When the servants went back and forth to report, Wu Yuan secretly said, "There is a tacit understanding." These people took the initiative to come to the door and saved him a lot of trouble. Unexpectedly, when I met the people, I realized that all of them were either crying or unhappy, as if their ancestral graves had been torn clean by someone.
Wu Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He couldn't help but wonder in his mind what kind of medicine these people were selling, so he made enough mental preparations for himself in advance. He was about to say a few words of greeting, and at the same time, he would like to remind these people not to come here and cause trouble for him.
Before the manuscript even started, one of them was already aggrieved with tears in his eyes. He came forward to express his grievances and hoped that the county government could lend him someone to them.
Wu Yuan still didn't know what happened.
He only heard the word "borrower".
He then said: "Borrowing someone? You all know the current situation. The rebels are watching eagerly outside the city. We have reached the predicament of having a sword hanging on our necks. The troops in the city dare not slack off for a moment. Borrowing someone... I must not be willing to do so. It is really necessary." There is no shortage of manpower..."
To deal with this kind of "borrower", the best way is to "repay others in kind". Wu Yuan changed his embarrassed expression and sighed: "I'm ashamed to say that, last night I was still thinking about whether I should have the audacity to borrow the private department of your house from you..."
As he said this, he rolled his eyes in his heart.
The fool thought with his toes and knew that the elite private subordinates of these family gentry had already escorted the master's family out of Xiaocheng, leaving only crooked melons and cracked dates. Sent to the battlefield, the damage is better than scraping. It simply brings warmth, death and military merit to the enemy.
Wu Yuan never counted on these people.
As soon as he said this, everyone who came to the door looked at each other.
At this time, one of them stood up covering his bruised eyes. Wu Yuan took a closer look and almost lost control of his expression and burst into laughter. But I have been very good at managing my expressions for many years, so I held it back, and even showed some "heartfelt" concern when I stepped forward to ask him.
"What-what's wrong with you?"
Half of his sleeves were burned to ashes, most of his goatee was gone, and there was a big bruise on his right eye socket. If you look closely, you will also find that the bridge of his nose is more skewed than before, and the root of his nose is a little blue, which makes him look pitiful and pitiful.
Wu Yuan was shocked in his heart - you must know that this is Xiaocheng, and these family gentry who are rooted here are the local snakes! Even if the rebels come to the city, no one will provoke them without opening their eyes. What happened to them, how could they be in such a mess?
The middle-aged man in question wiped away his tears with a half-burned sleeve and cried out what had happened - at midnight last night, a group of thugs took advantage of their weak defense and rushed into their tribe's land to plunder and plunder, injuring dozens of servants. Guard, and then walk away!
Wu Yuan said in horror: "Mob?"
The middle-aged man replied: "Yes, they are all mobs."
Wu Yuan looked at the others again: "What about you?"
Others said: "The situation is similar."
Wu Yuan then asked: "So - you are here to report to the official?"
The middle-aged man put away his crying expression, wiped the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and twirled his half-scorched beard: "That's right. We are also aware of the county's difficulties, but the losses this time are huge. If we can't catch that gang, "The mob', how can we have the face to gain a foothold in Xiaocheng and Sibao County in the future! Please give us justice, and we must let the lawbreakers be punished!"
The corner of Wu Yuan's mouth twitched and he said to himself, "How can you old guys have such a shameful thing?" No matter how disgusted he was in his heart, he still couldn't show it openly. He said: "Everyone, please listen to me. It's not just that I don't want to, it's because..."
He still wanted to use the lack of manpower as an excuse.
Where can I help them solve the case and catch the thief at this time? They also said it was a mob and managed to rob their property. Being able to do this shows that there are many people involved, and there may be some brave warriors who are not weak in strength. How can he catch them?
The middle-aged man took a deep breath.
Asked Wu Yuan: "So you don't agree?"
Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by unwillingness? The relationship between you and me is like lips and teeth. Lips are dead and teeth are cold! But I am really powerless. I can't allocate the soldiers on the city wall who are dealing with the enemy to deal with this matter. Bar?"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly.
Asked Wu Yuan: "Do you know what was robbed?"
The more Wu Yuan listened, the more he felt that there was something in this man's words, and he felt a little angry. Just because he is easy to talk to on the surface does not mean that these people can really get into trouble. So, the response was a bit tougher and asked: "If you don't tell me, how will I know?"
The middle-aged man stared at Wu Yuan's face for a moment, refusing to miss any strange expression, and said in a sinister manner: "It's food!"
Wu Yuan's voice suddenly rose: "Food?"
How could it be such a coincidence?
