Fang Jingzhi's mouth opened wide, looking in disbelief.
After all, he had been an official for so long, so he still had experience. When he came back to his senses, he looked at Su Qi'an deeply and said after a long time.
"I haven't seen you for half a year, and I'm shocked by your changes. Lingbei County is blessed to have a man like you. I'm here to represent the people of Lingbei. Thank you for your kindness."
"Haha, Lord Fang, don't you want to check it out with your own eyes? Maybe it will make you happy in vain."
"Sir, you are joking. How can I not believe it, sir? Whatever you say, it must be true."
Fang Jingzhi waved his hands, and the tension on his face obviously relaxed a lot.
Su Qi'an came back this time and solved a big trouble for him. Fang Jingzhi remembered this kindness in his heart and was very grateful.
At this time, Su Qi'an said again, "The banditry in Dongzi Mountain has been eradicated, and there is no leader. This time we send troops, I think we can completely eliminate the banditry in Lingbei County."
Fang Jingzhi patted his head, as if he had thought of something, and said quickly, "Sir, you are right. Master, hurry up, make arrangements and call all the government officials to gather. I will personally take the lead this time and we must eradicate this group of bandits."
Master Liu nodded, and just as he was about to go down and get ready, he was stopped by Su Qian'an.
"I don't think Mr. Fang will go with him this time to suppress bandits in Lingbei County. I happen to have brought some people with me. If you trust me and let them accompany Mr. Liu, how about you wait here for good news?"
"Well, since the sir has spoken, I should obey it. When Master Liu goes this time, remember to cooperate with Su Qi'an and the others in all actions."
"My subordinate understands."
Master Liu nodded, and Li Hu and Zhao Da, who were standing below him, came to their senses and left with Master Liu.
After everyone left, Su Qian asked, "Sir Fang, do you know who is behind this banditry in Lingbei County?"
Su Qian's straightforwardness made Fang Jingzhi stunned for a moment, but he soon understood.
Su Qian dared to openly enter the Lingbei County government office, so he must have some ideas.
Such a straightforward question shows that Su Qian has changed a lot compared to half a year ago.
Thinking about it, no matter who it was in the border trial for half a year, there would be inexplicable changes, not to mention that Su Qi'an was directly canonized as an earl.
A commoner with no background would have to achieve great military exploits in order to be promoted to three levels in a row and be granted the title of earldom.
There is no need to think about it. Su Qi'an's past six months are definitely no less than climbing out of a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. It is normal for his temperament to change.
Fang Jingzhi had no intention of hiding it. He originally wanted to find time to tell him about this matter. Now that Su Qi'an asked, Fang Jingzhi would definitely tell him everything.
"In fact, banditry is not only rampant in Lingbei County. In the past six months, banditry has been rampant in all counties in Sichuandu County."
"In order to suppress the bandits in these counties, the soldiers in the county and city are simply too busy, let alone allocating some troops to support the subordinate counties."
Su Qi'an nodded and solved part of the confusion in his heart. It could only be due to the lack of troops in the county. Otherwise, no matter how serious the banditry in Lingbei County was, he would not have the arrogance to attack the county.
Su Qi'an didn't speak in the middle and listened quietly to Fang Jingzhi's story.
"It is impossible to have banditry in every county at once without someone organizing and planning behind it."
"The banditry in Kawadu County is not that serious in normal times, but there is only one reason why it is so violent this time."
Speaking of this, Fang Jingzhi lowered his voice and whispered, "I'm afraid the Sheriff has been ignored."
When Su Qi'an heard this, his eyes narrowed. Su Qi'an didn't know much about the governor of Sichuandu County.
The only impression I have is that I heard that my fame as a civil servant alarmed the county magistrate, and he even issued a county magistrate order for this. This matter caused quite a stir among the senior officials of several counties.
It is enough to show how powerful the county governor was at that time, but only half a year later, the power in his hands has been taken away?
Who has the ability to do this?
At first, Su Qi'an thought that the banditry in Lingbei County would be supported by high-level officials at the county level and that local wealthy families would also be involved.
Moreover, Lingbei County is the most severely affected by banditry. If you think about it casually, you can guess that the supporters behind it are mostly led by the Wei family.
But according to Fang Jingzhi's analysis, how could a local family that relied on the county magistrate have the ability to leverage the high-ranking county officials?
What Su Qi'an was thinking could not escape Fang Jingzhi's gaze. Fang Jingzhi shook his head and whispered.
"Sir, you don't know, right? In the Autumn Examination of the state examination some time ago, the Wei family produced a Jinshi, and he won the second place in the interview of the palace examination later."
"When the news came back to Sichuandu County, it was shocked for a long time."
Su Qi'an's expression changed a little. The second best man was the top three Jinshi.
The top three Jinshis represent the highest pursuit of countless literati in Daliang in the imperial examination.
Those who have won the top three awards will start with the lowest official position of county magistrate. They will usually be trained at the grassroots level for a period of time, and then they will be assigned to serve in the county.
In the end, most of the top three can become local governors at the county level.
