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Chapter 186 Jun Lianzhou

It is said that the war is coming, but Qingfu County is still calm.

Ordinary people don't know that the Mongolian army will attack Shu, even the county magistrate Jiang Chun is not too nervous when he receives the news.

From Jiang Chun's point of view, Zhang Dutong has already led an army to meet the enemy, and this battle is most likely to drive the enemy at the gate of the country.

Zhang Dutong is a general under Yu Shuai's command, and he rarely loses.

The battlefield is just to the west of Qingfu County, across the mountains, and the army gathers.And there is Changning Army in the east of Qingfu County; Xuzhou in the north; Junlian Prefecture in the south.

Surrounded by soldiers and horses on all sides, it is safe and sound.

Moreover, the two subordinate officials, the county chief secretary and the county lieutenant, are also willing to work hard, and they have been strengthening their defenses early on.Even if a small group of Mongolian troops rushed in, closed the city gate and lit up the smoke, the Changning army would arrive in a day.

It was other things that upset Jiang Chun.

"Zhengshu, I'm really bored to death."

"Why is the county magistrate so worried?"

Jiang Chun sighed, and said, "Since Li Feiyu moved into the county government, things have changed, and people's hearts have changed. My son and daughter have become more and more disrespectful. How dare you contradict me in the past two days, and I'm so angry!"

Fang Yankai raised his head from the official document, glanced at Jiang Chun, and felt that he was not as calm as usual.

"The county magistrate has also changed."

"What's the meaning of this?"

"County magistrates have rarely spoken so straightforwardly before."

"Really?" Jiang Chun was stunned, stroked his beard and said, "It's what made Li Feiyu angry."

"You don't have to be angry with the county magistrate," Fang Yankai casually said.

Jiang Chun said: "Li Feiyu just came back from Xuzhou in the north. It hasn't been settled for two days, and he went to the south again?"

"Say it's a military exercise."

"Hmph, perform soldiers. A county lieutenant, consider himself a commander. He wanders around with those 300 people all day long, as if he thinks it's an army of tens of thousands. He's just a child, holding chicken feathers as arrows, and generalizing the country like a child Playing nonsense."

Fang Yankai said: "Go and go, isn't it more peaceful than being in front of the county magistrate."

"I just annoy him, whether I'm in front of you or not. Zhengshu, you don't care about him, go south out of the Qingfu Realm, and arrive at the land of Junlian Prefecture, what should you do if there is a conflict? "

"Not at all, Li Feiyu is quite prudent."

"Steady?" Jiang Chun snorted coldly and said, "You agreed with him to go?"

Fang Yankai nodded, and said: "It's also good to look along Wuchi Road and Shimen Road. If there is a small group of Mongolian troops invading, you must be prepared."

"If you are not familiar with the place, don't get stuck in the border of Junlian, and waste thousands of dollars in the county."

"He found a guide."

Jiang Chun said, "Xiong Mountain?"

Fang Yankai said: "He came to ask me, and I told him to go to Baiyan Miao Village to find Xiongshan."

"The Baiyan Miao Village never lets people from the county government enter the village, so there was no conflict?"

"Li Feiyu personally went to Zhaikou to invite people."

"Hmph, what a shame." Jiang Chun snorted, and said, "Zhengshu has always acted safely. Fortunately, you are also a county lieutenant, so I feel a lot more at ease."

"The county magistrate is absurd."

Jiang Chun waved his hand and asked again: "Why is the autumn grain outside the city still not harvested? It was harvested in September last year. It's time for winter wheat."

"It's time to harvest in just a few days. This year, there is little rain, and the rice is only in the ear. Zhang Yuanming has always ignored the war. He didn't take the lead, and the people have been waiting."

"It's just nonsense! There are bad people in the poor village."

Fang Yankai sighed, and said, "Don't worry, the county magistrate, I have sent someone to urge you to pay."

It's not easy for him to be the master secretary. The county magistrate above seems to be gentle, and he only talks about it all day long, but he knows everything well and only uses him as a donkey.

Now, there is another county lieutenant fighting for power.

"Let's talk about business." Jiang Chun straightened his face, showing the majesty of the chief officer, and said: "This year, the tax paid to the city is exempted from Zhizhou. Li cannot bear the burden for a long time. After the autumn defense, it should be abolished."

"Let's talk about it after the autumn defense? It's always about the overall situation."

"I understand it, so I didn't say much about it. But seeing Li Feiyu training the government servants like a soldier, it can be seen that he has a lot of dedication. I must remind the principal first."

"Yeah, it is difficult to govern the county, but there is such a tough person."

Fang Yankai sighed again, thinking of Li Xia's actions, he felt quite worried...

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To the south of Qingfu County, Junlian Prefecture.

Qingfu County has been classified as a provincial county, and Junlian Prefecture is different, it is still "Jimi Prefecture".