He was determined to "borrow food", but their food was intercepted by the "mob". Wu Yuan couldn't help but glance at everyone with suspicious eyes. He was secretly worried that they had placed eyes and ears around him, and these eyes and ears were still people he quite trusted.
The people in front of him did not want to "borrow", so they staged a drama of "mobs intercepting food" and even ran to him to cry.
Wu Yuanxin's face turned green and pale.
He was already worried that his identity would be exposed.
If so——
He lowered his eyelids calmly, suppressing the killing intent in his eyes.
I'm afraid I can't keep this person in front of me!
The middle-aged man was not aware of his dangerous situation. His fingers were trembling with anger, his back teeth were grinding loudly, and he said in a strange way: "Yes. Not only my family, but also every granary present was attacked by the 'mob'! This is unavoidable" What a coincidence! How could a group of 'mobs' know the location of each family's granary? How could they move so quickly without unified command and dispatch?"
This time I came here not only to "borrow someone" to recover losses, but also to test. After all, the county government, which is extremely short of food, is also highly suspected.
Wu Yuanyin had a sullen face.
For the first time in my life, I was suspected of being a thief.
"You guys, tell me what you want to say, don't beat around the bush! If you say something that doesn't sit well with you, what does the life and death of Xiaocheng have to do with me? It doesn't matter if the rebels surrender as soon as the city gate is opened, but it is related to your personal fortune and the life of the whole family! On the county side, even if there is a shortage of food and people, it will not bother you, right? You are indiscriminately and roguely framed, which is really chilling! "
Although Wu Yuan is still young, he is a bit timid when he gets angry, and his attitude is even more open and aboveboard.
For a moment everyone looked at each other and couldn't make up their minds.
They didn't dare to really anger Wu Yuan. It really annoyed people. They didn't say anything about Kaicheng surrender, so they really had no place to cry.
The middle-aged man spoke to comfort him.
"Wu Lang, please calm down, that's not what I meant. It's because the loss was too great that I lost my composure... Please forgive me."
After saying that, he bowed his head to the end.
Wu Yuan could only reluctantly soften his expression and walked down the steps.
The two sides can't quarrel just yet.
So, everyone takes a step back.
Wu Yuan wrote a few bad checks and promised to send someone to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the "mob" and inform him as soon as there was any news - after all, there was such a "mob" who could rob various granaries and walk away. "Power, Wu Yuan is not at ease.
Is this different from an enemy sleeping on a hanging beam in a bedroom?
How old do you have to be to fall asleep?
After finally getting rid of these people, Wu Yuan became angrier as he thought about it.
Wu Yuan received everyone, and Gu Chi was also listening in the back hall, separated only by a screen. As soon as they left, he walked out of the back hall, his brows still furrowed tightly, making his already gloomy and weak face look even more gloomy. His ideas were partly consistent with Wu Yuan's.
These family gentlemen came prepared!
Wu Yuan looked in the direction of the door with a gloomy face, put down the tea cup with a snap, and asked, "Mr. Gu, what do you think of this matter?"
Gu Chi said: "The timing is too coincidental."
Wu Yuan asked again: "Mr. Gu also suspects that there is a mole?"
Gu Chi was about to answer "yes",
At this time, the voice belonging to Gong Cheng was approaching - although his voice did not have a logical and complete expression, judging from the fleeting short sentences, Gong Cheng was in a very good mood at this time - ten sentences, five sentences of praise The wife's brother is so brave, wise, smart and decisive. The remaining five sentences are all about praising his uncle as a strong man, how powerful he is, and how he resembles his second uncle!
Gu Chi was speechless.
After spending so much time with Gong Cheng, it is rare to hear this former favorite of heaven praise anyone from the bottom of his heart, as he becomes increasingly silent. Even towards Wu Yuan, Gong Cheng's feelings were mostly gratitude, or guilt that he was a burden to Wu Yuan.
Such generous praise?
Wu Yuan hasn't received this kind of treatment yet.
Thinking of this, he looked at Wu Yuan with a hint of pity and sympathy in his eyes - he didn't know what Wu Yuan would think if he knew about it?
The only person Gu Chi heard was Gong Cheng, but five people came in after Tong Bing. The other four were Shen Tang, Chu Yao, Qi Shan and Gong Shuwu. When Gu Chi saw this, he sneered inwardly, very unhappy that he was being targeted in this way.
Stingy, won't listen to your thoughts at all.
As soon as Gong Cheng came in, he said: "Wengzhi, great news!"
Wu Yuan softened his expression when he came in.
He picked up the tea and asked puzzledly: "Where does happiness come from?"
He struggled all night before making a decision, but he was stillborn and was framed by a group of people in a strange way. He was extremely unlucky.
