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Du Fuwei is a righteous man. In order to save Li Zitong and Ximen Junyi, I thought I could kill him, but at the last moment, I still didn't do it." Xiao Buyi and the bearded guest rode together and had already left Yangzhou City.

The two followed more than a dozen coachmen, and a row of large carts were winding forward, guarding the guards. However, although the guards were guarding, they were a little confused and careless. Sun Shaofang had ordered that Lord Xiao ask you to die, and you must do it as well. Of course, Xiao Buyi would not let them die, but just asked them to dig mud all day long and guard the box. They didn't know what the importance of this mud box was, and they would not think that anyone would think about it, so although they were guards, they couldn't lift their energy.

The bearded guest smiled, "It is as expected that you will not kill Du Fuwei. Li Zitong is cunning and uses any means to do things. Du Fuwei trusts him, which is really the same as raising a tiger."

Li Zitong ran for his life, and the bearded guest watched on the spot, but he did not stop him. Xiao Buyi did not ask why, because he respected the bearded guest's decision.

"Brother said Li Zitong would plot against Du Fuwei?" Xiao Buyi asked.

"Li Zitong is not Li Zitong. But whether he can succeed is something that no one knows." The bearded guest looked into the distance and said, "Although Du Fuwei is young, he has risen up very early. He is brave and good at fighting. When he leads troops to fight the enemy, he always goes out and stays in front of the palace, and sacrifices himself. He is deeply loved by his subordinates. He and Fu Gongyou complement each other, and have a great reputation in the Jianghuai River. If the current Central Plains Uprising is developing in the future, this son will probably be one of them. Although Wagang has Xu Shiji, Zhai Rang really has no ambitions and is difficult to become a climate."

"Xu Shiji has left Wagang." Xiao Buyi smiled.

"Oh?" The bearded guest was slightly surprised, "How do you know?"

After hearing Xiao Buyi talked about the story of going south, the bearded guest pondered for a while before saying, "Xu Shiji was a child of a wealthy family. Do you know why he surrendered to Wagang?"

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "I don't know, maybe he is born to like rebel?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Buyi couldn't help laughing, and the bearded guest also smiled. "After all, people who are born to rebel are a minority. Since ancient times, the people in the Central Plains have been seeking peace and living a good life. No matter who you are the emperor, the people are too far away from them, and it doesn't matter who they are the emperor. They can live a peaceful life."

Xiao Buyi nodded, "Brother said very well. But now it seems that people cannot seek peace."

The bearded guest nodded and said, "That's true. Yang Guang was entrusted with heavy taxes and was armed with military force. Now the people in the Central Plains are seeking food and clothing but cannot, so they naturally have to rebel. However, Xu Shiji's family is rich in resources, and his father was a kind and generous person. When Zhai Rang revived, he plundered the Xu family. Because he admired Xu Shiji's reputation, the Xu family was not guilty. After Xu Shiji turned around, he was grateful to Zhai Rang for his kindness to the Xu family, so he joined Wagang. It was just Xu Shishi's

Ji was really good at doing good, but Xu Shiji was much more tricky. He advised Zhai Rang that there were villagers near the Xu family, and it was difficult to rob. Liang County Yongqiu Dong County was close to the canal and there were many business travelers. Zhai Rang followed his advice and then switched to the canal and made the land smoothly. I said Xu Shiji was very tricky, but because he came up with a bad idea, he blamed Jiangdong, and his Xu family was stable, but the people near the canal were suffering."

Xiao Buyi laughed, "It's probably a helpless plan for him. It's good to be able to protect himself in troubled times. It's rare for him to think about protecting his parents and fellow villagers. As for the others, he can't take much care of them."

The bearded guest smiled and said, "It makes sense that you say the land, but Yang has enough food and grass, not far from Wagang. If Xu Shiji is smart, he should advise Zhai Rang to conquer Yang and occupy the granary there. The grain transportation is okay to have food and clothing. Now the people in China are not working hard, and no matter how many soldiers and horses are there, it is vulnerable. They go out to rob and rob, and if the enemy is coming and there is a long-term shortage of supply, who will follow you?"

