In the middle of the night, he left Xingluo Villa and found Ergou. After all, Ergou was at the right age to ask what happened.
She ignored him in the middle of the night and was just thinking about why her distant cousin, who had not been seen for many years and left for Fuying, returned to Zhou Dynasty and did such a thing.
A few days ago, when he and his sister had just come out of Lixia City, they ran into his niece General Zheng. Because he blamed himself for driving their family out of Dazhou to go to Japan and had a grudge, they had a conflict when they met. There was no more interaction after that.
Today, I met my cousin Ningzhiyu again. Based on my understanding of her, combined with her paranoid temperament and what Qi Yuan, the housekeeper of the villa, said, she might not be kind this time.
The only clever move now is probably to encounter this matter by chance and not let him know about it.
Wanting to understand the key, he led the two dogs non-stop to the city government office in the middle of the night. Still worried about causing unnecessary trouble, Ye San asked Er Gou to find a place to hide outside while he sneaked into the government office.
All government offices are the same, with offices in the front and residences in the back. A few days ago at Xingluo Villa, the local garrison general Zhechong Captain Qin Sheng and the prefect Cheng Shouyi went to visit them. They already recognized them in the middle of the night. After only looking for two rooms, they found the fifth-rank military attache Qin Sheng.
Today I happened to catch up with Captain Na Zhechong on duty. He had just finished his inspection and was about to take a rest when he saw someone coming in from outside the house.
This Qin Sheng also had a hot temper. He was wondering who among his subordinates was so ignorant of the rules. He didn't know how to knock on the door when he came to him at this time. He was about to curse, but when he looked at the person, he quickly stopped talking and said respectfully: " Why are the Third Young Master here? I heard from City Lord Qi the day before yesterday that you and the Second Young Lady had left, but why didn’t you inform me in advance so that Grand Shou Cheng and I could go and see you off." It is natural for such official politeness to be given in the middle of the night. He understood, even though he was not good at this, he still said politely: "The incident happened suddenly and I left in a hurry. I don't want to bother the captain and the prefect anymore."
"Is it about Bilan Po?" Qin Sheng heard the news coming quickly from the gossip. Ye San didn't want to delay too much in other matters, so she didn't answer him and asked, "Do you know what happened at Qi Moyan Village?" When the third son of the Ye family in front of him called him the lord of the city, Zhe Chong The captain naturally listened, and also heard about the affairs of these two families. Even if he had any thoughts, he did not dare to speak casually, but said cautiously: "Did the city lord do anything to disgrace Miss Ye Er? This subordinate I really don’t know.” He laughed out loud in the middle of the night, pulled out a chair and sat down, saying, “I’m asking you to know what happened in Xingluo Villa, don’t you know?” Qin Sheng asked with a confused look on his face. He said: "What happened? Didn't you say that the city lord will study chess records these days and thank guests behind closed doors?" He frowned slightly in the middle of the night and asked again: "Has anyone from Shanbei Village entered the city these days?"
"Yes." Qin Sheng answered quickly,
"I was on duty at noon yesterday. That group of people entered the city with the city lord's seal and brought some pheasants, hares and other things. The leader was Lao Li, and they are all acquaintances."
"When did you leave the city?"
"Leave the city?" Qin Sheng was stunned.
"How do they get out of the city? Yesterday afternoon, the city lord suddenly ordered the city to be closed. No one is allowed in or out. How do they get out of the city?"
"Lock the city?" Ye Sangen frowned, chewing on these two words carefully.
"Why is the city closed?" Qin Sheng also shook his head in confusion and said: "The city lord didn't explain it. He just said that the city would be closed for two days and then unsealed after two days. The souvenir is still with Governor Cheng."
"Go and bring it to me." Qin Sheng agreed and went out to find the prefect. The prefect Cheng Shouyi is an old man with a white beard and a bookish look on his face. At first glance, he does not look like an official, but more like a pedantic and rigid old scholar in a private school.
I thought I was already going to bed at this time, so I hurriedly walked in with my coat wrapped around me and a letter opened in lacquer. I bent down and bowed my head when I walked in.
"Cheng Shouyi, the governor of Fenghuang Mountain City, has met the Third Young Master." He is practicing the etiquette of officialdom, but he is very particular about it.
Although Ye Sangen didn't hold any official position and had no status here, since the prefect did this, Ye Sangen naturally accepted it calmly.
Without waiting for the old prefect to retreat, he reached out and took the letter from him in the middle of the night, unfolding it and looking at it carefully.
