With the sound of the trumpet, the camp of the rogues in the distance began to become agitated, and after a chaotic panic, it took about two quarters of an hour before it gradually calmed down, and soon a group of rogues began to assemble and drive towards the city.

Seeing that a group of unseen rogues began to rush towards the Qingbo Gate, there was a slight commotion on the city wall.

"Oh no, the thieves are ready to attack the city!"

An exclamation sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look, and found that the person who spoke was Fang Qiying, who had quarreled with Ma Sidi just now.

As he spoke, he only heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and thousands of cavalry urged their horses to rush towards the Jinbomen, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves shook the people on the city wall to notice that their feet were trembling slightly, and behind the cavalry, thousands of rogues suddenly let out a scream and rushed towards the city.

Looking at the scene in front of them, the faces of the officials at the city gate changed one by one, and some of the timid even felt that their legs were trembling.

Seeing such a scene, Pan Ruzhen's familiar face also became a little solemn, and asked Ma Sidi: "Master Ma, the thieves are about to attack the city, how do you think we should resist the enemy?" ”

Unlike what everyone imagined, Ma Sidi not only did not have a panicked look on his face, but shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Lord Governor, according to what the lower officials have seen, the thieves are not ready to attack the city, this time they are just bluffing, we just need to wait and see what happens." ”

"Bold!"

A voice sounded on the side, it turned out to be Fang Qiying, I saw him pointing at Ma Sidi and shouting: "Ma Sidi, you are the garrison of Hangzhou Mansion, now that the thieves are attacking the city, not only do you not want to find a way to resist the enemy, but you are still coaxing the governor here, what crime should you be guilty of?" ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Ma Sidi to answer, and cried to Pan Ruzhen: "Lord Governor Mingjian, Ma Sidi is a guard, and when the crisis comes, not only does he not think of serving the court and killing the enemy for the country, but he fools Shangguan and puts hundreds of thousands of people in Hangzhou City in danger.

The lower officials think that you should ask for the king's order banner to take it down, and choose another good general to defend the city! Your Excellency, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in Hangzhou Prefecture, you must not be soft-hearted! ”

Looking at Fang Qiying, who was crying so much, Pan Ruzhen's face became extremely ugly, and she was so excited that she gritted her teeth a little bit.

After a long time, he faced the north, arched his hand to the north, and said in a trembling voice: "Come on, please give out the king's order flag." ”

"Whoa!"

As Pan Ruzhen's words fell, eight tall guards in leather armor walked over behind him, and four of them held high four blue satin flags, on which were embroidered with a big "Decree of the Imperial Gift, Governor of Zhejiang".

The other four held aloft tokens made of basswood on all four sides and painted with gold lacquer on the surface, on which the word "Ling" was written.

This is what is commonly known as the royal banner in the world, and it is also a kind of power certificate, and the holder has a certain amount of power to dispose of it cheaply within the authority specified in the edict.

For example, although Pan Ruzhen is the governor of Zhejiang, he commands the military and political power of a province, and the nature of power is needless to say, but even so he has no right to dismiss and dispose of subordinate officials at will, because any disposal right involving officials above the seventh rank belongs to the emperor, which is also the bottom line of monarchy.

However, there are no absolutes, sometimes the situation is really urgent, and it is too late to consult the imperial court, so the officials who have the royal flag can have the right to dispose of it on the spot, but this right cannot be abused, and every time it is used, it is necessary to explain the reason to the emperor afterwards.

Facing the banner of the king's order, Pan Ruzhen and the surrounding officials all bowed deeply to the chess card with a solemn face, and after bowing three times in a row, Pan Ruzhen turned around and said solemnly: "Someone!" ”

"Whoa!"

Immediately, two soldiers of the Fubiao battalion who were fully armored and had long knives at their waists and hips stood up.

Seeing this, many of the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate tower changed their faces, and some of the soldiers wearing iron armor tightened their hands with their weapons and looked at their own commanders, and the soldiers not far away showed signs of faint commotion.

Fang Qiying was overjoyed, and said loudly to Pan Ruzhen: "Lord Governor is wise, please quickly take down Ma Sidi by thunderbolt!" ”

Pan Ruzhen snorted coldly, pointed at Fang Qiying with his finger and said sharply: "Come on, pick off Fang Qiying's black gauze hat for Ben Fu and drive him off the city wall. ”

"Ah......h

Pan Ruzhen's move can be said to have surprised many people, but he didn't expect that as a civil official, he didn't attack Ma Sidi, but instead dealt a ruthless blow to Fang Qiying, who was also a civil official.

"Whoa!"

The two soldiers of the superintendent battalion responded, and immediately stepped forward to clamp Fang Qiying left and right, and one of them took off the black gauze hat on his head.

Fang Qiying's eyes widened, revealing a look of disbelief, her mouth opened wide because she was too surprised, and she pointed at Ma Sidi on the side and stammered: "Patrol...... Lord Governor, you're mistaken, it's him who wants to take it down. ”

"That's right, you're the one who took it!" Pan Ruzhen shouted with a calm face: "As an official of the imperial court, you actually intended to instigate Benfu to frame Zhongliang, how can Benfu do what you want!" Come on, escort Fang Qiying down! ”

"Whoa!"

The two soldiers responded again, and pressed Fang Qiying down without hesitation.

"My lord, the lower officials have been wronged! Adult ......"

Ignoring Fang Qiying, who was screaming all the way in the distance, Pan Ruzhen turned to Ma Sidi and said, "Master Ma, Benfu has handed over the safety of Hangzhou to you." I don't understand the things of the war, but in addition to the things of the war, you can ask the generals for anything, and the silver, food, and young and strong people can help you raise money, what you have to do is to firmly hold the city of Hangzhou, can you do it? ”

Ma Sidi's eyes immediately turned red, and he knelt down on one knee at Pan Ruzhen with a snort and said in a trembling voice: "If the adult is like this, the last general will dare not die for the adult?" ”

Pan Ruzhen stepped forward to help him up, and said earnestly: "It's up to you next." ”

"Whoa!"

Ma Sidi replied heavily, and then stood up.

What happened on the city wall was a long story, but it was only a few minutes, and at this time, the cavalry of the rogue also rushed to a distance of several hundred meters from the city wall, but when they reached this distance, they stopped rushing forward, but stopped their horses.

After these cavalry stopped, the cavalry led by them began to separate from the left and right, and from the middle slowly rode out a man with a solemn and majestic face.