Shu Tuan obviously understood Liang Cheng's hint, and was happy in his heart, knowing that his hard work was not in vain, and there would be a reward afterwards, so he bowed down and said: "This is what Shu Tuan and the guards should do, the lord praised it." ”

At this time, the old housekeeper Liang Shou suddenly came in and reported: "Master, there is a general who calls himself Tonghai outside, who came to the gate of the city lord's mansion shirtless with two big wattles on his back, saying that he wants to see the master. ”

Liang Cheng understood as soon as he heard it, after dawn, Tonghai must have found out that the assassin was dead, but he had no clue, and he had no choice but to come to the door to ask for guilt when he could not explain to himself, the city lord.

Liang Cheng wanted to hear Shu Tuan's opinion, so he asked, "Mr. Shu, in your opinion, what is the reason for Tonghai's behavior today?"

Shu Tuan was present throughout the whole process of Liang Cheng's assassination, and he admired Liang Cheng's reaction yesterday, so he knew the cause and effect.

Shu Tuan thought for a moment, took a breath of cold air, and said, "Shhh

Liang Cheng said: "I think it's not bad, things should be like this, so according to Mr., what should I do next?"

Shu Tuan pondered for a moment and said: "Lord, although your injuries have healed now, it is best not to publicize your current condition, otherwise maybe the enemy behind the scenes will then use more powerful means to deal with you, so you don't appear in front of people for the time being, so that the enemy can't get rid of your situation, we can buy more time to think about countermeasures, if the lord can be trusted, Shu Tuan is willing to go to meet this Wanghai City chief soldier on behalf of the lord, and test his tone." ”

Liang Cheng's thoughts coincided with Shu Tuan, and after listening to his words, he was very satisfied, so he smiled and said: "Then it's hard for Mr. Shu, Mr. Shu is doing things, I don't worry, but now the situation in Wanghai City is dark and difficult to understand, so you can't stimulate Tonghai." At this juncture, no matter what the matter is, it is necessary to appease the Lord, and he must not be held accountable for the Assassin's matter. ”

Shu Tuan bowed: "Yes, what the lord meant, Shu Tuan understands, then I will go to see the general Tonghai according to this meaning, and tell him that the lord's injury has not healed for the time being, and it is inconvenient to meet him, and then reveal the meaning of the lord not to pursue him, and then go to appease and appease, so that he should be able to stabilize him." ”

Liang Cheng nodded and said, "Okay!

After Shu Tuan left, Liang Cheng began to instruct the old housekeeper Liang Shou to draw up the matter of rewarding Shu Tuan and the guards, and raised Shu Tuan's salary by 30%, because Shu Tuan was still worth the price.

The other guards also have their own appropriate rewards, Liang Cheng knows that this principle is the same as leading soldiers, you must have clear rewards and punishments, and you will be rewarded for your merits, otherwise when it comes to a critical time, who will work for you.

For Liang Cheng, these people are all his own retainers, so he doesn't need to report to anyone else, and if he wants to give them a higher salary, it is a matter of his own words, and he spends his own spirit stones.

After the outside affairs were done, Liang Cheng thought to himself that he was delaying in the mansion for ten days and half a month before going to the yamen to perform his duties, and said to the outside world that he would heal his injuries behind closed doors, and the third prince would not take any next steps if he couldn't figure out his situation for the time being.

And he and not only the bricks can just use this time to arrange the guardian killing array, so that in Wanghai City, a place where the situation is complicated, he can be regarded as having a safe foothold.

Liang Cheng happily walked back to the compound through the disguise and prohibition, and announced to the bricks who were working hard: "Good news, we now have a lot of time to set up the formation, so the original plan can be changed, in order to increase the power of the serial killing array, you dig deeper!"

"Ahh......h

Liang Cheng took out the compass and various measuring instruments and checked everywhere, found a lot of faults, and ordered not only the two bricks to rectify it, but then got up and said: "Come on, dig, the official will go back." With that, he got up and went out again.

Not only complained to the bricks: "My brother hasn't even gone to the yamen to sit in the hall, but the official authority is getting bigger and bigger, so if you don't come to dig the pit and ask you to dig it, why do you ask others to dig the pit too, they are still a little girl, how can they be suitable for doing this kind of heavy work? Bricks, right?"

The bricks were digging holes, not only did he not listen carefully to what he was saying, but he also responded habitually without raising his head: "Sister...... All right!"

"Okay, since you are so sincere, my sister will accept your kindness, dig a good pit bricks, don't be lazy, my sister go up and wash up, otherwise it will be very uncomfortable to be covered in dust. "Three K

After speaking, he jumped out of the pit, but he didn't know where to wash, leaving the brick to stand alone in the big pit, his eyes were blank, and he muttered: "Brick...... Digging ......"

After staying for a while, the bricks sweated again and continued to work.

......

