The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

"Oh!"

"No reason!"

Xiao Qi slapped the letter on the table, his chest rising and falling violently with anger.

Xiao Baoyin happened to come over to the study, and heard movement outside the door. He walked into the study, glanced at the staff sitting next to him, then turned his head and asked, "Father, what happened?"

Xiao Qi snorted coldly, lifted up his clothes and sat down.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuncheng, who followed in later, looked worriedly at the only staff member in the room who knew what was going on.

The corner of the aide's mouth twitched, and he shrugged: "My lord got angry because he read the letter. My lord has not had time to say what was written in the letter."

"letter?"

Xiao Baoyin and Xiao Yuncheng's eyes were immediately attracted by the letter on the table.

Xiao Qi was still angry and pushed the credit card on the table, telling them to look at it for themselves.

Xiao Yuncheng was one step ahead of Xiao Baoyin, and nimbly took over the letter that was about to fall on the table.

Xiao Baoyin's outstretched hand fell through, and he secretly gave Xiao Yuncheng a look.

In fact, everyone was curious about what news was in the letter that made Xiao Qi so angry.

Xiao Yuncheng unfolded the letter paper, and quickly scanned the letter at a glance.

Xiao Baoyin was more eager than Xiao Yuncheng, and asked impatiently: "Second brother, what did you write in the letter?"

"The rebels did not go down the mountain to plunder food and grass as we wished. Instead, they went against the grain and went to Lu County, north of Mengshan Mountain. They robbed the official warehouse in Lu County and took many people hostage and entered the mountain again. !" Xiao Yuncheng gave him the letter.

Hearing this, Xiao Baoyin felt his chest tight and panicked, and he complained, "Why are the rebels robbing even the official warehouse? Are the officers and soldiers in the Lu County Guards just free-living?"

Dissatisfaction appeared in Xiao Yuncheng's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Brother, if you don't understand the situation, please don't speak indiscriminately. There are only 500 officers and soldiers in the guard in Lu County, and 3 and more than people are facing each other. Have you ever thought about that?" Scenario? It’s not enough to make dumplings for the rebels, the officers and soldiers in the guards have tried their best!”

I tried my last bit of life force, and now I have sacrificed it all.

"I..." Xiao Baoyin was about to open his mouth to say something after hearing his accusation, but when he read the contents of the letter, he was momentarily dumbfounded.

The staff asked: "The rebels returned to the Yimeng Mountain area after robbing the food?"

Xiao Yuncheng shook his head, and said solemnly: "The rebels continued to flee north. I think they might cross Surabaya and go to Taishan County, because there are also mountainous areas there, suitable for them to hide their whereabouts!"

The most important thing is that from there you can go south from Dongwuyang and enter Yanzhou to join the rebels.

Xiao Qi drank a cup of tea, took a breath and said: "Let the soldiers get ready, and we will leave camp and return to Jizhou tomorrow!"

Now that the rebels have entered his hinterland, what is the use of him staying in this border county?
It's better to go back to Jizhou, it will be more convenient for him to direct the battle situation, and give this group of rebels a painful blow!

"Yes!"

Several people have nothing to say at this time, they can only answer yes.

"Oh, that's right!" Xiao Qi seemed to think of another matter, and ordered: "Let the horse send the message quickly, let the grain transport team throw away the burden, pack lightly and go to Taishan County quickly, report a letter to the county guard, and let him be on guard!"

A careful planning ended without a problem like this!

Xiao Baoyin listened to Xiao Qi's order, gave Xiao Yuncheng a mocking look, and left the study first, to arrange for personnel to deliver the order.

The staff reminded: "My lord, why don't we use carrier pigeons to send letters to Taishan County Sheriff? Even if the messenger has a fast horse in this weather, the speed is too slow!"

Xiao Qi nodded: "You will arrange this matter later, let the county guards make sure to keep the rebels in their county, and don't let them escape!"

The staff took the order and were thinking about whether there was anything left to do, but before he could think about it, the guard's voice came from the door again.

"My lord, a letter has been sent from the south."

"South?"

After thinking about it for a while, I knew it was the queen and the prince.

"Bring it in quickly!" Xiao Qi sat upright.

The staff and Xiao Yuncheng were thinking about the purpose of the letter from the prince and queen?

They watched Xiao Qi take the letter, quickly opened it, and after reading it, they were stunned and didn't say a word.

"Father, this is"

"Letter from the Queen!" Xiao Qi looked up at his son. His mood was calm at the moment. Only he knew that he was filled with shock and anger.

The aide asked: "What is the purpose of the queen's letter? But what are your orders?"