Xiao Buyi pondered: "Brother, what you said makes sense, but Yang is a military concise place. I went south all the way and found that Yang was on the west side of Tongji Canal, not far from Hulao and Yanshi. After passing Hulao Yanshi, you can go directly to the eastern capital Luoyang. Luoyang is the top priority of the Great Sui Dynasty. Even if you conquer Yang, how could Yang Guang let you defend? Now, Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji, and Yang Yichen are all guarding the Great Sui Dynasty's key rush. If you conquer Yang, you will be afraid that Xu Shiji will not be able to resist. Now, the elite soldiers and generals of the Twelve Guards of the Great Sui Dynasty are all separated in the capital and the Great Sui Dynasty. Even if Yang Xuangan's tens of thousands of elite soldiers are defeated, what can Xu Shiji do?"

The bearded guest thought for a while, "You said it's so yes, a common man, I found that you are very smart and much smarter than my elder brother."

Xiao Buyi said with shame: "How dare Buyi compare with his elder brother?"

"Brother has lived for decades more than you. What is better than you is nothing more than experience. But you pay attention to everything and know how to analyze it. It won't take long to teach you anything. However, if you want to lead troops to fight in the future, you can learn more from your second brother. That kid is very calm and can't beat you up. But he specializes in using troops. I think if you have to use it more, you won't let Zhang Xutuo do it. Unfortunately, he has never had the chance..."

"Now my second brother is the county magistrate in Mayi." Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "Now he is probably able to use his skills."

The bearded guest said in surprise: "Don't he be a minister?"

Xiao Buyi told him all about Kyoto again. As soon as the bearded guest arrived in Yangzhou, he helped him make trouble everywhere, and he also touched the depth of his opponent's ground clearly, so he had little gossip about him.

After hearing this, the bearded guest sighed: "You kid lives a colorful life. Not only does you live a life of moisturizing yourself, but you also help your second brother. I wonder when I will ask for an official position for me?"

"Brother really wants it?" Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "I'm just afraid you won't like it."

"I'm just a joke," said the bearded guest, "What's the point of being an official? Even if I do it for me, I don't want to do it."

"Isn't it good to be an emperor?" Xiao Buyi laughed in silence, "That's the noble master."

"What's the best thing to be an emperor?" said the bearded guest indifferently: "Listen to the words of the slanderous ministers, the people are uneasy in their conscience, and listen to the words of the loyal ministers, and suffer from the nature of the nature. If no one listens to the words of the slander, it's like Yang Guang now. It's great to be happy now. If I listen to countless people clamoring in my ears all day long, wouldn't it be annoying?"

Seeing Xiao Buyi looking at him in amazement, the bearded guest asked, "What, do you disagree with my opinion?"

"It's not that I disagree, but that I think it's very fresh." Xiao Buyi smiled, "Do you know how many people want to be emperor today?"

"They think it's their business, and how I do it is my business." The bearded guest looked at him and suddenly asked, "Buyi, are you going to be this Taifu Shaoqing for the rest of your life?"

"It can't be done for a few years." Xiao Buyi shook his head and said, "But no matter what, you have to seek benefits for yourself for a day, right?"

The bearded guest laughed and scolded: "You kid are actually more sloppy than anyone else, but why do you always give people a very realistic feeling?"

"Where are you going to, brother?" Xiao Buyi asked

"I can't find Daoxin. I was going back to see my second son and you, but since my second son has arrived in Mayi, I will go back to Dongdu with you first, and then go to Mayi to see it." The bearded guest explained.

Xiao Buyi was a little happy. "We are just going on the way."

The bearded guest smiled with warmth, "I think it's the way too. By the way, why are you bringing those dozen broken boxes?"

Xiao Buyi looked back and said, "I forgot if I don't say it. Shao Fang, take off all the boxes."

"Here?" Sun Shaofang asked in confusion.

Xiao Buyi nodded, and Sun Shaofang stopped asking any more questions. He asked the porter to unload the boxes on the carriage into the wilderness and then let them turn around. The rich carriages were all inexplicably sold. He only felt that these people had money and had nowhere to spend it, but they paid the commission early. They were just doing things, and their doubts could only ferment in their stomachs.

