Ye Zheng lit a cigarette for himself on the Grand Master's chair in his room. While smoking, he thought about being recruited this time.
He knew that his expedition to Cangliang, in order to save Deng Sanniang, had turned the entire Qingjiang County upside down. In addition, he had killed Prince Liang's crown prince, forcing Prince Liang into an extremely unfavorable situation. In order to protect the overall situation, he had to use the expedient of recruiting peace. These are enough to make King Liang hate him extremely. However, the current situation is urgent and they are worried about the arms and weapons in their hands, so they dare not use force against them.
However, Ye Zheng is sure that as long as King Liang calms down and settles the rebellion outside the pass, if he ascends the throne in the future, he will probably be the first to be killed by those desolate and fierce people like him. It's a bandit.
Even if he cannot become the next emperor of the Great Lie Empire, it is estimated that the governors and territories granted by the imperial court this time should be places that are extremely disadvantageous to desolate mountain bandits like him.
Therefore, even if King Liang knew that he could not move him, he could secretly use some tricks to put himself and other reckless bandits into unfavorable and dangerous situations.
However, these conspiracy methods may be very effective against ordinary people, but they are far from enough to deal with him, Ye Zheng. Why, because our leader Ye has an unlimited arsenal.
With this heaven-defying artifact, there is no problem that he cannot solve.
Before Ye Zheng finished smoking a cigarette in his hand, someone announced outside the door that Wang Po was here.
Immediately, he got up and went to the door, welcomed Wang Po into the house, and after being polite, the two sat down face to face. At this time, a maid from the city lord's government office came up and poured a cup of tea for each of them.
At this time, Ye Zheng ordered the maid to close the door and exit.
As soon as the maid left, Ye Zheng took a sip of tea and said straight to the point: "Mr. Wang Pei, you should know that I came to you because I want to know something, and you must also have something to tell me. "
Two gleams of light flashed out of Wang Po's wretched eyes, and he smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to ask your subordinates about Beiyuan County?"
Ye Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, I just know that the imperial court so generously appointed me as the governor of Beiyuan County to take charge of the ten cities in that county. So what kind of place is Beiyuan County? But I'm sure Yes, it is definitely not a good place, otherwise, it would not be our turn as newcomers to take charge."
After Wang Po heard this, he took a deep breath and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Beiyuan County is located on the northwest border of the Great Lie Dynasty. Its geographical location is very special and complex. Beiyuan County is located in Lianyuan County. Outside Shanguan, the northern part of the county borders the Black Wolf Prairie, and the western part of the county is adjacent to Xiqiao County, one of the seven counties outside the pass. In addition, between Xixiao County and the Black Wolf Prairie, there are There is a small country called Tianluo Kingdom, which also borders Beiyuan County. In addition to these three major forces, there are countless foreign tribes and tribes adjacent to Beiyuan County. In short, there are many powerful forces outside Beiyuan County. Beiyuan County Inside, there is a mixture of fish and dragons, and various bandits and horse bandits, large and small, are entrenched. Anyway, the current inside and outside of Beiyuan County can only be described in four words; chaotic. "
Hearing this, Ye Zheng frowned and said: "Beiyuan County is in such chaos and is infested by various forces and bandits. Could it be that the Great Lie Imperial Court did not take care of its governance before?"
Wang Po shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, you may not know something. Although Beiyuan County still belongs to the territory of the Great Lie Dynasty in name and territory, as early as decades ago, the Xiongnu King of the Prairie led hundreds of thousands of When the cavalry invaded the east, they slaughtered all the imperial troops guarding the local area. They also used Beiyuan County as a base for invading the Central Plains and occupied it for as long as a year. Later, due to civil strife among the Xiongnu tribes in the grassland, the Huns King As a last resort, I led the army back to the grassland to deal with the internal conflicts."
Having said this, Wang Po paused, took a sip of tea, and then continued: "As soon as the Xiongnu army on the grassland left, the entire Beiyuan County became a mess. The imperial court later sent a large army to guard it, but it was helpless. The terrain of Beiyuan County is flat and there is no danger to defend it. Every autumn and winter season, various tribes on the Black Wolf Prairie will send brave tribesmen to burn, kill and loot. The imperial army is basically They are no match for these grassland people who are good at conquering and fighting. Anyway, unless they offend the powerful people in the court, no one will choose to go there to become an official, because life there is really difficult, all the time. Everyone is always on tenterhooks, worrying about when those cold-blooded and greedy prairie wolves will suddenly appear to plunder. In addition, those homeless bandits will also take the opportunity to cause chaos. In short, the current Beiyuan County is really not a place to be treated. place."
Hearing this, Ye Zheng smiled coldly and said: "I have thought before that the imperial court was so generous and handed over a county to our management. It must not be a good place there, but after hearing what Mr. said, I really didn’t expect that Beiyuan County would be so chaotic and dangerous. It seems that if an ordinary person went there, he really wouldn’t be able to stay there. Prince Liang is really good at it, hum,..."
Wang Po nodded and said: "Prince Liang's move is really powerful. On the surface, it seems that he suffered a big loss and was forced to compromise. But if you look closely, except for giving us a title, the court basically did nothing." Any loss, anyway, Beiyuan County, for the imperial court, has long been a dispensable abandoned land. If it were not for the imperial court's prestige, I estimate that the imperial court would have issued an order to withdraw all troops and horses from Beiyuan County. Lianshan Pass has been closed because Beiyuan County's military supplies and various relief funds have long exceeded the imperial court's tax revenue in Beiyuan County. In short, Beiyuan County at this moment is like a bottomless pit. , no matter how much military spending money is thrown into it, it will be of no use, it will not ring at all. Now that the court has thrown this hot potato to us, then they can completely relax and ignore it. It is estimated that every year, at most, symbolic dialing will be done. Give us the money and supplies, and let us handle the rest ourselves."
Ye Zheng said disapprovingly: "It's best if the imperial court doesn't care about us. What we want now is to have a piece of land and develop it slowly and with good reputation. Originally, it was an expedient policy for us to agree to recruit people. I don't think Prince Liang would come." I would naively believe that we, a group of unruly and fierce bandits, are really willing to serve the court. In short, everyone knows it well. However, the hatred between us and King Liang must be settled, but as long as Liang The king has not ascended the throne for a day, and the rebellious forces in the seven counties outside the pass have not been resolved for a day. It is estimated that he does not have the time or the energy to deal with us. After we arrive in Beiyuan County, we can develop with peace of mind in the past few years. It’s grown stronger.”
Having said this, Ye Zheng paused, lowered his head and lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep breath, and said with a cold smile: "King Liang, this old fox, I guess he originally wanted to destroy this mess in Beiyuan County. It will be much easier to deal with us when the time comes. However, he never thought that I, Ye Zheng, am not afraid of anything but that I have no territory and no time to develop. Now it’s good, I have both of these two things. Now I have it all, hum... It won't be long before I clean up all the mess in Beiyuan County and become completely stronger. At that time, my struggle to dominate the world will begin."
After hearing this, Wang Po nodded and said nothing more, because what Ye Zheng said was indeed the truth.