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When the ship was docked, Ge Shuhan and Jiao Luo took the lead to take people off the deck to welcome Liu Ce and Wu Sidao off the ship. As for Wei Ding, they were carried down like pigs by four soldiers.

After Liu Ce got off the boat, he saw the people kneeling on the shore with frightened faces, and was trembling with his head down. He frowned and came to an old man first, helped him up and asked:

"Brother, why are you here?"

The old man was helped up, looked up carefully at Liu Ce, then lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "Report to General, we are just fishing fish, shrimps, water and clams that can be filled by the river. I don't know that the general's men are coming, so please forgive me..."

Seeing that the old man was about to continue kneeling down, Liu Ce supported him with all his might and said in a deep voice: "Brother-in-law, you don't need to kneel down. I, the military governor, knowing that your life is not easy, but please rest assured. From now on, the military governor will never abandon you and leave again. I, Liu Ce, swear to you here!"

"Liu Ce?"

The old man was shocked when he heard this, and he mustered up his courage to look up at the young general with black and white hair in front of him.

After a long time, the old man choked and asked, "The old man is brave enough to ask if the general is the former army commander-in-chief who killed Lin Jinrong, Liu Ce?"

Liu Ce nodded vigorously: "It's exactly what you are going to do!"

After obtaining Liu Ce's confirmation, the old man was so excited that he burst into tears. He hurriedly turned around and said to the people kneeling on the ground:

"That's great. It's really the Governor of the Military Governor. Do you still remember the young hero who killed Lin Jinrong three years ago? He is back! We will finally have a good life in the future..."

When everyone knelt on the ground heard this, they worshiped Liu Ce in one go.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and finally the General General has come..."

"Mr. Military Governor, we ordinary people miss you day and night..."

"Mr. Military Governor, you will not leave us behind this time, right?"

Everything Liu Ce had done in Jingtai and Heyuan provinces was finally recognized by the people. Seeing the people in front of him kneeling to him, Liu Ce felt very complicated.

"All up, don't kneel!" Liu Ce pulled up the people in front of him one by one from the ground. "Under the rule of this military governor, all the people do not need to kneel down! Since this military governor is here, he will definitely take you to live a life of full food and clothing. As long as you can trust me, Liu Ce and support the military governor's office, this military governor will never abandon any of you!"

Listening to Liu Ce's words of faithfulness, these people felt very at ease, and felt that there was nothing to complain about in the sufferings they had suffered in the past few years.

After the people's emotions stabilized, Liu Ce pulled the old man and asked, "Brother-in-law, is the current governor of Lizhou still Pei Jun?"

The old man nodded: "It's Pei Jun, but the current governor Pei, alas... it's hard to describe..."

Liu Ce looked back at the docking ship, and estimated that it would take some time to unload the troops. He said to the old man: "Brother-in-law, tell me how Pei Jun handled government affairs in recent years?

Although there are disasters everywhere in Jingtai, it will not make you take such a big risk to reduce your appetite, right?"

The old man said, "Mr. Military Governor, this is really hard to describe..."

The old man informed Liu Ce of all the knowledge about Pei Jun's civil affairs management in Jingtai and Heyuan provinces over the past few years.

Since Liu Ce requested Wei Zhen to grant title and appointed Pei Jun as Heyuan and the governor of Jingtai, he was in charge of military and political affairs at first, he was really busy with the people's livelihood. In order to solve the food problem of the total population of 40 million in the two provinces, he continued to encourage farming, reclaim wasteland, and reduced a large amount of taxes. For a time, the desolate situation in the two provinces has improved greatly since the Duan Hong Rebellion.

However, the good times did not last long. Since last year, after Pei Jun consolidated his power in the two provinces, he no longer cared about civil livelihoods. He began to privately occupy land, appoint his confidants as officials, demoted or killed a large number of promising officials and gentry.

Of course, these have no big impact on ordinary people. As long as they do not hinder their lives, they will care about so many things that others do as an official.

However, the people were still too naive. After all the forces that Jingtai restrained Pei Jun were cut off from Heyuan, Pei Jun immediately extended his claws to the ordinary people.

He first restored the high taxes of Lin and Zhao's two governors at that time. Then, in the year of famine, he forcibly purchased the hard-earned grain from the people at an extremely low price and began to stock up at a high price. Recently, he even sold it in large quantities to the Shangling local army.

In the end, Pei Jun's actions forced the people to sell their children and daughters, their families were destroyed, and they were forced to be slaves and servants, and their lives were miserable.

In addition, Pei Jun also blocked the people and placed minions everywhere among the people. Anyone who was dissatisfied with Pei Jun was arrested and sentenced to death in secret, and the people were prohibited from moving their settlements without authorization.

Under Pei Jun's series of operations, Heyuan and Jingtai seemed to have returned to the situation when the Lin family and Zhao family were governed, even better than before.

In response to this, the people of both provinces dared to be angry but dared not speak out, and could only sigh in secret that they were unlucky.

After listening to the old man's story, Liu Ce's face was cold and frosty. He recalled Pei Jun's expression of pledge that he promised to treat the people well and manage the people's livelihood and affairs well, and wished he could immediately kill Pei Jun, the general of Lizhou City, to pieces.

Of course, it was a last resort. Liu Ce's purpose was to clear the rebellion in the Northern District and did not make too many plans to stay. It was also a temporary solution to get Pei Jun to serve as the governor.

Now that I have become the supreme commander of the eight provinces in the North, it is time to take back the power given to him.

