Chapter Twenty-Seven: Reach Out and Hold the City
"They are not blind, they are obedient."
A magistrate stood by the window, saw the scene outside, and explained to the master who had been pushed in.
The official hall was as warm as spring, and the freesia was in full bloom on the windowsill, and the fragrance was bursting, and the officials carefully sprinkled the freesia leaves with water, and then sat down by the windowsill, and took a sip of the cooked fragrant tea.
In the main bookkeeper's hall, including this official, there were four people in the hall, who were in charge of culture, education, taxation and people, and the guards who had captured him had left, and he had regained his freedom, and this freedom was only in this official hall.
He asked in a trembling voice, "Obedience to what?" ”
"Obey Young Lady Wu." Another official said.
Sure enough, it was Mrs. Wu, the master bookkeeper shook her clothes and was angry: "What is she going to do?" ”
The man sitting opposite the official said: "Actually, she didn't do anything, just told the whole county that martial law was coming in the name of the government." ”
The two of them are playing against each other, and they don't forget to fall into their words.
"She's frightened and lost." "How can you listen to her?" ”
The official who stood aside and watched the two play chess spread his hands: "My lord, we didn't listen to her, so here we are now." ”
There was a glimmer of hope in the bookkeeper: "Have you reported to the state?" ”
The official who was admiring the flowers and drinking tea by the window shook his head: "How is it possible, we can't even go out of the county office." ”
Can't get the news out? What about the other officials? There are so many servants, and they all have subordinates to follow.....
"Before this incident, I really didn't know that our Dou County had become so powerful, and once the two city gates were closed, even a fly couldn't fly out." Said the official who played the game.
The tone was strange, like a sigh and like an appreciation.
The master thought of his own experience along the way, and knew that they were not exaggerating.
"The people in the barracks will all listen to it?" The master asked.
"The official seal was taken away by Mrs. Wu." The official of the game pointed to the empty desk, "She issued a notice in the name of the government and gave the order. ”
"The people can trust the government, and the businessmen are even more so, and they immediately packed up their things and ran away." The official watching the game said, "Zhu Tong is not in the barracks, and Yuanji has the final say." ”
Or when Zhu Tong was there, it was also Yuanji who had the final say.
What Zhu Tong does every day is to eat meat and drink wine, and then he is surrounded by a group of people.
The chief bookkeeper was silent for a moment: "You are locked up here, and no one in the county government will question it?" ”
"Mrs. Wu told them that we had a disagreement with her on how to deal with the rebellion, and she told them what to do and asked them to believe her." The officials watching the game said quietly.
And then everyone believed her? The chief bookkeeper thought about the official who greeted him when he was caught.
"What about the hearts of the people? Isn't there chaos in the hearts of the people? He seized on the last glimmer of hope.
"Your Excellency." The official who drank the tea said quietly, "The people of Dou County regard Mrs. Wu as a god, she is the heart of the people, if she is not chaotic, no one will be chaotic." ”
The master slumped into his chair.
"My lord, in fact, don't worry, Mrs. Wu didn't embarrass us, and we were locked up, and we can be exempted from responsibility in the future." The officials of the game comforted the master book.
They don't have to do anything, they don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and the main book looks indoors, so they can still enjoy the flowers, drink tea and play chess leisurely, and they are more comfortable than when they were not locked up.
They actually obeyed Mrs. Wu, the chief bookkeeper thought to himself, although they expressed their opposition to being locked up here, but being locked up here was already the biggest resistance they made, and they ate and drank and had fun with peace of mind after completing the task, so they didn't care at all about what Mrs. Wu did, and they were not dissatisfied, let alone find a way to do something.
The main book thinks that this Dou County has become Mrs. Wu from top to bottom, and if she doesn't do things, no one can stop her if she wants to do things.
The body and mind of the master book are like a boat in the sea, what is she going to do?
The wind of the first month is like a knife, Li Minglou can still feel the chill when he wraps his head and face in a thick cloak, and he can overlook the entire Dou County by standing on the city wall.
The inner city of Dou County is as quiet as no one's land, and the outer city is constantly driven by soldiers and horses, patrols are non-stop day and night, and scouts are also scattered in all directions.
"There is no change for the time being." Motoyoshi said, "The rebellion of Xuanwudao has also been controlled, and even the bandits have almost disappeared. ”
Will there really be bandits or soldiers to attack Dou County?
Li Minglou looked into the distance, she didn't know, she didn't know whether she should hope that fate would be the same, but she had done so much just to do something when fate was the same.
There's always going to be something.
"Is there any news from Han Xu?" She asked.
Yuan Ji said: "Not yet. ”
"What about the capital?" Li Minglou asked.
"Some people accuse that Luo is greedy for money and silver, which caused the Xuanwu Dao rebellion." Yuan Ji opened the latest news he had just received, "Cui Zheng is furious in the court and wants to investigate this matter thoroughly." ”
Then it will be thoroughly investigated on the whole sea.
Li Minglou thought to himself, and then Quanhai asked the emperor to convict the Xuanwu Dao Jie Du envoy, and the court was in dispute over this, just like that life.
"What's the news about the Zhenwu Army?" She asked.
The news of Han Xu and the capital has always been asked to be investigated, but it has not been long since Wu Ya'er, but Mobei is too far away, and the news of Zhenwu Army is difficult to investigate, and it is very slow to come back after inquiry.
Yuan Ji shook his head: "There is no news for the time being, but Miss, Zhonghou inquired in the capital, and the people in Liang Zhen's Mansion did not know that Wu Ya'er had relatives, and they all said that he was an orphan." ”
Even Liang Zhen didn't know, Li Minglou was a little surprised.
"But except for us, other people who came to the Liang Mansion to inquire about this matter were sent by us." Yuan Ji said, "We have also arranged people on the road to Mobei. ”
But there was no news, and no one in the Zhenwu army was looking for his mother.
A gust of cold wind hit, mixed with snow particles, Li Minglou didn't say to go back, Fang Er lowered the black umbrella to block the wind and snow, and the group continued to stand on the city wall.
As soon as the galloping patrol soldiers and horses in the distance turned around, they could see that Mrs. Wu was always guarding the city wall, she was not afraid of the cold, and the cold wind seemed to be not so cold.
Snow particles turn into snowflakes in the evening.
Snowflakes fluttered over a bonfire, and soon there were feet stretched out and stepped on it heavily, and both the bonfire and the snowflakes flew and disappeared.
"Light a fire and don't be discovered." A man whispered.
In the twilight sat a group of men in shabby leather jackets, who at first glance looked like beggars, but their messy hair and beards looked menacing.
Their bulging torn jackets revealed large knives, exuding the smell of blood.
"It's too cold."
"These rags don't keep you cold."
"Bandits wouldn't wear it like that."
They whispered complaints.
"Don't worry." The man who stepped on the campfire said, a sinister smile on his face, looking at the vast expanse of wind and snow in front of him, "You know what? When people burn up, it is much warmer than firewood.