There are more than 900 people in the Suppression Army, including more than 100 Canglong Guards, more than 100 people from Haoran Academy, more than 100 people from Wuche Academy, more than 200 envoys in red, and 300 envoys in green.
Qingyi Pavilion is the absolute main force in the evil-suppressing army, but the absolute main force is at the back of the team.
It's better to walk at the end of the queue, stay away from Aunt Liang.
Xu Zhiqiong gave up his horse to Jiang Feili and ran to the team to chat with the senior sister.
Seeing Xu Zhiqiong walking beside him, Yuchilan felt a little uncomfortable: "Zhiqiong, you are now the Lieutenant Zuo of the Suppressing Evil Corps, and I am just an ordinary sergeant. We shouldn't get too close."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "What are you afraid of if you come closer? I will sleep in the same military tent with you tonight."
Yuchilan blushed and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Sister, have you ever slept in a military tent?"
Yuchi Lan shook his head: "You have all gone to fight in the north. This is my first time to go on an expedition. I don't understand anything about the things in the military camp. I don't even know where we are going to fight."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "To be honest, I don't know either, because we don't know where the Bloody Sect is at all."
Su Xiujuan said from the side: "Aren't we going to arrest Yazi? What are we doing with an army? How can Yazi be waiting to fight with the army?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "The Suppressing Evil Army is not just an army, it also has other uses. I soon found out."
After leaving the capital and heading south, the whole army marched for a whole day. Everyone was well-educated, and most of them were Sha Dao and Confucianists. They had sufficient strength, and they walked more than a hundred miles in one day.
At nightfall, the whole army encamped.
Liang Xianchun summoned all battalion officials to discuss matters.
Ahead is a forked road, leading to Pingman County in Yizhou to the east and Lincong County to Chaizhou to the west.
Liang Xianchun said: "Xianchun is leading troops for the first time on an expedition. I have to ask you for advice on important military matters. Dean Zuo and Dean Lin are both knowledgeable and experienced in battles. I hope Xianchun has anything inappropriate. You two are generous with your advice.”
Lin Tianzheng smiled modestly: "How dare you, how dare you."
Zuo Chuxian did not smile, but said solemnly: "General, Zuo is no longer the dean of Haoran Academy, and he can no longer be called the dean."
When Prince Tunu was causing trouble in the capital, Zuo Chuxian resigned in front of the emperor because he refused to allow Tunu people to study in the academy. The emperor approved it, and the matter was settled.
This time Zuo Chuxian led Haoran Academy to the expedition because the emperor named his name in the edict, and Zuo Chuxian was deeply supported by teachers and students, so he took up the position of lieutenant in the Central Military Academy.
Whether or not to call him the dean is a trivial matter, but Zuo Chuxian really took it seriously today.
Lin Tianzheng also felt strange. Zuo Chuxian used to be quite smooth, but why did his temperament change so much after he resigned?
Liang Xianchun quickly changed his words: "Captain Zuo, I blame Xianchun for being careless. Please forgive me."
Zuo Chuxian nodded and continued: "General, starting from tomorrow, the teachers and students of Haoran Academy will walk behind Wuche Academy on the battlefield, with martial arts in front and Wen behind. This is etiquette and a rule!"
Liang Xianchun laughed dryly, not knowing how to respond.
She deliberately let Zuo Chuxian walk in front of Lin Tianzheng in order to show her admiration and respect for Zuo Chuxian.
But I didn't expect that Zuo Chuxian wouldn't appreciate it.
Lin Tianzheng still wanted to smooth things over: "Captain Zuo, there is no need to worry about the order. Just listen to the general's arrangements."
Zuo Chuxian shook his head and said: "There are no rules, no rules. The military camp is a place where rules should be followed!"
Liang Xianchun nodded and said, "Then just listen to Captain Zuo."
Zuo Chuxian wasn't done yet: "From now on, Zuo must be under Colonel Lin."
Lin Tianzheng said: "There is no need to worry about such knotty matters."
