When he saw Yao Ping and Li Jun returning safely with Liu Enzai, Qu Shun was overjoyed, and he stood up with Chen Dahua's support and hugged Yao Ping tightly.

"I was scared of you when I didn't see you come back for a long time." Qu Shun grabbed Yao Ping's arm and said, "I was thinking just now that if you don't come back, I'll go to the city to find you." ”

"I'm glad you didn't go." Yao Ping said, "The city is in chaos, if you go to the city with your injured leg, then we will all have to finish there." ”

"Don't look down on my injured leg, even if I'm lame, I can beat three of those bastards at a time." Qu Shun said.

didn't wait for Yao Ping to speak, but saw Chen Dahua step forward and said to Qu Shun, "Okay Shunzi, don't be reckless, just now you were still on the ground grinning and shouting that your legs hurt." ”

"Captain Zhan, thank you for the rescue." After looking at Yao Ping and Qu Shun on the side, Liu Enzai smiled and turned to Zhanye and said.

Zhan Ye shook his head slightly, "Brother Liu, don't thank me, it's Yao Ping, this friend of yours who rushed into the city desperately to save you, I'm just going to help him." ”

"Thank you for that." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Thank you, Lord Lieutenant." Qu Shun heard the conversation between the two, and he said on the side, "If it weren't for you, my lord, I'm afraid that most of the people in this city would be unable to escape, and they would all be brutalized by those mobs." ”

"Hey." Zhan Ye sighed and said ashamedly, "Don't say anything to thank me, I am now a sinner who has lost my city and land, ashamed of the Son of Heaven and ashamed of the people." It is to thank you again without any face. ”

"Lieutenant Zhan, don't blame yourself. It's because we're late, and we've borrowed fewer reinforcements. Yao Ping also stepped forward and said.

"It's not easy for Hanyuan County to send these soldiers." Zhanye said, "If you want to defeat these mobs, it seems that you can only hope for the soldiers and horses of the county government." ”

"These bastards, why don't the soldiers and horses of the county government come and kill them all quickly." Qu Shun said indignantly, "If you don't kill them, I don't know how many people they will harm in the future." ”

"They can't form any climate, and it's already their limit that they can come here from Qingfu Raid." Zhan Ye said.

"Lord County Lieutenant, how do you know that this is the end of their time?" Qu Shun asked, "There are quite a few of them now." ”

"It's not about the number of people, it's about the general trend in the world." Zhanye said, "At present, the world is stable, and the people who have not been affected by the coastal water are still living and working in peace and contentment. The people who are not short of food and clothing will naturally not join the chaos of Qingfu and Huanyang. Moreover, the people of the interior will not only not join them, but they will also rise up against these mobs in order to protect their stable lives, and in this case, these mobs will not be able to cause trouble for a long time, and they will collapse sooner or later. ”

Qu Shun stared at Zhan Ye, nodded vigorously, and then asked, "Lord County Lieutenant, you said that since these mobs are unpopular with the people, how can they be so rampant now?" ”

"They're just a little bit lucky." Zhan Ye said, "The reason why they have been able to run rampant until now is that the sea water has flooded into the depression and blocked the post roads between many counties, so that the news from all over the country is blocked, and it is impossible to coordinate and guard against it." Second, they were really in a hurry, the governor was ordered not long ago to lead the Shaoguang army to Yaoshan Pass, and the most elite Bailing army in our state also went with it. In fact... If the Bai Ling Army was in the state, even if they had ten times as many mobs, they would not be able to make such a mess. ”

"Lieutenant Zhan, you said that we shook the governor of Guangzhou and led the army to Yaoshan Pass?" Yao Ping asked curiously, "What is he doing there?" ”

"It is said that . . . It was a large country in the west that raised troops to suppress the border, and the Son of Heaven ordered the governor of the state to lead the army there to resist the enemy. Zhanye said.

"Oh.." Yao Ping thought for a moment and asked, "Captain Zhan, the big country you are talking about in the west is Yasor?" ”

"Yes, exactly." Zhanye asked, "How do you know?" ”

"Xiaomin has been to the Western Regions before, so he knows a little." Yao Ping said.

"Hmm.." Zhan Ye looked at Yao Ping and nodded.

"Lord County Lieutenant, since the army of our state has gone to the west, who will take care of these mobs?" Qu Shun continued to ask.

"Don't worry, even if I am not there in the Gwangju army, the county governments are unable to suppress these mobs for a while, and the Tianquan Prefecture on the imperial court side will soon send troops. When the army of Tianquan arrives, I am afraid it will be the death of these mobs. Zhanye said.

