Great Tang princess

Chapter 503 Lu's Rebellion
The news of the artisan exam was spread by Lai Junchen and Jiang Zhengan to the nearby counties and counties, which aroused a frenzied discussion in the artisan circle almost instantly.

Princess Taiping's reputation is so great that almost everyone in the country knows about it, and the treatment of her troops has become varied amidst countless rumors. Although I don't know the specific situation, one thing is certain, that is, it must be very good .

After receiving the news, many craftsmen began to look for contacts immediately, wanting to inquire about the treatment in the army. At the same time, some people have already begun to speculate and prepare to sign up.

Craftsmen don’t need a registration fee to sign up, but the board and lodging along the way is paid for by themselves, and the troops don’t care.

According to Li Yuechen's thinking, craftsmen rely on their craftsmanship for a living. If they can't even afford the food and accommodation to take the exam in Qingdao, it means that their craftsmanship is not good enough, and there is no need to use it at all.

The Academy of Engineering recruits top-notch craftsmen, but not everyone can be treated like a fool.

After the order was issued, all states and counties also responded immediately. Whenever craftsmen wanted to sign up, the government could issue certificates to enable them to leave the city and arrive in Qingdao.

These days, the control over common people is relatively strict. Most people can’t leave their place if they have nothing to do. If they want to go out, they need to issue a certificate from the government, just like the customs clearance document in the hands of the Tang monk in Journey to the West.

No one in the surrounding states and counties dared to disobey the princess' order, and they all expressed their cooperation.

Li Yuechen expressed his satisfaction with this. It seems that the current officials are quite sensible, and there is no such thing as obedience and transgression.

It's just that after a few days of being happy, Lai Junchen brought bad news: the order disappeared after it was communicated to Fan Yang, and the local officials didn't express their support, as if they didn't know about it.

After thinking about it, Li Yuechen understood that this should be Lu Shi expressing his dissatisfaction.

Because big families also have to pay taxes, almost all honorable families are now in dire straits.Although it may not be known that this policy was proposed by the princess, after all, the royal family belongs to those with vested interests, and it is normal for the princess to hate it together.

While not daring to show embarrassment to the princess, suppressing the news was the only way to express dissatisfaction.

Anyway, it's fine to just say that you don't know when you ask, and it's not a big deal. If the princess goes to trouble Lu Shi because of this, it will look small.

Regarding this, Li Yuechen just smiled, and had no intention of delving into it.

After all, as the old saying goes, cutting off one's wealth is like killing one's parents. If she goes to trouble because of this, it really seems that she is too cheap as a princess.

Although Li Yuechen didn't care much about his own reputation, he still cared more about the reputation of the entire royal family.So I wrote a letter to Lai Junchen, telling him that this matter should be left as it is, anyway, Fan Yang's side is already a little far away, and the second craftsman exam, it doesn't matter where it is.

However, the letter hadn't been officially sent yet, and Lai Junchen himself actually came to Qingdao.

……

In the office, Li Yuechen leaned on the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and said expressionlessly: "What's the point of coming here this time? You better give me a valid reason!"

Lai Junchen's mind is too weird, it's hard to analyze his thoughts from behavior. If someone else came here in person, it's likely that something serious happened, but when he came, maybe he would propose to honor himself with his own money operate.

Li Yuechen had already thought about it, if he couldn't give himself a valid reason, he had to kick him.

Seeing that the princess seemed a little angry, Lai Junchen was not worried at all, but bowed respectfully: "Your Highness, I have received reliable news that there is a large-scale mobilization of dead soldiers within the Lu clan!"

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen, who was sipping tea with his head down, raised his eyebrows: "The truth? You're not lying to me again, are you?"

After all, it wasn't the first time he had done this headline party thing. It was because of this that Li Yuechen felt that this guy was mentally retarded.

"The subordinates will never dare to lie about this matter!" Lai Junchen's expression was very firm, "This matter is not based on imagination, but because he has been reported, he dared to report to His Highness."

Hearing what he said, Li Yuechen raised his chin slightly: "How did you know about this?"

Speaking of this, Lai Junchen seemed to be getting a little excited, with a slightly ostentatious expression on his face: "Your Highness doesn't know something, the last time I went to Fanyang with Brother Lu, my subordinates met the daughter of the housekeeper Lu, and then it was convenient for her to demolish the house." Sharing the joy of fish and water..."