Zuo Chuxian looked at Lin Tianzheng and said: "I don't respect you as a human being, but on the battlefield, I should respect martial arts!"
Lin Tianzheng turned his head.
This guy didn't seem so annoying before.
Liang Xianchun quickly changed the topic, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said: "Captain Zuo."
Xu Zhiqiong sat in a daze on his seat.
"Captain Zuo!"
calls me?
I almost forgot, Xu Zhiqiong's official position is Zuo Xiaowei.
"What are your orders, General?"
Liang Xianchun asked: "To the west is Chaizhou, and to the east is Yizhou. Which state do you think Captain Zuo should go to?"
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "My subordinates are stupid and they are all driven by the general."
Liang Xianchun said with disdain: "You can't even come up with an idea, how can you lead a battalion?"
Xu Zhiqiong raised his eyebrows and said, "But it made the general laugh."
It wasn’t that Xu Zhiqiong couldn’t answer, but it was that he didn’t want to go back.
Pingman County in Yizhou and Lincong County in Chaizhou, these two places are reasonable choices no matter where they go. Liang Xianchun may even choose to go to both places, or he may go straight to the pipeline and go to neither place.
She had already planned in her mind to test her subordinates with what she thought was the correct answer. This cheap trick had been practiced in Xu Zhiqiong's hometown for thousands of years.
Rather than being ridiculed by the other party and then acting like a fool, it is better to act like a fool right from the start.
"Xu Zhiqiong, Xu Xiaowei," Liang Xianchun changed his name to Xu Xiaowei. It seemed that he was going to curse, "Do you know why I asked you to lead Qingyi Pavilion at the end of the team?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I think the general saw me fighting bravely and deliberately put me at the back of the team."
Zuo Chuxian's face was expressionless, and Liang Yuyao secretly glanced at Xu Zhiqiong.
Lin Tianzheng rubbed his forehead and said to Liang Xianchun: "My subordinates believe that there are many mountains and forests in Lincong County, Chaizhou, which is suitable for thieves to hide."
Lin Tianzheng also answered casually, in order to relieve Xu Zhiqiong.
Liang Xianchun nodded and said: "Colonel Lin's words make sense. We will go to Lincong County tomorrow. Xu Zhiqiong, since you like to be the queen, I will let you be the queen tomorrow."
Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists and said, "Cheng took care of it."
After everyone dispersed, Xu Zhiqiong returned to his tent, opened the ancient scrolls of yin and yang, and continued to study the techniques of famous masters through yin and yang.
Liang Yuyao arrived shortly afterwards and blamed Xu Zhiqiong: "Didn't I tell you not to joke with your aunt? She has a bad temper!"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Do you think her temper will improve if I don't tease her? After all, she just wants to make things difficult for me."
Liang Yuyao said: "Lincong County is full of mountains and forests. I can imagine all this. If you don't answer it properly, you are clearly intending to go against her."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "Pingman County in Yizhou has fertile land and a large population. It is suitable for blood evil cultivators to kidnap women and children. Isn't it appropriate to go to Pingman County?"
"Then, where should we go?"
"Where you go depends on your aunt's wishes, but no matter how I answer, it will be wrong."
Liang Yuyao seemed to have realized something: "I don't know where you offended my aunt. Today I sent troops, so I feel that she is a little disgusted with you."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said nothing.
Liang Yuyao sat closer and asked in a low voice, "I have never fought in a war. If I fight against the Bloody Sect in Lincong County tomorrow, you have to take care of me. I don't want to be embarrassed, and I don't want my sisters to die in vain."
Xu Zhiqiong stirred the fire; "Don't worry, we won't see the Bloody Sect tomorrow, and there won't be any fighting."
Liang Yuyao asked in surprise: "How do you know how to tell fortunes? How do you know there will be no war tomorrow?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "I have this method. If you don't believe me, let's bet and see. We will find out tomorrow."
"Let's bet. What would you do if you win?"
