The captain of the city gate lamented the hardships of life and returned to the city tower, he moved a horse and sat down, and muttered to himself: "Alas, these people are also miserable, and the family is coerced to work, not to mention, they have to take the money out to release me to save my family." Alas...... The world has changed. ”

After chattering for a while, two soldiers came upstairs with food boxes, and the captain took the food and just ate it for a while, when suddenly he was excited, he kicked away Ma Za and dropped the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and ran quickly to the edge of the city tower, looking at the direction in which the six people left.

Although the road was muddy and difficult to walk after the rain, it had been so long since the people disappeared.

Suddenly, cold sweat ran down the captain's forehead, and he stared at him and said in his heart: It's just a worker! Where did you get all that money for me? If it was really those people who were coerced and forced to work, they might not be able to solve the problem of food and clothing, and they could casually take out a few taels of silver?!

The lieutenant dragged him past the junior colonel, and then instructed him: "Keep an eye on the city gates! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

After dropping a sentence, he quickly rushed down the ladder, hurriedly led the horse, and rushed to the county order where Cheng Yuan and the others were.

When he was on the road, he pondered it again, and secretly cursed himself for being stupid in his heart: Ma Zhong hurriedly attacked the city with troops and horses, and today is only the second day, how could he stay for a few days because of the war! And he also sent people to send fewer messages, isn't this obvious nonsense! Who would go through the battlefield to deliver a letter to someone during the war, and it is worth risking his life for the sake of those two pieces of cloth? If there really is, it can only be a secret letter!

Rushing all the way, he rushed down countless people who passed by, but the captain was so anxious that he couldn't care about the people who fell, so he could only rush over and turn around and shout sorry: "Emergency military situation, please forgive me for the collision!"

After a while, the others arrived outside the gate of the house, and the guard stopped him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I have something important to report to the general!" said the lieutenant anxiously.

"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask the general first. The guard said as he stretched out his arm to stop the lieutenant.

At this time, how can I still take care of you to ask for instructions on the process? The longer it drags on, the farther people will go! The already anxious captain pulled away the guard's arm, then pushed the guard to the ground, and then rushed in.

Now that this former county government has become a general's mansion, since it is a general's mansion, how can you break in? Even if you are the captain of the city gate, you can't do it!

The captain pushed down the guards and just took two steps, and then a sentry halberd rushed over, all of them set up iron halberds to trap the captain, and the captain who was anxious like ants on a hot pot had been trapped by layers of halberders at this moment.

If he wanted to move, he couldn't move anymore, the iron halberd was horizontal in front of his chest, and as long as he moved one step, the spearhead of the root could pierce countless holes in his body.

"Let me in, I have something important to do......" The lieutenant shouted anxiously and suddenly stopped his voice, at this time he also reacted, it was only his body that was trapped, and his mouth was still free!

The captain of the city gate took a deep breath, exerted all his strength, and shouted loudly to the palace: "General! Suspicious people have been found at the east gate of the city! It is very likely that it is the enemy's work!"

A shout shook the nearby halberd soldiers deaf.

After all, this general's mansion is only temporarily reused by the county order office, and the area is not large, and the captain's voice is shouted, and everyone inside and outside can hear it clearly.

After a while, Cheng Yuan, Chu Yang and the others all ran out of the house quickly, and after scattering the halberd soldiers who were unable to get through, Cheng Yuan asked, "What's going on with the fine work?"

The captain knelt on the ground and hugged his fists, and then told half of the six attendants of the Tangtai Valley who had just passed through the east gate, and then told the clues that he had only discovered later, and finally put his head on the ground and said: "The last general let go of the fine work, please punish the general." ”

Chu Yang arranged for people to prepare horses and take weapons and armor, and at the same time stepped forward to pull up the captain, not only did not punish him, but praised him: "The captain found that the meticulous work is meritorious, and he should be rewarded." ”

"Ah...... Huh?" the lieutenant, who was kneeling on the ground, thought he had misheard, and raised his head in a daze.

Everyone also looked at Chu Yang in puzzlement, obviously it was the captain who let go of the fine work, why not only did he not punish him, but he also rewarded him?

Looking at everyone's inquiring eyes, Chu Yang smiled and explained: "Obviously, I found out that it was a fine work, and the person had already disappeared, and the only one who found the problem at that time was the captain. He knew that he would be punished if he reported it again, and he knew that he would be spared danger by not mentioning anything about it. But for the sake of Lang Yuan's safety, even if he broke into the general's mansion and was willing to accept the punishment, he had to report it truthfully. You say, "Don't you deserve to be rewarded?"

Just now, all the generals, including the halberd soldiers present, were resentful of the captain, but after Chu Yang said this, everyone not only no longer hated the captain, but admired him as a person.

Cheng Yuan stepped forward to help the captain and asked, "General's surname?"

"No...... Don't dare, the small surname is Du, the name is true, and the word Xiuyuan. The contrast between the front and back is too great, and the captain who is ready to be killed after the report is completed, and now he is being questioned by the lord of Langyuan City, which makes him feel flattered.

"Okay, Xiu Yuan reported that you are meritorious, and I will promote you to a loyal general today. Cheng Yuan held Du Xiuyuan's arm and glanced at the soldiers in a circle around him, which could be regarded as announcing his fate.

Later, as if he wanted to make Du Zhen happy and relieve the pressure, he whispered in his ear: "My ability is limited, so I can only mention you as a low-ranking general of the fifth rank." ”

Happiness came too quickly and too suddenly, I was going to receive death, but I didn't receive it, but I inexplicably led a general to do it, although the captain of the city gate can also be called a general, but it can only be a title to manage the city gate, and now he is really a general!

"Uh...... Yes?...... Oh. Du Zhen, who hadn't reacted yet, would only be stunned and stupidly agreed.

Chu Yang looked at him and smiled, this was exactly the same as the situation when he first met Lu Hang, originally he just wanted to report the case and beg Lu Hang to order a cross-border pursuit of the suspect, but he didn't expect to be a general inexplicably.

He stepped forward and patted Du Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Aren't you yet, General Xie Cheng's wisdom is clear?"

At this time, Du Zhencai reacted, and hurriedly knelt down to Xie Chengyuan and said: "General Du Zhenxie is kind to him, and he will saddle the horse for the general in the future, and serve the dogs and horses!"

After saying that, he kowtowed to Cheng Yuan three times.

"Thank me, thank me, let's thank General Fang. Cheng Yuan helped Du Zhen up and explained to him who he should really thank, if it weren't for Chu Yang's two dissuasions, he would have been killed a long time ago!

After Cheng Yuan mentioned the point, Du Zhen also knew that it was really Chuyang who really helped him.

The first time Zhao Fan wanted to blame him for not opening the city gate, although he would not be killed that time, his official position would definitely not be kept. The second time really ushered in the crime of killing the head, and it was the Chuyang Gang who said good things, not only saved his life, but also promoted to an official, of course he had to be grateful to Chuyang.