Taiyuan Mansion, the official government.

Yuan Chongshang did not take a carriage today, but came directly on horseback, and in a hurry, he jumped off the horse, entered the journey, and went straight to the courtyard where Chu Huan was.

He was surrounded by several guards of the Praetorian Army wearing swords and armor, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other clicked loudly.

Yuan Chongshang's expression was solemn, and when he arrived in front of the courtyard where Chu Huan was, he saw that the courtyard was surrounded by guards and warriors, and in front of the courtyard there were four saber warriors lined up, and the iron armor was strict.

"Get out of the way, Lord Governor has something urgent to see Lord Chincha." A warrior behind Yuan Chongshang had already taken the lead and said in a deep voice.

The four guards guarding the courtyard did not squint, raised their heads slightly, they were the elite royal guards of the empire, the status of the governor's Praetorian Guard was still quite different from them, and the four of them turned a blind eye to the cry of the Praetorian Guard warrior in front of them, but the hand holding the hilt of the sword had become tighter, and the expression on his face was also more solemn.

Yuan Chongshang saw that the four warriors did not give way, frowned, and said coldly: "Get out of the way!" ”

One of the guards had already replied in a cold voice: "Lord Qincha has an order, rest and recuperate, no one will be seen, if there is anyone who resists the order and trespasses, there will be no mercy!" ”

Yuan Chongshang behind several Praetorian Guards, who were all the henchmen of Governor Yuan, heard the words of the guards, their expressions changed immediately, their hearts were annoyed, and they had already pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife.

The guards didn't wait for them to draw their swords, but they had already taken the lead in pulling out their sabers, "choking" a few times, several guards were already holding knives in their hands, and the other guards not far away, although they didn't come over immediately, they were all already looking at this side with cold eyes, and they were already holding knives in their hands, just waiting for a change, and immediately pounced.

Yuan Chongshang didn't seem to expect so much reaction from the guards, his expression was solemn and cold, but at this moment, he had already heard a voice say, "What's wrong?" Hearing a "creak" sound, the originally closed courtyard door has been opened, and Xuanyuan Shengcai, who is dressed in bright armor, has come out of the courtyard, he has a sword at his waist, a longbow in his hand, and a quiver box behind him, but he is fully armed, Yuan Chongshang saw it in his eyes, and his face was a little surprised.

"It turned out to be the Governor." Xuanyuan Sheng saw Yuan Chongshang and showed a smile, "What do you have to do?" ”

Yuan Chongshang saw that Xuanyuan was like this, and couldn't help but ask: "General Xuanyuan, ...... are you!" He looked up and down at Xuanyuan Shengcai's outfit, and although he didn't ask directly, he understood the meaning.

Xuanyuan Shengcai said with a smile: "This general has been ordered by the Holy Lord, and this trip to follow Lord Qincha to Anyi is to protect the safety of Lord Qincha with all his might, and I dare not slack off in the slightest." ”

Yuan Chongshang let out an "oh", but his face quickly showed anxiety again, and said, "How is Lord Chu now?" He has been sick for several days, and the best doctor in Taiyuan was sent by the governor a few days ago, and I heard that Lord Chu did not let him diagnose and treat him. ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Lord Chu said, his illness is an old problem, and it won't get better in three or five days, but it won't be too much of a problem, he only needs to recuperate for ten days and eight days, and he should be able to recover." Lord Chu also instructed that when he was recuperating, no one should disturb him, his illness was very strange, the quieter the better, if he was slightly frightened and hindered his recuperation, it was very likely that his efforts would be wasted. ”

Yuan Chongshang said suspiciously: "What kind of disease is this?" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai shook his head and said, "I don't know." By the way, the Governor himself came here today, I don't know what to order? ”

Yuan Chongshang immediately said: "There is indeed an urgent matter to discuss with Lord Chu!" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai shook his head and said, "Lord Governor, I'm afraid it won't be today." No one will be seen until Lord Chincha is healed! ”

"Not even the Governor?" Yuan Chongshang showed displeasure, "You go and tell Lord Chu that this governor has 100,000 urgent matters to discuss with him, and there is no delay." ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai just shook his head.

Yuan Chongshang was annoyed in his heart, although he was in awe of the Xuanyuan family of the Wuxun family, but compared to Xuanyuan Shengcai, his official position was several levels higher, Xuanyuan Shengcai blocked him in public, which made him very unable to get off the stage, and said in a deep voice: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, a hundred thousand urgent events, you dare to stop it?" If you delay a major event, you ...... You can't afford it! ”

Xuanyuan Sheng saw that Yuan Chongshang was angry and anxious, and it seemed that something really happened to him, so he frowned and asked, "What does the Governor mean by the 100,000 urgent events?" ”

Yuan Chongshang said: "At this time, the governor wants to discuss with Lord Chu, you can't be the master." ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai shook his head and said: "I may not be able to be the master of major matters, but whether the Governor can go in or not, Xuanyuan Shengcai can still be the master." ”

"What do you mean, that the Governor can't enter this gate today?" Yuan Chongshang's eyes became cold.

