Qiu Yizhi's righteous and stern words finally convinced Miaozhen. Although she still had a smile on her face, the sparkle in her eyes darkened significantly.

So Qiu Yizhi said to Miaozhen: "Ask for more blessings." She left her cell, said a few words to Li Shenshi on the other side, and walked out of the prison.

After tossing for a whole morning, Qiu Yizhi was already exhausted, and was just about to go back to the Ya to sleep and rest, but heard Zhao Chengxiao report: "My lord, after the official army of Yuezhou Mansion was defeated, he did not leave Shanyin County, and occupied a few houses near the county seat with half rent and half grabbing, and it seems that he intends to live for a long time. ”

This was originally within Qiu Yizhi's expectations, so he ordered: "In this way, Brother Zhao, you work harder, and stay here for a few more days." Two brothers were then placed to monitor the group's movements from afar. Two more brothers were sent to scout on the main road outside the city, and if anything went wrong, they were to report it to me immediately. ”

This is another military order, Zhao Chengxiao hugged his fists and gave a military salute, turned around and arranged.

Qiu Yizhi had a hasty meal in the county office, and then went back to the house to sleep for a while.

In fact, since he came back from the capital, he has not had a good rest, and he slept until the next day, when he woke up in a daze. Qiu Yizhi slept naturally and comfortably, but he missed a dinner, which made him hungry, so he had to get up and look for food.

Fortunately, Yang Qiaoer, who helped in the yamen, was very thoughtful, and knew that the county lord who was the life-saving benefactor had not eaten, so he deliberately left a few dim sum dishes in the kitchen. It is said that the best thing in the world is nothing more than the word "hungry", and Qiu Yizhi feasted on these ordinary side dishes, and felt that the imperial food in the inner courtyard of the palace was not inferior at all.

was between eating and drinking in Qiu Yizhi, but he heard Wang Lao Wu hurry over and said: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good!" ”

Qiu Yizhi heard him urgently, but he wanted to pretend to be calm, swallowed a piece of fried meat in his mouth unhurriedly, and said, "What are you panicking about?" The big husband should pay attention to the collapse of Mount Tai in front of him and his face will not change. What kind of system are you so flustered? ”

Wang Lao Wu hurriedly agreed twice, but still said in a panicked tone: "Brother Zhao asked me to come over and tell the adults, saying that it was discovered that a large group of people were coming to the county seat. Judging by the color of the uniform, it should be the Jiangnan Jiedu Army, and there are always seven or eight thousand people! ”

"What!" Qiu Yizhi was shocked, and as soon as his hand was released, the two chopsticks he was holding fell to the ground.

Wang Lao Wu hurriedly picked up the chopsticks for Qiu Yizhi, handed them to Qiu Yizhi and said: "Brother Zhao said, the enemy army is still far away from the county seat, the matter is not urgent, and there is no need to ask the adult to go over and deal with it in person, I think the adult should finish the meal first." ”

Qiu Yizhi said angrily: "Who is still in the mood to eat now!" Tell me where Zhao Chengxiao is now? Eight thousand, do you know how many eight thousand it is? All the people in my county are only 5,000 people! ”

Wang Lao Wu also saw that Qiu Yizhi was indeed in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zhao said, he doesn't dare to leave his post without permission, if the adults want to find him, go to the cell." ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, agreed and ran out of the kitchen. Qiu Yizhi walked very urgently, and the night was dark, so he didn't see the threshold of two or three inches at the kitchen door, and he tripped on the threshold and fell into the mud.

Seeing this, Wang Lao Wu hurriedly stepped forward to help Qiu Yizhi up, and said, "My lord, didn't you say that you want Mount Tai to collapse in front of you without changing your face......

Qiu Yizhi glanced at Wang Lao Wu viciously and said, "You don't talk nonsense, go and call Wei Chi Jiming, let her get up quickly and go to the cell to meet me!" With that, he got up and walked briskly to his room.

After a short time, Qiu Yizhi had already changed into a strong suit, and without waiting for Wei Chi Jiming, he walked alone in the direction of the Shanyin County Prison.

I saw that the barricades built with dozens of rice bags on the side of the prison were still there, and a few torches were lit behind the barricades, illuminating the flat ground around them as if it were daylight. Qiu Yizhi grew up in the barracks, and at a glance, he knew that there must be someone moving in it, so he hurriedly walked a few steps, and sure enough, he saw that Zhao Chengxiao and the others were not asleep, guarding the barricade with a knife.

Zhao Chengxiao saw Qiu Yizhi coming over, and also knew his intention, so he said: "My lord, although the officials and soldiers of the imperial court are menacing, there are still a few hours away from Shanyin County, why don't you take this opportunity to rest and rest, raise your spirits, and then deal with them?" ”

Qiu Yizhi replied: "As you said, there are seven or eight thousand people from the official army, so many people, why am I not in a hurry?" ”

Zhao Chengxiao said nonchalantly: "What if there are too many people? If you can win just by having a large number of people, then don't fight the battle, and the two families line up to count, and whoever has more people will win, right? You don't have to do it, so as not to hurt the peace. Besides, even if there are many people in the court, we can't kill them, and if we leave, they must not be able to stop us. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, shook his head and said, "Brother Zhao, what you said is the truth that the two armies are fighting head-to-head, which is not wrong at all. However, now we are not going to fight with the officials and the army, but to protect these prisoners in the prison, neither let the court take them away, nor can we take them away with us, this battle is not easy to fight! ”

