Chapter 149 His Good Daughter
After dinner, Lu Songli, Xu Zheng, Yang Wei, Lu Mingzhi and the two brothers Qin Heng and Qin Zhao gathered in the main hall again.
Qin Sheng was not around. He was very good at reconnaissance. After the showdown just now, at Qin Heng's suggestion, he led Hu Guangcong's team to be responsible for the reconnaissance of Qinglong Village.
It was completely dark. There were no candles or oil lamps. In the center of the room, a fire was lit and everyone sat around it.
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. The importance of information is self-evident. Upon learning of Qinglong Village's existence, Lv Songli suggested that Hu Guangcong gather information related to it. Combined with the information he had gathered from the villagers of Qingxi Village today, Lv Songli compiled a summary.
"Qinglong Village has approximately 400 people, of which over 200 are young and strong. There is usually a village leader and four heads of the family. In addition, the head of the family, Qiu Hai, has a confidant. These six people manage the huge Qinglong Village."
"Qinglong Village was often besieged and attacked. Whenever the leader suffered a loss, someone would be promoted to take his place. Every time there was an attack, the leader always managed to escape. Therefore, there's a rumor about Qinglong Village in this area: the leader remains, but the leaders are ever-changing."
Yang Wei summarized the information he had learned today and the previous ones.
Qin Zhao hissed, "We really can't just fight them head-on with over two hundred strong men."
"It seems that Qiu Hai is lucky." As a government official, Xu Zheng has always focused his attention on Qiu Hai, the fish that escaped the net.
Lu Songli's attention was instead focused on Qiu Hai's unassuming confidant. She didn't believe Qiu Hai's escapes were always due to luck. Some luck was simply the result of careful planning.
"Now that Qinglong Village knows we're staying in Qingxi Village, will they surround us overnight?"
"That shouldn't be the case. They have been robbing and looting for the past two years and have never failed. There will be heavy snow for the next two days. Under such circumstances, they are sure that we can't escape, so why would they attack us in such a difficult and harsh environment?" It can be said that the heavy snow bought them two days.
"But we must also increase our vigilance at night."
The most important thing is that they have to come up with a good solution within these two days, as time is very urgent.
"Everyone can speak out whatever ideas they have, so we can pool our wisdom."
Lu Songli asked the pensive Qin Heng, "Brother, do you have any ideas?"
"I'm thinking about what you said before. For our purpose, we can unite all the forces that can be united. Since we can't fight Qinglong Village head-on, can we unite with these victimized villages?" Qin Heng said.
When he was in the northern border, he had troops at his disposal, and he could easily wipe out the surrounding strongholds and bandit dens that committed many crimes. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where he had so few troops and had to face a powerful stronghold.
"That's a good idea." Lu Songli was very happy that he had thought of this. She had to be sure of this. "But the villagers in this area can't do it. Not to mention whether there are spies among them, we don't have that much time to mobilize them."
Qin Heng: "Yes, I thought of that too."
Qin Zhao then said, "Actually, the best thing would be to cooperate with the government." The other side obeyed orders and was easier to cooperate with. The villagers' skirmishers were responsible for shouting, boosting morale, or charging in from behind and cleaning up the battlefield.
Yang Wei said, "Yes, yes, yes. It would be great if we could trick the government into sending troops to suppress the bandits. Then we can sneak away while they are fighting fiercely."
Lu Mingzhi looked at him strangely. Are you so disgusting?
Yang Wei looked back at him righteously, "Dead kid, I'd rather die than let my fellow Taoist die. Do you understand?"
Everyone agreed with Qin Zhao's opinion, but they had nothing to do with the government in Yanzhou.
Lu Songli looked at the thin file in his hand, frowning slightly. The time was too short, and the information they had collected was superficial and incomplete. However, it was not without gain.
“Mingzhi, do you still remember Zhang Xian?”
Lu Mingzhi was suddenly called. After hearing his second sister's question, he thought about it seriously and finally remembered where he had heard this name.
