Wuliang City, the Sheriff's Mansion.
A horse galloped over.
Before the horse could stop, the guard who reported the news had already dismounted and rushed over.
"You two, is Lord Fan, the county governor, in the house?"
Shh!
The guards from the Sheriff's Mansion hurriedly came over and said, "Open your eyes wide. Where is this place? You dare to yell and scream. You don't want to do it anymore, do you?"
The visitor didn't bother to explain: "It's an emergency. There is a caravan at the west gate and they have killed more than a dozen gate guards. It seems that they are going to attack the city gate. Report it to the governor quickly."
The guard was startled and asked about the situation dubiously, before leading him into the governor's mansion.
"The Sheriff is busy. He is discussing important matters with the County Lieutenant and the Supervisory Envoy. Wait a minute, I will go and inform you first."
The county guard is in charge of government, the county lieutenant is in charge of the army, and the supervisor is in charge of discipline. The three parties each perform their own duties and restrict each other. They should not appear together at the same time.
However, no matter whether it was the guards who came to report the news or the guards in front of the county guard's house, they were not surprised and no one had any objections.
The guards entered the main courtyard, walked around the pavilions and pavilions, and soon found the attentive County Sheriff Fan Gaopeng.
The spring water is freezing cold.
Sheriff Fan's ten fingers had turned white from the cold and even wrinkled slightly, but they remained motionless.
He held a carving knife and carefully groped in the water dish in front of him, preparing to carve the tofu in the water into a flying phoenix.
Not long after, the work was nearly completed, and the phoenix was carved lifelike.
Fan Gaopeng looked around carefully to see if there were any mistakes or omissions.
The guard who came in to report the news did not dare to say anything, so he had to wait patiently.
After a while, the county lieutenant on one side was stroking his long beard with satisfaction.
"Brother Fan is a master of craftsmanship and ingenious workmanship. This bird is so lifelike and lifelike that it looks like a real phoenix coming to earth. It's amazing."
The inspector also repeatedly patted his hands and praised him.
"The Sheriff's carving skills are getting better and better. It seems that he will be able to prepare the birthday gift before the Queen Mother's seventieth birthday. Your Majesty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. As long as this birthday gift is presented, the Queen Mother will be delighted. Then the Sheriff Your Excellency has a bright future, and promotion is just around the corner."
Ha ha.
"You two are exaggerating." Fan Gaopeng laughed heartily.
"In such a huge empire, there are countless skilled craftsmen from all over the country. It is really difficult to predict what kind of rare treasures will appear on the Queen Mother's birthday. Any future or promotion are all matters that cannot be counted. Now we can't count, and we can't count. .”
Even so, the pride on his face was not concealed at all.
The inspector shook his hand, with a look of disdain on his face.
"What can't be counted?"
"There are a total of thirty counties in Yunchui. The birthday gifts given by other county guards may be rare and precious, but they were all found by his subordinates, and they lack sincerity. Unlike this Phoenix, Mr. Fan personally gave it to the Queen Mother during his busy schedule. It is carved. Based on this alone, Lord Fan’s filial piety towards the Queen Mother is countless times higher than that of other county guards.”
Ha ha.
Fan Gaopeng laughed again.
"I hope so."
"Yun Chui has thirty counties, divided into ten low-level counties, ten middle-level counties and ten high-level counties."
"Fan has been in this foggy ghost place for more than four years. He is suffering from rheumatism. He has toiled hard even without merit. I hope that when his five-year term expires next year, your majesty can change his position. He does not ask for ten superior counties, but only Please move to any medium-sized county."
The county lieutenant and the inspector nodded and asked curiously: "The tofu you are currently doing is just practicing carving. The birthday gift presented to the Queen Mother must at least be a silver phoenix. I wonder if Mr. Fan has saved enough money?"
They looked at each other and smiled in unison.
"The governor is Qinggui, if Mr. Fan doesn't save enough money for a while, just ask. We are all working for His Majesty and Yunchui in this Misty County, so we should help each other."
Fan Gaopeng nodded gratefully, "If necessary, I will speak to you two brothers."
Several people chatted a few more words, and then Fan Gaopeng stopped with satisfaction.
The butler quickly brought warm tea to warm his hands.
"Steward." Fan Gaopeng called him, "The tofu of Xishi is getting better and better. It feels thin and smooth. Remember to ask her to come to the county governor's house tonight, and I will give her a good reward."
The housekeeper agreed, and then told the news that came from the door.
Fan Gaopeng and the others were startled.
Someone at the west gate killed more than ten city guards in anger?
And they are also preparing to attack the city gate?
