Kuai Qi handed the bamboo slip to Liu Xiu's desk before he spoke: "My lord, I don't know what the reason is, Chaling County actually sent someone to stir up Youxian County, this matter is a bit not simple. ”

Liu Xiu picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it carefully.

After reading it, Liu Xiu's face also darkened, and a cold look flashed in his eyes. Youxian is his foundation, and now all kinds of waste are thriving, Youxian is in a critical period of recovery, Chaling County suddenly intervened, disrupted the market of Youxian, and made people's hearts float.

This method made Liu Xiu's heart rise with anger.

Liu Xiu suppressed his anger and asked, "Regarding the county order of Chaling County, is there any information about him?"

Kuai Qi replied: "The county magistrate of Chaling County is named Su Rong, who is nearly fifty years old. Judging from the investigation, Su Rong loves the people like a son and is an extremely upright official. Judging from the reputation of the people, he should not target Youxian, but as a result of the interrogation, the people who came to Youxian to make trouble were all sent by Su Rong. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, he also felt that something was wrong.

Su Rong is an extremely decent official, why should he be targeted? Liu Xiu thought for a while, his mind turned, and he thought: Could it be that the Cai family arranged it?

The suspicion that can be taken into account is only the Cai family.

Liu Xiudao: "For the time being, no matter what Su Rong's purpose is, first, you immediately stabilize the situation in Youxian County and stabilize people's hearts; If Su Rong doesn't explain, this matter won't be over. ”

"No!"

Kuai Qi nodded, with Liu Xiu's words, he understood what to do.

After leaving the study, Kuai Qi returned to the office, wrote a letter, and then sent it to Liu Xiu's desk, asked Liu Xiu to stamp it, and then sent soldiers to Chaling County urgently.

The border between You County and Chaling County is not far away, and in less than a day, the letter was delivered to Chaling County and passed to Su Rong's hands. After reading the letter sent by Youxian, Su Rong immediately replied with a letter. Kuai Qi wrote a letter asking why Chaling County was targeting Youxian County. Su Ronghui's letter is that Chaling County has no intention of disturbing the market, but simply wants to make money.

Su Rong's careful thoughts were all hidden, and they turned into making money. The documents were sealed, and Su Rong handed them to the soldiers, who handed them back to Youxian.

After Kuai Qi got the letter, he didn't open it and read it, but came to Liu Xiu's study again and handed the letter into Liu Xiu's hands.

After Liu Xiu finished reading it, he sneered twice and handed the letter to Kuai Qi.

Kuai Qi took a cursory look, with a surprised expression, and said: "Su Rong said that he just wanted to make money, which is too perfunctory, in a word, he pushed the responsibility away." The adults wanted to be held responsible, but they couldn't blame Su Rong, but the three people sent by Su Rong were responsible. ”

Liu Xiu sneered: "What's the point of dealing with some kittens and dogs? Since Su Rong didn't admit it, then I can't blame me for being rude." If Su Rong thinks I'm a bully, then I've miscalculated. ”

Kuai Qi asked, "What are you going to do?"

Liu Xiu said: "A tooth for a tooth!"

There was a trace of expectation in Kuai Qi's heart, and he also felt that this matter must teach Su Rong a lesson.

Liu Xiu commanded: "Someone!"

A servant walked in and saluted respectfully.

Liu Xiu instructed: "Invite Deng Zhan to the county office." ”

"No!"

The official withdrew, turned and left.

Kuai Qi thought for a moment, his eyes showed a look of surprise, and he said in surprise: "The lord called Deng Zhan here, is he planning to use force? I'm afraid it will make a big fuss if you do this." ”

Liu Xiu said: "Don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

A quarter of an hour later, Deng Zhan came to the study and saluted with his fists.

Liu Xiu instructed: "Take a thousand soldiers, as well as the catapult soldiers led by Yuan Ye, and drive with me to the border of Youxian and Chaling County." The soldiers in the army have been training for such a long time, it is time to drill and drill. The location is at the junction of the two counties. ”

"No!"

