Chapter 250 Timely Rain

"Come here, lead a team of people to Ping County and Liao County immediately, and tell the nobles in the two counties that the King of Yan has sent troops to kill them, and let them quickly take their belongings and flee to Fanyang. Read М"

When he arrived at the government office, Yuan Feng immediately gave orders.

After receiving his order, a cavalry team of fifty people went straight out of Fanyang City and headed north.

One day later, the Yuan family cavalry arrived in Ping County and Liao County, and reported that Xue Pan and Zhu Rong failed to assassinate the King of Yan.

The King of Yan's army was rushing to the two counties, and those who would arrive soon were released.

When the news came out, the nobles in the two counties were like water in a frying pan, and they were fried.

Every noble family began to pack up their belongings and flee to Fanyang.

They knew that this assassination was targeted.

If they didn't flee now, the King of Yan would definitely not let them go.

Within two days.

The nobles arrived in Fanyang one after another, first visited Yuan Li, sent silver to ensure their safety, and then began to purchase houses and land in Fanyang City.

"Hahaha... Now I want to see how the King of Yan governs Ping and Liao. The nobles and officials have all come to Fanyang. They can't even find a decent official in the two counties."

Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Li had just sent off the nobles who came to visit him, and then he laughed.

"Big brother is still powerful. Although this kills the King of Yan, once Xue Pan and Zhu Rong take action, the nobles in Ping and Liao will have no choice." Yuan Feng complimented.

Yuan Li continued to smile smugly.

This is the key point of his plan this time.

He knew very well that some nobles were weaklings.

After Ping and Liao were included in the two counties, they wanted to be fence-sitters and wait and see the situation.

And when he asked Xue Pan and Zhu Rong to do this, they had no choice but to join him.

In this way, although the King of Yan got the two counties, he got barren land and poor people who couldn't afford to wear pants.

And he got the nobles and their children in the two counties, as well as the wealth they brought.

He was happy.

At this time, the housekeeper of Yuan Mansion came over and whispered to him.

Yuan Li's face changed, and he asked Yuan Feng to go back, and he sat in the main hall waiting.

After a while, Zhuo Ge, the deputy commander of Beidi Black Iron Guard, came in.

Yesterday, he just arrived at Cangcheng Wharf, Fanyang County by boat.

Today he arrived in Fanyang, and on the way he learned that the assassination failed again.

"Deputy Commander Zhuo Ge, the assassination failed. I suspect that the communication between you and me was discovered by the spies of King Yan. Now, I have ordered a strict investigation of Fanyang City." Before Zhuo Ge spoke, Yuan Li rushed to say.

He was unwilling to admit that the failure of the assassination was his reason.

Zhuo Ge nodded, but he didn't speak.

He didn't feel sorry for the eight hundred dead men, because it was convenient to blend into Yan County.

These eight hundred assassins were all selected from the Dasong people of Ningjin Dusi, and they died if they died.

What made him angry was that this action was actually discovered by the spies of King Yan, but they were completely unaware.

Next, he would order the Black Iron Guard to cooperate with the Yuan family to eliminate these spies and make the King of Yan blind.

In this way, they can do whatever they want in Yanzhou.

"It doesn't matter. Assassination is inherently risky." Zhuoge said, "But the King of Yan may have escaped the conspiracy this time, but he may not be able to escape the conspiracy of my Beidi."

Yuan Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "What did the deputy commander say?"

Zhuoge chuckled twice, he looked at the map of Dasong on the west wall of the main hall, stood up and walked over.

"King Temuta came back from Jinling and discussed with the Khan, and decided to give the Emperor of Dasong a little color. Once Jincheng is captured, the Khan will force the Emperor of Dasong to hand over the King of Yan again."

"If he doesn't hand it over, he will let Xiliang sweep Jinzhou. At that time, the Emperor of Dasong will definitely ask the King of Yan to send troops to attack Jinzhou." Zhuoge said, and gave Yuan Li a look that you know.

"This trick is smart, it's really smart." Yuan Li thought about it and gave a thumbs up.

