A heroic scene that was very consistent with feudal values ​​occurred in the north of the city, but Zhang Xing and Li Ding in the south of the city knew nothing about it. Not only that, the saints, prime ministers and other officials in the center of the city would soon learn about it

Regarding this matter, Zhang and Li still had to wait until the dust settled before they could wake up.

There was no way, their perspective was limited, and they were all focused on the siege and relief. Even if they foresee some possibilities, they are destined to have a lack of imagination in the various specific incidents that occurred after the siege.

A night of silence.

Early the next morning, people seemed to begin to regain their vitality, and various incidents began to unfold densely, causing ripples one after another.

The first edict sent from the county government was a reaffirmation of the wishes to the people of Mayi, Yanmen, and Loufan counties, including tax exemptions, pardon for sinners, and release of official slaves.

This made the atmosphere in Zhang Xing's camp become strange.

At this time, the powerful and powerful clan leaders had already packed their things in advance, raised the banner of the Youzhou General Manager's Office, and walked back along the military station they had built for a long time. As for the servants of the wealthy families and gangsters who stayed here,

They gathered around Zhang Xing to find out whether this decree was related to them.

Moreover, after learning that it had nothing to do with them, they couldn't hide their disappointment...

But soon, the second decree with a slightly revised tone arrived. The content was the same, but it expanded the scope of pardon and release of official slaves to civilians who came to support from outside the three counties.

In this inconspicuous camp located in the south of the city, groups were immediately divided. Some people cheered and some looked sarcastic, but at the same time, some people were completely lost.

What's exciting are the official slaves. They are now freed from their shackles and back to the common people... Huairong is not the capital of the East. The official slaves still have human rights and can really redeem themselves. This is a real blessing for them.

At the same time, there are also a small number of low-level gangsters who are in some trouble and feel that they can start a new life, and they are also a little excited.

As for the lost ones, they were the private slaves sent by the Gao family. The so-called private slaves of Lubi livestock, they were not included in the pardon.

This seems to be natural, because according to any "legal rules", even if there is merit, it belongs to their master Huairong Gao and has nothing to do with them. Even when they first came, they just followed the master's wishes and did not have much themselves.

Hope... It's just that after they had heard too much information in the camp during the past few days, they had no reason to look forward to it.

As for those who are being criticized, it is those gangsters, who can even be called rangers. These people mainly seek an official position, so naturally they are anxious.

Then they became even more anxious.

Because the next three consecutive decrees are publicly announced:

All ministries were asked to collect statistics on the number of people and gather together to prepare. No matter what, Shengjia would leave Yunnei City within today and travel south to Taiyuan;

Then, with the two ministers behind the palace, Li Cheng, the general manager of Youzhou, assisted the prefect Wang Rengong in cleaning up the place, recovering the city and repairing the border;

The Jin reinforcements collectively escorted them, and their entourage returned to Taiyuan. Other reinforcements stayed in Mayi to receive Li Cheng, and Wang Rengong unified the command to retreat from the enemy. When the Wu tribe enemies were completely defeated, the Holy Army arrived in Taiyuan, where they were unified to discuss their merits and reward them.

In other words, the matter was delayed, and the reinforcements from Youzhou could no longer accompany them and stayed locally.

Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, summoned the leaders of the rangers, and once again suggested that they take advantage of the chaos and pretend not to hear the order, and together with the private slaves of the Gao family who were about to turn back, catch up with the fellow villagers who had evacuated, and go home directly

.If we really leave late and are caught by some military leader, it will be a bit difficult to handle.

After hearing Zhang Xing's persuasion, some people finally wavered and chose to obey, but others were still a little unwilling - unlike others, they came here voluntarily and wanted to give it a try, and were not willing to give up their fame at all.

future.

Not only that, they also hoped that Zhang Changjian, who seemed to be easy to talk to, would contact General Luo for them before leaving for Taiyuan so that he could continue to serve the country.

Everyone has their own ambitions and it’s hard to tell, but since he had his own ideas, Zhang Xing certainly had nothing to say, so he immediately asked Xiao Zhou to go into the city, call Qin Bao, and ask Qin Bao to lead these people to have sex with his uncle, cousin, or someone else.

