Escorted all the way, and did not meet a moth. Ying Yi was also worried that he would encounter a thief who was defeated during the day, causing some trouble, but he didn't expect Bai to worry.

Why do you want to send your family and craftsmen to Xiaowangzhuang, it is also a last resort. Although many people were moved to Fangcheng Mountain, it was deep in the mountains. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zheng Yunzhi did not set up a base outside the mountain. In addition, the time was pressing, and it was night, so there was no time to send them to the mountains in one go, so they chose Xiaowangzhuang.

The light car was simple, and soon arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, and Yingyi left the people he brought to protect the county's family members and craftsmen, so he had to return to Ye County alone.

Zheng Yunzhi's wife, Li Shi, was quite worried, and told Yingyi: "The general is careful all the way!"

Ziniang and Xiao Yu'er also stood aside, looking at him timidly.

Ying Yi hugged her fists and turned over on her horse: "Madame, don't worry, the county will be delivered safely before dawn." ”

Then he said to Zhou Li and Lian Biao: "Pay attention to your vigilance, don't let your guard down." If there is an accident, immediately escape into the mountains. ”

"Yes, Baihu!"

The two of them shook their heads in unison.

A moment ago, Ying Yi returned to Ye County again and met Zheng Yunzhi.

Zheng Yunzhi held the torch and smiled: "If you don't come back, I'm going to set it on fire." ”

Saying that, he sighed: "What a good county town, it is about to be burned." I, the county magistrate, am ashamed of the people and the Son of Heaven!"

Yingyi said: "The temporary retreat is for the future, as long as you can keep the food and grass, everything is worth it." If the county seat is gone, it can be slowly repaired in the future, and when the grain and grass are gone, you will have to starve to death. If you stay in the county seat, you will definitely not be able to stop the thieves, and there is no point in dying. It also makes the thieves wonder why we are resisting so resolutely, and I am afraid that we will not be able to keep the food. If we take the initiative to retreat, the thieves will think that the county town has no nostalgia, and they will not be suspicious. ”

In fact, that's exactly what Jung Yunzhi thinks.

All he did was to keep the food and grass. If he can keep the grain and grass by sticking to the county seat, he doesn't mind living and dying with the county seat. Ying Yi also saw this. This scholar has a more noble quality than most other readers of this era, which is why Yingyi admires him.

It was precisely because he knew that he couldn't hold on to it, but it would arouse the curiosity and suspicion of the thieves, so he agreed to Yingyi's suggestion without hesitation.

"Let's go. ”

Zheng Yunzhi's face was calm, she threw the torch in her hand into the house, turned around and left. Yingyi followed him, and the fire behind him gradually rose.

In the streets, soldiers threw torches into the houses on either side, and smoke began to rise. By the time everyone had gone out of the city gates, the county town had already begun to burn.

Zheng Yunzhi didn't turn his head, took the lead and disappeared into the darkness.

This night, the fire in Yexian County lit up the night, and half of the sky was red.

At dawn, Hao Shaoqi came to Yexian with soldiers and horses, only to feel a hot breath rushing to his face, and he couldn't help frowning again and again: "Ask someone to go in and have a look." The dog entered, the dog official was so big, he actually burned the county seat and ran away!"

Yesterday's defeat, Hao Shaoqi fled in embarrassment, and finally gathered the scattered soldiers, counted them, and folded nearly 2,000 people, so angry that he jumped like thunder, and killed seven or eight people in a row before extinguishing his anger. He thought about it and was extremely unwilling, but he was afraid that the matter here would be known by King Chuang, and he thought that there were still 3,000 soldiers and horses to intercept and kill the military salary, so he planned to rest for the night, let Ye County go first, and wait for the military salary to eat, and then join the army to come back to find trouble in Ye County.

