Evergreen Immortal.

In the 100-li Annan Prefecture, pavilions and towers are scattered everywhere, and pedestrians are shoulder to shoulder on the streets. The sunset falling on the top of the city wall blends into a scene.

As the capital of Yunzhou.

The most central place is of course the prefectural government office.

It covers an area of ​​300 acres, with three rooms and six classes, white servants, and craftsmen, adding up to no less than a thousand people.

Everyone in Anran Prefecture is busy in an orderly manner.

It is rumored that the governor of Yunzhou likes to climb high and look far, but does not like to travel far.

Even looking from the city wall is not allowed.

Therefore, within a radius of three miles, there cannot be more than two-story buildings in the prefectural government office.

Only two miles east of the prefectural government office, a nine-story building is particularly eye-catching, standing out from the crowd, with flying eaves and corners, carved beams and painted buildings, it is the Annan General's Mansion.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

A burst of rapid horse hooves sounded.

"It's the Flying Eagle Riders!"

With a cry of surprise, pedestrians on the street made way in fear.

The Eagle Riders rode their armored white horses and galloped away, pulling the reins at the Annan General's Mansion before the sunset. A Eagle Rider's flag flew off the horse and took two steps at a time up the ten steps.

The guards at the door did not dare to stop him and immediately opened the door.

A candle lit up in the General's Mansion.

A sturdy old man took the letter from the flag and looked at the words "Immediate Delivery" on the letter. He narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned.

"Eight thousand miles of express delivery."

The Emperor of Yu worked hard to govern the country and spent a lot of effort to set up post stations in various places for information transmission. Yunzhou is eight thousand miles away from the central Dragon Court. The messenger must rest on the way. It should take at least half a month.

But if the letter says "Immediate Delivery", the post station must use specially cultivated monster horses. Every time it arrives at a post station, the person and the horse will be changed, day and night.

It only takes three days to send it from Dragon Court to Yunzhou.

"Go and call Mr. Han, Lei Yong and Dai Yu."

After a while, two lightly armored generals and an old scholar walked into the room.

"Your Majesty's handwritten order, the Ghost Sect has committed many evil deeds, which are too numerous to list and endanger the people. It must be wiped out!"

"You all take a look."

Xue Gui, the general of Annan, threw the letter in his hand, and it seemed to be lifted by a stream of air and landed accurately in the hands of a general.

After passing it around, the three of them raised their eyebrows.

The emperor's handwritten order!

In ancient times, the emperor ordered people to do things.

Generally, there are the following methods:

Of course, the most commonly known one is the famous imperial edict, which is usually dictated by the emperor, then handed over to the cabinet for writing and review. After the emperor's approval, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department stamped it and sent it out of the imperial city.

A set of procedures takes at least ten days and a half months, and many emperors find it troublesome and don't like to use it.

So there is the imperial edict.

The imperial edict is often spoken at court meetings or important occasions.

There is no need to follow the process, but the prestige is generally very high.

The emperor's words are not a joke. Generally speaking, it refers to the imperial edict.

Those who have been emperors know that many things cannot be said in public, so there are handwritten edicts and oral edicts.

It is also the emperor's favorite method.

Of course, if the matter is done, and then it is found that the emperor does not admit it, or that the handwritten edict is a forgery.

Congratulations.

You have become the scapegoat.

The three of you look at me, and I look at you.

General Xue Gui snorted coldly: "Tell me, what should we do about this matter?"

Since it is the emperor's intention, it must be done.

The Ghost Sect has always been a stubborn disease of the empire, but it used to lurk in the dark, and the court did not take it seriously.

Lieutenant General Lei Yong secretly sneered.

"Is this about the Ghost Cult killing the common people?"

"No."

"Or it's just on the surface."

"I heard that the Ghost Cult dared to intercept the official ship on the canal and touch the official property."

"What is an official ship?"

"It carries the property of the court. In other words, it's all the emperor's own property. The Ghost Cult robbed your money. Do you want to kill it?"

The above is all Lei Zhen's imagination.

But the truth should not be far away.

Seeing that the three people couldn't beat them, Xue Gui was about to get angry.

Lei Yong on the side said happily: "Master Xue, the most violent place for the Ghost Cult in our Yunzhou is Qinghe. I see that Anning Prefecture has always been lacking in defense. It's better to write to the court and add another guard, called Anning Guard, and set it up in Qinghe."

Xue Gui's eyes lit up and nodded:

"This is indeed a way."

Yu Guo Taizu immediately ruled the world, established the country by force, and established 32 towns to monitor the world.

Otherwise, the numerous martial arts sects in Yu State could not be matched by the government alone.

This town is a military town, which means to appease and stabilize.

Yunzhou is mountainous and has a dangerous terrain. It is a place that military strategists must fight for, so Annan Town was set up.

Xue Gui is the general, commanding Yunzhou and the three surrounding continents, and has 17 guards under him to protect Annan Prefecture.

Han Zhen, an aide, stroked his goatee and said, "General Lei is really quick-witted. I think he is good."

The court ordered to suppress the bandits.

It was originally a hot potato.

Okay, since you asked me to suppress the bandits, but now the Annan army is short of manpower, I have to express my opinion.

Add a guard.

On the surface, it is a guard post, but in fact it is a lieutenant general, several garrison officers, and a group of general flags and small flags.

There are many interests involved.

There is a lot of knowledge in it!

The situation was reversed in an instant and became a good thing.

Xue Gui saw that the three had no objection, so he made the decision:

"Let's do this according to Lei Yong's wishes. Mr. Han, you write a memorial to His Majesty and explain the difficulties of our Annan Army."

Han Zhen laughed:

"Yes, Lord Xue."

The staff are the most special group of people in the Annan Army. These people do not have a formal official position. Their status depends on the position in Xue Gui's heart.

He can stand out from the staff.

It is his good literary talent.

Almost all the memorials written by him are passed, and there are very few cases of rejection.

Count it up.

If it weren't for the crime committed by his ancestors, Han Zhen would not be able to participate in the imperial examination. Now he can at least be a seventh-rank county magistrate.

Destiny is really hard to say.

Everyone is happy.

Having solved a big problem, Xue Gui is in a good mood.

At this time, Lei Yong said flatteringly: "Master Xue, I have a little brother named Ning Zhongtian, who is quite capable. He is from Qinghe. He is honest and knows the situation in Qinghe."

Hearing Lei Yong's words.

Han Zhen and Dai Yu both glared.

"This fat Lei has no martial ethics at all. How can he act so quickly!"

Both of them were secretly annoyed.

He was still too thin-skinned and wanted to operate slowly in the next step, but Lei Zhen got ahead of him.

Xue Gui glared at the unscrupulous Lei Yong and cursed with a smile: "Fuck him, get out of here."

"Hey."

Lei Yong smiled immediately.

If someone else said this, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction with Xue Gui.

But he said, it's okay.

"Who told me to be Master Xue's confidant."

Although Xue Gui did not agree directly, based on his understanding of Xue Gui, this matter is probably done.

Now just waiting for someone from Kyoto to come.