Lanzhou Zhizhou Zhang Hanqing Mansion, living room.

Zhang Hanqing held the letter given to him by Qi Jiguang in his hand, and had been reading it word by word for a long time. Qin Li has been sitting in the guest seat, and secretly thought in his heart, this Hanqing is the governor of Lanzhou, it stands to reason that he should know words? But why doesn't he look like a literate person? Isn't it just a letter? In just a few hundred words, you should have read it ten times. I don't know what this old guy is trying to do.

It is said that Zhang Hanqing and Qi Jiguang's father Qi Jingtong have been old friends for many years, and when Zhang Hanqing was an official in Shandong, Zhang Hanqing often went to Qi Jingtong's house as a guest. Zhang Hanqing likes the diligent and studious Qi Jiguang very much, and every time they meet, he has to praise Qi Jiguang a few words.

Qi Jiguang is also very sensible and calls Zhang Hanqing his uncle, and he respects Zhang Hanqing very much.

Zhang Hanqing came to Lanzhou to do the Zhizhou of the six products, Qi Jingtong and Zhang Hanqing still often exchanged letters, although they are no longer in the same place, but the relationship between the two has been maintained, and there are further signs.

Qi Jiguang's letter to Zhang Hanqing actually didn't write anything, but just begged Uncle Zhang Hanqing to give Qin Li some care. Qi Jiguang said that Qin Li was his old friend, big brother. This Qin Li's skills are extraordinary, and Qi Jiguang admires him very much.

is such a simple letter, but it made Zhang Hanqing's heart turn upside down. Speaking of his relationship with Qi Jingtong, Qi Jiguang, as a junior, just made a small request to him: take proper care of Qin Li. With the relationship between Zhang Hanqing and the Qi family, this request is nothing at all, and he should go all out to take care of Qin Li.

But such a small request made him in a dilemma. Just a few days ago, Zhang Hanqing received an order from Jinyiwei to ask Zhang Hanqing to find a way to prevent Qin Li from quelling the chaos in Didao. If Qin Li can't be allowed to succeed, it is best to let Qin Li die in Di Dao.

Di Dao was not under the jurisdiction of him, the governor of Lanzhou, but Lanzhou was only more than 100 miles away from Di Dao, and it may be that Qin Li's foothold would be in Lanzhou, so there was such an arrangement.

On the one hand, it is the frightening Jinyiwei, and on the other hand, it is the son of an old friend for many years. How can Zhang Hanqing not be embarrassed?

Qin Li's mood was already very anxious, but he still reluctantly held on and waited for Zhang Hanqing to speak.

After another half of the incense, Zhang Hanqing slowly put down the letter and slowly raised his head. Qin Li was surprised to find that Zhang Hanqing's head was covered with beads of sweat at this time, and he couldn't help but wonder even more.

However, after Zhang Hanqing pondered for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had made up some kind of determination, and said, "Lord Qin, my little nephew Jiguang asked the old man to take more care of you in the letter. Hehe! To tell you the truth, I have a lot of relationship with the Qi family. The old man will naturally take care of you. ”

It wasn't very important whether he took care of himself or not, besides, what Qin Li thought was that when he arrived in Di Dao, he had to rely on himself to pacify the bandits, and he didn't want to need other people's care. But people must be a hospitality, and the so-called hospitality is difficult to resist. Qin Li hurriedly stood up and arched his hand towards Zhang Hanqing, "Thank you, Lord Zhang, Qin Li has traveled thousands of miles to Di Dao, and he is indeed unfamiliar with life." Lord Zhang could say this, which made Qin Li grateful. ”

"Huh! Lord Qin. Have a seat! No need to be polite. Since Lord Qin is Xiaoguang's best friend, the old man is gone. There are some things that the old man still has to say to you. Zhang Hanqing said with a smile.

"Lord Zhang, please speak!" Qin Li said solemnly.

Qin Li is a teenager with a young heart, he always speaks so seriously, and he always feels very uncomfortable without smiling like this.

