Tuo Huan and Theodora were both a little surprised by Guo Kang's suggestion, but they quickly reacted.
"Your method is good." Tuohuan immediately agreed: "I was still thinking about what Li Xuanying would do if he was not happy, but you solved the problem directly."
"In this case..." Theodora also understood what to do, but still hesitated: "It was originally Li Xuanying's fault, but it will ruin her reputation."
"Does she still have a reputation?" Tuo Huan asked in surprise: "It's just that it might ruin her reputation, so I came to her. She is one of those rare people who is not afraid of ruining her reputation at all."
"This is not just a matter of reputation." Guo Kang also explained: "We are in the open and lack planning and reaction time; possible enemies are in the dark, and if they have plans, they must have been planning for a long time and have various plans. It is easy to suffer losses if you compete with tactics. Only sudden and unconventional operations can destroy their layout."
"Yes." Tuo Huan also agreed: "Isn't this just like fighting. If you want to win, you need to mobilize as many enemies as possible and force them to cause problems in the process of constant response. Plans can never keep up with changes. No matter how perfect the formation is, there will be flaws when it moves. The best way is to put pressure on them through sudden actions while sending people to continuously investigate."
"Actually, we don't even know who the enemy is now." Guo Kang spread his hands: "The person who planned the plan may be the people around this woman who want to take a chance to get rich; it may also be other forces who want to fish in troubled waters."
"But the problem is that Li Xuanying's involvement in this matter is a huge variable in itself. Even people without a plan are likely to get involved when they see this situation. So, find someone who doesn't seem directly related. It’s really a good idea to come and help out.”
"This matter is not difficult." Tuo Huan nodded: "Shi Huizhen's level of force is sufficient, if nothing else. To arrest an actor, we don't need all of us to help. But just in case, you'd better let the reliable A lot of people are staring at her. I'm afraid this person will cause some extraneous things."
"Okay, I'll tell her." Theodora thought for a while and nodded: "You guys have a deep grudge against her, and cooperation can be considered an opportunity to turn things around."
"That's not grudge, that's fear." Tuo Huan corrected: "This guy's intimidation is on the level of Wu Zetian and Queen Irina."
"How does she resemble these two people?" Theodora asked.
"She is a complete reversal." Tuo Huan pointed out: "She is probably Wu Zetian with the completely opposite distribution of abilities. Her abilities are all about power, and she can only win over people, but she has no force at all. She only has force as her ability. They have no idea how to get along with others. There are people on both sides who like to cause trouble and don’t care about family and friends or the overall situation. These two kinds of people are equally scary."
"Yeah, I'm not biased against her. This person is really... terrible." Guo Kang, who had seen different worlds, couldn't help but shake his head: "Nurhachi had to be pinched by her when he passed by. Mao. How did this person grow up?"
"Hey, now Shi Huizhen hangs out with mom's unreliable girlfriends and their children every day. We know that communicating with those people is just to cope, but she doesn't know." Tuo Huan also said to Dio Dora complained: "I told you, but you still don't care. If this continues, something will happen sooner or later."
"Didn't I take care of her?" Theodora shook her head and said, "You're too impatient. Okay, I'll tell her, okay?"
Tuo Huan nodded.
Several people discussed it again and finally decided that Theodora would assign tasks to Shi Huizhen and find opportunities to rob people. Tuo Huan will organize his own guards and set up an ambush nearby.
If Shi Huizhen did something ruthless that no one expected, she would be arrested together with Eudosia in the name of maintaining order and catching criminals who robbed people. In this way, it is much safer.
After the incident was completed, everyone directly transferred Eudocia to a church and locked her up secretly. We will then look at the reactions of all parties before taking the next step.
After the discussion, Theodora called Shi Huizhen alone and told her to come out tomorrow and join Tuo Huan and Guo Kang. When the time comes, Guo Kang, who knows the person, will go to the theater and point out the target to her. After that, all she needed to do was wait patiently.
At noon, there will be a street performance, and the troupe members will also come out to support it as usual. When the time comes, Shi Huizhen only needs to take a few followers, rush forward and capture her.
Unexpectedly, Shi Huizhen herself disagreed.
