Gao Anahu's face smelled of wine, and he walked forward quickly, accompanied by several warriors.
Gao Anagong did not allow the soldiers from Yecheng to enter the city, but arranged for them to rest outside the city.
When Gao Anagong walked out of the city accompanied by a few people and walked along the path to the southernmost side, he saw the hungry and exhausted Yecheng soldiers making fire and setting up camp to rest. This old dog was the company commander.
Not even willing to let them live there.
The sergeants were busy with serious faces. Gao Anagong came here and looked at the many soldiers in front of him with a really complicated expression.
There are more than 2,000 knights here in total. These are the elites carefully selected from Yecheng. They were Gao Zhan's subordinates when he was the governor of Gyeonggi.
Gao Zhan asked these people to follow Gao Anagong to Shuozhou for the very clear purpose of guarding against Liu Taozi. Shuozhou's local army alone could not compete with Liu Taozi's border troops, but these people could protect him.
Gao Anagong was not held hostage by the local forces in Shuozhou, and at the same time, as an officer, he could integrate the entire Shuozhou army. These two thousand elites, coupled with the local armed forces, could easily form a fighting force of tens of thousands.
They are really elite. Even when they are resting, they are orderly and uncluttered. Everyone has their own division of labor. Even when lighting fires, they follow the direction and a certain distance. Even if there is no order from the general, they follow the instructions.
With its own small establishment, it can also manage itself well.
Tian Zili stood next to Gao Anahu, holding his sword with one hand and staring at him.
The sergeants noticed Gao Anakhu coming, but they didn't pay attention and just continued to do their own things coldly. Three officers and the reporter came out and paid a visit to Gao Anakhu.
"General."
Looking at the three officers in front of him, Gao Anagong suddenly fell silent.
This is the gateway to Shuozhou. In fact, it only takes an hour to escape from here to your own territory and gallop on horseback.
And the people in front of him were carefully selected elites. He had just entered the camp and checked the size of the camp. The enemy's strength here definitely did not exceed 3,000.
If you give the order directly, let the Yecheng soldiers cover your retreat.
Gao Anahu had a lot of thoughts.
Liu Taozi is planning to rebel!!
A Hengzhou governor sneaked into Shuozhou, took control of the Zhuchengchi pass, and took advantage of the heavy snow in the cold winter to prevent news from going to the Central Plains. Now he wants to hold himself hostage and appoint officials. Isn't this rebellion? What is this?
If you don't resist, you will become a thief and wait for the temple to send an army to attack you.
Seeing that Gao Anagong remained silent, the three officers all frowned, and the leader asked: "General, is there something wrong?"
Several soldiers in the distance slowly put down the firewood in their hands, stood up, and looked here one after another.
Gao Ana's eyes caught sight of the few soldiers beside him, and there was a cold light flashing in the distance, which should be crossbow arrows.
Tian Zili walked forward with a smile, "Mr. Gao just had too much wine."
He stood between Gao Anahu and the soldier, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Gao, do you want me to prepare some sobering soup?"
Gao Anahu reacted suddenly. He smiled and shook his head, "No, there is no need to drink. The wind blows like this and I feel a little dizzy."
He looked at the soldiers in front of him, hesitated again, and said stiffly: "Everyone, just obey this prince's order and go to garrison in various places."
The officer frowned, looked at each other, and then looked at Tian Zili.
Tian Zili smiled and saluted them, "Everyone, I am Sima Shidaozhi of Shuozhou! Nowadays, the Pseudo-Zhou people and the Turks frequently attack the border and fight many times outside the fortress. Currently, all Guanjin and Tianjin lack elites to guard them. This is
I’m going to trouble you all.”
The officer returned the salute slowly and asked again: "Mr. Gao, are you okay?"
Gao Anagong nodded, "It's okay, we'll just take care of him."
Tian Zili then sent people forward and issued many orders to assist the guards. These knights were dispersed to various front lines. They picked up the documents used for registration, no longer set up camps, and simply led their teams to leave.
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Gao Anahu stood there, watching these people keep leaving, clenching his fists tightly, his eyes filled with resentment.
damn it!!
