Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 564: Victory brings prosperity!
Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!

Water drops fell on the stone ground, making a sound.

Three figures were lying in the weeds, and they had long been accustomed to this sound.

The limited number of small windows made the light here dim, making everything inside so dim, and even the sounds coming in from the outside seemed weak and unclear.

This is a prison.

But at this time, several jailers seemed uneasy. They gathered near the door, carefully listening to the sounds outside, trying to figure out the progress of the war.

"Do you think those Xianbei people will break through the city gate?"

"I don't know, but the county magistrate will definitely stop him. After all, the county magistrate's background is extraordinary and he has the support of a wealthy family."

"I'm afraid the Xianbei people don't care about the origin of our county magistrate. What I'm really worried about is whether these Xianbei people will scrape the ground and plunder everything in the city. Then we can It’s dangerous.”

"Yes, it's quite safe to hide here now, but..."

Before the jailers finished speaking, there was a "dong dong dong" knock on the door from outside. All of a sudden, several people seemed to have lost the ability to speak, making everything here quiet, and once again only "dong dong dong" was left. The sound of water ticking.

They all looked towards the door in unison and checked whether the door bolt was in place.

"Open the door! The county magistrate sent me to wait here and release the few patrolmen who were imprisoned inside due to misunderstanding!"

As these words came from outside the door, the jailer in the cell immediately felt relieved, but then his heart grew again.

Why did the patrol become a distinguished guest again?

Fortunately, they knew that these people were not easy to mess with. The county magistrate dared to arrest them, but people like them did not dare to make it too difficult, so they did not do anything extraordinary. After hearing the sound, a jailer went to open the door, and Two more people walked into the cell, opened a cell door, and helped the three people locked inside up from the haystack.

These three people were on the previous inspection. They were groggy, so when they were helped up, they were a little shaken. In this confusion, the three people were taken to the county government office.

Along the way, they noticed that the atmosphere in the city was different from the past. The streets were deserted. Everyone closed their doors and windows, and peeked out cautiously. After seeing the three people, many people showed their respect strangely. Different, but the taste in his expression is difficult to hide.

This made the three people more and more confused, but at this time they recalled that in the past few days, listening to the intermittent words of the jailer, it seemed that there were barbarians besieging the city. Could it be related to this matter?

"Three of you are suffering!"

After seeing the magistrate who looked at him with contempt and arrogance a few days ago, suddenly amiable, and showed enough respect, the three inspectors finally realized that the situation had changed, especially When they saw the Yang brothers at the top of the list.

"Yang Jun..."

The three people stepped forward and saluted Yang Song and Yang Yuan. The Yang brothers' reactions were also different. After seeing the three people, Yang Song narrowed his eyes and showed an unhappy look, while Yang Yuan remained calm. , just nodded.

Noticing the different behaviors of the Yang brothers, Wu Guangshu felt a thump in his heart and explained: "There were some misunderstandings before. It was one of my servants who framed these inspections, because the situation was not right at that time. I I focused all my attention on dealing with the Xianbei people, so I was negligent, so that I deceived the servant and neglected these three people. It's my fault! Here, I'll give the three of you some trouble!" As he spoke, he picked up the If you want tea, you have to come forward.

The three of them were very surprised. They could hold this position. Of course, they also had backgrounds in Dai County and were descendants of a large clan. However, compared to Wu Guangshu, they were still far inferior to Wu Guangshu. Therefore, when they saw this, they decided to take the next step.

But he was stopped by Yang Song. The temporary commander waved his hand and wanted to say something to Wu Guangshu to express his dissatisfaction. At the same time, he warned the other party that he also wanted to vent his anger on the three of them.

However, his younger brother Yang Yuan spoke faster than him: "Magistrate Wu, regarding this misunderstanding, I think it's useless for you to tell us both, because several inspectors were imprisoned, and Dai County still has We had an argument about this, and even the prefect was a little bit dissatisfied with your behavior. I think if you want to explain, you should go to Dai County in person and explain to the prefect in person." As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little solemn. Wu Guangshu's hand holding the tea also stopped in mid-air. He laughed awkwardly before nodding and said: "This is true. I want to see the prefect in person. Not only will I explain the matter, but I will also thank him. Send troops for rescue. If my prediction is correct, these soldiers and horses should be the warriors recently recruited by the prefect according to rumors..."

He was trying to change the subject. Otherwise, if he continued to dwell on this issue, he didn't know what would happen.

"These are not the servants of the prefect," Yang Yuan looked at Wu Guangshu and said seriously: "These are the servants of the Daijun family. The prefect just gathered them together." He followed him and looked around, scanning the people in the hall. , "You should also know that it is impossible for the prefect to gather so many soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to put them all under one person's name. Otherwise, if it is spread out, people may misunderstand it, so I hope you can understand the rhetoric here. Be clear about it.”

