Chapter 207: Gaoyou Mansion’s countermeasures

"Sir, the court's official documents have been released." In the prefect's office, the governor said to the prefect's master Li Qi.

In each scattered mansion, the court had a member of Dalu, a prefect or prefect, who led the sect of the Nong'auru and Lu, who were in the same rank as the fourth rank; one was a member of the magistrate, one was a member of the judge, one was a member of the referee, one was a member of the governor, and one was a member of the case prosecutor.

Since sending a document to the court that there was a Red Turban Army activity, Li Qi has been in a state of uneasiness. He was in chaos under his rule and the salt field was defeated. This is a serious dereliction of duty. However, even Nasuladin died in battle. What else can he do? Now, Xinghua City is in danger, so he should ask the court for help, otherwise, the bandits will grow stronger and stronger and will be completely impossible to end.

"Is it the official document? Isn't it an imperial edict?" Li Qi's heart was a little calmer. What he feared the most was that after reporting to the court, the emperor was furious and sent a eunuch, with an imperial edict, and said "the imperial edict has arrived". His head would probably not be able to be saved.

"It's just a document sent by the Secretariat, not an imperial edict." said the governor.

Li Qi was a little relieved, "Take it to me and see what is the content of the official document?"

It was just a document from the Secretariat. In the eyes of the court, what happened here was not too unbearable, and there was still room for maneuver.

Li Qi opened the official document and the paint was intact. Obviously, after the governor received the official document, he did not take it apart and sent it to himself directly.

"Gaoyouzhou Prefecture is connected to Xinghua in the east, Kuohu in the west, Yangzhou in the south, Baoying in the north. It is rich in nature and has a strong land. The three major salt fields are all important places for the imperial court. Now the thief suddenly appears, Dingxi, Baiju and Liuzhuang are all defeated by the enemy, and thousands of Nasulading were unfortunately killed in battle. This is the incompetent person of Gaoyou Prefecture and the provinces of Jiangbei in Huainan! Now the court has wiped out all the thieves everywhere, and their lives are everywhere. Why did Gaoyou raise another war? He promoted Xinghua Daluhuachi Hadanbatel to Gaoyou Daluhuachi and command the official army. The province must cooperate to quell the war within three months, otherwise, the three-foot military law will be set up for you!"

Nonsense! Pure nonsense! Li Qi had the urge to tear the official documents apart, but he still controlled himself. There were only one thousand troops in the entire Gaoyou Mansion, plus the Red Army, the New Affiliated Army, and the Salt Ding, all the forces were only 2,000. How could he withstand the riots of the salt people? Moreover, even the war-friendly Nasuladin died in battle, and sent a Hadan Batel who could not fight at all. This man could not even fight Furong Village, so why would he calm the *** within three months? Three months? I'm afraid it won't take three months to protect Gaoyou Mansion! If I don't give soldiers or pay, I'll let myself solve it? Nonsense, if I could solve it, I would have suppressed myself long ago. Why should I report it at the risk of beheading? This is even more disgusting than killing myself!

Originally, the emperor meant that he had to solve the problem himself. He didn't have to bother the court. Liu Futong in the north was so fussy that the landlords below, Chahan Timur and Li Siqi, were dealt with. Gaoyou's little movement was not worth mentioning at all. However, the emperor also agreed that if necessary, he could recruit these rioters and send them to fight with other Red Turban troops. This was the best.

However, when he arrived at the Secretariat, he deliberately erased the amnesty. This was also the idea of ​​the Grand Tutuo. He first put pressure on the subordinates and tried his best to eliminate the rioters. If it really doesn't work, it would not be too late to issue an order to recruit them.

Li Qi was very depressed.

"Master, what do the court say?" asked the governor.

"Look at it for yourself." Li Qi threw the official document to the governor.

After reading the matter carefully, my heart felt chills. "Sir, why not let us ask for help from the province!"

"Province? We have requested it once, but the Province doesn't pay attention to us at all." Li Qi said.

Before writing memorials to the court, Li Qi had already requested troops to send troops to help the left prime minister of Jiangbei Province in Huainan, but the result was only four words: solve it yourself.

