Qi Yuan did not alert the prefect of Luozhou, but instead went directly to the Luozhou garrison with the Emperor's decree.
Cao Gu, the head of the garrison in Luozhou, was a lieutenant general of the third rank.
I returned to Beijing to report on my work during the New Year holiday. After learning what had happened, I slammed my fist on the table and started cursing.
"I knew it! Why are there always bandits in Luozhou? And every time the Luozhou government cooperates with the garrison to suppress them, the results are always minimal."
"Besides, even if not all of the more than a thousand people are from Luozhou, women have been going missing in Luozhou for many years, but they have never paid any attention to it."
"It seems that Gao Wenjie from the prefectural government is not clean either."
Qi Yuan understood Cao Gu's feelings.
As the person in charge of the garrison, he should be the first person in charge of the state government when such a thing happens, but he failed to fulfill his supervisory responsibilities.
All we can do now is make amends for our mistakes.
"Lord Qi, what do you suggest we do next?"
Qi Yuan pointed into the darkness, "There are two more hideouts. General Cao can take them down before dawn."
"Some members of the Imperial Guard will be traveling with us."
"You're not going?" Cao Gu asked in surprise.
"I have important business to attend to. I'll head back after I've explained everything."
His Majesty's travels outside must not be known to these people.
If he hadn't been forced to make this trip, he wouldn't have wanted to leave His Majesty and Ah Hao for even a moment longer.
When traveling and receiving an urgent imperial decree, many procedures cannot be followed.
There must be someone who can keep order and command respect when delivering the decree; it can only be Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan rarely left the capital, so he claimed that he was out on business and accidentally discovered the hideout, and sent someone back to the capital overnight to request imperial approval.
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