They say they are elite!!
Just leave like that?!
Tian Zili was very considerate and prepared food and wine for them on the road. It was so cold that they needed wine to warm up.
The two officers rode out and one of them turned back, looked at the eager Gao Anahu in the distance, and said in a low voice: "I feel something is wrong."
"Why did Gao Anahu suddenly become so well-behaved? Is there something unspeakable?"
"Haha, what do you care about this old dog?"
"We were escorted all the way by him like cattle and sheep, but more than a dozen of our brothers died during the march. For such a great contribution, what were his first words after arriving in Shuozhou?"
"You're actually saying that Shuozhou has a strong military, and you want to ask questions!"
"Now let us disperse to various places. I think this guy can't trust us. He wants to use his Shuozhou soldiers, so let him use them!"
"We are on the front line in Guanjin, there are many wars, and there are so many opportunities to gain military glory, why should we care about him?"
The officer who asked the question thought for a moment, nodded immediately, and cursed: "That's right, this bitch, seriously, if he takes me out to fight, I will have to shoot him in the back!"
"As long as you can make meritorious deeds! Ignore him!!"
Gao Anahu stood helplessly in the strong wind, watching the elites walking further and further away, completely ignoring what he meant.
It wasn't until they disappeared completely that Tian Zili looked at him with a smile.
"Gao Gong."
"Tian Jun."
"Bang."
Tian Zili hit Gao Anahu's abdomen with the handle of the knife. Gao Anahu screamed, and immediately curled up and knelt on the ground. Tian Zili hit his head hard with the handle of the knife.
"Old dog! What were you hesitating about just now?!"
"Want something big like a bad general?!"
"You dared to be rude to the general just now, do you want to die?!"
Gao Anahu fell on the snow and screamed in agony. Tian Zili beat him countless times, causing his head to bleed and he lay on the ground moaning. Only then did Tian Zili have him arrested and ferocious.
He said: "If you dare to do it again, I will skin you and make the soldiers share it with you!"
Gao Anahu was really frightened at this moment.
For him, the war had happened many years ago. During these years, he had concentrated on the camp and went to banquets and beds. He had not encountered such a situation in many years.
He didn't expect that the other party would really dare to take action, but he would still be so violent and completely merciless.
Gao Anahu was beaten awake, and his eyes were full of horror, "I don't dare anymore! I don't dare anymore!"
"Begging for work!!"
Tian Zili sneered and asked the soldiers on the left and right to take him away. He wiped the blood on the handle of the knife and strode towards the camp.
Back in the main room, Liu Taozi was writing something.
Tian Zili sat aside respectfully, "Brother, it's done, the Yecheng soldiers have left."
"Um."
Liu Taozi glanced at Tian Zili's knife handle and seemed to see something, but did not ask.
"Just stay in Shuozhou."
"Thank you, brother!"
"I will definitely be optimistic about Gao Anahu and will not let him have private contact with anyone!!"
Tian Zili said seriously.
Liu Taozi shook her head calmly, "It's extremely cold right now and the roads are blocked by ice and snow, so the news can be concealed. When spring comes, Yecheng will know the real situation here."
"Even if these people fail to run out to deliver the message, Wei Xiaokuan will help inform them."
Tian Zili frowned, "Brother, I thought these were not big things. Most of the county soldiers were made up of strong Han men. In the past, they were not taken seriously by the Xianbei generals. Many of them were forcibly arrested. They were no different from civilians. They were also
They are just better than those county soldiers in the Central Plains."
"They have special respect for their elder brothers. Moreover, we distribute food and reissue winter clothes in a timely manner, which can win their hearts."
"This is especially true for officials. Their treatment is worse than that of sergeants, and 80% to 90% of them are Han Chinese."
"As long as the soldiers and officials are in our hands, the rest is not worth mentioning."
Liu Taozi did not speak, but Tian Zili continued: "In the past, I always thought that officials were very important, but Cui Gang let me know that officials are actually dispensable!"
"Cui Gang and Zhang Heizu captured many officials in Hengzhou and sent them to govern the place. Without the intervention of officials, the officials can still do their jobs, and they can do them extremely well. The place is under control."