"This is too much of a joke." She refused: "If it's a violation of the law, just let the officials arrest the person directly; if it's not a violation of the law, there's no need to bully an ordinary actor, right? People also have serious businesses, so let's do this , not only will it scare you, but it will also delay the business."
"You still know how to care about people." Tuohuan couldn't help complaining: "When you tormented me, why didn't you care?"
"We are different from others." Shi Huizhen didn't care about his accusations, and said with a playful smile: "I am an ordinary citizen, and things will really get into trouble if I go through troubles. But we all have family property, what's the point of joking?"
"You see, it's also an animal. I don't even dare to touch An Ning's cat. But little Jeanne's wild boar is fine if you pick it up casually. It has rough skin and thick flesh anyway, don't you think so?"
She said it so righteously that Tuohuan didn't know from which angle to refute it.
"Besides, I can't rob someone by myself. I have to call a few companions to join me. But how do you think I can convince them? Just say, 'Brothers and sisters, come with me to rob a man!'" Shi Huizhen kept shaking her head: "This is not good."
"You can't control those people who have been following you?" Tuohuan was a little surprised.
"It's not that the commander can't move." Shi Huizhen frowned: "How can I explain this to you..."
"My companions are not serious soldiers. After my uncle ordered me to be grounded, those who followed me and ran away secretly were the only ones who usually play well."
"My father passed away early, and my younger brother has been studying and training with my uncle. My mother and I are the only ones in the family. Although we are not bullied, the family is still closed, so various other people are helping."
"Your family is also a wealthy family, so you don't care about this?" Guo Kang was a little surprised.
"How can the clan control this?" Shi Huizhen rarely restrained her smile: "When I wanted to practice martial arts, the clan's head coach felt that it would be overwhelming to teach a group of boys. No matter how many daughters there are, not only do they have to take care of No, it’s too inconvenient—you have to touch your limbs when teaching, and even hold hands to correct your posture, which is obviously not good.”
"In the end, my mother found a family who had returned from the northern front line through the family servant. The eldest brother of that family taught me how to ride a horse, and the eldest sister-in-law taught me boxing, bow and arrow, and I learned some basic military skills."
"There are many people like this. I grew up and received a lot of care. I also promised them that if I am recognized by the family and have a future, I will bring everyone with me. That's why they will always follow me. .”
"Now, I'm still trying to find opportunities to build a career. But I'm not very lucky. I also fought against the Poles before and participated in exercises. I obviously think the results are okay, but why are the superiors not happy..." She was confused... Scratching his head.
After the conversation ended, Guo Kang and Tuo Huan looked at each other.
Shi Huizhen still seemed to have no understanding of what she had done before and the consequences. But it seems that she doesn't care about everyone. This may also explain why every time she gets into trouble, there are still people who are willing to follow her - it even gives her a bigger bargaining chip to cause trouble.
"You also know that people are unhappy." Tuohuan said speechlessly: "Now is an opportunity to please others, so go and do it quickly."
"That won't work." Shi Huizhen waved her hands repeatedly: "I haven't led everyone to make achievements, so I went to steal men first. My companions, let alone come to help, it would be good if we don't just break up. Your idea won't work."
"I'm Taiji, just obey my orders." Tuohuan found that he couldn't explain to her, so he had to say forcefully.
"How can you be a Taiwanese auspicious person like you? We agreed to fight the enemy, but why is the first task to bully our own civilians?" Shi Huizhen said unconvinced.
"Why are you talking like this?" Tuohuan said unhappily: "I am your boss, and subordinates cannot quarrel with their bosses like this, do you understand?"
"Then you, Taiji, are just like the foolish king in the storybook." Shi Huizhen immediately retorted: "Unfortunately, I am not a treacherous minister who follows the influence of others - I, Shi Huizhen, like to say no to people who are self-righteous!"
"..."
Tuohuan looked like he was about to collapse and turned to look at the other two people.
Considering this guy's previous "record", Guo Kang deeply suspected that she might really think so, rather than being weird. He quickly asked Theodora to speak, took Tuo Huan aside, comforted him a few words, and advised normal people not to care about such people.
