Xu Ying, like Han Xiufeng, always pays attention to the news about Yangzhou and sent more than a dozen spies to Yangzhou City and Fairy Temple.

At the second hour of Yin, the spy sent back to the attack on the fall of Yangzhou City overnight. Xu Yingguo called his friends to discuss countermeasures for a while. The soldiers of the Pusi sent Han Xiufeng to the fall of Yangzhou. The bandits were very powerful and they planned to rush to help Yangzhou.

The major general of the Taiyong camp was bare and could only camp on site in Wanfuqiao, preparing to guard Liaojiagou's official documents.

The most worrying thing finally happened!

The Taiyong Camp has only a few hundred temporary recruits. Xu Ying is not sure whether Liaojiagou can be kept, but he does not have even a little confidence. He only hopes that Han Xiufeng will lead the local heroes to guard one.

Time counts one hour, and one can count one day counts one day.

Anyway, he wants to make the worst.

Because once the bandits crossed east to Liaojiagou, they could march straight into the country and encircle Taizhou in two days at the latest. Because of this, he didn't even have breakfast and took a few people to go out to the yamen to inspect the city defense.

Xu Ying had just left for a while, Zhang Guangcheng's cousin Zhang Guangsheng came back, and greeted his disciple and went straight to the back yamen. He was Zhang Zhigao's nephew, and although Zhang Zhigao was not in charge, he was still the main hall of Taizhou. It was difficult for the disciple to stop him.

I can let Zhang Guangsheng enter.

As soon as he saw Zhang Guangsheng, Zhang Zhigao's illness immediately recovered. He took the letter and looked carefully for a while, then looked up and asked, "Guangsheng, where are our people?"

"I'm sure that all of us are waiting outside the yamen."

"Where are Zhang Shoubei and Yang Jianji?"

"I've agreed that they'll wait for you to go to school."

"Okay, you go out and call someone first, I'll go to the lobby now!"

Uncle can finally re-take Taizhou. Zhang Guangsheng was very excited and quickly turned around and said, "Xiao Cui, serve the master to change his clothes!"

"Oh, here we come." The girl who was guarding the door recovered and hurriedly pushed the door and walked in.

...

Although Zhang Zhigao was seized by Xu Ying not long ago, Xing Ming, Qian Gu and other masters and a dozen Changsui were not disbanded like this. As soon as he received news from Zhang Guangsheng, he walked into the inner yard from the back door, surrounded by the newly changed one.

Zhang Zhigao from Shangguanfu went straight to the signing room.

Master Hu's injury on his butt was not healed for a long time, so he was unable to go out to patrol the city with Xu Ying. He was lying on the couch and reading official documents. He saw Zhang Zhigao, who was supposed to be lying on the bed and waiting for death, actually followed him.

He rushed in with a soul-like swagger. He was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to deal with it, and even forgot to get up and salute.

"Mr. Hu, where is your master?" Zhang Zhigao asked coldly with his hands behind his back.

"I... my master went out to inspect the city defense. Mr. Zhang, why are you... you came out? Your illness has been cured?"

"I'll be blessed by your master. My illness is almost cured." Zhang Zhigao was too lazy to look at him more, turned around and stared at the bookshelf, looking at the seal box on the bookshelf that was too familiar to me.

Master Xing Ming reacted and immediately walked over and took the wooden box, put it on the case and opened it. He took out the official seal and looked at it, then put it in and covered it: "Master, the seal is intact!"

"Okay, take Shangguan Seal and follow the master to join me to the church!"

"Abide by the order!"

Master Hu suddenly realized why Zhang Zhigao came to get the official seal, and endured the severe pain and stood up and asked, "Master Zhang, what are you doing?"

"What do I want to do? Could it be that I still have to report to you?" Zhang Zhigao snorted coldly and left.

Master Hu was anxious and was about to stop him, but was stopped by Zhang Zhigao's Changsui: "Mr. Hu, as the saying goes, learn from one's mistakes and gain wisdom. Why don't you remember? Don't forget how you got the ball.

Yes, you can't make any more mistakes."

"You...you...!"

