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Chapter 432 The Imperial Commissioner Arrives
"Your Highness, urgent mail from Longzhou."

As soon as Li Xian's eyes swept over him, Liu Ziming didn't dare to be negligent. He hurried forward and handed the small brass pipe tightly held in his hand to Li Xian.

"Ah."

When he heard that it was an urgent mail from Longzhou, Li Xian couldn't help being taken aback, but he didn't think much about it. He just raised his eyebrows, let out a soft sigh, stretched out his hand, and took over the small brass pipe, turning it familiarly He opened the hidden button on the small brass tube, took out a piece of paper inside, spread it out, and his brows wrinkled as soon as he saw it—there were not many words on the paper, and what he said was only one thing. One thing - Pei Shoude, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has arrived in Longzhou!

It came so fast, what on earth does this guy want to do?
Pei Shoude was appointed as the chief judge in the thorough investigation of Qiu Shenji's assassination case last year. Li Xian had known about this news for a long time. Thinking that Pei Shoude came so fast, only six days have passed, Pei Shoude and his party have already arrived in Longzhou, and they can reach the ground of Lanzhou as soon as they cross the Yellow River. Obviously, such a fast traveling speed is not for errands, there must be something here It's strange, but Li Xian couldn't figure out Pei Shoude's real reason for coming for a while, so he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

"Report, Your Highness, the leaders of all the tribes have come to the pass to ask to see you, Your Highness, please let me know."

Just as Li Xian lowered his head and meditated, he saw Dui Xiao emerging from the stairs. Seeing that Li Xian was contemplating, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to miss the business because of it. After hesitating, he strode up to Li Xian, and respectfully reported.

"En." Li Xian nodded absent-mindedly, and after walking back and forth for two steps, he had a decision in his heart, so he ordered calmly: "Ziming, you and Shi Zhang will go with you Talk to the gang leaders, Gu will not show up, and go and call Tuoba Shanye."

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian had issued the order, Liu Ziming and Lu Shizhang did not dare to be negligent, they each bowed to their promises, and hurried down the city wall, they were too busy to negotiate the purchase without mentioning it.

"Grassmen see Your Highness!"

The city gate tower was still the same city gate tower, and Li Xian was still facing the smiling Li Xian, but Tuoba Shanye had completely lost the self-confidence he had when he met with him earlier. There was a hint of worry in the downcast eyes, and a sense of aversion to being with a king like a tiger unconsciously surged out from the bottom of my heart.

"Let's live in peace. Gu has always disliked politeness. After getting along for a long time, you will know the root cause. Well, this time Gu can subdue the northern tribes. Your contribution is great. Gu has always been rewarded and punished. Now that you have made great achievements, Gu Since I don't hesitate to reward, the amount agreed by Er Tuoba's family has increased by [-]%, as the cost of settling down. In addition, what Gu Qian said remains the same, but the court has its own rules, but Gu is not good at giving you as soon as he comes up. High-ranking officials and nobles, they first surrendered to a cavalry cao in the lonely guard, but Xiaoer can be loyal to his work, and a prince of ten thousand households will definitely not be able to run away.

For Tuoba Shanye's talent, Li Xian admired it very much, and also wanted to cultivate it, so he smiled and announced the rewards that should be given one by one.

"Your Highness loves me so much, Cao Min is deeply honored, but Cao Min has a request, I don't know whether to mention it or not."

Tuoba Shanye kowtowed respectfully, stood up, bowed his body, and answered with cupped fists.

"Well, if you have any requirements, just let me know, as long as I can do it alone, I will definitely not disappoint you."

The reward given by Li Xian is quite generous. Although the amount of redemption has only increased by [-]%, the cattle, sheep and horses owned by the entire black party are really not a small number. You can get tens of thousands of guan more in wealth. Moreover, although the position of cavalry cao is not very prominent, Li Xian's personal guards are not so easy to get into. It is the cradle of senior officers in Hexi, and there is a Captain, if you are sent out to other places, you can get a lieutenant rank, let alone an officer of the cavalry level. The reward was extremely high, and when he heard that Tuoba Shanye had other requests, he couldn't help but feel a little displeased, but Li Xiancheng was deep in the city, but he didn't bring it to his face, he just answered with a smile and nod.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the grassroots do not seek wealth, but I would like to ask Your Highness to allow the three of my brothers to join the army together. I am willing to fight for Your Highness, even if I die without regret!" Tuoba Shanye said sincerely got what I asked for.

"Okay, I'm sure. It's comforting to have such a heart in the mountains and fields. This Hexi is just a small corner of the land. As for Tubo, in my eyes, it's just a grassroots ear. I don't care about it. The world is bright and bright." It is the stage of loneliness, if the mountains and fields are willing to follow the loneliness, the world is so big, there is nowhere to go!"

