Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 540

"Who is here to see you? Could it be another visitor from Luoyang or Luoyang?"

Su Liao glanced at Chen Zhi and made a guess.

A few days have passed. In and around Dai County, many people from Luoyang and other places in the Central Plains have gathered, and their identities are not ordinary. Zhang Jingsheng and others at the beginning were descendants of noble families and heirs of aristocratic families, while Lu Jian , Gu En and others are representatives of top families.

Such people stayed in Dai County for the past few days and relied on Chen Zhi to come up with scattered Tongdian articles. But as time went by, they gradually realized that Dai County, and even Dai County The situation is actually not good, and there is even a strange aura lingering in the entire Youzhou.

In fact, although Wang Jun acted secretly and hid it from most people, spies from major aristocratic families still found clues, especially the closer to the edge of war, the more obvious these signs became.

The information was fed back to the children of the aristocratic family and the noble children, which gradually made them suspicious. In recent days, many visitors from Luoyang and the south gathered to discuss the situation and situation in the North, and to ask questions among the families. Feedback information.

Therefore, even though Chen Zhi made it clear that he would not meet these visitors from the north alone, many people still took the trouble to come and visit, hoping to get exact answers from Chen Zhi.

"The people who came this time are not the visitors who gathered in the city." Chen Duo saw Su Liao's doubts. He still respected the family head's confidants very much. "The master has already given instructions to the rebels." Well, if this is the person who comes here to seek the Tongdian, he will not be notified, but the person who comes this time is not seeking the Tongdian, but is looking for someone."

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" Su Liao still asked.

Chen Duo moved his eyes to Chen Zhi and then said: "They said they came here for this woman. She may have offended the prefect and came to plead guilty."

"Looking for a woman, how did you find the prefect here?" Su Liao was shaking his head, but suddenly he was stunned, thought of someone, and couldn't help but look towards Chen Zhi.

"We have been waiting for them for a long time. Since they are here, let them come over. I will meet them in the side hall at the back." After Chen Zhi gave the instructions, he stood up and said to Su Liao: "Tu Qing , you still have to worry about it. The training of the spies has to be accelerated. Not to mention that there are small tribes that have gone south. Even if there are not, a group of people will have to be sent out in the past few days and sent to the north. During times of war, it is easiest to sneak in, so we cannot let this opportunity pass by."

"Don't worry, Grandmaster, I understand." Although he was curious about the people who came to visit, Su Liao still adhered to his duty, bowed and saluted, and then retreated.

Chen Zhi went straight to the side hall and met the three visitors.

The three of them were all wearing long robes with wide open sleeves. After all, it was summer, and the weather in the north was dry and muggy. The sleeves and collars of the robes were not big, which was really uncomfortable.

However, Chen Zhi was still attracted by the color of the three people's clothes——

The clothes of these three people are all black, and their appearance is somewhat similar. The leader is about 50 years old, with half-white hair, but he is in good spirits.

Chen Zhi saw the three people's attire, and his heart moved. His eyes fell on their feet, and he saw that the shoes and boots on the three people's feet were all neatly worn.

The three people on the opposite side focused their attention as soon as they saw Chen Zhi. Of course, they noticed the change in Chen Zhi's eyes. General Bei, the old man and others are from the Mo family, I am Ma Shou, these two are my son and nephew, Ma Fu and Ma Ji."

"As expected, he is from the Mohist family. I have met several Mohists." Chen Zhi did not sit down, but returned the greetings to several people. Then he pointed to the chairs behind them and sat down first.

Since then, the habits of the Mo family have obviously changed a long time ago. The three of them, Ma and Shou, followed Chen Zhi's instructions and sat on the chairs.

Chen Zhi asked someone to make tea and serve it, then he smiled and said, "I already know the purpose of your visit, but is it for the woman who broke into the house not long ago?"

He said it lightly, but the situation at that time would have been really dangerous for another person, because that woman was not here to visit, but sneaked into the house to commit an assassination!
If it weren't for Chen Zhi's calmness and his skill, he would have been able to get the upper hand and catch him by surprise, and he wouldn't have been able to restrain him so easily!

After that, the woman was placed under house arrest.

Chen Zhi was also interested in the woman's identity, or in other words, he was curious about the Mohist power behind her, so he kept her without punishing her too much, just to lure people from the Mohist family to visit her. Now it seems that this purpose has been achieved.

Ma Shou and others looked ashamed, and the old man said, "That's my granddaughter. It frightened the prefect. I waited too long."

"I'm not surprised at all, after all, she was the one who was really locked up." Chen Zhi shook his head lightly, scanning the crowd, "Guys, since you don't hide anything, I'll just say it straight, the one you're looking for came here in the first place. , quite unfriendly, but she asked for the general classics and ink theory, and I know that my subordinates, and two ink scholars, talked about their family's Fangyuan map, and I don't know how she knew the news."

