The mountains and forests are undulating and green.
A large river spans east and west, like a jade belt, flowing out of the Tianmu Mountains in the distance and flowing eastward to Qiantang.
This big river is called Xin'an River.
On the north side of Xin'an River, a county seat quietly sits.
Muzhou, Jiande County.
Above and below the city gate, there were soldiers wearing green robes, holding swords and guns, staring at everyone who came in and out with bright eyes.
At this moment, four official ships slowly arrived outside the south gate of Jiande County from the east.
The first official ship slowly docked at the South Gate Pier.
Yuezhou Sima Yao Zhi, who had been waiting on the dock for a long time, was immediately greeted by Yuezhou Sima Yao Zhi, who was dressed in a crimson official robe.
The boat plank was put down, and Li Xuan, who was wearing a black brocade suit, held the Eight-sided Han Sword in his hand and walked down slowly with a solemn expression.
"I have met the prince!" Yao Zhi immediately offered his hand to Li Xuan.
"Sima!" Li Xuan returned the salute gently, then stepped aside.
Qianniu prepared his body Qiu Zhenmu, Wuzhou Dacao joined the army Du Bixing, Nanchang Wangfu compiled Yu Ze, inspected the writing Wang Bo, inspected the school Wei Zhou Shen of Kuaiji Prefecture, inspected the Wuzhou soldiers and joined the army Xu Jian got off the boat at the same time, and then They met Yao Zhi one after another.
"Your Majesty, the residence has been arranged. Please accompany me to the resettlement, please!" Yao Zhi led the way.
There were several carriages parked in front of them. Li Xuan frowned slightly, but still followed the carriage calmly.
The carriage shook and moved on.
There were only two people in the carriage, Li Xuan and Yao Zhi.
At this time, Li Xuan frowned and said: "Sima, what happened? Why did you suddenly order me to come to Jiande urgently? Many things have not been prepared yet... But what happened? It is so urgent. ?」
"This matter needs to be discussed in detail by the Commander-in-Chief and His Majesty. I would like to ask His Majesty's subordinates to put it aside for the time being." Yao Zhi forced a smile on his face, but his face already gave people a very heavy feeling.
Li Xuan originally needed two days to be fully prepared and set off from Lanxi, but a transfer order from the Yuezhou Governor's Office forced Li Xuan to temporarily put down what he was doing and hurried to Jiande with his people. Now he couldn't Tell him what's going on, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.
Li Xuan's mind changed and she immediately asked, "So Sima, how is the situation in Muzhou now?"
Yao Zhi said with a heavy expression: "A few days ago, Lieutenant Yan led his men to capture Jiande. After the troops from the Dudu Mansion arrived, they went straight into Jiande. They originally wanted to send troops to Chun'an, but the day before yesterday, Tianyin Sect Zhang Wanyu, together with the saint Ye Wanwan, gathered all the sects from Chun'an, Fenshui, Shouchang, Sui'an, and Qingxi counties and withdrew them to Muzhou City. Our army attacked the city for two days but still failed to gain anything. , so I quickly urged the prince to come to Muzhou."
Li Xuan's brows relaxed for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "Sima, the Governor's Mansion is well-equipped with troops. Attacking a Muzhou city is just a matter of time. Why did I have to come here in such a hurry all night?"
"There is no such thing as a well-fed army, but the actual situation is a serious shortage of food and fodder!" Yao Zhi's words made Li Xuan's eyes widen in surprise.
Yao Zhi sighed with emotion and said: "Before the demon girl evacuated to the city, she emptied all the grain and grass from the five counties of Chun'an, Fenshui, Shouchang, Sui'an and Qingxi. I have brought a lot with me, but it is only enough for five days, so we are urgently preparing food supplies from the rear."
Li Xuan nodded silently. The people of Muzhou were not interested in the imperial court, so they could not collect food and grass from the people and could only collect it from the rear.
Although the time is enough, there is always some tension and uneasiness.
