Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 124

Immediately after Li Buqi left, Luo Xiucai went to a nearby woods, and Ying Niang, dressed as a village girl, jumped down from a tree and asked, "What did Li Buqi say?"

Luo Xiucai repeated what Li Buqi said, and said, "He didn't say a single word, and now I don't know whether I should believe him."

Lady Ying frowned and thought about it for a long time before she said: "Daddy once said that those who make promises lightly cannot be trusted. Li Buqi can clearly explain all kinds of interests and interests, and he doesn't force us to listen to him. Maybe it's better It’s more credible to take care of everything. The government’s affairs are uncertain, and if you only focus on asking for security, you will definitely be cheated. Li Buqi is right, asking for others is better than asking for yourself.”

Luo Xiucai asked, "So we should do what Li Buqi said?"

"This matter still needs careful planning, let's go back and plan it."

So Luo Xiucai raised his head and called to the people on the tree: "Is there any movement?"

A big man poked his head out from the branches and said, "There is no movement."

"Okay, let's go back to the mountain." Luo Xiucai said, and then the three of them disappeared into the field together with a few strong men with sharp knives.

After reading the battle process written by Song Yuanji, Zhao Zhen immediately wrote a letter to Li Buqi himself, greatly admiring Li Buqi, and asked Li Buqi to wipe out all the thieves in Yingchang Mansion.Therefore, the Zhenwu Army was stationed outside Yangzhai County, except for daily drills and did not move.The arresters from Yangzhai County quickly went to the mountain and beat the mountain people to death, and they dared not take a step into the mountain. Li Buqi was not in a hurry.Anyway, no matter what the rebel army in the mountain will do, the arrangements made in October will be activated. Li Buqi can be sure that the emperor will personally request that the Zhenwu army be transferred back to guard the test site.

Li Buqi's guards in Tokyo came once and brought news from the capital.Now the story of how Li Buqi wiped out the bandits in Yingchang Mansion has been widely spread through the storyteller. The common people know that Li Buqi smashed the bandits' village with stone cannons. The terrain is dangerous and it took a long time.So a rumor that wanted to label Li Buqi as a "collaborator" was not believed because it was a few days late.

Now that spies from the Liao Kingdom have been dug up in the capital again, the case of leaking secrets has become even bigger, and the debate on whether to kill or not the officials involved in the case has become more and more intense, and even local officials have also participated.Now the emperor doesn't do anything else all day long, he just presides over the war of words.The Yunyi soldiers in Baozhou also rebelled, and the chaos added to the chaos. Coupled with the escort of Lian Guangzhi, Lu Feng revealed that there was no conspiracy to blow Li Buqi to the sky through the storyteller's digging of black history. hinder.

Common people like conspiracy theories the most, and what is being talked about in the tea house is no longer how miraculous Li Buqi is, but how bottomless civil servants are.

When Li Buqi was busy with military training and reading every day, Luo Tong and others entered Changshe County, the prefecture of Yingchang Mansion, asked where the government office was located, and handed a letter to a man with all white hair and a lame old man with legs.

The old man limped to the front of the government office with the letter and said that he wanted to see the magistrate and asked for peace.The people in the government office did not dare to be negligent, and when they found out that there were more than 500 strong people in this group, they immediately reported it to the prefect of Jin.This was a big deal, and the prefect of Jin and the judge rushed to ask the sender, but the sender only said that they were the ones who robbed four Zhuangzi in Yangdi County recently, and didn't say anything else.

The magistrate and the general judge had no choice but to read the letter first, and their noses turned out of anger with just a glance.The gist of the letter is that this group of strong men joined the rebel army when the rebel army passed by because they were oppressed by corrupt officials and lost their way of life. However, their rebellion was to eliminate corrupt officials for the emperor, not to oppose the emperor.Now seeing that killing corrupt officials by themselves is not the way to go, and worrying about the difficulties of the country, they are willing to accept recruitment.In order to enhance the credibility, the letter also listed several specific examples of people being oppressed by corrupt officials.

