Chapter 80 Canglu County

"..." Lan Ruoting was speechless, thinking that he saw Feng Ruonan on purpose because of his gesture.

Even if it wasn't, he was wondering, what do I mean by being insidious, who came up with such a bad idea? You have taken all the medicines, who is insidious?

Not long after Lan Ruoting left here, Shang Shuqing came again, and asked tentatively, "Is it Mr. Lan who doesn't let Daoist heal the wounds of sister-in-law's subordinates?"

"It's not that he is not allowed to heal, Mr. Lan wants to match up the prince and the princess..." Niu Youdao made Lan Ruoting's intentions clear.

Shang Shuqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and found out how these men thought about all these bad things, but she couldn't make any comments on this matter, so she returned to the main question, "Master Dao, your healing method is of great benefit to the soldiers fighting in the battlefield. I don’t know if it’s convenient for you to pass it on to us?”

Niu Youdao waved his hand disapprovingly, "It's no big deal, I want to learn how to find monkeys, he is better at treating trauma than me."

Many crafts in this world are not passed on to the outside world, Shang Shuqing was still worried that the other party would cherish herself, but she didn't expect the other party to agree so happily, and said ecstatically: "Okay, Qing'er will thank Daoye for your kindness on behalf of the generals!"

For the soldiers fighting on the battlefield, this is indeed not a small matter, but for Niu Youdao, it is really nothing. He said cheerfully: "You are welcome for a small matter. By the way, you can discuss this matter with Mr. Lan. He wants to use this to trick your sister-in-law!"

Saying this again, Shang Shuqing was a little ashamed, but she still nodded...

That night, Feng Ruonan noticed a situation. A rider came from the direction of Canglu County. After being stopped by the guards, the other party reported himself as a member of Shang Chaozong, and later Shang Chaozong came to confirm it. I don't know what news that person brought, but after Shang Chaozong, Lan Ruoting and others entered the tent, the lights in the tent seemed to be on all night, and they were plotting something.

The same situation was also noticed by the monks of Nanshan Temple. Yuan Gang had arranged for these monks, and after collecting the situation, he also informed Niu Youdao.

The next day, the group continued on their way, and in the middle of the afternoon, they finally arrived at their destination and entered the territory of Canglu County.

The county magistrate Lu Linmao, the county magistrate Fang Mingzhao and others have already led the county government officials and local well-known squires to the border gate to greet them in advance.

After being photographed above, Canglu County and the others saluted politely and said nothing, but Shang Chaozong, who was sitting on the tall horse, had no intention of dismounting, and stared at the crowd expressionlessly.

After everyone finished their salutes, Shang Chaozong said coldly: "Can you be convicted?"

The smiling people were taken aback for a moment, let alone them, even Feng Ruonan and Niu Youdao were a little confused.

County magistrate Lu Linmao cupped his hands in surprise and said, "I don't know why the prince made such a statement?"

Shang Dynasty Zong: "As an official of the imperial court who corrupted the law and corrupted the law, as a local gentry who bullied the land and property, bullied men and women, what should I do?"

Lu Linmao said solemnly: "My lord, someone must have framed this."

Shang Chaozong didn't talk to them, and waved his hand, "Take them all!"

A group of personal guards jumped off the horse, knocked the county magistrate and the county magistrate to the ground and tied them up on the spot. The rest of the county government subordinates also had knives, but how could they dare to resist in the face of such wolf-like guards? Together with those squires, they were all forced to kneel on the ground obediently.

Such a sudden appearance can be said to scare a group of people who came to greet them. A few little monks who were in charge of collecting spirit herbs from an unknown sect were startled and moved away in fright. They looked at this scene in disbelief, and Shang Chaozong didn't intend to move them.

Feng Ruonan and the others wondered why the Shang Dynasty was in charge of this matter. Although Canglu County was a fief of the Shang Dynasty, it was only a fief. Since the chaos of the princes in the Wu Dynasty, all countries have learned their lessons. Most of the so-called fiefdoms are in name only. Dependent territory, to some extent enjoys the taxation of the fiefdom, and the right to appoint officials has been vested in the imperial court. The Shang Dynasty is higher than these local officials, but has no authority to govern them.

County magistrate Lu Linmao struggled and shouted: "My lord, even if we are guilty, we should be tried and convicted by the imperial court. How can your lord overstep!"

Shang Dynasty Zong said indifferently: "Right and wrong, this king will report to the court! This king is entrusted with land, how can I allow you to wait for disasters, if you don't kill, it will not be enough to anger the common people!" With a wave of his hand, "Cut it off!"

Several personal guards raised their knives and dropped them, screaming, blood gushing, and the heads of several chief officials of the county government fell to the ground.

The rest of the yamen servants and squires never dreamed that this would happen. Such a bloody scene frightened these people into ashen-colored faces, trembling with fear.

Afterwards, all the local gentry who came from the scenery were detained. Shang Chaozong left some people to escort, and the rest rushed to the county with him.

After arriving at the county seat, Feng Ruonan, Niu Youdao and others understood what Shang Chaozong wanted to do. It was not to eradicate violence and bring peace to the people, but to directly control the entire Canglu County and completely eliminate the power of the imperial court. The use of force to forcibly clean them is clearly to support the self-respect of the soldiers.

