When Chen Xi woke up, the interrogation of the prisoners and the counting of the results of the war were basically over.

According to the confession obtained, this bandit bandits occupied the island of Wuzhou for 30 years. During the Zhengtong and Chenghua period, civil unrest occurred in Guiping. Under the leadership of its leader Hou Dagou, the rebels fought in Guangdong and Guangxi, and once captured Wuzhou Prefecture City and invaded Zhaoqing Prefecture and Luoding Prefecture, with great momentum.

At the beginning of the Chenghua year, the rebels were wiped out by the official army. Some of them broke through the encirclement and fled south. They entered Gaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, and fell into grass on the southern foot of Yunkai Mountain.

In the fifth year of Chenghua, the thieves split. One of them went to sea from Wulishan Port. They first set up camp on the Nansan Island. Not long after, they were attacked by the officers and soldiers of Ningchuan. So they had to flee south again. After arriving at the island of Qizhou Island, they discovered the ruins of the Southern Song Palace on the island. The thieves were overjoyed and used the original site to build a solid camp.

Since then, this group of bandits have repelled the official army several times, and their power has grown stronger and stronger, becoming the leading siege near Leizhou Bay. It was not until today that they were wiped out by Chen Xi's troops.

During the Battle of the Qizhou Island, the government army killed 429 bandits, of which 166 died from the smoke in the fort, bombing of the Folang machine cannon and unscrupulous cannon, as well as jumping over the wall and trampling on each other in a panic. The remaining 263 people were killed by the officers and soldiers after escaping from the city.

The prisoners were 842, most of whom were women and children, and most of them were injured and sick.

More than 6,000 taels of gold, more than 34,900 taels of silver, more than 29,000 stags of copper coins, eighty-nine cows, three hundred and forty-seven sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., as well as spices, jewelry, jade, medicinal materials, silk, silk, silk, linen, tea, grain, salt, etc., all the goods combined are almost worth 50,000 to 60,000 stags.

It can be said that the family fortunes accumulated by this group of bandits over the past few decades were uprooted by Chen Xi.

Chen Xi thought to himself, it would be better to be a bandit or a pirate. He was doing a business without any money and robbed countless wealthy households on land. It would be even more amazing to be a pirate and make a lot of money by guarding the route.

No wonder there are more women on the island than men. If you have money, you can buy women and come back. The small island has been run into a closed and independent kingdom, with the leader of the king, a simple administrative and military system, a military advisor who manages administration, a general who commands the army, and a bought slave to work. When going out to rob, the division of labor is clear, so it is always unfavorable.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Chen Xi distributed rewards of more than 8,000 guan of copper coins on the spot. On average, one officer and soldier had four guans of coins, which was almost equivalent to the income of a military household for several months. The scene was filled with joy. In addition, Chen Xi gave two deputy families with one hundred taels of gold, ten hundred taels of gold, and forty general flags who went on the battle to get a reward of 100 taels of gold, and ten taels of gold, and ten taels of gold for the forty general flags. He also rewarded silver with two hundred taels of silver to twenty taels of silver, blocking their mouths tightly.

Sheep and poultry, Chen Xi announced that it would all be used as rewards for officers and soldiers, but it would take a group of them to be slaughtered after returning to the land. The plowing ox was transported back to Guangzhou Prefecture to confiscate... In this era, cattle were an important tool of production, and not pigs and sheep could be compared. Chen Xi was preparing to swallow those goods in one bite and handed them all to Huiniang's chamber of commerce after returning. Anyway, his team did not have a military supervisor. This time, the bandit suppression, the governor of the three provinces, was the largest, and the people responsible for cleaning up the property were all their own people. They only needed to delete the corresponding seizures in the account books submitted to the court.

It is not far from the city of Haikang County, Leizhou Prefecture. No matter what, Chen Xi has to show his face, saying that I, as the governor of the three provinces, have been here.

The first transport fleet will set off when the goods are loaded, and the second batch will not leave until tomorrow. On the one hand, it will continue to search for the city and dig three feet into the ground to see if the bandits have anything buried underground, and at the same time prevent any fish that have leaked the net on the island.

