As soon as the sky was gray, Li Yuan woke up. Thinking of Wang Jingyao last night, just reunited, he couldn't wait to pour out such words. Li Yuan suddenly realized that he was not abrupt, after all, an ancient woman should not be able to bear such a direct confession, and suddenly touched his chapped lips, and smiled, the taste of being at home is still really wonderful.

The first thing he did when he got up was to put on the whole armor completely, and then put on the purple robe given by the emperor at the outer. Since coming to this era, Xu is eyes are in the barracks, Li Yuan seems to have developed the habit of wearing armor outside, is it a troubled time, a sense of security or a lack of ...... Passing by the doors of Wang Jingyao and Liu's room all the way, he found that they were all tightly covered, and Li Yuan was not easy to disturb, so he went straight out with a few personal soldiers.

Today, Li Yuan had some calculations, and came to the forbidden army garrison early, and sure enough, Liu Jiangsheng had already led the sergeants to face dozens of temporarily planted straw men, and they were stabbing back and forth.

"I've seen Li Yuhou!" Liu Jiangsheng was only wearing an undercoat, with two majestic arms exposed, and when he saw Li Yuan approaching, he quickly stopped his movements and took the lead in shouting.

Naturally, the sergeants did not dare to slack off, and they all retracted their steps in a formal manner, straightened up and looked at this Duyu Marquis solemnly. While maintaining the majesty that Shangfeng should have, Li Yuan carefully reviewed the military appearance of these palace straight classes. Although this army can't be compared with the main forces of the Sixth Army, and it is even more different from the elite Divine Guard Army where Li Yuan was originally located, the sergeants of this battalion are still specially selected by Peng Shigao and Liu Jiangsheng from the First Army on the right side, and they can be regarded as elite soldiers under Liu Jiangsheng.

For these forbidden army men who eat and drink well in Jinling on weekdays, Li Yuan originally thought that most of the people in Chuzhou and his party would complain bitterly, so from the day of departure, there was no other way, and they would be rewarded along the way.

But I have to say that it is a good way to do it in this year. In addition to the merits of the king of Chu in Tanzhou, Li Yuan actually has no military exploits, and most of these soldiers are strong men in their twenties, and the purpose is nothing more than to eat food and make money, they naturally understand that now this young Duyu Marquis is in the limelight, and the rewards are so generous, and he can serve under Li Yuan, which is unwanted.

Li Yuan glanced at it and said sharply: "I will eat and live with you in the camp in the next few days to prepare for war, don't slack off!" ”

Hearing the word "war", the soldiers of the forbidden army looked at each other one after another, it stands to reason that the task of their trip is to escort Li Yuan back and forth, and the requisition of war must have a warrant from the Privy Council, and it is inevitable that there will be a suspicion of rebellion if they act privately. At this time, Li Yuan's seemingly calm expression also had apprehension hidden in it, after all, these soldiers and horses were still the forbidden army of the imperial court, not his own private soldiers.

But Li Yuan was the Marquis of Yu, the palace capital, and although he didn't know what to do, the two leading generals still took the lead in shouting: "Obey!" The rest of the sergeants also hurriedly followed in unison, and Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

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"Ka, Ka, Ka......"

In the tent of the handsome tent that was temporarily set up, Li Yuan closed his eyes and listened carefully to the heavy and neat footsteps of the soldiers of the forbidden army, and couldn't help but feel like a ripple in his heart, this formation is worthy of the forbidden army of the imperial court!

Under the command of Liu Jiangsheng and two generals, the sharp sound of armor and weapons colliding and the cry of war horses were heard from time to time in the camp, and these sounds were the most common symphony in this era.

"Li Yuhou, Mr. Xu has arrived!" Li Yuan looked up suddenly, and saw Liu Jiangsheng leading a green-robed civil official into the account in a hurry, it was Xu Kuangheng who they were waiting anxiously for.

Li Yuan immediately got up to greet him, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Xu is here!" ”

At this time, Xu Kuangheng's pale face was obviously not good, and there were some stains on his body, if Li Yuan was not mistaken, those dark red fans were blood stains.

I saw Xu Kuangheng's face full of shame, and he bowed down and said, "I've seen Li Yuhou!" It's a day late! Please also ask Li Yu to forgive his sins! ”

Li Yuan is quite calm, just yesterday, Liu Jiangsheng and he waited until the third watch, but they didn't see Xu Kuangheng, and what should be vented has been vented on wine and meat, and at this time, although Xu Kuangheng was a day late, since he still came, it means that he will definitely be able to give Li Yuan an answer.

