Now, the Phantom Secret Agent's duties are only limited to collecting spying information. If Jushou's proposal is followed, and it is allowed to keep an eye on the Fei and Wu families, it will be equivalent to giving the Phantom Secret Agent the power to monitor hundreds of officials.
Liu Xin paced back and forth in the room for a long time, and finally said in a deep voice: "No! Let Chen Gong and the others handle the matter of supervising officials."
The Phantom Secret Agent has now developed into a huge organization. Its traces are all over the Han Dynasty, and it has even expanded to the grasslands and the Western Regions. The energy contained in such an organization is very huge, and it is bringing Liu Xin a steady stream of power.
At the same time, it has become a sharp double-edged sword.
Liu Xin has become more and more aware that such an organization always hiding in the dark means that it will lose effective supervision. Although Jushu's loyalty is unquestionable, who can guarantee that Jushu's successor will be equally loyal?
If the person in charge of Phantom Agent in the future is someone with ulterior motives, the consequences will be immeasurable.
Some time ago, Liu Xin had realized this problem. Not only did he plan to gradually bring the phantom into the light, but he also wanted to split the phantom. Naturally, he would not further expand the phantom's power. Of course, how to do it specifically, Liu Xin also
Prepare to communicate with Ma Yun before making a decision. After all, Ma Yun is a regular police academy student and should know more about this situation than he does.
Seeing Liu Xin's resolute attitude, Jushu didn't dare to say anything. He cupped his hands and said, "In that case, please take a rest early, and my subordinates will retire first."
Liu Xin waved her hand, turned around and entered the back room.
As soon as Lu Qiling saw Liu Xin come in, she rushed over, crying with snot and tears: "Godfather, why did you let that bad girl go? Ling'er really wants that Grasshopper."
Liu Xin's face darkened and she said sternly: "Qiling, you are my goddaughter now, but you must not use this status to do anything wrong! The old man selling grasshoppers has other grasshoppers, why do you have to go with him?
Which one does Fei Shuang fight for? Do you know that it is not easy for the old man to make up a few grasshoppers? If you make a fuss like this, the grasshoppers will be trampled by you and people will be scared away by you. He has not made any money.
, maybe I will be hungry for a day, do you think this is a good idea?"
Lu Qiling tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "It doesn't seem to be very good. However, I obviously took a fancy to that Grasshopper first, and my mother is already paying for it."
Liu Xin touched her head and patiently advised: "Qiling, you are still young, but you should also learn some methods of advance and retreat. There is a sentence I want to give you, take a step back and the sky will be brighter, and endure the wind for a while.
Calm down. Think about it, you and Fei Shuang made such a big noise today in order to fight for a grasshopper. If you hurt your mother and the others, it will be too late for you to regret it. "
Lu Qiling was silent for a while, but then said: "That girl named Fei is a few years older than me. Why did she give in to me? Why should I give in to her? Oh, I know, she is quite beautiful.
My godfather is not attracted to her."
Diao Chan couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yan Rui was so frightened that her face turned pale. While scolding Lu Qiling, she said to Liu Xin: "Sir, this kid is talking nonsense. I hope you don't get angry."
Liu Xin didn't expect Lu Qiling to say these words, but seeing that the little girl refused to admit her mistake, she was really angry. She picked up Lu Qiling, put her on her knees, and said sternly: "Say, I'll talk to you again in the future."
Stop quarreling with others?"
Lu Qiling's character seems to be a bit stubborn, she still pouted and said: "No matter what, I will not let others bully me!"
Liu Xin shouted in a deep voice: "Okay, if you keep talking back, if you don't admit your mistake, I will spank you."
Although Lu Qiling did not talk back again, she still refused to admit her mistake.
Liu Xin finally couldn't help but raised her hand and slapped it down hard. Lu Qiling tried her best to twist her body, but she couldn't get away. Seeing that she was about to be slapped, Liu Xin suddenly felt something was wrong. After all, Lu Qiling was not his biological daughter. , it seemed not good to hit her in front of her mother. Thinking of this, Liu Xin suddenly stopped her strength, and the heavy blow turned into a light pat.
Lu Qiling was slapped by this painless slap. She was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing non-stop.
Liu Xin was furious, and finally slapped her down hard. With a crisp "pop" sound, Lu Qiling's laughter suddenly stopped, and was soon replaced by a loud cry of "Wow".
Diao Chan hurriedly advised: "Sir, Qiling is still a child, and she will inevitably make some mistakes. I hope you can give her a chance to correct herself and stop beating her."
When Liu Xin saw Lu Qiling bursting into tears and being persuaded by Diao Chan, it was hard for her to continue beating her. She took back the slap she raised again and scolded: "Did you hear clearly what your master said? Change it in the future. Not correcting it?”
Lu Qiling was really hurt this time, so she didn't dare to lose her temper anymore, so she could only choke and nodded repeatedly.
Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said: "This is how you behave. Come on, if it doesn't hurt anymore, let dad rub it for you."
Slapping and rubbing was Liu Xin's usual tactic, but it seemed a little unjustifiable when used to deal with a child. But Lu Qiling seemed to find it very useful, and after being gently rubbed a few times by Liu Xin, her tears turned into laughter.