"Is this the disciple of Yan Hua that Dad mentioned when he was criticizing, no, refuting, Yan Hua, the Imperial Censor, at the Hongsheng Restaurant?"
Lu Songli nodded, "That's him!"
The area they were standing on was now under the jurisdiction of Tonghua County in Yanzhou. The current magistrate of Tonghua County was none other than Zhang Xian.
However, Zhang Xian can only be called Yan Hua's former disciple. After accepting Zhang Xian as his disciple, Yan Hua forced him to marry his daughter. However, Zhang Xian already had a lover at that time. In addition, he was very talented and a little arrogant, so he refused his teacher's request.
Later, Zhang Xian was transferred to Dali, the most remote and poorest county, to serve as an official. No matter what achievements Zhang Xian made, Yan Hua used his power to suppress them. It can be said that by this point, the two had become enemies.
As a result, the other party wasted several years in the border counties and prefectures. Until two or three years ago, Zhang Xian made another political achievement and Yan Hua could no longer hold him back, so he transferred him to another place to serve as an official, but it was only a lateral transfer.
What Lu Songli didn't expect was that the place Zhang Xian was transferred to was Tonghua County in Yanzhou.
Tonghua County in Yanzhou can be regarded as the heartland of the Great Dawn. Being an official here makes it easier to achieve political achievements than in the impoverished counties on the border.
But Zhang Xian probably didn't expect that Tonghua County actually harbored Qinglongzhai, a cancer that was difficult to eradicate.
Lu Songli thought that Zhang Xian could try to fight for it. Presumably, in his territory, Qinglong Village was also a headache for him.
Now that both sides were working together, if there was a feasible plan, the other party shouldn't refuse to cooperate. Moreover, if Qinglong Village could be completely wiped out, it would be a remarkable achievement for him as the county magistrate.
Lu Songli first introduced what she knew about Zhang Xian's resume, and then told him her own plan.
Zhang Xian's resume made Yang Wei shake his head. "Tsk tsk, you officials who abuse your power are really evil."
Everyone present pretended not to hear what he said.
Qin Heng: "Let's write him a letter first and see what his attitude is."
Lü Songli also planned to do so. Although they had never met, Yan Hua was on the list of people buried with Emperor Kangcheng. Lü Songli reasoned that if Zhang Xian knew this news, he would probably have a good impression of their Lü family.
The key was how to get this letter to the other party? Zhang Xian was now the head of a county, and it was not something that ordinary people could see just by asking. Moreover, if this letter was delivered by an ordinary person, how could he gain his trust? Lu Songli was a little worried.
"Give the letter to me after you finish writing it, and I'll have someone deliver it to him," Qin Heng said.
The Qin family had been a general and a marquis for so many years, so they were not without connections. Moreover, among the soldiers who retired from the Northern Territory, many returned to the local area to serve as officials.
"Okay, big brother, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Sixth brother's wife cannot write this letter." Qin Zhao said hurriedly.
"Yes." Lu Songli smiled, "Mingzhi, you come."
Lu Songli knew that such a letter would expose them. Because she was just a fugitive at the moment, she didn't care and didn't have the ability to worry about whether they could safely cross Cangshan Mountain.
Qin Zhao nodded. "It's okay for Brother Mingzhi to write this letter. It's reasonable for him to write it."
Thus, this letter, dictated by Lu Songli and written by Lu Mingzhi, was completed in about a quarter of an hour.
After finishing, Lu Mingzhi said nervously, "Second sister, you must write a letter to Dad later and explain to him that the promise to Zhang Xian was your idea. I was just writing for you. It has nothing to do with me."
No wonder Lu Mingzhi was nervous, mainly because in this letter, Lu Songli had painted a pie for the other party without any burden, and at the same time, she had also brought trouble to her father who was far away in Chang'an.
Lu Songli patted his arm and said, "Don't worry, Dad won't blame you." If you don't use your rights, they will expire. And as a father, isn't it my job to clean up the mess for my children?
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