"I need those fighters who can fight, are willing to fight, and have the courage to fight, not some 'drama' that will only please people!" Speaking of this, Li Zijun looked at Mante Qiu with a smile in his eyes.

Manteqiu, who was still 'fearless' just now, naturally understood the deep meaning of Li Zijun's words, and his face couldn't help but turn red.

"In terms of selecting people, I believe in your vision, this matter is so decided!" Li Zijun planned to win over Manteqiu, and he didn't want to embarrass him too much, so he quickly changed the topic.

"In order to eliminate the Yaksa rebels as soon as possible and to settle the western part of the empire as soon as possible, I am only going to rest here for three days. ”

"Regardless of whether all the local troops arrive, in three days, I will lead the troops to leave on time, and you will be responsible for receiving them. I need you to reorganize them as soon as possible, and then lead them to move quickly towards me! I will send an order to you early tomorrow morning, and before that, I want to hear what questions you have?"

"If some troops don't arrive by the deadline, do I still have to wait for them?" Manteqiu thought about it seriously and asked Li Zijun.

"Bixia has given them plenty of time, since they don't want to come, let them be!" Li Zijun smiled coldly, revealing a cruel smile.

"I still have something to ask for, I wonder if the adults are willing to help me with this?"

"If the general has anything to say, just give orders, the subordinate will do his best!"

"The Yaksa rebellion is just around the corner, and the next step is for us to negotiate with them. As a landlord, you are much more familiar with the situation of the Yaksa than I am. You are more aware of the specific reasons for their dissatisfaction and better understand their needs. Involve you, the insider, in the negotiations. It will be of great help to the smooth running of the negotiations. I hope you can prepare for this. ”

Hearing Li Zijun's words, Mante Qiu was slightly stunned. He hesitated for a while, but he couldn't help but open his mouth to test:

"I'm just a small city guard, don't I need officials at or above the provincial level to negotiate with the Yaksa?"

"I also wanted to find a provincial official to come out, but you can also see that they are all gone! I can't count on these high-ranking officials, but I can't delay Bixia's instructions for them. You're in charge of that!"

Before coming to Nogan City, Li Zijun never thought that the high-ranking officials of Shilam Province would all flee from Nogan City before the Yaksa attacked.

This act of desertion. Even if he didn't meet Manteqiu, he was ready to report to the imperial court and punish these officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death.

After giving birth to the idea of wooing Manteqiu, Li Zijun's idea became even more firm, which was equivalent to providing him with an opportunity to promote Manteqiu, and he was naturally willing to take advantage of the trend.

In the officialdom, except for absolute descendants, few people will clearly express their intentions. Li Zijun's words have actually been shown to Manteqiu. He will be promoted to the provincial official of Shimla province.

On the surface, provincial officials are only half a step away from Manteqiu, but for many people, this is very likely to be a gap that will be difficult to overcome in their lifetime!

Without a deep background and strong support. Ordinary nobles had little chance of being promoted to provincial officials.

In an inland province like Shimla, a power structure has long been formed, and every position of provincial officials is firmly occupied by local tyrants.

Pretending to be stupid and slapping horses. It doesn't play much role at this level, which is equivalent to cutting off Manteqiu's path to continue promotion.

And that's not all. Before the Yaksa could start a riot, Mantejou got the news. There are already people who are ready to transfer him to an idle position. It was only because of the Yaksa riot that the matter was put on hold. In a way, the Yaksians became Mantejo's savior!

It was for this reason that Mantejou ventured out of the city to fight the Yaksians. From what he knew about Karma, he knew very well that this expedition was a defeat and no victory. But he really couldn't bear it, and the position he had worked so hard to win was easily taken away by those old men.

After thinking about it, there was only one way left for Mantejou to go, to eliminate all the threats around him.

It must be said that Mantejow was lucky that he not only managed to return his enemies to the arms of the gods, but also returned to Norgan City alive. And for this, he only paid the price of a slight bone crack and a slight scratch of the skin on his head!

But Mantejou also knows very well that everything he has done is just to postpone the time for him to be replaced, and for a long time, sooner or later he will not be able to escape the end of being marginalized!

Mante Qiu risked being discovered and scolded by Li Zijun to fake, and his intention was also very clear, that is, to stabilize his position.

It's just that Mante Qiu didn't expect such an ending anyway, he looked at Li Zijun excitedly, and for a while, he didn't know how to answer.

