"It's going to be noisy outside for a while." Liu Qing suddenly relaxed his body, and his dark and thin face showed a look of vicissitudes of life, "Some people in the court said that Chenzhou is a place of alienation, and they wish they could just throw it away."
Lu Qiang smiled, the scar on his face trembling, "A land of alienation? How many people in Chenzhou are all alienated people? Aren't they just reluctant to part with the little money and food allocated every year?
I heard that your majesty ordered the post station to deliver fruits from the south to Chang'an on a fast horse for the sake of your beloved concubine's appetite.
How many horses will be scrapped after one trip? We are reluctant to use them, but Chang'an uses them for useless purposes."
Liu Qing sneered and said: "I wrote a memorial a while ago, begging the government to allocate more money and food."
"Your Majesty, it's useless." Lu Qiang shook his head.
"I said in my memorial that if the money and food remain the same, I will become an official."
Lu Qiang's heart trembled, "Your Majesty, this kind of coercion is a taboo."
Liu Qing's eyes were piercing, and he clapped his hands at the table, "I don't want to work anymore, so what else are you taboo about? At worst, I can go home and farm!"
Lu Qiang smiled and said: "Calm down your Majesty. Besides, are you really able to let go of Chenzhou?"
Liu Qing's hand that slapped the table stopped in mid-air, and he cursed for a while: "Why can't you let go?"
Lu Qiang just laughed.
"Your Majesty."
A clerk came in.
Liu Qing said dissatisfiedly: "There must be a standard for showing off one's power. A young man is so proud, but what if he goes back if he is too embarrassed? Are you asked to wait to become an official in Taiping County?"
Lu Qiang saw that the junior official looked wrong, raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute. Please listen to what he has to say."
The clerk held up his hand and said, "Someone teased the new county magistrate earlier, saying he wanted a slap in the face, so the magistrate asked his entourage to give him a slap."
"What happened next?" Liu Qing raised his glass and raised his lips.
"I was knocked unconscious with one slap."
Liu Qing and Lu Qiang looked at each other.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, the newly arrived magistrate of Taiping County, would like to see you."
Liu Qing sat up straight and said, "Let him come in."
Yang Xuan came in and saw a thin, black official sitting in front of him and an official with a scar on his face sitting on the side. He saluted and said, "I have met the envoy."
Liu Qing hummed and pointed at Lu Qiang, "Don't take advantage of Lu Qiang."
"I've seen Biejia." Yang Xuan glanced at Lu Qiang. Officials of the Tang Dynasty had to pass a test, and those who were unsightly would not be able to pass. This Biejia looked quite elegant from a distance, but when he saw the sword when he was close,
The scar suddenly became ferocious.
Lu Qiang nodded, "Chenzhou is very big, and Taiping County is not small either. However, Taiping County is at the forefront of Chenzhou. Those tribes are fierce and cunning, are you prepared?"
Yang Xuan nodded, "Yes."
On the way here, they inquired a lot about Taiping County, so they were naturally mentally prepared.
Lu Qiang smiled approvingly.
Liu Qing patted the table, and when Yang Xuan looked over, he said, "I don't have anything good for you here, come here."
Someone came in from outside. Liu Qing pointed to Yang Xuan and said, "Give Yang Ming Mansion one thousand kilograms of dried meat."
"yes."
Liu Qing stood up and said, "I'm busy, so it's time for you to get busy too. This thousand kilograms of dried meat is my gift to you when you take office."
Yang Xuan went out and Lu Qiang followed.
"I don't want to scare you." Lu Qiang said softly: "But there are some things you need to know. Those tribes are not simple. Taiping County has been conquered by them seven times."
Yang Xuan asked: "How long was the last time?"
Lu Qiang touched the scar on his face and said, "Five years ago."
…
After leaving Lin'an County, where Zhouxie is located, the group was somewhat silent after learning about the situation. Only Wang Laoer was extremely happy and rode his horse around several large carts filled with dried meat.
"Mr. Lang, there is someone."
The old thief pointed to the front left, where the two riders had just reined in their horses. He stretched out his hand to build a tent over his eyebrows to observe this side.
Yang Xuan looked back at everyone.
Cao Ying looked like a gentleman, probably thinking about how to kill the two cavalry.
The old thief looked excited.
Yi Niang was wearing a bonnet and was lashing Wang Laoer who was trying to get dried meat.
The lord's subordinates have a cloud of counselors and a rain of fierce generals, but Yang Xuan only has a few kittens here, and he can't even think of any generals.
"I gonna go see."
Yang Xuan rode away.
"Old thief, if you don't come at this time, why are you waiting?" Cao Ying said coldly.
The old thief smiled bitterly, "My lord is faster than me."
Cao Ying looked at Yi Niang and said, "That's it."
He galloped to follow, but Yang Xuan waved his hand.
"go back!"
Cao Ying reined in her horse and saw Yang Xuan riding away in official uniform.
The two riders were startled at first, but when they saw Yang Xuan riding alone, they both laughed.
After getting closer, Yang Xuan waved and said arrogantly: "But the people nearby, come here and help me pull the cart."
The two riders looked at each other and suddenly laughed.
"Is this county magistrate just about to be weaned?"
"Capture him."
Two cavalrymen rushed over on horseback.
Choking!
The long sword is unsheathed.
Yang Xuan was stunned at first, then turned around.
"Still want to run?" Yiqi smiled ferociously.
Yang Xuan on horseback suddenly turned around.
I don’t know when I got a bow and arrow in my hand.
The bowstring sounded, and the man fell off his horse.
When one horse fell off his horse, his companions reined in their horses in panic.