"Mr. Xu doesn't have to be polite! It always takes time to find someone, and Mr. Xu has to take care of the official duties of the judge, but I have caused trouble for Mr. Xu! ”

Xu Kuangheng was stunned for a moment, Li Yuan's words, which of the generals in this year can say them? couldn't help but feel warm, and said more humbly: "Yu waits for a lot, so I am embarrassed!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Xu Kuangheng did not delay any longer, and hurriedly reported the information collected in the past few days to Li Yuan.

Sure enough, as Li Yuan guessed, Xu Kuangheng is not having a good time these days, although he has taken Li Yuan's full seven or eight big money, and almost all the branches inside and outside Chuzhou have been bought by Xu Kuangheng, but the scar-headed Ma Liuneng has been mixed in the Huai River area for so many years, and it is obviously not easy to deal with. Xu Kuangheng led a few of his subordinates to finally find some traces, but they still revealed their intentions, and although they escaped and returned to the city after a fight, they were still slightly injured.

Xu Kuangheng finally said the key information: "...... Ma Liu, along with his 70 men and horses, were all good fighters who had fought for their lives against the officers and soldiers. Every seven days, they would send people to Araki Ridge, ten miles east of the city, to inspect them. There is a ruined temple on Araki Ridge, and there is an altar eighty steps to the east, and if there is any goods to go, their proprietor will order someone to put the goods of this transaction on the altar at the time of Shen, such as sand for smuggling salt, and stones for children, and when the time comes, the proprietor's car will be ready to go! According to the date, tomorrow is exactly the seventh day of their shipment. ”

"I see!" Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "So cautious, no wonder there is no trace. ”

Liu Jiangsheng also seemed to be thinking: "When I was young, I heard the old man in Zhuangzi say that there were no people living around, but the road was more difficult to walk. ”

At this time, Li Yuan saw that Xu Kuangheng had been frowning, after all, he was born as a civil official, Xu was still a little affected by this injury, and hurriedly said with concern: "I see that Mr.'s face is not very good, is the injury on his body a big problem?" I immediately ordered someone to ask Lang Zhong to heal Mr.—"

"Don't bother!" Xu Kuangheng waved his hand, showing a reluctant smile and said, "Thank you Yu Hou!" In the past, he was also a martial artist in the army, and he also knew some martial arts, and a small injury was insignificant! ”

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, since he had studied martial arts in the army, presumably Xu Kuangheng's physique should not be weak, and then asked: "Mr. still has high opinions, but it can be said together." ”

"Yu Hou, Wang Jingguo mentioned earlier that they had traveled less than half a mile before officials and troops arrived. As far as I know, the Araki Ridge is located in a remote area, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, and the officers and soldiers gathered from the city of Chuzhou and then rushed to arrive, even if they traveled by horse, it would take at least half an hour. I'm afraid that Wang Jingguo and his entourage that day were rumors that Ma Liu and others had released with the officials and soldiers in advance......"

Liu Jiangsheng lost his voice and said: "Why is this? Is Ma Liu afraid that he is crazy? After folding so much private salt in vain, how could his owner give up? ”

Xu Kuangheng saw that Li Yuan's face was gloomy and did not speak, and then said: "Liu Duzhi listens to me, in the next meaning, Ma Liu's move, the owner obviously knows." Below is the Chuzhou judicial army, and most of the five truckloads of illegal salt seized that day are not good salt, and they are all rough and inferior products that can be loaded into cars after drying for a few days. ”

Li Yuan reacted immediately, and took over coldly: "And the five fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys who were captured, Mr. Xu's meaning, I understand." The people of that day were stolen, I am afraid that Ma Liu and his proprietor specially gave a big gift to the officials and soldiers of Chuzhou! ”

Seeing that Xu Kuangheng and Li Yuan nodded in tacit understanding, Liu Jiangsheng was obviously confused, swallowed his saliva and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xu Kuangheng flicked his beard unhurriedly and said: "In the past two years, Benzhou has repeatedly won awards from the imperial court, and a total of three cases of illicit salt have been seized, and most of the perpetrators are poor teenagers in their teens......"