"Don't you, mine, this is the business of the masters. You and I can't even interfere, so you'd better recover from your injuries."

While speaking, Zhang Zhigao had already strode into the lobby.

The few Zaoli who were guarding the hall were shocked and forgot to salute for a while.

Zhang Zhigao didn't bother with them, so he walked to the case and sat down. He touched the seal box that Mr. Xingming had just sent to the case. Then he looked up and said, "Li Jiu, go and call Jiufang Jingcheng all over, let them take it.

Take all the official documents these days, and I want to see what official duties are to be done.”

"As for order!" The head of the Zaoban reacted and hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

At this time, a noise came from outside.

I saw Zhang Guangsheng and a group of local brave men break into the yamen with great courage, and drove all the family members Xu Ying brought from Yangzhou to the side. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Shou of Taizhou Camp, Wu Qianzong of Caobiao, and Lianghuai Salt Transportation Office

Mr. Yang from the Taiba Supervisory Bureau and civil and military officials distributed to Taizhou for trial all came.

They all went up to salute Zhang Zhigao for his recovery. No matter how stupid the clerk in the Ninth Room and the third yamen runners understood that Taizhou had "changed the sky", they hurriedly went up to greet him.

When Xu Ying received the news and rushed to the prefecture yamen, Zhang Zhigao was sitting in the hall to inform the thief with a group of civil and military officials and the gentry who had just arrived and discussed countermeasures. This situation made the final say in the morning.

Xu Ying felt like an outsider, and all the big and small things in Taizhou seemed to have nothing to do with him.

"Brother Xu is back." Even though he hates it, he still has to do it on the surface. When Zhang Zhigao saw Xu Ying, he stood up to greet him. While signaling his family to take the chair, he arched his hands and said sincerely: "Zhigao a few days ago, a few days ago

I occasionally get cold and get sick and can’t be in charge of the director. If Brother Xu hadn’t moved to Taizhou, I really wouldn’t know how much official duties would be delayed, so Brother Xu would have to worry!”

Xu Ying never expected that his illness would be cured miraculously. He bowed his hand and then said with a gloomy face: "The enemy is in front of you, all these are Xu's duties, why did Brother Zhang say this?

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"Yes, the bandits have occupied Yangzhou, and Taizhou cannot be trapped in the hands of the bandits anymore. As the governor of Taizhou, Zhigao is responsible for the guardian. As long as he has a breath, he must not let the bandits succeed!" Zhang Zhigao paused and immediately

He turned around and said, "Everyone, as Mr. Xu said, the enemy is in front of him, Zhigao vows to survive and die with Taizhou, but Zhigao cannot stop the bandits and bandits. He also asks you for help, and everything depends on you."

"Mr. Zhang is so serious, and it's really hard to rely on. The subordinates follow the leader of Mr. Zhang!"

"Master Zhang, please listen to you. We will do whatever you say you want to protect!"

...

A group of civil and military officials were rushing to show their loyalty. Xu Ying's face turned pale. Just thinking about how to deal with them, Zhang Zhigao turned around and said, "Brother Xu, the official has arranged a place for you to stay. Please Xu

I will go to the post office for a while and wait until my official has arranged everything before going to see you."

Xu Ying could no longer help it, stared at him and asked angrily: "Zhang Zhigao, how dare you commit crimes?"

"Why did Mr. Xu say this?" Zhang Zhigao pretended to be innocent and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "As the Taizhou official, the affairs of Taizhou are the big and small, Taizhou's duties are the duties of the Xiaguan. Taizhou official, the Taizhou official, is in charge of Taizhou affairs, and the following is the

I really don’t know where to start with this?”

"Then what do you think of me? Do you still have me in your eyes?"

"You are the Tongzhi, the general captain of the Qing army of Yangzhou Prefecture. Regarding the green camp and theft in Taizhou, the officials will naturally submit a document to the post office to report to Mr. Xu. And this is my Taizhou Prefecture Office, neither Mr. Xu.

The Tongzhiyamen is not the inn where you stay at Mr. Xu."

"Do you think my official moved to Taizhou to relax?"

"It is definitely not true that you are relaxing. Why did you move to Taizhou? The official documents are clearly written."

