The fog was thick and the shadow of the ship was thin.

A huge black shadow loomed over the Wu River.

The next moment, an official ship carrying hundreds of people crashed through the fog and jumped into view.

On the bow of the ship, two scarlet robes sat staring at each other, and on the low table in the middle were charcoal stoves for warm tea.

Dozens of red-clothed and gold-armored Qianniu guards stood on both sides, respectfully guarding.

"The autumn mist is white with clouds, and the heart is hanging."

Li Xuan turned sideways to look at the end of the mist in the distance, and could not see the formation of the Muzhou Navy several miles away.

Yao Zhi put down the teacup in his hand, with a trace of doubt on his face: "The prince doesn't seem to be optimistic about the return of the Yuan family?" ”

Li Xuan turned his head sideways, looked at Yao Zhi, and replied: "Since this king arrived at Sanhe Pass, none of his people and his subordinates have ever set foot on the bank of Sanhe Pass, which shows the weight of his vigilance, and it is not one person, and the entire Muzhou Navy Division is afraid that this is the case. ”

"It is precisely because of this that it shows the importance of sincerity." Yao Zhi looked at Li Xuan with a straight face and said: "Now it can be concluded that there is no Tianyin black pawn in Yuezhou, and his people will either go north to Hangzhou or south to Taizhou, and it is okay to go south, and if you go north, Hangzhou will be in danger." ”

"Indeed, once the Zhoushan Haikou echoes this, the situation in Hangzhou will immediately be extremely difficult." Li Xuan nodded.

Now although the Yuezhou Governor's Office has been able to pull out its hands, it is impossible for the brigade to come to support Wuzhou, and they must first ensure the safety of the coastal area of Hangzhou.

"In addition, there is Shezhou." Yao Zhi looked up at the west, and said in a deep voice: "Shezhou Wangdu Tun Soldier Beiye, once Beiye is broken, the thief soldiers will immediately go to Shezhou City, it is said that there is more than 10,000 troops led by Empress Yu to attack the city personally, and the elite of the Tianyin Sect are mostly concentrated in Shezhou, and Wang Dudu even recalled Qiu Changshi back......"

Wang Dali, the governor of Shezhou, was born in the Karasuma Wang family, and when he was in Zhenguan, he followed Emperor Taizong to crusade against Liaodong, and he was accumulated.

Later, he married Princess Sui'an, was awarded the title of Captain of the Horse, guarded the frontier for many years, and later moved to the governor of Shezhou.

He was born as a general, but his wrists are old and spicy.

After Qiu Shenqi arrived, Wang Dali entrusted him with great power, but Qiu Shenqi was low-handed, which eventually led to resentment among the officials and the people, and he had to lead the people into the mountains to explore the traces of the Tianyin Sect.

It seems that everything is Qiu Shensui's own fault, but Wang Dali entrusted his power from the beginning, and Qiu Shensuo, who was not familiar with local government affairs, fell a big trick, which has already given Li Xuan a glimpse of his old spiciness.

With the power of the king's great gift, he even had to recall Qiu Shenqi, which shows that the situation is difficult.

"General Qiu Zhonglang is indeed a good hand at battlefield killing." Li Xuan nodded and smiled bitterly: "Even if this king has a lot of confidence in Qiu Zhonglang, but in the face of the queen, ......"

Saying that, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

Almost all of the younger generation of the Tianyin Sect he met were cultivated by Empress Yuan, and she knew how she was able to do it at a glance.

What's more, her true foundation lies in her believers.

Who knows when she will break through Beiye County, once Shezhou is in danger, it will be equally difficult for them, the people of Wuzhou, to sit still.

"Therefore, we need to arrive in Muzhou as soon as possible, attack back and forth, and kill the traitors." Yao Zhi's words were awe-inspiring.

"But even so, you can't let the lion open its mouth." Li Xuan picked up the teacup on the table and said softly: "Although Duan Dudu is thrifty, there are some things that are not within his authority, and in addition, you must be careful of his deception." ”

"That's why I'm waiting!" Yao Zhi gently pushed the teacup on the table forward.