Qu Shun looked at Zhan Ye with reverence, nodded vigorously, and said, "Yes, when the imperial court's army joins them, they will not die well." ”

"County Lieutenant Zhan, I don't know what you're going to do next?" Yao Ping opened his mouth and asked Zhanye.

Zhan Ye looked at the soldiers around him, as well as a few people hiding not far away, thought for a while, and then said, "After escorting the people of Linjian to the county seat in the west, I plan to go to the county seat to confess." ”

Qu Shun interjected in surprise and asked, "What?" Your Excellency. You say you're going to confess your sins? ”

Yao Ping was also surprised, and he also asked, "County Lieutenant Zhan, you have done your best to defend the city, what crime can you recognize?" ”

"Of course there is a sin, and it is a great sin for the defender to lose the city and land." Zhan Ye said in a low voice, "The general who lost the city, according to the law, should be exiled, and it needs to flow 2,500 miles to fill the border." ”

"Huh?" Yao Ping was surprised, he couldn't help but say, "There is such a law, this is really... It's so impersonal. ”

"Favors?" Zhan Ye smiled bitterly and said, "If you get close to such a favor, I'm afraid that it will be the people who will suffer in the end." ”

Yao Ping thought for a moment, then sighed.

Qu Shun opened his mouth and said, "Your Excellency, Lord County Lieutenant, Lord Zhan, can you confess your guilt." You are a good officer, and you are not guilty of saving so many people out of the city. ”

Zhan Ye shook his head with a wry smile and said, "But I also made the people lose their homes, property, and food, and also made many people and soldiers lose their lives in vain." ”

"It's not your fault." Qu Shun explained, "It's all the work of those bastards. ”

"Lieutenant Zhan, you really can't be blamed for this, if you want to blame, you can blame me for not borrowing troops to rush back early." Yao Ping also spoke.

"County Lieutenant, if you confess your guilt, what do you want us to do?" An archer behind Zhan Ye also spoke at this time.

"County lieutenant, if you go and confess, we won't agree, we don't want to." One of the warriors spoke.

"Yes, we don't." Another warrior in line with the Tao.

Zhan Ye looked at everyone, he shook his head, and didn't say anything.

After observing Zhanye, Yoo Eun-jae suddenly spoke, "Captain Zhan, forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous. From what I have observed and understood about you, I really don't think you should be an ordinary county lieutenant. ”

"Oh?" Zhanye looked at Ryu Eun-jae and asked, "Brother Ryu, why did you suddenly talk about this now?" ”

"I'm just jumping to conclusions now." Liu Enzai said, "Lieutenant Zhan, as far as I can see, you are by no means a busy person. ”

"Brother Liu has won the award, but... How do you see that? Zhanye asked.

Ryu Eun-jae opened his mouth and said, "Judging from your archery skills, your analysis of the overall situation, and your obedience to the laws of imperial power, as well as your temperament, I think you are far beyond the abilities that a county lieutenant should have. Moreover, the neat and neat writing of your letter for help shows that you have received an excellent education. I think you're the queen of the nobles. ”

Zhan Ye looked at Liu Enya and shook his head and said, "Brother Liu, you think too highly of me. ”

"Why should the county lieutenant be modest and conceal it." Yoo Eun-jae said, "Your insight was just shown in what you said to Qu Shun. And your skills, not to mention, although everyone can shoot a bow and arrow, but if you shoot like you, I am afraid that you have to be guided by a famous teacher since childhood, and then go through a long period of training to achieve it. ”

Qu Shun heard Liu Enzai say this, he looked at Zhanye and said, "Lord County Lieutenant, what Liu Enzai said is right, you are not only a good county lieutenant, you are also a knowledgeable county lieutenant who shoots a good arrow, you are not ordinary." ”

Zhanye was silent for a moment, then pursed his lips and nodded, and said, "Brother Liu, as you said, I have indeed been taught by famous teachers in culture since I was a child, and I have indeed been instructed by masters in archery skills. In his early years, his father was an important minister of the imperial court. ”

"After being an important minister of the imperial court... And it's no wonder. Liu Enzai looked at Zhanye and said, "County Lieutenant Zhan, take the liberty of asking, with your family background and talent to learn martial arts, why are you willing to be a county lieutenant in this small county?" ”

Zhan Ye hesitated for a moment, and said slowly, "It's a pity to say that although my father was originally an important minister of the imperial court, due to some political struggles within the imperial court, his old man was suddenly dismissed in three years. And with the dismissal of my father, who was caught in the whirlpool of struggle, I, who was dedicated to serving the country in the army, was also implicated. So in the end, I was transferred out of the Bailing Army and came here to be a county lieutenant. ”

"White Feather Army." Liu Enzai looked at Zhan Ye with wide eyes and asked, "I didn't expect that County Lieutenant Zhan, you turned out to be a person in the Bai Ling Army, dare to ask County Captain Zhan, five years ago, you were in the Bai Ling Army?" At that time, you went to Cangmin with Bai Lingjun? ”

Zhanye looked at Yoo Eun-jae and nodded, and said, "Being in the army, I have been there." ”

"No wonder County Lieutenant Zhan recognized the knife in my hand at a glance before, and no wonder you have heard of the name of my Cangmin Liu family." Yoo Eun-jae said with a long sigh of relief.

