Three days passed in a flash, and the Yingwang Mansion Army was stationed in Liyang County again. Yao Song came back in two days after the letter, bringing back the information Lu Qi wanted to know. The situation in Changzhou was indeed as Di Ping said. The Wucheng Army was stationed fifteen miles west of Jinling County, and separated the county town from the camp of the Jiangyin Jiedushi Yajun in the east, becoming one of the corners.

After receiving Lu Qi's guess reminder, Zhu Wu said that he would let the scouts go deep into the Yue Kingdom to supervise the regional areas in case the Yue Kingdom mobilized a large army to raid the Wucheng Army. He also thanked Lu Qi for sending the urgently needed military use.

As soon as the military use arrived, the Wucheng Army's morale was greatly boosted, and Zhu Wu was also fair. Half of it was divided equally by the left and right guard camps, and half of it was given equally by four upper battalions. However, he asked each battalion to only perform martial arts and compete for military use, but he received support from Wan Bin, and personally supervised the military exercises and personally issued military use for the winners.

Lu Qi believed that Wan Bin was a handsome man, and he was able to abandon the fairness of closeness and distance and win over the morale of the army. There were too many unfair things in the army, and it was often colluded with officials. The common way for superiors to win over officials was to give military personnel the right to allocate. Wan Bin's approach would cause dissatisfaction among the generals of the camp, but it improved the overall cohesion of the Wu Cheng army.

After Yao Song finished talking about Changzhou, he said that Zhu Wu asked him to go to the city to pay homage to the Central Government envoy. After meeting him, the Central Government envoy said something to him for a long time, especially interested in what Lu Qi said. Now the Central Government envoy has bought twelve shops in Jinling County. The Central Government envoy said that the shops in Changzhou were very cheap, and only cost 10,000 taels of silver in total. The Central Government envoy also said that he wanted to buy land, especially the land deeds and shop deeds in Wujin County and Yixing County, and even Wuxi County, he could get some silver.

Lu Qi was stunned when he heard this. Changzhou was a place of chaos, and the shops and fields were of course cheap. It was understandable to buy shops in Jinling County. Isn’t buying real estate in Wujin County and Yixing County for nothing?

However, Yao Song's subsequent words made him understand. Wang Qin'er said that Changzhou was originally a place of rich fish and rice, and it was worth fighting for the big one. Since the Wucheng Army increased its place in Changzhou, it would be possible that the Tang army would advance south and regain Yixing County in the future. Once the Tang army gained a foothold in Yixing County, it would gain hundreds of thousands of silver. Otherwise, the loss would not be large.

Yao Song also said that the matter between Yun'e and Xiao Xianglan had been completely resolved. He had completely broken up with their ex-husband's family under the official certificate. Later, he had a marriage letter with Yun'e and Xiao Xianglan's family. Now the two daughters are legal concubines of the Lu family, but the Xiao family requested to be the main concubine, and the Central Government envoy responded and promised to be the first-class palace servant of the Princess's Mansion.

Lu Qi was happy when he heard this. He knew that Wang Qin'er went to Changzhou to send military supplies, but another important purpose was to seek development in Changzhou. Therefore, the marriage between Xiao Xianglan and Yun'e became a stepping stone to integrate into Changzhou. The influence of the local snake in the family can reduce a lot of resistance and trouble.

Regional concept is a very stubborn resistance. For example, if Wang Qin'er bought so many shops, if he did not have the approval of the locals, it would not be able to operate normally. Just like when he bought a shop in Qingyang County, he did not come to the door, so what else would he do? He could only close the door.

Two more days passed, and almost noon on that day, hundreds of cavalry soldiers suddenly came outside Lu Qi camp and actually asked to see Lord Du Yu Hou Lu. After hearing the newspaper, Lu Qi was surprised to see him, but when he saw it, he was very surprised. It turned out to be Zhao Lin and Li Chuan of Ning Guojun.

Now Zhao Lin is wearing bright light armor, gilded armor leaves and golden helmets, looking like a guardian god, and his demeanor is also quite powerful, revealing the demeanor of the superior. Li Chuan stood behind Zhao Lin's left, and the captain general armor was wearing, but he looked at Lu Qi with a smile.

"Meet Lord Du Yuhou." When Zhao Lin saw Lu Qi, he bowed his head respectfully. The soldiers behind him bowed their heads and saluted them all, and the scene was solemn.

Lu Qi was stunned. There were many curious audiences nearby, and they were also surprised. You should know that the sudden hundred cavalry were originally cavalry with uniform armor, and their momentum was obviously much stronger than the British Prince's Mansion Army. Now a golden armored officer actually paid such respect to a battalion general, which was simply a subverting everyone's worldview.

