For the whole night, the dark clouds covered the moon, and until dawn, the moon could not peek out of the dark clouds, and this night, Hu Wei did not sleep well, because the dog barked all night, very noisy, very noisy.

Animals often have the ability to anticipate danger, they may not know where the danger is coming from, but they can get there before it comes. Especially dogs, whenever they bark uneasily, that is when they have a premonition of danger. Unfortunately, they can predict danger in advance, but they have no way to prevent it from coming.

I couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and Hu Wei didn't want to sleep anymore. Gently got up, put on a piece of clothing and came to the yard, the night fragrance flower in the corner of the wall did not seem to be able to predict what danger was coming, maybe it also sensed something, so desperately released the fragrance of the flowers on the body, the whole courtyard, all of which were the unique faint fragrance of the night fragrance flower.

Looking at the sky, it was too early to go to the east gate, and Hu Wei was not sure if the east gate was still in charge of him today, and he didn't even know if the east gate would open today.

Yesterday, after the failure of the cavalry to suppress the bandits, the relatively steady infantry finally came belatedly. When Hu Wei left the East Gate, 2,000 soldiers took over the defense of the East Gate, and I heard that there would be more troops in the future, and the total strength might reach 5,000.

Hu Wei didn't delve into this so-called total strength, because in his eyes, there would not be much difference between five thousand and two thousand, and that group of bandits had already suffered a loss at the East Gate, and they would never go to the East Gate again stupidly to make themselves uncomfortable.

"Young Master. ”

Fuchen, who got up early to make breakfast for the whole family, met Hu Wei in the courtyard. Because she has to make breakfast for everyone, she always gets up early, and in the whole house, in terms of waking up time, she is definitely the first.

"Oh, Fuchen, are you preparing breakfast?" said Hu Wei back to his senses. When Fuchen called him, he was in a daze with a peony flower. Sometimes he just couldn't figure it out. The growth environment of peony flowers is obviously not much better than other flowers, why can it grow more atmospheric and beautiful than other flowers?

Fuchen shook his head and said, "Not yet, but it's about the same." ”

"Then you go about your business, and leave me alone. Hu Wei smiled. If Fuchen has time, he may ask Fuchen to chat with him, since Fuchen has something to do, then don't delay her work.

Fuchen thought for a while and said, "There isn't much work today, it's okay to chat a few words." ”

"Let's talk a little bit then. Hu Wei found a place to sit down. patted the vacant seat next to him and motioned for Fuchen to sit too.

There is no specific topic, and the two say what comes to mind. They have known each other for more than 20 years, they are very familiar with each other, there are many topics to talk about, and there are many happy memories. Just chatting and chatting, I lost track of time.

Fortunately, Fuchen always had breakfast in his heart, and he looked up sharply and saw that it was not early. Hurriedly left Hu Wei and ran away. Hu Wei looked at Fuchen's back in a hurry, and couldn't help but smile. Everyone has their own responsibility, and Fuchen's responsibility is to make sure that everyone in the family can eat a hot meal, and it is the responsibility of worrying. It's to keep your family safe.

After breakfast, Hu Wei, as usual, went out to the East Gate Tower before dawn. Last night was an unquiet night, although nothing happened. But I believe that many people can't sleep peacefully, maybe this is the legendary calm before the storm.

From afar, Hu Wei saw the officers and soldiers at the head of the East Gate City. Although it was not yet dawn at this time, Hu Wei could clearly see the uneasiness in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, not because Hu Wei had night eyes, but because there were too many torches lit on the city gate. These torches must have been lit since last night, and in this extraordinary time, I am afraid that no one will care about the waste of fire oil.

"Young marshal. ”

As he walked around the corner, Hou San appeared there. He arrived earlier than Hu You, but he didn't go to the city gate tower, but waited for Hu Wei here.

Hu Wei glanced at Hou San's side, except for Hou San, he didn't see anyone else, it seemed that Hou San was waiting for him here alone.

"How's the situation?" said Hu Wei. Hou San has been an intelligence officer for Hu Wei for nearly 20 years, and Hu Wei has become very accustomed to greeting the three about all aspects of the situation when something happens.

There was a hint of red in Hou San's eyes that couldn't be hidden, and he must have not slept all night when he saw it. Although he is no longer an intelligence officer, Hou San is still used to collecting information clues from all sides, because he knows that Hu Wei will definitely need it.

"Yesterday and yesterday, the Three Wolves Army mobilized more than 30,000 troops and blocked the eight gates and the main passage, but those bandits have all been hidden, and none of them have been caught. ”

"None of them?" Hu Wei greeted with a little surprise. In his opinion, Ouyang Putin has mobilized so many troops, and those bandits are in a hurry, even if they can successfully hide among the common people and use the common people to cover their identities, there will always be a time when clues are revealed.