While Chen Zhi was speaking, he was also paying attention to the expressions of the three people opposite him. Seeing that the more these people listened, the expressions became more and more serious, so he changed the topic and asked: "To be honest, the two men under me The Mohists also had some contact with the Mohist family, so I asked them to write a letter and contacted a Mohist master in the south. Other than that, there should be no news leaked. Coincidentally, the master was also named Ma, and he was related to a few people. What does it have to do with not knowing?”

The people in front of me all had the surname Ma when they introduced themselves, which of course aroused people's imagination.

Ma Shou pondered for a while, and then said: "Prefect, the Ma Si you contacted is of the same family as me, but his branch has gone south. Counting seniority, I am also of the same generation as him." Chen Zhi made a gesture of surprise Colorful, he said: "Master Ma is the descendant of Ma Jun, so you are also the descendant of Ma Fufeng? It's really disrespectful."

Na Ma Shou didn't have any sense of superiority, he just said: "I am ashamed of my ancestors. Our Northland branch has been ruined for a long time. I really am ashamed of our ancestors!"

Chen Zhi didn't ask anything else, and then said: "So, your Excellency came here because of that letter? Is it just to understand the classics and Mohism? Or do you have other requirements?" Chen Zhi did not fully believe his words. The other party may be a Mohist, but he is not a descendant of Ma Jun. It is really hard to say, because according to Na Gongshuhua's statement, there are some discrepancies with this person.

Ma Shou said with a sincere image: "It is precisely because of that letter that although my brothers settled in the south, they still have contact with the northern branch. Therefore, this letter fell into our hands, and we learned about Gongshu and others. We sent someone here to find out where the person was.”

"The way you came here is not very friendly." Chen Zhi seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"This is really a misunderstanding. My granddaughter shouldn't have come. She is really too naughty. After getting the news, she sneaked out secretly. This was not our order!" Ma Shou explained anxiously.

Chen Zhi listened with a smile, but he didn't believe it at all, but he didn't say anything, as if he was letting the other party perform.

Ma Shou probably noticed it, so he quickly lowered his voice and said: "Prefect, please be accommodating about today's matter and let her go. I will take her back later."

Chen Zhi smiled and asked, "What? Don't you want to read Mo Lun?"

"No more, no more," Ma Shou quickly waved his hands, showing a look of shame, "This is not our intention at all. Our original intention is to confirm the safety of Gongshu and the others, knowing that they are with you, the prefect. , they are also guaranteed, that’s enough.”

"That's all you need?" Chen Zhi's smile disappeared for the most part.

Ma Shou stood up, bowed respectfully, and said in a sincere tone: "That's all, please calm down the prefect, we really don't mean to offend."

"You don't have any demands anymore, but I do." Chen Zhi shook his head and stood up, "This assassination of an imperial official cannot be let go so easily. What's more, I heard that the Mo family is well-organized, and the top and bottom are Don't be too strict. If there is an order from above, the subordinates will obey it. If the superior prohibits it, then the subordinates will not dare to disobey it. Why would your granddaughter disobey your order? Act without permission?"

When Ma Shou heard this, cold sweat ran down his forehead.

Chen Zhi's words continued: "What's more, the people of the Mo family are divided up and down. Gongshuhua and they are under my command. Maybe you are not happy in your heart, so you have the intention of contacting me and sending people over to test."

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." Ma Shou was about to say, his mind had been completely disrupted, but he was still holding on to a little clarity, and he was about to distinguish.

Chen Zhi planned to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. He would first suppress the few people in front of him, and after intimidation, he would offer benefits to Gongshu Hua and others as inducements to recruit these Mohists.

Unexpectedly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Afterwards, Yang Song rushed into the side hall regardless of the obstruction. As soon as he came in, he saw Ma Shou and others. He couldn't guess the identities of several people, and hesitated again, stopping to speak.

When Chen Zhi saw him like this, his heart moved. Thinking of the news he had just received, he made a guess, so he asked directly: "But there is another news from the scouts? Don't worry, but it doesn't matter."

Seeing what Chen Zhi said, Ma Shou and others wanted to get up and avoid Yang Song when they saw Yang Song's anxious look, but they also stopped because he was also curious.

Seeing this, Yang Song hesitated for a moment, and then said: "A scout just reported that they saw three wild horses in the woods outside the city. Judging from their costumes, they must be Xianbei people, and they also had the intention of peeping. .”

Ma Shou and others were shocked when they heard this, but they quickly calmed down.

"Did you stop him?" Chen Zhize asked calmly.

"The number of scouts over there was limited at that time, and Hu Ma was too fast. Although contact was initiated and arrangements were made, the two riders were still allowed to escape."

Chen Zhi sat down again and asked in a deep voice: "What about another rider?"

Yang Song replied: "The cavalry fought with the soldiers and was seriously injured. Now they have been tied up and are on their way to be sent!"

(End of this chapter)