Su Yi, the founding emperor of Daliang, ended the troubled times, unified the nine states in the Central Plains, and created the country named Liang. The turbulent nine states finally ushered in the long-lost peace.
But Su Qian also knew that any dynasty, even a feudal dynasty like Great Liang that had no history at all, would experience prosperity and decline. This was the fate of the dynasty.
After more than a hundred years of peace and recuperation, the military armaments of the Great Liang were depleted, and the current emperor and senior officials were immersed in the beautiful illusion of peace.
Unexpectedly, the foreign invaders from the north invaded Qing and Youzhou, the two important border towns in one fell swoop.
The aliens lived in the northern grasslands and were good at cavalry raids. They marched all the way to Kyoto.
Although in the end, relying on the famous general Xie Yu and the reinforcements of the armies from various states, he finally succeeded in blocking the foreign cavalry less than a hundred miles away from Kyoto.
After a hundred days of fighting, the foreign cavalry army was finally defeated. However, after this battle, the national power of Daliang was gradually declining, and its vitality was severely damaged, so it had no choice but to seek peace and show weakness.
After another half year of negotiations, Da Liang finally humiliated and ceded the natural defense lines of Qing and Youzhou, in exchange for nearly two hundred years of peace.
With the territory of Qing and Youzhou, the foreign tribes in the north grew in strength, and in the next fifty years, their country was even more prosperous.
Confronted with Daliang, there has been no major war for two hundred years, but there have been small-scale wars and constant friction.
Because of the loss of the natural terrain defense lines of Qing and Youzhou, Da Liang can basically only defend passively.
Therefore, this is why Xie Cang was so anxious to rush to the northern front line after meeting such a talented person as Su Qi'an.
Whenever a war breaks out, the foreign tribes in the north will send spies and dead soldiers to go deep into the Great Liang to conduct tasks such as intelligence exploration and sabotage.
But this time, the alien race actually sent dead soldiers into Lingbei County? This is very strange.
Lingbei County is to the west of Daliang, with traffic congestion, mountainous roads, and rugged terrain. If you want to enter Xizhou, you will get lost without local acquaintances to guide you.
Now is the war in the north. In such a remote Lingbei County, there will be such dead aliens. It doesn't take much to guess that their plot is not simple.
Xie Cang and Su Qi'an stared at each other, and they could see the worry in each other's eyes.
I thought it was just a small bandit suppression, but I didn't expect to dig something so deep in the end.
As for the iron mine in front of them, everyone was no longer interested. Scar Liu led everyone here just to bury them alive.
Now that the plan has been exposed, he committed suicide by taking poison. This iron mine is fake when you think about it. If there are such huge war resources, will the mysterious master still leave them to them? joke.
With such ambition and strategy, even Su Qian had to admit that if he met this big boss in the future, he would definitely be a difficult opponent.
Scar Liu is dead, and the clues are completely cut off. It's a pity, but it can only be accepted as such.
After reviewing the current clues, what is certain is that for now, no matter how powerful and far-reaching the departed boss is, he cannot plunge Sichuandu County into chaos.
If it hadn't been for good luck that allowed this person to take a breather in Dongzi Mountain for a few years, it would have been impossible to identify this person from the beginning.
Those who came were not just a few hundred soldiers, no matter how ferocious the bandits in Dongzi Mountain were.
In the territory controlled by Great Liang, just siege would kill them.
After walking around the mountain and finding nothing new, Xie Cang turned around and faced Fang Jingzhi.
"Master Fang, it was your dereliction of duty this time. If Mr. Su hadn't met him this time, and if he had given them a few years to develop, Master Fang would have lost his official position."
"Hou Xie is right. This officer failed in his duties this time. After today, I will immediately take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate the bandits in the mountains in Lingbei County. Once discovered, they will be eradicated immediately without mercy."
Fang Jingzhi nodded nervously and answered.
What happened today really made him a little scared. If the bandits in Dongzi Mountain were just a group of desperadoes who robbed homes and houses, it would be nothing to Fang Jingzhi.
But once this is linked to the Da Rong spies and dead men in the north, it will be very scary.
As Xie Cang said, if Su Qi'an hadn't determined to completely eradicate these bandits this time, with his urine, he might still have to raise tigers.
Given a few years of development, not only Lingbei County will suffer, but also neighboring counties may be affected. Just think about it and you will be scared.
Fortunately, all this was nipped in the cradle in time.
Fang Jingzhi was naturally grateful for Xie Cang's reminder and repeatedly raised his hands to Xie Cang.
After this incident, the bandits in Dongzi Mountain were basically wiped out. As for what to do with the remaining captured bandits, Su Qi'an had already explained, and the matter was left to Fang Jingzhi to resolve.
Looking away, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang turned and walked down the mountain. Su Qi'an stopped next to a body covered by a white cloth.
This person was Wang Er, who took the lead in rebelling. Although he was smooth-talking and observant, he was still shot by a flying arrow when attacking the mountain and died on the spot.
Su Qian sighed and said to a soldier behind him, "Take him and bury him properly. I'll pay for it."
