Chapter 2396 Challenge of the Military Intelligence Department
After a few days in Jianye, Zhong Yao was accompanied by Xun most of the time. Sometimes he also felt strange, Xun was so idle?
Xun has an official position: a counselor. This official position has no specific position, mainly to provide advice for the monarch's consultation. Those who are valued by the monarch can take on some other positions. Those who are not valued by the monarch are only honorary positions. Just go to the monarch, or take a sick leave, and even the monarch is exempted.
Xun Tiantian accompanied him, but he couldn't see him on duty in the palace. Zhong Yao subconsciously thought that Xun was not trusted by Sun Ce, so he could only feel so sorry for Xun. After hearing what Mrs. Zhong said, he realized that it was Xun's own problem and hurriedly asked for details.
Mrs. Zhong didn't want to talk about this topic, so she asked Zhong Yao to ask Guo Jia later.
Guo Jia came back a little late, and he apologized as soon as he sat down. Some situations happened and he had just reported to the King of Wu.
Zhong Yao hurriedly said, "With filial piety, it won't delay your business, right?"
"It's okay, there will be nothing wrong for the time being." Guo Jia smiled and said, "Brother Yuan Chang, you have earned face for the Ruying Group today. Before you, the one who was most proud of was Jia Wenhe and Lu Zijing, and now you have another one."
Zhong Yao smiled bitterly and shook his hand to explain his purpose directly. Guo Jia spoke easily, but he was in charge of the MIIS. Since an unexpected situation had occurred, there might be follow-up news at any time. Guo Jia might not be able to stay at home overnight today, so he could only tell a long story.
Guo Jia was not surprised at all after hearing about the reform of the law. Sun Ce had already talked with him before. He also agreed with Mrs. Zhong's analysis that the biggest difference between King Wu and other monarchs may be his views on the government and the people. He truly attaches importance to the people-oriented principle and hopes to do something practical and realize the ideal of all the people as a scholar. He seized the land of aristocratic families and opened workshops and schools for this purpose.
Guo Jia took the initiative to mention Xun. "As for this matter, the King of Wu had expectations for Wen Ruo, but for some reason, Wen Ruo just wrote a few articles to create momentum, and then it was left alone. The king asked several times, but there was no further information."
Guo Jia asked Guo Yi to go to the study, and took a stack of newspapers and handed them to Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao took it and looked at it. It contained Xun's signed articles, and the theme was related to the etiquette system. He was worried that Guo Jia would leave at any time, so he didn't have time to read it carefully. He hurriedly looked through the title and saw that in addition to Xun's articles, there were also articles by Huang Wan, Yang Biao, Zhong Changtong, and Xun Yue, which included about seven or eight articles. The content involved etiquette system, official system, and education, which were all very topics. Obviously, it was not something that could be finished by a few articles.
"I also asked Wenruo. Wenruo only said that it was difficult and it was not urgent, so I didn't ask too much. Since you are back, you might as well ask him if you have the opportunity. Etiquette, etiquette, ritual and law are complementary. If he doesn't care, it will be difficult to promote your law reform. If you have to rely on forced implementation in the end, it will be difficult to have any good results."
Zhong Yao agreed deeply and decided to have the opportunity to ask Xun for a clear answer. Xun is a smart person and it is impossible for him to be unclear about the meaning of this matter. He is not enthusiastic, so he must have his reason.
As Zhong Yao expected, Guo Jia sat for a while, and the Military Information Department informed him that there was another new situation and Guo Jia needed to go back to deal with it. Guo Jia hurriedly apologized to Zhong Yao and stood up and left the seat.
Zhong Yao sat for a while, chatted with Mrs. Zhong, learned about some of the recent situation of the Ruying faction, and then got up to say goodbye.
When Guo Jia returned to the Military Information Office, Guoyuan came up and bowed.
"Salute to wine."
Guo Jia raised his hand. "Don't make a false gift, hurry up and talk about it. I'm so anxious to call me back, what big thing happened?"
"Just just received the news, similar signs appeared on Yuzhang." Guo Yuan said, handing some official documents to Guo Jia. "I guess, the situation will be very big this time. It is definitely not just Kuaiji and Yuzhang, but the entire southeast may be involved, and even Jiangxia in Jiangbei may be possible."
Guo Jia glanced at Guoyuan, walked quickly into the government at the end of the hall, and stood in front of a map of the entire wall.
The map is newly replaced. The map is Yan County, Yin County, and Poyang in Yuzhang County have been circled out by red pens, which is particularly eye-catching.
Guo Jia's eyes swept back and forth twice, and the blue veins in his temples were slightly raised. He knew why Guoyuan was so anxious to invite him back. If it was just a county in Kuaiji, it might be that the locals in Kuaiji were making trouble. Now that there is a similar situation in Yuzhang, it is not something that the local families can do. At least some people connected it and paid a lot of money.
When the King of Wu was about to ascend the throne, if something happened in Jiangdong, even if it was just a small rebellion, it would have an extremely severe impact.
"Please come, please." Guo Jia said.
Guo Yuan turned around and waved his hand, and a clerk flashed out. Guo Jia lowered his head, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, his eyes flashing. Guo Yuan stood aside, feeling uneasy. He knew the pros and cons of this, which may be the biggest challenge since the establishment of the MIIS.
