Ju Hong made a face in front of her young lady and Cui Zhenyi, and left in a hurry, and came back in less than half an hour to report that the two generals had arrived, and ordered Shi Wei to invite Bai Fuling to talk.
Cui Zhenyi's expression darkened when she heard this, she didn't want to face Bai Fuling face to face, so she said to Ju Hong: "Go and find out what they said."
Ju Hong took three steps in parallel and ran out again.
In the main hall of the front yard, Bu Jie, Shan Daogen and Bai Fuling had a friendly and warm discussion. They were talking about capturing the spy who was trying to open the city gate and let the barbarians into the city yesterday.
"I didn't expect that bastard Galang Jiang, who is usually silent, would run to be a spy for the barbarians! That guy has been under my command for several years, and I didn't even realize that he is a wolf-hearted bastard! Fortunately, the eldest lady Shrewd and powerful caught him, hmph! Otherwise, this city will be in chaos, and I will be implicated by him." Bu Jie was resentful and fortunate at the same time.
Shan Daogen laughed and thumped him on the shoulder, and said, "You are lucky, just in time for Missy to be in the city. But Missy, how do you know that bastard is a spy? You also arranged him to guard city gate."
Bai Fuling took a sip of tea slowly, and said, "Because his acting skills are not superb enough, he has done too much."
"From the analysis of the two adults, I know that the barbarians suddenly came to attack Beiguan City abnormally. They can enter the city, and after some looting, they can leave calmly, and even if the general returns, they will not be able to catch up. Therefore, the most likely problem is the person in charge of guarding the city gate. The barbarians must become gatekeepers or Only those who can openly operate around the city gate will be able to complete the task. The matter was rushed, and the gatekeepers were selected temporarily, so it is not so easy for spies to get in."
Bu Dan and the two of them nodded again and again, and even Bai Guo and other maids beside Bai Fuling were fascinated.
"These galangals must have known it well, so he tried his best to become one of the goalkeepers. He suddenly came to intercept and check my convoy. It was for this reason that he wanted to try to make this matter worse. In order to increase his chances of being selected. Guarding the city gate requires calmness and meticulousness, and strict execution of orders, while mobilizing personnel and supplies requires familiarity with the situation in Beiguan City and being good at dealing with people. He knows who I am, and insists on To search my carriage is just to show everyone that he is a man who obeys orders faithfully, defies power and favoritism."
"Think about it, he is also a general manager. Apart from the two adults in Beiguan City, no one has a higher official position than him. How can he get involved in searching suspicious carriages and interrogating relevant people? Isn't he Is the dog meddling with the mouse?"
Hearing this, Ding Xiang couldn't help but said: "What if he is not a spy, but really a strict and serious person? Then you can blame the good people?"
"Of course it's also possible..." Bai Fuling put down her teacup, looked around at the people in the hall, and knew that everyone was a little doubtful, because others did the right thing, but instead doubted him, isn't that a bit too hasty? This time it's a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, but what about next time? It is easy to become a persecutor of Zhongliang.
"That's why I said that his acting skills are too bad and his acting is too much. If you are worried that someone is hidden in my carriage, where will you check?" Bai Fuling asked.
Ding Xiang hurriedly replied: "Of course I look inside the carriage!"
Bai Guoning frowned and thought for a while, "The bottom and the roof of the car." Bai Fuling nodded to show her encouragement.
Another maid named Hongqu hesitated for a while, and finally whispered: "The ice tray under the driver's seat..." In Bai Fuling's ebony carriage, the driver's seat is a large rectangular wooden carriage with a row of ventilation holes. Ice cubes are placed in the box. When the carriage is moving, the wind is poured into the box through the vent hole, and the cold air inside is blown into the compartment. This ice box is just big enough to hide a person.
"You are very careful!" Bai Fuling praised without hesitation, and then said to the others: "You are just ordinary people who want to search these places. Whatever the case, what's the point?"
"In the end, he subconsciously still didn't want to really offend me, so he didn't rummage through our convoy and cross-examine everyone like a regular search. He just wanted to show his uprightness and loyalty in front of me. Duty, so as to impress me. If he really offends me, he may not only lose the job of guarding the city gate, but also be transferred back to the barracks by Mr. Bu, lest he make me tired of waiting for the general You will be punished when you come back."
"However, I was really just skeptical at first, so I deliberately proposed to let him guard the city gate, and then let Bai Ah Liu and Bai A Shi stare at him secretly, and asked the two generals to pay more attention to the defense of the west gate. If he is not a spy, then Just treat it as my villainous heart, if he is really, then it will be convenient for us to concentrate our strength to deal with it by using him to lead the barbarian army and horses to Ximen."