Ye County was burning in the early hours of the morning, and Hao Shaoqi was sleeping soundly at that time, but he didn't know it. In the morning, I led the troops south to Erlang Mountain, passing by the neighborhood, only to find that something was wrong, and I was busy looking over, only to see that Ye County was already a white land.

This made Hao Shaoqi's heart vaguely happy, but also a little aggrieved.

The dog officer who entered the dog killed him for a while yesterday, and before he could take revenge, he ran away!

The old thief who entered the city to check soon came back and said, "It's all burned out, the master." Do you want to do a closer search?"

Hao Shaoqi snorted: "Search for a fart." This Ye County has long been empty of people, and some grass people can take away everything they can take, and now there is a fire, and there is not even a single hair left. What is there to search. Let's go, go to Erlang Mountain, that's the big deal!"

...

Xiao Wang Zhuang.

Before dawn, Yingyi arrived again.

Getting off the horse, Yingyi pointed to the tomb at the entrance of the village: "The villagers who were slaughtered are buried inside." He pointed to a small grave next to him: "My eldest brother Zhang and niece are here." ”

Zheng Yunzhi straightened her clothes and went to the grave to bow down.

"How difficult the world is, but the officials can't benefit the people, and they can't protect the safety of the people, which is really ashamed. ”

Ying Yi shook her head, just sighed.

This has always been the case in the last years of dynasties. It hasn't changed for thousands of years. It must be completely reversed, unless there is a dynasty of eternity that will suppress it forever and keep peace forever. Otherwise, it will be reincarnation again and again, and there will be countless calamities forever.

The arrival of Zheng Yunzhi made many people breathe a sigh of relief. Speaking of which he is very prestigious, there is no doubt about it. Whether it is a soldier or a craftsman, what they eat is the rice bowl given by Zheng Yunzhi. Moreover, Zheng Yunzhi is an official and is excellent, and people naturally have a certain recognition of him.

And Zheng Yunzhi's family, needless to say. Now it's stable.

"Where is the military pay hidden?"

Zheng Yunzhi entered the Zhuangzi and asked.

Yingyi nodded: "It's inside." He took Zheng Yunzhi to a place covered with grass and ash: "It's down here." ”

Zheng Yunzhi looked at it: "It's very good, if you don't know, you won't be able to see it." ”

Ying Yi said: "Two million taels is not a small amount, do you need to get up and transport it to the mountains?"

Zheng Yunzhi shook her head: "No need. It's fine here for now. The quantity is too large, the mountain road is rugged, and it is too cumbersome to transport at the moment. I'll talk about that later. ”

Ying Yi bowed slightly.

After a short rest, the village was disguised, and the traces were erased, and the group entered the mountain.

The mountain roads are rugged and full of thorns. A scholar like Zheng Yunzhi probably has never walked this kind of mountain road. And it's also inconvenient to ride a horse. Especially his wife, concubines, children, and scholars, it is the most inconvenient to cross the mountains and mountains.

Ying Yi saw that they were walking hard, so he took the time to make two boxes, one side was Xiao Yu'er, and the other was Zi Niang, and he walked on one shoulder.

Zheng Yunzhi and his wife and concubine walked in support of each other, watching from behind, and couldn't help but smile.

Ying Yi picked up the two people, also like straw, and did not feel the slightest heaviness, and said: "When I went into the mountains to hunt, I didn't expect that it would be bad news when I came back. Only Sun Xiu escaped with his life. So I went to chase, and it was also at night, I set a fire and rescued the villagers who were being taken away. But Xiaowangzhuang was destroyed, and there was no safety at all, so I thought of a valley found in the mountains during the hunt, so I placed the surviving villagers in it. ”

"When I was chasing and killing a tiger, I thought Xiucai was powerless, so I sent him to Ye County and asked him to wait for me. If I kill a tiger, go pick him up. If I didn't kill a tiger, I would have to go to Kaifeng to chase and kill, and I would have to pass through Ye County, and he happened to help me inquire about the news in Ye County. I didn't expect it to be like this. ”