In addition to grain and grass, the spoils captured in the Mirangchuan War included hundreds of live sheep. Li Zhiyun ordered the slaughter of sheep to reward the three armies. The soldiers piled up firewood, lit bonfires, roasted the whole sheep on the firewood, and then all the soldiers were fed.

Had a meal.

After resting for a day at Miragawa River, the army prepared to return to camp the next day. At around 9 o'clock the next day, just before departure, a messenger came. The messenger was sent by his second brother, and he sent a letter to Li Zhiyun.

Li Zhiyun opened it and saw that the letter was written by his father:

Shimin, Zhiyun:

I was shocked to hear that your cousin Li Xiaoji and others were captured. My father was very anxious and hoped to find a way to rescue them.

Abba

After Li Zhiyun finished reading the letter, he fell into deep thought. His father did not issue edicts as an emperor, but wrote family letters as a father. He could understand this completely. After all, rescuing his uncle was out of family affection and personal interests.

Yi, it is indeed inappropriate to issue an edict as an emperor. This letter was probably sent by Abba to the front line. The second brother forwarded Abba's letter to him, obviously to rescue his uncle.

The burden was placed on his shoulders.

After Li Zhiyun became a member of the Li family, of course he had to understand the situation of the Li family. He knew that his father had no biological brothers, only a few cousins, and that Li Xiaoji had the closest relationship with his father. His father asked his cousin to lead the army.

The attack on Xia County was originally intended to help him achieve success, but unexpectedly, his uncle was captured by Yuchi Gong. One can imagine the anxiety in my father's heart.

Because of the plane crash, Li Zhiyun traveled to this world and was completely isolated from his original family. Fortunately, in this world, he still has many relatives. In addition to his father, mother, brothers and sisters, of course, his cousins ​​and others are also included.

Relatives. He has already experienced the loss of his family once.

He has the pain of his relatives, so he cherishes these relatives especially. Therefore, it is his duty to rescue his uncle this time. Besides, the purpose of his trip is to rescue his uncle and others. Now, his uncle and the others are still

Being imprisoned, his mission has naturally not been completed.

Li Zhiyun called several generals over, showed them Abba's letter, and then said: "We are not going back to Baibi. We will go to Xia County first to rescue my cousin and the others and capture Xia County by the way. Everyone

What do you think?" When several people heard this, they all expressed their agreement. So Li Zhiyun ordered the army to set off immediately and head for Xia County.

After two days of march, the team arrived at a town called Gaoyang and stationed in the open land outside the town. Gaoyang Town was still fifty miles away from Xia County. When Cheng Yaojin saw that the team was not leaving, he hurried to find Li Zhiyun.

, asked him why he stopped? Li Zhiyun frowned and said: "I haven't thought about how to attack the county seat yet."

"Then think about it slowly. After you think about it, don't forget to tell Lao Cheng. Lao Cheng is still waiting to make meritorious service."

That afternoon, Li Zhiyun asked Cai Hu to practice swordsmanship with him in the open space outside the military tent. Fan Shuxiang came over to hang out. She replaced Cai Hu and became Li Zhiyun's sparring partner. Fan Shuxiang's swordsmanship routine was unique, and Li Zhiyun was not used to it.

, was stabbed several times in succession. He threw away the wooden sword in his hand and said: "No more practice, let's take a rest."

Fan Shuxiang said proudly: "What's going on? Isn't it okay? Just call me master and I will come over to practice swordsmanship with you every day." Li Zhiyun did not call her master, but said: "Miss Fan, are you willing to go to Xiamen with me?"

The county seat?”

"Okay, of course I am willing. When should we set off?"

"tomorrow."

The reason why Li Zhiyun went to Xia County was mainly to get a feel for the situation. When Yuchi Gong left Xia County, he only took away the loot, not the prisoners, so his uncle and the others should still be in Xia County. As for their being

Where they are being held, whether they are dead or alive, is not yet known. Therefore, if he wants to rescue them, he must first find out all this. Of course, he can send people to the county town to conduct reconnaissance, and the reason why he decided to go there in person is

There is a deeper consideration.

Li Zhiyun led his army to Xia County. The main purpose was to save people, and the second was to capture Xia County. If he rashly marched in, surrounded the county town, and forcibly attacked the city, if Lu Chongmao was offended and he killed the prisoners, then he would rescue them.

The plan of my uncle and others would be ruined. Besides, according to the scouts, Lu Chongmao had four to five thousand troops, and the army he led

In addition to the soldiers who were killed and wounded in the Battle of Miragawa, plus the additional prisoners, there are now about 5,000 people in the team. They do not have an advantage in terms of strength. If they attack the city by force, there is not much chance of victory. The Art of War says, go up to attack with troops.

The first step was to plan, then to attack the city, and finally to attack the city. But he didn't know how to attack the city and how to attack the city. He could only slowly think of a way after entering the city.

Li Zhiyun knew that it was very dangerous to lead people into the city personally. However, there was no other good way. Therefore, after careful consideration, he felt that in order to save his uncle and the others, he had to take this risk.

Li Zhiyun once visited Xia County, and many people knew him. In order to prevent his identity from being discovered, he had to disguise himself. He asked the cook to cook porridge with glutinous rice and made a paste. Then he cut off the fine hairs of the piglets to use as beards and used the paste with them.

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On the lips and chin. After I finished it, I took a look with a bronze mirror and found that my childish face had a sense of vicissitudes of life. I suddenly looked several years older, and even I felt strange when I looked at it. It seemed that the effect of makeup was great.

Still good.

Cai Hu also went to Xia County, and Li Zhiyun followed suit and put makeup on him.