Xiao Qi looked at the staff and said: "The empress came to inform her that she sent Fan Guangjian to prison for the crime of colluding. During her tenure, she left the jurisdiction without an edict. Now the county magistrate has been personally appointed by the prince to be a trustworthy person! "

Several people in the study were horrified, none of them thought that the empress and the prince would give them a blow as soon as they entered Jizhou!

It was really a blow to the head, reminding them that in the whole world, could it be the land of the king, could it be the land of the king who leads the land!
Their governor's office is just a feudal official appointed by the emperor!

"Sir, did the Queen and Prince blame us in the letter, or did they say something else?" the staff asked worriedly.

Xiao Qi shook his head: "Not at all."

This is the reason for his uneasiness. If the whole letter accuses him of dereliction of duty, he may still be able to feel the pulse of the queen and the prince, but they simply inform him in the letter, which makes him not know how to deal with it up.

No matter how Xiao Qi guessed in his heart, the team set off as usual on the second day.

It's just that after leaving for less than ten days, he received another letter from Xia Jing, which accused him of being lax and let the people below fool him!
As for why she said this, the reason was that she found out that the officers and soldiers of the Huling Guard had no pay.

In a health center with 500 people, only 11 people are actually on duty, and more than half of these 11 people are old, weak and disabled!
The combat effectiveness of the entire Huling Guards was almost zero. How could this not shock and anger the Queen and the Crown Prince!
Needless to say, the Huling guard house was rectified by the prince, and the people in the guard house were replaced by the prince's people.

Xiao Qi clutched his chest and panted, at this moment he still couldn't understand the purpose of the empress and the prince is to be a fool.

According to this situation, if the imperial soldiers and horses are allowed to roam around Jizhou, the official guards in Jizhou will basically be replaced by the prince's people.

Will he still be the governor of Jizhou by then?

I'm afraid he's just a polished commander!
The reason why he became a feudal official in Jizhou was because the system of the Yu Dynasty for nearly a hundred years was imperfect. The governor of a state was only in charge of the government affairs of a state from the early years of the founding of the country, while the army was commanded by garrison.It gradually evolved into the situation where the military and political power was concentrated in the hands of the governor. It can be said that the left hand supervises the right hand, and the two hands cover the sky. It is completely decided by one person.

If the governor has served in one place for many years, the officials in that place will basically become the governor's confidants.

It will be difficult for the imperial court to intervene again, and it is thankful that the taxes and taxes are one or two achievements.

In the later period of Yu's reign, he completely enriched the pockets of local officials and starved the royal family to death.

The emperor sitting on the dragon throne is the tool and mascot of powerful families and noble officials everywhere!
It is the aristocratic families from all over the world that really rule the world!

Nine out of ten officials in the world are descendants of aristocratic families, and they are in power to serve the aristocratic family.

"Stop!" Xiao Qi shouted angrily, and the carriage stopped firmly.

Xiao Yuncheng came over on horseback: "Father!"

Xiao Qi opened the curtain of the car, lowered his head and got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft, saw Xiao Baoyin and several generals coming, and gave a loud order: "Send the governor's order, let all the places put down the rebellion, and do everything possible All the rebels who entered Jizhou were killed by me!"

As he spoke, he swept across everyone's faces, and said in a ruthless voice: "No one will be left alive!"

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. What kind of event did your lord encounter when he issued the assassination order so decisively?
"grown ups."

"Huh!" Xiao Qi snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves and got into the carriage again.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, my lord is still angry?

Who provoked him?
Xiao Yuncheng waved everyone to disperse, those who should convey orders should convey orders, and those who should be guarded should be guarded.

After everyone dispersed, only the two young masters of the governor's office and their staff were left in front of the carriage.

The three of them looked at each other and got into the carriage tacitly.

Xiao Qi closed his eyes to rest his mind, and when he heard the movement, he just opened his eyes and glanced at them, then closed his eyes again.

Silence means that they entered the carriage by default.

When the carriage stopped at the camping place, Xiao Qi opened his eyes and looked at them helplessly, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Now everyone heard his tone and knew that he had calmed down.

The staff spoke first: "Why did your lord order that all regions should go all out to wipe out the rebels?"

Xiao Qi rubbed his temples, and said: "The imperial soldiers and horses traveled to Huling, and found that the Huling Guardhouse was empty, and the Empress cleaned up the guardhouse directly, needless to say, everyone knew that she must have replaced all of their people.

If things go on like this, no one in Jizhou officialdom and guards will be innocent, no one will be spared, and the whole army will be wiped out. For the sake of Jizhou's plan, I can only order to clean up all the rebels in Jizhou, so she can't find an excuse Lai is in Jizhou! "

Xiao Baoyin scratched his head: "The queen moved the Huling officials?"

