Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 21, Deputy Commander, Stationed at Hutou Mountain
"Oh, that's it! A book can make the chieftain of the Hu people so cautious. It really makes him go backwards as he grows older."

Liu Hong took the book nonchalantly and wiped the liquid off his hands with the book.

After just one glance, Liu Hong closed the book and stared at Huang Xuan.

“Maybe other people don’t know this book?”

"Sir, don't worry, they don't know. After all, there are no more than three people in this army who can read."

Huang Xuan was quite sure and relieved.

For a moment, Liu Hong didn't know whether to be thankful or cry.

His army can be said to be a gathering place for gangsters and hooligans, and fighting depends entirely on momentary courage and bravery.

Originally, we had found some ordinary people and were preparing to rectify the atmosphere in the army.

Unexpectedly, this group of people were also infected with the bandit spirit and were completely led astray.

It turns out that bad habits are easy to develop, but good habits are easy to abandon.

"Hide the information about this book. It will be of great use to us in the future."

Liu Hong looked at Huang Xuan very seriously.

Huang Xuan nodded, seemingly thinking of something.

No wonder the leader of Hutou Mountain was unwilling to leave. It turned out that this guy was the Dingzhou County Magistrate's man.

Hutou Mountain was an important place for Dingzhou and Zuozhang to exchange supplies.

This account book not only contains transaction records, but also information about how the governor of Dingzhou County abandoned some border residents and deliberately allowed the Hu people to capture them as slaves.

Of course, in return, the Hu people were also very kind and threw some tribes they disliked to the governor of Dingzhou.

This operation is so perfect!

If it didn't involve ordinary people, Liu Hong would have wanted to applaud and give it a try.

But I'm sorry, even though the high-ranking officials in the court don't care about the lives of the people below.

However, the prefect of Dingzhou is doomed to fail as he is so unscrupulous and blatant in his dealings.

Moreover, the governor of Dingzhou County is a disciple of the crown prince. Once the second prince gets the account book, he will be very happy to strike a crazy blow against the crown prince's forces.

Liu Hong laughed in his sleep.

With this account book, he can walk around freely at least in Dingzhou, and the Dingzhou prefect has to clean up his mess.

In the following days, Liu Hong seemed to really regard himself as a bandit and stationed in Hutou Mountain.

A watchtower was built, as well as an earth and stone wall.

Some of the previous bandits left, but most of them transformed themselves into gorgeous government troops.

After all, he just wanted to make a living, and having the status of an official soldier would make him more prestigious when he told others about it.

The troops in Dingzhou did not urge Liu Hong to return to the camp, as if they had forgotten that Liu Hong had a battalion of troops.

The credit for defeating the Hu people in the left tent and suppressing the bandits soon came.

After all, Liu Hong had connections in the Ministry of War, and the nobles in the Ministry of War were also very satisfied with Liu Hong, such a sensible guy.

Liu Hong was promoted to deputy commander, in charge of 6,000 soldiers and horses, a total of five battalions, under the command of the Dingzhou camp.

And I don’t know if it was intentional on the part of the Ministry of War, but in the official document, Dingzhou was made responsible for Liu Hong’s food and fodder.

The governor of Dingzhou could only continue to collect heavy taxes and transport food and fodder to Liu Hong while cursing.

I asked about the account books several times, but Liu Hong always evaded the question.

Seeing that Liu Hong was pretending to be dumb, the prefect had no choice but to secretly send him some silver every month.

I hope we can maintain a tacit understanding and everyone can stop at the right time.

Everything seemed to be going well, but Liu Hong's expression became increasingly heavy.

He had been receiving news from Kyoto. The assassination attempt on Niulan Street happened as planned, and Fan Xian was seriously injured and almost died.

But something went wrong. Because Si Lili left Beijing early, Fan Xian was unable to find any clues that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the incident.

If this is the case, the war between the two countries may be delayed for another year or two.

