Taiyuan is still 500 miles away from Xuzhou, and the horse team traveled for another seven or eight days before entering the territory of Xuzhou in the spring of February.

In the early spring, the land of Xuzhou had woken up from the ice and snow.

It can be seen that the ice and snow on both sides of the official road are melting, the grass and trees are green, the water is murmuring, and even the breeze blowing on the face has a bit of warmth.

After the great chaos in the world in the last years of the Tang Dynasty and the long-term occupation of the sixteen states of Yanyun by the Liao, Yuzhou has become a real frontier and the frontier of the Great Qi against the Liao.

And Suizhou originally belonged to the sphere of influence of the Zhenwu Army, and the Zhenwu Army has always stationed heavy troops in Xuzhou, and most of the fortresses are guarding the choke point.

In the past, there were a lot of wars in Xuzhou, resulting in a very sparsely populated population, and there were few decent cities, but last year, the imperial court moved a total of 170,000 Jiangnan Road victims to settle in Xuzhou, so that this place finally has a bit of human atmosphere.

Cui Wenqing put his hand on the pergola and watched from afar, on both sides of the official road, there are pieces of newly built farmhouse villages, bursts of cooking smoke straight up to the blue sky, and the beauty is intoxicating under the reflection of the blue sky.

Before entering the territory of Xuzhou, Cui Wenqing had already received a document from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Zhenwu Army, saying that after Zhe Zhaogang arrived in Fuzhou, he led a team to Hequ County, where the capital of Xuzhou Prefecture was located.

Cui Wenqing secretly admired Zhe Zhao's dedication, but he was not in a hurry to meet Zhi Zhao, after all, the purpose of this trip was to solve the chaos in Suizhou, and the great man said it well: without investigation, there is no right to speak. Therefore, the first thing he had to do was to investigate and understand the situation of civil unrest in Xuzhou so that he could make a decision.

With such an idea, Cui Wenqing and his entourage entered the first county seat after coming to Suizhou - Baode County.

Baode County is located on the east bank of the Yellow River, away from Fugu County in the west, separated by no more than 100 miles, and the two counties are far away from each other across the Yellow River.

The remaining veins of Luliang Mountain cross from this plateau, and are cut into two by the Yellow River rushing down from the clouds, making Baode County by the mountains and waters, and the geographical location is excellent.

When Cui Wenqing and his entourage entered the gate of Baode County, it was noon, Cui Wenqing ordered the leading colonel to lead the cavalry to be stationed nearby, and he and Su Shi and others took a few guards and entered the city.

However, what is surprising is that there are no guards guarding the city gate, and no one comes to inspect and take care of them, so they let their group enter the city with ease, and it is really unbelievable that they are lax.

In this regard, Cui Wenqing frowned deeply, and ordered a personal guard to go to the street to inquire, only to learn that there were rebels surrounding the county government, and the guards guarding the city gate went to guard the county government to resist the rebels on the order of the county order.

Hearing such a situation, Su Shi was greatly surprised, and said: "Brother Wenqing, it is said that Baode County is still a big county in Shenzhou, but I didn't expect the public security situation to deteriorate to such a point, and the dignified county government was actually surrounded by chaotic people?" Could it be that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Zhenwu Army doesn't care? ”

Cui Wenqing said with a solemn face: "Brother Su doesn't know, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the military and political affairs of Suizhou belong to the jurisdiction of the Zhenwu Army, and the civil affairs are still managed by the imperial court, but the Metropolitan Governor's Office of the Zhenwu Army has a greater nomination power for the appointment and removal of civil affairs officials, and the imperial court generally does not oppose the nomination of the Zhenwu Army, so unless there is a riot, the Zhenwu Army will enter the city to quell the rebellion, and as for the chaos and civil disorder, it is generally handed over to the county government to deal with." ”

Su Shi understood, and said worriedly: "Looking at the leopard in the tube, it can be seen that the disputes between the chaotic people in the area of Xuzhou are really troublesome." ”

Cui Wenqing smiled faintly: "If it is not difficult, how can it reflect the arduous task of our trip?" Brother Su, with the wisdom of the two of us, can't we solve the turmoil in a state? The boy is alive, Dapeng rises with the wind one day, soars up to 90,000 miles, and folds its wings in the South China Sea, so what's the matter! ”

Although these words are to encourage Su Shi, Cui Wenqing also has the intention of encouraging himself.

Moreover, Su Shi is a historical celebrity, and he has some real talent and learning, and with his help, Cui Wenqing naturally has a great increase in confidence.

Su Shi's eyes lit up, and he was aroused by Cui Wenqing's words, and laughed loudly: "Haha, what a sentence, Dapeng rises with the wind one day and soars to 90,000 miles!" Brother Wen Qing is right, let this state become a place where you and my brothers can make contributions today. ”

Ning Zhen looked at the two of them who were full of spirit and confidence, and for some reason, an indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

Especially Cui Wenqing at this moment, as if he had changed his appearance from the past, the confident look on his face was enough to make people feel intoxicated, as if no matter how difficult it was in front of him, he could easily resolve it.

After being stunned for a moment, Ning Zhen came back to her senses and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

However, it is just a reassurance from the six-quality inspection school, what is the spirit? It seems that she has been a servant for too long during this time, and she is just a little ignorant.

She wants to see what method Cui Wenqing is ready to use to solve the chaos in Suizhou.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhen couldn't help but be even more curious.

The group of people was brisk, and soon followed the direction pointed by passers-by to the outside of the county government of Baode County.

It can be seen that at this moment, many ordinary people have long been surrounded inside and outside the county office.

The clothes they wore were all green cloth robes, black trousers, and short soap shoes.

February in Xuzhou is still a bit cold in spring, but these people are all holding hands, stomping their feet, wandering around the county government and refusing to leave.

And by the gate of the county government, there stood a group of armor soldiers with swords and shields.

All of them looked solemn, their long knives unsheathed, and they were nervous.

Seeing this, Cui Wenqing ordered the horse team to pause, let everyone dismount, and then ordered a personal guard to guard the horses here, and he walked towards the county government with Su Shi and others.

However, the number of people around the county government is too much, and there are several laps of layers, and it is impossible to squeeze in at all.

Cui Wenqing looked at a kind old man standing next to him, so he stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Old man, named Cui Wenqing, came to Baode County at the beginning of today, I don't know if I can ask you a few things?" ”

The old man's face was red from the cold, and his mouth kept snorting, and when he heard Cui Wenqing's words, he immediately smiled and said, "What does the son have to say, but it's okay to ask?" ”

Cui Wenqing heard his soft words and knew that he must be from the Jiangnan area, so he asked with a smile: "Dare to ask my uncle, I don't know what are you doing at the gate of the county government on this cold day?" ”

Hearing this, the old man sighed lightly, and his eyes were obviously a little more sad.

(End of chapter)