"Young Master, all the ways out of the city are under our control, but I'm worried about what if they don't escape?" Colorado, who turned back again, looked at Li Zijun and asked.

"Have you ever seen the rats squatting in front of the old cat and don't want to run away? Even if they can endure it for a while, they won't be able to resist the fear in their hearts in the end, and someone will definitely jump out! But this time, big brother Colorado, you must not cause bloodshed, and you must act according to Jihua!" Li Zijun carefully admonished.

Seeing Li Zijun's performance in the past two days, Colorado felt more and more Li Zijun's coercion, and he no longer dared to treat Li Zijun as an ordinary child! Hearing Li Zijun's reminder, Colorado couldn't stop nodding.

These aristocratic lords of the Seine Peninsula originally thought that Li Zijun would definitely detain them, until they agreed to Li Zijun's conditions. But they didn't expect that Li Zijun not only let them go, but also didn't even see anyone who was following them. And not long after they returned to the inn, they heard the news that the city gate was wide open, and they gathered together to look at each other, not knowing what Li Zijun's intentions were. After discussing for a long time, there was nothing good to propose, and the nobles returned to their rooms silently.

As soon as these people returned to the room, they immediately sent their men out, on the one hand, they went out of the city to continue looking for their guards, and on the other hand, they also tested Li Zijun's reaction. When they heard that their men were not only free to enter and leave the city of Salat, but also did not encounter any special circumstances outside the city, it seemed that the city of Salat had been completely opened. These old men are also starting to think about it, but they are not stupid, and none of them want to be the first to eat grapes! But there are still differences between people, and some people finally can't hold back!

Viscount Zacharias himself was a mid-level swordsman, and he was confident in his martial arts. They rushed to the Hou Mansion that day, and when he saw that there were so many people going with him, he left most of the guards at the hotel, which also allowed his guards to escape!

Zacharias was inclined to believe Abigai's speculation, and he also thought that the sudden attack on his guards outside the city must have something to do with the Caroline siblings! But at this time, he had to bow his head when he was under the roof! At the same time, he also knew very well that the Caroline siblings would not let them leave Sarat City easily, everything outside must be an illusion, and it was impossible for no one to spy on him. But people tend to think of themselves as smarter than others, and Zacharias is no exception! He made up a self-righteous jihua, and after a few days of preparation, he disguised himself as an ordinary guard, changed several carriages in succession, and only secretly left the city of Salat at near dusk.

Watching Zacharias's clumsy performance, Colorado couldn't help but sneer secretly. So many things have happened in Salat City during this time, and rich people will choose to stay at home most of the time for the sake of safety, unless they have to. And ordinary people can't ride in a carriage at all! Colorado's behavior seems to be smart, but in fact, he has already betrayed his whereabouts. Colorado quickly grasped Zacharias's escape route, and he immediately led people to the next intersection to wait for Zacharias.

For the sake of safety, Zacharias continued to change the carriage after going out, until he left the city of Salat for more than ten kilometers, and did not find anyone following him, and he was relieved. Zacharias, a nobleman who was very particular about the quality of life, could not bear to continue to wear the clothes of his subordinates, and when he was sure that he was safe, he immediately stopped the carriage and changed into his own clothes.

But before Zacharias could start again, a group of dozens of cavalry appeared in front of him, and then a similar cavalry team appeared behind them. Seeing such a scene, Zacharias knew that he couldn't escape this time, and he secretly hated himself for not being able to endure it for a little longer! But now it was too late to say anything, he could only wait for the other party to keep approaching.

"Put down your weapons and lie on the ground! We are just asking for money, we don't want to kill, I hope you don't make unnecessary resistance!" the other man stopped twenty or thirty meters away from Zacharias, and a man shouted at them.

