Two days later, Pingyuan County Sheriff's Mansion.
Zhang Zheng, the governor of Pingyuan County, was born in the second rank of Jinshi. He is in his thirties this year. He has a long beard and has an elegant civil servant demeanor.
Sheriff Zhang, who was usually calm, now frowned and paced back and forth uneasily. He held a letter in his hand.
Two aides entered the study.
These two staff members are the confidants of Commander Zhang. Commander Zhang said solemnly: "Today, a boy brought a letter to the government. This is the letter in my hand. You two gentlemen should also take a look."
What kind of letter caused Zhang Junshou to be in chaos?
The two staff members were secretly surprised, and their expressions changed after reading the letter.
"This Zhou Sui is so bold and arrogant!" One of the staff said angrily: "How dare you write a letter threatening your Excellency."
The handwriting in the letter is disorganized and not as good as that of an eight or nine-year-old child. It can be seen that the person who wrote the letter has not read any books and has not practiced calligraphy seriously. His words are straightforward and almost vulgar, and his words are arrogant. In the letter, he threatens to write in a
Within a month, the governor's mansion was captured and Zhang Commandery was ordered to surrender immediately.
It was signed by Zhou Sui of Qinglong Mountain and stamped with a private seal.
The name Zhou Sui is naturally familiar to Commander Zhang.
Zhou Sui led a group of bandits, occupying hundreds of miles of mountains and forests, and arbitrarily robbed wealthy businessmen who passed by. The wealthy people in Pingyuan County suffered greatly.
Commander Zhang repeatedly submitted memorials, asking the court to send troops to suppress the bandits. A few years ago, the court did send troops. When Zhou Sui got the news, he immediately ordered the bandits to disperse into the mountains and forests. The imperial army went back and forth for half a year, killing some bandits and settling the matter. The army
As soon as they left, Zhou Sui set up another bandit camp.
Over the past few years, not only have the number of bandits not decreased, but they have increased in number.
Another staff member inspected it carefully and then whispered: "My lord, this is indeed Zhou Sui's private seal. The handwriting on this letter is also from Zhou Sui's hand. Your Excellency, please don't ignore it. You must immediately write to the court and ask the court to send troops."
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The first aide said: "It will take less than half a month to send memorials to the imperial court. If the imperial court sends troops again, it will take another month or two to reach Pingyuan County."
"We still have to take a two-pronged approach. A memorial must be written, and the county governor's office must also be on guard. Then please invite the garrison general to come and discuss something."
That's all it has to be.
Sheriff Zhang nodded slightly.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. The chief attendant walked in and whispered a few words.
Sheriff Zhang, who was frowning at first, his eyes lit up and he suddenly laughed: "Okay! That's great!"
This Zhou Sui secretly went to Beihai County, but was killed by the Prince of Beihai. With the corpses of more than twenty gangsters, the court would never sit idly by.
Sheriff Zhang's sad face disappeared: "I will write a memorial immediately."
After a pause, he added: "Write another letter to General Li of the Jiaodong Army and ask him to send troops to suppress the bandits."
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At this time, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance who was a businessman came out of the city gate of Pingyuan County in a carriage. He handed two taels of silver to the defenders, and the carriage quickly left the city gate and entered the official road.
This middle-aged man is Song Shi.
Songshi thought silently in his heart. He had already sent two of the four letters the lady had given him. The letter he asked the bodyguard to send to the Minister of War in the capital was still on the way. The second letter had already been sent to the Pingyuan County Sheriff's Office.
There are still two letters in his hand, one to be sent to Zichuan County and the other to Jiaodong.
According to the lady's instructions, I should have gone to Zichuan County first.
After hearing about the major murder of bandits in Beihai County, a thought suddenly came to his mind. Could the letter the lady asked him to send have something to do with the Qinglong Mountain bandits?
Song Shi thought for a long time and finally made up his mind. At the fork in the official road, he asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the right.
Go to Jiaodong first, find that Kou Shao, and deliver the letter to General Li.
It’s a hard journey, so there’s no need to elaborate.
Seven days later, we finally arrived in Jiaodong.
Song Shi knew some tricks to disguise himself, darkening his skin color, putting a few pockmarks on his face, and changing into a brocade robe. He tied a small soft pillow around his waist and walked with his "belly" sticking out, giving him the air of a wealthy businessman.
Even if the master Zhao Yuanming is here, he may not recognize that this is his long-term follower.
Kou Shao was a famous prostitute in a brothel and was very famous in Jiaodong. Song Shi randomly asked a waiter at a shop and found Baihua House.
After seeing the one hundred taels of white silver, the madam of Baihualou smiled happily and said, "Hey, you are here today. It is rare that Kou Shao has free time, so I can sit with you for a while and drink a cup of tea."
General Li is in the military camp on weekdays, coming twice a month. For the remaining twenty-eight days, Kou Shao cannot be left idle all the time.
Don't even think about staying overnight. Who dares to touch General Li's lover?
Drinking tea and talking costs one hundred taels. Listening to the piano and singing music costs two hundred taels. Even so, there are also guests who ask to see Kou Shao by name.
If you want to send a message to General Li, there is another price, and you need to add money.
Kou Shao has a plump figure, a beautiful appearance, and a charming voice.
However, in the eyes of Song Shi, who was used to seeing his own young lady, this Kou Shao was just a gaudy woman.
After taking a sip of tea, Song Shi took out a thousand taels of silver notes and placed it in front of Kou Shao: "Please pass a letter to General Li. This thousand taels of silver notes are yours."
Kou Shao's eyes lit up, and without being pretentious or reserved, he smiled sweetly and said, "This uncle is really generous with his actions."
To deliver a message, four hundred taels is enough. To deliver a letter, it is only five hundred taels. This black pockmarked man, with one thousand taels in hand, is simply a fat sheep.
Songshi took out the sealed letter and placed it next to the banknote: "Thank you, Miss Kousha. The matter is done. Please ask Miss Kousha to send someone to Bafang Inn to deliver a message."
Kou Shao picked up the bank note and the letter with a smile: "There are rules in every profession. Don't worry, I took the uncle's money and will deliver the letter to the general as soon as possible."
"It's also your good luck. The general will be here in the next few days. Just wait for the good news."
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Two days later, General Li came to Baihualou.
General Li's full name is Li Ji. He became a fourth-grade three-day general at the age of thirty-four and commanded 10,000 Jiaodong troops. He was considered young and promising among military generals.
It was a common practice in the army of the Jin Dynasty that when generals of the fourth rank and above were sent to their posts, their families, wives and children were required to stay in the capital. Li Ji stayed in Jiaodong for three years and did not raise an outside wife. He only came to Baihualou twice a month. He can be said to be first-rate.
Keep yourself clean.
As for Kou Shao collecting some money in his name, Li Ji didn't take it seriously.
It’s true that brothel girls love money.
Do you expect her to love him, a stinky and sweaty warrior?
The bed creaked for an hour.
Li Ji looked relaxed and got dressed.
Kou Shao, with a flushed face, poked his head out of the tent and said softly: "General, I have been entrusted by someone to deliver a letter to the general."
Li Ji casually took the letter, opened it, and glanced at it casually.
After a moment, the lightness on Li Ji's face disappeared. He glanced sharply and asked in a cold voice: "Where is the person who sent the message?"
