Chapter 77

When Xiao Zhige received the reply from Yanzhou, he had already arrived in Yongzhou. After November, the weather gets colder and colder. Yongzhou is located in the south, but the people also wear cotton padded clothes.

He sat on the horse and looked at the north from afar. At this time, it should be snowing in Yanzhou.

The gate of Yongzhou City was slowly pushed open, and the dull creaking voice called back his thoughts. Xiao Zhige followed 20000 Yanzhou troops behind him, and looked at Kang Hong who brought people to meet him.

Kang Hong, one of the twelve generals of the Zhuang army, is the direct Department of Xue he, and is also a loyal member of the third prince's party. Kang Hong was only in his thirties. He was tall and strong. His skin was dark and rough. At first sight, he was a member of the army. He was different from Zuochu's moth, who lived in the backstage. He has some real skills.

However, the situation in Yongzhou was not much better than that in Qingzhou. The refugees made trouble, the powerful were slaughtered, and even broke through the Yanzhou defense line and hit Linzhou.

It's not necessary for Xiao Zhige to try to guess any idea behind his back. The more serious the situation is, the more serious the crime the prince committed will be. Even if he can't be brought down at one time, he will still be notorious. If the crown prince of a country has a bad reputation, the position under his buttocks is not so stable.

Kanghong rode forward to greet Xiao Zhige and his party into the city.

Along the way, you can see the depressed streets, collapsed houses, and even unclean and dark red bloodstains on the ground All this shows the turmoil that once happened in the city. After all, Kanghong didn't have to use lefthill garbage. The refugees failed to occupy the city. After the turmoil, they gradually occupied the surrounding counties.

Today, the city is still peaceful, but ordinary people dare not easily go out of the city, nor dare to go to the streets, and almost stay at home all day. Patrol soldiers can be seen everywhere in the city, and the atmosphere is very condensed.

Xiao Zhige collected his emotion, dismounted and followed him into the mansion. He sat down impolitely on the throne: "what's the situation in Yongzhou?"

When Kang Hong knew what he had done in Qingzhou, his eyes flashed and he said cautiously: "the refugees occupied Guangping County, and most of the troops were concentrated here. The general had sent people to persuade him to surrender, but these people refused to surrender. Later, they also fought several times, but one of the refugees had a military strategist, and even the last general suffered a loss. There was no more active attack. When the Lord arrives, he will take charge of the overall situation. "

Xiao Zhige gave a faint "um" and didn't answer his words. He only said: "the soldiers have come all the way. They are very tired. This matter will be discussed later."

Kang Hong was stunned and said anxiously: "how can the vagrant make trouble again and again? It is admirable to hear that Wang Ye has put an end to the civil strife in Qingzhou without a single soldier. However, the situation in Yongzhou is different from that in Qingzhou. All these refugees are very fierce. If they are not solved as soon as possible, they may lead to more disasters! "

"General Kang can wait for the king to take charge of the overall situation, so it's not urgent." Xiao Zhige glanced at him, got up and said, "I'm tired. Go to have a rest first. We'll discuss it another day."

Finish saying regardless of Kang Hong facial expression, get up to leave.

Kang Hong stares at his back and looks uncertain. After a long time, he invites people to come and tell him, "stare at them for me. If you have something, please report it as soon as possible."

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When he arrived in Yongzhou, Xiao Zhige was really not in a hurry. He didn't do anything vigorous and resolute in Qingzhou. He didn't take Yongzhou's powerful and powerful people to blame, and he didn't mean to send troops to Guangping county. During the period, Kang Hong asked three times, but he only said that he would discuss it later.

Kang Hong was not sure what he thought. He didn't look good for several days.

And Yongzhou is also anxious to get angry. Today, all the great powers gathered together to discuss what to do.

Originally, they didn't take the king of Northern Warlords seriously, so what if they were vicious again? Strong dragon doesn't oppress local leaders. He can be like a fish in water in the north. When he comes to the south, he can't listen to them? It's nothing more than a little money. But who knows that he is not reasonable at all, but three days after he arrived in Qingzhou, he killed all the stone families. It's really chilling to be merciless.

The powerful people have more contacts with the officials. They like to do things in a roundabout way and keep three points. They have never met a murderer who refuses to say anything like this. For a moment, people are in danger.

Before Xiao Zhige arrived in Yanzhou, he went to find the chief General Kang Hong.

In recent years, not to mention the noble people in Yejing, they are Kanghong and Yongzhou army. They have to take a lot of silver from them every year. In exchange, Kang Hong naturally wanted to protect them.

For a while, the heroes and heroines quarreled noisily, but no one could make up his mind. It was not until Kang Hong came that he became quiet.

Someone asked eagerly, "general Kang, what do you say?"

Kang Hong's face was calm. He glanced around and said, "I said I can keep you, but why do I have to behave like this?"

The heroes say that this carelessness is the end of the whole family. Who can be in no hurry? However, Kang hongsu has accumulated a lot of power, and no one openly refuted him for a while. Only the man said, "this After all, it's about our life and family... "

Kang Hong glanced at the speaker and said, "what about the king of Northern War? Without evidence, he can't kill easily. Besides, I'm the chief General of Yongzhou. If I want to ask for punishment, I should go through my hand first. Just stay at home and restrain your children. If you have nothing to do in the future, you don't have to look for me any more. But if I'm here, I'll make sure you have nothing to do. "The heroes looked at each other for a long time and could only nod their heads.