At first Li Yuechen listened carefully, but then he frowned and looked at him suspiciously.Co-authored this guy to take down the daughter of Housekeeper Lu?
This kind of thing is rare in this era, but it can't be called too serious.

Because proxy schools have not yet emerged in this era, for families with a little bit of status, eating the forbidden fruit before marriage is really not a big deal.

Men these days don't have any first-time plots, let alone ordinary people, whether it's Taizong Li Shimin or father Li Zhi, there are former concubines who used to be other people's wives.

But is it so easy to get the daughter of the dignified housekeeper Lu?

Although the butler is a servant, his status is much higher than that of ordinary servants. His daughter should also be qualified to accompany the young master of the direct line. Room girl.

This kind of maid, due to the hard work of the housekeeper, has a higher status than concubines, at least she will not be sent out to sleep with guests.

Generally speaking, the vision is relatively high, so can it be so easily obtained by Lai Junchen?
But if you think about it carefully, it's not impossible.

First of all, this guy is not bad looking, not very handsome, but not ugly either.The key is that his cooks were also sent to the cooking class to learn. They ate well every day, and naturally their spirits and complexion were also very good. The skin was delicate, and they looked healthy.

In addition, this guy has a mouth that can speak well, and he is from a big city in the eastern capital. It is not impossible to coax a little girl from the country.

Lai Junchen continued to explain endlessly: "After the subordinate came back, he still had correspondence with the little lady, and had the idea of ​​absorbing her as a peripheral of the dark guard. However, a few days ago, she inadvertently talked about the trends in the Lu clan. The subordinate asked her to inquire carefully, and after learning that a large number of dead soldiers in the Lu clan had been mobilized recently, they rushed to report to His Highness..."

What this guy said was not brief at all, and even Li Yuechen estimated that he added a lot of nonsense to highlight his "wise and powerful" side.

After listening to the explanation, Li Yuechen thought for a while and asked: "You know more about that woman than I do, how sure do you think this matter is?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this subordinate has also tried it out. At first she didn't want to say anything, but then I frightened her and said that if she was found guilty of treason, she would also be tortured. Only I can save her. Therefore, everything is fine. You told me everything..." At this point, Lai Junchen had an unabashedly proud expression on his face.

It's actually normal to put on this expression, because it means that he has missed a great achievement!He is only a lieutenant now, and with such a merit, it is possible to give him a lieutenant colonel directly.

Now the salary system in the army is very clear. The higher the rank, the better the salary. Lai Junchen is currently working as a comforter, and he also has a military rank, so he naturally wants to go up.

Li Yuechen thought, if this matter is true, it's best to resolve it in advance.

First of all, we must find out Lu's purpose. If he plans to rebel, he must make arrangements in advance to minimize the possible impact.

These days, when a war breaks out, the local civilians are always the first to suffer. What Li Yuechen wants is not only to win, but also to minimize the loss and impact.

After thinking about it while holding the teacup, she raised her head and said, "Well, call all the hidden guards in the nearby counties and counties to find out this matter for me! I want a detailed report within one month!"

"Yes!" Lai Junchen stood up and gave a military salute, "This subordinate will do it now!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't even plan to eat, and was about to leave directly.

Although the cement road from Qingzhou to here has been paved now, it will take two days, and it will take four days to go back and forth.

And Li Yuechen only gave him thirty days, of which it would take a long time to pass the news on the optical road, and it really didn't take long to investigate the case.

Li Yuechen stopped him: "No, it's okay to leave after lunch. I can send someone to take you back to Qingzhou directly."

"Is it... a hot air balloon?" Lai Junchen asked in a daze.

He has seen things before. Although it is true that it can carry people to fly, it always feels that it is not much faster than a horse.

"Okay, don't ask any more questions. After lunch, I will let you return to Qingzhou within an hour!" Li Yuechen waved his hand with a smile.

After lunch, the hang glider took off amid Lai Junchen's screams and sent him back to Qingzhou.

……

In the afternoon, Li Yuechen wrote another letter and asked the pilot responsible for delivering the letter to send it back to Dongdu tomorrow.