Snapped!
The county lieutenant was furious: "The poor mountains and rivers are full of unruly people. How come these illiterate madmen dare to kill my people under the blue sky and in broad daylight? They really don't know how to live or die."
He glared: "Why didn't you report it earlier?"
The housekeeper was squeaking and didn't dare to speak.
Ahem!
Fan Gaopeng took this embarrassing question. He asked the soldier who reported the news carefully a few questions, feeling a little puzzled.
"No matter how arrogant the unruly people are, they should know that Wuliang is the capital of Misty County. Only twenty people dare to threaten to attack the city? If it's not that they are confused, it's that your guards have provoked someone who cannot be provoked."
The lieutenant snorted coldly.
"There is nothing in the west. How can anyone be offended in a place where birds don't shit? Unless the people from Xiliang invade Misty County. But that's impossible, the Rock Frontier Fortress is not a vegetarian..."
As they talked, the faces of the three giants gradually became ugly.
They looked at each other, and their backs suddenly became wet with sweat.
Communication in ancient times was extremely backward.
The imperial capital issued a Taoist order, but after a year and a half, the remote small places may not have received the news.
But those who don't receive the news are usually unimportant civilians, such as county guards, county lieutenants, and supervisory officials, or the great history of the feudal territory must know it.
Rock Frontier Fortress, send the soul back home!
Eight big words suddenly poured into the heads of the three of them.
They all shuddered.
"Ready your horse. Hurry!"
Fan Gaopeng didn't bother to clean himself up and rushed out of the front door.
West gate.
The moment the Xingluo flag was unfurled, people were already kneeling on the ground outside the city.
Ren Ning got on his horse.
"Fortress soldiers!" he yelled, "If a city guard dares to close the door and prevent the team from passing through, what should I do?"
call!
The twenty-five horsemen behind them all got on their horses, raised their long lances or sabers, and aimed them at the seemingly flimsy city gate in front of them.
"No, no, no!"
The guards above the city were all startled and shouted to their colleagues below: "Are you looking for death? Open the city gate."
"Open the city gate quickly!"
Otherwise, the opponent would dare to break in and kill all the guards on the city.
Squeak!
The west city gate suddenly opened again.
There were even a few eye-catching guards who rebelled without hesitation and swarmed up to seize their leader, Qi Liangren, and escorted them in front of Ren Ning and his party.
"You...you can't kill me randomly."
Qi Liangren was sweating profusely and his mouth was sharp.
"Qi is the captain guarding the city, and you are the soldiers guarding the border. We do not belong to the same system. Even if I make any mistakes, it will be punished by the local county captain and not by your fortress."
"As for closing the city gate to block the passage of souls returning home, that was not an order issued by me, but closed by my subordinates to prevent accidents. It really has nothing to do with me. All fortress officers and soldiers must investigate clearly. Don't do it. Killing a good man by mistake!”
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Qi," Ren Ning smiled kindly, "I never kill people randomly."
He dismounted and walked a few steps, picking up an arrow he had just shot from the pool of blood.
"The targets of these arrows are our soldiers who are sending their souls back home. How brave they are. I want to know who ordered the arrows to be released?"
"I heard it clearly. It's him, Qi Liangren." People nearby shouted.
"That's him. His voice is unmistakable."
When the soldiers who escorted Qi Liangren out saw Ren Ning picking up an arrow, they already knew something was wrong.
Upon hearing this, everyone pointed their fingers decisively at Qi Liangren.
"You!" Qi Liangren, who had betrayed all his relatives, was trembling with anger.
"Lei Er!" Ren Ning shouted, "Qi Liangren ordered to attack our team that was sending the souls back home. The evidence is conclusive. Kill!"
flutter.
Lei Er spat out the bones in his mouth, flipped the machete in his hand, and struck it down with great force.
Seeing that Lei Er was serious, the guards who were escorting Qi Liangren didn't dare to stay at all, and rushed to both sides with urine.
After all, he is a military commander, and Qi Liangren also has some skills.
He didn't care that his brother-in-law's head was still lying beside him. He rolled violently and barely managed to avoid Lei Er's long knife.
Dare to make my master lose face?
The red horse Ben Lei was so angry that he rushed over and kicked hard with his front legs.
ah!
Is the speed of the war horse something that ordinary people can react to?
Qi Liangren could no longer hide away. He screamed and was kicked high by Ben Lei on the spot.
brush!
The light of the knife passed by.
Lei Er was not surprised at all. He struck Qi Liangren in the air with his knife, instantly cutting him into two pieces.
"Save someone under the knife!"
At this time, sounds came from far in the city.