A burst of crowing of cocks and barking of dogs broke the silence of the night...
Xiao Han was dragged up by someone, and before he could express his anger, he was choked back by a cold snort.
Now I can only look at the three uninvited guests standing in front of the bed with my gloomy eyes.
Needless to say, among these three there must be Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenwen, and the last remaining person is Sun Simiao and Sun Daozhang.
Having just been rejected outside the Xiao Mansion, Cui Jingzhi suddenly realized what he was doing and ran directly to Sun Simiao's house, knocked on the door, and explained the situation to the compassionate Sun Simiao.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Simiao heard that the people outside the city were going to suffer, he didn't say anything, didn't even bother to put on his clothes, put on his coat and came to Xiao Han's place with them.
On the way, the palace guards who were so arrogant just now became honest immediately when they saw the old immortal Sun. They didn't even dare to say anything, let alone blocking the door. They stood aside and allowed the three of them to rush into the palace.
What a joke, in the whole world, the only one who dares to call himself a god is Sun Simiao! Even if this master went to the palace, the emperor would have to open the middle door to welcome him in! Let alone a small Houfu, who dares to stop it?
His mind was still a little confused, so Xiao Han tried his best to shake it, trying to wake himself up more. When he realized it was useless, he subconsciously reached for the teapot again, hoping to refresh himself with the tea leaves.
However, this time I caught nothing, the low table next to the bed was empty, there was nothing!
It was only then that he suddenly remembered: He seemed to have used it to hit someone just now?
Withdrawing his hand, Xiao Han yawned again and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, uncle, ancestor! What are you playing at so late? Do you want anyone to go to bed? Do you know that I have been severely sleep deprived recently?"
There is nothing wrong with what he said. In recent days, Xue Pan always disliked him for being dishonest in sleeping. She was afraid of accidentally pressing the child, so she always slept with her mother. As a result, Xiao Han always stayed alone in the empty boudoir, fearing loneliness. cold……
I finally fell asleep today, but I was dragged up by someone. I didn't get angry on the spot. I already gave my grandson enough face!
"Do you still want to sleep? Do you know that something big has happened outside?" Sun Simiao glared at the confused Xiao Han and couldn't help but snorted angrily.
"Big things? Big things can be discussed tomorrow..." Xiao Han muttered in his heart without even hearing it, and his body began to sway again.
"You...hey!"
Seeing Xiao Han's sleeping look, Sun Simiao sighed heavily. He had no choice but to step forward and rub his temples twice.
Needless to say, just rubbing it makes you feel refreshed and energetic!
(Nonsense, if someone pinches your head with nails so hard, you will definitely be more awake than me! Xiao Han said...)
"Okay, okay! Stop pinching and wake up! Hiss..."
After fluttering back a few times like an electric shock, Xiao Han finally got rid of Sun Simiao's clutches until his back was against the wall. He covered his aching head and looked at Sun Simiao depressedly.
"Are you awake? When you wake up, listen to what Chief Cui has to say!" Sun Simiao did not feel guilty at all for having done evil to Xiao Han. Instead, he waved his hand and gave an unceremonious order.
"Master Cui?" Xiao Han rolled his eyes, turned around reluctantly and asked Cui Jingzhi: "What big thing can happen to us? Is there a fire there? Then we should go find the Water Dragon Team?"
It's no wonder Xiao Han thinks so. In Yangzhou in his memory, there seems to be no major events recorded since Yang Guang's death.
Not to mention the military disaster, there were not even many thieves! How could such a big thing happen in such a place, causing officials and county magistrates to visit at the same time late at night?
"Return to the Marquis, there is no fire!" Cui Jingzhi did not have Xiao Han's sense of humor. Seeing that Xiao Han finally asked him, he quickly said with a grimace and cupped his hands: "Something serious has happened! Our Governor, do you know?"
"The governor of Yangzhou?" Xiao Han scratched his head. He had never seen the governor of Yangzhou before, and he had never seen him even when his daughter was full moon, so he subconsciously asked: "Why, does he want to make up for my daughter's full moon?" present?"
"Well……"
When they heard Xiao Han's words, Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenzhi who were present rolled their eyes almost at the same time!
As for Sun Simiao, he flicked his sleeves and turned his back.
Looking at that look, it was as if he was afraid that if he looked at Xiao Han for a while longer, he would be unable to resist and slap him to death...
"Ahem..."
With great difficulty, Cui Jingzhi jumped out of Xiao Han's wild thoughts. He coughed lightly and said: "The governor probably doesn't know about the full moon ceremony yet! Because he is now trapped in Chuzhou, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead... …”
Xiao Han was stunned when he heard this, frowned and said: "What? Trapped in Chuzhou? Don't know whether he is alive or dead? Are you kidding me?"
Cui Jingzhi smiled bitterly: "Master Marquis, how can I joke about such a thing? The news just arrived today that the governor set out with three thousand soldiers, but was ambushed halfway and almost the entire army was wiped out!"
"What? When did this happen! Where did he go with three thousand people? Who ambushed him?" After hearing this, Xiao Han's expression finally became serious, and he stared at Cui Jingzhi and asked.
"The governor led his troops to help Chuzhou. The ambush probably happened yesterday. As for those who attacked him, they must be those pirates!" Cui Jingzhi quickly replied.
"Pirates? What are those? Pirates? Why did pirates appear in Yangzhou? Is there shipping here?" Xiao Han looked at Cui Jingzhi suspiciously and asked several questions in succession.
Cui Jingzhi shook his head and said: "The pirates are not pirates, they are just a group of bandits coming from the sea! They rarely rob ships. They only come ashore once a year in spring and autumn!"
"Come here every year? Why haven't I heard about it in Chang'an?!" Xiao Han asked again.
Cui Jingzhi's face was filled with bitterness, and he explained: "Before, these pirates were not large-scale, and they basically just robbed and left! So we have always treated them as bandits and exterminated them, and it is right that the court did not pay attention."
"Probably? The pirates who can annihilate three thousand soldiers are not large-scale?" Xiao Han was a little angry. He lost three thousand people in one battle. The court didn't take this kind of combat power seriously? What do those big guys from the Ministry of War do for food?
"That Xiaohou, please calm down!" Yang Wenwen saw something bad from the side and quickly came out to explain: "The pirates in the past were only a few hundred people in number and only a dozen in number. Like now, they sign up for a group. There really isn’t one!”
"How many of them are there now?" Xiao Han suppressed his anger and asked coldly.
"Probably, less than 10,000 people?" Cui Jingzhi answered uncertainly with sweat on his forehead.
"Who are they?" Xiao Han asked coldly.
In fact, he just heard them say that these people came from the sea. A name instantly appeared in his mind, but it was quickly rejected.
Japanese pirates, shouldn’t they only exist during the Song and Ming Dynasties? Have you never heard of the Tang Dynasty? Besides, Jianzhen only succeeded in crossing eastward six times. There is no reason why the little devil can come and go freely.
"Well, their members are very mixed! There are Han people, Silla people, Korean people, and it is said that there are also people from a country in the east, what is it called..."
"Japanese country?"
