Old man Jia Xu will always be so vicious, but this is what Zhen Yao needs. There is nothing lacking in death. Zhen Yao immediately said, Wen He and Guo Jia, I will leave this matter to you two. Fengxiao, if necessary, can use the secret buried in Jiangdong. "
Guo Jia¡¯s eyebrows flickered, and after a moment he nodded and agreed with a smile, while Jia Xu also looked at Guo Jia, who was known as Zhen Yao¡¯s most trusted advisor, whether on or off the battlefield.
With Guo Jia and Jia Xu to deal with Sun Ce, and huge resources at his disposal, Zhen Yao didn't feel the need to worry more about it. Instead, he began to mourn for Sun Ce in his heart. Can this guy survive this year? , it depends on fate.
The matter was clearly explained, and Zhen Yao adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards Jiangdong. Anyway, as far as he was concerned, Jiangdong was in the hands of Sun Jian himself. Just reduce some resistance.
It was snowing in the twelfth lunar month, and when Zhen Yao was busy with winter government affairs, in a small courtyard far away in the suburbs of Liyang City, Jiujiang, a woman was cutting clothes beside the bed. Beside her, a small official in official uniform had already wiped out his breakfast and got up to go to the government office for duty. I'm afraid he won't be able to do it today. "
"My husband is a man who observes festivals, so it's okay for me to leave the room alone." The woman flattened the corners of the clothes she had cut in her hands, stood up and let the clerk put them on her body. She said with a smile that it was cold outside, so wear more clothes. "
"Okay." After putting on his coat, the clerk nodded and walked out. Although he is just an insignificant government official, the atmosphere in Liyang City and even Jiangdong is very tense now, and he "can't be late."
The clerk walked steadily, and soon opened the door and disappeared into the vast snow. After the clerk left, the woman who was alone in the room stared blankly at the sky outside, slowly closed the door, and then walked to the bed. , took out a wooden box from under the bed.
Opening the wooden box, there was a musical instrument inside, the harp, which was very common in the Han Dynasty. The woman took out the harp and fiddled with it with her hands. From the melody that flowed out and the woman's sharp onion-like fingers, it was hard to tell that she had not touched this piece of property for nearly a year.
"When I married into a strange place in the east of the Yangtze River, I had only you by my side." It seemed like I was talking to myself, or like I was telling the harp in my hand. There have been a lot of things since I left Wuji. I wonder how my mother is now? "A touch of sadness made the sound of the piano in the woman's hand become melancholy, mixed with some confusion.
This woman was one of the girls who were sent abroad, and when she came to Liyang, the first task she received was to find an identity. And this identity is to marry into a petty official's family and become his wife and concubine.
At first, she was very puzzled as to why her lord or Fengxiao would arrange such an identity for her, but after a long time, she gradually forgot about her original mission and started a new life as a woman.
Originally, she thought she had been forgotten by Wu Ji. After all, she was not very outstanding among many women. However, after living an ordinary life for nearly two years, Wu Ji took the initiative to contact her for the first time.
And she also knew that Wuji wanted to attack Sun Ce at the critical moment when Sun Jian had just passed away. And her mission is to let people from Wuji contact her husband who is a minor official in the mansion. The reason for this is largely because the official surnamed Jiao is the junior official of the original owner of Jiujiang County.
Although Yuan Shu had many faults, he still had some die-hard loyalists, and this little official was one of them. Although he is still working as a minor official in Liyang City Mansion, as the woman said when he went out just now: he is a loyal man who keeps integrity.
The sound of a woman playing the harp spread louder and louder, and an old woman came out of the back room with a somewhat unhappy expression. Lanzhi, there isn't much food left in this family. If you don't weave cloth in exchange for food, my son's monthly salary won't be enough. Chixiao, don¡¯t play with those Wen Ya.¡±
Lanzhi nodded in agreement. Her mother-in-law, Anxiety's mother, didn't like it. It was an 'accidental' opportunity that she was able to marry into the Jiao family, and Anxiety saw the music played. It was also because of that "accidental encounter" that the two quickly became a couple, although Jiao's mother did not approve of it very much.