Chen Xi naturally set out with the first group of people. The main reason was that he was swaying on the sea boat these days, and he wanted to go to the land to have a stable sleep. In addition, he needed to take care of a large amount of gold, silver and seized materials, so he could not be careless.

At noon that day, the fleet left the Qizhou Island and was smooth sailing all the way. Before nightfall, it arrived at the mouth of Shuangxi River and stopped at Nanpu Jinbu.

Nanpu Jinbu is the largest port on the Nandu River, the main river in Leizhou Prefecture. It is located at the confluence of the Nandu River and the Huaqiao River. The port is more than 5,000 meters long, more than 2,000 meters wide, and one thousand meters narrowest. During the Hongzhi period, the water depth of the port was about ten meters, which can fully accommodate fleet docking.

Since its opening in the early Tang Dynasty, Nanpu Jinbu has been the throat of the sea entering and leaving Leizhou Fucheng, a maritime traffic hub and an important port for foreign trade on the Leizhou Peninsula.

Chen Xi first sent people to land. Accompanied by the inspection department, he went to Haikang County to report to the Leizhou Prefectural Office. The army then landed and set up camp near the port.

Previously, the Leizhou Prefecture Office had known that the governors of the three provinces were suppressing bandits in Leizhou Bay. The prefect Hu Bin heard that Chen Xi personally led the troops and took people out of the city to the port area to welcome him overnight, and brought a large amount of reward items, including grain, chicken, duck, fish and meat.

When Hu Bin arrived, the military reward feast was already underway. Twenty fat sheep were slaughtered, including those used for grilling and soup. In addition, the fish caught during navigation were extremely rich in food. It was only because he was stationed outside the city, for safety reasons, he was still not allowed to drink alcohol. In addition, two shifts were eating, one was responsible for guarding and the other was feasting.

It was the 21st of the winter moon. It was the middle of winter. The temperature in the Leizhou Peninsula during the Little Ice Age was only five or six degrees at night. Chen Xi had to add thick winter clothes to himself.

In the tent of the Central Army, Chen Xi met Hu Bin, an old Jinshi in his fifties. Although he read a lot of books, he was not pedantic and thoughtful in etiquette. As soon as he came, he prepared a "black gift" for Chen Xi, but it was a square box of brocades, which were not very heavy. If Chen Xi didn't open it, he knew that it was mostly precious things such as jewelry and jade.

Hu Bin smiled and said, "Mr. Shen led his troops to sweep away the bandits. When he came to Leizhou Prefecture, the thieves were frightened by the news. All the people applauded. Tomorrow, the Lord will enter the city and the lower officials will summon the gentry and the people in the city to welcome him. At the same time, he will praise you in your merits to combat the bandits in the court!"

Chen Xi was a little impatient. What kind of officials would be like to show the local conditions. The rampant bandits in Leizhou Prefecture and the decline of all industries have a lot to do with Hu Bin's inaction.

Hu Bin is definitely not a clean official, but it is not right to say that he is a stolen official, because even if he wants to be corrupt, he will not be able to shave much land in a place like Leizhou Prefecture. Such mediocre officials were caught in the Ming Dynasty and were sanctified on weekdays. It was not easy to catch their braids, but once they were asked to curry favor with their superiors or were running for the career, they would reveal their true colors and show their ugly appearance.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Magistrate Hu has been promoted. I am just a commission under the emperor's order. The things that Magistrate Hu brought to the soldiers. I thanked the soldiers for the three armies. I will give them to me. I will take them back to me. I don't want to know what is inside!"

For Chen Xi, the harvest of this expedition is enough, and there is no need to be criticized for accepting money.

Hu Bin hesitated for a moment. Such a separate meeting was not aware of the gifts from the god of wealth. It was rare for people to accept them. Unexpectedly, he met a person like Chen Xi who "don't get in".

Hu Bin didn't dare to do anything, so he quickly took the wooden box back into his arms. At this time, someone came in outside to report that the soldiers asked Chen Xi to go out to celebrate together.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Magistrate Hu, can you have fun with the soldiers?"