But this is still wrong. To call him here so urgently is because there is something that needs him to deal with, and it must be him.
Seeing Yao Zhi's expression of not wanting to speak, Li Xuan lowered her eyebrows slightly and looked solemn.
Unknowingly, a group of carriages had arrived at a small courtyard with two entrances next to the Jiande County Government Office. The residences of the people who had been brought there had been prepared in advance. After a little placement, they were ready.
"Prince, Brother Yao, Qiu Beishen, please come this way!" Yao Zhi led the three of them into the Jiande County Government Office.
Dozens of soldiers inside and outside were all full of energy and energy, holding swords and guns with sharp blades.
As soon as I walked out of the lobby, I heard a burst of dissatisfied shouts from inside: "There is a shortage of food. If there is a shortage of food, we will collect it. The people here are rebellious. The court just wants to hold them accountable for being thieves. If we collect some food, we will how?"
Li Xuan had just walked to the entrance of the lobby and saw a burly general wearing a black robe and silver fish-scale armor, standing in the center of the lobby and shouting something loudly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.
At this time, footsteps just sounded outside the hall.
The burly general and everyone in the hall turned around at the same time and saw Yao Zhi, Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu, Yu Ze and others walking in.
The burly general frowned in dissatisfaction, then handed over his hand and returned to his seat.
In the center of the lobby, under the black plaque "Gongming Lianwei", a senior official wearing a crimson official robe sat on the county magistrate's seat. .
This man was in his fifties. He wore a black hat and his face was full of wrinkles. He looked very tired, but when his eyes opened and closed, there was a chilling indifference, and he looked like a lying tiger. .
It was Duan Baoxuan, the governor of the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion.
Yao Zhi stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Report to the Governor, the King of Nanchang has arrived."
The fear in Duan Baoxuan's eyes faded slightly, then his expression became gentle, and he raised his head to look at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan immediately stepped forward, bowed his hands and said, "I'm going to leave Wuzhou. Li Xuan, the captain of Guoyi of Kuaiji Prefecture, has met the captain!"
Behind him, Qiu Zhenmu and Du Bixing saluted at the same time.
"King Nanchang, please take a seat!" Du Bixing nodded and looked to the left.
Li Xuan bowed slightly, walked to the left side and sat down without any hesitation.
Qiu Zhenmu and Du Bixing stood behind Li Xuan.
After sitting firmly, Li Xuan looked up and saw the burly general sitting opposite him, looking at him coldly.
Li Xuan responded with indifferent eyes, as if she didn't take him seriously at all.
At this time, Duan Baoxuan, who was sitting above, began to introduce Li Xuan one by one. The first one pointed to the person opposite Li Xuan: "This is Huai Jin, the captain of Zhechong of Kuaiji Zhechong Prefecture. The person behind him is Sima Yuan Yi of Hangzhou. Ji Xiao, the captain of the navy, Jia Mu, the commander of Taizhou, and the meritorious officer of the captain's office joined Li Ji in the army."
"I've seen the captain!" Li Xuan saluted Huai Jin, Yuan Yi, Ji Xiao and Jia Mu solemnly, and everyone else returned the salute to Li Xuan one by one.
As for Li Ji, a meritorious officer of the Dudu Palace who joined the army, he was the first to salute Li Xuan: "My nephew has met Uncle Wang."
Li Ji's father, Li Ke, was the concubine of Wu King Li Ke, the son of Emperor Taizong Wen.
During the Yonghui period, Wu King Li Ke was slandered by Changsun Wuji for treason. After Changsun Wuji was convicted, he was imprisoned.
"You're welcome, nephew." Li Xuan returned the favor.
After sitting down again, Governor Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan: "Your Majesty also heard what Captain Huai said just now that he wanted to collect grain and grass from people's homes. I wonder what your Majesty wants?"
The army in the Dudu Mansion is in short supply of food and grass. Although there is no shortage, if there is a slight accident, the situation will be critical. Therefore, there is a proposal to collect food and grass from people's homes.
