It's not dawn yet.

Zhao Que dressed neatly, washed his face cleanly, and left to hug Puguan.

Last night, he left Yun Xuan Yuanjun and returned to the room, and Zhao Sui handed over the proposed candidates to him.

Zhao Que immediately wrote a secret letter to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, attaching the candidate and address provided by Zhao Sui to the end of the letter.

I plan to go to Jinlu City tomorrow and let the lark be sent to the capital through secret channels to ensure that Shaoqing of Dali Temple can see it with his own eyes.

Zhao Sui also assured him that his aunt Zhao Ya would definitely be sent to the East China Sea safely by Jinyi Niang.

Zhao Que bowed his head, please Zhao Sui.

He originally wanted to go to Bluestone City in person, but with his current ability, it was actually the same whether he went or not.

Could it be that Zhao Que could still let the people who rose up with white teeth put down their weapons and surrender to the government?

Impossible.

Both sides have dead ends, but the government has the initiative, is it to break the bluestone city in the first battle, kill all the rebels and then seal the sword, or drizzle to silently pacify the rebels?

Zhao Que was sure that after the battle of Guan Guangcheng, Huo Fengkang would inevitably choose the second item, but he provoked those deep-rooted local clans, and they made trouble, which was even more fierce than the righteous army.

There is no such thing as a perfect law.

It's up to Huo Fengkang to deal with these things.

According to Zhao Que's gaze, the family in Nanyang is not a dead end, Huo Fengkang is doing it well, and he can't settle the victims while dissipating the anger in the hearts of the local clans.

As for those hard-to-provoke families in Jinlu City, Huo Fengkang did great things in his last life, and Zhao Que helped him deal with it.

Zhao Sui wanted to speak last night, but Zhao Que interrupted her and said that in recent days, there have been ups and downs, and he has never rested well.

She saw that Zhao Que was in a bad mood, although her face was not different, but there was a depression between her eyebrows and eyes, and she hurriedly said goodbye and walked out of Zhao Que's room.

Zhao Que was unhappy in his heart, not only the mess in Nanyangzhou, but also the whereabouts of his sworn brother Wei Ke have never been found.

Killed the little minion Ma Hechuan, that doesn't matter, compared with the real big man, Ma Hechuan is only a slightly more important piece on the chessboard, and can be discarded at any time at a critical moment.

In his heart, he has always been extremely clear about how to go next.

Wei Ke and Shen Shen are the two top two major events at present.

Looking for Wei Ke to wash away his grievances, in case he can't find Shen Shen, he will die soon and repay Wei Ke's kindness.

But Divine Doctor Shen's whereabouts are erratic, and now he only knows from Yun Xuanyuanjun's mouth that Divine Doctor Shen is in a certain valley, and the valley is vast and innumerable, God knows where Divine Doctor Shen is.

If his fortune is really strong and he finds Shen Shen Divine Doctor, he can also take care of it calmly.

Before falling asleep, Zhao Que thought about Liu Gantang.

His bad relationship with Liu Gantang, before he went to Guan Guangcheng, Zhao Que had woken up.

Shicai asked Yun Xuan Yuanjun if there was a new Heavenly Destiny Qi in Liu Gantang's body, and Yun Xuan Yuanjun replied ambiguously.

The end of the year is approaching.

In the early morning, outside the golden dew city, a thin mist shrouded it.

There was still unmelted snow on the side of the road, and it was freezing very hard.

Thinking back to coming to Nanyang with Li Mujian, the battle of Qingshi City almost made him fall into a place of no return, but fortunately, Lu Qingchen and Liu Qingtian laid out in advance, so that Zhao Que went before the ghost gate, but he got a big opportunity.

Why did Lu Qingchen and Liu Qingtian treat him so favorably, Zhao Que was like a mirror in his heart, and he became more and more curious about the details of the two of them.

When he arrived in Jinlu City, the Dart Bureau, Huanxi Golden Buddha Temple, Guan Guangcheng, and there were many big people and big forces such as Daxia National Teacher, Sanshan Island, and Dragon Palace.

Speaking of which, when Wen Ren Hengyu went to southern Xinjiang and went out of southern Xinjiang with Yu Jialing, it seems that there is no connection, but the actual connection is very deep.

The whereabouts of the two leading troops represent the temple's attitude towards southern Xinjiang, and how southern Xinjiang confronts the temple by private means.

After several changes of dynasty.

