It has been a few months since the Son of Heaven stationed in Jiangdu, Jiangdu is becoming more and more like a capital, with strict law and order, teams of soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys, gorgeous carriages of powerful people can be seen everywhere, and a large amount of wealth has gathered in Jiangdu, which has also made Jiangdu extraordinarily prosperous.

On this morning, a carriage stopped in front of the Guangling wine shop, and Lu Zhuo, the priest of the country, walked out of the carriage, and the shopkeeper who was soliciting guests at the door greeted him overnight, bowed down and said with a smile: "Lu Gong came so early"

Guangling Liquor Store is a place where Lu Zuo often comes, from the shopkeeper to the bartender, he is already very familiar with him, Lu Zuo smiled slightly: "Is Cui Envoy Jun here?" ”

"It's coming! Here it comes! In the old seat on the second floor, Lu Gong, please go upstairs! ”

Lu Zhuo nodded, and under the guidance of a bartender, he pulled up his robe and walked briskly to the second floor.

It was still early, there were not many guests on the second floor, only a few tables of guests were seated, and by the window, Cui Huan was sitting alone at the small table, he saw Lu Zhuo go up the stairs from a distance, and quickly stood up with a smile.

"Brother Lu came on time!"

Lu Zhuo smiled and replied, "My brother invited me to drink, how could I be late?" ”

The two exchanged two words and sat down, and Cui Huan said to the bartender: "The wine and food I ordered can be served." ”

"Great! Wait a minute, you'll be right there. ”

At this time, Cui Huan lowered his voice and said to Lu Zhuo: "There are officials from the Yushitai on the third floor, let's be careful when we speak." ”

Lu Zhuo glanced at the staircase and said lightly: "Everyone is golden, can you still block everyone's mouth now?" ”

"Hey! Now everyone is talking unscrupulously, but we still have to be careful. ”

Lu Zhuo nodded and asked with a smile: "I heard that the virtuous brother is going to return to Bohai County to serve as the taishou, is the news true?" ”

"I've heard of it, too, but to be honest, if Gao Shida is not destroyed. There is no point in going back to Bohai County, it is a county order, and I will worry about Gao Shida slaughtering the city all day long, and my life is very difficult, I would rather go to Qingzhou to be a county leader. ”

"Brother Kexian is the head of the Cui family in Qinghe, and no matter how bad he is, he will be an official in Hebei. It is unlikely that you will go to Qingzhou. ”

Cui Huan sighed, "Now the Qinghe Cui clan has long been scattered all over Hebei, and there are only a few old family members on the ancestral house in Qinghe County to watch the house, I heard that the grass in the Cui family's manor has grown one person tall, and the Qinghe Cui clan has declined." ”

"You can't say that!"

Lu Zuo comforted him and said: "Property is only something outside the family, talent and knowledge are fundamental, as long as these two things are not lost, once the troubled times are over, the family will rise rapidly." Whether it is Qinghe Cui or our Fan Yang Lu family, it is the same. ”

Cui Huan smiled bitterly, "Brother is right!" ”

After a while, the bartender served them wine and food, and Cui Huan poured Lu Zhuo a full glass of wine, and said in a low voice: "Has my brother heard about Liaodong?" ”

Lu Zhuo nodded, frowned, and said, "I also heard that Zhang Xuan actually sent troops to Liaodong to suppress bandits. He is a Hebei envoy, and Liaodong has nothing to do with him. Sending troops across borders without authorization is a big crime! ”

"Actually, he also has a reason, Gao Kaidao is the remnant of Geqian! He sent troops to Liaodong to exterminate the remnants of the bandits in Hebei, just like the Jianghuai bandits rushed to Xuzhou, didn't Zhang Xuan send troops to Xuzhou? The court could not blame this kind of thing. ”

"But I heard that he is stationed in Yan County, this is not to exterminate the bandits. That's exactly what worries me. Lu Zhuo said worriedly.

Cui Huan also knew that Lu Zhuo's worries were justified, Zhang Xuan did not go to suppress the bandits at all, but took advantage of the weak forces in Liaodong to enter Liaodong strongly, and if he finished suppressing the bandits, he would retreat with his whole body. It can barely be explained that it is to exterminate the remaining bandits in Hebei, but if the garrison does not leave, it is a bit ill-intentioned and cannot be explained to the imperial court.

Cui Huan didn't answer Lu Zhuo's topic, and he whispered again: "Brother, don't you think it's a little strange?" What happened in Liaodong can actually reach Jiangdu, and it happened more than a month ago, and now it has only begun to spread, and it is said that there is a nose and eyes, what is the reason for this? ”

Lu Zhuo is also a very shrewd person, he immediately understood Cui Huan's hint, and frowned: "Could this be someone deliberately spreading unfavorable news to Zhang Xuan in Jiangdu, could it be his opponent?" ”

Cui Huan nodded, "I think this may be spread by Luo Yipai." ”

"No, it won't!"

