Inside the lobby.

Zhizhou Yang Jingde sat at the back of the court, and when he heard the report of the anti-thief army pressing the border, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Suppressing the panic in his heart, he pretended to be calm and said, "How many anti-thieves are there?" ”

The official replied truthfully: "There are about more than 10,000 people." ”

Yang Jingde asked again: "Which way is the thief?" Black Mountain Thief or Goto Mountain? ”

"This ...... The small one is not clear, but I saw the thief holding a Korean character from a distance! ”

Han?

Among the anti-thief leaders in Jinan Mansion, there seems to be no one surnamed Han.

Just as Yang Jingde was meditating, Li Yu, the general judge on the side, said with a smile: "No matter which way the thief comes, there are only more than 10,000 people in total." There are 3,000 Xuanhua troops stationed in the county town, and the archers and soldiers plus the village warriors can also make up 1,000. The art of war is cloudy, and five out of ten sieges are attacked. It is simply wishful thinking that such a few people want to attack my Zichuan County. ”

Hearing this, Yang Jingde's panic dissipated a lot, and he stroked his beard and chuckled: "Li Tong's judgment is reasonable, the Western Army is now on Hebei East Road, and it will send troops to quell the rebellion in a few days. ”

The manager joined the army and took the opportunity to slap a sycophant, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Yang Zhizhou's foresight, anticipating the enemy's opportunity, and mobilizing the Xuanhua Army to garrison the county in advance, the officials admire it." ”

Yang Jingde was in a good mood by this sycophant, smiled to himself, and ordered: "Order the three classes of officials to post notices everywhere in the city to appease the people." Tell the people that there is no need to panic, and the thieves will retreat in a few days. ”

"The subordinate officer receives the order!"

The manager joined the army and bowed down.

At this moment, Li Yu suddenly spoke: "Yang Zhizhou, the Xuanhua Army guards the county seat, and there is no merit and hard work, so you need to show it." ”

Yang Jingde instantly heard the meaning of his words, and understood in his heart: "What Li Tongju said is true, and he should be rewarded." ”

Immediately, his voice changed, and he frowned: "It's just that the treasury is empty now, and there is no money left to reward." ”

"Hey!"

Li Yu sighed first, and suddenly proposed: "By the way, it is better to let the rich businessmen in the city donate some." ”

"How much?"

Yang Jingde asked quietly.

Li Yu groaned: "200,000 yuan, the treasury should be enough." ”

Yang Jingde clapped his hands and said: "Okay, it's 200,000!" ”

Listening to the two singing and harmonizing, how could the manager join the army without knowing what they were thinking.

This is taking advantage of the anti-thieves to attack and take the opportunity to make money.

Rebellion and rebellion must be justified.

In the same way, to make money, you have to find a reasonable reason and excuse.

In this way, even if the rich businessmen are reluctant, they have to pay obediently.

Anyway, he is a member of the imperial court, a scholar who has read the books of sages and sages, and his appearance can't be too ugly.

The manager joined the army and reminded: "Yang Zhizhou, these 200,000 ...... Will it be too much, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among rich businessmen. ”

A few months ago, when the money was collected, a bamboo pole had been knocked out, which really made the rich businessmen in the city bleed hard.

Another 200,000 guan now is equivalent to cutting meat with a knife.

Rabbits bite when they're in a hurry!

"Humph!"

Yang Jingde snorted coldly, brushed his sleeves and said, "Dissatisfied? As in today's cold and freezing, the soldiers still diligently guarded the county town despite the lack of food and clothing, all in order to protect them. You tell them that if you let the thieves enter the city, it won't be a matter of 200,000 yuan. ”

Although he felt that this kind of period should not be too persecutive for those rich merchants in the city, but when it came to this, the manager had to nod his head when he joined the army.

"Xia Guan understands."

"Well, let's go."

Yang Jingde waved his hand.

……

But it is said that after the evil ox entered the city, he plunged into the alley.

Continue through the alley until you enter the backyard of a hotel next to the eastern city wall.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Qiu Niu turned around and closed the door and killed him with a deadbolt.

At this moment, there was a burst of shouting and scolding from behind him: "You are really bold, you can come here too?" ”

When he turned his head, he saw that the person who was scolding was a guy wearing a small blue hat.

Qiu Niu was not annoyed, took out a token from his arms, shook it in front of the guy, and quickly said a code: "Palace jade liquor!" ”

The moment he saw the token, the guy was excited, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "I've seen the military master!" The military master forgives the sin, it's really too dark......"

"Don't get in the way, let's go in and talk about it." The bull waved his hand and put the token away.

"Master Jun, please."