As a literati, Hu Bin has always looked down on martial arts, but Chen Xi said he wanted to have fun with the soldiers, so he could not refuse. In desperation, he had to follow Shen Xi, come to the middle of the officers and soldiers, and find a bonfire to sit down. He felt extremely awkward in his heart.

Because he could not drink alcohol, the soldier used the newly stewed mutton soup instead of the wine, which made him feel refreshed. Chen Xi couldn't help but drink a few bowls. It's not that he admired the mutton soup that had not been treated with very strong mutton smell, but that the weather was too cold and he had to drink some hot soup to warm up his body.

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The so-called celebration banquet is just to let the soldiers drink soup and eat meat in big mouthfuls. Due to the lack of wine, the officers and soldiers are generally not interested, and the celebration banquet ends in less than two hours.

Chen Xi returned to the Central Army's tent, and Liu Ya came in with hot tea and snacks, put them on the table, and then stood by and looked at Chen Xi, and with Chen Xi's interpretation of her eyes, the girl became greedy again.

"If you want to eat, take it aside, but remember to wipe your mouth after eating!" Chen Xi said, "After eating, go back to your tent to sleep!"

"knew."

Liu Ya was not as timid as Chen Xi before, and she smiled and held the plate of snacks aside, and started eating "bangba".

The snacks were delivered by the government office. Except for Chenxi, others could not enjoy the fresh Leizhou specialty leaf cakes and sugar white cakes. Liu Ya had no idea what the snacks were from childhood to adulthood. When she ate sweets, she felt that they were delicacies and had a great appetite.

Chen Xi couldn't help but think of Zhu Shan, the two of them were very similar in eating, but their size was very different.

Since she rescued Ma Jiu in the sea, Liu Ya's status in the army has soared. Of course, it is mainly because she can enter and exit Chenxi's tent freely on weekdays. Others dare not look down on her when they see her. Those small schools with low official positions even have to salute, but Liu Ya runs away quickly every time. For her, except for Chenxi and Majiu, the rest of the army are very dangerous.

Before, she only trusted Chen Xi. Since saving Ma Jiu, Ma Jiu's attitude towards her has become more respectful, and she has lost so much warning to Ma Jiu. But she knew that Ma Jiu was more grateful to her than to her savior. In Liuya's mind, Chen Xi was the most reliable.

Chen Xi ignored Liu Ya and continued to write his memorial.

Although the military achievements he has made at the moment are nothing in his eyes, the memorials cannot be neglected. Otherwise, the people in the court would say that he would only make trouble in the local area and make no achievements, and then suggested that Emperor Hongzhi replace him.

He was jointly recommended by the two ministers and a cabinet master, or Emperor Hongzhi personally entrusted the order. Even if he did not consider his own contribution, he would have to consider the face of the four "big bosses". If even Emperor Hongzhi felt that it was a mistake to appoint him to the three southeastern provinces, then he would have really finished it.

In addition to truthfully reporting the results of the fight against the bandits along the way, the memorial to the court was to explain what he saw and heard along the way.

Of course, it is natural to say that the country is prosperous and the people are prosperous, but the local government must be reported truthfully, such as the indulgence and acquiescence of the bandits by the coastal garrisons and the government, as well as the islands where the coastal land is already near the coast after the ban on the sea are deserted.

Chen Xi would not take the initiative to raise the sea ban, but it only triggered the thinking of Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers in the court. Why is the coast of Ming Dynasty so uneasy? Is it useless to set up a garrison to dispatch troops?

In the end, Chen Xi had to take the initiative to accuse him, because he was "negligent" in political affairs, which caused many problems in local civil affairs and military affairs.

In fact, this is putting pressure on the local three yamen from another direction.

The so-called civil affairs are not under my jurisdiction, but rather the responsibilities of the yamen of the governor's office. While I was combating bandits, I found out local bad policies and shared the worries of the emperor. However, you, the governor's office and the Censor's office, did nothing and impeached my faults with the court all day long.

In this way, the emperor had to think about whether this young governor understood my intentions or whether those old ministers knew more about loyalty to the country?

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