***

"did Kang Hong meet them?" Xiao Zhige stood by the window, listening to Xie Ling's report.

"Yes, but it seems that both sides are not very happy. It's estimated that in a few days, someone will have to submit his name. " Xie Ling Road.

This is Xiao Zhige's plan. Yongzhou, after all, is different from Qingzhou and zuoqiu. They are mediocre and incompetent, and the soldiers are not loyal to him. Xiao Zhige will be able to take over the affairs of Qingzhou without worrying about being hindered. However, Kang Hong had made great contributions to the war and was considerate of the soldiers in the army, so the Yongzhou soldiers were very convinced of him. Xiao Zhige must not be easy to attack him. In this way, many matters are not as cheap as Qingzhou. We can only collect evidence in secret and hang them out at the same time.

Kang Hong's style is tough, and Yongzhou's powerful still have three points of fear for him. He doesn't dare to go too far. He has to take the initiative to give money to others. They are not monolithic. What's more, there are lessons from the Shi family. It doesn't take long for someone to take the initiative to surrender.

Xiao Zhige nodded slightly and asked, "where is Guangping county?"

"Our men have seen the leader of the refugees. According to the information inquired, there seem to be two forces among the refugees: one is ordinary refugees, with a large number of people, but mixed with many old and weak women and children; the other seems to be a group of mountain bandits, with a small number, but all of them are young and well-trained. The relationship between the two sides is not harmonious, it's just temporary cooperation. "

Xiao Zhige showed a playful look. He bent his fingers and knocked on the windowsill. He said, "as far as I know, the bandits in Yongzhou were the first to cause trouble, right?"

"Yes. The refugees were later attached to the past. Only when the bandits acted ruthlessly did the two sides gradually divide their camps. "

"Persuade the leader of the refugees as soon as possible, and then check the details of the bandits." Xiao Zhige put his hand behind him and added, "see if they have any contact with Kang Hong or the people around him."

Xie Ling took orders to go down, while Xiao Zhige sat by the desk and took out the letters he had collected in his arms to read again.

As soon as he arrived in Yongzhou, he received a letter from his family. After looking at it, he was not willing to burn it, so he simply put it in his arms. When I wanted to see an Changqing, I took it out to have a look. The handwriting on the letter paper is neat and meaningful. Just looking at the letter, Xiao Zhige can almost imagine that he is sitting in his study, slightly lowering his head, smiling and writing this letter.

He rubbed his thumb gently on the envelope. Xiao Zhige looked softer. He folded the letter carefully and put it back in his arms. Then he got up and left.

***

Xiao Zhige is very good. However, on the fifth day, someone came to Xie Ling privately and handed over the petition.

It's also a coincidence that Xie Ling just found something. When he compared it with the registration, he came to find Xiao Zhige with a smile.

He put the spy's letter and the account book sent by the Lin family in front of Xiao Zhige: "the general guessed very well. That mountain bandit had contacts with the general around Kang Hong. "

"Moreover, according to the Scout's observation, the bandits did not behave like ordinary bandits, but rather like Trained soldiers. "

When he thought of the bandits, Xie Ling said slowly, "I'm afraid Kang Hong and the third prince are responsible for this."

The civil unrest began in Qingzhou. At the beginning, the prince sent troops to suppress it. Who knows that the strong suppression aroused the resentment of the refugees. On the contrary, it made the refugees in Yongzhou and other places revolt one after another. The original spark gradually started a prairie fire, and even burned to prinzhou, directly to Yejing.

Nowadays, it is said that the prince is not benevolent in the market, and there are many impeachments in the court. Anqingdi can only force the sick to clean up the mess for the prince. On the contrary, the third prince and the third prince's party, which gradually died down as a result of the elixir incident, became active again.

If Kang Hong had nothing to do with the bandits who took the lead in the incident, he would not believe it.

Xiao Zhige casually looked at a few pages of the account books, looking at the amount of silver that the upper authorities provided each year. His eyes were frozen, but his mouth turned upward: "ask Tiehu to lead the soldiers to Guangping County, and be sure to catch those mountain bandits and get the evidence."

***

when Kang Hong knew the news, it was seven days later.

Guangping County refugees all surrender, not to say, in order to atone for their sins, the leader of the refugees will also take the lead and kill innocent mountain bandits. When Kanghong learned the news, the bandits had been escorted to Yongzhou City by Tiehu.

Several people with heavy shackles, were locked in a prison car, was escorted back to the city.

When Kang Hong saw them, he felt a thump in his heart. He just didn't wait for him to say anything, but he heard Xiao Zhige behind him say in a deep voice: "come on, detain Kang Hong for questioning!"

Xie Ling had been ready for a long time. Without waiting for the soldiers around Kang Hong to react, he took the lead in putting the knife on his neck and said in a loud voice: "commander of Yongzhou, general Kang Hong of Zhuang military. Do you know the crime of accepting bribes, keeping private soldiers, colluding with refugees and committing a rebellion

Kang Hong's eyes trembled, and the eyes of the people in the prison car were opposite, so he knew that the matter had not turned around. It was he who failed in chess.