Qiantang fell, Shangyu fell, Yuyao fell, Zhuji fell, Shanyin fell......

Then there was Huiji County, then Linhai County and Dongyang County, and the bad news came one after another, Gu Yun was trapped in Wu County, helpless. In the final analysis, he is just a mere Wu Jun Taishou and does not have the power to transfer troops. Yangzhou has two sets of government soldiers and state soldiers, the government soldiers are naturally under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Governor's Office, and the state soldiers are led by the Yangzhou Assassin History, but the Chu State official system, the state assassin history generally serves as the governor, that is to say, without the order of Luling King An Xiulong, no one has the right to use the Fuzhou soldiers, and Gu Yun can mobilize only a few hundred county soldiers from Wu County Taishoufu. These county soldiers said that they were soldiers, but in fact, they were similar in nature to the county officials, and they did some errands to maintain law and order, arrest criminals, and encircle and suppress bandits.

Gu Yun got up, walked into the courtyard, and watched the leaves in the courtyard begin to show a little yellow, and the autumn breeze rose, but Xu You's face was smiling slightly.

Bang!

A heavy punch slammed on the railing, the joints of the fingers oozed blood, just as Bao Xi and Jun Cheng Hua Du walked over from the corridor on the other side, seeing this scene, the two hurriedly ran to the front, Hua Du wanted to speak and stopped, but Bao Xi did not have his scruples, and said worriedly: "Fu Jun, you ...... it"

Gu Yun waved his hand, signaling that it was okay, took a deep breath, calmed his irritable mood a little, and asked, "Is there any latest news?" ”

"General Zhichong and Qiu Yuan, the protector of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, have already assembled the Fuzhou soldiers who can be mobilized at present and stationed them in Dicui Town, thirty miles away from Wu County. Qiu Hujun sent an official letter asking Wu County to immediately raise three months' worth of grain and grass for military supplies......"

The Governor's Office has its own mature logistical support mechanism, and if the temporary supply is insufficient, it will be requisitioned from the local government, and the example of Qiu Yuan, who has not yet started a war, allows local counties to supply grain and grass is very rare, and it is not in accordance with the procedure.

Gu Yun's gaze stayed on Bao Xi, wanting to hear his opinion. Bao Xi obviously thought about this question and said: "Qiu Hujun's move should not be very optimistic about the war. If you can't solve the battle quickly, resulting in a protracted war, it is really difficult to rely on the grain transport officers of the Governor's Mansion alone, so let Wu County raise grain and grass in advance and be prepared......"

Qiu Yuan can be called a fierce general, but he is not a good general, but even such a fierce general who is not afraid of death is not optimistic about quelling this military rebellion in the short term, Gu Yun's heart is even heavier, thinking of Xu You's loss of the enemy camp, life and death are uncertain, as if he is pressed by something in his chest, and he can't breathe.

"Three months...... Qiu Yuan is really easy to say! Hua Du frowned, expressed dissatisfaction with Qiu Yuan's lion mouth, and said: "Yangzhou is in a drought, even the rations of the people cannot be guaranteed, and the homeless people inside and outside the city can only hang their lives with two bowls of gruel a day. ”

Bao Xi didn't answer, he understood that Hua Du was just complaining, Wu County is now full of grain, and in the past few months, grain merchants from other states have been attracted to frantically transport grain to Yangzhou, most of which are stored in the official warehouse of Wu County, these grains were originally used to stabilize the price of rice and crack down on profiteers, but now that Yangzhou is in turmoil, quelling the chaos is the first priority, and for Gu Yun, everything else is second.

Sure enough, Gu Yun said without thinking: "Order, on the premise of not affecting the daily life of the people, make every effort to ensure the grain, grass and military supplies of the Governor's Mansion." When necessary, you can reduce the income of the officials in the county, starting with me, and all this month's income will be donated as military funds! ”

"This ......"

Bao Xi hesitated, Gu Yun's family has a big business and doesn't care about this bit of money, but many lower-level officials have to rely on Yulu to support their families, and if such an order is passed on, it will definitely arouse everyone's dissatisfaction and backlash.