And whenever Lanzhi wants to play the piano to relieve her loneliness, this boy will come to disturb her. Perhaps from the perspective of a layperson like her, playing this stringed instrument cannot be exchanged for food, but at least it can be used for weaving. Even if it is not exchanged, it can be used at home. of.
Compared with sewing, weaving is more difficult on the hands, but Lanzhi has long been accustomed to this kind of life. Although it is not as comfortable as when she was in Wuji, and there were people to take care of her when she was learning skills, but now this feeling is like real life.
"Alas, my son has such a miserable life. He has been an official for seventeen years and still cannot be promoted." The old woman complained habitually every day, shaking her head and sighing. Even the brother and sister next door had a better life than their own. "But the old woman didn't. SheThe two brothers and sisters mentioned in their mouth were actually sent by Wuji to contact Lanzhi.
As for the anxiety that has not been able to climb up for so many years, the reason is actually simpler. He is an old official in Jiujiang County. The reason why they were not killed by Sun Ce or Zhou Yu is because this place was not originally from Jiangdong. It was conquered by force. Some of the original officials were retained to appease people. Otherwise, let alone being promoted, they would have been secretly executed. This is also normal.
Then, the old woman began to talk about the good things about the new girl who moved next door to Lanzhi. She said that she was beautiful and young, and she was kind to her brothers and was willing to work at home. This kind of person was what she thought. The best daughter-in-law.
With this said, Lanzhi naturally understood that her mother-in-law was trying to bully her, but what could she do? She continued to remain silent, busy working in front of the loom.
Lanzhi didn¡¯t know the young lady next door that the old woman said before, but through secret communication, she found out that she was an outstanding member of the second batch of women¡¯s rooms. And having it, sending a girl here is undoubtedly Fengxiao trying to convince her not to forget her identity and her willingness to serve Wuji.
Lanzhi knew that if she didn't cooperate even a little bit, the girl named Luo Fu would take her place through her mother-in-law. This is not what she wants to see, whether it is because of the anxiety of having a relationship that has been in the same bed for eight thousand days, or because her status as the other party's "senior" does not allow juniors to act wildly.
And just when the storm was rising in Liyang City and Ye City was being built in Danyang, Sun Jian had just been buried, but Sun Ce insisted on keeping filial piety for his father until next year. Of course, Sun Ce can be so relieved to keep filial piety in Jianye, firstly, because Zhou Yu is in Liyang City; secondly, there will be no war in Jiangdong at this moment; thirdly, his mother has become even more aged after his father's death, and Sun Ce is very concerned about the old man. Very worried.
He didn¡¯t know that Guo Jia and Jia Xu, two masters of underhanded tactics, were attacking him. If they were, they would definitely not be able to sit by the tomb peacefully. Sometimes they would sit there for a whole day.
Sun Ce has no intention of returning to Liyang yet, but Luo Fu, who was sent by Guo Jia to contact Lanzhi, hopes to seize this opportunity and accomplish something big for his father. Although the women's room has been silent, the news of the three women's meritorious service in Chang'an not long ago has spread among many women's rooms. They also want to make meritorious service like the three birds, and the one who gets the opportunity is obviously the unlucky Luo Fu.
One day, when he was anxiously finishing the affairs of the government and getting off the morning shift, Luo Fu met him unexpectedly on the street in front of his home. On the street, Luofu naturally wouldn't talk about secrets. She just met Anxiety once, and they both got to know each other, so she left 'reservedly'.
Anxiety is not a womanizer at all, so even though his new neighbor has an unmarried beauty, he has never had any thoughts about her, or even met her. As for this encounter, Anxiety only had a casual conversation with Lanzhi after dinner when he returned home, and then fell into bed tiredly and fell asleep.
The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Luo Fu has already started to take action, Lanzhi is lying on the bed, looking at her husband, her eyebrows can't help but frown slightly, it seems that it is impossible for her husband not to wade into the muddy water this time.
But Lanzhi is still waiting, waiting for a suitable opportunity to reveal some things to her husband. This wait is directly until the last day of the year.
