Feng Xiaozhu was a little reluctant to let a girl who had not left the court stay on a boat with a group of grown men.
But she has been raised by Fengfang as a man since she was a child. Her father has told her since she was a child that "you should be calm during big events". At this time, she did not want to drag down her only "acquaintance" Xu He, so she suppressed her anxiety and jumped on Got the waiter's boat.
At this time, Xu He discovered that Feng Xiaozhu was a little different from the women of this era. She was [Tianzu].
"No wonder she was able to kill the last thief." Xu He thought to himself.
At this time, the waiter who had been silent said: "Brother He, let me go with you. The two of us will punt together and walk along the small branch of the river faster!"
Xu He nodded when he heard the words. At this time, the war was in chaos. Firstly, it was easy to encounter thieves when taking the land route. Secondly, there were no horses and the walking speed was too slow. By the time he reached Hailing, Baoba had already been robbed.
Secondly, if you take the water route, you will not be familiar with the distance, and the boating speed will be slow for one person.
Thinking of this, he said to the Xie brothers: "You will take good care of your aunt in a while and try to hide in a place with few people. The thief will not come back. You'd better take a boat to a remote village. I'll ask my uncle to find her in two days." you!"
Xie Xiu said: "Cousin, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of mother."
Everything was arranged, and the two ships emerged from the reed swamp.
After leaving the reed swamp, sure enough, there were no traces of the bandits on the river when they came.
The waiter jumped onto Xu He's boat with a slight leap.
After the people in the two boats said goodbye, Xu He and Xiao Er took the boat and rowed westward.
Along the way, the two of them took turns to punt, and as expected, the speed was much faster than when they came.
Xu He had a splitting headache at this time, but thinking that Bao Dam was next to Xujia Village, he could only grit his teeth and persist.
One is the safety of his family, and the other is the future of the teacher. He has no choice but to fight.
In the evening, it’s almost time to light the lamp.
The soldiers guarding the city gate yawned lazily.
"Lao Kong, the city gate will be closed soon. Come to my house for a drink?"
"What the hell, I only have a few cents a month. After drinking your wine, I can't return the favor?"
While the two were chatting, a person suddenly ran from a distance.
When the two soldiers saw this, they immediately became vigilant. One of them shouted, "Who is it?"
The man in the distance was breathing heavily and yelled: "I am a soldier from the Dong'an Inspection Department. Quick, take me to see the county magistrate!"
The two soldiers were shocked when they saw this and quickly led the man away.
In the lobby of Hailing County, Li Zhijie frowned and said after listening to the soldier's description: "You still haven't figured out what's on the salt ship?"
The soldier lowered his head and knelt down in the hall and replied: "Sir, Inspector Xie said there must be something wrong with the ship. According to the salt workers who came to Jishang, the salt farm has not been transporting salt to Yangzhou recently!"
Xie Liangcai stroked his beard and looked at Xie Kun aside.
Seeing this, Xie Kun said: "I would rather believe that they are there than believe that they are not. Close the city gate first! Let Xiangyong, Sanban and Pubing all go up the city wall."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of noise outside the county government office.
After a while, a young man dressed as a scholar broke in from outside.
"Who are you and why did you break into the county government hall without permission?" the horse owner Bo asked.
The young man didn't look at the horse owner at all. He stood up straight and said to Li Zhijie who was in the hall, "Your Majesty Li County, I am a student of Xie Liangcai, a student of Yangzhou Prefecture. My father, the Minister of Dali Temple, has told me."
Li Zhijie was shocked when he heard this: "It turns out that you are the son of Duke Yiling. Why did you come to Hailing?"
Xie Liangcai endured the pain in his crotch from the bruises caused by riding horses and recounted today's events one by one.
"Xu He? Why is there still something about Xu He here?" Li Zhijie and Xie Kun stood up in surprise.
Xie Kun said with a cold face: "Xu He said that these thieves are coming for our Hailing County?"
