Inside Fuling Pass, Bai Yousi was reviewing the case at the school ground.
The case is very simple. Someone went to the mountains to pick autumn wild fruits, fell off a cliff and died... But the rest of the team said that one of the people who went to pick the fruits was an enemy of that person, so his death was probably not an accident.
That’s why I’m telling you.
At this point, what we already know is that the enemy is real. They are both soldiers and prisoners. One is from the North and the other is from around Jiangdu. They believe in the Black Emperor and the Red Emperor. They are naturally at odds. As a result, when arranging the queue, there was a problem.
They were both mildly disabled, and happened to be next to each other. Along the way, there were disagreements over the distribution of grain and the establishment of camps, which led to constant conflicts... Just last night, because new grain was distributed in the city, the two sides clashed again over grabbing pots and bowls.
...If it weren't for Cheng Mingqi's strict military discipline and Wang Zhen's murderous attitude, I'm afraid there would have been a fight at that time.
When they fell off a cliff while picking fruit, the two of them were indeed together in the mountains.
However, the deceased was discovered only after he rolled down a small cliff, and it is true that the fatal injuries were obviously bruises.
In other words, this seems to be a moot case.
After listening to the narrative, Bai Yousi glanced at the corpse in front of him and the people kneeling behind the corpse, and immediately realized: "Did Qian Tang send someone to deliver it?"
"Yes." The temporarily appointed "patrol" captain quickly agreed.
"I see."
Bai Yousi walked down as he spoke, but he squatted down and pinched the deceased's wrist as if to feel his pulse.
Just when everyone was in shock, the next moment, the fine glowing energy spread along the wrists of the dead body towards the body, one by one, layer by layer, starting with the internal meridians of the corpse, the twelve positive and eight strange
, making the corpse faintly translucent, then the muscles and bones, then the skin, and finally the clothes. After a while, the entire corpse shone with golden light.
Moreover, where the true energy has passed, the texture is clear, some are open and some are blocked, and the dark wounds and abrasions are clearly visible.
After a while, Bai Yousi let go of his hand, stood up, and announced seriously: "This person indeed only had blunt trauma, but there was a long stick-like force mark on his back, which was a little strange. There may have been someone holding a stick on his side at that time."
?What does the stick look like, let’s compare!”
As soon as he said this, the patrolman next to him immediately threw a stick, and one of the kneeling people immediately kowtowed: "Please spare my life, White Snake!"
He was so frightened that he confessed directly.
"This is this person's crutch..." the patrol captain quickly explained. "Does the supervisor still want to verify it?"
"Let's check it out, it won't be troublesome."
As he spoke, Bai Yousi peeled off the clothes on the back of the dead body, then picked it up with one hand and turned the back to face the crowd. Then the golden energy flowed out of his hand and traveled along the body, quickly injuring every place.
The obvious injury was exposed, and as expected, an obvious stick mark was drawn under the left blade of the back, but the rest of the zhenqi was dispersed, leaving only this mark.
The patrol captain quickly picked up the crutch and made a sign. At first, they were not aligned. Then he turned the crutch around and compared it with the head of the crutch. The impression was actually exactly the same.
The onlookers were in uproar and amazed, and talked a lot.
And the man just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Bai Yousi waved his hand and signaled the patrolman to take the man down for execution, but he turned around and frowned and asked, "Since Qian Tang arranged this, where is he?"
The patrol captain was the main participant in the incident. He thought that the other party was dissatisfied with leader Qian Tangqian for arranging such a thing without authorization, so he went to look for him in a panic.
In fact, this is because the patrol captain who was temporarily selected and appointed from the prisoners was overthinking... Bai Yousi was not particularly averse to this method of showing off to others, especially now that he needed to exhaust all means to maintain the order of the team, not to mention
This kind of performance-style settlement of the case, as long as it can calm people's hearts, even asking her to perform a sword dance will be fine.
She just didn't understand how Qian Tang could arrange such a thing and then disappear himself?
You must know that Qian Tang, who was originally responsible for official diplomacy with Dongyi, has been serving as the "general manager" after Yu Jin'ao City broke off and caught up with the team again, and this time he was also directly responsible for the distribution of materials in Guancheng... Suddenly he found someone
What is it if you are not a human being?
And half a day later, when Bai Yousi almost thought that his confidant had also been stabbed off the cliff with a stick, Qian Tang finally came back and brought back one. This shouldn't be considered an accident, but it seemed that Bai Yousi should still be allowed to
Thinking of surprised people.
"Bai Sanniang."
