The post of the secretary began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and lasted for hundreds of years, until the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion still had the post of the secretary to join the army, and then it was abolished in the Wude period. Even so, after those magistrates took office, the staff members who were in charge of the documents around them often still gave the name of the bookkeeper, and some officials even used intelligent and literate maidservants to take charge of confidential documents, and the upper and lower people were honored as the inner bookkeeper. And like Du Shiyi, the carefully cultivated first disciple is called by the record room, and it cannot be said that there are no people who come later, but there are really few ancients in front of him.

First, the master-apprentice status is another great thing in addition to the father and son of the monarch and the minister, and the learned and talented will not easily accept disciples, and the high-ranking ones will not easily apprentice to the teacher, not to mention that in addition to studying, the confidential documents are in charge of the teacher and the master. For example, Chen Bao'er was born in the countryside, not to mention going back three or five generations, that is, he could not find an ancestor who was an official within more than ten generations. Therefore, not to mention that Du Shiyi not only put him in charge of the paperwork, but also sent him all over Yunzhou City recently, and he barely took a breath all day, but he didn't feel bitter at all.

At this moment, after entering the dormitory, he respectfully saluted Princess Jinxian Princess Yuzhen and Sima Chengzhen, and was about to say something, when he suddenly heard a clear voice in his ears.

"Why did Senior Brother lose so much weight?" Yunu only has Chen Bao'er, a senior brother, who has always been close to him, and after blurting out a question, seeing that Chen Bao'er was a little embarrassed, she couldn't help muttering in a low voice, "I heard the Supreme True Master say that the price of grain in Yunzhou is expensive, is it that the senior brother can't eat enough?" ”

"Taizhen" Princess Yuzhen was angry and funny for a while, and she could only drink the little girl's cranky thoughts, and then asked Chen Bao'er with a pleasant face, "But when you first arrived in Yunzhou, your family Master Du was very busy, and you were very busy?" ”

"The teacher is a daily manager, I'm just busy with my work." Chen Baoer hurriedly humbled a sentence, and then sorted out her mood. When he heard that these people were coming to Yunzhou from Chibi, he was indeed shocked and worried, and at this moment he knew that it was Princess Yuzhen's personal maid Huo Qing who was guarding outside, and Sima Chengzhen's servant Sima Heiyun, so that outsiders would hear it, so he said truthfully, "The master went to see General Wang's drills, and the lord of Gu'an went to Liren City with his master, as for you to join the army, you have been busy for several days, so you have not been able to welcome the hospitality well." It's because ...... Yunzhou City is likely to have another battle in the near future."

Although this answer is within the guess range of Princess Jinxian Yuzhen and Sima Chengzhen, after entering the city, they saw a lot of construction everywhere, and the people were in high spirits, plus they were all people who were quite concerned about the situation, so they always felt unlikely. At this moment, Princess Yuzhen's first reaction was nothing else, but blurted out and asked, "Could it be that Du Jiulang is going to take risks again?" ”

"I don't know." Chen Bao'er shook his head honestly, "This time it wasn't Master Du's plan, he handed over all the matters to General Wang." ”

General Wang? Wang Zhonghe? Princess Yuzhen and Princess Jin Xian exchanged glances, remembering the young man they had seen in the Forbidden Palace before, and both of them were a little puzzled. Du Shiyi is so trustworthy as Wang Zhonghe?

Chibi did not rush to inform Du Shiyi of the news of the arrival of several distinguished guests, so the latter did not go straight to the dormitory in astonishment until he returned to the Governor's Mansion. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Wang Rongzheng smiling and holding the jade slave, Princess Gu'an was sitting on the same bed with Princess Yuzhen and Princess Jinxian, and as for Sima Chengzhen, he was pulling Chen Bao'er to the side and didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, everyone raised their heads, and Princess Yuzhen was the first to say angrily: "Du Nineteen, tell us the truth, do you really want to fight?" ”

"Although I welcome the two Guan Masters and Sect Master Sima to come to Yunzhou at any time to enjoy the fun, but this time, this uninvited guest is really not the right time."

Du Shiyi saw that Princess Gu'an and Wang Rong were also looking at him with concerned eyes, so he took a light breath and continued: "Wang Zhongsi has already set off with soldiers and horses at night, and what he took away is the elite of more than 1,000 Yunzhou military horses. Wang Zhonghe's plan was to set up an ambush and besiege him, Hou Xiyi and Luo Ying followed, and the Wang family in Baishan Mountain would also send elite soldiers, about 1,200 people. Now there are about 4,000 people left in Yunzhou City, which is nearly half of the 400 guards owned by the elder sister, and 100 guards of the government. ”

"The Turks humbly begged to marry my Tang princess last time, and now they are so bold?" Princess Jin Xian finally realized that the defense in Yunzhou City was empty at this moment, and she couldn't help but be shocked and angry for a while, "Do they really think that Datang can't make a move in Helong, so he won't do anything to them?" ”

