The city of Xingtai was covered in a gloomy mist.

The city gate was temporarily sealed, and Liu Quanan, the taishou, ordered the various security chiefs to start going door-to-door to check people from other places. Every inn is a place where people can stay.

After such a check, they really found out a few people who did not have household registration, but they were not bandits in the mountains, but wanted criminals who came from other places.

The manpower of the official office was seriously insufficient, and the south of the city was already in ruins, and the fire was not completely extinguished until the afternoon, and it was a scene of ruin. There are all kinds of corpses parked in front of almost every house, some of which are packed in coffins, or covered with white cloths, and some can only be simply covered with straw mats. The south of the city was in mourning, and some families suddenly went from being rich and wealthy to having nothing.

Those who were rescued by Murong Jin and Song Jinyu also felt that things were wrong when they returned to their former homes, and it seemed that everything had changed overnight.

Murong Jin was injured and Lu Zhao now needed to recuperate, so the trip to Wuning County was delayed again.

Wait for Murong Jin and Song Jinyu to rest enough. Liu Quanan came to visit again.

He is in a remote place, and it is difficult to see even a five-grade official on weekdays, but now there are two big people in the capital who suddenly come down, so Liu Quanan also feels that he is trembling like walking on thin ice.

Song Jinyu wrote a notebook and handed it to Taishou, who had already ordered someone to send it out urgently for 800 miles. Song Jinyu was personally sent by Emperor Guangzong, holding a messenger. Therefore, his folds were sent directly to Guangzong, and he did not have to go through the previous cumbersome procedures. According to Song Jinyu, if Guangzong saw this recital, he would soon send someone over. Murong Jin also wrote a memo and sent it to the capital with Song Jinyu. Murong Jin's memorabilia was to write some of the information she had found out in it, and this gang of bandits did mention the Qiang people. Although the Qiang people were forced to armistice and peace talks, their desire to covet Great Qi was undying, and Murong Jin felt that it was necessary for him to remind His Majesty to take precautions as soon as possible.

Liu Quanan felt a little comforted in his heart.

If it weren't for Song Jinyu coming, I was afraid that he would ask for instructions through him layer by layer. Even if the imperial court will send troops to suppress the bandits, I am afraid that it will take about three months. There are so few people in the city, and now there are only 50 soldiers left to defend the city, and it is overstretched to just look at the city gate on weekdays, let alone hold on for about three months.

Besides, it also takes time for the military department to mobilize personnel, and these three months are already considered fast.

Liu Quanan also sighed sadly at Song Jinyu's place, just one day and one night, his white hair seemed to be much more.

The official warehouse of his Xingtai City has been ransacked, if the spring is smooth and the rain is good, if it is like another year, the spring will blow the demon wind, and the flying sand will be blowing, which will affect the spring sowing, and what will he take to fill the vacancy in the autumn.

Liu Quanan told Song Jinyu about the bitterness in his heart here.

He really has no other way, this place is not a rich place, he is a clean official, and there is nothing superfluous to honor his superiors, so his political performance is not good every year, and he can only barely pass the test. Others have a chance to be promoted in three to five years, he has been here for eight years, and he has not even moved a nest, this time when he encounters this kind of thing, Liu Quanan is not to protect his own black yarn, in order to protect his own life, he has to talk about the matter in front of Song Jinyu.

I just ask Song Jinyu to help him and the people of Xingtai City.

Raising money is a trivial matter, and the biggest thing now is if those bandits come again. How do they resist?

Even if Song Jinyu is here, he can arrive in the capital quickly, but seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, I am afraid that those bandits will come to loot again, and it will really be unbearable. Send someone from the capital again. It also takes time, and these days, you can't just rely on more than 50 soldiers to maintain everyone's safety.

This is not a problem at all.

Liu Quanan finished crying, Murong Jin?? tapped his fingers on the tabletop.

"How many people are there in your Xingtai City?" Murong Jin asked.

"Back to the general, there are more than 10,000 households in Xingtai City, and the population is about 40,000 to 50,000 people." Liu Quanan said, "The area under the jurisdiction of Xingtai City has a total population of 200,000. It's really not a big city. ”

"Forty to fifty thousand people is not a small number." Murong Jin nodded and said, "Excluding the old and weak women and children, there should be more than 5,000 strong men." ”

"That's for sure." Liu Quanan hurriedly bowed down and said, and then his eyes lit up, "Does the general mean to recruit men on the spot?" "But soon his eyes will shine? Faded, "General, you should know that our local officials in Daqi do not have the right to conscript troops. If it is known from above, this is a capital crime to be regarded as complicity. ”

"It's not that you are called up, and you can't afford to be recruited." Murong Jin smiled slightly. said, "If the people of Xingtai City voluntarily formed a militia to protect the city, it would be different. I can help you train some of your men to defend the city. It can also help you formulate some rules for defending the city and some methods for proselytizing the city. As long as the people of Xingtai City can survive these days, when the imperial court sends troops, safety can be guaranteed. Naturally, this militia can be dispersed. ”

Liu Quan'an was suddenly enlightened.

