The arrival of this good and bad news surprised Su Qi'an. It wasn't that Su Qi'an couldn't accept bad things happening.
But at this juncture, they all come at the same time. There is something playful about it, as if they had been discussed in advance.
Let’s talk about the good news first. It is not beyond Su Qi’an’s expectation. Since the state envoy has made a promise before leaving, it is not a big problem to do this in front of the Ninth Princess.
The reason why Wu Yong was nominated was that he did have the ability to serve as a county magistrate.
Even though he is just a small county magistrate, he is already qualified to serve as a county magistrate, whether it is from his seniority or what he has done as a county magistrate for many years.
It's just that he hasn't met anyone willing to promote him. After all, Wu Yong has not been in cahoots with his superiors for so many years. If he is willing, he will still be a county magistrate no matter how big or small he is.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the state envoy, Su Qi'an reported Wu Yong's name.
Although he is acting as the county governor, Su Qian believes that with his ability, it is only a matter of time before he can get rid of that acting governor.
Wu Yong was very excited when he learned that he had accepted his destiny as the county governor. He knew that Su Qi'an had made great efforts to reach this point.
He immediately wanted to kneel down and express his gratitude, but was stopped by Su Qi'an. Su Qi'an supported Wu Yong and told him, "It is also his ability to be reused. After becoming the county guard, he didn't think about anything. Even if he governs boldly, other things Leave it to him."
Su Qi'an's words gave Wu Yong some confidence. Wu Yong nodded heavily, and he would definitely not let down Su Qi'an's regard.
Now that we have finished talking about the good things, we have to talk about the next step, which is about the elder priest leading 50,000 natives to Qingcheng County.
The dispatch of a large army this time showed that the priest alliance was quite dissatisfied and even angry with Su Qi'an for occupying the high priest's territory.
Otherwise, the respected elder priest would not be allowed to lead the team.
There are only three elder priests in the entire priest alliance, and these three are the most powerful people among all the priests.
The status of each person is quite lofty. Although they are not as good as the state pastor Li Kang, even if they see each other on a daily basis, the three of them do not need to bow to Li Kang.
From this point of view, we can see how noble the status of the so-called elder priest is.
This time, the priest alliance sent veteran priests to lead a team, leading 50,000 natives directly to Qingcheng County, with the appearance of a big battle.
Their purpose was not to avenge the high priest, but mostly to seize territory.
How could it be possible that with the death of a high priest, there would be nothing left in the territory he had managed for many years?
This time they occupied the high priest's territory. Not to mention anything else, the money alone was at least more than 600,000.
This is only money, and does not include the various properties of the high priest, such as iron mines, salt mines, and commercial assets invested in the county.
This kind of real estate is the real huge wealth. It would be a lie for anyone not to be tempted by it.
Su Qi'an gained a lot from taking over the territory of the high priest and Qingcheng County Sheriff this time.
In addition to the high priest, Su Qi'an also confiscated various properties of Qingcheng County Governor in the county town, which also amounted to a considerable sum of money.
In his secret warehouse, there are 500,000 yuan in money, 80,000 shi in grain, two small iron mines, one small salt mine, plus hundreds to thousands of various armors, silks and satins, etc.
Searching all the assets of the two of them, who wouldn't be jealous of this weight.
Not to mention anything else, at least 1.1 million yuan was enough for Su Qi'an to support his army, build county towns, and support a large group of people.
This huge sum of money was a real help in times of need for Su Qi'an.
Without these checks on private property, the one hundred thousand yuan Su Qian brought from Xizhou would have been used up long ago.
With these private properties, Su Qi'an would not be afraid even if he faced an army of 50,000 natives.
Now he is considered to be a strong soldier and capable of fighting.
This massive siege seemed to be fierce, but in fact, their main targets were only the high priest's territory occupied by Chen Dao, as well as the named Qi'an City and Su City.
As for county towns and county towns, they are
Not a word was mentioned.
This is actually easy to understand. The county and county towns are originally the territory of Great Liang in Jiaozhou. Read the book
The priests and Jiaozhou officials were in charge of their respective territories.
Su Qi'an first took over the territory of the small priests, and then the territory of the high priests. To the priests alliance, this was not just a provocation, but a naked violation.
Since Su Qi'an dared to occupy it openly, he should follow the rules between priests.
Whoever has the bigger fist will listen to him.
This is also the reason why the Priest Alliance is not afraid that their massive actions will be interfered by the state pastor.
This is a friction between priests. Su Qi'an occupied the land of the big and small priests and recognized him as a priest in disguise, so this matter has nothing to do with the state pastor.
The Priests Alliance was somewhat overthinking it. When the news came, Zhoucheng also issued a statement.
This matter is a private matter between the Priest Alliance and Lord Su. As long as it does not affect the six counties of Jiaozhou, the city will not send troops to help.
This result was basically expected by Su Qi'an, but he didn't want Li Kang to intervene in this matter.
If he really wanted to send troops to fish in troubled waters, Su Qi'an would have to be careful to guard against him.
