The inner city guard of Yinshan Prefecture City.∮The gloomy Sun Dejian was sitting on a big chair listening to the thin guy in the lower head of the deer-headed rat-headed guy reporting to him: "Now the bandits suddenly lost their traces, and the Second Garrison Division was searching everywhere, but there was no news yet. The local people were very panicked and strongly demanded that the army be stationed there for a while. However, there is news about another group of horse thieves in the north. Now the people in the north are also a little panicked and ask the troops to go to the north." This guy is Jiao Ming, the governor of Yinshan Prefecture, and Sun Dejian's confidant.

"There are only 50,000 troops in the city now, so how can we draw it out? The abominable Gaoshan barbarians are also here to make trouble for me at this time. The troops there must not be moved. Let the troops be stationed in place temporarily. Maybe the bandits are deliberately creating chaos and leading the troops to the north and taking the opportunity to loot the east. These bandits are not worth worrying about. Now our neighbor Tokugawa County's army is stationed at the border of our northwest county. We have to guard against the army guarding Yinshan City at this time. "Sun Dejian stood up irritably and walked around the hall.

"But the Chamber of Commerce is making a big fuss now. We spread news in the city that the caravans were not afraid to go out all day long, and the people in the city began to feel a little uneasy." The thin guy was obviously worried that there were too few troops in the city.

"It's all we can do now. Let's do it for the time being. They'll make trouble and survive this period of time." Sun Dejian couldn't come up with any good solutions.

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"Yuzhu, you just need to put such things quietly in the corner of the wall when the target enters the room and falls in love with the woman, and then leave immediately, and don't worry about anything else. But you must be hidden and you must not expose yourself. After you arrive in Northwest County, go find this person here. He will arrange it for you. Note that the target has four guards with him, and his martial arts are not weak, so you must not let them discover it." Zhuge Fang carefully handed a sealed porcelain bottle to Yuzhu.

It was obviously not the first time Yuzhu had accepted such a task, so she couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhuge, is there a fragrance of Jilei?"

Zhuge Fang looked at Yuzhu in surprise and asked, "How did you know?"

You should know that this "Jiu Fu Xiang" is a very rare poison. Few people in this world know about it. They didn't expect that a woman of his lord would know the name of the poison. No wonder his lord was so relieved that he gave this task to this beautiful little woman.

"Mr. Zhuge, please forgive me. I can't tell you." Yuzhu walked out directly.

In the early morning of February 23, the fifteenth year of the Tianqi, Sun Dejian, the county magistrate of the Northwest County of the Empire, died suddenly on his bed in Wanhua Building, the largest place in Yinshan Prefecture. According to the coroner's examination, Sun Dejian's death was determined to be due to excessive sexual intercourse, and his physical weakness, which caused sudden death.

Sun Dejian's death trial quickly spread inside and outside the Northwest County, and rumors that the bandit organization was about to loot Yinshan Prefecture City were also circulating inside and outside the prefecture City, and many wealthy families even began to leave Yinshan Prefecture City and went to hide elsewhere.

"Mr. Jiao, what should I do now? You are going to have an idea. If the bandits really rush into the city, you and I are both people with families, what should I do?" An obese businessman in a gorgeous brocade robe shouted anxiously to Jiao Ming, who was sitting on the top of the head covered in sweat.

"Yes. Lord Jiao, I also heard the news that the horse thieves in the north have colluded with the bandits in the east, threatening to capture Yinshan City and divide the wealth and women in the city."

A middle-aged gentleman sitting on the side also stood up and preached to his friends around him, showing off how well his information was.

"But Sun Dacai passed away, and the main force of the army is still stationed in the south. He is guarding against the Takayama barbarians. There has been a lot of trouble there recently. In addition, our neighbor Tokugawa County has also frequently trained the army on our border recently."

Jiao Ming was anxious, but Sun Dejian died and had just sent an urgent report to the court. It took as soon as one month to go and return, and the news would be heard from the court. As for when the new county magistrates would come, I still don’t know that even if there were 50,000 troops in the city, except for those young and old, less than 10,000 people could fight. Alas, Lord Sun was really dead at the wrong time.

"Yes, you can't relax in the south either. If the high mountain barbarians attack in, it will be very troublesome." Another thin gentry also interjected.

"But you can't wait for the bandits to come in here. I heard that the largest bandits in the Northwest County have joined forces, with a number of less than 20,000. I heard that there are many small and medium-sized bandits coming to Yinshan City. Lord Jiao, you have to make an idea." Several other merchants in the hall also interjected.

