Invincible son

Chapter 257 256 [Linqing Rebellion]

"On the official side of Lingzhou, Xue Tao, the governor, is the most respected. This person has been in Lingzhou for more than [-] years. He has a solid foundation and has a strong promise. Hou Ye was ordered at the beginning, and Peiyu Pavilion must not be involved in Lingzhou officialdom, so We didn't inquire carefully, but we have been here for several years, and we can know some details. Xue Tao has a lenient temperament on the outside and taboo on the inside. The implementation of the briquette business will be hindered later.”

The sound of the rain outside the window, Duan Yuzhu's eloquence, was clear.

Pei Yue nodded and said: "This is within my expectation, but his appetite is too big, and he wants to swallow the franchise right of briquette in one gulp. Could it be that those elders in the court are really deaf?"

Duan Yuzhu didn't smile, but said solemnly: "My lord, if you want to promote the sale of briquettes in Lingzhou, you must have the cooperation of local officials in Lingzhou. It's very difficult to get things done just by relying on people from Charcoal Temple."

Pei Yue frowned and said, "You mean the Dongqing riots?"

Duan Yuzhu said: "First of all, Xue Tao not only controls the officialdom of Lingzhou, but also extends his tentacles in many ways among the people. For example, among the Nine Oiran Masters, as far as I know, three of them are inseparable from the Governor's Mansion. Jinshu, Li Zhenshu from Jinsuyuan, and Xie Xinci from Yan Guilou. Your lord, Xue Tao will not be so arrogant that he will openly oppose the imperial envoy, but as long as he can’t come out at certain times, or he will be obedient and obedient, if you Just relying on the five hundred sharp soldiers under his command, it is very likely that he will be unable to move an inch."

Pei Yue took it for granted.

Taking the current situation as an example, Charcoal Temple must first take back the coal mine from Linqing Yan's family.The Yan family is a well-known local noble family, and the head of the family, Yan Linchuan, is the former You Zhizheng and Luo Ting's teacher.If Xue Tao didn't come forward, maybe Pei Yue could use the name of the imperial envoy to forcefully confiscate it, but if Yan Linchuan sent a piece of bullet to the capital, even if Emperor Kaiping liked Pei Yue's approach in his heart, would he throw Pei Yue out to take the blame in order to calm the criticism from the government and the public? ?
Based on Pei Yue's understanding of the emperor, the probability of such an outcome is very high.

In order to create a safe mining environment, the horse bandits in Qingyu Mountain in Dongqing Prefecture must be dealt with, but this is the responsibility of the prefectural army.In other words, this matter also requires Xue Tao to nod.The reason why Pei Yue didn't go to Xue Tao to discuss this matter was because he knew that the other party had countless reasons to evade and perfunctory, so naturally there was no need to shut the door.

Pei Yue's face was calm, without any sign of anxiety, and he said calmly, "Go on."

There was obvious appreciation in Duan Yuzhu's eyes, and his tone became softer unconsciously: "The Lingzhou bureaucrats headed by Governor Xue Tao are the biggest forces on the bright side. In addition, there are two bright and two dark forces. The four battalions of the frontier army and the garrison in Hucheng. The second is the local gentry group in Lingzhou, of which the Yan family in Linqing County can be regarded as one of the representatives. There are two forces in the dark, and it is currently impossible to find out based on the strength of Peiyu Pavilion. It can only be confirmed that one has already existed, and the other has not been around for a long time but has a very strong momentum."

Pei Yue pondered and said: "The two forces in the dark that you mentioned have existed for a long time. One of them should be the secret agents of Western Wu, and the other is probably from the capital."

"Kyoto?" Duan Yuzhu was slightly surprised.

Pei Yue nodded, but didn't go into details, because Chen Xizhi's matter was too involved, he would not take any risks, so he changed the subject and said: "The situation in Lingzhou is complicated, and the five things you just said The forces are intertwined in one place, and anything you want to do may affect the whole body. But I don't know one thing, the duty of the frontier army is to guard the border, how can it get mixed up with the local forces in the state capital?"

