The next day, people from behind also arrived near Rangcheng one after another. Li Tai also took advantage of the situation and entered the city and took over all the city defense matters.
When the people inside and outside Rangcheng saw so many people arriving, they couldn't help but marvel at the power of the new envoy. As for the powerful Jingzhou subordinates who had met with him in the military camp yesterday, they immediately understood the source of Li Tai's confidence.
.If they have such a huge power, of course they will have revenge, and I am afraid they will be even more arrogant than Li Tai!
Although Wang Sizheng did not stay in Jingzhou for a long time, he still did some things, such as repairing the city of Jingzhou. The layout of various areas in the city is also quite regular. It is worthy of the handiwork of a tower defense master.
The space in the city is not small, and before Li Tai arrived, Quan Zhongzun had already ordered people to clear an area so that the troops Li Tai brought could move in directly.
The reason why Li Tai stayed at the military camp outside the city last night was because he was worried about the mixed situation or any accidents. Living outside the city would at least make it easier for him to run. He could send his men to kidnap people on the way, and who knows if there will be anything else
Lao Liu was lying in wait in the dark, preparing to attack him secretly.
Although he took over the city that Wang Sizheng presided over for repairs, Li Tai was not grateful to him, because when this guy left, he almost emptied the Jingzhou treasury. It is estimated that even if there was something left at that time, it would have to be given by those who stayed behind.
The warden stole it by himself.
So when Cui Qian went into the city to take stock of all the treasury, he found that there were no more than ten carts of surplus materials in each treasury, and most of them were scraps from the old grains. As for the warehousing revenue and expenditure account books, the records were even more messy, with no records at all.
Organized.
However, Li Tai didn't care about this. He didn't expect Jingzhou's huge savings when he came south this time. He brought a huge amount of money, food, and abundant weapons. As for other lack of supplies, he could buy or borrow them.
no need to worry.
He did not order the old accounts to be checked, but only ordered his staff to clean the warehouses to store the money and grain he had brought. Of course, he also had to use his own people to guard them.
When those state officials saw how he handled it, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They painted a portrait of Li Tai in their hearts, thinking that the new envoy was a bold and powerful person who was broad-minded and informal in his work.
But in fact, from Li Tai's point of view, it is useless to pursue these past events. As long as people and things are still on this land, he can always get them all back through other means. Only when he really makes it clear can he start to establish rules.
when.
While the people following the arrival of the new envoy in Jingzhou City were still busy settling in and taking over various affairs, the human situation around Rangcheng was once again in turmoil. The three officials who came out to welcome the new envoy yesterday and left first were all missing.
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Nowadays, Jingzhou is already in a state of unrest because of Li Taiqiang's entry into the country. People are not adapting to it in various ways. When the powerful and barbarian chiefs heard about this incident, they became even more nervous and made many speculations.
The most suspicious person among them is naturally the new envoy. After all, the three of them each lead a different number of followers, and they are very familiar with this area. Even if they are robbed by bandits, they can flexibly escape. Now they are silent.
Wu Xiang disappeared without a trace, and the three groups of people did the same. The person who did it was definitely not an ordinary force.
Although they didn't know why Li Tai did this, after all, although Li Tai's performance at the party yesterday was a bit strong, and he seemed dictatorial when talking about attacking Xiangyang, he was friendly in other aspects, especially his bold and generous methods were memorable...
But apart from the new envoy, they couldn't think of anyone else who was more suspicious. There were conflicts among the villagers, but abducting people directly and silently was not their usual method of fighting among the villagers!
As the news spread and suspicion grew, many powerful barbarian chiefs either looked for various excuses, or simply returned to their headquarters quietly, not daring to stay around Jingzhou City any longer.
When Li Tai saw that many local officials had left the state capital for excuses, he knew that the news had already spread.
Of course, he would not give these people much time to discuss the connection, so he led a heavily armed escort convoy to leave the state city and go to the home closest to the city where the three captives were based.
One of the three captives was named Huang Fulong, who was appointed as the governor of Xinye County and the lord of Dongqiu garrison. He was a barbarian chieftain of Shushui. The Dongqiu garrison where he was stationed was the garrison on the mound to the east of the city.
It is less than one mile away from the city and can be reached immediately after leaving the city.
At this time, in the Dongqiu garrison, Huang Fulong's clan members were all anxious because of the disappearance of their leader and were in chaos. At the same time, there were many leaders from other tribes in the garrison who came after hearing the news and came here to inquire about the inside story.
, wait and see the situation.
But before they could come up with a clue, soldiers came to report to the new envoy, who directly led his troops to surround the fort.
After hearing the words, everyone climbed up to the top of the fort wall and looked out. They saw that the city gate was wide open, and the people who had just settled in the city were marching out of the fort in a steady stream, looking menacing and sharpening their knives.
, was suddenly frightened to the point of freezing his hands and feet: "Oh no, this northern captive is really going to kill all of us Mianbei people..."
"He, how dare he? Aren't you afraid of Liang Ren..."
Some people were still emboldened to argue, but they suddenly remembered that last night the new envoy had vowed to send troops to attack Xiangyang. How could he not dare to attack the Liang people because he was afraid of them?
They were panicking here, but the troops outside the city made new moves. A group of soldiers wielded tools to dig trenches under the mounds, and piled the excavated soil into an earthen platform, which was soon destroyed.
The earth platform is piled up to a height of more than ten feet, and the top is several feet in diameter.
In the frightened and vigilant eyes of the people in the fort, Li Tai, who was wearing fine armor, slowly stepped onto the stage with several soldiers in front and behind him, shouting in the direction of the fort: "The commander of the East Qiu garrison, Governor Huang, and others disappeared last night.
