The return of the son-in-law

Guo Mansion, Jiang Yannian, who was supposed to be in the barracks, paid a surprise visit.Guo Zhanan was supposed to take a rest today, but because more and more people flocked to Xuzhou from other places these days, he had to stay in the government office to discuss countermeasures with Xie Bing and others.

Huo Yu came forward to entertain him, and called an errand boy to tell Guo Zhan'an to the government office.

After a while, Guo Zhanan rushed back.Seeing that he was back, Huo Yu knew that he had nothing to do with him now, so he left with Fuquan on the grounds that it was inconvenient to entertain him while wearing mourning.

"What did the general say?" After sitting down, Guo Zhan'an asked Jiang Yannian straight to the point, "It must be a big trouble for you to come to Xuzhou at this time."

"Don't laugh at anyone!" Jiang Yannian glared at Guo Zhan'an and said, "Those Tatars have gone crazy! The frontline spies reported that three of the five largest tribes in Tatars had ceased fighting. Marching into the border town. In addition to these three tribes, there are several small tribes in the Tatar coalition army, the number of which is probably more than 10. The remaining two big tribes are still waiting to see, but they have already withdrawn their troops. I haven't shaken hands with other tribes yet, and I won't take advantage of the fire at this time."

Guo Zhanan stroked the cup wall with his fingers, and said: "Although when the treaty was signed with Ning Guhan, the king of Qin led 5000 troops from the capital, and the momentum was great along the way, except for the northwest and the court, no one who knew about it There are actually not many people. Moreover, Ning Guhan is a cautious person. I heard that he brought only three confidantes to the border town that day, and another team was ten miles away to meet him. Let alone other tribes on the Tatar side. I'm afraid not even Ning Guhan's own tribe knows what he has done."

"That's the reason," Jiang Yannian couldn't help sighing, and said, "I still don't know how the news got to Tatar."

Guo Zhanan frowned and said: "Not only that. Ningguhan's tribe is growing day by day. If he hadn't been caught off guard, it would be impossible to kill Ningguhan in just a few days. Several tribes of Tatar have been fighting each other all year round. , fighting endlessly with each other, why did they suddenly change their temper today and deal with Ning Guhan together?"

Jiang Yannian also thought of this, and said to himself: "Could it be that the Ninggu Han developed too fast and damaged the interests of too many tribes?"

"But there is still no way to explain why so many tribes deal with him together." Guo Zhanan curled his fingers, knocked on the table a few times, and said, "If I were the patriarch of the Tatar tribe, I would deal with Ningguhan by myself, but I will not trust people from other tribes to form an alliance against him. Unless..."

"Unless they get some definite news that Ning Guhan has already made an alliance with us." Jiang Yannian said with a dark face, "Tata and this dynasty are old enemies, and only if they know that Ning Guhan has surrendered to us, otherwise they will not Possibly a common enemy."

Guo Zhan'an nodded and said: "I think so too. Do you remember those rumors? Many of them are indeed the content of the contract. The person who leaked the news may have a high status."

After analyzing this point, Jiang Yannian couldn't figure it out: "You said that it was finally possible to support a puppet in Tatar, and restore the peace in the northwest for decades, or even a hundred years. How can someone be so troublesome?"

Guo Zhan'an didn't think about these things: "No matter what he thinks, this person doesn't expect us to have a good life. Why don't you ask the general to recall after you go back, whether you have offended some gods and caused the restlessness in the Northwest."

"Go!" Jiang Yannian raised his leg as if to kick, and cursed, "General Li has been in the northwest for so many years, I'm afraid he even forgot where the gates of the capital are going to open, who can he offend?"

"Are you so sure that it wasn't leaked by people from the Northwest Military Camp?" Guo Zhan'an was worried, "The King of Qin restrained those five thousand soldiers along the way, and only said to the outside world that he was going to the northwest to condolences to the soldiers stationed at the border on behalf of the emperor. This dynasty knows that the King of Qin is here. There are only two places in the capital and the northwest that serve the real purpose."

