In the Yamen of Dengzhou Shuicheng, a porter-like person sat opposite the authoritative Lu Zhi, speaking in a calm tone.

Lu Zhi sat on his chair with a soft face and did not say anything, the person in front of him was one of the big stalls in the East Factory, named Jiang Yuegui, about forty years old, when he was young, he was Luo Yangxing's father's subordinate, Luo Yangxing continued to be on duty in Jinyiwei after coming to power, and was later promoted to the East Factory.

This time, Dongchang and Jinyiwei sent a total of ten groups of people to Denglai to various places, and other stalls were successively bought by Dengzhou Town, but Jiang Yuegui was quite scheming, from Jinan Mansion to the south, pretending to be a cotton merchant in Gongzhou Mansion, sneaking into Qingzhou Mansion through Yizhou, and getting rid of the surveillance of Dengzhou Town to Dengzhou Mansion.

What he saw along the way was quite amazing, Dengzhou Town had already established itself in Qingzhou Mansion, and a large number of tun households had entered those tun forts, and many tun forts were still training soldiers and horses. Pingdu Prefecture and other places only say that a certain division is a certain Tunbao, and they have never heard of the state and county ya.

There are some places he wanted to go, but in the end he didn't go, for example, there was a large camp in Pingdu, and a large number of soldiers happened to enter that day, only to hear that Dengzhou Town had lost soldiers and horses in Henan, and needed to be recruited in Pingdu, but this batch was as many as two or three thousand people. In addition, there were some large workshops near Mt. Osawa, in which he could not enter, but there were many cars and horses on the roads, and the ruts were very dense, and the flat-bottomed boats carrying goods on the various rivers were also in groups.

He listened all the way, but he always felt that he had not grasped the core of Dengzhou Town, and this thing was not something that those tun households could know. As an intelligence officer's sensitivity, he thought that if he could unearth the secrets of Dengzhou Town, it would definitely be a great achievement to Cao Huachun, and Lu Zhi happened to meet him when he was in the internal official prison, so he left a few accompanying fans, and entered Shuicheng alone as a porter, and showed the Dongchang waist card at Lu Zhi's official gate to ask to see Lu Zhi. I hope Lu Zhi can provide him with convenience.

But Lu Zhi in front of him was enthusiastic on the surface, and once he asked the core question of Dengzhou Town, he said that he didn't know or didn't have such a thing, which made Jiang Yuegui a little suspicious in his heart.

He whispered to Lu Zhidao to test it: "Husband Lu, what is the matter with me waiting for me this time, I also know if I want to come to Husband Lu." ”

"Yes, yes!" Lu Zhi nodded again and again, "But it's not what Cao's husband said to our family, it's the other eunuchs who kindly reminded our family." Let our family give you a sooth. Later, I heard that Cao's husband does not allow our family to contact you, so this, you are still the first to come, and it is our family's old acquaintance, you say. This, our family is not helping, and it is not helping either. ”

Jiang Yuegui was stunned, no wonder Lu Zhi had such an attitude, he bowed down and said: "The factory father did say so, and his subordinates went to meet the factory master before leaving, and told the subordinates about their plans. The factory instructs his subordinates to come to Husband Lu at an appropriate time. ”

Lu Zhi's eyes narrowed and asked: "You are talking in the vernacular, and the factory is cautious, why did you let you come here alone, in case it is not the case." When the time comes, Cao's husband will blame ......"

"Husband Lu, you heard the villain say, the villain said the villain's attitude at the time, and he would never accept the benefits of Dengzhou Town, nor would he enter Denglai like other stalls. The villain came here pretending to be a merchant from Gunzhou. So Husband Cao thought that the villain could get what he wanted, and specially asked Husband Lu to help. ”

Lu Zhi sighed. "I see." After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he raised his head and said resolutely: "That is the case, then our family can't take care of it, so let's help first, you can bring the fanzi you brought into Shuicheng, here are my henchmen, and it is more convenient for you to act." Or if you tell our family where you live, our family will lay down your eyes and ears, and if there is any misunderstanding or conflict, the official will come in time. ”

Jiang Yuegui's pupils contracted, and countless thoughts quickly turned in his heart, and he regretted coming to Shuicheng a little, he quickly said: "Back to Lord Lu, there is only one villain in Dengzhou right now, and the three fans who accompanied him have gone to Laiyang and other places to listen to it, they already have a lot of news in their hands, and they are all villains, and they are all villains, and they are very careful in their actions, and they will not have any conflicts with Dengzhou Town." ”