Early the next morning, Liu Xin and his party had just walked out of the post house when they saw Han Song hurried over, holding two grasshoppers made of wheat straw in his hands, and said: "My lord, the old man has been found. The damaged grasshopper has been found." The grasshopper has already paid the compensation according to the price. In order to express his gratitude to the lord, the old man compiled it overnight and gave it to the lady."
Liu Xin took a closer look and saw that the two golden grasshoppers were really lifelike. No wonder Lu Qiling fell in love with them at first sight. She couldn't help but nodded, took one and said: "De Gao, please invite the other grasshopper." You send it to the Fei family and tell them that this is a gift from the lady to Fei Shuang."
Lu Qiling, who was following Liu Xin, was obviously a little unhappy. Just thinking of the good spanking yesterday, she felt a burning sensation on her buttocks. She curled her lips and finally restrained herself from saying anything.
Liu Xin had been paying attention to Lu Qiling's actions and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. She stuffed the grasshopper into her hand and said, "That's right. It's easy to make enemies but not easy to make enemies. When we leave from Jiangnan When you come back, if you pass by here again, maybe that Fei Shuang can become good friends with you. Do you think it is better to have more friends? Or more enemies? "
Before Lu Qiling could answer, Liu Xin had already taken her hand and said, "Trust your godfather, he will not harm you. Come on, godfather will take you on a big boat."
Although the principles of turning enemies into friends and having multiple friends and multiple paths are not complicated, they are still a bit advanced for a child as old as Lu Qiling. Of course, Liu Xin would not expect to be able to teach her these principles.
Lu Qiling said coquettishly: "The godfather will help Linger rub it later."
Liu Xin already knew that she had hit her too hard yesterday. According to Diao Chan, Lu Qiling's little buttocks were very bruised. Seeing Lu Qiling acting coquettishly, Liu Xin laughed and said, "Okay, wait a minute."
Once you get off the boat, your godfather will rub it for you slowly."
A child is a child after all. With her favorite grasshopper, a novel big boat to ride on, and Liu Xin promising to give her a rub, Lu Qiling stopped puckering her lips and jumped up happily again.
Liu Xin temporarily changed the itinerary, and a small fleet consisting of more than a dozen large and small warships slowly left Jiangxia Pier, raised its sails, and headed down the river straight to Wu Commandery.
According to Liu Xin's original planned itinerary, the group transferred to warships in Jiangxia, crossed the Yangtze River, and then stopped in Changsha for a while before transferring to Yuzhang. Liu Xin would stay in Yuzhang for a while, waiting for the deployment of troops to hand over the state.
, and then go to Kuaiji. In Kuaiji, Liu Xin also plans to take Diao Chan and the others to see the vast sea and taste real seafood. After doing these things, spring will really come, and then they can chase
The footsteps of spring go all the way north to Wujun. Liu Xin will sit there until Liu Yao is completely defeated.
Jushou was a little puzzled by Liu Xin's sudden change of plan. He raised his hands and said, "My lord, the weather is cold at this time and it is not the time to use troops. Why are you rushing to Wujun?"
Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh when she thought that her carefully designed "romantic trip" had come to nothing, and said: "There is no way. Shopkeeper Song must return to Guangling within seven days at the latest. Liu wants to meet him in person."
Meet him."
At this time, Shopkeeper Song, whom Liu Xin was eager to meet, was staying in Wujun's prison. He had been locked up here for a whole day and night.
Under Guan Yu's arrangement, Shopkeeper Song secretly crossed the Yangtze River with a large sum of gold and silver, landed on the river beach in Danyang, and arrived at Wu County by land. Soon, Shopkeeper Song met Wu Jun's phantom spy.
After getting connected, he wrote the news he heard in Guangling on paper, sealed it with wax pills, and passed it on through the secret channel of the phantom.
Originally, Shopkeeper Song could wait for the reply from his superiors with peace of mind. However, he was eager to make a contribution, so he went to the market and inquired about the local grain market. Shopkeeper Song was a grain merchant, and it was normal to inquire about the grain market. It was just the right time this time.
Somewhat unfortunate.
Now is the time when there is a shortage of food, and the food in the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River is all shipped from other places. In order to keep the price of food stable, Yu Fan issued a strict order prohibiting anyone from accumulating food, prohibiting anyone from driving up food prices, and prohibiting any *
*Buy and sell grain in quantity.
Shopkeeper Song visited several grain stores one after another, not only asking about the price of grain, but also expressing his intention to buy a large amount of grain. The owners of the grain stores were polite to him on the surface, but secretly reported the news to the government.
No one knows how important food is to the three counties of Jiangnan than Yu Fan. Millions of Xuzhou refugees gathered here, and the amount of food consumed every day was an astonishing amount. All this food was transported from various places.
In order to ensure the safety of food, Yu Fan focused more than half of his energy on this. Now there are people who dare to commit crimes and want to purchase large quantities of food. They are either preparing to colonize the area or planning to collude with foreign enemies. How can it be repaid? Yu Fan
Fan immediately ordered that shopkeeper Song be arrested and thrown into prison.
Shopkeeper Song became anxious. He must rush back to Guangling within seven days. Otherwise, Qin Yi's death would not be a pity, but he himself would lose the opportunity to establish himself in Xuzhou again.