A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 282 Liu’s Orphan
The 16th year of Jianwu

Qinghe County, Qingyang
At this time, five months had passed since Bai Cang sent the letter to the letter.

Although Li Hou now has great power and power in Qinghe, Bai Cang is not a vegetarian. After many years of management, he has absolutely controlled the Prefecture.

At least once something happens in the house, the whole Qinghe will know about it, like a funnel. How can you ensure your own safety in this way, and even do some confidential things?
In order to achieve this, over the years, Bai Cang has constantly replaced the followers, servants, and guards in the mansion with people who are loyal to him. Even the cooks are recruited from the Bai Kingdom.

It is precisely because of such strictness that as soon as Bai Cang enters the prefect's mansion, the entire Qinghe will completely lose his specific information. This also makes Cui Zhen and others think that Bai Cang is not simple and dare not disrespect him.

At this time, Bai Cang was wearing plain clothes, drinking tea and reading in the study.

A servant came to report. The letter has arrived and is waiting in the living room.

Bai Cang nodded, then put down the teacup and walked towards the living room.

When Liu Shi saw Bai Cang for the first time, he felt that he had a majestic face, neat hair and beard. His walking and demeanor were casual yet polite, and he had a set of steps that showed Bai's demeanor.

A peachwood hairpin tied up her long hair at the back of her head, and her clothes were simple, looking like an academy master.

"Liu Shi, the new magistrate of Zaoqiang County, has met with the governor." Liu Shi saluted respectfully.

Although Bai Cang is over forty, his face is ruddy and full of energy, making him look like a practical person.

First, he returned the gift to Liu Shi, walked to the main seat and sat down, and then extended his hand to invite Liu Shi to sit down with him.

"Since you are the new Zaoqiang County Magistrate appointed by the imperial court, I would like to ask you whether you know enough about Zaoqiang?"

When Bai Cang asked Zao Qiang, Liu Shi suddenly looked sad and said, "I dare not hide it from you. I am a local from Zao Qiang County."

"Oh?" Bai Cang asked Liu Shi to explain in detail.

"My father, Liu Yi, was born into the Liu family in Zaoqiang. He was originally a wealthy local family in Zaoqiang. Together with the Wang family and the Zhang family, he assisted the court in suppressing and supporting the people.

At a time when Xin Mang was acting against the will, the officials behaved without law, slandering the people at will, and the world was in chaos. Liu Kan, the leader of the Liu family, followed the public opinion and followed the county captain Zhang Tu, and Wang Ku, the leader of the Wang family, rose up to rebel against the Xin.

At that time, Li Hou was just a pawn behind us, but after several battles, Wang Ku died, and the Wang family was also destroyed, leaving only the Liu family and the Zhang family.

At this time, the great grandfather Liu Kan also died of illness due to the war. Fortunately, my father was very brave and took over the great grandfather's expectations, so that the family would not be coveted by Zhang Tu.

Li Houyu took advantage of this time to rise and became a general with the same status as his father. The Li family also became one of the powerful powerful men in the county from a small village in Zaoqiang.

Later, Zhang Tu was defeated in Qingyang. Li Hou coerced his father to join the puppet emperor Liu Ziyu and conquered Qingyang. He became the captain of Qingyang, and Zhang Tu was also taken under his command.

When His Majesty went south to attack the puppet emperor with great power, my father was sent to Handan by Li Hou to accept the command of the puppet emperor in an attempt to let my father die on the battlefield so that he could monopolize the power of Qinghe.

But Your Majesty was merciful and did not kill my father. Instead, he stayed in the tent and listened to his wishes. I followed my father and joined the Han army. At this time, news came from Qinghe that Li Hou had killed Qinghe Taishou, who was appointed by the puppet emperor. Thank you for switching to the anti-thief.

Zhang Tu was expelled by him, and what was even more hateful was that the hundreds of women and children of the Liu and Zhang clans who stayed in Zaoqiang were all punished by Li Hou as traitors, including my mother and several younger siblings. The people of the Liu clan are eager to eat their flesh, drink their blood, break their bones, suck their marrow, sleep on their skin, and pluck their hair.

But His Majesty's campaign south to Luoyang has begun, and we have no choice but to act according to the order. Moreover, without the help of the imperial court, with the remaining strength of the Liu family, there is nothing we can do to defeat Marquis Li.

Therefore, we can only bury our hatred for him deep in our hearts, and instead work hard to kill the enemy, hoping that with our military merits, His Majesty will do justice for us.

However, God did not help me, the Liu family. My father was killed in the battle to pacify Kaixiao. Most of my uncles also died in the war one after another. Only a few brothers and I survived.

Now that the world is peaceful, we thought we had no chance of revenge, but there is no way out. Bai Shijun found us and told us: Now Li Hou has occupied the land of the people of Qinghe and is rampaging in the countryside. The people are angry and dare not speak out. , the imperial court also intended to take action against it.

In order to uphold justice for the people, it was not necessary to send troops to annihilate Marquis Li according to the power of the imperial court. However, soldiers were a major event for the country and were also dangerous weapons and should not be used rashly.

Therefore, I want to win it at the minimum cost. Now I lack a person who can charge forward and ask me if I am willing.

I heard that great revenge could be avenged. I was so excited that I couldn't stop crying. I said to the envoy: As long as I can avenge this revenge, there is no need to regret my life.

This is the reason why I came to Qinghe. Please give me your advice. "

Bai Cang sighed: "You are also a person who has suffered a lot. After so many things, you are still not afraid of danger and want to get revenge. You are also a loyal and filial person. Don't underestimate your own life too much. , now the Liu family only has a few brothers. If you all die, how will the Liu family's incense continue?