The population of the southern kingdom of Great Xia has grown rapidly, and it is no longer the land of the southern barbarians in the history books, but the important place for collecting taxes.

Of course, the north is also very important, the ancient saying goes, the south can only be peaceful, if you take the world, you must use the Central Plains soldiers, occupy the Central Plains, enter the Pingchuan to level the south, and then be able to drive straight into the destruction of the grassland tribes.

Therefore, the rebellion in Jiangjinzhou was able to make the court quarrel with each other, and while sending the imperial army, the Western Cypriot army was transferred back to the Central Plains to deal with the rebellion.

Zhao Que suddenly missed Li Muhibiscus very much, separated for a while, and got used to her being around, only to know that Li Muhibiscus was indispensable to him.

sighed.

I don't know where Li Mujin is now, and I also don't know what happened to Han Qi, a young man who rode to Xisai to join the army.

Lives are rolling and unpredictable.

Zhao Que secretly said that after becoming an immortal, I don't know if I can break my life, be carefree, and be a free guest between heaven and earth.

The victims outside Jinlu City gathered in several large groups, each silent, holding a bowl in his hand.

When passing by them.

The dull eyes of the victims suddenly brightened.

Zhao Que is like a farewell to them, and Zhao Que is young, clean, and energetic, and he is not their relatives and villagers.

Ignorance......

Is the meat on Zhao Que's body chewy?

He found that most of the bowls were stained with blood, but he didn't see it, and it emitted a murderous aura that was colder than the cold of winter, and the frightened victims made way for him, and did not dare to stop him.

In front of the city gates, it was steaming.

About three or four hundred officers and men stood on the left and right.

Behind him were more than a dozen people carrying several large iron pots.

"Stop, who are you?"

The six officers and soldiers stepped forward in unison and shouted.

Zhao Que said: "I am from Jinlu City, I went to Guanguangcheng, and now I am returning to my hometown. ”

"Well, Guan Guangcheng is the chassis of the rebels right now, and you can return from there without any danger, and you are the spy of the rebels!" said the officers and soldiers in shock.

Zhao Que said: "It's not a secret, Guan Guangcheng has been beaten down by Huozhou Mu, and the rebels there have all surrendered, I came back from Guan Guangcheng, on the one hand, I am homesick, and on the other hand, Huozhou Mu asked me to send a letter to Xue Tingshi. ”

With that, Zhao Que took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the officers and soldiers for review.

The signature is Huo Fengkang's first and last name.

"I am not the messenger of Huo Zhoumu, you escorted me to Xue Tingshi's mansion, and handed the letter to Xue Tingshi, if I don't die, it proves that what I said at this moment is true, if I die, it should be the sin of deceiving you, and I am innocent of death. ”

The officers and soldiers thought about it and felt that what Zhao Que said was very reasonable.

took the letter and escorted Zhao Que to Xue Jian's mansion.

Passing by the cauldron containing porridge and water, Zhao Que glanced inside, and said secretly, the granary of the official mansion of Jinlu City was out of food.

The rice grains are sparse and sparse, and the clear soup is scarce, do you point to this pot of water to let the victims drink enough?

Walking to the arched wooden bridge where the moat fell, Zhao Que glanced at the victims.

There were many more people than when they left Jinlu City and went to Guanguang City.

"How many victims are there?" Zhao Que asked.

The officers and soldiers who escorted him to Xue Jian's mansion should have felt that if the letter he took out was really for the assassin, there would be no good fruit to eat based on the bad words he had just said to this person.

Blinking and softening his tone, he replied,

"I don't know what's going on, after the warehouse was opened and the grain was released, there were a lot more victims outside Jinlu City, and when they came here, the food was not enough to eat, which was good, and it was not enough to eat. ”

"We originally thought that a pile of grain in the granary would be enough for the victims to eat for five or six days, but who would have thought that it would not arrive for three days, and today we searched the inside and outside of the granary, and it was all in the pot. ”

"The great men of Jinlu City have contributed some food, but it is not enough to eat, it is still not enough to eat. ”

"Yes, the old man also sent some money and clothes to the government, and when we distributed it to the victims, it was not enough at all, not to mention half of the victims, and one or two hundred victims couldn't get a cent. ”

Rao is that they are officers and soldiers, facing the victims all day long, and they also sympathize with them in their hearts, and unconsciously say good things for the victims, complaining about the lord in the city, not saving them when they see death, and only caring about their own enjoyment.

