"Brother Qi, what should I do?" Several villagers who came to help were all surrounded Zhao Qi with red tassel guns nervously, while Donggua was about to step forward to stop him.

"Don't do it, let them smash it. You protect a few little ladies and go to another place for a while, and at the same time, remind Xiaowu and the others not to come!" Zhao Qi reached out to stop Donggua, then stood beside him with his arms indifferently watching the fun, as if he was smashing his own thing.

Seeing the wooden box being smashed, Gao Yanei's face gradually became excited. The group of playboys who accompanied him all cheered and cheered. Lu Guangping looked at Zhao Qi with a hint of pride, his eyes full of drama.

The last incident made him feel very embarrassed in Yanggong Town. Not only was he caught in the police station for half a month, but he had not suffered much, but he was very embarrassed. After being put home, he was beaten by his father. He was really covered in blood and blood. He was already dying when he was carried back to the room. He lay on the bed but didn't get out of bed for five days, but only scared his wives and concubines and cried for several days.

After that, although he often saw Zhao Qi bringing a group of security guards to Yanggong Town, he didn't dare to have a conflict with Zhao Qi under his father's nose. Therefore, after several days of holding on, he found that Zhao Qi was actually raising military pay at the Harbour Wharf. After inquiring, he heard that Zhao Qi was still coming to Yin County to raise funds, so he came to visit his friend Gao Yanei. Gao Yanei, who was a little inflated recently, naturally promised to help Lu Guangping let out this.

The open space at the head of the Lingqiao Bridge was surrounded by tens of thousands of people, densely packed with people.

In the circle, the five-neck wooden boxes were beyond recognition. Although they were made very strong, they still broke several big holes by several Gaofu servants. The copper coins and silver that the people raised were collected just now were scattered all over the ground, while several blue-faced servants kept picking up and stuffing them into their arms.

In this situation, the crowds of onlookers were naturally noisy and restless, and many people who had just donated money were even more indignant and angry.

"Haha, Zhao Qi, don't think that if you can get along in Xiaolongwan, you can run to Yin County to show off. Get back soon. When you see you in Yin County, I, Gao Laosan, will smash you once..."

Seeing that all the boxes were smashed, Gao Yanei slanted Zhao Qi proudly and then smiled and left with a group of playboys and servants.

"Brother Qi, what should I do?" Looking at the broken wooden boxes and the messy scenes on the ground, Donggua and others were so angry that they didn't know what to do.

"Little brother, you can't afford to offend Gao Yanei, so you should hurry back. Unfortunately, I donated a few taels of silver just now. I wanted to help Duke Chongguo and the soldiers on the front line, but now I feed the dog. Alas..." A middle-aged man in a long robes shook his head and sighed.

"Oh, I can't afford to offend you, let's go!" The onlookers sighed and shook their heads to disperse.

"Zhao thanks all the elders of Yin County for their enthusiastic donations just now. Please rest assured that no matter how much money they donated just now, our Xiaolongwan will still be paid to Ezhou. We will never lose your donation. Moreover, the thief smashed the donation box and snatched hundreds of stanchions of money. We will not ignore it. We will go to the county government to report to the officials later..."

"Little brother, what's the use of reporting an official? Gao Yanei's father is the magistrate of Qingyuan Prefecture. Who dares to take charge of the county officials?"

"That's right, it's better to go to the Gaotang. All officials of Qingyuan Prefecture are familiar with the QTO. Yesterday, I saw the county magistrate Cui Zhishou and QTO. If you go to the county government to file a complaint, you will be bored!"

"Forget it, let's break up. This fundraising is just a farce!"

The onlookers slowly dispersed after a clamor, and the vicinity of Lingqiao Pier soon became empty.

"Zhao Dalang, what's going on?" Just as Zhao Qi, Donggua and others were cleaning up the mess, County Captain Tong came over with a few soldiers panting.

Zhao Qi smiled bitterly and said carefully about what had just happened. County Magistrate Tong's face turned ashen. After clenching his fists for a long time, he let out a long breath and said with gritted teeth: "It seems that Lu Guangping is revenge on you for the last incident. If Gao Yanei was involved in it, this fundraising will really not be able to be done. It's really abominable and domineering, and I really don't take Duke Chong seriously!"

"The tea is cold since ancient times, but this matter must not be let go of him!" Zhao Qi said with a calm expression.

"Gao Zhinian is in Qingyuan Prefecture, so Dalang should be more cautious and don't act irritably. Please think twice about complaining to the county government. Cui Zhishou and Gao Zhinian both wore the same pair of pants, but I'm afraid that they would cause more trouble if they go!" County Magistrate Tong said helplessly.