"Hateful!" With a "bang", Li Yuan got up and scolded angrily: "What a Ma Liu!" What a proprietor! What a Ho Kyung-so! ”

Like the gloom on his face, Li Yuan's heart has exploded, he thought that He Jingzhu, as a party assassin, also has a good reputation, and he never thought that he would be so sinister behind his back! Xu Kuangheng's words couldn't be clearer, Wang Jingguo and others that day, together with the so-called "illegal salt criminals" who had been arrested by the government in the past two years, were not surprisingly all the political achievements given to He Jingzhu by Ma Liu and the proprietor.

I just pity those teenagers, and in the end, they fell to the ground and blamed themselves in fear and didn't know the cause of death! As for whether He Jingzhu has filled his pockets, it is conceivable......

Xu Kuangheng has also been immersed in officialdom for several years, and he knows that this matter is involved, at this time, seeing Li Yuan's expression, he rubbed his beard lightly with his left hand, and then arched his hand: "Yu Hou, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, I'm afraid that the owner behind Ma Liu is not small!" Under the strict laws of the imperial court, and such a large amount of private salt, it is impossible to do it with the history of a state capital! Yu Hou is young and talented, and when he first enters the court, it is the time of His Majesty's grace! Please think twice about Yu Hou, if you insist on making a move, I don't know who will offend the sacred, I am afraid that it will not be good for Yu Hou's future......"

No matter how sluggish Liu Jiangsheng was at this time, he could hear some fur, thought about it, hugged his fists and said, "Yu Hou, Mr. Xu is reasonable. Otherwise, I will take the soldiers to this trip, and if I cause trouble, I will carry it down! ”

"Are you keeping me out of the way, trying to trap me in injustice?" Li Yuan's face was cold, and he said bluntly: "You don't have to say much!" I'm in my own hands! Now that I have the traces of Ma Liu, I have made up my mind, and I will personally take this thief and send it to the Chuzhou Mansion! ”

Liu Jiangsheng nodded stunned and said, "Obey!" ”

Seeing that Li Yuan was about to give an order, Xu Kuangheng asked unhurriedly: "Dare to ask what Yu Hou wants to do after taking Ma Liu?" ”

Li Yuan stared at Xu Kuangheng's uneasy expression, and also understood his worries, how could he not know, just a little Ma Liu, how could he bring down Lord He of Yizhou Thorn History, not to mention the mysterious owner behind him? Cutting off someone's financial path is like killing your parents, once you impulsively do it, your situation may be unimaginable......

So he calmly responded: "Step by step, save Wang Jingguo and the other five people first, and then make plans." ”

Xu Kuangheng nodded approvingly, and then reminded: "Yu Hou, there is one more thing, if the forbidden army does not have a warrant from the Privy Council, it cannot act without authorization!" This trip should be carefully ......"

Li Yuan thought so, beckoned his own soldiers to give a few words, and after a while, the two generals and the five heads also entered the tent and saluted Li Yuan and Liu Jiangsheng respectively.

"This is Chuzhou Xu joined the army, so the bandits are rampant, and the state soldiers are powerless, so I came to ask for it! Ma Liu, the leader of the Araki Ridge bandits, gathered a crowd to cause trouble and sell smuggling, and openly rebelled against the imperial court, and his crime should be punished! Under the whole world, it is not the king's land! Since we and the forbidden army have eaten the court, how can we sit back and watch the people here suffer? You are all brave and brave in my palace, are you willing to go with Ben Yu to clear up the bandits for the Son of Heaven? The person who captures the leader of the bandits this time will be rewarded with a lot of rewards and personally repay the merit to Chen Envoy! Those who kill the valiant will have their reward! ”

I have to say that Li Yuan's words are really in place, which indirectly dispelled the worries of these forbidden army generals, although there is no warrant for the transfer of troops, but the so-called division is famous, suppressing bandits for the people of Son of Heaven, and there are Chuzhou officials as evidence, just as it is! Moreover, in addition to the reward, Li Yuan also mentioned the Privy Council Chen Envoy. If the generals do not allow it at this time, they are asking for trouble.

Just as Li Yuan expected, all the generals said in unison: "We are willing to wait with Yu to clear the bandits!" ”

Xu Kuangheng was secretly surprised from the side, he never thought that the young Li Yuan would be so calm and resourceful when he commanded the army.

Li Yuan took the saber and raised it high: "Okay! Pass my military order, leave a banner and heavy objects, you immediately order the troops and horses, and rush to the east of the city with me tonight! ”

The generals, together with Xu Kuangheng, immediately responded in unison: "Obey!" ”