Yunzhou City was originally destroyed by Mo Si, with countless dead and injured soldiers and civilians, and most of the houses in the city were destroyed, and the Governor's Mansion was no exception. Therefore, the so-called prison cell is actually a dungeon built in the princess's mansion, and since it was built, there have been almost no people in it for so many years. Princess Gu'an is bold by nature, she doesn't like soft knives to grind people, she rewards and punishes clearly, on the one hand, the guards under her command are generous rewards, and on the other hand, the two military laws of cane punishment and whipping, as for the traitors, Yunzhou City has a place that requires coolies, so the dungeon has always been empty.

This time, all the horse thieves who were captured, except for those who were killed, and those who were seriously injured and difficult to save were also mended afterwards, and all eighty heads were hung at the city gate to show military might, and the remaining twenty or so live people were all bet here. There was no single room in the dungeon, and more than 20 people were locked together, and their hands and feet were all firmly locked with torture instruments

The bearded man who was the leader was the most seriously wounded, but the chains that held him were deeply embedded in the earthen walls when the dungeon was built, so strong that he couldn't pull it at all. At first, when they saw someone come to treat their wounds, the horse thieves thought they would be interrogated, but the next three meals a day were corn cakes with cold water, at most mixed with vegetable cakes, and they never changed any tricks, and the food delivery never asked a word. For more than ten days, no one paid attention to the fact that some of his companions were seriously injured and dying, and Zuihou, a living person, became a corpse next to him, and no one cleaned up the feces and urine, even the iron-beaten man finally gave birth to panic and despair.

Is this an attempt to keep them locked up alive until death?

Therefore, when there was finally a noise outside the cell, and the sound of heavenly talking, at last someone rushed madly at the huge wooden fence and shouted, "Let me out, let me out"

The bearded man coldly watched his subordinate scream hoarsely, but when a young man in a scarlet official robe appeared in front of them, surrounded by several retinues, he finally couldn't help but be moved. Day and night without sunlight, and the wound was only treated roughly, he couldn't stand it anymore. But before he could figure out how to deal with today's changes, he only heard a sharp wind outside, and the subordinate who was still holding on to the fence and desperately begging for mercy just now rolled on the ground with a scream, but it turned out that a cowhide whip hit his exposed finger fiercely.

"Du Changshi asked, if anyone dares to lie, there will be no forgiveness"

With this threat, Chi Bi, who had a fierce face, retreated behind Du Shiyi with a whip in his hand, like a fierce and vicious jailer. At this time, Du Shiyi glanced at the sluggish captives in the cell, forcibly resisted the disgusting stench in the dungeon, and secretly wondered if it wasn't for Wang Zhonghei's appearance, he would have escorted people to Taiyuan to let the subordinate officials over Taiyuan Mansion go to work. After a pause, he asked bluntly: "Say, who instigated you to ambush Princess Gu'an, and then attack Yunzhou?" ”

"We're just horse thieves, we can go wherever we have money and food," the bearded man replied in stiff Chinese before everyone else.

However, to his surprise, the young man in the scarlet official robe outside laughed and asked in a skillful Xi language: "I heard that the leader of the Xi clan's Duji tribe married a young and beautiful wife a few years ago?"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the cell. The bearded man didn't expect that the Tang official outside was proficient in Xi language, and after being stunned for a moment, he gritted his teeth and replied in Xi language: "That's right, that was originally the woman that the king fancied, but who knew that he took the lead, and the king was very angry about this." ”

"Oh, really?" Du Shiyi suddenly changed to Turkic again, and snorted coldly with a smile, "The leader of the Duji Department is marrying a new wife, but it is not young and beautiful, but the wife of one of his deceased subordinates, and her bravery is comparable to that of a man. Such a woman, would Li Lusu dare to marry a soft egg? If you want to fool me, you are not qualified enough."

Seeing that the bearded man who had just spoken tightly shut up and stopped talking, Du Shiyi continued to say in Turkic lightly: "Being locked up like this for more than half a month, shouldn't it be so pleasant?" And, this rancid stench, it seems that one of you is dead. It's only been half a month, and when I wait for a month, two months, and three months, I think there will be a second and a third. Let your companions turn into a pile of white bones around you, and rot together with these bones day and night, if you want, I will naturally not be reluctant, this dungeon should be your burial ground, let's go, in the future, only one meal and a pot of water will be sent every day, I don't care if they live or die."

Du Shiyi turned around and left, and the captives in the cell suddenly changed color. Although there was no torture or coercion with a knife, the scene described by Du Shiyi made them shudder even more. As the first person shouted loudly in Turkic, it was the Khitan Ketu who instructed them, and the second and third people couldn't bear it, and for a while, one after another was a mess of complaints. But Du Shiyi's footsteps did not stop at all, until he left the dungeon and breathed fresh air again, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Don't bother with them today, tomorrow you will bring them up one by one for interrogation. After another day and night, no matter how stubborn the guy is, he will turn into a puddle of mud."

Chibi smiled convincingly: "Lord Lang is really a good strategy, I thought I would have to use something like a soldering iron whip." ”

"The way of torture is to attack the heart, and besides, I was not in a hurry to ask for their confessions, just to know myself and the enemy."

