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Volume 3 (Part 2) Chapter 111 Gyeongju 7

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    Chapter 111

    Gyeongju 7

    Han Yi just returned to Gyeongju City from his tour.

    Because he had been running non-stop[]

    o Traveling between several states, he met with people from all walks of life in the name of the imperial court and Shaanxi border pacification deputy ambassador, and barely managed to appease people's hearts.

    When he returned to Qingzhou again, he had a look of exhaustion on his face, hoping that the court would send suitable officials to help him govern. Of course, it would be best to choose people-friendly officials according to his wishes, so that he could relieve himself of the heavy burden.  Sometimes he thinks that if he didn't want to set things right, maybe he wouldn't be so hard.

    Qin Liangyu, the new observation envoy of Qingzhou, met him by chance in front of the city.  Han Yi suspected that he appeared here on purpose, because he saw Qin Liangyu standing on tiptoe in front of the city from a distance, looking in the direction he came from.

    "I'm going to pay my respects to the Marquis of Han. Han Yi has worked hard for the welfare of the people in our various states, which is admirable."

    Qin Liangyu cupped his hands with a frown on his dark and thin face.

    "It's just my salary and salary, and I do my best. This is my life." Han Yi jumped off his mount and found that his legs were a little frivolous, "Where are you going, Qin Zhanwen?"

    "Back to the Marquis of Han, the last time it snowed, Xiaguan estimated that it was the biggest snowstorm in ten years. Many people and animals died in the nearby remote countryside, and they needed relief. Because the Marquis of Han was not in the city before, Xiaguan was good at doing things.  I advocated that I was going to express my condolences on behalf of the government today, but unfortunately"

    "What's a pity?" Han Yi asked. He was very dissatisfied with Qin Liangyu's half-sentence and half-sentence conversation style.

    "When ordinary people suffer from disasters, the government must be considerate, either by reducing taxes or giving money, grain, rice and noodles, no matter how much, to show the government's benevolence to the people. This also demonstrates the emperor's love for the people and the benevolence of the people. But now I celebrate  The state treasury is too tight and there is no surplus, so I am afraid that I will not be able to show the generosity and mercy of Han Hou to the people"

    "There is no need for Qin Wang to invite the emperor, let alone put a high hat on me. You deliberately blocked me at the entrance of the city. Do you have anything to say to me?"

    "Hanhou Mingjian," Qin Liangyu said with a reddish face, truthfully, "Last time you killed Guo Yanqin, there were also donations from various people. The money and silk alone were only three hundred thousand, can you give it to the official?  two?"

    "This money is of great use. Besides, this matter requires the approval of the old prince. He is the commander-in-chief and is busy reorganizing the army. He is spending money everywhere at the moment. The prince has given me the full authority to entrust me with important tasks. I can't let him down too much. I can't let him down.  Later ti." Han Yi was confused.

    "I can give you an order to ask your subordinates to come to you. He said that all the money, food and taxes are under your control. He is only in charge of military affairs and fighting, and going into battle to kill the enemy. Everything else is under your control. He also said that what you want is what he wants. I will ask you.  The official will decide what to do." Qin Liangyu said slowly with his eyes widened.

    Han Yi smiled: "Haha, the old prince thinks highly of Han so much that he always chooses the easy solution. It seems that Qin Wenwen is here well prepared. He is sure that I will return to the city today."

    "It's just a matter of eating the emperor's salary and doing his best." Qin Liangyu was neither humble nor arrogant. He repeated what Han Yigang had just said and defeated his army.

    "Humph, in that case, let me ask you, what have you done in the days since I left Qingzhou, who have you done, and what things have you done?"

    "If you are a lowly official, you have to make up for your incompetence by hard work. In addition to counting the population, redistributing official fields, planning Qianmo canals, and waiting for sowing seeds, we only lack some seeds, rations, and animal power. Animal power is not a big problem.  The people had plenty of cattle and horses, as long as the government had money to buy them. Thirteen people froze to death in the heavy snow and starved to death in the city. The government was responsible for collecting and burying them. They also distributed some grain to the eighty-year-old family as a sign of filial piety.  We have retried one hundred and seventy-eight cases that have accumulated over the years, punished the perpetrators, and resolved the grievances and anger of the people. The people of Gyeongju all say that the old Linggong and Han Hou were lenient, and the elders are deeply moved."

    "Oh?" Han Yi was quite surprised and couldn't help but take another look at Qin Liangyu. Qin Liangyu, who was just a small camp envoy not long ago, was indeed a talented person and he was quick at doing things.

    Most importantly, he also gave all the credit to Zhe Congruan and Han Yi.  If it weren't for Han Yi, Qin Liangyu wouldn't be able to serve as an observer. In fact, Han Yi is incompetent. Qin Liangyu is in charge of the governor's office alone. Personally, of course he wants to climb the big tree of Han Yi.  , so it is necessary to show that one is worthy of Han Yi's attention through political achievements.

