There is no news from the capital, and Shen Chongming has been suffering from not being able to eat or sleep for the past few days. Although I heard that Chen Hai of the Guangdong Metropolitan Division had already made arrangements, both he and himself underestimated the strength of the Japanese Bandits, and it was only a little more than ten days, and hundreds of miles along the coast were attacked by the Japanese Invaders to varying degrees.

But the Japanese did not know where they got the news, every time they could see the gap and hit with a blow, and the officers and soldiers could only act as firefighters, where something happened they rushed there non-stop, often only to clean up the mess, and even fell into the ambush of the Japanese invaders several times, with heavy casualties.

According to the news that Shen Chongming has at hand now, as of last night, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers have been killed and wounded, and more than 5,000 innocent people have been killed.

"Erdan, go to the Yamen again and see if there is any new news from the Wei Governor's Mansion!" Shen Chongming, who walked out of the door with a black face, shouted at the top of his voice, Now the situation is getting more and more chaotic, and Jinyiwei's ability to transmit information is also greatly affected, and it is not as fast as the report from the yamen.

Just last night, the Japanese invaders attacked Sanjiang County, which is 70 miles north of Shaoxing, and most of the troops under the jurisdiction of the thousands of households in Sanjiang County were transferred to Ningbo Mansion to help in the war, and the empty Sanjiang County was killed by the Japanese in a battle, and the people in the county were also killed, and even the county magistrate's family could not escape their lives, and the county magistrate himself was even skinned alive.

As soon as the news came, it spread throughout the entire yamen in a short time as if it had grown wings, and just now, the government ya, who had handed over his resignation and was waiting for the news to return to his hometown, knew that the old immortal thing came to him with numb legs, saying that something had happened in his hometown, and he was going back now without waiting for the official to reply, and he didn't speak, he turned around and ran out again.

Wei Zhifu knew that this old guy was frightened, not only afraid that the would-be would-be wouldn't come to attack the city and lose his life, but also afraid that something would happen to him but he would save his life.

Wei Zhifu is also afraid, he is the chief official, once something happens, the biggest responsibility has to fall on his head, and then think about the fate of Sanjiang Zhixian, he shuddered, peeling his skin, Demon Venerable Immortal Emperor! A punishment worse than Ling Chi.

After a few circles in the room, Wei Zhifu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Come on, let Yu Jinglun come to see me!" The handyman outside the door answered, and he heard the footsteps getting farther and farther away.

After a while, Yu Jinglun hurriedly ran in, bowed down and asked, "My lord, you have an order to let the subordinate come here!" ”

"Hehe, Lord Yu, please, let's sit down and talk!" Governor Wei said with a smile on his face, and then turned his head to the miscellaneous servant and ordered: "Go, go to the back office and bring a can of Pu'er tea treasured by the official, and let Lord Yu take it home and taste it!" ”

Seeing his performance, Yu Jinglun couldn't help but be surprised, although relying on the identity of his brother-in-law, the prefect has always been very polite to himself, but after all, he is his subordinate, and there is a limit to how polite he is, which makes him sit down and talk and take out a can of famous tea, which has never been treated before.

There must be demons when things go wrong, especially in this eventful season, suddenly polite, I have to be a little more careful! "Thank you, hehe!"

"Lord Yu, I don't know how Lord Shen is doing recently, you also know that there are many affairs in the yamen, although this official has always wanted to visit the mansion, but he is always empty!" Governor Wei said with a smile.

Yu Jinglun smiled humbly: "Thank you, I heard from the insiders of the lower officials a few days ago that Lord Shen originally planned to return to Beijing a few days ago, but now that the war is tense, he didn't move, but as long as the situation eases, he will definitely leave!" ”

Governor Wei breathed a sigh of relief, let's leave quickly! He lives in Shaoxing Mansion, and what he has done as a prefect is too aggrieved. Although I was desperate in my heart, my face was full of reluctance: "That's it! Originally, the official thought that Lord Shen would stay for a longer period of time? It seems impossible to practice for him! ”

As soon as Yu Jinglun heard this, he knew that the Wei Governor's Mansion was going to cut to the point, and sure enough, he saw Wei Shengjing looking at him with a smile and said: "That's the case, the official has some things to go to the Yamen of the Political Division, and now the Tongzhi Lord is old and almost doesn't deal with government affairs, but the Yamen can't be without a person in charge, the official wants to wait for the time when the official is not there, and the affairs of the Yamen will be taken care of by you, I don't know if the Lord Yu is happy!" ”

If Wei Shengjing said this as usual, Yu Jinglun would definitely be overjoyed and grateful, but at this time, letting himself preside over the affairs of the yamen is tantamount to pushing himself into the fire pit, and if something happens, he will definitely put the responsibility on his head.

But as a subordinate, now that Wei Shengjing has given himself such a difficult task, he has no reason to shirk it at all, if not, he will definitely criticize himself in every possible way in the future.

Governor Wei also knew that this matter was not authentic, but Yu Jinglun had such a capable brother-in-law as Shen Chongming to take care of him, and even if something went wrong at that time, it would be fine, and from the perspective of his position as a general judge of the three leaders, it was also in line with the rules to hand over the errand to him.

