"Master, my uncle's army has entered Xiangzhou and is expected to arrive at Xiangzhou City the day after tomorrow."
As Bai Yuxian led his army into Xiangzhou, Liu Zongzheng and others in the Liu family in Xiangzhou City also received the news.
After hearing the news, Liu Zongzheng and the two brothers Liu Zongsu and Liu Zongqing were also very excited, and then quickly ordered the Liu family to prepare and prepare to go out of the city to meet Bai Yuxian the day after tomorrow.
As a result, before the day after tomorrow, the next afternoon, news suddenly arrived that the Tiance Army led by Bai Yuxian was approaching Xiangzhou City, less than twenty miles away from Xiangzhou City.
"Didn't I say yesterday that it would arrive the day after tomorrow?"
"For the record, the head of the family, a detective has come to report that the Tiance army led by my uncle is marching too fast, far exceeding the speed of an ordinary army, so the march time has been greatly shortened."
"Soldiers are valuable and quick. Yuxian is truly a famous general."
When Liu Zongzheng heard this, he smiled again and couldn't help but praise.
"Master, the governor is here. He said that the imperial army is approaching, and invites you to go out of the city to greet him."
At this time, another boy came and said that the governor he spoke of was Liu Funan, the governor of Xiangzhou.
When Liu Zongzheng heard this, he couldn't help but a flash of contempt in his eyes. At this time, Liu Funan came to invite him to go out of the city with him, and Liu Zongyuan naturally knew it.
Liu Funan's previous defeat led to such a big turmoil in Xiangzhou this time. Liu Funan will definitely be punished, and he may even lose his head. But if Bai Yuxian calms down the turmoil in Hongqingshan next and is willing to serve Liu Mansion If Nan pleads for mercy, then Liu Funan's guilt will naturally be much lighter.
So it was self-evident that Liu Funan came to him for the purpose. He must have wanted to ask him to help him pull strings later or help him talk to Bai Yuxian to plead for mercy.
But Liu Zongzheng would only do this kind of thing if he was mentally ill.
"Shuai Bai, Xiangzhou City is ten miles ahead."
Not long after, on the official road ten miles away from Xiangzhou City, a general from the Tiance Army came to report to Bai Yuxian.
Bai Yuxian immediately ordered the army to stop. After taking a look at the surrounding flat terrain, which was just suitable for garrisoning, he immediately ordered.
"Let such a large army set up camp here and repair here tonight."
"yes."
The army immediately set up camp.
The coach's camp was just built not long ago.
"Shuai Bai, Mr. Liu, the governor of Xiangzhou in Xiangzhou City, and the heads of the Liu family, Qin family and others are here to ask for an audience."
"Bring in the Xiangzhou governor, the head of the Liu family, and the head of the Qin family."
Bai Yuxian heard this.
"The criminal Liu Funan pays homage to General Bai."
"Liu Zongzheng [Qin Fu Wen], pays homage to General Bai."
Soon the three people arrived, and when they saw Bai Yuxian, they immediately bowed and saluted.
"No need to be polite, you three please take a seat."
Bai Yuxian also looked at the three of them and said calmly.
The three of them, Liu Zongzheng, naturally need not say much. After all, he is his father-in-law. As for the other two, Liu Funan is of medium build. He looks to be in his forties or fifties. He is slim and dressed like a scholar.
Qin Fu Wenze looks like a middle-aged scribe, with a rather elegant demeanor. He looks about the same age as Liu Zongzheng. He is also the contemporary head of the Xiangzhou wealthy Qin family. He is also the uncle of his wife Liu Yiren and the brother of his mother-in-law Qin. , which is why Bai Yuxian let Qin Fuwen come in.
"Thank you, General Bai."
The three people sat down one after another, but their performances were different.
Liu Zongzheng was the old god, Qin Fuwen also looked relatively calm and relaxed, but Liu Funan had a frightened look on his face, and there was already a thin layer of sweat on his forehead even before he said anything.
When the three of them were seated, Bai Yuxian looked directly at Liu Funan.
"Liu Prefect, please tell me first, the commander-in-chief, about the specific situation of the Hongqingshan turmoil. The imperial court has suffered a huge loss of face due to this incident. His Majesty Long Yan was furious and ordered me to put down the chaos as soon as possible. In addition, regarding Mr. Liu’s culpability, the imperial court will send someone to take Mr. Liu back to the capital for questioning.”
"I cannot intervene in this matter, but if Mr. Liu can cooperate well to help me put down the chaos smoothly and make up for my mistakes, then after returning to Beijing, I will try my best to help Mr. Liu intercede, so that His Majesty and the imperial court will treat Mr. Liu lightly. .”
After listening to Bai Yuxian's words, especially when he heard that the emperor Long Yan was furious because of the great loss of face to the court, Liu Funan's face turned pale and lost all color, because he also knew that he was probably doomed this time. And maybe even lose his head.