After the porter left, Xiao Buyi asked the guards to push the boxes together and burned them down. Sun Shaofang couldn't help but ask, "Boss Xiao, are you sick?"

"Do you have medicine?" Xiao Buyi asked back.

Sun Shaofang said laughing and crying: "I mean you have something wrong with your head?"

"Can you cure?" Xiao Buyi replied with a smile.

Sun Shaofang had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Brothers, set fire."

The guards were afraid that the ground would not be burned thoroughly, so they collected dead branches and leaves and piled them on the box, and started to burn with fire, crackling.

Asu and Zhou Muru also looked at each other and came over and asked in a low voice: "Boss, what's going on?"

"It will be much less trouble if you burn the box." Xiao Buyi explained.

Asu and Zhou Muru looked at each other and said in unison: "The boss is wise."

Everyone didn't understand, but there was a wise smile in the eyes of the bearded guest, "Are you afraid of trouble? They come and rob, it's even more satisfying to fight."

Xiao Buyi smiled bitterly and said, "I have been playing the show all the time to attract Wang Shichong's attention. Although the box is earthy, according to his suspicious personality, it is inevitable that I will come and take a look. Everyone has been tired for so long and burned the box with fire. Wouldn't it be better to stop their thoughts?"

The bearded guest lowered his voice, "He probably never dreamed..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly looked up and looked away, and only saw dust flying in Yangzhou City, dozens of riders rushed towards the fast ground. The bearded guest had a sharp look. He had seen that Wang Shichong was the leader, so he was shocked and said, "Is he here to grab the box ground?"

Xiao Buyi was also puzzled and could only say: "Just watch the changes."

Wang Shichong laughed from afar and said, "Mr. Xiao, you don't know if you leave. The messenger is coming. I can't explain it." Although he was laughing, his eyes passed by the burning box on the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently.

Everyone dismounted, and the servants of the house had already issued an imperial edict, "Xiao Buyi received the edict. I am happy to hear that Xiao Buyi's Jiangnan matter has been settled, so I will go to Taiyuan and his delegation to this."

After the communist office promulgated the imperial edict, he handed it to Xiao Buyi and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao was exhausted and left Yangzhou and went to Taiyuan again. But I was just summoned by the imperial edict. The Censor personally ordered it, and he dared not disobey it."

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "I am doing my duty, but I don't know when the Lord will let me go to Taiyuan?"

The Tongshi Sheren shook his head first, and then explained: "Since the word "Shu" was added to the imperial edict, it probably meant to let Lord Xiao go to Taiyuan."

Xiao Buyi nodded, "Since that's the case, Lord Wang, there will be a date later."

He left as soon as he said, but Wang Shichong looked depressed. However, he asked the people of Tongshishe and said, "Zhao Sheren, don't you go with Lord Xiao?"

Zhao Sheren shook his head, "I didn't give this order. I will turn to Dongdu and return the order."

"I don't know what the emperor wants Lord Xiao to do in Taiyuan?" Wang Shichong whispered to himself, but looked at Zhao Sheren's face. Of course, these are all things that can be answered or not. Of course, his first thought was that Yang Guang would attack the Longxi gentry. The last time he made merit in Beijing was fake, but he was holding a secret decree to arrest the Li family and plotted against him. Of course, Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen could do this, but the emperor was afraid of alarming the snake, so he made him Wang Shichong lead the army and trusted him extremely. Xiao Buyi was not useless. Rescuing the car was second, and attracting the attention of the Li family was the purpose. Then this time, who will quell the rebellion and who will be the cover?

"The power of heaven is unpredictable. How could the emperor know what I am a general servant?" Zhao Sheren answered respectfully.

Wang Shichong just looked at the burning boxes, and his heart felt like there was a fire burning in his heart.

**

When Ji Qiu turned around in shame, he thought Wang Shichong would be strangers. Unexpectedly, Wang Shichong just patted his shoulder and said, "Everyone has worked hard this time. I don't ask for me but I want no mistakes. Fortunately, Lord Xiao didn't find any mistakes in me."

