Qiu He Dai stood for a while. He was from a military background and saw that the camp was at least garrisoned. Has Lingwu County been occupied by Yang Yuanqing? In this way, what is the point of being the prefect?

Qiu Xinggong, the third son who escorted his father to take office, was furious. He waved his long spear and shouted sternly: "Langlang, the world of Sui Dynasty, has been openly rebelled. I'll ask them!"

Qiu Xinggong drove his horse out a few steps, and Qiu He shouted, "Stop it!"

Qiu He knew that although his son was over thirty years old, he had a strong temper and acted impulsively. If he was not strictly restrained, he would cause a big disaster. He rushed forward and slapped in the face, cursing: "Bastard! Are you going to kill me?"

Qiu He glared at him fiercely and said angrily: "Even the emperor dares to attack him. What are you? If you make a big disaster recklessly, I will kill you."

Qiu Xinggong lowered his head, felt hatred in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything again. At this time, a team of cavalry rushed from a distance and shouted from a distance: "Is it the prefect Qiu?"

Qiu He was stunned and looked back and saw more than twenty people coming. The leader was a man in a civil servant robe. He was over thirty years old. He suddenly recognized him. Isn’t this Li Jing, the son of Li Quan?

Qiu He and Li Jing's father Li Quan have a deep friendship. When Li Jing was young, he also gave Li Jing some advice on martial arts. However, after Li Quan passed away, they had less interactions. Qiu He had not seen Li Jing for seven or eight years.

He knew that Li Jing was recommended by Yang Yuanqing as Sima of Youzhou. Later, Yang Yuanqing defected to Fengzhou, and Li Jing also followed him. In this way, Li Jing was not here to reminisce about the past.

Qiu He told his son a few more words, and he urged him to come forward and smiled, "Nephew Li Xian, I haven't seen him for several years."

Li Jing bowed and bowed immediately, "Uncle Shi is healthy, which is gratifying."

Qiu He smiled slightly: "The old horse can still be in the stable. I should serve the court and share my worries with the emperor. How could a nephew be here?"

"I came from Fengzhou and came to see Shishu on the order of General Manager Yang.

Li Jing said this and personal relationship became a business. Qiu He nodded, "Then let me go to the city and talk!"

Li Jing greeted Qiu Xinggong, but Qiu Xinggong remained silent. Li Jing smiled and didn't care. He walked with Qiu He, and pointed at the army camp in the distance with the horse whip, "Li Sima, what's going on?"

"The Bai Yuso bandits invaded Lingwu County not long ago. The county's few soldiers were unable to respond, so they asked Fengzhou for help. General Manager Yang sent 10,000 cavalry to protect Lingwu County. They are temporarily stationed here and will not enter the city. Please rest assured."

This is not a question of whether to enter the city or not. Qiu He was speechless. He didn't know how long it would take for Yang Yuanqing to temporarily stay?

The county town was quite lively, crowded, bustling and prosperous in business, and was not affected by the troops outside the city. From time to time, a team of county soldiers could be seen passing by in line with neat military appearance, which made Qiu He quite satisfied, and his uneasiness gradually calmed down.

The group came to the county yamen and held a simple seal worship ceremony under the leadership of the county magistrate Xu Han. Qiu He officially became the prefect of Lingwu County. Before he could have a detailed chat with the county magistrate, he invited Li Jing into the guest room to talk.

They had already entered the question along the way, and Qiu He stopped talking to the public and asked straight to the point: "Let's just say it clearly! What does Yang Yuanqing mean?"

Li Jing was not in a hurry to take out the gold. He smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Yang's meaning is actually very simple. I hope that Prefect Qiu can continue to abide by the joint defense agreement of the six counties signed by his former Prefect Wei. This is the only requirement."

"What should I do if the troops stationed outside the city?" Qiu He continued to ask.

"If Prefect Qiu agrees to abide by the agreement and Qu Tutong's army also leaves, then ten thousand troops will evacuate Lingwu County."

Qiu He has been practicing in the officialdom for forty years and has long become a spirit. He pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't read that agreement yet, so let's do it! Let me take a look and understand the situation. I will answer Sima Li in three days, how about it?"