Yang Xuan had already turned around and rushed over.
The bow string is drawn in the hand.
call out!
Yang Xuan reined in his horse, turned around and waved.
"Dick!"
The two thieves were dragged over.
One man was hit by an arrow in the chest and lost his breath.
The other man was hit by an arrow on his war horse and was captured alive.
"Ask a question!"
Yang Xuan slapped Wang Laoer who came over to ask for praise.
Cao Ying raised her eyes and asked the old thief, "Are you coming, or am I coming?"
"You are too cruel. I'm worried that someone will be killed by you before I ask the question." The old thief sighed, "I haven't done anything in years."
He walked up to the prisoner, reached out and stroked the prisoner's head, and said affectionately: "What a nice skull."
Thinking of the old thief's profession, even Yang Xuan's scalp went numb.
The prisoner opened his mouth unyieldingly at the old thief, "ha...tui"
The old thief avoided it and took out a short knife.
"There are as many bones as there are in a human being. Which should be avoided? If I recognize the second one, no one in this world would dare to recognize the first one." He carefully squeezed the captive's calf and praised: "The calf is strong, so the knife will be more secure.
"
The prisoner just sneered.
The old thief's knife moved downwards.
"ah!"
Yang Xuan stood in front of Yi Niang.
"ah!"
A piece of bloody stuff was brought to the captive's eyes, and the old thief sighed, "Who doesn't like good leg meat?"
"I said……"
The old thief said seriously: "I am a bit unskilled, can you please bear with me?"
The prisoner tried desperately to retreat and shouted frantically: "I'll say anything!"
Then some questions were asked.
"We are horse thieves. Someone paid me to find out about the new county magistrate."
"Who?" The old thief wiped the dagger on his clothes.
"It's the Vashe tribe."
Cao Ying introduced: "The Waxie tribe is in front of Taiping County and its strength is not weak."
Yang Xuan squinted his eyes and looked ahead, "This is coming from an evil person!"
The old thief came to ask for instructions, "Mr. Lang, how should I deal with this person?"
Whoosh!
Everyone looked at Yang Xuan.
They came from all over the world and gathered around Yang Xuan for a common goal.
Now, it's the Lord Yang Xuan's turn to take the helm.
How to deal with it?
Yang Xuan rode his horse ahead.
"Hang yourself from a tree."
"No!"
The captives roared and begged for mercy in tears.
The old thief went to deal with the prisoners, and the others followed Yang Xuan.
Seeing Cao Ying's serious look, Yiniang asked, "How?"
"Yiniang, I am very happy." Cao Ying nodded, "Mr. Lang is decisive in killing."
There were no more troubles on the road. On the fourth day, when he saw a piece of cultivated land, Yang Xuan dismounted.
There were several farmers busy in the fields after the autumn harvest, and they all looked up after hearing the sound of horse hooves.
"It's an official!"
An old farmer hammered a hoe and squinted for a while, "Probably the new county magistrate."
Everyone gathered around, and someone said: "So young, hey! He even has a woman with him."
The old farmer shook his head and sighed, "This is a young man who doesn't know the world. If he can't stay here for a few days, he will get sick and leave." He spit into the palm of his hand, rubbed it with the hoe handle, and said: "No matter what.
Who is he to come? We all have to farm and work!"
The group of farmers dispersed without looking at Yang Xuan again.
Relations between the government and the people are very bad.
This is the first conclusion Yang Xuan came to.
Ping'an City is not big.
An earthen city stands abruptly on the grassland.
To the right of Tucheng is a mountain called Ermei Mountain.
Two hundred steps behind Tucheng there is a river called Yaoshui.
At the top of the city, several sergeants raised their eyes and saw Yang Xuan and others, and shouted: "Look below!"
It's very lively down there.
Hundreds of people formed a large circle, and two men were confronting each other in the middle.
The person on the left is named Diao She, he is tall and has a rebellious look on his face.
The person on the right is called Zhao Youcai. He is a little thin, but he looks like he has a lot of wisdom.
"Yeah, yeah, Diao She wins the bet."
"Zhao is talented and smart, I'll play him!"
After placing some bets, Diao She shouted: "Is it ready?"
The person who opened the market shouted: "It's done."
Boom!
The two of them bumped into each other.
Then you came back and forth, alternating fists and kicks.
Diao She was tall and powerful, but Zhao Youcai was flexible and adopted a strategy of wandering around.
"This is to consume the opponent's energy, which is somewhat interesting."
Outside, Yang Xuan was watching the show on horseback.
A group of people shouted wildly.
In the end, it was Zhao Youcai who took the time to give Diao She a blow and won the victory.
Some cheered, some cursed.
One person turned around proudly and then was stunned.
His companions patted him, "What are you looking at?"
His companion slowly turned around and was also stunned.
People at the scene turned back one after another.
Then the city became eerily quiet.
Yang Xuan rode towards the city.
"Xinming Mansion is here."
At this time, a burst of shouting broke out from behind.
Yang Xuan swore he heard the ridicule.
When they arrived at the county seat, two petty officials came out carrying an official. The official, who was dying, handed over his hands and said, "Liu Shun, the Prime Minister of Xiaguan County, has been waiting for the Ming Dynasty for a long time."
After some handovers, Liu Shun gasped and said, "I'll take my leave."
Yang Xuan nodded.
Liu Shun walked to the door and turned around. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Mingfu... take care."
Liu Shun is gone.
The old thief said: "Why do I think what he said is wrong? What is it like..."
Yang Xuan sat there and said calmly: "Last words."
He glanced at everyone and added: "Giving my last words for free."