The Luoyang area was originally fertile and rich in products, and the people were also rich in food and clothing. However, this year, the emperor first resisted foreign invasion, the tax burden increased, and when the grain was ripe, there was a flood disaster, so that the people who could still survive could no longer be able to support it. In the troubled times, if you can't survive, naturally some people will rise up to resist, so bandits have arisen in many places.

Speaking of which, these grass cowards who occupy the mountains as kings were originally vulnerable, and when the officers and soldiers of the brigade went to encircle and suppress, they were only struggling to support. Just when the official army was about to annihilate a group of the largest bandits, and victory was in sight, I don't know where a team of men and horses came from to fight bravely, and suddenly the situation reversed, and the officers and soldiers were beaten and fled.

And this team is not only good at fighting, but also resourceful. They occupied Wan'an Mountain, and united several surrounding mountains, faintly forming a trend of echoing from beginning to end. Although the government sent reinforcements several times, it never won the favor, but lost a lot of people and horses, and had no choice but to ask the court for a large army to exterminate the bandits.

The emperor was furious when he received such news, so he discussed with his important ministers to send a large army to encircle and suppress it. Originally, it was not Li Yi's turn to suppress such bandits, he had no real position in the court, only the title of the prince of the country, how could everyone in the court think of him, and even the emperor was ready to choose the Marquis of Wuchang as the general of the expedition. At this time, Scholar Wang proposed that Li Yi had played a great role in the last peace talks with Daqin. This time the bandits are different from the past, the bandit leader is treacherous and cunning, if he can't be annihilated in one fell swoop, it will damage the prestige of the ****, so he strongly recommends Li Yi to be the general of the conquest.

Scholar Wang has been an official in the court for many years, and his protégés are all over the place, plus his granddaughter, that is, Qi Jiao, is gaining favor in the palace, and everyone is afraid of his might, so he said such a thing. No one refuted it, but agreed in unison, and the emperor was not willing to go against the will of the people, so he appointed Li Yi as the general of the conquest.

Li Yi's actions to Scholar Wang. Not surprising. Because before this, Xiao Zhu, who he sent to the Wang University Scholar's Mansion, had not heard from him since the last news was transmitted, and he himself had visited the Scholar's Mansion several times at night to find out Xiao Zhu's whereabouts, but he did not find any clues. According to the last information sent back by Xiao Zhu, Scholar Wang did have business dealings with Great Xia, and it may be food, weapons, and other things that were absolutely forbidden by the imperial court.

Even if Xiao Zhu didn't leak anything. Li Yi believed that with the ability of Scholar Wang, he would definitely find out that he had nothing to do with this matter, so Scholar Wang raised it in the court today

Let himself go to suppress the bandits, Li Yi realized that this was something that Scholar Wang had premeditated. And the situation is compelling, and there is no room for not agreeing, even if you know that there is a trap in front of you, you can only step on it.

What's more, Li Yi also had a plan, and his promise to suppress the bandits could also divert the attention of Scholar Wang, so that the strategy could work.

Li Yi's indignant promise to make the emperor Longyan happy, not only sealed him to conquer the general. He was also rewarded with a pair of silver armor, a collar of battle robes, and a horse.

But how could Scholar Wang let Li Yi go to suppress the bandits smoothly, and he recommended his henchman Fan Liang as a staff officer of the Chinese army to go together.

Li Yi was not unprepared to go. The Shenglong pawnshop raised a group of dead soldiers on a hidden village outside the city, which was originally to protect King Fu from anything that happened in the capital. But with the inauguration of King Fu, part of this group of people followed King Fu to Shandong, and the remaining group of people was dispatched by Li Yi. Li Yi divided these people into three parts this time, one followed him to Luoyang, and some stayed in the capital to protect Saitama secretly. The remaining part is mainly used to deliver messages.

When they arrived in Luoyang, the army led by Li Yi was stationed. Fan Liang, a staff officer of the Chinese army, advocated immediately dividing the troops into three routes and attacking several hills. Li Yi knew that only by knowing himself and knowing his opponent could he win all battles, so he attacked in a hurry. It must have been inappropriate, so I didn't agree.

That Fan Liang wanted to make a great contribution, so that he could return to Beijing to be promoted and make a fortune, and he only thought that Li Yi's words were shirk, and he held a grudge. That night, he wrote a secret letter to Scholar Wang and sent it with a carrier pigeon. Since Li Yi already knew that Fan Liang was sent by Scholar Wang to spy on him, how could he take it lightly, he had already ordered people to keep an eye on Fan Liang's every move. Not long after Fan Liang sent the carrier pigeon, the secret letter he wrote had already fallen into Li Yi's hands.

Li Yi looked at the letter, it was nothing more than some things that were telling right and wrong, reversing black and white, and he didn't want to read it anymore, he sneered and said to the people he brought:

"Keep an eye on our staff officer, and don't let him talk nonsense. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey. The black-clad masked man was ordered to retreat.

"What's the news in the capital?" Li Yi asked the person in the gray robe next to him, the person's name was Gai Fei, he was resourceful, he was Li Yi's friend and think tank, this time for the sake of insurance, Li Yi also brought this person to Luoyang.

"Our people have already spoken to the people of the Academy. ”

"So fast!" Li Yi said.

"It seems that they are also in a hurry to get rid of it so smoothly, and thanks to our good friend Brother Ran. Li Yi listened and nodded.

"You must not be in a hurry, lest you startle the snake, and all the preparations in front will be in vain. ”

"That's it. Gai Fei said.

"What's the news in our house?" Li Yi was a little worried about Saitama.

"There is no news, which is the best news, what else do you have to worry about Feiluan and their affairs? Not to mention that there is also a shopkeeper Li there, when did our dashing Li Gongzi become so ...... It can be seen that Mrs. Sister-in-law is capable. After speaking, Gai Fei smiled narrowly at Li Yi.

Li Yi was also a little embarrassed, and in order to cover him up, he said:

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go to the city first and find out the news. ”

Gai Fei no longer teased Li Yi, the two changed their clothes and came to Luoyang City.

Luoyang City can be regarded as the most prosperous city in the Central Plains, although it is not far from the capital. The city was full of shops and people, and there was no sign of any chaos in that prosperous scene.

The teahouse tavern has always been a place where the three religions and nine streams gather, and it is also the place where all the news is exchanged, and there is no place to find out the news more easily than these two places.

Li Yi and Gai Fei chose a larger tavern in the city to enter, and immediately Xiao Er greeted them and entertained them.

"Two guest officers, what do you want?"

"Little second brother, I heard that there are bandits outside Luoyang City, is it true or false?" Li Yi asked. (To be continued.) )