Zhao Que nodded, when he left, it snowed, and those big families, dignitaries and dignitaries in the city were afraid that the victims would rush into the city desperately and spoil their brocade clothes and food, so they cut the meat and let the blood go.

It's a pity that the cut meat is too small, like a thorn near the nail cover, and there is too little blood, as if the finger has been cut to a small point, and it is healed without much blood.

"It's not easy to say that the victims of the disaster, after the real warehouse is opened and the grain is released, the big guy is honestly waiting for the government to give porridge, and no one is really making trouble. ”

Zhao Que sneered when he heard this, it was not that the government had not opened a warehouse to release grain some time ago, but was that an opening warehouse to release grain?

It's like shoveling a small cart from the granary and transporting it outside the city, not to mention letting the victims eat, and no matter how strong the wind is, the grain will be blown away.

"Oh, are you the officers and soldiers in charge of soup kitchen?" Zhao Que asked.

One said: "It's not, it seems that God is angry, and after a rare snowfall in a hundred years, my brothers have been in charge of putting grain." ”

"Where's the grain?" asked Zhao Que.

"You, don't know, at the beginning, the granary was closed, not allowed to enter, every day someone just handed over the grain to us in a fixed amount, and then transported it outside the city, those grains are too cold, let alone people, a few wild dogs are not enough to eat,

After another two days, the granary opened a crack in the door, and the grain was not given to us, but to some people in luxurious brocade clothes.

During this period, there were private individuals who bought food and handed it over to the victims, and as the price of food rose, those people soon disappeared. ”

Broken thoughts.

Zhao Que knew that Jinyi Niang had put grain for the people, and with the rise in food prices, Jinyi Niang was powerless, only looking at the government with a blank eye, when would it really open a warehouse to release grain.

It was Zhao Que who did this.

found Xue Jian, forced him, and completely opened the warehouse to release grain.

Although Xue Jian was extremely innocent at that time, he was by no means clean, Huo Fengkang was leading the troops, and all the blame was put on Huo Fengkang.

Zhao Que had a plan in his heart.

He didn't plan to force the clans in the city to release grain in the name of the auxiliary general.

With Chen Beican's name and Xue Jian respectfully following behind him, someone will associate his surname with the Chen family where Chen Keren is located.

Someone carries the black pot, why not do it.

This matter has to be discussed with Xue Jian.

The Chen family was angry, and the unlucky ones were him and Huo Fengkang.

The area around the Assassin's Mansion was lively, and the people who lived in the city, who had food to eat and clothes to wear, came and went.

After a few days, the people in the city finally relieved themselves and resumed their normal lives.

As for the joy of the Golden Buddha Temple, from top to bottom, the dead are clean, good men and women gather in the Golden Buddha Temple, and the crying is earth-shattering.

Since Xue Jian sent people to disperse them, and listened to the officers and soldiers who escorted Zhao Que, there was a conflict and killed some believers, so Fang gradually stopped their "pilgrimage" heart.

"You may not believe it, those good men and women who have lost their hearts and eyes have deified the three demon monks who died, such as thinking, thinking, and hiding, that they have taken off their physical mortal wombs and gone to the Western Heaven Elysium to become Buddhas.

In accordance with the instructions of the assassin history, our government posted notices everywhere, telling those believers that the monks of the Golden Buddha Temple are by no means monks who are serious about the Eight Classics, but a group of crooked monks, who are reciting the scriptures of the Demon Dao.

I can't resist the believers who don't believe in the government!"

When it came to this, the officers and men were also angry, because there were all good men and women in their families who were happy with the Golden Buddha Temple, and they did not believe the advice of their relatives at all, but believed in the illusory heresy.

Zhao Que sighed.

After the destruction of the Golden Buddha Temple, he thought of such drawbacks.

In any case, if the Golden Buddha Temple is gone, no matter how good men and women are, no matter how demons they are, without a leader, they will not be able to make big waves.

The current thing is to rescue the victims, force the family to cut their flesh and let their blood, and set an example for other local clans in Nanyangzhou.

"When I arrive, I'll go and report it, and you will stay here for a while. ”

The officer and soldier hurriedly walked a few steps, turned around and asked,

"If you lie to us, you're going to die. ”

Zhao Que waved his hand: "Just go." ”

Xue Jian sat on a chair and drank tea anxiously, he sent several groups of people from the deceased family to ask for food and money, and the excuse for refusing was surprisingly consistent.

All of them have already given the government money and grain, why do you still come to ask for it? Do you treat us as soft persimmons?