Zacharias wanted to resist, but before he could say anything, the knights around him had already raised their bows and arrows. At the same time, a masked man in the opposing team stepped out of the crowd and swung his sword to make a sword mark on the ground. Looking at the other party's cruel smile, Zacharias's desire to resist completely disappeared. Although the other party belonged to the same intermediate sword master as him, the gap between them was still obvious. At the same time, the strong murderous aura on the other party's body was not something that Zacharias, the 'flower' in the greenhouse, could resist, and he reluctantly gave the order to give up resistance.

"Tie yourselves up to each other!"

"How can you promise that you won't hurt us?" asked Zacharias, unwillingly.

"We can't give you any assurance about this, I'm afraid you can only ask the gods for their blessing! I can only tell you that we don't want to be charged with murdering nobles, and whether you believe it or not, that's your own business!" the masked man said to Zacharias with a smile.

"How do you know I'm a nobleman, have I seen you?" Zacharias had actually recognized this man as the assassin who had killed Abigai, but he also knew that if he found out, he really wouldn't be able to go back today. It's just that he was still a little unwilling, staring at the masked man and asking.

"Some things are made clear, and they don't mean anything to any of us! I want the Viscount to be a smart man. ”

Zacharias hesitated, but finally made his men obey the masked man's arrangement.

"Don't think about making any petty moves! I don't mind letting this brother of mine taste his taste if I find someone trying to challenge my patience!" reminded the masked man, seeing that one of the guards was trying to play a trick, waving his sword. The guard felt the masked man's gaze, and immediately twisted the rope a few more times, not daring to be sloppy again.

The masked man then tied Zacharias up and knocked him unconscious with a single slap while he sighed.

By the next morning, the nobles of the Seine Peninsula had discovered Zacarias's secret departure. In fact, these days, they have already guessed his thoughts through Zacharias's actions. But they have been pretending to be deaf and dumb all the time, they actually just want to see what the Caroline siblings will do to the escapees! Salat City has always been the territory of the Li family, and they want to avoid the eyes and ears of Caroline and Li Zijun in such a place?

These nobles waited from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, and their men sent out to inquire about the news went back and forth several times, but they did not hear from Zacharias. Just when they thought that there would be no news today, Li Zijun suddenly sent them an invitation, and actually invited them to the East City Gate to watch the sunset.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, this is the eternal truth of the Youlan Continent. If the person who sent the invitation was not Li Zijun, everyone would think that this person had a brain problem! But now, thinking about that child, they all feel a headache. Even if they thought they were sick, they didn't dare to suspect that something had gone wrong with Li Zijun. They only paused for a moment, and immediately guessed that this matter might have something to do with Zacharias. They didn't dare to say anything, and under the guidance of the people of the Hou Mansion, they came to the east gate of Sarat City together.

It was getting dark, and the farmers outside the city were in a hurry to get home. But at this time, I don't know who someone's carriage stopped outside the city gate, blocking everyone's road.

The people at the gate of the city gathered more and more, and finally someone couldn't bear it anymore, and an aunt who looked very happy shouted at the carriage. Then she heard the sound of rapid breathing coming from the carriage, and curious, she stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage.

Zacharias was the first to appear in front of the crowd, his limbs tied behind his back, his eyes and mouth sealed with strips of cloth. But this is nothing, the most unacceptable thing for everyone is that Zacharias is now naked! Zacharias actually appeared naked in front of everyone!

"Come and see, let's see who this person is?" The happy aunt actually ripped off the curtain of the car and shouted gloating beside her.

Zacharias had just come to his senses and was not aware of his situation for a moment. But he soon sensed that there were a lot of people in front of him, and he struggled to shake his head, trying to beg the people outside to let him go. Immediately he felt that he had no clothes on him, and then he finally realized what kind of state he was in front of the public! He writhed desperately, trying to hide his private parts.

But the skill of the person who binds Zacharias is so good that no matter how hard he tries, he can only attract constant ridicule from the people around him, but it cannot change his current status quo in the slightest. There were also a few gangster-looking people, standing in front of the carriage and discussing his strengths and weaknesses. They almost made the ashamed Zacharias faint in anger! But Zacharias could only let out a moan.

