Time is the life of thousands of people. Leng Bingbing left Songjiang Mansion Office with a leap, climbed on someone's horse and ran towards the city gate.
Some time had passed, and the guard soldiers were extremely anxious at this moment. Their eyes looked at the place where Leng Bingbing disappeared from time to time. All the guards at the city gate had already gotten up and were looking anxiously outside the city gate.
"Er Niu, when will the magistrate's handwriting arrive?" A soldier asked anxiously.
Well, the gatekeepers are called Erniu, and the cell guards are called Ergou.
After all, he is the first line of defense of Songjiang Mansion. In other words, he is the first group of people to die. Erniu was also very anxious. When he saw the frightened bird in the jungle not far away, Erniu was even more anxious, "Should It’s almost time, everyone, be prepared to close the city gate as soon as your Excellency’s decree arrives.”
"No, the Japanese pirates are coming soon," a guard soldier pointed in the distance and exclaimed.
Following the direction pointed by the soldiers, Japanese pirates wearing strange costumes emerged from the jungle in the distance.
The Japanese pirates had already appeared, and the soldier hurriedly shouted, "Er Niu, there's a reason for this. I won't blame you. Hurry up and order the car door to be closed."
"No, closing the city gate without an adult's order is a capital offense. If you want to die, just wait." The situation was critical, but Erniu could only refuse. The family's lives were too much to bet on.
Principles can also be changed in life or death, but some principles cannot be changed even in death, such as the issue of the dignity of leadership.
Like a little lamb pooping, the Japanese pirates soon came out one by one at the edge of the jungle. The Japanese pirates were getting closer and closer, and soon they were less than a hundred meters away from the city gate. If the Japanese pirates were of African descent, the distance of one hundred meters would only take ten seconds.
At this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves appeared in front of the city gate. Leng Bingbing jumped down immediately, holding a seal in his hand, "The prefect has ordered, close the city gate quickly."
"Madam, you're finally here." Everyone's hearts finally returned to their stomachs. Erniu stepped forward and carefully checked the prefect's seal. After confirming that it was correct, he waved his hand and ordered the other soldiers to close the city gate.
Seeing that the city gate was about to close, the Japanese pirates speeded up a bit. Although it was only a matter of time before they could capture the Songjiang Prefecture city gate again, the Japanese pirates were all hard workers. They always hoped to obtain unlimited benefits in a limited time, so they hoped You can enter the city before the city gate is closed.
It has to be said that in order to improve their bloodline, the king of the Japanese pirates put a lot of effort into it. They absorbed the essence of all mankind. Among the Japanese pirates, they actually found a speed talent comparable to Bolt. He was tall and tall. He is tall, and his body is not strong, but his arms swinging back and forth are as steady and powerful as the wings of a helicopter. Look at his short legs, which are short and strong. If you have the opportunity to get closer, you can see those legs. The biceps femoris on the legs, um, the biceps femoris should be on the legs. It should still be chewy when grilled.
I saw this short and small Japanese pirate waving his hands and quickly ran in front of many Japanese pirates. The moment the city gate closed, the Japanese pirate activist who had robbed homes and homes made a leap and jumped through the gap.
The Japanese pirate was seen lying on the ground, then his body continued to roll, his hands were on the ground, and he stood up. The Japanese pirate quickly pulled out the Japanese knife from his waist and said, "Brothers, kill the chicken and give it to me."
Just when the city gate was closed and the guards had just relaxed their minds, everyone heard a strange sound and turned to look. "Damn it, this idiot can make money by running so fast."
The Japanese pirate raised his Japanese sword high and waved it, but he received no response from his brothers. The Japanese pirate was surprised and then turned his head to look behind him. Looking at the closed city gate, he was dumbfounded and his face looked a little sad. The faster he ran, the faster he died.
How could anyone let go of the credit that was brought to their doorstep, and moreover, their own side was bullying those who had more than others.
Erniu and the others quickly drew out their swords and said, "Brothers, chop this Japanese pirate into pieces."