After the handover, Zhang Xing himself, like Li Ding, went into the city to find his respective "shangguan".

The saint didn't want to stay in Yunnei City for another day, and the others had no choice but to follow... But at the same time, everyone felt tired with the mentality of surviving a disaster, and eager to return home to Dongdu.

When he first entered the city, the atmosphere in the city was still mostly jubilant and anxious. But after arriving at the county mansion, Zhang Xing clearly noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

But at this time, he had no time to think too much. He could only hurriedly go to see Duke Niu, and after a while, he was suddenly summoned.

Immediately, Zhang Sanlang saw two unexpected people after stepping into the governor's room... Cao Ming, the young prime minister of Jing'an station led by the King of Qi, and Bai Yousi, the real Chang Jian of Fulongwei... Of course,

It is not a special surprise for Bai Yousi. Because he holds the Fulong Seal, Bai Yousi needs to be with the Queen all the time. He rarely communicates in person, but they meet a lot along the way. They meet in big cities.

There is no problem in communicating directly with the palace, and we even met him on the night he left the city a few days ago.

But the last time His Highness King Qi met this adult prince was in the Eastern Capital.

But Zhang Xing still doesn't know why the atmosphere in the county is so tense?

"What do you think, Your Highness?" Niu Du Gong turned back to look at King Qi in the middle, who was wearing a black cloak and had a pale face.

"Very good." Qi King Cao Ming rubbed his hands and managed to laugh. "Zhang Sanlang is indeed a conscientious person, and he has some fate with me... He accompanied me, which makes me feel a little more at ease."

Duke Niu nodded repeatedly and looked at Bai Yousi, who was expressionless.

Bai Yousi sneered, then nodded: "I'm on a errand to eat food, how can I not go?"

Du Gong Niu nodded again, and then looked at Zhang Xing, who was still bowing his hands and saluting in the air: "Zhang Sanlang, you worked hard to bring reinforcements here. You just handed in the order yesterday, and you have been away from Dongdu for half a year. Logically speaking, you should be allowed to accompany you.

We turned back together... But something unexpected happened right now, and we need someone trustworthy to accompany His Highness King Qi on a journey through the sea of ​​misery... Bai Changjian wants to take care of Fulongyin and will set off with him immediately. I want to leave too, so...

Sorry, Deputy Inspector Zhang."

Although Zhang Xing was a little confused, he immediately put down his hand and nodded... Niu Dugong spoke in person, and he even accompanied the prince and his theoretical immediate superior, so what else could he do?

I just hope it's not a troublesome thing - Speaking of which, I used the compass before, probably in response to following Qin Bao to break out of the encirclement. After all, I broke through several passes and killed many people with real swords and guns.

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However, despite saying this, Duke Niu hesitated, as if he had something to hide, and could only sigh.

Zhang Xing, who was waiting for the next words, had no choice but to look directly at Bai Yousi.

Bai Yousi's face was expressionless, but his words were sharp: "Two things. One is to escort Prince Qi to sit on the front line of the bitter sea and monitor the Wu tribe's complete retreat; the other is to ask you to go to the border of the bitter sea to admiral Wei Shangshu.

The body was brought back... Wei Shangshu led 5,000 troops north to monitor the shamans last night. Early this morning, for some reason, he suddenly chose to raid the main force of shamans who were about to evacuate. As a result, he was defeated and died... The saint lost his temper and said that he did not believe it.

If you die, you will see your corpse... Do you understand?"

Zhang Xing was stunned for a long time... I really don't blame him. There is too much information here. Although Wei Shangshu is not familiar with him, he is one of the top ten leaders in the inspection team. When he came yesterday, he was said to be still in the city.

He died early this morning... not to mention that the saint didn't believe it, even Zhang Laosan didn't believe it for a while.

It was Duke Niu who finally spoke about the matter again: "The main reason for this matter is that it needs to be kept secret, so as not to disturb the morale of the army. You need to stop your troops and go out in casual clothes as much as possible...and...and once you go out, the main thing is to listen to His Highness King Qi,

Take what he says... adapt to local conditions and act according to circumstances... Do you understand?"