Seeing this scene, those old men seemed to be poured cold from top to bottom by a basin of ice water!

"Everyone, what do you think of today's 'sunset scene'?" At this moment, Li Zijun suddenly appeared behind them under the protection of Brenda and asked with a smile.

When these nobles of the Seine Peninsula suddenly heard Li Zijun's voice, they were all so frightened that their faces turned pale and their lips trembled, and they could only nod their heads, not knowing how to answer him.

"Since you think it's good, let's watch here for a while!" After speaking, Li Zijun didn't look at them, got into the carriage next to him, and returned directly to the Hou Mansion.

"It's so vicious!" only then did someone unconsciously let out a sigh.

But he soon found that the people around him had drawn a line with him as if they were fleeing from the plague. Only then did he realize his gaffe, and at this moment he suddenly had a strong urge to urinate!

In the end, none of these old men went up to rescue Zacharias, and they all ran back to their rooms as if they were fleeing. They had returned, but Zacharias was still being visited at the gates, and it was only when it was time to close the gates that he was discovered by the city guards who had arrived here. The city guards of the city of Salat were kind, and they quickly found a piece of clothing for Zacharias to put on, and sent him back to the hotel where he had been resting.

As soon as he entered the room, he cried so loudly that even the people around him felt his desolation!

With this rooster performance, all the monkeys were frightened! The attitude of the nobles of the Seine Peninsula changed dramatically, and they all agreed with Li Zijun's defensive jihua book. But when they hurried to the Hou Mansion, Li Zijun suddenly fell ill!

This time, the old men didn't dare to be lucky, they all understood that Li Zijun must have some new ideas, so they played this play for them. They went to Brenda together to inquire about the news, and after several inquiries, Brenda revealed the truth. It turns out that Li Zijun is now worried about how to feed the soldiers of the coalition army, and for this reason, he has 'accumulated hard work'!

Hearing Brenda's explanation, these nobles almost greeted Li Zijun's mother directly in front of the Hou Mansion, which he had not yet seen. But as soon as they thought of Li Zijun's harmless smile and what happened to Zacharias, they swallowed back the words that rushed to their lips.

The nobles went back and had a brief discussion, and soon unified their minds, and they decided to pay for the activities of the coalition forces on a regular basis, and appointed Li Zijun to take full charge of all matters of the coalition forces on the Seine Peninsula.

After receiving their opinions, Li Zijun was finally 'cured'! He immediately met with these nobles and formally signed the "Joint Defense Document of the Seine Peninsula" with them.

The rest was simple, each of these nobles sent their men back to their territories to mobilize their guards. As long as the guards pass the acceptance and receive a reasonable amount of gold coins, Li Zijun will immediately arrange someone to escort the corresponding nobles back to the territory.

Seven or eight thousand more soldiers came out one after another, and these people put a lot of pressure on the city of Sarat in terms of food, housing, and security. Fortunately, Brenda and these people are very competent, and these aspects were quickly resolved, and there was no big mess!

Originally, Li Zijun wanted to join the coalition army with the more than 3,000 captives in the villa, but after thinking about it, he still rejected his idea. Eventually, Li decided to send them all to the Tiger Bandits, so that he would have an excuse to leave Colorado and a thousand Tiger soldiers behind. He needs a military general like Colorado so much and a Liliang who can deter Xiaoxiao!

After solving these problems, Li Zijun began to worry about how to improve the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces as soon as possible! If they were still as loose as before, it would really be in vain for Caroline and Li Zijun's hard work!

After repeated deliberations, Li Zijun hit the idea on the royal guards.

