Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 103 8 Mile Expedited

Chapter 103 Eight Hundred Miles Expedited

In Baili Annan Prefecture, pavilions and towers are scattered everywhere, the streets are crowded with people, and the setting sun falling on the top of the city wall blends into one scene.

As the capital of Yunzhou.

The most central place, of course, is the provincial government.

It covers an area of 300 acres, with three rooms and six shifts, including laborers and craftsmen, totaling no less than a thousand people.

Everyone in Anran Mansion was busy in an orderly manner.

Rumor has it that the governor of Yunzhou likes to climb high places and see far away, but does not like to travel far.

Even looking from the city wall is not possible.

Therefore, within a three-li radius of the prefectural government office, there could not be any buildings higher than two stories high.

The only thing that is particularly eye-catching is a nine-story building two miles east of the provincial government office. It stands out from the crowd with its flying eaves and pointed corners, carved beams and painted buildings. It is the Annan General's Mansion.

"Step aside!"

"Get out of my way!"

A burst of rapid horse hooves clattered.

"It's the Eagle Riders!"

With a cry of surprise, pedestrians on the street made way in fear.

The Flying Eagle Riders rode their armored white horses at full speed, leaving the crowd far behind. They pulled the reins at the Annan General's Mansion before sunset. A Flying Eagle Rider with a small flag dismounted and took two steps at a time up the ten steps.

The guard at the door didn't dare to stop him and immediately opened the door.

A candle was lit in the general's mansion.

A sturdy old man took the letter from Xiaoqi, looked at the words "immediate delivery" on the letter, squinted his eyes slightly and frowned.

"Eight thousand miles in a hurry."

The Emperor of Yu worked hard to govern the country and spent a lot of effort to set up post stations in various places for the purpose of transmitting information. Yunzhou was eight thousand miles away from the central Dragon Court, and the messengers had to rest in the middle of the journey. It should have taken at least half a month.

But if the words "immediate delivery" were written on the letter, the post station had to use specially bred horses. Every time they arrived at a post station, they would change people and horses, and the process would continue day and night.

It only takes three days to transport it from Longting to Yunzhou.

"Go and call Mr. Han, Lei Yong, and Dai Yu over quickly."

A moment later, two lightly armored generals and an old scholar walked into the room.

"Your Majesty has issued a written order. The Ghost Sect has committed numerous evil deeds that are too numerous to list. They are a threat to the common people and must be eradicated!"

"You all take a look."

Xue Gui, the general of Annan, threw the letter in his hand, and it seemed to be lifted by an air current and landed accurately in the hands of a general.

After passing it around, the three of them raised their eyebrows.

The emperor's decree!

The ancient emperor ordered people to do work.

Generally there are several ways:

The most commonly known one by the world is of course the famous imperial edict, which was usually dictated by the emperor, then handed over to the cabinet for writing and review. After the emperor's approval, it was stamped by the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department and sent out of the imperial city.

The whole process would take at least ten days to half a month, and many emperors found it troublesome and did not like to use it.

Hence the divine oracle.

Imperial edicts were often spoken at court meetings or on important occasions.

There is no need to go through the process, but the credibility is generally very high.

The phrase "the emperor never jokes" generally refers to the imperial edict.

Anyone who has been an emperor knows that many things cannot be discussed openly, so there are handwritten and oral orders.

It is also the emperor’s favorite method.

Of course, if the matter was done and then it was discovered that the emperor did not acknowledge it, or that the imperial edict was forged.

Congratulations.

You become the scapegoat.

The three of you look at me, and I look at you.

General Xue Gui snorted coldly: "Tell me, what should we do about this?"

Since it is the emperor's intention, we must do it.

The Ghost Cult has always been a chronic disease of the empire, but it has always been lurking in the dark and the court has not taken it seriously.

Lieutenant General Lei Yong secretly curled his lips.

"Is this about the Ghost Cult killing ordinary people?"

"No."

"Or maybe it's just on the surface." "I heard that the evil people from the Ghost Sect dared to intercept the official ships on the canal and touch the official property."

"What is an official ship?"

"What's in there are the imperial court's possessions. In other words, they're all the emperor's personal possessions. The Ghost Cult has robbed your family of their money. Do you want to kill them?"

The above are all Lei Zhen’s imagination.

But the truth should not be far off.

Xue Gui was about to get angry when he saw that the three men were unable to do anything even after being beaten with three sticks.

Lei Yong on the side said cheerfully: "Master Xue, the place where the Ghost Cult of Yunzhou is causing the most trouble is Qinghe. I think Anning Prefecture has always been lacking in defense. Why don't we write to the court and add another guard, called Anning Guard, and stationed in Qinghe."

Xue Gui's eyes lit up and he nodded:

“That’s indeed a way.”

Taizu of the Yu Kingdom conquered the world on horseback, established his country through military force, and set up 32 towns to monitor the world.

Otherwise, the numerous martial arts sects in Yu State would not be able to contend with the government alone.

This town is a military town, which means to comfort and stabilize.

Yunzhou is a place with many mountains and a dangerous terrain, which is a place that must be fought for by military strategists, so Annan Town was established.
Xue Gui was the general, in charge of Yunzhou and the three surrounding continents, and had 17 guards under him to protect Annan Prefecture.

Staff member Han Zhen stroked his goatee and said, "General Lei is indeed a man of quick wit. I think that's good."

The imperial court issued an order to suppress the bandits.

It was originally a hot potato.

Okay, since you asked me to suppress the bandits, but now the Annan army is short of manpower, I have to show my appreciation.

Add one more bathroom.

On the surface it was a garrison, but in reality it was a lieutenant general, several garrison officers, and a group of general flags and small flags.

There are many interests involved.

There is a lot of knowledge in it!

The situation suddenly turned around and turned into a good thing.

Seeing that the three of them had no objection, Xue Gui made the decision:

"Let's do this according to Lei Yong's wishes. Mr. Han, please write a memorial to His Majesty and explain the difficulties of our Annan Army clearly."

Han Zhen laughed:
"Yes, Master Xue."

The staff are the most special group of people in the Annan army. These people do not have formal official positions, and their status depends entirely on the position they hold in Xue Gui's heart.

He can stand out from the crowd of staff.

It all depends on his excellent literary talent.

Almost all the memorials written by him were approved and rarely rejected.

Count it up.

If his ancestors had not committed a crime in the past, Han Zhen would not have been able to take part in the imperial examination, and now he could at least become a seventh-rank county magistrate.

It is really hard to explain fate.

All are happy.

Having solved a big problem, Xue Gui was in a good mood.

At this time, Lei Yong said flatteringly: "Master Xue, I have a little brother named Ning Zhongtian, who is quite capable. He is from Qinghe. He is honest and understands the situation in Qinghe."

After hearing what Lei Yong said.

Han Zhen and Dai Yu both glared.

"This Fatty Lei has absolutely no moral principles. How could he act so quickly?"

Both of them were secretly annoyed.

He was still too thin-skinned and wanted to take the next step slowly, but Lei Zhen got there first.

Xue Gui glared at the reckless Lei Yong and cursed him with a smile: "Fuck him, get out of here."

"Eh."

Lei Yong immediately smiled happily.

If someone else said this, it would definitely cause Xue Gui's dissatisfaction.

But he said, it's okay.

"Who told me that I am Master Xue's confidant?"

Although Xue Gui did not agree directly, based on his understanding of Xue Gui, he was 80% sure that the matter would be done.