You Can't Be Fierce Towards Me!

Zhenwu County is located in the northwest. The land is barren and the products are not abundant. The people have to go to the mountains to hunt in addition to farming in order to make a living. In addition, they are bordered by foreign tribes. Occasionally, there will be troubles caused by foreigners. Therefore, the people here are tough, regardless of gender Young and old can ride horses and fight.

But it was the first time to surround the Sheriff's Mansion.

Not to mention the use of besieging the county guard's mansion, but Zhenwu County has troops stationed there, and most of the Zhenbei army under General Zhenbei came from the north, and they are brave and good at fighting. If General Zhenbei sends troops to quell the chaos, these Ordinary people, no matter how brave they are, are just fish on the chopping board.

This was originally a very simple matter, but the emperor received a secret letter from the county guard, which said that the Zhenbei Army colluded with foreigners, deliberately inciting the people to rebellion, and plotting treason.

The Zhenbei Army has guarded the northwest for generations, and the Zhenbei General He Lian is also a rare general. What's more, the ancestors of the He family have made great contributions to the Great Chu. If they really treason, they will be the enemy of the Great Chu.

"It is impossible for He Lian to be a traitor." Chu Xiangtian said, "I have dealt with him before. He is straightforward, and the traitor is the one he hates the most in his life."

He Lian was nearly ten years older than him. When Chu Xiangtian was in his teens, he had seen He Lian who came to support him when he was training with the old general. He Lian was nearly thirty years old at that time. The enemy was very brave, and Chu Xiangtian had fought alongside him several times, not to mention that he could fully understand this man, but from then on, He Lian was an admirable opponent.

Chu Fengyuan also didn't quite believe that He Lian would collude with the enemy and treason the country. Most of the elders of the He family died in the war. Even if he wanted to treason, the rest of the He family would not agree. Only fools would choose this path, but He Lian obviously didn't.

"I don't believe that He Lian will cooperate with the enemy, but it is true that the county guard's mansion was besieged, and it is also true that the Zhenbei Army did not send troops to quell the chaos."

He is the emperor, so he must have more worries than others, "There may be something hidden in this, or maybe He Lian has really done something stupid, so I want you to go and find out the reason. If what the letter says is true, you Just lead troops to eliminate the chaos."

Except for Chu Xiangtian, there is no one who can talk to He Lian and suppress He Lian in the worst case.

Chu Fengyuan sighed, "It's hard work for you to run this trip, it's just that the talents are withering now, and there is really no one who can be of great use."

Chu Xiangtian nodded in response, "Your brother understands, I will go back and prepare first, and the whole army will set off today."

After leaving the palace, Chu Xiangtian went back to the Hou's mansion first, and he had to explain to Fu Tian first anyway.

Ever since Chu Xiangtian was called into the palace in a hurry, Fu Huang's right eyelid had been twitching all the time, and he couldn't calm down before doing other things. Fu Huang simply waited for someone to come back with a teacup in his hand.

As soon as Chu Xiangtian entered the door, he saw Fu Huang who turned his head to look at him. Fu Huang saw the heaviness between Chu Xiangtian's eyebrows, his heart sank slightly, and he suddenly understood that this was the worst situation he could think of.

Putting down the teacup, Fu Tian stood up and walked in front of him, "The emperor wants you to go to the northwest to quell the chaos?"

Chu Xiangtian gave a "hmm" and stroked the back of his head with his palm, "This is my responsibility."

Fu Tian nodded, didn't say goodbye, but bent his eyes and made a smile, "Well, when are you leaving? Do you want me to pack for you?"

"I'm leaving right away. I'll come back...to tell you something." Chu Xiangtian said, "There are camps outside the city for luggage."

Fu Tian let go of his hand and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you at home."

"When I come back, don't worry." Chu Xiangtian kissed him deeply, and then strode out. He still has to go outside the city to gather troops. The situation in Zhenwu County is on the verge of breaking out, and it may expand even at a later date. The situation, he must rush over as soon as possible.

Fu Tian didn't go out to see him off, but stood in the room, watching him stride away, and then he sighed a long way, with a trace of worry on his brows.

This was Chu Xiangtian's first expedition since he and Chu Xiangtian were together.

Chu Xiangtian hurriedly went to the big camp outside the city to gather troops. He ordered two thousand soldiers and horses, five hundred elites went with him first, and the rest packed up on time.Then follow.

Five hundred horseshoes stepped out of the billowing dust and smoke on the official road outside the city, and Chu Xiangtian led the people all the way to the west.

Zhenwu County is to the west of Qingyang, passing through five counties and two high mountains. Fortunately, in order to ensure the transportation of grain and grass, an official road was built from Qingyang to the northwest, and the road is much easier to travel.

Chu Xiangtian rushed to Zhenwu County day and night with five hundred elites.

