The next morning, Kaiyang Imperial City.

Liu Xi, the haggard face of Langya King, finished washing and changing, picked up the light rice porridge and drank a small sip, he no longer had any appetite, and took the white cloth towel handed by the maid, and heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then the silent sound of kneeling on the wooden floor.

Liu Xi saw the waiter go out quickly and take the letter from the hand of the waiter who was kneeling outside the door to report, and his heart suddenly panicked, hoping that it would not be the bad news that Lieutenant Xiao Jian would be defeated again.

The waiter, who had turned white sideburns, bent down to Liu Xi's side, and found that the letter in his hand was actually made of white and smooth paper, curiously observed the front and back, and saw the familiar font written in a small seal on the front, and his mouth was busy reporting: "Your Majesty, it is a letter from Lord Cheng, another font is very rare, the signature is Liu Cun, the order of Langya County, his font is like a regular script that has become popular in recent years, but it is full of free and easy, I really don't know ......"

"Hurry up and show Lonely." Liu Xi couldn't wait, took the two letters, glanced at the head and the payment, and exclaimed like the old waiter.

Liu Xi was very happy after reading Cheng Bing's letter, praised Cheng Bing a few words, and opened Liu Cun's letter again, the more he read it, the more excited he became, and finally Huo Ran stood up and ordered loudly: "Hurry!" Prime Minister, please! ”

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister and all of you are waiting in the council hall." The squire outside the door replied loudly.

Liu Xi raised his legs and left, and soon entered the meeting hall in front of him, walked to the throne in the center of the building, looked around at a circle of gorgeously dressed but sorrowful civil and military officials, shook off his big sleeves and then waved the hem of the dark flower dragon pattern, and after slowly sitting down, he announced in a clear voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Cheng Aiqing sent a letter to the widow from Xiahe City, and with the generous support of Liu Zijian, the commander of Langya County, he was fortunate to live up to his life, and early tomorrow morning, Lord Cheng will be escorted by Liu Zijian personally and carry twenty carts of tribute to embark on the return journey."

Zuo Wenwu breathed a sigh of relief, and many people smiled happily, praising Liu Cun and Liu Zijian for being really generous and magnanimous, thinking that it would be good now, and they would soon be able to send away the insatiable angel and a group of uneducated vulgar forbidden soldiers.

Yin De, the prime minister of the country with a white beard and a white face full of loose wrinkles, coughed, slowly bent down to congratulate Liu Xi, and slowly praised Liu Cun, who was engaged in Cheng Binghe, the county order, and saw that Liu Xi still had a happy smile on his face, and immediately understood that Liu Xi still had good news, so he asked very interestingly.

Liu Xi said with a smile: "Presented together with Cheng Aiqing's letter, there is also a handwritten letter from Liu Aiqing, the commander of Langya County, and the widow is extremely pleased after reading it, and is pleasantly surprised to find that Liu Aiqing is not only talented in local government affairs, but also a handsome man who has a deep understanding of the current situation. ”

Zhong Wenwu let out a low shout, but he didn't expect Liu Xi to give such a high evaluation to the young Langya County Commander.

Liu Xi was very satisfied with the reaction of the full hall of civil and military affairs, and announced loudly after a pause: "Liu Aiqing reported to the widow in the letter that the 6,000 soldiers of Xiahe City are ready to rush to the aid of Dongguan, if the widow and the Aiqing agree to his request to send troops, he will personally lead the 6,000 soldiers under his command who have been training hard for half a year to go to the battlefield, and cooperate closely with Xia Aiqing, who is sticking to Dongguan City, and strive to defeat the Yellow Turban thieves who surrounded Dongguan City in one fell swoop, and will not return the thief chieftain without beheading!" ”

The full hall exclaimed again, before that, all the civil and military only remembered Liu Cun's charity and charity again and again, and remembered his elegance and foresight in generously building Langya Academy, so it was natural to treat him as a civil official.

Moreover, no one knew that there were still 6,000 officers and soldiers in Langya County, thinking that it was still the 2,000 new recruits reported half a year ago, and now there are still tens of thousands of disaster victims gathered in Langya County, relying on Liu Cun to continue to sell their own goods in exchange for food relief.

