"It's... it's so simple!" Lu Tongpuan was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
"Simple? This is not simple." Chen Xituan sighed and said sincerely.
If it's really easy, then why couldn't they do it?
What Li Changkong did seemed simple, it was just to send all the veterans home and resettle them.
But in fact, the mentality of the people is very serious!
He knew that in the land of Jizhou, the majesty of the royal family and the credibility of the court were no longer so powerful!
Therefore, we need to find other ways to win the trust of the people.
And what other way is more convincing than the words of fellow villagers?
And the final result is even more obvious!
On the other hand, although they had the same purpose, they took completely opposite directions.
Nowadays, I am afraid that in the eyes of the people of Jizhou, my credibility as the magistrate of Jizhou is far inferior to that of Uncle Anbei, who has only been in Jizhou for a few days.
"Uncle Anbei is a great talent, I will bow down to you!" Chen Xituan said, his words were sincere and he was sincerely convinced.
"There is no falsehood in the reputation, but now I know that this statement is not true!"
"It's in vain that we thought you were not worthy of your reputation, Uncle Anbei. You are really short-sighted!"
"They are all just false claims. Just listen to them. Don't take them seriously." Li Changkong said.
Hearing this, Chen Xituan smiled bitterly.
A false reputation..., he used to think that it was indeed a false reputation, but this face was slapped so hard!
How dare you think like this now?
"I wonder how long Uncle Anbei will stay in Jizhou? It's better to let the lower officials entertain him to make up for his previous mistakes." Chen Xituan said.
When Li Changkong heard this, he smiled and shook his head, saying: "There is not much time left, I guess it will have to be next time."
"This...how do you say this? Could it be that the imperial court has sent someone to urge you?"
"Yes." Li Changkong nodded, nodded, and said, "His Majesty wrote a letter himself, saying that the war in Northern Xinjiang is urgent and reinforcements are urgently needed."
"In three days, no matter how many soldiers we have recruited, they will all have to leave."
"No matter what, national affairs are the most important thing!"
"Almost 10,000 people have been recruited here in Xiaguan. After three days, they can be taken away by Uncle An Beibo."
"Well, that's very good."
…
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
And these last three days are also the three days when the average number of soldiers is recruited!
When the people of Jizhou heard that the conscription was about to end, they came in droves.
Including the soldiers recruited previously, the total number has exceeded 60,000!
Plus Chen Xituan’s 10,000 people, it’s 70,000!
It was a full 20,000 more than the 50,000 that Li Changkong and Liu Yu expected at the beginning!
On this day, a large number of people lined up outside Jizhou City.
Li Changkong and others were dressed in military uniforms and stood at the front of the team on horseback.
Behind him were Chen Xituan, Cai Tongzhi, who came to see him off, and Lu Tongpan, who was still pale and had not recovered from the frostbite three days ago.
"General, have a good journey!" Cai Tongzhi shouted loudly.
"Sir, when you go to Northern Xinjiang, kill a few more Beiyuan barbarians for me!" Lu Tongpian suppressed his physical discomfort and shouted loudly.
"Da Qian, Wan Sheng!" Chen Xituan was the most direct.
"Don't worry, everyone, Tuoba Tianhan is not a god. He will bleed even if he is killed by someone!"
"In this case, there is a possibility of killing!"
"Let's go and resolve the siege of Shanhaiguan!" Li Changkong looked at the three of them and solemnly promised.
During these days in Jizhou, it was very unpleasant to have trouble with these people.
But the three of them have good intentions and want to do more for the people and the court.
Therefore, Li Changkong's tolerance for the three people is actually very high.
Now it is even more settled.
"Let's go." Li Changkong looked at Zhen Jian and Li Jibei, took the lead in grabbing the reins, and steered the horse forward.
However, before he had taken a few steps, he heard another shout from behind him.
"Da Gan, Wan Sheng!"
However, this cry was very different from Chen Xituan's!
Chen Xituan has been watching for many years, and his voice is full of energy!
This cry was hoarse and weak, with a sense of twilight.
It sounded like it was shouted by an old man in his fifties or sixties.
"Da Gan, Wan Sheng!"
"Da Gan, Wan Sheng!"
"Da Gan, Wan Sheng!"
Hoarse shouts followed closely, resounding through the sky.
Li Changkong couldn't help but turn around, and what he saw was one after another old and hunched veterans, but they were covered in wind and snow, facing the frost, but they came to see them off!
Those veterans he brought back to Jizhou from Qiandu City!
At this moment, Li Changkong couldn't help but feel his nose was sore and his eyes were slightly moist.
Men don't shed tears lightly, but...this scene is worthy of any good man's tears.
"You are all heroes of the great cadres!"
Li Changkong got off his horse and bowed heavily in the direction of the veterans.
Then he stopped staying, got on his horse, and left quickly.
When Zhen Jian and Li Jibei saw this, they immediately followed.
The group of people led an army of 70,000 people and gradually disappeared from the sight of Chen Xituan and others.
…
Qiandu City, inn.
Princess Changping was looking at her makeup carefully in front of the bronze mirror.
"Your Highness, what's going on with you today? There has never been such a movement in normal times." Caiyun has always been outspoken and said whatever he wanted.
Princess Changping did not answer, but asked: "Today is the day when An Beibo returns to the court, right?"
"Counting the days, it should be almost there."
"I just don't know how many soldiers have been recruited. I heard that there are many generous soldiers in Jizhou, so it should not be difficult to recruit soldiers."
"No!" Princess Changping shook her head helplessly and said, "Caiyun, you only know one, but not the other. It is true that there are many generous and tragic people in Jizhou, but the first one to suffer from Liu Jing's rebellion was Jizhou. The beloved magistrates are all dead."
"Under such circumstances, I am afraid that the people's sentiments will be turbulent. If you want to recruit troops, you must first win the trust of the people!"
"But the people are like water. When it is calm, the water is calm, but when it is turbulent, it is like a stormy sea."
"In just ten days, it will not be easy to calm the stormy waves."
"Your Highness, what you mean is that Li Changkong probably won't be able to recruit many people?"
"That's great! Without reinforcements, Daqian will not be suppressed and beaten by Beiyuan at Shanhaiguan. When the time comes, he will still have to come and beg His Highness." Caiyun suddenly became happy.
These days, Daqian has been ignoring them.
Not to mention summoning them to the palace for negotiation, they even stopped caring about the food. It was as if they had completely forgotten that they were there!
Caiyun is also a famous iron lady in the Detachment of Women!
Have you ever experienced such anger?
Just waiting for Da Gan to come and beg them after being frustrated.
Now, this opportunity has finally come!
Be proud and proud, just now!
However, before she could be happy for a long time, a soldier in iron armor rushed in in a panic and said: "Your Highness, Li Changkong is... back!"
"It seems that he also brought a lot of soldiers!"