"It's not that I don't need an official."
"It's just Daqi officials, it's better not to have them at all."
Liu Taozi put away the documents in front of him, put them aside, and looked at Tian Zili, "I asked Kou Liu to stay and assist you."
Tian Zili hurriedly said: "Brother, there is no need. The battle with Yang Zhong is about to begin. I am enough on my own. Let Kou Liu stay with you."
"At present, Zhang Heizu is leading the troops in Hengzhou, and Yao Xiong is fighting against the Turks in Beiheng. If the bandits stay here, won't there be no one around my brother?"
Liu Taozi shook her head slightly, "It's okay."
"It's already the first month of the year, Yang Zhong has no chance to send troops."
"You must seize this period of time. This is your first time managing the affairs of a large state. Read more of Yang Gong's book and check for any gaps."
"The most important thing is not to treat others with prejudice. Among the Hu people, there are people like Hu Luguang, and among the Han people, there are people like Han Jinming."
"only!!"
Liu Taozi called a knight, handed him the letter, and asked him to send it to Yecheng. Then he stood up and was about to leave.
Gao Anagong got his wish and got on the carriage, no longer having to suffer from the wind and frost, while Liu Taozi rode the blue lion, and Tian Zili followed behind him, and set off towards Zhaoyuan together.
The green lion stepped forward and walked in front, leading the way.
The road is covered with snow, clear and clean, and there are no stinking dirt piles high on the slopes.
Although there are no high slopes where snow and soil accumulate, you can see some grave mounds from time to time along the road.
There are traces of newly disturbed soil on the ground, and endless piles of graves appear concentrated at some important intersections, where there are usually paths leading to distant villages and towns.
Thick smoke can be seen from time to time outside the villages and towns in the distance.
After walking for a long time in this way, we arrived at Sangqian County at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
Outside the county town, there are heads hanging everywhere.
The heads on the tower were strung together and were fluttering in the wind.
There were knights escorting everyone, frequently walking out of the city. In front of a stable outside the city, a ravine was dug in the ground. Those people were escorted here, knelt in front of the ravine, and chopped off their heads with a knife.
It fell and the body was thrown into the ravine.
Some people broke down, yelled and insulted, some cried and begged loudly for mercy, and some remained silent.
The soldiers here cooperated very well, some were escorting, some were wielding swords, some were burying the bodies, and some were dealing with the heads.
It was extremely lively outside the city, and heads were falling every moment.
When these soldiers discovered the approaching army, they immediately reported it to their superiors. Soon, an officer hurriedly came to see them.
"General!!"
The person who came was none other than Liu Chengcai. He met with Liu Taozi and just now said: "Another rebellion has been put down in the city, and the mastermind is being executed."
Before Liu Taozi could speak, Tian Zili rode out and asked, "Who is plotting rebellion?!"
"Three big families in the city, including Zhang, Dugu, and Lu, used private soldiers and servants to attack the government offices and the city gates, but I captured them."
"Oh, I still have too much pity for them."
He looked at Liu Taozi on the side, "Brother, we shouldn't collect supplies, we should directly kill the clan!"
Liu Chengcai laughed, "I have exterminated their clan and dug out two places where money and food were hidden. Enough to feed the whole city for many years!!"
Tian Zili looked at Liu Taozi and said, "Brother, please go to the official office and I will handle it."
Liu Taozi led the others into the city, where Tian Zili and Liu Chengcai asked about the rebellion.
As we walked into the city, we could see soldiers walking around from time to time. Some even walked around with knives. Blood stains could still be seen on the blades. From time to time, we would pick out a few people and escort them out of the city.
But when we arrived at the official office in the south of the city, the place was packed with people.
The people completely blocked all the roads, making it impossible to get in or out.
The scene was noisy and crowded, and from time to time the angry roars of the officials could be heard.
Liu Taozi rode a war horse and could see far away.
Outside the gate of the government office, I saw many casual officials, some were taking notes, and some were distributing winter clothes and firewood. Shuozhou suffered several heavy snow disasters after the winter began, among which Sangqian was the most severely affected.
