Northern Dynasties

Chapter 533
The next day, people from the rear also arrived near Rang City one after another, so Li Tai also entered the city and took over all the city defense.

When the people inside and outside Rang City saw so many people coming, they couldn't help but marvel at the power of the new envoy.As for those powerful Jingzhou subordinates who met with him in the military camp yesterday, they immediately understood the source of Li Tai's confidence.If they had such a huge power, of course they would have revenge, perhaps even more arrogant than Li Tai!
Although Wang Sizheng didn't stay in Jingzhou for a long time, he still did some things, such as repairing the Jingzhou city, and the regional layout of the city is quite regular, which is worthy of the master of tower defense.

The space in the city is not small, and before Li Tai arrived, Quan Zhongzun had already ordered people to clear an area, and the troops brought by Li Tai could move in directly.

The reason why Li Tai lived in the military camp outside the city last night was because he was worried about what might happen in the mixed situation here. If he lived outside the city, at least it would be convenient for him to run.He can send his men to take people halfway, who knows if there will be other Lao Liu lurking in the dark and preparing to attack him.

Although he took over the city that Wang Sizheng presided over to repair, Li Tai was not grateful to him, because this guy almost emptied the treasury of Jingzhou treasury when he left.It is estimated that even if there were some things left at that time, they would have to be stolen by the guards.

So when Cui Qian went to the city to take over and check the treasuries of various places, there were no more than ten carts in all the treasuries, and most of them were waste from old hemp and rotten valleys.As for the warehouse income and expenditure accounting books, the records are even more messy and unorganized.

However, Li Tai didn't care about it. He didn't expect Jingzhou to have a lot of savings when he came to the south. He brought a huge amount of money and food and ample weapons. As for other lacking materials, he could buy or borrow them. no need to worry.

He didn't order to check the old accounts, but ordered his staff to clean up these warehouses to store the money and food he brought in. As for the guards, of course he had to use his own people.

Seeing his handling in this way, those state officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and drew a portrait of Li Tai in their hearts, thinking that the new envoy is a bold and powerful person who does things loosely and informally.

But in fact, in Li Tai's view, it is useless to pursue these past events. As long as the people and things are still on this land, he can always get them back through other means.When he really said what he said, it was time to start making rules.

While the people in Jingzhou City following the arrival of the new envoy were still busy settling in and taking over various affairs, the human relations around Rang City were once again in turmoil. The three officials who came out to welcome the new envoy yesterday and left first all disappeared. Return to the Ministry.

Today's Jingzhou is already in an uproar due to Li Taiqianglong's entry into the country, and all kinds of discomfort.

Among them, the most suspicious person is naturally the new envoy. After all, the three of them each lead a different number of followers, and they are very familiar with this situation, even if they are robbed by bandits, they can flexibly get rid of them.Now they disappeared without a trace, and the three groups of people are like this, and it is definitely not ordinary forces who did it.

Although they don't know why Li Tai did this, after all, at the party yesterday, although Li Tai was a bit strong and he seemed arbitrary when he talked about attacking Xiangyang, he was still friendly in other aspects, especially the bold and generous methods that made people remember deeply...

But apart from this new envoy, they couldn't think of anyone who was more suspicious.There are conflicts and conflicts among the villagers, but taking people away without making a sound is not their usual method of fighting in the village!
As the news spread and doubts arose, many powerful barbarian chiefs either found various excuses, or simply returned to their headquarters without making a sound, and did not dare to stay around Jingzhou City any longer.

When Li Tai saw that many local officials left the state capital with excuses, he knew in his heart that the incident should have already happened.

Of course, he would not give these people too much time to discuss the connection, so he led a fully armed convoy to leave the state city and go to the family where the three captives' stronghold was closest to the city.

One of the three captives was named Huang Fulong, who was the governor of Xinye County and the garrison of Dongqiu. He was a chieftain of Fushui.The Dongqiu garrison where it is located is the garrison on the mound in the east of the city. It is less than one mile away from the city and can be reached when you leave the city.

At this time, in Dongqiu Shuzhong, Huang Fulong's clan and tribes were all anxious and chaotic because of the disappearance of the leader.At the same time, there were also many leaders of other ministries who came here after hearing the news, and they all came here to inquire about the inside story and wait and see the situation.

But before they could come up with an idea, some officers came to report to the envoy, who directly led the troops to surround the fortress.

After hearing the words, everyone went up to the wall of the fort and looked out. They saw the city gate was wide open, and the people who had just settled in the city were marching out of the fort in a steady stream, looking menacing and sharpening their knives. , I was so frightened that my hands and feet were cold: "Okay, this northern prisoner is really going to kill all of us Beibei people..."

"He, how dare he? Isn't he afraid of Liang Ren..."

Some people were still waiting to argue, and suddenly remembered that the new envoy had vowed to send troops to attack Xiangyang last night, so how could he not dare to attack them because he was afraid of the Liang people?

They were panicking here, but the people outside the city had new movements. A group of soldiers brandished tools to dig trenches under the mound, and piled the excavated soil into an earthen platform. The earth platform is piled up to a height of more than ten feet, and the top is also several feet in radius.

Under the frightened and vigilant eyes of the crowd in the fort, Li Tai in fine armor walked slowly onto the stage under the arch of several personal soldiers, and shouted loudly in the direction of the fort: "The lord of Dongqiu Huang Dudu and others disappeared last night. I know that you doubt me. I am a newcomer in the town, and you will not see the crime because you do not doubt me, but this matter must be thoroughly investigated!