The letter paper is spotted bamboo paper produced in Jiangnan. It is made from the spotted bamboo unique to Lingnan. After firing, the ash is taken, and straw, cotton batting, and silk are added to make paper pulp. The batting is bleached and dried. The workmanship is extremely complicated and the price is very expensive. Even a wealthy family can buy it. It is only used for collection, even if it is used by the royal family, it is very economical.
Only Qi Moyan, who was called the prodigal son by Ye Xie, used it without restraint. The bamboo paper he bought with a thousand gold coins was almost as unappreciated as toilet paper.
Qi Moyan's wasteful deed of wasting bamboo paper almost became a negative example of thrift in the Zhou Dynasty.
The letter is indeed as Qin Sheng said just now. In just a few lines,
"Occasionally I got half a volume of residual music. I closed the door to thank guests. In addition, the city was closed for two days and nights." The words were Qi Moyan's, and the seal was also Qi Moyan's.
In the middle of the night, he shook off the letter in his hand and asked: "The letter said that we would like to study the residual music behind closed doors. This is understandable. But why is the city closed? Why is it closed without asking?"
"Reply to the Third Young Master." The old lady guard Cheng Shouyi was also respectful in her words and deeds.
"When something suddenly happened, my subordinates would naturally go and ask for details. However, Qi Yuan, the housekeeper of the village, came out and said that the city was closed. The city was fully stocked with food and grass, but it had no impact for two days. There is no need to ask the reason." Ye Ye. In the middle of the night, his eyes tightened, the letter was spinning in circles on his fingertips, and the room fell silent for a moment.
Cheng Shouyi was panicked and said: "After all, he is the city lord, and it's not like the Third Young Master doesn't know that the Holy Emperor has specially set up such a position for him. Obviously, his position is one level higher than ours. We have to listen to what he says. "Fortunately, this place is not a major transportation or military hub. If it is closed for a day or two, it will only be closed for a day or two. What can we say?" The tone was full of helplessness.
In the middle of the night, he naturally understood the origin of Qi Moyan's position. After listening to the prefect's words, he felt that the two men in front of him, both civil and military, were accompanying Qi Moyan in Fenghuang Mountain City, just like taking care of children.
But the inner rights and wrongs were beyond his control, so he asked again: "Then you will follow the rules and seal the city?" The person who issued the order to seal the city was Qi Moyan, the conveyer was the prefect Cheng Shouyi, and the executor was naturally Feng Feng The only garrison general in the mountain city was Lieutenant Qin Sheng. At this time, this strong-backed and fifth-grade military general realized that the topic had turned to him and became a little at a loss. At the moment, he really didn't know whether it was right or wrong to close the city, and he couldn't figure it out. Toru could only sit there in silence as he thought about the third young master in front of him who could crush him even though he had no official position.
"And also removed all the guards on the city wall?" Ye San's more aggressive words made not only Qin Sheng but also Cheng Shouyi stunned for a moment, with incredulity in their eyes.
"Shou...the guards haven't withdrawn." Qin Sheng began to tremble as he spoke. He was responsible for the city's defense. If there were really no guards, this dereliction of duty would lead to beheading.
Swallowing his saliva, Qin Sheng said in fear: "Since the establishment of the local area, there have been ten people per fire, two fires in the southeast and northwest, and they are divided into shifts before and after the night. I just inspected an hour ago, how could there be no one?" He frowned at midnight. Wrinkled again, everything tonight was weird, it seemed that Ningzhiyu had been prepared for it.
"I came down from Beishan at night and didn't go through the city gate. I climbed over the wall and entered the city at the beginning of Haichu. At that time, there was no one on the wall."
"Ah?!" The two looked at each other.
"Qi Moyan was held hostage in the village by a group of unknown people, and everyone in the village was locked in the kitchen."
"Huh?!" The two of them were shocked again.
"What happened tonight was probably planned by the other party for a long time. The sealing of the city was most likely an order given by Qi Moyan under coercion by that group of people."
"Yeah!" The two of them almost sat down on the ground.
"As far as I know, the person who kidnapped Qi Mo Yan is an old acquaintance of mine. The reason is still unknown. According to my guess, it is not for money. We still have to see what happens next for their group. Action, but I personally feel that this matter will definitely not go well. Commander Qin, how many troops and horses can you mobilize?" Qin Sheng said hurriedly: "According to our military system, we do not have cavalry, but only 200 regular infantry. Prepare One hundred dead." Midnight was speechless.
In the military system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Captain Zhe Chong was a fifth-grade general, with one captain each on the left and right, one captain Guoyi, one captain each, one general, one chief officer, and one soldier cao. There were three hundred people in a regiment, with six captains and six brigade commanders each. , a team of fifty people, with one captain and deputy captain each, ten people with one fire, one fire chief, one thousand troops at the county level, two thousand troops at the state level, four thousand troops at the road level, and the troops are divided according to the location.
