“Only paper!”

"You are just talking on paper."

"If fighting depended solely on the strength of the troops, there would be no classic battles in history where the outnumbered defeated the larger force."

After the local nobles and officials finished their analysis, Xiao Chen, a disciple from a poor family, answered in public with neither arrogance nor humility.

As one of the biggest beneficiaries of the "Spring Examination Case", Xiao Chen was first assigned an inconspicuous and idle position after being discovered by Xu Shan.

Immediately after the fall of the Donglin Party, he was directly placed in the Censorate.

Among the civil servants who entered Shu, his rank was not even counted, but Xu Shan entrusted him with an important task to monitor Ma Jian and his party!

“The reason why a classic is called a classic is because of its scarcity.”

"Rather than making unfounded assumptions like Censor Xiao did."

The Shu nobles and officials actually hoped that Xu Shan would win.

However, the current situation...

In their opinion, it is insignificant!

In addition, he intended to suppress the Beijing officials, so his words were very sharp.

He Zhishan, who was watching coldly, had no intention of interrupting, and even secretly added fuel to the fire several times, ordering people to die.

There is no other reason...

If Xu Shan really suffered a crushing defeat, the people he invited to the capital of Wanzhou would become one of the bargaining chips for the Shu County gentry to show their loyalty to the Shu Palace.

The topic being debated now will be evidence of his loyalty to the Prince of Shu's Palace.

"Conjecture? If you, my lords, had witnessed Imperial Envoy Xu's unwavering victory in the capital, just like I have..."

"Of course, you will make the same decision as me."

"Xu is in the capital, the emperor's grace is great, and the Heavenly Master is partial to him. Naturally, he will be successful in everything he does."

"But this is Shu County, he is isolated and helpless!"

"Haha."

After hearing the Shu army's aristocratic official's decisive words, Xiao Chen suddenly burst into laughter.

"Xiao Yushi, why are you laughing?"

"Laugh at your ignorance."

"you……"

"How about I make a bet with you gentlemen?"

"What are you gambling?"

"Let's bet on whether Lord Xu can achieve a resounding victory. If I win, you gentlemen will carry the Flying Fish Banner and circle the city, shouting as you go: 'Envoy Xu, awesome!' Your voices must be loud and hysterical."

"What if I lose?"

"Your Highness, crawl around the city!"

After Xiao Chen finished speaking confidently, several local officials subconsciously looked at He Zhishan who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

When the latter nodded slightly, several officials immediately expressed their opinions: "A gentleman's word is his bond!"

Xiao Chen replied: "It's hard to catch up with him!"

'Pah-ta-ta.'

Not long after everyone made the bet, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door!

"S-Sir..."

When they saw that it was the yamen runner who had gone out to investigate the situation who had returned, everyone who was originally sitting there stood up.

"How about it?"

"Who's winning?"

The breathless yamen runner took a long time to answer, "Xu, Xu, Imperial Envoy..."

"Emperor Xu, what's wrong?"

"Envoy Xu, a great victory!"

"The Jiangzhou garrison and Beggars' Sect disciples each managed to escape with no more than a hundred men."

"Deputy General Zhang Meng and Beggars' Sect Deputy Leader Chen Guanqing died on the spot."

'boom.'

After hearing this report, the huge scene was in an uproar!

The Shu nobles and officials present at the scene, including He Zhishan, were all stunned and stood there.

Even Ma Jian and his group, who had been silent from beginning to end, widened their eyes.

But then I thought about it...

It seems that Lord Xu has never lost since his debut!

"Are you serious about what you said?"

"Your Excellency's words are absolutely true!"

"My subordinates have captured several fleeing Beggars' Sect disciples outside the city. They all experienced this battle firsthand."

"Every word is true!"

"Quick, bring them up."

"This prefect wants to know how Envoy Xu...Xu did it."

Even at this time, the shock on He Zhishan's face had not faded, and he was eager to leave the capital.

The officials behind him hurriedly followed.

Just as they stepped into the courtyard, several Beggar Gang disciples with ragged clothes and wounds on their bodies were brought up by the yamen runners.

"He, He Zhifu..."

"Quick, send a pigeon to inform the Shu Palace. That bastard surnamed Xu plotted to kill Chen Guanqing, the deputy general of Jiangzhou and the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect."

"It also resulted in the near annihilation of four battalions of Jiangzhou's garrison troops and over five thousand disciples."

The Beggar Gang disciples, who have the Shu Palace as their backing, are used to being domineering in Shu County.

Now that they had suffered such a heavy blow, the first thing they thought of was to flee to Wanzhou and ask the prefect He who stayed there to report to the Shu Palace immediately.

'bass! ’

'Sizzle.'

But just as he finished speaking, Xiao Chen rushed to the front and pulled out the sword hanging at the waist of the yamen runner.

Directly beheaded the leading Beggar Gang disciple.

"what!"

"Xiao, Censor Xiao, you..."

After seeing this scene, many officials retreated in fear. Even their voices trembled as they questioned him. Instead, Xiao Chen said coldly, "Insulting the imperial envoy is punishable by death according to the law."

"What do you think? Magistrate He."

"This, this... Censor Xiao, this is the time for this prefect to ask for your clarification."

After saying this, He Zhishan questioned the remaining beggars how they had been completely defeated despite having such a huge advantage in numbers.

In this matter, the frightened Beggar Gang disciples did not dare to hide anything.

He recounted everything he knew.

It started with Xu Shan sending people disguised as Beggar Gang disciples and Jiangzhou garrison troops to attack both sides and create hatred, and then he led them into Songshan Ridge and used the [Juyuan Formation] to create fog.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides, unable to see each other clearly and in a powerful position, started fighting.

Finally, Xu Shan led his troops to finish the job.

"What a trick to make the fake look real, what a trick to lure the enemy into a trap, what a trick to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

"One thing leads to another, one thing leads to another."

After hearing this, He Zhishan and the others were still stunned. After a long silence, they finally murmured,

"Report!"

"Prefect He, the imperial envoy Li Qianhu has led his troops into the city. They have arrived outside the capital!"

"Ah? Come on, please."

Who doesn't know Li Yuanfang, Captain Li, is Xu Shan's right-hand man? In a sense, his appearance represents Xu Shan.

No one dares to neglect it.

The two sides met in front of the main courtyard. After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yuanfang spoke directly: "He Zhifu, the imperial envoy has given orders."

"Speaking!"

"Over 5,000 Beggars' Sect disciples rioted tonight at Songshan Ridge, attempting to assassinate the Imperial Envoy. Fortunately, Zhang Meng, Deputy General of the Jiangzhou Garrison, led his troops to rescue them."

"The fighting on both sides was brutal, and the garrison had fewer than a hundred men left."

"The imperial envoy is furious. Therefore, he announces it to the world..."

"The Beggars' Sect is designated a rebel group. All garrisons in Shu Commandery are ordered to suppress them with all their might. Anyone who dares to neglect this will be considered an accomplice!"

"This proclamation must be issued in writing by the prefect of Shu County to all localities. There must be no mistakes."

"what?"

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