Lu Zhi let out a long sigh of relief, "That's good." In fact, if you listen to it, even if Chen Xin knows, he will not have any ill will towards you, this is a tiger general who has repeatedly recreated slaves, and he has always been loyal to the emperor. As for the reason why you came here, our family has also heard that Zhong Caisheng was drummed up by Liao Town, and if you want to investigate, you should first check Liao Town, you see what they are doing, the price of food in Guanning has risen to the sky, compared with Wu Xiang and Chen Zongbing, that is a dog. ”

Jiang Yuegui had a feeling of danger at this time, he stabilized his mind and said to Lu Zhi: "My subordinates think that the emperor actually has some misunderstandings about General Chen this time, and the villain thinks that what he hears is not a big deal. ”

Lu Zhi nodded with satisfaction and said: "General Chen is a person who leads the troops to fight, and you want him to talk to people honestly like a civil official, that is also unreasonable, sometimes although he likes to occupy other people's land, it is also a place where every town has it, and Dengzhou is not too much." ”

"Yes, but the emperor's intention is to maintain the authority of the imperial court, if the imperial court has no authority, it is not a good thing for everyone, and it is not bent on dealing with General Chen Bing, Dengzhou has great achievements, and it cannot deal with General Chen Bing." Jiang Yuegui thought for a moment, but still brought out the emperor and tried his last time to persuade Lu Zhi, reminding Lu Zhi that his status in Dengzhou actually came from the imperial court and the emperor.

Lu Zhi looked at Jiang Yuegui with his eyes, and his eyes changed a few times before he said: "There are a lot of people in Dengzhou Town who are fighting well, and they are all equal to each other, some people have a big temper and offend some adults in Dengzhou, but if they can be transferred out to help train the Beijing camp, or better, such as Lu Chuanzong, the deputy general of the Dengzhou Right Association." ”

Jiang Yuegui realized, at least Lu Zhi gave him a goal.

Lu sent Jiang Yuegui out, Jiang Yuegui pointed to his clothes at the door and said: "The villain is dressed as a porter, so he won't have to be sent by the adult, so as not to lose Lord Lu's face." ”

Lu Zhi knew that he was on guard, so as to avoid Lu Zhi giving people a secret signal at the door, he laughed and said, "That's fine, then you should be careful yourself." ”

Jiang Yuegui stopped at the door and said, "How did the villain ask to see Lu Chuanzong?" ”

"He has a mansion outside the Chunsheng Gate, and you can figure out the rest yourself."

Jiang Yuegui thanked him and left, Lu Zhi returned to his house, and the little eunuch who had been following him came over and said, "Husband Lu, if you offend General Chen for this." It's not worth it. ”

Lu Zhi turned his eyes to look at the little eunuch and scolded with a smile: "You don't know how much silver you receive from Song Wenxian every month?" And pretend to care about our family. ”

The little eunuch hurriedly knelt down, and Lu Zhi waved his hand and said, "Don't pretend, you also know about our family's affairs, and you can't offend both sides of this matter." ”

"So how do we do that?"

"Jiang Yuegui's coming here, only our family and him know, and there is no one else to testify, so you go to Song Wenxian and tell him that someone from Dongchang is going to find Lu Chuanzong, who is dead and who is alive. It's up to them. Anyway, whoever wins will receive the love of our family. ”……

Qingzhou Mansion, Qingzhou General Army is barracks big tent. Chen Xin sat at the top, with Wu Jianzhong standing next to him, and a strong man in civilian clothes standing below.

"Li two hundred. This official has already listened to Wu Jianzhong's report, and you have done a good job in Qingzhou. ”

The short and sturdy Li Erbai stood honestly in front of Chen Xin, docile as a kitten, he was Xiao Qi, the righteous son of Zijin Liang, who relied on betraying Zijin Liang to enter Dengzhou Town, and was taken back to Denglai by Chen Xin to work under Wu Jianzhong of the Intelligence Bureau. Responsible for suppressing the gentry in Qingzhou Prefecture.

