Su Qi'an's words made Su Ji feel a little relieved. He was still very confident in Su Qi'an.
After all, he worked his way up from the bottom step by step to reach his current status.
In the entire Great Liang, the royal family has multiplied to this day. There are not to mention hundreds of thousands of people with royal blood, but there are still tens of thousands.
Among so many people, Su Qian was the only one who stood out. He had become a first-class scholar since he was a young scholar.
His outstanding talents were displayed to the fullest. Of course, the main reason why Prince Yu was able to open his heart to Su Qi'an was because Su Xuanyong valued him.
He was recognized by Su Xuanyong and allowed to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan. He was a serious member of the royal family who had some rights.
This is very important to the children of the royal family. There are tens of thousands of children with royal blood, who can recognize their ancestors and return to the clan, are valued and trusted by His Majesty, and have some real power in their hands, not more than a hundred.
It was precisely because of Su Xuanyong's trust that King Yu told Su Qi'an everything.
This is the most important step in a frank conversation. During the time spent with Su Qi'an, what Su Ji valued most about Su Qi'an was friendship.
The children of the royal family who are affectionate and righteous will at least be loyal to the Su Liang royal family in the future. This is enough.
Of course, Su Qi'an has his own difficulties at the moment. Su Ji knows better than Su Qi'an how deep the water is in countering the rebellion in Dongzhou.
The fiefdom he was in was just across the river from Dongzhou, and he basically knew a lot of things that happened in Dongzhou.
The serious problem in Dongzhou is not the pirates but the internal corruption. This kind of corruption did not happen overnight, but was accumulated over many years.
Even the Great Liang, which was at its peak a hundred years ago, could not solve the chaos and darkness within Dongzhou. Now that Su Qi'an was going to solve this difficult matter, he might get involved.
But Su Ji understood better than anyone else that Su Xuanyong's purpose in asking Su Qi'an to suppress the rebellion was not only to suppress the bandits, but also to familiarize him with the situation in each state and develop his power.
Once the pacification is successful, Su Qi'an's power and status will definitely skyrocket after returning to Beijing based on Dongzhou's military exploits.
Not to mention being on an equal footing with Su Zhe and Su Tai, but at least the two princes want to touch him, it's not that simple.
If it succeeds, Su Qi'an's position in Great Liang will be completely secure. If he fails, he will go to hell. .Ь.
This is the path that Su Qi'an must take to rise. He can only advance, not retreat. What he can do is to give Su Qi'an the greatest help before he leaves.
While the two were talking, their motorcade quickly entered Beishan County.
The two got off the car and checked into the county mansion under the arrangement of the third commander.
According to the arrangement, the whereabouts of Su Qi'an and King Yu will be regarded as top secrets and no one can leak them. Once the secrets are leaked and individuals are found, they will be executed immediately without mercy.
Because of such top-secret arrangements, the entire process from Su Qian'an and King Yu's entry into the city to their final departure was kept secret. The people in the county had no idea that these two important figures would actually appear in the city.
When he left this time, the three commanders did not follow him. He took down the two commanders of Beishan Camp. There are still many things in the camp waiting for him to deal with.
After leaving Beishan County, the front is Qingshui County, the fiefdom of King Yu.
No one in their right mind would cause trouble or lay an ambush in the borders of Qingshui County.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the entire Zhongzhou, except for the city, Qingshui County has the best public security.
Moreover, the big man like King Yu followed him all the way, who would be so unreasonable to seek death and ambush.
Of course, after all, someone still had to be sent to escort them. In order not to attract attention, the one thousand Beishan camp soldiers who set off with the team also disguised themselves as other caravans on the way.
These people are all subordinates of the Third Commander and can be regarded as serious confidants.
Su Qi'an, who was sitting in the car, looked at the Beishan camp soldiers in makeup all around, then looked back and said with a smile.
"This third commander is very thoughtful, but he is just afraid that something might happen to the Beishan camp if we take the lead."
Su Ji was not so worried and said with a smile, "Haha, Emperor Nephew, don't worry, even if you give this third commander hundreds of courage, he won't dare to have any bad intentions."
"In addition to being a member of Zhongzhou Mu, he is also one of mine."
Su Qi'an looked at Su Ji deeply, and after a long silence, he sighed.
"The emperor is worthy of being an emperor. This double-sided agent is really skilled. The emperor admires him."
This was Su Qi'an's innermost thoughts. He always thought that during the contact, he might have gotten to know Prince Yu.
But every time he saw clearly, King Yu would give him a little surprise from time to time, which felt like what Su Qi'an showed to the enemy.
That kind of person is standing right in front of you, but you just can't see clearly, and it gets further and further away. Such a person is very scary.
Thinking about it, Su Ji and Su Xuanyong are peers after all. Nowadays, there are only a handful of peers like them left.
Who is able to survive until now? Fortunately, King Yu has no bad intentions towards Su Qi'an, otherwise, Su Qi'an will definitely fall into a big pit.
Listening to Su Qian's sigh, Su Ji was still smiling as usual. As the motorcade headed towards Qingshui County, Su Ji took out a scroll from his arms.
