People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 361 Play hard to get, who is who?

On the Wuyi River, three patrol boats from the Dushui Division lined up with finished characters and moved forward calmly.

The flags are flying, and the figures are scattered.

The swords and guns are sharp and imposing.

Li Xuan, dressed in a crimson official robe, stood at the bow of the first boat, holding the Eight-Faced Han Sword in his hand, expressionless, not angry but majestic.

Qiu Zhenmu, who was dressed in red and gold armor, was standing on the left side with a mighty sword.

Li Zhu, dressed in green, stood on the right side, holding a long spear in his hand, with a cold light.

Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Wuzhou scholar Cao Canjun Feng Hua, and Gongcao Canjun Wang Qin followed behind with their hands tied.

Not far ahead is the East Gate Wharf of Jinhua County.

And in the rear, you can see the flag flying on the head of the city of Zhou from afar.

Sergeant Cao Canjun Feng Hua frowned, as if he had been thinking about something.

Finally, he started to glance at Li Xuan in front of him, hesitant for a moment on his face, finally he dared not go forward, and finally moved closer to Yu Ze carefully.

"Yu Xiuzhuan, is it true that the prince is not worried about what will happen to Zhoucheng after he leaves?" Feng Hua asked, his face full of worry.

Yu Ze couldn't help smiling, and comforted him in a low voice: "Brother Feng, don't worry, the ones that can make waves in Zhoucheng have been cleaned up, as for the ones that are hidden deeply..."

"Those people who hide so deeply, if I don't leave Zhoucheng, how can they jump out with peace of mind?" Li Xuan suddenly turned around and looked directly at Feng Hua.

Yu Ze hurriedly bowed his hands.

Li Xuan waved her hand directly, looked at Feng Hua, then at Wang Bo and Wang Qin and the others: "Some people, when this king is around, they don't move, and when this king leaves, they will relax their guard and jump uncontrollably. Come out and even jump very high."

Wang Qin subconsciously looked at Wang Bo, his eyes full of horror.

Wang Bo nodded slightly.

It is true that their departure this time, although it was due to Xia Harvest, was more of a strategy of playing hard to get.

Li Xuan looked back at the city of Zhou, and said in a cold voice: "Only in this way, the king can see clearly whether those people are people or ghosts...Feng Canjun, who do you think are people and which people are ghosts?"

"Your official... I don't know, so I dare not speak nonsense." Feng Hua quickly cupped his hands, his eyes flashed several times, but in the end he still didn't dare to speak nonsense.

Li Xuan nodded, and said calmly: "Feng Canjun is an experienced person, he has his own views on people and things, and this king will not force him, but if there is something, please pay more attention to Feng Canjun. Just in case, join the army and beg for mercy, right?"

"The next official takes orders." Feng Hua cupped his hands in embarrassment, and then withdrew.

But the eyes that looked at Li Xuan were full of awe.

The king of Nanchang left Wuzhou City this time, and he was actually trying to lure a snake out of the cave. Now, I don't know how many people are going to be unlucky.

At this time, Feng Hua was even more worried about those people in Wuzhou City.

It would be fine if they kept their own law and order, but if they had ulterior motives, they would be immediately caught by the King of Nanchang.

In the current situation, with Nanchang Wang's means, once he catches them, those people will be finished.

Feng Hua looked around, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Because the former soldier Cao Canjun Yan Tao who was still following them had disappeared.

Where did he go again?

Could it be that the King of Nanchang has other arrangements that cannot be made.

At this time, Jinhua County has arrived ahead.

……

On the pier of Jinhua County, a [-]-year-old Qipin county magistrate in a light green robe was standing on the pier, followed by a group of Jinhua officials.

The cruise ship docked slowly.

The planks of the boat fell, and it was still Qian Niuwei who took the lead, directly separating the officials of the county government from the soldiers in the government.

Li Xuan stepped down from the boat in a light crimson official robe.

As soon as he landed on the pier, the county magistrate of Qipin immediately cupped his hands and said: "My subordinate Jinhua county magistrate Ning Yi, together with the officials of the yamen, welcome the king to inspect, and the king Wan'an."

