Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2490 Demolition of the River Bridge

  No one likes to have someone around him jumping up and dragging him down at every turn, and Emperor Sun was no exception.

  Sun Quan issued an order, several days have passed, but Jiyan has not made much progress.

  Jiyan was recommended by Zhang Wen, but it doesn't mean that Jiyan is Zhang Wen's person.

   Soon, under Sun Quan's observation, he discovered that Ji Yan was a knife.

  A knife, straight forward, only single front, no turning back knife.

Originally, Sun Quan wanted Zhang Wen to make the knife, but although Zhang Wen wasn't too smart, he wasn't too stupid either. He knew that the job was difficult, but he couldn't shirk it. Temporarily blocked Sun Quan's vent.

   Hoeing the earth, uh, what Sun Dadi wanted to do, in fact, the gentry Haoyou around Wu knew all about it.

For two days here, Jiyan wanted to find some breakthroughs, but the gentry Haoyou in Wu County had received the news long ago, and they all put their heads away. Where Jiyan wanted to catch some flaws, she could just catch them. liveable?

  Jiyan prides herself on being upright, and then feels that she can't be as unscrupulous as Lu Yi, but as the time limit given by Sun Quan is getting closer, Jiyan can't help feeling a little bit burnt out.

   "School affairs..." Ji Yan's deputy, Xu Biao said, "Why don't you leave this matter to me?" 』

"you? ”Ji Yan thought a little bit of speculation in her mind, frowned and said, “What are you going to do? 』

  Xu Biao said: "Now that things are urgent, it is convenient to follow the authority." 』

  The word "congquan" is heavy and heavy.

   Jiyan stared at Xu Biao, closed her eyes after a while, and said, "Forget it! But... be careful..."

  Xu Biao cupped his hand, and then resigned first.

Jiyan's fingers twitched slightly, as if she wanted to lift it up several times, calling Xu Biao to stop, but in the end, Jiyan didn't stop Xu Biao, but silently watched Xu Biao go away, and then felt as if she was looking at herself Something from Xu Biao also went with him...

   As for what it was, Ji Yan couldn't tell.

  In Jiadefang, Wujun.

  Since Sun Quan bowed his head and admitted his mistake, the atmosphere in the workshop has been tense. On the street, there are not only shopkeepers patrolling back and forth, but even family servants with common surnames also participated in it, and warned all the rangers and prodigal sons that their skins are getting tighter recently, so don’t cause trouble, and report immediately if you see strange faces from outside. .

Xu Biao was wearing a simple dark coat, the neckline was a little askew, revealing the gray coat underneath, a wrinkled headscarf on his head, and a loose bun, his face was haggard, and he was holding a small Small lacquer box.

   Well, except for the fact that there is really no need to dress up, Xu Biao specially found the others. After all, he had been up day and night for the past few days, and the blood on his face was extremely poor, which was commensurate.

   It’s not like the drama of later generations of film and television. The hard-working and simple soldiers of a certain route look like corrupt officials, and the pomade on their heads and the foundation on their faces can almost arm a company...

  『Stop, where did you come from? 』

  Xu Biao was stopped just as he turned a corner in Jiadefang.

  Fang Ding looked Xu Biao up and down, with suspicion and wariness on his face.

  『Xiao, Xiaomin is from Jiaozhou, he paid tribute to Wu last year...』 Xu Biao pretended to be a Jiaozhou accent, and stammered slightly to Fang Ding in front of him.

  『Hey, you’re still a half-official, ha, I’m not asking where you come from, but where you’re going now? 』Although Xu Biao's clothes were poor, he heard that he was not an idler, so Fang Ding naturally relaxed his attitude.

"So that's how it is..." Xu Biao pretended to be stupefied, and then took out a road guide from his body and passed it over, "Xiaomin is now walking in a tent at Zhu's Cloth Village in the east of the city... Today's trip is to go to the workshop. send fabric samples...」

"Swatches? Fang Ding asked, then glanced at the lacquer box and nodded, "Okay, let's go there." 』

   After dealing with this inspection, Xu Biao continued to move forward. When he was about to enter Gu's mansion, he was interrogated by the Gu family's servant again. This time, even the lacquer box was opened and searched.

   After seeing nothing unusual, the family member of the Gu family entered the mansion through the corner door with a lacquer box and asked Xu Biao to wait outside.