To put it bluntly, quelling the chaos is a state affair, but being an official is for himself, if he offends all his subordinates, Taishou is just an empty shell and useless.

Gu Yun's face sank, and he said: "If the anti-thief is not eliminated, he can't even save his life, and he is going to go to the underworld to enjoy it?" If anyone has an opinion, let him come to me to talk! ”

Hua Du was born in a second-class scholar family, and he was able to mix in the high position of the county, mainly relying on the recommendation of the Lu family and Gu Yun's appreciation, seeing that he had made up his mind, he no longer advised, and took the lead in expressing support, and said: "What the prince said is very true, even if he is lucky to save his life, but if he loses Yangzhou, the court will ask for the guilt and accountability, and the dismissal and dismissal of officials will be small, and where will he come from when the time comes?" I also donated all my money for military supplies. ”

The matter was thus decided, and the reduction of wages was not the goal, but the purpose was to let the government and the opposition see the determination and courage of Wu County to quell the chaos. This will be of great use to the emperor when he is held accountable in the future.

"What else is there to say?"

Bao Xi looked around at the left and right, and said in a low voice: "Zhu Fayan's head was sent to Jinling by Du Mingyu, and it is said that Zhu Daorong's sect master and the box containing the human head lived together for one night, and then entered the palace to face the saint. Immediately the lord summoned the king of Luling, only half a day, Zhongshu Province drafted an edict, Shizhong Province audited, Shangshu Province wrote Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, so that Qiu Yuan led the Yangzhou Prefecture soldiers to immediately enter to suppress the thieves. The high efficiency and speed are unheard of since the founding of the dynasty. ”

Gu Yun sighed, Zhu Fayan's death was beyond everyone's expectations, Zhu Daorong was angry, he didn't know what he would do, the Daomen was opposed, and if the Buddhism was reborn, it would not be the blessing of all the people in the world.

It's just that these things have to be worried about by people who live in temples, Gu Yun's official position is small, and he is in the locality, so he can't do anything at all. Bao Xi said: "According to the news from the Crouching Tiger Division, all the counties occupied by the Heavenly Master Army, all the Buddhist temples that have been built and under construction have been burned down, the Buddha statues have been shoveled to their heads, the scriptures have been smeared with filth, and the monks have been tortured and killed, or have become coolies with the army. Du Mingyu still refused to give up, offering a reward of 10,000 yuan, encouraging the people to expose each other to the people and families who had worshiped Buddhism, once verified, either voluntarily donate all the family property for military use, and promised to only believe in the way of the Heavenly Master from now on, otherwise, all the old and young will be killed! ”

Gu Yun subconsciously shook his head and said, "I have been in contact with Du Mingyu a few times, this person has a high demeanor, like Yaolin Qiongshu, he is almost suspected of being a fairy, but I didn't expect it to be so cruel and unkind......"

"Rumors spread about Zhou Gong's assistance to become the king, Wang Mang wants to usurp the Han family but the world respects him, it is difficult to see through when people's hearts are not revealed, Du Mingyu is good at doing fame and reputation, we are all deceived by his appearance!"

What's the benefit of saying these at this time, they claim to be smart people, but they can be played by Du Mingyu, which is really a bit embarrassing. Bao Xi wisely changed the subject, and then said: "In addition, Zhu Wuxuan, oh, that is, the Buddha, he was tortured, put into a prisoner car and paraded along the street, and many people everywhere hurled insults while throwing filth, no one is a ghost, and the situation is extremely miserable. ”

"Everyone has his own life, and this is also a helpless thing!"

