That thief's name is Shan Bayan.
Thinking of this, Wang Yongqing couldn't help but feel excited. It seemed that Shan Bayan, the leader of the tribe, had personally brought his people to take revenge.
Well come, come well, Wang Yongqing clenched the bottle of kerosene in his hand, and promised to make sure this bitch never comes back!
Shan Bayan, who was full of confidence and prepared for a complete victory, did not know about the ambush on the city tower.
At this moment, he was riding on the horse with his head half-raised. If he didn't have to keep his eyes open to see the road, Shan Bayan felt that he could raise his head to the sky. You know, today he was the leader. Nearly three thousand tribesmen came. It can be said that the entire tribe, as long as they can coil their horses and bend their bows, all came over.
Originally, Shan Bayan would not have brought so many people here. After all, there was no need for them to come out in full force to clean up such a small county.
But when I went back yesterday, the tribesmen were all angry after seeing the burnt corpses in the mane bags. Everyone came here to massacre the city tonight.
Looking at the continuous torches, Wang Yongqing estimated the approximate number of Shanrong people in his mind. He thought there must be two or three thousand.
This realization made Wang Yongqing suddenly break into a cold sweat, and then he became even more convinced of Lord Zhizhou's wisdom.
Wang Yongqing felt that if Master Zhizhou had not prepared everyone in advance, formed a escort team, and sent himself and thirty soldiers over, then Dinghu County would definitely be breached tonight. As for the consequences after the breach , absolutely unimaginable.
Even now, Wang Yongqing felt that he had to be very alert and must not take it lightly.
The main reason is that there are too many people on the other side. Although there are many people on their side, one strong Shanrong man can hold up two people. What's more, the other party also uses the wall-climbing hook with one hand. It really makes the Shanrong people climb up. If they attack the city wall or open the city gate, they may not necessarily be their opponents.
Ten feet, five feet, seeing the Shanrong people holding torches getting closer and closer, Wang Yongqing suddenly had an unexpected idea.
Especially the torches held by each and every one of them, aren't they the fire attack boost sent to them?
Therefore, when Shan Bayan, who was waiting for the troops to approach the city, was thinking about whether to break open the city gate and enter in a big way, or send people to secretly climb over the city wall and kill everyone in their sleep, Wang Yongqing quickly raised his hand and gave the order to the fire attackers, "Hit!"
The voice was sonorous and powerful.
As for Shan Bayan and the others, after hearing the orders from the tower, before they could recover, they were frightened by the pottery bottles that seemed to fall from the sky with sparks.
Those who were lucky enough to dodge immediately, while those who were slow to react were hit directly on the head. The broken pottery bottle and the kerosene in the bottle's belly burned unceremoniously, especially with the addition of the torch in the hands of the Shanrong people, and soon the fire was raging.
No matter how fat and strong the horse is, it cannot stand the taste of its hair being burned and then its meat being roasted. Not to mention the Shanrong people riding on horseback, their bodies were still on fire, and they were all thrown off their horses due to the horse going crazy.
As a result, the horses screamed and the Shanrong people cried for their fathers and mothers, and the chaotic scene quickly turned into a hell on earth.
Although the agile Shan Bayan avoided the burning pottery vase as quickly as possible, most of his "goshawk feathers" were inevitably burned by the fire. If Shan Bayan hadn't gritted his teeth and slapped himself hard several times, He slapped the fire out, but he was afraid that the other half of the left side of his face would not be saved either. The smell of burnt hair made Shan Bayan choke and cough several times. When he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with fierceness. , said in a confused voice, "Hurry up and shoot arrows for me!"
As soon as they heard the leader's call to shoot arrows for me, those Shanrong people who were farther away and had not been burned by the fire remembered that they still had bows and arrows. He hurriedly set up his arrows and fired his bow, and then there was a "bang bang" sound from the bowstring, and the arrows quickly flew up the city wall like rain.
Seeing this, Wang Yongqing ordered the fire attack team to quickly implement the second plan, which was to squat down and throw the bottle as far away as possible. There were two or three thousand people under the city wall anyway. Even if they didn't have to aim, they would definitely be hit. .
As expected of a Shanrong man who had arrived home on horseback, all the sharp arrows he fired flew up to the city tower. However, the attack power of the arrows that formed a parabola was much smaller than those that walked in a straight line. He squatted on the other side of the city wall. At this time, the young and strong guards who were holding the baffle could only hear the "tat-tat-tat" collision sound coming from the board, but no arrows were seen penetrating the board.
The fire attacker continued to throw bottles, and the cloth fuses lit by the fire sickle swayed in the wind, like a pheasant waving its long tail, flying everywhere.
At this time, the Shanrong people were no longer as menacing as before. They had already extinguished the torches in their hands, and were retreating far away, for fear of being thrown by Huodanzi.
As for the mountain warriors who originally fired their bows, they no longer had the intention to set up arrows.
By the way, this kind of indiscriminate shooting without seeing the target is just crazy, isn't it?
Besides, if they run out of arrows, what will they have to do to save their lives later?
Looking at Shan Bayan again, looking at the pile of human and horse remains surrounded by raging fires not far away, as well as the fire eggs thrown down from the city tower from time to time, he gritted his teeth, and in the end he could only struggle. Shout out the word "withdraw".
withdraw?
Withdrawing so soon?
Oops, why did you withdraw?
The sound of horse hooves getting further and further away made the young men of the escort team unable to accept it for a moment.
Their rock-breaking skills haven't been fully demonstrated yet, so why did they run away so quickly?
Speaking of all kinds of horizontal smashes, vertical smashes, and head-first smashes, they had been practicing for many days.
At this moment, if they weren't afraid of being laughed at by the soldiers and guards, the young men present would have wanted to shout "Don't leave" loudly.
Seeing the disappointed eyes of the young men, Wang Yongqing couldn't help laughing: "Why, do you think it's a pity? Hahaha, if you want to fight the Shanrong people, just come to the military camp. Our military camp is still recruiting guards. As for military pay, ordinary soldiers and guards receive 500 wen per month and eight sets of clothes for the four seasons of the year. By the way, there are also new year goods distributed during the Chinese New Year." After hearing this, several soldiers and guards nodded quickly, "Yes,
last month we had every People were given away five kilograms of pork and ten kilograms of flour for the New Year."
When they heard that there were still pork and flour, the young men present were a little excited and thought that they would discuss it with their families when they got back. If they agreed, they would Just sign up to be a soldier.
After confirming that the living Shanrong people had gone away, Wang Yongning and the soldiers slowly stood up, and then everyone saw that the fire was still burning in the open space in front of the city gate. Inside the fire were the mountain warriors and horses that had long since died.
Not far from the fire, there were many unrecognizable dead bodies. They should have died after running out of the fire.
Although it was almost the end of Yinshi, Wang Yongqing had no intention of opening the city gate and going out to check.
Anyway, how many Shanrong people have been annihilated? We will know when we go out to clean the battlefield at dawn.
As for the horses scattered around in small groups, they should be brought back when they go out.
Wang Yongqing always remembered what Master Zhizhou said. Master Zhizhou said, try to do things slowly and in a hurry, to be careful of being ambushed by others.
Although Wang Yongqing felt that it was unlikely that the Shanrong people would set up an ambush in such a tragic situation, they all said that it was never a mistake to be cautious. It was better for him to be more careful and not to make a small mistake.
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Looking at the white fish belly on the horizon, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but yawn.
He was thinking about waiting another night in vain, but soon he heard a clicking sound.
The sound of horse hooves!
