Most of the officials in Lingping City have lost most of them, not including those who are seriously injured and can't walk out, so in order to welcome the angels this time, as long as Ling Pingcheng is a living official and no less than the seventh grade, he must gather here to strengthen his momentum and demonstrate his determination to repair the city and fully resume work, and these magistrates will definitely take the lead in the future for a period of time, so it is not a bad thing for them to feel the preferential treatment of Shangguan in advance.

But there are not many officials who can enter the room to meet the angels in person, even if the civil and military gathers together, it is only more than ten people, Wu Chengxi is the acting city lord, but in fact it is still the military attache side, followed by Qu Huang, Wu Yong, the commander of the patrol soldiers and horses, and Zhang Fangping, the captain of the Tingwei Mansion. On the civilian side, the remaining prefects and general judges are the first, and there are five civil officials in important positions below, which constitutes a luxurious lineup to welcome the angels.

The banquet is in full bloom, the dishes are displayed on the table, the dishes are complete, the appearance is exquisite, and the house is full of fragrance, according to the military department Langzhong Liu Yunshan, who came from afar, should be smiling, at least he should have thanked the magistrates for their kindness, who knew that he put on a stinky face as soon as he came, and he seemed to lose his temper angrily.

Ling Pingtong carefully attached himself to the prefect's ear and whispered: "We seem to have forgotten that this Liu Yunshan was the imperial historian before, and he probably saw us throwing a feast and was about to commit an occupational disease." ”

The prefect looked stunned and annoyed, but he couldn't say a word. Although the voice of the general judgment was small, it could not hide the four powerful top-level military attachés, except for the five civil officials who were still in the dark, the rest of them all looked at each other, wanting to use each other's eye contact to resolve the embarrassing situation at this time.

"As a magistrate, the people have suffered heavy casualties due to the catastrophe, but you can still hold a banquet and eat delicious food?" Liu Yunshan's teeth were exposed, indicating his irritability to choose people and devour.

One sentence came out, eleven people couldn't speak for a while, this was the rule of Da Chu to welcome angels, it has never changed, they also wanted to please a joy, but they didn't take into account that the other party had been an annoying imperial historian before, the four military generals including Wu Chengxi, the temporary city lord, did not participate in the arrangement of this feast, and handed it over to the civil officials to deal with, who knew that they messed up, but the responsibility had to be paid together.

Now in this embarrassing scene, Liu Yunshan still cared about face and Wu Chengxi's majesty after all, but he didn't babble endlessly, and after saying a few words, he finally stopped his anger, staring at Wu Chengxi, as if he wanted to ask for a reasonable answer.

Although he knew that this matter was not done properly, Wu Chengxi, as a magistrate, wanted to be able to command people here in the future without talking about it, so he naturally had to protect his own officials at this time, but he couldn't refute Liu Yunshan's thoughts about serving the country and the people, and he would still know how to use muddy methods, it depends on his skills at this moment.

"Lang Zhongxian is not angry, preparing this dust-washing banquet is the practice of Da Chu to welcome angels, angels represent the majesty of His Majesty, Wu Zhizhou naturally does not dare to slack off, these days, which of the high-ranking officials in the mouths of our people is not with them through thick and thin, and the behavior of thrifting is even excessive, if you want to say that everyone has any sins, you just don't understand Liu Angel's character of worrying about the country and the people, and misunderstand you as a Shangguan who loves to put on a show, but he doesn't take into account the thoughts of the people. ”

This sentence is said at a very high level, so high that it is impossible to say it unless it is an old minister who has been in the court for many years, and the remaining ten local officials, whether they are Qu Huang who they knew well before, or other unfamiliar colleagues, now look at Wu Chengxi with a little respect from the heart, and Liu Yunshan, who was still aggressive before, also relieved his breath, and even felt some embarrassed guilt after thinking about it at this moment.

"Okay, we didn't think about this matter, but if it is directly thrown away or handed over to the people to taste according to what Liu Angel said, it is also not okay, after all, you represent the majesty of Your Majesty, and you still have to have the rituals that should be there, and you can't give it up. ”

Liu Yunshan looked at those delicious delicacies, a little unbearable, Wu Chengxi was a little relieved at the moment, it seemed that he was a conscience official who was really worried about the country and the people, but after a while, Liu Yunshan still nodded helplessly, when it comes to this, whether he wants to eat it or not, he must eat it anyway.

Late at night, several officials walked out of the city lord's mansion together, ready to go to their newly built simple straw hut, several people's cheeks were red, but their voices were sober, it seemed that they were all veterans of officialdom, they should be friends with each other in the same camp, and their words and deeds were intimate and not like hypocrisy.

"I didn't expect that General Wu, who is not inconspicuous on weekdays, and is even very beautiful, can say such harmonious words today, which is not even as good as you and me, who have already lost the smell. ”

"That's it, before General Wu has always maintained an unfathomable majesty, the four words of the living are written on his face, I thought he was really unsophisticated, who knows that the majesty of people is not pretended at all, it seems that there are really a few catties of ink in the stomach. ”

"No wonder he can become His Majesty's closest border general. ”

This is a yin and yang weird voice to break the admiration, a thief-eyed short official said with a smile: "So what, he can still compare to the Heavenly King Lao Tzu White Membrane Army God above our heads, no matter how you say it, it is also our hostile forces, you will not be helped by the other party to relieve the siege once, just want to change the camp." ”

The atmosphere suddenly froze, and the rest of the people looked at the speaker with some fear and flattery, but only one of them had a gloomy face, as if he wanted to go up and slaughter the roe deer and rat directly.