But after hearing Bai Yuxian's words, he immediately spoke again and again as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
"Yes, yes, I will tell you everything I know, and I will try to make up for my mistakes and help General Bai successfully quell the chaos. I also hope that General Bai can help me to speak more kind words to His Majesty's court."
After saying that, Liu Funan immediately told the whole story about Hongqingshan.
After listening to Liu Funan's story, Bai Yuxian basically had a comprehensive understanding of the entire Hongqingshan incident and Liu Funan's defeat.
Of course, he couldn't believe everything Liu Funan said.
"Okay, I already know the general situation. Thank you Mr. Liu for your cooperation. Mr. Liu can go back first. Come and see Mr. Liu off."
"I hope General Bai can give you more kind words." Liu Funan said again.
"If what Mr. Liu said is true, and the chaos will be quelled smoothly, I will definitely help."
Bai Yuxian also nodded on the surface.
When Liu Funan left, the expression on Bai Yuxian's face suddenly became easy-going, and she looked at Liu Zongzheng and Qin Fuwen Dao.
"I kept my father-in-law and uncle waiting for a long time."
Qin Fuwen is Liu Yiren's biological uncle. Now that Bai Yuxian has married Liu Yiren, it is natural for him to call Qin Fuwen uncle.
Of course, if he doesn't want to be related to Wen Duo in the Qin Mansion, he doesn't have to call him.
However, in life, if you have more connections, you will have more paths. As long as you are not enemies, the more connections, the better.
After hearing Bai Yuxian's words, Qin Fuwen suddenly felt happy and quickly spoke to Liu Zongzheng with a smile.
"Jade Immortal has national affairs at his disposal, so he should take them as his top priority."
Bai Yuxian also nodded and said: "The Hongqingshan incident has indeed had a great impact. It has caused the court to lose face. His Majesty was furious because of this and ordered me to come and put down the chaos. It just so happened that my father-in-law and uncle were also here. Bian, Jade Immortal may need more help from my father-in-law and uncle in the future."
"Don't worry Yuxian, we are all a family. Your uncle and I, as well as the entire Liu and Qin families, will give our full assistance."
"If there is anything you need, Jade Immortal just ask."
Liu Zongzheng and Qin Fuwen also immediately said firmly.
What they were waiting for was Bai Yuxian's words, otherwise how could they continue to deepen the relationship between the two parties.
Especially Qin Fuwen, considering that the relationship between their Qin family and Bai Yuxian is just that of Liu Yiren's uncle, they are far less close than the Liu family and Bai Yuxian. Now that they have the opportunity to see Bai Yuxian in person, they naturally have to grasp it even more. Living.
But this is exactly what Bai Yuxian wants. After all, the Liu family and the Qin family are among the most powerful families in Xiangzhou. With the help of the two families, he will definitely be able to go more smoothly.
"I don't know what the specific situation is at Hongqingshan now, and what Liu Governor said before is true."
Bai Yuxian then asked Liu Zongzheng and Qin Fuwen again.
The two families have already investigated the information about Hongqingshan clearly during this period, and their purpose is to wait for Bai Yuxian to tell Bai Yuxian when he arrives.
"Previously, Liu Qishi's defeat caused the reputation of Hongqingshan to become famous, especially among the rivers, lakes and green forests. It also attracted countless people in the world, especially many Jiangyang thieves who were wanted by the court, to surrender. This led to the surge of thieves in Hongqingshan today. According to the previous The latest news is that the number of thieves in Hongqingshan has probably reached 70,000, and they are even known as a hundred thousand heroes to the outside world."
"The leader of Hongqingshan's thieves is Zhao Wenyuan. It is said that this person was originally a civil servant, but because he failed to pass the imperial examination three times many years ago, he resented the outside world and criticized the imperial court by claiming that the imperial examination was unfair, so he was stripped of his fame. Later, he became a I completely fell into the world of Jianghu, making friends with people from all over the world and shouting in the green forest."
"Actually, long before the Hongqingshan rebels really took off, the government had many opportunities to easily put down the rebellion. Some people had given advice to Governor Liu, but Liu did not listen to the advice. Instead, he just sat back and watched Hongqingshan. Jiancheng Guang said that he would wait until all the gangsters and bandits gathered together in Hongqing Mountain before catching them all."
"Furthermore, among the previous raids by Governor Liu, according to our investigation, Mr. Liu was also somewhat eager for success and careless in underestimating the enemy. He fell into the enemy's trap of luring the enemy in, which resulted in a disastrous defeat."
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Liu Zongzheng and Qin Fuwen told Bai Yuxian in detail the whole Hongqingshan incident and the current situation of Hongqingshan.
It's basically the same as what Liu Funan said before, but when Liu Funan said it, he ignored the problems of being careless and underestimating the enemy and rushing forward in a hurry. He only said that the thieves were cunning and he didn't check for a while and fell into the trap.
But these are not the important points for Bai Yuxian.
For Bai Yuxian, the key point is the specific information of Hongqingshan, especially the information of the main personnel of Hongqingshan.
(End of chapter)