Li Xian was very excited to be able to successfully deal with the tribes in the north of Hexi, and at the same time to acquire such a good general as Tuoba Shanye, so he slapped him a few times, and said boldly, the heart of dominating the world It is obvious... February in Hexi is extremely beautiful, the grass is green and the flowers are red, and the sun is shining brightly. It is neither cold in January nor rainy in March. In people, there is a kind of warmth and warmth, and the breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants, which is really refreshing. Even though the newly appointed governor of Lanzhou, Wang Geng, has been in Hexi for some years, he is still happy. He couldn't help but be intoxicated by the scenery, and when he was slightly distracted, he didn't notice that a riding horse galloped towards him.

"Report, Mr. Wang, the imperial envoy has arrived at the foot of Hutou Mountain, less than three miles away."

The duty of reporting the horse is to report the letter, so naturally he would not pay attention to whether Wang Geng was distracted, he rolled off the saddle, touched the ground on one knee, and reported loudly in a hurry.

"Ah, oh, check again!"

Hearing the noise, Wang Geng finally came to his senses, flicked his big sleeves, gave a casual order, and sent the reporter away, but he himself raised his head and looked far away. The mountain ridge, sighed insignificantly.

Since ancient times, no one would like the arrival of the imperial envoy, because he did not want the imperial envoy to command indiscriminately in his own territory. If the imperial envoy came with unknown intentions, it would be even more annoying Yes, unfortunately, what Wang Geng encountered was the most disturbing situation—the assassination of Qiu Shenji. Wang Geng had heard about it, but he didn't know the details. It is not as simple as it seems to be able to guess the inside story of this matter. Wang Geng really does not want to be involved in it. Since he took office, he has taken an indifferent attitude towards this case and put it on the shelf. Less than two months later, the imperial envoy who thoroughly investigated the case came, and Li Xian, the governor of Hexi, was not in Lanzhou, Wang Geng had nowhere to hide even if he wanted to, let alone the crooked feeling in his heart How depressed.

Hiding is definitely impossible. Even if Li Xian is in Lanzhou, as the governor, Wang Geng must cooperate with the investigation of this case. What gave Wang Geng a headache was his own position, or whether he should cooperate with Pei Shoude in investigating the case, and to what extent—most of the many officials in Hexi were Li Xian's direct descendants, even if they were not Li Xian's confidantes. , that person is also close to Li Xian, Wang Geng is very clear about this, but he himself is not among them, even though he admires Li Xian's talent, but he has no intention of joining Li Xian's command, because Wang Geng Geng didn't want and didn't want to participate in the bloody and tragic farce of seizing the heir. He just wanted to be a pure minister, but with the arrival of Pei Shoude, the real problem of standing in line was placed in front of Wang Geng. What should he do? Without freedom of choice, Wang Geng felt a great headache.

"The imperial envoy is here!"

Regardless of whether Wang Geng has a headache or not, what should come will come after all. Within a few moments, a large group of soldiers and horses surrounded by several carriages turned out from the mountain ridge, and drove straight to the front of the welcoming crowd. , and saw Pei Shoude, who was wearing a red official robe, get out of the carriage, but he did not rush forward to greet Wang Geng, but shook his wide sleeves reservedly on the spot.

"The lower official Lanzhou Inspector Wang Geng has met the Imperial Envoy."

Wang Geng is the governor of Zhongzhou, and his official title is the fourth grade, which is two ranks higher than Pei Shoude's. However, Pei Shoude is now an imperial envoy. Seeing that he is a senior official, he wants to show the imperial envoy's profile. Wang Geng has nothing to do with it. It could only be that Su Rong went forward to meet him, and greeted him very respectfully.

"Your Majesty Wang, please be polite. I'm here to investigate the case. I'm afraid there may be some disturbances. Please forgive me." , I have to, seeing that Wang Geng has given enough gifts, I will no longer put on airs, and hastily returned the gift with my hands, and greeted with a smile.

"Don't dare, dare not, this is His Majesty's imperial edict, and I should act according to the order. Mr. Pei has worked hard all the way here. I have prepared some thin wine, and I ask Mr. Pei to condescend to give advice."

Although Wang Geng hadn't decided on standing in line yet, in any case, the proper greeting etiquette was absolutely essential, so he smiled and waved his hand, making a "please" gesture and said.

"I appreciate Mr. Wang's kindness. It's just that the case is urgent, so the reception banquet can be skipped. After I settle down in the inn, can I discuss it with Mr. Wang and the other lords in detail?"

Pei Shoude came to Lanzhou in such a hurry, but he didn't come to eat and drink. Before he was sure, he didn't intend to entangle with the officials of Lanzhou. He was unwilling to accept Wang Geng's invitation, so he declined with a smile. .

"That's fine, Mr. Pei, please!"

As soon as Pei Shoude said the words "the case is urgent", Wang Geng's heart trembled involuntarily, and the smile on his face froze unconsciously, but in such an occasion, it was not easy to be casual. When he asked a question, he could only nod his head in agreement, but he secretly woke up in his heart.

(End of this chapter)