"Lord, are these enough?" Lugut Mountain, the Taiping Sect who surrounded the mountain before has been withdrawn, after all, the Taiping Sect is not the imperial court, it is not visible, and the discipline cannot be compared with the well-trained imperial court soldiers and horses, after besieging the mountain for three days and finding nothing, Zhang Jiao gave up continuing to search, but within the Taiping Sect, Guan Hai has been included in the key pursuit target, and at this moment, it originally belonged to Gao Sheng's cottage, Gao Sheng stood carefully in front of Ye Zhao.

"That's enough." Ye Zhao looked at these bamboo notes in his hand, it was not a testimony, that thing was easy to imitate, it was impossible to bring down Wei Xian, what was recorded in these bamboo notes was the correspondence between some Wei Xian and some middle and high-level generals of the Taiping Sect, as well as the records of Wei Xian taking advantage of his position to secretly help the Taiping Sect raise funds, with these things, once sent to the imperial court, it was enough to move Wei Xian down.

raised his head, looked at Gao Sheng, and said, "Good job, I'm impressed with you." ”

"Villain!" Guan Hai glanced at Gao Sheng coldly, his eyes looked at the bamboo notes, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

Ye Zhao ignored this, looked up at Gao Sheng and said, "That horn is still in the city now?" ”

"The day after the lord left, he left." Gao Sheng shook his head and said: "Now the high-level Taiping Sect in this Ji County is almost gone, and the villain was arranged by Zhang Jiao to return here to establish a cottage to facilitate the monitoring of the movements of the imperial court." ”

Ye Zhao shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, this official will leave for Macheng to take up his post on the same day, and there is a shortage of people under him, how many people are there in your village." ”

"Back to the lord, the subordinate cottage is newly established, and now there are only more than 150 people, but they are all young and strong, and they are willing to follow the lord." When Gao Sheng heard this, he was overjoyed, this year, the year was not good, and the court had a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and most of the people who would come here were forced to live. Not to mention those ordinary thieves who just want a bite of food, it is him, if he has the opportunity to join the imperial court, he is not willing to stay in the mountains and be a thief, not to mention, Ye Zhao's methods have also been seen, with such a person, he will not be able to get ahead in the future, and seek a career, I don't know how many times better than being a disciple of the Taiping Sect.

"One hundred and fifty?" Ye Zhao noddedYe Zhao nodded, turned his head to look at Ding Li and said: "Divide fifteen brothers, each with ten people, this way, you should train recruits, don't be afraid to go slower, and send someone to urge, those craftsmen we recruited in Hanoi, let them follow as soon as possible." ”

"Whoa!" Ding Li nodded when he heard this, and went out to find someone.

"Lord Ye, then these bamboo notes ......" Guan Hai looked at the bamboo notes on the table and looked at Ye Zhao with some expectation.

"I will send someone to Jizhou Thorn Mansion." Ye Zhao stood up and turned his head to look at Guan Hai: "I know what you're thinking, but the Taiping Sect can't make a big deal, that is, without these things, they may be able to prosper for a while, but it won't be long before they will be extinguished." ”

"I'm afraid I don't know how many Taiping Sect members there are!" When Guan Hai heard this, he snorted coldly, and said unconvinced, although he was forced to follow Ye Zhao now, but after all, he was Zhang Jiao's disciple, so he naturally didn't want Zhang Jiao to be said to be so unbearable.

"No need to know." Ye Zhao shook his head: "I know that there are a lot of Taiping Sect members, but so what? Sometimes, a large number of people is not necessarily a good thing, especially in the Taiping Sect, the organization is loose, although there are many believers, but they can't give full play to the abilities of these sects, Zhang Jiao doesn't have this ability, even if he has, but he is alone, how can he control the entire Han? There are a few people under his command who can be used, and there is no person who can take charge of the overall situation, no matter how many people there are, they are just a plate of scattered sand, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Joke, there are seventy-two Qu Shuai under the command of the great sage and good teacher, each of whom is a well-known hero, ascending to the heights, and the servants gather......" Guan Hai was unconvinced and wanted to justify.

"The more people there are, the greater the food consumption, where does the food come from?" Ye Zhao sneered: "Rob, right?" But what about when they finish grabbing? When the grain of the government is over, the next thing is the people's, and when the people's food is over, where will they go to find food, even if they take the Han River, the people will not have a good life, and the Central Plains will be devastated, this is what you want to see? A well-known hero? Do you know how to govern the county after it is conquered? ”

Ye Zhao asked a series of questions like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and Guan Hai, who asked the question, was speechless, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Okay, these issues will not be discussed, I am willing to gamble and lose, now that I have not arrived in Ji County, Zhang Jiao has already fled, you and I bet, there is no need to continue." Ye Zhao didn't want to continue to discuss this issue, it was meaningless, Zhang Jiao was at best just a gun in the hands of the family to deal with the imperial power, it would open the prelude to the troubled times, but ending the troubled times was definitely not something Zhang Jiao could do.

Guan Hai stood in place with a cloudy face, a little unwilling, and a little lost, and finally knelt down in front of Ye Zhao weakly, and bowed to the ground fiercely: "Guan Hai, see the lord." ”

"Get up." Ye Zhao stretched out his hand and pulled Guan Hai up: "This matter, it's not your responsibility, this official place is in Macheng, the border land, and there is no conflict with the Taiping Sect, in a short time, don't worry about me coming into conflict with the Taiping Sect, these things can move Wei Xian down, but they don't have much effect on Zhang Jiao, the current imperial court ......"