What's more important is that the top three candidates who pass the exam are the targets of princes and nobles to recruit their sons-in-law every year.
He was not the prince's son-in-law, but at least he was the prince's son-in-law.
With this level of identity blessing, the family he belongs to has been rising in the local area. Like a county governor, he has to give full face.
In this Wei family, Su Qi'an still underestimated the power of the wealthy families in this place.
But Su Qi'an didn't believe that just by becoming someone's son-in-law before taking office, he could negate the power of the county governor.
Fang Jingzhi nodded and said, "This matter is not that simple. This is just my guess. If I want to find out thoroughly, I would be afraid to go to the county."
Su Qi'an really had to make a trip to Sichuandu County.
If something happens in Lingbei County, Su Qi'an is not worried. Not to mention his identity, the Lingbei County Magistrate will take care of it for him.
But if you leave Lingbei County, there are many things that Fang Jingzhi cannot interfere with.
Su Qian's return to Lingbei County this time is not just to be a rich man who wants to dominate.
If he wants to expand his power without restraint in Lingbei County, he must get through Sichuandu County.
This time, I just took advantage of this opportunity and headed to Kawadu County when I was ready.
Su Qi'an turned his eyes and temporarily suppressed the matter of going to Sichuandu County. The suspicion in his heart was probably confirmed.
If you want to avoid being cheated or suppressed in Chuandu County, you must be prepared, or at least have no worries.
The banditry in Lingbei County is what Su Qi'an is currently trying to do.
This time Su Qi'an planned to completely quell the banditry in Lingbei County and eradicate it to eliminate future troubles. Only in this way can Su Qi'an enter the county with peace of mind.
At the same time, eradicating banditry this time also has the effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys.
Let other counties, be it bandits or some hidden guys, be alert.
If you want to take advantage of Lingbei County, you have to get past Su Qian.
Fang Jingzhi strongly supported Su Qi'an's idea.
This time when Su Qi'an came back, Fang Jingzhi wanted to ask Su Qi'an to take action to eradicate the banditry in Lingbei County.
Before he could speak, Su Qian said directly and even moved his hands. Fang Jingzhi was very excited.
Now, he feels like he has become Su Qi'an's subordinate, and all actions are directed by Su Qi'an.
In the next ten days, the entire Lingbei County became completely agitated. The assembled Lingbei County government officials, led by Su Qi'an, attacked the bandits entrenched on various hills.
Su Qi'an was not polite to these bandits. He would either surrender obediently or kill them until they surrendered.
At first, some big mountain bandits were very disdainful and even sneered at Su Qi'an's announcement.
They knew about the annihilation of Dongzi Mountain, but so what.
There were less than 200 bandits in Dongzi Mountain at that time, and according to what they learned, Dongzi Mountain was wiped out because a traitor led the way into the mountain, so they were caught off guard.
Originally, they were some big bandits who had a dispute over Dongzishan becoming their boss.
Now that Dongzishan was in trouble, they could only chuckle and gloat.
Just kidding, there are at least five hundred of them mountain bandits, all gathered together, it's not like they are guarded by separate troops in Dongzi Mountain.
The destruction of Dongzi Mountain was entirely due to one's own fault.
They didn't believe that under such a tight defense and with hundreds of government officials, they were trying to capture them, which was just nonsense.
But the next scene completely silenced all the bandits who were still shouting rampantly.
Because they saw that the clamoring mountain bandits were under such tight defense and were being bombarded by huge explosions.
The mountain gate was blown open, and then, a group of small people, only about a hundred or so, big men in civilian clothes, each like a god of death, rushed straight to the top of the mountain.
In less than an hour, rivers of blood flowed from every mountaintop, leaving only bursts of wailing and corpses strewn all over the ground.
After slaughtering a big hilltop, these killing gods had no intention of stopping and went straight to the next hilltop.
The Lingbei County government officials who followed became the reserve soldiers to deal with the final issue.
This scene looked quite unreal to these government officials.
Captain Wang, who was standing outside a mountain gate and witnessed all this, opened his mouth wide and did not react for a long time.
He didn't wake up until Fang Jingzhi stood beside him. Looking at the corpses in front of him, Captain Wang sighed.
"What kind of group of people did Mr. Su bring back? Are they still human beings? It's too scary. Gods will kill gods if they stand in the way, and Buddhas will kill if they stand in the way of Buddha."
In response to Captain Wang's sigh, Fang Jingzhi looked calm, as if everything in front of him was within his expectations.
Fang Jingzhi's cold voice sounded, "You can just sigh and sigh. Don't be curious or ask. Go back and remind them that there are things you should ask and things you shouldn't ask, unless you want to kill you." ,understand?"
"I understand, if this matter comes out of my mouth, no other person will spread the word."
Fang Jingzhi nodded, and he also sighed in his heart. Six months ago, this Su Juren who still needed to rely on him and Mr. Xie for support is now on the rise.
In the following days, under the almost devastating offensive of this group of terrifying murderers, the banditry in Lingbei County was completely wiped out, leaving no possibility of resurrection.