"At the moment, it may be that the leaders of the three tribes are just being instigated by others and are consumed by profit." Du Shiyi didn't wait for Princess Yuzhen to ask, and then answered another doubt she didn't ask, "Shuozhou, which is adjacent to Yunzhou, has the Datong Army, and Ulzhou has the Hengye Army, but when Prime Minister Zhang and I went to appease the Tongluo Department and the Batuo Gu Department respectively, we knew that many of these Tiele people wanted to go to the Turks, and instead of mobilizing these military horses and making Tiele people think about unnecessary thoughts, it was better to try to solve it by themselves." After all, there was only one sign before that, and it was too early for me to report it. If someone dismisses it as alarmist, it's not interesting. ”

"It's not unreasonable for Junli to say it." Sima Chengzhen has lived most of his life and is the first person present to get rid of his shock. He stroked a few strands of his long beard thoughtfully, and suddenly asked, "It is indeed a good plan to set up an ambush outside the city and keep the enemy out of the country. But when I entered the city, I saw the walls of Yunzhou City, the north and east sides and the west side were already quite high, but the south side seemed to have not been repaired. ”

"That's true." Du Shiyi nodded calmly and admitted, "This is because Bixia had an order before, first inside and outside, otherwise once the city wall is overhauled, it will inevitably make the Turks move." Therefore, while the imperial envoys built the city wall, all parts of the city were in ruins, because the south was facing Shuozhou, so the construction of the city wall was placed in Zuihou. Originally, I had planned to complete the repair before the winter, but I didn't expect this attack to come so quickly. ”

"I'm a person outside the world and don't understand these military strategies, but I want to say, since you think that the three Turkic tribes are instigated by others, what if they are just military horses on the surface, and there is another army and horse soldiers directly pointing at Yunzhou?" Sima Chengzhen saw that everyone present was changed for a while, so he spread his hands and said with a smile, "I'm just talking casually, although I think that although Yunzhou has only been restored for more than half a year, the city wall and gate have been repaired, and the Turks are good at field warfare, and the siege of the city should not be so fast." ”

In addition to the ignorant Yu Nu, even the pampered Jin Zhi Yuye like Princess Yuzhen and Princess Jin Xian didn't believe it. If Yidi didn't know how to attack the city, then how could Tubo break through Guazhou, and when the bones were strong before, how could it stir up the restlessness in Hedong and Hebei, and there were many cities in a row, so many assassins even died for it? Even the Khitan once took advantage of the great victory to pull out Yingzhou, and regarded the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty as his own back garden.

When Du Shiyi agreed to Wang Zhonghe's ambush proposal, she did not ignore the risks. However, he spent a lot of energy on the reconstruction of Yunzhou, knowing that it was impossible to get assistance from neighboring states, so he could only choose to take risks. At this moment, pondering Sima Chengzhen's words, he suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Over there at Cowhide Pass, is there any news these days?" ”

"Nope." Chen Bao'er, who is responsible for sorting out various documents every day, shook her head with certainty, "The daily text report is the same as the same, and there is nothing special about it. ”

Cowhide Pass is still east of Baishan Mountain. After successfully subduing hundreds of people on Baishan Mountain, Du Shiyi re-established the cowhide pass on the ancient road of Qingpo Road in the east of Yunzhou, and squeezed out 100 people from the few troops in Yunzhou to guard there, and reported whether there was any military situation every day. However, because the west is Ulju, the cowhide pass has always been safe and sound, and the soldiers guarding it are quite relaxed, so he naturally ignores this end.

"If the cowhide is lost, then ...... It is very likely that the offender is from the Xi tribe."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Princess Gu'an, who had been the princess of Raole County twice, frowned tightly. Compared with Datang, Xi people are not a little weaker, but this does not hinder their ambitions. Otherwise, at the beginning, Li Dazhi and Li Lusu brothers would have fought a series of battles with the Youzhou army, and Sun Jian, the governor of Youzhou, who was light on the enemy for a while, even lost the enemy's position. She carefully recalled the position of the various tribes of the Xi clan in the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion, and finally sank her face: "Most of the Ahui clan live in groups around the Xi Wang's tooth tent, and the places and departments that have always been close to the Ahui clan are the same as the tribe where Jihamer is located, which is closer to Yunzhou. Since Adi you served as the governor of Yunzhou, the Xi merchant group has continued, and even sporadic Turks and Khitans have appeared, but the department and department have indeed never appeared. If the real ridicule is also going to intervene, then the department is the most likely. ”

"Master Du, it's going to be night, and the city gates on all sides have been closed."

Hearing Chen Bao'er say this, Du Shiyi stared at the curfew bell and the closed-door drum, and finally took a light breath: "Leave a hundred guards in the city to inspect, and the rest on the four city walls to inspect." Bao'er, you go to see each fang, and immediately summon forty young people for each fang to make urgent preparations. ”

Although it may not be tonight, since he has decided to close the city gate from now on, he will not be afraid of spies in the city to deliver the news

However, he was about to walk out, when Sima Chengzhen's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Junli, although it was full of war clouds when I first arrived in Yunzhou, I, an old Taoist Qingxiu, have been meditating all my life, and I also want to follow to see this capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, how about I go to the city wall to take a look?" ”

Du Shiyi was stunned when he heard this, and was about to persuade the Shangqing Sect Master to dispel such a dangerous thought, but the next moment, he found that Sima Chengzhen's face was not the slightest bit of banter, but there was an indescribable solemnity, thinking about it, he finally nodded and said: "Okay, it's just that the night is dark and the wind is high, please be careful." ”