What the hell is this asking for security? This is completely an accusation against officials.Prefect Jin is a master at scraping land, no matter how you look at it, this letter seems to be an accusation against himself.How could he, Jin Liren, recruit such an ignorant person?And it's you who robbed those four Zhuangzi and recruited you, so Li Buqi can go back to the capital!
So Jin Liren issued an order to torture the messenger, pretending to ask him to find out where his accomplices are.The person who sent the letter was originally a mountain man, so that his family could be recruited and walked out of the mountain, determined to die, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Seeing that torture was useless, the judge suggested: "Master Fu, it's better to put the culprits outside with heavy shackles, and attract the culprits to rescue them, maybe we can catch a few of them."

Jin Liren was afraid that he would lead the thief to Changsha and catch him, but it would give Li Buqi a reason to escape, so he said conceitedly: "The thief saw that the Zhuantian Village was broken, and he was scared to death. He came to ask for safety. Li Buqi is in Yangzhai County, how dare the thieves come here to rob people. It’s better to lock up the thieves and torture them slowly.”

After thinking about it, the always timid Prefect Jin still made a safe decision: "However, we have to guard against the prying eyes of thieves. We need to transfer a commander from Yangzhai County to strengthen the guard."

The yamen of the Song Dynasty were all at the level of colanders. In the evening, there were rumors in the teahouses and restaurants in the streets and alleys that there were thieves asking for security.The next day, Luo Tong and others could not wait for the messenger, so they left a few people to investigate the situation in the city, and the others followed Luo Tong out of Changshe County.

"Tiju, there is a man looking for you at the camp gate. Ask him what's the matter, but he just doesn't say anything." The soldier on duty at the camp gate reported to Li Buqi out of breath.

Li Buqi followed the soldiers to the gate of the camp, and saw an old man in coarse clothes tied around his waist with a straw rope, leading a donkey, standing outside the gate of the camp, looking at each other with a group of soldiers.Li Buqi said: "I am Li Buqi, are you looking for me?"

The old man hurriedly saluted and said: "Officer, someone asked me to bring you a letter. He also said whether it is successful or not, please send me a letter from the officer to take back."

Li Buqi opened the letter and saw that it was a document asking for security written according to his own instructions. It said that he had submitted the letter to the government office. As a result, the person who sent the letter was put in prison and tortured, so he hoped to go to heaven through Li Buqi listen.The writing of the letter was clearer than Li Buqi had expected. He read it from the beginning to the end and then ordered the soldiers: "Invite the two commanders and the supervisor."

Then he pretended to ask the old man: "Old man, who entrusted you to bring this letter?"

"Oh, I thought it was the king. My whole family is still in his hands. I dare not disobey orders."

Song Yuanji and others ran to the gate of the camp during the question and answer, Li Buqi first showed the letter to Song Yuanji, and asked after he had read it over, "What do you think about this matter?"

Song Yuanji handed the letter to the two instigators and said: "Title has the right to act cheaply, and he can decide on his own, but I think it's best to discuss it with the prefect of Jin."

Li Buqi said: "I think so too. Although the officials allow me to act cheaply, we are after all assisting the local bandit suppression, and the local magistrate and prefect should decide when it comes to local affairs."

He turned to the old man who sent the letter: "Go back and tell the king first, I dare not report this matter myself, I have to ask the superiors for instructions. No matter what the result is, I will post an announcement at the city gate, and they will let people come to the city gate to see it. That way they won't bother you any more."

After the old man left, Song Yuanji asked: "Why don't you send someone to follow him, maybe you can catch the thief."

Li Buqi categorically refused: "That may harm his family. Since the thief dared to let him deliver the letter, he must be prepared. We should not waste our time. Copy this letter quickly and send it to Yangzhai County Government and Ying Changfu Yamen. Send the original copy directly to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can also learn about the local affairs."

(End of this chapter)