Zhuo Ge continued, "However, your Yuan family doesn't need to participate in this matter. You have a more important task, which is to keep an eye on Yan Pass. You failed last time, and you will have a second chance soon. You must seize it this time."

The Beidi also understands that eggs cannot be put in one basket.

This time, they asked the newly surrendered Xiliang to provoke a war in Jinzhou, targeting the King of Yan.

But whether it will succeed is still unknown, so other plans to attack Yanzhou are still proceeding as usual.

Yuan Li was stunned for a moment, and he said, "Second chance?"

Zhuo Ge nodded, and seeing Yuan Li's hesitation, he laughed, "Don't worry, Lord Yuan, even if the attack on Yan Pass fails this time, you will not be held responsible. After all, I, Beidi, don't want to lose you easily as a chess piece."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Li was a little confused.

"During this period, I will transport some Beidi soldiers from the sea. I hope Lord Yuan will help me hide them. Then I will find a way to let them sneak into Yanguan. It would be best if we can capture Yanguan. If they lose, you can just say that they are Beidi soldiers from the sea." Zhuo Ge said, and he felt disgusted with Yuan Li in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that Beidi didn't have large troop transport ships and couldn't transport a large number of troops from the sea to Yanzhou, why would they need Yuan Li as a pawn.

However, the warships they ordered their vassal country Goryeo to build for them will be launched soon.

At that time, they will send Beidi troops to Yanzhou from the sea, and then the Yuan family will cooperate.

Yanguan will be doomed.

Yuan Li didn't notice the contempt in Zhuo Ge's eyes and nodded repeatedly.

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Yancheng.

News from Pingjun and Liaojun was constantly sent to the palace.

The nobles of the two counties fled to Fanyang, and government affairs were paralyzed.

After learning the news, he could only let Chang Wei temporarily impose military control to maintain order in the two counties.

At the same time, he called Liu Fu to discuss countermeasures.

"Officials in Yan County and Shanggu County are already stretched thin. If they are transferred there, these two counties will be in trouble. Even if the official examination is held immediately, the selected scholars have never been officials and cannot bear the heavy responsibility of being a county governor." Liu Fu said.

The two county nobles died or fled. He was relieved that the two county nobles were destroyed.

But he didn't expect that it would bring him big trouble.

Zhao Xu nodded. This was also a headache for him.

After all, without qualified officials to govern the people, administrative efficiency would be greatly reduced.

The two were frowning, and at this time, Feng'er came over happily.

"Your Highness, Mi Guozhang is here, and he brought a lot of scholars with him."

"Mi Guozhang?" Zhao Xu was stunned at first, and then overjoyed when he heard this.

At the beginning, because there was a lack of literate people to serve as officials, he sent a letter to Concubine Mi, hoping that the Mi family would help.

Now the four northern counties are in ruins, Ping County and Liao County have experienced major changes, and it must be said that they came at the right time.

Thinking of this, he and Feng'er came to the gate of the palace.

I saw an old man with simple clothes and goatee surrounded by many scholars.

When he saw Zhao Xu, a smile appeared in his eyes, with a trace of kindness.

"My Lord, the Father-in-law."

Zhao Xu saluted Mi Zhuang.

The Father-in-law is the father-in-law of the emperor and the grandfather of the prince, so in ancient times when the world was ruled by filial piety, the Father-in-law has a respected status, but has no real power.

When they met on weekdays, he, the prince, had to salute the Father-in-law.

"Your Highness." Mi Zhuang bowed and returned the salute.

Although he was the Father-in-law, he was still a minister of the royal family, so he could not be arrogant. He received this salute in vain and should return the salute.

"Hello, Your Highness."

At this time, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old stepped out from behind Mi Zhuang and winked at him.

Zhao Xu burst out laughing when he saw him. This person was Mi Zhuang's eldest grandson, Mi Wen.

He was a few months younger than him.

Every time Concubine Mi came to visit her parents, Mi Yun privately called him cousin.

Because Zhao Xu had a low status in the palace, no one wanted to accompany him.