For the entire province, the most threatening is Guo Zixing's troops in Haozhou, Anfeng Road, especially his subordinates have a powerful general named Zhu Yuanzhang to attack Hengjian Mountain, and are now attacking Dingyuan. Once Dingyuan falls, Huaian Road, Yangzhou Road, and Luzhou Road will be in danger. The province's main attention is of course all the Red Turban Army on Anfeng Road, mobilizing troops from all the roads and prefectures around. Otherwise, how would he have only two thousand troops in Gaoyou Prefecture? Now that most of the losses have been lost, how can he resist?

"Sir, one time and another, now, the three major salt fields have been occupied by the bandits, and the entire eastern part of Xinghua is full of bandits. If the bandits are allowed to develop, and Xinghua is captured, our Gaoyou Mansion is captured, and we follow Gaoyou Lake, the bandits will directly attack Yangzhou, the capital of the province. I guess, if the bandits are added to this consideration, the province should help us." said the governor.

Gaoyou Lake is to the west of Gaoyou Prefecture, and the southern end of Gaoyou Lake has flowed into Yangzhou City on Yangzhou Road. Yangzhou City is the capital of the entire province now. Those officials and men should be anxious when they involve their wives and children?

This is what the governor means. If Gaoyou falls, Yangzhou City will be in danger. In order to protect the provincial capital, the provincial court officials should also help themselves?

"Okay, then you will write it and send another emergency document to the province." Li Qi finally made up his mind. In fact, he was not willing to do this, otherwise, wouldn't that mean he was incompetent? He was the prefect of Gaoyou Prefecture, but now he was waiting for the rioters to attack?

"Sir, Hardanbatel is here." A minor official came in to report.

"Hurry, let him in, no, I'll just go and greet him." Li Qi said.

Nasuladin died, and the court appointed Daruwachi Hadanbatel of Xinghua to be Daruwachi of Gaoyou Mansion, and was promoted without success. This was also considered to be the blessing of Nasuladin. The entire Gaoyou Mansion is most happy at present, and he rushed to Gaoyou Mansion immediately after receiving the official documents from the court. Moreover, if Xinghua falls, Daruwachi will be the main responsibility, and he cannot fight, escape, and cannot escape. He also seems to be sitting on a warm kang, anxious. Now, he has been transferred to Gaoyou Mansion, and is still far from the bandits, and there will be no danger for the time being.

However, compared with Nasuladin, Hadanbatel was ashamed of his blood and his comfortable life had long lost the courage to fight on the battlefield. What he liked more was to find a few beautiful Han women to enjoy the fun of bed.

"Mr. Li, I'm disrespectful, disrespectful." Hardanbatel had already entered the central hall.

"Mr. Daluhuachi is here. He should have been to the yamen gate to greet him, but he has not been able to meet him far away. I hope he can forgive me." Li Qi said.

He is also a fourth-rank official, but as the prefect, Li Qi is a lower-level person than Daruwachi, because he is a *** person.

"Mr. Li, don't be polite. We are officials in the same dynasty to benefit the people." Hadanbatel said: "I wonder what good advice does Lord Li have for the current situation?"

Listening to the words of this man, it seemed as if he was blaming himself for his ineffective handling, Li Qi suppressed his displeasure: "Mr. Daluhuachi, our Gaoyou Mansion sent troops to encircle and suppress the two times, but they were both successful and failed. Even Lord Nasuladin died in the battlefield and reported to the court. The court refused to send troops. Only our Gaoyou Mansion's own troops would be difficult to destroy the bandits. Therefore, I want the defenders to stick to various cities, especially Xinghua, to defend them, otherwise it will be difficult for the court to explain."

It was originally his own order to make Xinghua defend himself, but as a result, he transformed himself into a big man on par with him. Li Qi was very unhappy. Moreover, this person had no real ability at all.

"Holding to the death is not a solution," said Hardanbatel.

Nonsense, I also know that sticking to the death is not a solution, but what can I do? What can I do?

"I wonder what kind of opinions Lord Daluhuachi has?" Li Qi asked.

"Mr. Li, why not invite us to help you." Hardanbatel said.

Recruiting the amnesty? Li Qi was about to drink tea when a sip of water almost spewed out. Is this called a method?