In the middle of the night, Qi Moyan had to be impressed by Qi Moyan, who became the city lord because of his chess skills, because he was made the city lord in an unusual way, and even Fenghuang Mountain City also became the city lord.
A county-level town that "can only be called a county if it is located on an important road" had to add a fourth-grade civil servant and a fifth-grade military attache. However, because of the size of the town and the surrounding villages, it fit in with the military system and had to give Qin Sheng a Captain Zhechong, who had at least a thousand troops, now only has 300 men, and there are 100 soldiers in reserve.
In the middle of the night, I had to sigh that today's saints really spend a lot of money. Naturally, Qin Sheng could feel the shock at midnight, but the Ye family had some reasons for reaching this point, so they could only use dry laughter to relieve the embarrassment.
"How far is it from the nearest town?" he asked again in the middle of the night. Qin Sheng said,
"To Jinzhou in the west, the fastest round trip takes three days." He pondered for a moment in the middle of the night, and then said: "Please, Captain Qin, please gather the men. First send people to Jinzhou to borrow troops, and then divide the city's troops into three small groups. One team has been handed over to Cheng Taishou to be in charge of the government office, to sort out all the various documents here, arrange them neatly, and store them properly to prevent them from falling into the hands of thieves. You lead a team to step up patrols in the city and go to each house to inform them that no matter what happens today, Things will happen immediately at home. You are not allowed to go out without permission from the government. The other team will guard the west and south city gates. There is no need to rush to open the city gates for the time being. If there is any movement around, report it to me immediately. Remember not to conflict with that group of people. . The remaining people are asked to come to the government office to gather and follow my arrangements. Do you understand?" The details of the arrangements on the third day of the night were also very clear. Qin Sheng nodded repeatedly and waited until he finished listening. Qin Sheng has been in the army for twenty years. The veterans were also so impressed that they fell to the ground.
In fact, it is not difficult to be a leader and command men and horses. What is difficult is the reasonable arrangement and deployment of his men and horses. No matter how delicious the cooking is, the cook cannot feed the horses. No matter how strong the donkey is, he cannot fight. This is the principle of knowing people and making good use of them.
Especially in emergencies, adapting to the ever-changing situation and making overall arrangements immediately are the demeanor that only a general can possess. As the saying goes,
"Han Xin orders troops, the more the better" is nothing more than that. Qin Sheng looked at Ye San Geng with admiration and stood there for a moment. How could Ye San Geng know what he was thinking in Xin Zhong and asked, "Don't understand?" Qin Sheng came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "I understand, I understand. I'll make arrangements right away." Qin Sheng put on his armor and went away. In the middle of the night, he pulled a chair and pushed it in front of Cheng Shouyi, gesturing for him to sit down. Cheng Shouyi was already like an ant on a hot pot, so how could he sit down?
No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't imagine how such a small town could attract such a group of thieves. He was afraid that the official documents to be reported this month would be difficult to write.
Ye San found it even more funny and comforted him: "What are you afraid of? I just went to Xingluo Villa. Qi Moyan is alive and well. If these thieves have any brains, they can't harm Qi Moyan. Qi Moyan is theirs now." You can't make any mistakes with the chips in your hands." Cheng Shouyi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly, with a cry in his voice: "I'm not afraid that City Lord Qi will make any mistakes, I'm afraid that if this matter gets too big, the Holy Emperor will be angry. I was demoted from the official position, what should I do? I am sixty-one this year, and I can retire and return to my hometown immediately. I have a ninety-year-old mother living alone at home, and I have two young children who have both grown up, but neither of them has been born. Obtaining the honors, this...this..." Cheng Shouyi sat down on the chair. He didn't know whether he was frightened by what was happening in front of him or what was happening behind him.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly discovered that these old people who have been in official circles all their lives can actually become actors after they retire and return to their hometowns. Their ability to cry when they want to cry is much more professional than those babbling and serious actors on the stage. many.
What I hate the most is this kind of scholar. He usually talks about benevolence, justice and morality, talks about the truth with great clarity, and is proficient in verbal criticism and writing. He is determined to scold all the unscrupulous people in the world with one mouth, criticize all injustices in the world, and stabilize the world and prosper the country with one pen. Save the country.
But if it really comes down to business, everyone will start complaining about the Spring and Autumn. They will talk passionately about the righteousness of the family and the country. They just sigh that they were born at the wrong time. There has never been a road to build a bridge over the mountains and over the rivers. Thoughts, even if they are weak, are not as effective for them as opening their mouths.
Naturally, he didn't want to stay with this crying old man with a white beard in the middle of the night, because he looked down on him.
