The one who is called a scholar is a young man who looks similar to Zu Ti, but is more sleek. He answered, and then took out the miscellaneous items from the leather pouch hanging on the left side of the saddle. In fact, why bother, everyone present would not doubt Zu Ti's identity, but they didn't expect the new Youzhou Assassin to come so quickly.

Since Wang Pengzu's violent death, the situation in Youzhou seems to be unstable, but in fact, there has been a turbulent tide under the water. The Hu tribes, the local tyrants, and even the powerful people in the Youzhou shogunate all want to take advantage of the fact that Youzhou has no owner to grab more benefits. Countless forces erupted at the same time, but they restrained each other, and for a while they became entangled into chaos, and no one could act rashly.

However, no one was in a hurry about this, and there was still plenty of time. The Great Jin Dynasty has never been known for acting decisively and brightly. Although it may not be as good as the emperor in the late Han Dynasty who personally sold his official beard, so that the governors of the prefectures and counties were vacant for many months, it is also an indisputable fact that the response to the chaos in the border prefectures and counties is slow.

According to common estimates, the news of Wang Pengzu's killing by the Jinyang army would reach the Luoyang court and the shogunate of the king of the East China Sea stationed in Xuchang, and then go through the necessary verification procedures, at least ten days. Then the two places exchanged official documents and negotiated and drafted the new candidate for the assassin of Youzhou. With the rhythm of the group of famous people in the center, this process will take two months at best; If the court and the king of the East China Sea contradict each other, it may drag on for a longer time. Then, it is not known whether the person chosen by the imperial court is willing to go to the troubled waters of Youzhou, and this person will either give in several times according to the routine, or insist on not taking office, which will consume a lot of time.

Finally, it has to be considered that it is not so easy for the new assassin to arrive in Youzhou. Na Shile waved his army south, and successively Wang Mi, Cao Wei and other thieves, so that the hinterland of the Central Plains from the east of Xuchang to the sea fell into war. Jizhou was originally a war zone, and the wandering thieves were plundered everywhere, which made Ding Shao have a headache. If the new assassin wants to arrive in Youzhou safely, I am afraid that he will have to recruit the militia first, and be careful all the way. As a result, I am afraid that the time to take office will have to be scheduled until next summer. Isn't it enough for such a long time for the various forces in Youzhou to re-divide the interests?

But what I never expected was that the center, which had always been slow to move, suddenly changed his temper this time, and the lightning that moved quickly was also like it. It has only been a month and a half since Wang Pengzu's death, and the new assassin has actually come to the outskirts of Jixian County. And this assassin is actually an outstanding contemporary figure of Fan Yangzu's family, and he knows the northern Xinjiang well!

Gongsun Wuxian's face was already pale, and thinking of the powerful methods of Zu Li Zushi when he was in the township, he suddenly felt that his bile was flushed, and his face almost glowed green.

He came to coerce Qi Hong out of the mountain this time, and the people and horses he called were not all his own tribes. Many relatives and allies of the Gongsun clan in Yanguo, Fanyang and other places sent their own children to lead private soldiers, and they also participated. Although these wealthy families are not enough to dominate the situation in Youzhou, their children are all well aware of the situation. The exclamations stopped, and many people dismounted and saluted respectfully, and their foreheads were about to touch the ground.

Compared with the Gongsun clan's side where the army was in turmoil, Lu Yao's dozens of cavalry were a little quiet.

The vast majority of these warriors were recruited by Lu Yao from the exiles and the subordinates, and they were selected as the servants of General Yingyang by virtue of their meritorious contributions in the bloody battle with Hu Er. Compared with ordinary family private soldiers, they are more ruthless, fiercer, and wilder; In their eyes, they only had the invincible commander Lu Yao, and there was almost no reverence for the imperial court.

