After dawn, Zu Zhao and the others went out of the city first.

As Wen Chou said, the troops drawn from all over the country gathered in the county government, and the six city gates of the entire Pinggang County were closed to four gates, and only two gates were left to provide access and exit, and the entry and exit of these two city gates were also strictly controlled, and hundreds of soldiers patrolled and guarded, and they were unwilling to let go of a fly. All the people who went in and out of the city lined up early, and of course more people were still very aware of current affairs, and at this turbulent juncture, it was better not to go out if they could.

In a small township outside the city, Zu Zhao and the others temporarily found a place to live and waited for news from Zu Ling.

At the same time, he also asked the two injured children to return to Xu Wu first under the escort of the county's casual officials.

It was not until noon on the second day that the children who went with the ancestral tomb did not return. He also thought that Zu Zhao and the others were in the city, and after a few turns, he received a message from Zu Zhao and rushed to meet at the place where he stayed outside the city. Zu Zhao briefly explained the situation and decided to give up continuing to follow Xin Qiubai, and he must return to Xu Wu as soon as possible. Then Zu Zhao asked Zu Ji to go on a trip in person and invited Zu Ling to come back here to meet.

After tossing around Pinggang County for another day and a half, he officially set off to rush back to Xu Wu.

The news that the Taishou Mansion of Youbeiping County was attacked and that the Taishou was killed has spread all over the past few days. In the vicinity of Pinggang County, a large number of officers and soldiers can often be seen, as well as military camps stationed in the suburbs. As for the reaction of the state capital Jixian, there is no quasi-letter so far.

The return to Xu Wu was a day later. Xu Wu only knew a little about the attack on the county government, and most of it was dictated by the injured children who had been arranged by Zu Zhao to return first. For this reason, after hearing that Zu Zhao and his party had returned to the county, Chen Xianjun made a special trip to send the county lieutenant Wen to wait on the official road outside the county to greet him.

Wen Tai saw the figures of Zu Zhao and others appear at the end of the official road, and the heart that he had been carrying became more and more urgent. Naturally, until Chen Xianjun sent himself to greet him, he still wanted to know first-hand about the attack on the county government. Taishou was stabbed, this is the most important event in the whole county, especially how can the county governments not have a sense of urgency.

Zu Zhao met with Wen Tai recently, and the other party barely had any politeness, and immediately came to inquire about the current specific situation of the county government. Zu Zhao's face was grim, he shook his head, and sighed: "I can't be optimistic, I'm afraid something big will happen." Let me go back to the village first, and then invite Chen Xianjun and Master Wen to the village for a gathering, some things are really inconvenient to talk about openly. ”

When Wentai heard this, the worry in his heart naturally went further. However, since Zu Zhao said that there were some things that were inconvenient to talk about, he could only be patient and accompany Zu Zhao and his party back to the city.

When he arrived at Beiguo Pavilion, Zu Zhao asked Wentai to invite Chen Xianjun to Zhuang in the evening instead of him.

Wentai nodded in agreement, and then took his leave and left.

After Zu Zhao and the others handed over their mounts in the backyard racecourse, they immediately turned to the courtyard to meet their grandfather Zuju.

After meeting his grandfather, Zu Zhao retreated left and right, and told him in detail what happened in the Taishou Mansion with a very serious expression.

After Zu Ju listened, he was silent for a long time, and then sighed slowly, his expression was also not relaxed, and he said, "Liu Taishou was actually killed? How could a thief have such a meticulous plan? ”

Zu Zhao sighed: "Sun Er's same thoughts. It's just that the current complexity of the matter, I'm afraid it's difficult to find out. What is even more worrying is that there will be greater storms in the future. ”

A trace of elite light flashed on Zu Julong Zhong's face, and he said in a condensed voice: "Greater wind and waves? ”

Zu Zhao nodded solemnly and said in a solemn voice: "Yes." Lord Wenchou, the governor of the southern part of the county, told me that this matter was probably implicated in a rebellion in the county, and it would also have something to do with the Hu people. ”

Zu Ju's expression became majestic, as a veteran soldier who had fought for many years, his hatred of the Hu people would naturally not weaken. Knocking on the armrest of the seat heavily, he said coldly: "If someone colludes with the Hu people, this county is really in danger." I, Xu Wuyou, is a border county, and if the Hu people attack, I am afraid it will be a bloody storm. ”

Zu Zhao agreed: "That's right. Especially now that the county has no leader, and the county government has deployed most of its troops to defend Pinggang County, our marginal places are bound to become areas with weak defenses. ”

Zu Ju fell into contemplation, his face was ugly, the three generations of the ancestral family can be in Beiping County, if it is an ordinary natural and man-made disaster, the whole clan can go out to avoid it, and the assets are still retained after returning. But once the Hu people succeed in their invasion, everything will be robbed. He never wanted to see that happen!

Zu Zhao was waiting for his grandfather to show a worried expression, so that he could say the following words easily. He said solemnly: "Ah Gong, now there is chaos in the county, Taishou has been killed, and there is no one in charge of the matter. To deal with the coming turmoil, it is better to rely on anyone than on yourself. My ancestral family is a hero, there are many people, more than 300 good horses in the racecourse, and they make friends with neighbors, and they respond to every call. As long as my ancestral family comes forward to organize volunteers, we will be able to gather strong men from all towns and townships, although it is only civilian self-defense, it is still enough to defend the homeland and consolidate the county neighbors. ”

Zu Ju looked at Zu Zhao with a little surprise, he only knew that his grandson was usually well-read, but he didn't know that he still had such thoughts. If it was just to defend his homeland and consolidate the county neighbors, it would not be a big deal, but with what he knew about his grandson, he was afraid that there would be a long-term plan beyond this. Even if he is good at opportunism, when it comes to military affairs, he will never dare to come lightly.

