The road outside Anping City is quiet and deserted.
As the weather warms up, rats occasionally poke their heads out and start looking for food.
Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and the mice that came out to look for food looked around alertly, and hurried back into the hole.
The big trees on both sides of the road also began to tremble slightly, and suddenly a large ball of snow fell from the branches.
With a loud sound of horse hooves, the knights appeared on the road.
These people are riding horses, some are fully armored, covered with cloth armor, and some are naked armor. Some are holding bows, some are holding spears, some are holding knives. There are various weapons and different armors.
It looks like a makeshift ragtag group.
But they were galloping on the road, but there was no chaos at all. They were not galloping randomly. Even when they were riding horses, they were all advancing in a line. There were four knights in each line, and they kept each other's attention.
The distance is maintained at the same speed, lowering the body and moving forward quickly.
These nearly a thousand cavalrymen kept moving forward as a unit. No one was left behind, and there was no confusion. The sound of horse hooves all carried the same rhythm.
Tian Zili and Potarofu followed at the end. Tian Zili's eyes widened and he looked at the knights flying away in front of him.
Potarofu's face was full of pride.
"How is it?"
"Although there is no pasture, no armor, and no servants to serve us, we have never fallen behind in this exercise!"
"If we can make all these people wear armor, hehe, they can kill 100,000 foreign soldiers!!"
Tian Zili frowned and said nothing. The Xianbei cavalry was somewhat different from what he thought. In his impression, although these barbarian armies were ferocious, most of them were disorderly. They only fought randomly and did not understand military formations.
But at this moment, it seems that these people not only know how to form, but are also very orderly, even more orderly than the county soldiers in Liyang Cheng'an. When they move as a whole, they completely lose the wildness of the Hu people.
, extremely high obedience!
Tian Zili was very worried about this.
If the Xianbei knights who have been neglected for many years are like this, how fierce should those Xianbei knights in Jinyang who have not been abandoned so far be?
Tian Zili quickly shook his head when he thought that he had planned to control Cheng'an, raid Yecheng, and pacify Jinyang.
Sure enough, my brother was right when he told him not to act rashly.
Even if he brought tens of thousands of people out of Cheng'an, it wouldn't be enough for them to charge at once.
The cavalry charged all the way, even triggering riots in Anping County in the distance.
In the past, dozens of them could cause great troubles when they came out. Now that thousands of them came out, the movement immediately made Anping uneasy, and the chickens and dogs were restless. In a moment, several city gates in Anping had been closed, and the county government
Both the county government and the county government were in chaos.
In the county government office, several people grabbed hold of Cheng Zhe who was about to go out.
"Cheng Juncheng! You can't leave! You can't leave! Those thieves are out in force. These more than a thousand people are afraid that something big will happen! You have to think of a way, you have to think of a way."
Cheng Zhe's face was dark and he gritted his teeth.
"I don't care what the hell the Xianbei people are. If they want to come, let them come. If they want to rob, just rob. The prefect doesn't care about them. Why should I take care of them?"
"Let me go!"
The warrior swung hard, and the two petty officials were thrown away by him.
Several others rushed over and held him tightly.
"Jun Cheng, we can't let them attack the city! The crime of forcing people to rebel is too big, and the temple will definitely pursue it!"
Cheng Zhe was so angry that his teeth itched at the moment.
Bullies don't bully people like this.
These Xianbei people usually bully the market and do all kinds of evil. They are no different from bandits, they just steal things everywhere. But today's prefects don't dare to take care of it.
If it is a Xianbei governor like Lou Rui, there is no need to be afraid. He can just take the people out and catch the leader and beat him or kill him directly. However, a Han prefect like Lu is not suitable for such a thing.
Yes, it's easy to be misunderstood.
Among other things, the Cui family of Qinghe, who is also one of the super wealthy families, is very experienced in this area.
When Cui Haoxiu was asked to compile the history of the country, he spoke like a barbarian Qihu in the book. He also turned the book into a sutra stone and set it up outside the city for everyone to see. Then the Cui family of Qinghe was killed, along with all their relatives.