Xu Ci, the emotional chief bookkeeper, stood up, arched his hand to the monarch Liu Xi, and then saluted all his colleagues, raised his head and said loudly: "On this occasion of internal and external troubles, Lord Liu Zijian not only did not flinch at all, but stepped forward without fear of difficulties, which is enough to show his sincerity, and Weichen implores the monarch to agree to Lord Liu's request, and fulfill Lord Liu's heart of serving the country with the righteousness of the monarch and the minister!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

All the civil and military officers agreed in unison, whether they were moved and relieved, or they thought that there was an additional scapegoat to take responsibility, and no one raised any objections at this moment, not even a noncommittal opinion.

Minister Yin De was relieved and asked loudly: "Your Majesty, can Liu Zijian mention the need for grain and grass or anything else?" ”

Liu Xi replied with emotion: "There is no mention of things such as grain and grass, Liu Aiqing's first part of this letter is a greeting to the widow, humbly reporting that he and his colleagues have been helping and relocating the victims in the past few months, and the latter part shows that he and his soldiers are loyal to the king and indomitable determination, and most of the middle analyzes in detail the bandit situation from Dong'an to Dongguan, pointing out that among the tens of thousands of thieves, most of them are victims who are imprisoned by thieves and thieves, objectively analyze the gains and losses of the previous two battles, and put forward very insightful views and countermeasures. Because there are a few sentences in the letter involving a confidential matter, the widow cannot circulate the letter for the time being, and I still ask Zhong Aiqing to bear with me, just wait a few days, Zhong Aiqing should be clear. ”

Yin De listened to Liu Xi's explanation, and finally put his mind at ease: "Your Excellency, if Liu Zijian can defeat the thieves this time and recover the field in Dong'an and Dongguan counties, please also ask the king to praise him vigorously, my Langya Kingdom needs a handsome man who can write and martial arts, and needs a loyal person like Liu Zijian who does not hesitate to lose his or her gains...... Ahem......"

The next night, Haixi County, on the north bank of the Chaohe River.

The Yin family's compound at the east entrance of the town was crowded with neatly arranged carriages, so that the five hundred cavalry could only feed the horses in the open space outside the courtyard, Liu Cun's eight apprentices guarded the hospital and more than 50 carriages, and the Mi family guards of up to 300 people were divided into more than a dozen squads, taking turns patrolling the four sides of the town.

From the beginning of the night, three groups of heralds had come and gone, until it was close to midnight, when the messenger that Liu Cun had been anxiously waiting for finally arrived.

The light in the simple east wing room was bright, Liu Cun read the edict stamped with the monarch's treasure seal, handed it to Cheng Bing on the side, and ordered the tired but upright messenger to go down to eat and rest, and sit cross-legged next to Mi Zhu, who kept driving away mosquitoes: "White and fat attract mosquitoes." ”

Mi Zhu glanced at Liu Cun helplessly: "When do you plan to leave?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, rest overnight, hurry up early tomorrow morning, and strive to arrive in Juxian County tomorrow afternoon, and I will lead my troops to leave quietly after nightfall tomorrow night."

Liu Cun saw Mi Zhu's thoughtful appearance, so he had to explain in a low voice: "The 5,000 soldiers led by Brother Shoushan are estimated to have reached Zhongzhi about 100 miles to the north, and the more than 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transporting grain and grass are half a day's journey behind. ”

Mi Zhu asked puzzledly, "Why do you have to choose to march at night?" Can't you walk faster during the day? Are you worried that there will be yellow turban spies more than 100 miles away from the battlefield? ”

Liu Cun shook his head: "I chose to march at night, because after half a year of training and diet for the officers and men under the command of our army, there is no night blind person, walking at night or fighting at night is not a problem, and the vast majority of the Yellow Turban Army are poor, hungry, frequent diseases, most of them suffer from night blindness, which is very beneficial to me, so the officers and soldiers under my command use the night march in the past few days to adapt, if our army enters the battlefield at night, no matter how many thieves do not dare to move, we have no scruples, once there is a fighter, immediately launch a rapid attack, If we don't have the opportunity, we can also harass the enemy on the one hand, and set up camp calmly on the other hand, and face it calmly after dawn. ”

Mi Zhu was secretly frightened and admired Liu Cun's thoughtfulness.

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ps: There will be a change in the early morning, and tomorrow there will be three more requests for recommended tickets and collections!

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