Cao Ming's face turned bitter and he couldn't hide his doubts. "Why am I here?"
Bai Yousi was obviously speechless: "The King of Qi is here, why do you ask me?"
"Who are you asking?" Cao Ming spread his hands and said. "I thought you had a smooth journey here. I heard that you said goodbye to Wang Yuande after passing Caoguan Pass and took the initiative to pursue me. On the way, I learned that Qian Zhide, a general of Dongyi, was
I was killed by you, and I didn’t know until I met Mr. Qian that you had passed three levels and killed three generals along the way, and even accepted a decent lieutenant as a surrender... What is the difference between this and going to war directly? And why can Wang Yuande still let go?
Should I leave? To put it ten thousand steps back, he always knew that Qian Zhide was dead when I set off, right? How can we not make people confused?"
Bai Yousi finally laughed: "Perhaps Wang Yuande was too selfish. Those who died earlier were Li Ziqi's descendants and the confidants of King Dongyi. Instead of not caring, he was happy. Even Wang Yuanzhen may not be his."
"Wang Yuan is really his," Cao Ming reminded seriously. "I made inquiries about him and I know it."
Bai Yousi tilted his head and thought for a while, then continued to defend: "That means he didn't know that Wang Yuanzhen was dead when you set off."
"Is it such a coincidence?" Cao Ming was furious. "And even if he really didn't know that Wang Yuanzhen was dead, but you killed Li Qiu Sheng and Qian Zhide, he should have reminded Wang Yuanzhen..."
"Maybe I was reminded?" Bai Yousi thought thoughtfully. "But I started too quickly."
Cao Ming was so speechless that he gave up the argument with the other party and asked instead: "What are you going to do next?"
"Although there are still thousands of miles to go, hundreds of them are just deserted Luolongtan. Among the remaining hundreds of miles, if the route is proper, there are only two or three important places, so just keep going." Bai Yousi
Answer calmly.
Cao Ming thought for a while, put away all his emotions, and sighed: "This situation can only be like this."
"Having said that, there is still something that King Qi needs to do." Bai Yousi did not waste a moment.
"What's going on?" Cao Ming was obviously frightened and alert.
"The Dragon Bone City in front is just fine, it's just dangerous. Going further, there are two military camps on Luolongtan. It is said that each has 17,800 permanent guards. Although there is no master, together they have
There are a dozen or so condensed pills and Chengdan. If they send out troops to stop us in the wilderness, we will definitely be defeated." Bai Yousi said seriously. "I also ask King Qi to be an envoy to the closer south side.
Camp, tell them that we just want to return to the west and have no intention of fighting... The terrain of Luolongtan is open and it won't hinder their business if they let us go. But on the other hand, if they insist on taking action, our team may
They will suffer great harm, but we will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on them!"
Cao Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "If this is the case, I am willing to go."
Bai Yousi naturally showed a slight smile.
Cao Ming hesitated for a moment, and then asked again: "If the Luolongtan camp is handled like this, how are you going to survive the natural danger of Dragon Bone City, which is closer?"
Bai Yousi spread his hands: "Surprise attack, beheading, forced surrender... what else can you do? You can't treat guests, right? I don't have to hold a banquet every time I go to someone else's house."
"That's right." Cao Ming thought for a moment. "Although Dragon Bone City is a natural hazard, it can't hold many soldiers at all. It would be nice to have someone guarding it... But if you dispose of Dragon Bone City, you must block the news, otherwise
It would be difficult for me at Luolongtan."
Bai Yousi nodded naturally.
Cao Ming was also happy. When he saw the other party's promise, he didn't waste any time. He clearly had just arrived and was still riding away in a hurry.
After the person left, a long time passed. Qian Tang, who had been silent before, followed Bai Yousi and was busy for a while, but suddenly said: "Manager, I think what King Qi said makes sense..."
"What words make sense?" Bai Yousi, who was still on the school field, was just comparing some forms without raising his head.
"Li Ziqi, Wang Yuande's attitude is indeed wrong..." Qian Tang squinted his eyes and looked at his old boss.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yousi still didn't look up.
"First of all, neither Li Ziqi nor Wang Yuande can be cowardly and mediocre people. On the contrary, Li Ziqi is the great governor and great master. The Dongyi people can withstand three conquests. This man has made great contributions. Such a person is even
He is an outstanding hero among heroes. As for Wang Yuande, he also participated in the Second and Third Expeditions. When I told the King of Qi just now about this man, I felt that this man was a young general of the royal family, but he devoted himself to running a faction and had great ambitions.