He said softly, "Emperor Nephew, this scroll has been mine for so many years. It may be of some help to you about some specific situations within Dongzhou."
Su Qi'an was startled, stretched out his hands, took the scroll solemnly, and then opened it carefully.
His eyes swept around, and there was an obvious look of surprise on his face.
This time we went to the southeast coast to suppress bandits. We said it was the southeast coast, but it was actually Dongzhou.
As for Yuezhou under Dongzhou, with the cooperation of Su Qi'an and Su Kang, it has basically been pacified.
The remaining pirates and the main force of Fuso Ronin have been entrenched on the coastal islands of Dongzhou, causing a lot of trouble to Dongzhou.
Therefore, Dongzhou is the main target of Su Qi'an's trip. Su Qi'an only has a rough understanding of Dongzhou. XiuShu.com
For example, the vastness of its territory is beyond imagination. It is said to be one state, but its territory is comparable to the union of two states, which is very large.
Such a large territory was indeed obtained by the merger of the two states. The Su Liang royal family had its own considerations for doing so.
The land of Dongzhou has been an important land of production since ancient times. It has fertile land and thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is also known as a land of plenty.
With the development of the times, its business is also very famous, and various handicraft industries are prosperous. It is no exaggeration to say that Dongzhou provides one-third of Daliang's annual finance.
For better management and to have a vast depth, the two states were unified and collectively called Dongzhou.
This decision seems to be quite wise now, because the territory is large and there are more than ten complete rivers in the territory.
After years of management and development, there are hundreds of various waterways in the territory, which not only provide convenience for Dongzhou Waterways.
In wartime, it can be transformed into a natural place for transportation and even ambush. If there is a heavy rain and the water level rises, it can also become a natural barrier to check pirates and Japanese pirates.
And because the territory is deep enough, even if a war breaks out on the front line, the rear area can be given enough time to react.
With convenient waterways, the supply of food, grass, and troops is basically not a big problem. This is also an important reason why the pirate group has been unable to completely capture Dongzhou for so many years, even if it gathered tens of thousands of people to attack Dongzhou.
In order to better manage the huge Dongzhou, Dongzhou and other states adopted different systems of political officials.
In addition to setting up the Dongzhou Mu, there is also the Dongzhou Governor for war, and two deputy governors.
In some respects, the functions of these three governors overlapped with those of state captains. Looking at other states, this may be the case.
However, Dongzhou's territory is too large to be managed by just one Dongzhou captain. Once a war breaks out, it will be too late to mobilize orders from all sides.
Therefore, the post of Governor of Dongzhou was specially set up to be fully responsible for the outbreak of war. Once the war broke out, the Governor of Dongzhou on the front line would quickly assemble with his soldiers to stop the pirates and Japanese pirates as soon as possible.
The state captains in the rear, on the other hand, would collect local troops, food and fodder as quickly as possible from the rear as needed, and then lead people to the front line.
Zhou Mu and Zhou Cheng are responsible for appeasing the people in Dongzhou and stabilizing the people.
Determine the situation in Dongzhou.
So the three parties seem to have job conflicts, but in fact there is a clear division of labor. This division of labor is extremely efficient. This is also a very important reason why Dongzhou can defeat the Japanese pirates who are more powerful than pirates.
The above is all Su Qi'an knows about Dongzhou, but the scroll provided by Su Ji to Su Qi'an contains, in addition to the above information, even internal conflicts between the three parties.
As well as the connections between famous local aristocratic families, merchants, and various forces in Dongzhou, they are probably all marked.
It is easy to ignore this information, but what is the identity and status of these people? If you want to know the relationship between them, it is definitely not accessible to ordinary people.
Even if you come into contact with someone who is not close to you or someone you know very well, you can't find out about this relationship at all. Su Ji can detect this, which shows that he has put a lot of effort behind the scenes.
This scroll information is very important to Su Qi'an. At least when he enters Dongzhou, he won't have a black eye and not know anything.
At least for now, I probably feel somewhat confident, and while there is still some time, I can plan my arrangements after entering Dongzhou.
Su Qi'an put away the scroll and clasped his fists at Su Ji to express his gratitude.
Su Ji waved his hand casually and said with a smile, "Emperor's nephew, I can help you as much as I can. The emperor's uncle can only help you so far. The road ahead depends on how you go."
"Dongzhou has been in darkness for so many years. To be honest, we really need young people like you to stir things up. The emperor is looking forward to your triumph in Zhongzhou!"
"Let your uncle see a different Dongzhou."
"The emperor's nephew will do his best." Su Qian said solemnly.
After leaving Beishan County, Su Qi'an and Su Ji's convoy arrived at Qingshui County smoothly.
After entering King Yu's fiefdom, the news about Su Qi'an's presence reached Zhongzhou City as quickly as possible.
This transfer was not a leak, but with Su Qi'an's consent, the identities of Su Qi'an and Su Ji were revealed. They had only been in Qingshui County for a few days, and they knew a lot about Zhongzhou Mu's character, so there was no need to continue to hide it.
Moreover, this time when leaving Qingshui County and entering Dongzhou, we need the help of Zhongzhou Mu, so the requester must naturally show his sincerity.