Afterwards, he and Xie Cang went down the mountain without looking back. This bandit suppression not only eliminated Fang Jingzhi's troubles, but also solved Su Qi'an's worries.
Next, Su Qi'an planned to stay in the village for a while, and after a month, he and Xie Cang would go to the northern battlefield.
Originally, Su Qi'an refused to go to the northern border. He finally lived in Great Liang and just wanted to live a stable life.
Rely on your own ability, get a small fame, earn a little money, and live a good life with Qin Ziyin in a small mountain village as a rich man.
But as time passed, Su Qi'an found that he was becoming more and more helpless. If he wanted to realize his wish, he could only climb up bit by bit.
Only in this way can Su Qi'an protect himself.
Moreover, Xie Cang helped him the most during this county examination. Su Qi'an would definitely repay this kindness.
Moreover, Xie Cang's speech was very straightforward. If Su Qi'an refused, it would be really inhumane.
It just so happened that this trip to the northern border allowed Su Qi'an to get familiar with the current environment of Da Liang.
Only in this way will Su Qi'an be able to fight back when Great Liang suddenly encounters a huge change.
Su Qi'an and Xie Cang walked down the mountain and were escorted away by soldiers, hundreds of miles away, on the outskirts of Lingbei County.
One of the yamen patrols was patrolling. Suddenly, an ordinary-looking yamen servant who was not very tall ran out holding his stomach and asked for leave from the captain.
Seeing how useless his subordinates were, the leader laughed and cursed, "Liu Da, I told you to eat less yesterday. You were like a starving ghost reincarnated. Now you must have a bad stomach."
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour, hurry up and return to the team by yourself."
"Okay, okay, thank you, captain."
After saying that, the government official seemed to be unable to bear it, and ran all the way to a bush. His funny look made all the government officials burst into laughter.
Under the greeting of the squad leader, the government officials quickly left.
Not long after the government officials left, Liu Da, who had just shown a funny face, seemed to have changed into a different person.
His silly eyes showed a fierce and cunning look at this moment, and he looked to the left.
That direction was the famous Dongzi Mountain. Liu Da looked at it for a long time and suddenly said softly.
"This time Liangbing will probably have a lot of casualties. It's a pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes."
"If it hadn't been for the urgent expedition by the Lord, this Dongzi Mountain would really be a good place. It's a pity that these Liang people are useless, but the mission has been completed, and it's not what happened to the others."
"Hey, Ryo people, next time we meet, it will be me, Daiei, who will conquer everything. This place is ours after all, and you are all Daiei's slaves!"
Liu Da's face showed a bit of coldness, and then he took a step forward. In a few breaths, Liu Da's figure disappeared from the grove...
Most of the villagers in Dongshan Village, except those who were injured and needed to go home for care, would gather at the entrance of the village and look ahead anxiously.
Dongzi Mountain is not far from Dongshan Village, and Xie Cang and others are operating on a large scale. The explosion on Dongzi Mountain just now was clearly heard by them down the mountain.
Although they are ordinary villagers and have no experience, they naturally know the intensity of suppressing bandits due to the explosion of black powder.
It was the first time in so many years that black gunpowder could be used to suppress bandits in Lingbei County. The villagers were anxious but did not show it.
This bandit suppression is also of great significance to them. Once the bandits are eliminated in Dongzi Mountain, Dongshan Village can truly live a peaceful life.
Moreover, the leader of the team this time was a big leader in their village, Mr. Su. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't do anything, he would have done anything to help.
This kind of waiting was long. They waited almost from day to night, but none of the villagers left.
After waiting for almost half an hour, the sky turned completely dark. Suddenly, in the darkness ahead, a series of low and neat footsteps suddenly sounded.
The torches in their hands looked particularly conspicuous. Some brave villagers boldly stepped forward. After observing for a while, excited voices rang out.
"It's Mr. Su...it's Mr. Su who's back!"
Immediately, the waiting villagers swarmed forward, and soon they surrounded Su Qi'an and Xie Cang.
Looking at the familiar villagers in front of him, Su Qi'an also nodded, looked around and said loudly.
"Everyone, after this battle, I declare that the bandits in Dongzi Mountain have been completely wiped out, and Dongshan Village is no longer worried about bandits."
As soon as these words came out, the gathered villagers immediately burst into fierce shouts, and many people cried.
This news was what they had been looking forward to for so many years and what they wanted to hear most. The bandits in Dongzi Mountain were once a big stone weighing on the hearts of many villagers, and they were also a shadow that lingered for a long time.
Now, under the leadership of Su Qi'an, the bandits in Dongzi Mountain have been completely wiped out. How can this not make the villagers excited?
In this excitement, the surrounding villagers immediately couldn't help but kneel down. No matter how Su Qi'an tried to persuade them, they refused to get up.
Headed by Village Chief Li and other prestigious elders in the village, they spoke sincerely to Su Qi'an.
"Everything in Dongshan Village in the future will be guided by Mr. Su. Anyone who disrespects Mr. Su will be driven out of Dongshan Village immediately. Do you agree?"
"agree!"
"we agree!"
At this moment, Dongshan Village truly realizes what people want when they gather together with Su Qi'an as the leader.