Although these grassroots soldiers were not aware of the conspiracy of Lu Yao, Shao Xu and others, after the defeat of the Youzhou army by Huiyuan, the generals' attitude towards Youzhou had deeply affected them. Therefore, when Zu Ti revealed his identity and easily subdued Gongsun Wuxian and his subordinates, the subordinate knights under Lu Yao's command only felt extremely angry, as if they had been despised and deceived by the imperial court and the king of the East China Sea.

Among them, the most fierce attitude is Pang Yuan. The former leader of the horse thieves sneered repeatedly, and rode his horse a few steps closer to Lu Yao: "General, I have a plan." ”

His overly solemn expression seemed a little funny, which made Lu Yao feel even more ridiculous: "...... Say, what's the plan? ”

Pang Yuan's next speech immediately made Lu Yao unable to laugh: "The general will leave as soon as possible first, and only need to leave twenty horsemen." These people don't know who we are, and they happen to be doing the things of monopoly and government. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Lao Ma and I led the brothers to rush forward, and we could kill Zu immediately. Afterwards, as long as it is said that it was the thief's doing, no one can suspect Daijun. ”

"Good!" As soon as Pang Yuan's words fell, Ma Rui's cheers rang out at the same time.

These two guys are commendable, but they are a little too determined...... At first glance, even Lu Yao, who had always been deep, twitched his facial muscles a few times. Immediately, he scolded loudly: "You are talking nonsense!" Retire! ”

"General!" Although he was reprimanded by Lu Yao, Pang Yuan did not have much worry, but stubbornly raised his head and looked at Lu Yao eagerly.

"Stand down! Don't get dizzy! Lu Yao looked at the knights who were also eagerly looking around, and slowed down his tone slightly: "I have my own plans, don't think nonsense." ”

In order to seek Youzhou, how much planning and effort Daijun has put in before and after, no one knows better than Lu Yao. Therefore, for the arrival of the new Youzhou Assassin Shi, Lu Yao was more surprised than everyone else. He knew very well that Zu Ti was the assassin of Youzhou, which not only meant that Daijun's plan had failed for several months, but also showed that something was likely to happen to the lord of Jingling County, and the only Austrian aid he had in the center had been shaken.

Who is Zu Li? He is one of the few high-ranking families in Youzhou and a descendant of the Fan Yang Zu clan, and he has strong potential in Youzhou, and at the same time, he is one of the important subordinates personally promoted by the King of the East China Sea. As early as the first year of Yongxing, the official worshiped the soldiers and joined the army, and Jiyin was too guarded. If it weren't for the fact that he had been mourning for three years due to his mother's death, I am afraid that he would have become a member of the side out of the town.

In the memory of Lu Yao's previous life, Zu Li Zu Shizhi was even more famous. At the juncture of the large-scale invasion of the Hu people and the collapse of the Great Jin Dynasty, he attacked the middle stream and waved the Northern Expedition, almost relying on the strength of one person to suppress the surging Hu people, and finally recovered half of Kyushu. These kinds of characters are also first-class figures when viewed in the thousands of years of history of the rise and fall of China. There is no doubt that such heroic people leaving Youzhou will definitely form a great obstacle to the cause planned by Lu Yao. At that moment, he even thought that since the imperial court didn't want to, why didn't he act with Pang Yuan's strategy, and then happily raise troops to take it for himself?

But Lu Yao's calm speed far exceeded that of everyone else. He immediately drove this absurd thought out of his mind: now is not the time for the center to break with him, let alone the time for him to turn against the center.

When Lu Yao was thinking about it, Zu Ti had already made people show the edict of the seal, which completely proved his identity, and he was smiling and greeting Gongsun Wuxian. This humble attitude immediately made the subordinates of the Gongsun clan relax a lot. He bowed to Qi Hong again, then turned his head and looked at Lu Yao and the group.

"I don't know how many people are ...... here" Those who have a little battlefield experience can see that Lu Yao and his party have many bears, and although the number is the smallest among the three parties, their strength is not weak at all. Zu Ti subdued the Gongsun clan and immediately turned back to deal with Lu Yao and the others.