"Great King Wan'an!" Many Jinhua officials present bowed to each other at the same time.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, raised her right hand: "Everyone, please stand up!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone present immediately retreated to the two sides, leaving only Li Xuan and Ning Yi in the middle.

"My king heard that Ning county magistrate was injured, so he has been busy with state affairs. He didn't come to visit until today. Please forgive me!" Li Xuan bowed to Ning Yi.

Standing very close, Li Xuan could clearly see a trace of paleness on Ning Yi's face.

It could be seen that even if his body recovered somewhat, it was very shallow.

Ning Yi hurriedly bowed his hands and returned the gift: "It's the lower officials who are guilty. It's been a few days since the king took over, and the lower officials have not been able to visit the city. It's really the fault of the lower officials. I hope the prince will forgive me!"

Ning Yi was very polite, but his expression was also full of excitement.

After a slight pause, he followed up and said: "Xiaguan heard that the murderer who assassinated Wang Shishi that day has been punished by the king. Xiaguan's illness will be cured by [-]% immediately. I am here to thank the prince."

As he said that, Ning Yi was about to bow down deeply.

Li Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to support Ning Yi, it would be worth it if he bowed down.

Li Xuan hurriedly said: "These are all my duties, how can I thank you. To tell you the truth, this king came to Jinhua this time, on the one hand to check the progress of this year's summer harvest, on the other hand, to I want to ask the county magistrate, what is the movement of the Tianyin Sect bandits in Jinhua County?"

Looking around, Li Xuan lowered his voice and said: "The county magistrate may not know, although this king was lucky enough to kill a few leaders of the Tianyin Sect, but most of his subordinates were killed when this king entered the city. Withdrew from the state city, scattered everywhere, and now they are most likely in..."

"Jinhua!" Ning Yi blurted out a word.

"That's right." Li Xuan nodded, and said, "In Wuzhou today, if the Tianyin sect wants to completely settle everything and make a comeback, they must take down the state city, and now the most convenient way to attack the state city is Jinhua County is within easy reach.”

"What the lord said is very true." Ning Yi nodded solemnly, then cupped his hands and said: "The lord does not know, although the lower official is the county magistrate, he has only started to govern in the past two months, and in the past few days. As for the situation in the county , the prince still needs to ask the county magistrate."

Ning Yi looked at the back and called out in a low voice: "Lu County Prime Minister!"

A forty-year-old solemn middle-aged official in a dark blue official robe stepped forward and bowed his hands respectfully: "Your Majesty has seen the King of Nanchang County!"

"The surname is Lu, is the county magistrate a descendant of Fan Yang's Lu family?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"Don't dare. Although the lower official is a descendant of Fan Yang's Lu family, he is only on the fringe of the family. It is already the limit to be able to serve as the county magistrate."

Speaking of this, Lu Jin bowed solemnly: "I don't know what the prince has arranged, please tell me?"

Li Xuan looked sideways at County Magistrate Ning Yi, Ning Yi nodded seriously, and Li Xuan's expression eased slightly.

"This king wants to know how many Tianyin believers are in the entire Jinhua territory, including the county towns and townships... Will they pose a threat to this year's summer harvest? If so, what measures does your county take now?" means to deal with it?"

"Reporting to my lord, since the official document from the state government office arrived, the lower officials have started to clear all the houses of the county government office, the watchtowers of the city gates, and all the Tianyin believers in the government offices. A total of 27 Tianyin believers were arrested and killed, and [-] people were arrested. More than [-] of them have already written a letter of repentance and vowed to fight Tianyin Sect."

Li Xuan frowned involuntarily, nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Young Lu County Prime Minister did a good job."

"Also, there are still quite a few Tianyin believers in this county. If they are all captured, the lower officials may delay this year's summer harvest, so..." Lu Jin showed a trace of hesitation on his face.

"The county magistrate has a heart, but this king is here to help your county solve this problem." Li Xuan pointed to the two patrol boats behind and said: "The ones above are all in the prefecture city, and they have already cooperated with you." The Tianyin Sect has completely drawn out the Muzhou immigrants. They came to Jinhua this time to help Jinhua harvest the summer grain. Now, let's see, where should they start harvesting first?"

"Ah!" Ning Yi and Lu Jin looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

Both of them are smart people, and they can tell at a glance that Li Xuan's actions are not just to help Wuzhou harvest the autumn grain.