Theodora had no intention of telling her the specific situation, because she herself doubted whether Shi Huizhen could keep her mouth shut. But now there is no choice but to follow what Guo Kang told Wang Lama and tell her that this person may be the enemy's secret informant.
"Oh, you told me earlier." Shi Huizhen patted her breastplate and said, "Don't worry, I promise to bring her."
Theodora nodded and asked her to go back and prepare.
When Shi Huizhen left, she even looked relieved.
"Hey, if you think about it on the bright side, this guy probably can't fight." He comforted himself.
"What's wrong?" Theodora asked.
"If she didn't have her own unique survival skills, I don't believe she could have lived this long." Tuohuan said, shaking his head.
"If you think about it better, this is also the reason why our Rome can become stronger." Guo Kang commented: "Such people can survive and are not killed by others, which shows that we are actually very tolerant to talented people. Look, this book is a good thing."
"Besides, she doesn't spend much time with us. Haven't we discovered it before? She often hangs out with those ladies," he reminded.
"Yes. But to be honest, I don't really like those pretentious guys..." Tuohuan shook his head.
"Then do you think, who does Shi Huizhen spend most of his time tossing?" Guo Kang asked.
I couldn't hold back my pleasure and burst out laughing. With Shi Huizhen's behavior, the ladies would probably be even more embarrassed than he was just now, and even so, they still had to hold their noses and get close to her. Thinking of this really makes people laugh.
"Then let's think about what to say afterwards," Theodora said.
"This is quite simple." Tuo Huan said: "It is easy for a male noble to rob a woman and be criticized by everyone, but a female noble to rob a man is relatively rare and dramatic."
"Besides, Shi Zetian's appearance..." He turned to look at Shi Huizhen who was mounting his horse outside: "Don't tell me, it's pretty good. Citizens don't know what's going on. If we turn around and say it was a young couple having a fight, we can fool them. Past.”
"Uh... Anyway, as long as it can be rounded off." Guo Kang thought for a while and agreed.
If he had just traveled through time, he would probably be suspicious. In his impression, even those relationships seemed to be dominated by male domineering presidents robbing women.
But since arriving here, he has never seen the dangers of various domineering heroines trying to kidnap people, and he even almost got kidnapped by a strange aunt. Having experienced this kind of thing so much, I feel numb all over...
Look at Shi Huizhen again. She is tall and her figure looks very healthy due to long-term exercise. She can still vaguely see her lines under her soft armor. Her dark hair was tied into a bun on the back of her head, and she quickly put it under her helmet. His face is not too fair, but his facial features are regular and his eyes are bright, giving him a somewhat heroic appearance.
"It's a pity that she has a mouth, otherwise she would be considered a beauty." Guo Kang said helplessly: "Forget it, that's it."
After taking her away, the three of them mounted their horses and left the Empress Temple.
"Where will we meet this time?" Guo Kang asked.
"At the Monastery of Saint Mary of Mongolia." Theodora said: "Mrs. Elena and grandma are both there, probably discussing things again."
Guo Kang nodded.
The strange name of this monastery comes from Maria, the daughter of Michael VIII. She was betrothed to Ilhan Hulagu by her father, but Hulagu died halfway, so the two parties made a temporary change and let her marry his successor Abaha. More than ten years later, Abaha died of alcoholism, and Maria returned to Constantinople. She refused to marry again and instead entered a convent.
Later, the Ottomans gradually rose up and the Greeks were unable to resist. Maria's brother Andronikos hoped to gain the support of the Ilkhanate again, so he planned to marry her to Abaha's grandson Wanzhedu. This plan seemed quite shocking to the Ilkhanate, but it was not successful in the end. However, Maria went to Nicaea herself to encourage the defenders and meet with Mongol envoys. The Ilkhanate sent 30,000 troops to support her and drove away the Ottomans.
After this, Maria returned to the monastery and spent the rest of her life. The monastery and church where she lived were also called "Saint Mary of Mongolia".
In Guo Kangben's world, this church was more conspicuous - it was the only Orthodox church in the city that had never been converted into a mosque after 1453, and it was always open to Greeks.
At this time, like other monasteries in the city, it was also borrowed by Queen Elizabeth and became one of her venues for sheltering and training orphans.
(End of chapter)