"The possibility of leaks from the northwest side is too low," Jiang Yannian analyzed, "I was also in the border town when King Qin signed the treaty with Ning Guhan that day, but because Fan Ji was there, I couldn't go with King Qin. Those who went to see Ning Guhan with King Qin that day did not have soldiers from the northwest, but Fan Ji himself selected [-] soldiers from the people who came from the capital, and formed a small team to escort King Qin out of the city. The guards on the wall of the border city were all replaced by people brought by Fan Ji. Except for General Liu and me, even the supervising army didn’t know about it. Even if someone in the northwest military camp knew that King Qin was leaving the city, they didn’t know who it was with. What did we do after we met? I don’t believe that someone in the northwest spread rumors and guessed that it was Ning Guhan who King Qin met with and signed such a treaty.”

"Then only the capital is left," Guo Zhan'an said in a low voice. "If it was an action in the capital, there would be a wide range of suspicions. I heard that King Qin returned in triumph, and the emperor celebrated three days and three nights. The common people in the capital vaguely know that King Qin came back from a trip to the northwest and gained power because of Tatar. Not to mention those ministers, I am afraid that everyone is clear about the inside story of this."

Jiang Yannian was so angry that he patted the table and said, "Whoever, for their own self-interest, let the Northwest face the [-] Tatar army directly, causing the innocent people in the Northwest to be implicated, they should be killed!"

Guo Zhan'an nodded and said: "That's right, if it was leaked by the people of this dynasty, such behavior is no different from collaborating with the enemy and treason. Let alone killing people, it is light to punish the nine clans!"

After Jiang Yannian finished venting, he sighed again: "It's a pity that we are beyond our reach. On the other side of the capital, Mr. Yue is in the position of prime minister, so it's inconvenient for him to act. We can only rely on the King of Qin to strategize."

"Who said we can't help?" Guo Zhanan said, "Even if the people in the capital are collaborating with the enemy and treason, how did that person come to the northwest from the capital for thousands of miles, how did he get in touch with Tatar? There are heavy troops stationed on the northwest border, Can a foreigner find the only few blind spots in just a few days? And it’s still on the premise that no one in the Northwest Army is alarmed.”

"You mean, there is someone in the northwest military camp to respond?" Jiang Yannian suddenly came to his senses, and said angrily, "It's really a mess! So many brothers stationed in the northwest with their flesh and blood, it's good that this traitor was sold to the Tatars so easily! Don't worry, the barracks will be handed over to me, and this mouse must be caught!"

What Guo Zhan'an wanted was Jiang Yannian's words: "Okay, I can't interfere with the affairs of the military camp, so I can only leave it to you. If there is anything that needs my help, and you can't come out by yourself, then send someone to Cangshui County next to the military camp. The owner of the teahouse outside Cangshui County is a middle-aged man with a black spot the size of a thumbnail on his left temple, he is my confidant, you can rest assured."

"I remember," Jiang Yannian nodded, "you have to be more careful yourself. More and more refugees are coming in and out of Xuzhou. I'm afraid that some people will fish in troubled waters. Don't forget that Shi Guogan belonged to Li Shaojin back then. People, I don’t know how many of his people there are in the northwest.”

"Everyone, be careful." Although Guo Zhan'an has experienced many storms and waves in the past two years, he can't help but feel that the burden on his shoulders is too heavy, and he is almost crushed. There are messengers going to the capital in two days, I will ask someone to write a letter from home, and someone in the capital will naturally forward it to the King of Qin. The enemy and us are unknown in the barracks, so please don’t contact the King of Qin directly for the time being.”

Jiang Yannian responded, "I've been out for too long, so I'll take my leave first."

Guo Zhan'an sent Jiang Yannian away, and it was past the unitary hour.Guo Zhan'an didn't go back to the government office to work, and asked a young man next to him to go to the kitchen and say that today's dinner is in his room, and then he went back to the study to continue the unfinished business today.

Guo Zhan'an himself didn't pay attention to the rules of eating and sleeping, because at the dinner table, after Huo Yu was full, he couldn't help talking about the refugees who had come out of Xuzhou these days.

"Brother, I heard that the Tatars are coming. Will they reach Xuzhou?"