The special origins of these people might directly affect those Tianyin believers.

The Tianyin believers themselves are mainly immigrants from Muzhou, followed by the local people of Wuzhou, who are poor and poor.

Now even the Muzhou immigrants have begun to turn against each other, and the people in Jinhua County are easily affected.

As for those stubborn believers of Tianyin Sect, they can also take this opportunity to distinguish them.

Everyone is an official, and few are stupid.

They are the ones who know best how to maximize their contributions.

Seeing the thoughtful faces of the two, Li Xuan's eyes immediately became serious.

He took out a memorial book from his body, handed it to Ning Yi and Lu Jin, and said: "In order to ensure this year's summer harvest, this king has already reported to the center in advance to recruit some prisoners from the state and county prisons for civil service. Help harvest the summer grain, use civil service to offset the punishment, and use all means to ensure that the summer harvest is completed ahead of schedule."

"Finish ahead of time?" Ning Yi and Lu Jin were stunned for a moment, and then became solemn.

Li Xuan's real purpose was finally revealed.

Li Xuan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, it's no secret that the Yin bandits are rioting today, there will be chaos in Muzhou, and it will definitely hit Wuzhou at that time, and even before that, the Tianyin bandits in Wuzhou If it doesn’t work out, it will directly cause trouble.”

A trace of worry flashed across the faces of Ning Yi and Lu Jin.

There is no need to do anything wrong, the Tianyin bandits in Wuzhou will definitely respond in advance.

"So, first harvest all the fertile land in Jinhua as much as possible, and at the same time collect taxes into the treasury, then Yiwu, Dongyang, Pujiang, Wuyi, Yongkang, Pan'an, and finally Lanxi."

"Lanxi was the last official to understand, but why Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an are in the back." Lu Jin couldn't react for a while.

"Because the three counties of Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an are all located in mountainous areas, even if there are some arrangements, I'm afraid it will last for a long time. Instead of this, it is better to quickly complete the summer harvest and summer tax of the three counties of Yiwu, Dongyang, Pujiang, and then The forces of these three counties are mobilized to target the possible rebellion in Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties." Ning Yi explained the twists and turns in a few words.

Li Xuan looked at Ning Yi in surprise, and subconsciously asked, "Is Ning County Magistrate from the Ning family in Linzi?"

"The great-grandfather was a member of the Ning clan in Linzi, but the official grew up in Qinzhou, and the Ning clan has formed itself in Qinzhou." Ning Yi saluted very humbly.

Li Xuan nodded, and said in a daze: "It turns out that the Qinzhou Ning family has three governors. It seems that the Ning family will have a fourth governor in the future!"

"Your Highness is absurd!" Ning Yi hurriedly cupped his hands.

"It's okay, if the pacification of Wuzhou goes well this time, I will personally recommend the county magistrate in front of His Majesty." When Li Xuan said this, his expression became serious.

After coming to Wuzhou, I encountered so many people, but there were only two people worthy of Li Xuan's words.

One is Cao Canjun, Xu Jian, who is currently inspecting Wuzhou soldiers, and the other is the Jinhua county magistrate in front of him.

"Thank you so much, my lord!" Ning Yi hurriedly cupped his hands, and Lu Jin beside him also had a look of joy.

If the King of Nanchang recommends Ning Yi, then it is hard to say that Lu Jin will not be brought out.

As long as his contribution is great enough, he will also fall into the eyes of the saint.

"This time Wuzhou is pacified, and the responsibilities of the two of you are very heavy." Li Xuan stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, and then said seriously: "This time, the king will use gold as a foundation to leverage the three counties of Dongyang, Yiwu and Pujiang. At the same time, I also hope that at the critical moment, people from Jinhua can be deployed to support Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties."

Speaking of this, after a slight pause, Li Xuan said softly: "Although this king has notified the three counties of Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an in advance, with their strength, if the Tianyin Sect really rises, they will be able to defend the county. It is not bad, it is inevitable that troops will be transferred from Jinhua to these three counties, and the meritorious deeds of all of you will be here."

Ning Yi and Lu Jin's eyes lit up at the same time.

(End of this chapter)