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The guards on the tower had summoned their archers to fire arrows at the intruders below. But before a few arrows were released, dozens of people rushed to the top of the city, cutting down the soldiers on it one by one, and the commanding heights were completely controlled by them.

At this time, the flags with the word "Xu" written on them in the team of people under the city had been put down one after another, and when they were raised again, they had been replaced with flags with the word "Xu" written on them.

The white-robed and white-armored general led by him waved his hand, and his soldiers and horses immediately divided into several teams and rushed towards the other city gates.

More than an hour later, the entire Pingzhou City has changed flags, and when the West City Gate was opened again, another group of people and horses came in from outside the city to gather. They were not dressed as soldiers, but they all wore ephedra, similar to those worn by monks, and were dressed in leather armor, and each of them wore a string of Buddhist beads around his neck. On the banner played by the team, one side is written with the word "Lu" from Douda, and the other side is the word "Liuchen" from the seal script.

The leader of the generals did not wear a drape, but wore a wide-sleeved black robe and a Buddhist bead around his neck. He looked to be forty or fifty years old, with black sideburns, long hair and chest-length hair, and clear bones, and he was the man in black who haunted the Shifu that night.

At this time, the white-robed and white-armored general was already waiting at the door, and when he saw the man's banner from a distance, he hurriedly led all the soldiers to roll the saddle and get off the horse, knelt down to greet each other, and said loudly: "Disciple Xu Dazhi greets Lu Zuo's protector." ”

The black-robed man reined in front of Xu Dazhi and said loudly: "No courtesy." ”

Only then did everyone stand up.

Xu Da stepped forward and saluted: "Report to Lu Zuo's protector, the entire Pingzhou City has been completely controlled by us, and the Taishou Mansion has been cleaned up." The streets along the way have also been cleared, and Lu Zuo is invited to protect the law! ”

"Good." Lu Zuo's Dharma Protector smiled lightly: "You quickly send someone to the list to calm the people, and let the people know that my Six Dust Sect is doing the right thing for the heavens and responding to the heavens." is to lead everyone to punish national thieves and protect the common people; Eliminate disasters and solve problems for the people, and eliminate disasters and demons! At the same time, 50 stone of grain was taken and distributed to the nearby victims. Tell them that those who believe in and follow my Six Dust Sect will be fed and safe forever! ”

"Order!" Xu Dazhi received the order and left with his men.

Lu Zuo Protector took his entourage and went to the Taishou Mansion.

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"Newspaper—"

A sergeant shouted and ran into the outer hall of the Taishou Mansion of Ziyang City, and without stopping for a moment, he went straight to Zuo Ying, who was sitting in the center, and knelt down on the ground and said, "Report to Your Majesty!" The spies reported that Pingzhou City had fallen into the hands of thieves, and the flags hanging on the city's head were all written with the words 'Liuchen' and 'Lu'. The Taishou of Pingzhou and the officials in the city have been killed. It is rumored that Lord Dong Lin and General Tuoba Shou have also died. ”

Before all the civil and military officials gathered in the outer hall had time to express their shock, another person ran in to deliver the news.

"Report-" Another sergeant came to the center of the outer hall and knelt down, and said in a loud voice: "Report to Your Majesty!" The spies reported that the counties of Fengwei, Beijiao, Fangding and other counties near Pingzhou City have all changed banners! ”

"Did you also fall under the control of the 'Six Dust Sect'?!" Su Bo, who has always been calm, can't remain reserved and calm at this time.

"Report to your Excellency! The banners of Soyi are indeed written with the words 'Six Dusts'. ”

"Newspaper—" The conversation isn't over yet. There was already a third sergeant running over there.

"Report to Your Majesty! The spies reported that the two cities of Nanchuan and Fengtian were in an emergency! The thieves opened the warehouse to release grain, encircled the victims to join the army, and used the victims as the front to storm the city gate, and the soldiers defending the city did not dare to fight hard to meet them, so that the thieves repeatedly succeeded. These thieves claimed to be members of the 'Six Dust Sect', and the people of many nearby cities also had their faith in this sect. There are rumors again. The leaders of the thieves are all proficient in witchcraft, and they can scatter beans into soldiers and be invulnerable......"

"Shut up! We must not spread such false rumors that deceive the morale of the army! Song Guantu rebuked angrily. But there was a certain timidity in his voice.

Song Guantu was born as a civil official, and he had never even gone to crusade against the bandits in person, let alone facing the thieves who had pulled out several cities in a row, and his current performance was already very calm. When he was only in his thirties, he became a five-grade taishou, and climbed to the door of Su Bo, a senior member of the court. Originally, as long as he worked as a magistrate here for two years and made some political achievements, he could use this relationship to reach the top of the central government and rise to the top. Who would have thought that they would encounter such a dangerous situation?

"Yes, yes, the villain is talkative." The sergeant hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to continue.

Although Zuo Ying didn't feel flustered at this time, she had to admit that she had indeed fallen into a dangerous situation that she had not faced.

From that day I woke up and realized that it was a mistake to send Xu Hong to Pingzhou City, and then I summoned the officials of Ziyang City, sent people to the Sanyong military camp to transfer troops, sent people to the capital to report emergencies, and repeatedly told nearby states and counties to hurry up the defense, and now it is only three days, and the surrounding situation has undergone such a major change. She had to marvel at how deep the strength of this "Six Dust Sect" had always been hidden and how fast it had grown.

