Northern Dynasties

Chapter 360
Outside Shangfengfang City on the north bank of the Weishui River, Huangfu Mu led several state officials and stood at the side of the intersection. Seeing Wang De and Han Bao's party approaching, they had no intention of going forward.

Wang De and Han Bao's emotions were extremely complicated. After seeing the sight of the camp stretching for several miles outside the Fangcheng City, they were full of astonishment, and they had no intention of caring about the state government's neglect of them.

"The size of the camp here is at least tens of thousands. How can it be that Li Xianhe said before that the city's defenses are empty!"

Wang De has been in the army for a long time, and he judged the scale of the camps outside Fangcheng with just a glance. With so many troops stationed around Fangcheng, he believed that all of Duguxin's army had returned to the town.

Han Bao was a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene. Naturally, he would not suspect that the information delivered by Li Xian was wrong. It must be that something happened that they couldn't predict and judge during the period from the Qinzhou army's westward expedition to the present.

When Huangfu Mu came in for a courteous meeting, Han Bao couldn't help asking: "May I ask if Li Sanqi is in the city? It would be the best if Li Sanqi can come to see him in time."

Huangfu Mu looked at the two uninvited guests who came with bad intentions, and he was already very upset. After hearing the words, he didn't even answer politely. Prepare.

Li Changshi has a heavy duty to stay behind, and he is busy with affairs, so he really has no time to see him, so he specially ordered his humble post to meet the two envoys here.If the envoys and others need to stay overnight to rest, they should enter Fangcheng to settle down.If you don't need it, please stay here for a few days. "

Wang De saw that Huangfu Mu's expression was quite unkind, his face sank immediately, and he said coldly: "Since the principal has no time to meet, it is useless to stay here. I will go west from the introduction department, and there is no need to entertain the government officials!"

When Huangfu Mu heard this, he shrank back, and the sword-wearing soldiers who were walking with him took a step forward one after another.Huangfu Mucai said again in a deep voice, "The Hanoi Duke's army marched westward, and the Longyou prefectures all obeyed the military law.

A few days ago, there were thieves who committed crimes in the territory, and they have not yet been punished. Li Changshi told the prefectures and counties to be on alert, and if they found anyone who violated the prohibition and wandered in the city, they would be arrested immediately.Although I don't know why the two envoys came here, please don't disturb Muzhi of the state and county! "

Wang De was even more ashamed and annoyed when he heard the words, but Han Bao hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, got off his horse and led Wang De's mount to another place, and then said to Huangfu Mu: "I came here to express condolences to my ancestors. People and horses will still come here one after another in the near future. Since the state government has issued an order to prohibit travel, let’s stay here to wait for the victorious troops. Please join the army to prepare camps for the troops behind, so that they can settle in and rest.”

When Huangfu Mu heard this, it was difficult to tell the truth from the false for a while, and his face turned cold, but he still replied according to Li Tai's explanation: "The army marched westward, consumed a lot of food and fodder, and the domestic savings are also quite scarce. Please envoy Inform in detail the number of people and horses, and when they will stop, so that the state government can raise food and beverage materials."

"The number of people and horses is slightly handed over by our own roster. As for how long it will stay, it is still undecided. It will always have to wait for the return of Hanoi before making a decision."

After pondering for a while, Han Bao replied again.

After settling them all in Fangcheng, Huangfu Mu left immediately. After leaving Fangcheng, he went straight to the Zhitang of the state capital to meet Li Tai, and reported to Li Tai the details of the conversation.

After listening to Huangfu Mu's report, Li Tai frowned deeply. After learning the identities of the people along the way, he knew in his heart that things were not easy.Although Wang De and Han Bao came to see them on their own initiative, their words were not lost in kindness, but after erasing this layer of appearance, there was a great danger hidden inside.

"Chang Shi, Lord Hejian and others suddenly came here, what should be the reason for coming here?"

Huangfu Mu also frowned tightly, and asked with a worried expression.

"What do you think?"

Li Tai didn't answer, but asked him back.

Huangfu Mu shook his head slowly, and immediately said: "But the state's inner villages are fully assembled and equipped with sufficient military equipment. Even if there are any accidents, they will still be able to deal with them. There is also Chang Shi who stays in the state capital and orders the masses , this passer-by would not dare to act recklessly..."

Li Tai couldn't help laughing a few times after hearing this, but felt in his heart that Huangfu Mu really thought highly of him this time.

The arrival of Wang De and Han Bao must be at the behest of Daxingtai.While Yu Wentai suddenly sent a group of people into his lair when Duguxin's army was still hanging outside, the purpose was obviously not to make small troubles like Li Tai's robbery of Buddhist temples, but must have a deeper plot.

However, these two guys are also a bit unlucky. They thought they were breaking into an empty door, but they didn't expect to bump into the thief who directed and acted by himself, shouting to catch the thief, and concentrated all the armed forces in the village around the city, and hit the iron gate all at once. .

But even so, this matter is not something that Li Tai can handle by himself, so he has to report it to his father-in-law as soon as possible, and discuss and finalize a solution.

So Li Tai hurriedly informed Dugu Xin who was still in Liangzhou of this situation, and at the same time summoned Li Yunxin who was in charge of Fangcheng affairs, and asked him to select a few representatives from the village to entertain the visitors from Guanzhong. Tell them about the delicate situation in Qinzhou, so as to dispel their idea of ​​using force to stir up trouble.