I still have to talk to my mother about the matter here, and report it. I will talk about the specifics after the results are found out. At the same time, let Shangguan Wan'er remember to file.

Otherwise, the efficiency of sending the letter with the hang glider would be much higher. After the letter was sent out the next day, another day later, the reply letter was delivered.

Mom's meaning is also very clear, let her figure it out, if Lu's rebellion, she can kill first and then play.

With the approval of his mother, Li Yuechen has no scruples, and now he is waiting for news from Junchen.

As for the barracks, she didn't tell Geng Yunqiang and others that she hadn't written off her horoscope yet, so she could only raise her expectations in vain.

For pure soldiers, they all hope to make contributions on the battlefield, especially Geng Yunqiang, who is now a senior colonel. If there is no war, it is hard to say whether he will be promoted to a general in the future.

After all, his age is at this point. The princess also said before that there is a high probability that he will withdraw from the front line and enter the military department in the future. If he wants to be promoted to a general, he needs to have enough military exploits.

Of course Li Yuechen knew what he was thinking. After all, he had been with him for so long, and he still understood the thoughts of his subordinates.

She has her own plan in mind, no matter whether there will be war in the future, Geng Yunqiang will definitely give it to a general before he quits the front line.

If he had enough military exploits, he might be promoted to general in the end. Even if there was no war, he would definitely be given to a major general in the end. After so many years of hard work, Li Yuechen could not treat his subordinates badly.

Especially in a monarchy society, rewards must be given in the open.

……

The weather in March was neither too hot nor too cold, and it was very comfortable. Everything in the army was going on normally, whether it was the training of soldiers or the production of shipyards and airships, everything went smoothly.

During this period of time, Li Yuechen was basically waiting for the investigation results from Lai Junchen, except for teaching the children. He didn't care much about other things. Instead, he was arranging for the upcoming salt issue.

Yantian can be opened in May, but if the evidence of Lu's rebellion is solid, large troops will definitely go to suppress the rebellion, but they can't take all of them away. Someone must be in charge of Yantian.

At present, Yantian has always been managed by soldiers, and no outsiders have been involved in it. At that time, we have to think carefully about personnel scheduling.

……

A month passed in a blink of an eye, and Lai Junchen came to Qingdao as scheduled to report the situation to Li Yuechen.

As soon as he entered the office, Lai Junchen took out a detailed investigation report: "Your Highness, there is evidence!"

Li Yuechen's eyes were fixed, and he took the document in his hand and read it.

First of all, according to the investigation of the letters between him and the daughter of the housekeeper of the Lu family, there are indeed frequent personnel transfers in the Lu family, and many shops of the Lu family have closed down.

It is very likely that some tough measures were used because the direct line and the collateral lineage could not agree on the issue of family taxation, because according to the investigation results of the hidden guards, these collateral lineage personnel who were in charge of the shops never entered the Lu family's mansion again. If he didn't come out, he was presumed to have been locked up.

In addition, several members of the hidden guard found through follow-up investigations that Lu seems to have been in contact with people outside the customs recently, and they still don't know who the other party is.

However, a large number of cattle and sheep were purchased, and a large number of weapons such as steel knives were also found in the place where these cattle and sheep were stored.

Because Li Yuechen's request was a secret investigation, the secret guards did not arrest the other party's people to extract a confession, fearing that they would be exposed in advance, so strictly speaking, no conclusive evidence was found.

Li Yuechen frowned: "Didn't you say that there is evidence?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, listen to your subordinates!" Lai Junchen grinned, "Actually, during this period of time, my subordinates went to Fan Yang in person. Ask the little lady to bring her subordinates into the Lu family's mansion, and go in to investigate in person!"

Hearing these words, Li Yuechen couldn't help but take another look at him, and had to say, this guy is really courageous.

As a subordinate of the princess, he had been a guest at the Lu family's residence. If the Lu family really rebelled, once he was recognized, he would have to be chopped into meat paste.

Under such circumstances, daring to sneak in and investigate in person is not only bold, but also careful.

"Using the opportunity of a tryst with the little lady, my subordinates searched all over the Lu family's mansion, and found at least a hundred armors in the cellar!" Lai Junchen said.

　Thank you [Tangmen Infantry] for the reward of 100 starting coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)