Waiting to go to the marshal's mansion, Zhang Wei saw Lu Wende.

At this moment, Lu Wende happened to sit on the Taishi chair for a long time, holding a pot of tea in his hand, and the light in his eyes was faint, which made Zhang Wei feel like he was being seen through.

"It turned out to be the governor of Junzhou? It's just that I don't know what kind of wind made the governor run to me? Don't you admire my prestige, so you want to abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"

Without waiting for Zhang Wei to sit down, Lu Wende had already begun to test.

Zhang Wei was stunned, and there was something in the other party's words in his heart, obviously wanting to persuade himself to join the other party's command, but because he was worried about the other party's strength, he didn't dare to refuse directly.

Wei Guogong laughed. Since the king of Jin lived in Chang'an, the government has been harmonious, and all kinds of waste have been prosperous, and the people of the place are not grateful to Dade, and they are called Xuannu Niangniang. I was fortunate enough to be appreciated by the King of Jin, and it was a great fortune in my life to be sent here to take up my post, how can I easily forget it?"

"Huh. ”

Laughing softly, Lu Wende hid his embarrassment, but he was not willing to give up like this, and said again: "It seems that you are loyal to your King of Jin! It's a pity that she sent you to this poor and remote place, isn't it too much? After all, there are water bandits rampant in this Junzhou, the people are fierce, and they have always resisted the government, so it is really not a good place!"

"Wei Guogong is serious. As the saying goes, jade is not cut and cannot be made, and people do not know righteousness if they do not learn. If you want to know what the people want, there is no better way to go deep into the countryside, otherwise how can you know how difficult the people's livelihood is? King Jin's move is also to make the people in the court understand the truth that 'water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat', and I am not alone. ”

Although the other party was aggressive, Zhang Wei also raised his spirit and replied in a deep voice.

"Huh. You have such an understanding at such an age, and you are indeed a material that can be made. It's just a pity-" Lu Wende had no choice but to give up his plan to solicit, and asked again: "It's just that I'm quite curious, why did you want to run to my Xiangyang City today?"

"Isn't this related to the water bandit?"

Zhang Wei was annoyed and complained: "Wei Guogong, don't you know that those water bandits harassed me day and night, making the people in my city tremble, it can be said that they have been like years for many days, for fear of being robbed." In such a situation, how can we reclaim farmland and grow crops? So I came here today in the hope that Wei Guogong can take action to deal with these bandits?"

As he spoke, he secretly looked at Lu Wende's expression.

Lu Wende also looked surprised, and shouted, "Your Junzhou is so bad?" Fu showed a little helpless again, shook his head and replied: "It's a pity that I have an agreement with your King Jin that I am not allowed to cross the jurisdiction, but I am only sorry." ”

"Wei Guogong, I also know this. It's just that I want to know where this bandit came from, and why is it so rampant?"

Knowing Lu Wende's reaction, Zhang Wei was not very excited, but continued to ask his own questions.

Since the battle of Sichuan, the Song Dynasty was deeply hit, in order to avoid the recurrence of such a situation, it used this as an excuse to prohibit the Chifeng army from stepping into the territory of the Song Dynasty, of course, Xiao Feng did not fully accept it, and also asked the Song Dynasty not to send troops into the territory of the Chifeng army for any reason.

The two hit it off, and an agreement was made.

Therefore, even if Lu Wende is the Duke of Weiguo and the defender of Xiangyang City, he can't send troops into Junzhou without authorization, otherwise he will give the Chifeng Army a tongue, and the ministers in Chang'an City will not allow him to do such a thing.

Lu Wende sighed and complained: "Alas. Speaking of them, they are actually poor people!"

"What does that mean?" Zhang Wei continued to ask.

Lu Wende explained: "Speaking of this, it is actually a stain on my court. You should know that when Meng Ge invaded Sichuan and Shu, he was forced to flee to Kuizhou because of the joint attack of Yu Jie's and King Jin. Right?"

"That's right. It's just that this water bandit, what is the connection with Kuizhou?" Zhang Wei opened his mouth and asked.

