Lei Tianze said goodbye to Lan Yi, and Pegasus went straight to the Huangxian County Office.

Zhou Weiji was secretly discussing with Zhou Changhai, the county magistrate, and Zhao Bin, the county lieutenant, about the plan to catch the bandits in the county office, and some officials reported that someone was looking for Zhou Weiji at the gate of the county office, and said that there was a secret matter to tell him.

Secrets? The three of them all looked at each other with bloodshot eyes, and Zhou Weiji frowned, "Two adults, let's go and take a look first." ”

Zhou Weiji walked to the front of the county yamen, saw Lei Tianze in white clothes and white horses, and raised his eyebrows, why did he come?

"I haven't seen you for many days, but Brother Zhou's demeanor is still the same." Seeing Zhou Weiji, Lei Tianze raised his eyes and smiled.

Zhou Weiji couldn't see him as a white-faced scholar the most, and looked at the new gloves he was wearing on his hands, his face darkened a little, "Lei Fuzi is back, he doesn't go to Yixue to teach, what is the matter with going here to find Zhou?" ”

Lei Tianze didn't care, he still had a smile on his face, "Team leader, let's go in and talk, there are many inconveniences here." ”

Zhou Weiji nodded and took Lei Tianze into the yamen.

"Brother Zhou, I heard that the fourth sister said that you went into the mountains to catch bandits, what happened next?"

Zhou Weiji frowned again, he asked what he was doing about these things, "Lei Fuzi, this is an official matter in the Yazhong, forgive Zhou for not being able to tell him." If the Master has any secret matters, you may as well speak up. ”

Lei Tianze put away his smile, "Lei just returned from the Western Regions through Xiazhou, I don't know Brother Zhou?" Lei Tianze deliberately accentuated the word "Xiazhou", and sure enough, Zhou Weiji's expression changed.

"Who the hell are you?"

Lei Tianze paused for a moment, and said seriously: "Tianze is my small character, Lei's name is Lei Jin, the word Tianming, and the name of Jingzhong. ”

Zhou Wei was not surprised, and only looked him up and down, "Crane Ming Jiugao, the thunder Tianming who heard the sound in the sky suddenly disappeared three years ago, I didn't expect you to hide here." ”

Lei Tianze smiled bitterly, "Brother Zhou smiled, let's talk about the right thing." ”

Zhou Weiji nodded, and directly took him to the back office to see Zhou Changhai and Zhao Bin.

"Two adults, this is Lei Tianming, the third son of Lei Sheng, the founder of the capital, who has just returned from Xiazhou. Brother Xia, this is Lord Zhou, the magistrate of Huang County, and Lord Zhao, the commander of the county lieutenant Xiang Army. ”

Zhou Changhai was upright, and hurriedly raised his robe sleeves to salute, "I have seen the third son of Lei in my humble position." ”

Huang County is a middle and lower county with less than a thousand households, the county grade is from the eighth grade, and the county lieutenant is from the ninth grade, although Lei Tianming has not entered the office, but his father is the founding county prince, and the current position of the servant from the third grade household department, Zhou Changhai has this move is also common.

Lei Tianze nodded, "The two adults can call Lei Tianze, and my identity is still not kept secret by the two adults." ”

Zhou Changhai knew the reason why he concealed his identity, and couldn't help but peek at Lei Tianze curiously, he was indeed a talent, no wonder, no wonder.

Zhao Bin was born as a military general and had an upright temperament, he stretched out his big hand and grabbed Lei Tianze, "The third prince came back from Xiazhou, do you know that the Xianbei Tuoba clan has civil strife?" ”

Zhou Weiji explained: "The Huangxian water bandits have been found out by us that they are subordinates of the Tuoba clan generals, and there are hundreds of them. ”

Lei Tianze did not hide it, "Lei was ordered to escort the senior monks in Beijing to the Gaochang Uighurs, a month ago, the Khitan and Gaochang also both protected the Vijasun Gulu alliance and sent 800,000 troops to attack Xiazhou, before the city was broken, the Xiazhou general Tuoba Xiao Zhibao Li Jichong fled through the secret road and was missing. ”

Xiazhou is the western border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, according to the Gaochang Uighurs in the west, and the Khitan in the north, the geographical location is critical, as early as the Li Tang Dynasty, because of the party leader Tuoba Si Gongping Huangchao uprising, was given the surname Li by Tang Xizong, and was named the Duke of Xia, Tuoba has always been the strength of Xiazhou Domain. After Zhou Shizong Chai Rong settled the world, the Li clan of Xiazhou, that is, the Tuoba clan, "bowed down and became a minister" in exchange for a dominant position in Xiazhou. Li Jichong, the current governor of Xiazhou, was obedient to Da Zhou on the surface and conspired to be the king, but he acted cautiously and was not exposed.

