A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 282
After Ya.

Wu Huaiyu came to the dungeon with a basket of food.

It was him that Helian Jinzhu saw, and his eyes were complicated.

Wu Huaiyu shut her up in the den earlier, she couldn't see the light, she couldn't hear the sound, she didn't drip water, she didn't eat any grains of rice, and after only three days, when she was released again, she almost collapsed at that time, her eyes were loose and lifeless. dead state.

She hasn't fully recovered from those three days in the small dark room.

The food box was opened, and there was a cage of hot steamed buns inside, fluffy and soft, full of wheat fragrance, a large bowl of lamb soup, with good-smelling sheep fat floating on it, and green shallots sprinkled on it.

"Are you hungry?"

Helian Jinzhu turned her head away, but her stomach suddenly gurgled, and the dungeon was very quiet, so the sound was extraordinarily clear.

"Eat it while it's hot."

She still stubbornly doesn't want to turn back, even if her stomach growls with hunger.

Wu Huaiyu took out the steamed buns and mutton soup and put them on the table, "I have good news for you, I found your family."

The woman turned her head immediately, "Really?"

"Well, I only found two for now, one is your third sister-in-law, and the other is your younger sister. I'm still inquiring about the others,"

"Where are they?"

Jin Zhu rushed over excitedly, but with a crash, the chains on her hands and feet collapsed, grabbing her, and she could only be separated from Wu Huaiyu by the table.

"Where is it?" the woman shouted anxiously.

"Eat first, you eat and I say,"

Helian Jinzhu sat on the other side of the table, grabbed a big steamed bun and gnawed it fiercely, but fixed her gaze on her.

Huaiyu didn't break his promise either.

"Your sister-in-law was sold to a farm in Lingwu to farm, and she was also betrothed to a Qianghu serf. For a while, she is now pregnant with the Qianghu child, with a full belly, and she should give birth soon. .”

"He's pretty good, but he's a bit haggard, and he's a bit malnourished when he's pregnant,"

Jin Zhu bit the steamed bun as if he was biting his enemy, and stared at Huaiyu.

"Don't choke, drink some soup, be careful not to burn it."

Sure enough, Jinzhu picked up the mutton soup and drank it again, but her eyes were still fixed on Huaiyu.

"I've already bought your third sister-in-law and her current husband,"

"Where is she now?"

After the family was broken up, it was the first time she heard news from her family. She was very heartbroken when she thought of the once capable third sister-in-law who was now a slave in the manor and promised to other slaves.

"Remember our agreement, exchange."

Wu Huaiyu looked at the mountain beard woman with stubborn eyes, "I helped to find the remains of your family, and now that I have found two people, you have to give me some information first."

Helian Jinzhu ate four steamed cakes in one go, and stared, "How can I believe what you said is true?"

"When someone comes back, I can let you meet."

"Then let's talk about it when we meet people."

Huaiyu chuckled a few times, "Take out a golden ring from your bosom and hand it to Helian Jinzhu, "Do you know this golden ring? It is said that it belonged to your third elder brother. After his death, your third sister-in-law has been carrying this golden ring." , and later fell into the hands of a Lingzhou military officer, and it was through this golden ring that I found your third sister-in-law's whereabouts."

Huaiyu spoke and took out another piece of cloth, on which a few words were written in blood.

As soon as Helian Jinzhu saw the content above, she burst into tears. She ate two more steamed cakes, and then drank the whole bowl of mutton soup in one go.

With the news of her family, she felt that the dark life was rekindled with bright hope.

Can't die yet.

"It's my third sister-in-law."

"Where's my little sister?"

Huaiyu just looked at her.

Jin Zhu sat upright, let out a long breath, and finally began to explain.