Lu Wende said helplessly: "Alas, when it comes to this matter, it is also my incompetence. Do you know why Meng Ge was defeated with less than 3,000 remnants of his army, how he captured Kuizhou?" Without waiting for Zhang Wei to respond, he had already spoken: "It's very simple, it was because the fishermen in Kuizhou couldn't bear the oppression of the officials in the city, so they led the crowd to take refuge in Mongolia." ”

"I see, but Möngke died soon after, and they must not be able to continue. Zhang Wei felt embarrassed when he heard this.

For the people, the most important thing is to survive, if the government cannot guarantee the safety of the people, then the incident in Kuizhou will repeat itself.

"That's right. ”

Lu Wende nodded and replied, "After this, they also knew that after doing such a thing to surrender to the enemy, they would definitely not be spared, so they began to flee in all directions. Now, he fled to Junzhou, but Zhang Zhizhou is sorry. ”

"It's fine. As long as you know their ins and outs, you can naturally prescribe the right medicine. ”

Zhang Wei said with a smile, "It is really an honor for Sansheng to be able to be instructed by the Duke of Wei Guo today, and if there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely give a good gift as a reward." ”

Lu Wende replied: "Where, if you can successfully exterminate these water bandits, it will also be a great contribution to the people of the world." After all, the people in my city sometimes go out, and they are often harassed by this group of bandits, which is really unbearable. ”

"It's nature. ”

After getting the news, Zhang Wei didn't want to stay here, raised his head to look at the sunset in the sky, and complained: "It's just that it's not too late now, I still have to go to Junzhou." After all, Junzhou now lacks city defense, and if there is no one to garrison it, I am afraid that it will be taken advantage of by those water bandits. If it causes damage to the people of the city, it will be bad. ”

"In that case, let me give you a ride?" Lu Wende said with a smile.

Zhang Wei closed his head and replied, "Thank you." ”

Soon, Lu Wende prepared a small boat for Zhang Wei, although it could only take about a dozen people, but it was also faster than that, and he went retrograde along the Han River along the way, and soon arrived in Junzhou.

Before coming to the city gate, Zhang Wei glanced at the city wall, compared to when he left, there were many sword marks on the city wall, and there were also many more blood stains, obviously after a fierce battle.

"Those guys, don't you seem to be going to let Junju go?"

Zhang Wei felt even heavier on his shoulders, although he was meditating, he didn't know what the other party was trying to do, so he had to step into the county office, Chen Ziang and Lei Min had already completed the task and returned here.

The sun had already set outside, but they still lit the oil lamps and looked at the materials in their hands through the dim light, never slacking off for a moment.

"Where have you been?"

Chen Ziang raised his head with a little curiosity, and there were documents in front of him, all of which were information about the surrounding villages.

These are the things he has fortunately collected with great difficulty, and he only needs to scan these materials to roughly grasp the situation in Junzhou.

Zhang Wei took a chair and sat down a little tiredly: "Xiangyang!

"Lu Wende, he didn't embarrass you, did he!"

Lei Min's body tightened, and he hurriedly dropped the document in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Zhang Wei, and felt relieved to see that there were no injuries on his body.

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "No matter what you say, I am also the governor of Junzhou sent by the lord's father-in-law, and he knows the proportions." ”

"That's just as well. Although that guy is an earth immortal, he is definitely not the opponent of the lord. Lei Min relaxed a little and continued to ask: "It's just that what are you doing in Xiangyang suddenly? Don't you suspect that the water bandit is related to the other party?"

"Maybe. After all, Lu Wende looks quite shrewd, but he is not easy to match. ”

Zhang Wei pondered the scene of the previous meeting, and replied very slowly: "His words are half-true, I really don't know what this guy is going to do, maybe those water bandits, he really made it?"

The matter of Kuizhou has been more than seven years from now, and in these seven years, the water bandits have not been wiped out, and even let them run out and come to this Junzhou?

Zhang Wei didn't want to doubt it, but this matter sounded too unbelievable, so he didn't believe it very much, and he was even more confused about Lu Wende, so he ran to Xiangyang Mansion to meet the other party.

This saw Zhang Wei to see a little clue.

Chen Zi frowned and complained, "But yes." Although we have no evidence now, we are plagued by water bandits, and there is no one who benefits more than him. ”

"In that case, what should we do? Don't forget, the other party is the Duke of Weiguo, and there are 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command. With the strength in our hands, we really can't compete with the other side. Lei Min complained.

