Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 554 Xianbei Siege
Wu Guangshu's argument immediately made Daobi Li and others look bad.

You must know that it is not other people who are tied up, but the postal inspectors who can affect their evaluation. Of course, Wu Guangshu, who has a backing, is not afraid of offending such people, but these sharp-edged officials are worried that they will settle accounts later.

Noticing the expressions of several people, Wu Guangshu guessed what they were thinking, and said with a smile: "What are you worried about? I didn't arrest people for no reason. After these people came, they violated the manor of several young masters and hurt them again. Many servants of the family are clearly relying on the support of people from Dai County to do evil! And they also hide it from Dai County, they are pretending to be powerful, even if it comes to Dai County, this official will not be afraid at all!"

Everyone heard the words, you look at me, I look at you, they can only nod in agreement.

"Okay, you don't have to stay here anymore, what to do, what to do, I don't care who came to your door, let you come to me to say something about letting people go, but I don't want to hear this in the future , I don’t need you to teach me whether we should release people, when we should release them, and where we should release them, I have my own opinions!”

In his opinion, when his subordinates suddenly came to inquire together, there was no doubt that someone was pushing behind them, most likely from Dai County, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Seeing his resolute attitude, everyone did not dare to insist too much. They bowed and retreated one by one. Only the two closest sword and pen officials stayed.

"Your Majesty, although we are not afraid of this matter, we must be more or less cautious. We can't make it too difficult for Daijun to handle it, right?" A swordsman and pen official came over and whispered, "And there have been news from Daijun in the past few days. The message came, asking us to deploy our defenses carefully. There may be changes. It is said that there will be chaos in Xianbei in the north. In addition, the wording sent in the past few days has become more and more tough. It tells us to protect the people and it is best to seize some food. At the same time, The walls must be strong and the fields clear, otherwise if there are any problems, they will be investigated afterwards..."

"This is just power play." Before the man could finish speaking, Wu Guangshu waved his hand and stopped him. "You don't even think about it. If there is going to be chaos, will the General's Mansion know first, or will he tell the truth? Zhi knows first? I am also a close friend of General Wang Quan and Ou Zhe. If something happens, will the general not tell me? Will I have to wait for Chen Zhi to report? Besides, with General Wang Quan here, even if there is any movement from the Hu people , they have to be blocked by the people from the general's side first, so it's his turn. Chen Zhi reminds me, what do I have to worry about when I'm in charge of the city?"

When he spoke, there was a look of arrogance on his face, as if he had seen through everything, as if Wu Guangshu had a thorough grasp of the situation in northern Xinjiang. This was because there were still some words in his heart that he had not yet said.

In fact, Wu Guangshu had certain connections with some Hu people and Hu tribes by virtue of his identity and position, as well as being close to the place where Hu and Han people lived in the north. The two sides often exchanged information, exchanged news, and even Wu Guangshu often took out some items that were prohibited from being sold to the grasslands in the Central Plains for the convenience of the Hu people.

It is precisely because of such a relationship that Wu Guangshu is very confident that his grasp of the news on the grassland and his control over the safety of the city are very simple and tight.

"I know very well what Chen Zhi means." Seeing that the swordsman seemed to be confused and found it difficult to calm down, Wu Guangshu smiled slightly and comforted him. After all, he is his confidant and a person who really does things. He will still need to rely on him in the future. He cannot It makes people suspicious, "Using inspection methods, under the banner of political officials, to intervene in county affairs, to draw divisions, and finally to sideline us and replace them, so as to gain real power. Now that I have stopped him in the first step, he will Use other excuses to influence the city. These are all tactics and will not affect the safety of the city. Again, if something really happens, with my relationship with General Wang Quan, he will definitely report it..."

Before he finished speaking, someone from outside suddenly came to announce: "Your Majesty, there is a letter from the north. It is an urgent letter. It was sent by General Wang."

"General Wang sent an urgent letter?"

After receiving the news, Wu Guangshu and the swordsman and penman opposite him were stunned. Then they looked strange and had bad thoughts in their hearts.

"Could it be true?"

Thinking of the incident just now, he was inevitably a little uneasy, but he still managed to keep his spirits up, managed to look calm, and took the letter. Before he opened it, there was another rush of "Deng, Deng, Deng" footsteps outside. There was a sound, and then three or four people rushed in, everyone's faces showed anxiety and panic.

"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?" Wu Guangshu's heart skipped a beat when he saw these people, but he maintained his dignity and asked in a deep voice.

The leader was the county lieutenant. He was sweating profusely and his face was pale. There was still a breath of shock in his eyes. He spoke tremblingly: "The few officials who were sent out to inspect Xia Zhong, they... They were all killed! The heads were sent back, you must go and see that scene...!" As he said that, he suddenly covered his mouth, as if he was trying hard not to spit out.

