Because General Wei was unwell, the task of taking down Chen County within half a month fell on Deputy General Chen Qing.
General Fan hadn't been with them for more than a year, so he was behind in thinking and couldn't keep up with the pace of the times. Prime Minister Wang specifically told them to eat and live together in this half a month. Wei Liang's task became to help General Fan improve the quality of thinking.
Ordinary soldiers just followed orders and didn't have high requirements, but as a general, he couldn't be lax in thinking.
In the temporary residence, Yang Liuqing sat at the table and slowly flipped through the pages of a book. She read every line of words very carefully.
General Wei and General Fan only needed to know how to fight a war, but she was different.
Not only did she need to know how to win the first battle, but she also needed to know how to strengthen her troops. She needed to know how to survive in the cracks when her forces were still weak. She needed to start from Cangzhou and approach the place that had given her countless nightmares step by step.
She even had to think about some more distant things. One day, if she really sat on the throne, what should she do? How could she be a good emperor?
She never doubted whether she could do it or not. If Uncle-Master said it was possible, then it was possible.
Prime Minister Wang knocked on the door and walked in.
"Your Highness." After a slight salute, he said, "Chen Qing has gone to Chen County. He used to be stationed in Cangzhou, and Chen County is his hometown. Our people have already infiltrated the county government, and Envoy Xu will also provide us with help. With Miss Bai's help, it shouldn't be a big problem to take down Chen County government quietly …"
"Got it."
Yangliuqing nodded. Chen County, including the entire Cangzhou, was almost abandoned by the imperial court. Only about a thousand soldiers were stationed in the capital of Cangzhou. She only needed to lead 50 elite soldiers to occupy Chen County government. Chen Qing had many masters on this trip, so she wasn't very worried.
Prime Minister Wang looked at the opened book on his table and sighed, "Your Highness has worked hard these years …"
Ever since the second imperial prince usurped the throne, he had watched helplessly as the defenseless girl took the young Imperial Prince Jing and escaped from the imperial capital. They hid all over the place and slowly grew up to become the princess that she was today.
He had seen how much hardship she had suffered along the way.
Yangliuqing shook his head and said with a smile, "It's the Prime Minister who's tired. You're already so old, but you still have to run around with us. It's us who've dragged you down …"
Prime Minister Wang waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, but I'm willing to be tired. If I can see the day Your Highness ascends to the throne, I'm willing to die of exhaustion …"
Yangliuqing smiled and discussed some matters with him before saying, "I'll go and see Master."
Prime Minister Wang watched her walk out. He caught a glimpse of the elegant handwriting on the open page on his desk, and his gaze slightly paused.
He looked outside the door. The princess from two years ago was very different from the one she was now.
Two years ago, although she had also tried her best to fight and work very hard, she was confused and had no direction at that time.
Now, she would no longer show that kind of confusion and helplessness. There was someone who pointed the way for her, the way for all of them.
When Yangliuqing walked into the next room, Miss.Liu was looking at the autumn water in a daze.
"Master." She walked over and said softly.
Miss.Liu came back to her senses and asked, "Bai Su and the others have left?"
Yangliuqing nodded and said, "They just left with General Chen."
She looked at Miss.Liu and said, "Master, there's nothing to do here for the time being. Why don't you go back to Ruyi City first? Bai Su and the others are here. Nothing will happen."
Miss.Liu waved her hand and said, "No need. There's nothing important to do when I go back. What does he want you to do next? Let me see the plan …"
…
Not long after, Yangliuqing walked out of the room and came to the courtyard. He looked into the distance and saw a stretch of mountains.
Although there was nothing important there, there were important people there. It was just that master was never willing to face them …
It had been five years since the second year of Jing He. If time went back, it would be even longer. It had been so long that even as a disciple, she was worried for her …
…
Cangzhou, Chen County, the county government.
It was late, but the county magistrate of Chen County was still flipping through the files in the front hall of the county government.
Recently, Chen County had not been peaceful. Of course, Chen County had never been peaceful. When the Wu Kingdom was still in peace, there were mountain bandits here. Now that the Wu Kingdom was in chaos, there were less mountain bandits here, but now there was a rebellion.
