"Please save us, Your Highness!”
Looking at the commoners 'pale faces, it was obvious that they were severely anemia-stricken.
One could imagine how much Wei Wen exploited the people in Kuang County.
The people are not worried about the lack of people, but about the uneven distribution of people!
Xu Wenjun and Wei Wen sucked the blood of the commoners dry, but the commoners were on the verge of collapse.
There was actually such a living hell in the Great Tang!
This was intolerable!
The pleas of the commoners fueled Li Xiao's anger.
In the eyes of the commoners, King Jiang was their only hope and their only reliance.
Li Xiao slowly stood up and personally helped one of the old men up. He said,
"Old man, this king will make the decision for you. Now, go and stay. The best restaurant in Bingzhou City will be your residence."
"This king will definitely clean up all the corrupt officials under the jurisdiction of Bing Province, all of them!”
"Thank you, Master Qingtian! Thank you, Master Qingtian!" The commoners instantly burst into tears and became grateful.
"Thank you, vice-chancellor!"
"I'm here!"
Li Xiao said in a deep voice,"
"This king orders you to immediately arrange for all the residents of Kuang County, whether they are present or not, to stay in the best restaurant in Bingzhou City.”
"Understood!" Colonel Xie bowed and obeyed.
The commoners reluctantly walked out of the hall, their faces revealing a gratified smile.
Two hours later, Xue Rengui and Wang Bo stood in front of Li Xiao in a side hall of the Provincial Governor's Office with solemn expressions.
"This king has decided to personally make a trip to Kuang County. If everything is true, this king will chop all the corrupt officials alive!”
Li Xiao said indifferently.
"Your Highness, this is a 200-mile journey. Let me investigate.”Xue Rengui said.
"No, I have to go personally. This is Bing Province, my fief.”
"This king will not allow any scholar, corrupt official, or rogue official who preys on the people in my fief!”
Li Xiao said firmly.
…………
The next day.
The autumn weather was clear and refreshing, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles.
Early in the morning, Li Xiao ordered Xue Rengui to lead the troops to protect the people back to Kuang County.
According to the people, Wei Wen had privately raised a thousand soldiers, including Turkic soldiers who had been defeated by the Great Tang.
Because of this, the five counties next to Kuang County were under Wei Wen's tyrannical power, and his power seemed to have become a small provincial governor.
Li Xiao himself led Wang Bo and a few of his followers to go ahead.
Two hundred miles, under the speed of the horse, they had already arrived in six hours.
Li Xiao didn't go directly to Kuang County's government office. Instead, he went to Houxi Village, where Zhang Linwei lived.
As the name suggested, there was a clear stream flowing slowly behind the village.
In such a picturesque place, the house was very dilapidated.
At the entrance of the village, a few skinny old men were picking up the seeds of a kind of wild grass to eat.
However, there were many farmlands around Houxi Village, and there were small streams flowing through them.
Under normal circumstances, it was absolutely impossible to lack food, but the common people could not eat their fill.
One could imagine that these farmlands had already been taken by Wei Wen.
Or the farmers had to hand over most of the grain after a busy year.
Seeing this, Li Xiao's expression changed and he looked at everything coldly.
Tuyuhun was just past here, and he could hear the neighing of warhorses.
Li Xiao ordered Wang Bo to lead the soldiers to distribute the food to the starving villagers.
Looking at the pale faces of the commoners, Li Xiao whipped his horse and galloped on the official road towards the county town.
After walking for two hours, they arrived at Kuang County at noon.
Along the way, Li Xiao saw many troops. They were tall and mighty, showing off their might and arrogance.
He berated the people on the official road and whipped them.
If they weren't going to deal with Wei Wen, Li Xiao would have killed them on the spot.
These soldiers were simply bandits!
It seemed that the soldiers guarding against Tuyuhun had become the common enemy of the Tang people!
Kuang County was built halfway up the mountain according to the terrain. The entire county was slanted, and there was a big river at the bottom of the valley.
Climbing a large hill, Li Xiao saw that the highest point of the entire county was Kuang County's government office.
Looking from afar, it was clear that there were many military camps surrounding the county government.
Wang Bo said,"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Hu and Han people live together here. It's completely different from the mainland.”
"Moreover, the border guards are controlled by the local imperial court officials. Should we wait for General Xue to come before entering the city?”
"There's no need to wait for Rengui. This Prince still has other missions for him to carry out. Do you know the importance of Kuang County?”
Wang Bo immediately said,"
"Your Highness, I know that Kuang County is the first line of defense against Tuyuhun.”
"Tuyuhun is a hybrid of Xiongnu and Xianbei, incompatible with our Great Tang. There will be a battle sooner or later.”
Wang Bo had been a ranger since he was young, so he was knowledgeable and well-versed in many things.
It included politics, economics, financial management, human resources, and geography.
Hearing Wang Bo's words, Li Xiao nodded in approval.
"This place is so important, but the administration is so corrupt. The combat preparations are lax. It can be said that there is no combat preparations at all.”
"If the Tuyuhun people charge in now, Kuang County will be instantly occupied. After occupying Kuang County, the surrounding five counties will be defenseless.”Li Xiao said.
"Your Highness is right. I admire you. Your Highness, look. As far as you can see, there is not a single soldier patrolling the border.”
"Tuyuhun's warhorses are constantly galloping, while our camp is completely defenseless.”
"Kuang County is a dangerous city, and it's about to fall!”Wang Bo sighed.
Before he came, Wang Bo already knew that Li Xiao would reorganize the five counties, including Kuang County.
After hearing Wang Bo's words, Li Xiao nodded slightly and didn't reply.
With a whip, the horse galloped straight to the county office.
……
Kuang County's government office and military camp were built at the highest point of the entire county. They had a wide view and looked down from above.
At this moment, there were a few lazy soldiers wandering in front of the county government.
As if nothing had happened, he was chatting with a dry grass in his mouth.
"How many concubines will the magistrate take in today?”
A soldier asked another soldier as he crossed his legs.
"I don't know. Anyway, I don't even have enough fingers on my hands and feet.”
"That's strange. The county magistrate is so thin.”
"How fresh! Who could not handle that? Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away."
"The magistrate can do whatever he wants! Brother, who's on duty later?”
"I don't know who's coming, but we'll leave when our time is up. Right, brother, I heard that…shh, forget it, let's not talk about it.”The soldier hesitated.
"What's there to say? Speak."
" That's good. Bingzhou City has a new master, and he's very powerful. He's a prince, and the magistrate still doesn't know how to restrain himself…"
"I've also heard that it's Jiang Wang. Strange, a twelve-year-old kid actually led his army to defeat Xue Yantuo's men. Could it be that His Majesty sent the black-armored army to help?”
"What's there to worry about? I'm guessing it's just a small matter. Xue Yantuo's people are allies of the Great Tang, allies that can destroy the Turks together.”
At this moment, another sly soldier interrupted,
"Our Kuang County is different from the other counties in Bing Province. We are facing Tuyuhun directly. We have strong troops and horses. We have food, horses, and soldiers. We are the Crown Prince's men!”
A person who looked like a team member walked over and joined in the conversation.
"What the hell are you guys talking about?”
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