Before Lin Yuanqiu could speak to remind him, dozens of young guards guarding the tower also heard it.
According to the previous instructions, no one stood up and looked downstairs at this time. They only quickly took off the pottery bottles tied to their waists, then quickly took out the fire sickle, and almost all the preparations for lighting the fire were completed in an instant. it is done.
Dozens of young men and women adjacent to the fire attacker quickly went to the turret and carried baskets filled with pottery bottles, then squatted beside the baskets. , they will also help hand the fire oil bottle to the fire attacker later.
This series of movements has been practiced many times, so now it is done skillfully and quickly.
The other young men squatting beside the stone pile began to rub their hands, pinch their legs, and quickly warm up with their hands and feet before throwing stones.
As for protective equipment, since the two cities of Dinghu County and Yongning Prefecture are connected, there is naturally communication on protective equipment. No, it's the same double-eared earthen pot hood, the same big bed board used as a shield, and the same wooden heart armor.
If you dress like this and pay more attention, your life can still be guaranteed to be worry-free.
Looking at the slightly nervous faces, Lin Yuanqiu whispered, "Haste makes waste, just follow orders. We are condescending, there is nothing to be afraid of."
All the young men nodded, indicating that they We all know it.
In the past few days, Zhong Jinan has been staying by Lin Yuanqiu's side, just to wait for the Shanrong people to come over so that he can deliver messages to the military camp.
So at this moment, Lin Yuanqiu directly handed over half of the tiger talisman in his arms, "I order you to go to the barracks as soon as possible, hand the military talisman to Chief Zhong, and ask him to send troops to conquer the chaos and annihilate the Shanrong bandits!" The military order was like a mountain
, In front of official business, Lin Yuanqiu would naturally not call him father-in-law and uncle.
Zhong Jinan accepted the order, then got off the tower, led the horse with four hooves wrapped in thick cotton cloth and walked north. After walking a few hundred meters away, Zhong Jinan jumped on the horse, then flicked the whip, and one person rode quickly towards the north gate. Drive away.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan also heard the faint sound of horse hoofs outside the city, and they hurriedly ran up the stone steps to the tower.
When he saw the young men on the tower getting ready, and the solemn look on Master Zhizhou's face, Yan Tongzhi's words on his lips, "The Shanrong people are coming, what should we do?" involuntarily turned into "Sir, I'm ready, please give me your order."
Lin Yuanqiu nodded and said in a deep voice, "Sir Yan, Master He, I will leave the matter of guarding the city gate to you two today. If the mountain soldiers attack the city gate, remember to do it. Ask someone to hold the door shut!"
"Yes, sir, I'll take your orders!" Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan said in unison, then turned around and prepared to go down from the tower.
No, Lin Yuanqiu looked at the already bright sky, and quickly ordered the two of them, "Master Yan, Master He, please hurry up and have someone open the city gate, and then quickly close it. You don't have to open it all, just half of it." But remember to close it immediately."
Open...open...then...off?
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan both had shaky legs, and they couldn't think of the reason why Master Zhizhou wanted them to do this.
Just listening to the increasingly clear sound of horse hooves, the two knew that this matter could not be delayed, so they rushed downstairs and shouted to the city gatekeeper to open and close the door quickly.
The puzzled city gate guards didn't understand the meaning of this, but they must listen to Shangguan's words, not to mention that this was still an extraordinary period.
So with a "creaking" sound, the city gate slowly opened half of the door, and then closed again with a "bang". Then, several city gatekeepers quickly fastened the thigh-thick door bolts.
The scene of opening and closing the door fell into the eyes of the Shanrong people who were getting closer. They thought that the city gate guards were about to open the city gate, but when they saw them coming, they were so frightened that they quickly closed the door again.
This look of a mouse meeting a cat made Shan Bayan couldn't help but laugh to the sky, and the depression in his heart finally disappeared.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan inside the city gate finally reacted. Yes, according to common sense, it is almost midnight, isn't it the time to open the city gate? If the Shanrong people saw that the city gate was closed from beginning to end. If you do, you will definitely feel doubtful and defensive. But opening and closing it is different. In this way, people will only think that they were scared to close the city gate again because they saw them coming.
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan couldn't help but look at each other. They knew how long Mr. Zhou's head was. He could think everything through in the blink of an eye.
In other words, I am afraid they would never even think of such a problem.
Thinking of this, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan couldn't help but rejoice. They were glad that they had never shown any kind of attitude when facing Master Zhizhou.
There is no time for cheating or cheating, otherwise, they might not be able to achieve official status one day.
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Lin Yuanqiu, who was waiting in full swing at this time, naturally didn't know that these Shanrong people came here after suffering a heavy loss from Dinghu County.
The main reason why Shan Bayan moved to Yongning City after retreating from Dinghu County was because of his dissatisfaction and the shame he could not afford to lose.
Anyone who suddenly loses hundreds of subordinates as soon as he takes action will be so angry that he vomits blood.
The same goes for Shan Bayan. He is a son of God and a soaring eagle. He didn't expect to suffer such a big loss suddenly.
Damn it.
Speaking of Goshawk, Shan Bayan couldn't help but reach out and touch his face, which was missing half of his beard. Seeing the distrustful glances from time to time in the team, he felt angry and immediately pulled the reins of his horse and quickly stopped moving forward.
Then he said loudly, "A firm head stands on the earth. I, Shan Bayan, am the son of God and a soaring eagle. At this moment, I, Shan Bayan, swear here to avenge the dead warriors." ! Let’s go, brothers, let’s rush to Yongning City now and take the head of Dajing Man to worship our warrior!”
Looking over the Tuzi Gorge, Shan Bayan is least afraid of the people besides Dinghu County. The first one is Yongning Prefecture. It's just that Dinghu County didn't know what was going on today, and it actually made him suffer greatly. Shan Bayan will definitely make amends for this tone and the humiliation he has caused in front of his tribe.
When the other Shanrong people heard this, they immediately nodded in agreement.
They are all warriors in the tribe. If they go back in despair, no one will believe them in the future.
Therefore, after turning their horses' heads one after another, the Shanrong people, with renewed confidence, rode towards Yongning City.
As they approached the city gate, someone with sharp eyes soon saw the human head hanging on the city tower.
"Chief Shan, do you think that's Bahuta?"
Bahuta?
Where did Bahuta come from?
Isn’t Bahuta already buried on Mount Damang?
Shan Bayan didn't understand.
But when he looked at the city gate not far away again, he immediately knew what his men meant.
I saw a square hanging cage hanging above the high city wall, and there was actually a human head inside the cage. Looking at the unkempt beard on the man's head, Shan Bayan quickly understood that Bahuta's missing head was actually hanging in Yongning City.
Shan Bayan was extremely angry.
Damn it, it turned out that the culprit who took the lives of two hundred and thirteen warriors from their mountain army was here.
Today he, Shan Bayan, must baptize Yongning City with blood.
However, Shan Bayan couldn't help but feel a little fussy when he looked at the Gao'e City Wall that had not seen any movement after closing the city gate. They couldn't be so unlucky to be attacked by "Fire Eggs" again, right?
But thinking about the behavior of the city gate guards in a hurry to close the city gate just now, I also felt that there should be no defense in the city, or that such a defense could not be made in a short period of time.
Besides, I just came here on a whim, so it was impossible for someone to set a trap for them early.
Thinking of this, Shan Bayan did not hesitate any longer. He felt that a quick victory seemed more suitable for him as a soaring eagle, so he waved his big hand towards the back and ordered everyone, "Come on, my leader, wait for us to enter." After entering the city, no matter men, women, old or young, we will kill them all, so as to avenge our dead warriors!"