"I know, but I can't let him go by robbing the donations to help the frontline soldiers. I don't believe that there is no reason or justice in the world!"

"Be reasonable? Now that Duke Chongguo is gone, I'm afraid there is no place to be reasonable. As for those who are justice, they may not dare to do it except for the new prefect!" County Magistrate Tong smiled bitterly.

"Is County Magistrate Tong familiar with the new prefect Zhao Kui?" Zhao Qi asked.

"I'm not familiar with him. Tong's official position is too low. Since the prefect Zhao came, he has only met him a few times while watching the shift. He has not communicated privately. Moreover, according to Tong, Zhao Kui is old and may not be willing to be involved in the fight with Gao Zhinian. Because I heard that the court originally planned to appoint him as the Fujian Pacifier, but he refused four times in a row. This time, because Duke Chong suddenly asked to transfer to Ezhou, the court had to force the Qingyuan Mansion to sentence Qingyuan Mansion. After more than a month, he has been staying in the mansion and rarely traveled. Many gentry in the Qingyuan Mansion went to visit and pick him up and were rejected. If he wanted to see him because of this small matter, he would be disappointed. And..."

County Magistrate Tong lowered his voice.

"Gao Zhinian is very familiar with Ding Daquan, and the Lü family also has close contact with Ding Daquan. Three years ago, Gao Zhinian had the opportunity to be promoted to prefect of Qingyuan, but he did not want to transfer Duke Chong to the court. This time, Duke Chong was transferred, but it was not his turn. It is conceivable that Gao Zhinian must be unwilling to accept it. Zhao Kui and Duke Chong were like Duke Chong, and they were both disagreeing with Ding Daquan. Now Ding Daquan controls the court. Zhao Kui doesn't want to retire and fight with Ding Daquan..."

People in the officialdom have always been the most concerned and familiar with the matters in the officialdom.

Zhao Kui was originally the oldest senior figure in the court. After two dynasties of Ningzong Lizong, he had countless wars in his life. Both emperors valued it very much. He is already 72 years old this year. He is stronger than Wu Qian in terms of qualifications and ability. Although Prime Minister Ding Daquan is a few years older than him, he is a genuine civil servant and knows nothing about military affairs. Apart from being a specialist, he has almost no achievements in governing the country. Instead, he squeezed all the upright and honest ministers out of the court, making the entire capital and the court chaotic.

There are more officials who step down, so the people naturally have low opinions on Ding Daquan.

Ding Qingpi is the nickname given to Ding Daquan by ordinary people. Almost all the people of the Song Dynasty know it, and they talk about it with relish.

Zhao Qi is not very familiar with Zhao Kui.

First, compared with the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty was much worse in both economic, cultural, military and national strength, and there was not much history of interest.

Second, the Southern Song Dynasty had almost no great figures except for a few treacherous ministers such as Qin Hui Ding Daquan Jia Sidao and Yue Fei Han Shizhong Wen Tianxiang Lu You Zhao Mengfu.

However, Zhao Qi did not agree with the view of Tong County Magistrate.

As a general and commander, a firm pro-war faction, although Zhao Kui was not dazzling in history, as a veteran who survived the battle on the battlefield, she was the most sensitive to military pay and food.

Before the troops move, food and grass will come first.

In any war from ancient times to the present, military supplies and logistics are the key factors that determine the victory or defeat of a war. No matter how powerful an army is, it cannot win a war with hunger.

Especially Zhao Kui, who has experienced a dark war like Duanping and Luluo, must have a deeper memory of food and military pay.

Although the situation was quite complicated at the beginning and the debate on sending troops in China was quite fierce, with the support of Emperor Zhao Yun, Zhao Kui and other pro-war factions still gained the upper hand, and their advance was also smooth, and they soon recovered the three capitals of Shangqiu, Luoyang, Kaifeng.

But this is precisely the focus of the debate between the two factions of the main defenders, because the so-called three capitals recovered have long been massacred by the Mongols. The capital city of Bianliang, which once had a population of more than one million, only less than 600 people in Kaifeng, and Luoyang, and only more than a thousand people. Moreover, after the city was burned by the fire, there were only ruins left and no danger to defend. The Jurchens and Han people in the Central Plains have been almost killed, with a population of not one hundred. Therefore, the Song army's northern expedition this time tested logistics.

In the end, it was also because of the lack of food and grass that the morale of the army was extremely chaotic. In order to maintain the military's expenses, the supply of military food had to be reduced. In addition, the Mongols dug out the Yellow River and caused a large-scale yellow area, so the food and grass behind could not be transported at all. Therefore, a vigorous and seemingly smooth Northern Expedition soon ended in a disastrous defeat.
Chapter completed!