"Let's stop discussing this and hurry up to catch up, or else our Lord Zhao will disappear without a trace."
Everyone rode at full speed for a while before they saw Zhao Muyun's back.
He had already arrived in front of the Dejing city gate.
After being recovered from the rebels and freed from the smoke of war, Dejing City is now bustling with activity. The government and the people are working together to repair the damage caused by the war.
Zhao Muyun tightened the reins, and the white horse stood up, neighed loudly, and stopped steadily in front of the slightly mottled gate of Dejing City.
Upon learning that Zhao Muyun and his party had arrived, the county magistrate and the officers guarding the city lined up to welcome them.
Zhao Muyun glanced at the busy defenders on the city wall and the people coming in and out of the city.
Finally, it landed on a figure wearing armor and looking around anxiously at the city gate. He was Shi Yong.
After Xiazhou was recovered, Zhao Muyun appointed Tong Gu as the commander of Xiazhou, leading 3,000 soldiers to garrison and guard against the rebels in Linzhou.
Shi Yong, Tian Qing, Du Wei and Wu Shangzhi, who went on the expedition together, withdrew to Shuozhou and continued to participate in the first military training class.
Their battle in Xiazhou can be shared with other students.
However, among these people, Wu Shangzhi was the most depressed.
A thousand cavalrymen made a long raid on Luzi Pass, but ended up in vain.
Not many enemies were killed, and no one from Linzhou came to seize the pass.
Even Xiazhou's defender Li Sheng, with thousands of remaining soldiers, did not go through Luzi Pass, but went west into the desert.
After Tong Gu sent people to take over the defense, Wu Shangzhi returned to Shuozhou in a depressed mood with a thousand cavalrymen.
Shi Yong was originally going to escort the captives back to Shuozhou, but after Tong Gu wrote a letter to Zhao Muyun mentioning the tobacco incident, Zhao Muyun sent a fast horse to let Shi Yong investigate the matter first.
The key point is the dozens of confidants who smoked tobacco mentioned in Tong Gu's letter. Where did the tobacco they smoked come from?
"Boss Zhao, I finally got you here! Hey, why are you alone? Where are the others?"
When Shi Yong saw Zhao Muyun, he almost pounced on him and came over to help Zhao Muyun lead the horse.
Half a year ago, in Zhong Dahu's Jingbian Military Town, Shi Yong, who was unwanted because he ate too much, was assigned to Yanqingdun where Zhao Muyun was the sergeant.
At that time, it was Shi Yong who led Zhao Muyun's horse, walked out of Jingbian Military Town, and returned to Yanqingdun.
Things change over time, but the same scenes and the same people still make people sigh in regret.
"Little Stone, they are all behind us. Don't worry about them. Let's go into the city first."
Zhao Muyun threw the whip at Shi Yong and said to the officials still lining up at the city gate, "And you, all of you, retreat first and go about your business. There's no need to go through so much formality in the future."
"Yes, sir!"
Despite saying this, they remained motionless, waiting until Zhao Muyun and Shi Yong disappeared through the city gate.
Just as he was about to leave, suddenly a cloud of dust rose up on the official road outside, and more than ten riders came galloping.
"They should be the officials accompanying Lord Zhao! Let's not leave yet and welcome them here."
"Yes, yes, we'll have to look for them when we need help in the future."
Everyone was of one mind and welcomed him respectfully.
When the person came closer, he secretly thought that it was a good thing that he did not leave. It turned out that the person who came was Madam Zhao, the staff of the Colonel's Mansion, the prefect of Shuozhou Prefecture and other important people.
"We respectfully welcome all of you to Dejing."
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"We've found the source of that thing. It's right where Hou Zongmin used to rule the mountain. It's sixty miles west of Dejing City, below Wohugang. There's about an acre of land there!"
Shi Yong was leading the horse, talking as he went, and then turning around.
His face showed the fatigue of a long journey, but his eyes were full of confusion.
"Boss Zhao, aren't those just some weeds that look like cabbages? These people are wasting good irrigated land by using it to grow this. What a waste!"
As Shi Yong had been dealing with crops and land for many years, it was really hard for him to understand why these bandits would use their good fields to grow this thing.
"Little Stone, we have to admire these bandits; they have good foresight. With enough food, growing this is a hundred times better than growing crops!"
Zhao Muyun's eyes flashed with brilliance, and most of the fatigue from days of running around was instantly dispelled.
The two men walked to the county government office. Shi Yong stopped his horse and came over to support them.
Zhao Muyun waved his hand and dismounted swiftly with agile movements, showing no sign of fatigue from riding for hundreds of miles.
"Boss Zhao, everyone is inside!" Shi Yong said immediately, "I heard you were coming soon, so I brought them here in advance, ready for your questioning."
"Although they were Hou Zongmin's confidants, they lost their backbone after Hou Zongmin died and his two sworn brothers were captured. They were from Xiazhou and did not escape with Li Sheng..."
On the way into the county government office, Shi Yong chattered incessantly, wishing he could tell Zhao Muyun everything he knew.
When we arrived at the county government hall, we saw a group of soldiers guarding a dozen or so frightened and disheveled people.
Needless to say, they were the arrested Hou Zongmin's confidants.
"If you want to live, answer the adults' questions!"
Shi Yong waved his hand, and a soldier guarding these people shouted, "Come over here and say hello to the adults!"
"Greetings, sir. We rebelled because we had no choice but to do so because we had no food to eat. Please forgive us, sir!"
About ten people hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhao Muyun and Shi Yong, begging for mercy loudly.
Zhao Muyun ignored them and sat down, his eyes sweeping over them.
The sharp gaze made these people dare not look at Zhao Muyun. They all lowered their heads in fear.
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