He Tao was in a hurry, and his mouth was foaming, although when this arrest made him have a lot of power, and he also got a lot of benefits and money, but he couldn't drop the chain at the critical moment, and if he dropped the chain, it would be troublesome. Huang Fu died in battle this time, if he still can't take the arrest envoy of Mangdangshan He Tao, I'm afraid it will be done.

One of them looked at He Tao walking back and forth, and said: "We have few soldiers, and the training is not exquisite, and the equipment is backward. However, there are capable people in Jeju, and it is effortless to fight this Mangdang Mountain. ”

He Tao said: "You're talking about Chao Gai, I know this, he has more than 1,000 troops, well-trained, and it's not the same as playing in Mangdang Mountain, but I, He Tao, are not related to Chao Gai, why should he help me, besides, his family has a big business, and he is busy with a lot of things." ”

Du Tou said: "We can't mobilize Chao Gai, but the prefect can." You can explain the truth to the prefect, just say that there are many bandits, and the terrain in the mountains is dangerous, so such a small number of troops cannot break the thieves at all, and more troops are needed to attack Mangdang Mountain. ”

He Tao sighed: "We can't beat Mangdang Mountain, if Chao Gai is defeated, what will the prefect think of us?" No matter how you go, it's a dead end. ”

"Not necessarily, we can show goodwill to Chao Tuanlian, and when Chao Tuanlian lays down, Mangdangshan will definitely be promoted to Jeju Tuanlian, and when the time comes, you and he will be colleagues, and there will be some incense."

He Tao nodded and said, "That's right, I'll write to the prefect." ”

Immediately, He Tao wrote a letter saying that the thieves were huge, I am afraid that there were no less than 3,000 people, and they had the dangerous terrain of Mangdang Mountain, and they could not break the enemy with the current strength. Although He Tao is brave and average, but the things in the officialdom are not leaky, this letter is written at a very high level, first he admitted his mistakes, and then pushed the problem of losing the first battle to Huang Fu, and then recommended Chao Gai.

Xu Zhifu sighed after seeing the faith, but he didn't expect Huang Fu to die in battle, although he said that he had no feelings, but after all, he was his own subordinate. At that time, it was inconvenient to investigate the responsibility for the defeat of He Tao and Huang Fu, so he immediately replied and ordered He Tao to return immediately with Huang Fu's body, without mistake.

He Tao was very happy, knowing that at least the prefect should not hold himself accountable, otherwise it would not be this tone.

Immediately, Xu Lin called his eldest entourage and the two masters to the study, and Xu Lin said, "Everyone sit down." ”

These are all Xu Lin's personal staff, and there are no outsiders, so they are more casual, and everyone sits down. Chang Sui said: "My lord called us, could it be that He Tao, Huang Fu and others were defeated?" ”

Xu Dadao: "How do you know that He Tao was defeated?" And I don't want them to win. ”

Although the soldiers led by He Tao and Huang Fu are not evil, the military discipline is not strict, and things that are required to eat and take cards happen from time to time, and the combat effectiveness is something that can be imagined, but the prefect can't say that. Master Jia said: "When we saw the adult's grim face, we naturally thought that it would be defeated, and if we were defeated, the adult's face should be full of smiles." ”

Xu Lin nodded and sighed: "It seems that the official's kung fu is not enough, it is indeed defeated, the bandits are huge, with more than 3,000 people, and they rely on the dangerous terrain to set up tricks, causing Huang Fu to die in the fierce battle. ”

Saying that, Xu Lin showed He Tao's letter to everyone, and everyone bowed their heads and was silent after reading the letter.

Xu Lin said: "I called you here to express your opinions, don't be bored one by one." ”

Chang Sui said: "Although Huang Fu is rash against the enemy, but he must have died on the battlefield, although this person usually does not perform well, but after all, he sacrificed his life for the country, and he can't chill everyone's heart, so I think not only can Huang Fu be held responsible, but he must compensate his wife and children, and at the same time, the soldiers who died in the war need to be compensated." He Tao was not in command this time and bore a lot of responsibility, but he finally knew how to advance and retreat, and did not bring the army into a situation of no return, so he could offset the merits and demerits, and there was no reward or punishment. ”

Xu Lin thought that the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty paid attention to the golden mean, and Huang Fu naturally could not be held accountable if he died, and should be rewarded to encourage the living soldiers. He Tao is an old fritter in Jeju, although he is just a arrester, but he has a wide range of social connections, and it is still okay not to reward or punish.

Xu Lin said: "Well, I agree with the handling opinions, and when the team comes back, the handling opinions will be promulgated, and the most important thing now is to exterminate the bandits and recover the tax silver, 120,000 yuan before and after is not a small amount, if you can't chase back my prefect, it will be over." He Tao said in the letter, what do you think of the promotion of Chao Gai to exterminate the bandits? ”

Master Yi said: "Chao Gai's position level is too low, and his position is just Yuncheng group training, if he is sent over, he will definitely be promoted to Jeju group training." ”

Master Jia said: "Chao Gai studied Tianwang rice and Tianwang cotton, and established a trade city, and Jeju's economic development has increased by at least 30% this year, which is all his credit, but because of this, I feel that adults should not give him a promotion." ”

Chang Sui said: "My lord, is there anyone else who can be sent out except Chao Gai now, Chao Gai has a great reputation and prestige, but have you ever thought about it, no matter how great Chao Gai's credit is, it is also an adult's?" What Chao Gai wants is just the strength of the dominant side, not to mention that Chao Gai's clan uncle is the mentor of adults, and in the eyes of outsiders, we are all one faction, and we are both prosperous. Therefore, the adults had no choice but to use Chao Gai to lead the troops to regain the taxes, and at least to exterminate the bandits in Mangdang Mountain. "Chang Sui still didn't say a little, that is, the Jeju Mansion of Huanghua Salt Farm occupies the dry shares, and this year's dividend alone is 100,000 yuan.