"As I said before, my family originally lived in Lishi, and my family was also the leader of a village. Our village was named Helian. We used to flee from Tongwancheng in Shuofang to Lishi in Hedong. It is said that our ancestor was Daxia. Son of Emperor Helian Bobo,

During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, my great-grandfather took his clansmen to Yulin, Shengzhou to build the Great Wall. During the reign of Daye, my great-grandfather took his clansmen to Yanmen to serve the king. At the end of the great career, there was turmoil, and our Shanhu’s life couldn’t go on, ah Zu responded to Liu Long'er, the leader of Lishibu Luoji, and led his people to follow the uprising..."

Wu Huaiyu listened quietly, this Helian Jinzhu's family can be regarded as local tyrants, they belong to Shuhu, also known as households, they have deep contacts with Han people, and even live together with Han people, paying taxes and taxes is the same, even his family From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, he had always held some small official positions.

It's just that in the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, officials forced the people to rebel, and the contradictions between Han and Hu also intensified.

The Helian family also rebelled. It's a pity that after more than ten years of fighting, the Helian family men died one after another, and the rebellion followed by one step after another failed again and again. The five step Luoji emperors were all defeated in the end.

Almost all the men in Helian's family died.

Finally, after Li Jiancheng failed to enlist Liu Biaocheng, he fled to Shuofang's Liang Shidu, but unfortunately he was not treated as a human being there.

Many women and children were also reduced to slavery.

Helian Jinzhu and his family were reduced to slaves of Liang Guo officials. Later, because Jin Zhu could read and look good, he was trained as a spy by the false Liang Guoxuan, sold to slave traders in Lingzhou, and sent to Li Daozong's residence.

Not long ago, Helian Jinzhu, who had been lurking in Li Daozong's mansion as a maidservant, was contacted online and given her a task. Tang Guoxin appointed Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Yanzhou, who would soon be a guest at Li Daozong's mansion, and asked her to find a way to assassinate Wu Huaiyu At that time, Liang Guo killed two birds with one stone, not only getting rid of the new governor of Yanzhou, but also blaming Li Daozong.

Li Daozong has guarded Lingzhou for many years, causing Master Liang a headache. He wanted to take this opportunity to drive Li Daozong away.

Back then, the people of Liang Guo used Jin Zhu's relatives to threaten her to obediently accept training and lurk by Li Daozong's side, but later Master Liang still sold many of her family members.

She only had her grandmother, mother and youngest brother left in Liang Guo.

If the task cannot be completed, the three of them will not survive.

Knowing that the assassination is a must-death mission, she still did it.

"Where are those assassins on the street, are they also arranged by Master Liang?"

"I don't know. The mission I received was to assassinate you, but I didn't have a chance to do it in the Dudu's Mansion. I didn't expect to be selected to give it to you. When an assassin attacked me on the street, I also looked for opportunities to do it."

Wu Huaiyu was not satisfied with Helian Jinzhu's answer.

"Are you worried that Master Liang will kill the family members who stay there?"

"I'm telling the truth."

Jin Zhu was also very desperate, the assassination failed, she didn't know if the family members who stayed in Liang Guo were okay, but now that Wu Huaiyu found her sister-in-law and younger sister, she couldn't keep her mouth shut.

There are relatives on both sides.

"If you can cooperate, I can give you a chance. I will announce that you failed in the assassination and died of serious injuries. I will pick up your sister-in-law to reunite with you. Even your family members who stayed in Liangguo, I can also Help you get back."

"I only know this, and nothing else."

"Then who do you contact?"

"Since I came to Lingzhou, someone has contacted me regularly, but I have never met the other party..."

Helian Jinzhu's upline is to contact her through a single line, and will leave a mark somewhere in Li Daozong's mansion, instructing her to take out the secret mission letter from a secret place.

The other party was indeed very professional and cautious, and even the tasks he gave were only seeing the secret letter but not seeing the person.

It can be guessed that there must be more than one spy in Li Daozong's backyard, Jin Zhu, and someone is even acting as an intermediary.

It is not easy to find someone from Jinzhu.