Perhaps because he was too excited, Shan Bayan's voice sounded sharp and abrasive, like a broken gong.
The "warriors" were also aroused by the "Bahuta" hanging on the city gate, so after hearing the leader's order, they raised their whips and prepared to run forward quickly.
How could the impetuous Shanrong people know that as early as the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Yuanqiu specifically asked the city gatekeepers to hang this head outside the city wall.
Its purpose is naturally self-evident, that is, to serve as a trigger for "war".
It's just that after hanging up for many days, no "creditor" came to the door.
Watching his men riding their horses forward one by one, Shan Bayan was about to express his admiration for the strong body of the warriors of Damang Mountain, but soon he saw many people holding torches in the crowd.
According to common sense, it was already broad daylight and the lighting torches should have been extinguished long ago.
But the Shanrong people's torches cannot be analyzed according to common sense. After all, their torches are not only used for lighting, but their main function is to burn the villagers' houses. Therefore, they are accustomed to it. On the way to Yongning City, they put out the torches again. The torch was lit, and even though it was already Tatsuki, he didn't feel that his actions were against the law.
Thinking of the "fire egg" he suffered in Dinghu County, Shan Bayan was really frightened, so he yelled at the "warriors" with all his strength, "Fire, hurry up, throw away all the torches!" "
By the way, all the Shanrong people present were frightened by the fire in Dinghu County just now.
So when they heard the leader shouting the word "fire", many people couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. When they heard the order to throw the torches quickly, everyone immediately threw the torches on their hands like a conditioned reflex. Got out.
Thousands of people, thousands of horses, and the distance between horses is less than ten feet. You can imagine how harmful this action of throwing a torch is.
So before the siege started, a group of warriors fell immediately, some of them were burned by fire. A torch startled the horse, and then the horse ran wildly. Finally, the person on the horse fell to the ground and was stamped by the horse's hooves.
If they weren't all good at controlling horses and could calm down the restless horses within a moment, all the Shanrong people would probably have gone straight back to their nests to heal their wounds.
But even so, the number of injured was around two hundred.
The only thing worth celebrating is that not many people were trampled by horses' hooves, and most of them were injured.
Lin Yuanqiu was really curious when he heard the commotion of crying for father and mother at the gate. He didn't dare to show his head, so he quietly looked down from the arrow hole reserved in the city wall. After he understood what was going on, Lin Yuanqiu's mouth opened wide and he forgot how to close it for a moment.
There's nothing wrong with these people, right?
Shan Bayan, on the other hand, was so angry that his beard almost blew up to the sky. He really didn't expect that he just asked them to throw a torch, but it actually caused such a terrifying accident. -Think-Rabbit-on-line-read-read-
you are all pigs!
Shan Bayan was about to open his mouth and give him a good lesson, but he thought that they had already created momentum and could not let the people in the city be on guard, so they had to take action quickly.
So he suppressed his anger and prepared to save the curse words until he returned home in triumph.
But at this moment, Shan Bayan was no longer in the mood to say that he was a soaring eagle. He just glared at everyone with a look of irony, then raised the bow in his hand and shouted, "Come on, charge for me, the leader." , each of you will cut off ten heads for me!"
With no torches in their hands, the Shanrong people who rode forward suddenly felt relaxed and at the same time more confident. It was as if they had left the fire and were now plated with gold, and no longer let anyone in. Conquerable place.
It's a pity that today's Shanrong people are destined to have an inextricable bond with fire.
Lin Yuanqiu was not in a hurry to take action. Since so many people were coming, he had to gather them together before entertaining them well.
As a tribal leader, he is expected to charge into battle and take the lead.
But Shan Bayan didn't. He stopped almost ten feet away from the city gate. Following him closely was a warrior camp of more than 500 people.
Obviously, these people are specifically responsible for Shan Bayan's safety.
Lin Yuanqiu did not hesitate any longer. He knew that if he did not give the order, the Shanrong people would start knocking on the city gate in a few moments. If he dropped the kerosene bottle at that time, he might burn his own city gate.
So we still can't let them get too close.
As for the leader, if you can't hit him, you can't hit him. You can't be too greedy.
Seeing more and more Shanrong people gathering together, Lin Yuanqiu counted down five numbers in his mind, five, four, three, two, one.
"Do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, bundles of dry miscanthus were thrown to the bottom of the city tower by the young men of the escort.
The Shanrong people at the bottom of the city tower were unprepared and were hit hard. They felt their heads hurt from being hit. They couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment. They had heard that they used knives and arrows in battle, like this. This was the first time they had encountered the situation of throwing haystacks.
It is said that "the authorities are confused, but the bystanders know clearly." Obviously, this saying is also extremely useful to Shan Bayan, a bystander.
Seeing miscanthus falling from the city tower, Shan Bayan immediately thought of the roofs in the village that were lit with torches, so they were afraid they would be burned down again.
Perhaps because he was too nervous, Shan Bayan was so shocked that he lost his voice for a moment. He wanted to tell everyone to disperse quickly, but he could not make any sound from his open mouth.
The warriors behind them only saw their leader waving his arms desperately, thinking he was directing his companions to attack the city.
Next, the anxious Shan Bayan could only watch the pottery bottles spitting out fire snakes flying down, and then his warriors were in the sea of fire again.
What’s even more terrifying is that this time there was not only fire, but also rocks falling like rain. Many Shanrong people who finally rushed out of the fire were congratulating themselves on their luck, but they were quickly shot away by rocks falling from the sky. Got the scoop.
Compared to Wang Yongqing who asked everyone to pick out large rocks and pull them into the city, Lin Yuanqiu had to be more flexible. He asked the people to pull all the stones back, no matter how big or small.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, small stones can be thrown far away and can deal with enemies standing farther away, while big stones can naturally be thrown closer. Just like this moment, a wall-climbing hook suddenly flew up and grabbed it. Inside the city wall, this means that there are Shanrong people preparing to climb up the wall.
Then Lin Yuanqiu saw that the young man named Daniu quickly picked up a stone as big as a millstone and smashed it down hard.
As the big stone fell, there was the sound of Daniel gnashing his teeth, "Grandpa, grandma, Daniel will avenge you two, smash these damn ones to death!"
Li Daniu's grandma chased all the way because she was reluctant to bear the food that was robbed. As a result, he was shot to death by Shanrong people with arrows.
So when he heard that a convoy was to be recruited to fight against the Shanrong people, Li Daniu quickly signed up because he wanted to avenge his grandma.
After hearing Li Daniu's words, others followed suit, and soon words that were both sad and seemingly inspiring were heard from the tower.
"Uncle, Shanzi avenged you!"
"Brother-in-law and auntie, Qijin will avenge you today!"
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Stones and kerosene bottles were thrown at the crowd one after another.
Under the city wall, there were sounds of shouting to the sky and the earth, ghosts crying and wolves howling.
After Shan Bayan bit his tongue, he finally shouted, "Hurry up and shoot the arrow!"
The Shanrong people seemed to have woken up from a dream, only to remember that they still had bows and arrows to kill the enemy.
"Swish, swish, swish" arrows quickly shot towards the city tower. Before Li Daniu had time to dodge, an arrow hit the arm holding the stone. He gritted his teeth and smashed the big stone at people. When he got down, he was pulled down to squat down.
"Hiss." Li Daniu didn't realize it just now, but now he was inhaling in pain.
Lin Yuanqiu walked over and checked his injuries, and found that the arrowhead had completely sunk into his flesh. It seemed that he had to cut the hole to take it out.
