In order to welcome the arrival of the emperor's imperial drive and the army to conquer the east, although Zhao Junsheng was extremely reluctant in his heart, he still had to organize the people to repair the roads, organize the people and officials to clean the streets, and gather the beggars who could be seen everywhere on the streets, so as not to let a beggar appear on the street, and try to let the emperor see a stable and prosperous scene in Youzhou.

On the ninth day of August, Emperor Tuoba Jian led the army to the east and arrived in Jixian County.

Zhao Junsheng led the civil and military officials of Youzhou out of the city ten miles away to greet him.

"Minister Zhao Junsheng and civil officials in Youzhou greet the holy driver, long live, long live!"

Tuoba Jian is wearing a black armor, there is nothing special, no different from ordinary generals, this is the difference between him and Tuoba Tao, Tuoba Tao must wear gold armor and wear a golden helmet every time he leads troops to fight, although it can make it easier for the generals to recognize him, but it is also easy to be recognized by the enemy, which causes him to be deeply surrounded by the Rouran army in battle several times.

"Let's get flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Junsheng got up with the civil and military officials.

Tuoba Jian beckoned to Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, and motioned for the two of them to ride together.

As a former nomadic people, the Xianbei people obviously preserved the tradition of riding and archery, from the emperor to the commoners, and the emperors of the Xianbei people rode horses when they went out except for riding a dragon chariot in the palace.

The soldiers brought the horses, and Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan got on the horses and accompanied them behind Tuoba Fitness.

"Zhao Qing, a few days ago, many ministers in the court impeached you for being mediocre in Youzhou, slaughtering nobles and scholars with a butcher's knife, you tell me what is going on!"

Zhao Junsheng clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, when the minister arrived in Youzhou, he found that Youzhou had been controlled by the nobles and scholars, the government treasury was empty, the rats could starve to death in the treasury, and the taxes could not be collected at all. The imperial court raised soldiers and rewarded ministers and officials in wartime by seizing and relying on taxes in peacetime, and the imperial court could not collect taxes in Youzhou, and a lot of money had to be brought in, and the imperial court had lost control of Youzhou, and Youzhou had become a place outside the law. ”

"Then there are Yuyang Taishou, Zhenbei General Feng Feng relied on his military rank higher than Weichen, did not listen to the order, Weichen sent someone to summon him to Jixian County to discuss military politics, he also said several times that he was sick and shirked, and the minister sent people to Yuyang to implement the new policy, he not only did not cooperate, but also detained the people sent by Weichen, and completely wanted to cut off the attitude of the king!"

"A few days ago, Yan sent Zhang Xing, the generalissimo of the west, to command 20,000 troops to attack, and Weichen got the news and led the army to help, but he actually prevented Weichen's army from entering Yuyang, causing the Yan army to occupy the entire territory of Yuyang County, and the lives were devastated, and the corpses were all over the field, full of devastation! Now that Feng Yu has fled to Rouran, he is obviously a traitor and collaborator! ”

Tuoba Jian was furious when he heard this: "This Feng Yu, I think that he took refuge in Tuoba Pi and led his troops to resist our army, but afterwards I didn't treat him for his crime in consideration of the overall situation, but gave him a promotion, but I didn't expect this person to be so ungrateful!" Cui Hui drafted an edict and ordered Rouran Khan Wu to submit a traitorous minister and send it to Beijing to punish the crime! ”

"Yes!" Cui Hui immediately agreed.

Tuoba Jian comforted Zhao Junsheng again: "I see what Zhao Qing has done, some people rely on their ancestors to be meritorious, they are above the royal law, ignoring the laws and regulations, and using the public for personal gain, this kind of person is the silverfish of my Great Wei, Qing killed it well!" The impeachment of you by the DPRK has been detained by me, so you can only rest assured that you will do what you want, and I will support you! ”

"Your Majesty's kindness is hard to repay for your death!"

Tuoba Jian understated Zhao Junsheng's killing of the Baba family, it can be seen from this incident that he has long wanted to move the Baba family, but he doesn't want to do this kind of thing personally, Zhao Junsheng can do it for him, of course he is happy to see it.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Youzhou now?"

Zhao Junsheng hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, there are 3,000 Youzhou troops, a total of 4,000 guards in the three counties, and more than 4,000 state soldiers and county soldiers combined!" ”

"How many soldiers and horses are available for battle?"

"Your Majesty, the 4,000 garrison guards are used to guard against the Rouran people, and they can't be used easily, while the state soldiers and county soldiers are generally used to maintain local law and order, and the combat effectiveness is too weak to be of great use, and only the 3,000 Youzhou troops can be used to fight!"

