Henan, Guide City, government office.

"Governor Su," Master Ye asked, "What now?" What can you do? ”

After Liu Yuanbin came to Guide, he only looted in the countryside, but he didn't get much food and property, after all, thieves have been in this area for a long time. So Liu Yuanbin began to rob women on a large scale, which he used for himself and for his subordinate generals and soldiers. Although he was a eunuch, he was still interested in women, and tortured them in all sorts of unspeakable ways to achieve his special satisfaction.

Of course, women alone are not enough, but also money and food. But there was really not much to grab outside the city, so he stationed his army outside the east gate and asked the gentry and rich families in the city for money and food. And he threatened that if the city could not prepare him for five thousand stone of grain and twenty thousand taels of silver within five days, he would attack the city.

Now the whole city of Guide City is under martial law, and there are not only officials and soldiers in the city, but also the families of various big families. They were nervously guarding the city, more tightly guarded than the thieves were when they were out plundering.

Su Jing was at this time, this Liu Yuanbin was the reinforcement they found, what does it have to do with him? Now people ask for money and food from them, not from the government. Even if he came up with it, there was no money in the treasury.

"I can't help it." Su Jing said lightly. For these people from the eunuch family, Su Jing didn't dare to offend, and he didn't even dare to call himself a "local official" or "this mansion".

The Shen family said dissatisfiedly: "Jingying is about to attack the city, as the prefect, shouldn't you come up with a countermeasure to save the situation?!" ”

Su Jing hugged his fists and said: "The third master looks down on Su Jing, there are only more than a hundred taels of silver in the treasury, if you want it, I will take it out for you, so that Liu Neishi can quickly withdraw his troops." ”

"You don't have to worry about withdrawing troops." The third master of the Shen family said: "The capital is already operating, and the holy decree will come down in a few days." But before His Majesty lets Liu Yuanbin return to Beijing, we have to keep the city of Guide. ”

The people of the Tang family looked at Su Jing and asked ill-willedly, "Governor Su, have you only been here for a few months?" The treasury is so badly empty, if you let Your Majesty know, Your Majesty will be very disappointed! ”

Although the Tang family is also a Guide, it is nothing compared to the Hou family, the Ye family, and the Shen family. The ancestor of the Tang family started with military exploits, but the family's martial arts position was basically extinct because of the heir. The key is that there are not many scholars in his family, and even fewer are talented, so his influence is really nothing compared to other ones.

Su Jing replied with a straight face: "Every expenditure in this mansion is remembered in detail, and I am not afraid that someone will come to check!" If it weren't for the fact that the government had made up the arrears for the defenders and issued a month's increase, would Liu Neishi have given Guidecheng five days? He'll be able to drive into the city now! When the time comes, will it be me Su Jing or everyone here who will lose? ”

The third master of the Shen family frowned and said, "Today I came to discuss countermeasures, not to ask for guilt!" After that, he asked Hou Fangyu, who was sitting at the bottom, "Virtuous nephew, what can you do?" ”

Hou Fangyu stood up and arched his hand: "Uncles, the little nephew has no opinions. As long as your uncles have discussed it properly, my Hou family will naturally work together with your uncles to share weal and woe. ”

The people of the Tang family said: "Nephew Hou Xian doesn't have to be presumptuous, your last letter can transfer Zuo Liangyu's 5,000 army." This time, why don't you repair a book and let Zuo Liangyu lead the troops to solve the crisis of returning to Germany? ”

Hou Fangyu said embarrassedly: "That's the kid who is ignorant and reckless, and he has been reprimanded by the ancestor. The ancestors strictly ordered that they should no longer interfere in military affairs with personal feelings, and the kid really had no choice, so he asked the uncles to think of another way. ”

Hou Fangyu was indeed taught a lesson by his grandfather Hou Zhipu, and Hou Sui, who was in prison, also wrote a letter and taught him a lesson. Now don't say that he wants to write a letter to Zuo Liangyu, that is, let him write a letter to his old relatives and friends in the capital to ask for help, without his grandfather's consent, he doesn't even dare to write a word.

The Ye family said: "Why don't we go and meet Mrs. Hou and let Mrs. Hou come to save Guide City?" ”

Hou Fangyu hurriedly said: "Uncles, my ancestor is not feeling well these days, please forgive me." ”

When the people heard this, they were a little troubled. Hou Zhipu is over seventy years old, and his health is indeed not very good, if it is really because of their reasons, they are not easy to explain. Don't look at Hou Sui staying in prison, but after so many years, he hasn't said how to punish him, and he can't say which day he will be released again. Moreover, Hou Sui Yu Zuo Liangyu has the grace of knowing and encountering, and he will rely on it vigorously in the future, how can he be offended?

Everyone bowed their heads, and one by one stopped talking.

Master Ye suddenly said: "Su Fuzun, don't you often say that Li Yan of Qi County is good at training soldiers and fighting bravely?" Why don't you ask him to help? I know, that Li Yan was promoted by you, as long as you send him a message, he shouldn't shirk it, right? ”

Su Jing hugged his fists and said, "Master Ye is in love." Although Su Jing promoted Li Yan, Li Yan is the garrison of Qi County after all, and I am now the prefect of Guide Mansion, so it is not easy to recruit and transfer. Moreover, he only has one or two thousand men under him, and only a few hundred soldiers can be mobilized, and it may not be useful if he comes. ”

"Governor Su," Master Ye said dissatisfiedly, "He led his troops to Suizhou to suppress bandits!" ”

"This is his courage and courage to fight, and if the thieves are blocked in Suizhou outside Qi County, then Qi County will naturally become safer." Su Jing explained. He saw that the people of several major families were showing dissatisfied looks, so he said helplessly: "I have told Li Yan about this before, but he is very careful, he needs to come to the Defu in a proper manner." ”

"Insatiable!" Master Shen San said in disgust.

Su Jing immediately persuaded: "He is ambitious, but he is really capable." As long as Li Yan can come to Guide Mansion justifiably, I dare to guarantee that as long as it takes half a year, there will be no more thieves in Guide Mansion. ”

"It's okay to be ambitious." Master Ye nodded and said, "The key is that he has a sense of awe and follows the rules in his work, which is very good." ”

The Tang family said suspiciously: "Does Master Ye want to promote Li Yan over?" But when he was ordered to be transferred, I am afraid that we will all be the souls of Liu Yuanbin's knife. ”

Shen Sanye said lightly: "Su Fuzun, if Li Yan can't restore the order of the Guide Mansion within half a year, your black gauze hat will not be able to protect!" Without waiting for Su Jing to react, he said to everyone again: "Let's all go back and launch fundraising, and divide it according to the size of the family business, so that Guide City will be saved from disaster." After getting through this period, everyone will be able to live a comfortable life. ”

Everyone else sighed, but no one objected. The soldiers at the head of the city were much weaker than their families. If Liu Yuanbin really attacked the city, it would be good if those soldiers did not surrender, and maybe they would turn against him. Spending some money is the only way to do it now.

Su Jing was secretly proud at this time, as if he saw that the good times in Qixian were coming back. Let Li Yan go to the battle, and he is the biggest beneficiary, maybe he can be promoted to another level in three years.