After returning to Chengdu, Li Xiaofei was about to return to Xiangyang, but was stopped by Yu Ziyuan: "Marshal Li, you'd better take people to go to Zangqi County in the south personally, otherwise you will have to lead an expedition in the future!"

Li Xiaofei looked at Liu Mingge, who was drinking tea: "Don't bother me, I'm waiting for you in Chengdu. Last time I didn't go to Wuhou Temple to worship seriously, this time I have to take care of this big thing!"

Yu Ziyuan smiled: "Does Marshal Li not dare to go out without Mr. Liu?"

"No, I, Li Xiaofei, can still do it alone!"

"You said this yourself. If you can't get it done over there, don't come back!" Liu Mingge showed a sly smile.

"But I still have to bring some people there!" Li Xiaofei actually felt guilty.

"You can choose who you want to take with you. You can take them all."

Li Xiaofei thought for a moment, it was impossible to take them all away, and then thought again: "Okay, I will take 300 people there, which is enough!"

Before leaving, Liu Mingge specifically told Li Xiaofei the story of Zhuge Liang's seven captures of Meng Huo: "Remember, attack the heart first, don't use force!"

Li Xiaofei led 300 people and walked for half a month before arriving at Xangqi County, only to find that Xangqi County was occupied by a group of natives. There was no banner of Daliang at all, and there were no officials and soldiers from Daliang here.

"Isn't this place Zangqi County? When did it become a border town of King Li?" Li Xiaofei also asked before coming here that this was the old seat of Zangqi County, but he didn't expect it to become a border town of King Li.

It can be seen that the imperial court's rule over the southwest was in name only. Many officials had previously greeted Li Xiaofei in Jiangyang, but in fact these officials had not arrived at all and had been staying in Jiangyang.

"It's been two years. The King of Li who came from the east conquered this place. You can go back." The speaker was obviously Han Chinese, and his voice sounded like he was from the north.

"Brother, can you take us to see your King Li?"

"Unfortunately, King Li only came to patrol once every half a year. He just left three days ago. If you want to see him, you may have to wait for another half a year!"

"This Cangzhou County belongs to me, Daliang. Master Li, just capture it!" Meng Shuang, the accompanying governor of Cangzhou County, encouraged him.

"Face the reality, Governor Meng, now this Zangdao has become someone else's border town. As for why it became someone else's border town, I think you know better than me!" Li Xiaofei stared at Meng Shou.

"Rebellion among the border people happens from time to time. The so-called King of Li was also made up by them! As long as our army suppresses the border, we can recover Zangda!"

"Mr. Meng, take a closer look. Are these crossbows and shields fabricated?" Li Xiaofei was so angry that he even thought about killing Meng Shou.

"Yes, yes, I've seen something was wrong with them a long time ago!" Meng Shou's words changed very quickly.

"Don't get too close to the city defenses, otherwise we will shoot arrows!" shouted the soldiers guarding the city.

"All the troops, retreat! We are not here to fight. Don't get me wrong, everyone. We just want to see King Li!" As he spoke, Li Xiaofei's army retreated neatly, and Li Xiaofei stood alone in front with his hands clasped in fists and bowed.

bow

"You Central Plains people only know how to use magic and deceit to bully us, so give up!" The city still refused Li Xiaofei's request.

Meng Shou was a little gloating about his misfortune: "Master Li, you see, you can't make sense with them. You'd better go back and raise an army to recover Zang Cho!"

"Retreat! Go!" Li Xiaofei glared at Meng Shou and immediately ordered the troops to retreat.

When Li Xiaofei was retreating, he encountered several natives carrying bamboo baskets. When the natives saw that they were troops from the Central Plains, they ran away.

Li Xiaofei asked Meng Shou: "How did you treat them? There must be a reason why you ran away when you encountered us!"

Meng Shou said proudly: "This is all caused by the divine power of the Celestial Empire. The natives have no knowledge, so of course they are afraid!"

"Do you think I've never seen a native? The native I met on the way to Bajun actually had a drink with us!" Li Xiaofei was a little angry.

Meng Shou saw that Li Xiaofei was not easy to fool, so he lowered his head and whispered: "Marshal Li doesn't know something. Since Taizu founded the country, the imperial court has adopted the strategy of reducing the number of natives to deal with them! How can there be a blood feud?

Will there be some drinking and talking?"

"The strategy to reduce the number of people? Reduce the number of people? Do we kill them all?" Li Xiaofei asked

"No, the imperial court's policy at that time was to recruit half of the men from the native tribes to guard the north every three years. As a result, there were more women and fewer men. Whether they were farming, hunting or wanting to fight, they had nothing to do.

Able!"

"If that's the case, why are there so many natives occupying the city now?"

"The imperial court's policy of reducing the population was no problem, but it couldn't handle the increasing number of refugees from all over the Central Plains and running here. The people from the Central Plains went to the native tribes and taught them many things. They also claimed to be natives and fought against the imperial court!"

"So, in fact, the so-called native people nowadays are just the name of native people. In fact, they are almost the same as us Central Plains people?"

"That's right. That's why it's hard to deal with. Only you know your own weaknesses and strengths!"

After asking these words from Meng Shou's mouth, although it is not very comprehensive, at least I know that I can communicate with the natives.

Three hundred people found a place on higher ground to set up shacks, dug a few holes, and settled down.