But Wu Huaiyu was not in a hurry.

Get out of the dungeon.

Li Wujie, Chen Sheng, Li Deju, and Zhao Xin all came to inquire about the situation. After listening, Li Wujie felt that this woman was dishonest, and Chen Sheng felt that there was no need to waste time on her.

"I think she can spend more time on her." Huaiyu smiled slightly. "After her sister-in-law and younger sister pick her up, arrange a reunion for them and let them get along well for a few days."

"What does the county magistrate mean?"

"The re-separation after this reunion will make her feel even more uncomfortable, and it will be even more difficult to accept the loss again. I will have a good talk with her at that time, and I hope to win her over.

As long as we can instigate her, it doesn't matter if she doesn't know who the contact person is, we can release her at that time, a Mission Impossible, a double agent. "

Spy war, it will definitely be complicated.

All four were amazed at Huaiyu's bold plan.

"You seem to trust her very much?"

"During this period of time, I have been with her a lot and chatted with her every day. The more we talked, the more I got to know her. I think she is actually a good person. It's just that she encountered this troubled world unfortunately and was pushed to her current position, but She's not some crooked old spy, so it's worth going after."

"The maidservants and slaves given to me by King Ren Cheng, how are they being monitored, and are there any abnormalities found?"

"The two batches of people sent before and after have been watching. So far, no one has been found to be abnormal."

"Keep watching."

"Also, I asked you to inquire and collect various information about the officials and generals of Lingzhou. How is the collection going?"

"I have collected a lot and are sorting it out."

"Fine, go on."

"Think of a way to place some secret eyeliner around the officials and generals of the Lingzhou Dudu Mansion,"

"Also, this Lingzhou City used to sell horses, slaves, salt, farmland, and private castings. I hope you can collect and inquire about the details."

If you know the enemy and know the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Today's Shuofang Bureau has obtained a large amount of money from Luo Yi, and the funds are very sufficient. Wu Huaiyu, the boss, is quite generous and generous. In the bureau, not only the monthly food and salary are in place in a timely manner, but also a lot of subsidies, and there are additional missions. reward.

Although Chen Sheng reminded him more than once, it's not good to give too much money.

But Huaiyu still believes in all the start-ups nowadays, if you want the people under you to be motivated and achieve results, then you can't just pay them with dead wages. After all, this job is difficult to do, so it has to have more practical benefits.

Huaiyu, a newly recruited person, would provide housing expenses and subsidies for business trips. As long as he completed the tasks and made achievements, he would be rewarded, even subsidies for using horse mules, and even subsidies for fodder.

There is no shortage of money in the bureau, and if you can use money to improve your combat effectiveness, then what are you waiting for? Krypton overcomes all difficulties.

"I'll give you some more money to recruit more people."

There are also two types of personnel in the Shuofang Bureau, one is non-staff, the other is in-staff, and there are internal and external staff. The in-staff are equivalent to official officials and clerks. Temporary workers also have internal and external work, and there are also non-staff who are simply eyeliners, hidden stakes, and even internal agents who instigate rebellion.

These still have their own identities, secretly monitoring certain targets for the bureau, or accepting some other tasks.

These eyeliner stumps, etc., may be rogues in the market, or subordinates in the yamen, or even servants of the powerful family of officials, or peddlers, traders, etc. in the market. What the Shuofang Bureau needs is to find some of these people. Get hold of them, get hold of them, and let them do things for themselves.

Of course, they can also cooperate with each other, for example, they provide information to the bureau, and the bureau can take care of them secretly, or directly spend money to buy information.

Anyway, no matter which method is used, if you want to be well-informed, it is best that every corner of the society has its own eyeliner.

Huaiyu also assigned jobs to the four of them. Li Deju was a low-level gangster in the past, so he was asked to take the upper-level route in Lingzhou City, making friends with officials in Lingzhou, local powerful merchants, and the children of generals.

