Li Xuan stood on the pier, with his hands behind his back and on the long pole behind him. The banner was rustling in the sun. The purple python and the five chapters were subdued. He was majestic and powerful without being angry.
The many Wuzhou officials standing in front of him couldn't help but bow slightly.
Recorder Zhang Yi stood behind Li Xuan, his face already as cold as water.
What Li Xuan is doing now is that it is obvious that he does not take him as a military official at all, but he has no way to do it.
Li Xuan is a Wuzhou Biejia who is under the fifth rank, and even Wuzhou Sima is only an official with an official rank under the sixth rank. He, who joined the army from the sixth rank, is even worse.
Biejia has the power of half of the state. If it is placed on them, Biejia will be nothing more than a false position. However, if it is placed on Li Xuan, the current king of the county, and at this sensitive time, the emperor's trust in him cannot be overstated. Metaphor.
At this time, who dares to easily stroke Li Xuan's tiger beard?
Zhang Yi's eyes passed over a group of Liucao soldiers who were wearing light green seventh-grade official uniforms and had respectful expressions, and his face couldn't help but darken.
At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly shouted coldly: "Where is Cang Cao joining the army?"
"Xiaguancang Cao joined the army and Li Yuanyi met the king!" As soon as Li Yuan spoke, Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"It turns out that he is a descendant of the clan." Li Xuan nodded slightly in confusion, and then said with a serious look on his face: "I order you to seal all the warehouse gates. Without the orders of the king's governor, this king, and Qin Sima, no one is allowed to arbitrarily access the warehouse. Mobilize one soldier and one supply of food, and I will personally inspect each storehouse tomorrow afternoon."
"I obey the order." Li Yuanyi agreed without any hesitation.
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. So far, he had not seen the names of Tianyin's followers from the heads of anyone present.
Hu Cao, Gong Cao, and Cang Cao, these people are either Wang Fangli's fellow Hedong people, members of the Wang clan, or members of the current clan. These people alone are enough for Wang Fanlin to control half of the real power in Wuzhou. .
"Fa Cao is here to join the army!" Li Xuan's voice became slightly gentler.
"Reporting to the prince, Fa Cao joined the army and went out to investigate the case with Qin Sima today. He has not returned yet." A tall bearded man wearing fish scale armor stood out from one side and stood with his hands folded.
"Who is your Excellency?" Li Xuan's eyes were faint, looking up and down at the person in front of him.
"The officer and soldier, Cao Shenjun, Yan Tao has met the prince!" Yan Tao looked at Li Xuan with a serious look, carefully watching the slightest change on Li Xuan's face.
"So you are a soldier who joins the army?" Li Xuan looked at Yan Tao in surprise.
"It's the official!" Yan Tao knew that Li Xuan did it on purpose, but he still stood there calmly.
"Although it is the duty of the military officers to pick up those who rebel against the party, the military officers should also provide appropriate assistance." Li Xuan looked at Yan Tao, glanced over his head, and then said: "I order you to increase the number of troops in Wuzhou City from today on. The number of patrols must not be wrong until the end of this summer harvest!"
"I obey the order!" Yan Tao let out a long sigh of relief.
The fact that Li Xuan was willing to give him orders showed that Li Xuan still trusted him for the time being, which made Yan Tao feel relieved.
Two months ago, after the assassination of the governor Wang Fanglin, the entire city of Wuzhou was about to be overthrown, but even so, they still could not find the slightest trace of the Tianyin Sect rebels. Z.br>
There are two people here who have very heavy responsibilities. One of them is Fa Cao who joins the army, He Zheng, and the other is Bing Cao who joins the army, Yan Tao.
In the past two months, both He Zheng and Yan Tao have been trying their best to search for traces of Tianyin Sect assassins throughout the city, but even so far, they have still found nothing.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, looked at the fifty-year-old man standing on one side with a fluttering beard, and asked in a low voice: "I guess you are a sergeant who has joined the army!"
