After listening to Li Xin's words, Zu Zhao was greatly puzzled, and a clear word "Sichuan" suddenly appeared between his eyebrows. Although he hadn't been able to figure out what Zhang Chun's intentions were in a short period of time, his most instinctive prediction still felt that this matter would not be a good thing. He asked solemnly, "Is this serious?" If so, what does Zhang Chun mean? ”

Li Xin shook his head helplessly, and he said: "I believe in your words, Brother Zu, and I expect that the words of the female thief will not be false nine times out of ten." However, there must be something wrong with this. ”

As a person who has come over, Zu Zhao can of course be absolutely sure that Zhang Chun is not a good person, so Zhang Chun's promise to assist Youbeiping County with a sum of money and grain to quell the rebellion must have another plan. It is possible that he will do something in this money and food, or just make an empty promise, so that Youbeiping County mistakenly thinks that it is nine out of ten, but in fact, in the end, it will be a big disappointment, which will cause a morale shock. There are many reasons to come up with this.

After a pause, Li Xin suddenly showed some hesitation, and then asked, "Brother Zu, could it be that the Zhang Chun that the female thief said is not the same person?" Or is there some misunderstanding in it? ”

Zu Zhao looked at Li Xin very seriously, and said solemnly: "There are not so many coincidences in the world. In short, Zhang Chunqi has bad intentions, and he must be warned after returning to the county government. ”

Li Xin nodded and responded, "This is nature." ”

Zu Zhao hesitated, he was more or less surprised that Li Xin did not question Xin Qiubai first, but chose to believe Xin Qiubai so easily. He then asked, "Brother Xianyan, why do you believe what Xin Qiubai said?" After all, Xin Qiubai ...... It's not your average person......"

Li Xin sighed and said, "If you want to say that there are doubts, there are naturally doubts, but there are not so many doubts. I can see that although this Xin Qiubai is not a good person, he can be regarded as affectionate and righteous, otherwise you may not be able to live to this day. Taking a step back, even if I don't believe Xin Qiubai, I will believe what Brother Zu said. ”

Zu Zhao smiled indignantly, and sighed: "Thank you so much for Brother Xianyan's trust." ”

Li Xin suddenly said again: "However, Brother Zu, if you really let Xin Qiubai go, will you ......?"

Zu Zhao smiled bitterly for a while, and said unhurriedly: "Brother Xianyan, you also said that she is a loving and righteous person, don't you say that I have promised her, even if I didn't make her this promise, if I still want to obstruct her today, it will make me fall into a ruthless and unrighteous reputation." Alas, regardless of anything else, I believe that Xin Qiubai will inevitably change after today, at least, he will no longer be my enemy. ”

Li Xin smiled and said, "You are really good at settling accounts." Let's hope you're right. Otherwise, even after I go back, it won't be easy to explain in person. ”

Just after noon, Zu Zhao sent someone to give Xin Qiubai a sum of money, and he himself did not go in person, but only told the servants to tell Xin Qiubai to leave as soon as possible. Although Xin Qiubai has a lot of grudges with his ancestral family, not all hatred should be repaid with blood. Especially in this quaint age, there are always many invisible rules and regulations to follow. As he said to Li Xin, he can more or less conclude that after this section, Xin Qiubai will definitely not be his enemy again. As for what kind of intersection there will be in the future, we can only wait and see.

At noon, Zujiazhuang set up a banquet for Zu Zhao and the children of the sect who went to the county government to help.

The atmosphere was hearty, whether it was the children who were about to go on the expedition or the clansmen who came to see them off, all of them seemed to be lively and joyful. If it is not for the afternoon to rush, Zu Zhao has strictly forbidden to drink more, and everyone present will inevitably hold a drunken state of rest, and push the cup to put it in place.

Who knows, when the banquet was going on happily, suddenly a horse galloped to the gate of the ancestral village.

The knight was from the county government of Xu Wuxian County, and his face was panicked, holding an official document in his hand, and his fingers were about to be embedded in the official document. After some briefing, he came to a side hall in the front yard, and outside the house was the banquet county town where singing and dancing were being sung, but the lively and fierce atmosphere was as if he was inherently blocked out of the doors and windows, and there was no way to affect or change the attitude of the person who sent the letter.

Zu Ju, Zu Zhao, Zu Ling, Li Xin and others rushed to the side hall when they heard the news, and before they had greeted the usual set of customs, the messenger from the county government had already stepped forward, and while presenting the official document, he said hurriedly: "The county government came to report that in the early hours of yesterday morning, more than 4,000 traitors led by the Taiping Dao thief chieftain Zonghai, Deng Mao, and Yu Hu raided Pinggang County, and now they have captured all the towns and villages outside the county, and are gathering thieves to attack the county. The county government was in a hurry and ordered the counties to send reinforcements as soon as possible to relieve the siege. ”

Zu Ju hurriedly took over the official document, looked at it carefully, and his face suddenly became heavy.

Zu Ling sighed: "The thief came so fast? ”

On the side, Zu Zhao shook his head slightly, although he also had a general trend of compulsion, but fortunately, he was mentally prepared. He said slowly, "It's not fast. When I left the county government, I received a report that the Taiping Road thieves were planning to attack the county government, and it would be three or five days before and after today. It's just that I didn't expect such a large number of thieves! ”

Li Xin nodded, and said in a calm voice: "I thought there were only two or three thousand, but how did I know that there are more than four thousand people now, it is really ...... Alas...... It's tricky. ”

It is not difficult to imagine that the more homeless and displaced people are, the easier it is to join or be drawn into the ranks of thieves. Coupled with the fact that Taiping Dao has been preaching for one or two years before, it is not uncommon for a hundred calls to be answered. What's more, peasant uprisings are often like snowballs, and the number of people will only increase along the way, and it is even possible that after capturing the towns and villages outside Pinggang County, the people of these local towns and villages can be swept in.

Zu Zhao said solemnly: "In this case, the banquet will be dispersed." The situation is urgent, and we will also hit the road as soon as possible, hoping that the county government can stick to my help. ”

Zu Ju groaned and said, "No, I can only get on the road faster." ”

After the news came out, whether it was the children of the ancestral village or the other volunteers who volunteered to participate in the operation in the county town waiting for the order, they were all a little nervous, and even a few people had the idea of retreating. It's not that they are unwilling to rush to the aid of the county government, but the number of thieves is too large, and this disparity between them is swallowing and chewing everyone's confidence little by little.