Since the county lord has left, the next talks are actually not very meaningful.
Both Lu Yao and Yu knew that according to the current situation in Hebei, the only one who has enough power to stabilize Youzhou and subdue the Hu tribe was Dai County Lu Yao. The only thing was whether Lu Yao was inclined to the Luoyang court or the King of East China; and whether the court or the King of East China trusted this powerful man who had risen rapidly, and what kind of authority was willing to give. But this topic also involved the secrets of the central government. If the Lord of Jingling County was not there, he could not interfere with it.
Therefore, this conversation was a bit like a routine. Everyone in the congregation felt bored, but they had to do so. About the time of Riyang, Lu Yao said goodbye. He Yu went to the hall to see the guests, and asked Yang Heng to accompany him until outside the general's mansion.
Although Yecheng suffered consecutive wars, due to the influx of the population of the surrounding counties and countries, it is still worthy of being the leading city in Hebei. Looking south through the sparse buildings Chenghuang Stable, you can see several neighbors bustling in succession. Surrounded by the refugees who were poor and sick, countless red men and green women were still shuttled and back and forth. The sound of the playful and laughter of the luxurious and rich families and the cry of the poor, the noise almost gathered into the swelling clouds that could be seen in the naked eye. The abnormal prosperity seemed to be even better than that of a few months ago.
Lu Yao couldn't see this kind of drunkenness and dreams, and was not willing to slowly ride a horse among the crowd. He led several followers to the west, intending to pass under the Golden Tiger Platform, follow the city wall west of Yecheng, and then go back to Fengyang Gate to get out of the city.
The city wall was sparsely populated, and everyone walked not far under the shadow of the city platform. A cavalry protruded into the narrow alleyway in the slanting thorn, shouting and beating horses and joining the cavalry team. The cavalrymen were not surprised, but naturally retreated slightly to leave a place for him.
"What's the situation in Youzhou?" Lu Yao asked in a deep voice.
The horse knight was Zhu Sheng, the officer under General Yingyang, who specialized in intelligence detectives. At this moment, he was dressed in a businessman, his head and face were covered in dust, and it seemed that he had just arrived at a very long journey and was about to enter Yecheng.
Hearing Lu Yao's question, Zhu Sheng bowed respectfully and said, "After the news of Wang Pengzu's death was transmitted to Youzhou, the Youzhou temple was in chaos. The people of Jin gathered in Jixian to discuss day and night, but there was no decision yet. Most of the Hu generals and schools scattered, and the rest were busy delivering messages to their clans. From the road north of Jixian, there were no more than dozens of teams of messengers every day. It is said that Duan, Yuwen and Murong tribes were all ready to fight for the situation. However, the aristocratic families in Fanyang, Yan and other places such as the Feng family, Tian family, and Zhang family gathered their troops at the fort, and there was no special action."
"Very good." Lu Yao nodded. Wang Pengzu had no descendants, and his generals and schools had no prestige, which was enough to replace him in a critical moment to issue orders. Therefore, he was trapped in a situation where there were no leaders. The Xianbei tribes in the eastern part could not cause any major storms. The longer this chaos continued, the more conducive it would be to Dai County to act on it. Of course, this was also because Dai County's deep planning made the whole country in Youzhou fall into confusion.
Zhu Sheng paused and said, "In addition, the Youzhou soldiers and horses who were originally stationed in the northern counties and states of Jizhou are gradually withdrawing, and Fang Qinzhi also followed the army. He asked me to tell the general that he had many old friends in Youzhou, and it was just the right time to contact him in an attempt to cooperate with the general's next move."
"Fang Qinzhi?" Lu Yao's mind immediately showed the extremely long-winded and funny image of the three brothers of Fang: "This person does have some special talents. You must send someone to carefully cover it up. You cannot reveal his identity until the overall situation is settled. In addition, I will pass the message to him for me, and I will say that Lu remembers his hard work."
"As for the order." Zhu Sheng responded simply and quickly, and then rode his horse and was about to leave.
As a senior official who was fully responsible for military affairs, Lu Yao arrived in Yecheng shortly after he arrived in Yecheng, he sent people north to establish a contact with him every three days. However, secret spy leaders such as Zhu Sheng, who had a mysterious whereabouts, were not suitable for appearing in front of others easily. Therefore, he was a merchant and did not stay with Lu Yao even under the remote corner of the city wall.