It’s very clear that he wants to be a powerful official in the clan according to the political tradition here in Dongyi, and he might even be thinking about succeeding to the throne... He can also be regarded as half a hero."
"That makes sense."
"Since these two people are heroes and owl heroes, they should be more flexible when it comes to our westward journey... If they really get the instructions from the Supreme Being, or there is nothing they can do to us, they should open up the road and send us back as soon as possible to save trouble.
... Qian Zhide was only loyal to the leader of Dongyi Kingdom. He might be able to drive away tigers and devour wolves, but he also thought it was absurd. What about Wang Yuanzhen and Li Qiusheng?
"And if they were determined to keep us here, they wouldn't hesitate. They should have used the great master leader and the army to annihilate us long before we passed Cao Pass.
"It's just that they don't want to take action. They are afraid and want to wear us down with food and grass. We have broken two levels in a row. They should pay attention. How can they let it go now? Even the King of Qi can return calmly?"
"So, what do you think is going on?" Bai Yousi finally raised his head.
"After thinking about it, I feel that they must have other plans...their own plans." Qian Tang said sternly. "They just want to use us to achieve something... It seems that they may really want to kill Qian Zhide, but they must
Bigger, otherwise why would we indulge us so much? And, if nothing else, this matter should be ahead."
"That's what I thought too." Bai Yousi nodded and lowered his head again. "But so what? The only worry right now is that since I promised to bring these 100,000 people back, I couldn't do it.
.”
"Yes, the current situation is not that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, but that the arrow has already been shot... I just gave a brief reminder in case the manager really didn't care." Qian Tang felt relieved, but came again
Question: "What does Dragon Bone City say? Do you want to send troops as quickly as possible?"
"No need." Bai Yousi raised his head again, his eyes like stars. "Dragon Bone City's defense strength is not worth mentioning. I already have a plan."
Qian Tang naturally said no more.
In the evening of that day, the dusty Cao Ming came to the outside of Longgu City and stationed his horse on a small slope opposite Longgu Mountain. Taking advantage of the last ray of sunlight, he frowned slightly while looking at this natural barrier, and then he coughed violently.
The cough was the root cause of Jiangdu's military coup, but the frown was the remnant of the Wei Dynasty who was keenly aware that both he and Bai Yousi seemed to have underestimated the natural dangers here.
Although he had already learned information about this city and this mountain from various military reports in the past ten years, and had even seen similar models, he would not be aware of some of the situation until he actually arrived here.
First of all, this city is a city, or fortress, specially built according to the terrain by the Dongyi people in order to prepare for large-scale marches from the Central Plains. If you really count its overall area, it seems to be larger than Dengzhou City, because it is simply along the
The city wall was built along the slope of Longgu Mountain, so that it encompasses the entire mountain. However, due to the steepness of the mountain and the rugged rocks of Longgu Mountain, there is almost no grass growing, so the actual usable area is pitifully small.
As he said before, this city is so cramped that only a thousand people can enter it. And if Li Ziqi had personally entered the town to defend it during the first expedition that day, then there would be someone who stood out. How could it be for nothing?
Sanniang's opponent?
With such a scattered defense design, it would be difficult for even a grandmaster to form a formation.
So what's the problem?
The problem lies in the narrow passage beneath this natural barrier.
Cao Ming could almost imagine that even if this city was easily acquired, it would take a long time for hundreds of thousands of people to pass through here, and it would be naturally separated into two sections by this mountain.
In fact, looking at this dark mountain city, even the topography is different from the east and west sides... Although it looks yellow at first glance, there are hills and interlaced plains to the east, and there are everywhere on it.
It is a plant withered and yellow after autumn, and there are also dotted forests and rivers; the west is gray and yellow, but it is a typical Gobi Desert. It only follows the river and generates a large number of swamps. At this time after autumn, there are dense reeds and rivers everywhere.
Just Puliu.
For a moment, this remnant of the Wei Dynasty wanted to go back and remind Bai Yousi, and even wanted to suggest that he take a detour from the north passage. However, after much thought, Bai Yousi could not ignore this problem. Instead, so many people detoured.
On the way to the north, he was afraid that he would encounter the winter weather at Luolongtan, where he would be killed or injured... At this thought, Cao Ming only felt that he had a long way to go on this trip, and he had to do his best for the sake of his mother and his only remaining son.
So he ignored it and headed west.
