Poor Family 1

  Chapter 415 Meeting an old friend by chance

Li Yanqing and several soldiers came to a mansion near Nancheng. This was the residence of Li Gefei, the governor of Qizhou. Li Gefei was the second brother of Li Qingzhao's father, Li Gefei. Li Gefei died of illness ten years ago, but Li Gefei Still alive, probably in his sixties or seventies.

  The soldiers knocked on the door, and the boy who opened the door saw that it was the army coming, so he couldn't help timidly asking: "What's the matter with you?"

  Li Yanqing smiled and took out a greeting card and handed it to the boy, "Don't be afraid, I just came to visit your master, please pass it on to me."

   "Qiu'er, who is it!"

  An old man with white beard and hair appeared at the door, he looked at Li Yanqing, "Are you officers and soldiers of the imperial court?"

   "My subordinate, Li Yanqing, just led the army to recover Licheng County."

   "It turns out that the person who recovered Licheng County was Li Tanhua, and I have admired him for a long time."

  The old man saluted with a smile, "Old Man Li Gelin!"

   "So it's senior, sorry! Sorry!"

   "Li Tanhua, please come in!"

Li Gelin asked Li Yanqing to enter the mansion to speak, Li Yanqing ordered several soldiers to wait outside, he followed Li Gelin to the living room, just as he sat down, he heard footsteps, and saw two people walking in from the small door next to them, "Second uncle, who is visiting?"

  Li Yanqing'Ah! ’ Standing up with a bang, I was surprised and delighted at once. The man and woman who came in were Li Qingzhao and her husband Zhao Mingcheng, "You...why are you here?"

   Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng were also taken aback. They looked at each other, and Li Qingzhao asked for a while, "Why is Li Shaojun here?"

  Li Yanqing smiled bitterly and said: "I led the army to capture Licheng County an hour ago, but I didn't know that my brother and sister-in-law were also in the city."

  Li Qingzhao suddenly realized, and said with a charming smile: "It turns out that Li Shaojun has abandoned literature and pursued martial arts."

   "It's okay to abandon literature and follow the military. The court stipulates that generals cannot lead troops alone, so I reluctantly do what I can."

   "Sit down!"

  Li Gelin asked them to sit down, and told the boy, "Qiu'er, order two more bowls of tea!"

The three of them sat down, Zhao Mingcheng sighed and said, "Qingzhao and I lived in Qingzhou originally, but when the Liangshan army captured Qingzhou, Lu Junyi asked me to come out to be the magistrate of the state. In the second uncle's residence."

  Li Qingzhao also laughed and said: "We also heard that the imperial officers and soldiers had invaded Licheng just now, and we were about to go out to have a look, but we never thought that it was Li Shaojun who led the army into the city."

Although we haven't seen each other for a few years, Li Qingzhao hasn't changed much. She is still as gorgeous as before, with a confident and bright smile, but her husband Zhao Mingcheng is depressed and looks a little gloomy. Li Yanqing glanced at him, "Brother Mingcheng seems to have on your mind?"

   "If he has anything on his mind, he only worries about those stone tablets at home!"

  Li Qingzhao teased her husband and said with a smile: "A few days ago, my family wrote a letter saying that the stele at home was intact, but he didn't believe it. He was always afraid that the bandits would use it to defend the city as a rolling log and stone!"

  Li Yanqing heard Li Qingzhao's funny words, and couldn't help laughing. At this time, Li Gelin asked with a smile: "General Li is here, there must be something!"

  Li Yanqing nodded, "The county magistrates have all run away, and there is no one in Licheng County to preside over government affairs. I would like to invite seniors to come out and take the post of magistrate temporarily. I wonder if seniors are willing to preside over the overall situation?"

  Li Gelin said lightly: "I am already sixty-eight years old, and I don't have the energy to manage government affairs anymore, but I can recommend someone to General Li."

   As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Mingcheng, and Li Yanqing laughed, "Senior and I want to go together."

  He stood up and bowed to Zhao Mingcheng, "Brother Mingcheng, please come out and help!"

Zhao Mingcheng was a little hesitant. He had experience as an official, so he did not reject being an official, so he could agree to Li Yanqing, but he also wanted to go back to Qingzhou to see his collection of gold, stone, calligraphy and paintings. , Mingcheng agrees! It is also necessary to contribute to the imperial court."

  Now that his wife has spoken, Zhao Mingcheng nodded, "Okay! I'll just come out and preside over the situation."

Li Yanqing got up to say goodbye. Li Qingzhao and her husband sent him out of the house. When he was about to leave the gate, Li Qingzhao gave her husband a wink. Zhao Mingcheng understood and slowed down on purpose. If not, Shishi should be hidden by the young master's golden house!"

Li Yanqing was shocked, but then he was relieved. Li Qingzhao and his wife knew their relationship with Shi Shi, and it was reasonable for them to guess Shi Shi's whereabouts. Li Yanqing blushed slightly, "She is in Jiangning now, please sister-in-law Be sure to keep it secret!"

