Thief Emperor

Chapter 312 Look Back
The initial construction of the Wuzhou Army has actually come to an end.

Because the food and treatment are very good, and with this Cuju competition, the atmosphere in the army is very good now.

If the entire army wants to make any significant improvements, simple training is no longer possible, and it requires several major battles.

However, there is no major war to fight in Jiangdong at the moment, so Li Yun does not need to stay in Wuzhou to train the army.

He can take some time to go back to his hometown in Xuanzhou to deal with some matters in Xuanzhou.

For example, returning to Xuanzhou and taking control of the copper mine in Yian County.

This is a resource that many people are coveting. Li Yun has also been coveting it for a long time. This time he went back to his hometown in Xuanzhou to get this matter done and done properly.

Since it was decided early in the morning, Li Yun did not hesitate too much. Anyway, in Wuzhou, political affairs were handled by Zhuo Guangrui and Xu Ang, while military affairs were handled by Zhao Cheng and Su Sheng. It would not be a big problem if he was away for a while.

In the next two days, Li Yun explained the affairs of Wuzhou. On the third day, he got on a carriage and set off from Wuzhou and returned to Xuanzhou with Li Zheng's battalion.

Although the "civil and military officials" of Wuzhou did not understand Li Yun's intention of leaving Wuzhou, they never cared about Li Yun's decision and they all saw him off.

After watching Li Yun's family's carriage go away, Zhao Cheng stood by the road, turned his head slightly to look at Su Sheng, and said slowly: "The envoy's return to Xuanzhou this time must be a big deal."

Su Sheng had only been following Li Yun for a short time, so he smiled and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"If the matter is small, we won't bring so many people."

Zhao Cheng said softly: "If you have nothing to do, you can only take one team with you when you go out..."

He turned to look at Su Sheng and whispered, "Some time ago, when we were in Wu County, the envoy only brought one brigade and almost killed all the government troops in Wu County."

"He brought a whole battalion of lieutenants..."

Zhao Cheng stroked his chin and murmured, "Are you planning to capture Xuanzhou?"

Hearing this, Su Sheng also looked at Li Yun's receding figure, as if thinking about something.

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The straight-line distance from Wuzhou to Qingyang County is about 700 miles. However, due to the mountainous area around Xuanzhou, it was impossible to walk in a straight line all the way. In addition, as they were leading an army, they could not walk very fast. It took the group more than ten days to reach Xuanzhou.

On the official road, Li Yun sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out, suddenly pointed to a small county town not far away, and said with a smile: "Madam, look, that's Shidai."

Xue Yun'er stretched her head out to take a look, then retracted it and whispered, "Why did you suddenly mention the stone pier?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "We will probably stay in Shidai tonight. If we stay in Shidai County, we might run into some old friends."

Xue Yun'er clenched her fists, looking a little angry.

The fact that the Gu family broke off the engagement after the bride-stealing really hurt her a lot, otherwise the wedding wouldn't have been held with such a grand ceremony half a year ago.

Just to prove myself.

Miss Liu was also on the bus with Mr. and Mrs. Li Yun. She and Xue Yun'er were close friends and knew what happened. So she stuck her head out to look outside and smiled softly, "Even if the family wanted to see my sister, they might not be able to do so now."

"Who wants to see them?"

Xue Yun'er hummed softly.

It was already afternoon, and as they were talking, the sky darkened a little. Li Yun ordered to spend the night in Shidai County.

An army of a thousand men approached Shidai in a mighty force. Naturally, the momentum was extraordinary and soon alarmed Shidai County.

However, a county town was too small. If more than a thousand people were squeezed in at once, it would inevitably disturb the residents. Li Yun asked Deng Yang to lead the troops to station outside the city, while he himself took Yang Xi's guards and prepared to go into the city to rest.

Before entering the city, Li Yun had Deng Yang called over. Deng Yang hurried over, lowered his head and said, "Envoy."

Li Yun looked at him and asked with a smile: "Do you know where Yi'an County is?"

Deng Yang stared at Li Yun with eyes wide open: "Envoy, have you forgotten..."

Li Yun was startled: "What did you forget?"

"I was captured by you in Yi'an..."

Deng Yang looked strange: "I am from Yi'an County."

Li Yun smiled silently.

At the beginning, his anti-bandit team was formed by selecting members from the bandits he captured while fighting bandits in Xuanzhou.

However, these bandits did not have household registration and were only divided into different mountain areas. Li Yun really did not know which county they were from.

Naturally, he had forgotten where Deng Yang was from.

"That couldn't be better."

Li Yun looked at Deng Yang and said calmly, "Take your captain battalion and set off for Yi'an County early tomorrow morning. Set up camp outside the county. I will ride over there in a few days."

