The best ring

Yuan Ji and the other two were somewhat worried about the Tianji Kingdom, but they were not worried at all about the return of the seventh princess Zhao Qi. Obviously, they did not think that Zhao Qi's return would have any impact on the situation in Yanfeng Kingdom.

At the same time, in a valley hundreds of miles away from Qingyuan County, an army was stationed. The people in this team were sitting together in twos and threes, chatting comfortably. Unlike the regular army, only a few of these people wore armor, while the others wore ordinary coarse linen clothes, and many of these clothes were tattered.

Beside these people, there were various weapons placed at random. There were many types of weapons, including knives, swords, guns, hammers, hoes, etc., which could be said to be varied.

From the clothes and weapons used by these people, it can be known that this is definitely not a regular army, but a miscellaneous army. Even their momentum is not as good as that of the miscellaneous army.

On a boulder in the middle of the crowd, a big man sat, surrounded by a group of people. At this time, the big man was asking a small follower in front of him.

"Are you sure this news is true?" the big man asked.

"This..." The small follower looked a little hesitant.

The big man instantly showed dissatisfaction. Seeing this, the small follower hurriedly said: "Chief, I also heard this news from the city. I don't know whether it is true or not, but people inside and outside the city are spreading it. Moreover, that Wu Fan has not appeared in public for a long time. Now the affairs of Qingyuan County are all in charge of a man named Luo Heming."

The big man heard the words, and the dissatisfaction was slightly dissipated, and was replaced by excitement.

"Great! I finally waited for this day!" The big man said excitedly.

The people standing next to him also showed joy on their faces.

"Leader, let's go now."

"Yes, leader, I heard that there are countless grains, vegetables and fruits in Qingyuan County. I'm drooling just thinking about it."

"When we enter Qingyuan County, I'm going to drink him for three days and three nights!"

......

Everyone was happy, and some seemed eager to try.

The big man was also very excited. He looked at everyone and said, "At the beginning, because of Wu Fan's strength, we had no choice but to retreat. During this period, our life was so miserable. I have long wanted to come back to seek revenge on Wu Fan. Now the opportunity has finally come, but unfortunately, that guy has never shown up, and no one knows where he has gone."

The big man who spoke was Zhao Li, one of the three major rebel leaders in Qingyuan County!

After Wu Fan destroyed the two forces of Ran Guang and Zhou Dalong in a short period of time, Zhao Li was afraid and panicked. He did not choose to fight Wu Fan head-on, but chose to temporarily avoid the edge and took the initiative to leave the territory of Qingyuan County.

Originally, Zhao Li thought that he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands and could do well wherever he went, but the reality was not so.

After leaving Qingyuan County, Zhao Li did not do well. Now there are too many rebels in Yanfeng Country. There are rebel forces near almost every city. They regard this city as their own territory. People like Zhao Li are naturally outsiders. If he goes to other cities, he will naturally not be welcomed. Those local rebel forces will unite to resist him. His army has a lot of people, but that is not his home court. In addition, the supply of food and grass is not convenient, so he did not gain any advantage in the conflict with the local rebel forces.

In addition to dealing with local rebel forces, Zhao Li also has to deal with the local court army. The court army in many cities has formed a tacit understanding with the local rebel forces. Both sides have tacitly acknowledged the existence of each other. They will not fight to the death. At most, they will pretend to fight a few small battles to deal with the orders of the court, but for foreign forces like Zhao Li, they are not polite. They will fight to the death.

Therefore, Zhao Li's life was not easy. During this period of time, his team not only did not expand, but also shrunk a lot. In desperation, Zhao Li had to take people back to Qingyuan County again.

But after returning to Qingyuan County, their life was also not easy, because Niu Er and others followed Wu Fan's orders to encircle and suppress all the rebel forces in Qingyuan County. Today's Qingyuan County is no longer the original Qingyuan County. The combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. Zhao Li did not dare to fight against the original Qingyuan County, let alone the current Qingyuan County with strong soldiers and horses.

Therefore, after returning to Qingyuan County, Zhao Li's life was also not easy. In order not to be encircled by Niu Er and others, he took people to hide from place to place, which was extremely embarrassing.

Zhao Li was afraid and hated Wu Fan in his heart. He wanted to attack Qingyuan County, but he was afraid of the strength of Qingyuan County and hesitated to do it.

But hiding in the wild all the time is not a solution. They are all human beings and need to eat. It is okay for a short period of time, but now they have been hiding here for a long time and their food and grass are almost exhausted.

Just when Zhao Li was somewhat desperate, a small thug who sneaked into Qingyuan County to get information brought him back a piece of exciting news:

Wu Fan's title was stripped away, and the title of Qingyuan County Magistrate was also gone!

The people inside and outside Qingyuan County were unsettled by this news, and the atmosphere had changed significantly.

When he first heard the news, Zhao Li didn't believe it. He sent this little guy to Qingyuan County to find out more. After all, this matter was a bit unbelievable. Wu Fanqing surrendered all the rebel forces around Qingyuan County and himself He was also scared away. This was a great achievement. Even if the emperor did not reward Wu Fan, why would he deprive him of his title and official position?

It was precisely because of this suspicion in his heart that Zhao Li sent people to Qingyuan County to confirm the news again, and the young man standing in front of him was the person he sent to find out the news.

After further inquiries, although no official information was obtained, it was also known that the news of Wu Fan's dismissal had spread inside and outside Qingyuan County, but Wu Fan himself had not shown up for a long time and did not clarify the matter. In my opinion, this matter must be true, otherwise Wu Fan would not let this rumor spread so unscrupulously.

Zhao Li was overjoyed when it was confirmed that Wu Fan had been dismissed from office.

Although there are still many troops in Qingyuan County, there are many factions. There are local factions, Wu Fan's personal guards, and rebel generals. Before, Wu Fan was here, and they were able to unite together, but now Wu Fan is not there. Now, can these people still be together as before?

Zhao Li doesn't believe it!