  Li Qingzhao gave a thumbs up and praised: "Li Shaojun is affectionate and righteous, which is admirable. Don't worry! We will definitely keep the secret."

  At this time, Zhao Mingcheng stepped forward and cupped his fists and said, "I'll tidy up a bit first, and I'll go to the county government in the afternoon, please ask Li Shaojun to arrange it for me."

   "I will send a team of soldiers to assist Brother Mingcheng, then we will meet in the afternoon."

  Li Yanqing saluted and then hurried away. Zhao Mingcheng watched him go away, and couldn't help but sighed slightly in his heart. Li Yanqing has become a seventh-rank imperial servant at such a young age, and he himself. ． ． ． ． ．

With Zhao Mingcheng's joining, the Licheng county government began to operate. Li Yanqing allocated a hundred soldiers to assist him in running the county government, and hired several scholars from the state school with high salaries to act as county officials. Then order was restored, shops opened for business one after another, small vendors on the street also appeared, and the county town gradually became lively again.

Li Yanqing then sent letters to all the counties in Qizhou as a censor, asking the magistrates of the counties to rush to Licheng to discuss the plan to stabilize Qizhou. In just ten days, Li Yanqing gained a firm foothold in Qizhou. Send a military report to Zhong Shidao and ask for instructions on the next step.

At this time, the army of Zhongshi Dao had entered Jeju, and Zhong Shidao became more cautious. He ordered to build a camp on the south bank of the Wuzhang River, in an open space called Dawang Village. Here, the Wuzhang River is the closest to the official road, and the first goal of cultivating the teacher's road is Juye County, Jeju Prefecture.

  At noon that day, a group of 20 cavalry rushed through the wilderness ten miles south of Juye County. They rushed up a small hill and entered a large pine forest on the hill.

This is a team of scout cavalry, sent by the scout battalion. The leader is Tang Huai. Tang Huai was appointed as a nine-rank captain because he passed the martial arts exam. He is currently serving as the leader of the intelligence battalion, which is normal Currently, Yue Fei is also the leader of the team, and like them, Niu Gao, who has just passed the martial arts exam, is the leader of the capital. That is a special case.

Whether it is the head of the capital or the head of the team, they are only temporarily appointed, and they will be disbanded after the war. It is the accompanying captain of the ninth rank.

  Although Tang Huai's official position was not high, he was highly regarded by Zhang Shuye, who ordered him to lead fifty cavalry to be responsible for the three cavalry scouts.

   "Soup, that's right there!"

  A soldier pointed to a small path under the hill, "I found that several enemy sentries passed by here every day."

The task Tang Huai received was to inquire about the situation of the garrison in Juye County. They had already caught a Liangshan army scout before, and learned that there were about 8,000 soldiers in Juye County. The main general was Lin Chong, but as a qualified Scout, he had to confirm the information from at least two different sources to be sure whether the information was accurate, so he had to catch another enemy spy.

Tang Huai stared at the path for a moment, then let the two of them watch the horses. He led the other soldiers to rush down the hill. At this time, the sound of horseshoes was heard in the distance. Discovered by the enemy!"

  The soldiers hid behind the big trees and bushes. Tang Huai looked into the distance and saw two cavalry spies running hundreds of miles away. He hurriedly turned his head and gestured to his subordinates.

  Everyone understood, shooting horses to arrest people, everyone took down their bows and arrows, opened their bows and set arrows. After a while, two cavalry spies rushed over, and Tang Huai shouted: "Shoot horses!"

He stood up first, and shot an arrow at the horse leading the cavalry. The arrow hit the horse's neck, and the horse screamed loudly, but then the other soldiers fired their arrows at random, and the two horses fell to the ground, knocking the cavalry Press on your body.

  Tang Huai rushed forward with his sword drawn, and pressed the point of the knife against the throat of one of the cavalrymen, and the other cavalryman was also pressed against the chest by the soldier with the knife. The two cavalrymen shouted in fright: "Grandpa, spare me!"

  The soldiers worked together and dragged the two horses into the bushes to cover them up. The two enemy spies were taken to the hill, and Tang Huai ordered the two to be interrogated separately.

   "If you want to survive, you must tell the truth!"

  Tang Huai put a knife against one man's throat, and asked viciously, "How many troops are there in Juye County?"

   "There are about 8,000 people!" The spies said tremblingly.

   "How many cavalry, how many infantry, and what armor?"

   "There are no cavalry, all are infantry, mostly leather armor, and a small part of iron armor."

   "Who is the main general?"

   "It's Lin Dutong, Lin Chong!"

   Tang Huai killed the spies with a knife after asking. His grandfather died at the hands of the Liangshan Army, which made him hate the Liangshan Army. He killed all Liangshan Army soldiers who were useless, and never left them alive.

  At this time, another subordinate also came back, and explained the result of the inquiry to Tang Huai, which was exactly the same as the answer he asked.

  In this way, Tang Huai can be sure to get accurate information.

   "Is it silenced?"

   "Already killed!"

   "Let's go! Back to the camp."

  Tang Huai got on his horse and led the cavalry down the hill to the camp thirty li to the west.

  (end of this chapter)