"Count the time."

Li Yun lowered his head to think for a while, then said, "We should be arriving in Yi'an at about the same time."

The biggest drawback of infantry is that they move slowly, so they need to be deployed in advance.

At this point, Li Yun smiled and said, "If I were late, you would have wandered around Yi'an by yourself. Now you have returned home in glory."

Deng Yang chuckled, and suddenly became serious. He bowed his head and said to Li Yun: "Sir, can I lead people into the army?" Li Yun thought about it and nodded: "Anyone over sixteen and under thirty is fine, but they must be trained well. If they do evil,

"It's on your head."

"No, no."

Deng Yang waved his hands quickly and said, "I am in Yi'an County and have two playmates. They are different from me."

"They are not bandits."

Li Yun smiled and said, "You can arrange it yourself."

"Be careful on the way. If anyone asks you, just say you are on official business. Don't say anything else."

"Yes!"

Deng Yang bowed his head, clasped his fists, and said loudly: "I will definitely do a good job!"

After giving instructions to Deng Yang, Li Yun got back on the carriage and entered Shidai County accompanied by Li Zheng and Yang Xi.

Because Li Yun and his party were so impressive, as soon as they entered Shidai County, the Shidai County Magistrate brought a group of officials from the government office to greet them in front of the carriage. After Li Yun got off the carriage, the Shidai officials had already learned of his identity and bowed their heads and said, "Your subordinate greets Envoy Li."

Li Yun looked at the leading county magistrate, who was a middle-aged man in his forties, with fair skin and a little fat.

After the county magistrate bowed to Li Yun, he smiled and said, "Sir, you brought so many soldiers to my county... I don't know... I don't know..."

Before he could finish his question, Li Yun said calmly, "Going back to visit relatives."

"Your county doesn't allow it?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

According to the news, there may be nearly a thousand soldiers outside the city. Now the combat effectiveness of the Wuzhou soldiers has spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. With these one thousand soldiers, not to mention taking down Shidai, even Xuanzhou City would be more than enough.

As for the court...

Everyone knows that the current imperial court is no longer reliable.

In other words, this Li Shijun in front of him has the power of life and death over everyone in Shidai County.

The magistrate wiped the sweat from his forehead and said respectfully: "It's just that I didn't inform you in advance, and I neglected you, Your Excellency. Please forgive me."

"It's okay. I'll stay one night and then leave."

Li Yun stretched and said, "You don't have to work hard, just do what you need to do."

The Shidai County Magistrate lowered his head and said, "Your subordinate... Your subordinate will arrange accommodation for the envoy?"

"No need."

Li Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have a family I know in Shidai."

"I will go to his house myself. There is no need for the county lord to bother me."

Upon hearing this, the magistrate heaved a sigh of relief and asked quickly, "I wonder what the envoy is talking about..."

"Which one?"

"Gu family."

Li Yun answered without hesitation and chuckled, "I am very familiar with the Gu family. The last time I came back to Shidai, I stayed at his house."

The last time Li Yun came to Shidai, he came with Gu Wenchuan. That night, the two of them did stay at Gu's house and even burned down half of Gu's wing.

It even almost wiped out the Gu family.

Although the Shidai County Magistrate had not been in office for a long time, he naturally knew who the richest man in Shidai was, so he bowed his head and said, "It's getting dark. I will lead the way for you, my lord. I will lead the way for you, my lord."

So, the Shidai County Magistrate walked in front of Li Yun's carriage and quickly led Li Yun and his party to the door of Gu's house. He ran to the door of Gu's house personally and knocked loudly.

Soon, the doorman of the Gu family opened the door. When he saw the county magistrate in official uniform, he was startled and said quickly: "County magistrate, what are you doing..."

The county magistrate turned sideways, pointed at the carriage behind him, and said, "The governor of Jiangdong has arrived. He said he is an acquaintance of your Gu family and specifically wants to stay at your house. Go and inform them quickly."

The doorman was stunned at first, then asked: "County Master, which state is this governor from, and what is his name..."

"Stop talking nonsense."

The county magistrate was a little anxious and lowered his voice: "Go and ask Master Gu to come out quickly. This envoy must not be offended!"

The concierge did not dare to neglect it and quickly went in to report. Not long after, Gu Wen, the head of the Gu family, came out in a hurry. After seeing the county magistrate, he asked, "County Magistrate, which one is it..."

"Li Zhao, the governor of Wuzhou."

The county magistrate was somewhat curious: "This Li Shijun said that this person is an acquaintance of yours. How could Master Gu not recognize him?"

Mr. Gu looked up at the carriage parked in front of his house, his face suddenly turned pale, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

After being helped up, Mr. Gu couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"I recognize it, I recognize it..."

(End of this chapter)