    Han Yi lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "Although Zhe Linggong spends a lot of money and food to train his troops, they cannot all be sent out in one day. We can still spread out a little bit to solve the urgent needs of civil affairs. However,  Just relying on the government to provide money and food is not a broad idea, and cutting expenditures must go hand in hand with increasing revenue. Han has some ideas. When you come back, we will discuss them in detail."

    "Thank you so much, Marquis Han." Qin Liangyu was overjoyed when he heard this. Seeing Han Yi jump on his mount again, he trotted to stop him.

    "What's the matter with you?" Han Yi yawned at an inappropriate time in the daytime, he was too tired.Qin Liangyu felt a trace of intolerance in his heart and still said: "While the Marquis of Han was away, several Tibetan people came to the city."

    "Messenger of the Wild Ji Clan?" A trace of joy flashed across Han Yi's face.

    "That's right. The Tibetan people have been in the city for three days. They are eager to see Han Hou and are extremely arrogant and rude. Han Hou happens to be not in the city. The subordinate thought that it would be better to use the trick. It just happened to show the government's contempt and arrogance in order to gain a favorable situation in future negotiations.  When the Tibetan people came, Zhe Deming happened to be in the city. He persuaded Major General Zhe to come out to the Zhe family military academy to perform martial arts to show the morale of the officers and soldiers. He also deliberately let the Tibetan people see it to quell their arrogance. Your Majesty  Here, the subordinate officer also prepared fine wines and delicacies to entertain the wild messengers, and secretly investigated the real status of the wild messengers. According to the judgment of the subordinate officials, the prisoner exchange will definitely allow Duke Ling and the Marquis of Han to get what they want."

    Qin Liangyu narrated the story in detail.

    "Qin Observer, it's too humiliating for you to be a mere observer." Han Yi nodded repeatedly, then deliberately tilted his head and glanced sideways at Qin Liangyu.

    Qin Liangyu couldn't help but have a look of pride on his face after receiving this comment. After seeing the joking expression on Han Yi's face, he quickly put away his look of pride and said respectfully:

    "I am a low-ranking official without talent, so I can only do it reluctantly as an observer. I dare not have any other wrong thoughts."

    "The imperial court ordered the Duke and I to resolve the rebellion of the Yeji tribe in March next year. This matter is not difficult. Now the Yeji tribe dare not act rashly. When the weather gets better, our new army will be organized and trained. By then,  It is to kill people and let them live freely for several months. However, what your lord and I think about is the long-term peace and stability of the border states. This is of course what the emperor wants, but it cannot be achieved with swords alone. Qin Observation  We still need to work harder to get close to the people in the various states."

    "That's what Marquis Han taught you," Qin Liangyu said in admiration.

    Back in the city, Han Yi had a delicious meal, took a hot bath, and lay down on the bed to rest. His body felt extremely comfortable, but he was very tired.

    After this sleep, the next morning, I was awakened by the shouting outside the governor's house.

    "Who is making a noise outside?" Han Yi asked.

    "Master Hou, a few people who claimed to be envoys from the Tibetan people broke into the governor's mansion without permission, carrying swords and arrows with them. Brothers, it is your responsibility to teach the Tibetan people a lesson, and this disturbed Lord Hou's dream. Please forgive me, Lord Hou."

    Ya Bing's reply came from outside the house.

    "No one was killed, right?"

    "Returning to the Marquis, no one was killed. Brothers know the seriousness, but the Tibetan people are not very experienced in beatings, and they say that we are bullying the minority with the crowd."

    "Very good, bring the Tibetan envoys to the small school field of the East Campus. I want to meet them."

    "yes"

    The sky is sunny today, but it¡¯s so cold in the early morning that ordinary people don¡¯t dare to show their hands and faces.

    The snow in the small school grounds has long been cleared away, and there is an archery target in the corner.  Han Yi was wearing an ordinary military uniform, standing in the center of the field, holding a strong bow, but it took half a cup of tea to draw it. This arm strength alone was enough to surprise people.

    Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi, Han Yi exudes a temperament that makes people dare not feel disrespectful.  The three ferocious messengers were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They dared not lower their heads under the eaves. They stood aside and watched Han Yi practice archery.

    Phew, Han Yi finally fired his arrow.

    The arrow flew as fast as lightning, heading straight for the target fifty paces away. Even a blind person could tell from the clear and solid sound that the arrow had hit the target, and the arrow feathers made a trilling sound.

    Before the sound lingered, the second arrow flew away quickly, heading towards the second bullseye.  The third arrow, the fourth arrow, the fifth arrow, all straight to the bullseye.

    The tooth soldiers did not applaud, as if they thought this was normal.

    Suddenly, a Cuju jumped over the high courtyard wall and flew high into the sky of the school grounds. It was thrown by the tooth soldiers hiding outside the wall.  Han Yi had quick eyes and quick hands, and he guided the arrow quickly without thinking. Before the Cuju reached the highest point, it was carried away by the incoming arrow.