After the battle of the Meron Mountains, the Royal Guard suffered heavy losses! Although most of the wounded were later rescued, most of them were also disabled. After they return to Beijing to report on their work, the vast majority of them will be retired! Although the empire will give them some compensation, the few gold coins they have will not solve their difficulties at all, and many of them will have an extremely difficult life!

Li Zijun's idea was to keep them on the Seine Peninsula as instructors for the coalition forces. In this way, they not only solved the problems of life in the future, but also helped Li Zijun to train qualified soldiers.

In the battle some time ago, the royal guards left a deep impression on Li Zijun, and they really deserve the title of the first elite of the Dongyu Empire! With their help in training their troops, the Seine Peninsula will definitely get a strong army soon.

After Li Zijun told Caroline about his idea, he also got her support. So Li Zijun pulled Bilbow and came to his room together while Higgins had not returned to the capital.

"Marquis Edred, Mr. Bilbohm, why are you here? "Higgins, who was packing his bags, and at the sight of them laid down his work to entertain them.

After a few casual greetings, Li Zijun led the topic to the formation of the coalition army.

"General Higgins, I'll tell you nothing. The formation of a coalition army really bothered me. In other respects, it's okay to say, where do you think we should find so many suitable instructors for a while?"

"Master Hou, if you have anything to say, if you can help, I will definitely do my best!" Higgins, as a soldier, did not like to go around the corner, and asked directly with a smile.

Li Zijun and Bilbohm exchanged glances, and Bilbohm explained the purpose of their trip.

"Originally, the Hou Ye was willing to take them in, which is their blessing! I should also fulfill them. According to the regulations of the Royal Guard, the soldiers who have completed the mission must return to the capital to report on their duties, and even those soldiers who died in battle, we must take them home as much as possible! If anyone leaves the team in the middle of the process, they will be punished as deserters!"

Both Li Zijun and Bilbo had seen this approach of the Royal Guard, and knew that Higgins was not perfunctory to them, and their eyes showed a little disappointment.

"But some brothers have not fully recovered from their injuries, and I want to beg Hou Ye to take care of them for a while longer. Master Hou, what do you think?" Higgins said with a smile as he looked at Li Zijun.

Hearing this, Li Zijun's eyes immediately flashed with surprise. Higgins doesn't have the power to let the wounded stay, but if their injuries haven't healed, Higgins certainly can't force them on the road. During the period when the wounded were recuperating, as long as Li Zijun obtained the consent of the imperial court, the wounded did not have to follow Higgins back to the capital. Higgins said this is equivalent to agreeing to Li Zijun's request in disguise, and it is no wonder that Li Zijun is so happy.

"General Higgins, I have one more matter, I wonder if you can help?" said Li Zijun as he took out two notebooks from his arms.

"Please!"

"This is my second book to the court. One is a plea for Count Abigai to slander the relationship between Bixia and me, and I was killed in a fit of rage, which is accompanied by the testimony of all the nobles of the Seine Peninsula, and the second is a plea for the Seine Peninsula to ask the court to agree to form a coalition. Of course, there is an additional copy of the request to keep the disabled soldiers of the Royal Guard in the Seine, and if you agree, I will send someone shortly. I wonder if General Higgins can help me with this?" Li Zijun asked, looking at Higgins.

Li Zijun is actually a kind of temptation, Higgins is a person close to the emperor, and he has a certain understanding of the emperor's temperament. He could detect Emperor Bixia's attitude through Higgins' reaction to his request. If Higgins judged that Emperor Bixia would behave abnormally, then he would definitely not agree to Li Zijun's request.

Higgins looked at the recital in Li Zijun's hand and hesitated for a while, and took the two recitals in his hand.

"Master Hou, what a good means!" Higgins looked at Li Zijun and said with a meaningful smile.

Li Zijun saw Higgins take the fold, and his heart was also relieved, and he nodded slightly at Bilbohm.

"General Higgins, these are the two gold cards that Miss Caroline asked me to bring, each containing a thousand gold coins. One is the family members of the brothers who were killed and wounded in battle, and the other is a little gratitude from our Hou Mansion to the general! Please don't refuse!" Bilbohm put the two cards on the table.

