The Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Anxi Jiedu Embassy are the same government, and the functions and powers of the Metropolitan Protectorate and the Jiedu Envoy are roughly the same, but the Zhengdu Protector is usually led by the prince, and the Jiedu Envoy is a powerful person, and he also serves as the deputy protector.

In today's four towns of Anxi, the real power figure is Gu Qing, and his official titles are long lists, and fictitious titles such as Prince Shaobao and Guanglu Doctor are useless, but the Jiedu envoy is full of military and political power.

The merchants gathered outside the gate of the Jiedu Embassy at this moment, and the crowd did not make trouble, but recommended a respected old man to come out and communicate with the officials of the Jiedu Embassy.

The communication process was very friendly, the old man was very polite, and the businessmen behind him were also polite, standing quietly in the distance without moving.

Gu Qing was not in the Jiedu Embassy, Pei Zhounan was invited out by Li Sima, and seeing a large group of people standing quietly outside the door, Pei Zhounan's face was a little ugly.

So many people, so polite, that they are embarrassed to use troops to suppress them......

After a long time, Pei Zhounan just said, "Everyone......"

Someone below suddenly interrupted him and said in a loud voice: "This Shangguan, dare to ask where Gu Hou Ye is?" The villain wants to see Gu Houye......"

Then there was a chorus, Pei Zhounan's expression became more and more embarrassed, his hands still kept his hands in motion, and he froze for a long time without moving.

"The bandits on the trade routes in the Western Regions are rampant again, and the villain begs Gu Hou Ye to make the decision for us and quickly send troops to quell the bandits."

"Yes, yes, I beg Gu Hou Ye to send troops to quell the bandits."

"The bandits are uneven, the trade routes are impassable, and we and other businessmen have no way to continue, so we ask Gu Hou Ye to make decisions for us."

Pei Zhounan's face became more and more ugly.

In the final analysis, this bandit trouble has a direct relationship with him, if it weren't for his insistence on Gu Qing's withdrawal, which caused the banditry to not be eliminated in time, the matter would not have come to this point.

At this moment, the merchants have blocked the door of the Jiedu Embassy, what should they do next?

And most importantly, who is responsible?

Pei Zhounan opened his mouth, facing the crowd of black oppression, and found that he couldn't say a word.

When the crowd was excited, Pei Zhounan turned his head to look at Li Sima next to him, and said in a low voice with a blue face: "Quickly send someone to the camp to invite Gu Houye over." ”

Li Sima smiled bitterly: "Last night, the Hou Ye's personal guards came to the Jiedu Embassy to inform us and other officials, saying that the Hou Ye wanted to leave the camp this morning to hunt, and no one knew when he would return. ”

Pei Zhounan was stunned: "Hunting...... Hunt? Where can I hunt in this hellish place? ”

Li Sima introduced enthusiastically like a tour guide: "There are still some prey in the desert, such as hares? Lizard? Antelope, and if you're lucky, you might even see wolves scurrying from the grasslands to the north......"

Pei Zhounan said angrily: "Shut up! Is this the case? How could Master Hou leave Anxi's safety at risk? Hunting without permission? ”

Li Sima glanced at him cautiously and said in a low voice, "Huh? The lower official heard that Pei Yushi had issued a military order and was not allowed to leave the camp? Since you are not allowed to go out of the camp? Master Hou probably didn't think it was interesting to stay in the camp, so he decided to go out and play for a few days......"

Pei Zhounan froze, and his face became more and more pale.

One mistake, one mistake.

Originally, Pei Zhounan came to Anxi and had a smooth ride everywhere? The order of the Son of Heaven suppressed Gu Qing so much that he couldn't raise his head in just a few days? Who knew that after just an order to withdraw the army, Pei Zhounan found himself unlucky everywhere and passively beaten everywhere.

The order to withdraw troops was too hasty.

"Send someone out of the camp to chase Hou Ye back, go quickly!" Pei Zhounan gritted his teeth and said.

Li Sima responded with a smile? Turned around and gave the order.

The moment he turned around, the smile on Li Sima Fei's face gradually faded? Those kind and kind eyes gradually became full of ridicule and contempt.

This little bit of Jin Liang actually has the courage to fight for power with Hou Ye, heh!

Or is Hou Ye's thighs thicker? Must be held firmly.

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On the first day, the merchants at the gate of the Jiedu Mansion didn't wait for Gu Qing to show up? Reluctantly dispersed.

That night? A few merchants of Fuzhi Inn got together to drink? Unknowingly drank too much, one self-proclaimed

The well-informed businessman drunkenly told everyone that in fact, Gu Hou Ye had already sent a large army to suppress the bandits, but in the middle of the bandits, the officials sent by the imperial court wanted to compete with Hou Ye for power, forcing Gu Hou Ye to withdraw the army back.

After all, Hou Ye was an official of the imperial court, and he took the fortune of the Tang Emperor, so he naturally didn't dare to resist that official, so he had to withdraw the army back, and the bandits who should be suppressed were not suppressed, and ended up in a hurry.

As a result, everyone saw that the bandits were not settled, and there were disasters everywhere, but it was our businessmen who were unlucky, the Hou Ye was wronged, and the soldiers of the Anxi Army were also wronged, but the proud one was the official sent by the imperial court, and he won the battle.

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, they didn't expect there to be such a hot insider.

Then everyone was so indignant that they almost flipped the table.

Why do you officials want to sacrifice us businessmen for power and profit? Why!

So the merchants slapped the table and scolded loudly with a little bit of wine, and the scolding could be heard half the street.

