Chapter XXXVIII
Li Zijun really didn't expect that he would actually give himself an official position in a fight! Although he had never been able to understand Emperor Bixia's intentions, he did not dare to disobey the decree, and he took office on the day he received the decree.
Patiently listening to his subordinates' reports on the situation in the capital, Li Zijun realized that Emperor Bixia really wanted to punish himself!
During this period, as the emperor's birthday celebration approached, a large number of foreign populations poured into the capital, and all kinds of living and construction waste increased exponentially! This is not Li Zijun's biggest headache, the most headache is that among these foreign population, there are still a large number of genuine robbers, thieves, and liars.
Li Zijun's predecessor did not have a correct prediction of the current situation, which made it impossible for the garbage in the capital to be transported outside the city in time, and open defecation was a common thing, and the streets of the entire capital emitted an unpleasant stench!
The garbage in the noble district is slightly better, after all, it can still be piled up in one place. The situation is even worse in civilian areas, where garbage is discarded at will, and in some civilian areas, it is even impossible to find a place to put your feet.
In addition, the phenomenon of illegal construction in the capital is also quite serious, whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, they are willing to occupy public land. Many roads that would have allowed five or six carriages to pass side by side are now very difficult to walk even two carriages at the same time!
The guy who was originally bullying the market and stealing chickens and dogs in the capital has become more and more rampant during this time. There are not a few nobles who gallop in the city!
The environment of the entire capital can only be described by "dirty, messy, and poor", Li Zijun never thought that the situation in the capital had been so bad, and he also felt that Emperor Bixia was dissatisfied with the situation in the capital!
Anyway, since the emperor put him in this position, Li Zijun will not allow the capital to continue like this!
In the first step, Li Zijun focused his work on cleaning up the sanitation of the capital, and he instructed his subordinates to regulate and clean up the original garbage dumping sites, and forced everyone in the city to dispose of garbage in designated places. Almost at the same time, the heads of all districts were organized to clean up their respective jurisdictions within a time limit, and first carried out a general cleaning in the capital.
For this sheriff, who was not yet thirteen years old, no one in the city really took his words to heart, and still went his own way.
can be a district chief in the capital, most of them have an intertwined relationship with high-ranking officials, and they are even more reluctant to take Li Zijun, a child, in their eyes and obey his command.
The day after Li Zijun gave the order, the district chiefs didn't seem to hear his order at all, and none of them responded to Li Zijun's order.
Faced with such a situation, Li Zijun knew that it was impossible to expect them to carry out the orders honestly, and he really didn't have time to spend it with them, so he had to take out the haode countermeasures prepared in advance.
Early the next morning, the district magistrates of the whole capital all came to the security station, and for nothing else, their closest people were kidnapped!
When these district chiefs arrived at the security station, they found that this ticket kidnapping operation actually covered all of them! At least they would not be fools to be able to become district heads, and they immediately understood who was behind this ticket kidnapping, and at this time they remembered Count Abigai and Viscount Zacharias, who died under Li Zijun's hands. They glanced at each other, and Zuihou didn't even dare to enter the security station, and went back one after another to carry out Li Zijun's order to clean up.
If Li Zijun is still the same when dealing with these officials, he will not be merciful when dealing with those ordinary people in the capital. Benevolence, righteousness and morality could not have played any role here, and Li Zijun began to punish those who littered.
Looking at the examples of being whipped and tied to the garbage heap, the people of the capital no longer dared to challenge the authority of this child, and the capital finally slowly revealed its original color.
In the second step, Li Zijun set his sights on those who wanted to make a fortune from the celebration, and he dispersed all the guards in the palace to wander where thieves and robbers might appear, and at the same time instructed the district chiefs to strengthen patrols at night.
The district chiefs who had just taken their relatives home no longer dared to take Li Zijun's words as a deaf ear, and they all conscientiously carried out Li Zijun's orders.
Bandits and thieves who are caught will be sentenced to death as soon as they are convicted! In this shijie, as long as you are not a nobleman, human rights have nothing to do with you! Thieves will be hanged, and robbers will be whipped to death!
As for the people who come to the capital to cheat, it depends on whether his deception has jishu content. Once Li Zijun is in the spotlight, he will be immediately accepted into the Hou Mansion, as long as there are no crooked ideas and can pass Felton's screening, the life trajectory of these liars will immediately change dramatically. But those unlucky people who Li Zijun can't look down on, then they can only be classified as thieves.
Li Zijun's extremely bloody rectification caused the crime rate in the capital to plummet. Zuihou didn't even dare to pick up a gold coin when it fell to the ground.