It is said that Qin Li is very disgusted with this kind of red tape in officialdom. But there is no way, no matter how I say it now, I am also a six-rank official of the imperial court, and the rules of officialdom must still be said.

Zhang Hanqing saw Qin Li from the beginning, and was surprised to see that he was just a teenager who could achieve the sixth rank of the cloud cavalry captain. thinks that Qin Li must have gone through some way before he became an official.

As for Qin Li himself, he must be a gangster who doesn't learn or have no skills. But at this time, seeing that Qin Li was always able to calm down. He spoke very sophisticatedly, and his demeanor was very well-behaved, and he couldn't help but be impressed by Qin Li and was very satisfied. At the same time, I am very proud to have a nephew like Qi Jiguang who is good at making excellent friends.

Zhang Hanqing simply said aloud, "Lord Qin may not know that Di Dao is only more than a hundred miles away from Lanzhou. Although the boundaries of Lanzhou are poor, the people can also respect the rules, and all in all, the boundaries of Lanzhou are relatively stable.

But Di Dao, which is more than 100 miles away, is a different scene.

Didao is located in a desolate land, the land is barren, the foreign and Han people live together, and the people are complex. The most important thing is that the people of Didao never read, but only like to fight. is the so-called "poor mountains and bad waters out of the people". Di Dao is full of people!

It is said that there are constant bandits, but in fact, the people of Didao live together, intercept passing business travelers, and rob houses. Over time, this place became a paradise for bandits, horse thieves, ringing horses, and rogue bandits.

The ancient Silk Road passed through Didao, which gave these bandits a source of money. Nowadays, there are many good players in the rivers and lakes in Didao, who gather in the mountains and forests to do evil.

A few years ago, the imperial court also sent officials to Di Dao to quell the rebellion, but almost none of them entered Di Dao, but they were either killed or kidnapped by bandits.

The Didao Rebellion was definitely a scourge of the Ming Dynasty, but the imperial court did not send heavy troops to quell the chaos every time, which could only make the bandits more and more rampant.

According to the old man's humble opinion, if you want to quell the Didao Rebellion, you will never be able to do it without 10,000 brave and good soldiers.

Lord Qin, your courage in coming to Di Dao alone is commendable, which makes the old man admire. But...... However, quelling bandits is by no means something that can be done by courage alone. The old man saw that Lord Qin was still very young, Lord Qin couldn't destroy his future and go to Di Dao to die by himself!

So the old man advises you to go back, find a reason to say that the bandits are difficult to calm down, or that you have exterminated several bandits in Di Dao, and saving your own life is the most important thing. ”

Zhang Hanqing said the last long sigh, and looked at Qin Li with great concern.

It is not difficult to see from Zhang Hanqing's words that it is obvious that he does not have the slightest confidence in Qin Li bringing more than a dozen people to Di Dao to quell the chaos. He thought that it was impossible for Qin Li to quell Di Dao's bandits. Qin Li went to Di Dao with only one result: death without a place to be buried.

Qin Li naturally understood Zhang Hanqing's thoughts, but listening to his sincerity, it was completely for his own sake, Qin Li didn't care, just smiled indifferently and said, "Lord Zhang, I understand your thoughts, but after all, someone wants to calm down the Di Dao Rebellion." Since the imperial court has sent me, how can I retreat from the battle and be a turtle with a shrunken head. Lord Zhang, I have another question for Lord Zhang, how many bandits are there in this Di Dao? Who is their leader? ”

"Huh! Di Dao's bandits are innumerable, they are all self-contained, each share has a leader, as for these bandits have no common leader, who the leader is, the old man does not know. Zhang Hanqing said in a deep voice.

Qin Li nodded slightly, Zhang Hanqing saw that Qin Li was still full of confidence, and he didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, and he lowered his voice and said in Qin Li's ear, "Lord Qin, what you may need to deal with when you come to Di Dao to quell the chaos is not only the bandits, but also the constraints behind the court!" Lord Qin, listen to the old man's words, let's go back! (To be continued.) )