When Liang Cheng came outside, he was actually waiting for Shu Tuan, wanting to see how he dealt with the matter of Tonghai.

Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, Shu Tuan hurriedly came to Liang Cheng and reported: "Lord, I appeased General Tonghai according to your wishes, telling him that the assassin's death is not important, as long as he does his part in the future with peace of mind and does a good job in the defense of Wanghai City, that is the greatest credit." ”

Liang Cheng heard this: "Okay, what you said is very good, it's okay to say it this way, what is Tonghai's reaction after listening to your words?"

Shu Tuan said: "General Tonghai listened to my rumored words of relief from the lord, and he was immediately relieved, and seemed to be in a much relaxed mood, but he was still quite guilty about not taking good care of the assassin, and he may still be a little panicked, and there must still be a pimple in his heart, and his subordinates estimate that he will still worry that the lord will hold him accountable afterwards."

Liang Cheng said: "The matter of the assassin, this official already knows it in his heart, don't care about him for now, as long as Tonghai can settle down for the time being, don't think too cranky." ”

Shu Tuan nodded: "The lord is really far-sighted, but then again, the city defense of Wanghai City is indeed too lax, in case the Sea Clan comes to make trouble, Tonghai's defense is indeed not in place, and there are many flaws." ”

Liang Cheng nodded: "Yes, this official has also seen these drawbacks, it seems that Wanghai City has been in peace for too long, and has forgotten the principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace, so the garrison is very lax, I think there will definitely be problems if it continues like this, but we can't be in a hurry about this matter now, we can slow it down." ”

Shu Tuan said: "That's right, Tonghai is a good hand at leading soldiers, but it's a pity that his temperament is too rough, if only someone could often mention it by his side." ”

Liang Cheng said: "Yes, the matter of city defense, in the end, we still have to rely on Tonghai, after all, he has been operating here for hundreds of years, and he is his person from top to bottom, we want to grasp the city defense, or we must start from the chief military officer of Tonghai, it is best to pull him over, really listen to my words, as for his rough temperament, it doesn't matter, as long as he does a good job in the charter, let him do things according to the rules in the future, there will be no big mistakes." ”

Shu Tuan said: "What the lord said is very true, the lord only went to perform his duties this time, and someone wanted to assassinate the lord, according to his subordinates, Wanghai Chengtong sentenced Lord Duan to be very suspicious in this matter, although there is no evidence, but if the lord has any three long and two short, the first person to benefit is he Duan Tongju." And on the day of the assassination of the lord, his subordinates always felt that Lord Duan was digging a pit for Tonghai, and at that time, he directly asked people to take Tonghai, if it wasn't for the lord to exonerate Tonghai in time, it was likely to provoke a big mess, which was quite suspicious. In addition, according to the understanding of his subordinates, there is a lot of dislike between them, and Lord Duan has always wanted to remove Tonghai, the chief military officer, from the position. ”

"Oh......" Liang Cheng glanced at Shu Tuan, thinking that this guy's feelings are really keen, the real situation he knew through the soul search of the old family Uncle Cai is not far from Shu Tuan's guess, it seems that Shu Tuan really has some insight, if he is promoted in the future, he can save a lot of worry.

Thinking of this, Liang Cheng decided to listen to Shu Tuan's opinion, which was also good as a reference, so he asked, "What does Mr. Shu think we should do next?"

"In the shallow opinion of his subordinates, we can start from the relationship between Lord Duan and General Tonghai, and find a way to intensify their contradictions, in this way, Tonghai must be in a weak position in it, so leaning over to the lord's side is his only choice. Shu Tuan replied.

"Okay! It makes sense!" Liang Cheng said: "This matter should not be impatient, after all, we have just arrived, and we have not yet gained a firm foothold, this kind of thing can only be slowly figured out, Shu Tuan, you should pay more attention to this aspect of the situation in the future, see what opportunities can be taken advantage of, and then you can lay a wedge between them, and separate their already bad relationship, and let Tonghai come over for my use in the future." ”

Shu Tuan replied solemnly: "Yes, rest assured, Shu Tuan will definitely be able to find a suitable means to do this matter well, and live up to the cultivation of my lord!"

"Well, the official sees that you are also tired, and you still have to pay attention to Zhang Chi in doing things, so that it can last, so you should go back and rest for a day, don't be too tired, there should be no more emergencies in the next few days." ”

"Shu Tuan, thank you for your care! Then the subordinates will retire!" Shu Tuan gave a salute, slowly retreated, turned around and walked out of the outer courtyard.

Liang Cheng looked at the back of Shu Tuan's departure, and thought that it was necessary to discuss with this person more in the future, not only to clarify his own thoughts, but also to hear some good suggestions.

However, Liang Cheng is not interested in intensifying the contradiction between Tonghai and Duan Weicheng, because although it is stable, it is a bit too slow, and what Liang Cheng wants now is to cut through the mess quickly.