Zhou Weiji and the three of them changed color, they only heard that the battle in Xiazhou started, and the imperial court sent 30,000 forbidden troops to go, but they didn't know that Xiazhou had been broken by the Khitan.

Zhou Changhai's chubby face was furious, "Li Jichong, the governor of Xiazhou, abandoned the city and fled privately, leaving the soldiers and civilians in fire and water, and allowing the enemy to slaughter, and his crime should be punished." ”

Lei Tianze nodded, "Lei tracked down the whereabouts of Li Jichong and the others, but he was always one step late, and he really found nowhere to be found." Lei got clues when he was in Xiazhou, and Li Jichong may have secretly met the Jurchens, so Lei speculated that Li Jichong would defect to the Jurchens, so he returned from a visit all the way. "Shamen Island in Dengzhou is a sea connection with the Jurchens, if Li Jichong wants to bypass the Khitan Ben Jurchen, Shamen Island is his best choice, and in the past two years, the Great Zhou has been closed to the sea, and there are many merchant ships in and out, if he finds an opportunity to blend into the caravan, the thief can succeed.

Huang County is a small county under the rule of Dengzhou, the people are simple, not a military place, the economy is not developed, it is indeed easy to hide their whereabouts when they stay here, they are dormant here waiting for the opportunity to blend in with the caravan going to sea, it is indeed a safe policy. Zhou Changhai and the three of them looked at each other, and they were all shocked into a cold sweat.

Lei Tianze then asked: "How are the water bandits in Daqing Mountain?" ”

Zhou Weiji no longer concealed it, "The night before yesterday, Zhou tracked the bandit ship into Daqing Mountain for twenty miles and learned where it was. Yesterday, after visiting the hunters who are familiar with the mountain shape, I learned that there is a huge underground cave five miles to the west, which extends in all directions, and I don't know its depth. Zhou went forward alone yesterday and at night, entered the giant cave, and saw that it was tightly defended and could not detect the details, so he retreated for fear of startling the snake. As soon as he arrived in the yain to discuss countermeasures with the two adults, Brother Lei arrived. ”

Lei Tianze nodded, "Li Jichong is extremely hard-handed, Tuoba Xiaozhi is loyal to him, brave and good at fighting, we must not miss this time, otherwise there will be endless troubles." ”

Zhou Changhai nodded, "I have sent someone to report to Dengzhou, but there has been no reply so far, as soon as the Huangxian Xiang Army commanded, Lord Zhao has sent most of the secret guards to guard the main road out of the mountain to prevent the bandits from escaping." But the Daqing Mountains are boundless, and the terrain is complex, so I'm afraid, Lei Sangongzi, we need to come up with a good plan as soon as possible. ”

One commander, that is, 500 Xiang Army, sent most of the army, that is, more than 300 people. More than 300 people guarding the main road out of the mountain is not safe, and with the vigilance of Li Jichong and Tuoba Xiaozhi, they may have already discovered that they are plotting a way back. If they jump over the wall in a hurry, the whole fish will die and the net will be broken, and the army will not be able to prevent this.

Lei Tianze knew this very well, "I don't know what the combat strength of Commander Zhao's subordinates is?" ”

Zhao Bin was ashamed, but puffed up his chest, "Zhao's subordinate army, all those with combat power have been dispatched, and all of them are my big Zhou hot-blooded sons, and I will not take half a step back to catch Tuoba thieves." ”

The combat strength of the Xiang army is already weaker than that of the forbidden army, and it is not easy for half of them to be able to fight, Lei Tianze nodded, it seems that he must wait for the forbidden army to arrive before he can attack the mountain and catch bandits.

"Commander Zhao has this fighting spirit, and we have taken the lead in this battle!"

Zhao Bin finally showed a smile, "Third Prince Lei, the old general Gao Huaide Gao, the inspection envoy of the forbidden army stationed in Dengzhou, is your uncle, right?" ”R1152