During this period of time, Li Yunxin obeyed Li Tai's orders, and understood his thoughts quite a lot. After receiving this order, he signaled Li Tai to rest assured, and he chose a few local tyrants who got along well with him recently, carried a few pigs and sheep into the defense in the city.

In Fangcheng at this time, Wang Dezheng, who felt humiliated because of Li Tai's indifferent attitude, complained that he should not follow Han Bao's suggestion to come to see him. As for being neglected and neglected like this, it would be a real fight.

When Han Bao heard Wang De's complaint, he secretly felt a little crazy.

He was one of the masterminds who constructed this plan, so he was selected by Daxingtai as the executor. Of course, his real intention was not to force against Duguxin, but to create a danger that the teacher was hanging outside and the road was blocked. This difficult situation forced Duguxin to put the overall situation first and accept the checks and balances proposed by the Taiwan government.

But if there is a real fight, regardless of the outcome, the Taiwan government will be at the wrong side, and it will give the court a reason to interfere in the situation in Longyou.

Although the imperial court has no actual people, horses, money and food to support Dugu Xin, but it has a righteous name, and directly gives Dugu Xin the right to stand on the right, so that he can really fight against the Taiwan government, it will not end well!
If the matter develops to that point, if the Taiwan government wants to resume dialogue with Duguxin, the first thing to do is to hand over their subordinates of the Taiwan government who are alienating the two and let Duguxin issue sanctions.

In fact, the variable of Li Boxan was mentioned by everyone in the previous design, but most of them still think that Li Boxan is a bit of a monster, but after all, he has only been in Longzhou for a short time, and I am afraid that even Duguxin and the staff of the two governments will not have time to recognize it clearly. Even if Duguxin arranges to stay behind, it won't hinder things much.

But the reality gave Han Bao a heavy punch. While comforting Wang De, he also wondered why Li Tai could make such a situation.

Qinzhou has its own number of troops, and most of them have followed Dugu Xin to the west.Then the current garrison should be the powerful tribes enlisted by Li Tai in the town, so the question arises again, how much control can he have over these powerful tribes?After all, I just entered the town not long ago...

Han Baoshang was thinking about how to solve this embarrassing situation, Li Yunxin and other powerful representatives came to express their condolences to the distinguished guests with food and drinks.

Hearing that each of these people came to the front and reported that they were powerful representatives of Qinzhou, Han Bao's eyes flashed with hope, and he put down his airs and started talking enthusiastically with these people, intending to find some information about Qinzhou's current situation through the dialogue. personnel flaws.

But when these people talked with Han Bao, they also used a lot of interrogation and temptation in their words, almost asking them about their whereabouts before and after entering the country.

Seeing the impatience between the two of them, Li Yunxin quickly stood up and apologized: "Please forgive the vulgar and reckless fellow, just because a thief suddenly appeared in the frontier a few days ago, and because the envoys have not been tracked down yet, and it happens to be the time for the envoys... ..."

"Dog thief dare to slander!"

Wang De was already in a bad mood, and when he heard that these ignorant townspeople suspected him of being a bandit from Kou Liao's village, he was so angry that he jumped up and kicked the food table in front of him.

Seeing this, Li Yunxin hurriedly took advantage of the influx of armored soldiers to control the situation, and led the Xizhong township heroes to retreat in a hurry, looking at the villagers with a look of embarrassment and sighing: "These visitors from the capital are really arrogant, or they are guilty of thieves. Without Li Shijun to unite the masses and protect them, the villagers will inevitably be bullied by him!"

After everyone heard the words, they all nodded with concern, and expressed their opinions that they must ask Li Tai to strictly restrict the activities of these outsiders, and they must not be allowed to enter and leave the village until they are innocent!

Li Tai is a follower of kindness and actively responds to the voices of the villagers. Otherwise, how can he be a good leader of the village?Dang even drew up another order and sent it to Fangcheng Wangde, asking him to cooperate with the state government to actively donate tribal weapons.

Fortunately, Wang De was illiterate, and Han Bao did not dare to tell the truth when he told him the content. Although he temporarily fooled Wang De, he was also frightened into a cold sweat, and the taste was still familiar. Ah, this Li Boshan does not know how to restrain himself when he does things, and he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Does he wish that the Taifu and Longyou will fight?

He was also worried that Xu Jin's Wang De's trilogy would be disarmed by Li Tai's force, so he repeatedly asked for an interview, and his words became more earnest and anxious, and finally he was allowed to be introduced into the Zhitang of the state capital.

"Han Shizhong, it's been a long time, don't you come here unharmed?"

Standing in front of the straight hall, Li Tai clasped his fists and said to Han Bao, who was quite out of breath and striding forward.

Han Bao didn't have any leisure to exchange greetings with him, but pointed at him and said angrily: "Li Boshan, why did the lord treat you badly? Why did the Lord of Hanoi treat you badly? If you transfer to the two governments, you will benefit from deep kindness. You don't need to be harmonious." Two places, do you want to disturb the middle of the country?"

Li Tai couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. Could it be that you also came here through time travel?How could you eavesdrop on my heart!
(End of this chapter)