"You, take him to the doctor quickly." Lin Yuanqiu pointed at a tall and thin man and ordered.
When they heard that the Shanrong people were to be punished, many doctors in the city volunteered to join. When these doctors came over, they brought their own medicine for knife wounds.
As the governor of a state, seeing the people working together like this, I couldn't help but feel excited.
Lin Yuanqiu secretly made up his mind that he must manage Yongning Prefecture and Dinghu County well and strive to make the people of the two cities live an increasingly prosperous life as soon as possible.
As the arrow rain continued and several people were injured, Lin Yuanqiu asked everyone to stop throwing stones and only throw the oil bottles that were lit on fire.
But at this moment, the Shanrong people, facing the tragic situation of more than half of the casualties, had no intention of attacking the city. It can be said that the current rain of arrows is just to cover their retreat.
Although he knew that the Shanrong people had plans to escape, Lin Yuanqiu was not reluctant to fight, because he knew that it was impossible to wipe them out just by throwing stones and kerosene bottles. Unless they fight face to face with a knife and a gun, but he doesn't have the ability.
And I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the backhand I have left. After all, it takes a lot of distance to get to the military camp from the North City Gate. Besides, there are not so many horses in the military camp. Many soldiers and guards have to run over, so it is normal that they can't make it for a while.
It's just a pity that such a good opportunity was missed.
What Lin Yuanqiu didn't know was that his father-in-law was not a dull person. In addition, the actual combat experience accumulated in the Jingzhou camp made him understand that opportunities must not be lost and never come back.
Therefore, Zhong Rong ordered more than 300 horses in the barracks. As for the horses that had just been captured, Zhong Rong had no intention of using them until they were well trained. Don't see the previous owners and follow them obediently with just a whistle. Then the guards on the horses would be in danger.
There were more than 300 horses, accompanied by more than 300 of the most skilled guards. Zhong Rong, who was wearing armor, took the lead, leading the cavalry who were also wearing armor, and headed straight for Yongning City at a very fast speed.
The other soldiers without horses were running forward under the leadership of Li Jinshan.
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The sound of the retreating horse hooves of the Shanrong people began to fade away. Lin Yuanqiu went down the tower and saw that Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan did not let the city gate guards put down the thick wooden sticks against the door.
This was because he was worried that the Shanrong people would try to counterattack. Lin Yuanqiu naturally approved of this approach. He felt that anything related to life should be treated with caution.
Thinking of the injured young men, Lin Yuanqiu raised his feet and was about to go to the gate room to take a look, but suddenly heard more noises and exclamations outside the city.
Lin Yuanqiu's heart was pounding. It couldn't be that his father-in-law led the troops and arrived. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
So Lin Yuanqiu rushed up to the tower in three steps and two steps at a time, and then he saw a group of cavalry in armor fighting with Shanrong people who were also riding horses.
Lin Yuanqiu recognized the style of armor from his own military camp. In fact, there is a more obvious place, that is, looking at the flag, I saw that the military flag with the word "Lin" written on it was fluttering in the wind.
Seeing defeated Shanrong people who were fleeing from time to time passing by the city gate on horseback, Lin Yuanqiu quickly took his bow and arrow, preparing to wait for the opportunity.
Keeping these evil people around will only bring disaster to the people, so try not to keep them around.
While thinking about it, another Shanrong man galloping on horseback came over. Lin Yuanqiu did not hesitate at all. He raised his bow and arrow, took aim, and then let go of the string. He completed the familiar and skillful movements in one go. Looking at the bottom of the city tower, only the horse was left running wildly. The man on the horse was hit in the middle of the eyebrow by the arrow and fell to the ground.
Lin Yuanqiu turned around and saw a group of young and strong guards who were surprised.
Then Li Daniu, whose arms were wrapped in fine cotton cloth, shouted out excited and choked words, "Master, grandma, our Lord Governor has avenged you two! Wuwuwu..." ...It is said that to capture the thief, capture the king
first
, After Zhong Rong led the soldiers and guards into the Shanrong camp, he greeted Shan Bayan directly.
When it comes to riding and shooting, Zhong Rong knew that his soldiers and guards were no match for the Shanrong people, so he chose close combat.
Sure enough, Zhong Rong, who had been training for nearly a year, did not disappoint Zhong Rong at this moment. Whether it was the plain wooden gun in his hand, the eyebrow-pointed knife, or the grabbing stick, they all made it extremely smooth, and he could not resist it. The Shanrong people could only retreat continuously, and there was no chance of firing the bows and arrows in their hands.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Rong was no longer distracted and went straight to Shan Bayan with his horse-breaking spear.
Faced with Zhong Rong, who was much smaller than him, Shan Bayan didn't care at first. He was the son of God, a soaring eagle, and the person in front of him was afraid that it would be difficult for him to punch him.
But killing the enemy in battle does not rely on brute force. After Shan Bayan threw several punches in a row, he realized that he had underestimated the enemy.
Also, Shan Bayan felt that even if he did not underestimate the enemy, he might not be able to beat them.
Therefore, after his shoulder was cut open by a horse-pulling spear, Shan Bayan turned sideways to avoid the oncoming spear again, and then ran out of the crowd on horseback.
Seeing that their leader had run away, there was no reason why the other Shanrong people would not follow him. They quickly followed him and fled on horseback.
Seeing this, Zhong Rong quickly led his troops to pursue him.
However, how can ordinary horses outrun the fat and strong iron hooves? After a while, the distance between the two sides gradually widened.
Seeing that the pursuers behind him had disappeared, Shan Bayan led his men and prepared to change their route to Tuzi Gorge.
He looked up and saw a group of people approaching this way not far away. Then he looked at the carriage at the front. It was driven by two black horses. The fabric covering the carriage was made of elegant dark blue. It looks like the car of a dignitary.
Haha, a dignitary from the Great Jing Dynasty.
Thinking of the depression he had suffered today, Shan Bayan suddenly had the idea of killing the people in front of him. He knew that if he killed the nobleman, no matter whether he was the magistrate of Dinghu County or the magistrate of Yongning, he would be left with nothing to eat.
Thinking of this, Shan Bayan turned around and looked behind him again. There were almost more than a thousand people, so killing a dignitary was enough.
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Chapter 207
Hearing the clatter of many horseshoes, Li Zhen, who was thinking about something, had some doubts in his heart. Lin Zhizhou probably didn't know that he had come to Yongning Prefecture, so it was impossible for him to lead his soldiers to greet him. ♂This ♂♂work♂ is written by♂Si♂Rabbit♂online♂read♂read♂read♂online♂friend♂organize♂up♂upload♂But in Yongning, there should be so many cavalry in addition to
Lin Zhizhou There's no one else around.
Could it be Magistrate Luo?
Not to mention that it was really possible, the third prince thought that he was resting at the inn outside the city of Shizhou Mansion last night. If Luo Wenqing paid attention, he would definitely know it, so it would be normal to come to greet him.
At this time, the third prince didn't think about it at all. After all, when he went to other state capitals, it was common for local officials to come to greet him.
Therefore, without any preparation, when he opened the curtain and looked out, he was shocked by the group of people in front of him.
As the prince of the Jing Dynasty, Li Zhen naturally knew the military uniforms of the Jing Dynasty soldiers. Although each state had its own small changes, it was only in color and fabric. The overall style of the military uniforms remained unchanged. The crotch robe, the outer cover are as long as the two crotches and armor are as long as the knees, and there is also a folded scarf on the head, that is, a futou.
