The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, Yu Xiu led the thin horse and came to the front of the county seat of Beiguo County.

When he walked to the gate of the broken city, he found that the road in and out of the county was guarded by soldiers and catchers, but fortunately, it was not completely blocked, but it was only allowed to enter but not to leave.

Yu Xiu was mixed in the queue that went into the city to sell vegetables, and easily walked to the county seat.

He found a tea tavern at random, tied the thin horse to a pillar next to him, ordered another bowl of morning tea, and listened to the conversation of the drinkers around him while eating.

Business in the tavern was very good today, and in the early morning there were about a dozen people sitting in it, and a man in a long shirt who looked like a storyteller was standing in the hall and talking

"The big guy doesn't know, last night, Zhou Yuanwai, Master Liu, and Li ......" He counted with his fingers, then stretched out his palm and said exaggeratedly: "There are more than a dozen!"

A dozen folding fans in his hands, "All the heads are green!"

"Quick, hurry up and talk about it carefully!" The tea tavern was hot for a while, and the tables and benches shook, making Yu Xiu's hot tea tremble.

He also looked over curiously and listened.

It was lively, and some people said loudly, "I heard that the county magistrate also ...... last night."

Surprised voices immediately sounded all around, "What! Those monks are also bold!"

"Who's to say it isn't!" ...... The atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.

But the storyteller coughed a few times, swallowed a sip of tea, and changed the subject: "What do you guess the county commander is doing by inviting more than a dozen families in the county town?"

"Why!!!"

The storyteller sold the guanzi, which immediately aroused the curiosity of the people around him. He pretended not to hear the urging of the people around him, and lowered his head to sip tea attentively.

Suddenly, a few people walked into the teahouse, threw a few brass coins on the storyteller's table, and said, "Tell me, what is the county commander for?"

"Haha! Thank you!" The storyteller saw the color of the coin, and immediately smiled, and immediately returned: "Of course, it is to send someone ......."

As soon as he raised his head, he suddenly found that there were three hunters sitting in front of him, putting away their waist knives and iron rulers, and preparing to drink tea.

"Cow, cow catcher!" the storyteller cried out as his legs and feet weakened.

"Don't panic! Tell me quickly, what is the old man calling the villagers for?" asked the strong man who was the leader waving his hand.

The drinkers who were originally coaxing around all pressed their heads at this time, silently eating the morning tea in the bowl, and only Yu Xiu was alone and had time to look at the center of the hall.

The storyteller was glared at by the three of them, sweat appeared on his forehead, wiped it, gritted his teeth and said: "Of course, the county commander wants to eliminate the harm for the people and eliminate the evil temple of the lewd monks in the township!"

"Only Lord Qingtian has the determination and courage to do so......," he hurriedly explained, "Don't worry, Niu Zhutou, I didn't say half a bad word about the county commander." ”

The leader nodded quickly, swallowed a few pastries on the table, and said vaguely: "That's right! The lord summoned the township today to get rid of the obscene monks and evil temples. ”

After eating, he looked around: "The big guys present, if there is a bitter master, or if you want to go to see the excitement and make a lot of effort, you can come to the yamen and wait at that time." ”

After saying that, the head catcher swept the three brass coins on the table into his hand, pinned them into the trouser belt, and then swaggered out of the tea tavern with the tea bowl.

The other two caught up quickly to grab some food from the surrounding dining tables and quickly followed.

When the three of them left, the teahouse slowly became hot. The storyteller calmed down, breathed a sigh of relief, and shook his head at the bare dining table.

There was a lot of discussion in the hall for a while: "The county order really wants to fight that Nanren Temple? I heard that the three monks inside are very powerful!"

"It's not three monks, it's two now, and one of them doesn't know if he ran away or was killed! ”

There were also a few people who were insightful and whispered, "Is this to summon the villagers......?"

Yu Xiu listened attentively, remembering the movement in the backyard of the yamen last night, and secretly looked forward to it in his heart.

If the yamen is really ready to send troops to exterminate Nanren Temple, it really fits his mind and allows him to fish in troubled waters.

After having morning tea, he wandered around the county town again and confirmed the news. The yamen was really summoning the villagers and preparing to destroy Nanren Temple overnight.

The county order invited the major families in the county to discuss the extermination of a group of monks.

Until noon, after the lords and heads of the major families hurriedly walked out of the yamen, the news spread quickly throughout the county.

Yu Xiu was mixed in the crowd watching the excitement, and also rushed in the direction of the yamen. By the time he arrived, sixty or seventy soldiers armed with knives and spears had gathered in front of the yamen, and a dozen or so of them were carrying bows and arrows, apparently a group of archers.

In addition, there are all kinds of chaotic village warriors distributed in it, they are either holding a big knife, or holding a shuttle dart, or holding a long stick, scattered, there are also one or two hundred people.

The scene was extremely lively, like a temple fair, and some small stalls and vendors were also attracted to come and were constantly selling things.

Yu Xiu saw that the crowd was noisy, so he simply rode on his horse and observed the scene.

He found that except for sixty or seventy soldiers with sharp blades in the field, the other family members were like idle people watching the excitement, either chatting or eating, without any sharpness.

Yu Xiu shook his head slightly, but said in his heart: "The county commander is a smart person. ”

Although these more than 100 townsmen and idlers are generally useless, and when they go into battle, it is difficult to even hold the equipment in their hands steadily, but they represent the people of Beiguo County, as long as these people are willing to keep up, the county order has won three points without fighting.

In this way, the best fate for the monks of Nanren Temple is only to flee in defeat and let Yu Xiu ambush.

Yu Xiu looked at the field and suddenly thought about whether he should directly join those villagers, or follow him all the way and just be a spectator......

Suddenly, a group of people walked out of the yamen, all with waist knives pinned to their waists, and their momentum was much more powerful than the fast hunters outside, led by the soap-clothed warriors that Yu Xiu had seen last night.

The scene slowly quieted down, and a person wearing a seven-grade official uniform walked out, the official uniform was dark black, yellow and white clouds, and there was a goose picture embroidered on his chest, which looked quite delicate and had a sense of depth.

This person is the county magistrate of Beiguo County.

The county commander put his hands behind his back, his face was slightly pale, and the gloom in his eyes did not dissipate for a long time, he waved his hand, and several catchers behind him immediately caught a woman with shackles wrapped in her hands and feet from the yamen.

"Master, master......" The woman was dragged out, still muttering in her mouth, "The slave family will not dare anymore......"

Although Yu Xiu had some guesses in his heart, he carefully identified her and recognized her as the woman who knelt in the hall last night, the concubine of the county order. The woman had a disheveled hair and blood stains on her fingers and toes, and had apparently been tortured.

The county magistrate of Beiguo County stood under the plaque of the yamen, looked at the woman with cold eyes, and raised his hand to let a clerk beside him speak.

The official, dressed in a black official uniform, held a book, and walked out and said loudly: "The evil monks of Nanren Temple have harmed the township, coerced women, and corrupted the Gangchang, which is a great harm in the county. Got the people to pray for ......"