Deng Zhan is a general in the army, and when he heard that he was going to go out for training, he was also very excited, and immediately turned around to prepare.

Kuai Qi had worry in his eyes, and said: "The major affairs of the country of soldiers, adults must be cautious." ”

It is true that Kuai Qi wants to teach Su Rong a lesson, and he hopes that Su Rong will apologize, but Kuai Qi does not want to make things bigger, especially when Liu Xiu mobilizes the army to the border, which is of a different nature.

Liu Xiu made a decision, so he didn't change it, and waved his hand: "During my absence, the government affairs of the county government will be handled by you for the time being. ”

"No!"

Kuai Qi couldn't persuade him, so he could only agree.

Liu Xiu went back to the room, changed his clothes, took Deng Ai with him, and went straight to the barracks after leaving the county office.

Barracks, gates.

When Pang Tong saw Liu Xiu, he looked dissatisfied, and pouted: "The lord took the army to Chaling County for training, but he didn't inform me, it's really not interesting." Fortunately, I have been in the barracks, I saw the movement, and I came, otherwise, I would have missed a good show this time. ”

Liu Xiudao: "You are in the barracks, so naturally you have to go forward, and it is impossible to miss you." ”

Pang Tong pouted, not believing Liu Xiu's words.

However, Pang Tong changed his tone and asked: "Did you encounter something with the use of troops this time? It was too hasty to suddenly mobilize 1,000 soldiers to the border between Youxian and Chaling counties. ”

Pang Tong also did not know about the dispatch of troops. He asked Deng Zhan, but Deng Zhan only knew the order, and didn't know anything else.

After Liu Xiu briefly talked about the situation in Chaling County, he said: "I don't know the purpose of Chaling County yet, but since the other party wants to play with us, I'm not welcome." ”

Pang Tong said: "Could it be the Cai family?"

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "I have also considered it, and I don't rule out this possibility." However, it is not yet possible to know for sure. Anyway, let's teach Su Rong a lesson first. ”

Pang Tong laughed and said, "Yes, I like it." ”

"Step, step!"

Steady footsteps, from far and near.

The sound of the armor clattering and rubbing followed.

Deng Zhan was dressed in armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, a helmet and armor, came to Liu Xiu's side, hugged his fists and said: "Lord, all the 1,000 elites have been assembled." The catapult soldiers under Yuan Ye were all assembled. ”

Behind Deng Zhan, a thousand soldiers lined up neatly.

A thousand soldiers, with high morale, showed a fierce atmosphere.

In front of the military array, Yuan Ye led the sixty catapult soldiers under his command, and they were also neatly lined up. All 15 catapults were dismantled and loaded, and they were also to be transported to the border between Youxian and Chaling counties.

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

Deng Zhan waved his hand and suddenly shouted, "Let's go!"

With an order, the army pulled out the camp, and after leaving the barracks, they went to the direction of Chaling County to kill.

The army suddenly moved out, alarming countless people.

In particular, there was no fighting in Youxian for the time being, but the sudden action of the army made people's hearts fluctuate. After Kuai Qi and Ma Liang learned the news, they issued a notice telling the people that this was military training, and after the adjustment of the county government, the people's hearts gradually stabilized.

Liu Xiu led the army forward, and half a day later, came to the border between Youxian and Chaling counties.

In the evening, the army temporarily set up camp.

Liu Xiu, Deng Zhan, Pang Tong and Deng Ai gathered in the big tent.

Deng Zhanzheng said: "Lord, we have arrived at the border of Youxian County and Chaling County. If you look at it from here, you can even see the checkpoints set up by the other side at the border. What's next?"

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth hooked up with a smile, and he said, "What is the role of catapult soldiers? Early tomorrow morning, assemble the fifteen catapults, pull them out, practice them, and test their power. The stone accidentally flew into the territory of Chaling County, which was also an unintentional move. ”

As soon as these words came out, Deng Zhan and Pang Tong both laughed