I know you are suspicious of me. I am a newcomer in the town. You are not guilty because you do not know to suspect me. However, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!
From now on, if anyone in the country, whether it is an official or the head of Guizhou, who can tell the officials about the clues and verify the truth, will be given ten pieces of silk. Anyone who can rescue the missing person and protect him from returning home will be rewarded with ten catties!"
Following his order, the soldiers below carried the silks as rewards and piled them on the high platform. Thousands of pieces of silk were piled up on the high platform, and there were also thirty pieces of gold cake weighing one kilogram.
Divided into three piles, they represent the three missing owners.
The powerful men in the garrison saw Li Tai selling hundreds of kilograms of gold yesterday. Although they were equally surprised this time, the impact they received was not that great.
However, the other people in the fort were a little dumbfounded for a moment when they saw so much property piled on the high platform. They were worried about the chief's safety before, but now their minds are full of how much material can be purchased with so much money and silk?
"Please, my envoy, what can be considered a reliable clue? Lord, my lord went out yesterday. The bay-red horse he was riding had a white spot on his left belly. Many people have seen it. Is this considered certain?"
A barbarian soldier in the garrison hesitated and couldn't help shouting.
After Li Tai heard this, he pointed at him and shouted: "Get out of the castle and be rewarded!"
As he spoke, he ordered the soldiers on the high platform to pick up ten bolts of silk and send them down. When the barbarian heard this, he couldn't help shouting excitedly, as if he was about to squeeze off the top of the fort, while the other soldiers
The barbarians didn't have time to care about anything else. They all thought about the so-called clues and shouted loudly, lest others get the reward first.
But at this moment, the crowd was so loud that it was completely unclear what they were shouting.
So Li Tai waved his hand and used drums to suppress the noise, and then said loudly: "Although you are eager to rescue the general, if the masses lose control, nothing will be accomplished! I will not ask about the internal affairs of your clan, and quickly recommend a leader.
Please come out of the fort to see me to discuss rescuing people!"
After hearing this, the atmosphere in the fort calmed down. Not long after, the fort door opened, and a middle-aged barbarian who looked somewhat similar to Huang Fulong came out. Along with him, there were several other powerful people in the country, but they were different.
The frowning look on his face was a bit embarrassing.
"The last general, Huang Fuhu, is the blood brother of Governor Huang. He pays homage to the envoy and begs the envoy to save his brother!"
The barbarian walked to the foot of the high platform and bowed to Li Tai.
Li Tai walked down the high platform slowly, looked down at Huang Fuhu and said, "Although your brother's life is important, my innocence is equally important! Whoever takes advantage of me to do this evil act while I am in the country must be intending to disturb my control of the state."
Thing! The high platform here is used for offering rewards and also for hoeing off evil spirits. If you let me know who in the state harbors evil intentions and does evil, blood will be shed on this platform!"
When he said the last sentence, he turned his attention to the other powerful people in the rear. Although these people were afraid of Li Tai's strong men and horses, they had a clear conscience if it was just this matter, so they each lowered their heads and said: "Your Majesty's decision is wise, and I will wait for you."
We also look forward to catching the culprits as soon as possible!"
"You must not only have expectations, but also implement actions. Although I am the leader of this town, it is only in name. You have lived in the village for a long time and are well versed in the hometown. You are the real owner of this village, and you have the more responsibility to clean up the village!"
When Li Tai heard this, he scolded him with a straight face, and then said in a deep voice: "I know that you are busy with your own business and have a busy family, so you don't have much spare time to devote to this matter. Forcibly delegating it will inevitably upset the masses.
It's difficult. I'm in charge now. The rewards for you and other countrymen are not the same as those for the masses. If you can find the missing person, you will be rewarded, living or dead, with three thousand bolts of silk and fifty catties of gold. The official will pay half of the rewards and the household will pay half."
When several people heard this, they suddenly became excited again. One of them couldn't help but exclaimed: "Do you really mean what you said?"
"Could it be that the deep love of my relatives and disciples who long to rescue Governor Huang and others, and my eagerness to restore my innocence, are not worthy of this mere treasure?"
After hearing this, Li Tai glared and said displeasedly, then lowered his head and looked at the barbarian Huang Fuhu and asked, "What do you think?"
"It deserves it, it deserves it, it deserves it!"
Huang Fuhu had never seen such a heroic state official. Although he was frightened by the amount of property, he did not dare to say that he was reluctant to give up the money when faced with Li Tai's gaze and the eager onlookers of others.
Offering a reward for rescuing his brother, he could only bite the bullet and answer.
"I am busy with things in this state, and I have no time to look at this matter for a long time. You and other three family leaders cannot stay out of the matter because of emotions and reasons. Each of them sent his servants here to guard the high platform here to appreciate the things, listen to the crowd's opinions, and pay as soon as he sees it. I believe
You handle things more sincerely than others, so you don't let the state officials supervise you. When the rewards are used up, you will report to the state government to make up for it. If you don't thoroughly investigate, you will never give up!"
Hearing what Li Tai said, Huang Fuhu, who was still a little embarrassed at first, nodded his head and said: "Please rest assured, I will definitely work hard to collect information in order to restore your innocence!"
Li Tai was very satisfied with Huang Fuhu's statement, and turned his attention to several other powerful men who were also gearing up. He said seriously: "This matter requires careful attention, but don't forget about the attack on Xiangyang in ten days. If it delays the military period,
The state government will never take mercy on you!"