." Wu Yongdao.

"Do you think the imperial court will believe that you are an envoy of Goryeo?" Zhu Guidao.

"Don't worry, I have already made a letter of state, and I have also made a letter from the king of Goryeo, there will be no problem." Wu Yongdao.

"The national book needs to be stamped with the jade seal of the Goryeo Kingdom, can you not have the jade seal of the Goryeo Kingdom?" Zhu Guidao.

"You don't need to be cāo heart about this." Wu Yong laughed.

When the Incheon Treaty was signed with the Goryeo people, it was stamped with the jade seal of the Goryeo Kingdom. After going back, Wu Yong made a seal, and now it finally has a place to use.

As for the content of the national letter, it was naturally made up by Wu himself.

He had already thought about all this when he was on the ship, and he didn't even have any problems with the Goryeo official uniform on his body. The only possible problem is that there are too few followers, but Wu Yong has already figured out how to deal with it.

"Aren't you going to do what the Governor commanded? Do you want to disobey the military orders of the Grand Governor? Zhu Gui's eyes were on fire.

"I will never dare to disobey the military orders of the Grand Governor! I