The Golden Age Chapter 17: Shooting the grass to startle the snake
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Two streets east of the Duwei’s Mansion, there is a mansion that is far more magnificent than Zhenhou Mansion, but it is also magnificent in Guicheng.
Most houses in Turtle City are made of rammed earth. There are not many houses that can be built piece by piece. If you live in such a house, you can at least count as a person with a face in Turtle City. .
This mansion is the prefecture of Zhen County.
After the first battle with the Wutuo people, Xiling established three counties, named three hous, and one houzhen and one county.
Xiling Duhu Mansion is still preserved and is located in Fengganfu City in Uwen County.
And the highest-ranking officer of Zhen County is naturally the county guard Du Hongsheng.
The cold winter has passed, but the climate in Xiling has not yet fully recovered.
In a spacious room in the east side of Junshou Mansion, there is still a fire, and the room is warm like spring. Du Hongsheng sits on the carved wooden chair that he likes to sit on. Qiu's old man, over 60 years old, with no need for white face, is opening the volume in his hand.
On the desk next to the chair, a stack of volumes was stacked.
Du Hongsheng stood in front of the old man very respectfully at this time, bowing slightly. When the old man looked through the volume, Du Hongsheng made his breath as light as possible.
From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the hand that opened the volume. If you only look at that hand, it is hard to believe that its owner will be an old man who is over 60 years old.
The fingers are slender, without any wrinkles, and even look very smooth. At first glance, they look like the slender fingers of a young woman Huaxin.
After a long time, the old man put down the volume, raised the beautiful hands, gently pressed the temples on both sides, and then asked: "How much more?" Compared to his old age, his voice was Quite sharp.
"The current inventory has been presented to the old man." Du Hongsheng bends deeper: "The rest can be completely counted by tomorrow morning at the latest."
The old man nodded slightly and smiled gently: "Master Du, there are quite a few people in Guicheng."
"Returning to the old man's words, since the saint's will to resume trade with the Wutuo people, Xiling has begun to prosper." Du Hongsheng cautiously said: "The turtle city is the only way through the Xiling Commercial Road. There are a lot of business travelers coming here, and many people around Guicheng also rush to the city to find a livelihood, so the population in the city has increased."
The old man gave a soft "um", Du Hongsheng saw that the old man's face was calm, his body was slightly straightened, and he whispered: "Old man, Hu Cao has counted the population of Guicheng, and now there are three eligible people counted. Hundreds of people, when the rest is counted out tonight, the whole turtle city will definitely be no less than four hundred. There are many people, and the officials are dull. I don’t know how to find the old man to find. That person."
"Don't worry." The old man and Yan Yue said: "After counting, I will check how many of these hundreds of people were born in Turtle City. The Great Celestial Master observed the astrology, and Tianyue went west. The original star position was Dongfang, so the Tianyue you are looking for is not born in Guicheng, but from the east. If the place of birth is Guicheng, it can be excluded."
Du Hongsheng hurriedly said: "The old man meant that the Tianyue he was looking for came to Xiling from the Guan, and then lived here?"
The old man picked up the tea cup on the case, looked calm, and took a sip.
"After the Wutuo Rebellion, the first two years of Xiling were quite chaotic." Du Hongsheng said: "There are a lot of people flowing to Xiling from various places, people come and go, and the household registration is not easy to count. These years have stabilized. The men, women and children who settle in the turtle city are registered, and there are roads in and out of the turtle city. Once there are three in the turtle city
Above months, you must report to the householder, and you must be registered, so if there are foreigners living in the turtle city, they can also be found. Lifting his eyelids slightly, only seeing the knees of the old man, he whispered softly: "The official came to take up his post four years ago. He paid more attention to his household registration and worked hard. "
The old man nodded and smiled and said: "If you can find Tianyue here, Master Du must have contributed."
Du Hongsheng immediately knelt down and respectfully said: "The next official will do whatever it takes to find Tianyue for the old man."
"The Great Celestial Master predicted that once Tianyue enters Beijing, my Datang will be prosperous." The old man smiled: "The saint is naturally looking for Tianyue for the welfare of the people under heaven. If Tianyue enters Beijing, the sage must not let him enjoy it. Full of glory and wealth, in addition to the saint's will, if anyone can help the court find the Tianyue, it is also indispensable to be an official."
Du Hongsheng hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "My eldest man, Zhen Hou Mansion has a lot of eyes and ears in Zhen County, if you let Zhen Family...!"
"The imperial court trusts Master Du more." The old man always maintained a cheerful expression: "I came to Xiling, and I naturally already knew about it there. Looking for news about Tianyue, they will also know whether they want to contribute to the imperial court. Zhenhou Mansion is willing or not."