"Then I'll be the Marquis of Xiexie!" Higgins didn't shirk, and directly put the gold card in his arms.

Li Zijun and Bilbohm chatted with Higgins for a few more words before they got up and left.

Three days later, Higgins set off with the royal guards and Ouchi guards. Before leaving, Li Zijun handed over the third book to Higgins. In order to thank the royal guards and Ouchi guards for their protection, Caroline led all the important people of the Hou Mansion out of the city to see them off.

Thanks to Li Zijun's efforts, nearly 300 disabled Royal Guard soldiers remained, and their first task was to sift through these guards who had rushed to the Seine Peninsula.

At the beginning, Li Zijun also wanted to express some of his thoughts on those soldiers of the Royal Guard. But when he saw the means of these fighters, he chose to shut up and leave. These soldiers' methods are much more sophisticated than Li Zijun's hearsay, so he will not sacrifice ugliness. Seeing their performance, Li Zijun was even more sure of his original idea, and he was very glad that he could keep these soldiers.

At the same time as screening and training, Li Zijun began to arrange special personnel to carry out literacy for the soldiers, and he demanded that each soldier must be able to write letters to his family independently! Many people did not think of his move, but he still forced it to be carried out.

In addition, Li Zijun also organized the compilation of a political textbook, which combined the knowledge gained from the previous life with the actual situation of the Seine Peninsula. While helping soldiers to eradicate illiteracy, they should also be given ideological and political education. Change the idea of soldiers eating food as soldiers, enhance soldiers' sense of honor and mission for the Seine Peninsula, enhance the cohesion of soldiers, and continuously improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

As the affairs of the Seine Peninsula gradually got on track, it was also time for Li Zijun to break up with his eldest sister Caroline and third sister Delia.

There are a total of seven cities on the Seine Peninsula, in addition to the city of Balchik of Count Abigai, the city of Kuding of the old Count Brian, and the city of Salat of Count Acheson, the Li family has at least four more cities to take over. After Abiget's death, his successor was customarily demoted to viscount, and no longer had the right to use the city as a domain. But at present, the imperial court has not made a judgment on the matter of Li Zijun and Abigai, and Li Zijun is not good at expressing any opinions on Balchik City.

Caroline offered to have her husband, Viscount Aldington, serve as the city guard of Alexandria. Originally, Li Zijun hoped that the eldest sister could stay by his side for a while longer, but Caroline strongly asked to leave.

Li Zijun actually understood Caroline's thoughts, and she was worried about affecting his authoritative image in the coalition army, so she chose to leave. Li Zijun didn't have much to say about this matter, so he had to agree to Caroline's request.

In addition to this, Caroline also proposed that her third brother-in-law, Silas, be the castle guard of Lotta. Silas only has the title of knight, and after Li Zijun becomes a marquis, he can appoint two viscounts, three barons, and eight knights in his domain. After seeking the consent of Caroline, Jenny, and Delia, Li Zijun was the first to appoint his third brother-in-law, Silas, as the viscount and made him the guardian of Lotta.

Caroline and Delia left the city of Salat as a result of these two appointments.

Li Zijun originally left the second viscount to the old butler Brenda, but he didn't expect to be directly rejected by him! It can also be regarded as some compensation for Brenda.

Zuihou Li Zijun conferred a baron on Colorado and sent him to the city of Corral to serve as the city guard. Originally, Li Zijun wanted Colorado to be the commander of the coalition forces, but he really couldn't get the right people to take over Colorar, so he made this reluctant decision, and was ready to replace Colorado when he found the right person.

As for those villages and towns that did not belong to anyone's territory, the imperial court had agreed to the temporary retention of the original officials, which solved Li Zijun's problem.

Li Zijun finally experienced the troubles of being an official!