As the sun sets in the west, heartbroken people are at the end of the world. Cao Ming is not the only one who is running hard. On the banks of the Hutuo River in the northernmost part of the river, there are also people in Fox Lake who stop running until late at night and light bonfires.
There is a saying that there are so many cattails and reeds here that they are very similar to the swamps in the Gobi Desert that Cao Ming stepped into.
On the contrary, we are both fallen people in the world, so why should we meet each other?
Beside the campfire, smelling the smell of burnt fish, Cui Silang and Cui Xuanchen reached out impatiently, as if to rescue the fish from his clan brother, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a strange sensation on the side of his right thigh.
Feeling itchy, I reached in and touched it, and found out the shell of a dead caterpillar. I was speechless and quickly threw it into the fire. I couldn't help but scratch it a few times through my clothes.
Among the people nearby, except for Cui Erqilang, who had a lower cultivation level and was concentrating on grilling fish, the other two people all saw this scene and were a little sad. However, these two people were considered deep-minded people and did not
Just showing it.
And Cui Shilang was so shrewd that he quickly sensed the atmosphere, but he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only continue to keep a straight face, and even forgot to rescue the grilled fish from his clan brother.
After a while, it was Cui Erqilang who spoke... He thought he had grilled the fish well, but when he handed over the grilled fish, he discovered that the other side of the fish had been licked by the fire and was completely burnt.
, but quickly turned back: "Uncle, the other side of the Hutuo River is Muxian County. Why don't we cross the river and settle there, but camp here? With your cultivation, are you still afraid of someone having evil intentions?"
It seems that there are complaints.
The eldest person in the group, Cui Tuan, the head of the Cui clan who was sold by Bai Hengqiu that day, just smiled when he heard this, and then took the burnt grilled fish, but did not say a word, as if he was waiting.
Cui Shiro, a junior, came to explain for himself.
"Twenty-seventh Lang misunderstood, we are afraid of someone." Unexpectedly, the last person who took the initiative to explain was the gang traitor Li Shu who had a bounty on his head. He smiled and laughed as soon as he opened his mouth, showing his elegant demeanor.
You Cun. "I'm just worried that my whereabouts will be exposed..."
"Isn't it because you are afraid of being chased by the gang if you expose your whereabouts?" Cui Erqilang was still puzzled.
"I'm really not afraid of this." Li Shu said with a smile. "If I am only offered a reward of a few dozen taels of silver, it can be seen that people don't bother to pay attention to us at all. They just want to humiliate me. Wherever we go, we have to be there.
Wherever we gather our strength to do something, it would be ridiculous to expose it so easily... Cui Gong is very famous in Hebei, it is best for us to hide for a while."
Cui Erqilang nodded in half understanding.
"It's ridiculous that Xue Changxiong has such a great reputation, but he just sits there and waits for death." After hearing this, Cui Silang, whose mouth had turned black, finally couldn't help complaining, but looking at him like this, it was more like diverting attention.
Ignore the smell of fish in your hands.
"The gang made this matter clear before." Li Shu held the grilled fish and squinted his eyes slightly. "After the Three Expeditions, Xue Changxiong took the title of Hebei Marching Commander, plus Xue's origin, Grandmaster
With his cultivation, his status as Duke, and the military strength of the Hejian camp, he was famous and powerful, but he was unable to integrate the Wei forces in Hebei within two years... He did not cross the river south that day, but helped Li cross the river north.
, he has already lost."
"Not to mention crossing the river south, he can't even hold Dou Lide and the others to death." Cui Erqilang couldn't help complaining. "If Gaojibo can be wiped out, then Cao Shancheng and our Cui family will fall to him.
Now, Cao Shancheng and the Cui family have turned to him. Qinghe is his foundation in the south of Hebei. When Bohai and Wu'an are unable to stand on their own, won't he be able to overwhelm Hebei? Overwhelm all.
Eighty-eight, and then entered Yecheng, took Li Ding, and surrendered Luo Shu. Feng Wuyi would only obey him when he came back. He was simply the most powerful force in the world! They followed him north and south! But he couldn't even Gaoji
Bodu was unable to clean up, but instead allowed Doulide and the others to wait until they got to the gang, which led to the gang's situation in Qinghe and Bohai... He also deserved to be in the situation where he is now waiting to die."
"How can Dou Lide be so easy to press?" Li Shu thought thoughtfully under the light of the fire. "At that time, Hebei Province suffered very much from the Three Marches. Zhang Jinheng, Gao Shitong, Sun Xunzhi, and the two high-ranking officials who are still hanging out in Shanggu.