"Wait a minute..." Lu Yao suddenly called out.
Zhu Sheng turned back, habitually glanced at the surrounding movements, and whispered: "General, what else do you have to give?"
Lu Yao pondered for a moment, and a very rare expression appeared on his face. He did not speak at first, but instead waved his hand to repel Ma Rui and others: "Zhu Sheng... I heard that in the past three months, you have taken four wives and concubines in Dai County, and you have married daughters from a family of officials? Is this true or false?"
Zhu Sheng burst into cold sweats. As an officer who was particularly trustworthy in Lu Yao, although he seemed to have a low status, he actually had considerable power and could mobilize huge manpower, material resources and financial resources. In particular, he used the wealth seized from the Hu tribe to establish a commercial system widely distributed in Hebei, which was even more covetable. Among the old Jin tribes who were born in the country and the wealthy businessmen in Hebei, many people contributed money and beauties to please him.
Zhu Sheng was born as a horse thief. When he was young, he was not very enthusiastic about money, so he was not particularly interested in women. He was especially fond of women, especially women with noble families. So everyone became more and more interested in them. He found many noble ladies who had been ruined by years of wars. Zhu Sheng was very brave and refused to accept everyone. In just a few months, Zhu Sheng had a number of beautiful wives and concubines in his family. Although he asked himself that he had not hindered official affairs, he knew that this matter was a taboo, so he was extremely low-key regardless of marrying a wife and taking concubines.
But he never expected that Lu Yao would reveal it as if nothing had happened!
For a moment, Zhu Sheng felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he couldn't help but roll off his saddle and kneel down on the ground with a thud: "Report to General, this matter... Alas, there is indeed. But the villain would never dare to sell out the little interests of our army because of this. In addition, the military affairs at that time were poor, and the villain knew that his status was humble, and he was afraid that he would disturb the general... So he had never handled a major event and was definitely not intentionally concealed!"
After saying these words, Zhu Sheng suddenly felt sad and almost started to cry. He knelt on the ground and waited for the fall, no longer making any more excuses.
Lu Yao glanced at Zhu Sheng and said impatiently: "Why are you so panicked? Get up and talk!"
When Zhu Sheng looked like a horse on the ground, Lu Yao leaned against him and asked in a low voice: "Your family... is the zither still harmonious? Cough cough... I want to ask, most of the daughters of those aristocratic families are a bit weird and don't take others seriously at will... How do you deal with them?"
Zhu Sheng was stunned for a moment, only to feel that Lu Yao's question today was strange. He had no idea what "settling" meant, and then looked at Lu Yao's expression carefully before frowning: "The villain's family is still harmonious. Although those girls are noble, they have suffered a lot since they have fallen into the dynasty. Marrying me is a good ending, so what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"
As he said that, he raised his hand and raised his whip to signal, and said with a grin: "Occasionally, if anyone is uninterested, the villain will serve him according to family rules and slap him hard!"
"How can this work?" Lu Yao suddenly shouted angrily.
Zhu Sheng's yellow face was almost scared green, and he said hurriedly: "Yes, yes! What the general said is, how can this work? You must never use family rules and you must never fight!"
He was trying to expose his heart, but when he heard Lu Yao's more anxious and whispered to himself: "I'm too confused, what's the use of asking you? You are Zhu Sheng, not Wan Feng!"
Since joining the army in Ji County, Zhu Sheng has witnessed countless difficulties and obstacles with his own eyes. However, no matter how dangerous the situation is, General Lu is still Zhizhu, and the final change of the situation is always as expected by the general. He did not understand what was bothering the general at this moment, which made Lu Yao, who had always been confident, lose his composure? He also thought: Who is Wan Feng? No one among the civil and military officials of Dai County called Wan Feng. According to the general's meaning, this person must not be an ordinary person. If he is destined to meet in the future, he might as well accept it.
While thinking about it, I suddenly heard Lu Yaoyi feel unhappy and said, "You go!"
"Yes!" Zhu Shengru received a general amnesty and hurriedly rode away.
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Chapter completed!