Therefore, these people wearing pointed conical hats, round-necked shirts, and furs wrapped diagonally, looking like hunters, would definitely not be the soldiers of the Da Jing Dynasty.
Li Zhen already had a vague guess in his heart, but didn't the Shanrong people like to come out at night?
Also, Li Zhen didn't expect that these Shanrong people would dare to be so arrogant, leading their troops to walk openly on the territory of Da Jing Dynasty, as if they were at home.
Thinking of the fact that they often crossed the border and disturbed the people, Li Zhen felt that since he had encountered them, he had a responsibility that he could not let go of.
If it were normal times, Li Zhen would definitely not have such a bold idea. But this time when he left the capital in accordance with the order, he brought a lot of soldiers with him.
Among these guards, except for the guards of the prince's palace, the rest were temporarily transferred to him by his father from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and the selected guards were all the most skilled in the camp.
With these strong soldiers, Li Zhen naturally does not have to worry about confronting the Shanrong people.
But the third prince didn't know that the most terrifying thing in the world was a lunatic who acted against common sense.
At this time, Shan Bayan, who was like a bereaved dog, had long lost his usual calmness. In addition, there were pursuers behind him. Now he only had one thought in his mind, which was to quickly kill these people on the opposite side and then leave quickly.
Therefore, when the third prince thought that the other party would at least introduce himself or say a few words first, the other party immediately took action.
The one who had the same idea as the third prince was Captain Hong. Captain Hong was on duty at the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. This time, he led the guards and was responsible for escorting the third prince on his trip.
Seeing the menacing men on the opposite side, especially the leader, even though he stopped coming in this direction after he stood on horseback, the cruelty in his eyes could not be deceived.
Lieutenant Hong had the same idea as the Third Prince. He also felt that no matter what, the other party had to say a few words first, and it was impossible to just start things without any reason. So when Colonel Hong was about to remind his soldiers to be on alert so that they could act according to the opportunity, he saw the leader on the opposite side suddenly raise his hand.
This obviously means preparing for an attack. Commander Hong secretly thought it was not good! He hurriedly exclaimed towards the carriage, "Your Highness, please be careful!"
However, the Shanrong people's bow shooting was unusually fast. The bows and arrows were shot almost in one go, and in the blink of an eye, arrows flew over like rain.
Soon, more than a dozen of the cavalry standing in front of the carriage fell.
As for Lieutenant Hong, although he had deflected many arrows with his sword, he was still shot in the shoulder by an arrow that slipped through the net. The powerful impact and the stinging pain that penetrated his bones made him frown.
But now there was no time to care about this. Seeing the soldiers who had fallen to the ground after being hit by arrows, Lieutenant Hong hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat quickly. At this moment, they were on the official road. The surroundings were empty and there was no place to hide. In this place, the only thing we could do was to retreat while protecting ourselves.
The Shanrong people's archery continued, especially after Shan Bayan heard the shout from His Highness the Third Prince on the opposite side, he only hesitated for a moment and quickly asked his men to aim their arrows at the carriage.
As for the moment of hesitation just now, he was worried that after killing the prince of Da Jing Dynasty, Da Jing Dynasty would send soldiers to attack Shanrong. But in a flash, Shan Bayan thought that they were not the only ones in Dayuan, but there were also Shike, Kekejiang, Aohan and other tribes. The emperor who wanted to come to Da Jing Dynasty did not dare to send troops easily.
Otherwise, why did their tribe rob food so many times and kill many people, but apart from the Honghu Camp they encountered at the beginning, they encountered nothing later.
But soon, Shan Bayan remembered what happened today, as well as the warriors who were burned to death in the raging fire. He was a mischievous man, no matter what the prince or not, this revenge must be avenged.
Shan Bayan immediately waved his hand and ordered, "Brothers, let's take the head of the Prince of Jing Dynasty and go back to pay homage to the dead warrior!"
The appeal of these words was not small. Hearing that there was actually the prince of Jing Dynasty on the other side, a Shanrong man. Suddenly, I felt that the opportunity to vent my frustration had finally come. I thought that there were more than 3,000 people when they came out, but now only half of them were left. When had they, the warriors of Da Mang Mountain, ever been so aggrieved?
A dense rain of arrows quickly shot towards the carriage.
The red sandalwood wood is dense, and the carriage can block the flying arrows. However, there is only one curtain at the door. The two guards guarding the door quickly stood up to block the arrows, and were soon pierced by the flying arrows. Through the chest. The coachman was hit by an arrow each in his forehead and neck, and died on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Lieutenant Hong was furious, but the dense arrows prevented him from getting close to the carriage. At this time, except for ordering the archers to shoot arrows quickly to fight back, and for himself and the guards to wave their swords quickly to try not to let the arrows hit the carriage, he could not think of a good way for the moment.
Li Zhen could clearly hear the clicking sound of the arrow hitting the carriage. Although the car looked safe at this time, Li Zhen knew that in this situation, he could never stay in the carriage anymore, otherwise he would wait for the arrow to fly. If you shoot a horse, the horse will definitely run wildly after suffering the pain, and you will probably die or be disabled by then.
Who knows what he was afraid of. Before the third prince could figure out how to avoid the arrows and get out of the carriage smoothly, he was suddenly thrown against the wall of the carriage by the jolts of the carriage, and then there was the shrill neighing of the horses. It turned out that that The two horses driving the carriage had been shot by arrows, and the horses in pain suddenly lost control. In addition, the carriage driver was already dead and there was no one to restrain them. Immediately afterwards, the crazy horses started running wildly, rushing forward amidst the exclamations of the guards and Colonel Hong.
In the carriage, the third prince, who had just stood up, quickly fell back down due to the jolt of the carriage. He supported the carriage with all his strength and struggled to stand up again, but he couldn't stabilize his body no matter what.
They saw the carriage running directly towards them, and at that moment, the curtain on the carriage rolled up to the roof due to the bumps of the carriage.
Without the obstruction of the car curtain, Ma
The people in the car have no chance of evading, and it is absolutely easy to shoot them with a bow at this time.
At this moment, the faint sound of horse hooves could be heard behind him, and Shan Bayan knew that this was the pursuit of soldiers.
He spat, then wiped his mouth, and blood oozed from the wound on his shoulder as he moved. He would never miss this opportunity to kill the prince and avenge his shame.
Soon, Shan Bayan took an arrow out of his quiver and put it on the bowstring.
Shan Bayan's action was clearly seen by the third prince who was jolted in the carriage at the moment, but he had no way to avoid it. It seemed that he, Li Zhen, was going to die today.
But when he was thrown against the wall of the carriage again, his arm suddenly hit something hard.
plug? In the flash of lightning, Li Zhen suddenly remembered that his carriage had a secret door, which meant that one could get in and out of the carriage from the front and rear. However, he usually got on the carriage from the front and forgot about it after a long time.
Without any time to think, Li Zhen pushed himself up, touched the latch, and pulled it open.
The door that had not been opened for a long time was closed a little tightly, and he felt that it was too late to kick it open with his feet. Li Zhen closed his eyes, put his head in his hands, and slammed into the back wall of the car with all his strength.
There was only a "bang" sound, and Shan Bayan suddenly found that as his arrow shot out, the target he was aiming at disappeared.
Li Zhen, who fell off the carriage, rolled on the ground several times before he stopped. He had been dizzy for a long time and was in severe pain all over his body. But he knew he couldn't relax now. The Shanrong man was here. It's not far away from me.
When he touched the boot, he saw that the dagger was still there. After Li Zhen reached out and took it out, he got up and ran to the side.