, including Han Erlang and Liu Heifu who are now challenging each other, they are all from Hebei Rebels, and Dou Lide is the most tenacious among them. This was also the confidence that Zhang Xing had to cross the river that day... But no matter what, Xue Changxiong cannot integrate
The official power of the Wei Dynasty is that he is incompetent."
"Marrying, garrisoning, setting up official positions..." Cui Silang thought for a while, but still felt confused. "He himself clearly used the name of Hejian Camp to appoint many military attachés, and recruited many Hebei powerful people and spiritual masters, but why?
He didn’t even go so far as to garrison troops in various counties? He brought six or seventy-eight of his sons here, and he didn’t marry into the noble families of Hebei? Uncle, has he contacted us about marriage?”
"No." Cui Tang, who was eating fish seriously, finally spoke, and even for a master, the corners of his mouth and beard were blackened.
"Even Cheng Dalang of the gang knew that the first person to be related to us was Zhang San... Although Zhang San was hostile to our family and specifically suppressed Cheng Dalang, he also knew how to use us and gave two leaders positions. This Xue Changxiong
What on earth are you thinking?" Cui Shilang was originally just talking about the topic to divert his attention, but now the more he thought about it, the more absurd he felt.
"I know a thing or two about his thoughts." Cui Tang put down the fish and sneered. "Isn't it because he thinks that his family belongs to the Guanlong clan, so he doesn't regard Hebei as his basic place? Even if they are married, they still need a few of the Xue family.
It would be reasonable for a son to marry the Bai family, the Dou family, or the Sima family, but at worst he would marry the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Zhang family in Hedong, and other more recent big families. What is the use of marrying our Cui family?"
Everyone was stunned and had different reactions.
Without him, this sounds absurd, but it seems reasonable... Xue Changxiong has been the direct descendant of the famous Guanlong family since he was born. Until four or five years ago, he continued to follow the progress of this political group, and together he witnessed the Guanlong Group reaching its peak.
Brilliant, isn’t it reasonable to have this idea about Long’s position?
Is he the only one like this?
Thinking of this, even Li Shu had to lower his head to look at the bonfire.
"You all said that he never thought about being a king and could not escape from the realm of ministers, so he was thrown away by Zhang San and Bai Hengqiu." Cui Suan continued to sneer. "Is it possible that this guy just doesn't like Hebei?
, I just feel that my family is basically in Kansai, and if I had stayed in Kansai, I would have become emperor and king long ago?"
Li Shu and others remained silent, just staring at the bonfire.
"According to this, if we go to Luo Shu's place again, we won't be shelved and ignored like we were here with Xue Changxiong?" After a while, the silence was still broken by Cui Erqilang.
"Luo Shu should be more pragmatic." Li Shu tried his best to comfort him with a smile.
"It's difficult." Cui Silang sighed. "In the current situation, if you want to make some achievements in Hebei, the premise is that Luo Shu and Xue Changxiong join forces, that is, Luo Shu is more pragmatic and proactive, but one slap can't make a difference, Xue Changxiong
How can we get them to join forces like this?"
"Defense is still feasible." Li Shu said seriously. "Even if Zhang Xing delays any longer, he will definitely attack Xue Changxiong within half a year. Although Xue Changxiong is unable to take the initiative to attack, it is still feasible to hold on to the city and defend it for a while.
Yes, when the time comes, as long as Luo Shu is mobilized to come out of Youzhou in time to attack from inside and outside, it will be enough to turn the situation around."
"Then what?" Cui Tang finally asked with a frown. "We can hold on for a while, but the gang can retreat. If Luo Shu really wants to be pragmatic, he should try to annex Xue Changxiong, right? And if the gang is so powerful, what if it comes back again?
After a lot of back and forth, the two families no longer have trust, and the gang can naturally annex them calmly."
"It's too difficult." Cui Silang also kept nodding. "The trend of helping is already established... In that battle at the beginning of the year, Bai Hengqiu saw the trend of helping Jackie Chan. Even before going to Kansai, he wanted to try to stab him, but...
After all, I was helped to get through it, so naturally it is difficult to control it.”
"It can be suggested that Luo Shu form an alliance with Xue Changxiong. It is best to put down his position and live under Xue Changxiong in name. Then let him go south to use Xue Changxiong as a shield against Zhang Xing, and then go north to attack the Northland, and wait for the Eight Lords and Seven Guards of the Northland
With it in hand, we can naturally turn around and head south." Li Shu seemed to have already had an idea. "It is time for us to make great achievements by promoting the Youzhou-Hejian Alliance, including conquering the Northland."
