"Xiaohao, are you worried about the safety of your father and brother?"

When everyone dispersed, Xiao Jiu called Li Hao, and at this moment Li Hao lowered his head and was silent.

Seeing this, Xiao Jiu said slowly: "As a son of man, you should be worried. ”

"But you know, now your family is completely tied to me."

"They can only live better if I live."

When Li Hao heard this, he raised his head and looked at Xiao Jiu, his eyes full of puzzlement.

Xiao Jiu didn't pay attention to Li Hao's confused eyes, and still said to himself.

"The world is different now, and there may never be as peaceful and peaceful as before."

"You say, in the future, in this land of Great Xia, who can live better?"

Listening to Xiao Jiu's question, Li Hao's doubts deepened and he shook his head.

Xiao Jiu suddenly stared at Li Hao and said categorically: "It's a wolf, only a wolf who can kill and rob can live better." ”

"If we don't fight or rob, we will only become sheep, a sheep that can be killed at any time."

After Xiao Jiu finished speaking, he walked out of the conference hall.

Only Li Hao was left in the hall to recall Xiao Jiu's words just now.

Two days later, Master Yang from the county came to the Hare Mountain camp with two county officials to discuss the taxation, but he directly ate a closed door.

Seeing that all the people on Hare Mountain looked like they were going to eat people, they didn't dare to say the words they had prepared and went down the mountain in disgrace.

"What do you say, Xiao Jiu dares to resist taxes?"

Lord Yu in the county hall listened to Master Yang's report and jumped up directly from the chair, a little incredulous.

He thought that Xiao Jiu might use various reasons to prevaricate.

But the closed-door tax resistance was something that Yu never expected.

He has been in the official position in Qingzhou for too long, and he can't understand why Xiao Jiu would put a good future and choose to resist taxes.

"A mountain bandit is a mountain bandit after all, and it is the same to put a human skin on him."

The angry Lord Yu folded his face and began to scold, but Liu Hong, the county commander on the side, was silent at this time.

It didn't take long for this Yu Da to almost lose popularity, and he began to think about countermeasures, ready to punish Xiao Jiu.

The first is Li Gui of the Lingshui caravan.

With Lord Yu's order, the officials in the county government began to prepare to arrest people.

But at this time, how could Li Gui's shadow be found in Wanzhen Restaurant, and the family had already fled to the countryside for refuge.

Seeing this, Lord Yu could only order the seizure of the restaurant and confiscate a large number of wine and iron utensils in the caravan.

However, the seizure of these caravan assets alone will certainly not be enough to cover the food needed for the march.

The helpless Lord Yu could only repair a book, and sent someone to Qingzhou Mansion as soon as possible.

The words in the letter fiercely detailed Xiao Jiu's crimes and rudeness, and the rudeness when resisting the grain and not handing it over.

Ask the state government to send troops to suppress and eliminate this group of rebels.

When the letter was sent, Lord Yu died down and quietly shrank in the county office waiting for the state government to give an answer.

When the letter was sent to Lu Yaoliang, the governor of Qingzhou, the governor was entertaining the civil and military officials of the four counties of Qingzhou in the mansion.

"Wen Jie."

Lu Yaoliang handed out the letter in his hand, Wen Jie took it, and looked at it directly.

Seeing the fierce words in the letter, I couldn't help frowning.

"What do you think about this Xiao Jiu?"

Listening to Lu Yaoliang's question, Wen Jie sat up straight and said, "Lord Yu also told me about the grain collection before. ”

"Xiao Jiu was originally a mountain bandit in Lingshui County, and because he was an old friend of Miss Li, the lower officials ordered Zhao'an to let him become an army of his own."

"At this time, resisting taxes is something that the lower officials never thought of."

When Wen Jie's words, Lu Yaoliang kept staring at Wen Jie, as if to confirm the truth of what he said, and only bowed his head slightly after Wen Jie's finished speaking.

"I have also heard of Xiao Jiu in Lingshui County before, and I know him a lot."

"A few days ago, Captain Wang, who was sent to Kyoto to guard the garrison, also wrote a letter mentioning that he felt that he was a talent that could be created."

Lu Yaoliang was confused when he heard his words, and he didn't know what this governor wanted to express.

Without waiting for him to think about it, he heard Lu Yaoliang continue.

"But the march of the army is urgent, and the materials for the march must be prepared immediately."

"The border pass has come to report urgently, and the kings of the six states will raise troops in a few days, and there is not much time left for us."

As soon as these words came out, not only Wen Jie, but also all the civil and military officials present changed their faces.

They had heard some rumors before, but at this time, they were still shocked when they were confirmed in Lu Yaoliang's mouth.

Great Xia had been peaceful for too long, and they suddenly had to fight again, which they did not expect.

Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, the military and political power of the country is all in the hands of those ministers and generals.

If the border vassal king raises troops, then Lu Yaoliang, the governor who represents the Qingzhou lineage, is particularly critical to stand on the side.

Maybe the previous Lu Yaoliang would only want to become a capable minister who could govern the world, but once the war end, it is difficult to guarantee that his ambitions will not swell.

As the banquet dispersed, all the civil and military officials who went to the banquet left with a heavy heart.

I just want to go back to my jurisdiction immediately to consult with my own protégé and staff.

After everyone left one after another, Lu Yaoliang left Wen Ji alone and showed some arrangements.

"Everything is messed up, and you and I have to make a trade-off."

Listening to Lu Yaoliang's meaningful words, Wen Jie just sighed softly, nodded and turned to leave.

……

Liangzhou City, Yulin Pass.

The dignified King Huai ascended the high platform that was built, and under the stage was a phalanx of tens of thousands of soldiers, and the sheng flag covered the sun.

"The court has decided at the beginning, the kingdom is unified, and I don't want to fight again."

"However, the ministers are in turmoil, and it will be a disaster for the dynasty."

"Today, outside Yulin Pass, 200,000 troops were raised, and the army swore to march south, and the Qing monarch was on the side."

"Soldiers, enter the customs."

As the last word roared out, King Huai raised his arms and shouted, and the audience shouted thunderously at the same time, and the sound spread for hundreds of miles for a while.

Then came the march of the army.

An army of more than 100,000 troops formed by the six border states began to advance southward to take Kyoto.

The border city of Zhili, which is close to the border of Liangzhou, also began to move to the military town close to the Beijing division long before the coalition army started.

In less than ten days, the border army that raised troops had occupied several cities in a row, and it was in the limelight for a while.

As the coalition forces advanced southward, the troops of King Qin from all over the Uchishu also marched towards Kyoto at the same time.

The entire Kyoto and Naoli regions were put on combat readiness, and curfews were introduced in various cities.

The gates of the city, which used to be full of merchants, have long been closed, and the walls of the city are occasionally filled with figures wearing armor.

The area close to the capital division is fine, and those places occupied by the coalition forces have already stepped into a large number of strange troops.

Many villages and towns were forcibly requisitioned for food by passing military horses, and a large number of refugees migrated to the south for a time.

The days of peace have passed, and when the flames of war ignite, I don't know how many families will be burned to pieces.