"Duan Dujian, where did you say, let's not just say it as a reminder, so as not to fall into Wu Chengxi's way later, don't misunderstand, who doesn't know that you are a loyal servant of the Bai family, and I hope you can help introduce us to the top!"

The word loyal servant is simply an insulting and aggressive word in the ears of people with backbone, but when it comes to this guy with the surname Duan, it has become an honorific title, seeing that he is smiling from ear to ear, and his toes are arrogant, and the words of other people's compliments are more frequent and crooked.

And in the secret room where the City Lord's Mansion set up an enchantment, Qu Huang and Wu Chengxi were talking, their faces were cloudy, and they seemed to be very dissatisfied with the results of their thinking.

"Why did you deliberately behave so conspicuously today, although it is just an ordinary little thing, it will still cause the other party to become wary, and at the same time, it will also destroy the character you have carefully maintained. ”

"Qu Huang, you and I have worked together for many years, and ten years ago, we were transferred to the border of Longyao together, we can accurately perceive the ups and downs here, Bai Mo is the big head, let's not talk about it, the Demon Sect Lu Shen is a big hidden danger, and now I vaguely feel that the rise of the Demon Sect is more complicated than we imagined, and behind it is estimated that there is a new jackal tiger and leopard who wants to take food. ”

Qu Huang continued: "This is an important border area adjacent to Dafeng, Your Majesty has taken thunderous measures at the beginning, completely cleared this place and sent us to guard and deter, who knows that there are still so many moths entrenched now, and the surging undercurrents come and go, and there is no head." ”

"We can't be silent any longer, the methods we used behind the scenes are useless in the current turbulent situation, we also have to completely exert our power once, so that the unsuspecting moths can see that Longyao Prefecture still has the power to cure them. ”

"Let's solve the matter of the Demon Sect first, Bai Mo is also coming back, I just don't know if His Majesty has the intention of dragging him back to use soldiers, this Yan Zhao situation is a once-in-a-lifetime excuse for Bai Mo, he can't give up the opportunity to regain power. ”

"Not to mention this matter that we can't control, I vaguely feel that the person behind the Demon Sect has something to do with the dispute between the emperor and the prince. ”

If this is the case, the trouble will be big, and now I am in constant internal and external troubles, and I am in a turbulent time, but I must not have any major incidents. ”

In the middle of the night, some people are happy and some are sad, some people are bright and ready to be powerful, some people are lowering their eyebrows and trying to eliminate the traces, and in the destroyed official office of the Tingwei Mansion, Zhang Fangping, the black-clothed Du Tingwei, is drinking alone in no one's place, and the rags fluttering in the dark annoy the people, Zhang Fangping seems to be unable to bear it, and whispers: "You can't be quiet for a while, I'm not thinking of a solution!"

If anyone saw the scene of Zhang Fangping talking to the rags, they would also be horrified by the extraordinarily dark moonlit night tonight.

But the expected silence did not last, for someone replied, and it was from the rag that the gaze magnified, and on closer inspection you would see that it was not an annoying rag at all, but a ghost with the same features.

"If you can't think of a good solution, you know what will happen. ”

Zhang Fangping, who was already sad, was even more lost at the moment, and did not have the desire to resist inspired by the normal threat, but just took a sip of wine, as if he wanted to numb his perception and thoughts, and completely forget everything he had done.

And Zhao Kai, who had recovered from his injuries, was no longer in the city at this moment, and all the elites of the vanguard battalion, including him, were dispatched, leading the armor soldiers transferred from all around, and were assigned to four places outside the city to suppress the Xiangma bandits who took advantage of the situation.

Zhao Kai and Peng Jiu led a small group of cavalry, and Qin Yanchen was assigned to fight in the rest of the place, standing in front of him a team of black and high-headed, triumphant ringing horses, they also rode high-headed horses, although the weapons were in different forms, but they were obviously proficient in the style of the Jianghu men.

Zhao Kai, who was in a terrible mood to the extreme, was still thinking about what he had seen and heard along the way during the day, several villages close to the west of Lingping City were slaughtered, and a group of big horse gangs that seemed to be very confident burned and looted all kinds of evil, and the bloody disaster that rushed to the sky continued for several days before the Lingping catastrophe, and the devastation made Zhao Kai breathless.

Came to Dachu Zhao Kai to really understand what kind of profession the bandit Xiangma is, his previous travels in Dafeng, and the experience in Heijiaozhai caused him not to have an aversion to this profession, but more than a year under the Shadow Killing Palace, let him truly experience what it is like to do no evil.

As soon as the two sides met, the atmosphere became tense, unlike those stupid and inferior bandits who would call out before the battle, full of nonsense to explain one or two, these people showed a cannibalistic gaze at the beginning, which was aimed at the prey, they seemed to have a crazy taste in their bones, and the two sides did not communicate with each other, silent, waiting.

Zhao Kai held the bronze sword rewarded by the Shura Field in his hand, pointed ahead, raised his left hand and shook it violently, those elite cavalry drawn from the border army followed Zhao Kai and Peng Jiu in front of the two horses to take the lead in the charge, and those damn horses were also not to be outdone, and only stayed for a moment and launched the same charge, although the formation was not as neat and orderly as Zhao Kai's side, but the morale and the madness in the bones were better.

The two torrents of horse leather cast by more than 100 people on both sides flooded the entire wasteland in an instant, the sound of heavy horses' hooves, the neighing of horses, and the sound of people's fighting were endless, and the bloody atmosphere promoted the progress of the battle, and finally the two sides completely melted into the boundless darkness.