In the middle of the night, when it is ugly.

The city of Linzhou was almost pitch black, only a few bean-sized lights were reflected from the prefect's mansion, which was extremely weak in this gloomy snowy night.

Under the lamp, there sat a man with gray temples and hair like scorched grass roots lying messily under his chin. The man's eyes were bloodshot, but he still didn't seem sleepy, just watched the candle flame dance in a daze.

Suddenly, a servant came from outside the door, and when he saw the man, he bowed down and said, "Lord Lin, the corner tower in the northeast corner of the city has been repaired, and according to Lord Lin's orders, four hundred white feather arrows have been transported upstairs for General Hu's marksmen to use." ”

"What time is it?"

"It's past ugly."

The man slowly stood up and said to himself, "Four hundred...... It should be enough. Then he asked: "How is the wall near the eastern gate, which was burned down by the Imuraans last time, repaired?" ”

"Lord Huilin, that section of the city wall was personally supervised by General Hu, and the villain doesn't know the details, but it's just ......"

"Just what? Say it. ”

"It's just that when the villain passed by the East City Gate the evening before yesterday, he glanced at it from a distance, and it didn't seem to be much different from the original broken appearance."

"What? Didn't General Hu personally supervise the construction? How can it still be the same? ”

"The villain doesn't know."

Lin Qianmo sighed tightly, and cracks almost cracked on his dry lips.

The city of Linzhou City leans on the Lingfeng in the west and the swamp in the east, which is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack. A few months ago, because the Blood Flame King Qi Lie suddenly raided the prefect Cai Shouxin's patrol soldiers, not only cut Cai's head, but also entered the city and destroyed the city wall in the east of the city. Later, due to the delay in sending someone to take over the position of prefect, that section of the city wall fell into disrepair and was not supervised.

Lin Qianmo served as the prefect of Linzhou for eight years, knowing the interests of the city wall in the east of the city, and wanted to personally supervise the repair, but the Ming Emperor suddenly sent Hu Ying, the general of Canghai who guarded Langzhou, to Linzhou, and Hu Ying took over the city defense in the east of the city on the day he arrived, and the construction of the natural city wall was also handed over to her.

Hu Yingnai is the first of the four generals of the blue sea, and the oldest is also a veteran of the battlefield. Lin Qianmo thought that Hu Ying must have taken care of the city defense in the east of the city before he did it himself, but three days later, he didn't even slack off!

Although there is a swamp in the east of the city, once there is no wall as a barrier, and the Imurans take advantage of it, no matter how strong the defense in the north of the city is, it will be useless.

Lin Qianmo asked:

"Where is General Hu now?"

"In the camp of Golden Feather in the east of the city."

"You go to the camp first to report it, and then say that I want to see it."

The prefect Lin Qianmo is a civilian fourth-grade, and Hu Yingguan worships General Canghai, who is a military marquis from the first rank, if he only talks about military rank, he is the same level as Liu Mingyan in southern Xinjiang, so Lin Qianmo does not dare to make a mistake even if he is anxious.

The man took the order and hurried away, but after a short time he turned back.

Lin Qianmo asked impatiently, "Why did you come back again?" But what did you forget? ”

The man shook his head in horror and pointed behind him.

Lin Qianmo saw that there was a soldier behind him.

"General Canghai asked the prefect to go to the camp to speak."

Very well, I was going to look for her, and she came to call me.

Lin Qianmo's spirits perked up, and he slightly adjusted the official robe and the black veil on the top that he had not taken off for three days, and motioned to the soldier to hurry up and lead the way.

The night was long, and several figures hurried through the tower, and a few crows were faintly heard in the distance, adding to the chill.

Lin Qianmo knows Linzhou City well, and along the way, there is no light to guide the way, and there is no stagnation under his feet.

Looking down from the city tower, the appearance of Linzhou City has hardly changed from eight years ago.

On the edge of the mansion in the north of the city is the original Lin Mansion, and Lin Qianmo saw that the stables by the gate of the mansion were still lined up.

In the past, when he was drunk, he often beat Zhao Wuyun out of the door. Sometimes when it rained, Zhao Wuyun would be dragged to the stable by the servants to hide from the rain.

It wasn't that he didn't catch a glimpse from the window, and he knew that there was nothing wrong with the child.

But the greatest mercy he could have was to pretend not to see the secret protection of his servants.

This was the limit of what he could allow himself to be good.

No matter what, no matter how disgusted he was, at least he raised him, returned to Taiye City and sent him to Taixue.

Without me, Lin Qianmo, can you Zhao Wuyun become a Qing shark horse?

Lin Qianmo turned his face away, not wanting to see the row of stables again.

He looked up and turned to the other side, and unexpectedly caught another glimpse of the main entrance of the tall castle tower.

A heart-wrenching pain struck again.

A few months ago, his daughter was beheaded by the Blood Flame King Qi Lie, and she has been hanging there ever since. It hung for half a month, and no one dared to take it off.

I died of my daughter, and no one cared.

When Emperor Ming died of his daughter, he asked someone to accompany him to the funeral.

Maybe I'm a member of the funeral.

Naturally, Lin Qianmo didn't even need to ask, and the so-called Zhao Wuyin, who "committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake", must also be.

He suddenly wondered, if he hadn't written that letter to Cai Shouxin at the beginning, would his daughter have escaped? Or maybe he didn't buy the officials to be transferred back to Taiye City, then he would be the one who went out of the city to inspect, so he died in front of his daughter, and he couldn't see these tragic scenes that made people have nightmares every night?