"Mr. Li, bandits are rampant, what's the matter? We recruit them for fame and fortune, and then, we will be appointed as the gang leader as the magistrate of Xinghua County. They will definitely be grateful and used by us." Hardanbatel said.

Is the magistrate of Xinghua County? You really dare to give it! Isn’t this equivalent to giving all the entire Xinghua to the thief? Losing the city of Xinghua, Gaoyou Mansion was exposed to the thief’s vision. The new Daruwachi is really stupid. I heard that he and Nasuladin were once in the same 100-man team. Nasuladin had long become the commander of the thousand men, but Hadanbatel had always been a soldier. Later, he became Daruwachi in Xinghua. This guy, without the real ability to lead the army and fight, couldn’t even handle the Furong Village. It seems that he needs to pay more attention.

Although I thought so, Li Qi did not dare to express it directly: "If you want to recruit peace, you must have the consent of the court. Then I will submit a memorial to the court in the name of the Lord and state the Lord's proposal. I wonder if it is possible?"

You have to take the blame for the bad idea you think of. If the court blames it, you can blame it completely. What Li Qi didn't know is that the court actually had the idea of ​​inviting peace. The purpose of inviting peace was naturally to use a knife to kill people and let the rebels kill each other.

"Of course there is no problem. I just took over the position of Daruwachi in Gaoyou Mansion, so of course I have to make a difference." said Hardanbatel.

"Maybe he just arrived at Gaoyou Mansion? I wonder if he has a place to live?" Li Qi asked. He had just taken office, so he had to express his enthusiasm.

"Yes, of course there is. After riding a horse for a day, I'm a little tired. Let's go back and rest first!" said Hardanbatel.

"Then I'll give it to you." Li Qi said.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Hadanbatel finished speaking with a loud voice and walked out. He had sent someone to find out if there were any married Han people today. Naturally, the bride's right to be possessed by herself. Since she came to Gaoyou Mansion, she had to enjoy it.

Li Qi looked at Hardanbatel's back as he walked away and sneered twice.

"Draft the official documents to the province," he said to the governor.

"Yes, sir." The governor stood behind just now, and naturally looked down on the self-righteous man, but there was no way, who could make his blood noble?

After writing the official document, Li Qi read it, stamped his official seal, and sent the postman to Yangzhou quickly.

Yangzhou, provincial yamen.

It has entered winter. Although it is not as strong as the northern part of the Yangtze River, it is also very cold. Rich families will ignite charcoal basins at home to keep warm. Let the wind blow the treetops outside and make a whimpering sound, but the room is as warm as spring. There is no moisture or cold.

The two big red lanterns under the eaves have been blown to the point of tilting. On the plaque on the eaves, the big gold-burned characters seem to be unable to withstand the cold wind and are trembling.

"Sir, what should we do with the situation in Gaoyou Mansion?" asked a man. This man dressed as a scholar, his eyes flashed with bright light, which was Zhao Lian, the assistant minister.

At this moment, he had just received the document sent by Gao You. After a rough look, he quickly asked the left chief Wei Zhedu, who was still in the yamen. Gao You was right next to Yangzhou after all, and if there was something wrong with Gao You, Yangzhou would be in danger.

Wei Zhedu was being kneaded by two little maids at this moment, so comfortable that he was unwilling to move. When he saw that it was his confidant Zhao Lian, he turned his head and asked, "What's wrong with Gaoyou Mansion?"

"A few days ago, Gaoyou Mansion sent a request for help, saying that Xinghua had been occupied by rebels and even the salt farm was occupied. Lianghuai Salt Transportation Bureau also submitted a report to us, asking us to retake the salt farm as soon as possible to avoid affecting the taxes of the court." Zhao Lian explained.

Lianghuai Salt Transportation Bureau was also set up in Yangzhou by the court, managing major salt fields along the coast. It is a fertilizer shortage. Now, the salt fields have been occupied by the rioters, and Lianghuai Salt Transportation is red in an emergency and has been putting pressure on the province.

"How did we deal with it later?" Siddrata asked while enjoying the comfort of the massage.