Helpless.

Xue Jian had no choice but to wait for Zhao Que to come to him and complete the three-day appointment.

He can see it, and at the moment, he really has to follow Zhao Gouchen's methods, kill the families one by one, and kill them until they give it.

Otherwise.

How can the big families and dignitaries be willing to cut large pieces of meat and enlarge the blood?

"Master, drink white fungus porridge to replenish your body. ”

The graceful woman, in her early thirties, held the steaming white fungus porridge and whispered softly in front of Xue Jian.

Xue Jian covered his forehead and couldn't stand it.

"Take it down, take it down! Drink it yourself, I can't drink it. ”

"Master, you work hard day and night, don't be tired to death, if you fall, how should we women live, these years, the war is in chaos, there is a drought and locust plague in the north, and the snow disaster in the south is severe, but people can't live. ”

As she spoke, the woman began to weep.

Xue Jian thought about it, and there was some truth in what she said.

"Give it to me. ”

The woman's face was overjoyed, and she carefully put the white fungus porridge into Xue Jian's hand.

Xue Jian took a sip.

It's not sweet or greasy, it's just right.

After a few sips, he returned the empty bowl to the woman.

The woman gave a blessing, and the lotus step moved lightly, and when she came to the door, she turned around and lifted the hem of her skirt lightly, and went away.

Fragrance remains.

Xue Jian couldn't help but take a few more sips.

This woman, called Xianglian, has been with him for more than ten years, from a little girl to a fat place where fat should be thin, Xue Jian has worked hard.

Before he could come back to his senses, an officer and soldier outside reported that an officer and soldier asked to see him.

Xue Jian suddenly wondered, the little officers and soldiers, dare to see him, could it be that something big happened to the victims?!

His face turned a little whiter, and he hurriedly asked Hu Cong to bring the officers and soldiers in.

"Master Thorn Shi, there is a young man who said that he came back from Guan Guangcheng and brought you a letter. ”

In a few words, make the front and back clear.

Xue Jian took the envelope and hurriedly went out to greet him.

You don't have to think about it to know.

It must be the arrival of the Auxiliary General.

It's just that Xue Jian secretly wondered in his heart.

Zhao Que was still stared at by officers and soldiers outside the mansion.

Seeing Xue Tingshi coming in person, the officers and soldiers knelt down in unison.

ignored it, Xue Jian was busy waiting for Zhao Que to enter the mansion.

Before Zhao Que was entertained, someone else came to say that Huo Zhoumu had written a letter to him and had arrived.

Xue Jian confessed, and if Huo Fengkang could write a letter in person, there must be something wrong over there.

Zhao Que waved him to go.

After reading Huo Fengkang's letter repeatedly, Xue Jian's face turned completely pale.

Ma Hechuan is dead!

As for the things that are known about Hengyu and sending officials to supervise the local governments, they are not as good as the death of Ma Hechuan.

The general has just returned from Guan Guangcheng!

Don't......

The general killed Ma Hechuan.

Suddenly remembered that it was he who told the general Ma Hechuan's whereabouts.

Xue Jian shook his body and leaned against the pillar.

After the imperial court investigated, if it was found that the general killed Ma Hechuan, it would definitely be found out that he had leaked his whereabouts.

Thinking back to that day, Xue Jian still had a sense of schadenfreude in his heart, and now he was like eating a bite of, and he couldn't help himself.

He knew that the moment Ma Hechuan arrived in Nanyangzhou, he and Huo Fengkang were closely related to Ma Hechuan.

Who would have expected that the general would actually kill Ma Hechuan in a frenzy!

He's a ministry!

Xue Jian was both incredulous and trembling with fear.

Wait to put the letter on the desk in the study.

Step by step, he also returned to Zhao Que's side.

Xue Jian said with difficulty: "I heard that General Zhao came back from Guan Guangcheng?"

"Exactly. Zhao Que replied.

Xue Jian bowed his head and was respectful: "General Zhao has killed someone in Guan Guangcheng?"

"Not bad. ”

The servant brought the tea, and Zhao Que drank the tea slowly.

Xue Jian let out a long breath: "General, why do you want to kill Ma Langzhong?"

Zhao Que said: "Have you read the letter I gave you?"

"Back to the general, I haven't had time to open the seal to watch. ”

"Well, look at it now. ”

Xue Jian hurriedly opened the envelope on the table beside him, and there were only eight words on the letterhead: one is prosperous, and the other is lost.

