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Chapter 99 Life and Death Decision
It was in stark contrast to the chaos and dilapidation in other parts of the city.

There was peace and tranquility in the county magistrate's mansion.

In the side room, not only was the table filled with food and wine, but they even invited two singing girls from Chunmanlou, one to play music and the other to dance.

Xue Yuping stood in front of the door and waited: "Master Chen, please!"

"County Magistrate Xue is quite leisurely and elegant."

Chen Sanshi sat down: "What do you want me to do?"

"Try the food first."

Xue Yuping said calmly: "It won't be too late to talk about it after Captain Tang comes back."

Chen Sanshi deliberately used his dirty hands to grab food to eat, and basically grabbed food from every plate.

"..."

Xue Yuping put down his chopsticks and lost his appetite.

"I've been in the army for so long that I've become more and more vulgar. Your Excellency won't mind, will you?"

Chen Sanshi's mouth was full of oil as he ate.

Xue Yuping said calmly: "Of course I don't mind. Lord Chen has worked hard to defend the city. Please do as you please."

About half an hour later.

Tang Ming rushed in in a hurry: "County Magistrate Xue, Xiang Tingchun's entire family was tortured to death, but the whereabouts of the fairy treasure was still not revealed."

"Xiang, sir?"

Chen Sanshi pretended not to know: "Xue Zhixian, what are you doing..."

"Don't panic, Master Chen. We mentioned the matter of the fairy treasure last time."

Xue Yuping said calmly: "In the end, we found out that it was Xiang Tingchun who secretly hid the whereabouts of the immortal treasure. This is a serious crime punishable by the execution of all nine generations of his clan. He deserves death. Captain Tang, please continue."

Hundred households?

Is this person in the military?
wrong.

Chen Sanshi thought of another institution with the same name.

Jinyiwei.

In the Jinyiwei, can Lianzang only be a centurion?

Tang Ming frowned and said, "As for the Golden Bell Temple, we have dug deep into the ground, but also found nothing. We should leave. The people from the Wushen Cult will arrive in two days, and the bloody massacre will begin immediately. No one will be left alive..."

Massacre and blood sacrifice?
It seems that there are not only gods, but also demons!
Chen Sanshi finally understood why the Xihe tribe had been sieging but not attacking in recent days. They were waiting for the Wushen Cult, and perhaps even more armies would follow!
"grown ups."

He stood in the perspective of a general defending the city and said what he should say: "The Wushen Cult wants to massacre the city, won't the court send troops to help?"

"The court naturally wants to rescue."

Xue Yuping said with regret: "But the key to Yunzhou is Anding, Taining, and Lingfeng. As long as these three prefectures are not broken, we can win them back sooner or later. If necessary, even Hengkang Prefecture can be abandoned.

"Master Chen, pack your things and come with us tonight at midnight."

"Walk?"

Chen Sanshi asked, "Does Magistrate Xue mean to abandon the city?"

"No, no no..."

Xue Yuping said "no" five times in a row: "They will continue to guard, Master Chen, you will leave with us quietly, I mean, you alone."

"one person?"

Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice: "Xue Zhixian, I still have my wife and subordinates in the city, how can I leave alone?"

"Master Chen."

Xue Yuping said seriously: "Your Majesty only transferred you away, but not others. As for your first wife, you should have heard that women are like clothes, right?"

"Is your mother a piece of clothing?"

Chen Sanshi was furious, but he didn't say anything.

At this point, how could he not see that the imperial court was planning to abandon the entire Poyang!

"That's all I have to say, Master Chen."

Xue Yuping continued, "Tomorrow night at midnight, we will leave here at full speed. If you insist on bringing a burden with you, then you should stay and continue to defend the city. Remember, you are alone!

"Captain Han, show the guests out."

Walk out of the mansion.

Chen Sanshi was in a heavy mood and kept replaying the conversation in his mind, trying to grasp the key information.

Does the imperial court intend to defend only the three prefectures of Anding, Taining and Lingfeng and abandon the rest?

Looking at the map, these three prefectures appear to be in a pincer attack.

As long as the three prefectures are not lost, Yunzhou's foundation will still be there, and when the three northwestern states are free, they will be able to recover the lost territory.

But during this period.

The entire Yunzhou, and its twelve prefectures, are all gone?

Allow the barbarians to slaughter and complete the so-called blood sacrifice?
In addition, how can they be so sure that the three northwestern states will be able to free up their hands and that the three states will not be conquered?

How does it feel.

The barbarians and the imperial court cooperated so well?

"..."

A terrible thought suddenly emerged in Chen Sanshi's mind.

He looked at Han Cheng who followed him out: "Guard Han, are you Commander Sun's man?"

Han Cheng agreed.

"Then let me ask you."

Chen Sanshi continued, "What on earth do they want to do?"

"I don't fully understand it either."

Han Cheng frowned and said, "I only know that this has been planned for a long time. In order not to attract the attention of Commander Sun, they even deliberately did not send high-level warriors to Poyang, including Your Majesty, to look for the immortal treasure. They only found two Jinyiwei centurions to accompany Magistrate Xue to investigate secretly."

"They are quite afraid of Commander Sun."

Chen Sanshi nodded.

This would make sense. Why, even though the magic treasure was so important, they didn't dare to send real masters, but instead sent the highest combat power a county should have. They were afraid that Commander Sun would interfere and ruin their plans.

