Iron Dynasty

Cangzhou.

The looting three years ago made this city devastated by barbarians still not recovering from its previous trauma. The huge Cangzhou city has a population of only 30,000.

The depopulated population and the desolation of all industries are the true portrayal of Cangzhou at this time. However, since the government issued the order to settle fields in winter, more and more people have gradually returned to Cangzhou to cultivate land.

However, compared with the sparse people, the most people here are businessmen who trade with each other. Some of these businessmen hold official letters, and more are smugglers who do not have letters.

The Great Yu Kingdom has always strictly controlled the trade of the barbarians, but in the face of the pressure of the barbarians, it has to open the border trade, but some trade is strictly prohibited in the Great Yu Kingdom.

One is coal and iron, and the other is horses. Generally speaking, trade involving war materials is prohibited unless there is a certificate issued by the government.

The last time the Wang family mentioned trade with barbarians in Xiao Ming, it was because of their guilty conscience that they were concerned about the trade of coal and iron.

Unlike in the past, a group of well-equipped cavalrymen entered Cangzhou City at noon today, and the people in the city who saw the armor on the cavalry were almost scared to death.

Because these cavalrymen were all wearing barbarian armor, and the horses they sat down were as thick as barbarian war horses, at first glance, they thought that the barbarian cavalry had entered the city, until they saw the Qingzhou flag, and then they felt a little relieved.

On Xiao Ming's order, Lu Fei led Qingzhou's elite cavalry to Cangzhou day and night, and arrived at Cangzhou City in two days and one night.

The order he received this time was to take Cangzhou Governor Chai Lingwu and Cangzhou Governor Wei Tong to Qingzhou together. If the two resisted, they could be executed on the spot!

Entering Cangzhou City, Lu Fei led thirty cavalry directly to the Cangzhou government office.

Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong, one is the son-in-law of the Qin family, and the other is a descendant of the Wei family. In Lu Fei's view, neither of them is a good thing, and these four wealthy families deserve to be killed by a thousand cuts.

Three years ago, the barbarians invaded. When the iron hoofs of the barbarians trampled the land of the six states recklessly, the people cried out in pain under the iron hooves of the barbarians, while the local nobles hid in their own docks, summoning their tribes to defend themselves, and could not hide their heads.

At that time, the number of barbarian cavalrymen who entered the six states was only more than 2,000, and the number of the four tribes was nearly 10,000, but these noble tribes were all worried that their tribes would be damaged and refused to resist.

It was not until he led 3,000 soldiers to defeat the barbarian vanguard in the bloody battle of Cangzhou that the four tribes who heard the news came too late, and Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong, who first entered Cangzhou City, saw the barbarians retreat, so they joined the remnants of the encirclement and suppression. barbarian cavalry.

Afterwards, the two claimed to be their first achievements. The Qin family also invited the reward after King Qi returned to Qingzhou. At that time, King Qi had just been driven back from Chang'an and was still in shock.

Seeing that Cangzhou City was recaptured, he was overjoyed and indiscriminately named Chai Lingwu as the governor of Cangzhou and Wei Tong as the governor of Cangzhou.

At that time, Lu Fei could understand the feelings of King Qi. The army with limited fiefs and the barbarians suffered heavy losses in bloody battles, and could only rely on the tribes of the local aristocrats. That was exactly what he thought. At that time, except for Qingzhou, the other five states were dominated by four families.

Hey, I didn't expect you to have today! Lu Fei was extremely happy in his heart as he galloped fast.

In the past three years, he dared not to speak out. How could Cangzhou, which was exchanged for the blood of thousands of soldiers, be handed over to such a cowardly generation?

When he arrived at the Cangzhou government office, Lu Fei dismounted and entered the government office. His voice was like a bell, and he roared, Where is the governor of Chai, His Highness has an order, come and obey the order!

There were only a few people in the yamen, and one of the officers whispered: Xiaowei Huilu, Inspector Chai is not here!

Not here! Where is he! Lu Feibao glared angrily, Come on, you've delayed a family's major event, take care of your skin!

The officer was so frightened that he was so scared that Lu Fei had been in Cangzhou for a few days. He had seen it. Moreover, three years ago, Lu Fei's vicious name had already spread. Don't say, The governor and the captain both went to the Bichun Garden in the city.