Li Xiaofei couldn't sleep, so he walked around alone, thinking about what Liu Mingge said about attacking the heart first, and what Meng Shou said during the day, and he began to have an idea in his mind.

After dawn the next day, Li Xiaofei and his troops went to the gate of Zanggao County to call the door again. This time, Li Xiaofei put out all the gold leaves he had brought with him.

Sure enough, the natives on the city didn't fire any more arrows this time, but sent people out of the city to greet Li Xiaofei.

Gold and silver open the way better than anything else, Li Xiaofei sighed and followed the visitor into the city.

Li Xiaofei's men were waiting outside the city, and the clothes on the backs of General An Cheng, a 300-man team, were completely soaked.

If Li Xiaofei made a mistake, even if he, the hundred-man guard, had a hundred heads, he wouldn't be enough to kill him. Li Xiaofei made an agreement with him to come back before the third watch tonight and asked him to wait outside the city until the third watch.

Li Xiaofei followed him into the city and met King Li.

King Li looked Li Xiaofei up and down: "The governor sent by Liang Guo this time is really young. I think you are also brave. You dare to come alone!"

Li Xiaofei slowly took out the big seal from his pocket and handed it to King Li: "Prince Li, what a coincidence, I am the Grand Tutor of Daliang and the Marshal of the West Conquest!"

King Li took the big seal, wiped his little eyes, touched the long beard on his chin, and smiled with a red face: "It seems that the old man has lost his eyesight, and it turns out that a hero is born in a young man! May I ask your name?

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"My Excellency, Li Xiaofei, I came here to pay my respects to Prince Li!" Li Xiaofei cupped his fists and bowed.

King Li handed the big seal back to Li Xiaofei, and then looked at a maid beside him. The maid nodded, and King Li said: "Is Taifu Li coming here just to get back to Zanggao County with empty words and white teeth?"

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"No, as long as this Xianggao County is safe and sound, it is within my territory of Daliang and is governed by me, the Emperor of Daliang, no matter who controls it!"

King Li looked at the maid again, and the maid coughed.

, King Li went on to say: "We have always respected Emperor Liang, and Mr. Li need not doubt this."

"Haha, King Li, you are not a simple maid, and you are not just lying. If you really respect the Emperor of Daliang, you must first accept the canonization of Daliang and pay tribute to Daliang! It's not just words.

Promise to be able to count!"

King Li was stunned for a moment, and the maid rushed to the front: "Master Li, what a pair of discerning eyes! To tell you the truth, there are not only King Li here, but also King Man, King Mao, King Chai and dozens of other large and small ones.

A king! Could it be that even your great emperor can be canonized?"

"Presumably your royal titles were conferred by others. You are just defending the city for others! Please let the master behind you come to see me!"

"You are not qualified. My master has a distinguished status and is not something you can see!" the maid said in a harsh tone.

"Has this girl ever heard that Yelang is arrogant?"

"I advise you, Mr. Li, not to be arrogant! If you annoy me, I will chop you down!"

"Young lady, I'm afraid you don't have the power to deal with me! You, like this King Li, are just waiting for your master's instructions. Your master's delay in showing up is just to test me. So I simply don't hide it and

I have told you all my thoughts!”

The maid did not respond hastily, but thought for a moment: "Well, in this case, I can only take you to see our master!"

"Hold on, I have to leave the city to meet my men first, otherwise they will attack the city by force if I don't go back after three o'clock!"

The maid and King Li escorted Li Xiaofei out of the city one after another. An Cheng almost cried when he saw that Li Xiaofei came out safe and sound.

"Ancheng, you take the brothers and continue to the camp where they were stationed yesterday! I'm going to meet the guests for a while!"

"Master Li, haven't you already been to this place?"

"It doesn't matter, if they want to harm me, they won't wait until now! What's more, if a high-ranking official of the court dies here, the consequences are not something they can bear! They are not real natives, and they know the stakes involved!"

After explaining everything, Li Xiaofei followed the maid and King Li into the city. Li Xiaofei looked at the buildings and pedestrians in the city and asked, "Where have the original people in this city gone?"

"The people in this city are all our clansmen and relatives! Do you think that we also like to massacre cities and villages like you do?" The maid was a little disdainful.

"Well, there are indeed such scum in the Central Plains, but I, Li Xiaofei, am not one of them!"

"It's hard to say. For hundreds of years, you have driven the original natives here to hide in more remote places, and you have insisted that the people who came from the Central Plains are natives, and you want to reduce their membership and pay tribute!" The maid

I mean gnashing of teeth

"Is it possible that your current master doesn't want you to pay tribute? Or is he more ruthless than those who once oppressed you?" Li Xiaofei said with sarcasm.

"The current master does not want us to pay tribute, but instead brings us many seeds and teaches us how to farm. As long as we guard the city, the master's only condition is that we transport all the big trees on the mountain to him!"

"Golden nanmu! Isn't it?" Li Xiaofei suddenly remembered the time when he bought golden nanmu.

"How do you know? This tree is very heavy. After we cut it down, we had to send a flash flood to send it out!" The maid also looked surprised.

Li Xiaofei was originally ready to explain, but when he thought that if he exposed the mysterious man who used them to cut down the golden nanmu and transport it to the Central Plains to sell it to make money, he might not be able to go back alive. So he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Chapter completed!