The mountains and forests are undulating, and the verdant green is deep.

A large river stretches from east to west, like a jade belt, flowing out of the Tianmu Mountains in the distance and flowing eastward to Qiantang.

This big river is called Xin'an River.

On the north side of the Xin'an River, a county seat is quietly settled.

Muzhou, Jiande County.

Up and down the city gates, soldiers in cyan robes, armed with swords and guns, stared at everyone who came in and out with blazing eyes.

At this moment, four official ships slowly traveled from the east to the south gate of Jiande County.

The first official ship slowly docked at the South Gate Wharf.

had been waiting on the dock for a long time, and Sima Yao Zhi of Yuezhou, who was dressed in a scarlet official robe, immediately greeted him.

The boat board was lowered, and Li Xuan, who was wearing a black brocade robe, pressed the eight-sided Han sword in his hand, and walked down slowly with a solemn face.

"Xia Guan has seen the prince!" Yao Zhi immediately bowed his hand to Li Xuan.

"Sima!" Li Xuan gently returned the salute, and then stepped aside.

Qianniu prepares Qiu Zhenmu, Wuzhou Fa Cao joins the army Du Bixing, Nanchang Wangfu repairs Yu Ze, inspects the school text Wang Bo, inspects the school will inspect the school and Zhou Shen, and inspects the Wuzhou soldier Cao joins the army Xu Jian came down from the boat at the same time, and then successively bowed to Yao Zhi.

"Lord Wang, the residence has been arranged, and the prince is invited to settle with his subordinates, please!" Yao Zhi led the way in front.

There were a few carriages parked in front of him, and Li Xuan frowned slightly, but he still followed the carriage calmly.

The carriage shook and continued on its way.

In the carriage, there were only two people, Li Xuan and Yao Zhi.

At this time, Li Xuan frowned and said, "Sima, what is going on, why did you suddenly order this king to come to Jiande in a hurry, and many things have not been prepared yet...... But what's going on, so urgent?"

"This matter has to be discussed by the governor and the prince, and the prince's subordinate officials are asked to sell it for the time being." Yao Zhi barely squeezed out a smile on his face, but his face already gave people a very heavy feeling.

Li Xuan originally had two days to fully prepare and set off from Lanxi, but an order from the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion made Li Xuan have to temporarily put aside the matter at hand and bring people to Jiande in a hurry, and now he doesn't tell him what is going on, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

Li Xuan's mind turned, and he immediately turned around and asked, "Then Sima, what is the situation in Muzhou now?"

Yao Zhi's face was a little heavy and said: "A few days ago, Captain Yan had already led people to capture Jiande, and after the army of the Governor's Mansion arrived, he went straight to Jiande, and he wanted to send troops to Chun'an, but the day before yesterday, Tianyin Sect Zhang Wanyu, converging with the Holy Maiden Ye Wanwan, and all the five counties of Chun'an, Fenshui, Shouchang, Sui'an, and Qingxi were all concentrated and withdrawn to Muzhou Prefecture, and our army still did not gain anything after attacking the city for two days, so I hurriedly urged the prince to come to Muzhou."

Li Xuan's brows stretched for a while, and then he said with a wry smile: "Sima, the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion are well fed, and attacking a Muzhou city is nothing more than a matter of time, why is it so urgent to let Zai come overnight?"

"Where is there enough food for soldiers, but the actual situation is that there is a serious shortage of food and grass!" Yao Zhi's words made Li Xuan's eyes widen in surprise.

Yao Zhi sighed with emotion and said, "Before the demon girl retreated to the state capital, she emptied all the grain and grass in the treasury of Chun'an, Fenshui, Shouchang, Sui'an, and Qingxi counties, as well as the silver stored over the years.

Li Xuan nodded silently, the people of Muzhou were not in the imperial court, so they could not collect grain and grass from the people, so they could only requisition from the rear.

Although there was enough time, there was always some nervousness and uneasiness.

But this is still not right, he was transferred here so urgently, there should be something that he needs to deal with, and it must be him.

