hsntnovel Chapter 2227 The tribe is here to deliver the goods.
Chapter 2227 The tribe is here to deliver the goods.
Li Shen gently patted Pei Ziyu's face with his hand, and a smile appeared on his face.
But this smile looked so evil to Pei Ziyu.
"Thank you for your teachings, Your Highness Prince Ji. I now know what to do."
Pei Ziyu kowtowed heavily to Li Shen. He understood why Li Shen said those words to him.
He is a scholar, so his mind is naturally active, but sometimes he just can't see things clearly.
But the few words that King Ji said just now made him suddenly enlightened.
He knew that Prince Ji was giving him advice and teaching him how to be a loyal minister and how to be loyal to the prince if he wanted to rise in the ranks.
Li Shen stood up slowly.
"I'm glad you understand. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." Pei Ziyu stood up, but his back was not as straight as before.
"Tell me, why is Liangzhou City closed?"
At this time, Shitou had sent someone to move a chair over, and Li Shen sat down and asked.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the governor of Liangzhou City said that some unidentified people came to Liangzhou City to investigate not long ago.
After they captured the man, they learned through interrogation that there were rebels who wanted to attack Liangzhou City, and they also said that a lot of thieves had already sneaked into the city and wanted to cooperate with the outside forces.
Now Liangzhou City is under closure to arrest the rebels. In order to ensure the safety of Liangzhou City, the pass will not be opened until all the rebels are captured."
Pei Ziyu reported.
“I see. I didn’t expect that the situation in the northwest is so tense now. Rebellion is rampant and they are so rampant that they want to attack Liangzhou City.
Liangzhou City is an important gateway to our Tang Dynasty. Once it is lost, we can march straight in.
The rebels really had a good plan.”
Upon hearing the news, Li Shen's expression turned serious.
"But, Your Majesty, Liangzhou City is sealed off and no one is allowed to enter or leave. What should we do if there is a report of a battle in the front?"
Pei Ziyu asked.
"This is not something you should worry about. It has been half a month since the incident happened, and apart from some financial losses, it has not caused any impact on the court.
This is a matter among the people, and the court expresses its deep sympathy for this incident.
I detest the rebels' actions. As an official appointed by the court, I have the obligation and responsibility to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Therefore, I have decided to personally lead the troops to encircle and suppress the rebels.
Give an explanation to the victims of this incident, and give peace and order to the people of Xizhou. "
Li Shen stood up and raised his head forty-five degrees. His eyes were deep and he could see through the void. He looked completely sanctimonious.
Pei Ziyu was filled with admiration, his eyes full of worship:
"I write this letter on behalf of the people of Xizhou about the grace of His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
But he sighed in his heart, because King Ji had already defined this matter as a matter of the people, not the court.
Pei Ziyu just treated Prince Ji's words of personally going to encircle and suppress the rebels as a joke.
Now the Xizhou Army is also encircling and suppressing the rebels, clearing both sides of the food and grass routes in order to ensure the safety of the food and grass.
Prince Ji's words were just perfunctory.
"Okay, you can go back and manage Xizhou well. I will report the affairs here to the court.
Liangzhou City is currently trying to capture spies, and I cannot intervene, I can only wait."
Li Shen finally gave instructions to Pei Ziyu.
"Your Highness, it's time to go back and have dinner." Shi Tou behind him reminded softly.
"Pei Changshi, I am going back to eat, you should know what to do.
Alas~~~~What a troubled time. "
Li Shen sighed and went back to the workshop. Eating was just an excuse, and Li Shen didn't want to talk to Pei Ziyu anymore.
Pei Ziyu bowed, mounted his horse and left.
Today was supposed to be just a simple report, but it turned out to be so complicated. It almost angered King Ji and ruined my future.
When Li Shen finished inspecting the workshop and was about to leave, another soldier came to report.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, a large group of troops are coming from the west, less than two miles away from here."
"A large group of people? Do you know who they are?" Li Shen's first reaction was that the rebels were attacking, but he immediately denied it.
There are nearly 10,000 troops here. Which rebel is so bold as to attack here?
"Your Highness, it's too far to see clearly, but the other side seems to have many carriages. We have sent people to investigate."
Li Shen nodded after hearing this, and soon the person who went to investigate came back:
"Report~~~Your Highness Prince Ji, it is Governor Qu who brought people from the tribe to deliver cotton."
"I see. Let's wait a while." Li Shen suddenly realized. It was time. It had been more than a month since the cotton was harvested.
But now that he had cotton in his hand, he temporarily forgot about this matter.
After a while, several fast horses were seen galloping over. When Qu Zhiping learned that King Ji was here, he immediately brought several tribal leaders to meet him.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"I see His Highness Prince Ji."
"Well, no need to be polite. Governor Qu, you have worked hard on the journey." Li Shen nodded slightly and said politely.
“It’s not hard, it’s what I should do. His Royal Highness Prince Ji is kind and bought our cotton and paid a high price.
The people of our tribe are grateful to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Qu Zhiping quickly saluted with a smile.
"How much was shipped this time?" Li Shen asked. He felt as if he couldn't fit so much cotton.
"Your Highness, only 30% of the goods have been transported here. Since there are limited horse-drawn carriages, we will have to make several more trips." Qu Zhiping replied.
"Well, wait for my comrades to bring the rest over, otherwise I'm afraid there won't be enough room in the warehouse." Li Shen heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that 30% of the goods had been transported. It should be able to fit in if they squeezed together.
"Yes, I will follow your instructions, Prince Ji." Qu Zhiping agreed quickly.
"By the way, have those leaders who signed contracts with others finished picking cotton?"
Li Shen asked again. This is his backup plan.
“Your Highness, the fruits have been picked and they have been stored in compliance with the orders of His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
Just wait for those people to notify us and send the cotton over."
"Haha, they have no way to notify you." After hearing Qu Zhiping's words, Li Shen laughed.
"Why?" Qu Zhiping was stunned, not understanding what King Ji meant.
“You may not know that just half a month ago, this place was attacked by a group of rebels and all the workshops were destroyed.
Now there is no one there, and reconstruction will take place next year.”
Li Shen explained lightly.
"what?"
However, these words sounded like thunder in Qu Zhiping's ears, and his heart was filled with turbulent waves.
I didn't expect such a big thing to happen here. Are the rebels so bold?
The rebels have never attacked here before, as if it were a rule.
The imperial court did not take such a big action to suppress the bandits.
Could it be that because Prince Ji started to suppress the rebels, he was retaliated by the rebels?
(I feel like I have procrastination. I have to look at my phone after writing for a while.
This short video is a bit addictive.)