Chapter Twenty-Four: Another Attack

The peaceful days that Li Tang was looking forward to did not last long, and the new county government of Qingtian County took office.

Wu Bolan felt that his spring had come, a few months ago, when he was just a city lord, with the danger of being despised and killed, he submitted a letter of allegiance to the palace of the Great King Xuanwu, and handed over a thousand taels of gold as a letter of surrender.

I thought it was a stone sinking into the sea, but I didn't expect that a few days ago, he received an official promotion appointment, and he directly changed from the lord of a city to the county government, which can be described as a step to the sky.

Another price of promotion is that the development of Fengluo City must be suppressed, and it is best to kill Li Tang, the city lord of Fengluo City, which makes Wu Bolan have a headache, this is not a small person, but a participant in the battle of Fengluo City, the princess's concubine.

Therefore, he is smart and did not choose to go head-to-head with Li Tang, he is not a family, he does not have the arrogance of a family, he only has unscrupulous means to complete the task.

After participating in the banquet of the new official, there were six city lords under Qingtian County, only Fengluo City did not arrive, and the day after the banquet, the thirteen thieves leaders in Qingtian County gathered in Qingcheng at the invitation of Wu Bolan.

These thirteen thieves have been crisscrossing Qingtian County for decades, and during this period, the imperial court also wanted to send troops to kill the thieves, but every time they went, they could only capture a few small thieves, which was of no use to alleviate the situation of the thieves.

Over time, when the thieves did not harm the city, the imperial court also gave up the idea of encircling and suppressing the thieves.

The two seem to have reached an agreement to coexist peacefully.

In Chengjia Village, outside Fengluo City, many villagers who were working outside the city returned to their homes to eat, and their daily labor was just to have a fragrant meal when they were hungry.

Groups of villagers, after finishing their work, gathered together and returned to the village, as usual, talking and chatting, and before they knew it, they were close to the edge of the village.

"Hey, why is there such a mess at the entrance of the village?" a villager saw that a big tree was blocking the entrance to the village.

"No, there's someone there. The sharp-eyed villager said loudly, and quickly ran over to remove the big tree, seeing the tragic situation that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

Under the tree, there was a corpse, which had been crushed and deformed, but through the clothing, it could be seen that it was from the village.

Everyone's hearts were lifted, they threw down the farm tools in their hands, used all their strength, ran home, kicked open the wooden door, and saw the chaotic interior, tables, chairs, kitchen utensils, dishes and chopsticks, all broken, as if they had come to ruins, not a warm home.

"Ahh

The anger in the heart of the village roared like being in an ice cellar, and he was very worried about the safety of his family, so he hurriedly ran out of the house and looked for it elsewhere.

After searching the village, I didn't find my family, and through the footprints left behind, it spread to the back of the village, and my heart was even colder!

Chengjia Village is built against the mountains, where jackals, tigers and leopards are rampant, and there are also thieves who are notorious, and I heard that they are murderous and very ferocious, and they rarely escape when they fall into their hands.

A group of people, silent at the bottom of the mountain, wanted to rush into the mountains, but the weapons were limited, and there was no Orion to guide them, so they would definitely die silently when they entered.

"Otherwise, let's go to the city lord, I heard that the city lord is brave and mighty, and he will definitely be able to defeat the thieves!"

The hesitant voice sounded, and even the villagers who spoke were not confident, after all, the previous city lord would not care about the situation of these small mountain villages, and the death of one or two people from the small mountain village would not have the slightest impact on the city lord.

"This ...... Will it work?"

"It should be possible, as soon as the city lord Li came, he promulgated many policies to benefit the people, and this year's spring fu was canceled by the city lord's order, otherwise we will be hungry. ”

"Hearing you say this, I also feel hopeful, why don't we try it!

The villagers discussed a lot, and finally discussed the result, and immediately ran towards Fengluo City.

Chengjia Village is just a small mountain village, naturally there are no horses, so when they ran to Fengluo City, it had been a few hours, because of the long time to hurry, their faces were red, it was difficult to breathe, and they were very embarrassed, attracting the sideways of pedestrians at the city gate.

"A few of you, yes, what are you doing?" said the Feng soldier on duty at the city gate.

Hearing the soldier's words, the people of Chengjia Village ran over and said:

"Bing, Bing, we are from Chengjia Village, the village was attacked by thieves, and we came to ask for assistance from the City Lord's Mansion. ”

If it had been before, the soldiers would have drawn their swords to drive people away, and this bit of would still bother the city lord, and he would be impatient!

But now, through Li Tang's reforms and Zhao Yun's strict military discipline, the soldiers dare not hurt people, obstruct people, and harm people, and establish the idea of protecting their families and defending the country for them.

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion and find City Lord Fan! ”

"Thank you, thank you!"

Mura Na was grateful, and hurriedly ran again, not caring at all that his body was already weak.

"City Lord Fan, there is a group of Diao people at the door asking to see you, do you want to drive them away!"

Fan Li was planning the field and preparing to develop the field, when he heard the words of the scribe, he paused his pen and said expressionlessly: "Go and invite them in, and then leave your job!"

This remark was no less than arbitration, which made the clerk's heart tremble, he knew that what he just said violated a big taboo, and the dismissal and investigation were only the lightest punishment, and he regretted it very much in his heart.

"Yes, Castle Lord!"

It is no longer feasible to intercede, some things can be interceded, and some things are useless, but will only increase the disgust.

A few minutes later, the villagers of Chengjia walked into the city lord's mansion, the rich and gorgeous decoration, let them dazzle, the illuminated candle tower, the red lacquer jade carved railing, the beautiful flowers and plants attracted their attention.

"I don't know what grievances you have to avenge me?" Fan Li walked out and asked.

"See the city lord, please save our family, they are all taken captive by thieves!"

A group of villagers knelt on the ground and said silently.

"You wait in the guest hall first, and I'll go and tell the lord!" Fan Li's face changed, and he was a thief again!

Regarding the problem of thieves, he and Li Tang also discussed it, and they were determined to solve this hidden danger, but the time was not ripe at the moment, and it was not a good choice to rush into the army.

He can decide on his own for small matters, but he must discuss with Li Tang about this kind of major matter that requires the deployment of troops, so he forcibly pulled out Li Tang, who was cultivating, and completely informed him of the victimization of Chengjia Village.

"Save, of course I want to save! I want to ensure the safety of everyone under my rule, and even if this rescue is difficult, I will do my best. ”

With the people in his chest, the people in his heart, and the people in his heart, Li Tang did not hesitate at all about this matter, and ordered categorically.

"The lord is benevolent and righteous, and his subordinates immediately went to find General Zilong. Fan Li said happily after hearing this.

After learning the news, the villagers of Chengjia Village were very happy in their hearts, knelt outside the gate of the city lord's mansion, and kowtowed to thank them.