Chapter Forty-Three: The Midnight Visitor
The night breeze is blowing, with the coolness of late autumn. The guard who was keeping vigil at the gate of Liangzhou City snorted and said to his companions, "Is there still any wine?" It's really cool in autumn. ”
The companion took off the flask from his waist and handed it to him, and said casually, "Drink less, lest you get drunk and make a mistake later." ”
"What can I get wrong?" The guard at the head took the flask, unscrewed the lid and poured it straight to his neck, "Do you really think that the Great Xia people will come over?" We are the rear! The 50,000 troops of Fengzhou are in front, are they all eating dry food? ”
The companion sighed and shook his head, and did not respond to his words, less than three months have passed since the disaster of Dongjia Town, and many people in Liangzhou are still worried.
The two of them were bored to pass the time, when they suddenly saw a group of cavalry appear in the night not far away, like a black cloud, heading straight for Liangzhou City.
"Big ...... Big...... Great Xia ......" The guard at the front smashed the jug in a panic, but his companion covered his mouth.
"Daxia is big! Don't you see the moire of their cloak? That's the Toyosu Iron Horse! ”
The Toyosu Iron Cavalry is an elite unit in the 50,000 garrisons of Toyoshi, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the general army. They are not many in number, but their combat effectiveness is quite strong, and they are the only troops that can compete with the Great Xia army.
There were five cavalry squads, and they flew to the city of Liangzhou, but they did not dismount, and the horses were stamped around by the reins before stopping. The man who took the lead proudly took out a waist pendant and waved it, signaling the doorman to open the door.
The garrison of Fengzhou always has a natural sense of superiority over the defenders of Liangzhou City, perhaps this is the gap between the front line and the rear. The Liangzhou guards are not surprised, they are used to bowing their heads in front of the Fengzhou officials, they all recognize the waist card, and the Fengzhou Iron Cavalry has the right to enter and exit without hindrance.
The gate creaked open, and the cavalry squad drove forward and went straight to the Liangzhou Mansion.
Song Zhifu was called up from bed in the middle of the night, Master Liu urged through the door panel, he was in an irritable mood to straighten out his clothes, and walked out of the door just about to scold people with his head and face, but he heard Master Liu say: "Master, someone from Fengzhou is here, saying that he wants to interrogate Han Ye, what should we do?" ”
Song Zhifu was stunned for a moment, and blurted out a rhetorical question: "According to the master's opinion, what should I do?" ”
Master Liu is angry, and the person is not what he wants to put him, so he will come and ask him. Of course, he didn't dare to say this, so he only said in a low voice: "According to the master's arrangement, after I instructed the jailer to release Han Ye, I found a corpse and pretended to be him, but I don't know if Lu Dao can hide it." ”
"Why can't you hide it? They Fengzhou Yueyue sent someone to do the black hand, the surname Han should have been killed a long time ago, anyway, the face was spent, who can tell the difference? As long as we bite Han Ye to death and die violently, what basis do they have? Governor Song said calmly.
"But ......," Master Liu said with the cold sweat on his forehead, "This time it's different, it's Fengzhou Iron Cavalry!" ”
As soon as he heard that it was Fengzhou Iron Cavalry, Governor Song's face also changed, he didn't speak again, picked up his hands and walked out quickly.
However, it was said that the Iron Cavalry Team went directly to the cell as usual and asked for the interrogation of the prisoner Han Ye. Lao Xu, the head of the cell, said with a bitter face: "Official, the prisoner surnamed Han has really died of illness, and the little ones have also followed the instructions of the official, and they have never sent anyone to treat him after each execution, so after a few times, his body can't stand it, and he just swallowed his breath the night before!" ”
Wang Baoye, the deputy captain of the Iron Cavalry Squad, said angrily: "Nonsense! The surname Han is from the army, and one person is the master of ten! How could he not survive the punishment? Say! Where did you hide people? ”
Lao Xu beat his chest and said: "Official, you are going to force the little ones to death, where do we dare to hide people privately?" The one surnamed Han is really dead! The corpse is buried in the mass grave on the outskirts of the city, if the officials are not too troublesome, the little one is willing to lead the way to dig the grave for an autopsy! ”
Everyone knows that the so-called exhumation of the grave and the autopsy is actually a formality. There are so many people in the cell looking for someone to replace the suspect, how can the corpse that the jailer has fiddled with let people see?
Wang Baoye was still about to ask questions, but was stopped by the captain Pan Shaorong, and only listened to Captain Pan say: "Why bother with him as a jailer?" There are always births, old age, sickness and death, and it is normal for them to be unable to suffer. The surname Han and Liangzhou have no old history, what reason do they have for hiding people privately? ”
Wang Baoye glanced at him when he heard this, and said, "Come on!" Captain Pan! Liangzhou is the same as Han Ye, I'm afraid it's Captain Pan who has the old story, right? If it weren't for the fact that the chief soldier was afraid that you would bend the law for personal gain, he would have let me accompany him if he didn't come back.
Pan Shaorong said with a straight face when he heard this: "The past feelings are all things of the past, after the general soldier took office, I Pan asked myself to be conscientious, obedient to orders, and never disobeyed the adult, where do you start to commit adultery?" If you talk about it again and slander Pan, when you can return to Fengzhou, Pan will definitely make it clear to you in front of the general soldier! ”
When Wang Baoye saw that he was more serious, he stopped talking. Lao Xu found that there seemed to be a secret in the Iron Cavalry Guard, and he was relieved. If this matter can't be fooled, the Song prefect will be unlucky, and they will not have good fruit to eat. But as long as the person who comes is not of the same heart and stubbornly persists, there is room for accommodation.
He smiled and said, "Our lord will be able to arrive later, and the officials must be tired from running around overnight." I want people to prepare food and drink, and eat something slowly. ”
The wine and food were quickly served, although it was relatively simple, but the captain Pan Shaorong did not dislike it, and pulled a few subordinates to sit down and change glasses with the jailer Lao Xu. Wang Baoye still persevered, and went to the cell where Han Ye was held to take a closer look, but he didn't see anything.
When Governor Song and Master Liu arrived, it was already the second half of the night. Pan Shaorong exchanged a few polite words with the Song prefect, and then led a few people from the team to follow him to the mansion to settle down, preparing to leave for Fengzhou on the morning of the second day.
In his opinion, as long as the visitors are not serious, the release of the prisoner can be turned into a small matter. Captain Pan is a good talker at a glance, and when they leave, they can prepare more filial piety silver.
However, it was said that Master Liu had given the Iron Cavalry Guards hot water for washing, and was just about to leave, but was stopped by Wang Baoye and asked, "I don't know where the toilet in the government is?" Can you lead the way? ”
Master Liu replied with a smile: "The official is polite, please come with the contemptible people." ”
The two of them walked out of the house, walked through the corridor, and walked to the door of the latrine, Master Liu said flatteringly: "Does the official need a piece of paper?" ”
Wang Baoye's face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Liu Hongbao, are you guilty?!" ”
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