Without waiting for Zhanye to speak, Liu Enya immediately stepped forward, he faced Zhanye, suddenly leaned over and bowed deeply to him, and lowered his head and said, "Thank you Engong, thank you for saving you back then." ”

"Brother Liu, what are you?" Zhan Ye was stunned for a moment, he immediately reached out to hold Liu Enzai's arm and held him up, and then asked, "Brother Liu, why did you suddenly say thank you?" ”

"Back then, Jun's Bailing army drove thousands of miles from the governor of Shaoguang, all the way to rescue our Cangmin who was invaded by the Huda people, and after arriving, they divided and defeated the main force of Huda in a battle, and beheaded thousands of enemies, yes or no?" Yoo asked.

"Yes." Zhan Ye thought about it for a while and nodded and said.

"Bai Lingjun's move to save Cangmin in danger, but also deterred Hu Da for several years not to dare to commit Cangmin again, such a meritorious kindness, Cangmin people have been grateful to Dade for several years, and praise each other, and as a Cangmin person, I saw Bai Lingjun's deceased today, how dare I forget it." Yoo Eun-jae said deeply to Zhanye.

Zhanye looked at Ryu Eun-jae, he patted his arm and said, "It turns out that Brother Ryu thanked him because of this..."

"That's why." Yoo Eun-jae said.

Looking at Yoo Eun-jae, who bowed to Zhanye and expressed his gratitude, Yao Ping remembered what he had said to himself that night at the Hanyuan County Post House. Yao Ping felt that Liu Enzai's profound understanding of righteousness was really beyond the reach of mortals.

"Lieutenant Zhan." Yoo Eun-jae turned to Zhanye and asked, "You just said that you went to the county government to confess your guilt, but is it true?" ”

Zhan Ye was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course it's serious." ”

After a moment of silence, Yoo Eun-jae opened his mouth and continued to ask, "County Lieutenant Zhan, is there a time limit for you to confess?" ”

"Time limit..?" Zhan Ye thought for a while and said, "The time limit for going to confess guilt... It doesn't seem to be said in the text. Brother Liu, what are you asking for? ”

"Since there is no time limit for going to confess, I would like to ask County Lieutenant Zhan for a favor first, and then confess, is that okay?" Yoo Eun-jae asked Zhanye.

"Do me a favor first, what do you do?" Zhan Ye asked curiously.

"Escort our group through Chongyun Ridge to Guhu County." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"This..."Zhanye looked at Yao Ping and his party, looking a little hesitant.

Hearing that Yoo Eun-jae suddenly made this request to Zhanye, Yao Ping couldn't help but think that Yoo Eun-jae must be sympathetic to Zhanye, and his move may be to delay Zhanye's confession, and then dissuade him on the way.

"County Lieutenant Zhan, I heard that there are often barbarians on the Chongyun Ridge side, attacking passing travelers, I want to travel through there to Lonely Crane County, I wonder if the county lieutenant can help?" Yao Ping said.

"This.." Zhan Ye hesitated.

"Lord County Lieutenant, Lord Zhan, this Chongyun Ridge is the boundary of your stream, you can help us get there." Qu Shun also spoke.

"But..."

Before Zhan Ye could continue to speak, some of the soldiers also turned the corner, and they also spoke, "County Captain, these two righteous men have the grace to ask for help in our Linjian, and we should escort them through Chongyunling together. ”

Zhan Ye looked at everyone, and then immediately said, "You are making such a request because you delay me and don't want me to go to the Xialu County Mansion to confess my guilt, right?" ”

"County lieutenant...", the soldiers opened their mouths to persuade one after another.

Liu Enzai also turned around and said, "County Lieutenant Zhan, would you rather rush to confess your sins than escort us for a ride?" ”

"I.." Zhan Ye thought for a while and said, "I'm not unwilling. It's just.."

"Just what?" Yoo Eun-jae asked.

"Forget it." Zhan Ye sighed and said, "Brother Liu, you and Yao Ping sacrificed themselves to go out of the city to ask for help, and Qu Shun was injured defending the city, I should escort you for a ride." ”