In the third step, Li Zijun originally wanted to deal with those guys who bullied and dominated the market in the capital, but he didn't expect that before he could make a move, these people would automatically disappear!
No one is a real idiot who can gain a foothold in this place in the capital! These people saw Li Zijun's methods of dealing with thieves and robbers, and if they were still waiting there, then they were ready to joke with their lives! Therefore, they collectively chose to flee.
They all inquired clearly, and Li Zijun's term of office was only three months. They are all ready to wait until the end of Li Zijun's term of office to come out and make a fortune, and in these three months, they will be regarded as giving themselves a vacation.
Facing the acquaintance of these people, Li Zijun is also very happy, there is no problem in his heart, killing people will not bring him the slightest pleasure, he prefers to solve the problem like this, as for the future, it will be left to the next sheriff to worry about!
In this way, it took Li Zijun less than half a month to make a huge change in the capital.
At the same time, the report of Li Zijun's violent law enforcement flew into the desks of all the 'Qing officials' like snowflakes, and some even wrote a special note and sent it to Emperor Bixia's desk. But these things are all in the sea without exception, and there is no response, and Li Zijun is still serving as the sheriff of the capital.
On the contrary, the officials who participated in him left their posts one by one and were sent to some remote places. Seeing such a scene, no one has the luxury of embarrassing Li Zijun anymore.
After everything was on the right track, the capital showed a new look, and the impression of the people in the capital on Li Zijun changed from fear to awe, and they recognized the changes that Li Zijun brought to them from their hearts.
In three days, it was the day of the emperor's birthday celebration, and after all the work was arranged, Li Zijun wanted to take a break to see Winnie.
Since the last incident, although Alec, a stubborn old man, has always avoided Jenny and Li Zijun's siblings, he has no objection to Winnie and Li Zijun interacting with each other.
During this time, Winnie always appeared at the security station to help Li Zijun, and the two got along more and more harmoniously, and their relationship developed rapidly, which is also the happiest thing for Li Zijun recently.
But just as Li Zijun was about to walk out of the security station, Bob walked in with a serious face.
"Brother Bob, what's the matter?" Li Zijun saw that Bob was obviously different from usual today, and his expression was full of anxiety and nervousness.
Bob didn't speak, motioning for Li Zijun to let the others leave.
"Brother Bob, what the hell is going on? Why do I think you're not quite right today!" Li Zijun asked worriedly when there were only the two of them left in the room.
"Master Hou, I'm here to say goodbye to you today, and I'm going back to Wimbledon today!" Bob said with an unusually solemn expression.
"You didn't even participate in the celebration, has there been any change in the Turk-Hungarian Empire?" Li Zijun also became a little nervous.
"It's not the Turk-Hungarian Empire, it's the Monlin Empire! They are gathering troops, and if the news from the military department is correct, they should attack us in the near future!"
"They have gathered at least 300,000 troops this time, as if they are going to attack me in two ways at the same time, which is menacing! I must rush back as soon as possible to strengthen the defenses of Wimbledon City and ensure that our northern gate is not lost!"
"Big Brother Bob, congratulations, you have become the commander of Wimbledon!"
"I have a feeling of walking on thin ice at the moment!" said Bob, suddenly turning his head to the doorway, and lowered his voice.
"When I arrived, I had received the word that Julie would leave as soon as the celebration was over. I'm worried that she is going to take advantage of the fire to rob, Master Hou, you must pay attention to the Invasion of the Hungarian Empire to attack your Salat City!In addition, Master Hou, it's time for the Tiger Bandit Group to be co-opted!" Bob stretched out his arm and patted Li Zijun on the shoulder.
"Thank you Big Brother Bob for reminding me!" Bob, as a close confidant of the sixth prince, took a great risk by saying this to Li Zijun at this time, and this alone is enough to prove that he regards Li Zijun as a true friend. Li Zijun thanked from the bottom of his heart.
Bob and Li Zijun glanced at each other, and Bob said goodbye and turned to leave.
Looking at Bob's back, Li Zijun was no longer interested in seeing Winnie. During this time, Fred and Bob reminded him to take back the Tiger Bandits, and it seemed that he could not hesitate any longer. Thinking of this, Li Zijun called the 'monkey' guarding the door in, and quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the 'monkey'.
"'Monkey', you should immediately rush back to the Hou Mansion now, and send twenty guards to rush back to Sarat City with you, and you must hand over this letter of mine to my eldest sister in person, and ask her to immediately transfer the Tiger Bandit Regiment back to the Seine Peninsula! Remind her that the Turk-Hungarian Empire and the Monlin Empire are about to fuse, and beware of the Turk-Hungarian Empire's sneak attack on Sarat City!" During the time that Li Zijun and Jenny left, Caroline had already returned to Sarat City. The idea was just in case, but now it looks like it's thanks to the decision at the time!
