After seeing off Fu Zhaoxin, Guo Xin returned to the courtyard. This side courtyard was actually not small, with wing rooms on the left and right, and a low pavilion at the back. Guo Xin walked into one of the rooms with bookshelves and rummaged through it. He found papers, pens and other items, then found a case and wrote a letter to Wang Shiliang in Tokyo.
If the conspiracy against him has already begun, Tokyo will have to prepare earlier to prevent unexpected events.
After calling Guo Pu to put the secret envelope into a wax pill and sending it to Tokyo quickly, the tense nerves relaxed slightly. Guo Xin immediately decided not to return to the military camp but to live in the commander's house.
Perhaps this move seemed a bit high-profile, but Guo Xin was very wary of Yan Jinqing, and the handsome mansion with high walls and deep courtyards and personal guards made him even more reassured.
Today's incident has reminded Guo Xin that as long as he relaxes a little, he may still put himself in danger!
Guo Xin felt this invisible and huge pressure, and also felt a change in his mentality. Previously, he just wanted to follow Xingying and finish his errands peacefully, and he was waiting for the changes in Hebei to influence the Fu family to turn towards him. But now it seems that even in Qingzhou, hundreds of miles away from Tokyo and Hebei, you still can't trust anyone and must have enough strength in your hands.
The biggest force in front of him is undoubtedly the nearly 5,000 forbidden troops affiliated with the East Road Camp. Guo Qiong is obviously too old. It can be seen from today's events that Guo Qiong is no longer a qualified general who can decisively control the situation. The remaining Yan Jinqing is even more useless. If it weren't for Guo Qiong and Guo Xin, the two actual The general who leads the army respects the person behind him, but the warriors below will not listen to him at all!
While Guo Xin was thinking about it, he led people up to the attic. The attic was not big, but it was cleverly built. There were two floors inside. Guo Xin left his personal guards behind and walked alone along the stairs to the upper floor. There were beds, books, desks, etc. in the air. There was also the smell of rouge, and it was obvious that there were often women resting alone here. The lacquer-carved makeup boxes that appeared in his sight quickly confirmed his guess.
Guo Xin walked to the west window and opened it. It was already dusk and the sun was about to set, but the remaining part was still shining brightly, making half of the sky red. In the distance, the city, city walls, and The distant mountains are all hidden in this red cloud.
Guo Xin immediately thought that most people today still hold the view that the sky is round and the earth is round, but he knew that when the sun sets in front of him, there will be a sun rising thousands of miles away. As the sun sets, the sun rises as well. This is a truth that is far older and more irresistible than the city in front of you or even the mountains in the distance.
Guo Xin took a long breath and realized that the long-lasting pressure and some excitement in his heart could not be released. He returned to the stairs and said to the soldiers: "Where is the Liu family girl that Commander Zhao mentioned earlier? Bring her to see me. "
Immediately, the soldiers led the troops away. Guo Xin returned to the window and could see the two men in armor and swords walking out of the yard until they disappeared under the trees around the corner. He could imagine how helpless and scared the expression on the girl's face would be when those two people appeared in front of her! Even a few hours ago, she was still one of the owners of this house.
Have you become too bold or too cautious? Guo Xin looked at the sun disk that was sinking little by little. Thinking of the great changes that were about to happen in this land, it seemed that these things before him were nothing.
Early the next morning, Guo Xin woke up very late. As soon as he put on his clothes and left the cabinet, Zhao Kuangyin came to report that many Qingzhou officials were waiting to see him in front of the government office.
Guo Xin straightened his robe again, turned his head and glanced at the attic, and the figure flashed past the window.
"Tell someone to keep an eye on this pavilion and ask the maid from the original mansion to come in and serve the food."
Zhao Kuangyin said yes. Guo Xin thought for a while, then walked up to the main hall where he was yesterday and asked Guo Pu to invite the waiting officials to come in and talk.
Many of them were subordinate officials whom they had seen in the verandah yesterday. They bowed before the hall and told Guo Xin vividly and vividly about Liu Zhu's tyrannical rule in the town, which had caused misery to the officials and the people. They also said that they had come specially to thank Guo Xin for his leadership. The "Heavenly Soldiers" imprisoned criminals. In addition, they also invited a group of common people who did not know the authenticity to kneel down in front of the government office and express thanks.
