Three days passed quickly. These days are probably the most relaxed and comfortable thing in Li Xun in recent times. Henan’s disaster relief work has begun to move on its right path. Good news comes from all over the place. Li Xun’s series of actions in Caozhou are obviously very huge.

"Sir, the money and food promised by Leng Chi and Gan Ru have never been sent here. I sent someone to urge me. They also postponed it for various reasons, just not calling out the money and food."

Liu Shaocong said angrily.

He just went to find Leng Chi and Gan Ru separately, urging him to ask for money and food, but was shirked by various reasons and was full of anger.

This time when Li Xun came to Henan, he not only brought Chen He, but also brought Liu Shaocong and He Zhu. They have both worked as officials in the local area and have a very clear understanding of local government affairs. Taking them by their side can save a lot of trivial matters.

He Zhu also said angrily: "It seems that Leng Chi and Gan Ru are preparing to pay the bill and go back on their word. It's simply outrageous."

There was a hint of coldness on Li Xun's face: "If you say something, the water you poured out, Leng Chi and Gan Ru don't have the courage to rely on me, Li Xun's account."

Li Xun knew what Leng Chi and Gan Ru were fighting. Chen Zhunan promised them that he would only have one million yuan in money and grain, and the excess would be returned. Of course, he did not have this promise. Everything was Chen Zhunan's lie. If he didn't say that, Leng Chi and Gan Ru would probably not attend the donation banquet that night. As for Li Xun's persecution, Leng Chi and Gan Ru were not too afraid. At worst, they left and went to another place. Li Xun obviously could not stay in Caozhou forever, and they would leave.

Li Xun said to Chen De on the side, "Send someone to send the final notice to Leng Chi and Gan Ru, and they will send the promised money and grain to the governor's yamen within two days. If you don't miss the time, you will be responsible for the consequences. Send a few more people to keep an eye on Leng Chi and Gan Ru, don't let them run away. This is a lot of money and don't be careless."

"Don't worry, sir, I will never let them run away."

Chen De responded seriously.

At this time, Bi Xiangzu arrived with a carriage, and more than 20 personal soldiers were accompanied.

Liu Shaocong asked, "Sir, are you going to leave the city?"

Li Xun said, "I'm leaving Caozhou for a few days, going to another place for a walk, and leaving immediately."

"Sir, isn't the matter in Caozhou delayed?"

"The effect of killing the chicken to warn the monkey has been achieved. The governors of various states no longer dare to be careless. In terms of money and food, we made a big profit this time. The need for disaster relief in Henan should be enough. As for Jiangnan, the war situation is fast and the overall situation has been decided. The money and food transported by Chen He should be enough. You should do it step by step according to the plan, and there will be no major problems. Whether I am in Caozhou is not too important."

Liu Shaocong had to ask again, but He Zhu secretly pulled the corner of his clothes and stopped him from asking questions. Li Xun left at this time, obviously he had his own private affairs to do. He didn't want to say it, so don't ask too much. This is the most basic quality of his subordinates.

Li Xun finally reminded: "You guys discuss the matters about money and food. If you have anything, you can go to Chen Peng. He knows where I am going, and then send someone to report to me."

"Yes, Prime Minister."

Liu Shaocong and others bowed and stopped talking.

Li Xun got on the carriage and then left Caozhou.

Qizhou is the northernmost prefecture in Henan and the smallest prefecture in Henan. It has only one Qibei county and a city under its jurisdiction. The population of the whole prefecture is less than 50,000. Judging from these data, Qizhou is not at all conspicuous. However, in fact, Qizhou's geographical location is extremely important. It is the only way for Hebei to enter Henan. It is not only an important line of defense for Luojing, but also the most cutting-edge and important place to defend against the major vassal states in Hebei.

There are now 8,000 soldiers and horses in Qizhou, and their defensive envoy is Hu Xian, who is an old acquaintance of Li Xun.

In the Second Battle of Longyou, Hu Xian was brave and resourceful, with constant surprises, and won the more with fewer defeats several times, making many contributions. A series of performances left a very deep impression on Li Xun. Li Xun lowered his posture and intended to make friends with him, hoping to win over this person, but Hu Xian obviously did not have the ambition, and he had his own ambitions.

As he walked and stopped along the way, Li Xun visited the disaster relief work along the way. As he had guessed, Caozhou's series of actions obviously shocked a large number of people and attracted the attention of local officials. The effect can be seen from the fact that local governments began to actively provide disaster relief and obey orders.

Four days later, Li Xun arrived in Qizhou. Hu Xian had received a letter from Li Xun a few days ago, knowing that he was coming to his place, but Hu Xian did not deliberately curry favor with Li Xun because of Li Xun's status. He did not go out of the city to greet him, and just waited for Li Xun's arrival in Qibei County.

In the evening, Li Xun and his party arrived in Qibei County, and he went directly to Hu Xian's mansion.

Hu Xian was not at home at this time, but patrolling the military camp outside the city. Li Xun waited for an hour or two at his house, but did not see Hu Xian come back. He was embarrassed to eat alone, so he simply went out and found out that Hu Xian was patrolling the city wall at this time, so Li Xun asked someone to bring wine and meat and go directly to the north city.

Hu Xian followed two personal soldiers, busy from morning to night. They were tired and were about to go back, but they saw Li Xun and several people, holding wine and food in their hands, climbing the city wall.

"Hu Xian, what are you busy with? I ran from afar to see you. You were so embarrassed that I could let me sit for a few hours."

Li Xun walked over with a laugh.

Seeing Hu Xian, an old friend, Li Xun put down his pretentious and mature appearance in the past, and his whole body was obviously much more relaxed.

When he approached, Hu Xian said apologetically: "Sorry, it's my fault, don't keep it in your heart."

"Where did you say that, how could you and my brother be so sad about such a trivial matter?"

Li Xun laughed loudly, patted Hu Xian on the shoulder, and pointed behind him, "I have brought all the wine and food, how about we have two drinks here?"

Hu Xian smiled and said, "It's great to climb high and look far away."

Everyone was not so particular about it. They sat on the ground, arranged the wine and food, and ate and drank.

Hu Xian respected Li Xun with a glass of wine. After Li Xun drank it, he asked, "You can't get up early without profit. Look at your busy schedule, but what happened?"

Hu Xian has been purging the army for several days in the past year, hoarding food and grass weapons, strengthening city defenses, and strictly deploying defenses in Qizhou. Something must have happened, otherwise Hu Xian would not be so serious.
Chapter completed!