He couldn't carry the flintlock pistol. It was too big to hide on his body. If he walked into the county town with a pistol on his back, it would definitely attract others' attention. So, he brought a sword. In ancient times,

Scholars like to wear swords. Regardless of whether they know martial arts or not, they must wear a sword to show that they are both civil and military.

Li Zhiyun and Cai Hu went to Gaoyang Town again and bought several sets of clothes from the residents according to their sizes. He put on a blue hidden-flower silk cloth, a round-necked blouse with big sleeves, put on a sword, and looked

She looked like a scholar on a study tour. I bought Fan Shuxiang a blue floral skirt and she looked like a maid when she put it on. Cai Hu wore a purple plain cloth skirt to dress up.

Become a steward.

They also spent money to rent a two-wheeled carriage with a green cloth cover, and found a captain in the army who could drive the carriage. His name was Wang Wenqing. Captain Wang's name sounded elegant, but he was dark and stout, and wore rough clothes.

The linen clothes really look like a handlebar type.

After a lot of trouble, the four people set off in the carriage. The fifty-mile journey took half a day to arrive. When they arrived outside Xia County, Li Zhiyun, Fan Shuxiang and Cai Hu got off the carriage and followed it forward. There were soldiers at the city gate.

Guards, they are checking people entering the city.

Several people walked to the gate of the city, and a soldier stopped the carriage and shouted: "What are you doing?" Li Zhiyun smiled and said softly: "Sir, we are from a foreign country and came to the city to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives?" The soldier glanced at each of them and nodded, "Okay then, pay the money quickly."

"What do you need to pay?"

"City Gate Tax."

"We are not merchants, so why should we pay the city gate tax?" Cai Hu argued.

"The King of Wei has ordered that no matter whether you are a merchant or not, you must pay the city gate tax when entering the city. Each person is fifty cash, and for the four of you, the total is two hundred cash."

Li Zhiyun understood. The city gate tax originally only applied to vendors, but Lu Chongmao expanded it to apply to everyone, and it actually became a toll. Cai Hu still wanted to argue, but Li Zhiyun said: "Forget it, give it to him." Cai Hu

He took out the broken silver and handed it to the guard guard.

After paying the money, the four people entered the city smoothly. Li Zhiyun looked back and saw that these soldiers were guarding the gate of the city, specifically to collect tolls. Not only did Lu Chongmao arrogantly claim the title of king, but he also levied excessive taxes. He had to pay fifty coins to enter the city.

, with such excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the residents of Xia County may suffer.

After entering the county seat, they walked along the street. In just over half a year, the county seat had completely changed, almost unrecognizable to Li Zhiyun. Of course, this did not mean that the scenery on the street had changed, but that the scenery on the street had changed.

The people on the street have completely changed. In his impression, Xia County is a fertile land, and the people live a prosperous life. But in front of him is a different scene. Many people on the street seem to be malnourished, and their faces are

There were dishes. What puzzled him even more was that there were many homeless people scattered on both sides of the street. These people were in ragged clothes and had no fixed abode. Some people spread some straw under the eaves of their shops and placed dirty and worn bedding on them.

, and some people set up simple sheds with oilcloth in the open space. Children in rags chased passers-by and begged for copper coins. Some homeless people sat on the street in a daze, their eyes empty and their expressions numb.

Li Zhiyun didn't know where these refugees came from. Are they locals in Xia County, or are they fleeing from other places?

They drove the carriage to the post house. The post house was originally used to receive officials. After Xia County separated from the Tang Dynasty, it is now mainly used to receive passing business travelers. The post guards in the post house have been replaced. The current post guards,

Li Zhiyun doesn’t know anyone. This is better,

In order to prevent him from being secretive and afraid of being recognized. He still lives in the same guest room as last time. Fan Shuxiang and Cai Hu live next door. Wang Wenqing has to take care of the horses, so he lives in a guest room closer to the stables. etc.

After they settled down, it was already dark.

The next morning, Li Zhiyun took Fan Shuxiang and Cai Hu to the street. They walked to a street with many shops next to it. When they passed a shop, they found that the shop owner was arguing with several soldiers. Li Zhiyun stopped and said,

Listen to what they were arguing about. It turned out that the soldiers were here to collect money, but the shop owner said that it was not open yet and had no money to give them.

The shopkeeper was an old man in his fifties, wearing a brown plain t-shirt, with gray beard and hair, and a thin body. The soldiers were very rough and brutal. When they saw that the shopkeeper refused to pay, they were very impatient and stepped forward.

They were beaten and kicked. The shopkeeper fell to the ground, but a soldier didn't give up and stepped forward to kick him.

These soldiers bullied the old and the weak. Fan Shuxiang couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed forward and kicked the soldier to the ground. When an officer next to him saw this, he led several soldiers towards Fan Shuxiang aggressively.

He went over and shouted: "Hey, my little lady is good at martial arts. Do you want to find a friend?"

When Li Zhiyun saw that the situation was not good, he quickly stepped forward and stopped in the middle. He said with a smile: "Sir, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. How much does this store owner owe you? I paid for him." The officer looked him up and down and saw that he looked like

He was a gentle man and didn't want to make things worse, so he turned around and asked the soldier next to him: "How much does this family owe?"

"One hundred articles."

Li Zhiyun turned around and asked for a piece of silver from Cai Hu, handed it to him and said, "This is five taels of silver. The extra money will be used to buy wine for the brothers." The officer took the silver, weighed it twice in his palm, and said, "This is

The young master is quite sensible." After saying that, he turned around, waved his hand, and led his soldiers to the shop next to him.

Fan Shuxiang walked to Li Zhiyun, stared at the backs of the soldiers, and felt unwillingly: "Why did you give them so much money? It's too cheap for these guys." Li Zhiyun whispered: "You spend money to eliminate disasters.
Chapter completed!