……

The fog in front of him suddenly steamed, and in the midst of the rolling, an equally huge official ship instantly broke through the fog and came out.

There was a person standing at the bow of the ship, forty years old, wearing a scarlet official robe, with a tall figure and a solemn face, and it was Yuan Chao, a soldier of Muzhou.

Stop the ship and drop anchor.

Between the two huge official ships, two small black canopy boats appeared on the Wu River.

Yuan Chao took a soldier, Li Xuan and Yao Zhi took a thousand cow guards, and each took a boat to the shore where the ancient pavilion was.

Standing on the shore, Yuan Chao took the lead in saluting: "Criminal officer Yuan Chao, I have seen Wang Qianqiu of Nanchang County, and I have seen Yao Sima. ”

"I've seen Mr. Yuan!" Li Xuan and Yao Zhi also saluted, but neither of them called him an official position.

Hearing Li Xuan and Yao Zhi call themselves like this, Yuan Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Two superiors, please!" Yao Zhi stretched out his hand to Li Xuan and Yao Zhi to enter the ancient pavilion, and the ancient pavilion had already been cleaned.

On the stone table is a pot of sake, three cups, and a fresh breeze.

"You two officials, please take a seat." Yuan Chao sincerely invited Li Xuanhe and Yao Zhi to sit down, Li Xuan smiled gently, and said, "Mr. Yuan, please sit down too." ”

"Don't dare." Yuan Chao suddenly took a step back, and said with a heavy hand: "Although the criminal official is a thief, he looks forward to the officials and soldiers being able to subdue Muzhou day and night, and the people of Muzhou are bright and prosperous. ”

"This is human nature, and you don't have to mind, sir." Li Xuan stretched out his hand, then looked at Yuan Chao, and went straight in: "What is the situation of the Muzhou Sailor now, and when can he abandon his weapon and return to normal?" ”

"Anytime!" Yuan Chao immediately agreed categorically, and said with great certainty: "When the criminal officer returns, he will immediately order them to sail the big boat to Sanheguan and wait for the prince to dispose of it." ”

"It's at the disposal of the imperial court." Li Xuan smiled slightly, his voice became gentle at the same time, he walked to the stone table and sat down, and then looked at Yuan Chao: "Mr. Yuan also sits, this kind of joint can not be determined by you and me in a few words, and it needs to be discussed in detail." ”

"The subordinate obeys the order!" Yuan Chao straightened up and saw that Li Xuan and Yao Zhi had already sat down, and then walked to the opposite side of the two and sat down carefully.

"The lower officials are presumptuous, there are enough soldiers in Muzhou for as many as 4,500 people, I don't know if Sanheguan is ready." Yuan Chao looked at Li Xuan and Yao Zhi, and his eyes were solemn.

Four thousand five hundred people, Li Xuan smiled coldly in his heart: This is a threat!

"Everything has been prepared, as long as the Muzhou Navy arrives at Sanhe Pass and lays down its weapons, whether it is willing to join the army or return to the fields to farm, the Governor's Mansion will be properly settled." Li Xuan looked sideways at Yao Zhi, and Yao Zhi nodded.

Yuan Chao bowed his head slightly, Li Xuan's assurance did not reassure him, he raised his head and asked with some uneasiness: "The generals who once served in the Muzhou Army, what will they do after them?" ”

"Does the gentleman guarantee that they will be in their original positions?" Li Xuan's words directly pierced the source of the uneasiness on Yuan Chao's face.

"Not bad." Yuan Chao nodded, looked at Li Xuan with a worried face, and said: "Since Xiaguan was forced to become a thief, he has never had real power, and after several struggles, he brought his younger brother and some relatives and friends over, and then they coerced Xiaguan to go to Wuzhou.

Xiaguan had no choice but to agree, fortunately, the prince broke the thief several times in Meiling Pass, and Xiaguan was able to persuade Zhu Jun and others to slow down, and the day before yesterday......

