Will Ming

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Gucheng County, where immortals live.

"Your Majesty, before you come... Eunuch Wen, who delivered the decree, asked me to ask you a question. I don't know if His Majesty asked you to ask, or Eunuch Wen was just out of curiosity."

Li Xian took a sip of his wine, looked at Li Jian, the county magistrate of Gucheng, and said with a half-smile.

Li Jian, who was already concerned, was really frightened when he heard these words. He was still a little skeptical when he saw Li Xian. How could General Xue become such a high-ranking officer at such a young age?All the troops of the government soldiers marched northward to gather in Huaiyuan Town. Why did General Xue bring a team of 3 people to Gucheng County?I have never reported banditry to the imperial court, how did the imperial court know about Gaojibo's gang of rebels?When I reported to the Lord Sheriff of Qinghe County, I was severely scolded by the Sheriff, saying that I was a careless guy, so it must not be the Lord Mansion who reported to the court, since no one Why did the imperial court send government soldiers to suppress the bandits?

Originally, he wanted to test a few words in the conversation, but before he could say anything, he was frightened by Li Xian's words just now, his whole body was frightened, his heart suffocated and he almost lost his breath.Although he is only a county magistrate from the seventh rank, he has also heard of Eunuch Wen, whom His Majesty trusts the most.

It can be seen that His Majesty must have personally intervened to be able to pass on the decree.It's not the people dispatched by the Ministry of War, so it's going to be a big trouble now.If he was not careful in his answer, General Xue would order him to be captured on the spot.

General Xue did not directly say that His Majesty asked you, but said that Eunuch Wen asked you. This is obviously General Xue’s sympathy, otherwise why should he be so polite to himself, and directly ordered people to be escorted to Chang’an. He cut off his own head neatly.There are such a large gang of rebels as Gao Shida Dou Jiande in the territory, but they do not report it if they know about it. This is a serious crime of deceiving the king!

Thinking of this, sweat immediately broke out on Li Jian's forehead.His face was as white as paper, and he trembled uncontrollably.

Li Jian hurriedly left his seat, bowed deeply to Li Xian and said, "This... banditry... banditry..."

He has been troubled by banditry several times, but he couldn't think of how to explain it for a while.

Li Xian smiled softly: "Although I am leading the army from the north, I also know that Gaojibo's group of rebels are quite powerful. The county monarch will never know about it and not report it, right...send it to the court to report the banditry The courier was intercepted and killed by the rebels halfway? I heard that Gao Shida, the leader of the rebels in Gaojibo, personally led tens of thousands of bandits to besiege the Gucheng county a few days ago. The Volunteer Militia repelled the bandits from Gaojibo, not only saved the Gucheng County, but also killed the two heads of the rebels, is that right?"

After Li Xian finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

His eyes swept over Li Jian's face with deep meaning.

Li Jian shivered, wondering where did General Xue get the news from.At the beginning, Gao Shidana's rebels wanted to attack the Gucheng County with their troops, and they moved three thousand stones of grain and grass from the county treasury, and there were still ten thousand pieces of meat to buy a safe one.

Suddenly!

Li Jian's heart suddenly lit up, as if a bolt of lightning pierced the darkness in the dark night.He is not an idiot, although he was in a trance because of being frightened by Li Xian, but he still reacted immediately!This is General Xue protecting himself!People have already reached out their hands to show their goodwill!

I understand!

Thinking of this, Li Jian's mind suddenly brightened.He guessed that the reason why he took care of General Xue because he was not related to him was because General Xue didn't want to make trouble with the local government!He came to lead the army to eradicate the banditry in Gaojibo, if he didn't get strong support from the local government, even if he had [-] soldiers capable of recruiting and fighting, it would never be easy to deal with Gao Shida, Dou Jiande and the others.General Xue must have understood this, so he took the initiative to show his favor to him!He did this for his own convenience.

"The general praised it absurdly... Defending the homeland and protecting the people is the job of a subordinate official."

"As the general said, as the county magistrate of the old city, how can I know and not report it? Gao Shida Dou Jiande is really rampant. I will never allow rebels to endanger the people of my old city, and I will never allow any small ones. The lower officials resisted the imperial court for generations! Although the official position is humble, he is also an official of the Sui Dynasty! How could he bow his head to the rebels? The lower official sent people to report the banditry in Gaojibo to the imperial court three times, but they were all intercepted and killed by those shameless bandits! "

"Just a few days ago, the gangsters from Gaojibo came out to seize my old city and county, and robbed food and grass. The lower official thought, although this old city and county is small, it is also an inseparable territory of the Sui Dynasty! There are no soldiers, but you can't just watch the bandits looting the people of our Sui Dynasty. Xiaguan organized the people to resist tenaciously, Gao Shida suffered a lot and had to flee in despair, Xiaguan and Sun Xiancheng led the people to pursue the situation bravely, and even killed several bandit leaders in Gaojibo by luck."

