On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 620
When Yu Shiji, Feng Deyi and his party came to Jiujiang, Cui Che had not yet captured Chengdu.

Zhang Xutuo left the city in person and went to the dock to greet him.

Yu Shiji's official rank was not high, only the fourth rank, the same rank as Zhang Xutuo.

However, regardless of the difference between Beijing officials and local officials, Yu Shiji was in charge of government affairs and was named the Minister of Internal Affairs. He was actually the prime minister. How could Zhang Xutuo dare to neglect him?

Moreover, Yu Shiji came here specifically to investigate Yuwenshi and his treason, which was closely related to Zhang Xutuo.

"Xiang Yu, I have no personal enmity with Duke Xu, so how can I slander his son?"

Zhang Xutuo explained:
"If the scouts hadn't unanimously agreed, I wouldn't have believed it."

Yu Shiji nodded and said:

"Zhang Fujun doesn't need to worry about this. The saint's favor for Xu Guogong's family still allows me to come and find out the truth. It can be seen that Fujun is also in the emperor's heart.

"When I come here, I will not show favoritism. I will find out what happened and report it to the saint."

Zhang Xutuo repeatedly said yes.

Under the leadership of Zhang Xutuo, Yu Shiji and his party entered Jiujiang County.

First, he and Feng Deyi summoned the scouts who had sneaked into Badong County to pass the news back.

The scouts still insisted on what they had seen in Badong County. The Badong prefect was attacked and killed by Yuwenshiji, who surrendered to the city.

However, Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi were unwilling to easily accept their testimony because they were worried that the scouts would be deceived by Cui Che.

Since Yu Shiji was neglectful of secular affairs and arranged for people to go to investigate the actual situation, Feng Deyi was naturally responsible for everything.

Before leaving, Feng Deyi handed a secret letter to his personal attendant and warned:

"The Emperor of Yan must have entered Shu. You can hand this letter to Dou Jiande in Ziling, or you can hand it to Liu Heitai in Jiangling. In addition, Xu Shiji, who is guarding Changsha, is also a trustworthy candidate.

Remember, this matter is related to my life and fortune and cannot fall into the hands of a fourth person.

Now that Yan is strong and Sui is weak, sooner or later the world will be unified.

Emperor Dayan and I are relatives. When we were young, we went to Guanzhong to study together, and we have a deep relationship.

If you can send this letter to the State of Yan for me, I will reward you greatly and even ask for an official for you in the future.

If you want to sell yourself to the enemy for glory, how can you be spared when Lord Yan is on his way to Wushan? "

In the end, Feng Deyi's coercion and inducement are really of great importance. As he himself said, once the news is leaked, he will definitely die without a burial place.

When he saw him personally, he promised to hire an official for him in the future. He was very excited and promised again and again:

"The master of the house usually provides you with kindness, and your servants think about repaying you day and night. Today, you are obeying orders. How dare you not do your best?"

Seeing his sincere expression, Feng Deyi finally felt at ease.

This time, there was not only one person who went to explore Badong's intelligence. A group of agents crossed the Yangtze River north, passed through Handong, crossed the Han River at night, and penetrated deep into the Yan Kingdom's control area.

Dou Jiande has been stationed in Ziling for several months. Even though Cui Che blocked the news about Baidi City, as a general of the Yan Army, he naturally knew the battle reports on the front line.

Dou Jiande couldn't help but feel happy when he learned that Cui Che was so powerful that he penetrated deeply into Shu.

I recall that back then, I was just a farmer plowing the fields. Because I valued justice over wealth, I gained a certain reputation in the local area.

A group of villagers defected to Cui Che. After establishing a foothold in his house, Dou Jiande also joined Cui Che's account.

I never thought that just after meeting him for the first time, General Cui Che would make him a confidant, promote him extensively, and make him from a farmer to a general of Yan State. Now he is guarding Ziling with [-] cavalry under his command. This was unimaginable back then. I dare not even think about it.Cui Che's situation is now very good, and Dou Jiande is also happy for him.

As the saying goes, a man will die for his bosom friend, and Dou Jiande values ​​righteousness. Even though he was the most powerful son of Daxia in the original time and space, as Cui Che's trusted general, Dou Jiande never had second thoughts.

Before Cui Che left, he ordered Dou Jiande to guard Zilin to prevent Jiangdong naval forces from entering Yangshui, and to guard against enemies from Handong and Jiujiang. Dou Jiande did not dare to slack off and built many beacon towers along the river, and also sent a large number of sentries to patrol.

Today, a sentry rider reported that he had captured a Sui army soldier.

This is a small matter. In the past few months, Dou Jiande has captured hundreds, if not thousands, of detailed works.

But today, the spy claimed that he had thrown himself into a trap and had a secret message that he wanted to pass on to Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande was originally worried that the Sui Dynasty wanted to bribe him with high-ranking officials and generous salaries, so he subconsciously wanted to refuse to see him, but thinking of the example of Yuwen Shiji, he still met with the craftsman.

Xizuo was Feng Deyi's confidant, and the secret letter was written by Feng Deyi to Cui Che. Dou Jiande did not dare to read it privately.

Dou Jiande was aware of the relationship between Feng Deyi and Cui Che. Although he had a low position in the Sui Dynasty and was just an internal historian, Dou Jiande also heard about his collusion with Yu Shiji to control the government.

Such a person took the risk to send a secret letter, and he must imitate Yu Wenshiji and secretly seek refuge with Emperor Dayan.

In order to prevent accidents along the way, Dou Jiande sent five hundred knights to Shu to deliver a message to Cui Che.

Standing on the west side of the city tower, Dou Jiande watched more than [-] riding Juechen go away, and couldn't help but sarcastically said:

"When the country is in danger, these Sui ministers do not want to serve the country, but rush to flatter our lord. Ha! What a good minister in Jiangnan."

After saying that, Dou Jiande realized that Yu Wenshiji and Feng Deyi were both from the north.

Fortunately, today he climbed up the stairs alone and had a distant view, with no other people around.

Of course, Dou Jiande also knew that if it hadn't been for Yuwen Shiji, Cui Che would not have been able to capture Jiangling, let alone capture Shu, because he was able to capture Jiangling because he knew the city defenses and water fortresses well. .

Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi waited in Jiujiang County for more than a month before they finally found out the news. Not only did they confirm Yu Wenshi's treason, they also learned that Cui Che had captured Chengdu and sent a message to seize Shuzhong.

"Where is King Qi!"

Yu Shiji asked Xizuo nervously.

The king of Qi was concerned with the foundation of the country, so Yu Shiji could not help but be nervous.

Although he was corrupt and bribed, he was extremely loyal to Yang Guang. After all, it was Yang Guang who single-handedly promoted him and enabled him to hold the power of the prime minister.

"Reporting back to Prime Minister Yu, the King of Qi had already left before the Yan bandits besieged the city. I'm afraid he has arrived in Lingnan now."

Yu Shiji breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and Feng Deyi said:

"Now that we have found out the truth of the matter, it is better to return to Beijing immediately and tell the saint what happened."

Yu Shiji nodded and said:

"What De Yi said makes sense."

On the same day, the two said goodbye to Zhang Xutuo, and Zhang Xutuo sent them to the dock. Before they could board the ship, a speedboat came up the river to inform them of the news.

It turned out that while the two were away from Jiankang, Yu Wenshu's sons Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji were not willing to sit back and wait for death. They conspired to cause trouble and did not leak the news. They have now been executed.

Although Yu Wenshu was not involved, he was implicated by his son and was ordered by Yang Guang to commit suicide at home.

(End of this chapter)