The man said, leading the bull into a utility room.

At this moment, it was getting darker and darker outside, and the man lit an oil lamp.

By the dim light, he found that Qiu Niu's face was covered with blood, and he looked particularly terrifying.

I was in the yard just now, and I couldn't see clearly in the dark, so I just thought it was sludge.

"The military master is injured, I'll go and ask for a doctor." The guy is about to go out.

Qiu Niu grabbed him and said nonchalantly: "A little injury, just look at the bluffing, don't need to make extraneous branches, just find some gold sore medicine for me later." ”

"That's fine."

The man paused, and nodded in response.

Removing the groceries in the corner, the guy fumbled on the wooden floor for a while, then grabbed a pull buckle and pulled hard.

The next moment, as soon as the plank was opened, it was lifted, revealing the dark passage below.

"Master Jun, let's go down first, and I'll send food and gold sore medicine later."

"Good!"

Qiu Niu nodded, took an oil lamp, and walked down the slope to the secret room.

It is said to be a secret room, but in fact it is a much wider cellar.

Not to mention, compared to the cold outside, the cellar is much warmer, like a greenhouse.

In the cellar, there is a table and chairs, plus a few beds.

There were several wooden boxes stacked in the corner, and Qiu Niu walked over and opened the wooden boxes, and his eyes were black iron armor.

Open the other one, and there are all kinds of weapons.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from above, and Qiu Niu's face tightened, and he picked up a knife from the wooden box.

The next moment, I saw five people walking down the slope one after another.

When he saw the comer, the bull put down the knife in his hand.

"I've seen all the heads!"

The five of them hugged their fists in unison.

The five men were dressed in the same way as him, covered in tattered linen clothes and straw sandals.

Qiu Niu asked, "Only the five of you?" ”

"Hmm!"

A soldier nodded and said with a wry smile: "One hundred and ten Xuanhua soldiers blocked the door, holding sticks and being in a mess, and the inferior people fought hard to get a few sticks before rushing in. The other brothers were not so lucky, and they were carried back by the crowd, and they could not get in at all. ”

Hearing this, Qiu Niu couldn't help frowning.

Of the eighty scouts, only six came in, two or three times less than expected.

The bull commanded, "Rest and rest first." ”

After a while, the guy came down, and with him came down a middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper.

This hotel is one of the many branches of Zhuo Lou, from the shopkeeper to the guys, all of whom are carefully selected by Han Zhen.

"Master Jun, here are the clothes."

The guy placed the food box on the table and pointed to the large package and explained.

After briefly treating the wound on his forehead, Qiu Niu looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "How is the contact with the officials?" ”

The shopkeeper replied truthfully: "The head of the capital has been in contact with most of them, but these officials are very cunning, and they are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles. ”

"Hey!"

Qiu Niu sneered: "The county magistrate has long expected this, and the reason why he let us enter the city is to add fire to these officials!" ”

The shopkeeper asked, "What do you need me to do?" ”

Qiu Niu shook his head: "I don't need you to wait for a move, give me a detailed map of the county seat." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper took out a map from his bosom and handed it over.

Although this map is not as delicate as the imperial court, it is more detailed, and every street and alley is standard and clear.

After taking the map, Qiu Niu commanded: "You wait to go, so as not to attract attention." ”

After the two left, the six Qiu Niu first opened the package, changed into clean clothes, and then began to eat.

After eating, one of the soldiers asked, "Dutou, what is the charter now?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, sleep, act when you're ugly!"

Qiu Niu confessed, took the lead to lie down on a bed, covered the futon, and after a while, he made a steady snoring sound.

Seeing this, the five soldiers glanced at each other and also lay down to sleep.

Three watches.

The oil lamps were slowly lit, and the dim light dispelled the darkness of the cellar.

After a good night's sleep, Qiu Niu's spirit was much better.

I saw him take out an oiled paper package from his bosom, open it, and take out a thick pile of leaflet-like paper from it.

After distributing a stack to each person, Qiu Niu explained: "Post these notices at the intersections of various streets and alleys, and each person is responsible for an area. Don't have a conflict when you encounter inspections, and hide if you can. ”

After arranging the area for which everyone was responsible, the six of them came out of the cellar, opened the back door, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

……

……

Following.

Zhang Liu'er yawned and pushed the door open.

tightened the black and red soap uniform, put on the water and fire stick, and went out.

Walking all the way down the alley to the mouth of the alley, I saw a group of people gathered around and talking about it.

"What's this about?"

"I can't read it."

"Zhu Si, haven't you ever gone to school and can read and write, what is it to read and write for everyone."

"It's like a text, but it's not in the right format."