At the end of the year, Zhen Yao treated all his civil and military confidants to a banquet as usual during the day. In the evening, he spent the New Year's Eve with his family at home. He was so happy that he was envious of living in a deep palace with only Fu Shou and the servants around him. Emperor Liu Xie.
Compared to the harmony in the Zhen Mansion, the atmosphere in the Jiao family in Liyang City is much weirder, because on this day, not only are the three members of the Anxious family, but also the two Luo brothers and sisters next door, also celebrating the New Year at the Jiao family.
Mother Jiao was 100% welcoming to the Luo brothers and sisters. She even thought that if she married Luo Fu, it would be like this from now on. For this reason, she was much more concerned about Luo Fu. In comparison, her daughter-in-law Lanzhi, who couldn't speak for an hour, seemed more like an outsider if it weren't for her anxiety.
"The excitement" lasted until midnight, and Jiao's mother walked back to the back room to rest with the support of Lanzhi and Luo Fu. When the two women also returned to the inner room, the two men in the outer hall also started talking.
When men chat, it's nothing more than work and hobbies, and Luo Fu, the eldest brother Luo Han, who is a special agent sent by Wuji, pays more attention to the former. Hearing that Brother Jiao has been working in the mansion for more than ten years, I'm afraid he is very conservative. Take it seriously."
I can't help but shake my head anxiously. I feel ashamed to say it. It is true that it has been more than ten years. But I am still a small official in the government. How can I be considered highly? "After saying that, he sighed heavily and thought of what happened back then.
Luo Han expressed his surprise at the right time and asked how could it be like this? In ten years, not to mention a capable person like Brother Jiao, even an ordinary person can be promoted to other important positions. "
The two have been neighbors for several months, and although they are anxious??I once told Luo Fuduo, but with Luo Han, if I have free time on weekdays, I will chat a few words. Therefore, the relationship between the two does not count, otherwise the brother and sister would not be allowed to come from home to get together during this Chinese New Year.
??I immediately told my frustrations that because I was a minor official in Jiujiang County during Yuan Shu's period, I couldn't get the chance to be promoted. It would be no big deal if I could work in the accounting profession like this until I die.
Listening to Anxiety¡¯s specious complaints, Luo Han may have true meaning in his words, but he was not sure of the proportion of truth to falsehood. However, this cannot be determined. Luo Han can at least know that Anxiety actually does not have a strong sense of belonging to Jiangdong, and he even still thinks about Zeng Jin's master.
Having confirmed the news in person, Luo Han admired Guo Jia who was in Wuji and never left Jizhou. He said, "strategize and win a victory thousands of miles away" is nothing more than this.
The two of them had a pleasant conversation for most of an hour. Luo Han suddenly asked how Brother Jiao would choose if given the chance. "
This question was so unexpected that Anxiety was not prepared at all. However, he was still an old man who had been in the officialdom for more than ten years. After calming down, he said in a deep voice, "Brother Luo, what do you mean by this?" "
Luo Han's eyes were fixed with anxiety, and he spoke truthfully every word. He was a man of Wuji, and he came to Jiangdong under the order of his lord to do something. "
"You brothers and sisters, are you from Wuji?" An inexplicable look flashed in his anxious eyes, and he spoke in a low voice.
The corner of Luo Han's mouth curled up slightly, he shook his head and said, I am the only one, how could Han let his sister get involved in such a dangerous situation. "It's true that you can lie to others without paying for your life. You can tell lies with open eyes and smile on your face, which makes people have no choice but to believe it, at least anxiously.
The two men finally got down to business, and in the inner room, two girls, Lanzhi and Luo Fu, were also whispering to each other.
The two girls sat together, Luo Fu took Lanzhi's jade arm and smiled softly: Lanzhi, can you still play the piano with your current hand? "Don't skip the word. The words seem to be caring, but in fact there is a touch of ridicule, seeming to say that the other person is old.
