Thief Emperor

Chapter 102 Official document to suppress bandits!

If someone else said this, Cui Shao's words would be a little ridiculous.

Because this is court business, no jokes allowed.

It is impossible to submit an impeachment memorial and then write to the court saying that the impeachment was wrong and want to withdraw the memorial.

If this is really a joke, the court will still have doubts about the arrangements for Magistrate Xue, but it will definitely send someone to question Cui Shao and find out what is going on.

But that was the rule for ordinary officials after all. Cui Shao was the prime minister's nephew. The emperor would not even look at such a small matter that only went to the county magistrate. At most, he would report it to the prime minister.

If it reaches Prime Minister Cui, he will not reject his nephew's document. If it reaches other prime ministers, the other prime ministers will also pass it to Prime Minister Cui to do him a favor.

That is, he does have the ability to "withdraw" the impeachment documents.

At most, Prime Minister Cui would send a letter and ask privately what happened.

Hearing Cui Shao's words, Master Xue immediately got angry. He said in a deep voice: "Envoy Cui, although I don't have a family background like the Cui family, I don't take the position of a county magistrate so seriously."

"Since the position of Qingyang County Magistrate is worthy of your attention, you can take it."

Xue Song slammed the table and stood up, saying sternly: "I myself would not be threatened by the power of an official position, let alone allow others to be controlled by it!"

"Besides, what about our Xue family father and daughter?"

Mr. Xue said angrily: "What does this have to do with my daughter?"

Xue Song's reaction was so dramatic that Cui Shao was stunned. After being stunned for a while, he put down his hand and said, "Don't be angry, County Magistrate Xue."

"I came here today to discuss something with you, not to quarrel with you."

He turned his head to look at Li Yun and said, "Captain Li, Qingyang has been very effective in suppressing bandits. Since Qingyang is your hometown, then Xuanzhou is also your hometown."

"A few days ago, I mobilized grain from various counties and was about to send it to the front line of Yuezhou when I was attacked by bandits. It was really annoying."

"If Captain Li can spend a year or two to wipe out the bandits in Xuanzhou, it would be a great merit. I will report to the court and at least promote you to the position of brigade commander in the state. In this way, you can be considered an official."

He looked at Li Yun's expression and asked, "How is it?"

Obviously, after the problems in transporting money and grain occurred, the governor of Xuanzhou thought about it for a few days and made some minor changes to his goal of going to Xuanzhou.

Being in charge of Xuanzhou and being able to transport money and food to the Yuezhou front is naturally a credit, but it is not a big credit after all.

If he could completely resolve the years of banditry in Xuanzhou within one term of office, then when he reported it to the higher authorities, not only would he, Cui Shao, gain face, but Prime Minister Cui in the capital would also gain face.

This task would definitely not be accomplished relying solely on the manpower in the state and the people he brought with him.

Li Yun frowned and said nothing.

Cui Shao also frowned: "I have come to Qingyang in person."

Li Yun then looked at the governor of Xuanzhou and suddenly smiled: "Envoy Cui, Xuanzhou is too big."

"In a place as big as Qingyang, there are more than ten bandits. There is no telling how many bandits there are in the entire Xuanzhou. It is definitely impossible for our anti-bandit team to accomplish this alone."

Li Yun paused and continued, "But since the envoy has ordered it, I will do my best. I heard that the state has nearly a thousand soldiers."

"With the support of nearly a thousand soldiers, Li will do his best to eliminate the bandits in Xuanzhou on behalf of the villagers of Xuanzhou."

When mentioning “nearly a thousand soldiers”, Governor Cui’s face twitched.

If he had nearly a thousand soldiers now, why would he lower himself to come to Qingyang to ask for help?

"The former Sima of Xuanzhou, Cao Rong, has been eating empty salaries from the imperial court for many years."

Governor Cui said slowly, "As a result, I have almost no one available under my command now. The few remaining people will probably be used to escort the money and grain to Yuezhou in the future."

"Captain Li wants to suppress the bandits. In addition to Qingyang's anti-theft team, he can only rely on the local militia."

"I have read the documents Qingyang sent to the state."

Envoy Cui looked at Li Yun and said, "Hasn't Captain Li always done this before?"

"That would be troublesome."

Li Dutou said slowly: "The militiamen in Qingyang are willing to contribute manpower and effort to suppress the bandits in Qingyang, but they may not be willing to go to other counties to suppress bandits."

"Since the envoy has asked me to do this, I have two requests."

Cui Shao said, "Tell me about it."

"First, I need an official document with the seal of Envoy Cui. The document says that the state government has ordered me to suppress bandits in various places in Xuanzhou, and I am allowed to do as I see fit."