Seeing that Jinglun was a little hesitant, Wei Zhifu guessed that he understood his purpose for doing this, and he didn't hide it, patted Yu Jinglun's shoulder and said earnestly: "Lord Yu! This official is also a last resort, you also know, the official imperial examination into the office, so many years of conscientious work to get a prefect position, frankly speaking, like this official's age, if someone in the court took care of it, he would have already gone to the capital six departments on an errand, if something really happened this time, then all these years of hard work will be in vain, but you are different, there is a relationship with Lord Shen, even if he doesn't speak for you at that time, the officials of the ministry have to weigh it, so this matter is not only not harmful to you, but there are a lot of benefits, you think, No fault is merit, in case Shaoxing City can't have a problem, then you are a meritorious man, just with the old man to return to his hometown, with this credit, who is this position for you! ”

Yu Jinglun was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that there was such a thing in this matter, but he was also a smart person, and after a little pondering, he was clear, and stood up with some excitement: "My lord, the lower official has been taught!" As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

Wei Zhifu nodded with great satisfaction, got up to help Yu Jinglun, and said with a smile: "Lord Yu, then we have decided this matter, you go down first and prepare, Desperate Maniac!" When the official leaves here early tomorrow morning, you will be in charge! ”

Brother Erdan hurried all the way, and when he arrived in front of the yamen, he happened to meet several palace guards who were dusty, his clothes were conspicuous, and several palace guards looked happy, and the first one got off the horse and ran in front of Brother Erdan: "This lord, my brothers and I are guards who came to deliver the decree on the order of the emperor, dare to ask where Lord Shen is!" ”

The object of this edict, Shen Chongming, is the commander of Jinyiwei, and now that he has seen Jinyiwei's people, he doesn't have to bother to go into the palace to ask.

As soon as Brother Erdan heard that it was a message, he knew that what Shen Chongming had been thinking about had come to pass, and he smiled at the moment: "A few brothers have worked hard, then come with me!" With that, he took a few guards and hurried towards the Shen Mansion.

"My lord, the decree is coming, hurry up and take it!" Brother Erdan took the lead, and even jumped into the backyard and shouted, this guy was loud enough, and Shen Chongming, who was thinking about a map of Zhejiang topography in the study, was stunned, and then raised his feet and ran out.

"Erdan, where are you here?" Grabbing Brother Erdan's shoulder, Shen Chongming asked excitedly, he had been waiting for a long time to show his strength and meet this group of would-be robbers.

"My lord, it's in the front yard!" As soon as the words fell, Shen Chongming in front of him disappeared, and Brother Erdan grinned for a while, and he often said that he was anxious? It turned out that he was more anxious than himself when something happened.

There was a holy decree in his own courtyard, this is a big thing, Shen Qing, who was about to go out after drinking morning tea in the front hall, did not leave the shop to check, and Baba's return to the main hall greeted several guards with great enthusiasm.

This is Lord Shen's father, although several guards are people around the emperor, they don't dare to hold it up, and they excuse themselves one by one.

"What about the Holy Purpose?" Before the person arrived, Shen Chongming rushed in with a gust of wind, and when several guards saw it, they hurriedly got up and saluted: "I've seen Lord Shen!" ”

"Excuse me, hehe, a few of you have worked hard all the way!" Looking at such a big internal guard's outfit, Shen Chongming smiled at this time, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looked forward to the appointment letter.

Brother Erdang also ran in, and when he saw that Shen Chongming was only wearing civilian clothes, what was even worse was that he was still pulling two round cloth shoes on his feet, which was too unserious: "My lord, you should go and change your outfit first!" Brother Erdan reminded in a whisper.

"Get out!" Shen Chongming was in a hurry to accept the order, where did he have the time to change his body, turned around and scolded the second egg, and then he put on a smile and said to a few guards: "Everyone, let's start!" ”

Although Brother Erdan's voice was low, he was also heard by several guards, but instead of feeling that Shen Chongming was so inappropriate, he admired him a lot, what is a loyal minister, a person like Lord Shen can be counted as a loyal minister, he must know that the emperor is worried about the Japanese Kou, and it is really rare for a courtier who is so eager to share his worries for the emperor.

Without further ado, one person untied a bamboo tube wrapped in yellow silk from his back, took out one of the holy decrees, stood in the center of the main hall and read it.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and said: The Japanese are in trouble for a long time, killing my people and taking my money, it is really intolerable in the law of heaven and the country, in order to make the four seas peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the special Jinyi Wei commanded the Tongzhi Shen Chongming to serve as the chief military officer of the Qin Chaping Wa, control the soldiers and horses in various coastal areas, carefully arrange, be sure to completely eliminate the Japanese troubles, and then give Shang Fang a sword, and all the soldiers who do not respect the general's order, can be cut first and then played, Qin this!"

"Weichen Shen Chongming commands, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Shen Chongming suppressed his heart and said excitedly, what a lot of power, more than he wanted, although he was ordered to be in danger, but with the support of the emperor, if he couldn't put the Japanese in one go, he would really have no shame to return to Beijing.