"General, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing to meet Zu Ti at this time. The general might as well leave first, and reluctantly stay here to deal with it. Fang Mianzhi said in a low voice.

Fang Mianzhi was right. As the general of Yingyang and the Taishou of the county, Lu Yao left the defense without permission and intended to visit the important general of Youzhou, but he was pretended to be a righteous assassin by the new Youzhou assassin...... It's a bit embarrassing. But Lu Yao didn't feel the need to retreat.

About a year ago, Lu Yao met Liu Kun and Liu Yueshi in the county town of Hyun in the south of Shangdang, and was almost completely intimidated by Liu Yueshi's majesty. But at this moment, he suddenly met Zu Li, who was far more famous than Liu Yueshi in later generations, but Lu Yao no longer had any special emotions. In this year, the names of the characters left in the history books did not say how many they saw, they were killed, and more than one was killed. Lu Yao has no intention of looking up to anyone anymore, and he will never easily allow anyone to gain the upper hand over him.

Lu Yao didn't pay attention to Fang Mianzhi, but his mind turned sharply, and he continued to speculate:

Ancestors? The history of Youzhou thorns? Since this person was sent to Youzhou, it shows that there are still far-sighted people in the center who intend to curb the unrestricted expansion of local powerful factions. The sound of the Youzhou army's iron hooves stomping on the ground in the south several times still echoed in the ears, and the Daijun army had already defeated it neatly. Such military prestige is indeed inevitably suspicious. However, since he has such a strong military advantage, how can the center suppress it? How dare you suppress? Whether it is Luoyang or Xuchang, who wants to bear the consequences of making enemies with Daijun?

Ancestors? The history of Youzhou thorns? What a scary person, what a scary official! But I really don't believe it, the imperial court only appointed Zu Ti as the assassin of Youzhou...... Lu Yao smiled softly, and rode out of battle: "There is Lao Zugong who asked, Lu Daoming of Wu County is here." ”

"Hah! Ha! What no one expected was that when he heard Lu Yao report his identity, Zu Yi clapped his hands again and again, and said happily: "It turns out that Your Excellency is General Yingyang!" That's great! That's great! ”

Although the celebrities in Luoyang now advocate the unruly etiquette, the ancestors just showed others to shout so happily as a stabbing history, which is really indulgent to the extreme, and there is no uninhibited and uninhibited chivalrous atmosphere. Lu Yao was not allowed to answer, and he called out again: "Shi Shao!" Shi Shao! You open the leather bag on the right side of the saddle...... Yes, that's it! Among them are the edict and seal letter to General Lu, take it out quickly! ”

The fierce knight with a few names hurriedly opened the skin bag on the other side, and sure enough, he took out a bunch of miscellaneous things.

The knight walked halfway with the things in his hand, Lu Yao raised his chin slightly, and Ma Rui immediately caught up with him and took those things.

"General Lu, look! Check it out! Zu Ti continued: "I don't know how to quickly deliver the edict to Daijun, it's great that General Lu can come here!" ”

Ma Rui returned to Lu Yao and presented many items with both hands.

Lu Yao took the edict from it and held it in his hand. Obviously, it was an official edict from the Luoyang Imperial Court, not a document commonly issued by the King of the East China Sea. He habitually took a deep breath, then a deep breath, and unfolded the edict.

There are only a few lines on the edict of Qi Xu Jianfang: "Yingyang General Lu Yao was appointed to Fangyu, Funing Frontier, repairing the government inside, curbing the group of Hu outside, and having the achievements of Suiyu." And every generosity, aiming to make meritorious contributions, the halberd is long, directly creating the desert, the first to start the line, and the merit effect is remarkable. He took Yao as the general of Pingbei, supervised the military of Youzhou, added red buildings, curved covers, and advocated. Daijun is too guarded. ”