Fuzhi Inn was originally a place for merchants from all countries to stay in the hotel, and after the merchants scolded angrily, the merchants of the entire inn knew about it, and the news spread like this, and that night, the merchants of the entire Qiuzi City knew.

The scene of the whole city scolding one person is really spectacular, and all the spearheads are pointed at one person, supervising the imperial history Pei Zhounan, the dog official sent by the imperial court.

Behind the counter of the Fuzhi Inn, Huangfu Sisi supported his chin with one hand, blinked his big eyes and watched the merchants in the front hall jump to their feet and scold, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and bent a beautiful arc.

Hou Ye has suffered so much grievance, it's not too much to help him spread the news, right? The affairs of the court can't help him, but the affairs of the people can be a little weaker.

Huangfu Sisi's eyes gradually became resentful.

I still owe me money for eating and drinking, but I help him everywhere like a fool, and I can't see anyone bullying him, this person is probably my enemy in my previous life, and he is destined to be bullied to death by him in this life......

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The merchants scolded all night, and finally it gradually stopped.

After all, the people did not dare to fight with the officials, especially the merchants, whose social status belonged to the lower strata, lower than the peasants, and they did not dare to openly offend the government.

What else can you do but swallow your anger? An official as big as Gu Houye doesn't have to bow his head in front of the dog official.

The merchants, whose anger had gradually subsided, were rekindled by a piece of news the next morning.

Yesterday afternoon, in the vicinity of Qiuci City, a caravan of Hu people who were planning to come to Qiuci City to settle down and fight was encountered by bandits, and the entire merchant was slaughtered, and all the goods and horses were robbed, leaving no one alive.

It is said that the scene was blurred with flesh and blood, and when the officers and soldiers arrived, the caravan's more than 200 corpses had been gnawed by vultures, and a piece of bloody minced meat and Bai Sensen's bones were scattered everywhere on the yellow sand, and the picture was very miserable.

Hearing the news, the anger that the merchants had suppressed all night finally broke out completely.

There is a traitor in Qiuzi City, this is to cut off everyone's way of life!

The crowd gathered again in front of the Jiedu Embassy.

Unlike the politeness when they gathered yesterday, today it is still those merchants, and it is still a black oppression, but in front of the gate of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion there is a lot of anger and scolding.

Pei Zhounan lived in the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, and was woken up early in the morning by the noisy sound outside, and got up very unhappily.

Today's Li Sima no longer saw the kind and honest smile he used to have, but looked anxious and panicked.

"Pei Yushi, go out and take a look, there are businessmen making trouble outside the house!"

Pei Zhounan was taken aback: "What's the matter?" Didn't the official say that when they gathered yesterday, when Gu Houye came back, he would discuss the matter of sending troops to suppress bandits......"

Li Sima hurriedly said: "Last night, I don't know which merchant who lacked virtue made up nonsense, saying that Pei Yushi ordered you to withdraw the army, and the trade road bandits were rampant, and the caravan was innocently slaughtered, and at this moment those merchants outside are scolding you." ”

Pei Zhounan was taken aback, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

At this moment, Gu Qing is not in the Jiedu Embassy, it is said that he went out of the camp to hunt, and he didn't know when he would return.

In terms of official rank, Pei Zhounan is not the biggest, but in the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, except for Gu Qing, he has the most power, and at this time, the businessman is making trouble, and Pei Zhounan can only go out to appease him.

"Let's go, go out and have a look." Pei Zhounan gritted his teeth and said.

As soon as he stepped out of the door of the mansion, there was a sudden sound of wind in front of him, Pei Zhounan had an alarm bell in his mind, and subconsciously flashed, an egg passed by his ear, and fell to the ground in a shattered mess.

"Dog officials mess with politics! It is a great sin to take the lives of our businessmen as victims in the struggle for power! ”

"Hundreds of lives! Just because you withdrew the army, all of them were killed by bandits! Dog officer! ”

"I don't see the bright sky, there is a traitor in the court!"

The overwhelming scolding, Pei Zhounan had never been scolded like this in his life, and his face was suddenly blue with anger, but in front of countless onlookers and businessmen, Pei Zhounan was inconvenient to order to drive and kill, and he was so angry that he trembled all over, and he still didn't think about how to deal with it.

When the scolding became louder and louder, and the situation became more and more out of control, Pei Zhounan's eyelids jumped violently, and he suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up!" This official is sending someone to look for Gu Hou Ye, and after finding Hou Ye, this official will discuss with Hou Ye about sending troops, and he will definitely give you an explanation! ”

The crowd was silent for a moment, and an old man pushed everyone away, walked in front of Pei Zhounan, looked at him carefully with cloudy and faint old eyes, and then sighed and said regretfully: "He looks quite Zhouzheng, and he looks more welcoming than Gu Houye, why do you have to be a traitor?" Are you officials so careless about human life? This Shangguan, you said that you discussed with Gu Houye about sending troops, and you dare to ask when you will send troops? If the bandits on the trade route are not eliminated, it will be difficult for us and other merchants to move an inch, and since then we have cut off our livelihoods, and we have asked the officials to raise their noble hands, even if they want to fight, they will not involve the lives of innocent people. ”

Pei Zhounan was full of anger, and he didn't know who to attack, he was trembling with anger, but he still tried to maintain a calm expression, gritted his teeth and said: "This official will go to the camp immediately, even if Gu Hou Ye is not in the camp, I can also try to mobilize soldiers and horses." If you believe me, you might as well wait for a while, and the Anxi army will be able to go out of the camp to suppress the bandits immediately. ”