Although Bai Yousi seemed to have some resentment that was hard to express, and Du Gong Niu seemed to have something to say, Zhang Xing could only nod his head immediately.

Moreover, Zhang Xing seemed to have turned a corner on this matter.

First of all, there is the matter of Wei Chi. Putting aside the accident if the earthen jar breaks without leaving the well mouth, combined with the temper of the saint, what else can there be? At most, it is a drama of grievances between the king and his ministers, and the death of the king.

For a moment, Zhang Sanlang even thought of the saint's pre-battle promise that was almost impossible to be forgotten, as well as the whip Wei Chi received before entering the city, as well as the earlier abolition of the governor state in Kansai, and the great commander-in-chief.

The princess's family died one after another... and then they became linked together.

There seems to be no need to say more about King Qi.

Based on the previous intelligence, King Qi, as an adult prince, has always been the front station for this patrol. Then, after what happened to the princess and her family in Kansai, the team turned back to Jin, and King Qi became the rear guard again, so that the Wu clan suddenly

When he got angry and surrounded Yunnei, the adult prince happened to be stuck in Taiyuan, the accompanying capital that had not been appointed to stay behind.

Although the siege ended on the 20th day, and although it can be seen from the appearance of King Qi here and the officials from Jin coming to express their loyalty to the Holy Spirit, King Qi did not do anything, or did not have time to do it, but the saint's solemn attitude

How can your mind be happy?

Considering that the reinforcements from Jin were all accompanying him to Taiyuan, and that Li Cheng, the general manager of Youzhou in the north who was in charge of the aftermath, was a close confidant of the saint, it seemed more like a shelving, isolation and dispatch of the King of Qi to the north to take charge.

No wonder the atmosphere in the county mansion was so weird, no wonder Governor Niu was so embarrassed, and Bai Yousi seemed so angry.

"That's good." Seeing Zhang Xing nod, King Qi coughed twice. "I won't delay the Governor's preparations for the ceremony. I will change my clothes now, dress up a little, and then go out with Zhang Sanlang... I hope it will be early."

Go and come back early."

Duke Niu immediately calmed down and said nothing.

Bai Yousi, on the other hand, remained silent for a moment, then held his long sword and slightly raised his hand towards Zhang Xing: "Sanlang, take care... go and come back quickly."

Then, he took the lead in moving out of the room.

Zhang Xing immediately nodded in return and went out to wait for King Qi.

After coming out, Duke Niu had obviously made arrangements. First, Eunuch Yu brought a complete set of Beiya documents and the Tiger Talisman of the Ministry of War. Then ten Fulong guards and two military experts who acted as guides were also gathered, and then forty

A horse, carrying an empty water bag and a pile of dry food.

After a moment, His Highness King Qi also changed into a simple leather armor, carried a long sword wrapped in silk, and led the horse out on his own.

Several of the Fulong Guards recognized King Qi and immediately wanted to bow down, but King Qi stopped them: "Just pretend not to see me. I will only talk to Deputy Changjian Zhang. You can just listen to him."

Zhang Xing seemed to have obtained all the command rights, but in fact he had no intervention at all.

Of course, at the moment, there are really no twists and turns. The so-called coming and going in a daze... vividly demonstrates the helplessness of a middle-level officer in the Wei Dynasty who is controlled by the system.

It was not yet noon when we set off, and everyone had three horses and one person, and they were all experts in light armor at the stage of the eight extraordinary meridians, so it went smoothly naturally.

But even so, we still encountered several small-scale battles along the way. Many small Wu tribe troops or small tribes who went out to plunder privately were obviously blocked by the Wei army behind the Wuzhou Mountain Pass. At this time, they were desperately trying to return.

On the shore of Kuhai, he tried to catch up with the last ship, but was blocked by the defense lines built by the Wei army. In turn, he fell prey to the Youzhou cavalry.

All the way north, only forty or fifty miles, and it was only the afternoon, we arrived at the designated place. The two guides told us that the temporary camp at the mountain pass in front of us should be the place where Wei Shangshu's body was buried, and also the place where Manager Li of Youzhou was buried.

He and the Minister of War, Duan Shangshu, worked together to gather the defeated army and established the frontline camp.

Zhang Xing was relieved for a moment.
To be continued...