However, the most urgent task is that Liu Ce’s goal is to lead to the grain road to Shangling. Calculate the time, the food and grass that the aristocratic family funded to Pei Ji had almost entered Jingtai, and it happened to be cut off in one fell swoop, putting enough pressure on Shangling.

But Liu Ce did not want to let Pei Jun go, because Pei Jun was a fuse. Since he could allow the food and grass funded by the aristocratic family to pass through Heyuan and Jingtai, and privately sell the food and grass to Shangling, this is enough to show that Pei Jun is very likely to have colluded with Pei Ji.

Thinking about it, Pei Ji and Pei Jun are both members of the Pei family, and cooperation between them is expected, but no matter what, he must be removed as soon as possible...

Liu Ce thought deeply for a moment, and when he saw Xin Qixuan pulling his horse off the boat, a flash of light suddenly appeared in his mind and he thought of an extremely bold idea.

Liu Ce waved to Xin Qixuan, called him to his side, and said softly: "General Xin, I plan to give you a great masterpiece. I wonder if you have the courage to do it?"

Xin Qixuan immediately bowed and replied, "Please give orders from the military governor, and the general will never refuse..."

Liu Ce came to his ear and muttered a few words, but seeing Xin Qixuan's pupils slowly dilate, after Liu Ce finished explaining, he nodded vigorously and immediately bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Governor, you will definitely complete your entrusting."

Liu Ce said: "It's not appropriate to go out, set off immediately. There are not many troops and horses in the raid this time. This time, this military governor can only send you a hundred cavalry to go."

"No need for a hundred cavalry!" Xin Qixuan said confidently, "The last general only needs fifty cavalry, and he will definitely take Pei Jun to the military governor!"

“Okay~”

Liu Ce patted Xin Qixuan on the shoulder, then threw out a token into his hand.

"This military commander may increase your chances of winning. Remember to be careful. If there is any abnormal movement, don't show off!"

Xin Qixuan took over the order of the mansion and bowed and said, "Please wait for the good news!"

After saying that, Xin Qixuan turned around and went to prepare. Liu Ce immediately selected fifty elite cavalry from more than 2,400 guards to wait for Xin Qixuan to dispatch them and headed to Lizhou Prefecture together.

After Xin Qixuan's fifty cavalry left, Liu Ce turned around and said to the old man: "Brother-in-law, let everyone go home first, and wait for a few more days. This military governor guarantees that you all have a full meal to eat!"

The old man bowed and said, "I believe this, so I will naturally believe it. The old man asked everyone to go home and wait, so that it will not delay the important matters of the military governor..."

After saying that, the old man waved to the people on the river bank and told them all to go home first.

After handling the pile of affairs, the soldiers on the ship also came to the land. Liu Ce immediately called Ge Shuhan, Jiao Luo, and Wei Ding, who had just woken up, took out the marching map, and began to deploy a combat plan to intercept the food channel.

Liu Ce pointed to Shi Xiang and Qu Ling in the map and said, "The meaning of this military governor is very simple. The transportation troops of the aristocratic family must walk the two hundred-mile roads that intersect these two places. After all, this road is flat and closest to Shangling.

In addition, other roads are either too long or difficult to travel, which will delay the arrival of military pay. At the same time, every day will be delayed, the consumption will be a little more. If this military governor is an enemy transport general, he will definitely choose the fastest shortcut..."

Geshu asked, "Sir, do you think those so-called aristocratic families choose to go on the water?"

Liu Ce smiled and said, "Walking on the waterway? The current military governor's ship is on the river surface, completely blocking the waterway leading to the coast of Shangling. If they really dare to walk on the waterway, they will only be dead."

Ge Shu nodded in response: "Mr. Military Governor, since this is the case, should we set out now?"

Liu Ce looked up at the sky and said, "It's time to set off. Remember, the dry food we carry this time is only enough for seven days to eat. We must fight quickly with the enemy and fight to support the war.

However, no matter what, the local people are allowed to plunder. Now, like the military and civilians in the Far East, they are all people under the rule of our military governor. This military governor does not want to see the people under his rule be bullied by anyone.

Well, it’s useless to say more. Let’s set off immediately and strive to arrive in Shixiang before the aristocratic family’s baggage team as fast as possible, and the road between Quling is ambushed."

Soon, the neighing sounded, and the two thousand four hundred guards and one thousand six hundred alien cavalry jumped on the horses and immediately galloped towards the direction designated by the strategy.

In a blink of an eye, the iron hooves roared, and after bringing out a burst of yellow sand, they gradually drifted away...

At the same time, the Shijia Transportation Team, who was unaware of the danger that was about to be encountered, was carrying long queues of supplies on a road more than 200 miles away from Shixiang.

This time, the Central Plains family raised 1.6 million stones of food and grass to Shangling. Apart from the expenses along the way, after arriving at the Jingtai border, only 1.3 million stones remained.

The army transported grain was 30,000, and the average daily marching was 40 to 50 miles, and Li Suwen's family was escorted by Li Qian.

Li Qian, like Li Xu, was deeply trusted by the Li family. Li Qian was also selfless and was very concerned about the transport of military rations this time. Among the people who transported this batch of military rations, all of them were Qin and Yong provinces who had captured the people in the northwest. It can be seen how serious Li Suwen paid attention to the escort of the baggage this time.

To be honest, with such marching efficiency, it is quite good throughout the Great Zhou...

However, Li Qian would not expect that there would be unprecedented danger ahead waiting for him.
Chapter completed!