"Beidi...it's not impossible." Cui Silang was stunned for a moment, then looked at his great-uncle.
"It seems that this is the only way." Cui Tang thought for a long time, and finally nodded in approval. "The help is great, but we have to go back to Qinghe... Besides, if we don't count on the local forces in Hebei at this time, how can we still count on Guan
Long people? From Bai Hengqiu to Xue Changxiong, I can see clearly that no one is willing to regard us as the same class!"
Obviously, this person still remembers Bai Hengqiu's betrayal of the Cui family.
Why did you think Bai Hengqiu could knock down the gang with one blow that day?
On the other side, Cui Erqilang wanted to nod in agreement, but suddenly thought that Li Shu beside him seemed to be from the Guanlong family. He didn't know what they were thinking. His uncle's words seemed to be a bit of a temptation.
He quickly pretended not to know and lowered his head to eat the fish.
Li Shu, on the other hand, couldn't help but laugh while holding the fish: "Zhang San is lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside, monopolizing the gang and controlling Henan and Hebei. We have no choice but to live in exile, but the world is so big, there is always a glimmer of hope, not to mention that we know the true and false status of the gang.
And Cui Gong has the hope of Hebei and shows off his strength as a master. He has something to rely on. There are many princes outside who can take refuge... The current situation is much better than when I was living in Dongyi... You don't know, I just entered
When I came here, I noticed that this place was very similar to the swamp in the Gobi to the east of Luolongtan. On that day, Yang Shen was defeated, and I was living alone in it, with no future at all, and there was no town in front of me or five people behind to rely on, and there was no one beside me.
None of my colleagues even thought about drowning in the river, but they just managed to survive. How can it be like now, when all of you colleagues have grilled fish to eat?"
Cui Silang smiled, Cui Erqilang also laughed, and even Cui Tuang clicked his tongue.
A few people ate fish together, and the atmosphere became much better.
However, after eating most of the fish, the corners of their mouths were turning black. Three of the four people had top-notch cultivation levels, but they smelled the formation of horseshoes outside the swamp first... Several people looked at each other, and Cui Tang, the one with the highest level of cultivation, casually
With a wave, the bonfire stopped swaying, then quickly shrank and extinguished. The other people also put down the grilled fish and listened in silence. Cui Erqilang, who could only guess what was going on, became even more alert.
look.
But it was obvious that the group of people outside were coming for them. These people stopped directly outside Fox Lake, then dispersed completely, and then entered the lake to cheer.
Before Cui Erqilang heard the voice clearly, Cui Tuan was already surprised and looked at Li Shu and Cui Xuanchen: "How?"
"It should be true." Cui Silang said with a smile. "Of course we want to conceal our whereabouts, but if Luo Shu was pragmatic, he should have contacted the local forces in Hejian when Xue Changxiong lost his ambition, and if you were in Youzhou
There are spies all over the river, so it doesn't seem too difficult to know that we have left the Xue family and are about to be in Hudian at this time."
After saying that, he looked at Li Shu again: "Li Gong, do you think so?"
"Of course it is, of course." Li Shu sighed. "It's just that this Luo technique is more pragmatic than we thought! It's... too pragmatic!"
Cui Erqilang didn't mention it, but the other two people naturally knew what he meant.
But Cui Xuanchen could only persuade with a wry smile: "Having said that, it is better than wasting it in vain with Xue Changxiong."
Before he could even finish his words, the bonfire had already rekindled, even rising into the sky.
When Li Shu saw this, he stopped sighing and just sat upright and waited.
After a moment, a group of Youzhou knights came here, but they didn't dare to come forward. After waiting for a while, a person who was obviously the leader came here. Looking at the four people who were sitting still, they didn't show any signs of movement.
Without stopping, he bowed directly to the eldest Cui Tuang and saluted: "But Cui Gong of Qinghe is in front, and the governor of the north of Xiayouzhou, the prefect of Anle County, General Fenwu, and the Duke of Liucheng Junshu are serving as the general manager of the camp in Youzhou, my lord.
The Grand Governor of Hebei Province and the Guardian of the Northern Territory have ordered Luo Gong to come here to welcome you."
The four people sitting there were stunned by the campfire, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
After a while, Cui Xuanchen reacted quickly and pointed to Li Shu beside him and stood up: "This... General Hou, not only my uncle Cui Gong is here, but Li Gong is also here."
Hou Junshu was also stunned for a moment, but soon he came to his senses and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Is Mr. Li here too? That would be a double happiness. If I get Mr. Cui and Mr. Li, wouldn't my lord become a dragon when a tiger grows wings?"