"Master Manteqiu, do you have any questions?" Li Zijun asked as he looked at Manteqiu who was in a daze.

"No problem, no problem! I will do my best to live up to the trust and cultivation of the lord!" Li Zijun's question woke Man Te Qiu suddenly, and he hurriedly bowed to Li Zijun and saluted.

"If you want, you still call me 'young master', I prefer this title!"

When Manteqiu heard Li Zijun's command, a surprise flashed in his eyes, and he promised again and again.

Seeing that Manteqiu accepted his own wooing, Li Zijun smiled and walked half a step to his side.

"Manteqiu, are there very few animals such as chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs in Nuogan City?" Li Zijun suddenly asked Manteqiu a somewhat strange question.

Manteqiu didn't understand what Li Zijun meant, and suddenly didn't know how to answer.

"Young Master, although Nuogan City is only a small city in the west, there is no shortage of such domestic animals, and I have made a lot of preparations in the city to catch the wind and wash the dust for you and the generals. ”

"But I didn't expect you to choose to live outside the city, it's really a bit of a snub to you! Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to deliver all the products. Manteqiu really couldn't find any reason, he could only attribute Li Zijun's problem to asking for bribes, and he also made such a promise.

"I didn't mean that!" Li Zijun saw that Manteqiu had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly smiled and waved his hand to him.

"I want to tell you: the next time you do this kind of fake, don't forget to take some blood from those animals and sprinkle it on the city wall! The battle has been fought like this, but there is not a drop of blood on the city wall, isn't it a little unreasonable?!" Li Zijun said with a mocking look in his shoulder.

"Also, if you really can't cry next time, you might as well apply the juice of something spicy to your hands earlier, so that you won't be 'crying without tears'!" Li Zijun said that he couldn't help it, and finally laughed.

Manteqiu first felt a little fever in his cheeks, but he immediately understood the intention of Li Zijun to joke with him.

Li Zijun said this, on the one hand, he was bringing the two closer in this way, and on the other hand, he was also warning Mante Qiu not to try to deceive him in any way!

After thinking about all this, when Manteqiu faced Li Zijun's still very immature face again, he was already in a cold sweat uncontrollably.

Seeing that Manteqiu had already understood what he meant, Li Zijun no longer kept them, and waved his hand to let these officials in Nuogan City leave.

"Lord Castle Keeper, since the Grand Duke of Edlaide has not found anything, do we still need those gifts for the Grand Duke?"

"Do you know what the lord said when he pulled me aside just now?" Mantejou looked at the official beside him contemptuously, and asked with a sneer.

"The Grand Duke must have asked your lord for advice on how to deal with the Yaksa?" the official, who was also a flattering master, patted Mantejou on the back.

"You're wrong! The lord asked me if there was a shortage of chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs in the city of Nogan. ”

"What does the Grand Duke mean by that, does he want to ask us?" the official lowered his voice and swallowed back the words 'bribe'.

"It's not as complicated as you think, the lord just told me that the next time I do the same thing, don't forget to sprinkle the blood of these domestic animals!" After saying this, Mantejou ignored the official beside him and urged his mount to run in the direction of Nogan City.

The official was a little dumbfounded when he heard Manteqiu's words, and for a moment, he stood there and didn't know where to go.

"It wasn't your bad idea at the beginning, but now it's playing high!" The official was tough in the background, and he usually didn't pay much attention to Manteqiu, looking at Manteqiu's back as he drifted away, he pouted and said dissatisfiedly.

"Brother, the situation is different, I'm afraid we will have to be more respectful to our castle keeper in the future!" an older official who had come with him reminded him in a whisper.

"Just him, a little city guard who is about to be dismissed?"

"That was before, and after today, we city guards will no longer be able to speak the same way!Brother, brother advises you to pay attention to your words and deeds in the future. ”

"Brother, can't it be that you got some news here?"

"I didn't get any news, and even if there was news, didn't you know that first?!"

"Since that's the case, what about my brother's reminder to my younger brother?"

"Did you just hear Mantejow address Archduke Edlaide?"

"It seems to be a lord, is there anything wrong with this?"

"The problem is big! Lord Manteqiu originally called the Grand Duke 'Marshal' and 'Grand Duke', but now he calls him 'Lord Sir', don't you feel the difference during this period?"

"Our silly-looking castle keeper has successfully hugged his 'thighs' this time!" (To be continued......)

PS: It's another weekend, I wish you all book friends a happy and happy day! I can also rest for two days, it's very cool!