He said to Chen Xin in a soft voice: "That's the cultivation of Lord Wu, and the villain doesn't dare to take credit." ”

Chen Xin smiled and said: "It's good to do well, no household in the nearby gentry dares to make trouble." ”

"The villain actually ...... Actually, there is no trick, just do what you want. These gentlemen have seen a lot of faces, and when Zijin Liang and the Eight Kings were under the command of Zijin Liang and the Eight Kings in the past, when they arrived at one place, those gentlemen would come out to buy food and peace. also called the Eight Kings brothers and sisters, and turned his head back. If we have few men, they will come up and kill them. So the villains are never polite to them. ”

Chen Xin laughed and said: "Just do what you want, this errand is done well, Wu Jianzhong has built a good relationship with this official, and let you take charge of the line of the tiger in the future." ”

"The villain thanked Lord Chen for his promotion! Lord Xie Wu appreciated. Li Erbai immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Xin and Wu Jianzhong, he had been in Denglai for nearly a year, and at first he didn't know what the Intelligence Bureau was, thinking that Chen Xin had arranged an idle position for him, and then he did it, and found that this Intelligence Bureau was actually very powerful, and his style of action was also quite appetizing to him.

Wu Jianzhong, who was in charge of him, was more ruthless than Li Erbai, and pressed Li Erbai to obey, but Li Erbai did a vigorous and resolute job among the people of Qingzhou Mansion, striking at many rural clans and gentry forces, so that the Tunpu in Dengzhou Town gradually gained a firm foothold, and now there are forty Tunpu books in Qingzhou Mansion, among which Li Erhundred's credit is also there.

Chen Xin gently asked Li Erbai to get up, and instructed him: "You can ask Wu Jianzhong how to do it, but there is one thing you can't forget, after all, the Tiger is a bandit, you are a member of the Intelligence Bureau, you are in charge of him, not a bandit with him, there are some bottom lines you have to keep." ”

Li Erbai replied cautiously: "The villain remembers, Dengzhou's interests are paramount, and the adults will cut whoever they want, and whoever they don't cut will not be cut." In addition, if you are looking for a woman, you will go to the kiln, and if you want to get money, you will work hard, and wait for the commission of the intelligence bureau. ”

Chen Xin looked at Wu Jianzhong, both of them laughed, Chen Xin didn't believe that Li Erbai would be so honest, but he still turned his head to look at Li Erbai and said: "The words are not rough, and they have generally said it, but Dengzhou Town belongs to all of us, not the official alone, and fighting for Dengzhou is also fighting for himself." ”

After saying what happened to Li Erbai, Chen Xin asked Li Erbai to leave, and said to Wu Jianzhong: "Li Erbai will still be under you in the future, you can guide him more, your main energy in the future will be put on the canal field, the station will be changed to Linqing, and the news from all over the country must be inquired clearly, this river is very important to us." But before that, you have to go back to Dengzhou and deal with the matter of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. ”

"My subordinates have been paying attention to the canal recently, and everything else is normal, but the price of goods is a little different from previous years, and the price of grain has risen to the sky."

Chen Xin nodded and said with a smile: "There is a shortage of grain everywhere, and the price of grain in our Denglai has also risen, but there are comprehensive stores to stabilize the price of grain, and it has not exceeded one or two or five yuan. ”

Wu Jianzhong asked in a low voice: "If it is an official of the imperial court, or even the Hengwang Mansion?" ”

"Again, you all do it quietly, and you can spread more rumors. The price of grain in Guanning is almost nine taels, and I heard that the people from Karaqin went to Ningyuan, but they couldn't buy grain with silver. ”

Wu Jianzhong said in a deep voice: "It's good if you can't buy it, the people in Karaqin are all wolves who can't be raised, and a large part of what they buy is for Jiannu." ”

Chen Xin said with a smile: "Liaodong is in a big drought this year, so in this way, the silver money that Huang Taiji grabbed in Xuanda has shrunk. ”

Wu Jianzhong suddenly knelt down and said, "My lord Huwei, the day when my Dengzhou Town recovers Liaodong is closer. ”

Chen Xin picked up Wu Jianzhong and said seriously: "Jiannu has always been the primary enemy of my Dengzhou Town, in addition to this aspect to give them a blow, the most important thing is still the military strength, in the second half of this year, we will continue to expand the army, and the horses bought from Tumut are also coming, and when this batch of recruits is trained, plus Liaonan Tuntian, the end of Jiannu will really come." ”

The two were talking, and the adjutant at the door made an urgent report, Chen Xin let the adjutant enter the house, and after reading the urgent report, he said to Wu Jianzhong: "I told you just now that Dongchang is coming, you should go back to Dengzhou in advance, some things really can't be delayed." ”