Shaking his head, Ye Zhao didn't continue, this matter, the relationship between China and China is intertwined, Zhang Jiao will be fine before the incident, those officials in the court who are involved in the Taiping Sect will not sit back and watch Zhang Jiao be taken down by the imperial court, not only the relationship of interests, but also their net worth and life, these people will do their best to suppress this matter, Wei Xian will become the one who bears the blame, Ye Zhao's goal has been achieved, he doesn't want to touch this network independently at this time, this network is too big, once it is trapped, for himself, there is no benefit, It may even lead to death.

Guan Hai didn't speak, obviously still uncomfortable in his heart, but Ye Zhao didn't have the heart to care anymore, and immediately ordered someone to pack these bamboo notes and send them to the Thorn History Mansion together with the talismans that Wang Fen had given him before, and attached a letter to thank Wang Fen, then gathered everyone and went to Macheng to take office, as for how Wang Fen dealt with this matter, it was his business, Ye Zhao didn't want to be too involved.

When they came, there were only twenty-six people, but now there are more than one hundred and eighty people, and after joining the recruited craftsmen, Ye Zhao's party has more than 200 people, and they have passed through Montenegro all the way, bypassing Jizhou, and heading towards Macheng.

While walking, I have to train these recruits brought by Gao Sheng, and I have to find a way to make some money and goods, but fortunately, the Ye family has some connections with several wealthy merchants in Jizhou, and the food consumed by training is not worried, but there is a shortage of weapons.

The originally planned two-month trip, because of the addition of these recruits, walked for five months, and even passed on the road for the New Year, and when they arrived in Daijun, although the weather was still cold, there was already a little green on the ground.

"After this high willow, it is less than two hundred miles away from Macheng, but the mountain roads in this area are difficult to walk, with our current marching speed, I am afraid it will take three days to arrive, and if the lord wants to continue training, it will even take five days." Outside Gaoliu City, because there were too many people, and Gaoliu was a county governor, Guo Gao, who was too guarded, was reluctant to let the group enter the city, so Ye Zhao could only find a place for Zhuangzi to settle down, Guan Hai and Gao Sheng stood beside Ye Zhao and said to Ye Zhao.

Although the two of them are also illiterate, but the addition of Guan Hai and Gao Sheng, the biggest use is that they can see less maps, the two are different from Ding Li, green forest heroes, the four seas are home, and they have walked a lot of places, even if they haven't been there, they know who to find to ask for directions.

"Five days? Not long. Ye Zhao was not in a hurry, he thought for a while and said, "You two go south and north, have you ever been to this horse city?" ”

Guan Hai and Gao Sheng shook their heads blankly when they heard this, most of them are active in the Central Plains on weekdays, but they rarely come to the border places.

Guan Hai thought for a while and said: "Although I have been here, I have heard some people from the Taiping Sect say that the Macheng garrison has been withdrawn for many years, although it is nominally the land ruled by my Great Han, but it is in no one to govern. ”

"Oh?" Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows, Uncle Liang had already told him about these things, but Uncle Liang didn't know why, and asked at the moment, "Why is this so?" ”

"Macheng Hu and Han live together, and even there are many Hu people in the city who live there, it is not easy to govern, I heard that there have been three county magistrates, and later, the people who were named the mayors of Macheng did not dare to go, and the court was unwilling to send troops to go, so now this Macheng is a place where three things are not important, and many murderers will flee here for refuge." Guan Hai said in a muffled voice.

"No wonder the imperial court is willing to grant me tax exemption for three years, and the military and political power is handed over to me, so it is." Thinking of the previous visit, the Taishou Guo Cheng didn't even mention a word, Ye Zhao sneered in his heart, it seems that this Guo Cheng Taishou wants to send him to death.

"Don't panic, the lord now has more than 180 sons, these days have been trained by the lord, all of them are elite divisions, what is the difficulty in suppressing this gang of chaotic people?" Gao Sheng said with a smile, these days, he has seen with his own eyes how his subordinates, who can't even stand in line, have become a well-trained elite army step by step under Ye Zhao's training, a small horse city, with a population of only three thousand households, there is nothing difficult to do at all.

"Blind self-confidence is not a good thing, the art of war is cloudy, knowing yourself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles, you go so rashly, if there is really a crisis in Macheng, someone sets up an ambush halfway, what is the difference between sending him to death?" Ye Zhao shook his head, besides, Guo Cheng knew that Ma Cheng was dangerous, but didn't say a word, isn't it suspicious?

"That'...... My lord, what should we do? Ding Li asked.

Ye Zhao groped his chin and said: "Ding Li, you take a large army to escort those craftsmen and continue to train while walking, I will take Guan Hai, Gao Sheng and ten guards to arrive in Macheng pretending to be traders first, you slow down, in five days, I will send someone to contact, but ......"

Ye Zhao narrowed his eyes, looked at Gao Sheng, and said: "If no one comes to contact after five days, it means that something is wrong, you take a detour to the mountain road, attack Macheng from behind, and capture Macheng for me." ”

"Lord, is this too dangerous, it's better to ......" Ding Li was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, I don't show my identity, there is danger in the city, and I won't refuse the passing merchants, but here, if it is unexpected, I am afraid that it has been targeted, you need to be cautious." Ye Zhao said in a deep voice.

"Whoa!" When Ding Li heard this, he no longer refuted, and bowed down.

"When are we leaving?" Guan Hai asked.

"Tonight."