On the Wuyi River, three Dushui Division patrol boats lined up in a row and moved forward calmly.
Flags are fluttering and people are scattered.
The swords and guns are fierce and the momentum is breathtaking.
Li Xuan, dressed in a crimson official robe, stood at the bow of the bow ship, with her hand on the eight-sided Han sword, her face expressionless and powerful.
Qiu Zhenmu, wearing red clothes and golden armor, with a thousand-ox sword at his waist, stood on the left, looking powerful and domineering.
Li Zhu, dressed in green clothes, stood on the right side, holding a long spear in his hand, the cold light shining coldly.
Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Feng Hua, a scholar from Wuzhou, and Wang Qin, a meritorious officer from Wuzhou, followed behind them with their hands tied.
Not far ahead is the East Gate Pier of Jinhua County.
In the rear, you can see the flags flying at the top of Zhoucheng in the distance.
Feng Hua, a soldier in the army, frowned, as if he had been thinking about something.
Finally, he raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan in front of him. There was a moment of hesitation on his face, and he finally did not dare to step forward. Finally, he cautiously approached Yu Ze.
"Yu Xiuzhan, is the prince really not worried that something will happen to the city after he leaves?" Feng Hua asked, his face full of worry.
Yu Ze couldn't help but smile and comforted in a low voice: "Brother Feng, don't worry, now all those who can cause trouble in the city have been purged. As for those who are deeply hidden..."
"Those who are hiding deeply, if I don't leave the city, how can they come out safely?" Li Xuan suddenly turned around and looked directly at Feng Hua.
Yu Ze quickly bowed his hands.
Li Xuan waved her hand directly and looked at Feng Hua, then at Wang Bo, Wang Qin and others: "Some people, when I am here, they will not move. Only when I leave, they will relax their guard and can't help but jump. Come out and even jump very high."
Wang Qin looked at Wang Bo subconsciously, his eyes full of horror.
Wang Bo nodded slightly.
Indeed, although their departure this time was due to the summer harvest, it was more of a hard-to-get strategy.
Li Xuan turned back to look at the city wall and said coldly: "Only in this way can I see clearly whether those people are human or ghost... Feng Canjun, who do you think are human and which are ghosts?"
"I don't know... I don't dare to speak nonsense." Feng Hua quickly handed over his hand, flashing through his eyes several times, but in the end he still didn't dare to talk nonsense.
Li Xuan nodded and said calmly: "Feng Canjun is a mature person and has his own views on people and things. I will not force him, but if there is anything, I ask Feng Canjun to pay more attention. If there is anything, Just in case, I might as well join the army to ask for mercy."
"I accept your orders." Feng Hua held his hands in arms and then stepped back.
But the eyes looking at Li Xuan were full of awe.
When the King of Nanchang left Wuzhou City this time, he was actually trying to lure a snake out of its hole. I don't know how many people are going to be unlucky now.
At this time, Feng Hua is even more worried about those people in Wuzhou City.
It would be okay if they stayed on their own terms, but if they had other ideas, they would be immediately caught by the King of Nanchang.
The current situation, with King Nanchang's methods, once he gets a handle on it, those people will be doomed.
Feng Hua looked around, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.
Because the former soldier Cao Shenjun Yan Tao who was still following them has disappeared.
Where has he gone?
Could it be that the King of Nanchang has other arrangements?
At this time, Jinhua County arrived ahead.
On the dock of Jinhua County, a thirty-year-old seventh-grade county magistrate wearing a light green official robe was standing on the dock, followed by a group of Jinhua officials.
The cruise ship slowly docked.
When the ship's plank fell, Qianniu Guards still took the lead, directly separating the county government officials from the government soldiers on the side.
Li Xuan walked steadily off the boat wearing a light crimson official robe.
As soon as he landed at the pier, the leading Qipin County Magistrate immediately bowed his hands and said: "I am going to be the magistrate of Jinhua County, Ning Yi, and lead the government officials to welcome the king for inspection. May the king be safe."
"Your Majesty, Wan'an!" Many Jinhua officials present
, and at the same time bowed his hands.
Li Xuan nodded slightly and raised her right hand: "Everyone, please stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone present immediately retreated to both sides, leaving only Li Xuan and Ning Yi in the middle.