Zhao Chengxiao is also a person who is quite knowledgeable in military strategy, and he already knows the difficulties after listening to Qiu Yizhi's words, and after thinking about it, he said: "In fact, it is nothing more than long-term perseverance." Fortunately, the adults prepared in advance and brought in countless water and rice, and with these grains and drinking water, I think it will not be a problem to stick to it for ten days and half a month. I'm afraid that there are too many opponents, so let's have a wheel battle, which will have to tire us to death. ”

"That's it!" Qiu Yizhi said, and then lowered his voice, "Actually, you don't have to hold on for too long. When I entered Beijing, I had already passed the gas with the emperor and His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness is going down to Jiangnan, obviously to inspect the governance of the people in Jiangnan, but in fact, he is here to handle this big case. I expected that His Royal Highness would be in Jiangnan in five or six days, and I thought that Yin Chengliang heard the news and was afraid that my eldest brother would not be able to clean up, so he hurriedly sent troops over to fight hard. ”

Zhao Chengxiao listened very carefully, and when Qiu Yizhi finished speaking, he said: "It turns out that the adults still have this deployment, and it can be said that they have won without a fight." But to endure these five or six days, I'm afraid it's not an easy task! ”

Qiu Yizhi frowned and said, "Yes, but this matter has been known to the Holy Lord, and we can only do our best." ”

Zhao Chengxiao nodded vigorously and said, "I'm fighting for my life, and I have to keep the officials and soldiers out of the cell!" ”

Qiu Yizhi heard the word "official army" in Zhao Chengxiao's mouth, pondered for a moment and couldn't help but sigh, and said: "Alas! Brother Zhao was originally a hero in the green forest, and he was against the officials and the army. Unexpectedly, after being recruited by me to my father-in-law, I still had to fight against the officers and soldiers. The cycle of this world is really unpredictable! ”

He sighed, then returned to normal, and said: "The top priority now is the word 'drag'. It is a day to be able to drag it out, and it is an hour to be able to drag it out for an hour. Then arrange for some of your brothers to wake up the whole city by beating gongs and drums, and let them go out of the city, saying that if a thief attacks the city, the gates of the city will be closed at the hour. ”

Zhao Chengxiao said: "The thieves attacked the city, and the people outside the city didn't have time to run into the city, so how could they go out of the city?" This reason is not good, and adults have to make up another one. ”

Qiu Yizhi suddenly realized: "Reasonable! That is to say, a few hungry people who fled from the mountains and Shaanxi died in the city, and I am afraid that the Black Death was spread. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the people of the city should be evacuated immediately. ”

Qiu Yizhi's lie is not entirely unfounded - after Chinese New Year's Eve, a major plague occurred in Shanshan Road.

Although the imperial court had been prepared for a long time, this plague was extremely fierce, and many states and counties had died in ten rooms and nine empty, which made the people of the world smell the "rat" and change color. Qiu Yizhi's idea is false and real, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, which is indeed a good reason for the people in the city to get out of the city quickly.

Even Zhao Chengxiao's heart trembled when he heard the words "Black Death", and said: "I will arrange for my brothers to act according to the plans of adults!" There was already some weakness in his tone.

Qiu Yizhi nodded, and couldn't think of any other way to deal with it for the time being, so he let Zhao Chengxiao do the work, and he went down to the cell, and then investigated the situation of the prisoners, and saw that Miaozhen, Li Shenshi and others were sleeping soundly and didn't know the situation outside, so they felt a little relieved and walked out again.

When I got out of the cell, gongs and drums were already ringing in Sanyin County, and then I heard someone shouting: "Flee quickly!" The Black Death is coming! Flee! There are already two Shanshan people dead! ”

When the people of the city were asleep, they heard such terrible voices and terrible shouts, and they immediately fell asleep, and regardless of whether the matter was true or not, they packed up their soft and dragged their families and fled out of the city. All of a sudden, the county town of San'in was in chaos, with the cries of children, the neighing of dogs and horses, and the clashing of various objects.

This agitation lasted for two or three hours, until the east became white, and then it gradually fell silent.

At this moment, in Shanyin County, except for Yang Ying'er and Yang Qiao'er's sisters, who still knew a little about the inside story and stayed in the city, the people in the city had already gone away. Originally, it was the time when the people in the city went out to work and were full of vitality, but now they are indeed unheard of and lifeless.

made such a move, Qiu Yi also felt a little unbearable in her heart, so she said to Zhao Chengxiao: "Such a toss, but the people in the city are innocent. We are not allowed to destroy the people's property in the city, and if the officers and soldiers enter the city and damage it, after the matter is completed, we must also compensate according to the price......"

He was halfway through his words, but he saw one of his own soldiers hurriedly running over and said, "Your Excellency, the official army is now more than ten miles outside the city, and it will be there in a blink of an eye." We have closed the gates of the city as your lord willed. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded and said, "Okay." Then you lead the way, and we will go up to the city wall and see. ”

The city wall of Shanyin County is not tall, it is only two zhang high, and the city wall of Luoyang, Jinling, Guangyang and other big cities can not be compared at all, if it really encounters a large army to attack, it will inevitably be like a small reef in the sea, swallowed by the tide.

However, Qiu Yizhi climbed the city wall and took a look, but saw that the 8,000 Jiangnan army was the same as the Yuezhou army that he easily defeated a day ago, the team was messy, the banners were chaotic, the army was not in order, and they did not carry any siege equipment.

So Qiu Yizhi calmed down a little, found a chair, sat on the city wall, and looked down: although they were all wearing official and military uniforms, they had slightly different systems, and they were obviously temporarily mobilized from various states, and the orders were not uniform and clear, and even such a simple matter as lining up was very difficult.