The next morning.
Youzhou, Provincial Governor's Office.
A middle-aged man with an imposing appearance was sitting at the head of the table. This person was none other than the Youzhou Provincial Governor, Liu Yan. Below him, civil and military officials were standing on both sides of the table, discussing the state affairs.
"Sir, in the end, we still need to eliminate the bandits in Fanyang County as soon as possible.”
A man wearing a scholar's robe and a scholar's crown bowed and cupped his hands.
"Nonsense!"
Liu Yan frowned and glared at him fiercely.""If the bandits were so easy to deal with, why would they talk about it in the Town Hall?
Although I haven't been in office for long, I know that the mountain bandits are rampant there. It's a truly illegal area. In the end, they were still unable to destroy it!
What we need to discuss is how to keep the trade route open without eliminating the bandits. I don't want you to tell me that only by eliminating the bandits can the trade route be kept open!”
"This…"
" I'm afraid it will be very difficult," the man in the scholar robe said." We've done everything we can for so many years, but we still haven't been able to keep the trade routes open.”
"Humph!"
Liu Yan was furious. He had no choice! He had no choice! Other than these excuses, what else can you say? If these mountain bandits are really that easy to deal with, what use do I have for you?”
“......”
Everyone was indifferent.
A general appeared beside Liu Yan and cupped his fists.""Sir, I am willing to lead an army to Fan Yang. In three months at most, we will destroy the bandits!”
"General Zou, I know you're brave."
Liu Yan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled,""But you know the current situation in Youzhou. We don't have any extra provisions at all. The Zhongshan Kingdom and Hejian Kingdom can't help either."
"Damn it!"
Zou Jing was so angry that his fists and palms crossed." Exterminating the bandits is an act that benefits the country and the people. Why didn't the Prince of Zhongshan and the Prince of Hejian send people to suppress the bandits? I really don't understand."”
“......”
As soon as he finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the hall were indifferent.
If not for this, how could the mountain bandits in Fanyang County be so rampant?
"Report ~~~"
At this moment, a report came from outside the hall. A guard came in from outside and bowed, cupping his hands."Milord, Fan Yang County is outside the palace and says that he has something important to ask for an audience!”
"Him?"
Liu Yan was in a fit of anger and let out a disdainful scorn.""He isn't here to suppress the bandits, but he still has the face to come here? Could it be that you haven't been scolded enough?"
"Sir, perhaps something happened in Fanyang County.”
General Zou Jing bowed and cupped his hands.”
Liu Yan let out a long sigh.”
The guard cupped his hands and bowed. After saying that, he turned around and left.
After a while.
Wang Hui, the county magistrate of Fan Yang, came to the palace under the lead of the guards.
Liu Yan squinted his eyes, his eyes filled with anger,""Fanyang County, why did you come here instead of wiping out the bandits?”
Wang Hui wasn't angry. He simply cupped his hands and said,""Sir, ever since I received your teachings, I didn't dare to slack off. After returning to Fan Yang, I personally led the army to suppress the bandits. In the end, I didn't let down my expectations and completely annihilated the bandits near Taoyuan Village!”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
"Exterminate? They were wiped out so quickly?"
"Are we going to wipe them all out?"
"That's impossible. This is too fake!”
“......”
"All!"
Liu Yan was originally distracted, but at this moment, he suddenly became excited. His eyes widened as he said in disbelief,"What did you say? Had the mountain bandits near Taoyuan Village been wiped out?”
"That's right!" Wang Hui cupped his hands and bowed. Thanks to the Provincial Governor's great blessing, I personally led the elite forces of the county and organized a portion of the mountain residents to enter the mountain to suppress the bandits. Finally, the bandits in the mountain were all eliminated!”
Before Liu Yan could ask, Zou Jing immediately said,""Are you saying that the bandits have all been wiped out? Not one of them?"
"Yes!" Wang Hui nodded with certainty.”
"Impossible! How long had it been? How could they have been wiped out?”Zou Jing frowned.
"If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate!”Wang Hui said confidently.
"This…"
Zou Jing took a deep breath and glanced at Liu Yan suspiciously.
In fact, how could Liu Yan believe such nonsense? His eyes rolled and he shouted sternly,"Humph! They could have wiped out the bandits in a short time, so why did it take so long?
How long have you been the county magistrate of Fan Yang? It has been at least seven or eight years. Why did you only exterminate the bandits today? I suspect that you are colluding with the bandits!”
Wang Hui was shocked, his eyes wide open.
He really did not expect that Liu Yan would not reward him, but instead make such a surprising remark.
In an instant!
Wang Hui's thoughts were in a mess. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead and down his sideburns.
When Liu Yan saw this, he knew that there must be something fishy going on. He slammed the table and continued his psychological attack."Tell me honestly, how many benefits have you obtained from the bandits over the years? How many caravans have you harmed?”
Wang Hui was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat. He knelt on the ground with a thud."My lord! My lord, I've been wronged! I will never collude with the bandits. I hope you will understand!”
"Humph! You still dare to deny it!"
Liu Yan pretended to be furious and shouted sternly,""Let me ask you, in the past seven or eight years, you have been exterminating bandits seventeen or eighteen times. Why are you defeated every time?”
Wang Hui gulped,"Sir, actually, actually…"
Liu Yan leaned forward and slammed the table.""Tell me honestly, what actually happened?"
Wang Hui subconsciously blurted out," Actually, I didn't fight the war. It was Han Yue, the bandit of Taoyuan Village in Fanyang. He led his mountain people and exterminated the bandits. I really didn't collude with the bandits!"”
"I hope Your Excellency will understand!"
"Han Yue?" Liu Yan was puzzled. Who is this?"
" Sir, he's a miser in Taoyuan Village," Wang Hui explained." When I returned to Fan Yang that day, I heard that he had exterminated the Gourd Mountain bandits and caused a huge change in Taoyuan Village in a short period of time."
I felt that this person was a potential talent, so I promoted him to be a scoundrel in Taoyuan Village and ordered him to wipe out all the mountain bandits near Taoyuan Village.
In fact, this humble official also found it hard to believe, but all of this is true. He really used less than a month to wipe out all the mountain bandits in Taoyuan Village!”
Liu Yan took a deep breath and slowly said,""So that's how it is!"
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