Tracking is a basic skill of a secret agent. Unexpectedly, the father and daughter just turned around a street and disappeared. After learning the news, Jushou became even more nervous and immediately sent out a large number of phantoms to track down the father and daughter who often appeared.
We conducted a thorough investigation of the area and finally discovered their hiding place.
It was a house located in Xicheng District. There were six people living in the small courtyard. It was rented to these people in the twelfth month of last year. According to the landlord, there were four men and two women in total, headed by the father.
They all call the old man in the girls' middle school Mr. Wang. Since coming to Xiangyang, these people have tried to enter Dongcheng District many times, but they have not been able to do so.
Glancing at Liu Xin, who was frowning, Jushou stepped forward and said, "Back to my lord, my subordinates guessed that the target of these people is probably my lord. The reason why they often appear around Zhu Ying is probably because Zhu Ying is not
Showing off his relationship with the lord on various occasions, these people want to find a breakthrough from him."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "There is no doubt that they want to enter Dongcheng District, but the target is not necessarily me. Unfortunately, they chose the wrong person when looking for Zhu Ying. His current identity is not a Jingzhou official.
He can only live in Beicheng District, and even he himself can't easily enter Dongcheng District, so how can he bring them in."
Jushou said worriedly: "My lord, these people are always a nuisance in Xiangyang. Why don't we have them arrested and put on trial?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "They haven't done anything illegal, so it's inappropriate to arrest people casually. In this way, you send more people to monitor them secretly, and also ask the Dongcheng District guards to strengthen their vigilance, and pay special attention. Don't
Let those few people enter Dongcheng District. The most important thing is to find out their origins and find out what they want to do. All these monitoring and investigations must be carried out secretly, keep the outside tight and the inside tight, and do not alert the snake."
Having said this, Liu Xin sneered secretly. Based on his understanding of history, there are only a few people who are qualified to compete in the world. As long as he knows where they come from, he can know who is behind the scenes.
Ju Shou cupped his hands and said, "My subordinates have already made arrangements like this. I have one more thing to ask my lord. I don't know how to arrange Sun Jian's family and his old subordinates. Does my lord intend to recruit them as his own?"
use?"
Liu Xin thought for a moment and said: "People like Cheng Pu are loyal to the Sun family, and although Sun Ce is young, he is also a hero. I'm afraid he won't be willing to stay under others for a long time. They are all talents, and I also want to keep them, but I'm afraid
You can keep people, but you can’t keep your heart.”
Jushou suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Since it can't be used by the Lord, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid future troubles!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "This matter is not urgent. We will discuss it later. Zhang Liao should have arrived in Xuzhou."
Jushou leaned forward and said: "Going back to my lord, I just received the news that Zhang Liao arrived in Xuzhou two days ago and met Tao Qian. It's true that money can make a fool of himself. He brought so many people along the way.
It went surprisingly smoothly.”
Liu Xin laughed loudly: "In today's world, where is the money that can make the devil push the millstone, it is clear that money can make the millstone push the ghost!"
This time Zhang Liao went to Xuzhou not just to escort Zhang Qing, he also had a secret mission, which was to try to contain Liu Bei and prevent him from assuming power in Xuzhou prematurely, so he sent five thousand troops to contain him.
Liu Bei not only wanted Tao Qian to live longer, but also wanted to have a good relationship with Tao Qian's men. Therefore, Zhang Liao also brought many precious gifts during his trip.
Along the way from Xiangyang to Xuzhou, you have to pass through several counties and counties, which are now controlled by different forces. Every time Zhang Liao went to a place, he sent someone to deliver a white porcelain bowl in advance and proposed to use the road. The condition is that if you agree to borrow the passage, ten more white porcelain bowls like this will be given to you. Those princes have never heard of such exquisite white porcelain bowls before, but now someone is willing to give ten for free, just as an IOU. It was just a road, so who would refuse to agree? Therefore, Zhang Liao walked all the way without encountering any obstacles.
In fact, it is not that no one has ever thought of attacking others, but these Jingzhou troops are well-trained and well-prepared, and are almost invulnerable. If a sneak attack fails, they can only use force. In that case, it is not clear whether they can win, but they will definitely succeed. This annoyed Liu Xin, and after some thought, they all gave up the idea.
With Phantom's work over the years, Liu Xin basically knew the situation of Xuzhou's officials, big and small. Combined with his memory of history, Liu Xin ranked Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, Sun Qian, and Cao Bao as the four figures who needed to focus on. Among them, Mi Zhu was placed first by Liu Xin. This was because Mi Zhu was virtuous and famous, and his family was extremely wealthy. Historically, he not only helped Liu Bei with money, but also married his sister to Liu Bei. The first thing Liu Xin had to do was not to Let him get too close to Liu Bei.
With Liu Xin's arrangement, the first thing Zhang Liao did when he came to Xuzhou was to visit Mi Zhu. Mi Zhu's house was once completely burned down by a fire, but it is said that he was warned by the God of Fire in advance, so he moved out his property. There was not much loss. His family's current new residence was rebuilt in the original place, but it was even more magnificent than before. When Zhang Liao came to the door of Mi Mansion, he couldn't help but secretly praise it. Such a magnificent mansion was better than the one in Xiangyang. Even if the state pastoral office comes, there will be no more concessions.
Mi Zhu looked at the name sticker and felt strange. He invited Zhang Liao into the hall and asked, "General Zhang has traveled thousands of miles to come to this mansion. What is your purpose?"
Zhang Liao did not answer immediately, but ordered people to carry three large boxes, lined up in a row, and placed them in front of Mi Zhu. The first two boxes were filled with paper, one box for writing paper, and one box for daily use paper. And the last one was filled with paper. A box contains exquisite white porcelain, including bowls, plates, plates, vases, and incense burners.