The staff member coughed lightly: "Hey, my lord, the Huling guards all belong to the queen and the prince. It is normal for the officials to defect when threatened by force. Don't be surprised at all. Nowadays, the officials of the Dayu Dynasty are basically greedy and fearful." Dead people, if you give them a little benefit or threat, they will be obedient!"

When Xiao Baoyin asked this question, he felt a little regretful. When he saw Xiao Yuncheng's slightly mocking eyes, his old face turned red completely.

Xiao Qi glanced at his eldest son and did not speak.

The staff pondered for a while, and then said: "My lord, it may not be convenient to transport grain and grass when the imperial soldiers and horses enter Jizhou. Why don't we let all the official warehouses along the road be emptied so that there is no grain and grass where the imperial soldiers and horses pass by. No, I think the court soldiers and horses should slow down or stop advancing."

Xiao Qi thought for a moment and asked, "What if the Queen and the Crown Prince find out that there is no food in the official warehouse? How should we respond?"

The staff is not worried about this: "We can find excuses to get over it, or say that the drought in the past three years and the snowstorm this year, the food is beyond our means, and we have given relief to the victims."

Anyway, you can find any excuse, as long as the excuse you find must first stand on the moral high ground, so that the court has nothing to say.

Although they came up with countermeasures, everyone was still worried for the next few days.

The people in the Governor's Mansion thought that Xia Jing would lead the troops to chase the rebels, and Xiao Qi gave orders to the government along the way to clear the grain.

It's just that the expectation is good, but Xia Jing is a ruthless person who doesn't play cards according to common sense.

But Xia Jing thinks she is not a ruthless person. The soldiers in her team are well fed and warmly clothed, and they are never treated harshly even when they are marching and fighting.

How can you be cruel if you solve the food and clothing problem of the army in this way and don't send hungry soldiers?
Xiao Qi thought that the imperial troops would go to Zou County, Lu County, and Chai County to reach Taishan County. He had already ordered the magistrate of Yan County to clear the official warehouse.

It's just how Xia Jing could do what he wished, the purpose of her coming to Jizhou was to regain the governance power of Jizhou and weaken the power of the Governor's Mansion.

The soldiers and horses of the imperial court went from Huling to the northwest, and directly entered Shanyang County. They found the fault of the Shanyang County Guard, and they were sent to prison and replaced by their own people. Of course, the person in charge of the guard station also changed. The military salary was paid three months in advance, so that many local poor people who could not survive saw hope. Anyone with a labor force in the family would sign up to join the army.

This is a situation that was not seen before when people were required to serve in the military through conscription.

Although the people responded positively because of military pay, it also made Xia Jing and others feel gratified that at least the people were not insensitive yet.

From now on, the situation in the world will gradually improve.

"Master, now that the snow has melted and the officialdom in Shanyang County has been cleaned up, we might as well re-measure the fields, register them, and clean up the hidden households while the army is stationed here," Long Yutian suggested.

Xia Jing nodded: "This is a good idea. The county governor's office will implement this decree, and other counties below can follow the rules, which saves a lot of effort."

"When the work here in Shanyang County is over, we can go to Kangqiu via Da Yeze, and then go to Yangping and Qinghe County. When we arrive in Qinghe County, it will almost be the season of spring plowing."

Li Chengmu nodded: "The main destination of our pursuit is Jizhou City, control Jizhou City, and then radiate to the entire Jizhou area. I believe that by then no one will dare to really risk the disapproval of the world and do something to rebel against the imperial court!"

Long Yutian: "Now that everyone is working hard to quell the rebellion, the day when the world will be peaceful is just around the corner. If anyone comes out to rebel against the imperial court at this time, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever, and he will not be able to peel him off! Everyone in the world will spit on him. Gotta drown him!”

Xia Jing flipped through the ledger, frowned, holding back anger in her eyes: "The military fields of the guards have been invaded, and these people are lawless! No wonder the guards are underpaid, and the force value is equal to zero! The military farms and military households are all taken The powerful families have divided up, where will the guards get the money and food to pay?"

Speaking of corruption in the Shanyang County government, Long Yutian talked about what he found out, "The grain in the official warehouse of the county guard is all old grain, and it is less than % of the record in the account book. whose pocket?"

Xia Jing's brows almost became pimples.

Seeing this, Li Chengmu said, "My queen, leave this to me to investigate!"

"Okay, make sure to find out where the food is going. If any officials are found to be involved, don't be polite to these rats. They will be sent directly to prison and tortured!" Xia Jing hated corrupt officials the most.

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