The reason why Xin Ciying was unwilling to enter the city was that besides not being careless about the emperor's orders, there was actually another reason:
He recognized Fan Tong, the prefect of Mingzhou, and Fan Zeshan.
This man was also a Jinshi during the Zhenghe period, but he was three years behind me and could not be considered a classmate.
The reason why we met was because three years ago, the Jin Kingdom sent an envoy, and this man was doing reception work at that time.
The reception was enough. He and the gold envoy worshiped towards the north together, and kept caring about the daily life of the gold master.
This made the soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Huaihe River shed tears when they saw this.
Such a good dog, Prime Minister Qin was originally reluctant to let him out of Lin'an... But he couldn't bear Governor Fan's thoughtfulness. He just said that Prime Minister Qin's life was too simple and he couldn't do much in Lin'an City, but when he arrived in Mingzhou This treasure land, if you fish it lightly every day, just the oil and water stuck between your fingers, is enough to improve the lives of Qin Xiang... and himself.
Thinking that Mingzhou was not far from Lin'an, Prime Minister Qin reluctantly gave up his love and asked him to come here as the prefect.
This person spent a lot of effort on the Wanmin letter that the emperor received last time... I guess that once this peace negotiation is over, Prefect Fan will go back. After all, there are a lot of vacancies in the court, and people will eventually have to fill them.
Xin Ciying didn't know so many things. He only knew that this man was from Qin Hui.
And now, Fan Tong is standing on the city gate tower... together with some gentry from Mingzhou, watching this group of people who have disturbed their wealth for several days,
Custodes show.
"Tsk tsk..."
Magistrate Fan had already shaken his head, and everyone could see that there were only a boatload of people on the other side.
They felt a lot more relaxed, and they were even looking forward to it...
After all, Xin Ciying doesn't have enough food and salt, so he doesn't know how long he will have to stay here.
But the Jin people are different. Just these people will rob the merchant ship and leave... It's amazing, but they come ashore to rob the fishermen again?
I was amused by my own thoughts, a few broken fish, the golden man was not a starving commoner, he would not want everything.
It's just that it's the moment for peace talks, and the Jin people are sending troops here...
Fan Tong had not yet become close to Qin Hui, so he naturally did not know that these people were originally invited by Prime Minister Qin.
But he had to think more.
"Master Prefect..."
The policeman next to him called softly, pulling Fan Tong away from his thoughts. Following the man's eyes, he looked down...
It turned out that the merchants who had abandoned the ship and fled ashore had already arrived at the city gate.
"Open the city gate?"
Fan Tong glared at him: "What kind of city gate should you open?! If there are people from the Jin Kingdom mixed in here, who will take care of it?!"
He was telling lies with his eyes wide open. Everyone saw them running off the boat with their own eyes, and these people were all empty-handed and didn't even bring any weapons...
The policeman finally stopped talking, but he spoke so loudly that the merchants below stopped.
I either come to Mingzhou to buy things or to sell things. No matter what, I still pay the tolls on weekdays.
Today, even the city gates are not allowed to enter. If the Jin people are jealous and chase after them, then why not lose their lives here?
Those with sharper eyes saw an old acquaintance on the top of the city and shouted loudly:
"Exceptor Fang! You should pay attention, I am from the Li family in Wenzhou! I even came to you for a drink last month! I must be some kind of golden man!"
His shouting reminded everyone, and everyone started looking for their acquaintances.
After a while, almost all the gentry at the city gate were called by name.
There was no reason to do business, so the gentry whose name was called kept begging to Magistrate Fan...With their pressure, Fan Tong was having a hard time doing it.
I have taken a lot of benefits from others on weekdays... If I don't show my performance today, I'm afraid it will be a bit unjustifiable.
Magistrate Fan kept lamenting that he was a scholar after all, and his heart was still a little soft, and he couldn't stand being coaxed by other people's light words.
"Everyone, please recognize each other. You have to see clearly. We are really talented people from the Song Dynasty. If someone sneaks in as a spy... I cannot bear this responsibility."
As he spoke, he motioned to the soldiers to put the bamboo basket down... This is how Li Qingzhao's first husband ran away, and her second husband...
It was quite a coincidence that he happened to be the prefect of Mingzhou City.
The merchants who had been guaranteed under the city wall felt like they had been granted amnesty. One by one, they put themselves into baskets as quickly as possible. They waited until they reached the city wall, then breathed a sigh of relief and kept thanking their benefactors.
Although I lost my property this time, I managed to save my life, which is a great blessing among misfortunes.
The Wenzhou Li family member who was the first to speak bowed to his Fang Yuanwai and Magistrate Fan, and quickly summoned his soldiers:
"That one..." He pointed to the person below, "That's my boatman, and he's from the Song Dynasty. Could you please bring him up too... Thank you, thank you very much."
At this moment, before Fan Tong could speak, Fang Yuanwai stopped:
"Commander Li, I only know you, not your boatman. This matter of life and death... I won't embarrass you, and don't embarrass me, okay?"
Officer Li frowned. This person has been with him for many years, and now he is left here...
He repeatedly begged in vain, looking at the hopeful face of the waiter under the wall... he finally stood inward and completely hid himself inside the city wall.
The husband and wife still fly away when disaster strikes... It's not because they are ruthless, it's really, really...
He kept comforting himself, waiting for the imperial guards outside to drive away the Jin people, and it would be the same if they let him in.
Scenes like this continue to play out, and more and more people are going up, and fewer and fewer people are staying... Except for some coolies, there are only a few people, businessmen who have not been in Mingzhou for a short time and have no old acquaintances. .
"No more, right? Then let's close the basket!"
Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Today, I have saved so many people. The Bodhisattva can count on himself hundreds of levels of pagodas.
Magistrate Fan was very happy, but the unscrupulous people below did not understand the good intentions.
A total of three baskets were put down, each of which could hold two people. As soon as he gave the order, the group of people rushed towards the baskets like crazy.
In just a moment, seven or eight people were put into each basket, and many people were dragging their feet below, trying to be brought up.
Although the soldiers were struggling, a few more people were added to help, and they were still able to hold on.
Those below who were more courageous and stronger kept climbing up along the rope.
Magistrate Fan reacted very quickly and cursed angrily: "What do you want to do on the wall? This time, Jin Guo's work is indispensable!"
As he spoke, he took the soldier's spear and pierced the hand of the man who was about to climb to the top of the wall.
The man couldn't stand the pain. He fell from the wall nearly two feet high and lost his breath in an instant.
While he was doing it, he also asked the others to follow him, as if those people who climbed up were really golden people.
The five or six people in the lead all fell down, and the people in the middle were either advancing or retreating, and they didn't know what to do.
However, there is no need for them to know, because Fan Tong made the choice for them.
"Break the rope!"
"grown ups……"
"Break the rope!"
The soldier gritted his teeth and slashed the rope with his knife. The basket, including the people hanging in the middle, all fell to the ground...
It really stirred up a lot of dust.
Now, no one can get in.
Fan Tong called the recorder:
"Today we encountered the navy of the Kingdom of Jin... there were more than 30,000 people in Mingzhou, and all the people in Mingzhou worked together to fight against the thieves... There were also more than a hundred people in the navy of the Kingdom of Jin, but they were all seen through and captured... Fortunately, the official family protected Mingzhou City..."
"Not a single thief entered."
Seeing that he had finished writing, Fan Tong checked it again. After confirming that it was correct, he sent a horse to send the letter out.