Lanzhi has no change of heart about this. After these two years, she can now vaguely feel what Diao Chan taught her about playing with the heart. Lowering her head, she said that Lanzhi was willing to take her husband and mother-in-law to live in seclusion, and she also hoped to pass this matter to Wuji as a filial piety. "
"Want to quit?" Lanzhi said this, and Luo Fu became even more sure that the 'senior' next to her was really old. But this was not a good thing for her. She just wanted to conscientiously complete the tasks assigned by Wuji, so as to This proves that she is not only the best among the second batch of women, but the king of all women in Wuji.
"My heart is tired," Lanzhi nodded unequivocally. But this time Lanzhi will definitely help her with all her strength so that her lord can achieve his goal. "
" Two men and two women talked about this matter for a full hour, and among the four, they were just anxious and didn't know the overall plan or how many people were involved. When the conversation ended, Anxiety also stated that he would fully help. What he could do was to pass first-hand information to Luo Han from Liyang Mansion.
The next day, the anxiety of being a government official was as usual." In order not to attract the attention of others, he only chatted with other officials and soldiers in the government during handovers or on duty, so he could not get good information. It's a beginning after all.
And at night, Lanzhi would also say the secret guide's words from the side, so that the anxiety would not be noticed, but subtly, he would be more attentive to complete the tasks assigned to him by Luo Han.
Although Anxiety is a small official in Liyang, he is also an "old man" who has been around for more than ten years. After more than half a month of insinuations, he finally got some useful information. For example, Sun Ce will count the days after observing Jianye's filial piety for three months. There are not many days left until March.
Passing this news to Luo Han, Luo Han nodded. Although this news is useful, it is not accurate enough. It is useless. It is best to know which way Sun Ce will take to return to Liyang. This way, I can prepare an ambush early. In addition, after you get the exact information, you need to contact Xu Gong's disciple. He raised many rangers before his death and has the same idea as you. "
After saying that, he handed Anxiety a piece of silk cloth with the current locations of the assassins under Xu Gong's sect written on it. The reason why Anxiety should be contacted instead of coming to the door is also explained by Guo Jia. This can be used to confuse the public if the incident comes to light in the future.
Xu Gong¡¯s family is located in Danyang. Although Danyang is not far from Liyang, if anxiety comes to your door, it will naturally delay your normal work. If you think about it again and again, you can only temporarily ask for sick leave and leave Liyang for a while.
And just when she was anxiously preparing to leave, she learned that her mother had scolded Zhilan at home, threatening to divorce her daughter-in-law and marry her to Luo Fu, who lives next door.
He frowned anxiously, thinking that this might be a warning from Luo Han. We have not known him for a long time, so he must be worried about such a big thing. In order to help him do it more honestly,??, so he took his wife at home as a threat.
Although he is very dissatisfied with Luo Han for deceiving his mother and forcing him to marry his wife Lanzhi, for now he can only act according to the other party's arrangements. Perhaps after the matter is over, he will be able to get rid of the current troubles.
"It's such a embarrassment for Jiao Lang. If he ever dies, will he blame Lanzhi?" Anxiety pretended to go home to recuperate from typhoid fever, but actually left the city to Danyang to look for Xu Gong's assassins. In the small courtyard of the Luo family next door to Jiao Mansion, Lanzhi whispered.
No, the so-called forced marriage was just a scene in which Lanzhi and the Luo family brothers and sisters colluded to induce Jiao's mother to act out. The purpose seemed to be achieved, but Lanzhi couldn't help but blame herself afterward. Is this considered betrayal of her husband?
"? Are you reluctant to leave your husband?" Luo Fu walked forward with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to rob my husband's house." I have already sent you what you requested. As for that, it's not something we little people can control. "
Things developed very smoothly. In Danyang, when Anxiety approached a group of rangers who had narrowly escaped Xu Gong's death as the "remnants of Yuan Shu", the latter quickly nodded in agreement. Originally, they came to Danyang to take advantage of the changes in Jiangdong and wanted to make some noise in Jianye. Now that they have a more rigorous plan, they have no reason to abandon it.
And on the third day after the anxious "sick leave" ended, he finally overheard the conversation between Zhou Yu's two disciples, which involved the details of how Sun Ce would set out when he returned to Liyang.