Now it seems...

It seems that it was successful.

"Guard Han."

Chen Sanshi asked, "Did Commander Sun tell us what to do next?"

"No."

Han Cheng shook his head slightly: "My connection with the Governor's Office is delayed. The last time was when you performed meritorious service on the grassland. According to the Governor's original words, you just need to protect yourself. The rest has nothing to do with you." "Self-protection?"

Chen Sanshi paused and said, "You mean I should be obedient and leave alone? Have you ever thought that Sun Li and Sun Buqi are also in this city? If what Magistrate Xue said just now is true, won't they also die here?"

"The supervisor didn't explain."

Han Cheng scratched the back of his head and began to stutter: "I...I don't know what to do. Anyway, if you want to live, just do it."

“Survive…”

Chen Sanshi fully understood the purpose of the poisoned wine.

If he behaved himself and left alone, even if he was involved in a secret, there would be a chance that he would become a confidant in the future.

Otherwise, there are only two outcomes.

1. Died in the so-called "blood sacrifice" of the barbarians.

2. He died of poisoning three months later.

No, it doesn't take that long.

He has heard so many secrets. If he doesn't do as he is told tomorrow night, he will most likely be killed on the spot!

Poisoned wine is just the last insurance!

"kill!"

Chen Sanshi made a straightforward suggestion: "Can't we kill them?!"

Han Cheng still shook his head: "Tang Ming is a master of refining internal organs. I am no match for him. Besides, Magistrate Xue has another master of refining internal organs."

"You mean Luo Dongquan?"

Chen Sanshi guessed: "I can handle him, but can you really not beat Tang Ming?"

"He can beat two of me." Han Cheng pointed his finger: "Don't look at me like that. The conditions for selecting personnel this time are very strict. It's good enough for someone to sneak in. How can they be qualified to select those with higher realms?"

In this case, it is really a dead end.

Not to mention that we can’t beat him.

Even if he could win and kill the magistrate, the emperor would definitely find a way to kill him in the future.

Can Commander Sun really protect him?

Chen Sanshi didn't want to put his fate in the hands of others.

Unless another force takes action to kill the magistrate.

In this way, he can get away completely.

You can take people away without being hated by the emperor.

"If you can't bear to leave your first wife, I can say a few words for you."

Han Cheng said: "As long as you can promise Magistrate Xue that you will not hold him back, he may agree to let you take the person away.

"alright.

"I can't stay with you for too long, or they'll get suspicious. If you have anything else to say, let's meet in the stable on the east side of the city wall after midnight tonight."

After he finished speaking, he disappeared.

Chen Sanshi returned to his post on the city wall with a heavy heart.

It’s Chou time tonight.

He has to decide whether to stay or leave in such a short time.

"grown ups!"

Xu Wencai came up to him with a smile and said, "I have studied more than a dozen strategies to deal with the different changes in Poyang in the future. Do you want to take a look?"

"grown ups!"

"Hello, sir!"

"Sir, this is the amulet my mother asked me to give you. She said that as long as you are here, we will have a chance to survive!"

"..."

Once on the city wall.

One soldier after another spoke up, their tone full of respect.

"grown ups!"

Xu Bin held up a piece of paper and said, "These are the names Xu Wencai gave to my daughter. Which one do you think is good?"

"Little junior brother."

Sun Li came over holding a long sword: "How is your swordsmanship? If you need my help, just let me know."

"Sanshi, can you please teach me archery some more when you have time?"

Sun Buqi said with a playful smile: "After I learn it, I will go back and ask my father to say 'A man who has been away for three days should be looked at with new eyes', so that he won't scold me for being useless all the time!"

A huge amount of words came into my mind.

Chen Sanshi turned a deaf ear to them, walked past them one by one, and came to the refugees squatting under the city wall.

They worked very hard in defending the city.

Even Shunzi's lame father was struggling to move the stones.

Finally, on the martial arts field, there are new recruits who have just joined the team not long after the bloody battle and are still practicing martial arts with each other.

"Meet the adults!"

Chen Sanshi scanned their faces and the corresponding names appeared one by one.

【Death in battle】

Even these people are willing to follow him to death!
So, even if Magistrate Xue agreed to let him take Lan Jie'er away, did he really want to run away like that?

also!

After he leaves, he might be reused by the emperor, get promoted and become rich, and reach the peak of his life.

It's just that in the second half of your life, you may feel uneasy when you sleep and often dream of familiar faces.

Sometimes having a good memory is not a good thing!
“I hate insomnia.”

"I have been practicing martial arts for so long, just to get a good night's sleep!"

Chen Sanshi's left hand unconsciously grasped the Zhenyue Sword tightly: "I really can't sleep after this departure!!!"

Moreover, even if I really surrender to the dog emperor, will I be safe?
If he gave poisoned wine once, wouldn’t he give it a second time?
To endure humiliation and be inferior to others all your life? !

Do you have to force me?!
But what can we do?
He is too weak, and can only deal with Luo Dongquan at most. There is also Lian Zang Dacheng, so who will kill him?

Even if we kill him, how can we get rid of the relationship and avoid the emperor taking revenge later?

"Ok?"

Chen Sanshi's eyes fell on a crimson official robe, and he suddenly had an idea.

(End of this chapter)