In the middle of the night, several bandit soldiers found Guo Kun, "Second brother, these official troops are really powerful, we are no match for them at all. There is also the prefect, we don't think they are bad people. He obviously wants to give us a way out. We can no longer be so stubborn!"

"What are the plans of brothers?" Guo Kun was also hesitant. If this continues, he is afraid that he will be dead.

"If you go and persuade the boss again, if he still refuses, we can only..." His subordinates made a murderous move.

"No, we are brothers and sisters after all, I can't!" Guo Kun still couldn't do it.

"Then, why don't we open the village gate and let the official army come in!" his subordinates suggested again.

"Well! You guys look for brothers separately. If you are willing to stay, we don't force them. If you are willing to join the government army, go and open the village gate with me!"

Guo Kun finally made up his mind.

Geng Xiaofan set a fire at night and did not intend to attack the city in the chaos, but he did not expect that in the middle of the night, the village gate would open itself, and Guo Kun and others would abandon the village and surrender!

"Zhu'er! Those who have rectified the troops and horses who have seized the camp, and those who have lost their troops and armor will not be killed. If they dare to resist, they will not be killed!" Geng Xiaofan seized the opportunity of the fight and ordered decisively.

The guards were all experienced battle formations and soon occupied the village gate, formed a battle formation, and advanced steadily.

The thieves had never seen such a formation, and they all surrendered with weapons.

Geng Xiaofan gathered the surrendered troops and approached Guo Qian's lobby.

As soon as he arrived at the door, a raging fire ignited in the hall! Guo Qian knew that there was no hope of survival, so he set himself on fire!

After working hard for a night, the fire was put out and the Tuzhai was basically gone.

Early in the morning, after cleaning the battlefield, Geng Xiaofan began to deal with the aftermath.

"Since the main evil has been punished, I will not blame you. If you are willing to return home, each person will pay 200 yuan and disperse by himself. If you are willing to follow me, pack your bags and set off immediately."

Guo Kun and others were desperate and saw Geng Xiaofan's ability. They heard that he was willing to take in, but no one was willing to leave, so they surrendered.

Geng Xiaofan and his son were proud and determined to rectify their troops and cross the river to the north again.

After entering Shanggu, the road became much smoother, and Geng Xiaofan felt better.

"Guo Kun, I have always had a question, where do you come from so many horses?" Geng Xiaofan was a little curious while marching.

"Yes! I've always been curious. Your horses are really good. They all seem to be military horses! Where did you get them?" Geng Qian also called out next to him.

"Sir, you have a keen eye! These are indeed military horses, yes, they were bought from the Duwei Mansion." Guo Kun explained softly, but scared Geng Xiaofan and his son.

"Say it again, where did this horse come from?" Geng Xu screamed.

"I bought it from the Western Duwei Mansion. If you don't believe it, please see!" Guo Kun jumped off the horse and took off the felt pad. There was indeed a brand on the horse's legs, but it seemed that it had been burned many times, which was not very clear!

"What is the relationship between the Western Commander Guo Ting and you?" Geng Xiaofan realized that there was a problem and asked coldly.

"It's just the same tribe, it has nothing to do with it." Guo Kun quickly answered.

"It doesn't matter, you can actually buy military horses?" Geng Xiaofan didn't believe it.

"This is no secret. Shanggu was originally a horse market. There were many people selling horses from the Huns and Wuhuans, but the military horses were not only strong, but also much cheaper."

Geng Xiaofan was simply shocked.

The Western Commander dared to do a private business of selling military horses! And no matter what the target is, even bandits can buy military horses!

"Western Commander! What else can you buy from him?" Geng Xiaofan pressed his anger.

"Salt! They also sell official salt privately. They doubled the pass-through salt tax. If they can't afford it, they will be confiscated directly. Now many salt merchants would rather take a detour than go to Ning County." Guo Kun replied.

"Where are iron tools? Do they dare to sell weapons?" Geng Xiaofan asked gritted his teeth.

"I haven't heard of this." Guo Kun also realized something was wrong and became careful.

"Dad, who is this Guo Ting from? So bold?" Geng Qian was also frightened. If what Guo Kun said was true, this Guo Tingzhen should have been cut into pieces.

"Okay, let's discuss this matter later. If you follow me, just be honest and just tell me something to know. Don't go out and talk nonsense!" Geng Xiaofan ignored his son and gave Guo Kun a lesson with a frown.

Guo Kun retreated aside tactfully.

"Dad, it seems that the Duwei Mansion is a big problem! Otherwise, I'll go to the Western Duwei Mansion!" Geng Xun knew that his father must be thinking of a solution.

"No! I have reported to the court and let you go to the Eastern Commander's Secretariat. I am afraid that you will be alarmed. This matter is not a small matter, so we cannot take it lightly. Don't worry about it for the time being, go to Chen Xun's place first and get familiar with the work of the Commander's Mansion."

Geng Xiaofan already knew that the situation was serious, and he gradually understood why his ex-prefect was sick.

No matter how corrupt the Duwei Mansion is, it is not the current focus. He has to first figure out the basic situation of Shanggu, find the right entry point, and take it step by step.

When we were near Juyang, we arrived at Junhe Post at night when we were stationed in Junhe Post, and Han Chang, the leader of Shanggu, came to greet him in person.

"The government office has been cleared and stopped. The two commanders have been sent to the 15th county magistrate and the various ranks in the government will be waiting for noon tomorrow. I wonder what will the lord have to give?" After the ceremony, he reported softly.

"There is no need for officials to welcome you. Please let the Lords take their own positions. Tomorrow, I will only see the subordinates in the mansion." Geng Xiaofan didn't want to put on any airs and was too lazy to concentrate on talking to his subordinates. He had not figured out the situation and had not prepared a "spoke".

"That's it! Why don't you ask Ju Yang to welcome him tomorrow?" Don't guess what Geng Xiaofan meant, and carefully suggest it.

The prefect's mansion had just been renovated and used mostly the money and food of Juyang Order. He didn't know the preferences of the new prefect, for fear of something inappropriate.

Geng Xiaofan didn't know how to avoid these geniuses. He originally planned to "short private visits" first, understand the truth, and then summon his subordinates one by one. However, the prefect's prefect's capital was located in Juyang, and the other county magistrates did not see him, and Juyang's magistrates did not see him, which seemed a little unreasonable. So he nodded and agreed.

The next day, Geng Xiaofan and his party finally walked into Juyang City, and the people along the street set up offerings from house to house and paved the way to greet each other.

Geng Xiaofan frowned. Although he had long thought that the frontier prefecture was barren, he still did not expect that Juyang would be barren. There were almost no pavilions on both sides of the streets, and although the houses were not crumbling, most of them were dilapidated.

Look at the common people, they were not happy at all, but were forced to kneel on both sides and kowtowed constantly.

Geng Xiaofan was furious. He knew that this must be the idea of ​​not taking the initiative or Ju Yangling!

If you want the people to be sincere to you, you have to let them live a good life and make them affordable! This kind of forced act is not beneficial in addition to increasing the people's disgust towards officials!

But today is his first day to take office, and he really can't lose his temper! He endured it again and again, but he still held it back.
Chapter completed!