After a long time, someone came out, threw the lacquer box back to Xu Biao, and gave him a quotation note stamped "Jiadefang·Gu", and threatened: "When the goods are delivered Be careful, if the cloth is not suitable, I can recognize your appearance, and it will be troublesome! 』

  『That's natural, natural...』

Xu Biao took away the lacquer box and goods lead, and left immediately, bowed his head all the way out of the gate, turned into a small alley outside Jiadefang, looked left and right to see if no one was following, then slipped in Within a small courtyard.

  In the small courtyard, several people were waiting anxiously. After seeing Xu Biao, they immediately rushed forward.

  Xu Biao handed the lacquer box and goods lead to a person next to him, and then tore off the crumpled turban on his head, "What about the kid? 』

  『Inside the side room. 』

  Xu Biao nodded, and then said, "Imitate goods first, and if it succeeds, then..."

  Xu Biao made a gesture on his chin with his hand.

Among the previous few people, there was already a person with slender fingers who took the lead, then held it in his hand to ponder for a while, looked up at the light for a while, and then took out a piece of paper from his pocket. The soft stone, which looks like plaster, was carved on the spot after taking a carving knife.

About half an hour later, the man with slender fingers blew on the floating dust powder, said yes, and then took out several red ink pads from his arms, picked two of them, mixed them slightly, and stained them. I printed some on the waste paper at the side, and then made the rich and colorful changes on the ink, and finally covered it on another blank paper...

  『It’s done! At this time, Xu Biao had finished grooming and changed into a bright robe. His original desolate appearance was completely gone. When he saw the freshly released "Carrot Chapter", he burst into laughter, "It's a big deal!" 』

Generally, the quotations of the rich and powerful officials have a certain level. For example, the quotations that only write the name of the square and the surname of the owner that Xu Biao obtained before are the lowest level and can only be used as concubine in the mansion. Miscellaneous things are reserved for calculation, but they are of little significance outside, and should not be used as guides for long-distance travel.

  However, Xu Biao didn't want to go out at all, but wanted to send him in.

  The previous cargo quotation was stamped on the receipt of Zhu’s Cloth Shop, and only a fixed quantity of cloth could be shipped from Zhu’s Cloth Shop according to the marking on the cargo quotation. And now that there is a blank quotation, doesn't that mean you can ship whatever you want?

  Xu Biao grinned grimly, and then slightly gestured in the direction of the side room.

The subordinate understood, so he opened the padlock of the side room, and then walked in. After a while, there was a thumping and dull sound, like a fish struggling on the shore. After a while, the subordinate came out and walked towards Xu Biao nodded.

  『Wait until nightfall, put a sack and tie some stones...』 Xu Biao said slowly, 『Do you know how to be strict with your mouth? After the work is done, there will be many rewards! 』

  Everyone responded one after another.

  After all, it is not an easy task to engage the Gu family.

  As for Xu Biao, what could prove himself better than being involved in the Gu family?

   At dusk, two vehicles transporting vegetables, meat and poultry arrived at Gu's Jiaomen. Ordinary people, the vegetables are not fresh at dusk, but the vegetables of the gentry are not picked in the morning, but are picked and delivered now, so they are naturally fresh.

Interrogations along the street are aimed at some suspicious-looking people. It seems that they took the goods and led them to walk on the street in a fair manner. On the contrary, they did not arouse much suspicion. The weak mule walked slowly, and he slapped its buttocks to make the vehicle go faster.

After entering the Gu's corner gate, while loading and unloading, for some reason, the axle of one of the cars broke with a crackling sound, and the car suddenly tipped over in the side yard, and the vegetables and fruits on the car fell to the ground !

"what happened? ! ’ The kitchen steward glared, and ignored the car at all, but yelled at the fallen vegetables and fruits, ‘This is for the nobles to eat, it’s tainted with mud and dust, and it’s broken. reuse? 』

  In fact, if vegetables and fruits are not really broken, it is not a big deal to fall to the ground. After all, they have to be washed and cooked before eating. However, the kitchen steward took advantage of this opportunity to kill these fruits and vegetables, so they couldn't be used and had to be returned.

How can these "hired workers" in charge of transportation be able to talk about the kitchen stewards? Then go back and send another car, and bring a good axle to replace it by the way.

  The kitchen steward was secretly complacent, but pretended to be impatient, and then threatened that if they couldn’t bring them in before the door of Tianheifang was closed, they would not want them all, scaring the delivery workers away in a hurry…

  『A group of idiots...』Seeing that the hired workers have left, the kitchen steward smiled and put his hands behind his back, and when he got to the overturned vehicle, he said, "I forgot to count... Hehe, everyone, move away..."