Du Shiyi continued to walk forward as she spoke, but suddenly remembered Byron's "The Prisoner of Shilon" in her mind. The iron-beaten man can't help but be imprisoned in the dark for a long time, and the more irritable and brave the prisoner, the more unbearable it is. In an instant, he left the article in his memory and the foul, filthy and dark dungeon behind, and after leaving the princess's mansion, he went to inspect Yongxingfang, which was preparing to be used as a market.

Since the news of the re-establishment of Yunzhou came out, it was learned that this place would be allocated as a place for mutual markets, and many merchants moved when they heard the news, and now there are more than a dozen caravans gathered in Yunzhou, and there are twenty or thirty representatives of each commercial house. However, today he did not plan to discuss with these businessmen about the market order and other issues, but went directly to Yongxingfang for a circle, and then discussed a few words in a low voice with Wang Han, who came with him today, and then left without looking back. Faced with this scene, those merchants who waited for several days to see others were of course surprised, but when they stepped forward to stop people, they were blocked by Wang Han, who was like a door god.

"Everyone, Du Changshi has worked hard for days, and he has just decided where this Yunzhou North City is located, so don't bother him with the rest of the things." Wang Han got the ten literate and hyphenated helpers that Du Shiyi asked from Princess Gu'an, and he was in a good mood at the moment, and even his tone of voice was calm, "You don't have to worry about this Beishi matter, from now on, the Governor's Mansion will immediately start recruiting young people who have moved from all over the country, and start building the city wall while starting to build the Fang Market." Compared with this matter, it is more important to ensure the smooth flow of the official road from Shuozhou to Yunzhou, do you think so? ”

Hearing Wang Han say this, the businessmen who were still anxious to chase Du Shiyi suddenly put away their absent-mindedness. Yunzhou has just been replaced, although the official road from Shuozhou to Yunzhou has been repaired year after year because of the previous migration of Princess Gu'an to this place, but it is far from being able to ensure the safety of this road.

As a result, someone immediately asked: "How to ensure the smooth flow of this official road?" ”

"It's very simple, first build an official post, and then build a guest house and hostel for merchants and pedestrians next to the official post." Speaking of this, Wang Han stretched out a second finger, "Although there will be post guards in the post station, but for a while, there will definitely be not enough manpower." Therefore, in addition to relying on the government and the caravan's own guards, Yunzhou will also set up a special dart bureau for guards and goods, and outside of Yunzhou, it will be piloted in Shuozhou City first. After the caravan arrived in Shuozhou, it could take out different amounts of money according to the amount of goods, hire as many dart masters as they wanted, and escort them to Yunzhou. The Yunzhou Governor's Mansion will review these dart boards one by one to avoid anyone fishing in troubled waters......"

When Wang Han was talking endlessly in front of the merchants, Du Shiyi had quietly taken Chen Bao'er to the grain depot. Determining that the food stored for these soldiers was only enough for half a month, and it didn't even cover the needs of the people, he immediately returned to the princess's mansion. When he saw his wife in men's clothes in Princess Gu'an's bedroom, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and Chen Bao'er called out to his master, and immediately lowered his hands and stood silent.

"My sister has already told me about the lack of food. When I set off from Shuozhou, I had already arranged for the grain merchants to set off from Shuozhou, and the first batch of grain that could be delivered was about 1,000 stones. But there are still two or three hundred miles from Shuozhou to Yunzhou, and it is impossible to rely on Shuozhou alone. Now that it is spring ploughing, this matter must not be delayed, and it will be too late to reclaim the famine for a while. ”

"Therefore, it is also the top priority to make up for the lack of food with tea and cattle, horses and sheep, and meat and milk to make up for the lack of food." Du Shiyi interjected, and then said without worry, "Although the young lady said that the Jinyang Ling Li Mingfu and Taiyuan Yin Li Gong, as well as the Shuozhou Wei envoy, once the migration of Yunzhou City becomes a trend, there is a chance that there will be grain merchants who want to make waves."

When Princess Gu'an heard this, she changed the topic with a smile and said: "So, brother, I want to go out with the young lady, although I, the princess, have saved some private houses over the years, but compared to you, the lady of the richest daughter in the world, it is still 108,000 miles behind." You don't mind if I borrow your lady for ten days and half a month, right? ”

Only then did Du Shiyi realize that the two women had probably already discussed and stopped. Whether it is Princess Gu'an or Wang Rong, they are not those ignorant girls, he shook his head helplessly about what they decided, and then sighed and said: "Sister wants to borrow someone, what else can I say?" Whatever you have to do, I'll take care of the aftermath. ”

"Okay, well, since you follow us, we won't treat you badly." Princess Gu'an smiled and clapped her hands, and after a long while, she saw more than 20 elite guards walking out from the side. She bowed slightly, and seeing that they knelt down on one knee and saluted Du Shiyi in unison, she explained, "This is the guard who was selected from the polo matches in the past few years and sent to Yunzhou, and then further screened out." They all knew that it was Du Changshi Jian who pulled them out of the dust and gave them a bright background. Now let them follow you Du Changshi justifiably. ”