It was also a disaster, and I haven't recovered from it until now, and I'm still licking my wounds.
If the prefect cannot intervene, then the county magistrate must be brave enough to take responsibility.
Although Cheng Zhe is a martial artist, he also knows what is going on here.
For these Xianbei people, it's neither good nor bad to fight them.
If you beat him, you're probably going to get Cui Hao's fate. If you don't beat him, these people will get slapped in the face.
"Mr. Cheng, if we really let these thieves do big things, I'm afraid we will all lose our heads!"
The clerk reminded again.
Cheng Zhe's face turned even darker. He took a deep breath and said, "Follow me!!"
He grabbed the knife at his waist and led everyone out of the county office quickly. Cheng Zhe's father was a military attache and served as the state Sima. His father had great hopes for him, so he sent him to pass the exam and let him
A local official, but at this moment, Cheng Zhe's heart has gone cold. He has to leave at all costs. This county magistrate can do whoever he likes. The hope of becoming an important minister in the administration of economics should be placed on his son. He is not suitable.
Do this kind of thing.
He walked out of the county office angrily. As soon as he reached the door, he saw the county magistrate with the same dark face walking out with a large group of county officials, and they turned around.
They looked at each other, and in that moment, their eyes softened, showing sympathy for each other.
"Zheng Jun!"
"Cheng Jun!"
The two of them looked at each other and sighed helplessly. Their men and horses reunited and walked towards the city gate together.
While walking on the road, Magistrate Zheng said: "They are here to grab food, but where can there be food for them in Anping? I think there will be no way to deal with the aftermath this time."
Cheng Zhe nodded, "Zheng Jun, do you have any ideas?"
Magistrate Zheng said solemnly, "No matter what, we can't let them attack the city."
"Once such a situation occurs, we will die without a burial place. The temple will say that we forced the Chinese to rebel."
“What should we do??”
"Borrow food."
"Cui family?"
"Yes, let's find a way to borrow food from the Cui family. Only they can feed these Xianbei people."
"Can they borrow it?"
"I don't know. This is our only chance. Is Mr. Cheng willing to go with me?"
“Are you leaving the city now??”
"No, they also have a mansion in the city, and I happen to know someone there."
Cheng Zhe followed Magistrate Zheng and temporarily changed his direction and did not go to the city wall again. The few officials around them also lowered their heads at this moment and did not stop them.
Magistrate Zheng took Cheng Zhe to an ordinary courtyard and asked people to knock on the door. Soon, a servant invited them into the courtyard.
The courtyard was also very simple, even raising chickens and ducks. A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, a thick beard, and wearing ordinary clothes slowly walked out. Magistrate Zheng hurriedly bowed to see him.
Zhe didn't know this person, but he also saluted him.
The man's expression was quite arrogant, and although his words were quite polite, the disdain expressed in his eyebrows disgusted Cheng Zhe.
Magistrate Zheng introduced: "Mr. Cheng, this is the elder brother of the Cui family, the younger brother of Bai Xigong, whose name is Shuren."
"After the death of Duke Baixu, Duke Cui has been mourning here for three or four years."
Cheng Zhe said oh but had no reaction.
But Cui Shuren asked: "I am here to mourn and cultivate my health. I don't see any guests. I wonder why the county magistrate wants to disturb my purity?"
Magistrate Zheng hurriedly saluted and said, "I'm here to borrow food."
“Borrow food??”
Cui Shuren looked around, "My family has only four walls. I raise some poultry and grow some vegetables to make a living. Where can I lend food to the county magistrate?"
Magistrate Zheng said hurriedly: "Mr. Cui, it's still those thieves! They sent out more than a thousand people this time, and they came out in full force. They are coming for Anping City. If there is no food for them, there will be big trouble.
Got it!"
After hearing this, Cui Shuren's face remained calm.
"The thieves don't work in farming. Every time they come, you have to give them food. Isn't this cutting off meat to feed the wolves?"
"Isn't it because of your cowardice and tolerance that those thieves are so rampant right now?"
Magistrate Zheng said awkwardly: "Don't say that, Mr. Cui, we just want to solve the immediate emergency."
