Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 392: Beginning to Distinguish Enemies and Friends
Yang Qian ended his half-month "retreat" and came out just in time for the deadline to issue orders to all cities, requiring their chief officers, high-ranking officials, and officers to report to the provincial capital.

Shuangqing Prefecture has five large cities, eight small cities, a total of thirteen cities, and a fortress. Logically, there should be thirteen yamen masters, fourteen guards, and a corresponding number of officers.

But how many people actually came?

Not even half of them. I counted and found that there were nine yamen masters, two guards, and only a few officers.

Looking at the empty main hall, Yang Qian also saw a few familiar faces.

Kuang Yu from Pingcheng, Wen Qing from Bianxiacheng, and Li Yifu from Linshuicheng.

Yang Qian was quite surprised that Li Yifu would come. After all, in Yang Qian's opinion, Linshui City, where Li Yifu was located, was definitely infiltrated by Xiao Cangyu. He still remembered the great philanthropist Zhao from Linshui City, and he was sure that he had something to do with Xiao Cangyu. The same was true for Li Yifu.

Moreover, Linshui City was also involved with Zhou Zhong's gang. The grains contaminated with "divine ash" were transported from Linshui City to various places.

Therefore, Yang Qian had already decided from the beginning that he would not dare to come to Linshui City. But now it was unexpected.

"Master Li is here too?"

"Li Yifu pays respect to Lord Yang."

"I thought Lord Li would not come." While greeting Li Yifu, Yang Qian waved to the people who stood up and saluted, indicating that they should sit down.

"Master Yang, you are joking. Li Yifu is the head of the government office under your jurisdiction. Once your order comes down, how can I not obey it after receiving it?"

"Haha, that's good. It seems that Lord Li is confident. That's right. Let's see if Lord Li can sit firmly in the back."

"Sir, if I act uprightly, I will naturally be able to sit firmly in the seat."

Yang Qian nodded and said nothing more. It wouldn't take long for him to know whether Li Yifu was being stubborn or not, so he was not in a hurry now.

Sitting at the top, Yang Qian touched the armrest of the chair and looked at the people sitting upright below, feeling a little more emotional.

There was a time when he didn't even have the qualifications to participate in such an occasion. Now he has unknowingly reached this point.

"You have made your choice by now. I hope you can talk about the situation in each city. The main issue is how to eliminate the remaining followers of Xiao Cangyu, the second is the issue of clearing out the evil spirits and bandits that have long endangered the people, and finally the recovery strategy of Shuangqing Prefecture.

I hope you can carefully consider and answer these three questions in as much detail as possible. This is the content of your report this time.

I'll give you one stick of incense to prepare. You can start anytime you're ready."

When Yang Qian was in the police station, he didn't like to talk nonsense with his subordinates. He didn't care how respectful his subordinates were to him. He cared about how well his subordinates could do the tasks assigned to them.

If the work is not done well, what is the point of doing a good job on the surface? This set of flattery tricks will not work on Yang Qian.

In less than the time it takes for a stick of incense to pass, the people below had already thought about what they would be asked before they arrived. After briefly considering their words, someone stood up and began this special "performance report".

"Sir, the remnants of Xiao Cangyu have been frightened by you. Not only are they fleeing in all directions, they are also trying to resist stubbornly. They have gathered in Xiangyao City and other cities to defend themselves. The only way to deal with these remnants is to kill them! Not only must they be killed, but they must be killed completely, without leaving a single one alive!
"I think we can cut off their food and water sources, surround them on three sides and leave one side open, force these remnants to the Wanli Bamboo Sea, and then kill them halfway to eliminate future troubles." This was said by a general, one of the only two generals who obeyed the order and came to report on their duties. Moreover, this general was the first to arrive in the city, because he was stationed at the guard of Huimu Pass, General Zhao Ting.

Zhao Ting was already over sixty years old, had been in the army for forty-four years, and had been in Huimu Pass for thirty-seven years. He was older than Xiao Cangyu. It could be said that he had spent most of his life in Shuangqing Prefecture.

Zhao Tingcheng has been the defender of Huimu Pass for fifteen or sixteen years. His main targets are not the demon cultivators in the Wanli Bamboo Sea, but the demon beasts in the Bamboo Sea that go crazy from time to time, as well as the hostile country Dashun Dynasty diagonally opposite the Bamboo Sea.

The Dashun Dynasty was not a stable neighbor, and the Hongwu Dynasty was also a long-standing threat to them. Even the last war was not long ago, only eleven or twelve years ago.

That battle was a close attack by the Dashun Dynasty at Huimu Pass and a defensive one by the Hongwu Dynasty. The two sides ended after a stalemate at Huimu Pass for half a month.

According to the information in Yang Qian's hands, more than 15,000 Hongwu Dynasty defenders were killed in that battle, and the enemy was more than three times as many as them. The general who led the army at that time was Zhao Ting.

So in addition to the fact that Li Yifu came over, which surprised Yang Qian, what was even more unexpected was that Zhao Ting also came. He always thought that Zhao Ting would be Xiao Cangyu's man.

It doesn't seem to be the case now?

Yang Qian walked over, patted Zhao Ting on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Zhao, please sit down and talk."

And at the moment when these words were spoken, Zhao Ting's whole body inside and out was circulated through the mysterious energy in the instant that Yang Qian slapped him.

Not an evil monk.

Yang Qian was worried that it was Xiao Cangyu's strange aura concealment method again, but now it seems that he was too worried. After all, he had only encountered Xiao Cangyu and the military commander Sun Kuan who had this ability, and he had never seen it anywhere else.

Since Zhao Ting was not an evil cultivator, he could listen to what he said. And it could be heard that he was eager to draw a line between himself and Xiao Cangyu, and the strategy he came up with was extremely cruel, killing at all costs.

With Zhao Ting taking the lead, the rest of the people also gradually expressed their own considerations.

Basically, the idea was the same as what Zhao Ting said. When it came to dealing with the remnants of Xiao Cangyu, they were determined to kill them all. Secondly, when it came to the issue of demons and bandits, they would first consolidate the cities and then gradually eliminate them.

As for how to eliminate them, it was very general. After all, it was impossible to eliminate the evil spirits and bandits by relying on the local areas alone. Yang Qian had to make the decision.

When they arrived at Li Yi's mansion, Yang Qian was still curious and asked, "Master Li, Linshui City produces grain. Why didn't General Ya take the opportunity to seize the city and use the grain to deal with the remnants of Xiao Cangyu? Why did he run away?"

"Sir, although Linshui City produces grain and the surrounding roads are accessible, it is relatively close to the central part of Shuangqing Prefecture. If we defend Linshui City, we will cut off all our escape routes, so even those who are loyal to Xiao Cangyu will not choose this place. Going to Xiangyao City is definitely a well-considered choice.

My lord, I have never had a close relationship with Xiao Cangyu. All misunderstandings are inevitable. Otherwise, Linshui City would not even have the opportunity to be enclosed for growing crops.

I know that you do not trust Linshui City, but I came here to show you. I believe that with your wisdom, you will understand that the people of Linshui City are loyal to the country and have no second thoughts! "

Yang Qian smiled and nodded, looking relieved, but he had other thoughts in his mind.

(End of this chapter)