It happened that Zhoucheng issued such a statement, which was considered to be in Su Qi'an's heart.
He immediately gave the order and began to intensify his troops.
Although these 50,000 natives are huge, in fact, there are only 10,000 or 20,000 who can really fight, and the rest are mostly just a bunch of random people.
It's not that Su Qi'an looked down upon these natives, but that these priests were a little too useless when it came to managing people and horses.
A high priest has a population of over 100,000. According to Su Qi'an's understanding, in addition to one elder priest, there are also five high priests dispatched this time.
As long as you don't take precautions against the natives under your jurisdiction, you can buy and build more weapons and equipment, don't believe in ghosts and gods, and engage in more training plans.
It's not like they had such a huge population and were finally suppressed by Li Kang's tens of thousands of soldiers.
These priests are good at pretending to be gods and ghosts, but when it comes to training natives and soldiers, they are no different than useless people.
Su Qi'an only knows how to use human sea tactics. In Su Qian's view, it will only take some time to solve the army formed in this way.
This battle can be regarded as an experience for the Dongshan Army after its expansion. It also tests the logistics capabilities of the managers of each small town.
Fifty thousand natives gathered in a mighty manner, assembled and on standby. Under the leadership of the elder priests and five high priests, they set off towards Qingcheng County.
At the same time, in a room in Zhoucheng, two to three hundred miles away.
The state envoy reported something to Li Kang.
Li Kang, who was sitting above, nodded and said softly. "Well, you did a good job in this matter. It can be said that these two losers knew their own interests and did not turn you in. It's a pity that waste is waste. Such a good opportunity could not take Su Qi'an away. It would be better if he died."
"Their family members are useless and are sent to work in the mining areas as corvees."
"By the way, do you think Su Qian will believe what you say?"
The state envoy standing below shook his head and said, "Don't worry, sir. No matter whether Su Qi'an believes in it or not, he has no evidence to prove that I colluded with the high priest and the Qingcheng County Sheriff. This operation did underestimate him. I didn't expect it." Behind him stands the Ninth Princess."
"Sir, in my opinion, we need to take a long-term approach to deal with Su Qi'an. Having the Ninth Princess here will be a troublesome matter."
Li Kang quite agreed with what the state envoy said, "Fortunately, you had the foresight and did not take action in the rebellion in the county or city, otherwise it would be difficult for this state to pass the test of the imperial family."
"But there is one thing I don't understand. Why did you issue a statement not to participate in the fight between the elder priest and Su Qian'an? Without this statement, Su Qian would definitely take the state into consideration when he took action. Once the statement came out, he would probably have no scruples. .”
"Sir, let me tell you a story. In Da Rong in the north, the Rong people will catch many poisonous insects and put them in a jar to feed. During the feeding period, they will not give any feed. They will eat each other. In the end, the only ones who survive will be One by one, they will be released."
"Sir, what do you think will happen to the released bugs?"
"Of course it means being king on a grass field." Li Kang said without thinking.
The state envoy smiled and shook his head, "It will be eaten by the bird above its head."
"Sir, no matter how many hardships you go through, even if you survive to the end, a bug will always be a bug, and you will never escape the fate of being eaten. This is the training method of Northern Honor people."
The state envoy's words awakened Li Kang. He knew that the state envoy wanted to support Su Qi'an and take this opportunity to consume the priest alliance.
In the past, he also had this intention for Su Qi'an, but it was limited to suppressing bandits and occupying a small county. He was not as bold as the state envoy. Not only did he directly acquiesce in Su Qi'an's people being the county guards, he even allowed him to occupy the entire Qingcheng County. .
One of the six counties in Jiaozhou was occupied by him. With Su Qi'an's excellent eloquence and the implementation of several orders, he had talents, soldiers, and territory.
This is not a good sign. Li Kang has even considered getting rid of Su Qi'an now.
Now it seems that the boldness of the state envoy is a bit risky, but it is perfect for dealing with the priest alliance.
Don't think that the Priest Alliance obeys his orders, but in the past few years, those old immortals have obviously made some changes. After all, the population of both sides, the Priest Alliance obviously has the upper hand.
If it weren't for the fact that he had the children of these people in his hands and the tens of thousands of state soldiers who were intimidating him, I'm afraid these old immortals would have broken out in riots long ago.
But now that Su Qi'an is growing stronger, he can be used to consume the Priest Alliance. As for them, they can sit on the Diaoyutai and wait for the time, regardless of whether it is the Priest Alliance or Su Qi'an, just as the state envoy said.
Bugs are bugs after all, and they will eventually be eaten by the bird above them. Both parties cannot escape their grasp.
Thinking about it now, he was indeed a little too cautious. Fortunately, he had a wise man named Zhou Envoy by his side.
Without him, Li Kang would not have been able to sit at the top of Jiaozhou for so many years.
"Then let's wait and see," Li Kang said.
The state envoy nodded, then turned and left, but what Li Kang didn't know was that before the state envoy left, his eyes clearly flashed with a different color, which made people feel amused.