The prince showed his might, and Zhu Jun and others finally chose to surrender, including the words of the lower officials to guarantee their original positions. ”

Li Xuan thought about it and looked at Yuan Chao, for Yuan Chao's words, he only believed less than one percent, but no matter what the reason was, now that he had come here, he naturally couldn't let himself regress.

Li Xuan looked at Yuan Chao and said slowly: "Mr. is also a person who has been in the sea for a long time, if this king agrees at will, he will deceive Mr., but if it can be completely guaranteed, I am afraid that even if Duandu Governor comes, he will not have such ability." ”

"That's true." Yao Zhi answered, looked at Yuan Chao, and said in a deep voice: "The original official position is absolutely impossible, the most the governor can do is to choose vacancies in the states of Yuezhou, and most of them are fictitious...... If you want to take up a real job, you can only go to the Western Regions and the Eastern Island, and there is no other way. ”

Yuan Chao's subordinates, those original court officials, can say that they know the rules of the court better than anyone else.

It would be good if the court did not investigate their lost land and the crime of thieves, where would they be reinstated.

Reducing the rank of official and degrading him to another state is already a great grace.

Those who really want to be officials in their original positions are actually those soldiers of the Tianyin Sect.

They don't know anything about the official system of the imperial court, so they have such delusions.

"They proposed that not only should they be appointed to their original positions, but they also demanded that they all serve in Muzhou and not leave each other." Yuan Chao's expression became more and more difficult.

"They are going to divide Muzhou!" Li Xuan's face turned completely cold, he stared at Yuan Chao deadly, and suddenly, Li Xuan smiled and said, "Mr. Yuan, you might as well tell me so, just say that this king has agreed to this matter." ”

"Promised?" Yuan Chao was slightly stunned, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw Li Xuan's eyes full of murderous intent, his whole person was excited, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The prince forgives the sin, he doesn't understand the rules of the imperial court, he only knows how to make jokes, and after the officials go back, they will definitely be strictly restrained." ”

There is a system in the imperial court, and people in this state cannot serve in this state, and even southerners serve in the north, and northerners serve in the south.

If those Tianyin Sect soldiers really insisted on staying to the end, then even if the imperial court armies slaughtered them, they would still have to maintain the imperial court law.

Li Xuan's expression softened slightly, then looked at Yuan Chao and said: "Mr. Yuan, this king believes that you can make sense of this, it is absolutely impossible for them to stay in Muzhou, either abandon the official and become the people, or, the imperial court will reward the title of loose official, or go to other states to serve." If you really want to gather in one place, it is not impossible, this king can play the court and transfer it to the Western Regions, where there are many wars and there is no shortage of meritorious service. ”

"The prince is wise, the lower officials will definitely tell everyone about this, and they will gladly accept it." Yuan Chao bowed his head, but the moment he lowered his head, a trace of awe-inspiring flashed in his eyes.

Sent to the Western Regions to make meritorious contributions, just kidding, these people are sent to the Western Regions, I am afraid that soon after, they will be used as cannon fodder and all sent to death.

Yuan Chao is not clear about this method, he himself is a person who is good at using this method.

However, Li Xuan's words also let him know the bottom line of the imperial court, that is, according to the law, there is nothing special.

Or because they didn't pose enough threat, if they took the Three Rivers Pass first, it would be easy to talk about.

However, Yuan Chao glanced at Li Xuan, Sanhe was easy to take, but this king of Nanchang was not easy to mess with.

And it can't be delayed endlessly, Hangzhou and Yuezhou don't know when, they will remove all hidden dangers and rush to kill......

As soon as he looked up, Yuan Chao saw Li Xuan's smiling expression, and his heart suddenly sank, and he barely squeezed out a smile on his face.

Li Xuan put his left hand on the stone table, looked at Yuan Chao, and asked softly, "Mr. Yuan, I don't know if there is anything else?" ”

(End of chapter)