Zu Zhao saw that Zu Ju had some doubts, and he immediately said: "Ah Gong, things are man-made, if today is gradually chaotic and the dynasty is unstable, I am afraid that not only will there be a strong wind and waves in our right Beiping County, but it is very likely that the world of our Han will change." Early preparation can do no harm. Anyway, winter is coming, so why not recruit volunteers in the name of thieves? ”

Hearing this, Zu Jufang felt relieved, nodded slowly and said, "If you act in the name of preparing for thieves, then everything will be much easier." However, this matter still has to be discussed with Chen Xianjun first. ”

Zu Zhao said happily: "When Sun Er entered the city, he had invited someone to the county government to report, and Chen Xianjun would visit in person later." ”

Zu Ju responded: "Well, this matter should not be delayed. ”

In the evening, Chen Xianjun, Wen Xianwei and others hurried to Beiguo Pavilion by horse and entered Zujiazhuang from the main gate.

Zu Ju, Zu Zhao and several elders of the ancestral family who can talk about things have been waiting in the side hall of the middle hall for a long time. In this conversation, because of the importance of the matter, there have already been rumors near the side hall and the idle people are waiting for it. Even the door of the hall was after Chen Xianjun and the others sat down, and they sent people to close the handle tightly to absolutely prevent the partition wall from having ears.

After a cup of tea, Zu Zhao restated what happened in the county government again.

After listening to Zu Zhao's words, Chen Xianjun's face was dark, the tea cup in his hand was scraped more than ten times, and he wanted to speak several times, but finally stopped talking. After a while, he took a sip of the tea that was already half cold, and then said, "Liu Taishou was really killed?" ”

Everyone waited for a long time, but they didn't expect to wait for this nonsense, and they were immediately disappointed.

Fortunately, everyone knows that Chen Xianjun is not a practical person, and most of them know about his speaking habits.

Lieutenant Wen said: "Lord Governor of the South, if I really told you those words, there will be changes in the county?" ”

Zu Zhao nodded solemnly and said: "It's true, such words, the younger generation doesn't dare to talk nonsense." ”

Zu Ju coughed lightly, and said unhurriedly: "The county government is in trouble, chaos has arisen, and we should not discuss these useless things at the moment, but should carefully consider how to deal with the turmoil in the county next." ”

Seeing that Zuju looked confident, Wen County Wei expected that Zuju and Zu Zhao's grandson must have already planned. So he followed Zu Ju's tone and asked, "Old general, in this way, how should I, Xu Wuxian, deal with myself?" ”

Without waiting for Zu Ju to speak, Zu Zhao sold a pass first, he knew that Wen County Lieutenant must be an understanding person, but Chen Xianjun may not be able to think about things so thoroughly, so he must give Chen Xianjun face first, and it is best to use Chen Xianjun's mouth to bring it up, then it can be called a logical one.

So, he said: "This matter must be decided by the county lord." It was a precursor to the attack of the Hu people in Lingzhi County before, and now the county government has encountered misfortune again, and we have to guard against such a major event. I also hope that the county lord can have a clue. ”

Chen Xianjun groaned embarrassedly for a while, thinking about it, and suddenly had some thoughts in his heart, and immediately said: "This matter, presumably, must be reported to the state capital first, how can the state government ignore such a big matter." As soon as he said this, he suddenly found that everyone present had indifferent faces, and immediately said, "Of course, going back and forth to the state capital will inevitably delay time. Since the county government is unable to take care of it now, the county should try to do something to prevent it. ”

Although Chen Xianjun didn't say it too clearly, this point is enough to use the topic to play.

Zu Zhao immediately introduced the idea of recruiting volunteers in the county, consolidating the county's neighbors, and protecting the people's defense. "It is imperative that we prevent disasters from happening only with the help of the local people," he stressed. Now that it's time to prepare for thieves in winter, why not use the name of preparing for thieves to really kill two birds with one stone. ”

Chen Xianjun asked Lieutenant Wen, "Lieutenant Wen, what do you think?" ”

Lieutenant Wen was thoughtful, he felt that Zu Zhao and Zu Ju had long wanted to Haodejihua to recruit volunteers, and he could even speculate that the Zu family would inevitably seek some benefits from this matter. But even so, anyway, the ancestral family has a big business, the ancestral family is quite famous in the local area, and the eldest son of the ancestral family is a latecomer who has recently become a latecomer, so it is nothing to let the ancestral family take some scenery.

So, after pretending to think about it, he bowed his head and said, "There is a lot to be done in this matter. Anyway, it's just a matter of recruiting more people and distributing better equipment on the basis of the previous thieves. ”

He knew that once he supported Zu Zhao and Zu Zheng, he would definitely have to rely on the Zu family in the future. Anyway, this ancestral family will more or less remember it.

When Chen Xianjun heard this, he was finally able to settle down, even if the county lieutenant Wen fought openly and secretly with him on weekdays, as long as the other party opened his mouth to make a statement, what was really going to happen, it was also a prevarication. Immediately, he also pretended to be decisive and said, "Okay, this is how this matter will be done." ”――

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