Fang Chi made a lot of preparations in advance in order to make the story of 'wiping out the bandits' realistic, and not wanting outsiders to get the credit for 'wiping out the bandits'.

Not only did he urgently transfer the "outsider" Guan Fuqing, who had already gone on an expedition, back to the county, he also issued several transfer orders, asking several officials from the family who served in the county to go with the army to Guangshan County to suppress the bandits.

These people all have military merit.

Guan Fuqing could not resist his order and had to return to Lixian County. Although he felt that the behavior of the county guard Fang Chi was strange, Fang Chi had been on guard against him earlier and was unable to find out the whole story and was placed under house arrest at home.

March 18, the second year of Shengde.

Fang Chi, the governor of Lixian County, and the Qin Duwei brought enough food and grass and led more than 10,000 troops to Guangshan County to exterminate the rebel bandit Soaring Sky. Unfortunately, the entire army was wiped out and they were defeated.

The next day, the bandit soldiers of the "Songtian Thief" broke through Lixian County, entered Lixian County, and massacred the local aristocratic families in Lixian County. The local aristocratic families, the Fang family and the Qin family, were the first to bear the brunt. They suffered a catastrophic genocide and were massacred by the bandits.

That day, until late at night in Lixian County, there were constant shouts of killing everywhere. The common people hid in their houses, and the doors were locked. They were all shivering in fear and could not come out.

It wasn't until the next day, when the sky was bright, that King Lu's army invaded Lixian County like divine soldiers descending from the earth, killed the bandits in the county, and sent more than a hundred soldiers along the street to shout gongs and shouts. Only then did the frightened people in the county come out of their houses again.

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Lixian County, the county government office.

"Hahahahaha!" King Lu sat at the top and laughed heartily.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have successfully captured Lixian County!" All the civil and military personnel under King Lu's command on this expedition were full of joy, and they bowed to King Lu in unison to congratulate him.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! There will be a reward! There will be a reward for everyone!" King Lu waved his sleeves proudly and raised his head and laughed again.

There was another sound of celebration in the hall.

King Lu treated his ministers with meritorious service very generously. After successfully taking the "grain bag" this time, he immediately began to reward all the civil and military personnel in the hall who were accompanying him on the expedition. The reward lasted for an hour before the noise in the hall stopped.

After the rewards were over and all the civil and military officials retired with joyful faces, King Lu left a few capable advisers alone to discuss matters related to the long-term control of Lixian County.

"Who should be given the position of governor of Lixian County?" King Lu bluntly asked the counselors who had stayed behind.

"I recommend Lin Zheyun, who has just joined the king's account, to take on this important task! During this period, I have seen that he has managed Hexian County well. If Lixian County is handed over to him, the annual grain production of Lixian County will definitely be returned.

It can increase a lot!" The square-faced counselor stood up first and recommended Lin Zheyun.

"Inappropriate! Lin Zheyun has just joined the king's account. Whether he is loyal or not remains to be seen. How can he entrust the land of a county or a large grain-producing county under the rule of another state to him?" A fat counselor

Immediately come out in opposition.

The counselor with a square face was named Yang Xitong, whose courtesy name was Punting.

The plump counselor's name was Li Xing and his courtesy name was Zhuo Yu.

These two people were both the most capable counselors in King Lu's account, so they were left alone by King Lu to discuss matters.

When Yang Xitong heard Li Xing's rebuttal, he immediately frowned and said, "But except for Lin Zheyun, there is no one under the king who is suitable to take on this important responsibility now!"

"Lin Zheyun himself is an official of Lixian County. This time he risked his life to seek help from the king and regained the city. If he were to be promoted to the position of governor of Lixian County, it would be easy and unobtrusive."

"Indeed, if the king forcibly recommends us officials from the Kuzhou department to serve here, Lixian County is under the rule of Zhuozhou after all, and I am afraid it will arouse the jealousy of Zhuozhou's governor!"

Several other counselors agreed with Yang Xitong's proposal.

"The king has countless strong soldiers, but he is still afraid of Zhuozhou's governor?" Li Xing retorted to the counselors.

When Yang Xitong heard this, he was immediately furious. He waved his sleeve and pointed at Li Xing, scolding loudly: "Of course the king is not afraid of the Zhuozhou governor! But the king has been fighting continuously since last year! The army is too exhausted! At this time we are

Having captured Lixian County, it’s time to recuperate! You are so impatient that you want to induce the king to fight an unnecessary war that wastes people and money and damages your own foundation! What are your intentions!"

Counselor Li Xing was immediately silenced by counselor Yang Xitong, and he retreated without a fight.

You Wuji also stood up at this time, stroking his beard, and agreed with Yang Xitong's suggestion: "Yes, it is no longer appropriate for the king to go to war with other forces. The most important thing is to recuperate now and wait for Kuzhou to recover its strength.

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Lin Zheyun, who was originally a small county magistrate, was suddenly promoted to the position of county governor and took charge of a county. Of course, You Wuji was unhappy, but when he thought about it, there was another benefit.

King Lu captured Lixian County, and after receiving the grain, he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to his fiefdom of Kuzhou.

If Lin Zheyun, who was accustomed to flattering people, really became the governor of Lixian County, he would not be able to resign his official position and follow King Lu back to Kuzhou to serve.

This is very good. If Lin Zheyun becomes the governor of Lixian County, he will die here.

He You Wuji was determined not to let this person have another chance to return to King Lu to flatter him.
Chapter completed!