After listening to Zhu Wuxuan's experience, Gu Yun was even more worried about Xu You's situation, but the bad news came one after another, after Qiu Yuan reorganized the army, he found that the full establishment of 18,000 people was actually only 11,000 people, of which only 5,000 soldiers could fight, and many armors, guns, bows and crossbows were also negligent in protection, either rusty or rotten and could not be used at all. In view of this, Qiu Yuan personally visited Gu Yun and supplemented the sequence of county soldiers from Wu County to Fuzhou soldiers, and at the same time recruited county soldiers from Yixing County, Wuxing County, Jinling County and Donghai County. As for the combat strength of these county soldiers, whether they can cooperate with the original Fuzhou soldiers is no longer within Qiu Yuan's consideration, and the emperor has ordered him to quell the rebellion within two months, and he will go to the hospital in a hurry, and pull up the team first.

If these just made Gu Yun feel worried, then the next news made him restless. Meng Xingchun went to the house overnight and told him that the champion princess An Yuxiu had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and her life and death were uncertain.

"Champion princess? Seriously? ”

Meng Xingchun's face made Gu Yun understand that this was by no means a joke, besides, give him a few guts, and he didn't dare to joke with the princess of the royal family. The champion princess An Yuxiu was implicated in the previous privateer case, and was demoted from the princess of San'in to the champion princess, and was severely reprimanded by An Zidao, and there were signs of falling out of favor. But no matter how she fell out of favor, her blood was there, if she was killed, it would be better to say, she was most afraid of being humiliated by thieves and put under house arrest, or using her identity to make a fuss, at that time it was the face of the royal family that was lost, and the national body of the empire was hurt.

Since Du Mingyu's rebellion, Meng Xingchun's entire mind has been spent on how to rescue An Yuxiu from Shanyin, but the Heavenly Master Army moved too fast, and in just three days, the water surrounding the He Clan's dock fort was impassable, leaving his rescue plan stillborn. The apprentices sent desperately sent a letter, saying that there was enough food in the dock fort, there were many troops, and the armament was solid, and it would not be a problem to hold on for a year and a half. Who would have thought that before Meng Xingchun would report the inside story to the imperial court, Shanyin would have the news that the He Clan's Dock Fort had been breached, and the entire He clan had been wiped out, and no one knew whether An Yuxiu would live or die.

Meng Xingchun was born in poverty, and the hardships since childhood taught him a truth, if one thing may develop in a worse direction, then it will definitely get worse.

If Xu You knew, he would definitely pat him on the shoulder and tell him: You are right, because this is the famous Murphy's Law.

"What are you going to do?"

Gu Yun knew that this matter was very important, and if he was not careful, many people would be implicated, so he wanted to listen to Meng Xingchun's idea before making a decision.

"It's definitely too late to wait for Qiu Hujun to completely defeat the anti-thieves, and then find the whereabouts of the princess." Meng Xingchun's eyes flashed with a crazy light, and he said: "My opinion, we must immediately send someone to infiltrate the enemy camp, search for the traces of the princess, and then save her from danger at all costs!" ”

Now from Qiantang to the south, half of Yangzhou is occupied by the Tianshi army, and all the passes and passes are tightly sealed, what happened inside, no one knows, rashly organize people to rescue, it can be said that nine deaths are life.

"The Heavenly Division's soldiers are strong and strong, and their morale is flourishing, and with the strength of the Crouching Tiger Division, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a difference......"

Gu Yun didn't say it directly, but Meng Xingchun didn't know the meaning of his words, he nodded and said, "So I came to see Fu Jun, just to ask Fu Jun to help." ”

Gu Yun smiled bitterly: "The soldiers of Wu County have all been requisitioned and transferred by Qiu Hujun, I am powerless......

"The army is better than killing in front of the battle, but it cannot save people after the battle. I would like to ask the prince of the mansion to borrow a martial arts master from the four men surnamed Gu Lu Zhu and Zhang, and go with the Crouching Tiger Division. ”

This is also an idea, but at the critical moment, the four surnames are too late to protect themselves, and they may not be willing to help Crouching Tiger. Although An Yuxiu is a princess, in the eyes of the four surnames, if the price paid is too great, it doesn't matter if she can't be saved or not. There are many emperors' sons, and there are many princesses, and if one dies, one dies, and he can't be more serious.