Zhong Rong's pursuers were less than a hundred meters away, and Lieutenant Hong quickly rushed over with his guards. At this time, the Shanrong people suddenly realized that they were caught in the middle with nowhere to retreat. In a hurry, they reached out to grab the arrows in their quivers, but there were not many left.
If Shan Bayan said he had no regrets, he would definitely be lying. If he had known earlier, he should not have been so eager to fight, so he would have led his men to escape early.
It is said that there is no regret medicine in this world, and the same goes for the Shanrong people. Before they could finish sighing, Okei Chaohei, who rushed from both sides, cut through their ranks like running water, and then used swords and spears. , machete versus iron whip, and soon began a ping-ping-pong-pong close fight.
Shan Bayan turned sideways to avoid the stick that was hitting him, then raised his iron bow and swung it forward, immediately catching a soldier's neck, and then pulled back hard, and the bow string immediately cut the soldier's guard. By the time he released his bow, the soldier had already lost his breath.
Then Shan Bayan raised his bow again, and after strangling three guards in the same manner, he clamped the horse's belly, and the horse quickly rushed to the roadside.
And this direction is exactly where the third prince ran just now.
At this moment, Shan Bayan, who was furious, had only one thought in his mind, that is, even if he died today, he would have to ask a prince to support him.
His legs were definitely no match for his four hooves, and he was already exhausted. The third prince was soon caught up.
After seeing the person, Shan Bayan didn't say much. He rode his horse and raised his bow and rushed forward, intending to cut off the head of the Prince of Jing Dynasty directly so that he could go back and weaken the spirit of the guards.
Seeing the red color on the bow string, Li Zhen knew that it must be dyed red by the blood of the soldiers. Looking at the harshness in people's eyes, Li Zhen knew that he would not be able to escape today. So since he was going to die, why not die more freely and fight against this thief who killed the people of Jing Dynasty. If he could die with him, It’s not a loss either.
Thinking of this, Li Zhen calmed down, then stood up, raised his dagger and quickly rushed towards Shan Bayan.
Li Zhen had a good idea. He planned to cut open the horse's belly first, so that the horse would throw off the person on its back if it couldn't bear the pain, and then he would go up and give him a knife.
Li Zhen didn't know that the way he was staring at the horse's belly was so obvious that Shan Bayan could tell his intention at a glance. At this time, Li Zhen had no choice but to close his eyes and suffer death no matter how unwilling he was. Before Li Zhen could sigh that my life was over, the sound of a sharp knife piercing flesh could be heard in his ears, followed by the neighing of horses.
So Shan Bayan lifted the horse's rein to the right, and the horse dodged to the right. Because it was rushing this way, the third prince, who had missed the jump, couldn't hold his feet for a moment. He fell directly to the ground. When Li Zhen just sat up and prepared to swing the sword again, the iron bow in Shan Bayan's hand was already lassoed towards him.
Li Zhen hurriedly opened his eyes, only to see that the Shanrong man who was supposed to be riding a horse and condescending to him fell to the ground together with the horse. He saw that there was a hammer stuck in the leg of the strong horse. Horse and gun.
Without any time to think about it, Li Zhen's instinct for survival made him roll to the right several times quickly, avoiding the attack distance of the half-bian Hu. When he sat up again, he saw a man riding a horse, quickly arriving in front of him.
I saw a man on the horse. He was forty or fifty years old. Although his brown-gray armor looked a little old, he still did not lose any momentum under the sunlight. He had a high nose bridge, deep eyes, and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Li Zhen quickly thought of someone.
The late Lao Zhongyongbo?
Yes, it was Old Zhongyongbo. This man's appearance was 70% similar to him.
Zhong Rong didn't waste any time. He bent down and pulled out the horse-breaking gun that was stuck on the opponent's horse.
He also just knew that the third prince had come to Yongning Prefecture. Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise his son-in-law would be in big trouble this time.
Just when Zhong Rong was distracted for a moment, Shan Bayan stood up with angry eyes, and then waved the weapon in his hand. The bright iron bow came with the sound, and Zhong Rong seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and he just turned sideways to avoid it.
Shan Bayan was shocked when he thought that the blow he was aiming for was missed. He used a lot of force in this swing, so his whole body jumped forward due to the excessive force.
After all, he was not a man with brute strength. Shan Bayan quickly gritted his teeth and stabilized his figure, and then prepared to swing his bow again to compete with others. Just the slightest loss of control just now gave Zhong Rong the opportunity to seize the opportunity. Suddenly, with a flash of cold light, Zhong Rong threw the horse-breaking spear in his hand with lightning speed.
Just like the throw from all the way just now, it was both cruel and accurate, hitting Shan Bayan right in the heart.
The hot blood spurted out and soon stained the wolf skin wrapped around him red. Shan Bayan fell on his back, staring at the sky with his eyes.
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Shan Bayan's death was too sudden. When Zhong Rong threw the thieves over, the terrified Shanrong people immediately dispersed and fled in all directions.
Zhong Rong, Hong Xiaowei, Zhong Jinan, Zhong Jinhua, and Li Jinshan led their troops to pursue the victory, and finally killed all the Shanrong bandits near Tuzi Gorge.
Seeing Zhong Rong, who was not young but very capable, the third prince couldn't help but sigh, it really is true that a tiger father has no dog son. ④Thinking④Rabbit④Documents④Share④Share④With④Online④Online④Read④Read④Also
, he did not expect that not only did Lin Zhizhou bring his whole family over, but his father-in-law and brother-in-law also came with him. .
Thinking of Lin Zhizhou, the third prince couldn't help but frown. Yesterday, he went to the surrounding villages in Dinghu County, thinking of asking the villagers. Fortunately, he didn't see any of them. As Luo Wenqing said, there was no human being.
Li Zhen felt that Luo Wenqing's report was actually not true. This was not ten rooms and nine empty rooms. It was clearly ten rooms and ten empty rooms, okay?
To be honest, seeing this situation, the third prince felt angry. He really couldn't think of the circumstances that would cause all the villagers to move away.
In fact, the third prince felt that when he entered the city later, he would just ask Lin Zhizhou to explain. How could such a thing be justified? Could it be that all the villagers had gone to visit relatives? This was probably a lie to a three-year-old child. You won't even believe it.
Originally, the annihilation of the Shanrong people was a great achievement. It was definitely a good political achievement that could lead to promotion to a noble position. Who would have thought that Lin Zhizhou would make such a big mistake that would make the people's lives miserable? What a pity!
The third prince didn't know why he felt sorry for Lin Yuanqiu so much. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was because he cherished his talent.
After all, he still remembered all the good ways to resettle the refugees.
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In Yongning City.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was still guarding the city tower at this moment, did not know that the third prince was thinking of taking him back to the capital for trial.
At this time, he was naturally worried about the battle situation, and he didn't know what the current situation was. Although he hoped that his father-in-law could lead the soldiers and annihilate all the Shanrong people, Lin Yuanqiu knew that once someone ran away, it would be difficult to catch up with the horses on his side.
However, one thing Lin Yuanqiu was sure of was that with this heavy blow, the Shanrong people would not dare to come back to do evil for a long time.
"Yuanqiu Yuanqiu!"
Hearing what seemed to be his father shouting, Lin Yuanqiu ran to the other side and saw that it was indeed Lin Sanzhu.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Lin Sanzhu raised his head, his eyes turned into flowers with smiles, "Your mother, your mother, and the others steamed the steamed buns overnight, saying they were for the people of the escort team to fill their stomachs. You must be hungry after a busy night in Yuanqiu. Come down and eat the steamed buns!"