Tuoba Jian thought for a while and said to Zhao Junsheng: "In this way, you will take three thousand Youzhou troops with me on this expedition, and the military and political affairs of the state and county will be handed over to your subordinates for the time being!" Three thousand men were drawn from the state and county soldiers to escort the baggage! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Zhao Junsheng agreed, he hesitated for a moment and said to Tuoba Jian: "Your Majesty, please prohibit the soldiers from going out to plunder the people and disturb the people during the period when the army is stationed in Youzhou, and the violators will be executed!" Just because the minister has issued a decree in Youzhou, prohibiting the soldiers from causing trouble, and increasing taxes from the people as military salaries to the soldiers, as their living needs during the period when there is no war, if the army of the east destroys this decree, everything the minister has done during this period is in vain, and it may be difficult to subdue the hearts of the people of Youzhou! ”

Tuoba Jian thought about it for a moment and agreed: "Okay, I'm ready!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Jian turned his head to look at Mulan, "Hua Qing still resents me?" ”

Hua Mulan clenched her fists: "Your Majesty's words are serious, why should the minister resent Your Majesty?" ”

Tuoba Jian smiled, "It's too! The matter of the emerging king is impulsive, and now he has been confined to his home by my decree and thinks about it behind closed doors, which is considered to be his deserved. The people who were harmed by him also received compensation, and this matter can be regarded as an end! You have also accepted my edict, and you should go to the Right Wing Army as soon as possible to resume your duties! ”

"Obey the order!"

Waiting for the imperial driver and the army to conquer the east to settle down outside Jixian County, Zhao Junsheng recruited Lieutenant Chi Yandong and ordered: "You select some soldiers from the army to form a patrol team, patrol in and around the city for twelve hours a day, if you find that there are soldiers and generals who disturb and harm the people, no matter who it is, even if it is a general of the first army and an important minister with the army, you will arrest people for me first, and if something happens, you just have to obey the military order!" ”

Wei Chi Yandong clenched his fists and agreed: "Obey!" ”

Hua Mulan also came to the temporary camp of the Right Wing Army at this time, and a large number of generals and colonels such as Deputy General Fu Zhen and Wu Dade rushed to meet the camp gate.

"General, I said that you will definitely be reinstated, as expected!" Wu Dade laughed.

The servant was very dissatisfied, and exclaimed, "I think I said this, right?" ”

"Really? Why haven't I heard from you? ”

Hua Mulan waved her hand: "Okay, okay, stop fighting!" After General Ben left, what was the situation in the army? ”

Fu Zhen said: "We insisted on practicing according to the general's orders, and did not relax law enforcement at all, but we still offended many powerful people, but fortunately, we all withstood the pressure."

"Well done!" Hua Mulan was very happy and looked at the military Sima Hu Ying.

Hu Ying was seriously injured by Mulan at the first meeting, and he hadn't recovered until Mulan left, he saw Mulan looking over, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute with his fists: "The last general will meet the general!" ”

Hua Mulan said: "General Hu is only afraid that he still resents the general now, right?" ”

Hu Ying couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Don't laugh at the general, although the last general was beaten by the general, he was sincerely convinced, no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to be as fearless and brave as the general, and even the prince was merciless when he committed crimes, which is really a shame for the men in the world!" From now on, the general will be sent, and the last general will not dare to disobey! ”

"Good! We're going to go into the tent, and we're going to have something to talk to you. ”

Everyone supported Mulan and came to the right side of the military tent, and a flag was changed on the flagpole in front of the tent, and the flag was embroidered with a big "flower" character.

The generals and colonels were separated on both sides, and Hua Mulan sat on the main seat and looked at everyone: "The general guesses that the army will not stay here for a few days, at most three or five days will have to go to the army, the emperor has a will, and during the period when the army is stationed in Youzhou, the soldiers will not be allowed to disturb trouble here, and they will not loot and harm the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" Herald, Shogun Decree, from now on all generals are forbidden to go out, except with the permission of the Admiral himself! ”

"Yes!" The herald stepped forward and agreed.

Hua Mulan continued: "The war is about to start, in order to preserve the physical strength and energy of the soldiers, the soldiers can no longer be allowed to carry out heavy drills, other drill subjects can be put down, only tactical tactics are practiced, up to two hours a day, but the morning exercise can not be stopped, and you must insist on it every day!" ”

During the period when the army was stationed in Jixian County, the baggage battalion was set up by Zhao Junsheng, and Pei Jin was specifically responsible for the deployment of the baggage and sat in Yuyang.

The baggage battalion has 3,000 baggage soldiers, all of whom are selected from the county soldiers and state soldiers, and the general of the army is Fan Yang Taishou Mao Xiuzhi.

In addition to the baggage guards guarding, there are more than 10,000 people, more than 3,000 carriages, and 200 ships. Ships are not needed for the time being, but they should not be unprepared, and in case the land route is not feasible, you can try sea transportation.

That night, Zhao Junsheng returned to the Assassin's Mansion after arranging the baggage camp, and Li Bao came to report: "General, someone in the capital has come to see the general!" ”

"Oh? Do you know who it is? Zhao Junsheng asked while taking off his armor with the help of his own soldiers.

Li Bao said: "I don't know, he asked to see the general by name, and he took out this, saying that the general would agree with him as long as he saw this" After speaking, he handed over a jade plate.

Zhao Junsheng took the jade card and looked at it, and already had the answer in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Where are the others?" ”

"Just outside the door, wearing a hat, I can't see my face clearly!"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't help but scold in his heart, this guy was too bold, he didn't know how to hide it, he thought about it and instructed Li Bao: "You give this back to him, just say that I have fallen asleep and I don't see any guests!" In addition, I secretly told him that I would be waiting for him at the East Street Restaurant tomorrow night! ”