Zhang Xuan came to the barracks, he just walked to the door of the big tent, and the **** who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly stepped forward to report, "Dashuai, he's here!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "Please sit down for a while, I'll be right away." ”

In the sub-tent, Lu Sijian was wearing a brocade robe, drinking tea leisurely, and after being released from prison for half a month, he had completely recovered his vitality, his face was ruddy, his spirit was strong, and he was the same as before.

He came to Qi County this time, it was Zhang Xuan who sent someone to invite him, since he was invited to come, Lu Sijian naturally had no worries and fears, but was a little proud, those colleagues who were hostile to him and were released first are not all locked up in prison now?

At this time, the curtain was lifted, and **** walked in and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, my handsome family is here." ”

Lu Sijian hurriedly stood up, and Zhang Xuan walked in quickly, "Mr. Lu, I haven't seen you for a long time, it's getting better!" ”

"Where! Where! Under the care of the whole handsome, Lu is where he is today. ”

"You're welcome, sir, please take a seat!"

Zhang Xuan invited Lu Sijian to sit down, and let the soldiers serve tea, while **** sat aside.

"I wonder what the marshal needs to work for?" Lu Sijian asked with a smile.

Zhang Xuan smiled, "I do have something to ask Mr. for help." ”

"Boss, please speak, Lu listens."

Zhang Xuan groaned and said: "Mr. Bu Lie said, I just got the news that the imperial court has set off from Xiapi County, it is the secretary Lang Yu Shinan, who came to Qingzhou to investigate the matter of the Bohai Society, if I can't withstand the pressure, Yu Shinan will take people away directly, I'm afraid that their lives will not be saved in the end." ”

The smile on Lu Sijian's face disappeared, looking very worried, and he whispered to himself, "How can this be?" ”

"The main thing is that it's dragged on for too long."

Zhang Xuan sighed and said, "You will be insincere. This matter has been delayed for a long time. ”

"Then what can I do for Dashuai?" Lu Sijian asked.

"I hope that my husband will persuade them for me, tell them about the danger they are facing, and I can let them go home at the least cost, to be honest, I have no faith in Gao Lie anymore."

Lu Sijian nodded again and again, "I am very willing to serve the big handsome!" ”

Stop for a moment. He cautiously asked, "I've always wondered, why did Dashuai help us?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "I hope Mr. Lu can understand one thing, I am not helping the Bohai Society, I and the Bohai Society are still enemies, but you are all famous families in Hebei, I don't want the Hebei Shi family to grow up in the future, does Mr. Lu understand what I mean?" ”

Lu Sijian nodded silently, "I understand the deep meaning of the handsome, okay!" I will definitely do my best to persuade them. ”

Zhang Xuan glanced back at ****. "As for the hard work, Huang joins the army and fully cooperates with Mr. Lu, and we will try our best to meet Mr. Lu's requirements and difficulties."

"Humble duty understands!"

Half an hour later, **** hurried to Zhang Xuan's big tent and bowed down to report: "Marshal Qiqi, I discussed it with Lu Sijian just now, and he suggested that we divide the prisoners into separate detentions. Make chalk of one and cheese of the other. ”

"What's the difference?" Jang Hyun asked with interest.

handed over a list and said, "This is the classification he made, one category is the diehards of the Bohai Society." Like Gao Qin, Hu Lubai and others, these people will not redeem themselves, and the other type, like him, sees his life as much more important than Bohai Hui, and can be easily persuaded, and the other group is centrist. As long as they explain the powerful relationship, they will also be willing to redeem themselves, and Lu Sijian suggested that these three types of people be detained separately. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "You go and discuss this matter with Master Fang and deal with them as soon as possible." ”

At the suggestion of Lu Sijian. The members of the Bohai Society are no longer imprisoned in the Qi County Prison, but are scattered and locked up in the county prisons, more than half a month has passed, the patience of these people has been worn out little by little, and more importantly, the imperial history of the imperial court is coming, and the negotiations between the two sides have never been successful, some people scolded Gao Lie for not being sincere, but some people said that Zhang Xuan's asking price was too high, but anyway, most of the people began to panic, once they were arrested and sent to Jiangdu, none of them could survive.

Lu Sijian's persuasion was quite effective, and in just three days, most people were willing to redeem themselves in exchange for freedom.

In the county official's room, Fang Xuanling handed over a thick stack of redemption books to Zhang Xuan, and said with a smile: "The effect is even better than we imagined, sixty-one of the seventy-six people are willing to redeem themselves, and they all signed and staked." ”

"And what about fifteen more?" Zhang Xuan flipped through the books and asked with a smile.