Lu Qi opened his mouth and was surprised to say something denied, but he wanted to speak but stopped. He turned to smile and said, "You are polite, Lord Zhao, please come to the camp for a lecture."

"No." Zhao Lin responded congratulations, then looked up and gave an order, and joined Li Chuan and Lu Qi into the military camp.

Lu Qi was worried as he walked. Zhao Lin was so arrogant and was causing trouble for him. But judging from Zhao Lin's posture and Li Chuan followed, he shouldn't have come to imprison him on purpose. Moreover, Zhao Lin's actions were also a disaster for Zhao Lin himself. Doesn't he understand the crisis? No.

In the shocked and awe-in-coming look of the soldiers in the camp, Lu Qi and the other two entered the tent of the Central Army camp. After Lu Qi smiled and gave up his seat, he smiled and said, "Why are Lord Zhao and Li Duwei, why are you free to come here?"

Zhao Lin's respectful visit naturally had Zhao Lin's intention. He saw Lu Qi calmly from beginning to end, showing a faint confidence, neither humble nor confusion, but it made him feel disappointed. Of course, he knew that visiting Lu Qi like this would probably cause trouble, but General Yu sent him a secret letter.

According to a secret message, Lu Qi has become a nobleman with a prince-level background. Recently, he has become a military hero. He has taken the opportunity to act with courageous means, destroying the officials and taking his huge wealth and armor, luring Maoshan bandits out of the mountain to fight to the death, and defeating nearly 4,000 Maoshan bandits with two thousand weak troops.

General Yu told Zhao Lin that he was able to promote him to the commander of the army, but it was difficult to guarantee his long-term retention in the future. He would easily be taken down by Emperor Tang in the future or be defeated by a general with a powerful minister's background, so Zhao Lin had to find a background that could protect him or a way out.

General Yu was very optimistic about Lu Qi. He was trustworthy and had the background of the royal family's princess mansion. If Zhao Lin defected to Lu Qi, even if Lu Qi was not able to keep his army commander, he could still transfer his position as the princess mansion when he lost it, and then he would have the day to stand out as the commander.

Another reason is that after Li Chuan heard that Lu Qi had wiped out the Maoshan bandits, he heard that the bandit suppression army was outside Liyang County, so he asked for leave to meet. If Li Chuan came alone, Zhao Lin, who had not come to meet, would seem to be insincere when he surrendered to Lu Qi in the future, so he simply came to meet, but he was not convinced and deliberately showed respect. If Lu Qi showed timidity and chaos, Zhao Lin immediately stopped his idea of ​​surrendering to Lu Qi. What he needed was a background figure who dared to take responsibility.

"Sir, my subordinates led their troops through Liyang and were ordered to station in Jintan County." Zhao Lin replied with a smile, with a natural friendly expression.

Lu Qi was stunned and asked, "Why did you go to Jintan County to station?"

"I went there with the imperial edict. The imperial edict ordered the newly established three troops to be stationed in Jintan County and temporarily wait for the commander of the Wucheng Army and General Wan Bin's military order to control the military." Zhao Lin replied.

Lu Qi was shocked when he heard this. Emperor Tang transferred three troops to Jintan County to station, but it was actually under Wan Bin's control. In other words, Emperor Tang was also worried that Wu Cheng's army would be destroyed, so he transferred his army to serve as a supporter.

"We have all heard of the feat of the adults to wipe out the Maoshan bandits, so we came to pay our respects." Zhao Lin said bluntly. He was not very good at flattering.

Lu Qi smiled and said, "I was taking a risk, just to search the family officials, which was enough to get me to the Ministry of Justice. Don't learn from me. I relied on my identity as a prince consort and made a bold move."

Zhao Lin nodded in conscience. He understood that Lu Qi said that he was relying on the status of the prince-consort, but in fact, he had to have the courage to do it. If the bandit suppression was successful, the status of the prince-consort could block the crime. If he failed, it would be difficult to escape the great crime. For the sake of the noble, it would be even less likely to have the courage to burn the boat.

"Sir, I wonder what the status of the wives and concubines in Shida County will be after they become the son-in-law?" Li Chuan asked suddenly.

Lu Qi was stunned and replied: "My wife Xin Yun'er is the county magistrate. Her concubine is a first-class palace servant in the Princess's Mansion, and her concubine is a second-class palace servant."

Li Chuan nodded and said, "Oh, I understand."

Lu Qi smiled, not thinking about Li Chuan's question, but thought that Emperor Tang's transfer of troops would cause any changes in Changzhou. The three armies were 10,000 troops. If they were stationed in Jintan County, they would probably be discovered by the Jiangyin Army and the Yue Army, and for the Wucheng Army, they would be able to obtain peace.
Chapter completed!