Han Xu was no longer humiliated in front of the city gate in the mansion.

"I don't know, alas, now in this world, I don't care." The prefect complained to him, "There is no government affairs to deal with, all daily life has been stopped, only war vigilance, and you can only listen to these soldiers." ”

"These soldiers take care of the adults, they don't understand any rules."

Of course, Han Xu would not be angry with the soldiers guarding the city and obeying orders, and he would not believe the words of the prefect, but now in this world, it is not the time to tear his face and ask for guilt.

"Rebels are thieves, bandits are thieves, rebels want to kill, bandits must also be punished." He said, "The bandits will cause trouble to the people, and they will also collude with the rebels, and when the time comes, they will endanger the city." ”

The prefect nodded: "Your Excellency is right. He instructed the officials around him, "There are bandits in the territory, go and kill them." ”

The prefect is so happy, needless to say, Han Xu is tempted to defend the city and protect the people, but he is not at ease, and he may be coaxed away if he says it so happily.

"I'm injured and want to rest here for a few more days." He said to the prefect.

The prefect did not refuse, and instructed the officials to arrange a place for Han Xu to live, and invited all the doctors he could find.

The official came out and looked around, and the little officer guarding the door asked him who he was looking for.

"What about Zhongqi?" The official asked.

The little official grinned and pointed to the corridor in front of him: "I'm teasing that Han-sama's entourage." ”

In the corridor, Zhong Qi led soldiers around Han Xu's entourage, laughing and laughing, he didn't know what to say, Han Xu's entourage looked solemn and seemed to ignore them, but Zhong Qi didn't care, leaned on the entourage and laughed, and patted his arm on his shoulder.

The official frowned: "Zhongqi is used to frolicking, these entourages were sent by the Zhenwu army, and those natives from Mobei should not be provoked." ”

"What are a few entourages afraid of, Brother Qi is never rude." The little official said, he had seen enough of the excitement, and flicked his sleeves obediently, "I'll call him." ”

The official watched the little official stop Zhong Qi, Zhong Qi immediately walked this way, although this kid always looked like he was laughing, but he was very obedient to the order, and he never delayed doing things, he was worthy of being a soldier from Jiannan Road, but before leaving, he still pulled the beard of one of Han Xu's entourage, and the entourage raised his eyebrows, scolded but did not move.....

"You also said it, that's the people of the Zhenwu Army, and the Zhenwu Army is terrible." The official glared at Zhong Qi who came over.

Zhong Qiyuan dimple smiled: "I'm befriending them, don't worry, we're already acquaintances." ”

It's really a joke, how can you become a mature person in such a short time, the officials are too lazy to pay attention, and they are not afraid of offending the entourage of the Zhenwu Army, this Zhongqi is not their loyal army, it is Jiannan Dao, and when the time comes, just push it out.

"Han Xu wants adults to suppress bandits, and if he doesn't suppress bandits, he will stay here and not leave." He told Zhongqi, "You take people to get rid of those bandits, the sooner the better." ”

Zhongqi's refreshing response was: "Don't worry, adults." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked away briskly, and went to the corridor to greet those scattered soldiers, and did not forget to say something to Han Xu's entourage again, this time the entourage seemed to be angry, raised his foot to kick Zhongqi, and Zhongqi jumped up and ran away.

The official was startled, seeing that the entourage did not chase after him or rush here, he stood back quietly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The bandits were faster than everyone expected, and two days later, Zhongqi returned with soldiers and horses, placing human heads in front of the city gate, and the young men and women who had been plundered by the bandits were also rescued.

"It's not just one bandit, the nearby bandits have been killed." Zhongqi loudly proclaimed, "According to the orders of the observer envoy and the prefect, bandits will never be allowed to make trouble in our Henan Province." ”

The people applauded, and the victims wept and thanked them.

The prefect pulled Han Xu: "This is all the credit of Lord Han, I am ashamed." ”

Zhong Qi stepped forward and patted his chest: "Then ask Lord Han to lead the way, and we will go and exterminate all the bandits in the territory." ”

The officials thanked in unison, the people in front of the city gate cheered, and Han Xu got into the carriage in a cheer and left under the escort of his own soldiers and horses and the soldiers and horses led by Zhong Qi.

Looking at the figure in the distance, the prefect pouted disdainfully: "When is it, I still think that I am really a lord of the court, and I went to Jiannandao, Jiannandao knew that he killed him halfway." ”

"Where else could he go?" The official next to him was a little sympathetic, "Your Majesty is gone, the court is in chaos, and he has nowhere to go back, so he can only cling to the emperor's life." ”

"These lords of the court just can't recognize the reality." The prefect was high up and pity.

"It's not that I can't recognize it, it's that I don't want to recognize it." Someone sighed.

They turned around to see a green-shirted scribe standing behind them.

The green-shirted scribe smiled at the prefect: "The good life has been too long, and there are not many people who are as sober as adults." ”

The prefect smiled and accepted his compliment.

"Are you really trying to suppress bandits? There are a lot of these soldiers. The scribe also looked away, his brow a little worried, "It's not worth it to lose soldiers and horses for a few bandits." ”

"It's okay, most of them aren't our soldiers." The prefect laughed.

"These soldiers and horses of Jiannan Dao are very useful." The officials also laughed and said, "Let them do whatever they want, and work hard." ”

"It's also pitiful, I lost Miss Li's dowry, Jiannan Province is very strict with the army, they don't dare to go back, and they don't dare to go to Taiyuan Mansion, just mix with us." The prefect said with a smile, "Seeing that they are so willing to work, the observation envoy allowed them to stay in the loyal army, and let them run errands and do chores wherever there is something. ”

The scribe squinted his eyes and said: "But they are the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Dao, my lord, there are no outsiders here, and when our general's soldiers and horses come, it is not convenient for everyone to cooperate." ”

He did not shy away from saying this, and the prefect couldn't help but look around, but fortunately, there were officials all around.

