The God-Level Prodigal Son of the Tang Dynasty

Since the emperor already had a plan, Zhao Chen naturally didn't care.

I'm just afraid that nothing they say now can change Li Tai's mind.

War is no joke.

Even now, it is said that the Tang Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, and weapons such as the Sky-Hunting Cannon.

But you can't tell what happens on the battlefield.

Anything can happen.

No one can guarantee that the Tang army can absolutely crush Goguryeo.

There was no talking all night, and early the next morning, everyone packed their bags and set off towards Yingzhou.

Yingzhou is located on the Huainan Road of the Tang Dynasty, three hundred miles away from Dingzhou.

The spring breeze is blowing in my face, and the whole journey is full of spring, but it has a different taste. ??

Although they were only three hundred miles apart, it took six days to reach the boundary of Yingzhou.

There are eight scenic spots in Yingzhou in Yingzhou.

They are the snow color of Nangang, the willow shade of West Lake, the shadow of Yunting Mountain, the wave light of Xindu, the exploration of lotuses in the academy, the observation of crops on the terrace, the dawn of xinglin and the autumn moon of Lumei.

Among them, the willow shade of the West Lake is where the West Lake will be in later generations.

Zhao Chen originally wanted to take Li Ruoshuang on a trip to the West Lake, but Li Ruoshuang was inconvenient, so he had to wait until later.

After driving for several days, everyone was a little tired.

Just as he was about to enter the city to rest for two days, he saw a group of people stopping in front of him.

When he saw his people, he immediately drove his horse to greet them.

Wei Ting, the Governor of Yingzhou, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The leader got off his horse, looked at the Emperor, and bowed his hands in greeting.

The emperor frowned slightly. He did not want the news of his appearance in Yingzhou to be known to too many people.

After all, Li Chengqian is here, and the emperor's visit will definitely make all officials in the court guess.

This is not a good thing.

In addition, Li Tai has already boldly sent troops to attack Goguryeo. Naturally, the less noise here in Yingzhou, the better.

Pingsheng. The emperor waved his hand and said, I am just passing by here, please don't publicize it. I will leave after two days of rest.

Your Majesty, don't worry.

, I understand. The governor of Yingzhou cupped his hands and said.

The people's carriages and horses continued to move forward, with Wei Ting following at a distance.

After not walking far, everyone saw many wanted notices posted at the city gate.

The portrait on the wanted poster was horribly scrawled.

But he could vaguely see the person's face.

Old Wei, why are there so many wanted orders here? Zhao Chen and Wei Zheng asked.

Wei Zheng glanced at the wanted notice on the city wall, shook his head and said, I have to ask the governor of Yingzhou. It stands to reason that Yingzhou is rich and the life is much better than other places.

It's unlikely that there would be so many wanted notices.

It's a little strange.

Wei Zheng was just explaining.

Like Zhao Chen, it was his first time coming to Yingzhou.

Who knows why there are so many wanted posters posted here.

When everyone entered the city, Wei Ting wanted to invite the emperor to stay at the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion.

Naturally, the emperor would not go.

He asked Wei Zheng to take a group of students from the academy to the banquet, and he and Zhao Chen found a random inn to stay at.

This Wei Ting, despite his age, is actually quite capable.

Under his governance, Yingzhou's annual tax revenue to the treasury is the largest among all the states and counties in the Tang Dynasty. Old Li Tou stood on the railing on the second floor of the inn.

On the street in front of him, people crowded shoulder to shoulder and there was an endless stream of hawkers.

It's really a prosperous scene.

It can be seen that the street we came to here has something of the appearance of Chang'an City.

It stands to reason that Wei Ting has made great achievements in governing Yingzhou. Shouldn't he move up the ladder? Why are he still in Yingzhou? Zhao Chen nodded and asked again.

On the way to Yingzhou, Zhao Chen asked Wei Zheng and found out that Wei Ting had been the governor of Yingzhou for ten years.