Xie Liangcai nodded: "Yes, that group of thieves came from the direction of Rugao, and they also burned, killed and looted along the way. It was impossible for the salt farm to transport the salt to Yangzhou at this juncture, so Xiaohe guessed that the salt boat must be carrying thieves. bandit!"
Li Zhijie was suddenly shocked when he heard this. If Xu He guessed it, if he was tricked into the city by this group of people, he would be the county magistrate for the rest of his life.
Hearing this, he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered his servants to notify Pu Bing to close several city gates.
After the others left, Xie Kun, who had been sullen and silent, added: "Go and inform Zhang Bingxian, and ask him to guard Qianhu Station and come to the city tonight to help defend."
"Also, since Xiaohe suspects that there are thieves taking the water route from the south river, then someone should be stationed at the water gate next to Dutianxing Palace in the south. Please Zhang Bingxian divides fifty troops to guard the water gate!"
"In addition, they sent people to Baoba outside the city to inspect the salt import station, and asked the ambassador and deputy envoys to organize salt troops to garrison. When things were not harmonious, they asked their people to take the floating tickets stamped with the ambassador's gate and sit in a gondola from the city gate. When entering the city, do not use the city gate!"
Xie Kun issued a series of orders, and the horse owner, who was in charge of catching thieves and military affairs, looked at Li Zhijie with hesitation on his face.
Li Zhijie saw this and cursed: "What are you waiting for? Do everything as you say!"
"Yes, yes!" Horse owner Bo heard the words and quickly got up and went out to make arrangements.
Xie Liang was helped down to rest.
After he left, Li Zhijie and Xie Kun came to the second hall.
After a while, panicked footsteps suddenly came from outside.
Xie Kun's expression changed and he stood up with a sigh.
The person who came was the clerk of the county government barracks. As soon as he entered the second hall, the clerk said in a panic: "Sir, it's bad, Shuimen has found a thief!"
Li Zhijie's hand holding the tea bowl shook, and the tea splashed all over him.
Xie Kun asked anxiously: "Is the water gate closed?"
The military officer said: "It's closed!"
Hailing City is small, and the water gate is the kind that is hoisted with thick wooden bars. It is easy to close it.
Li Zhijie and Xie Kun were relieved when they heard this. Fortunately, Xu He asked Xie Liangcai to come to report the news. Otherwise, the city gate would be easy to close, but the water gate would be difficult to close. On weekdays, ships coming in and out are crowded, and it would take a long time to close.
At this time, Xie Kun turned to Li Zhijie and said: "Be careful. I'm going to find Zhang Bingxian to mobilize troops. You are planning in the county government office. If there is any news, someone will go to Fenghuang Pier in the east of the city to look for me. I guess there are thieves." If we attack the city, we will definitely choose the east side of the city."
Li Zhijie held Xie Kun's hand and said, "I'll leave everything to you, Brother Ziyu!"
Xie Kun nodded, turned around and walked out.
As soon as Xie Kun arrived outside the county government office, he saw Zhang Jingxian rushing over in a hurry, followed by Wang Lie from Qianhu.
"What's going on?" Zhang Jingxian's voice came first before Zhang Jingxian arrived.
Xie Kun then told Xu He exactly what happened when he entrusted Xie Liangcai to send a message back.
After Zhang Jingxian listened, cold sweat broke out on his back.
He turned around and said to Wang Lie: "If the matter is urgent, Wang Qianhu, go quickly and gather all the men in the house and station them at the four city gates."
The power to mobilize troops in the Wei Dynasty was in the hands of the commanders of each province. Logically speaking, the Coast Guard had no right to mobilize troops.
But at this time, Wang Lie couldn't control much anymore. After listening to Zhang Jingxian's words, he turned around and sent his soldiers back to deliver orders.
Things were arranged well, and before everyone could take a breath, soldiers from the Dongmen Shop stumbled over and ran over: "A thief was seen outside the East City!"