"Who did you listen to?" Guo Zhan'an didn't want Huo Yu to worry, and deliberately said the matter lightly, "Tata has invaded our border all the year round, and the last time Xuzhou was invaded by war was * ten years ago."

Huo Yu shook his head and said, "Outside are people who have come to take refuge in Xuzhou, and I can hear their voices through the wall. They said that the Tatars are determined to conquer the northwest this time, and the tribes will not fight. Already, form an alliance, and wait for the Northwest to be divided up together."

Guo Zhan'an was a little surprised: "That's what those refugees said?"

This news was obtained by front-line spies who risked their lives to inquire about it. Where did these refugees hear about it?

"Well," Huo Yu nodded, "I also heard it. Some people don't believe it. They are shouting outside the wall that these refugees are lying. These refugees say that they heard it from the army master. Brother, is this true? Is it?"

Guo Zhanan felt guilty when Huo Yu saw it, so he had to say: "There are indeed a few tribes on Tatar's side who are forming an alliance to attack the northwest, but don't worry, they won't be able to attack Xuzhou. Originally, Tatar's army is more numerous than ours." It is less, mainly relying on horses and weapons and armor made of special iron ore on the Tatar grassland. Now we also have weapons and armor made of that kind of iron ore. As for horses, if they come in, our It’s not like the Tatar Grassland, where there is such a wide area for them to ride their horses. At that time, we will set up more obstacles to force them to dismount and fight, but we will have the upper hand.”

Huo Yu trusted Guo Zhan'an [-]%. Hearing what Guo Zhan'an said, he nodded and said, "Then I feel at ease. But I still have to ask the kitchen to buy more rice, noodles, vegetables and fruits. If there is a war, it will be a war." Less than Xuzhou, with so many refugees coming in together, the price of goods will definitely rise."

Guo Zhan'an didn't seem to hear Huo Yu's words clearly, but was thinking about something instead.

Seeing this, Huo Yu didn't want to disturb him, so he scooped up another bowl of soup for himself, and sat aside to taste it slowly.

And here, Guo Zhan'an finally made up his mind, and said to Huo Yu, "Yu'er, I have something to entrust to you."

Huo Yu's eyes lit up: "Brother, just say it!"

Guo Zhan'an smiled helplessly, shook his head and said, "Did you forget what I said again? You don't know what I want you to do, so you will accept it. What if you can't do it?"

Huo Yu said with a playful smile: "Brother is not someone else, why should he be so troublesome? And I don't believe that brother will deliberately make things difficult for me and entrust me with things that I can't do."

This kid is determined to eat himself!

Guo Zhan'an restrained his smile, and said solemnly: "The things I entrust to you are not only related to your safety and mine, but are likely to be closely related to the people in the northwest, and even the king of Qin in the capital can't hide from it. Yu'er , should you still answer now?"

Infected by him, Huo Yu also had a serious face, nodded and said: "Don't worry, brother, I, Huo Yu, will definitely go through fire and water, and I will do my best!"

Guo Zhanan glared at him: "What are you going through fire and water for, and you forgot how I taught you? No matter how wonderful and gorgeous a person is, if he loses his life, he is nothing!"

Huo Yu repeatedly begged for mercy: "What brother said is true, I know I was wrong. Brother, tell me what you want me to do?"

Guo Zhan'an saw that Huo Yu seemed to be listening, and then he started talking about the business: "You find a way to find out from the refugees what kind of soldier told them the news. Also, about the news about Tatar, these refugees How much do you know, what is the specific content, no matter what, record it and give it to me.”

Huo Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, this matter is on my shoulders."

Guo Zhanan pinched Huo Yu's cheek approvingly, and said, "You just happen to be able to practice and practice. These refugees are not easy to deal with. Many of them are people who push their noses. You can handle these people. Then From now on, you will be the most difficult group of people in the restaurant."

Huo Yuen said twice, then grasped the deep meaning in Guo Zhanan's words, and asked, "Brother, do you think some soldiers deliberately told the refugees this news?"

Guo Zhan'an didn't answer directly, but just sighed: "I hope I'm overthinking."