After being stunned for a moment, Huang Tiansheng immediately realized that no matter which god he was, he couldn't afford to offend him.
He quickly stepped forward and reported his family background:
"This general is the magistrate of Wusu County.
The general said that he came to suppress the Japanese under the imperial decree. I wonder if there is an order? "
Li Dingguo raised his head high, snorted coldly, waved his hand to the side, and someone immediately handed over a yellow edict.
The imperial court had already prepared this to deal with this situation.
After Huang Tiansheng read it and confirmed that the decree was correct, he was relieved. At the same time, he was secretly happy. He said that he was just greedy for some money. There was no need for the army to come. He was here for the Japanese pirates!
Just Japanese pirates...
Huang Tiansheng suddenly thought of the Jing family, his brows furrowed, but he quickly relaxed. He didn't care about them, it had nothing to do with him.
Whatever the young master wants to do, he can just be the county magistrate and cooperate honestly. Once he finishes plating gold and leaves, Wusu County will be his own world again!
After thinking about the joints, the smile on Huang Tiansheng's face became more sincere.
This is the son of a big boss in the court, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant.
If he can serve the son of such a big boss well, he might be able to get a promotion in his official position, but he has to be careful in serving him.
Thinking about it, Huang Tiansheng immediately smiled and said: "General, the order is correct. The army can enter the city. I will prepare your quarters and food here."
Li Dingguo raised his head slightly and nodded lightly. Huang Tiansheng became even more cautious when he saw him like this.
The army slowly entered the city. The Wusu people on the street looked panicked when they saw such an army entering the city. This is a normal reaction. In fact, the reputation of the soldiers in the southeast has been ruined. No wonder they Seeing the Japanese army was like seeing a group of bandits.
Originally they only had to stand on the street to avoid blocking the road, so they hid directly in the shops on both sides of the shop. No one dared to stand on the street outside, for fear that the Japanese troops would find an excuse to get angry.
Li Dingguo took everything in sight, but remained silent and did not speak. He just continued to raise his head slightly and led his men to follow Huang Tiansheng.
Soon, Huang Tiansheng took Li Dingguo and others to a ruins in the north of the city. They were said to be ruins, but no one lived here. Although the houses were not gorgeous, they could provide shelter from wind and rain.
What's strange is that there's no one around.
Li Dingguo immediately asked: "Why is there no one here?"
Huang Tiansheng looked a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he told the truth: "Once the Japanese pirates entered the city to kill people and were discovered. The garrison general at that time was a capable man. He led hundreds of garrison troops to fight with the Japanese pirates. In the end, although the Japanese pirates They were beaten away, but the garrison was also disabled, and the garrison general died directly on the battlefield.
Later, the Japanese pirates entered the city again and directly killed all the remaining people in the garrison.
Because this was the place where hundreds of garrison troops fought with Japanese pirates, too much blood was shed and too many people died.
In addition, the Japanese pirates left here several times, so gradually the people here moved away, and no one wanted to live here.
Firstly, it is unlucky that too many people have died, and secondly, I don’t know why Japanese pirates always like to leave the city from here. It is really too dangerous to live here.
So slowly the place became deserted. "
"That's it..."
Li Dingguo nodded, got off his horse, and walked around.
Indeed, there are traces of fighting in many places. It seems that after the fighting, all the people living nearby moved away, or maybe they were all killed in the battle, and no one dared to live here, so it was preserved. .
After walking around, Li Dingguo immediately said: "Okay, this is it."
After saying that, he turned around and ordered to the messenger: "Inform the entire army to station on the spot, clear the field of vision, and set up alerts!"
"yes!"
The soldiers were ordered to push down, and soon the four thousand and five Japanese troops began to organize themselves here.
Huang Tiansheng approached Li Dingguo and said cautiously: "General Li, you have just arrived and are dusty. I have prepared a banquet for you. I wonder if I can give you a favor?"
Li Dingguo glanced at him, wondering what he was thinking. He happened to want to find out what he was talking about, so he nodded and agreed.
That night.
Windward Building.
In the largest restaurant in Wusu County, in the private room of Lanting Pavilion.
Li Dingguo was exchanging cups with Huang Tiansheng, accompanied by two chief officials, the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Wusu County.
Wait until the wine has passed the third round and the food has passed the five flavors.
Huang Tiansheng suddenly put down his chopsticks and asked Zhuangruo inadvertently: "General, does the court ask the general to come here this time? Does the court want the general to wait for the Japanese pirates to arrive in our Wusu County and then suppress them?"
At this time, Li Dingguo's face was already red and he looked like he was drunk.
Hearing this, he laughed and said with a bit of a tongue: "Hahahaha, County Magistrate Huang, it's not your first day in officialdom, why are you still asking such a question?
I was ordered to come to suppress the Japanese pirates, but where should I find the Japanese pirates? They are not stupid. They will hide when they see me in a crowd. If they come out after I leave, won't it be fine?
How can I suppress the Japanese pirates? "
"Then how are you going to deal with the court after you return?"
Huang Tiansheng asked again.
This time, the county lieutenant Zuoji and the county prime minister Yubi who were sitting next to him both pricked up their ears.
But he saw Li Dingguo holding his tongue and patting his chest with a proud look on his face:
"What's so difficult about this? My father is a general in the Northwest Army. As long as I bring some heads back, it will be easy to move up and interact!"
"Head?"
Huang Tiansheng was confused.
Li Dingguo smiled and said: "This is a secret, I can't tell you.
Ha ha ha ha……"
Seeing his mysterious appearance, Huang Tiansheng began to make up his own mind.
According to the old routine of northwest generals, the head may not necessarily belong to the enemy.
Thinking of this, he stopped talking and continued to drink his drink silently.
The two county magistrates on the side also looked thoughtful.
The night was getting late, but County Prime Minister Yu and County Lieutenant Zuoji began to stand up and leave.
In response, Huang Tiansheng and Huang Tiansheng did not hold back, and gradually only the drunken Li Dingguo and Huang Tiansheng were left in the box.
"Meow~"
A wild cat meowed suddenly, and Li Dingguo, who was still drunk just now, suddenly sat up straight, picked up the teacup on the side and filled it with tea, and then swallowed it in one gulp, and the blush on his face gradually faded away.
The whole person became energetic.
On the side, Huang Tiansheng just drank his drink silently, seemingly invisible to all Li Dingguo's movements.
After swallowing a special anti-hangover pill, and when his mind was clearer, Li Dingguo looked up at Huang Tiansheng, who had been drinking a glass of wine for almost a quarter of an hour, and asked:
"How did County Magistrate Huang figure it out?"
Huang Tiansheng finally put down the drink in his hand, glanced at Li Dingguo's hand and said, "The general's hand doesn't look like he comes from a good family."
As he spoke, Huang Tiansheng also raised his hands. The calluses on them were thicker than those on Li Dingguo's hands.
"Before I won the imperial examination, I had to work in the fields at home.
Only children born from farm families have hands like this. "
Li Dingguo immediately burst into laughter.
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(End of chapter)