Lu Zhuo's expression was a little unnatural, Luo Yi was his brother-in-law, Zhang Xuan was his son-in-law, both of them were the uncles of the Lu family, speaking of which, Luo Yi was still Zhang Xuan's uncle, he didn't want this kind of relative infighting.

Cui Huan understood Lu Zhuo's worries, and hurriedly comforted: "This is just my personal speculation, because the last time Luo Yi's war report mentioned the capture of the members of the Bohai Society, I wondered if it would be Luo Yi leaked again this time, but it is very likely that it is my worries, brother don't take it to heart." ”

Lu Zuo knew in his heart that once Zhang Xuan occupied Liaodong, the biggest threat would be Youzhou, in fact, Luo Yi was the most suspicious, but he didn't want to say anything more, so he had to sigh secretly.

"Is this a big deal?" Lu Zhuo asked worriedly.

"The entire Jiangdu City is talking about this, and everyone in the government and the opposition knows about it."

Lu Zhuo's heart sank, if the whole city was talking about it, then the Son of Heaven should also know

There is a shop specializing in ginseng in Gangdunan City, called Buyeo Old Store, which was opened by a Goguryeo merchant, and in addition to ginseng, these also sell rare medicinal materials such as tiger bones and bear bile, and it is also the largest Goguryeo store in the entire Dasui.

The owner of the shop was a Goguryeo merchant, about 50 years old, his original name was unknown, only his Chinese name was Wang Xian, he was very kind and helpful, and everyone called him Wang Lao Shopkeeper.

Another background of this old store in Buyeo is the intelligence point set up by the Goguryeo Dynasty in the Central Plains, and Wang Yu certainly has another identity, his real identity is a secret agent sent by Goguryeo, responsible for collecting intelligence on Jiangdu.

On the second floor of the back house of the store, Wang Xianzheng was talking to a young man, this man was about 20 years old, very good-looking, and burly, he was Yuan Taizuo's eldest son Yuan Gai Suwen, this time he was ordered by his father to come to Jiangdu to spread the news that Zhang Xuan sent troops to Liaodong, and also wanted to know about the recent situation of the Great Sui court.

"This time, Jang Hyun seriously violated the interests of Goguryeo, and my father was very angry, and he already regarded him as Goguryeo's number one enemy and a thorn in our side."

Yuan Gai Suwen's tone was very annoyed, which made Wang Xian a little uneasy, and he said in a low voice: "Is it because Zhang Xuan occupied Liaodong?" ”

"Liaodong?"

Yuangai Suwen snorted heavily, "If it's just Liaodong, of course, Liaodong is also important, it is our bridge into Youzhou and even the Central Plains, but for a Liaodong, it will not make Zhang Xuan the number one enemy of Goguryeo." ”

Speaking of this, Yuangai Suwen gritted his teeth and said, "The more important reason is that he has occupied the Humble City!" ”

Wang Xian was taken aback, "Humble City was occupied by him?" ”

Yuan Gai Suwen didn't say any more, he restrained his anger, and changed the topic and asked, "Has the news gotten out?" ”

Wang Xian's heart was in a mess, and the city of Hulu was occupied, which meant that the gate of the Liaodong Peninsula was opened, and Pyongyang was also directly threatened.

Although he had too many doubts in his heart, he also saw that Yuangai Suwen didn't want to talk about this matter, so he had to hold back the anxiety in his heart, bowed down and said: "Eldest Prince Qi, the news has spread all over Jiangdu City, and even the ministers of the imperial court are talking about this matter, I think the emperor of the Sui Dynasty should also know." ”

Yuangai Suwen nodded, his father hoped that the Sui Dynasty could put pressure on Zhang Xuan to withdraw from Liaodong, which was the best counter-strategy and surrendered without a fight.

He continued: "This matter is not over, if we want to continue to publicize, let's just say that Zhang Xuan is preparing to proclaim himself the king of Liao and rebel against Liaodong, it must be said that the whole city knows, understand?" ”

"The lowly position understands, and the lowly position will be arranged!"

Wang Xian asked cautiously, "What does the eldest prince think is Zhang Xuan's intention to occupy the Humble City?" ”

"I don't know, and my father can't figure it out, it stands to reason that his current strength is not enough to attack Goguryeo, this possibility doesn't need to be considered for the time being, the city of humble luxury has no strategic significance for him, my father thinks he may have other plans, let me talk to him."

Yuangai Suwen sighed in his heart, although he wantonly slandered Zhang Xuan in Jiangdu, but he still had to go to Beihai County to redeem the humble city and several important people captured by Zhang Xuan, so I don't know if Zhang Xuan will open his mouth

(To be continued.) )