Humph! Two killing talents! Lu Fei strode out of the government office, mounted his horse and whipped his whip, and roared, Come with me and surround me with Bichun Garden!

Yes! Thirty cavalry roared in unison, and a roar of horses' hooves roared.

The officer then regained his senses. Seeing Lu Fei's posture, he was afraid that something might have happened. He hurriedly left the palace and went to the governor's mansion.

At this time in Bichun Garden, Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong were pushing cups and handing each other, and in their arms lay a woman as beautiful as jade, and opposite them was a businessman in fancy clothes.

Inspector Chai, Governor Wei, I would like to thank the two of you for your help in this matter of horses. We can successfully send a thousand horses out of the city. This is a little gift from King Wei to the two of you. Please accept it! The merchant raised his hand and thanked him. .

Chai Lingwu pushed the businessman to open the wooden box in front of him, which was full of a layer of gold ingots. Wei Tong saw it, looked at Chai Lingwu, and the two nodded slightly.

Since the two entered Cangzhou, the border trade inside and outside Cangzhou, smugglers and smugglers are all looking forward to the two, and they often need to send money to pass without hindrance.

In just three years, the two searched for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

The three of them were raising their glasses to face each other, when suddenly there was a sound of people screaming horses neighing outside, and then a woman's screams came from the first floor of Bi Chunyuan, waiting for them to react.

The door of the room was kicked open, and Lu Fei walked in with his right hand on the handle of the knife.

Xiaowei Lu! Both Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong were shocked.

The two came back to their senses, and Wei Tong said displeasedly, Xiaowei Lu, why are you here? What do you mean by that?

Chai Lingwu also looked contemptuous. The two were far away in Cangzhou, and they had no idea of ​​the changes in Qingzhou. They believed that they were a local family and looked down on Lu Fei, a reckless husband.

Lu Fei saw the situation in the house, the table was full of delicacies, and the delicate beauty was lying in the arms of the two of them.

He was originally annoyed at Wei Tong's perfunctory construction of the corps, and he refused to settle the fields for a long time. He was even more angry when he thought that his soldiers were working hard in the fields and eating only a few bowls of gruel.

But at this time he suddenly laughed and said, Offend, offend, the day before yesterday, I received the order from King Qi, so I came to Cangzhou, and when I learned that the two were here, I came to declare the order!

Wei Tong was proud of Lu Fei's smirking look, and he was proud of how Lu Fei was in the army, but he was not born from a small background, and in the end it still depends on their faces.

He said lightly, I don't know what His Highness ordered?

Don't tell me, your Highness Nian has served the two of you guarding Cangzhou for three years, and you have made me come here to reward the two of you. One is Nian Nian for the two. Lu Fei was still smiling.

Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong looked at each other and smiled.

When the businessman opposite the two heard the words, a casual sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. These two were rich in Cangzhou, and they had access to the King of Wei and the barbarians. It is ridiculous that the King of Qi wants to reward them now. The most useless of the princes.

At this time, Lu Fei read: Cai Lingwu, the governor of Cangzhou, Wei Tong, the governor of Cangzhou, listen to the order!

Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong stood up, bowed and said, I am here!

Chai Lingwu, Wei Tong, as the prefect of Cangzhou, doesn't think about guarding the border, but secretly colluded with businessmen to smuggle war horses, enrich his personal pockets, and violate the yin and yang of the king's army...

Reading this, Chai Lingwu and Wei Tong were shocked, Wei Tong immediately put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, but the soldiers behind Lu Fei immediately stepped forward and pressed the two to the ground.

...From now on, he will be removed from the position of governor and governor, and he will be sent to the Qingzhou prison. If there is any violation, he will be executed!

Lu Fei, you are talking nonsense, I don't believe this is His Highness's order, I'm going to see His Highness! Chai Lingwu roared.

Wei Tong threatened: Lu Fei, half of the Cangzhou defenders are part of my Qin family. If you dare to touch me, don't even think about leaving Cangzhou City!

As soon as his voice fell, he remembered the sound of horses neighing downstairs, followed by the roar of soldiers.