Chapter 48: Liu Taishou, the pioneer

in picking peaches Three hundred miles east of Juhe County City is Lu County City.

This is one of the thirteen county cities in Fengzhou and the waterway hub in the east of Fengzhou.

Not only is it adjacent to the Hong River, but it is also located at the intersection of three rivers. It can be connected to the four directions of the entire Lu County by water. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

The King of Yan chose to invade Lu County, and his ultimate goal was to capture this Lu County City.

There are canals on three sides of Lu County City, and many ports have been built here for passing merchant ships to dock.

At this time, at a port on the Hong River, there is a seemingly ordinary cargo ship anchored.

The cargo ship is full of gold, silver and jewelry, and there are more than a dozen female relatives and several boys hiding in it.

They sat in the cabin, feeling a little restless.

Finally, when the sun was about to set, a middle-aged man with a big belly and dressed like a businessman came here.

The people in the cabin breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him.

"Fortunately, fortunately, the old man is finally here."

This middle-aged man was none other than Liu Litao, the governor of Lu County, the highest official in charge of all military and political affairs in the county.

A few days ago, he received intelligence that the vanguard army of the King of Yan had already captured Dachang County and would soon capture Juhe County.

This scared the governor Liu and he decided to abandon the city and flee on the spot.

However, he had made too much money and taken in too many concubines in these years in Lu County, and it took him several days just to pack up and prepare.

Until today, he finally made all the preparations, and even pretended to go out to investigate the people.

He also told his subordinates that he would be back in seven days at most.

But just when Liu Litao was about to board the ship, a servant suddenly ran over in a hurry.

"Master, urgent military intelligence!" The servant ran over breathlessly, holding a letter in his hand, "Urgent report from the commander."

"Bastard, you delayed my escape." Governor Liu cursed in his heart, but on the surface he still opened the military report to check.

After all, military intelligence can also serve as a reference for his escape route.

Moreover, although the commandery commander nominally assisted the governor in managing military affairs, he actually worked in parallel with the governor and had an independent office. If the governor was not there, he could also act as the governor.

He could not just ignore the military report sent by the commandery commander.

"What?!"

When the governor Liu saw the contents, he exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widened, and he read it over and over again in disbelief, "Oh my God!

"A great victory in defending Juhe County, the commander of the left cabinet Wei Cun was killed, the commander of the right cabinet Yan Sheng and the Anbei general Wang Shun, the brother of the King of Yan, were captured alive, and more than half of the 50,000 troops were killed or injured? !

"How is it possible? How can a small Juhe County stop an army of 50,000? It's ridiculous to say that the enemy lost its fighting power due to a storm when it was successful. Do you think this is a novel?"

The content of the military report made him feel incredible.

As the governor of Lu County, he knew very well what the situation was in Juhe County. It was impossible to stop the Yan Wang's cavalry that swept across half of Fengzhou.

But the military report also said that Juhe County had defeated the Yan Wang's army.

"Could it be that Chen Tong noticed that I was going to escape and lied about the military situation?" A guess flashed through Liu Litao's mind, but then he shook his head.

Reporting false military intelligence is a capital crime, much more serious than him secretly taking his family to investigate the people's sentiments.

"Could it be true? But how is this possible?" Liu Litao took the military report, looked left and right, and hesitated in his heart, "If this result is true..."

He did not believe the content about the storm in the military report, but he was very moved by the results of defending the city of Juhe County.

The rebel King Yan has been wreaking havoc in Fengzhou for five years, winning battles in succession without a single defeat.

The Jin Dynasty court ordered the governor of Fengzhou to send troops to encircle and suppress the rebels several times, but they were all prevaricated.

As long as the results of Juhe County are true, no matter how they were achieved, it is an unprecedented victory.

Especially since the brother of King Yan was captured alive, it is simply a great achievement!

"Whether it is true or not, I will send someone to check it out." Liu Litao was getting more and more excited as he read the military report, his eyes sparkling.

He had already thought of what benefits this matter could bring to him.

"As long as the results of the battle are true, I can order the commander of Juhe County to escort Wang Shun to Lujun City, give him some rewards at will, and then I can escort Wang Shun to the capital!

"The current governor of Fengzhou is incompetent and has allowed the Yan bandits to wreak havoc. The court has long been dissatisfied. I have made such a great contribution, so it is very likely that I will be appointed as the governor of Fengzhou.

"By then, I, Liu Litao, will also be the king of a state. In this chaotic world, only if you have enough territory and troops, and have enough power in your hands, can you make a living!"

Although the world is in chaos now, and the decrees of the Jin Dynasty are difficult to be transmitted outside Zhongzhou, local officials still respect the Jin Dynasty as the orthodox in name.

They will not easily disobey the emperor's orders.

Otherwise, it would be an open rebellion, which can easily be used as a handle by neighboring forces, and then they will unite and declare war on themselves in the name of conquering rebels.

In the end, it is inevitable that they will end up defeated and killed, and their territory will be divided up.

These governors have no intention of serving the court, but they have the courage to seize territory by serving the court, and it is very big!

"This is a great opportunity for me, Liu Litao!"

Liu Litao was so excited that he couldn't help himself. He thought to himself, "Quick, I must send people to Juhe County as quickly as possible. This peach can only be picked by me!!"

As for the idea of ​​the Juhe County Magistrate, who would care about the idea of ​​a sesame seed?

This is a world of power after all. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can't turn the world upside down. No one can really call the wind and rain!

...

After Cui Heng issued the order to form an army, Juhe County became busy.

Especially Zhao Guang, he was so busy that he didn't touch the ground.

Cui Heng himself became free and finally had time to take stock of his progress in practice.

After that battle to defend the city, the seven emotions of Jindan had a leap-forward growth.

The red color, which symbolizes joy, and the white color, which symbolizes love, have both exceeded three inches. The black color, which symbolizes evil, and the blue color, which symbolizes fear, have also exceeded two inches and are about to reach three inches.

The gray color, which symbolizes sorrow, has only grown slightly, reaching a height of a little over seven centimeters, and has moved a few centimeters closer to one inch.

What bothers Cui Heng the most is the yellow color, which symbolizes desire.

How can the yellow color be made higher?

This is indeed a question worth thinking about.

But it is difficult to have any ideas for a while, so he has to focus on thinking about how to use his own magic power again.

While trying to see if he can come up with some new tricks, he also wants to try to find some breakthroughs in the use of magic power and the progress of his practice.

When it was approaching dusk, Cui Heng was still trying out some newly figured tricks.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Your Highness, there is a female Taoist priest outside who came to visit. She said her name is Xu Bailu." The messenger was a yamen runner on duty.

"Xu Bailu?" Cui Heng was stunned at first, because he did not know this person.

However, the beautiful Taoist nun he had seen on the city wall immediately came to his mind.

Fang Min and Zhou Caiwei had introduced her as their master.

"It turned out to be her." Cui Heng nodded gently, "Let her wait for me in the reception hall."

(End of this chapter)