After the rain, it can be a new idea, but it can also be a piece of erosion.

The ancient city walls were full of mottled traces of time, moss crawled frantically after heavy rain in those already dark places, and the sun was shining through the uneven clouds for a while.

In the dark and damp city gate hole, the newly cut wood was simply disposed of, at this time, the old city gate was held against the old city gate, and the officers and soldiers of the city gate division were also different from other types of troops under Huang Xiao's special attention.

As the people who most intuitively felt the previous wave of battle, their tense strings had not yet relaxed, and death was just a thought away from them at that moment.

This battle has not happened on a large scale until now, and neither side is a real army, and more often in contact, it is probably fought by instinctive reaction. The other party was full of strength, and rushed forward without fear of death, and their side retreated in rout, embarrassed like a lost dog. Generally speaking, although they did not die too many people, they did not have any military merits, but they fled all the way, and it is really a great shame to say it. The reason why he retreated to Jiangpu County was probably because Huang Xiao knew that he couldn't do anything, so he stuck to it and waited for help.

Everyone thinks that with the way of playing those dirt buns, it is absolutely impossible to attack the city on a large scale, but people still have a wave, and the root cause is because of the previous sneak attack that I don't know what kind of luck they bumped into, they accidentally caught a very important leader of the other party, presumably the other party couldn't swallow his breath, so he would not want to fight over.

Of course, although the imperial court retreated, it still paid some price in the end, but after such a time, everyone was prepared, at least ready to die.

Huang Xiao sent some lobbying officials down, and probably said some good things and showed the way to a group of ordinary people who didn't have much knowledge, so in a kind of full expectation for the future, morale was still a little improved.

What Huang Xiao can do right now is actually only that.

The rain was promising, the atmosphere in the city was not good, and there were few pedestrians on the streets, and most of the shops were closed except for the coffin shop. The wine flags were soaked in rain, like a puddle of mud sticking together, and no matter how the wind tore and called, they could no longer move.

On the one hand, they resented the chaos that disturbed the stability of the family, but on the other hand, they also thought that those chaos could eventually bring some benefits, and they were counting on the fact that after this ****, the court would be able to reconsider the new law.

There are people coming to the city gate every day, and those who want to go out of the city are noisy and shouting, and the city gate division erects a horse to isolate them, but they do not dare to relax.

At dusk, the sky was gloomy, like the bottom of a pot. The rain was pouring and the dark clouds were filled with dull thunder from time to time, accompanied by blinding lightning, which seemed to indicate that something big was about to happen.

The whole city is oppressive.

In a small gray courtyard, three men in rough clothes sat around a table, lightning rolled down, the shadows of the trees on the window paper, the cold wind poured in through the door, and the candle flame flickered and extinguished for a moment.

Lightning entered the room, the wall was bloodstained, and the corpse in the corner of the wall had not closed its eyes, and there was a flash of light at this time, which was a little scary.

The man who got up to close the door probably noticed it when he turned around, and after putting on the bolt, he untied a firewood knife from his waist, weighed it in his hand, and walked over to it.

The dim yellow candlelight lit up again, and the man crouched in the corner, stared for a moment, and waved the wood knife in his hand.

There was a boom, muffling the sound of the knife cutting his neck, and blood gushed out, splashing the man's face.

Under the candlelight, the blood was still warm, indicating that the man had not been dead for long.

The man wiped the knife on the headless corpse, stood up, wiped his face, and said, "Didn't you just kill him and stare at me for so long."

What an unreasonable sentence, the expressions of the two people at the table changed, of course, not because they didn't think they should do this, but just thinking that they would have to stay in this place for a few hours, and everyone was uncomfortable if it was too fishy.

But everyone is killed, and they don't care about such a trivial matter as cutting off a head.

The man in charge took out a white scarf from his body and threw it over, commanding, "Wipe it clean."

The man took it, saw the plum blossom pattern embroidered in the corner, and said embarrassedly: "Isn't this okay for me to wipe my face?" When I go back, the eldest sister asks you for it, but you can't take it out, and you will be beaten. ”

The man in charge glared at him, "Be quiet."

The slightly older man next to him answered, "It's almost time, let's confirm it again, and take advantage of this heavy rain to get things done." ”

"Well...... the three of them put away the evil before they put it away, and they got together and planned again.

The thunder was rolling, and within the county office, in the residence in the back hall, Huang Xiao stood under the eaves with his hands, probably because of the dim light. His complexion looked a little better.

From time to time, the rain splashed in the yard, and the drain seemed to be blocked, and it had accumulated silt.

Wu Zhixian came over with his entourage, and when he saw Huang Xiao's appearance from a distance, he was still a little touched.

"My lord, it's not early, let's go and rest."

Huang Xiao came back to his senses and said gently: "Speaking of which, we once worked together for a term."

Wu Zhixian nodded: "Later, the adult was promoted to the prefect."

Huang Xiao said hesitantly: "If there is no accident, Wu Zhixian will be transferred elsewhere this year."

Wu Zhixian looked sad and said with a wry smile: "If these things happen, I'm afraid I will be exiled to Lingnan."

He was telling the truth, this time there was such a big mess within his jurisdiction, Huang Xiao did not remove him from his post for the time being because he wanted to use him to stabilize the situation in Jiangpu, but the court would definitely not let him go easily afterwards. Therefore, at the moment, he is also determined to atone for his sins.

It's a pity that although he has been here for a term, he hasn't really been able to integrate into it, and most of those who talk to him on weekdays are also acting on the spot, and no one pays attention to him if he really uses it now.

Huang Xiao paused, but he didn't break it, and said: "If it is not handled properly this time, Jiangning Mansion will be held accountable for it, if you go to Lingnan, I am afraid I will have to go to Danzhou."

Speaking of which, the two made plans for their lives after exile and started talking.

"I heard that Mr. Su is now serving as the deputy envoy of the regiment training in Danzhou, and I can also visit one or two of the younger generations, Mr. is famous, and I must be interested in listening to a few words of teaching."

Wu Zhixian smiled bitterly: "Say something offensive next......

"Hmm...... Please speak. ”

"Mr. Su's talent can be said to be one of the best in this dynasty, but how can he be an official...... Not really! ”

The two laughed, seemingly agreeing.

……

The night was deep, the rain was pouring in, and there was a thunderclap, and I don't know how many people woke up their already restless dreams.

It's going to be a change.