Li Shu then laughed and stood up to shake hands with the other party.
And it was at this time that Cui Erqilang could see clearly... Several people had just eaten most of the fish and put out the bonfire in a hurry, but from Cui Gong to Li Gong, the corners of their mouths were still black!
But so what?
I can only act like that northern governor and pretend not to know.
On the second day after Li Shu, Cui Tang and others met Hou Junshu at Jinfengyulu in Hudian, Zhang Xing shamelessly moved into the Yecheng palace and moved into the largest courtyard in the northernmost residential area.
The courtyard is located to the west of the palace. There is a medium-sized hall in the front, where meetings can be held. There are public rooms on both sides for paperwork and protection work. There are residences in the back, and there are also a dozen rooms and a small garden. The northwest corner is connected to the courtyard.
It is a small building with three floors, especially the third floor, which is open on all sides... It is probably because of this small ventilated building that the whole courtyard is called Guanfeng Yuan.
In response, Chief Zhang didn't even change his name and just checked in with his bags.
The only thing worth mentioning is that he allowed Qin Bao to temporarily live in Guanfeng Yuan on the pretext that Qin Bao's leader had not yet been officially certified.
After checking into Guanfeng Yuan, Chief Zhang immediately became busy... It was not that he wanted to cause trouble on his own initiative, but many people came to him to make reports and ask for instructions... Some really asked for instructions, some pretended to ask for instructions, but Chief Zhang
It's not easy to argue with those who have said it before.
However, today and now, this person who comes to ask for instructions must be genuine.
"Are you afraid that the new law will not be implemented?" Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully in the small garden in the backyard. "Is there any resistance to which clauses are being followed?"
"If that's the case, I won't be afraid." Cui Erlang, Cui Suchen, the director of the Criminal Law Department, looked quite relaxed. "Because what we really want to resist is to cause trouble in places where the stakes are closely related to the transfer of land and the release of people, and in these places
Everyone is watching from top to bottom. Everyone knows what can be done and what can be done. If someone insists on resisting and others don't tell them, chief, will you let anyone go?"
Zhang Xing also laughed...because it is indeed the case.
Although he laughs and laughs all day long, either drinking sour plum soup or chatting with the villagers, as a qualified political leader and with many years of experience here, no matter how confused he is, how can he not understand the importance of land and population?
Not to mention other things, these people in the gang, how did the leaders in the upper reaches of Jishui pretend to be ignorant to save Zhuangzi before the rebellion, how many workshops did the leaders in the lower reaches of Jishui have, and who is there in Dengzhou, which was previously wiped out by the Hebei rebels?
He knows everything about buying a property.
Including the real meaning behind Cui Suchen's current topic, he actually knows it.
"I don't want to take action against the local officials and officials now." Zhang Xing smiled and did not try to hide it. "It's not that I'm playing tricks on people's hearts, but that I'm not ready."
Cui Suchen immediately became solemn.
"If you always expect things to be innovative from the top down, you will be deceiving yourself and others." Zhang Xing put away his smile and explained seriously. "It is a bit new to help this system to this day, but in fact it is still a group of people from the Eastern Qi Dynasty.
The heroes and elites were pulled up by me. If we say that they have a deep foundation and are integrated from top to bottom, they are actually far from it... It happens to be wartime again, a time to fight for the world. We do not have enough experienced grassroots officials. If we clean them up at this time
, if you replace them, something will go wrong."
Cui Suchen thought for a while and asked seriously: "So the chief asked Zhang Shizhao, the Great Wei Prime Minister, to be in charge of the Mengji Department. Is it to do both civil and military affairs and cultivate some young people of his own to slowly replace him?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded. "However, this position is wanted by Mr. Zhang himself. He sees it clearly and knows that this is the real source of establishing new things."
Cui Suchen couldn't help but sigh: "When we first collected Jishui a few years ago, when we entered Hebei, there was no system, and the prefectures and counties had no time to attack. The chief insisted on this matter. Later, after years of war, he could hardly breathe.
The chief still insists... Although everyone is not able to openly object due to the chief's authority, in fact everyone does not agree with it. Even now, only a few people are slowly realizing the benefits of this."
"It's still a little late to tell about the benefits. It will probably take two or three years before they are slowly revealed." Zhang Xing continued. "However, if you are worried that the "Law" will not be widely accepted, there is no need to worry about its local status.
Officials and officials, I have an idea..."