"second."

Li Yun looked at Master Xue and continued, "Mr. Xue is a good official. Envoy Cui must ensure that he can continue to serve as the magistrate of Qingyang County."

“That’s all right.”

Cui Shao patted his chest and agreed very straightforwardly. After all, keeping Xue Song as the county magistrate was one of his conditions. As for issuing an official document to suppress the bandits, it was not difficult for him at all.

With just an official document, one can get such a powerful general for free, plus there are countless local people working for him, this is the perfect thing to do!
Moreover, he just needed this credit. Even if Li Yun didn't ask him for the document, he would find a way to write it to Li Yun.

After all, this thing is the evidence of his "meritorious service in suppressing bandits"!

After all, he was an official from the capital, so he had no idea how deep the waters were in the local area. How could he have imagined that this county yamen chief who looked upright and had a great reputation in Qingyang was actually the biggest thief in the entire Qingyang, and even in the entire Xuanzhou!

And this document of his will provide great help to the thief in front of him!
"Document, I will send it to Qingyang in a few days."

Envoy Cui stood up and looked at Master Xue, smiling faintly, "Although Magistrate Xue is a tough person, the captain under him is still a good man."

He walked out, and after two steps, he turned back to look at Li Yun and said with a smile: "Within two years, if Xuanzhou's suppression of bandits is somewhat effective, I will definitely take Captain Li to the capital to see the world."

After saying this, he seemed to be in a good mood. He turned around, put his hands behind his back and walked away without even looking at Mr. Xue again.

At this moment, Mr. Cui was still very proud.

What is the intricate connection? He beat and hit, and immediately subdued the "strong general"!
If Qingyang's achievements in suppressing bandits could be replicated throughout Xuanzhou, he would be proud in front of his uncle when he returns to the capital!

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When Envoy Cui left, neither County Magistrate Xue nor Li Yun went to see him off. The two of them continued to sit in the county government office.

Li Yun poured a cup of tea for the silent Master Xue and said with a smile, "Your Excellency doesn't have to leave Qingyang now, right?"

Master Xue took the tea, looked up at Li Yun, took a sip, and said slowly: "You have a good temper. You fought with them, but you can still talk to them calmly."

"It wasn't a fight."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I beat them up."

He paused and then said, "It's still unclear whether one of those two people can recover. Even if they do, they will probably be sick for the rest of their lives."

Magistrate Xue raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

After putting down the teacup, he looked in the direction where Cui Shao left and shook his head, "He is so stupid, so stupid."

"How could the Cui family, a thousand-year-old family, raise such a descendant?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Didn't you subdue the county lord? How could you be stupid?"

"He relies on his position to bully others, and..."

Master Xue looked up at Li Yun, his expression becoming strange: "Besides, he doesn't know your background, and he really thinks you are a hero who fights bandits for the people."

Li Yun frowned and said, "What do you mean by that, County Master? Am I not a hero who fights against bandits for the people?"

"We have suppressed the bandits, but it is hard to say for whom we are suppressing them."

Master Xue lowered his voice and said, "No matter what, it is an indisputable fact that you have a close relationship with Cangshan Village."

"Now that the Cangshan Stronghold has entered Lingyang Mountain, they have become a group of big thieves. Once you get Cui Shao's documents, you can lead them to move openly around Xuanzhou..."

At this point, Master Xue took a deep breath and murmured, "It's not that I really can't talk to that Cui guy, I have to stop him from issuing the document to you."

Li Yun poured him more tea and said with a smile: "How can the county magistrate be so exaggerated? Since I came back from the north, Cangshan Village no longer exists. Everything has been renovated."

"In the past six months, when have you ever heard of them coming out to rob things again?"

Mr. Xue still frowned and said nothing.

After a while, he looked up at Li Yun and sighed.

"I don't understand what you want to do, but I am in this position of county magistrate thanks to you."

"You're welcome."

Li Yun patted his chest and said, "I said I would give the matter to the county lord, and I will give it to the county lord."

County Magistrate Xue was silent for a while, then looked up at Li Yun and said, "Let's have dinner together in the back hall tonight."

Li Yun smiled and nodded: "It is better to obey than to be respectful."

That night, the great thief Li finally sat down at the dinner table of the Qingyang County Magistrate.

Miss Xue was also present. After listening to the conversation between the two, she looked at Li Yun and couldn't help but speak.

"You...you want to eliminate bandits in the entire Xuanzhou?"

"Yes."

Li Dadutou patted his chest and said with a smile: "For the county lord."

"This is what I should do."

(End of this chapter)