When he heard that the steamed buns were being delivered, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly raised his head and looked towards the street, and soon saw several carriages coming this way. The person driving the front carriage was his fourth brother. Lin Yuanqiu felt warm in his heart. He was so lucky to have such a family who always helped him.
Lin Sanzhu quickly ran over and helped his mother out of the carriage. Mrs. Wu, who was used to being worried, naturally didn't feel at ease waiting at home. Besides, she had to see her grandson safe and sound before she could rest assured.
Hearing that there were big steamed buns and hot rice porridge to drink, hundreds of young men from the escort team quickly formed two teams, with bright smiles on their faces. After a busy night, they were already hungry.
The Lin family did not waste any time, and first brought down several large buckets of white rice porridge and bamboo baskets containing pottery bowls. Mrs. Wu held the porridge spoon she brought from home, and she would later scoop the porridge for everyone.
Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu, and Lin Yuanfeng quickly moved the basket filled with steamed buns from the car. The Zhou family, Liu family, and Feng family distributed steamed buns to the young men one by one.
As for Gao Cui and the others, they were of course responsible for handing the hot buns in the basket to their mother-in-law.
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Zhou took the steamed buns and handed them over to others, "Don't worry, everyone has a share, four big steamed buns for each person, keep your stomach full!" "Thank you,
auntie!" The steamed buns were still steaming, and the young man laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
Feng and Liu also shared the steamed buns one by one with a friendly smile.
"Ouch, why are you injured?"
Feng took a deep breath when she saw Li Daniu's bandaged arm. She quickly grabbed two more steamed buns from the basket and handed them over, "Here, I'll give you two more. Take good care of it!"
"Hey, thank you, aunt, thank you, aunt!"
Li Daniu held an arm full of steamed buns and thanked him repeatedly.
Lin Yuanqiu saw Li Daniu holding the steamed buns. After finding a place to sit down, he stuffed the steamed buns into his clothes, pressed his chest, and then stood up to get the rice porridge.
...
Zhong Yurou, like Gao Cui and Qin Hehua, is also dressed in casual clothes, with her hair wrapped in a cloth, looking simple and capable.
Seeing that his wife was busy, Lin Yuanqiu quickly stepped forward and helped pass the steamed buns in the basket to her hand, "Where is Bao'er?"
Hearing the husband ask about his son, Zhong Yurou's eyes were full of love, "That little pig He's still asleep. I asked Liu Ye to guard the city."
Thinking of her father and brother, Zhong Yurou hurriedly asked, "Ms. sir, are my father and brother okay?"
From the moment he established a guard team and started to defend the city, Zhong Yurou asked Roujiu is always worried. Especially after I learned that the Shanrong people came here today, my heart has never calmed down.
Knowing that his wife must be worried about his father-in-law and the others, Lin Yuanqiu told her about his father-in-law and uncle's pursuit of the remnants of the Shanrong.
After a while, the surprised voice of the city gate guard came from the city tower, "He's back, he's back, sir, our people are back!"... This was the first time
Li
Zhen saw such a joyful scene, right in the city. The moment the door opened, beaming smiling faces rushed out of the city.
After learning that all the Shanrong thieves had been annihilated, Bai
The surnames even cried with joy.
After standing at the city gate, Li Zhen did not move forward. He felt that from this angle, he could see the joy of the people more clearly, as well as Lin Xiuzan, who was surrounded by the people at the moment.
No, it should be Lin Zhizhou. That's not right either. Li Zhen shook his head, maybe he won't be Zhizhou soon.
Thinking of the purpose of his trip, the third prince couldn't help but frowned. If Lin Zhizhou's exorbitant tax on the people was true, it would naturally be impossible for him to continue to be an official.
But he always felt that something was not right, because the love for their Lord Zhizhou in the eyes of the people was so real.
The third prince can be sure that if Lin Yuanqiu really did something that was unworthy of the people, then even if there was such a scene where the officials and the people were enjoying themselves, the smiles on the people's faces would be far-fetched. But that's not the case now. Even the word "brilliant" cannot describe the smiles on everyone's faces at this moment.
But he saw the locked and uninhabited houses with his own eyes, and he was worried that he might miss them. Yesterday, he even walked through the entire village, but he still didn't see anyone.
So I will never get it wrong.
Seeing that his son-in-law had not yet seen the third prince standing at the city gate, Zhong Rong could only blink at him.
Normally, Zhong Rong would have said it directly, but when he saw the third prince standing at the city gate without walking in, he didn't dare to say anything.
Lin Yuanqiu was naturally not stupid. He quickly saw the signal from his father-in-law. He followed the direction and saw the third prince in a moon-white brocade robe. Although his clothes were stained with dirt and his hair was a little messy, his whole body was The nobility is hard to hide.
There was no time to think about why the third prince suddenly came over, Lin Yuanqiu walked over quickly, then lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down, "I'm here to see your highness the third prince!" The eyes of the people were following
their Lord Zhizhou. When Master Zhizhou suddenly knelt down to salute, and then shouted to His Highness the Third Prince, everyone was a little stunned for a moment.
Did they hear it correctly? His Highness the Third Prince actually came to Yongning City?
In fact, it is not surprising that Li Zhen was not noticed. At this time, he only brought a few close guards and Lieutenant Hong. As for the other soldiers, he had arranged to clear the battlefield with the state camp soldiers.
The people were all happy and felt that they must have burned high incense in their previous life and were lucky enough to see Longzi.
A large number of people quickly knelt down at the city gate, and the excited people kowtowed to the third prince. The third prince once again felt the people's joy, which made his doubts deepen.
After the people dispersed, the group went to the government office.
Lin Yuanqiu had clearly noticed that the third prince's visit was evil, but he didn't seem to have done anything wrong.
Could it be that someone reported on the business of running a workshop?
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head and quickly denied it, saying that any emperor would mobilize troops and send a prince to look for him just because a minister opened a workshop.
So that's definitely not the case.
But apart from opening a workshop, Lin Yuanqiu really couldn't think of anything else to do. I have been the magistrate of the state for nearly a year, and I have never taken advantage of the people without talking about it. I have even given out a lot of money. If this is considered a mistake, wouldn't it be a big joke?
It is said that Lin Yuanqiu, who held his head straight and straightened his back with a clear conscience, had a clear and frank look on his face.
At this time, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan were equally magnanimous as Lin Yuanqiu. If in the past, someone suddenly came to the capital, and he was still a prince, Yan and He would probably feel angry. After all, there was another person in the military camp. There is a gap in the number of soldiers and guards. But now that the difference in number of people has been almost made up, the two naturally no longer have to worry.
Thinking of the good life of the people in the city now, Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan's footsteps became much lighter.
After arriving at the government office lobby and sitting down, the third prince quickly asked the purpose of his trip, "Lin Zhizhou, let me ask you, where have all the villagers in the villages under Dinghu County gone?
" The prince felt that since he had not met the villagers of Dinghu County in the village and had no place to inquire about the whole story, he might as well ask the person involved directly. Anyway, he was not a fool. He would definitely not believe it without a reasonable reason.
When Lin Yuanqiu heard that this was the case, he put his heart back in his stomach and couldn't help but mutter, someone went to the Holy Emperor to file a complaint against him, right?
As for who it is, it is not difficult to guess who it is. Since Dinghu County is specifically mentioned instead of Yongning Prefecture, and the only one who can send a report to the capital is the prefect of Shizhou.