The city gate of Zhenwu County was closed, and Chu Xiangtian was riding on a horse. He could see the guards on the city wall from a distance. The patrolling guards were wearing the clothes of Zhenbei Army.

"The Zhenbei Army is really going to rebel?" Yang Dashi, who came with him, asked.

Chu Xiangtian shook his head, took a few steps forward on his horse's belly, and shouted under the city gate: "King Yu Chu Xiangtian, please see General Zhenbei."

The guard on the city wall leaned forward and looked down for a while, and then saw him step back a few steps, and then disappeared.

Yang Dashi spat violently, "What is the Zhenbei army doing?"

The guard went to report the news, and a group of people set up camp outside the city. After they quickly finished their dry food and supplies, the city gate of Zhenwu County made a heavy creaking sound and was slowly lowered from above.

He Lian came out wearing armor and riding a big bay red horse. Behind him were two guards, one on the left and one on the right, with vigilant expressions on their faces.

Chu Xiang Tiance stepped forward immediately, both sides were weighing each other's intentions.

After staring at each other for a long time, He Lian dismounted first and saluted, "My lord."

He got off the horse, and the two guards behind him also got off the horse, and one of them subconsciously wanted to reach out to help him.

Chu Xiangtian noticed it keenly, and asked with a frown, "Is General He injured?"

He Lian waved away the guards, and couldn't help scolding, "Chen Shouke, son of a bitch, sent someone to assassinate me. If I didn't know that it was the prince who came, I would never have come here in person."

Chu Xiangtian led him into the temporary military tent, "What's going on?"

He Lian was stabbed in the waist, the wound was not small, it was all faked just now, now that he was sure that Chu Xiangtian had not listened to the slander, he relaxed his vigilance, untied the heavy armor, while re-packing the broken wound, While cursing and telling him what happened recently.

The sheriff of Zhenwu County is Chen Shouke, who is in charge of the tax collection of a county. The land in Zhenwu County is barren and difficult to cultivate. one-third.Seeing that grain was about to be levied, if it was handed over, the people in Zhenwu County would be hungry for the New Year this year, and they didn't know what the next year would be. Pass the book in the court, please the emperor's grace.

On the surface, Chen Shouke agreed, and indeed handed over the papers to the court, but he turned his face and told them that the harvest in Dachu was not good this year, and the national treasury was empty. In order to fill the treasury, the tax was not reduced, but it was more in half.

Then officers and soldiers were sent to expropriate them by force, but the people in Zhenwu County were not vegetarians. If the government did not give them a way to survive, they would resist. Chen Shouke was ruthless, and the news was hidden. He got the news only after he got someone.

He hurried back with his troops to quell the dispute, only to realize that not only did the taxes not decrease, but they increased, and what's more, there was blood.He Lian's intuition was wrong, but he couldn't find the problem for a while. After thinking about it, he went to the county guard's mansion to discuss the solution with Chen Shouke, but unexpectedly discovered that he had contacts with foreigners.

Chen Shouke had always pretended to be an honest man with no achievements, and when he was smashed, he cried and confessed his mistake, but when He Lian let him off for the time being, and was about to go back to write a note to explain the situation, he was attacked by this fellow, still on his side Stabbed.

If it weren't for He Lian's sense of crisis and agility that he had cultivated in the battlefield all year round, if he reacted a little slower, he would have stabbed him right from behind on the spot.

"It's also because I underestimated the enemy." He Lian held his wound and took a breath. "This guy is ruthless. He pretended to be submissive before. He probably has colluded with foreigners for many years and has been plotting against Zhenwu County."

Zhenwu County is the first pass of the frontier fortress. If Sang Zhenwu County falls, foreigners can drive straight in and go deep into the interior of Great Chu.

"Why did you close the city gate?"

He Liandao: "After I was injured, I immediately asked my cronies to surround the county guard's mansion, but the guards of the county guard's mansion are all Chen Shouke's cronies and refused to surrender. In addition, there are foreign minions in the city, spreading the news that I want to rebel and inciting The common people fought against me, I suffered from lack of evidence, and the foreigners were staring at me. I didn't dare to move troops from the border rashly, so I simply sealed off the city, and while dealing with him, I secretly sent people to send letters to Qingyang. .”

"Send a letter?" Chu Xiangtian took out a letter and threw it to him with a strange expression, "Look for yourself."

He Lian came over and saw that it turned out to be Chen Shouke's secret letter, which detailed all kinds of his crimes, including forcing him to collect exorbitant taxes from the people by force, not leading troops to surround the prefect's mansion, and even witnessing him interacting with foreigners, etc. , In short, all the crimes were pushed on his head.

He Lianqi's wound was in pain, and while hissing and panting, he scolded Chen Shouke for being sinister and vicious.