When the others heard this, it really was the truth. Bu Jie slapped his thigh hard and said, "Miss, everyone in Beiguan City says that you are the best judge of people. Today, Bu Jie is really convinced!"
The two sides were talking happily, when suddenly a close friend came to report that Falcon had brought back the news of Lu Ying, and everyone dared not neglect, so they hurriedly asked someone to deliver the letter.
Lu Ying's letter was packed in a small iron cylinder on the eagle's claw, and a special seal with a special seal was pasted on the opening of the iron cylinder, but this small seal was stuck crookedly, as if it was glued on in a hurry, When Bai Fuling saw it, she felt a little uneasy.
Shan Daogen unsealed the iron cylinder with one hand, and took out the paper inside. There were only a few simple words written on it: Keep the city gate tight and return within three days!
When Bu Jie saw it, he couldn't help shouting: "Beiguan City is only less than two days' journey away from the Dajian Department's territory, why does it take three days for the general to come back?!" He is talkative.
Bai Fuling also thought of this, and her heart shuddered, knowing that Lu Ying was also in trouble, she said to Shan Daogen: "Master Shan, I want to entrust the two of you to send a letter to the general for me, is it possible? "
Shan Daogen is very clear about her position in Lu Ying's heart, so naturally there is no reason not to agree.
Bai Fuling asked the maid to fetch a pen and paper, quickly wrote a letter, folded it and put it in a small iron cylinder and handed it to Shan Daogen. Shan Daogen didn't look at it and immediately put a seal on it, and ordered his cronies to take it and send it out.
"There is one more thing to discuss with the two adults." Bai Fuling rolled her eyes and said.
"Miss, please tell me." Bu Jie and Shan Daogen had a good impression of Bai Fuling originally because of Lu Ying's relationship, and also because the Bai family had been raising military expenses for the Zhenbei Army and resettling disabled veterans and their relatives. She was convinced of the matter of catching spies for them last night quietly, and her words became more respectful and intimate.
Bai Fuling smiled and said: "The two adults said yesterday that during the time when the general is away, the most important thing is to guard the city gates, stabilize the law and order in the city, and prevent spies from making trouble. Now the foreign merchants are temporarily detained in the government office and the south of the city. There are not a few of these people in the office, so it is no problem to restrict their actions for a short period of time, but the general will not be able to return for at least two or three days. The two places are limited, so it is a problem for them to eat and rest. In addition, the people in the city are also under martial law. Influenced, not to go out at will, how to solve the people's livelihood? I wonder if the two adults have any plans?"
The two of Bu Dan got dizzy when they heard that, they are very good at managing soldiers and horses, but they have no clue if they are asked to manage such a large number of merchants and common people. Men, women, old and young can be of any variety, and they can't just curse and punish them at will.
Bu Jie couldn't help but scratched his head and said, "Go back and ask the master secretary of the official office, the history of the classics, to ask..."
Single-knife roots are much more knowledgeable about current affairs than the straightforward Bu mustard. Knowing that Bai Fuling asked such a question, he must have already made up his mind, so he ignored Bu mustard and asked Bai Fuling instead: "I don't know what is the best plan for the young lady?"
Bai Fuling smiled and said: "The northern army in the city and the guards in the government office are full of about one thousand people, and there are at least three to four thousand merchants locked in the government office and commercial office. If these people are tossed, people will If you refuse to come back in the future, the commercial tax revenue of Beiguan City will be greatly reduced, and everyone's jobs will be affected... "
Now even Bu Jie understands that the Qi State values agriculture and despise merchants. Even soldiers like them think that these small merchants are just ants among the ants. If they offend them, they will be offended. When Fu Ling said this, they immediately thought of the issue of military expenditure and military pay, which is no small matter.
Bai Fuling is actually scaremongering. The so-called "people die for money, birds die for food." Compared with other border towns, Beiguan City is already the safest one, and under Lu Ying's governance, the environmental conditions here are very suitable for business, and various services for merchants are also very complete.
Therefore, this turmoil may affect the prosperity of Beiguan City in the short term, but it will be restored in a year or so. But from Bai Fuling's point of view, she can't afford to spend this time, so she has to work hard to minimize the impact to ensure that her plan can go smoothly in the remaining three years, and then she can leave with peace of mind.
Bu Jie and Shan Daogen couldn't think of so much. Since they followed Lu Ying, they have never been short of military pay or hungry. The Zhenbei Army is so brave and loyal. A very important factor is that Lu Ying used facts to prove that , follow him to eat meat!