"Please give me some advice, Chief." Cui Suchen immediately cheered up.
"How about you go to the countryside pavilion and try the case yourself?" Zhang Xing said with a smile.
"I...what case am I trying?" Cui Suchen was obviously confused.
"It's like this." Zhang Xing explained. "You take dozens of outstanding officials and documents from the Criminal Law Department to the villages around Yecheng, and use the leisure time after autumn to try cases..."
This was made clear, but Cui Suchen was still confused: "How many cases can I try alone, even with dozens of officials? And the people below will not dare to sue me when they see an official like me.
of."
"If the people in the countryside dare not come to you to complain, you can go to the counties to find the backlog of cases, find cases that reflect the good governance of the new law, or find cases that have already been pronounced but can be corrected according to the new law, and then run away
Go to the village pavilion where the crime occurred and call someone for sentencing..."
Zhang Xingru explained.
"You don't have to worry about one person being powerless. In fact, the beauty of this method is here... You can personally lead people through a county, more than a dozen townships, and pick a case in each township. After finishing, they will come back, and then they will follow you.
We will select seven or eight outstanding officials and let them take the lead. Then we will go to the counties in Wei County to select middle and lower-level officials to form a team, and continue to go to the rural pavilions to continue this inspection!"
Cui Suchen's eyes visibly lit up: "What a great idea! If this is the case, after Wei Jun's work is completed, it is probably not winter yet, and we can still select the best ones from Wei Jun's local officials who follow the inspection, knowing that we are going to
Those who push for new laws will be assigned to the Criminal Law Department, and then they will be asked to take the lead in conducting inspections throughout the city, even in Hebei and Henan."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "It's enough to patrol two stations in one winter, and then go to Henan after next spring... Moreover, there is no need to let these local officials return to the Criminal Law Department, otherwise they will be exhausted.
It's not affordable, just select the outstanding ones for promotion, and keep the rest with resumes and records, which will be enough for promotion in the future. However, the inspection process itself must ensure remuneration and safety, and you can give some money, food, cloth, and silk... As for safety,
Although we would like to cause trouble in some obscure place so that we can take action to establish our authority, we still have to put our own family first."
"Chief, you have thought so well. If you don't do it, you will feel uneasy." Cui Suchen stood up and bowed directly to leave. "In this case, I will go to Mr. Chen to make a plan and implement it as soon as possible."
Zhang Xing nodded and didn't say goodbye.
However, Qin Bao was standing by and couldn't help but ask: "Third brother just said that he never expected to innovate from the top down, but he was not ready to replace local officials... so we have the Mengji Department?"
"yes."
"Then using retired sergeants as grassroots rural officials, isn't it also a bottom-up filling?"
"Of course."
"Why didn't you tell Manager Cui?" Qin Bao was slightly surprised.
"Why should you tell him?" Zhang Xing turned back to look at the other party. "He thought of the Meng Jibu matter himself, and I admitted it, and I didn't deliberately hide anything..."
Qin Bao hesitated for a moment: "Shouldn't we treat others with sincerity?"
Zhang Xing slowly shook his head: "Maybe, but it's not necessary... Especially now, in terms of the situation, gangs have become the climate; in terms of system renewal, it will be effective in two or three years... It's better to keep things stable."
Qin Bao nodded: "I know, the third brother is scared to death now."
Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Actually, this is nothing...you should be careful when going to Dengzhou."
Qin Bao instead sneered: "Who is there in Dengzhou, isn't it Cheng Dalang? Even if Cheng Dalang rebels, if I can't carry the third brother out, my life will be in vain."
Zhang Xing nodded, and finally gave the final answer: "We will go first, and several battalions of soldiers and horses will be escorted behind. King Xiongtian and the Thirteen Vajras will accompany us."
Qin Bao finally frowned: "Cheng Dalang really wants to rebel?"
"Based on the person he is, nine times out of ten he won't." Zhang Xing confessed frankly. "The problem is Luolongtan. I have to go back and visit this time no matter what... I can't help but feel scared."
Qin Bao finally came to his senses, but then fell into a trance again, as if he was remembering the scene when the two met for the first time.
The two brothers were sitting there when suddenly there was a commotion outside. They cheered up, and then someone immediately came to report - Xie Minghe, General Manager Xie, was back, and he brought with him the forty-year-old descendant of the Jiangdong Xie family who had been famous for hundreds of years.
The rest of the people arrived and were already outside the city.
PS: Zhao Ziyue has opened a new book, Sui and Tang Dynasties...Wagangliu...