"Do you think I'm stupid enough to fight that guy?"

Zhang Wei shook his head, but said: "The most important thing for us now is to pacify the water bandits, revitalize Junzhou, and make it look new." In this way, it is good to pave the way for the follow-up plan of the lord. ”

When he was working as a secretary by Xiao Feng's side, Zhang Wei had long known that his lord was interested in the world, and naturally he also had plans for the Song Dynasty, otherwise how could he appear here?

And after he came here, he naturally had a corresponding plan, wanting to create his own brilliance in this blank place.

It's a pity that those water bandits who are running around have become the primary problem to be solved, otherwise the follow-up work will not be sustainable at all.

"In that case, how are you going to deal with those bandits?" Lei Min asked again.

Zhang Wei was stunned, and couldn't help but show a little embarrassment, and sneered: "This, naturally, I can only rely on you." Both of you are professionals, so you should be better than me. ”

"That's nature. But you should also know that with our current strength, we can't fight against that water bandit at all, let alone exterminate it. Lei Min smiled bitterly.

Zhang Wei asked, "But didn't you form a team?

"There are only about a hundred people, and if you want to behead them, it's okay, but if you want to confront them head-on, it's impossible. Lei Min shook his head and replied.

Chen Ziang also interjected and said: "And the most important thing is that their people are all over the city, I am afraid that they will also see our actions, and they will not be able to hide from each other at all." Got it?"

This is also the trickiest part.

They don't know anything about the bandits, and the bandits know everything about them.

According to the general law, there is no possibility of defeating the other side at all.

"In that case, why don't you let them show up first? Zhang Wei said.

Chen Ziang was puzzled and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"

He has been exploring the other party's hiding place all day, but until now he has found nothing, and he can only hide twenty or thirty people if he barely finds it, and there is no news about where the other party's real lair is.

Zhang Wei replied: "Didn't you see it? Those water bandits seem to want to capture Junzhou. Isn't it?"

"Indeed!" Lei Min nodded.

"Since that's the case, then give Junju to the other party. Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and directly expounded his thoughts.

Chen Ziang was suddenly frightened, and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what this means by giving Junzhou to the other party? If Chang'an knows about it, I'm afraid that you won't just be removed from your official position." More likely, they will be put in jail. ”

"Of course I do. But I understand more clearly that if we don't get rid of the water bandits for a day, then we won't be able to develop here for a day. Zhang Wei replied: "It is precisely because of this that I plan to let Junzhou out, so that the other party can be exposed to the sun and know the real conspiracy of the other party." ”

"Definitely. That's a real idea. But you should understand that there are still too many variables in this matter, and we don't even know why the other party is obsessed with Junzhou. If Junzhou is lost in our hands, then we are afraid that we will not be able to face the lord. Lei Min persuaded.

This matter is very important, and he does not dare to make this decision rashly.

Zhang Weiyin's teeth were cut, Lu Wende's face flashed in his mind, and he shouted in a low voice: "I naturally know, so I should eradicate that water bandit, otherwise the lord's next opportunity will not be able to go on at all." Of course, if it really fails at that time, I will bear it on my shoulders. ”

"Well, then listen to you. After all, with our current strength, it is impossible to resist. It's better to take this opportunity to preserve your strength. ”

Lei Min shook his head slightly and responded.

"Thank you. ”

Zhang Wei smiled gratefully, turned his head to look at Chen Ziang again, and said, "Of course." We can't watch each other seize Junzhou, so please be able to make an insurance policy for me, okay?"

"Insurance?

Chen Ziang asked thoughtfully.

Zhang Wei affirmed: "That's right. Since that guy can plant a spy next to us, then we can also plant a spy next to each other. In this way, you can also take the opportunity to learn about the other party's movements. Most importantly, I want to know who sent that guy and what his purpose is?"

His eyes were slightly cold, Zhang Wei was obviously a little angry, if the black hand behind him really appeared in front of him, he was afraid of giving the other party a palm directly.

Chen Ziang's eyes drooped slightly, the corners of his mouth immediately curled, and he replied, "Of course you can." ”

"That's good. Next, we only need to wait for the other party to attack the city, and then our opportunity can be successfully launched. When the time comes, I'm going to surprise that guy and realize that we're not getting along well either. Zhang Wei replied confidently.