Chapter 121 Civil Revolt(2/2)
Come prepared!
With a roar, Chen Ji and Jin Zhu stood on the city tower and felt the ground shaking, and the entire city was shaken by gravel and dust.
Chen Ji asked: "How long can the city gate hold up?"
The golden pig's scalp was numb: "I don't know either, I've never been to a border town, and I've never seen a city siege!"
Chen Ji observed for a moment: "It's broken. The city gate has been in disrepair for a long time. I'm afraid it will be broken open soon."
Golden Pig looked back at the dark Luo City behind him: "I'm afraid tens of thousands of people will suffer from this civil uprising."
After that, after hesitating for a moment, he actually took out a golden arrow from his arms and raised it high above his head: "The king's flag is here, as if your majesty is here in person! I, Song Qiannai, have been appointed by your majesty to be the governor, patrolling the world, and guarding the army and the people. !I have learned about the disaster in western Henan and have dispatched Mr. Zhang, the prefect of Luocheng, to open a warehouse and release grain. The relief grain will arrive soon!"
The victims gradually stopped shouting and looked up at the shining golden king's life flag, hesitating for a moment.
Chen Ji glanced at the golden pig with a complicated expression. There really wasn't a single word of truth in this zodiac sign's mouth.
At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "It must be fake. I have seen the real Wang Ming flag, and it doesn't look like this at all!"
The golden pig was so angry that he jumped to his feet and cursed: "Fuck you, your majesty gave it to me personally. How dare you say it's fake? Who is inciting a civil uprising in the crowd?! The food will be here soon. If it's before dawn, If you don’t arrive, I will open the door and follow you into the city to cause trouble!”
Someone else provoked: "Don't believe him, he must have mobilized the army to suppress us. I don't believe that the imperial court will really open warehouses to release grain!"
The victims were wavering between instigation and the king's order. The golden pig was so anxious that he was sweating profusely: "I've never dealt with this kind of thing before! What should I do now?"
On the tower, the spies looked at each other nervously, holding the handles of their knives tightly with their fingers, but they didn't know what to do.
Just when the victims were about to knock on the door again, Chen Ji suddenly shouted to the people below the city: "I will go down and wait with you for Master Zhang to open the warehouse to put food in. If you don't see the food before Mao Shi, you can kill me with one knife."
After that, he actually found a hemp rope from the city tower and handed it to the golden pig: "Master, please pull this end of the rope and let me out of the city."
The golden pig was horrified: "Are you fucking crazy? Do you deserve to be so desperate? There must be people from the Liu family instigating a civil uprising. What if they incite the victims to kill you?"
Chen Ji thought for a moment: "The people I know are not that bold. Unless they are going to starve to death, they will not rebel... Besides, Master Tianma is here."
The golden pig suddenly turned around, only to see Pegasus in white standing on the eaves of the city tower.
He suddenly felt much more at ease.
Chen Ji solemnly confessed: "If anyone wants to kill me, they must be spies of the Liu family. Please shoot them, Mr. Tianma."
"Wait a minute, what if the food doesn't come? Pegasus can't stop so many victims!"
Chen Ji said calmly: "I bet Master Zhang can bring in food in time."
Golden Pig scratched the battlements and looked down, only to see that the victims did not surround him and kill Chen Ji, but instead slowly backed away a few steps.
The shouts of killing suddenly stopped.
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Three quarters of a hour.
On Guangji Street, more than ten people rode fast horses galloping, making the bluestone road clattering loudly.
On the horseback, the oncoming wind blew Zhang Zhuo's hair into chaos. He held the reins in his right hand and lowered his body. He turned to look at Xifeng beside him: "Hey, who was that young man just now?"
Xifeng said warily: "Master Zhang, why are you asking this?"
Zhang Zhuo said casually: "None of you are masked, but he is the only one who is. Can't I be curious?"
Xifeng explained: "He has a special status. He is afraid of incurring revenge from Jing Dynasty's traitors, so he has never revealed his true identity to others. Don't ask, sir. This is our secret."
Zhang Zhuo's eyes changed, and he changed the topic and asked: "Did that young man offend Jing Chao?"
Xifeng chuckled: "I'm sorry to offend you. Because of him, Jing Dynasty lost many troops and defeated the future."
Zhang Zhuo was thoughtful and asked again after a moment: "Is he your boss?"
Xifeng said in a low voice: "Not yet, but it should be soon... Sir, why are you so curious about him."
Zhang Zhuo chuckled but didn't answer.
After burning incense, everyone came to the gate of the granary camp and stood on horseback. Soldiers from the camp came out holding long iron halberds and asked, "Who is here in the middle of the night?"
Zhang Zhuo jumped off his horse and said, "I am Zhang Zhuo, the prefect of Luocheng. I need to mobilize three hundred shi of grain from the granary for emergency relief. Get out of the way quickly!"
However, the soldiers in front of the camp did not give in. They turned back and glanced at the captain behind them. He had no expression on his face, nodding, no shaking, and not saying a word.
The soldier stood with his halberd in hand, turned around and said to Zhang Zhuo: "Just because he is wearing a red official robe, it does not necessarily mean he is Master Zhang. It may also be a traitor from the Jing Dynasty pretending to be... Can you bring the official seal with you?"
Zhang Zhuo frowned, he was going to the Luming Banquet tonight, how could he bring the official seal letter with him?
He looked past the soldiers to the captain behind him, and said calmly: "I have seen you, and you must have seen me too! Come forward and talk!"
The lieutenant pressed his sword on his waist and said with a dull expression: "We are under the control of Luocheng Military and Horse Department. The granary is an important place for military aircraft. If you want to dispatch us, not only do you need the prefect's official seal letter, but you also need the tiger talisman on General Liu's body.
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Zhang Zhuo narrowed his eyes: "What if I don't have it?"
The captain said calmly: "If not, then go back."
Zhang Zhuo said nothing. What the other party said was a formal procedure. In the past, he could have waited slowly, but not now.
He tilted his head and asked Xifeng in a low voice: "Do we really need these grains? Chen...does the young man have any other plans?"
West Wind: "No."
Zhang Zhuo asked again: "Did he ever say what would happen if the grain was not transferred?"
Xifeng thought for a while and replied: "He said that the Liu family will drive you and Mr. Chen out of Luocheng. If they fail to get food, I'm afraid your official position will not be guaranteed."
"Damn it, I finally climbed to this position, and the Liu family wants to take my official position?" Zhang Zhuo murmured in a low voice: "The Liu family seems to know that someone will come to adjust food tonight, even a small school
The captain dared to disobey the magistrate. But the more he behaves like this, the more it proves that the boy's judgment is correct."
The next moment, Zhang Zhuo walked straight towards the captain and said without anger, "Get out of the way!"
The captain raised his eyebrows, but did not take him seriously. He was as unyielding as an iron tower.
Zhang Zhuo's footsteps did not stop.
When he came to the captain, he suddenly pulled out the knife from the captain's waist and wiped the captain's neck with the knife with his backhand.
In an instant, the blood from the captain's neck spattered onto Zhang Zhuo's red official robe, leaving purple spots.
Zhang Zhuo raised his knife and said in a ferocious voice: "I am Zhang Zhuo, the magistrate of Luocheng. Today, I have come here to regulate food supplies. If there is any disobedience, I will be punished for treason!"
Xifeng's eyes widened. This was the first time he saw a civil servant murder someone with a knife.
When he reacted, he immediately shouted: "Protect Mr. Zhang!"
Chapter completed!