For the first time, Li Qinzai discovered that he was incompatible with the environment of the Tang Dynasty because he was not perverted enough.
They don't even notice what the Tian family does or what the powerful family does.
I wonder how the Xue family father and son will get along with each other in the future. Father and son have become cousins. Father's kindness and son's filial piety have become brothers and sisters. They have been friends for many years.
Li Qinzai was not even interested in persuading his father and son, and could not open his mouth.
However, Xue Na's appearance in the team was an unexpected surprise for Li Qinzai. At least he had someone to talk to along the way.
The companions were either Prince Teng or Xue Rengui, both of whom were elders. Li Qinzai occasionally spoke rudely for fear of being beaten, and there was also Li Sujie, who was already numb to his venomous words. Nothing Li Qinzai said could stimulate his powerful mind. It was boring.
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Xue Ne is good, he still maintains a vivid and lively self-esteem, and he will scream in anger at the slightest provocation. To use an elegant word to describe it, it is "without a hat and bare clothes, grabbing the earth with his head."
Everyone who was supposed to come gathered, and Xue Rengui gave the order to set off.
Twenty thousand troops escorted Li Qinzai and his party out of Chang'an City, turned south, and headed toward Shangzhou first.
After passing Shangzhou, they continued to march southwest, crossed the Han River, and arrived at Xiangzhou. After walking for more than ten days, the army camped outside Jingzhou City on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
The march was quite peaceful. Along the way, officials from Chizhou and County also came out to welcome Li Qinzai and others. They warmly invited Li Qinzai and others to the city for a banquet.
When we arrived outside Jingzhou City, things became more subtle.
Li Qinzai sent a messenger to Jingzhou City one day in advance to inform the Jingzhou governor, and the emperor's imperial envoy arrived.
However, when the army came to camp ten miles outside the city of Jingzhou, Liu Enxiang, the governor of Jingzhou, sent people out of the city to report back to Li Qinzai. The governor was seriously ill in bed and could not meet his superiors. Then he apologized, apologized, and asked for forgiveness.
Li Qinzai sent away the people from the governor's office with a smile. In the army commander's tent, Prince Xue Rengui and Teng came over.
"Seriously ill? Ha! What a coincidence that you are ill." Prince Teng sneered.
Li Qinzai laughed and said, "My father-in-law said that wrong. He happened to be sick, so we can't blame him."
King Teng said coldly: "More than ten states and counties south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan refuse to grow new grain varieties, including Jingzhou."
"Also, Liu Enxiang, the governor of Jingzhou, was from Jiangzhou. He did not serve as an official through the imperial examination. In the 21st year of Zhenguan, he voted for the Lu family in Wu County. After being a retainer of the Lu family for three years, the Lu family recommended Liu Enxiang as an official.
, that is to say, Liu Enxiang is truly a disciple of a prominent Jiangnan family."
"Now my dear son-in-law knows that Liu Enxiang's serious illness was a coincidence."
Li Qinzai said nonchalantly: "Whether he is really ill or fake, he is just a minion. What do we have to argue with him?"
Xue Rengui said solemnly: "Liu Enxiang naturally does not need to argue with him, but we have now set foot on the territory of a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. The road ahead may be full of dangers, so I must be cautious."
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Twenty thousand troops are tied to the waistband of our trousers, so we still need to be cautious? Are we afraid that assassins will cross the army camp and enter the commander's tent to assassinate us?"
Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, it seemed right.
Twenty thousand troops guarded them in the middle of the camp. Are they still afraid of assassins?
Prince Teng glanced at him and said calmly: "Twenty thousand troops are only stationed on both sides of the Yangtze River. What we are going to is the hinterland south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan. There will be no big army to protect us on the next trip."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Before the cards were opened, I was still an imperial envoy. The famous families in the south of the Yangtze River will not be so restless. Don't worry, my father-in-law, our real crisis will be after Tu Qiongdiao met."
Everyone was silent for a moment and nodded slowly, agreeing that Li Qinzai's words made sense.
Li Qinzai is not blindly arrogant. He has gone deep into the tiger's den and cannot possibly make fun of his own life.
The main reason is that for this trip to Jiangnan, the preparations beforehand were relatively sufficient.
Not only did Xue Rengui's 20,000 troops escort them to the south bank of the Yangtze River, but he and King Teng's personal guards totaled nearly a thousand people, all equipped with firearms. If these one thousand people were lined up, they could defeat thousands of rebels.
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Unless a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River can gather tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time, doing so would be a blatant rebellion. Besides, before going to the south of the Yangtze River, Baiqisi's spies had already infiltrated into various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Every day, there were countless secret agents in invisible corners.
A steady stream of information was sent to Li Qinzai's desk.
Li Qinzai knew better than anyone whether the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River had assembled troops, whether they had incited farmers, or whether they had colluded with officials and garrison troops.
Since Liu Enxiang, the governor of Jingzhou, was seriously ill and would not be seen, Li Qinzai did not want to argue with such a small person.
But Li Qinzai's generosity was not reciprocated.
The army was stationed in Jingzhou to rest for two days. The original plan was to cross the river and continue southward, garrisoning troops in Yuezhou on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
However, trouble came. After searching for two days, the 20,000-strong army could not find a boat to cross the river.
Today, the Yangtze River is rich in aquatic products and there are many fishing boats. Many fishermen and their families who depend on the water live on fishing boats.
However, after Xue Rengui's troops were stationed outside Jingzhou City, not a single fishing boat was seen on the Yangtze River, and the army was unable to cross the river at all.
The military scribes joined the army and entered the city to communicate with the officials of the governor's office. The officials either avoided seeing them or pushed them around. In short, the fishing boats did not know where to go and the governor's office could not mobilize them.
When the news came back to the commander's tent, Li Qinzai's smile gradually turned cold.
"This is interesting. I didn't plan to argue with him, but he showed up to me..." Li Qinzai murmured.
Li Sujie has been serving Li Qinzai these days. As he said, he really wants to learn some ways of governing the country and the people from his husband.
Seeing the officials of the Jingzhou Governor's Office acting like this, Li Sujie immediately became angry.
"Is Liu Enxiang really not afraid of death? What kind of ecstasy soup was poured into him by the Lu family of Wu County, and he didn't even care about his future and life, and dared to openly disobey the imperial envoy!"
Li Qinzai said calmly: "By submitting the registration papers of a distinguished family, Liu Enxiang has been marked by a distinguished family for the rest of his life. Just like the mules and horses of a farmer's family, he cannot change it in this life."
"Whether it's his intention or not, he can only act according to the instructions of the noble family. He is just a tool. Why are you angry with him?"
Li Sujie was still angry: "Sir, what should we do?"
Li Qinzai crossed his legs and said: "Send someone to send Xue Ne's name to the governor's office. This evening, let Xue Ne enter the city and pay a personal visit to the governor Liu."
Li Sujie was stunned: "Xue Na?"
"What? You look down on Xue Ne? He captured a city in Goguryeo without a single blow, so he is very capable..."
Staring into Li Sujie's eyes, Li Qinzai said slowly: "This is your first social practice lesson... Never look down on anyone, even if he is a bastard."
"Sometimes the things done by bastards are often more effective and simpler than those done by gentlemen."
"Evil people must be punished by evil people, do you understand?"