"Jie" refers to the collar of a horse; "縻" refers to the reins of an ox. "Ji縻" means to win over and control.

After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's policy of restraint was followed and improved. In simple terms, it was to "establish its chiefs so that they can control themselves", and additional supervisory officials were assigned in addition to the chiefs.

Junlian Prefecture is located on the edge of the Sichuan Basin, and further south is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

In its territory, Zhenzhou River, Xunsi River and Junlian River flow into Fujiang respectively.Although it is not the main source of Fujiang, it is also the upper reaches of Fujiang.

Therefore, Li Xia took a boat and went up the Fujiang River, heading south, to Junlianzhou.

He turned his head to look, and saw that Zhoucheng was very small, not as big as Qingfu County, and the city walls were low, only made of rammed earth.

"The county lieutenant thinks this city is small?" Xiong Shan said.

"As you can see along the way, the river valley is deep and secluded, and there are only small trails. There are not many Han people here?" Li Xia asked.

"Yes, the further south you go, the higher the mountains and the more dangerous the water. Few people come here." Xiong Shan said, "There are more tribes here, and Song officials only supervise, so the state city is not big, and there are not many people in it."

Having said that, there are patrolmen in front to stop.

Li Xia took out the letter and letter, saying that the Qingfu county captain led people to patrol the border defense, and used another sum of money to continue southward...

When he came out this time, he didn't bring Liu Jinsuo with him, and left 100 people to guard the camp in Qingfu County to avoid any accidents in the county.

He also brought Xiongshan and seven Miao people as guides.

After passing Zhoucheng, and walking for a while, Xiongshan said: "Li Xianwei, it's time to abandon the boat and take the mountain road here. If you go a little further, you will be on the five-foot road."

"Five-foot way? Isn't it Shimen way?"

"This side is called Wuchi Road." Xiong Shan said: "The Shimen Road mentioned by Captain Li was built on Wuchi Road in the Tang Dynasty. The Shimen Pass in Dian is called Shimen Road, and we are used to calling it Wuchi Road. "

Li Xia nodded, and ordered Kong Muxi to lead 20 people to station by the river.

There is a small village nearby, but Kongmuxi does not need to set up camp, just guard the boat.

Li Xia continued to lead 180 people to abandon the boat and land.

Xiong Shan said: "Walking through this five-foot road, it is no longer the boundary of Sichuan and Shu, but the boundary of Wumeng tribe."

"Why don't you see the local defenders?"

"The inspector in front may be only twenty miles away, but it's winding and winding, and I'm afraid to walk nearly a hundred miles."

After walking for a while, the road ahead narrowed.

In the end, Li Xia had no choice but to order his subordinates to form a column, and the two walked side by side.

Luhu led several people to open the way ahead, while Bao Shan retreated at the end of the team.

Li Xia still walked side by side with Xiong Shan, feeling that the road was too small.

Xiong Shan said: "Five-foot road, five-foot road, the road is five feet wide, I'm afraid the county captain has never walked such a road?"

"It's true that I haven't been there." Li Xia said: "All the way into Shu is by boat, and the road in Qingfu County is not like this."

"The terrain of Qingfu County is still open, and there are mountains to the south. This five-foot road was built in the Qin Dynasty. It was built to sell Botong, and it is also called 'Bo Qingyi Road'. This section is quite wide and can cover two People walk side by side, and after passing the inspector, it becomes narrower, and one person can only lead the mule."

"Brother Xiong knows a lot."

"Being a guide." Xiong Shan said with a big smile, "I used to take some merchants to Wumeng, and listened to what they said."

This Hmong man also heard from hearsay that there is certainly a trade in Botong, but Qin Xiu's five-foot way must not only be for this.

Li Xia looked up, but he could understand Qin Shihuang's ambition.

It is a small road, but it connects Sichuan and Yunnan. Without this road, Qingfu County would still be an uncivilized and barren land.

After walking this road in person, Li Xia finally understood why Jiang Chun was not worried at all about the Mongolian army going north from Shimen Road and Wuchi Road to attack Qingfu.

With such a narrow road, the army could not walk at all.

If the Mongolian army walks here, there will be smoke all together, and the Song army will be able to block them before they cross the five-foot road.

Having said that, how to say about things in the world cannot be considered with common sense.

According to common sense, who would have thought that it would be necessary to guard against the Mongolian army's northern expedition from Yunnan and attack on Sichuan?
In my impression, Mongolia is still in the north and cannot go further north. This place is hundreds of thousands of miles away from Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia.

I thought that the Mongolian army was a big man riding a horse and howling on the grassland, but now they are wading through mountains and rivers to bring down Dali Kingdom.

It was this inherent impression that was shattered by the Mongolian army, so Li Xia must go to the Sichuan-Yunnan Mountain Road to take a look.

180 people walked for more than [-] miles for another day, and finally saw a pass ahead, which must be the inspector...

(End of this chapter)