Xu Lin coughed and said with a smile: "This official is not a jealous and jealous person, okay, then let Chao Tuan practice immediately, and this official will discuss things with him." ”

Immediately, the head of the government office took the prefect's handwritten letter and rode a fast horse to Yuncheng to deliver a letter to Chao Gai.

It is said that Chao Gai rushed back to the Huanghua Salt Farm after a big battle at Suding at the wharf of Zengtou City in Yingkou, and the situation of the long-term workers recruited by Zhending on the salt farm improved, and only more than 30 people were unable to go to sea due to illness. Xu Guanzhong led the merchant ship team to transport 3,000 long-term workers to New Jeju Island at a time, Chao Gai saw that Huang Hua's side of the matter was over, leaving only Shi Jin, Yang Chun, and Chen Da, with Shi Jin as the main body, Yang Chun, and Chen Da as the deputies, to train an armed team of 200 people from the salt farm workers, and protect the daily safety of the salt field with Kong Yang. Kong Yang's warships were responsible for sea security, and land security was handed over to Shi Jin.

Chao Gai, Zhu Wu, Jiao Ting, Luo Yun and others rushed back to Yuncheng with their own soldiers, and on the way back to Yuncheng, they happened to meet the cavalry sent by Liu Tang to find Chao Gai, and the cavalry said: "The prefect sent his cronies to find Chao Tuanlian, so that Chao Tuanlian should go back quickly." ”

When Chao Gai and the others returned to Yuncheng, Xu Lin's entourage had been living in the Yuncheng County Post House for two days, and Chao Gai did not dare to slack off, nor did he change his clothes, so he immediately went with Zhu Wu to meet the chief entourage of Xu Zhifu.

Chang Sui is actually equivalent to the prefect's personal secretary, although there is no position, but after all, it is the person around the leader, so it should be courteous.

Xu Lin's long-term surname is Xu, Xu Lin's family, is a showman, don't look at the lack of particularly outstanding fame, but he is quite sophisticated.

Xu Chang lived in an ordinary room in the post station, and only brought a horse with him. Chao Gai knocked on the door, dangdang, and soon a neutral voice came from inside, "Who." ”

Chao Gai said: "Yuncheng Chao Gai came to visit. ”

The person inside immediately said: "Oh, it turns out that Chao Tuan has practiced." As he spoke, he hurriedly opened the door.

Chao Gai and Wu Yong have seen this person around Xu Lin, but Zhu Wu has seen it for the first time.

"Mr. Xu, I've kept you waiting for a long time, what will happen to the people who are training in the group, why don't you settle down in Chaojiazhuang." Chao Gai said.

Xu Changsui said: "It's okay, it's okay, this post station is in good condition, and it's comfortable to live in." ”

The two sides sat down, Chao Gai introduced Zhu Wu, greeted each other and got to the point.

Mr. Xu hugged his fists and said: "Congratulations to Chao Tuan for training, this time I can be promoted to Jeju Tuan Training." ”

"Oh, that should be good news." Chao Gai said.

Zhu Wu next to him said with a smile: "Is there something difficult that Lord Xu encounters that we need to come forward to solve." ”

Xu Chang said: "I have heard that there are several unpredictable characters around Chao Tuanlian, it seems that Mr. Zhu is indeed able to pinch and calculate." I won't spare Wanzi, this time Xuzhou Mangdangshan robbed our Jeju Mansion twice to the imperial court's taxes, a total of 120,000 yuan, Lord Xu was very angry, and originally intended to inform the Xuzhou prefect to exterminate the Mangdangshan bandits together, but the Xuzhou prefect was unwilling to make a big deal and unwilling to admit that Xuzhou had this giant robber. Therefore, Xu Zhifu sent He Tao and Huang Fu to exterminate them, but they returned in vain both times, and Huang Fu was killed in battle the second time, which greatly affected morale. ”

Zhu Wu couldn't help nodding: "I'm afraid that the Governor of Xu has other intentions for shirking it like this, is it that the Governor of Xuzhou and our Lord Xu don't deal with each other, otherwise it won't be like this." ”

Xu Changsui said: "That's true, but now we don't think about this problem, if they don't help, we'll do it ourselves." As long as Chao Tuanlian can exterminate the bandits in Mangdang Mountain, Lord Xu will definitely promote Chao Tuanlian to Jeju Tuanlian. ”

Chao Gai pondered: "This is all within the scope of the matter, but judging from the current situation, there are 3,000 people in Mangdang Mountain, and there is a dangerous terrain, although the Yuncheng group practice claims to have 1,500 people, it is actually too scattered. Yuncheng, Dongping Fuma Market, Huanghua Salt Farm, and Jingcheng Horse Farm are all big industries, and the number of people sent is as little as 70 or 80, and as many as 2 or 300, and now there are no more than 300 troops that can be mobilized. Although the training is excellent, does Mr. Xu think that he can beat 3,000 people with 300 people? ”

"This." Xu Changsui pondered for a while and said, "It seems that I can only promote Chao Tuanlian to Jeju Tuanlian first, but this matter is not for me to decide, and I have to report to Xu Zhifu, so it is better for the two of you to go with me." ”

Chao Gai said, "Okay, let's go with Mr. Xu." ”

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