Hou San nodded heavily: "It's true that there is no one." ”

After listening to Hou San's explanation, Hu Wei realized that the reason why this happened was because Ouyang Putin only ordered the city gate and streets to be blocked, and did not conduct door-to-door searches. Otherwise, some bandits will definitely be caught more or less.

"Ouyang Putin seems to want to disturb the people. Hu said in a deep voice.

Twenty years of war have left the people in extreme instability. Even a small stir can make them restless. It took two years before and after Dragon City barely calmed down, and if a large-scale search was carried out at this time, the impact on the people would be really great.

Hu Wei agreed with Ouyang Putin's way of doing things, but he also frowned, because the thousand bandits trapped in the city have always been unstable, and if they are not clear, the common people will not be able to really feel at ease.

What exactly does Ouyang Putin plan to do?

Hu Wei thought in his heart. He put himself in Ouyang Putin's position, secretly thinking about how he would deal with such a thing if he changed himself.

"It's a headache indeed. ”

"Shall we go over?" Qin Ming looked at the city tower and asked. He came a little late today, and by the time he arrived, Hu Wei, Hou San, and Zhu Daneng had already arrived. From a distance, I saw Hu Wei and the three of them squatting in the corner. So he leaned in.

Hu Wei glanced at the sky, then looked at the soldiers on the city tower, and said, "It's almost time, let's go over and see the situation." ”

Among the four, Hu Wei is undoubtedly the leader. Under normal circumstances, no one will object to what he says. Hou San and Zhu Daneng also stood up when they heard Hu Wei's words, and the four of them walked towards the city gate in front of Hu Wei and the three of them in the same formation.

"Stop, who's who!" shouted a soldier before he could get close to the city. You can hear it in his voice. He was a little nervous. Yesterday, the more than 1,000 bandits played too big, and when they grabbed the horses, they showed great combat power, and no one dared to take it lightly.

Hu Wei replied loudly: "I am Hu Wei, the official of the East Gate City. ”

When he reported his name, Hu Wei knew very well in his heart that at least half of the thousands of people on the city tower scolded him in their hearts. If he hadn't closed the city gates yesterday, so that the bandits couldn't get out after they had robbed their things, there wouldn't have been so much trouble afterward.

Scolding is scolding, but Hu Wei's approach is correct, although it has caused such a big trouble. And no one dared to openly say that he was wrong. On the contrary, if Hu Wei really ignores everything and is indifferent to let those bandits leave, it will definitely not be as simple as being scolded, and it will be difficult to be imprisoned for dereliction of duty.

This is how things in the world are often not clear. When everyone thinks it's right. It's not always right, and it's not necessarily wrong when everyone thinks it's wrong. Right or wrong, right or wrong. It's not entirely constant.

"Wait a minute. The soldier replied when he heard Hu Wei's name, and retracted his head again. Thinking about it, he should have received some instructions to know what to do when Hu Wei came.

Since people have to wait. The four of them stood in place, waiting for the further development of things.

About five or six minutes later, the soldier ran down from the city and came to Hu Wei. After seeing Hu Wei's token and confirming Hu Wei's identity, he took Hu Wei to the city tower.

Zhu Daneng and the three of them didn't move, they didn't invite them, so they naturally could only stay here and wait for Hu Wei to come back. At this time, they were also very puzzled in their hearts, secretly guessing who the soldier was going to take Hu Wei to meet.

Hu Wei has been a city gate official at the east gate for so many days, and he is quite familiar with the city tower. He knew where to sit and where he had the best view.

Just now under the city tower, Hu Wei couldn't see the situation outside the city, and when he went up to the city tower, Hu Wei finally saw the situation outside the city. Outside the city, many ordinary people, as before, have been waiting here early to enter the city. Maybe they have some understanding of what happened yesterday, and they are not sure whether the gates will open normally, but they are still here. People don't die, food is constant, and if you don't cook it for a day, you have to go hungry.

"This is it, go in by yourself. The soldier took Hu Wei to the gate of the city tower and stopped. This gate tower is built directly above the city gate, from here you can clearly see the situation outside the city and inside the city, in the past when there was nothing to do, they liked to stay here.

Looking at the soldiers who had stopped, Hu Wei also secretly guessed in his heart who the person who wanted to see him was. If it had changed before, not everyone could see him casually, but now, he was just a small city gate official, but anyone who was older than him could see him at any time, unless he left the Three Wolves Army, otherwise he had no choice.

After guessing for a while, Hu Wei couldn't guess who the person who would be in the city gate tower would be, and he couldn't always guess here, anyway, when he went in, the answer would come out.

knocked on the door, and Hu Wei walked in. The building was empty for Hu Wei at first glance, but in an instant, he knew that there was someone in the building, although there was only one person.