"Shi Cao Feng Hua joined the army and met the county king!" Feng Hua raised his hands to Li Xuan with a solemn expression.
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Shi Cao joined the army and was in charge of Hejin and the construction of bridges and buildings. Feng joined the army for his hard work. Please also send the map of waterways and bridges in Wuzhou to me tomorrow. I will ask for one tomorrow. Just ask for advice!"
"Don't dare!" Feng Hua's face became slightly solemn, and then he backed away with his hands, his eyes subconsciously scanning Zhang Yi, who was behind Li Xuan and joined the army.
Zhang Yi noticed Feng Hua's gaze and nodded slightly. At that moment, Li Xuan also turned to look at Zhang Yi and said in a gentle voice: "Zhang Canjun, please introduce to me some other officials and squires in this state." That’s right.”
"How dare you disobey me!" Zhang Yi said with a bitter voice. He did not expect that with just a few words, Li Xuan had already attracted more than half of the people with real power in the army in Wuzhou.
At present, when the governor Wang Fanglin is seriously injured and Sima Qinming goes out to investigate the case, the newly arrived Li Xuan has become the de facto leader of the entire Wuzhou City.
It's like he is the master.
"This is the prefectural edict Tang Jun!" Zhang Yi pointed at a forty-year-old man with an elegant face wearing a light green official robe.
"Tang Jun has seen you driving!" Tang Jun said, slightly arching his hands towards Li Xuan.
"I've seen Tang Jiaoyu!" Li Xuan extended her hand to return the greeting to Tang Jun. Zhang Yi's face changed slightly when he saw this scene.
After landing on the shore, this was the first time Li Xuan returned a courtesy to someone. Although it was just a lesson from Tang Jun, it was full of profound meaning.
Li Xuan turned her head, looked at Yu Ze behind her, and said with a smile, "Tang Jiaoyu and Yu Xiuzuan are old friends. We should move around more in the future!"
Tang Jun looked up at Yu Ze with a nostalgic smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Guanzhong, it's been a long time!"
"Brother Sichi, long time see!" Yu Ze returned the greeting with a gentle face.
The expressions of everyone who saw this scene changed even more.
Not only did Li Xuan easily win over the various forces left behind by Wang Fanglin, he even had his own connections in Wuzhou, making him quite difficult to mess with.
With Tang Jun around, Li Xuan soon got to know more low-level officials in Wuzhou, which also made them more accepting of Li Xuan.
"This is Mr. Shen, the father of the governor of Changzhou Shen!" Tang Jun respectfully introduced to Li Xuan Shen Tuo, a white-haired old man in his sixties wearing crimson brocade clothes.
"Old Shen Tuo has met the Prince of Nanchang!" Shen Tuo looked at Li Xuan with a gentle expression and slightly cupped his hands.
Li Xuan quickly stepped aside and said politely: "Senior, please don't offend me. A few days ago, Xiao Wang went to Changzhou to visit Shen Jishi. Here, Shen Jishi also brought me a letter from home."
After seeing this letter, Shen Tuo's brows relaxed a lot.
He was afraid that Li Xuan would go to him privately with this letter, which meant that Li Xuan had something very difficult that needed his help.
On the contrary, taking it out in public places like this made him relax the most.
Because at this time, letting people see this letter is the greatest role this letter can play.
Shen Tuo straightened his body slightly, pressed the cane with one hand, and took the letter with the other hand. At the same time, he said: "If the prince has any difficulties in the future, you can go directly to the old house of the Shen family to find the old man. If the old man can help, he will never refuse."
"Then thank you very much, Mr. Shen!" Li Xuan bowed deeply.
When other people around him saw this scene, their faces became slightly solemn.
The Shen family is the head of the four major families in Wuzhou and one of the five out of the sixteen families in Wuzhou. They have children serving in various places and have a prosperous official career.
The one with the highest official position now is Shen Qian, the governor of Changzhou.
His father Shen Tuo also served as a governor in his early years. He came from a scholarly family and a family of officials.