Li Jing stood up and bowed and smiled, "Then we will talk in three days!"

On the same day that Qiu He arrived in Lingwu County, Qu Tutong, the general of Zuotun Guard, also led an army of 50,000 to Hongde County in the north of Honghua County. This is a hilly area above the Maling Water. The hills are low and the gullies are crisscrossing. The army marchs hard on the undulating mountain roads.

Qu Tutong was also a veteran of the Sui Dynasty. He was about 56 or 7 years old. He had many years of fighting experience. This time he led his army to suppress bandits in the pass. His real intention was to drive Yang Yuanqing's forces out of Guanbei. However, Qu Tutong received the emperor's will and ordered him to try his best to avoid a war with Yang Yuanqing's army. As a general, this order made him feel humiliated. He had to look at Yang Yuanqing's face to march.

He was helpless when humiliation was humiliated. He had to respect the will of the Lord.

"Report to the general, Hongde County is already ahead!" A soldier stepped forward to report.

Qu Tutong also saw a city wall in a basin in the distance, which was Hongde County, close to Malings.

"Transfer my order and the army will enter Hongde County!"

Fifty thousand troops headed to Hongde County in a mighty manner. Hongde County is a small county with less than ten miles in circumference of the county town and less than a thousand households in the city. After several attacks by the Baiyusa bandits, the county people either fled or were killed. There were only more than 200 households left in the city. Even the county magistrate was abducted by the chaos army. Life and death were unknown. There was only one county magistrate named Zhang in the county town, and more than a hundred men guarding the city.

When he heard the arrival of the imperial army, Zhang County Magistrate was so scared that he hurriedly brought people to greet him. Zhang County Magistrate knelt down in front of Qu Tutong's war horse, "Hongde County Magistrate Zhang Ping, meets the general!"

"Why didn't your county magistrate come to see me?"

County Magistrate Zhang cried and said, "The county magistrate was kidnapped by bandits two months ago, and I still don't know how to live or die?"

Qu Tutong was stunned and asked again: "Has the rioters been here recently?"

"Reporting to the general, he did not show up after he abducted the county magistrate."

After a long silence, Qu Tutong asked him: "Do you know the situation in Lingwu County?"

County Magistrate Zhang shook his head, "The last time I went to Lingwu County was a year ago. Recently, the county people had to escape and did not come back, so I didn't know."

Qu Tutong was in a daze and ordered: "The army was stationed on the spot!"

Fifty thousand Sui troops began to station in the camp, with a large tent standing, thousands of soldiers digging trenches around the camp and burying deer antlers. Teams of scouts scattered.

It was dusk at this time, and Qu Tutong took more than a hundred guards to a nearby hill, looking down from top to bottom to camp. This is his style. He likes to inspect camping from a high place, so that his vision is broader.

The setting sun gradually sets westward, and the afterglow spreads on the hills and the military camps. The earth is covered with a layer of red blood, which makes Qu Tutong feel an ominous premonition. His eyes look northwest. He wants to enter Lingwu County. A intuition tells him that Yang Yuanqing's army is very likely to have taken the lead. Qu Tutong sighs long and he is full of worries about the future of the Sui Dynasty...

The next day, Qu Tutong received information from the scout that Yang Yuanqing had sent 10,000 cavalry to Lingwu County, and the 10,000 Fengzhou cavalry in Yanchuan County were in combat readiness.

Qu Tutong was helpless and had to order the army to advance eastward to Yan'an County.

In Huile County, Lingwu County, more than 1,000 people gathered in front of the military warehouse in the west of the city, and 800 county soldiers guarded this large granary with 300,000 stones of grain. Currently, there are four grain warehouses in Huile County. The smallest one is the Yi Warehouse, with only more than 20,000 stones of grain stored, followed by the county official warehouse, with 50,000 stones of grain stored, and the second is the county official warehouse, with 100,000 stones of grain stored, but the largest one is the military warehouse, with 300,000 stones of grain stored.

At this time, thousands of people gathered in front of the military warehouse were confronted by two factions. On one side were the 800 county soldiers defending the military warehouse, and on the other side were the new prefect Qiu He, leading more than 200 county yamen runners.