"Dongmen official Hu Wei has seen the general. Hu Wei saw the person standing by the window clearly. Earnestly saluted. He is now a small soldier in the hands of others, and this courtesy is still needed, although he is counted as this person's son-in-law.

That's right, this person in the city gate tower is Ouyang Putin, the boss of the Three Wolves Army, that is, the father of Ouyang Hanbing and Ouyang Narcissus.

Hearing Hu Wei's voice, Ouyang Putin turned his head. Like Hou San, Ouyang Putin's eyes were also bloodshot, and it could be seen that he hadn't slept all night.

"There are no outsiders here. You don't have to be so polite. You come here. Ouyang Putin glanced at Hu Wei and said.

Ouyang Putin at this time was completely different from Hu Wei's feeling when he first saw Ouyang Putin in Ningnan. At that time in Ningnan, Ouyang Putin was the emperor of Ningnan, but he gave Hu Wei the feeling of being more like a businessman and a loving father. From his body, Hu Wei didn't feel any majesty.

At this time, Ouyang Putin is different. Although Dragon City is now in his hands, he has not claimed the title of king, nor has he declared that this is the territory of Ningnan, and he does not even have the name of an army. Just planted a three-wolf flag on the city gate, even if the dragon city was occupied. Compared with Emperor Ningnan, Ouyang Putin's identity at this time is a little vague, but the momentum that comes out of him is revealed. It is far stronger than when he was the king of Ningnan. Maybe this is the real him, and the previous Ouyang Putin is just the Ouyang Putin he played.

Coming to Ouyang Putin's side, from his point of view, Hu Wei can clearly see the situation on East Street. By this time it was already getting light. Although it is not fully lit up, the light is already sufficient, and the East Street has been burned by the fire. Fully exposed to the air, sniffing, and smelling burning.

"Yesterday's fire was big, right?" asked Ouyang Putin. His voice was tinged with a hint of sadness, as for whether it was a person or a thing, except for what he said, it was not easy to guess.

"Yes, it's big. ”

After describing the whole process from the fire to the end to Ouyang Putin, Hu Wei closed his mouth and stood quietly to the side. He believes that what happened on East Street yesterday, Ouyang Putin must have been very clear, but Ouyang Putin asked him to say it again, he didn't have a choice, no matter from which identity, Hu Wei had to listen to Ouyang Putin for the time being.

After listening to Hu Wei's description, Ouyang Putin stood there quietly, not saying a word. From Hu You's point of view, it can be seen that his eyes have turned to the Dongda neighborhood that has been burned to the ground, but Hu Wei also knows that Ouyang Putin is just looking, and his mind is not on it.

There are two people in this gatehouse, Hu Wei and Ouyang Putin, Ouyang Putin doesn't speak, Hu Wei doesn't speak, and Hu Wei doesn't speak, so it seems very quiet.

This situation lasted for ten minutes before Ouyang Putin sighed and said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Although Hu Wei is now just a city gate official, he has no power, and he has no soldiers, but neither Hu Wei himself nor Ouyang Putin has ever really taken this city gate official seriously, Hu Wei is Hu Wei, he has the ability to not lose to Ouyang Putin, Ouyang Putin asked Hu Wei how to deal with it, it is not very surprising.

Hu Wei said: "Before I came up, I also thought about this problem, but so far, I haven't come up with a good solution. ”

It's not a shame to tell the truth, and there really isn't a good way to worry about it. Bandits, like soldiers, are bandits when they pick up knives and guns to rob the common people, and when they throw away the knives, they become ordinary people. This will be they already hidden among the common people, the number of thousands of people seems to be a lot, but scattered among hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, that is a very small number, if you want to separate them from the common people, I am afraid that even the gods will have to spend a lot of effort.

"You're pretty straightforward. Ouyang Putin glanced at Hu Wei strangely and said.

Hu Wei didn't reply this time, but he had a hunch that Ouyang Putin was afraid that he would have another problem for him.

Sure enough, Hu Wei's thought was just now, and before he could suppress it, Ouyang Putin said: "No matter whether you have a way, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with, three days, you only have three days, no matter what you do, within three days, I want you to solve those bandits and restore peace to Longcheng." ”

"That...... I seem to be just a city gate officer. Hu Wei reminded Ouyang Putin. You can't be so unreasonable, people say that there is a tall top when the sky falls, he is obviously a short man now, how can he be taken to the top.

Ouyang Putin glanced at Hu Wei and said: "I haven't forgotten this, I will give you a token, and temporarily crown you as the vanguard of the bandits, you solve such bandits for me, and then come back to be your door official." ”

Solving the trouble of this thousand bandits, what a great deal of merit, if Ouyang Putin said this to others, that person can spit on Ouyang Putin's face, but these worries can only be listened to, and there can be no resistance at all. Who made Hu Wei the double son-in-law of the family, who let Hu Wei cause this, and who called his name Hu Wei. (To be continued......)