With the Shen family in front, the Yang family, the Teng family, and the Qian family were all polite to Li Xuan.
From the Yang family came a handsome and unrestrained fifty-year-old man named Yang Yan. He became an official due to illness in his early years and now educates the younger generations in the family.
The person from the Teng family was younger, around forty, and worked as an evangelist in Xuanzhou. Recently, an old man in his family passed away and he came back to attend the funeral during the Chinese New Year.
Finally, there is the Qian family. The daughter of the Qian family married the King of Yue as a concubine. In recent years, it has become very popular in Wuzhou and has the potential to press against the three major families.
A middle-aged man in his early thirties came from the Qian family. He was wearing a blue robe and looked very free and easy.
"My lord, if there is anything I can do for you, please
Sir, please speak frankly. A few days ago, there was a letter from Prince Yue’s Mansion, instructing me to do my best to assist the king. "Qian Zhe was extremely respectful to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan reached out and patted Qian Zhe's arm, and said with a faint smile: "Before I left Luoyang, I had a conversation with Brother Yue Wang. This time, there is a crisis hidden. He has strictly ordered the palace to be cautious. If Brother Qian has flaws, you might as well communicate with the palace more often."
Qian Zhe was stunned for a moment, then solemnly handed over his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me. I'll keep this in mind."
Li Xuan turned around and looked at the others, raising her hands slightly, her eyes stern, and a powerful aura immediately emerged.
"Everyone, please remember that if the murderer of the assassin of the king is not found, someone will be in danger. This is the same for me, and the same is true for you. Please be careful." Li Xuan said sincerely to everyone present. As soon as they handed over, everyone immediately returned the greeting, but unconsciously, their memories were immediately pulled back to the storm two months ago.
There are too many things that a simple memorial cannot carry.
On that day, the entire Wuzhou City was turned upside down by the officers and soldiers. No one, no matter the aristocratic family or the common people, missed it.
I don’t know how many conflicts and killings took place in the middle, it’s hard to count them all.
But even so, the Tianyin Sect's assassins were still not found, but countless thieves, bandits, and those who did shady things were caught and killed.
Anyway, since then, the security incidents in Wuzhou City have suddenly decreased a lot.
But if people were asked to go back to that stormy night, absolutely no one would want to.
Li Xuan turned around and looked at Zhang Yi, who joined the army in recording affairs, and said in a gentle manner: "Zhang Canjun, the governor is seriously injured now, and Sima is out. I hope you can help me more and bring Wuzhou's government affairs back to normal as soon as possible!"
"If you are a subordinate, you will do your best." Zhang Yi earnestly raised his hand to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, Qian Zhe suddenly said to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, everyone has prepared a reception banquet for the Prince at Siming Tower today. We hope that the Prince will appreciate it."
Li Xuan smiled sheepishly and said, "You are sincere and I can't refuse you, but I'm afraid I have to wait for you all. After I settled down, I freshened up a little and rushed to Siming Tower."
"Of course." Qian Zhe responded respectfully.
Li Xuan smiled faintly and looked back.
At this time, Li Zhu had already arrived in a black carriage.
Li Xuan cupped her hands in front of everyone and said, "Everyone, see you at the dinner."
"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Amidst the voices of everyone, Li Xuan got on the carriage directly.
Under the escort of groups of Qianniu Guards, the carriage drove slowly towards the city gate, and everyone else finally got on the carriage.
At this moment, there was only Li Xuan's carriage under the city gate, surrounded by a group of guards.
Suddenly, the sound of "Hang bang bang" sounded from the city gate tower. Everyone on the dock subconsciously looked up, and suddenly saw a giant stainless steel arrow suddenly raised, and then aimed firmly at the black carriage.
"No, it's the Fuyuan Crossbow!" Bingcao Shenjun Yan Tao screamed instantly, and before he could finish his words, he heard a "collapse".
The extremely sharp giant arrow had been shot out fiercely, heading straight towards the black carriage.
