"Dequan, early this morning, you ran to the backyard of my house, which play are you singing?"

Deng Baichuan had a cold face, and asked in a deep voice regardless of whether outsiders were present or not.

"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, hum ......"

Even if it was his confidant, such an abrupt faux pas also made Deng Baichuan a little angry, and there was a suffocating fire in his chest.

Qiao Dequan hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said without humility or arrogance:

"It's not that the subordinate doesn't understand the etiquette, but there is really an important military situation to report to the adult, it is really a last resort, and I hope that the eldest master Haihan will forgive me for the rudeness!"

Qiao Dequan wrote his brother's words word for word, and reported them to Deng Baichuan in 1510, who listened to it and urgently summoned a group of officials of all sizes such as County Cheng, Gong Cao, and Master to come to the county government to discuss matters.

County Cheng Huang Yizhi was the first to speak, and said loudly:

"This matter is very important, in the opinion of the lower officials, before the specific situation of the thieves and thieves is known, the city gate should be closed, the whole city should be on guard, and then send someone to quickly notify the county guard, and wait for him to send a large army to come to clear it, this is a good policy."

The master echoed:

What Lord Huang said was very true, and the villain agreed. The thieves are unknown, since they dare to attack Qiaojiazhuang, they must have made all preparations, our county is not well guarded, if you rush to attack, you will be ambushed by the thieves, and you will not be able to rescue Qiaojiazhuang, and Jinyan County will also be in danger! ”

Qiao Dequan laughed:

"If there are less than 200 thieves, what are you afraid of? Even if there is an ambush, what kind of storm can one or two hundred people set off? ”

Huang Yizhi asked in a voice:

"Master Qiao, how can you be sure that there are less than two hundred thieves?"

Qiao Dequan stood with his hands in his hands, full of spirit, and had the potential to guide the country:

"Have you ever remembered that the thief asked his brother where he could get 200 clothes to protect against the cold wind, and the thief inadvertently exposed his own details, so he dared to assert that the number of thieves must be no more than 200."

Everyone was silent, but Huang Yizhi was cautious and asked unconvinced:

"Is it too hasty for Lord Qiao to conclude that there are less than 200 thieves just because they ask for 200 clothes?"

There is a cloud in the art of war: the real is false, and the virtual is real.

"If it is the bandits' old suspicions and lures our army to attack, transfer the tiger away from the mountain, and attack our Jinyan County, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Before Huang Yizhi's words fell, everyone laughed, and Huang Yizhi was a little cautious, not to mention how the mountain thieves knew the art of war?

Even if the thieves know how to move the tiger away from the mountain, are the city walls and moats in Jinyan County all decorations? Without siege equipment, let alone two or three hundred thieves, even if there are ten times more, don't even think about killing Jinyan County.

Everyone thinks that Lord Huang is stingy, because he has some political disagreements with the county lieutenant, and deliberately finds fault with the county lieutenant.

Qiao Dequan tapped the sword on his waist and continued:

"Jinyan is poor, there are even thieves infested, this thief came from the south, presumably it is the fish that slipped through the net in the black tiger village of Linxian County."

"Black Tiger Village has been exterminated eight or nine out of ten, the escapees are only dozens of people, presumably the homeless people who have been coerced on the road in the past few days, the number is barely more than 100, such a remnant of the defeated soldiers, the mountain and wild thieves, the same number of soldiers under the official command, can be wiped out, and the head of the thief is presented when it is poured, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."

Deng Baichuan was a little moved, and Qiao Dequan's words all spoke to his heart.

Seeing that the old subordinates in the past were better than themselves, even if Mrs. didn't care, but there was always some unhappiness on his face, he thought that there was no hope of promotion in this life, and he was ready to die in Jinyan County, but he never thought that such a big piece of fat would fall from the sky.

"My lord, think twice, if it was in the past, it would be okay, now the seven county lords are still in the city and have not left, in case the news leaks, there are people in the city and the thieves should be outside, and the seven county lords will be injured in the slightest, not to mention that it is me, even with his wife and children, his life will not be guaranteed."

Huang Yizhi argued with reason, and whether he lived or died was not to agree to send troops.

"It's nonsense, only a few people know the news of the Seven County Lords in Jinyan County, how can the thieves know?"

"Lord Huang said that some people should cooperate with outsiders, do you suspect that Lord Deng is not strict in his rule, or does it mean that some of our colleagues here are colluding with foreign thieves?"

Qiao Dequan squinted his eyes and snorted coldly.

Huang Yizhi was worried about the loss of Jinyan County, and his words were a little alarmist, but as soon as these words reached Qiao Dequan's mouth, they became a different taste, and bluntly said that Huang Yizhi suspected that someone was colluding with thieves and wanted to be unfavorable to the seven county lords.

The atmosphere above the yatang suddenly became a little weird, even if others didn't say anything, everyone looked at Huang Yizhi with a little displeasure, and even the master who helped the county Cheng speak was speechless at this time.

Deng Baichuan was also a little angry, he has always been a man of his word in Jinyan County, who dares to criticize?

Knowing that Huang Yizhi is thinking about Jinyan County, but he openly suspects that someone is colluding with thieves, doesn't that prove that he doesn't distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and doesn't know right and wrong, isn't he a confused official?

"I know that Yizhi is worried about the safety of Jinyan City, and in a hurry, he spoke without a brain, and this official will not blame you this time, but if you want to say that someone is colluding with bandits, then you must pay attention to real evidence, otherwise someone will say that you are falsely accused, even I can't favor you"

Deng Baichuan was overjoyed and angry, and said lightly.

Seeing that Deng Baichuan didn't say much, but he was obviously a little dissatisfied with Huang Yizhi inside and outside the words, Qiao Dequan knew that this matter could be done, and then said:

"If you wait for Fu Yin to send troops, I don't know how many days it will take, and then the thieves will let the tiger return to the mountain and fish into the deep sea. It will be extremely difficult to exterminate this group of thieves again, but adults must grasp the fighter. ”

Deng Baichuan bowed slightly, and said in his heart:

"It's still Dequan who knows my heart best"

But it was inconvenient to refute the face of the county and said:

"What Yizhi and Dequan said is reasonable, we will compromise, although I have no right to transfer the guards of the seven county lords, but there are also two hundred elites, plus five hundred county guards in the city, two hundred officials, and nearly a thousand people can be used."

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use soldiers for a while, Dequan, I order you to immediately order 400 county soldiers, 100 servants, carry weapons and dry food, send troops to Qiaojiazhuang, exterminate bandits, and rescue the villagers of Qiaojiazhuang from dire straits."

Qiao Dequan clenched his fists with both hands, bent over, a trace of joy flashed on his handsome face, and he was even more high-spirited.

"The remaining county officials and officials have stepped up patrols day and night, always protecting the safety of the seven county lords, and do not slack off. If you find any trouble, report it to me as soon as possible. ”

Deng Baichuan is not the highest magistrate of a county, and he arranges things in a few words.

Officials of all sizes shouted:

"Your Excellency is wise, this time to eradicate the bandits, a great achievement, the court will be rewarded, the lower officials hereby wish the Lord a smooth career in the future, all the way up."

"Hahaha, then the official will thank you in advance for your good words, if it is really as you said, the old man will definitely set up a banquet to entertain you."

Deng Baichuan was in a good mood, and his voice was like a bell, as if he had regained the heroism on the battlefield back then.

Huang Yizhi saw that the crowd was high, and it was inconvenient to say more, but he shook his head helplessly, thinking in his heart:

"There is nothing wrong with Lord Deng's arrangement, and in the past few days, as long as patrols are strengthened, I don't think anything will go wrong."