"Is this just closing the door and beating the dog?" Leng Bingbing shook his head, and then ran towards other city gates.
It has to be said that the genetic improvement plan is still very successful. Although the Japanese pirate is alone, his combat effectiveness cannot be ignored. Even if it is one against ten, the defending soldiers have to pay the price of three injured before killing the Japanese pirate.
After all, the Japanese pirate attack was a big deal. Lin Shoju didn't dare to delay. He rushed to the city wall half an hour later. Looking at the Japanese pirates slowly gathering in front of the city gate, Lin Shoju's face turned gray. He had encountered such an unlucky thing just after he took office. It was just his luck. Really bad.
The yamen who were sent out to inform the adults about the meeting in front of the city gate quickly came back.
"Have you notified all the gentlemen?" Lin Shoju eagerly asked the officer who reported the news.
"Your Majesty, I have informed you all one by one. However, some adults are drunk, some have not returned home all night, and some have caught the cold and may not be able to get here." The yamen officer answered cautiously, fearing that the result would offend the prefect.
"How many adults can be there?"
The yamen servant reluctantly stretched out three fingers, and then retracted two.
"Ten people, ten people are not bad." Lin Shouju felt a lot more relaxed. After all, today is a legal holiday. It is indeed a bit embarrassing to call everyone for a meeting during the Chinese New Year.
"No, sir, you misunderstood." The Yamen servant looked at Lin Shouju, swallowed, and prepared to face Lin Shouju's thunderous wrath, "There is only one person."
"One person, but Lord Guard Bear." Although he was a little disappointed with this result, Lin Shouju was helpless. After all, even the current emperor could not ask them to work overtime during the statutory rest days. The last time the Japanese pirates attacked the Coastal Guard Station, Zhu Xiluo held a regular meeting, which occupied the officials' rest time. As a result, there were a lot of officials asking for leave in the following days. It cannot be ruled out that these officials wanted to make up for the leave.
It was difficult for Zhu Xiluo to ask officials to work overtime, let alone Lin Shoju. He did not have that much power or ability. The time outside of eight hours belonged only to him and they had no right to control it.
"Master Xiong, he is, Master Xiong," the yamen servant hesitated, lowering his head, not daring to answer.
"Speak quickly, Master Xiong, what happened to him?" Seeing that the yamen servant remained silent, Lin Shouju asked anxiously. "You haven't seen Mr. Bear"?
"I saw it, but..."
"Say" Lin Shoju said in a serious tone.
"Master Xiong said that he dreamed of his father and mother last night, and today they are going out of the city to pay homage to their ancestors."
"When he went out of the city to pay homage to his ancestors, General Xiong's parents were buried outside the city"?
"No, General Xiong's father's family is still here," the government official looked at Lin Shouju, and without waiting for Lin Shouju to continue asking, he continued, "General Xiong's ancestors are not buried outside the city."
"This is fleeing out of fear of the enemy." After taking a deep breath, Lin Shouju thought clearly. After all, there was a precedent for this. He touched his swollen head and asked, "Who is this sir?"
"Jin Yi Wei Qian Hu Wu Zuo"
Hearing that it was Wu Zuoju, Lin Shouju was comforted a lot. At least he was a man who knew the military, and said, "Please come soon."
Soon Wu Zuo was led to the city wall. Although his family's situation improved a lot due to the unexpected fortune, Wu Zuo also knew how to be thrifty. There was fish and meat on New Year's Eve, but he didn't drink much wine, so when he received the Japanese pirates After being notified of the incoming attack, he rushed over immediately.
Compared to Mr. Guo and Lao Duan, Wu Zui is an enterprising Jin Yiwei. He also wants to achieve great success. Furthermore, if possible, he would also like to sit in the Jin Yiwei's seat. I heard that it has a built-in heating function, which is just in time for the Japanese pirates to attack. It was Wu Zuo who thought he had an opportunity to show off his talents. After hearing the news, many people were afraid, but Wu Zuo was very happy. Today is the day to get promoted and make a fortune.