The night was thick, and Lin Qianmo laughed to himself coldly, laughing so hard that the two entourages beside him felt a little hairy in their hearts.

Eight years, even if you are drunk and sluggish, even if you do nothing. But I have done everything that a prefect should do, and these eight years are also the most peaceful eight years in Linzhou Mansion. Which official warehouse in the city did not build me, and which bridge did not build me? Tremblingly, he dealt with the merchants of the Blade Clan, and tried to get more rations for the people from the mouths of the Blade Clan.

The place under the jurisdiction of the prefect of the fourth grade, I have a clear conscience.

But what will happen to you tomorrow? Killed in the city with the defenders by the Imurans? Or was she beheaded like a daughter?

Just think about what to do.

This life is destined to die at the hands of the Imurans, so why bother with how to die. I, Lin Qianmo, have scrupulously adhered to public service all my life, and even if I die, I can leave a clear name in the world.

has a lot of money in the belly, Moxiang IV, the name that his father gave him at the beginning will probably not be humiliated.

Lin Qianmo felt suddenly enlightened, and his feet became more and more brisk.

After a while, they had reached the east side of the city wall. Lin Qianmo looked through the light of the lantern, and the city wall seemed to have been repaired a lot, and it was not as dilapidated as reported before, so he made up his mind.

Hu Ying is now the commander of the Golden Feather Battalion, how can it be a child's play? I really didn't worry about it.

Lin Qianmo walked down the stairs from the city wall. It was dark and he couldn't see the road clearly, so he naturally reached out to hold on to the city wall and wanted to walk slowly. Suddenly, he felt something strange in his hand......

Moist and soft.

Lin Qianmo was shocked in his heart, and then touched it carefully.

You can't go wrong...... Sure enough, it was wet and soft! He tried to poke his finger, but he didn't point in, and poked straight into the city wall!

"Bring the lamp!" Lin Qianmo called, and the entourage immediately raised the lantern.

I saw that the walls were full of potholes and bumps, and they were all made of mud, and the mud was mixed with wood ash, grass roots or broken gravel, so even the mud would not collapse.

But what is the difference between such a wall and papier-mâché!

If you can poke your fingers lightly, can you stop Qi Lie's heavy armored cavalry?

Lin Qianmo was shocked and angry, and couldn't understand why Hu Ying could cut corners so much, and shouted: "Go!" Go see General Hu! ”

There was silence everywhere in the Golden Feather camp, and the lights were still bright in the main tent.

Lin Qianmo strode into the camp, only to see a person sitting in the tent, wearing a thousand-scale Mingguang Mountain pattern armor, wearing a Panyun double-feathered phoenix wing helmet, his face was like purple jade, his eyebrows were like a sword, and he was in his forties, it was Hu Ying, the general of Canghai.

Hu Ying had obviously been waiting for a long time, and there was a lacquer plate in front of the table, and there was a pot on the plate.

Lin Qianmo put away the doubts and anger below, and first bowed. Hu Ying was very polite, and motioned to the soldier to carry a pot and pour a lamp for Lin Qianmo.

When the host and guest meet, it is common sense to serve tea and salute each other. Lin Qianmo raised his eyebrows, covered his sleeve, and took a sip.

Unexpectedly, this bite almost didn't make him spit out.

“…… Wine? Lin Qianmo couldn't hide his surprise.

Hu Ying laughed and said, "The winter night is long, and Lord Lin is hard, so it's better to drink a drink to warm up your body." I don't have good tea in this barracks, but there is a lot of good wine. Why was he surprised to hear that Lord Lin was also a drinker? ”

Lin Qianmo really likes to drink, but since he returned to Linzhou City, he only thought about the city defense, so he didn't drink a drop of wine, and when he heard Hu Ying say this, he drank it all in one sip and replied: "General Xie's wine, the lower officials don't dare to drink more, only this one." ”

Hu Ying nodded approvingly and said: "Lord Lin is very loyal to his duties, and he is worthy of being the person whom His Majesty values hand-picked. ”

Lin Qianmo's face sank, and he responded: "General Hu, Lin is just flesh and blood, how can he stop Imuran's bronze armor and iron horse." Linzhou City has been built for a hundred years, relying on the Lingling in the west and the deep swamp in the east, so that it can be defended without loss. But ......"

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again for a while. After all, Hu Yingguan pressed him by several levels, and Lin Qianmo didn't dare to speak too bluntly.

Hu Ying saw that his expression was hesitant, and asked with a smile: "How can Lord Lin only say half of what he says?" It's a lot of anxiety. At the moment of the great enemy, we should work together, and it doesn't hurt to say anything. ”

Lin Qianmo has been in officialdom for decades, how can he not understand that the meaning of "but it doesn't hurt to say" is equivalent to "it's better to shut up", but when it's time to shut up, people always can't help but want to be "straightforward".

"Since General Hu has a large number of them, then let the lower officials ask, why is the city wall in the east of the city made of mud and grass roots? The next official just tried it, and you can poke it with your fingers, and now the army is pressing, and you may not be able to see anything from a distance with such a city wall, but as long as the iron cavalry approaches, the truth will inevitably be revealed. By then, will there be a fire in the backyard and the eastern part of the city will be surrendered to the Imulans? ”

Hu Ying didn't think it was angry when she heard it, she was still kind and pleasant, she motioned to the soldier to pour another glass of wine for Lin Qianmo, but Lin Qianmo pushed his hand in front of the lamp, and refused with a straight face: "The official just said, only drink one glass." ”