Jiao Ming also looked helpless, "I don't have any good ideas now. If you have any good solutions, please tell me."

When the merchants and gentry heard this, they looked at each other, but they sat aside and remained silent.

"Mr. Sima, please give you some ideas." The fat businessman looked at Sima Yuan who was leisurely smoking a cigar on the side as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Yes, Mr. Sima, you are knowledgeable and you must have a solution." The thin businessman also shouted.

In the end, Jiao Ming couldn't sit still anymore. He couldn't think of any way to do this troubled situation. "Mr. Sima, we are all sitting on the same boat now, so you can show us a way."

Sima Yuan calmly put away his cigarette puffs, "Actually, there is no way. Our army is not enough, so let's go to the neighboring prefectures and counties to borrow some troops for the time being."

"Yes, why didn't you think of this method?" Everyone, including Jiao Ming, suddenly realized, "Where should I borrow it?"

Everyone started talking. "I heard that the public security in Meishan County is quite chaotic, and the army cannot even control its own side, so it will definitely not be able to borrow it."

"Longdong County is similar. A few days ago, something happened to my caravan there. Now there is no news and no chance."

"I heard that the army of Tokugawa County has eliminated many bandit organizations, and even the "Purple Scarf Thieves" and "Black Tiger" were eliminated by them."

"Yes, I was purchasing goods in Beijing at that time, and even the newspapers in Beijing were published, and I read them specifically."

"Since this happens, then Lord Jiao, what are you waiting for?"

"I just don't know if they are willing to come or not, but fighting will kill people."

"What's the matter? At most, let's spend more money."

"Yes, all of us here can pay. If the bandits rushed in, there would be nothing."

Jiao Ming was also considering whether Tokugawa's army would come to the northwest county. When he heard the merchants expressing their willingness to pay, he felt very satisfied. He immediately made up his mind to compile a book and send someone to Qin Mu, the governor of Tokugawa County, to ask him to send troops to the imperial colleagues for the sake of his empire.

On March 2, the fifteenth year of the Tianqi revelation, Qin Mu received a letter of help from Northwest County. He was overjoyed and immediately ordered the First Division and the Cavalry Division, which had been ready, to go to Northwest County, and he personally went to the expedition with the army. At the same time, Qin Mu also wrote a letter to the court, saying that due to large-scale riots of barbarians and bandits in the Northwest County, it was in danger. At the request of Northwest County officials and local gentry and merchants, he sent troops to Northwest County to help the local area restore normal production and living order.

On March 6, Qin Mu led his army into the Northwest County City. Immediately afterwards, on March 7, Qin Mu announced that in view of the current state of emergency, he temporarily took over the regime and waited for news from the court.

"I feel very honored to be together here. First of all, I would like to thank everyone here for their trust in Qin. In addition, I would like to explain to you the reason why I took the emergency measures to restore the normal production and living order in Northwest County as soon as possible. My army has set out and marched towards the eastern and northern parts of Northwest County to clear out any bandits and horse thieves that exist in Northwest County."

"I hereby promise you that within one week, all bandits and horse thieves will be resolved, normal order will be restored, and the state of emergency will be cancelled. The safety of your lives and property will be absolutely guaranteed by me and my army. At the same time, I also solemnly promise to you that the threats of the Gaoshan people to everyone here and the people of Yinshan Prefecture will be completely resolved within one month."

In the luxurious banquet hall in Yinshan Prefecture City, Qin Mu gently raised the high-legged wine glass in his hand, and the bright red wine liquid swayed in the wine glass. The fruits of victory were hard-won. It seemed that Qin Mu took Northwest County into his hands without any effort. But who knew that such a strict and comprehensive plan cost Qin Mu, Zhuge Fang and his subordinates' intelligence personnel day and night to work.

There was warm applause in the banquet hall. The merchants and gentlemen led by Sima Yuan were of course welcomed Qin Mu's words. They had long heard of the measures taken by Qin Mu to revive the economy in Tokugawa Prefecture. If this Qin Mu could hold the power of the Northwest County for a long time, this would certainly be unsuccessful for these merchants who took the lead in profit.

The applause of those officials seemed much less sincere. If Qin Mu really came to power, it would be unknown where they would go. The respectful expression could not hide the panic.

However, Qin Mu is not ready to take big moves for the time being. First, Qin Mu is now in a bad reputation and dissatisfaction with his words. Second, Qin Mu doesn't want to make too much changes in personnel immediately. At least it will take some time to stabilize.
Chapter completed!