After more than half an hour, Yu Fan rushed over and looked very bad. The military intelligence officers he met along the way avoided the disaster. Hearing the footsteps, Guo Jia, who had been pacing back and forth, stopped and turned to look over. Yu Fan quickly walked into the door. When he saw Guo Jia's face, he shook and looked at the map on the wall. His eyebrows jumped involuntarily.
"Fengxiao, what happened?"
Guo Jia didn't say anything and reached out to ask Yu Fan to take his seat. Guo Yuan ordered people to serve hot tea and took some snacks. The MIIS has been serving at night all year round, and these are essential things. Yu Fan took a sip of hot tea, raised his spirits, and focused on Guo Jia and Guo Yuan.
Guoyuan received several official documents and placed them in front of Yu Feng. "Yu Xiang, earlier tonight, the prefect of Kuaiji sent two documents, but there seemed to be no contact. One was a Zhongshan merchant who went to the mountain to buy tea, and the other was a craftsman who went to the mountain to make bamboo paper. However, they had one thing in common. Judging from the wounds, the methods of killing people and the footprints left on the scene, the killings were all Shan Yue."
"Shanyue?" Yu Feng frowned into the word "chuan". It has been a long time since I heard this word. The reason is very simple. The large area of Jiangnan is growing tea, and the people have the skills to make a living and have no worries about food and clothing. Who would like to live in the deep mountains? Even the real Yue people took the initiative to move to places with convenient transportation. The original households naturally returned to their hometowns, plant tea in the mountains, plant rice in the paddy fields, and live their own peaceful life.
At this time, the more the mountain that caused trouble, it is unlikely that it will be the more real mountain. Apart from the very few evildoers who are unwilling to produce, they are greedy families. The former is very simple. The county will send people to pursue him and will not easily report to the Military Information Department. The latter is a bit troublesome. The county cannot handle it. It needs to mobilize local garrisons to suppress bandits. It must be reported. The reason why I report to the Military Information Department rather than directly reporting to the King of Wu is naturally not that I have decided to make a rebellion for local tribes from the beginning, and hope to put this blame on the enemy forces.
The Kuaiji businessmen and Zhongshan businessmen had already alarmed the King of Wu due to conflicts with tea. At this time, if the Kuaiji family incited Shanyue to cause trouble, the Kuaiji Prefect's Mansion would naturally be cautious.
Yu Fanxun opened the official document, browsed it, then raised his head and looked at the map on the wall.
"This happened in Kuaiji and Yuzhang. Do you suspect that Shu is indeed making trouble in it?"
"Even if there is a detailed work by Shu Kingdom and without the cooperation of the locals, they will not be able to stir up the wind or make waves." Guo Jia spoke, filed a teapot on the case, adding some tea to Yu Fan. "Yu Xiang, the king is about to ascend the throne, and nothing can happen at this time. Even if there are any conflicts or differences, they can be discussed on the surface. What do you think?"
Yu Fan's eyes flashed slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said, "I understand Fengxiao, but I can't guarantee if anyone doesn't understand it. Give me some time."
"How many days?"
"Ten days."
Guo Jiaqu pointed to the table and tapped the table lightly. "In just ten days, I will arrange personnel at the same time. Ten days later, give me a correct statement so that I will not be injured by accident."
Yu Fan closed his mouth tightly and nodded solemnly. Seeing that Guo Jia stopped talking, he stood up and said goodbye and left in a hurry.
Guo Jia sat still. Guo Yuan sent Yu Feng back, sat down opposite Guo Jia, poured a cup of tea himself, and sipped slowly. "Careful wine, could it be that Shu Kingdom coveted the tea industry of my Great Wu and wanted to destroy it?"
"Everything is possible." Guo Jia raised his head, looked at Guoyuan, and said, "The establishment of a MIIS is to be prepared for the unexpected. Any danger that may endanger the Great Wu will be strangled in the bud. Zini, the burden on you and me is very heavy. If there are problems in the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River, this is not a small mistake. You can immediately send a letter to Zhuge Liang to be careful. After the war, the defeated soldiers will flee, and the situation will be even more complicated."
Guoyuan thought for a while and said, "Sacrifice, do you want me to go there?"
Guo Jia shook his head. "No, Zhuge Liang can handle it." He thought for a while and said, "There are too many people and not many chickens and can't lay eggs."
Guoyuan didn't say anything more. He went to the Military Affairs Office for a long time and heard some rumors that Zhuge Liang was very capable, but he was also authoritative and did not like others to interfere in affairs within his jurisdiction. The reason why he took the initiative to ask to go to Jingnan was because he was from Qingzhou and could barely get in touch with Zhuge Liang, so Zhuge Liang should not be so sensitive.
"Zi Ni, please work hard and go to Jingxian. There should be no chaos north of Jingxian and no chaos south of Jingxian."
"Here. I'll set off early tomorrow morning."
Guo Jia moved his finger. Guo Yuan understood and got up and went out, and brought it to the door. He knew that Guo Jia was under great pressure and had to plan carefully. After dawn tomorrow, he had to report to the King of Wu. In what form he reported and how to characterize the news he had received, he needed to carefully consider it. It is not good to make a big deal, and it is not advisable to make a big deal. It will affect the King of Wu’s trust in him and will also bring crisis to the Military Intelligence Department.
Chapter completed!