   No matter how small the mosquito’s legs are, it’s still meat. What’s more, this is almost half a carload of vegetables and fruits.

  The servants in the kitchen also understood the benefits, so they stepped forward to carry it with a smile.

  Fangzheng's vehicle overturned, and the other party didn't count it, so didn't he just say how much it was damaged?

   While transporting, I discovered that some of the baskets containing vegetables were not right!

   These baskets are very heavy!

  One of them couldn't bear it any longer, and hit the ground with a bang sound, the basket overturned, and the vegetables on the top layer fell out, exposing some foreign objects!

  In the dark sky, under the light of the torch, there is something golden and jade-like in color!

   A group of servants couldn't help but be in a daze.

  Even if it is contaminated with vegetable dust, it is still hard to hide the jewels!

   No matter how careless he was, he sensed something was wrong at this moment. The kitchen steward turned pale, and hurriedly asked people to watch the scene, then scrambled to find the superior steward, and then hurriedly reported to the inner courtyard.

   Not long after, the steward of the inner courtyard came out, but he held up a torch and took a closer look, his face changed drastically, and his voice trembled, "Come on!" Quick, go and notify the owner! 』

  『Staff! The gate is closed! Can't get out! 』

  『Go ask the mistress to sign and write a note! The owner must be notified! Don't go through the door! Get out over the wall! 』

  When the chickens were flying around in Gu's house, Gu Yong was working overtime in the official residence.

  Working overtime is not an unacceptable bad thing for these people. After all, the salaries of these people are very high, far exceeding that of ordinary people, not to mention that they don't often work overtime, and doing it occasionally can not only show their diligence, but also increase their reputation, so why not do it?

   But something was abnormal today, Gu Yong felt that there were too many things, and they were all relatively trivial things...

   Until Gu Yong saw the servant who came in a hurry.

Gu Yong subconsciously stood up, then paused before going out, then sat down again, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry about it, those gold and silver utensils must be usurping things... and Those armored crossbow machines... this is a capital offense! 』

  Gu's servant trembled.

  Traveling over a vessel is serious if you say it is serious, but it is not serious if you say it is not serious. It's like if a corrupt official doesn't show his watch, he can hide for a while. If he shows it, he will naturally be in trouble.

  As for the Bingjia crossbow machine, let alone.

  『Come on! ’ Gu Yong said in a deep voice, ‘I’m here, I’m asking to see my lord! 』

  An attendant outside the hall responded, and then left.

  『Patriarch...』 The confidant servant of the Gu family who came to report the news asked, 『How to deal with those gold and silver utensils, armor and crossbows? 』

  Gu Yong pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "There is no need to deal with it... someone must have done it by now..."

  『Do it? ! 』

  Gu Yong sneered, "Walking through the water, catching a thief, there are always some tricks..."

   After a while, the entourage who had gone to see him before came back and said, "I would like to report to the master, the master said that it is getting late, and we can discuss things tomorrow." 』

"Humph. 』Gu Yong stood up, adjusted his clothes, and walked out proudly, heading towards Sun Quan's mansion.

  When they arrived at the gate of the Yamen of Sun Quan's mansion, the guards of the Sun family stepped forward to stop them.

   Gu Yong didn't talk nonsense, and shouted loudly at the gate of the mansion: "Someone has military intelligence!" 』

  『Military situation? The Sun guards were taken aback for a moment, then looked at Gu Yong suspiciously, "Gu Gong, lying about the military situation is a felony!" 』

  Gu Yong sneered and said, "Why is the crime not serious?" Hearing about the situation of the army is not clear, is it considered a felony? 』

  『…』Sun’s guard was silent for a moment, 『Wait! After finishing speaking, he left Gu Yong behind, turned around and went in to report.

   After all, not everyone can resist the word "military sentiment".

   After a while, Sun's guards came out again, and nodded towards Gu Yong, "My lord, please!" 』

  Gu Yong stepped forward, bypassed the screen wall, walked through the corridor, and arrived in front of the main hall, "My lord, my lord!" 』

  Sun Quan looked at Gu Yong expressionlessly, then fell silent for a while, "Come in, sit down." 』

  After Gu Yong sat down, Sun Quan asked, "What's the military situation?" 』

Sun Quan planned that if Gu Yong said some excuses, or apologized, he would immediately get angry, and for the crime of lying about the military situation, he would first take Gu Yong away and put him in a prison for two days of suffering, but he didn't expect Gu Yong He said calmly: "My lord, there is indeed a military report!" 』

"Oh? ”Sun Quan raised his eyebrows in surprise, “said. 』

  『In Wu County, Jiangbei spies are mixed! ’ Gu Yong said firmly, as if he had really received relevant information.