"These little things, I didn't expect to be so praised by the common people, so that even you, the general, have heard about them. Ashamed, ashamed."

After reacting, Li Jian said with a solemn face.

"Ha ha!"

Li Xian cupped his fists and said, "The county monarch's heart to serve the country and love the people makes Xue admire."

He glanced at Sun Shubao, the Prime Minister of Gucheng County who was also inexplicably surprised, and then raised his wine glass and said: "I borrow flowers to present Buddha, and respect the county lord and county magistrate! After Xue returns, he will definitely tell His Majesty the truth about Gucheng County , and will truthfully report to His Majesty the fact that the two lords of the county led the people bravely to defeat the Gao Shida bandits."

Li Jian and Sun Shubao quickly raised their wine glasses: "Thank you, General!"

"Why are you so polite?"

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "However, the banditry in Gaojibo is indeed too rampant. If it wasn't for a captain of the government soldiers passing by here a few days ago who was robbed of horses and weapons by bandits, the captain would have chased after him." The team assembled in Huaiyuan Town reported the truth to General Zuo Wuwei Wang Rengong, so the names of Gaojibo's young people will not reach His Majesty's ears."

Li Xian smiled and said: "However, since it's not the county lord who didn't report the knowledge, I don't think His Majesty will blame him. If His Majesty learns that there are two such loyal and brave officials in Gucheng County, he might be very happy. , maybe there will be a reward."

After all, Li Jian was an old fritter who had been in the officialdom for many years, so he immediately understood what Li Xian meant.

He hastily said: "This is the duty of the lower officials. General, please don't praise me any more. It is a blessing for the people of my hometown to lead the army to suppress the bandits. As the magistrate of this county, it is duty-bound to assist the general in eradicating Gao Shida's banditry. If the general has anything that can be used by the subordinate, please don't be polite, just tell the subordinate."

Li Xian nodded and said: "With Xue's [-] powerful soldiers, it is easy to wipe out Gaojibo's banditry. The county lord's kindness is appreciated by Xue. You and I are both working for the court. You don't have to be so polite, it's just..."

Upon hearing just these two words, Li Jian immediately perked up his ears.He didn't believe that General Xue would help him for no reason. If there was no conspiracy, would someone from a family be so accommodating?However, he was relieved instead, as long as General Xue had a request, it would be easy to talk about.Taking advantage of me, can't you still harm me before Your Majesty?

Thinking of this, Li Jian quickly asked: "Just what? General, if you have any difficulties, please tell me clearly, although the official position is low, but since it is under the rule of this old city county, what can I do to help you?" of."

"Ugh!"

Li Xian sighed and said: "The county lord must also know that I was originally going to gather in Huaiyuan Town, and I was sent here because General Wang Rengong filed a complaint before His Majesty. This... I I led the army from Zhuojun, but I haven't reached Huaiyuan Town yet..."

Li Jianli said immediately: "The general is here to eradicate the banditry for the people in my old city. Naturally, this food and grass supply should come from my old city. Later, the lower officials will ask people to open a warehouse and send the food and grass to the army!"

Li Xian laughed loudly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'd rather be respectful than obedient!"

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After returning from Gucheng County, Li Xian asked Chen Que'er about Gaojibo's situation in detail. Although he had only been here for a month, Chen Que'er still inquired about the situation of Gao Shida Dou Jiande in Gaojibo. few.After learning about it, Li Xian was even more sure that this place was not a suitable place to garrison troops.The reason why Gao Shida and Dou Jiande occupy Gaojibo at ease is because the imperial court has been busy conquering Goguryeo for the past two years and has no time to suppress the bandits.Of course, it was also because Daye Emperor Yang Guang had almost ignored the government during this period, and he hadn't seen many of the banditry memorials reported in various places.

Even if he saw it, he would forget it after a while.Now Yang Guang is focused on subduing Goguryeo, and he doesn't care about the bandits who are not good enough in his eyes.

But once the imperial court frees up its hands, the banditry in Gaojibo will not be difficult to eradicate.

Therefore, the place Li Xian chose is more secure.That place is known as a water park of [-] miles, with high and steep mountains, and it is more than enough to accommodate a hundred thousand troops.

That's right, Zhang Jin claims to occupy Juyeze!

Juyeze, other people don't know, but Li Xian knows that it had another name in the Song Dynasty, and this name is well known to later generations because of a famous book.

Water parks Liangshan.

The Shuibo Liangshan in the Song Dynasty was half smaller than the Juyeze in this period.This place is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Jin said that because he occupies this place, he doesn't care about the words of Gao Shida, the leader of the green forest.Even if an army of [-] came to attack, it would be impossible to attack without someone leading the way.

After returning to the camp, Li Xian called everyone together again.

"Master, wait for Li Jian, the county magistrate of Gucheng, to deliver the grain and grass