Look at his brain, he has really been turned into a pot of porridge by recent events, isn't there a great god who expelled the Qiang people from the land in front of him? Among the generals of the Great Qi. Who else is more famous than Murong Jin now.

Moreover, he also heard that last night, Murong Jin and Song Jinyu saved many people in Xingtai City, and these two did not mention such immeasurable merits.

If Murong Jin didn't have two brushes under his hands. How could it be possible to not only protect oneself but also others in such a panicked situation.

Come to think of it. Liu Quanan hurriedly took off his clothes and knelt down in front of Murong Jin, and bowed respectfully. "If the general is willing to stay for a while, the lower official is grateful!"

"Get up." Murong Jin raised his hand and helped Liu Quanan. He said slowly, "Those thieves are indeed arrogant and hateful. Even I can't stand it. ”

Liu Quanan thanked him and left, and immediately started to do this.

After he left, Song Jinyu frowned and looked at Murong Jin, "Aren't you afraid that someone will talk about this in the future, and I will take you a copy?" ”

"Why do you want to join me?" Murong Jin asked puzzled.

"As a general, it's very risky for you to do this. If you really get caught, I'm afraid that someone will say that you have a rebellious heart in the future. Ordinary generals will not participate in such a thing as helping to train the militia, in order to get under the melon fields and plums, and not to be stained with the slightest shame. Song Jinyu got up, walked to Murong Jin's side, and said.

"I have a clear conscience." Murong Jin said lightly.

Song Jinyu said something, she didn't know.

But if you do things, you have to look ahead and worry about it. That doesn't have to happen.

When her father entered Xiqiang alone and went undercover for many years, didn't he find out the rebellious spy hidden in the court? If he only thinks about his personal safety, he doesn't have to do this kind of thing.

She can indeed walk away, but she is a great man, for the country and the people. Mother also often said that they were born as bandits, and they did the business of robbing houses and houses, but they robbed people who were rich and unkind. Otherwise, the heavens are clear, and these four words can not be talked about.

Her parents have been upright all their lives, so how can she turn a blind eye to these.

"If I lose my official position because of this. I won't regret it either. Murong Jin raised his eyes and looked at Song Jinyu, "If you are afraid, you can wait until you return to Beijing and give me a letter of resignation directly, and what I do will not implicate you." ”

Song Jinyu's face changed, and her heart suddenly sank into the abyss.

"I'm just reminding you that you would say such a thing." Song Jinyu trembled angrily, and really felt that she was wronged in her heart, so she simply brushed her sleeves out.

Why did he confess like that. Repeatedly explained her mind like that, she is still so stubborn!

It's a stone that has been kicked in my arms for so long, not to mention that it can cover the heat, at least it also carries a body temperature!

Song Xiaohou Ye was very uncomfortable, and he didn't want to talk to Murong Jin, so he went directly out of the Taishou Mansion. He was really afraid that if he stayed here, he couldn't help but question Murong Jin. Will not be able to help but quarrel with her. So I had to avoid her for the time being. Wait for his anger to come out, and then come back.

Murong Jinmu sent Song Jinyu away, wanting to chase after him, but he still held back.

Forget it, let him go. She understands his thoughts, but he and she have grown up in different environments since childhood, and the things they have experienced are also different, whether he is a momentary infatuation or mistaken admiration for admiration. After a long time, he will probably get tired and tired.

Murong Jin lowered his eyes slightly.

I have to say that when she looked at Song Xiaohou's eyes, she still felt a slight pain in her heart.

She wasn't completely indifferent to him.

That's why she couldn't wait to push him away.

She is strong. It's fortitude, but there are things she doesn't want to experience again.

She was really scared.

If there is no hope, there will be no expectation, there is no expectation, and when she leaves, she will no longer have heartache.

Although Song Jinyu is a gentleman, he is a gentleman with a very sense of justice, there is no shortage of status, status, wealth and appearance, and he is even younger than her, and there will be better girls who will admire him and take care of him in the future.

And she is tired, people are tired, and the best place to return is to die on the battlefield. to mourn her dead relatives, friends, and all the people she cared about and loved.

She shouldn't have crossed paths with him in the first place.

However, Murong Jin still called Xiami and asked him to hurry up and follow Song Jinyu.