Du Hongsheng hurriedly said: "The lower officials have already disclosed the news of the search for Tianyue to Hu Cao according to the instructions of the old man, and they will soon spread the news. At the captain's mansion, he was dismissed last night. Han Yunong and two head-catchers have also been recruited and asked them to inquire. In less than two days, the news of searching for Tianyue should spread to every corner of Turtle City, and Zhenhou Mansion should already know that the old man is coming and know The old man is here for Tianyue."
"It's so good." The old man smiled and said: "Master Du pay more attention. As long as you find Tianyue in Zhen County, no matter who finds it, I can guarantee that you will return to Kyoto."
Du Hongsheng showed excitement between his eyebrows, and kowtowed: "The kindness of the old man will be remembered for the rest of his life."
"Go ahead." The old man waved, then picked up another volume.
Du Hongsheng got up, bowed back, thought of something, and asked again: "My eldest man, for so many years, there are not many people who have moved from outside to Zhen County and settled in Guicheng. The lower officials personally went to investigate the migration from outside. A man who meets the conditions is just...the official daring to ask, apart from being born in October, who is 17 this year, is there any other clues? Even if there are more clues, it will be easier to find."
The old man pondered a little, and finally said: "Wine, Tianyue is good for wine. Wine is indispensable for a day."
Du Hongsheng stretched his eyebrows, and said, "Thank you, old man, there are not many young people who are greedy for a good drink. With this clue, the official understands what to do."
He bent down and exited the house. He stood up straight after reaching the door. He saw a lanky man standing beside him, wearing a hat, and his whole body breathed a sinister bird.
This is the attendant who came with the old man. Although Du Hongsheng didn't know what his identity was, he didn't dare to neglect the slightest. He bowed his hand to the man in the bucket, who just nodded slightly, not much. Looking at Du Hongsheng, he entered the house and closed the door.
Du Hongsheng can only smile wryly.
Although he is the county guard of Zhen County, the county guard of Xiling is not as comfortable as a small county magistrate in Guan.
At the time, when he was transferred from Kyoto to Xiling, Du Hongsheng felt ashamed of death. He only felt that he was no different from the distribution of the army. He had no power, but what was going to come out here. He was the first to be convicted. Lord county guard.
The old man in the house shook his finger in Kyoto, and there may be countless heads falling to the ground, so even
It was the man who led the horse for him, and there must be no lightness.
What's more, people in the hats can enter and leave the old man’s house at any time. They are naturally the old man’s cronies. Such a person, don’t say that he is a small Zhenjun county guard, even if he is a great official in frontiers, he would not dare to be like this. The slightest rudeness was shown in front of the characters.
The man in the hat went into the room, closed the door, took off the hat, and on his left eyebrow, there was a very clear scar. The scar started from his forehead and extended to the corner of his eye, so his left eye appeared Very strange, it seems to be closed.
"The old man thinks they can find it?" The man in the hat stood in front of the old man, his expression calm and calm as water.
When he entered the door, the old man didn't even raise the corner of his eye. Obviously he knew that this person was the only one who could enter without notice. Only then did he put down the volume in his hand and said with a smile: "No!"
The man in the hat did not show any surprise, "Oh", the old man pointed his finger to the chair next to him, and then he picked up the teacup and said slowly: "Xiling said it was big, but it was small. It’s not small. I really want to hide a few people here. Maybe it took three or five years of work, and there may not be the slightest clue, let alone that person may not be in Xiling."
"If this is the case, why should the old man fantasize in Turtle City?" The man in the hat sat down on the chair, but his body was straight: "If the person you are looking for is really in Xiling, the old man does this, don't you be surprised ?"
The old man smiled and said: "When hunting, you will bring hounds. The role of hounds is not just to hunt down the prey, but sometimes to make it disturb the prey. Once the prey finds the hound appears, it will panic and expose itself. At this time, hunters can kill them."
"If that person is in Xiling, the movement of Guicheng here will disturb him?"
"If the prey is lurking, it will be difficult for us to find him even if we are able." The old man said slowly: "Our chance is when the prey can't hold back, and we jump out by ourselves."
The eyes of the man in the hat are cold: "The old man thinks the prey will jump out?"
"It's just a gambling." The old man sighed, with a smile on his mouth: "At least in this gambling game, our chips are far more than the other party." Very gently stroked his smooth fingers, and whispered: "We played the first pawn, and the opponent must participate in this game whether he wants it or not."
"The old man's chess skills have always been very good." Dou Li said sincerely.
The old man smiled and said: "Xietai's mouth, but rarely praises people." After a slight pause, he said: "We are in Xiling, fighting a lot. If the other party is really here, we will definitely suspect that we already know them. Of course, they will also suspect that we are treacherous, but whether it’s true or not, they don’t dare to bet that if that person is really here, they will not risk letting him stay here, and they will definitely think about it. All means to keep him away from here."
"So as long as they act, it is our opportunity." Dou Li said humanely.
The old man nodded slightly: "Our bow and arrow are already open, just waiting for the hound to disturb the prey. Once the prey jumps out, it is the time to hunt."
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