Xin Zhao used to be in the market, so let him mainly contact the business circles and markets in Lingzhou, deal with merchants and craftsmen, and collect intelligence.

Li Wujie was born as a witch in Jianghu. Her identity can still be used in Lingzhou, and she can continue to develop here. Anyway, the more famous witches these days, the more people trust them. women's trust.

It is also very convenient to use this to buy and install some eyeliner in the backyard of a wealthy family. After all, witches can sometimes act as matchmakers, and it is also very convenient to help sell some slaves and so on.

As for Chen Sheng, he was born as a servant, and his apparent identity was an officer transferred from the Baiqi Battalion, so Wu Huai let him mainly work in the barracks. With his identity, he could get along well with the middle and lower ranks of officers and soldiers.

Shuofang Bureau has been established for a short time, and the respective teams under the hands of the four principals have not yet formed. Now is a good time. Lingzhou has undergone major changes, and they have money and food in their hands. It is a good time to recruit troops and expand.

After arranging with the four of them, Huaiyu went to the canteen in front to take a look around.

Although he is now serving as the governor of the governor's office concurrently, he still brings Su Lie and others to stay in this simpler and narrower Yanzhou governor's yamen, and he even opened a canteen here.

He recruited 32 private staff from the Shouyang County government's national government assistant team, as well as the civilian staff of Yanzhou Yamen, Yanzhou Town Soldiers, and State Soldiers. Now they all work and eat here.

Su Lie Niu Jianwu and other military generals are half stationed inside the city and half outside the city, sometimes they come to discuss matters and eat here.The food in the cafeteria is good. Food prices in Lingzhou are much cheaper than in Chang’an, and even mutton is cheaper here. Although you can’t eat mutton for every meal, a mutton soup is enough.

As soon as Su Lie met him, he asked him, "When are we going to Yanzhou?"

"Do you want to go to Qinggang Gorge to build a castle?"

Huaiyu sat down next to him, "The plan has changed, we won't go to Qinggang Gorge to build a fort for now, we will directly second some troops from Lingzhou after Governor Xue arrives, and take down Wucheng Castle and Baichi County first , and then go south to collect Wuyuan, and then build a fort at the mouth of Qinggang Gorge, "

Now that Yanzhou was assigned to the Governor's Mansion of Lingzhou, and Wu Huaiyu was also the Chief of the Governor's Mansion, it was necessary to adjust the plan in a timely manner. Although Su Lie wanted to go to Yanzhou earlier, Huaiyu still planned to wait for Xue Wanche and Lu Huai to let them arrive.

There is no rush to fight the war. The most important thing is to sort out the relationship here in Lingzhou. After all, if you want to win Yanzhou, you have to rely on Lingzhou if you want to gain a firm foothold.

Originally, Yanzhou belonged to Xiazhou. Huaiyu's plan was to collect Wuyuan south of the Great Wall in the Sui Dynasty first, gain a firm foothold, and then collect Baichi and other places north of the Great Wall.

There is a Great Wall in Yanzhou, half of which is inside the Great Wall and half of which is outside the Great Wall. Both Wubai Yanchi and Baichi counties are in the north of the Great Wall. The Great Wall in Shuofang County (Baichengzi), and later the Dabian Great Wall built in the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, was built along the old site of the Sui Great Wall.

If there was not such an anti-king as Liang Shidu who has been separatist in Shuofang, in fact, with this Great Wall, the Turkic people would not come here whenever they want.

It's a pity that the existence of Liang Shidu basically made the Great Wall basically useless. Not only Xia Suiyin and other prefectures have been in Liang's hands for a long time, but even Yanzhou has basically changed hands constantly.

If it weren't for the salt pond, it would have been a wasteland of ruins.

Huaiyu plans to collect the part outside the Great Wall of Yanzhou first. The main reason is that the two major salt ponds in Wubai are just outside the Great Wall.

(End of this chapter)