Jue was in front of Wuyuan County and County, Gao accepted the decree to read the order in public. Yang Guang appointed him as the Inner Historian and the Secretariat, and ordered him to go to Beijing immediately to serve. For Gao, he had to accept this order unless he did not recognize his Sui minister.

Gao bid farewell to everyone, followed the official to the imperial edict and embarked on the road to return to the south.

In the room, Yang Yuanqing stared out the window with his hands behind his back, his heart full of helplessness and frustration. He finally realized that he had made a mistake. He took Gao out too early. With Gao's reputation, how could he not arouse Yang Guang's jealousy?

Although high as the chief examiner can attract the attention of scholars all over the world, this is at the cost of losing high in the later stage. One gain and one loss are obviously greater than gain. If he takes high again in the later stage of hegemony, then his political advantage will be difficult for any party to compare. But now Yang Yuanqing sighed softly.

Du Ruhui carefully advised him, "Master, although Gao Ge Lao was recalled to the court, after all, the world already knows that Gao Ge Lao supports the general manager and will make many people follow Gao Ge Lao. In the future, Gao Ge Lao's influence will still appear. Besides, with Gao Ge Lao's current age, he may not be able to support him until then. Letting him be the chief examiner now may not be a mistake."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Missue is a mistake. The chief minister doesn't need to comfort me anymore. The key is to learn from the lessons of this mistake."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing asked him again: "What lesson should I learn from the Chief Secretary?"

Du Ruhui lowered his head and pondered for a while, and slowly said, "I think the manager has been doing too well during this period."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "You said it right. I have been so smooth in the past few months. I have successfully seized military power, consolidated military power, and successfully obtained everyone's support. The power has spread south smoothly. I was a little lost and confused. I actually pushed Gao to be the chief examiner, but I forgot that Gao's fate was not in my hands, Yang Yuanqing, nor in his own hands, but in Yang Guang's hands. He was summoned by an imperial edict. Those who underestimate the enemy will be defeated. This lesson is painful!"

Du Ruhui smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I think Gao left is a good thing."

Yang Yuanqing looked back at Du Ruhui and asked in confusion: "What do you mean by Changshi?"

"The manager cannot always rely on others. Without Gao, will the manager lose politically? Without Gao, the manager can only rely on himself, do every little thing well, treat the virtuous and kind to the people, and accumulate strength. The reputation accumulated in this way is not a high reputation, but a general manager's own reputation. Everyone no longer comes to surrender because of Gao, but because of the manager's reputation. Gao's departure is actually moving to the Dashi Baili, which the manager relies on."

These words were suppressed in Du Ruhui's heart for a long time, and they would not be happy without uttering it. Du Ruhui's words made Yang Yuanqing's heart light up slowly. He nodded silently. He felt that his heart had become quiet, and the depression and pressure caused by Gao Leaving also disappeared at this moment.

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "No matter what, this incident has taught me a lesson. We cannot forget it because of success. We should still act in a low-key manner. As long as the court does not violate our interests, we should not do anything to slaughter him anymore. Cumulative food and money is the king."

Time gradually enters December, which is the coldest season of the year. The entire Guanlong area is covered with heavy snow, the fields are empty and difficult to find, and there is a snowy world everywhere.

About forty miles north of Heshui County, Honghua County, there is another small county town. This small county town is called Honghua County. The county town is very small, with a circumference of only eight miles and a population of more than 500 households. If it were not surrounded by a city wall, this would be a town.

Dozens of huge warehouses were built on the Maling River, two miles north of Honghua County. This was a warehouse built by the Yuan family during the rebellion. It stored a large amount of strategic materials. Most of the wealth stored by the Yuan family was spent on preparing these materials. After quelling the Yuan family's rebellion, most of the materials were transported to Chang'an, and most of the warehouses were also destroyed, but a lot of materials were still left behind and guarded by a battalion of soldiers.

That morning, a middle-aged man came to Ping'an Inn in Honghua County. The man's surname is Zhao and named Zhao Sanbao. He is a famous local snake in Honghua County. He is thin and dry, with extremely flexible eyes. He is a local, with his hands and eyes wide, and he has a path to both black and white. He can even find the slave thief Bai Yusa, who specializes in helping people get through life.

Zhao Sanbao walked into the inn, and the thief asked, "Old shopkeeper, where is the person who is looking for me?"

The shopkeeper pointed to the back yard unhappily, "The first yard is.

Zhao Sanbao slipped into the first yard like a weasel. Today someone told him that a big businessman wanted to do business with him.

He walked into the yard and saw two followers standing in the yard. He quickly bowed and said, "I'm going to Zhao Sanbao, is anyone looking for me?"

A follower glanced at him, "Follow me!"

The follower took Zhao Sanbao into a room and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the room, with a kind face, wearing a black satin robe and an octagonal hat, dressed in a typical businessman.

"Master Li Dong, he is here."

This Li Dongzhu was dressed up by Li Jing. He pretended to be a businessman to come to Honghua County to do a business under Yang Yuanqing's order.

Li Jing smiled and said, "Are you Zhao Sanbao, who has a wide range of contacts?"

Zhao Sanbao patted the xiongkong and said, "There is nothing I can't do in Honghua County and Heshui County. As long as you offer the starting price, I can do anything. Even if you want to marry the daughter of the county magistrate, I have a way."

Li Jing smiled and waved his hand, "Please sit down!"