When the 'monkey' heard Li Zijun's words, he also understood the importance of this matter, and after making sure that Li Zijun had no other instructions, he immediately returned to the Hou Mansion to mobilize guards and rush back to Sarat City.
After Li Zijun returned to the Hou Mansion, he felt still a little uneasy, and told Jenny and Anna about his worries.
Hearing that the Hungarian Empire might move, Jenny was also a little worried, and finally decided to rush back to the city of Salat to assist Caroline in defending the Seine Peninsula.
Anna was reluctant to leave Li Zijun, but when she heard that Jenny wanted to return to Sarat City alone, after a few hesitations, she still chose to accompany Jenny back. Originally, Li Zijun wanted Victoria and Barbara to follow Jenny back, but the usually docile sister Hua firmly opposed his idea and must stay in the capital to protect his safety. Seeing them so persistent, Li Zijun no longer forced them.
In order to ensure the safety of Anna and Jenny, Li Zijun sent all the guards of the Hou Mansion to them and personally sent them out of the capital.
Emperor Dongwoo's birthday celebration began on time in a strange atmosphere. The people of the whole city did not feel the tension of the upper echelons of the Dongyu Empire, they changed into festive costumes, and almost all of them walked out of their homes and onto the streets, rushing to a few specific locations to watch the programs prepared to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and to enjoy the joy brought by the celebration!
Almost the entire capital has become a sea of joy, but these high-ranking officials in the palace should be the happiest group of people, but they don't feel the slightest joy. Although they were also watching the wonderful show and had a shallow smile on their faces, they didn't know that as long as they stood by their side, they would feel a strong depression! This strange atmosphere made people feel a little breathless.
Finally, the first day of the celebration was over, and the receptionists sent all the unrelated people out of the palace, but all the high-ranking ministers remained.
Although Li Zijun didn't know what the battle was going on, he probably guessed that the war was not going very smoothly from the fact that he could see messengers rushing back to the capital every day. He also thought that the emperor had left these important ministers today to study the war situation and countermeasures, but he really didn't understand that the emperor Weishenme had to keep him, a small magistrate, here.
Seeing that the unrelated people had already left the main hall, the emperor raised his hand and instructed the military officials to introduce the battle situation during this time.
"Just twenty days ago, the Menglin Empire and the Fengqi Empire launched simultaneous attacks from the north and south of our country!"
Hearing this, Li Zijun was taken aback! Three days ago, didn't Bob say that the army of the Menglin Empire was still gathering? How could there be such a big time gap between the two? Moreover, the north and the south were attacking at the same time! Li Zijun immediately raised his spirits.
"I just got a report that the Fengqi Empire took advantage of our army's unpreparedness and launched a fierce attack on our army's first line of defense. Due to the lack of preparation of our army and the huge gap in strength, after only three days of resistance, our army was forced to withdraw from the defensive line. At present, our army has withdrawn into the second line of defense, preparing to take advantage of the terrain to delay the footsteps of the Fengqi Empire's army. ”
"At present, our army is less than 30,000 people in the second line of defense, and the Fengqi Empire has mobilized 300,000 people this time, ten times more than our defenders. Although our army has a geographical advantage in the second line of defense, looking at the attack pattern of the Fengqi Empire's army in the early stage, they are quite well prepared, and it is difficult for our army to stop the Fengqi Empire's army in the second line of defense. ”
"General Bloom is already mobilizing troops to the Zuihou line, but the total number of troops he can mobilize is less than 50,000. Once the second line of defense is broken through by the Feng Qi army, they will be in an extremely dangerous situation!" The general paused slightly, and continued.
"The Menglin Empire attracted the attention of our army with 300,000 troops this time, and sent a third route army, totaling 200,000 people, to launch a sneak attack on our three cities at the same time, and now these three cities have all been lost!"
"We have just received news that the Monlin Empire's army has once again divided into two forces, attacking the cities of Tartar and Tokopia, which are still in our possession. After a brief briefing, the general returned to the ranks.
After listening to the general's introduction, there was silence in the hall.
In the past twenty years, it was the first time that the Dongyu Empire had encountered such a big threat, and for a while, all the ministers were a little nervous.
"Hobbes, make the order public!" The Emperor's expression was always calm, which made the ministers present seem less nervous.
Hobbes, the minister of war, came out of the ranks and began to announce the dispatch of troops.