It's just that Lin Yuanqiu doesn't understand. Although according to regulations, each county only needs to report major and minor cases to the prefect every month, but the policy of "small counties and big cities" is not hidden, especially when villagers build houses. It would be an understatement to say that it was in full swing. By the way, when it came time to buy tiles, many villagers went directly to other counties to buy them. If word of mouth spreads, it should have reached the ears of Magistrate Luo. How? Maybe I don’t know.
Furthermore, even if you really don’t know where the villagers have gone, can’t you send someone over to ask him? You have to report it directly to the Holy Spirit.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know that Magistrate Na Luo was already angry with him. At that time, he thought he had grasped the handle, and it was too late to file a complaint against him, so why would he come to ask.
To put it bluntly, the decision to relocate the entire population was so novel that no one else would have thought of it.
Just like the third prince at this moment, he was really surprised when he heard Lin Yuanqiu said that all the villagers had moved to the city, "Master Lin, did you mean that all the villagers had moved to Dinghu County?"
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, "Exactly, every year In winter, Shan Rong thieves often come into the village to disturb the people, rob food, livestock, and even kill people and set fires. The villagers are miserable. In order to ensure that the villagers in each village are no longer disturbed by the Shan Rong thieves and to ensure that their lives are safe, the official Having decided on the policy of "small county but big city", Dinghu County has jurisdiction over 46 villages with a total of 23,683 villagers. Since the end of July last year, all of them have been relocated to Dinghu County, and not only Dinghu County. County, the same is true for Yongning Prefecture here. The villagers under Yongning Prefecture also moved to Yongning City in July last year."
Yan Tongzhi and He Tongpan came forward together.
First, Yan Tongzhi said, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince, it is indeed as the Lord Zhizhou said. All the villagers under the jurisdiction of Yongning Prefecture have moved into the city." He Tongpan nodded repeatedly, "His
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The third prince, who had believed 100%, was stunned for a long time. He never thought that the real situation was like this. All the villagers did not raise their families because of heavy taxes. Fleeed and instead all moved to the city.
No wonder the people I saw today were all smiling but not at all worried.
Yes, with such a good policy to protect the people, how could we not be happy?
The third prince lamented that he was truly worthy of being the number one scholar on the Golden List. He had come up with such an unheard-of governance strategy.
Also, the name of this "small county but big city" is very appropriate.
The third prince thought that when he returned to the capital and informed his father of the result, his father would also find it incredible.
Soon, the third prince thought of the fields in the village again and asked hurriedly, "With all the villagers living in the city, who will cultivate the fields in the countryside?"
Lin Yuanqiu said with a smile, "This is not difficult. During the busy farming season, the villagers will Returning to live in the village will not delay the farming work."
Yes, the houses in the village are still there, so of course you can live in the village when farming is busy.
Li Zhen no longer had any doubts in his mind. He had always liked officials who would provide for the people and provide for them, so he praised without hesitation, "This policy is based on local conditions and the people's concerns. Lin Zhizhou is very thoughtful." Lin Yuanqiu handed over his hand, "I am ashamed to be a low-ranking official
. When you serve as an official, you should bring benefit to one party and be considerate of the people. This is what a lower official should do. He is not worthy of the praise of His Highness the Third Prince." Thinking of today's annihilation of the
Shanrong thieves, Lin Yuanqiu thought that he needed to explain it to the Third Prince, although everyone with a discerning eye knew it. This is a good thing, but from the fact that I was sued for no reason this time, it can be seen that the emperor is far away from the mountain. If you can report your performance to the emperor as early as possible, you should report it to the emperor as early as possible. In this way, even if someone files a complaint, the emperor will also report it. Don't know the inside story.
The imperial court has documents, and whether it is Zhili Zhizhou or Sanzhou Zhizhou, they report directly to the imperial court and receive edicts. In other words, as the Yongning Zhizhou, Lin Yuanqiu only needs to report his administrative achievements to the emperor.
In fact, Lin Yuanqiu had already planned to report the matter. Originally, he planned to wait until his term expired for one year before reporting it to the Holy Master together. Many officials do this. After all, a whole year's performance can be gathered together to fill a memorial. This way, when the Holy Father opens it and reads it, the impression will be good. But now, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he still had to report in time.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any more time and quickly explained the reason for today's march, "Although the policies of small counties and big cities can relieve the worries of the villagers, the cancer can't be eliminated. It's like guarding against thieves for a thousand days. The source of this source is the foundation, which is why we are annihilating the Shanrong bandits today."
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The third prince did not stay at the inn, nor did he plan to settle at the inn outside the city.
Lin Yuanqiu quickly asked people to clean up the separate small courtyard in the west. As for his father-in-law, uncle and Qin Xiucai, they temporarily moved to the front yard. There is a study room and east and west wing rooms in the front yard. They must be able to live there. Enough.
When the prince goes out, in addition to having guards to protect him, a cook is also indispensable, so Lin Yuanqiu doesn't have to worry about eating three meals a day.
There are noble people living in the house, so Mrs. Wu naturally warned her again and again, especially the servants in the family, not to break the rules in front of the noble people, otherwise no one can save you.
As for the third prince, except for a few of his close guards and Lieutenant Hong, he had arranged for hundreds of other soldiers to be sent to the inn outside the city.
Zhong Rong didn't tell anyone about saving the third prince, including his two sons.
The emperor is old, and the overt and secret fights among the princes are inevitable. Zhong Rong feels that no matter which prince he is, it is better for him to keep a certain distance as far as possible.
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In the next few days, except for sleeping and eating, the third prince was basically busy.
He first went to Dinghu County, and then saw the neat villagers' houses, the bustling West Market, and the clean streets and alleys.
Seeing the third prince in casual clothes, the people just thought he was a foreign merchant, so they answered all their questions. In the end, they couldn't help but proudly said, "Do you think Dinghu County is very clean? Hahaha, this is not bad." Thanks to our county magistrate for your good idea. You see, there are thirty-two families living in this alley like mine. According to the county magistrate’s regulations, each family takes turns to clean the alley for a day. If any family does not Anyone who cleans the house or throws dirt and vegetables outside will be punished by sweeping the alley for an extra day."
Seeing the smiles in the corners of the eyes of several old men as they talked, the third prince knew that these people were quite satisfied with their lives today.
Since the villagers moved into the city, the streets and shops in Dinghu County have naturally become more lively. Seeing the people coming and going on the streets and the bustling crowds, Li Zhen suddenly realized that he finally knew the taxes paid by Dinghu County and Yongning Prefecture. Why is it so much better than before?
Lin Yuanqiu did not hide the matter of the workshops. Whether it was the two workshops in Dinghu County or the one in Yongning City, he took the third prince to see them and explained his original intention of opening these workshops.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that instead of keeping some things secretive and making people think too much, it was better to talk about them directly, not to mention that he opened these workshops for the livelihood of the people.
After these days of "people informing", Li Zhen naturally knew many things about Feng Ji Workshop and Zhou Ji Workshop. For example, the Lin family gave out two thousand taels of silver as a reward for the soldiers who killed Shanrong; another example is that the burned houses in Maoyan Village were rebuilt with the money from Zhouji Workshop; and if any family is not living well, It's better, the shopkeepers of the two workshops will let people work in their workshops.
So with such a workshop open, the third prince felt that he had nothing to say, not to mention that this was just the workshop of Feng Ji and Zhou Ji, and his surname was not Lin.
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The day before the third prince was to leave, Lin Yuanqiu took the letter from Du Zhixian.
Opening the booklet, I saw pages and pages filled with notes about the Shanrong people coming to disturb the people, including the time they came and the villages they went to.