"I heard that Magistrate Ning was injured and has been busy with state affairs. He didn't come to visit until today. Thank you for your forgiveness!" Li Xuan bowed to Ning Yi.
Standing very close, Li Xuan could clearly see a trace of paleness on Ning Yi's face.
It can be seen that even if his body has recovered, it has only been very shallow.
Ning Yi quickly raised his hand and returned the gift: "It's only the official who is guilty. The king took over and left for many days, and the official was not able to visit the city. It is really the official's fault. I hope you will forgive me!"
Ning Yi was very polite, but his expression was also full of excitement.
After a slight pause, he then continued: "Xiaoguan heard that the murderer who assassinated the king's assassin that day has been executed by the king. Xiaguan's illness was 70% cured immediately. Xiaguan is here to thank the prince."
Saying that, Ning Yi was about to bow down deeply.
Li Xuan quickly stepped forward to help Ning Yi. It would be better if he bowed down.
Li Xuan hurriedly said: "These are all my duties, so why should I express my gratitude? To be honest with the county magistrate, I came to Jinhua this time to check on the progress of this year's summer harvest, and on the other hand, to I would like to ask the county magistrate, what are the current trends of the Tianyin Sect bandits in Jinhua County?"
After looking around, Li Xuan lowered his voice and said, "The county magistrate may not know something. Although I was lucky enough to kill a few Tianyin Sect leaders this time, most of his subordinates had already killed him when I entered the city. They withdrew from the state city and scattered in all directions, and now they are most likely in..."
"Jinhua!" Ning Yi blurted out one sentence directly.
"That's right." Li Xuan nodded and said: "Today's Wuzhou, if the Tianyin Sect wants to completely settle everything and make a comeback, it must capture the city, and now the most convenient way to attack the city is Jinhua County is just around the corner."
"What the prince said is absolutely true." Ning Yi nodded solemnly, then raised his hands and said, "The prince doesn't know something. Although the official has been appointed as the county magistrate, he has only started to serve as director in the past two months and only in the past few days. As for the situation in the county , Your Majesty still needs to ask the county magistrate."
Ning Yi looked behind him and called out in a low voice: "Luxian Cheng!"
A solemn middle-aged official in his forties, wearing a dark blue official robe, came forward and bowed his hands with a respectful expression: "I have met the Prince of Nanchang!"
"The surname is Lu, is the county magistrate a descendant of Fan Yang's Lu family?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"I don't dare. Although the official is a descendant of the Fan Yang Lu family, he is only on the fringes of the family. Now being able to serve as county magistrate is already the limit."
Having said this, Lu Jin bowed with a solemn expression: "I wonder what the prince has planned, please give me your instructions?"
Li Xuan turned to look at the county magistrate Ning Yi. Ning Yi nodded seriously, and Li Xuan's expression relaxed slightly.
"I would like to know how many Tianyin believers there are in the entire Jinhua territory, including the county and townships... Will they pose a threat to this year's summer harvest? If so, what measures has your county taken now? How to deal with it?"
"Reporting to the prince, since the official document from the state government was received, the lower officials have started to eliminate the Tianyin believers in all the houses of the county government, the city gate watchtowers, and all the Tianyin believers in the official rooms of the county government. A total of twenty-seven Tianyin believers have been killed and captured. There are more than fifty people, and all of them have written letters of repentance and sworn to be on the same page with the Tianyin Sect."
Li Xuan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "President Lu has done a good job."
"Also, there are still many Tianyin cultists in this county, and they are quite large. If they are all captured, I am afraid that this year's summer harvest will be delayed, so..." There was a trace of hesitation on Lu Jin's face.
"The county magistrate is interested, but I am here this time to help your county solve this problem." Li Xuan pointed to the two patrol boats behind and said: "The ones above are all in the prefecture city, and have been with the county. The Tianyin Sect has completely drawn a clear line between the Muzhou immigrants. They came to Jinhua this time to help Jinhua with the summer grain harvest. Now, let’s see, where should they start harvesting first?”
"Ah!" Ning Yi and Lu Jin looked at each other, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Both of them are smart people, and they can tell at a glance that what Li Xuan is doing now is not just to help Wuzhou with its autumn grain harvest.