From now on, no matter the officials or the head of Guizhou in the territory, if there are clues that can tell the officials and verify the veracity, ten pieces of silk will be given.There will be a reward of ten catties for those who can rescue the missing people and protect them back home! "

Following his order, the soldiers below carried the silk as a reward and piled it on the high platform. Thousands of silks piled up the high platform, and 30 yuan a catty of gold cakes were divided into Three piles represent the three missing masters.

The tyrants in the garrison had seen Li Tai sell hundreds of catties of gold yesterday, although they were equally astonished this time, the shock they received was not too great.

But the other people in the fortress were a little dumbfounded when they saw so much goods piled up on the high platform. They were worried about the safety of the chief before, but now they are full of thoughts about how much money can buy with so much money?

"Please, may I ask your envoy, what is a sure clue? My lord, my lord traveled yesterday. The bay red horse I rode on had a white spot on the left side. Many people have seen it. Is this considered certain?"

A barbarian in the garrison hesitated for a while, and couldn't help shouting loudly.

After Li Tai heard the words, he pointed at him and said loudly: "Go out of the castle and get a reward!"

While speaking, he ordered the soldiers on the high platform to take up ten pieces of silk and send them down.When the barbarian heard this, he couldn't help shouting excitedly. Even if he was about to squeeze down from the top of the garrison, the other barbarians didn't have time to worry about other things. For fear of being preempted by others.

But at this moment, the crowd was full of voices, and it was completely unclear what they were shouting.

So Li Tai waved his hands and used the drum order to suppress the noise, and immediately said loudly: "Although you are eager to rescue the general, if the crowd loses control, nothing will be achieved! I don't ask about your clan's internal affairs, and quickly elect a chief. Come out of the castle to meet me and discuss saving lives!"

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the fortress calmed down a bit. After a while, the gate of the fort opened, and a middle-aged barbarian who somewhat resembled Huang Fulong came out.There were several other domestic tyrants traveling with him, but their brows and eyes were a little embarrassed.

"The last general, Huang Fuhu, is the blood-blooded brother of Governor Huang. I pay my respects to the envoy, and I implore the envoy to save my brother back home!"

The barbarian walked under the high platform and bowed to Li Tai.

Li Tai walked down the high platform slowly, looked down at Huang Fuhu and said: "Although your brother's life is serious, my innocence is also not light! No matter who makes a move, taking advantage of my entry to do this evil, it must be to disturb my control of the state Thing! The high platform here is used to offer rewards, and it is also used to eradicate evil and evil, if anyone in the state knows who harbors evil intentions and commits crimes, blood will be spilled on this platform!"

When he said the last sentence, he turned his gaze to the other tyrants behind him.Although these people were afraid of Li Tai's men and horses, they had a clear conscience if it was just this matter, so they all bowed their heads and said: "The king's decision is wise, and the general also hopes to catch the thieves as soon as possible!"

"You must not only have expectations, but also implement actions. Although I am the owner of this town, it is only a name. You have lived in the village for a long time and have a deep understanding of the local conditions. You are the real master of this town, and you are more responsible to clean up the town!"

Hearing this, Li Tai reprimanded him with a straight face, and then said in a contemplative manner: "I know you are busy with business and family affairs, and you don't have much time to spend on this matter. Forcibly appointing, it will inevitably make the masses Difficulty. I am the master now. The rewards of you and other villagers are not the same as those of the masses. If you can find the lost person, you will be rewarded with three thousand bolts of silk and fifty catties of gold regardless of life or death. Half of the reward will be paid by the official and half by the household."

When several people heard this, they immediately became excited again, and one of them couldn't help exclaiming: "Your words are serious?"

"Could it be that the affection of my relatives and disciples eager to rescue Huang Dudu and others, and my eagerness to restore my innocence, are not worth this mere wealth?"

After Li Tai heard the words, he stared displeasedly, and immediately looked down at the barbarian Huang Fuhu and asked, "What do you think?"

"When, when, when, when!"

That Huang Fuhu had never seen such a heroic state official. Although he was shocked by the amount of wealth, he did not dare to say that he was not willing to give up the money when faced with Li Tai's gaze and other people's eager onlookers. Offering a reward for rescuing his brother, he could only bite the bullet and answer.

"I'm busy with things in the state today, so I don't have time to look at this matter for a long time. You and the other three families are in charge. You can't stay out of the matter because of emotion and reason. Each of you will send your slaves here to guard the high platform here to appreciate the things, listen to the crowd's voice, and pay when you see it. I believe You deal with things more sincerely than others, so you don’t let the state officials supervise here. When the rewards are exhausted, you will report to the state government to make up. If you don’t investigate thoroughly, you will never stop!”

Hearing what Li Tai said, Huang Fuhu, who was still in a dilemma, immediately nodded and said: "Please rest assured, the last general, the last general will definitely work hard to collect information, so as to restore your innocence!"

Li Tai was very satisfied with Huang Fuhu's statement, and turned his gaze to the other tyrants who were already gearing up, and said solemnly: "This matter requires serious attention, but don't forget about attacking Xiangyang in ten days. If it delays the military period, The state government will never forgive me lightly!"

(End of this chapter)