Chengmai County fell into the hands of the "Chopping Foot Mountain", and the news of the "Li people" wantonly looting property spread to the Yamen of the prefect of Qiongshan County a few days later, and the prefect Qin Bingyan almost fainted after hearing about it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Speaking of which, in the past few years, Qiongzhou Mansion has been regarded as a disaster and a disaster, and this prefect is also trembling and walking on thin ice. First of all, the organization of "suppressing Li" failed, and then the entry of the Guangdong army cost the whole government countless money and food, and now the Qiongzhou battalion is still trying to use force to control the text, Qin Bingyan feels that the position of his prefect is in jeopardy. If it weren't for the fact that the Qiongzhou Mansion was too remote, and there was a thorn like the Qiongzhou battalion, no one would be willing to take over, he would have been impeached and resigned and went home to retire.

Qin Bingyan called Zhao Yue and Master Qin to the study, rubbed his temples with his fingers, and asked tiredly, "What do you think about this?" What should I do? ”

Master Qin looked at Zhao Yue and said, "The student will say a few words first, and ask Dong Weng and Lord Zhao to correct the shortcomings." The fall of the county seat is not trivial, no matter what method is used, the county seat must be taken back, otherwise, the new and old accounts will be counted together, and the prefect of Dong Weng will be done. ”

Qin Bingyan nodded, although his words were straightforward and harsh, they were the truth. At this time, the news of Changhua has not yet arrived, otherwise he would have the heart to hang himself.

Zhao Yue groaned slightly, and said: "As the following officials see, this Li is not a real Li, and Bacheng is inseparable from the Qiongzhou camp. ”

Qin Bingyan felt a headache: "It's the Qiongzhou camp again?" ”

Zhao Yue informed Qin Bingyan in detail of what happened at the Lingao wedding banquet, emphasizing that Changhua County and Chengmai County had offended Xia Nan.

Qin Bingyan thought thoughtfully: "In this way, on the surface, Xia Nan doesn't care about Liu Zezhong, but secretly Chen Cang, and sent someone to pretend to be a Li person to sneak into Chengmai?" ”

Zhao Yue nodded and said, "That's right." Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, Liu Zezhong returned to Chengmai with his front foot, and Li Ren followed with his back foot. Moreover, I heard that these people are all armed with short guns, although the Li people do not drink the blood of Maoru, but they are accustomed to using hooks, knives, sticks and other things, where do they come from? And the fire guns that can be fired continuously are only available in the entire Qiongzhou Mansion. ”

"If that's the case, what is the Qiongzhou camp map?" Qin Bingyan was puzzled, "He has been cared for, organized into a battalion, and he is paid by the imperial court, and capturing the county seat is like a rebellion, and sending people to pretend to be Li people not only has to risk being exposed, but in fact he will not get much benefit." ”

Master Qin thought for a moment and asked in an inquiring tone, "Could it be that he is punishing Liu Zezhong for being angry?" ”

Qin Bingyan and Zhao Yue shook their heads at the same time, they could fight the current situation with their own strength, how could Xia Nan make such a naïve mistake.

Zhao Yue pondered and said: "No matter what, the fall of the county town has become a fact, and this matter must be resolved, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to Futai." ”

Qin Bingyan sighed and said: "The Qiongzhou camp has made a move, and we can only see the move." The bell must be tied to the bell, and this matter cannot be forced, but can only be outwitted, and it has to fall on the Qiongzhou battalion. "In fact, the comparison of the current military strength of the Fucheng and Qiongzhou battalions is completely crushed, and it is humiliating to want to use force.

A bad premonition rose in Zhao Yue's heart, and sure enough, Qin Bingyan's next words were as he expected.

"The only way to do this now is to send someone to talk privately with Qiongzhou Camp to see how he can let Chengmai County go. In the entire prefect's yamen, only Ziang is the most suitable for you to go to. ”

Zhao Yue really didn't want to deal with the Qiongzhou camp anymore, so he waved his hand again and again: "The stakes are very high, if Xia Nan puts forward conditions, and the non-government can't make a decision, how dare I go beyond the bounds?" ”

"Ziang, you have to understand my hardships, as a prefect, how can you go to Lingao in person to have an interview with the surnamed Xia, it is too ostentatious. I can't believe the rest of the people, you are the person I trust the most in the yamen, and I have dealt with him many times, I can feel his temperament, and I can prescribe the right medicine to solve the difficulties of Chengmai as soon as possible. ”

Qin Bingyan stood up and walked to Zhao Yue, stretched out his hand to support Zhao Yue's arms, and said sincerely: "Ziang, I don't know how many days I can sit in this prefect's position, and now you are the only one who can help me!" ”

The boss and fellow disciple all asked for this, and Zhao Yue had no choice but to respond: "The lower official dares to disobey his orders." ”

Qin Bingyan was overjoyed: "Then thank you Ziang." ”

"But what if Nan makes a condition in the summer, and I can't be the master?" The sooner the crisis in Chengmai County is resolved, the less negative the impact will be, and if the negotiations are protracted because of the issue of authorization, then the trip to Lingao will be meaningless.

Qin Bingyan waved his sleeves: "As long as it is not a rebellion, you will be in charge of whatever conditions he proposes, just come back and tell me." "If you can't solve the problem at hand, the prefect can't do it, so what else is there to worry about?

After receiving the promise, Zhao Yue felt a little confident in his heart, and said to Qin Bingyan: "The lower officials will do their best to resolve this matter for Futai." ”

"It's all up to you. Without further ado, please also ask Ziang to leave tomorrow. ”

"The subordinate obeys."

On the second day, just as Zhao Yue was about to leave, news came about Changhua County. It is said that the Qiongzhou battalion sent people to Changhua to assist in suppressing the thieves, but encountered fierce resistance, broke through the city, the thieves suffered heavy casualties, and the rest of the people fled by sea, and Lu Gengyu, the magistrate, was also killed by the thieves and was seriously injured and disabled.

Hearing what happened to Changhua, Zhao Yue gasped, the so-called thief, anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on, this summer Nan is really decisive and ruthless, and he will be repaid, and this Changhua Zhixian is also unlucky to provoke him. However, the matter of Changhua is still left to Futai to have a headache, so I should go to Lingao to complete the task.

Qiongshan to Lingao is only a few days away, and it is closer to Chengmai. Three days later, Zhao Yue and his entourage arrived outside Chengmai County.

At this moment, the city gate was closed, and there were no patrolling soldiers in the city, and the city was quiet, like a dead city.

Zhao Yue stood at the east gate for a while, shook his head, and instructed his entourage: "Go around the city and go to Lingao." ”

After arriving at Lingao, Zhao Yue was quickly led to Nanyuan and met Xia Nan. The other party's expression seemed to have been waiting for a long time, which made him more and more convinced that the Qiongzhou battalion had a plan against Chengmai and Changhua.

In the summer, Changhua was taken south and Chengmai was trapped, just waiting for someone from Fucheng, but I didn't expect it to be faster than I imagined.

"I don't know what Lord Zhao is doing when he visits Lingao again?"

Load, continue loading. Zhao Yue despised it in his heart, but there was a sincere expression on his face: "Futai ordered me to come because I have something to ask for." ”

"It's a matter of torment to the official, I don't know what Futai needs to serve in the Qiongzhou battalion?"

"Chengmai County was occupied by thieves, the magistrate was placed under house arrest, and the people were looted. Now the gate of the county is closed, and if you want to enter the city to rescue, you must attack the city. However, Fucheng was unable to organize people to take the county seat, and wanted to ask General Xia to lead his troops to rescue the people of the city. (To be continued.) )