It was not until three days after taking office that Qiu He deeply realized the profound meaning of the joint defense agreement. The so-called county soldiers in Lingwu County no longer came to the county command, and the command power was taken away by Yang Yuanqing. In this way, the control of the city gate, the city's security management, the river control, and the ten thousand acres of military rations in Lingwu County were all controlled by Fengzhou. Half of the power of his prefect was taken away, and he could only try the case and manage civil affairs. Even if he manages civil affairs, a large part of the power was taken away. For example, recruiting civil servants, without the assistance of the army, they could not do it at all.

Qiu He was extremely frustrated. He wanted to inspect the military warehouse today, but was stopped by the county soldiers and refused to allow him to enter, which made Qiu He a little angry.

He immediately transferred two hundred yamen runners to prepare to break through, but the soldiers of the guard Cang County were not showing any weakness, and immediately reinforced five hundred county soldiers, which turned into eight hundred and two hundred.

Qiu Xinggong rode on the war horse, waved his long spear and was about to lead the yamen runners in. At this time, hundreds of county soldiers raised their military crossbows at the same time and pointed them at Qiu Xinggong. The military camp captain shouted: "If you dare to attack, I will shoot you into a hedgehog!"

Seeing that there were thousands of county soldiers coming here, Qiu He knew that he could no longer enter, so he could only sigh and said to Qiu Xinggong: "Don't make trouble again, go back to the county government!"

At this time, Qiu Xinggong had been surrounded by thousands of county soldiers and aimed at him with bows and arrows and military crossbows. Qiu Xinggong had no choice but to follow his father to leave the military warehouse.

"Father, Yang Yuanqing is too bullying, report it to the court!" Qiu Xing said resentfully.

Qiu He shook his head, and he sighed and said to his son: "You can go back to Chang'an tomorrow! I can handle the matters of Lingwu County by myself."

Qiu Xinggong was stunned for a while and said, "Does my father want to surrender?"

Qiu He smiled bitterly, "When people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads. Lingwu County is the eaves of Fengzhou. Can I still stand up straight?"

"But how did my father explain to the emperor?"

"Explanation?"

Qiu He glanced at his son and sneered, "If I lose Lingwu County and be directly annexed by Yang Yuanqing, I will not be able to explain to the emperor. Go away! Stay here and you will cause trouble for me."

Qiu Xinggong's eyes shot out of hatred and he slowly lowered his head.

The group returned to the county yard, and a follower rushed down to report: "The prefect, the envoy of Li of Fengzhou is here again, waiting in the guest room."

Qiu He nodded. Three days have passed, and he also wanted to show off with Li Jing.

In the room, Li Jing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He knew what to do with Qiu He's character?

At this time, the door opened, Qiu He walked in from outside, Li Jing turned around and bowed and smiled, "Have you thought about it?"

"Please sit down!"

The two sat down, but Li Jing had not taken out five hundred taels of gold. He felt that he would obey the same obediently without bribing Qiu He. Li Jing smiled and waited patiently for Qiu He's answer.

Qiu He sighed and said, "I can renew the agreement, but I have two conditions."

"Uncle Shi, please tell me!"

"One condition is that the cavalry outside the city is stationed fifty miles away, and the other condition is that there are three city gates in Huile County, and at least one city gate is given to me. Otherwise, I feel like I am in jail."

Li Jing pondered for a moment and said, "I said that the garrison was only temporary. As long as Shi Shu was willing to sign an agreement and Qu Tutong's army retreated, the Fengzhou cavalry would naturally withdraw. As for giving up a city gate, I can agree."

After saying that, Li Jing took out the joint defense agreement between the six counties and placed it in front of Qiu He, "Uncle Shi, please sign!"

Qiu He picked up the pen and felt helpless. If Qu Tutong's army entered Lingwu County, he might not have signed it, but Qu Tutong's army went to Yan'an County, which means that Qu Tutong also gave up Lingwu County.

Qiu He had to sign his name after the agreement.

[The first twenty monthly tickets are still missing. Lao Gao asks for monthly tickets again!!]
Chapter completed!