Those sons of b * tches who could not defeat the regular army of the imperial court did not dare to provoke the prefectural city where the army was stationed. Instead, they targeted the soft persimmon like the county government.
His predecessor, the predecessor before him, and the predecessor before him, were all hacked to death by the mountain bandits who rushed into the county government.
Ever since the country was in chaos, there were people rebelling in all the prefectures. A place like Cangzhou, which was already chaotic, naturally became even more chaotic.
Every once in a while, a few dozen or nearly a hundred thugs would rush into the county government and hack down the county magistrate and a few low-ranking officials. They proclaimed themselves "Emperor XXX" and declared their right to rule over Chen County. Then, they would be rewarded according to their contributions and conferred titles …
This was how his predecessor, the county magistrate, had died.
By the time the prefectural city received the news and sent troops to exterminate those rebels, the county magistrate's death had already passed.
Although there were also people who would attack the county government, they would only fight and not occupy it. They would seize food, weapons, and horses. In short, they would seize whatever they saw. After they were done, they would leave and hack down the county magistrate and a few low-ranking officials — this was how his predecessor had died.
In short, if there was a rebellion in Chen County, the county magistrate would be the first to suffer.
The damned provincial governor had already withdrawn his army to the prefectural city. Small county magistrates like them had to live with their heads tied to their waistbands. If they were not careful, they would become the target of others' rebellion.
The reason he could live until now was not because there were fewer people rebelling, but because he was careful enough. Once he discovered a clue, he would immediately flee for his life. Recently, in Chen County, there were often illegal gatherings in some villages. Each gathering would consist of dozens or even hundreds of people. In troubled times, as long as there were more than ten people gathered together, nothing good would happen. This was an iron law, and it was also a bloody lesson he had learned from the deaths of his predecessor, the predecessor before him, and the predecessor before him.
If they were discussing a rebellion, he was sure that the county government of Chen County would be their primary target!
He could not be an official, but he could not give up his life. This was the life principle he had always followed.
Bang!
Just as he was carefully reading through the files, trying to find some clues, a few muffled sounds suddenly came from outside the front hall. The county magistrate's heart skipped a beat and he blurted out, "Who is it?"
No one answered him, and no one from the yamen runners who were usually on duty outside came in.
He almost subconsciously ran to the back, where there was a secret passage that he had people dig in advance. No matter what happened outside, he could run outside through that secret passage.
He was not curious about what was happening outside. He knew that the most curious people often died the fastest.
However, he had just run two steps when a black shadow had already blocked his way.
The black shadow looked at him and asked, "Are you the county magistrate of Chen County?"
"I'm not." He shook his head violently and said, "I'm afraid you have mistaken me for someone else. The county magistrate is now in the inner residence. Do you want me to take you there?"
As he spoke, he walked out of the door, thinking that once the yamen runners were alerted, he would be out of danger.
In the yard outside the front hall, a yamen runner had a knife against his neck. When he saw the county magistrate coming out, his eyes lit up. He pointed at him and said, "Hero, this is our county magistrate."
The county magistrate of Chen County had already cursed the eighteen generations of the yamen runner's ancestors in his heart. He turned to look at the black shadow, knelt down with a thud, and said loudly, "Hero, please spare my life. I'm not the dog official you are looking for. I didn't do anything evil. The bad things were all done by the county magistrate. It has nothing to do with me … I surrender, I surrender!"
The black shadow looked at him and stood there, not knowing what to do for a moment.
He had already thought about how to force the county magistrate of Chen County to submit if he resisted strongly. He had thought of several ways, but he didn't expect that the county magistrate would surrender on his own before they even said a word.
The feeling of punching the air with all his strength was particularly uncomfortable.
He looked back at the other person and asked, "Sister Bai, what should we do? Do we still need to separate tendons and break bones? Do we need to use poison? "
Separate tendons and break bones, use poison …
Hearing this, the county magistrate of Chen County suddenly blacked out …
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