"What is the text? Don't do anything you don't understand, just talk about it. ”

"To the effect that the name of the thief who attacked the county town is Han Zhen, and now he occupies Qingzhou, and he has heard of the suffering of the officials for a long time, and he wants to share the world with the officials."

Share the world with the officials?

Zhang Liu'er suddenly became excited, and the drowsiness in his brain disappeared, and he hurriedly stepped forward and scolded: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Didn't do much."

Seeing that it was the officials who came, the onlookers immediately dispersed.

Zhang Liuer looked at the notice posted on the wall, and the more she looked at it, the more frightened she became.

In addition to what Fang Cai said by Zhu Laosi, there are also the names of a series of officials below.

[He Jun, a person from Linzi, his ancestors have been Xu officials for three generations, and he is currently the magistrate of Shouguang County.

Lu Yan, a native of Linzi, his father and brother are both officials, and he is currently the county magistrate of Shouguang County.

Xiang Hui ......】

Gollum!

Zhang Liu'er swallowed her saliva, frightened, but also yearning.

Official, can you really be an official?

Suppressing the surging thoughts in his heart, Zhang Liu'er tore off the notice on the wall and hurried to an alley.

He kept an eye on it and did not go to the government, but first went to the street where his boss Xu Dutou lived.

Coming to a courtyard with a familiar car, Xu Dutou was having breakfast in the living room.

"If you don't go to the government office, what are you doing here?"

Xu Dutou glanced at him and sucked the gruel in the bowl.

took out the notice from his arms and handed it over, Zhang Liu'er said in a low voice: "Xu Dutou, this is what I just found on the wall of the alley." ”

"What's that?"

Xu Dutou didn't care about it at first, and took the notice casually.

Just at a glance, his complexion suddenly changed.

Putting down the pottery bowl in his hand, Xu Dutou asked with a solemn face: "Has anyone else seen it?" ”

Zhang Liu'er was a little hairy by him, shrunk his neck and said, "Yes, when I found out, there were already more than a dozen people watching. ”

Xu Dutou asked: "Who are they, do you recognize them?" ”

"Xu Dutou, Xu Dutou!"

Without waiting for Zhang Liu'er to answer, a hurried voice sounded outside the courtyard again.

The two turned their heads to look, and saw another soap officer, holding a notice, running quickly in a panic.

Seeing this, Xu Dutou chuckled in his heart.

Bad thing!

Xu Dutou preemptively asked, "This notice was found at the entrance of the alley?" ”

The soap official was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Xu Dutou is really a god, he did find it at the entrance of the alley, and many people gathered to watch at that time, I felt strange......

Zhang Liu'er looked apprehensive and said, "Xu Dutou, what should I do with this notice?" ”

"Report it truthfully!"

Xu Du gritted his teeth and said.

One south and one north in two consecutive alleys, the same notice appears, which means that there are other streets and alleys.

If you want to hide this matter, you can't hide it, you can only report it.

……

"Qingzhou actually fell?"

In the palace, Yang Jingde slowly put down the notice in his hand, and his eyes were uncertain.

The most important thing is that Qingzhou fell, and he, the governor of Zizhou, didn't get any news at all.

Li Yu said with a solemn face: "Yang Zhizhou, whether Qingzhou has fallen or not has nothing to do with us. If the imperial court wants to punish crimes, it is also looking for Zhao Ting and Liu Mi. The most urgent thing now is the content of this notice. ”

"Share the world with the officials?"

Yang Jingde sneered: "The officials are all deceitful, cunning and lazy, and they want to rely on the officials to win the world, which is really ridiculous!" ”

In his eyes, the officials are lowly statuses.

If you enter the government for a day, you will be a government official for life, and your children and grandchildren will not be able to do business, plant land, or read.

Such a group of lowly cattle and horses, there are people who want to share the world with them.

A thief is a thief, and dog meat can't be feasted!

Li Yu frowned and said: "What this official is worried about is that the government officials are bewitched by the anti-thief notice, and if they take a risk, it will be bad for us!" ”

Hearing this, Yang Jingde was suddenly shocked.

There are more than 1,000 officials in the county town and there are more than 1,000 people in the third class, and there is no prohibition on entering and leaving the government.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered: "This ...... This official will transfer the Xuanhua army into the government and personally protect us. ”

After that, Yang Jingde still felt that it was inappropriate, and proposed: "It's better to ...... these officials."

"No!"

Li Yu waved his hand and said: "The trivial matters of the government office still need to be handled by the officials. Otherwise, the sum of our officials and other officials will only be more than fifty, so where can they be busy. ”

(End of chapter)