Li Yi listened to Xiao Er's words, his face became solemn, it turned out that the people below had deceived the saint to such a point, the bandits and thieves were keeping to themselves, but the officials and soldiers were the source of disturbing the people, Scholar Wang insisted on letting him come, I am afraid that he would have been clear about the following things for a long time, and he gave himself this hot potato.

Xiao Er saw that Li Yi listened to his words and was silent, so he was a little worried about his silver, so he dared to whisper:

"This master, if there is anything else to command, if not, the small silver ......"

Li Yi originally lowered his head to think about things, but when he heard his words, he raised his head and saw Xiao Er's eyes looking at him cautiously, he laughed, took out a small piece of silver from his arms and handed it to Xiao Er, Xiao Er saw the silver, and immediately smiled, and said in a doggy manner:

"Uncle, your clothes are small and they are guaranteed to be as good as new. ”

Li Yi didn't really want Xiao Er to lose his clothes, so he naturally didn't care at this time, and the more important thing at the moment was to think about how to figure out the actual situation in Luoyang, so he went to other places to inquire, but the statement was similar to that of the shopkeeper.

So he returned to the camp to see Gai Fei and described in detail what he had learned from Xiao Er's mouth, and Gai Fei frowned when he heard this. Their brothers were not worried about the vicious bandits, but about this network of bureaucrats at all levels, who could get into trouble if they were not careful.

"No wonder after Fan Liang came, he urged you to send troops to attack quickly. If you fight with a black eye, I don't know what other tricks are waiting for you. ”

"Yes, and I think this group of people on Wan'an Mountain is not simple, it turned out that they were about to be wiped out by the official army, and suddenly reinforcements came, and they defeated the official army at once, and contacted several other mountains, echoing from the beginning to the end, which must be explored. Li Yi pondered for a moment and said.

"Then I'll go check it out. Gai Fei looked at Li Yi and said.

"No, I'd better go. Li Yi refused. This time, he didn't want Gai Fei to come, but Gai Fei still insisted on following him here. What Wan'an Mountain looks like, I don't know, how can he let his brother be in danger.

"You are now the commander of the Chinese army, how can you leave lightly? Not to mention that you have to deal with the big and small officials in the city. ”

"This, let Du Heng go. "Du Heng is the dead soldier who followed this time. Li Yi hesitated for a moment, and also felt that it might not be appropriate for him to leave the army at this time, so he said his name.

"Okay, okay, is Du Heng the one who did this? I don't worry, what's so terrible about a small Wan'an Mountain? Without further ado, I'll set off now. ”

As soon as Gai Fei's words fell, regardless of Li Yi's hesitation, he got up and walked out of the tent.

Li Yi couldn't stop it, so he had to give up, and he didn't have a better candidate, although Gai Fei was weaker, but he was flexible and changeable, so he should be able to deal with it.

Li Yi didn't have much time to think about this now, because the generals in the camp still needed him to appease. Among the 30,000 horses brought this time, they were 10,000 horses from the capital commander, 10,000 horses from Shandong Prefecture, and 10,000 horses from Henan Prefecture. Among them, General Wang, who commanded the envoys, was under the command of the Duke of Qi, General Ma of Henan Mansion was indeed the sworn brother of General Weiyuan, the son-in-law of Scholar Wang, and General Liu of Shandong Mansion had nothing to do with Scholar Wang, but he had nothing to do with his own family. General Wang doesn't have to worry about it, he is obeying his own orders. But on the side of Scholar Wang, I'm afraid he won't listen to his own words, and as for General Liu, it's hard to say, it is estimated that which side will fall to which side.

Scholar Wang is a civil official, but his eldest daughter is married to General Weiyuan, and she has considerable power in the army, so she cannot be underestimated. Although the youngest daughter is a step-family, she is the younger sister of the secretary's book, and the son is rising step by step in Jiangzhou, and the granddaughter of the in-law is the emperor's favorite concubine. Such a person is far-sighted, how can he let himself go lightly, Li Yi also has a headache when he thinks about it.

At this time, someone from outside came to report, saying that it was officials of all sizes in Luoyang City who came to meet the general. When Li Yi heard this, he ordered someone to invite people to the main hall, and then sent people to invite staff officers and several generals.

The army was stationed outside the city of Luoyang, and there happened to be a Zhuangzi nearby, with several courtyards inside. The original owner thought that he was afraid of bandits and moved into the city. Li Yi, Fan Liang and several generals who led the troops lived in several courtyards.

When Li Yi arrived at the main hall, Luo Ming, the prefect of Luoyang, was already waiting with his officials. As soon as he saw Li Yi coming in, the prefect of Naluo hurriedly greeted him.

"Humble to meet the general!" As he spoke, he was about to salute, but Li Yi hurriedly stopped.

"You don't have to be polite, please be seated. ”

After speaking, Li Yi introduced Fan Liang and several generals to Luo Zhifu. After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, they sat down on both sides.

"When the general comes, the people of Luoyang City will be saved. Luo Zhifu said sincerely.

If it weren't for the earlier visit, Li Yi would definitely believe the words of the Luo Governor, but with what he had seen and heard before, Li Yi naturally didn't believe such words, so he smiled and didn't answer.

At this time, Fan Liang on the side said:

"Governor Luo, rest assured, tomorrow the army will be everywhere, and if you destroy that gang of thieves, everyone will have a good life. ”

"That's really a blessing for the people of Luoyang!" Luo Zhifu echoed.

"I don't know how many people there are in that gang of thieves, who is the leader?" Li Yi suddenly asked.

The prefect of Naluo couldn't react for a while, and his face was stagnant, but he quickly eased up, and he said:

"The thieves are elusive, and we don't know the exact number. As for the leader......" Luo Zhifu smiled awkwardly,

"That's why the officers and soldiers have failed to encircle and suppress it several times. ”

"So, this gang of thieves is very good, and it is different from the ordinary. ”

"Exactly. ”

"Did this gang of thieves only intercept passing merchants in the mountains, or did they also go to the countryside to harass the people?"

"Alas, this gang of thieves often harasses the township, burning, killing and looting, and disturbs the people's livelihood, so that I, as a parent official, am also worried day and night, and I hate to eat meat and drink its blood. ”

"How unreasonable! General, the last general is willing to lead his troops to destroy this gang of thieves immediately!" General Wang, who was listening next to him, slapped the table and shouted.

Li Yi glanced at him and nodded.

"General Wang, don't be impatient, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Even if we send troops, it is impossible to do it today, and we must always make people probe and inquire, know ourselves and know each other, so that we can survive a hundred battles. ”

General Wang is a person who follows the Duke of Qi, and of course he can't help but listen to Li Yi's words, so he immediately said:

"The last general is reckless, please punish the general. ”

"General Wang thinks about the people, please open the net and spare him. Fan Liang interjected, Fan Liang just wanted Li Yi to punish General Wang, and to separate the relationship between the two, where did he really want to help General Wang intercede. Li Yi is such a person who is so easy to be squeezed, so he said:

"Master Fan is also making a little fuss, this is just everyone talking together, where it can be called beating and punishing, there is no need for this between brothers. (To be continued.) )