After a series of memorials in the court, they were completely rejected by an imperial edict from the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin clearly told Qian Chu that he must send a large army to occupy Run and Changzhou, and also wait for the opportunity to attack Jinling and help the Li family in Jiangnan recover.

After the envoy left, Qian Chu recovered from his flattery and caution. At this time, his Buddha-like expression turned into a little angry:

"The emperor has a decree for our country to send troops. Do you have any good strategies?"

"Your Majesty, you must obey the orders of the state. I have invited one hundred thousand troops and horses, and I will definitely take the two states and return them!" Wu Cheng was happy and said impatiently.

But Qian Chu looked at Yuan Dezhao, waiting for his answer.

"As Mr. Wu said, we have to obey the orders of the state!" Yuan Dezhao sighed and said, "The situation forces us to do it!"

"However, although you can fight a war, you have to know how to fight it!"

"Then how should we fight?" Wu Cheng asked in a deep voice, with piercing eyes. Although he hated Yuan Dezhao, he had to admit that he was really powerful.

"Two words - fake beating!" Yuan Dezhao said slowly:

"It will be easy to collect Run and Chang from the two states, but if they encounter the puppet Tang army, the imperial soldiers and horses must retreat and not come into contact with them. If they still use force, even if they give up Run and Chang, they must return safely."

"Why is this? Are we, Wu Yue, still afraid of its soldiers?"

"Everyone, our country has no reinforcements!" Yuan Dezhao said in a deep voice:

"Although the Yangtze River is large, it is under the control of the puppet state. The Central Plains are not allowed to go south. The more soldiers there are, the fewer the soldiers will fight. In addition, with its sharp weapons, if the troops go up from Qiantang and approach Hangzhou, what will happen to us?"

"Therefore, Your Majesty, peace is the most precious thing, and even if the matter is big, you must be flexible!"

Everyone surrendered happily.

The same goes for Qian Chu.

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On the plains on both sides of the Xiang River, stretches of rice fields are moving in the wind, and they are a green color, which is very pleasing to look at.

And just on the ridge of the rice field, five or six men in short clothes were leading donkeys and walking cautiously with their heads buried.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to enter the official road, a group of official officers wearing hats and soap boots came over and stopped them.

There was a green-robed official among the officials, who looked serious and had a slender beard. He frowned and doubted in his heart. He pointed at a few men and scolded: "What are you doing? How can you not follow the official road, but there are ridges in the fields?"

What's the intention?"

"Uuuu!" A bold man grabbed the donkey, bent down, and stepped forward to say: "The common people are selling some rare goods. They can't sell them at high prices in the countryside, so I'm going to the city to have a look!"

As soon as the green-robed officer heard the man speak, he knew it was the Jiangling accent, so he didn't even ask where they were from, and said coldly: "You are coming from Jingnan Mansion, hundreds of miles away.

To sell some rare goods?"

"Jiangling is a famous big city in the world. How come there are so many merchants but they can't sell it? Could it be that they are selling private salt?"

With the establishment of court order, salt from Hunan, Jingnan and other places is no longer allowed to be sold privately. This is a heavy tax imposed by the court, and there must be no loss at all. The previous dividends have disappeared.

Of course, food is the most important thing for the people, and salt is a necessity. In view of the fierce rebellion of the salt dealers in the late Tang Dynasty, Li Jia reduced the crime and only confiscated the family property, and the family moved to the Protectorate of Champa City.

Although it has been reduced, the fine is still heavy, and the official salt merchants also regard those who sell private salt as a thorn in their side.

When selling private salt, you will definitely not pay taxes, so the transshipment department attaches great importance to it.

Obviously, this green-robed officer is probably the officer of the Transport Envoy. Everyone knows that the people in the Transport Envoy are always very arrogant and have many thugs.

When the big man heard this, his honest face was full of horror and said: "How dare! How dare? Common people are all responsible people, earn some hard money, and never commit crimes. Selling illegal salt is a serious crime, and we can't afford it.

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"As for not going to Jiangling, it's because we were underpriced by profiteers from Jiangling. We couldn't get angry, so we came to Changsha. We heard that this is the capital of the country and there are many dignitaries. Maybe we can get a good price."

"Search!" the green-robed official sneered, how could a cunning private salt dealer tell the truth, and what's more, a simple and honest man could talk like this?

Even if he is not a private salt dealer, he is still a criminal, maybe a big thief.

With an order, the thugs took action instantly.

This operation caused several people to panic instantly, and they hurriedly called the officials to be gentle.

The thugs took the sacks off the donkeys' backs, drew their knives, cut the ropes, untied them and inspected the contents, and stared at them for a while.

Inside are some rare furs, tiger and wolf skins, and even a pink fox skin, which is eye-opening.

One of the thugs turned around and cupped his fists and said: "They are all leather goods. I only found a small bag of salt, about a pound!"

The honest man hurriedly said to the side: "We have walked hundreds of miles and need to eat some salt. These don't weigh a pound. That's what we eat. You can't sell such a small amount of salt..."

"Get out! Get out!" The green-robed official squinted his eyes, took off the most precious fox skin, and then shouted directly,

"You who are not farming or studying at home are just running around. It is easiest for you to sneak around and catch criminals! Normally, if you are caught, you will get a slap in the face. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I count you lucky today and I will spare you.

One life!"

A few people dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything. They just kept silent and hurriedly picked up the sacks, led the donkeys and left.

When they were far away, a man cursed and said: "Damn, bitch, damn, this Southern barbarian is as shameless a bastard as the Central Plains. The dog officials in the world are all members of the same family. I am so anxious that I will beat that guy to death!"

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"It took me three days and three nights to get that fox skin. If it were in Xiangyang, I could buy hundreds of acres of land!"

Another man looked at the towering towers in the distance and said, "Chen Dutou, Changsha City is just ahead. Should we enter the city?"

"Of course you have to go in. Remember, we are selling fur goods. We come from Jingnan Prefecture and exchanged the fur goods from the barbarians."

Chen Dutou was the honest man. He said calmly: "There are many officials and soldiers in the city, and I am afraid that my secret will be exposed accidentally. We who practice archery have two hands that look different. The experienced old man

The soldiers will be able to recognize us, and the little official just now must have recognized us, but there is no evidence, so we can only take the skin and leave."

"Of course, it may be that he can't arrest us. I heard that arresting people in cases is the job of the local judge, and the transfer envoy cannot cross the line!"
Chapter completed!