In other words, since the emperor ascended the throne, Wei Ting has been the governor of Yingzhou.

Why haven't you gotten a promotion or anything in all these years?

And the emperor himself said that Wei Ting governed Yingzhou very well.

You will know in a few days. The emperor smiled, but he did not tell Zhao Chen the reason.

Wei Zheng came back soon.

He probably just drank two glasses of wine and left. Since Li Ke and the others were still there, it didn't matter.

Zhao Chen, do you know why there are so many wanted notices posted at the city gate? Wei Zheng sat down, looked at Zhao Chen, and smiled.

What's your explanation? Zhao Chen asked casually.

He was a little curious.

Yingzhou is clearly managed well, but why are there so many wanted orders at the city gate?

Is the crime rate high in Yingzhou?

The crime rate is not high. Those people are bandits in the mountains. They know that there are many caravans in Yingzhou and they often harass the caravans along the way.

What is the Zhechong Mansion in Yingzhou doing? Even the thieves and bandits can't be wiped out? The emperor was originally looking at the busy market outside.

When Wei Zheng said this, his face darkened.

The predecessor of Zhechong Mansion was the Tongjun Mansion, which was the foundation of the military system of the Tang Dynasty.

There will be one in each state, and the leader is called Zhechong Captain.

Zhechong Mansion is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.

There are 1,200 people in the upper mansion, 1,000 in the middle mansion, and 800 in the lower mansion.

Zhechong Mansion in Yingzhou is the Shangfu, with more than 1,200 people.

How powerful are the bandits outside Yingzhou City that even Yingzhou Zhechong Mansion can't do anything to him?

Or is it that Yingzhou Zhechong Mansion is so incompetent that it can't even deal with a few thieves?

Shopkeeper, calm down, Wei Ting told me that Yingzhou Zhechong Mansion launched five campaigns against those bandits.

But every time, Captain Zhechong of Yingzhou died at the hands of bandits.

For a while, no one dared to exterminate those bandits.

. Wei Zheng and the emperor are both Taoists.

It was okay if he didn't explain it, but once he explained it, it made Old Li Tou furious.

The dignified captain of Zhechong Mansion actually died in the hands of a group of bandits several times.

The emperor wanted to ask how those Zhechong captains led the troops.

Why is there no report? Old Li stared at Wei Zheng and said in a deep voice.

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, but he didn't know how to answer the emperor.

Several captains of Zhechong Mansion have died at the hands of bandits. Who dares to report it?

If the emperor knew about this, I don’t know how many people would die.

The shopkeeper asked Wei Ting. It's not that the former captains were afraid of death, but that the thieves were quite capable.

Several captains of Zhechong were unable to fight back in front of them.

In the final analysis, the military quality of our grassroots generals in the Tang Dynasty is not good, otherwise they would not... Wei Zheng tried to persuade the emperor.

But the emperor obviously couldn't listen at the moment.

Zhao Chen, I give you a task. Kill all the bandits in Yingzhou. The emperor suddenly shouted to Zhao Chen who had been sitting aside and had been silent.

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Zhao Chen was reluctant.

Lao Li Tou didn't bother himself with the thieves, but instead asked him, a newcomer with little experience, to do it.

If his feelings were killed by those thieves, it wouldn't matter to him anyway.

Early the next morning, Zhao Chen went to Wei Ting's governor's mansion.

If you want to wipe out those bandits, you must first find out the news about those bandits.

The Yingzhou Dudu's Mansion is located in the north of Yingzhou City, and next to the Dudu's Mansion is the Zhechong Mansion Camp.

Mr. Zhao, I have long admired your name. Wei Ting came out to greet Zhao Chen in person, which was considered a courtesy.

After all, he is the governor of Yingzhou, and Zhao Chen does not have any official position, not to mention his title.

After a few simple words, Wei Ting led Zhao Chen into the study room in the back hall.