When Prefect Du heard the news about Gu Yu's assassination, he ran over in panic with his doctor.
Gu Yu refused directly and said: "No need, I wasn't injured at all, but Governor Du needs to investigate carefully to find out where this group of people came from."
Just by the sword that Jun Xian blocked for the man in black, Gu Yu knew that this group of people probably came not for her, but for Jun Xian.
Jun Xian's only purpose in going to the northwest was to disrupt the situation here and assist Junze in suppressing the bandits.
So far, those who have had trouble with Jun Xian are the group of people who stole military pay from Jun Xian.
But it was very inconvenient because everyone from the prefect's residence was there just now. Gu Yu didn't ask Jun Xian why he didn't let her hurt the masked man.
What is the connection between these two people?
When Governor Du heard about Gu Yu's assassination, he was so frightened that he was afraid that Zheng Ye had done it.
Prefect Du said: "I will definitely investigate thoroughly."
Gu Yudao: "In addition, if there is news from Yin Yang Ridge, you must inform me as soon as possible."
Prefect Du quickly said yes.
After Governor Du left, Gu Yu asked Pingsha what happened after the group escaped.
Pingsha said: "That group of people is extremely cunning. They are very familiar with the layout near the theater. There are people outside to help them. When they get to the busy city, they disappear. My subordinates searched for them for a long time but couldn't find them."
Gu Yudao: "Find a way to contact the people from the Sihai Escort Bureau, don't alert the enemy."
Pingsha agreed and was about to leave.
Gu Yu took a look that it was still early, and then ordered: "Don't rush away yet, you stay in the yard to deal with it later, I will go out for a while."
If he goes out openly, Governor Du will definitely have others follow him, and it will be inconvenient to do anything.
She was assassinated in the theater today. Prefect Du probably thought that she would stay in the mansion and have a good rest.
But Gu Yu is not a character who can tolerate leisure.
Pingsha was waiting outside, while Gu Yu found the wound medicine from his bag and wiped it on himself in the mirror.
It's not serious, just some bruises and bruises.
After applying the medicine, Gu Yu changed his clothes, put a beard on his face, and quietly left the prefect's mansion.
Gu Yu rode all the way to Dongcheng District. According to the household registration information he saw last night, Gu Yu came to one of the houses.
There happened to be an old man going out on crutches, and Gu Yu asked politely: "Old man, do you dare to ask if this is Zhang Yuan's house?"
The old man seemed to be unable to see clearly and said, "Yes, who are you?"
Gu Yudao: "This junior is a colleague of Brother Zhang Yuan, and I came to visit him."
The old man nodded tremblingly, opened the door enthusiastically, and said: "Zhang Yuan will be back soon, please come in, have a cup of tea and wait for him."
Gu Yu followed the old man into the hospital.
Although the yard is simple, it is kept neat and tidy. The yellow mud wall seems to be newly built, and there are a few hens.
The old man poured tea for Gu Yu from the kitchen with a cane. He said it was tea, but it was just two pieces of dried bamboo leaves soaked in water. It had no taste.
As Gu Yu drank the weak tea, she couldn't help but think of the chicken, duck and fish meat that Prefect Du would eat in one meal.
The old man asked enthusiastically: "How is Zhang Yuan's performance in the army? He said that he is highly valued by the commander, and he will be promoted to corps commander soon."
Then the old man began to talk about how upbeat his son was.
"Zhang Yuan is the most capable person in the whole township. He trains in the army during the day and can work with me in the fields when he comes back. After receiving military pay two days ago, he built all the walls of his house."
Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Didn't Zhang Yuan tell you? He has retired from the army."
The old man's words stopped abruptly and he said: "What? He is so young, how can he be discharged from the army?"
Gu Yudao: "He has changed from a military household to a peasant household."
The old man said: "How is this possible? Military households do not have to pay land taxes and receive military pay. This is a good thing for the ancestors. How could he change his family to a farmer?"
"Dad, I'm back."
At this moment, a dark-skinned man walked in from outside the door. After seeing Gu Yu, he asked cautiously: "Who are you?"
Before Gu Yu could speak, the old man said: "Zhang Yuan, she said that your military household has been changed to a peasant household. Is this a problem?"
Zhang Yuan said in surprise: "How do you know?"
The old man next to him picked up a cane and hit Zhang Yuan on the body, cursing and saying: "I'll beat you to death for being an unfilial son! If your colleague hadn't told me, how long would you have wanted to hide it from me!"
While Zhang Yuan was hiding, he came to catch Gu Yu and said, "Who are you! You are not my colleague, how the hell do you know that I changed my name to a farmer."
Gu Yu was surprised that this blind old man still had such strength and could beat Zhang Yuan around.
After a while of chattering, the yard finally became quiet.
Gu Yu did not reveal his identity, only saying that he was an attendant of the imperial envoy who came to investigate the military pay case.
Zhang Yuan held the bag on his head and said: "There is nothing I can do. I finally have some strength! My father is also getting stronger and stronger. He has no other problems except blindness. He can still find a living after leaving the army. If he continues to stay in the army,
I'm afraid I'll starve to death long ago."
Gu Yudao: "What conditions did Prefect Du agree to you?"
Zhang Yuandao: "They gave us a subsidy of five taels of silver, exempted us from taxes for five years, and also arranged some livelihood for us."
Gu Yu thought about these words and said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if one day the Xirong army invaded and Yongzhou lacked troops?"
Zhang Yuan sneered: "Changing farmers does not mean that we are no longer soldiers. As long as the court gives us a mouthful of food, we will still pick up the guy and fuck him."
Compared with the prosperous Kyoto, the people of northwest China have not forgotten their hatred of Xirong.
But the difficulty lies in whether he can eat the food given by the court.
Gu Yudao: "You are a good person. Don't worry. I came here with Gu Qin to deal with the military pay case."
Gu Yu learned many details from him.
Among them, what surprised Gu Yu the most was the proposal to transform military households into peasant households in the northwest, which was proposed by the former Yongzhou prefect.
Finally, Zhang Yuan said again: "Your Excellency, the territory of Yongzhou is pretty good. The further you go to the northwest, the more pitiful your colleagues there are."
Gu Yu frowned as he looked at the simple courtyard. As a military household, could such a situation be called makeshift?
After returning from Dongcheng District, Gu Yu always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
The matter that Pingsha sent people to investigate this morning has come to fruition.
Pingsha said: "Young Master, there are many doubts about Miss Aqin's identity. Prefect Du said she was the accountant's daughter. Seven years ago, the prefect's mansion was indeed caught in a fire. All five members of the accountant's family died in the fire. That incident
After that, all the servants in the mansion were replaced."
Gu Yudao: "In other words, no one can be sure whether the current Miss Aqin is the accountant's daughter."