It's night, Yangzhou City is celebrating!
The out-of-breath city people who had long been oppressed by the war, the rural villagers who had been driven out of their homes by the thieves, and their families who had entered the city in panic were killed. The refugees who had suffered a blood feud but were unable to retaliate suddenly learned that the thieves were dead. After the news!
The madness that broke out made even Cui Jingzhi, who thought he had lost his temper enough, feel ashamed!
The knight shouted and ran through the street, followed by countless people rushing out of their homes!
There are so many people who look up to the sky and laugh, weep bitterly, and even set up an incense burner to worship!
Cui Jingzhi, who was leading a group of rangers walking on the street, saw this situation and was filled with emotion!
At the same time, I couldn't help but feel secretly ashamed of my dereliction of duty.
Although, according to the practice of the Tang Dynasty, the military has always been in charge of the top leader in the city, that is, the governor!
As the second-in-command, he is usually only responsible for matters such as people's livelihood, and cannot interfere too much in military construction.
But no matter what, as a city commander, when the enemy attacks, he cannot protect the safety of the people in the city!
This feeling is like a parent being unable to provide safety to their children. The more people think about it, the more ashamed they feel.
"Eh? It's Mr. Cui!"
On the roadside, I don’t know who recognized Cui Jingzhi’s figure first, and immediately shouted in surprise, and then ran over with his family, bowed his hands, and thanked Cui Jingzhi for defeating the enemy and taking the place of his relatives in his hometown. Revenge was taken.
Cui Jingzhi was still feeling ashamed. Seeing this, his old face turned even redder. He quickly covered his face with his sleeves and hid behind Wang Wu, not daring to accept this great gift.
But what happened to the people on the street when they heard that the chief official was coming? Overjoyed, they all flocked to the group of people, gushing words of thanks.
Among them, there was one person who got revenge for his great revenge. He even bent his knees and fell to the ground, kowtowing "bang bang bang"! The force was so great that even if the blood on his forehead soaked the ground, he didn't care!
Seeing this, Cui Jingzhi had no choice but to come out from behind Wang Wu, bent down to help the man kneeling on the ground, and bowed to the people around him in shame: "You are so ashamed of me. In fact, I didn't do anything. This This great victory was all thanks to Marquis Xiao and the warriors around Lao Rui who fought desperately outside, which made our city safe! You have to thank them, and you should thank them. How dare Lao Rui take credit?"
"Ah? Then where has Xiao Hou gone?"
It was only then that someone finally remembered Xiao Han's expedition a few days ago and hurriedly stepped forward and asked urgently.
"Xiao Hou..."
Cui Jingzhi slowly straightened up, then sighed, and cupped his hands towards Xiao Han's mansion. Then he said in a low voice amidst the anxious eyes around him: "Xiao Hou went out of the city this time to defeat the enemy and kill them." It’s more than possible, but it’s a pity that he himself was seriously injured during the battle, and he had already returned home to ask for treatment from Divine Doctor Sun!”
"ah?!"
As soon as Cui Jingzhi finished speaking, everyone around him was in an uproar!
It wasn't until half an hour later that a young man suddenly came to his senses, slapped his thigh hard, and shouted: "Let's go see Xiao Hou!"
"Okay!!!" Upon hearing this, everyone around them responded excitedly! As a Yangzhou native with clear grievances, if you receive great favor from others but don't even let go of your shit, are you still a Yangzhou native?
"Okay? What a fart!"
Seeing the young man leading the crowd, they were about to walk towards Xiao Mansion. Unexpectedly, an old man suddenly rushed out from the side. Without saying a word, he whipped his cane over and said angrily: "You guys are gone. Adding trouble, what can you do?! Lord Hou Ji has his own destiny, and with Dr. Sun by his side, he will definitely turn danger into good luck! We should let him heal in peace at this time, instead of making a fuss and causing trouble!"
"Oh, grandpa, I don't dare to do that anymore!"
The young man who was so high-spirited just now and responded to every call was instantly slapped with his head in his hands and ran away, screaming strangely again and again!
The people around him wanted to step forward to stop him at first, but after looking at his gray-haired appearance, they wisely closed their mouths and hid aside.
Confucius said: When a person is over seventy, he can do whatever he wants without violating the rules!
Judging from the appearance of this old man, he must be eighty years old. Who dares to stop him?
One person chased, the other ran, and they circled the street several times like a cat catching a mouse! When the old man finally got tired, the young man touched his burning head, hid behind a man and muttered dissatisfiedly: "You are not allowed to see Xiao Hou, then we thank these heroes, is that okay?"
The old man was leaning on a cane, breathing heavily, and glared at the young man fiercely, but this time he just glared and did not object.
As soon as the young man saw something coming, he quickly ran around him, ran to Wang Wu and Xiao Dao, bowed his arms to the bottom, and shouted: "The brave man fought hard, and now he has returned with a great victory, and we will pay homage to him." Class words.
Judging from his exaggerated look, I don't know if he is sincerely grateful or just to show off.
However, apart from this young man, the other people came forward to express their sincere gratitude, and their true feelings were beyond words!
Wang Wu and other rangers were in Yangzhou City before. Not only were they street rats, but everyone shouted to beat them up. They were also stoves in the summer, and they were annoying wherever they went!
But now, they are surrounded by the people like stars holding the moon in the middle. All they hear in their ears are words of gratitude, and all their eyes see are expressions of comfort, so that they feel a little elated!
Walking along the street, singing praises all the way, this feeling is really the first time in my life! Definitely more proud than the number one scholar parading around the streets!
They were surrounded all the way to the Zuixian Tower and sat down, and they could still hear cheers like "Big victory! Mighty!" outside! This kept the rangers' mouths open and never closed!
The shopkeeper of Zuixianlou was already waiting outside the door before Cui Jingzhi and others arrived. When they arrived, he quickly directed the waiters to welcome them in.
There were too many people, more than a hundred! There was no room to sit in the private room, so they had to be arranged separately. Tables were placed upstairs and downstairs, including in the hall, so that everyone could sit down.
Turn on the fire and cook! Serve!
As one of the richest cities in the Tang Dynasty, we naturally pay a lot of attention to the food! They had already learned the method of cooking in iron pots from the capital city and improved it, forming a unique local dish taste.
"Take care, heroes! Because of those thieves, we have sealed off the city and don't have any good food. You heroes, just make do with some! When the city is unblocked tomorrow, I will definitely collect some delicacies from the mountains and seas to comfort you all!"
The shopkeeper walked between the tables like a weasel, constantly saying apologetic words, hoping that these customers would not dislike it and eat more.
But soon, he discovered that among these people, except for the strong and thin two people who wolfed down the food, everyone else picked up their chopsticks, picked two mouthfuls of food, and then kept burping. Finally, they had to I put down my chopsticks and looked at the table of dishes with sadness.
"You deserve it! You guys are rushing to drink the porridge! Are you full now? You can't eat even the meat, right?"
On the table in front, Wang Wu and Xiaodao, who were devouring their food, stopped and looked at each other, then smiled and continued to immerse themselves in the fight with the food.