Cui Shuren shook his head, "You still don't understand. I feel uneasy when thieves hurt people. I have no reluctance to use food to save the people. I can go bankrupt to save the people!"
"But is giving food to those bandits the best way to save the people?"
"These people are ferocious beasts. The more afraid you are, the more rampant they will be. You have fed the ferocious beasts this time and are ready to run away. But what about us? We can't go anywhere else, so we have to continue to feed these ferocious beasts. If we don't feed them, we will
Want to hurt someone? Is that so?”
Cui Shuren questioned sternly, but Magistrate Zheng was speechless.
In fact, this is true. They really didn't think about what to do in the future. He and Cheng Zhe just wanted to deal with this time and then seize the time to leave here!!
Of course, the words must not be spoken directly. Magistrate Zheng lowered his posture again, "Mr. Cui, we are helpless against these bandits for the time being. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. If bandits break the city in Anping, what should we do?
I'm afraid it will be harmful to the whole of Boling, so please ask Mr. Cui to help us this time, just this once."
Although Magistrate Zheng's posture was very low, Cui Shuren remained unmoved. He sneered and said: "Covering thieves and stabilizing people's livelihood, isn't this what the county government and the county government should do?"
"Even if the temple wants to hold me accountable, it should be done to you two. Should I be arrested by the temple while I'm in mourning here?!"
Cui Shuren was completely rude at this moment.
Magistrate Zheng's face looked a little ugly, but he did not dare to attack the person in front of him.
Cheng Zhe couldn't bear it any longer. He wanted to get up and leave, but Magistrate Zheng secretly touched his thigh and told him not to act rashly.
I can see that the heat is almost there.
Cui Shuren just smiled and said: "I speak straightforwardly, so you two should not pay attention."
"Well, I am from Anping after all. How can I not care about Anping's affairs? Well, let's not talk about lending food to the bandits. But if the bandits cause damage and cause suffering to the people, I
How about instead of using the temple to help these people, I will send people to give porridge and give them some benefits so that they can survive?"
Magistrate Zheng really wanted to curse at this moment.
These Xianbei people caused such chaos, and the Cui family must bear at least half of the responsibility.
In the eyes of Magistrate Zheng, they were simply a gang, with the Xianbei people responsible for the destruction and the Cui family responsible for the aftermath.
The Xianbei people looted everywhere and bitten the people severely. When the people lay on the ground unable to move, the Cui family pulled them up and put them in their stomachs so that they could rest peacefully.
Magistrate Zheng stood up and said, "It's easy to say. It's easy to say. The prefect doesn't care about this matter, and neither do you. In that case, it's better to open the city gate and let them plunder at will. Anyway, in this county government office, they also don't care about it."
Come again soon!!”
"It's easy to say, easy to say, I've said it all, these have nothing to do with me, and I can't blame them for whatever they do!"
Cui Shuren raised his head and didn't care at all.
Magistrate Zheng gritted his teeth and was about to go out when he saw a county official rushing in in fear and paying homage to Cui Shuren. He was startled when he saw the magistrate.
Magistrate Zheng sneered, "Why did Cui Lushi come here?"
The county official hesitated, "I'm here to report to you the affairs outside the city!"
He said loudly: "Mr. Zheng, the bandits did not come to surround the city. They all went to the school grounds! They had already entered just now."
Upon hearing this, several people present were stunned.
Zheng Xianli and Cheng Zhe looked at each other.
"School ground??"
"What are they doing at the school grounds?"
Cheng Zhe frowned and said with some worry: "Could it be the new Mr. Dugu who provoked these Xianbei people? Bad, bad. I think that guy is a straightforward person."
Magistrate Zheng immediately covered his head, "It's that stupid county lieutenant!"
"It's broken. Could this guy have gone to the Xianbei people to get food?"
"If the Xianbei people kill the county official."
Magistrate Zheng's face suddenly turned desperate.
Cheng Zhe also suddenly thought of this. This is the reason why it is difficult. Killing Xianbei people will cause trouble, but allowing Xianbei people to kill officials will cause even more trouble.