"So how?" He asked in a low voice, "It's not nice to drive away, if there is a trouble, it will be troublesome to attract Jiannan Dao again." ”

The scribe smiled: "What's so hard about this? Didn't they go to suppress the bandits? The guards of Great Xia sacrificed their lives to protect the people of Great Xia. ”

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.....

After seeing off the lords of the imperial court and accepting the gratitude of the people, the officials of the government went to the restaurant to set up a banquet and sent some wine and dishes to the street.

"I heard that the young lady of Huainan Province is enjoying herself like this."

"What kind of pleasure, that is to buy people's hearts and fame."

"Hahaha, then we will also buy people's hearts and become famous."

The officials drunk through the lively streets, in fact, they are used to the troubled times, and it feels nothing, the rebels have not come, and they are not very afraid of coming, they have soldiers and horses in hand, the court can't control them, and the people are more honest and obedient than before.....

It was a little quiet when I entered the mansion, and only four small officials greeted me.

The prefect was a little unhappy: "What about people? ”

Several of the little officials seemed to be a little afraid and lowered their heads to their chests, and their voices were vague: "Drink." ”

Because there was alcohol on the street, many people in the government ran out to grab the wine and drink, and the prefect scolded him, and several officials dissuaded him.

"It's hard to be happy, let them take a few sips." They said.

The scribe also nodded: "Have fun." He stretched out his hand again and smiled, "I'll wait for your lord to rest." ”

Other officials also laughed and gossiped to support the prefect.

"I heard that at the banquet of the palace at that time, everyone slept together in the main hall when they were drunk."

"Shall we all sleep in the lobby today?"

Laughing more and more drunk, he walked inward crookedly, not noticing that the four little officials closed the door of the mansion behind him, and there were many fewer lights in the mansion, and the night wind blew the night and shook on the eaves and walls, like countless arms dancing wildly, and the arms became more and more arms, and they became people, and they climbed up and stood up, and the shadows cast on the ground became bigger and bigger.....

The hall was brightly lit, and the officials laughed and walked in with their shoulders on their backs, and some people really wanted to lie down on the ground in the lobby, but as soon as they leaned over, they saw a figure lying there first, and he followed the figure with drunken eyes, and then widened his eyes.

"Zhongqi? Why are you here? He shouted.

At the table in the lobby sat a young man, one long leg propped up on the ground, fiddling with a slender knife in his hand, he raised his head and smiled at him when he heard the question, and the two dimples were intoxicating.

"Zhongqi?" The prefect was drunk and hazy, "Come, come, drink....."

The drunken scribe was the most sober, turned around and ran out: "Come ....."

The man didn't shout, the slender knife pierced his chest first, and the scribe stared at him and fell to the ground, he knew that the soldier of Jiannan Dao, even if he smiled like a girl, was a hungry wolf.

The fallen corpse smashed on the door, alarming the lobby, and the figures danced like moths in the bright lights, but no matter how they flew, they couldn't fly out of the door, and the last glimmer of light outside was swallowed up by shadows, and the darkness enveloped the government and swallowed the screams.

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In troubled times, news spreads quickly, and it is always bad news.

"There's a riot in Tang City?"

The soldiers and horses who had already left Henan Road were camping on the side of the road to rest, and when Xu Yue walked over, he heard Jiang Ming chatting with a few people.

Jiang Ming didn't shy away from him: "Yes, the rebels didn't hit that side, but the bandits made a mess first." ”

Xu Yue thought for a while: "Previously, when we passed from Xuzhou, Henan Province, it seemed that there were many bandits, the world was chaotic, and the bandits were rampant. He sneered again, "It may also be a rebel army as a thief." ”

Those soldiers in Henan Province are really ridiculous, and they even want to stop them.

A soldier told Xu Yue the news he had just heard: "Tangcheng suppressed bandits, killed a lot of people and put them at the city gate to show the public, and threatened to clear all the bandits in the territory, but the bandits were desperate and desperate, and that night they took advantage of the people in the government to drink and have fun, and killed all the drunk officials." ”

"It's horrible." Jiang Ming's simple face was full of fear, "But fortunately, there happened to be some soldiers and horses from Jiannan Dao, and they didn't go too far to assist the loyal army to suppress the bandits, so they rushed back in time to kill all the bandits." ”

"Jiannan Dao?" Xu Yue was a little puzzled and a little vigilant, "Where are the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Dao?" ”

Jiang Ming said: "Don't you know? It's a long story, sit down. ”

So he pulled Xu Yue to sit down, and talked about it like and this and that, Xu Yue was dazed when he heard it, and he remembered vaguely: "It seems that Ankang Mountain heard the good news from Henan Province when he first rebelled, and there were soldiers and horses from Jiannan Province to help or something." ”

Jiang Ming nodded: "Yes, it's them." ”

Xu Yue thought of the loyal soldiers who were blocking the road again, and snorted: "I know that they are waste." ”

However, Xu Yue scratched his ears, why did he feel that this kind of thing seemed familiar?

"My lord, let's pull out the camp as soon as possible." Jiang Mingdao ended the chat, looking worried, "The news over there is not good." ”

Xu Yue shook off the messy thoughts: "Yes, we have to rush over as soon as possible to help the general kill the enemy." ”