But since you have a big feud with Li Hou, I can use you with confidence, and you don’t have to worry. As long as you don’t do anything harmful to the people or the country, and keep your ambition to make progress, the Liu family may be able to revive again. .

I also want to tell you everything. As long as you can get the evidence of Li's crime in Zaoqiang and catch them all, Li Hou, don't worry, I will help you stop it. Just focus on digging up evidence against him.

However, you still have to be careful and don't act rashly. Today's Zaoqiang is different from what it was back then. It's not an exaggeration to compare it to a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. Because of Li Hou, I can't support you too much. You have to rely on yourself for everything. ah. "

Liu Xingxing said politely: "Please rest assured, Lord, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's, envoy, and Lord's expectations and kindness for me."

After communicating with Bai Cang for a long time, Liu Shi got some specific information about Zaoqiang and was not prepared to stay any longer. He immediately took several brothers from his family and headed towards Zaoqiang.

In order to better coordinate Liu Shi's actions, Bai Li decided to ask Guangchuan County of Xindu County to cooperate.
Guangchuan County is located in the south of Xindu and is the junction of the two counties. Zaoqiang is to the west of it. Both counties are on both sides of the Zhangjia River, but Zaoqiang is in the upper reaches and Guangchuan is in the lower reaches.

Bai Li had long told Liu Shi that if he needed military support, he could go to the nearest Guangchuan and ask the Guangchuan County Magistrate for support, and gave him a troop deployment order to mobilize 500 Guangchuan county troops across counties. Enter Zaoqiang to perform tasks.

This is also one of the supports Bai Li gave Liu Shi, not to mention that Bai Cang helped him hold off the biggest obstacle in the county, Li Hou.

Therefore, Liu Shi was very confident in this trip and was very grateful to Bai Li for giving him the opportunity to take revenge with his own hands.

When he was about to arrive in Zaoqiang and had not yet crossed the Zhangjia River, Liu Shi asked his two brothers to go to Guangchuan to make preliminary preparations and wait for his order.

As soon as the transfer order arrived, he immediately led the Guangchuan troops to Zaoqiang for support.

Soon, Liu Shi entered Zaoqiang County with three cavalrymen.

Liu Shi served as a logistics officer in the army earlier, but he could also go into battle to kill the enemy, so he had the ability to protect himself. The three brothers who followed him, as well as the two people sent to Guangchuan, plus himself, were now Liu's only remaining fruit.

Zaoqiang County Government
Liu Shi took out the appointment letter and took the bronze seal of the county magistrate from Anri, the former magistrate of Zaoqiang County.

"It's finally time to leave, County Magistrate Liu. Before you come here, Mr. Fu should tell you all about Zao Qiang's situation. Don't blame your brother for talking too much. Don't show off. Just follow Mr. Fu's instructions and be a clay statue.

Otherwise, I'm afraid my life will be at risk. Also, this county government office mostly has ears, and there is no secret at all. If possible, you should go to other counties to hire a cook and recruit new servants. This is the situation, so you should take care of yourself. "

Liu Shi was very grateful for An Ri's concern. An Ri didn't say much, but immediately left the county with his entourage and a light carriage, even though it was going to be dark soon.

In Anri's eyes, the night and wild beasts outside the city are not as scary as the day and people in Zaoqiang County.

Liu Shi took over Anri and became the new magistrate of Zaoqiang County without any disturbance. It seems that for Zaoqiang County, changing the magistrate is as ordinary as the arrival of a commoner.

Only the servants in the county government can feel it.

"Bah! What kind of pig food are you making? Do you want to kill me with poison? Come here, drive away the cooks in the courtyard. What the hell!"

For this reason, Liu Shi drove away the cook with a complicated background, and then gave the job of cooking to a woman. This was the woman Liu Shi asked his brothers to find in the past few days, who had a clean background and no relatives. widow.

Xianju Restaurant is the leading restaurant in Zaoqiang County. Anyone in Zaoqiang County who wants to invite people to dinner must choose Xianju Restaurant. It was originally the property of a rich family in the county. Later, the family's house was confiscated by the court for committing crimes, and it was taken into the pocket of the powerful Wang family of Zaozhou at that time, and became one of the Wang family's financial resources.

Later, the head of the Wang family, Wang Ku, died in the battle. The Wang family had no head of the family and was divided up by many powerful men in Zaoqiang. The Xianju Tower fell into the hands of the Zhang family. Later, the Zhang and Liu families were exterminated by Li Hou for treason, so the Xianju Tower naturally became Li's industry.

No matter how the bosses and shopkeepers behind Xianjulou change, the chef here has not changed. It is still Chef Zhang. With this skill and Xianjulou, Chef Zhang can easily avoid the food. Man's troubled times.

This made Chef Zhang pay more attention to cooking. He often said to his apprentices: "After you learn this cooking skill, the Lord of Hell will walk around you. Why? Because, the Lord of Hell also wants to eat, which offends us cooks." , he can’t eat anything.”

Because of Chef Zhang's skills, businessmen and local people who come and go like to come to Xianju Tower for a meal if they want to invite someone or reward themselves.

The Xianju Building has three floors and is the tallest building in Zaoqiang County. The first floor receives individual guests, the second floor is full of private rooms, and the third floor is Li's private area, and outsiders are not allowed to set foot there.

Li's person in charge of Zaoqiang, Li Yong, lives in a luxurious private room on the third floor all year round.

(End of this chapter)