Mi Zhu couldn't help but change his expression when he saw these gifts. Whether writing paper or household paper, they are also sold in Xuzhou, but most of them are trafficked from Xiangyang. The price is astonishingly high, but for Mi Zhu, the richest man in Xuzhou, it is considered It's nothing. But those porcelains are different. Not to mention seeing them, they have never even heard of them. Even if he had more money, he would have no place to buy them. Mi Zhu's voice trembled a little when he saw these things. He said: "No reward for no merit. Mi and your lord have never known each other. How dare you accept such a great gift!"
Zhang Liao already knew that these things were produced in government-run workshops in Jingzhou. As long as Liu Xin relied on the civil and military officials as his confidants, the supply of paper was free, and porcelain that was not seen on the market was also available for everyone. He went to Jingzhou Although it didn't last long, Liu Xin trusted him a lot, and he enjoyed all these benefits. Along the way, Zhang Liao was already used to the various expressions on his face when he saw the porcelain, but today What he saw in Mi Zhu's eyes was awe and vigilance. Zhang Liao couldn't help but have some respect for Mi Zhu, bowed deeply, and said: "My lord has heard about Mr. Mi for a long time, and knows that Mr. Mi is an honest and elegant person, and he wants to make friends with him. It's a small gift, but I hope you will accept it."
When Mi Zhu heard that Liu Xin wanted to make friends with him, he frowned slightly and said, "Master Liu, the shepherd of Jingzhou, is famous for his reputation. However, I would never dare to accept these gifts."
As the richest man in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu had tens of thousands of servants in his family, over 100 million yuan in assets, and countless properties. Naturally, he also opened many shops, and many of these shops had business dealings with Jingzhou. However, these shops were managed by their own subordinates, and Mi Zhu rarely bothered to do anything personally.
He had never been to Jingzhou. His impression of Liu Xin mainly came from the propaganda that the Hedong Wei family spared no effort in those days, so naturally it was not much better.
Zhang Liao heard something in his words and suppressed his temper and said: "My lord sent these gifts to your husband because he really has something important to ask of me."
Mi Zhu had already expected that he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, so he couldn't help but snorted and said, "General, please speak!"
Zhang Liao bowed and said: "Jingzhou has convenient transportation and a large number of merchants. Naturally, there are many businessmen traveling between Jing and Xu. A few days ago, my master heard from a Xuzhou merchant that Tao Shijun was upright and loved the people, but it was a pity that he was frail and sick. My master was heartbroken.
With pity, I have sent a special general to escort a famous doctor to treat Tao Shijun, and I would like to ask you to introduce him on your behalf."
Mi Zhu was also very concerned about Tao Qian's condition, but he was even more worried about Liu Xin, so he said: "Tao Shijun just suffered from the cold occasionally and has a slight illness. I dare not worry about you."
Zhang Liao did not expect that Mi Zhu would be so difficult to deal with, and he was already holding back a ball of fire in his heart. However, he knew that he was carrying a heavy responsibility during this trip and did not dare to fall out with Mi Zhu easily. He could only hold back his temper and said, "I wonder if Mr. Mi has ever heard of Zhang Ji?"
, the names of the two miraculous doctors Hua Tuo? The famous doctor who came with Mo Jiang is the chief disciple of them. He has superb medical skills and will definitely be able to cure diseases."
Mi Zhu couldn't help but hesitate. The names of Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo were widely known in folklore. They both had the ability to bring the dead back to life. There was no doubt that the disciples they taught together had medical skills. They were able to cure Tao Qian's illness.
Not sure. Thinking of this, Mi Zhu said: "Since there are some famous doctors, why not ask them to talk about them?"
Zhang Liao said with a smile: "I should have brought him to visit, but the temperaments of these famous doctors are different from ordinary people. He said that doctors are benevolent. When they arrive in Xuzhou, they should diagnose diseases and prescribe prescriptions for the people. So he has already gone to the streets.
If Mr. Mi agrees to take him to see Tao Shijun, I will send someone to invite him."
Mi Zhu was stunned. It was just that the doctor had a weird temper. The general named Zhang in front of him obviously had a high status in Jingzhou, but he was not angry at his behavior, which was quite impressive. However, who could let Tao Qian see a doctor?
It is not a simple matter, it is even directly related to the safety of Xuzhou. Mi Zhu cannot be too cautious, so he said: "Since this famous doctor is treating people on the street, why don't I go and have a look?"
Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said, "Sir, you have your destiny. How dare you disobey it?"
Although Mi Zhu didn't know Zhang Liao's position in the Jingzhou army, Liu Xin handed him 5,000 troops and so many valuables, which showed that he still trusted him. Zhang Liao was not very friendly to Mi Zhu.
, but he always remained courteous and courteous, which made Mi Zhu feel a little fond of him, so he agreed to put down these gifts for the time being, and the two of them walked onto the street together.
Xuzhou used to be far more prosperous and prosperous than Xiangyang, but now compared with Xiangyang, it is obviously not on the same level. Even so, people are coming and going on the street. Not far away, you can see the sound of people in front of you, and the roadside is full of people.
There was a tight crowd in one corner, but a few Jingzhou Army soldiers were maintaining order on the side.
Zhang Liao smiled and pointed there and said: "Mr. Mi, this should be the place where famous doctors diagnose diseases. How about you and I go and have a look?"
Seeing so many people surrounding him waiting for medical treatment, Mi Zhu became more convinced. When he finally separated from the crowd and squeezed in, he couldn't help but be stunned and said in a voiceless voice: "Is this the famous doctor you are talking about! He is just a little kid.