Looking at Yao Zhi's expression of not wanting to speak, Li Xuan lowered his eyebrows slightly, and his expression was solemn.

Unconsciously, a group of carriages have come to a small courtyard next to the Jiande County Ya, and the residences of the people brought have been prepared in advance, and they have been properly placed a little.

"Lord Wang, Brother Yao, Qiu Beishen, please come here!" Yao Zhi and the three of them have already walked into the Jiande County Ya.

Dozens of soldiers inside and out, all of them are full of energy, full of energy, holding knives and guns, and the blade is sharp.

As soon as he walked outside the lobby, he immediately heard a burst of dissatisfied shouts from inside: "If there is a shortage of food, if there is a shortage of food, go to the levy, the people here are rebellious, and the court is just investigating their crimes of being thieves, what about collecting some food?"

Li Xuan had just walked to the door of the lobby at this time, and happened to see a burly general wearing a black robe and a silver fish-scale armor, standing in the center of the lobby shouting loudly, and his words were full of resentment.

At this time, the sound of footsteps outside the hall just sounded.

The burly general and everyone on the left and right in the hall turned around at the same time, and saw Yao Zhi, Li Xuan and Qiu Zhenmu, as well as Yu Ze and others who walked in.

The burly general frowned dissatisfiedly, then bowed his hand and returned to his seat.

In the center of the lobby, under the black plaque of "Gongming and Honesty", a senior official wearing a scarlet official robe sat on the county command.

This person is in his fifties, his face with a black hat is full of vicissitudes of life, and he looks quite tired, but his eyes are open and closed, with a solemn indifference, and a fierce tiger posture that is lying on his face comes to his face.

It is Duan Baoxuan, the governor of the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion.

Yao Zhi stepped forward and arched his hand, "Back to the governor, the king of Nanchang has arrived."

The slaughter in Duan Baoxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then his expression became gentle, and he looked up at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan immediately stepped forward and waved his hand: "Don't drive in Wuzhou, Xiaguan, Li Xuan, the lieutenant of Guoyi of the school inspection council, has seen the governor!"

Behind him, Qiu Zhenmu and Du Bixing saluted at the same time.

"King of Nanchang, please take a seat!" Du Bixing nodded and looked at the top of the left.

Li Xuan bowed slightly, then walked to the left side and sat down without the slightest hesitation.

Qiu Zhenmu and Du Bixing stood behind Li Xuan.

After sitting down, as soon as Li Xuan looked up, he saw that the burly general from before was sitting opposite him, looking at him with a cold expression.

Li Xuan's eyes were indifferent, as if he didn't take it in his eyes at all.

At this time, Duan Baoxuan, who was sitting above, began to introduce Li Xuan one by one, and the first one pointed to the person opposite Li Xuan: "This is Huaijin, the commander of the Huiji Zhichong Mansion, and the one in the back is Sima Yuan Yi of Hangzhou, the commander of the Hangzhou Navy Du Wei Ji Huan, Sima Jia Mu of Taizhou, and Li Ji of the Gongcao of the Governor's Mansion joined the army."

"I've seen the Captain!" Li Xuan solemnly saluted Huaijin, Yuan Yi, Ji Huan and Jia Mu, and everyone else also returned the salute to Li Xuan one by one.

As for Li Ji, who joined the army of Gongcao of the Governor's Mansion, he was the first to salute Li Xuan: "My nephew has seen Uncle Wang."

Li Ji's father, Li Ke, the son of Emperor Taizongwen, the son of King Wu Li Ke.

During the Yonghui period, Li Ke, the king of Wu, was slandered and rebelled by the eldest grandson Wuji, and after the eldest grandson Wuji was convicted, he was ***.

"The king's nephew is gracious." Li Xuan returned the salute.

After sitting down again, Governor Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan: "The prince also heard what Huai Duwei said just now, and he wants to collect grain and grass from the people's homes, I don't know what the prince wants?"