Zhao Sanbao sat down, and a follower brought him a cup of hot tea. After the hot tea was eaten, Zhao Sanbao immediately became more energetic, "Please tell me, this master! What do you need me to do?"

Li Jing pondered for a while and asked, "Do you go there to the dozen Yuanjia warehouses in the north of the county?"

"How come I haven't been there?"

Zhao Sanbao smiled and waved his hand, "I don't know how much I have had to do with that Captain Ma. I won't make a mistake if I close my eyes."

"Oh? What do ordinary people buy?"

Zhao Sanbao guessed how many points it was. It was estimated that the merchant also came to buy things. He said, "It is mainly to buy food, cloth and tents. Those valuable ones in the warehouse are these three. The others are worthless groceries, and no one wants them."

"Are there any weapons?" Li Jing asked.

Zhao Sanbao was startled and shook his head hurriedly: "The weapons are not there, they have been transported away, and the pig iron has also been transported away. In fact, most of the money, grain and cloth have been transported back to Chang'an, but there are only 20,000 stones of grain and thousands of cloth, as well as many useless groceries. If you want them, hurry up and will be gone next spring."

In fact, what Li Jing wanted was those groceries. They received news that the Yuan family warehouse in Honghua County was piled with a large amount of raw materials for making bows and arrows, dry, horns, tendons, glue, silk, lacquer, arrow shafts, feathers, etc. The court was gradually transporting the supplies in the Yuan family warehouse back to Chang'an. Because winter came, transportation was suspended. By next spring, these materials would all go away. These raw materials for making bows and arrows were all strategic materials needed by Fengzhou. In any case, Fengzhou would get these materials.

Li Jing asked again: "What are those groceries?"

"It's all beef tendon, horns, glue, paint, etc. It's probably used to make bows and arrows, and there are also many flags, gongs and drums, which are piled like mountains anyway."

Zhao Sanbao suddenly reacted and asked in a low voice: "Do you want these groceries?"

Li Jing nodded, "You will be beneficial if you find the lieutenant who guards me."

The lieutenant who was responsible for guarding the Yuan family warehouse was surnamed Ma. He was the county soldiers of Honghua County. He led 300 soldiers to guard the warehouse. As the saying goes, he relied on the mountain to eat the mountains. This lieutenant made a fortune by reselling the grain and cloth in the warehouse. He heard from Zhao Sanbao that someone was actually interested in those groceries, so he asked Ma Sanbao to bring the people to the warehouse.

Captain Ma was black and fat, with a rough and stupid appearance, but he was actually an extremely smart person. He knew that the raw materials of groceries were all military supplies, and ordinary merchants would not want to buy them. The person who came to buy them must be not ordinary people. It is very likely that there were some thieves in the Central Plains, Gaojipo or Wagangzhai?

In fact, he doesn't care about who buys these things. What he cares about is the price. Troubled times are coming, and most of the officers at the bottom are considering how to protect themselves. The phenomenon of local military governments stealing weapons and selling military funds is very serious.

Captain Ma bowed to Li Jing, "I heard that this shopkeeper wants to buy those miscellaneous items?"

Li Jing smiled faintly, "Let's take a look first!"

"Please!"

Captain Ma took Li Jing to a huge warehouse, "After the New Year, officials will come to liquidate these raw materials and materials. If you want them, buy them as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no chance."

"The captain doesn't seem to be worried about his responsibility."

Captain Ma laughed, "Isn't it enough to just push the slave thief? Isn't this what the Central Plains do?"

The two walked into the warehouse and saw various supplies placed in wooden boxes. Hundreds of large wooden boxes were piled up like a hill. The wooden boxes were written with charcoal pens with corner ribs, rubber wire, pole feathers, etc. Li Jing quickly estimated that these materials made at least tens of thousands of bows and 300,000 to 500,000 arrows. This was just a warehouse, with a total of more than a dozen warehouses. Although they may not necessarily store the raw materials for bows and arrows, this would never be the only one.

He picked up an arrow-making pole from a wooden box. The pole was more than two feet long and could make a bow and arrow. The pole was straight and had a uniform texture, making it the best birch.

Captain Ma narrowed his eyes and said, "This is made of birch produced in Zhangye. It is a high-quality product. If you want it, 10,000 taels of silver. I will sell you 30% of the supplies in this warehouse."

"I want it all!"

Captain Ma was startled and shook his head repeatedly, "It's impossible to take it all away. I can't explain it. It can only be sold for 30% at most, and it's limited to this warehouse."

Li Jing sneered in his heart and nodded, "Okay! We have made up our minds and I will bring the money tomorrow morning."

At night, dark clouds were drooping and fog was everywhere. The defenders of the Yuanshi Warehouse hid in the room to keep warm and gamble and drink. Captain Ma squinted his eyes and drank wine in the room, calculating in his mind that he would have ten thousand taels of silver tomorrow.

At this time, a soldier came out of the room cursing and walked to the corner of the house to pee. Suddenly, he felt something. He walked a few steps and squinted his eyes to look across the Maling River. Under the cold moonlight, he saw dense black spots appearing in the snow. It was getting closer and closer. It turned out to be a cavalry.

The soldier was so scared that he shouted, "The slave thief is here! The slave thief is here!"

He ran towards the city, and the other soldiers rushed to escape to the city. Thousands of cavalry rushed into the warehouse in an instant, swallowing up the entire Yuan family warehouse.

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Chapter completed!