Magistrate Zheng quickly looked at Cui Shuren again, "Mr. Cui! Please help me. I really don't have any manpower here. I want one thousand, no, eight hundred people. Lend me eight hundred people and I will go and get them."
The county lieutenant bails you out."
Cui Shuren was even more proud at this moment.
He raised his head and laughed.
"Just now, Master Zheng is not like that. You said you were going to let go of the city gate and turned around to leave. Why are you asking me for help now?"
"Of all the houses in the Cui family, my big house is the simplest, with little money and food. The second house is the most extravagant. Why don't you go out of the city to find the second house? The person in charge of the second house is a young boy named Cui Renshi. Oh,
By the way, Cui Jishu is here too, maybe they can help!"
Looking at the face in front of him, Cheng Zhe was really furious. For a moment, he really wanted to rush up and smash the face.
Magistrate Zheng, however, was able to bend and stretch. He sat down with a charming smile again, "Don't belittle Mr. Cui. Who knows that the eldest son of the Cui family is Zhengshuo. If I need help, I have to ask you for help. You have always been
If you are moral, please lend me some guards and I will use them to respond to emergencies. If this county lieutenant dies in the hands of civilian thieves, wouldn’t it be a big deal? If the temple investigates him, I’m afraid it will be a lot of trouble."
"I've said it before, I'm not afraid of any trouble, I'm just a man in mourning."
Cui Shuren stroked his beard and said: "However, since Magistrate Zheng has begged me like this, it would be inappropriate for me not to help."
"Let's do this. I'll send a servant to rescue your Dugu, but the county government can't forget this."
Magistrate Zheng nodded and thanked him again and again.
At this moment, another county official rushed in.
The county official didn't care about the county magistrate present. He stared at Cui Shuren with fear on his face and said quickly: "Master, it's not good! The group of Xianbei people left the school grounds. Liu Taozi led them to us.
Gone home to Uburg!!”
"What?!"
Cui Shuren couldn't sit still at this moment. He jumped up suddenly and looked at the county official in surprise.
"What do you mean? What do you mean going to our house?"
"Those Xianbei people all recognized Liu Taozi as their master. Liu Taozi took them out of the school grounds and headed towards our home in Wubao. There were more than a thousand people, all cavalry, with a fierce momentum. They looked like they were going to kill people."
"How dare you do this, how dare you do this, how dare you do this."
Cui Shuren's lips trembled and his lips were in a mess.
He suddenly looked at Magistrate Zheng in front of him, quickly stepped forward and took his hand, "Magistrate Zheng, what do you mean by this county lieutenant? What does he want to do?!"
Magistrate Zheng came back to his senses at this moment. He calmly took out his hand and said, "Mr. Cui, what does this matter about the county government and the county government have to do with you, an old man who is in mourning at home?"
He looked at Cheng Zhe and said, "Mr. Cheng, let's go."
Cui Shuren was furious, but he quickly put on a smile and stood in front of Magistrate Zheng, "Mr. Zheng, don't say that. These Xianbei people are no joke. They are all cruel and do nothing seriously."
, maybe we can attack Wubao. What does Lieutenant Liu mean? Does he want food?"
"I am just a small county magistrate, how do I know so many things?"
"You can ask the prefect about this matter! He may know about it."
Cui Shuren frowned, "But the eunuch is not in the city. Besides, it's not easy for him to interfere in Xianbei's affairs."
"Mr. Cui, don't be afraid. As you just said, your family is extremely poor and frugal. There is not much food. When the thieves go, they can't get anything or lose anything. What are you afraid of?"
"If you are worried that your guards will fight with the Xianbei people, I think there is no need to be afraid. After all, you are an old man in mourning. Even if your guards killed some Xianbei people, what does it matter? Let alone killing Xianbei people.
People, even if you kill a county captain, it’s not a big deal, right?”
"You continue to stay here in mourning, and we two brothers have to go to the county government office to drink some tea and rest for a while!"
“No need to send each other off!!!”
ps Zeng Zuxing, Sima of Yanzhou in Qi. Zuzhe, Sima of Huangzhou in Qi - "Inscription on Cheng Yaojin's Tomb"
Chapter completed!