"We didn't deal with it later. Lord Youcheng said that the war on Anfeng Road is now tight. Huaiyuan, Haozhou, and Dingyuan are everywhere. The main forces of our province have been drawn to deal with the Red Turban there. They have no power for the time being, taking into account the small riot in Gaoyou Mansion." Zhao Lian said.

"That's true," said Viagra.

"But Gaoyou Mansion is too close to us, and you can go downstream from Gaoyou Lake and directly to our Yangzhou."

Wei Zhedu's body moved for a while. Indeed, if Gaoyou Mansion lost and those rioters went downstream, Yangzhou would indeed face a great threat. However, are those rioters so capable?

"Nasulatdin, who was stationed in Gaoyou, failed in both bandit suppression, and he was also killed in Desheng Lake. Nasuulatdin is a powerful general, which shows that the combat effectiveness of these rioters is very strong." Zhao Lian said.

"What should we do?" Wei Zhedu could not ignore his own personal interests. He originally wanted to drag the adults of the Salt Transportation Department again, but now it seems that he has to deal with it.

"Sir, our troops were all transferred by the Right Chief to encircle and suppress the Red Turban Army on Anfeng Road. There are 20,000 defenders in Yangzhou City, but they cannot move. There are still a large number of troops nearby, and only Taizhou is the only place." Zhao Lian said.

"Okay, then we will mobilize 10,000 elite troops from Taizhou to go north to quell the rebellion." Wei Zhedu said.

Taizhou is an important town in Jiangbei, Huainan, second only to Yangzhou. Therefore, it has always been garrisoned. Moreover, in Taizhou City, there is also a military weapon bureau of Wubei Temple. The troops that wiped out the Red Turban Army from all over the country transported weapons and supplies from here. Therefore, Zhao Lian felt that it was inappropriate to say that he wanted to transfer 10,000 elite soldiers from Taizhou City.

"Sir, Taizhou is an important military center. We have already drawn troops a few times. Now Taizhou has only 20,000 defenders. If we draw 10,000, there will only be 10,000 defenders left. What if Taizhou is in a mistake, what should we do?" Zhao Lian said.

"Those mud legs are enough to beat small towns and counties. Within hundreds of miles nearby, which thieves can attack Taizhou? Even if there are only one thousand defenders, they will have to touch their heads under the city wall and be bleeding." Weizhe said confidently.

This is true. The walls of Taizhou City are more than ten meters high, with solid blue bricks on the outside, and the inside is solid soil dipped in glutinous rice juice, castle walls, city towers, and moats, protecting Taizhou City without leaking.

Even the newly built capital is just a rammed city wall, which looks bad and will wash away when it encounters heavy rain. Therefore, in the rainy south, the city uses blue bricks to build the exterior walls to maximize the protection of the city walls.

Not to mention the rebels who have rushed into the army, even regular troops will have to spend a lot of money to capture such a city.

"Then the official is too worried." Zhao Lian said.

"But be careful, you can go to Taizhou in person, and eliminate the rioters of Xinghua and regain the salt field. You will complete the task of "Zheduo," said Wei Zhedu. Zhao Lian personally took charge of Taizhou and commanded 10,000 defenders to attack Xinghua. It should be easy. After returning, he will submit a report to the court and will definitely reward him. He is his confidant, and Wei Zheduo has been working hard to cultivate.

"Yes, sir." Zhao Lian's eyes shone. The defenders of Taizhou are all the most elite troops. Ten thousand troops attacking the rebellious rioters was a battle without suspense. Although Nasuladin was defeated, it was because Nasuladin underestimated the enemy and was careless. He would not make such a mistake.

Commanding the army and fighting on the battlefield was also Zhao Lian's dream. He bowed to Wei Zhedu and quickly retreated.

The scholar's spirit is full of vitality. For Zhao Lian, although he is a literati, he also has the courage of a man of ambition, and is more courageous than those who are content with enjoyment.

Unfortunately, he met Zhang Shicheng. Zhang Yang, who had traveled from the 21st century, also created weapons that were ahead of this era. The strength of Taizhou City was not indestructible in Zhang Yang's eyes. The military weapon bureau in Taizhou City was even more of a blacksmith who Zhang Yang was determined to seize.
Chapter completed!