For a moment, everyone present looked at Li Xuan.
Huai Jin looked at Li Xuan with a hint of cold hostility for some reason.
As for Yuan Yi and Ji Xiao, they were both acquaintances of Li Xuan, and they nodded slightly to each other as greetings.
Under Duan Baoxuan's question, everyone present looked at Li Xuan, waiting to hear his opinion.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Duan Baoxuan, cupped his hands and said: "This is easy, the governor might as well follow the advice of the Huai Commandery and publish a list to collect food and wages from the people. When the crowd becomes excited, a few When you want to be in trouble..."
At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment and looked at Huai Jin, who had an ugly face, with a half-smile: "At that time, we will issue an official document to cancel the food requisition, correct the chaos, and show gratitude to everyone. In this way, people will definitely be grateful. After that, the governor might as well exempt some minor Taxation buys people's hearts. If people's hearts are so stable, even if food and grass are in short supply, they will have no worries."
"What Uncle Wang said is absolutely true!" Li
Ji immediately stood up and held his hands in front of Li Xuan, his expression full of admiration, but looking at Huai Jin from the corner of his eyes, there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Jiande had just been pacified, but the people's hearts had not yet stabilized. Huaijin couldn't help but take action on the people's food. Everyone present was already dissatisfied.
Huai Jin might not be able to see the hidden dangers in this, but he still suggested it with sinister intentions.
Although Li Xuan had just arrived, everyone knew that he was considerate of the people. He originally thought that they would strongly oppose this proposal, but he did not expect that he would not only veto the suggestion of requisitioning grain from Baixin, but also backhand him. Huai Jin went into the pit.
Here, if any place is unstable, rebellion breaks out and cannot be dealt with, Huai Jin will immediately be held responsible.
This sophisticated method, so relaxed and freehand, is admirable.
After hearing Li Xuan's proposal, Huai Jin couldn't help but shudder, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Li Xuan.
It was easy to get a *** hat and put it in front, waiting for him to get into it.
The King of Nanchang has a sinister heart.
"Forget the previous approach, tell Bai Xin directly that we will not collect military rations from them. Anyway, the grain and grass from Wuzhou and Yuezhou will arrive in two days, so there is no need to take such risks." Duan Baoxuan settled the matter directly. Come down.
"I obey the order." Li Xuan and others quickly stood up, held their hands, and then sat down again.
Duan Baoxuan looked at everyone solemnly and said: "Muzhou City has experienced what happened in the past. In the past twenty years, the city defenses have been rebuilt, making it even more towering and difficult to pass. Now it is occupied by bandits. I don't want the soldiers to suffer too much damage. I don't know what you can do. ?」
Huai Jin immediately raised his head and looked at Li Xuan: "The King of Nanchang has repelled the Tianyin Sect's invasion at Meiling Pass several times. He has taken strict measures to defend the city. He must have some experience in attacking the city. Can you give me some advice?"
"I dare not say that as a captain." Li Xuan raised his hand slightly, Huai Jin was obviously targeting him.
Li Xuan glanced at him indifferently, and then continued: "The strategy for conquering Muzhou City is very simple. Isolate the inside and outside, and then send a letter to the city, saying that Tianyin taught the queen to be defeated and died in Shezhou, and his head will be gone soon." Just come, the city can be broken easily if people's hearts are turbulent."
In just a few words from Li Xuan, a vicious plan had been sent to him.
The eyes of everyone present looking at Li Xuan were filled with fear for an instant.
Even acquaintances like Yuan Yi and Ji Xiao felt a little numb when they heard Li Xuan's plan.
It had only been less than two months since we last met, and the King of Nanchang was many times more proficient in calculating people's hearts than when he was in Hangzhou.
"That's it. It's hard to see the true face of a fake human head after death. Lieutenant Huai, I'll leave this matter to you." Duan Baoxuan's expression was not moved at all. Li Xuan's little trick was not enough in the Western Regions back then. The battlefield has long been worn out.