The special origins of these people may directly affect those Tianyin believers.
Tianyin believers themselves are mainly immigrants from Muzhou, followed by local Wuzhou lower-class people with poor assets.
Now even the immigrants from Muzhou have begun to turn against each other, and the people in Jinhua County are easily affected.
As for those stubborn Tianyin Sect believers, they can also take advantage of this opportunity to distinguish them.
Everyone is an official, and few are fools.
They know best how to maximize their own contributions.
Seeing the thoughtful looks on their faces, Li Xuan's eyes immediately became serious.
He took out a memorial from his body, handed it to Ning Yi and Lu Jin, and said, "In order to ensure this year's summer harvest, I have already reported to the Central Committee in advance to recruit some prisoners from state prisons and county prisons for civilian service. Help harvest summer grain, use civil service to offset punishment, and use all means to ensure that the summer harvest is completed ahead of schedule." Z.br>
"Completed ahead of schedule?" Ning Yi and Lu Jin were startled, and then their expressions became solemn.
Li Xuan's true purpose was finally revealed.
Li Xuan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the uprising of the Tianyin bandits is no longer a secret. There will be chaos in Muzhou, and it will definitely attack Wuzhou. Even before, the Tianyin bandits in Wuzhou If it doesn’t go well, we’ll start an incident directly.”
Ning Yi and Lu Jin had a flash of worry in their faces.
There is no need to do anything wrong, the Tianyin bandits in Wuzhou will definitely respond in advance.
"So, first harvest all the fertile fields in Jinhua as much as possible and collect taxes into the treasury, then Yiwu, Dongyang, Pujiang, Wuyi, Yongkang, Pan'an, and finally Lanxi."
"Lanxi finally understands, but why are Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an at the back?" Lu Jin couldn't react for a while.
"Because Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties are all in mountainous areas, even if they are arranged, it will probably last for a long time. Instead of doing this, it is better to quickly complete the summer harvest and summer taxes in Yiwu, Dongyang, Pujiang and three counties, and then proceed with The forces of these three counties were mobilized to deal with possible rebellions in Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties." Ning Yi explained the twists and turns in this matter in a few simple words.
Li Xuan looked at Ning Yi in surprise and asked subconsciously: "Is County Magistrate Ning from the Ning family in Linzi?"
"My great-grandfather was from the Ning clan in Linzi, but Xiaguan grew up in Qinzhou, and the Ning clan has become its own entity in Qinzhou." Ning Yi saluted very humbly.
Li Xuan nodded and said with some surprise: "It turns out that the Qinzhou Ning family has three governors. It seems that the Ning family will have a fourth governor in the future!"
"My lord, you are so complimentary!" Ning Yi quickly handed over his hand.
"It doesn't matter. If the pacification of Wuzhou goes smoothly this time, I will personally recommend the county magistrate in front of His Majesty." When Li Xuan said this, his expression became solemn.
After arriving in Wuzhou, he encountered so many people, but there were only two people worthy of Li Xuan's words.
One is Xu Jian, who is currently inspecting Wuzhou Bingcao and joining the army, and the other is the Jinhua County magistrate in front of him.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Ning Yi quickly handed over his hand, and Lu Jin on the side also had a look of joy on his face.
If the King of Nanchang recommends Ning Yi, then it is difficult for Lu Jin not to be taken out.
As long as his contribution is great enough, he will also fall into the eyes of the saint.
"This time Wuzhou is pacified, you two have a very heavy responsibility." Li Xuan stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, and then said seriously: "This time I will use gold as the foundation to leverage the three counties of Dongyang, Yiwu and Pujiang. At the same time, we also hope to mobilize manpower from Jinhua to support Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an counties at the critical moment."
At this point, after a slight pause, Li Xuan said softly: "Although I have informed the three counties of Wuyi, Yongkang and Pan'an in advance,
, but with their strength, if the Tianyin Sect really breaks out, it will be good for them to be able to defend the county. It is inevitable that troops from Jinhua will be mobilized into these three counties, and your meritorious deeds will be here. "
Ning Yi and Lu Jin's eyes lit up at the same time.