Xu Ying suddenly realized why Zhang Zhigao was fearless, because the prefect's office had issued official documents to Taizhou before coming, but the official documents only mentioned that he was moved to Taizhou. He neither said that he had to take charge of Taizhou affairs nor asked him to take charge of Jiangxi's defense affairs.

.

Two days ago, if Zhang Zhigao dared to do this, he could send someone to Yangzhou to find Zhang Tingrui and even Yang Dianbang. However, it was not two days ago. Zhang Tingrui and Yang Dianbang were afraid of death and didn't know where to go. Not to mention that they couldn't find it for a while,

Even if you look for them now, it doesn't count. After all, the second official of the Assistant Officer is not a regular seal official. Even if he is of higher rank than the prefect, but without the support of the prefect, then he, the general captain of the Qing army, is a "shaking his head" that doesn't count.

master"!

Xu Ying was so angry that he gritted his teeth. After a while of silence, he asked coldly: "What if I don't leave?"

Zhang Zhigao sneered: "Master Xu, you are not only a Shangguan, but also a Jinshi. Others don't know the rules of the court, but you can't not know them."

Thinking that even if you don't leave, the civil and military officials in Taizhou will not obey the orders as before. Xu Ying didn't want to make it boring, and didn't want to just leave like this. He looked at Zhang Zhigao and asked, "Zhang Zhigao, I can leave, but

I have something to ask clearly before leaving, how do you plan to guard this city?"

"Even if Mr. Xu doesn't ask, the lower official will go to the post office to report." Zhang Zhigao looked back at everyone and said righteously: "As parents of Taizhou, the lower official cannot bear the grace of the holy people, and the lower official cannot be ashamed of the treatment of the emperor."

The people under the throne cannot just guard the city but ignore the lives and deaths of the people outside the city. So when the officials arranged the city defense matters, they led the young and strong man to carry the coffin to Baita River to set up defenses. Even if they fought to the death, they would block the bandits in Baita River.

Don’t let the war spread to our Taizhou border.”

"No!"

"What's wrong?"

Xu Ying was anxious and pointed at him and asked angrily: "Zhang Zhigao, there are only two or three thousand young and strong people in the city. Don't divide the troops and defend the city. You may have some chance of winning. Once you divide the troops and abandon the city to block it, not only will you not be able to do so.

With a glimmer of chance of winning, even the city of the state can’t be defended!"

"Master Xu, if you listen to you, what is the difference between being a turtle?" Zhang Zhigao snorted coldly and said tit-for-tat: "The same thing, as the parents of Taizhou, Xiaguan cannot just do it.

The people in Baocheng, regardless of the lives and death of the people outside the city. The officials have long put their lives and death aside. If you are afraid of death, then stay to defend the city. The officials must go out of the city to intercept it!"

"Xu will be afraid of death. If Xu is really afraid of death, he will not come to Taizhou!"

Please be more aggressive than generals. Zhang Zhigao waited for Xu Ying's words and asked with a little ridiculous question: "Master Xu, if you are really not afraid of death, why don't you rush to Yangzhou to help? Now that Yangzhou is lost, why don't you go to the Fairy Temple to set up defenses?

?”

As soon as Zhang Zhigao finished speaking, Zhang Shoubei, who had long hated Xu Ying, couldn't help but say: "The bandits want to offend me, Taizhou, either walk on Wanfu Bridge or go through the Fairy Temple to attack Yanhe River. Mr. Han,

Li Changjing and Zhang Ergong had set up defenses in Wanfu Bridge. We had nothing to worry about, but no one was going to guard the Fairy Temple."

"If there are no soldiers under my command, how can I guard it?" Xu Ying asked angrily.

Zhang Zhigao struck while the iron was hot and said, "If Mr. Xu really wants to go, the subordinates can divide a thousand young and strong!"

How could Xu Ying not know their sinister intentions? He was unable to get rid of them. He thought that he would not only be angry with these villains when he stayed in Taizhou, but also had an old bastard like Zhang Zhigao, and he would probably not be able to defend Taizhou.
Chapter completed!