Duan Yuzhu smiled wryly and said: "There has been no large-scale war between Daliang and Western Wu for more than ten years, and the frontier army has been guarding the desolate borderlands all year round. People's hearts are inevitably moved, so some people will be involved in business affairs."

Pei Yue immediately understood, shook his head and said, "These things were done by the frontier generals, right?"

Duan Yuzhu responded, and carefully reminded: "Master, according to common sense, the frontier army will not be involved in the briquette coal matter, but we must also beware of some people's motives for profit, after all, the benefits of this business are too great. "

Pei Yue stared at her determinedly, even though Duan Yuzhu's natural and free-spirited style was quite old-fashioned, but it was somewhat embarrassing to be stared at by him like this.

Pei Yue said with emotion: "Why is Uncle Gu willing to let you come here to be the oiran?"

Although these words sound a little awkward, Duan Yuzhu can tell that this is a compliment to herself. She bent her eyes to outline a beautiful arc like a bright moon, and said openly: "My lord, in this world, we women can do things." Opportunities are not easy. Sister Lin is full of poems and books. She knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. situation, but I feel that I am happier living like this.”

After all, the words were a bit sharp, Pei Yue said helplessly: "How do you know she won't be able to see anyone from now on?"

Duan Yuzhu blinked, and said slyly: "If I were Lord Sir, I would also hate to let Sister Lin be seen by others."

Seeing her changing the subject, Pei Yue knew that his thoughts had already been known by the other party.

Aside from his free and easy temperament and superb skills, Duan Yuzhu is undoubtedly a very potential candidate for the head of the secret service, so he loves talent.But it is obvious that Duan Yuzhu is not willing to leave her current life for the time being, even though she knows that the young dignitary in front of her is very close to Guangping Hou Guliang.

After all, he is not a dandy who robs people's daughters, so he put aside this matter and said with a hearty smile: "I have benefited a lot from Yixu today, thank you Miss Yuzhu."

Duan Yuzhu shook his head and said, "It's just my duty, I dare not accept thanks."

Pei Yue said again: "In the future, Peiyu Pavilion will still focus on inquiring about news, you must not put yourself in danger without authorization, have you made a note?"

"Yes." Duan Yuzhu replied seriously.

Since Guliang ordered Peiyuge to assist, Pei Yue's order was reasonable, and Duan Yuzhu knew it well.

At this moment, Deng Zai's figure suddenly appeared outside the gate of Yashe, with a rather anxious expression on his face.

Pei Yue said indifferently: "Come in and say, Miss Yuzhu doesn't need to avoid suspicion."

Deng Zai felt strange in his heart, he had already accepted a Master Lin before, could it be that the young master has taken a fancy to this Master Duan again?He naturally recognized Ye Qi's identity more in his heart, but he also knew that it was not his turn to talk about such things, so he put aside distracting thoughts and stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Master, something happened in Linqing."

Pei Yue's eyes were fixed, and Duan Yuzhu, who was sitting opposite him, clearly felt the chilling aura emanating from this young dignitary.

Deng Zai said succinctly: "The third team was surrounded by the villagers of Linqing and could not escape. It was the rangers that Shang Yu had released in advance found something wrong and rushed to report it immediately. The specific reason is not clear, and the governor's office should not have been alarmed. .”

Pei Yue divided the five hundred sharp soldiers into five teams. Originally, only the fifth team was left around, and the rest were sent out to inquire about the news. However, before the hibiscus banquet started, he had all the people except the third team return to Xingyang.

After thinking for a while, he said to Duan Yuzhu: "That's all for today, we'll talk about it another day."

"Yes." Duan Yuzhu wanted to say a few words of concern, but after seeing Pei Yue's calm expression, she suddenly felt relieved.

Pei Yue got up to bid farewell, and led his soldiers to leave Peiyu Pavilion immediately.

"Master, where are we going?" Deng Zai asked.

Pei Yue looked coldly at the empty street, and said flatly, "The Governor's Mansion."

(End of this chapter)