"Go down first." Zuo Ying said to the sergeants who had passed the word: "If there is a new situation, I will report it as soon as possible." ”

The three kowtowed and retreated.

"How long will it take for reinforcements from the Sanyong military camp to arrive?" Zuo Ying asked.

Liu Mian, the lieutenant of Ziyang City, stepped forward and said, "Back to Your Majesty, from here to the third battalion barracks, it will take three days to arrive in an expedited and day and night journey. And if the army marches in a hurry, it will take five days to come from the third battalion to Ziyang City at the earliest. If the messenger had arrived at the camp by now, reinforcements would have arrived in five days at the earliest. ”

That Liu Mian is a veteran who is over the age of six, with white temples and long hair, Zuo Ying heard that he is a person who does not seek progress and follows the rules without fighting with the world. So like Song Guantu's finding an inn to greet and curry favor with the emperor that night, he didn't participate, or didn't know about it at all.

"How long can the military rations in the city last?" Zuo Ying asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty." Liu Mian's expression was a little solemn, "There are only 1,000 sergeants in the whole process, and the military food consumption is not much." However, there was no choice but to open a warehouse for disaster relief, and there was not much military food left, and now it can only support half a month at most. ”

Zuo Ying listened, and her heart couldn't help but froze. She has not forgotten the things in "The Art of War" that she learned from Helan Chu. Although "the attack is insufficient, the code is excessive", but the amount of grain and grass directly determines how long it can be defended. According to this calculation, before the rescue troops in the capital came, there was already no food here.

"Your Majesty," Liu Mian seemed to hesitate for a moment before frowning and continued: "In the past, Lord Dong's disaster relief policy was to close the door to the disaster victims in places close to the disaster county, and only to provide relief to solve urgent needs, and the further the state capital is, the more open it is to the disaster victims, so as to divert the disaster victims. It was a brilliant policy at the time, but today it has become the reliance of the thieves. They first occupied the state capital that had not opened a warehouse for disaster relief, and the money and food were sufficient, and then they used this to compete with the state capital that had opened a warehouse for disaster relief and the money and food were empty. Your Majesty is sensitive to the people's feelings and sympathetic to the people's suffering, and the people are inexhaustible, but how can Your Majesty's golden body be neglected? The minister asked His Majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible and wait for the good news that the thieves were wiped out. The ministers will not be able to serve His Majesty in person, but they will also serve His Majesty here to defend the city and live and die together with this Ziyang City. ”

In fact, Zuo Ying had already thought of the question raised by Liu Mian, which was also the reason why she felt tricky. But she couldn't go back to the palace because of that. This kind of behavior of hiding back in the palace as soon as there is a disturbance will make her visit to the disaster not only fail to achieve the expected purpose of establishing prestige among the ministers and the people, but may also be self-defeating and become a joke of ill-intentioned people.

"Good." Zuo Ying smiled lightly and said loudly: "Since you are willing to live and die with my territory here, then I will stay here and live and die with the officers and soldiers of Ziyang City." ”

"Your Majesty is deeply grateful, and the minister is grateful." When Liu Mian heard this, he immediately fell to the ground, and said a little excitedly: "The ministers will definitely inform the soldiers in the city of His Majesty's words, and let them know that His Majesty trusts them so much, and they will definitely be greatly shaken and their military strength will be doubled." ”

"Song Guantu." Zuo Ying said coldly.

Song Guantu knew that his "official career" was no longer there from the moment he knew that he was involved in such a thing, and when he heard the empress calling his name in such a tone, cold sweat came down, and he was worried that he would not even be able to save his life.

"Wechen is ......" Song Guantu cautiously stepped forward and knelt down in front of Zuo Ying.

Zuo Ying didn't laugh or get angry, and said slowly: "It's impossible for these tens of thousands of thieves to emerge from the ground overnight, as a parent official, how can you not notice it in advance?" The Six Dust Cult has existed for a long time, and not only can you not see their sinister intentions, but you also believe in their so-called 'Yiquan Master' like an ignorant people. What are you guilty of? ”

Although there was not much anger in Zuo Ying's voice, everyone could hear that she was going to find someone to open the knife at any time.

Song Guantu hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty! Wechen is guilty! Wechen is guilty! The dustless cult is really cunning, they built the Lingquan Temple on Lingquan Mountain, and there are not many monks in the temple, as far as Weichen knows, there are only a few hundred. However, in the name of giving medicine to the people, they won the hearts of the people everywhere, and taught various exercises to ensure people's health and longevity, and developed many pious lay disciples. These micro-ministers all know, but the micro-ministers are ignorant, and they really regard them as upright and pure people, and they have the heart of the world, so they are not wary of them. Moreover, when they preach, they speak to protect orthodoxy when they open their mouths, and they read out the thieves and micro-ministers when they keep their mouths closed...... Wei Chen only thought that the original true righteousness existed in the hearts of the people, and the principles of heaven were clearly seen by everyone, and even the monks and cultivators were also concerned about it...... I didn't expect ...... They are inconsistent, harboring evil intentions. Wechen is ignorant, and Wechen deserves death! ”

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