Although there was no shortage of food and grass in the army of the Governor's Palace, there would be a slight accident and the situation would be critical, so there was a proposal to collect grain and grass from the people's homes.

For a while, everyone present looked at Li Xuan.

Huai Jin looked at Li Xuan's gaze, somehow, there was always a trace of cold hostility.

As for Yuan Yi and Ji Huan, they were all acquaintances of Li Xuan, and they nodded slightly to each other, which could be regarded as greetings.

Under Duan Baoxuan's questioning, everyone present looked at Li Xuan, waiting to hear his opinion.

In the gaze of everyone, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Duan Baoxuan, and said, "This matter is easy, the governor may as well follow the words of the Huai Duwei first, publish the list and collect food and salary from the people, and wait until the crowd is excited and almost in turmoil......

Speaking of this, Li Xuan paused slightly, and looked at Huai Jin, who had an ugly face, with a smile: "At that time, an official document will be issued to cancel the grain requisition, set things right, and show favor to the public, so that the people will be grateful." After that, the governor might as well exempt some small taxes and buy people's hearts, so that people's hearts will be stable, even if there is a shortage of food and grass, they will have no worries."

"What Uncle Wang said is extremely true!" plum

Ji immediately stood up and arched his hand at Li Xuan, his expression was full of admiration, but he looked at Huaijin from the corner of his eye, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Jiande had just been pacified, and the people's hearts had not yet settled, and Huaijin couldn't help but want to start with the people's food, and everyone present was already dissatisfied.

Huai Jin may not be able to see the hidden dangers in this, but he still suggests this, and his heart is sinister.

Although Li Xuan came for the first time, everyone knew that he was sympathetic to the people, and originally thought that they were strongly opposed to this proposal, but he did not expect that he would not only veto the proposal to ask Baixin for grain, but also backhanded Huai into the pit.

Here, if there is any instability and rebellion, and it can't be contained, it will immediately be Huaijin's responsibility.

This old-fashioned and spicy method, so relaxed and freehand, is admirable.

After listening to Li Xuan's proposal, Huai Jin's expression couldn't help but froze, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Li Xuan.

I easily got a *** hat and put it in front of me and waited for him to drill into it.

The king of Nanchang has a sinister heart.

"Forget the previous approach, tell Baixin directly, we won't collect military rations from them, anyway, in just two days, the grain and grass from Wuzhou and Yuezhou will arrive, so you don't have to take such a risk." Duan Baoxuan directly settled the matter.

"The Lower Officials obey the order." Li Xuan and the others quickly stood up, and after giving up their hands, they sat down again.

Duan Baoxuan looked at everyone with a solemn expression, and said, "Muzhou City has gone through the events of the year, and the city defense has been rebuilt in the past twenty years, and it is even more towering and difficult to overcome, and now it is occupied by thieves.

Huai Jin immediately raised his head and looked at Li Xuan: "The king of Nanchang has repelled the attacks of the Tianyin Sect several times in Meiling Pass, and the means of defending the city are tight.

"Don't dare to be a lieutenant and say that." Li Xuan raised his hand slightly, and Huai Jin was obviously targeting him.

Li Xuan glanced at him lightly, and then continued to speak: "The strategy for conquering the city of Muzhou Prefecture is very simple, isolating the inside and outside, and then submitting a letter to the city, saying that after the Tianyin Sect was defeated and died in Shezhou, the head will come soon, and under the turmoil of the people's hearts, it is easy to break the city."

Between Li Xuan's words, a vicious strategy has been offered.

The eyes of everyone present looking at Li Xuan were full of fear for a moment.

Even acquaintances like Yuan Yi and Ji Huan felt a little numb when they heard Li Xuan's strategy.

It has only been less than two months, and the king of Nanchang's means of calculating people's hearts is many times more skilled than when he was in Hangzhou.

"That's it, a fake human head, after death, it is difficult to see the true face, Huai Duwei, this matter will be entrusted to you." Duan Baoxuan's expression was not moved in the slightest, Li Xuan's little trick had already been used in the battlefield of the Western Regions back then.