    Immediately afterwards, the two Cuju flew towards the school ground one after the other. Han Yi already had two arrow feathers in his hand, and the two arrows were connected in succession, one after the other, and hit the target.

    "Good" The tooth soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

    However, the tooth soldiers who were responsible for throwing Cuju seemed to deliberately embarrass Han Yi and threw Cuju continuously at the same time. Even though Han Yi held his breath and concentrated on his superb archery skills, he could not help but miss.  Seeing this, Zheng Bao, Cao Shisan and others joined in enthusiastically, each drawing their arrows and bows, showing off their superb archery skills.

    There were shouts and admirations inside and outside the school grounds.

    The three Tibetan envoys were stunned and marveled at the superb skills of everyone in front of them.  Jun secretly thought that this method could only be matched by Noah, the strongest warrior in the clan, right?

    "Let's stretch our muscles again"

     After practicing their archery, everyone showed off their eighteen martial arts skills with swords, guns, arrows and halberds, and there was endless cheers.  When Dongyang climbed up the east wall unknowingly, everyone was already enjoying their martial arts performance. Han Yi then summoned the three envoys to come:

    "The messenger came, why did he do it?"

    "According to the order of the head of my family, I came to discuss with the Marquis about the strike between the two families." The leader, who was obviously a little chief, bowed and saluted.

    "Not in exchange for prisoners?" Han Yi asked deliberately.

    "Exchanging prisoners is just a trivial matter. A strike between the two families is a real big deal. The head of my family"

    The envoy had been impressed by Han Yi's archery skills just now. He felt guilty and deliberately downgraded the importance of Li Qi, the patriarch's son. However, Han Yi interrupted the other party's reply with disdain:

    "I wonder if your clan leader is a tiger or a wolf?"

    "Nature is a tiger, and all of us savage men are tigers." The envoys thought they had no choice.

    "Okay. I heard that tigers have territories. They will leave their urine and hair on the borders of their territories as a warning to other beasts. If any beasts dare to trespass into its territory, they will be punished.  A ruthless attack by a tiger. Since the head of your family is a tiger, I think he will not allow anyone to break into his tent and offend his dignity, right? Now you guys broke into my house without notification, carrying a sharp knife.  , but this is too rude. Please go back and tell your clan leaders that I only negotiate with polite people."

    "this¡­¡­"

    "Shut up, don't you understand Chinese?" The tooth soldiers stood on both sides with their swords and arrows in hand, threatening them nakedly.

    "We were rude and offended the Marquis, please forgive me." The envoys could not stand up and were beaten again. There were so many people on the other side, and they were full of grievances and couldn't help but beg:

    "If the Marquis can do something convenient and allow me to see the young clan leader, so that we can go back and report to the clan leader, I would be very grateful."

    This was exactly what Han Yi wanted. He pretended to think for a while and said:

    "Your clan leader Li Wanquan misses his son so much, which is pitiful. I heard that he only has this only son, so he is treated well in the city prison. I don't want to see the position of clan leader of the Yeji clan falling into the hands of others in the future.  I only allow you to visit the prison once, which also shows that I am sincere."

    Han Yi¡¯s words contained a knife and a hidden threat.

    "However, it is disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. There is also someone in our army who was detained by your clan leader. His life and death are still unknown. Although he is in a humble position, he is still a member of our army. When the envoy returns, I want to send someone to follow the envoy.  Together, please visit me for a while. Can you?"

    "Ok, Ok"

    The envoys of the wild tribe did not dare to say any disrespectful words.

    Li Qimian lived a very unhappy life in the city prison. The prisoners, under Han Yi's instruction, did not beat him, but only starved him three or five times from time to time.

    This trick is very effective. As the son of the clan leader, Li Qimi has never been in such an embarrassing situation. He behaves like the grandson of the prisoners in prison.  When the envoys saw him, he was huddled in rotten mattresses and shivering with cold. He was as thin as a skin and bones, and his body was covered with frostbite. His terrifying appearance frightened the envoys.

    "Grandpas, tell my father quickly and ask him to agree to the government's request and rescue me as soon as possible. I am going to die."

    Li Qimi seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope in his despair. His desire for freedom made him incoherent and he called people "grandpa".

    "Young Master, don't try to harm us. Are they bullying you?" the messengers asked.

    "Look, I'm starving to death, so I don't care whether I bully or not. Tell my father that I will never disobey him again or cause trouble for him. By the way, if I see Noah, just say  I will not contradict him in the future and consider him my brother. If he wants to be the leader of the clan, I am willing to obey his orders as long as he can help me get out of this hellish place. If you don't think of a way, I will either starve to death or freeze to death."

    Li Qi couldn¡¯t help but beg for help.

    "Please don't worry, young master. I will definitely persuade the clan leader and Noah for you when I get back." Seeing Li Qimi's pitiful and groveling appearance, the envoys, even though they had been somewhat dissatisfied with Li Qimi in the past, couldn't bear it now.  .
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