The eldest princes, Vorster and Beroc, were respectively the commanders and deputy commanders of the reinforcements on the southern route, and they would lead 60,000 forbidden troops from the capital to set out, and then draw 100,000 troops from the local defenders along the way to supplement the ranks. In addition, the imperial court also ordered that local wealthy clans should be encouraged to lead their own escorts to participate in the war, but the total number of these parts should not exceed 30,000!
The forbidden army of the Dongyu Empire is the most elite force except for the royal guards, and the forbidden army is more than ten times more numerical than the royal guards, and it is the absolute main force of the Dongyu Empire! When there is no war, the forbidden army has been stationed around the capital, responsible for guarding the safety of the capital!
Vorster and Beloc were ordered to rush to the third line of defense with no less than 20,000 men within fifteen days!
Hobbes himself served as the commander of the reinforcements on the northern route, and General Sean served as his deputy, and the imperial court sent them a total of 100,000 forbidden troops and 120,000 local troops, and also allowed the northern Hao clan to participate in the battle.
Because of Li Zijun's performance in the capital during this time, he gained the trust of Hobbs, who named him as his logistics minister. It was only then that Li Zijun understood the reason why he was here.
At such a special moment, Li Zijun naturally cannot raise any objections to this appointment. After going down, Li Zijun immediately found Hobbes to confirm his mission, and then rushed back to the Hou Mansion to prepare.
Li Zijun was still some distance away from the Hou Mansion when he saw Fred's carriage.
"Brother Fred, why are you here?" Li Zijun saw Fred and immediately welcomed him warmly into the Hou Mansion.
"Master Hou, I'm afraid there will be a war, right?"
"No! Lord Hobbes didn't know Weishenme, and he actually fell in love with me as the head of logistics. At a time when this country is in crisis, I can't refuse, I can only do my best!"
"It's not because you've managed the capital too well! Fred laughed when he saw Li Zijun's embarrassed appearance.
"Brother Fred, if you don't come to help, forget it, why are you still here to entertain me!" Li Zijun knew that Fred appeared in the Hou Mansion at this time, and he must have something to say to himself, and he wanted to take this opportunity to put Fredra on his warship.
"It's really not appropriate for me to follow you in this battle, and when you become a commander one day, I will definitely be a staff officer for you!"
"Then what should I do now? I don't have a clue how to be the logistics minister!" Li Zijun thought to himself, even if he couldn't pull Fred this time, he had to let him give him an idea.
"You don't need a ready-made candidate, why do you have to pull me!"
"Ready-made candidates, who?"
"White is the best candidate!"
"Isn't he a martial artist, how did he become the best candidate for the Minister of Logistics?" asked Li Zijun puzzled.
"You're not a good person, you kidnapped everyone's sister, and you didn't even know that they were originally the officers in charge of logistics in the army!" Fred said with a smile.
"White is definitely more than enough to organize such a trivial matter as escorting grain, grass, weapons and equipment! Besides, Hobbes should only find you to borrow your prestige during this time in the capital, even if there is no White, he will arrange the right people to help you!"
Hearing Fred say this, Li Zijun's heart that had been hanging finally let go.
"What prestige do I have?" Li Zijun suddenly asked curiously.
"Evil buster!" I feel a little proud when I hear it!"
As soon as he heard this title, Li Zijun was slightly stunned, and then showed a helpless wry smile.
"Master Hou, there is one more thing you must pay attention to! The ideal battle of this battle is just a stalemate situation, if the enemy army suddenly has a big rout, then you have to be more careful. It's probably a trap set by the other party to lure me into the urn, you must always keep a cool head!" Fred said solemnly as he looked at Li Zijun.
"General Sean is the deputy marshal, you should tell him!"
"I've said it, but my father doesn't seem to take my words to heart. I'm worried that if they do, they're likely to fall into each other's traps. At that time, if no one stabilized the situation, our Dongyu Empire would be in danger!" Fred said helplessly.
"Brother Fred, are you too worried! Hobbes and General Sean are both veterans of the battlefield, they shouldn't make such serious mistakes!"
"It's best not to do it, but Master Hou, you must beware of this happening. And you must beware of the Raid-Hungary taking advantage of the fire to rob the city, Wimbledon City must not be lost! As long as you can hold Wimbledon City, we will have a chance to turn over in this game! Remember! Remember!" Fred repeatedly admonished.
Immediately, Fred handed over several Jihua documents specifically for Wimbledon's defense to Li Zijun, and made special marks for all the places that needed attention, and then said goodbye to Li Zijun and left the Hou Mansion.