  『Jiangbei spies? ’ Sun Quan was like Nan Bangzi of later generations who heard the news of Bei Bangzi. 』

  Gu Yong nodded and said: "Indeed. 』

  『…』Sun Quan pondered for a moment, and when he was about to say something, he saw guards coming in a hurry from the hall.

  『Application to the lord, **** school affairs to see. 』

  Sun Quan rolled his eyes immediately, glanced at Gu Yong, and suddenly understood, but now it was too late to regret, so he could only say a little dullly: "Call! 』

   After finishing speaking, Sun Quan was no longer in a hurry to ask Gu Yong what the "military situation" was, but just closed his eyes and folded his hands around his chest, like a statue, motionless.

  The sound of footsteps came, and then Jiyan came to the hall and called to see her.

  The scene became a little awkward for a while.

  Jiyan didn't expect that he was already fast in his hands and feet, but then he discovered that Gu Yong was even faster than him!

  『What is it? 』Sun Quan didn't open his eyes, just closed them and asked.

  『Chen...』Ji Yan gritted her teeth, and said in a deep voice, "I heard that there are thieves who want to make trouble in Wu County, and tracked their whereabouts in the workshop, and they disappeared in Jiade Workshop..."

   Jiyan couldn't help but glanced at Gu Yong, but saw Gu Yong still stroking his beard on one side, as if what Jiyan said had nothing to do with him.

  Jiyan lowered her head, "Afterwards, I inspected many ways... I found traces of the thief outside Gu Shijun's mansion, and I wanted to go into it to search, but Gu's servants refused to obey..."

  『Heh...』 Gu Yong smiled and said, 『It must be because the school affairs came to my mansion, and they confiscated a lot of prohibited and trespassing things? 』

  Ji Yan raised her head and stared at Gu Yong, "Gu Shijun... knows about this?" 』

  Impossible, they were all staring at the gate of the workshop, but no one came out, and he and Xu Biao acted almost immediately, without much delay at all, how did Gu Yong know?

  Sun Quan took a breath, "Tell me, what's going on, Yuan Tan, tell me first." 』

In fact, at this moment, Sun Quan still prefers Ji Yan. After all, with Gu Yong's intelligence, if Ji Yan talks about the specific situation first, Gu Yong has already had a countermeasure, so Sun Quan simply asked Gu Yong to talk first. .

  『My lord…』 Gu Yong said calmly, 『What I said earlier is exactly like this. There are Jiangbei spies, because of Qingxu's defeat, there is a lot of resentment, so they sent people to sneak into Jiangdong, trying to make trouble... I never thought that they would use this superficial method to plant and frame ministers, it is simply ridiculous, isn't it bullying the lord like a child Generally speaking, if you don't know the art of war, don't you know the strategy? 』

"Since it is a trespassing and prohibited thing, it must be hidden in a hidden place, and it is not easy to show it outside," Gu Yong said, "Nowadays, as soon as the school affairs enter the minister's house, they can be found directly... It shows that the thing is not The subject belonged to the Jiangbei spies..."

"Humph. 』Sun Quan was noncommittal, 『School affairs, tell me. 』

  Ji Yan rolled her eyes, "How can Gu Shijun be sure that Jiangbei spies did it?" 』

"Oh? How can the school affairs determine that it was not the work of Jiangbei spies? 』Gu Yong said almost the same words, with a half-smile.

"check! "Jiyan gritted her teeth and said, "If it's a spy, investigate it thoroughly!" How could these spies enter Jiangdong, and how could they enter Wu County? ! How to guard against the surrounding checkpoints and officials along the way! my lord! I urge you to use this matter as a different character, whether to distinguish it or not! Distinguish the good from the bad, demote the bad and eliminate the bad! 』

"In addition..." Jiyan glanced at Gu Yong, "Since the thief was found in the Gu family's mansion...to avoid suspicion, hehe, I am not saying that Gu Shijun must be guilty, but just to avoid suspicion, please Gu Shijun not to interfere The matter of verification..."

"you! 』Gu Yong frowned.

  Sun Quan glanced at Ji Yan with a little relief, and then slapped the table, "Good! That's it! Zixiu listens to the order! 』

  『The minister is here! 』

  『Immediately check whether the upper and lower officials in Jiangdong are distinguished. If there is any communication with the outside and conspiracy against the inside, they will be dealt with severely, and no mercy will be given! 』

  (end of this chapter)