hsntnovel Chapter 2125 Promise to Rescue
Chapter 2125 Promise to Rescue
Seeing Qu Zhiping's nervous look, Li Shen waved his hand and motioned him to sit down.
"Don't panic, Governor Qu. Just listen to what I have to say.
This king has no intention of punishing you, so it is not excessive even if you have complaints against the court.
I heard that you were attacked by rebels and asked the court for help, but Xizhou Prefecture did not send troops to protect you. This is their fault. "
"Your Highness, you are too serious. The situation in Xizhou is unstable and the rebels are rampant. I think the court must have some unspeakable problems. I understand that."
Qu Zhiping stood up and said respectfully.
Li Shen could see that Qu Zhiping was somewhat reluctant, but that was normal. I surrendered to you, and now I'm being bullied, and you don't help me. Anyone would have some complaints.
"Prefect Qu is indeed righteous, but he has misunderstood.
In fact, this matter was not the fault of the imperial court, but the fault of those stupid officials in Xizhou Prefecture.
Guo Xiaoke left for the border several months ago, leaving only a group of idiots in power in Xizhou Prefecture.
Your request for help has been delayed by these officials. If Guo Xiaoke were here, he would definitely send troops to protect you."
"So that's how it is." After hearing Li Shen's explanation, Qu Zhiping and other talented people suddenly realized that their request for help had been rejected by the officials below.
They were not aware that Guo Xiaoke had gone to war, they just thought that Guo Xiaoke had gone to inspect the border.
In addition to being the governor of Xizhou, Guo Xiaoke was also the Grand Protector of Anxi Protectorate, so it was not uncommon for him to go on local inspections.
Li Shen knew that the imperial court had not informed the remnants of Gaochang about the attack on Yanqi and Qiuci, just in case.
Li Shen spoke again:
“But don’t worry, since I am here, I cannot ignore you. After I return, I will send troops to wipe out all the rebels in your area.
You don’t need to worry.”
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." Several people quickly stood up and bowed.
"No need to be so polite, just sit down. Governor Qu, I didn't ask in detail on the way, so I wonder what losses your tribes have suffered?" Li Shen asked, pressing his hand.
“Your Highness, in the past few years, there have been rebels who have contacted us, but at that time they only persuaded us and did not use force.
It was not until the beginning of this year that they began to come and harass us. We had hundreds of clashes, large and small, with hundreds of casualties.
They captured thousands of people, countless cattle, sheep and food.”
Speaking of this, Qu Zhiping was heartbroken. They had suffered too great a loss.
"This is outrageous. They simply don't take the imperial court seriously. Governor Qu mourns for you. Don't worry, I will avenge you.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for your loyalty to the court?"
Li Shen slammed the table hard when he heard this, and was furious. It was normal for two armies to suffer casualties in battle, and everyone served their respective masters, but attacking civilians was simply a beastly act.
What Li Shen hated most was harming the people during war.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have a request for you." Qu Baochang stood up and knelt on one knee.
"Eh? What does that mean? Please get up quickly. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I will do my best to help you."
Li Shen was shocked when he saw this and said quickly.
Qu Baochang did not stand up but said directly:
“Your Highness Prince Ji, my tribe was attacked by rebels yesterday, and many of our people were captured, including my daughter Aya.
It is said that His Royal Highness Prince Ji loves his people like his own children. I beg His Royal Highness Prince Ji to help rescue the people of my tribe. "
"Please ask His Royal Highness Prince Ji to rescue our people."
Ma Wenlin and Zhang Wentian also knelt on one knee and begged.
“Your Highness Prince Ji, some people from their tribe were also robbed, especially Qu Baochang’s tribe, which suffered heavy losses. The temporary protection team we formed is no match for those rebels.
They attacked the tribe, burned, killed, looted, and even spared no children. Please, Your Highness, lend a helping hand and save our people."
Qu Zhiping also stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Shen.
"You three, get up. Don't worry, I agree to your request." Li Shen immediately agreed to their request.
Not for anything else, just to appease the local people. If this matter is done well, it will be enough to offset the negative impact brought by Wang Wencheng.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." The three of them expressed their gratitude repeatedly.
"This is what I should do. Since you have already submitted to the Tang Dynasty, you are naturally the people of the Tang Dynasty. I should protect you. How can I just stand by and watch?
But do you know where the rebels are?" Li Shen asked. How can we save people if we don't know where the rebels are?
“Your Highness Prince Ji, we don’t know exactly where the rebels are, but they are probably active near the Tianshan Mountains.
I sent someone to investigate and found some clues." Qu Zhiping replied quickly.
"Near Tianshan? It shouldn't be too far away. But didn't you say there were several rebel groups? What about the others?"
Li Shen thought about it and felt that the Tianshan Mountains should not be too far from here, and the so-called nearby could not be the real foot of the Tianshan Mountains, otherwise they would not be able to survive.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the other rebels should not be too far away from us. Otherwise, they would not come to harass us so frequently."
Ma Wenlin reports.
"Okay, in that case, you should send out troops to investigate everywhere. When you find the rebels, come back and report. Then I will personally lead the troops to wipe out the rebels and rescue your people."
Li Shen immediately decided that as for personally leading the troops to attack, it was because he had no choice and could only say nice things.
How could he possibly wait here alone and send his guards away?
What if there are rebels in the tribe? Wouldn’t it be very dangerous? It is safer to follow Xue Rengui and the others.
However, Qu Zhiping and others were quite grateful after hearing this, and they all stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.
"By the way, Governor Qu, how is your cotton planting going?"
After taking a bite of the food, Li Shen began to ask about things he was concerned about.
“Your Highness, the cotton field was only slightly damaged because the crops are not yet ripe, so the rebels have no intention of taking the cotton.
Originally, many people did not want to grow cotton anymore because all the cotton they had grown in recent years was bought by Wang Wencheng at a very low price.
But I tried my best to persuade him that Wang Wencheng had been punished by His Royal Highness Prince Ji, so he would not oppress us this year.
Under my persuasion, the people began to plant cotton again. "
Qu Zhiping received a letter from Wang Hongfu, who told him about Wang Wencheng's incident and informed him that such a thing would not happen again in the future.
That's why Qu Zhiping allowed the people to continue growing cotton. He also did this to do good for Prince Ji's Mansion.
Li Shen was overjoyed after hearing this. As long as cotton was still there, his industry would not be greatly affected.
"Good! Governor Qu, you have done a great job. Cotton is of great significance to our Tang Dynasty. I will report this to His Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely reward you.
Let the people rest assured that this king will never exploit them. This year's price will be the same as a few years ago, and the people will be guaranteed a bumper year."
(It took me forty years to find out that Nv'erhong and Huadiao are actually the same kind of wine.
Daughter wine is stored in a cellar. When a daughter gets married, it is called daughter red. If a daughter dies young, it is called Huadiao.
Or maybe it’s because we have cultural heritage that we can come up with such beautiful names.)