"This..." Wu Guangshu was completely stunned by these words. He looked at the shocked people in front of him, and then looked at the letter in his hand. His mind went blank for a moment, and he seemed to have forgotten the words.

If it weren't for a swordsman and penman next to him reminding him, he doesn't know how long the county magistrate would have been stunned here. But when he came to his senses, the first thing that came to his mind was not to respond to the magistrate's proposal, but to tear it apart. He took the envelope in his hand, opened the letter, and then quickly browsed it.

After just a few glances, Wu Guangshu's face turned pale and bloodless.

His appearance, in the eyes of others, immediately made the atmosphere tense.

The knife and pen official asked carefully: "Your Majesty, what is written in this letter? Are there really...are there really Xianbei people?"

Wu Guangshu raised his head, looked at the people around him, showed a wry smile, and said slowly: "Xianbei people... and Huns!"

When they heard the first three words, everyone's faces were already ugly, but when the three words "Huns" came down, their expressions became even more miserable.

To the people here, the Xianbei people are certainly barbarians who often invade and do a lot of evil. But on the whole, Xianbei is obedient and submissive. When ordinary people face them, they are more cautious. The sense of superiority of the Celestial Kingdom, of course, this sense of superiority is more reflected in the scholars and the people in the hinterland of the Central Plains. As for the people on the border, when they see the barbarians on horseback, their first reaction must be how many Run away as far as you can.If the Xianbei people only gave them a headache, then the Huns were enough to scare everyone, especially the officials on the border!
You must know that Bingzhou, which also belongs to the border states and counties, has now fallen. Most of the land is in the hands of the Huns. The officials and families of those counties have either surrendered or been massacred. Even the famous ones, the Huns did not dare to Those who move easily are in a very bad situation.

Everyone shuddered at the thought.

Someone murmured: "Is what the man from Dai County said true?"

These words suddenly woke Wu Guangshu up, and he immediately ordered: "Lead the way, I'll go see what happened to those people?"

Following this order, the county lieutenant and others led Wu Guangshu to the open space outside. There were several haystacks spread on the ground, and they were lying on them, covered with blood, and covered with coarse cloth.

Before he had even taken a few steps closer, the pungent smell of blood hit his face, making Wu Guangshu almost want to vomit, but he still held it back. He had some courage, took a few steps forward, squatted down, and opened the lid. It was a human linen cloth, but after just one glance, I felt my stomach rolling, my legs were weak, and I almost collapsed on the ground, so I quickly covered the cloth again, and then gasped violently.

The sharp-eyed policeman on the side quickly stepped forward to help him.

Wu Guangshu breathed for a while and then recovered.

He stood up and asked what happened.

"These people were found in the morning. They died... in a farmland outside the city. When we arrived, they were already like this." The person who answered the question was the two people who discovered the death scene. They were all servants, their faces were very pale and they looked haggard.

Someone nearby commented: "The person who tortured people like this must be a barbarian!"

Wu Guangshu frowned, and the eunuch stopped the discussion, and then said: "Let's bury these people first. Don't make it public in advance, and don't let the people know too much."

"This..." The county lieutenant hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The person who discovered these people was not from the government. I'm afraid the news has spread now!"

Wu Guangshu glared at him fiercely, and then said: "I don't care how many people know about it, but I don't want to hear anyone say that this was done by barbarians, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes!" The county captain said yes.

Wu Guangshu turned around and went back, summoning several confidants at the same time.

When he returned to the hall, he staggered for a moment, then sighed and said: "Things are not good. General Wang said in the letter that there are Xianbei and Huns scouts appearing around Daijun, and they are likely to join forces to invade, so that I made preparations, gathered people and horses, cooperated with him, and monitored the surrounding area of ​​the city. If I found any movement, I would report it to him as soon as possible. If it was difficult to deal with it, I should quickly seek help from him."

Someone said: "Then what are you waiting for, your Majesty? Why don't you go find reinforcements?"

Wu Guangshu hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Then send people north and ask General Wang to send troops to rescue!"

Then someone suggested: "Now it's just a dead person, and the murderer has not been identified yet. Besides, it's hard to say whether it is the Hu people's brigade or not, so I rushed for help, maybe..."

Wu Guangshu immediately interrupted: "If we don't look for reinforcements now, it will be too late. As the county magistrate, I must first think about the safety of the city!"

Then someone else suggested: "Should we also inform Dai County? I heard that the prefect has also trained the new army."

Wu Guangshu shook his head and said: "Chen Zhi's men and horses are just a ragtag group of people gathered for the servants. How can they compare with General Wang? Besides, he has only been here for a long time and he has not yet stood firm. How can he come to rescue?" Then he rejected it.

It was night, and Xianbei was besieging the city.

(End of this chapter)