Xuanyuan Shengcai was not afraid, stared at Yuan Chongshang's eyes, and said word by word: "Can't enter!" ”

Several guards behind Yuan Chongshang couldn't bear it anymore, "choking" had already pulled out the knife, in front of the courtyard gate, the two sides instantly tense, Yuan Chongshang stared at Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes, Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes also became very sharp, and Yuan Chongshang looked at each other, but after a while, he saw Yuan Chongshang's angry face gradually eased, and he laughed: "The people of the Xuanyuan family are really unusual." After a pause, he finally said: "I got a report this morning, in Huzhou, hundreds of bandits have gathered in the jungle of thieves, and they have looted several villages in a row, and the wolf mountain, Gumeng Mountain and Tuluo Mountain in Huzhou, bandits have risen up and are wantonly looting ......!" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai frowned, "Great Thief Jungle? ”

"Not bad." Yuan Chongshang sneered: "This big thief jungle is a well-known bandit in Anyi, and he has always been active in Huzhou. Six years ago, this person actually took more than 200 people to raid the county magistrate's office, captured the magistrate, opened the death row, and released dozens of death row prisoners inside, these people followed him, they killed the magistrate, and hung the head on the county gate ......! ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai heard this, and his brows furrowed even tighter.

"The governor sent officers and soldiers to suppress it, and finally surrounded and suppressed this gang of bandits, and the big thief jungle was also arrested." Yuan Chongshang said slowly: "But on the way to escort him back to Taiyuan, someone rescued him in the middle of the road, and since then, the jungle has disappeared, and there is no news of him." The Governor also issued a wanted notice, and a reward of 100 taels was offered to capture the jungle, but there was no result. However, the news I got this morning that the resurgence of the jungle of thieves actually gathered hundreds of people, ransacked several villages, and a few bandits that had once hidden their heads and tails in Huzhou were scattered in Huzhou overnight, as if they had been discussed in advance, and were causing chaos everywhere in Huzhou, burning, killing and looting, and the Huzhou Governor sent people to fly horses to report that the bandits who had gathered and made trouble in Huzhou probably exceeded 1,000 people. ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes were cold, "In this case, Lord Governor should arrange for someone to quell the chaos, what is the use of looking for Lord Chu?" ”

Yuan Chongshang said: "Naturally, we want to calm the chaos, and it is precisely because we want to quell the chaos that we have to consult with Lord Chu." Huzhou originally had 2,000 local Huzhou troops, but the governor had already transferred 1,000 state troops from Huzhou to encircle and suppress the Huang family's rebellion, so Huzhou City now only had 1,000 state troops, and this team naturally could not be transferred out of Huzhou City. The governor of Huzhou has already gathered the gentry of Huzhou City and is ready to gather strong people and villagers, but even if they can get together manpower, they are by no means the opponents of the gang of thieves in the jungle. ”

Xuanyuan Sheng understood that after the founding of the Great Qin, His Majesty the Emperor had strict control over the army, and the imperial army was divided into the Beijing army, the Weisu army and the local state army.

The Beijing army is naturally the Royal Guards and the left and right twelve tun guards, and the Weisuo Army is a standing army set up in various provincial guards across the country, which is also the main force of the emperor's ** team, and the local government has no right to transfer the Weisuo army.

To the state army, a city is the governor's guard, the establishment can only be within 5,000 people, and the states have a state army, but the establishment is only 2,000 people, the strength of the army is strictly regulated, but there is exceeded, there is a suspicion of rebellion, local officials never dare to do a chapter in the army, after all, the emperor has a god guard, everyone is worried that those elusive god guards are around, once the establishment is exceeded, the emperor Lao Tzu will never show mercy.

The number of local armies is barely enough to defend the city, but if the local officials want to make waves, the strength of their hands is naturally weak and pitiful, and these already small armies, in addition to being responsible for city defense and maintaining order, also have the responsibility of pacifying local unrest, especially the governor's Praetorian Guard, but there are rebellions in the locality, this well-equipped and well-trained army is the killer weapon to quell the chaos.

Unless there is really a large-scale turmoil, the empire will mobilize the guards, and the transfer of the guards, first of all, requires the resolution of the province, and then approved by the Privy Council, and then the Ministry of War will issue an order, the transfer order will be sent to the place, and then the governor will convey the order to the commander of the guard, and the commander of the guard's army will uniformly dispatch the army, the process of mobilizing the guard's army is very cumbersome, but this is exactly what His Majesty the Emperor has to do, the more cumbersome the procedures for mobilizing the army, the more yamen are involved, although it will lead to inefficiency, However, it can avoid the self-respect of local troops.

"Your Excellency the Governor still has heavy troops on the other side of the Jade Lock Lake." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Why don't you send troops to Huzhou?" ”

Yuan Chongshang said: "Compared to the rebellion of the Huang family, the gang of bandits in the big thief jungle are just small fish and shrimp. A hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes: "In the last battle, the officers and soldiers suffered serious losses and morale were frustrated, on the side of Yusuo Lake, there must be an absolute superiority of troops to ensure absolute superiority over the Huang family's chaotic party. "Pause," Ben Du thought about it, for the sake of today's plan, only by looking for Lord Chu can he solve the current urgent need. ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai seemed to understand something, and asked, "Does Lord Governor want Lord Chu to use the Qincha Full Moon Gold Medal?" ”

"Not bad." Yuan Chongshang nodded and said: "There is a guard army in Huzhou, and there are still thousands of guards there, and the full moon gold medal of Lord Chu's hand can help us mobilize the guard army!" ”