He was closer to this cousin.

"Hahaha... No need to be polite, why didn't my uncle come?" Zhao Xu laughed.

Mi Zhuang said, "I was going to come, but thanks to your highness, the emperor is now very kind to the Mi family and made him the Minister of the Dali Temple, so I can't come."

"I see." Zhao Xu nodded.

There has always been a saying in the royal family that a mother is honored by her son.

Now that he is in charge of four counties alone, Concubine Mi's status has risen sharply.

Zhao Heng naturally has to give the Mi family some benefits to show his favor.

But this is also good, which means that his influence in the court has increased a little.

"Please come in, my lord father-in-law."

Realizing that Mi Zhuang and others were still standing outside the palace, Zhao Xu immediately invited them in.

More than a hundred scholars followed him in, bowing to Zhao Xu one by one.

"Your Highness, you have arrived just in time. I have just acquired two counties, and they are in a mess right now, lacking manpower everywhere." Zhao Xu said.

Mi Zhuang smiled, and looked at Zhao Xu with admiration in his eyes.

Apart from his royal status, Zhao Xu is his grandson.

This grandson is not only the King of Yan, but also defeated the rebellion of the Yuan family and the Northern Di people.

Such a brilliant achievement, even he admired it.

"I feel relieved that I can help Your Highness. These 103 scholars are all my proud students. Your Highness can select them according to their talents. You don't have to arrange official positions for them for my sake. If they can stay, they can stay. If they can't stay, they can only blame their incompetence." Mi Zhuang said with a smile.

Zhao Xu looked at the many scholars. Some of them looked at him, some closed their eyes to rest, and some bowed their heads to think about something.

However, he did not see any flattery in their eyes at first glance, which made him slightly satisfied.

After drinking a sip of tea, Mi Zhuang pushed Mi Wen to the front and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the capital is extravagant. My uncle and I do not want Mi Wen to mix with those noble children in the capital. In addition, he is making a fuss about coming here. I hope Your Highness will take him in. If there is any fault, Your Highness will just discipline him."

Zhao Xu looked at Mi Wen.

The boy was excited. The Mi family had a strict family tradition, so Mi Wen was naturally not an outrageous playboy.

Mi Zhuang sent him so many scholars, and he made this request, and he seemed unable to refuse.

"I have long admired Your Highness, and I hope Your Highness will teach me in the future." Mi Wen took the opportunity to salute.

Zhao Xu nodded.

"In that case, it's okay to stay in Yanzhou, but there are many rules in Yanzhou, so you have to think about it." Zhao Xu said the ugly words in advance.

He would not let Mi Wen do whatever he wanted in Yanzhou.

Since you are under his command, you have to listen to him like Mo Yu.

"Yes, Your Highness." Mi Wen bowed.

He suddenly felt that his cousin was a little different from before.

Under the gentle appearance, there is a kind of awe-inspiring majesty.

After chatting for a while and talking about some family matters, it was noon.

Zhao Xu asked Feng'er to prepare a banquet to entertain everyone.

Seeing so many poor scholars coming at once, Liu Fu was immediately excited.

After all, he was worried just now.

At the banquet, Liu Fu reported the current vacant official positions like a treasure.

"Are the officials in the two counties basically vacant?"

Liu Fu said one by one, and the scholars brought by Mi Zhuang finally lost their composure.

Everyone was eager to try.

Mi Zhuang did not answer Liu Fu, but asked: "How does Liu Wangfu plan to select from these 100 young men?"

Liu Fu looked at Zhao Xu and saw Zhao Xu nodded, so he told him about holding an exam, that is, an official exam.

After hearing this, Mi Zhuang's eyes glowed, "At present, the world is praising the world. Your Highness's fiefdom is the most special. There are no wealthy families in your fiefdom. This official exam that benefits the poor scholars is really shocking. Perhaps your Highness can open up a new officialdom pattern in the fiefdom."

The scholars nodded excitedly.

They felt that they had given up their hometown and came to Yanzhou this time, and perhaps this adventure was the right choice.