After dusting off the dust on his body, Wu Zui clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I'm late for my humble job."
"Master Wu came just in time." Lin Shoju was not polite and pointed at the Japanese pirates under the city wall, "Master Wu, the Japanese pirates are besieging the city, what should we do?"
Lin Shouju took power very seriously, but he was not good at commanding troops, so he did not dare to act arbitrarily and wanted to listen to Wu Zuo's wishes.
"Sir, to tell you the truth, when it comes to the understanding of Japanese pirates in the entire Songjiang Mansion, there is no one who has more than a humble position." Wu Zui patted his chest.
"Master Wu has fought against Japanese pirates."
"Well, we have never fought," Wu replied, "But Beizhi has done a lot of research on Japanese pirates. From Beizhi's point of view, the Japanese pirates attacking our Songjiang Mansion must be doing it for money."
"What Mr. Wu said is absolutely true. The Japanese pirates came to our Songjiang Mansion naturally not for the sake of friendship between the two countries." After hearing Wu Zuosheng's nonsense, Lin Shouju couldn't help but sneered and said nonsense.
"Confucius said that those who love money must be greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Confucius said this," Lin Shouju recalled in his mind, but he could never find the source.
There is no obligation to educate Lin Shouju about illiteracy. Wu Zuo continued, "As long as we beat the Japanese pirates painfully and cripple them, they will retreat in confusion."
As Wu's sworn analysis, of course, his analysis is also very reasonable. After all, the only thing more important than money is his own life.
"Oh, Mr. Wu wants to lead his troops out of the city to meet the Japanese pirates."
"Uh, ah, hey, are you looking for death in a head-to-head confrontation with Japanese pirates?" If it hadn't been for years of training in Jinyiwei that he has an excellent quality that remains unchanged despite the collapse of the mountain, Wu Zuoju would have probably fallen under the city wall after hearing Lin Shouju's opinion. .
"My lord, I don't know something. The garrison soldiers of Songjiang Prefecture are only suitable for defending the city. If we go out of the city to fight, we may lose," Wu Zuo explained hurriedly.
After all, the current combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Empire is only suitable for catching some thieves, maintaining law and order, and fighting foreign enemies is not that interesting. It is true that Wu Zuo wanted to be promoted, but he did not want to exchange it with his own life. After death, he would go further. It was not what Wu Zuo wanted, and it was not easy to write an epitaph.
Nowadays, the mentality of officials in the Ming Empire is basically to muddle along. They would rather not do anything than make a mistake. Whenever an enemy attacks, they basically focus on defending the city, and very few go out to fight. After working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for some time, Lin Shouju also had some understanding of the military situation of the Ming Empire, and he did not want any surprises to occur. Just guarding the gate of Songjiang Prefecture is a great achievement.
"What Mr. Wu said is reasonable. The Japanese pirates are ferocious. I, the man of Songjiang Prefecture, are also made of flesh and blood. To avoid death, I just need to guard the gate of Songjiang Prefecture."
"What your Excellency said is true. Now we should quickly gather the officers and soldiers in the city to collect sauces, rolling stones and other defensive equipment. Once the Japanese pirates attack the city, we can respond in time."
"It should be so." Lin Shouju ordered the government officials to prepare quickly.
Although the feudal society could not produce small umbrellas and did not know how to protect their legal rights and interests, they knew a lot about the battle to defend the city, the first of which was food and drinking water.
Water is the source of life, and the water source must be kept clean to prevent enemies from poisoning it. However, the people of Songjiang Prefecture are not lucky enough to drink tap water. They drink well water rich in various minerals, so the safety of the water source can be guaranteed. , then there is food and grass. As a large taxpayer, Songjiang Mansion has enough food for both humans and animals. The next one is the equipment for defending the city, which may or may not be in short supply.
At this critical moment, the officers and soldiers worked together, and soon the equipment for defending the city was moved to each crenel, and the civilians had already set up a large pot and boiled the sauce.