For the emperor, since everything was ready, delaying it for another year or two would not matter.

After all, he was in his prime.

Liu Hong put the letter in his hand into the candle flame and waited for it to burn out.

"Do you want to continue waiting?"

Liu Hong's fingers tapped the table unconsciously. Now he was stationed in Hutou Mountain, forming a wonderful balance with Dingzhou, and he only followed orders but not announcements.

The territories of Zuozhang and Dingzhou border were actually under the control of Liu Hong.

It can be said that he is the local emperor here.

As long as Liu Hong slowly accumulates strength, the rebellion may be successful one day.

Liu Hong slowly closed his eyes and shook off this tempting thought.

The world is constantly changing, especially the court of Qing Kingdom, which is so colorful.

Now that the plot has changed a little, the conflict between the Second Prince and the Crown Prince is intensifying again.

Liu Hong doesn't want to become cannon fodder again.

Liu Hong unfolded the letter, quickly wrote a line of words, and gave it to his personal guards to deliver to Kyoto.

"Report! The Supervisory Council and the Ministry of War have jointly issued an order to arrest the Nanqing fugitive Si Lili. He will be promoted one level and given a reward of 1,000 taels!"

Gousheng rushed into Liu Hongjun's tent in a panic, gasping for breath.

These old brothers knew that they started from the outskirts of Kyoto and went all the way to Dingzhou.

There was always a carriage following behind them, and from time to time there was the sound of enchanting piano.

Liu Hong's eyes were dim, and he was lost in thought.

Gousheng handed Liu Hong a fully written order for the border troops.

The border had been blocked half a month ago, and Si Lili was near the border.

Moreover, with the high reward, Si Lili's room for maneuver will only become smaller and smaller.

However, Liu Hong felt that this order seemed to be hinting at him.

Handing over Si Lili and getting promoted and making money is a bit similar to what Chen Pingping did.

"Okay, I understand. Since we have the order, we are in our own defense zone, so we just need to hurry up and search."

Liu Hong nodded softly.

It seems that he is going to treat this order perfunctorily.

Gousheng sighed and left the military tent.

Although the eldest brother is straightforward and decisive, he does not give special care to women at the critical moment of life and death.

Especially beautiful women!
This Gousheng really wronged Liu Hong. Liu Hong has no time to deal with these trivial matters recently.

First, he recruited 6,000 soldiers, promoted the ranks of his many subordinates, and reported them to the Ministry of War. Then he started to pay out pensions.

Silver was spent like water, if it weren't for the tacit support from the governor of Dingzhou.

Liu Hong wanted to find another bandit den to make a fortune.

This is not the most important thing.

We must report these weapons to Dingzhou Camp and request replenishment! Now we are close to the territory of the Hu people.

No matter what, Liu Hong had to form a battalion of cavalry.

So as these things piled up, Liu Hong had no time to capture Si Lili.

Huang Xuan unfolded the military tent in a dusty state, no longer caring about the literary character, and took a big gulp of tea.

"Huang Xuan, how is your negotiation with the Right Wise King of the Left Account going? How much is a warhorse?"

"That old guy is so sinister! He is gritting his teeth and refusing to give in. He insists on asking for five hundred taels per horse. He has no sincerity at all."

Huang Xuan's eyes were gloomy and he looked like he had murderous intent.

Liu Hong nodded slightly.

He wrote a note and handed it to Huang Xuan.

"Then do as you say! Give his son three heavy crossbows and assassinate the Right Wise King. With evidence in hand, the new Right Wise King should be smarter."

Huang Xuan took the note, clasped his fists and left in a hurry.

It doesn't matter whether we can kill the Right Wise King or not, let's just give it a try. These three heavy crossbows were reported to the main camp and said to have been lost in battle, so we won't feel bad about losing them.

After all, Liu Hong roasted the son of Zuo Xian Wang.

You can't expect King Zuo Xian to do business with Liu Hong!

(End of this chapter)