If it is another way to get the news, the four surnames can pretend not to know, but Meng Xingchun begged to come to the door like this, pretending to be deaf and dumb is not a smart person's practice, and the emperor will know about it in the future, so he will have to be angry and the four surnames will not be saved when they see death.

"Okay, I'll send someone at once...... No, I'll go see Uncle Lu in person. Gu Yunteng got up, took two steps, and then turned back and said: "Meng Jiaozuo, you must also be prepared in your heart, the surnames Gu, Lu, and Zhang are not strong sects by force, and there are no masters of the five grades in the clan, at most they can only send some healthy soldiers who are not afraid of death." The Zhu family may have a small grandmaster, but Fuchun is close to Qiantang and is a place of battle, and there will be a large army of the Heavenly Master Army to press the border soon, and at such a juncture, no one can force them too much. ”

Meng Xingchun's expression was gloomy, and he became extremely resolute in an instant, and said: "I understand, the prince only needs to try his best to lobby, no matter what the result is, the lord has to blame, and I will bear it alone!" ”

The meeting with Lu Zongzhou is very simple, if you do such a thing, you can only admit that you are unlucky, even if you make a show, you must not be honest. So the rescue team formed by the four surnames had a total of seventeen people, and with Meng Xingchun's Crouching Tiger Division, they quietly set off, preparing to blend into the Heavenly Master Army to save people.

Xu You sat in the room, leisurely drinking tea. After refusing Du Mingyu's request, he hadn't seen the shadow of this sacrificial wine for several days. However, Liu Yan has been here a few times, and he lost the whereabouts of Zuo Yan and others, which made him very angry, and every time he met Xu You, he felt that he was going to vent his anger, but he forcibly held back.

This made Xu You even more sure that there should be something else behind the scenes, but he couldn't solve the mystery after racking his brains, so he let it go. This time he was captured, he used 70 million yuan as a talisman, and he was ready to endure the punishment, as long as he didn't make a move, Liu Yan was reluctant to kill him if he wanted to come.

Unexpectedly, Du Mingyu didn't care about the 70 million money at all, Liu Yan drooled, but he was very elegant, not only did he not use torture, but even swallowed some grievances. There must be a demon when things go wrong, Xu You has no bottom in his heart, he is more and more careful in his words and deeds, and he no longer stimulates Liu Yan and challenges his patience, so there are very few conflicts in these meetings, a bit like the scene when the two of them had their own thoughts in the mediation of Lu Hui and the mud, but they were safe and sound.

"Xu Langjun, is it comfortable to live here?"

Liu Yan smiled and pushed open the door, Xu You picked up the teacup, shook it at him, and said: "The dwarf paper is oblique and idle, and the fine milk in the sunny window is divided into tea, I am at peace with what I encounter, not to mention General Liu, a mentor and helpful friend, I am naturally very comfortable!" ”

"Xu Langjun's good poems, I am a rough person, I only know good, but I don't know where the good is, so I tried my best to find a flower for Lang Jun." Liu Yan clapped his hands, and a woman was pushed in, and said: "This champion princess, known as a literary name, is now willing to be a slave and maid of Langjun, and she is with her." ”

Xu You's body shook slightly, looking at the woman's beautiful face, upright and generous, but the lonely and resolute meaning in his eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what, could it be really An Yuxiu who married into the He family?

"Ha, Lang Jun is tempted!"

Liu Yan said with bad intentions: "Think about it, the red sleeves add fragrance, read to the moon, the beauty who was once a princess stands beside her, and let you take what you want, how comfortable is that?" Who can refuse a man in the world? ”

After speaking, he bowed, the corners of his lips overflowed with a smile, and said: "Your Highness, this is Xu You Xu Weizhi, known as the night Yiguang." The splendid article, Guizhang heard of it, and it was valued by the three Wu scholars. I am a man of my word, and I will let you commit myself to service, which will not be an insult to you, right? ”

An Yuxiu looked at Xu You coldly, and opened her mouth lightly, but spit out two words heavily: "Traitor!" ”