"Cai Liuyang is too incompetent. Jin Feng is not even in Jinchuan, and the dignified county magistrate can't even take care of a village!"
It was still Fatty Xu who was the first to curse.
"Actually, Cai Liuyang cannot be entirely blamed for this incident."
Goatee said helplessly: "After all, Jinchuan is Qinghuai's fiefdom and Jin Feng's hometown. Cai Liuyang's time to go to Jinchuan is still too short. I'm afraid even the county government hasn't taken control yet, so naturally he won't be able to do things as he wishes."
In fact, Goatee is also very dissatisfied with Cai Liuyang's actions, but the family behind Cai Liuyang is also his supporter. Both parties are in the same camp, so Goatee can only try his best to speak for Cai Liuyang.
There is no harm without comparison.
In the past, the powerful people thought that Xie Xiguang was incompetent, but now with Cai Liuyang as his foil, Xie Xiguang immediately appeared to be very capable.
Naturally, the Xie family would not give up the opportunity and immediately began to make sacrifices.
"A hundred times, Cai Liuyang is still useless. My third brother went with him, and he also has to be in charge of a county. Why don't we drive Jin Feng's escort agency and Jinchuan out of Guangyuan City?"
"The matter has come to an end. What's the use of talking about it now? You should quickly think of a solution!"
The eunuch sitting at the head of the table patted the table and said: "Our family has received news that all five Zhenyuan armies have suddenly turned around and may attack again at any time. If you continue to argue for a few days, the food will be robbed. Don't blame our family for not warning us!
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After the Zhenyuan Army took action to suppress the bandits for the first time, the dignitaries immediately ordered the bandits on the Zhenyuan Army's advance route to move with food.
Time was in a hurry, and it was impossible to find a temporary granary. We could only ask each bandit to carry as much as possible.
Those who have a cart use a cart to pull it, while those who don’t have a cart can only carry it on their shoulders.
Fearing that Judui would still be surrounded and suppressed by the Zhenyuan Army, the various leaders ordered the bandits to break up into pieces, disperse them with food, and flee into the mountains to avoid the Zhenyuan Army.
But Zhang Liang had so much experience in suppressing bandits that he had already guessed that they would do this.
After marching for two days, they suddenly turned around, then drove at full speed and raided the nests of several other groups of bandits who were not on the return route.
These bandits were caught off guard and uprooted by the Zhenyuan Army.
The dignitaries scolded Zhang Liang angrily and ordered the bandits who had escaped before to return to their lair with food.
Food prices throughout Sichuan and Sichuan have been rising recently, and they are worried that bandits will escape with the food.
What they worried about has happened.
Many bandits left with food and never came back.
The smallest group of bandits lost nearly 10% of the food, and the largest group of bandits lost more than 30%.
When the powerful people learned about it, they were so angry that they jumped up and down.
But what made them even more angry was that Zhang Liang actually counterattacked again.
The bandits who had just escaped had no time to take a breath before they were killed by the Zhenyuan Army.
The dignitaries tried to send people to negotiate with Zhang Liang, but Zhang Liang ignored them at all.
Jin Feng told him that a soldier's bounden duty is to fight. He should not retreat or weigh the pros and cons. The most important thing is to accomplish the strategic goal.
We cannot compromise or back down.
Because if you compromise once, you will compromise a second time.
Zhang Liang always remembered that conversation.
He knew that if Jin Feng were here, he would definitely not be allowed to compromise.
Moreover, he believed in Tang Dongdong and Zheng Fang, and believed that they could defend Xihewan.
Therefore, Zhang Liang ignored the warnings of the powerful and continued to suppress the bandits in full accordance with his own plan.
The powerful people had no choice but to let Xie Xiguang and Cai Liuyang find trouble.
But both their plans failed.
There were several dignitaries present, who could stir up trouble even in the capital city, but at this time, for a baron and a small mountain village, there was a sense of helplessness.
"Didn't you guys make a lively noise just now? Why didn't you talk again?"
The eunuch sitting at the head snorted coldly and turned to look at Goatee: "Master Zhou, do you have any good ideas?"
"Father, Jin Feng's business is all above board, and all procedures are complete. There really can't be any major faults."
Goatee said helplessly: "You can't just send people to attack Jinchuan, right?"
This is the benefit of Jin Feng’s establishment of a legal department, which avoids most loopholes in advance.
Xie Xiguang and Cai Liuyang were just looking for quarrels, and they were easily dealt with by Guan Xiaorou.
All the dignitaries fell silent when they heard what Goatee said.
Only a thin middle-aged man standing behind Fatty Xu looked thoughtful.
After a while, he leaned down and whispered something in Fatty Xu's ear.
Fatty Xu's expression was normal at first, but the more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.
Finally, he slammed the table and said loudly: "Master Chen, your method is wonderful!"
The other dignitaries were startled by Fatty Xu's movements and turned their heads to look over.
"Master Xu, do you have any countermeasures?" the eunuch asked.
Fatty Xu enjoyed the feeling of being noticed very much and said proudly: "I think what Mr. Zhou just said is wrong. Why can't we send people to attack Jinchuan?"
"Fat Xu, are you crazy?" The Xie family curled their lips and said, "You went to attack Jinchuan for no reason. You didn't even need the Ninth Princess to come back. The Zhenyuan Army directly destroyed you. Your Majesty has nothing to say."
"Xie, can you listen to what people say clearly?"
Fatty Xu said: "I just said to send people to fight Jinchuan, but I didn't mean to send troops to fight!"
"If you don't send troops, what else can you do? Is it possible that you can let the bandits fight?"
The Xie family glanced at Fatty Xu with disdain.
"Why not?" Fatty Xu said: "In the autumn of Jin Feng, he sent Zhang Liang and his men to wipe out the bandits in Guangyuan. Do you think the bandits around Guangyuan hated Jin Feng?
The Zhenyuan Army is now going crazy to suppress bandits. Do you think you are afraid of the bandits on the road from Xichuan to Guangyuan?
Let's promise some benefits, do you think they are willing to go to Xihewan?"
Hearing Fatty Xu say this, the expressions of the dignitaries gradually became serious.
Yes, they can't directly send troops to attack Xihewan, but the bandits can.
Anyway, bandits are desperadoes. As long as they are willing to give benefits, it will be no problem even if they are allowed to rebel.
After the beating, they dispersed in a hurry, and there was nothing the Ninth Princess could do.
Thinking of this, the eyes of the powerful became brighter and brighter.
"I think Master Xu's method is feasible!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
The dignitaries expressed their opinions one after another.
"Since everyone is willing, let's leave it as such for now."
The chief eunuch also nodded slightly: "However, this matter is of great importance. You must make a careful calculation and come up with a perfect plan before taking action. You must not return without success like Xie Xiguang and Cai Liuyang and only add to the jokes!"
"Yes, if you don't take action, that's it. Once you do, Jin Feng will be uprooted!" Fatty Xu nodded quickly.
"Master Xu, I think the master behind you is quite witty. Why haven't I seen him before?"
The eunuch just noticed the tall and thin man behind Fatty Xu and asked curiously.