"These fifteen people belong to the diehards, led by Gao Qin, he said that the marshal's self-redemption is to divide the Bohai Society, he resolutely disagrees, and even disagrees with Gao Lie's insincerity, he said that it is because our price is too high that we cannot reach an agreement."

"This man is very sober."

Zhang Xuan threw the paperwork on the table and said to Fang Xuanling: "Since they have all signed and signed, let them go." ”

"I see, I'll handle it."

Zhang Xuan stopped him again, "I just got the news that Yu Shinan has arrived in Qufu, he will go directly to Beihai County, and I will also receive him in Beihai County, I estimate that Yang Qi will secretly send someone to Qi County to investigate, and the military advisor should be careful here, don't let them catch any tricks." ”

Fang Xuanling nodded, "Please rest assured, I will take care of this matter." ”

Fang Xuanling went out with a salute, and **** also went out, he caught up with Fang Xuanling and asked puzzledly: "Don't you wait for their money and food to be delivered?" ”

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly: "Do you think that Dashuai is really for a little gold and food?" Besides, if you let them go, I believe that many people will take the initiative to send money and food, which is actually a very clever means, not only to divide them, but also to entrap them, and Bohai will be defeated in this matter sooner or later. ”

If you have an understanding, "Could it be that what the marshal said to Lu Sijian is true, and he will use them to balance the Hebei Shi clan in the future?" ”

Fang Xuanling nodded, "This is actually a promise, and their political status will be guaranteed in the future, these are not fools, what do you think Lu Sijian is trying to work so hard for?" ”

Only then did it suddenly dawn, "It turns out that the marshal is already thinking about the future arrangements of the Bohai Meeting." ”

"This is called the balance of interests, if Hebei wants to have long-term peace and stability, it has to consider the interests of all aspects, Bohai will be active for so many years, there is a reason for its existence, it must not be simply cut off, the best way is to co-opt, let it be used by us, understand?"

"Humble duty understood."

After being imprisoned for more than half a month, most of the members of the Bohai Society were secretly sent back to Hebei by the Sui army after signing the self-redemption agreement, and were released, while the last fifteen members who did not want to redeem themselves were also transferred to Qinghe County for detention, and Fang Xuanling continued to negotiate with the Bohai Society.

Two days later, Yu Shinan, who was sent by the imperial court, also entered Beihai County and headed for Yidu County, and at the same time, a caravan of unknown origin appeared on the streets of Licheng County.

This caravan consisted of ten men, with more than a hundred mules, and was loaded with all kinds of southern goods, which looked no different from ordinary caravans, but the only thing that puzzled was that they were all burly young men, all of them brave and powerful, and they were completely different from the merchants who toiled and ran.

This caravan was a spy secretly sent by Yang Qi, and it was also the elite selected by Yang Qi from the guards, and the leader was named Qian Changping, who was a tall man with a thousand cows, about thirty years old, dark skin, sharp eyes, and very shrewd and capable.

This time, Qian Changping was ordered to cooperate with Yu Shinan to investigate the situation of prisoners of war in the Bohai Society, and he did not have any clues in his hands for the time being, but he had the direction of investigation.

"Boss, let's stay first!" One of his subordinates suggested.

Qian Changping nodded, and pointed to the Huixian Inn not far in front of him, "I'll go to that inn!" ”

Everyone walked into the inn, and a man greeted him warmly, "Welcome to the hotel, the small shop is clean and tidy, the price is fair, and there are stables and livestock pens, we will be responsible for feeding." ”

"We want two separate courtyards, do we?"

"Yes! Yes! Everyone, please come with me. ”

The man took everyone to the backyard, arranged two separate courtyards for them, and arranged for them to have daily necessities, and soon became familiar with everyone.

Qian Changping took the usual money and handed it to the guy and said with a smile: "This is your hard work, and there is another thing I want to inquire." ”

"Thank you, Master Qian!"

The guy was overjoyed to accept the copper coin, and hurriedly said, "If there is anything wrong with Master Qian, just ask." ”

Qian Changping thought for a while and said, "I heard that some time ago, the officers and soldiers and the Bohai Society went to war?" Because we are going to Hebei, we need to understand the situation. ”

"It's the army of Youzhou and the Bohai Society that will go to war! However, our Qingzhou army also participated in the war, and I heard that many people were captured. ”

Qian Changping perked up and hurriedly asked, "Who have you caught?" ”

The guy shook his head, "I don't know who the specifics are, but I heard that there are more than 1,000 people, and a large amount of grain and copper coins have been seized, which are piled up by the Yellow River, but unfortunately I didn't go to see it." ”

"Will someone come to Bohai?"

"This kind of thing is not clear to me, a young man."

"Thank you!"

Qian Changping sent the men away, and then instructed everyone: "Time is pressing, let's go separately to inquire about the situation!" (To be continued.) )