Gong Cheng smiled and said, "Weng Zhi, why don't you take a guess?"
Wu Yuandao: "The rebels outside the city were killed by a thief star descending from the sky?"
Gong Cheng shook his head: "How is this possible?"
If another thief star comes to the world, it can still destroy tens of thousands of people. With the distance between the rebel camp and Xiaocheng, how can Xiaocheng be peaceful? Gong Cheng immediately stopped pretending and revealed the answer happily: "The supply of food and fodder for the garrison defending the city has been solved!"
After that, he smiled and sat down and poured himself a glass of water.
Before he could even take his cup of tea, Wu Yuan spurted it out, choking and coughing. The latter seemed to have thought of something. Huo Di stood up from where he was, looked at Gong Cheng in horror, and asked: "What do you mean about food and grass???"
Good guy——
The family gentry was robbed of the granary by the "mob", and the food problem of the garrison in the city was solved. Even a fool could figure out that there was some connection between the two. What's more, Wu Yuan thought of a possibility and asked: "What happened last night?" 'mob'……"
Gong Cheng: "Don't worry, Weng Zhi, your hands and feet are very clean."
Wu Yuan's head was buzzing.
This matter was actually done by Gong Cheng?
In this case, the group of people in the morning did not accuse him unjustly.
wrong--
There was no joy on Wu Yuan's face, but instead there was a hint of gloominess - Gong Cheng acted without his consent at all, and did it without even informing him? This realization made Wu Yuan feel a little unhappy in his heart, like a lump in his throat.
Even Gong Cheng is not good at making opinions.
Gu Chi was speechless and choked at first, then turned his attention to Shen Tang, who had been sitting silently and obediently - Mr. Shen!
He knows much more inside information than Wu Yuan.
I know that Gong Cheng alone cannot do this.
Aside from other things, let’s just say that Gong Cheng’s education would have prevented him from doing such a deviant, deviant, and shameless thing.
This is so shameless!
But Shen Tang is different.
Shen Lang acted out of line and was always unexpected. He was surrounded by conspirators like Chu Wuhui and Qi Yuanliang who indulged (helped) tolerate (Zhou) and did nothing (wei) and punished (abuse), and powerful warriors like Gong Shuwu, who were not even as strong as themselves. Common... Haha, the case has been solved.
Before Wu Yuan could ask, Gu Chi brought the topic to Shen Tang and asked with a smile: "Is this Mr. Shen's masterpiece?"
Shen Tang asked, "So what?"
With Gu Chi's reminder, Wu Yuan suddenly understood.
He stood up, bowed his head solemnly, and said sincerely: "Wu is here to thank the tens of thousands of people in Xiaocheng for their heroic deeds."
Shen Tang: "Thank you for what? I'm just 'borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha'."
Anyway, what was taken out was other people’s food.
To put it more simply - those who eat thieves don't feel bad.
Wu Yuandao: "A strong man is righteous."
After some business exchanges, everyone took their seats.
Wu Yuan looked curious and said bluntly: "There is still something unknown about Wu. How did you intercept the granary?"
In fact, he wanted to ask Shen Tang how a few people avoided his hands and committed such a big case! He didn't know anything about such a big event happening in the territory he controlled. It was really a slap in the face, and it also put Wu Yuansheng in a bit of crisis.
If Shen Tang's target was not the granary but him, wouldn't he have died in a daze? This is what Wu Yuan is most taboo about.
But Shen Tang couldn't hear the underlying meaning.
In other words, Shen Tang subconsciously did not place Wu Yuan as an equal opponent, so he naturally did not think about how to kill him.
Shen Tang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. He stayed up all night last night and was feeling a little angry now.
"It's not because we are stronger." She paused and said with disdain, "It's obvious that they are too weak and undefended, with almost no decent defense and counterattack. At first, I thought they were cheating..."
Wu Yuan asked again: "The people pretending to be 'mobs'..."
What bothered him most was that Gong Cheng went beyond him to mobilize people.
Shen Tang said: "It's not disguised."
"no?"
Shen Tang: "They are the 'mob'."
To be more precise, it was the thugs that Shen Tang bought in exchange for ten kilograms of grain.
Many people in the low-level slums of Xiaocheng are so hungry that they are so thin that they have no rice to cook with. Ten kilograms of food is really a windfall!
It's worth taking a little risk.
They use it to confuse the enemy's sight, but what really works is the manpower arranged by one's own side - it has to be said that high-level brave warriors are really good, and one person can be used as a leader for hundreds of people.
Shen Tang also began to look forward to his courage.
Bring hundreds of boys with you when you go out!
It's cool and grand!