As soon as they arrived in the county, the Shang Dynasty sent thousands more troops, and the old men of Ning Wang who had arranged to lurk here appeared, and cooperated with the existing troops, almost ransacking the homes of all the officials in the entire county. Although I am a newcomer, there are local people leading the way, the list is in hand, and the situation and route are very accurate. Obviously, Shang Chaozong and others had already prepared here, killed the county magistrate, county magistrate and others, and immediately a ready-made team appeared to fill their seats.

In the county seat, Feng Ruonan was borrowed to attack everywhere, not only ransacking the homes of those officials, but also ransacking the shops related to those officials and gentry.

At the same time, dozens of troops rushed to various villages and towns in Canglu County to search the homes of some squires. They did not give these people a chance to breathe, and there was no reason to justify them. cleaning.

In the next few days, the entire Canglu County was full of turmoil. The newly appointed magistrate Wu Fu and others did not have the permission of the court at all. They were directly appointed by the Shang Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty would not accept the appointment of the court when they arrived here. Backed by Shang Chaozong, the newly appointed officials made a drastic rectification, quickly posted their names to appease the people, distributed the fields of the big families to the villagers, released some of the confiscated grain to relieve the victims, and collected some young and strong people to train with the grain. Shang Chaozong's subordinates expanded rapidly. With the assistance of thousands of people, the situation in Canglu County was quickly settled down.

After Bai Yao learned of Shang Chaozong's intentions, he also sent a message back, planning to send some young monks from Tianyumen to take over the spirit grass collection here.

The specific government affairs of Canglu County were handled by arranged manpower, and after leaving some people to assist, Shang Chaozong took the main force out of the city.

Not far from the county seat, in the mountains echoing the county seat, there is a manor built by King Ning in his early years, and it is not a problem to accommodate tens of thousands of people. The most important thing is that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is a certain degree of security. There are complicated people coming and going in and out of the county every day, so it is impossible to seal the city. In addition, it has already penetrated into the hinterland of Qingshan County.

On the way, Niu Youdao approached Lan Ruoting when he saw a long queue of carts of grain and grass, and asked, "Are these grains and grass copied from those rich households?"

Lan Ruoting sighed: "The common people don't have any surplus food. It is impossible for so many people to rely on the supply of food from Guangyi County all the time. People will cut off the supply at any time. It can only be obtained from those who are usually rich and unkind. Wealthy households have handed it over to them, and the money and food they have copied out is enough to last a year. As long as Canglu County is well managed and the taxation is stable, it will be able to continue to circulate in the future.”

Niu Youdao clicked his tongue and said, "It's better for you to come to the money sooner."

Lan Ruoting smiled wryly: "This is something that can't be helped. If the power of the imperial court is not eliminated, we will not be able to gain a foothold if we don't completely control this place. Without money and food, we will have no confidence. Everyone must eat."

Niu Youdao: "It seems that you have planned it for a long time!"

Lan Ruoting: "It's not a matter of long-planned planning. If the marriage was not successful through the Taoist method, we would not dare to take this move. Now that we have a good start, we naturally have to plan for the long term."

Niu Youdao: "Canglu County is in the hinterland of Qingshan County, surrounded by enemies on three sides, are you not afraid of fighting against the imperial court for self-reliance?"

Lan Ruoting: "On the way, the imperial court made the first move. They are wronged. Let's take this county as an excuse. Tianyumen and Feng Lingbo didn't express any objection. It's just relying on it. The imperial court dare not act rashly!" Looking back, he saw Niu Youdao's half-smile, and knew what the other party saw, so he lowered his voice and said, "This is not a place to talk, let's talk about it later."

Niu Youdao looked around, and found that Feng Ruonan, Bai Yao and the others were not far away, and it was really hard to talk about some things.

It is not known whether the manor on the mountain is related to the origin of King Ning's army, or if it was premeditated, and the building is obviously used for military purposes.

Although it looks dilapidated and old, but someone has already cleaned it up first, so it is no problem to move in directly.

The food and grass had been gathered, the people and horses had been arranged, it was getting late, and the party had eaten dinner, Lan Ruoting took the initiative to keep Niu Youdao, and they came to an underground stone room.

A picture had already been hung on the indoor wall, and Lan Ruoting, Shang Chaozong, and Shang Shuqing suddenly came together and stood in a row, bowing to Niu Youdao and Yuan Gangchang together.

Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang looked at each other, Niu Youdao said with a dry smile: "Three, why do you do this great gift?"

Shang Chaozong said with great emotion: "It's just a little thank you. The current situation is unimaginable when I escaped from Beijing. It is Daoist, you have made efforts to reopen the situation for this king. I really can't thank you!"

Niu Youdao said hehe, "I've accepted the offer." He looked around the stone room, "It just doesn't seem necessary to come here to express gratitude, does it?"

Lan Ruoting said: "Before the Daoist questioned, he obviously doubted why we acted in such a hasty manner. In other words, it was because the Daoist plan opened up the situation for us. The Daoist said that Feng Lingbo is just a puppet, and the real words count It is still Tianyumen, as long as the prince is valuable to Tianyumen, even if there are no one hundred thousand crow soldiers, Tianyumen will not give up the prince. We deeply agree with this. It is because of this that we have a new Planning..." Turned around and walked to the map, tapped the location of Qingshan County on the map, "Seize Qingshan County, and fight against Feng Lingbo, as long as the prince can show his strength to sit on the land of a county, Tianyumen will definitely not I will easily give up the fat in my mouth, and I will not give up on the prince, so I will definitely support the prince like Feng Lingbo!"