Ah!

Xue Jian gasped.

Zhao Que said: "Xue Tingshi, but you told General Ben that Ma Hechuan is in Guanguangcheng, and you said that Ma Hechuan and Huo Fengkang may be invincible to the thieves in Guanguangcheng, what's the matter?

Xue Jian seemed to jump up, pointed at Zhao Que, trembling: "General Zhao, you have to speak with real evidence, how can you prove that what you said is true?"

Zhao Que looked at Xue Jian, who had no master of the six gods, sarcastically: "The identity of this general is the proof. ”

Xue Jian was suddenly like a deflated fish bladder, and he was silent for a long time.

"Besides, General Ben didn't kill Zuo Lang Zhongma Hechuan of the Ministry of Officials, why did Xue Tingshi slander my innocence?" Zhao Que then asked.

Yes, the dignified general of the auxiliary country, just came back from Guan Guangcheng, a history of assassination, why did he falsely accuse the general of killing Ma Hechuan?

"General Yiben, you are partial to the thief, is it that you Xue Jian ordered the master of the rivers and lakes to kill Ma Langzhong and blame General Ben?"

Xue Jian smiled bitterly: "It turns out that the general has calculated everything. ”

Zhao Que suddenly calmed down, crossed Erlang's legs, and drank tea, "Do you understand the eight words on the letter?"

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan understands. Xue Jian seemed to have suddenly become a toothless tiger, an eagle that had lost its wings, and was languishing.

"Xiaguan, in the future, he will be the general's pawn, anyway, after this incident, Xiaguan will never be able to wash it again. ”

Zhao Que nodded and smiled: "Count you smart." ”

"Why bother, the general, just say it that day, why do you use such means?" Xue Jian asked unwillingly.

Zhao Que put down the tea bowl, walked to Xue Jian's side, and whispered: "I want you to be the long knife in my hand, the long knife in Nanyangzhou." If not, how would you be willing to become a knife in my hand?!"

Xue Jian said frustratedly: "Okay, the next official is the knife in the hands of the general." ”

Zhao Que held the sound of the big sound, pointed at it and said: "This knife can be used to fight well and kill countless enemy soldiers. ”

immediately patted Xue Jian's shoulder.

"Your knife, invisibly slashing the center of the court and slashing the mediocre officials and evil clans, strictly speaking, is more powerful than my big voice. ”

Xue Jian pinched his nose and recognized.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

In the past, he didn't admit that there would be such a cause and effect, but now that it's better, it's really a wrong step.

gave Zhao Gouchen a big handle in vain.

"The general is a man, and the lower officials are just laymen, even if the knife in the hand of the general is a rusty blunt knife. ”

Zhao Que laughed, returned to his chair and looked at Xue Jian, and asked, "If I use Chen Beican's name and surname to ask for food and money from dignitaries and families, will Xue Tingshi cooperate?"

When Xue Jian heard this, his eyes immediately went black.

Take a few deep breaths.

He said: "Chen Beican's name and surname, don't the generals know?"

"Naturally, I know. ”

"If the general uses the three words Chen Beican, I am afraid that the lower officials will not only be unable to protect their own lives, but also the Xue family will rush to the execution ground. Xue Jian almost gritted his teeth and spit out.

Zhao Que said with a smile: "Stab Shi and sit, this general doesn't need it, you don't have to grit your teeth and refuse." ”

How could Xue Jian not know Zhao Gouchen's plan, it was nothing more than ransacking the clans, dignitaries and dignitaries in Jinlu City, and he had to leave with his sleeves up, there was not the slightest fishy smell on his body, and the black cauldron was all buckled on his and the Xue family's heads.

Chen Beican, Chen Beican, who saved Xie Zhiwei's daughter Xie Kui!

"General, you are as strong as iron, the lower official understands, since you propose to use the three words Chen Beican, you must have a plan, if you insist, the lower official is left to kill himself, and let his family flee for their lives before killing themselves, to the ends of the earth, and find a place to live. Xue Jian said it decisively.

Zhao Que was not difficult for him, and said with a mouthful: "Don't use Chen Beican's name and surname, Xue Tingshi and don't jump off the big ship of this general......"

"I don't know if you have fine armor in your house? It's not too early, come with me to the house of those big men who only care about their own food and spicy drinks, and don't care about the lives of the people, and ask for money and food. ”

Xue Jian took a few quick breaths to calm his mind.

"Everything is ready for the general. ”