It is still the original routine, verifying the identity of the visitor in detail, cultivating the land, and then distributing materials and granting the cultivated land.
The casual officials were all receiving and distributing the goods, and there were soldiers to maintain order and ensure that there would be no looting.
The land equalization order implemented by Gao Jun was rarely implemented in Shuozhou, and everything remained the same. The casual officials under Liu Taozi were quite clear about this set of things.
But there are also differences.
When the official was handing out the hair, he actually said directly: "These are all awarded by my general Anxi. From now on, this place will be under the management of my general. If the county government has an order to implement things inside and outside the county, then This is all good governance! You must not be afraid!"
The old farmer carried the cloth on his back. I don't know whether it was because of the cold or excitement, his face flushed red, and he nodded repeatedly when facing the official's instructions.
"Got it! Got it!"
"Long live the General!!"
The official's stern face softened a little, and he nodded with a smile, "Just remember."
While Liu Taozi was watching this scene, Tian Zili hurriedly chased after him. He had finished his business outside the city and had finished explaining. He looked at Liu Taozi and then at the crowded crowd in the distance, "How did you do it! How did you do it!" Let brother wait here, I'll go right away."
"Zili."
Liu Taozi stopped him and asked: "The official said: Life is given by the general. Is it your order?"
Tian Zili immediately panicked, feeling ashamed of being caught stealing. He hurriedly explained: "Brother, I don't have any other intentions. It's mainly to appease the people."
"Beyond the fortress, the people trust the government. No matter what orders we give, they rush to do it."
"But Shuozhou and Hengzhou are all big states with a lot of people. When there are more people, there are more ideas. When we gave the order, they all ran away and were unwilling to get close to the government, so I asked everyone to bring out their brothers. Maybe they have all heard of your name, and once they heard it was General Anxi, they were willing to listen and had absolutely no other ideas."
Liu Taozi was silent for a moment, "You are still a little too impatient."
"Brother! I was not wrong. This was originally distributed by you. Otherwise, would we still say it was distributed by Gao Zhan? He even swallowed up the supplies of the border soldiers!"
"This is also the case in all the garrison towns in Beiheng and Beiheng at the moment! They all know that the new emperor doesn't give supplies, and it was the general who went to Shuozhou to get it back!"
"His Majesty Emperor Daxing is indeed kind to us, and the things are indeed distributed by him. I think it should be allowed for the people to inherit his kindness!"
"But what is Gao Zhan?"
There was no respect for the new emperor in Tian Zili's eyes at all. He said displeasedly: "Brother, we are in charge of the four states now. With Shuozhou and Hengzhou, we can solve most of the problems with supplies and food. Shuozhou and Hengzhou
The state has plenty of farmland, but it’s just that we didn’t pay taxes in the past, so we are in poverty!”
"Now that there are people on these cultivated lands, the mines will not dare not pay for the finished products. By next year, we will have grain, iron, horses, and some Han soldiers have been trained and formed. What are we afraid of what he will do?!"
Liu Taozi said softly: "The reason why we are so successful is not because we are strong, nor because the enemy is too weak."
"It's because we have great righteousness, I am selfless, and everything I do is for the sake of the country."
"Therefore, there are people like Duan Shao, Hu Luguang, and Gao Changgong who are capable of fighting, but they are not willing to go against me. They pretend they don't know anything and allow us to do things everywhere."
"Gao Jun will also directly approve the officials I recommend, and will also find ways to send good officials to help us."
"As long as I don't have any thoughts of rebellion and what I do is for the benefit of the country, then they can pretend to be ignorant of many things and even help each other privately."
"But what you are doing now will destroy the current situation."
Tian Zili was stunned for a moment, then sighed and lowered his head.
"Brother, I know I was wrong."
"I am too proud, so I will order them to change their name to temple kindness."
Liu Taozi looked at Tian Zili who was full of frustration and suddenly said:
"Actually, although most people have not read books, they know good and bad."
"Even if you don't say it, you probably have some understanding in your heart."
"It is better to say a hundred words to them than to do one thing for them."
Tian Zili suddenly raised his head.
"only!!"
Chapter completed!