Most of the people present here are government officials with different backgrounds, but they usually observe the words and expressions, and they can't understand the meaning of the words, so they all nod in agreement.

Wu Guangshu even said: "Yes, I am confused. I have long heard that the prefects gathered their servants to guard the county and protect the safety. I also know that although some of the warriors from these aristocratic families have good fighting abilities, they gather together." Most of them were a mob, and they couldn't go to the battlefield without long-term training. However, the prefect still sent people to rescue them, and based on the number of people, I am afraid they sent more than half of them. The kindness here will be unforgettable by me. In the future, whenever the prefect has You must obey the order! I have already sent someone to send a letter of thanks to the prefect, and I will follow the instructions he conveyed a while ago one by one!"

When Yang Song heard this, his face looked better and he nodded slightly.

Wu Guangshu changed the topic: "From today's incident, I can see who is really for Daijun, and who usually speaks nicely. When it comes to the critical moment, it is completely unreliable!" There was a look of resentment on his face, "Wang Quan, the garrison guard in the north, has the position of Zhonglang General, but he doesn't do anything serious at all!"

His expression was partly for show and partly sincere.

"You two, you should also know that the purpose of stationing troops on the border is to protect the safety of one side. Otherwise, why would they be deployed on the border? Whenever there is an invasion by the Hu people, the soldiers on the border should stop and attack them. In the end, Wang Quan was better. The Xianbei people and the Huns both invaded and besieged the city, but what happened? I sent someone to contact him, but he made excuses and was unwilling to send troops!"

As he spoke, Wu Guangshu's emotions were also mixed, and his voice gradually increased: "To be honest, before this, I didn't want to trouble the eunuch, because I know that it is not easy for the eunuch, and the assembled soldiers may guard the county. It's not easy, how dare I beg for it, and I also told Wang Quan about the situation, he was very loud, and promised me that if something happened in the city, he would help me at the first time, but in the end not only did he not promise , On the contrary, I went to invite reinforcements, but I couldn’t invite them! I just asked me to wait for myself, and you have also seen that if the two of you hadn’t arrived in time, not to mention the county, the people outside the city would have suffered. !”

"Wang Quan is really doing something wrong!" Yang Song felt a sense of sympathy with the enemy when he heard what Wu Guangshu said.

What Wu Guangshu wanted was this effect, so he continued: "I have already sent someone to send news to Wang Quan, so that he can take care of himself. The city asked for a lot of aid and materials, and even a lot of manpower was involved in it, but the result is like this, it’s really a waste of money.”

Yang Yuan suddenly said: "Now the Xianbei people have been defeated. Those who died and those who fled, and the rest were captured by the two, but there is still the threat of the Huns. General Wang's role is also indispensable. Maybe the county I want you to write a letter and tell General Wang that since the threat of the Xianbei is gone, only the Huns are left, why don't he also send troops to attack us, and the Huns will have nowhere to escape!"

"This..." Wu Guangshu suddenly hesitated. Although what he said seemed comfortable, it was just a mouthful. But if he really wrote this letter and was resented by the Huns, it would be another disaster.

But noticing the gazes of the Yang brothers, he had to grit his teeth and nod, and started writing a letter.

However, before Wu Guangshu's letter was written, news about the outcome of the battle in the city had already reached Wang Quan's ears.

"What did you say? When the siege of the city is lifted?"

When Wang Quan got the news, he was sitting down, but when the news came into his ears, he stood up involuntarily.

"Who took action? Could it be that the imperial court sent troops? Or soldiers from other counties came over? It can't be that the Xianbei people retreated on their own."

After asking a few questions subconsciously, the staff member who came to report said with some difficulty: "The specific information has not been confirmed yet, but the spies have roughly reported that... they said that they were soldiers sent by Chen Zhi, the prefect of Daijun. .”

"The troops and horses Chen Zhi sent? What troops and horses did he send?" Wang Quan's eyes widened. "What troops and horses does he have? Don't tell me. Are they martial soldiers who haven't even practiced for a month?"

The staff member hurriedly said: "It's still unclear where the soldiers and horses are, but the information given by the spies has been saying that they are Chen Zhi's soldiers and horses. General, you just sent a letter to the general." Letter, if it is really Chen Zhi’s troops, that letter is difficult to explain! You are on top, but you say that the entire Dai County is under control, and everything is developing according to your plan!"

When Wang Quan heard this, he couldn't help but pat his forehead.

"How good is this!"

(End of this chapter)