Naturally, Guo Xin knew what this group of people was thinking, so he made a show of asking the officials in each government office to continue their duties for the time being, waiting for Wei Guogong Fu Yanqing to enter the town before making decisions about the town's affairs.
While waiting for everyone to leave the hall, Guo Xin saw that Xu Feng, the official, was walking slowly and hesitantly, so he asked him to go to the verandah alone to ask: "Xu Feng, if you have anything to say to me?"
Xu Feng bowed and said: "When Liu Gong was in the town, he was very responsible for the administration and was especially good at collecting money. He filled several deep wells with private salt alone. It would be unreasonable for the treasury to levy summer and autumn acreage taxes. I will collect taxes for the shogunate of Liu Gong. Pi, I may have no hope of an official career now, but the summer tax of this town is approaching. I sincerely ask the general to collect private property and other rewards for the soldiers. Maybe he can avoid the increase of taxes on summer acres in this town, and Xu will be worthy of this official position."
Is Xu Feng so selfless? However, it was up to the Jiedushi to decide how to manage Jieduzhen, and it was impossible for Guo Xin to offend Fu Yanqing on this matter. As for the disposal of Liu Zhu's private property, although it is suspected of taking power, Guo Xin has already regarded Liu Zhu and the people in the palace as enemies, and there seems to be no need to care about it now.
Guo Xin pondered for a moment, then said: "The imperial court has its own three levels of taxation. The previous private taxes should be suspended. However, this matter needs to be discussed and implemented after Wei Guogong enters the town. I will give advice to Wei Guogong at that time."
Xu Feng happily accepted: "That's very good."
Guo Xin then asked Guo Pu to take the military officials and work with Xu Feng to count Liu Biao's "illegal" gains.
In the afternoon, Guo Xin sent people to invite Guo Qiong, Yan Jinqing and the generals in the camp to come to the commander's mansion to discuss matters. If you want to gain a certain status, you must at least make a gesture first.
The meeting place is still in the main hall, but what happened in the same place yesterday made Guo Qiong and Guo Qiong look unnatural after entering the hall.
Guo Xin still asked Guo Qiong to sit in the chair, and then suggested that he should immediately send people to Linzi and ask Wei Guogong Fu Yanqing to lead troops to Qingzhou in the near future according to the imperial court's arrangements for moving the town.
It was said to be a suggestion, but Guo Xin only asked Guo Qiong what he meant. After Guo Qiong agreed, he would immediately issue a military deployment order.
Then Guo Xin announced in public in the palace that he would reward the officers and soldiers in the camp with the confiscated property from the palace. The generals immediately rejoiced.
Everyone chatted for a while, and Guo Qiong asked Guo Xin again not to deal with Liu Zhu, but Guo Xin responded silently.
Yan Jinqing also took the opportunity to mention: "I have written a memorial stating the cause of the matter. Since General Guo has confiscated his private property, it is better to send people to send Liu Gong back to Tokyo. The court will make a decision at that time. After Wei Guogong enters the town, our army Military affairs in the south are still the most important thing.”
Guo Xin immediately rejected this suggestion and said categorically in a non-negotiable tone: "We almost died here. I'm afraid we still don't know the cause! If we don't investigate clearly, Guo will not be able to explain to his superiors, even if I If you are willing to let him go, the brothers below will not agree."
Xiang Xun, Zhao Kuangyin and others who participated in the discussion immediately agreed, and even many of Guo Qiong's subordinates also agreed. Spending money is still the best way to win people's hearts. There is a reward before the war. It can't help but make everyone happy. At least it can quickly bring Guo Xin closer to "one of our own" and treat Guo Xin a little more in attitude. Very respectful.
Guo Xin stared at Yan Jinqing without fear of hiding. The commander's palace and the city were all his people. As long as he didn't give orders, Yan Jinqing couldn't do anything except forcefully instigate Guo Qiong to have a fight!
Upon seeing this, Yan Jinqing had no choice but to say yes. Guo Xin continued to announce that after the property was counted, the troops would be distributed on a per-person basis without any reservation of favoritism.
The atmosphere in the hall became more lively. The generals looked eagerly and saluted Guo Xin with clasped fists. There was a chorus of thanks.