Ji Qiu had a bitter face, "Mr. Wang, we are all ready. We just wanted to grab the box. Unexpectedly, Xiao Buyi actually burned the box. If Lord Wang had notified me, I wouldn't know when I would turn around."

Wang Shichong sat on the chair and thought to himself, "Ji Qiu, Xiao Buyi said that the earth in the box is spiritual, so it is used to plant willow trees. Don't you believe it?"

Ji Qiu said after a while: "I don't know."

Wang Shichong was puzzled, but he always felt that there was a key point in his heart. Unexpectedly, Xiao Buyi defeated Du Fuwei and Li Zitong to join forces, which really shocked him, but he did not surround the two of them in Yangzhou City. On the one hand, it was because both of them were deaths of a century-legged insect and not dead. It was not easy to catch them. The most important aspect was that even if Du Fuwei was killed, there was a supporting official who killed Li Zitong, what else would be Wang Zitong and Sun Zitong. In his opinion, the suppression of bandits was to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Yes, Yang Guang's mind was still unchanged. Unless he killed all the people in the world, the turmoil would never be quelled. Keeping Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, other small bandits in Jianghuai naturally could not be bigger, and it was easier for him to deal with it. But Xiao Buyi repelled Du Fuwei and Li Zitong just casually. He was ridiculous. Although there was an explanation in the end, Wang Shichong did not believe it at all. Xiao Buyi's actions were under his own surveillance. Even if Yuan Lan came to Yangzhou, he was closely watched by him and asked his adopted son to intercept the river, but he still found nothing. This Xiao Buyi...

While Wang Shichong was pondering, Wang Bian rushed over and whispered a few words in Wang Shichong's ear. Wang Shichong stood up suddenly and said anxiously: "What you said is true?"

Wang Bian's face looked very ugly, but he nodded and said, "Entertainment Father, I've checked it, it's absolutely true."

Wang Shichong sat down powerlessly and sighed, "This Xiao Buyi is indeed a little tricky. He actually took away the treasure in front of my nose."

"Entertainment Father, do you want to study his book with the emperor?" Wang Bian suggested.

Wang Shichong waved his hand and said, "What are we going to do without evidence? He does nothing, and now he has left Yangzhou City, and we have no choice but to deal with him."

"Then we will be sure to suffer this mute?" Wang Bian said angrily.

Wang Shichong changed the topic, "Bian'er, I'm still asking you to pay attention to the movements of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong. What news is there now?"

Wang Bian said in a deep voice: "Li Zi

After Fu Wei was defeated and fled from Yangzhou City, he marched north all the way, and now he gathered in Zelitun, Julu."

Wang Shichong smiled cunningly, "Thank you to wait there, be careful to avoid it, don't let them discover it. If these bandits have foreign enemies, of course they will be unanimous to the outside world, but if there are no officers and soldiers to encircle, they will sooner or later have internal conflicts. If they do not have internal conflicts, you will not move. If one side is defeated, the other side will be greatly damaged. This time, I should send troops, which will definitely cause serious damage to the bandits in the Jianghuai River. You can't have another incident for a year or two."

"The adoptive father is sure that they will definitely have internal conflicts?" Wang Bian asked with some admiration.

Wang Shichong smiled and said, "Du Fuwei is now seriously injured. He has a strong prestige in Jianghuai. Li Zitong is a dog who is struggling. If you give up this good opportunity to annex, it will not be Li Zitong!"

**

Xiao Buyi and everyone rode their horses north and soon arrived at Huai River. Xiao Buyi was not in a hurry to find a boat. He went north from Tongji Canal to Xijing, but rode his horse to the Huai River. When he arrived in Shanyang, he saw several large ships waiting on the river. When everyone was still confused, Xiao Buyi called everyone to board the boat.

When Sun Shaofang saw that the ship had the Yuan family's logo, he already understood something and immediately called his subordinates to get on the ship.

Although this ship is not official, it is much more comfortable than the official large ship. Sun Shaofang and the guards had already served by servants. Xiao Buyi and the bearded guest took Asu and Zhou Muru to another large ship.
To be continued...