Xu Zhiqiong stared at Liang Yuyao and glanced up and down: "If I win, Feitao will hit me twice."
"Bah! Shameless! If I win, I will slap you in the face!"
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At dawn the next day, the entire army set off and arrived at Lincong County before noon.
The county magistrate Zheng Quanming personally came out to welcome him, and the army was stationed in the county seat. Liang Xianchun took a group of battalion officers to the county government office to ask questions.
"Zheng Zhixian, have you received the edict to exterminate the Bloody Sect?"
Zheng Quanming said: "I received the edict seven days ago."
"Did you receive it seven days ago?" Liang Xianchun frowned, "Walking on the streets of the county town, I didn't even see a notice. Magistrate Zheng, is it possible that you haven't done anything in the past seven days?"
Zheng Quanming hurriedly explained: "General, I have been in this humble position and have been checking the files for days, sifting through all the files on the abduction of women and children in recent years, and collecting clues from them."
Liang Xianchun asked: "What clues are there?"
Zheng Quanming said: "I am ashamed of my humble position. According to the Great Xuan Law, all those who kidnap and traffic women and children will be put to death. I can only collect some traces from confessions and evidence of crime."
"What's the catch?"
Zheng Quanming blushed and said, "It's a humble job and incompetence, but I have gained nothing yet."
Is he really incompetent?
This is difficult to judge.
But judging from Zheng Quanming's dictation, at least he used the right method. This is the right way to search for the Bloody Sect.
As for why there were no results, it was because seven days was too short.
But Liang Xianchun was extremely dissatisfied with this: "Zheng Zheng County, the Holy One issued an edict to suppress evil, but you ignored it. For seven days, you did nothing except hiding in the county government office and reading files?"
Zheng Quanming was sweating and explained: "I want to humble my position..."
Liang Xianchun did not give Zheng Quanming a chance to explain: "It's cold and freezing, but the fire in your yamen is warm. Does it mean that the people's hearts are already cold?"
"Humble job..."
"You don't need to explain to me. You can think of your words when the officials come to inquire!"
Liang Xianchun walked away, leaving Zheng Quanming at a loss in the county government office.
The county magistrate looked aggrieved and said: "Master Magistrate, I have been reading files in the government office every day these past few days, and I have never dared to go home. In the end, this is the result?"
Zheng Quanming said: "I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of the officials coming to investigate."
The county magistrate was so anxious that he stamped his feet: "Sir, don't say such angry words. Just like Pingman County, put up notices all over the street first."
Zheng Quanming thought for a long time and said: "General Suppressing Evil has left, and now she can't see her either."
"She can't see it, but the officials can see it anyway, so it's not too late to make up for it!"
The army was stationed in Lincong County for one night. That night, Liang Xianchun summoned all the camp officials to discuss matters and got angry in the camp: "Lincong County is only a hundred miles away from the capital, but it is so slack on the emperor's orders. The surrounding states and counties must be strictly investigated. If this is an exception, it should be punished
The county magistrate must be severely punished. If the problem is common, the official administration should be reorganized and we will go to Pingman County to investigate again tomorrow!"
Liang Yuyao's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but glance at Xu Zhiqiong.
This thief Pi is so powerful, he can actually see through my aunt's mind.
That night, Xu Zhiqiong came to Liang Yuyao's camp. Liang Yuyao quickly stood up and said: "If you have the ability, you will win this time. Let's bet again. When you reach Pingman County, can you see the Bloody Gate?"
Xu Zhiqiong did not answer, but sat in front of Liang Yuyao, patted his knees and said: "Your Highness, please take off your skirt and lie down here."
"Still, still, still taking off your skirt?"
"I'm willing to admit defeat and let me hit you twice first!"
"How dare you! How dare you touch me! Do you know what it is to be frivolous with me?"
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "That's fine, I won't touch you, you find a place to lie down, and I'll get a guy!"
"What are you doing!" Liang Yuyao grabbed Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Just hit me twice with your hands. What else are you using to beat me to death?"