Xinping, County Sheriff's Mansion.
An old man in his fifties, dressed in the official uniform of the Qin Dynasty, was Gou Fu, the prefect of Xinping. He had gray hair and gray hair, sitting on the couch behind the big case. There was no Fenghuo stick stationed in the lobby in the past. Among the two rows of yamen servants, there were no clerks sitting behind small cases writing furiously. There were only four or five rural sages and social figures with the same gray hair and gray beards, dressed in silk and satin clothes, sitting on small couches under the big cases. , all of them looked serious.
Gou Fu coughed lightly, looked at everyone in the hall, and said: "Everyone, you are all people in Xinping City who have served as officials in the court, and you are also powerful people in the city. Gou has been an official here for several years. , with your full support, I think I am worthy of the King of Qin, and I am worthy of the common people."
"It's a pity that the world is in chaos and rebels are everywhere. The King of Heaven was besieged by Yan thieves in Chang'an City, and Yao Chang started from the Ling soldiers. Today, his army has arrived outside the city, and his envoy also issued a letter of surrender, letting him When we open the city of Xinping, we promise not to kill anyone in the city, nor to plunder anything from the people. We will only take the city and the treasury. This Xinping is everyone’s Xinping, not just one person’s, so I invite you to come today. , just to discuss this matter together, whether to fight or surrender, Gou dare not specialize in it!"
The white-faced scholar in his thirties sitting second from the left was none other than Zhao Yi, a wealthy man in the city who had served as Shangshulang of the State of Qin in Chang'an. He stood up and said in a deep voice: "Prefect Gou, now is a national crisis. How can you say such a thing when we are doing something loyal and righteous and fighting for the national calamity? At the beginning of the founding of the Qin Dynasty, my elders, Xinping, were confused for a moment and killed the guards to stand on their own in response to Huan Wen. Originally, This is a serious crime that is enough to massacre the city and plunder the people, but the King of Heaven is benevolent and righteous. Instead of killing any of us in Xinping, he exempted us from taxes for three years. Is there anyone in the world who is more benevolent and righteous than the King of Heaven?"
Gou Fu nodded: "The benevolence and righteousness of the King of Heaven is indeed rare in the world, but now he has too much time to take care of himself. Yao Chang was already famous for his cunning and conspiracy. He took this opportunity to stand on his own in Lingbei, connect the Qiang people, and The Xiongnu Tiefu cavalry from Hetao came to help. Our city, Xinping, is small, with less than 10,000 people and less than 1,000 soldiers. Even if we want to defend Yao Chang, we are powerless."
Sitting on the lower right side, a red-faced old man in his fifties, Feng Miao, a wealthy man from the south of the city who had served as the prefect of Wenshan, said with emotion: "I don't agree with what Prefect Gou said. Although our Xinping is small, the city is strong. , although the number of soldiers is small, most of them are my Xinping descendants who have been in the army all year round. And we, the big clan, the nephews, tribes, and servants in the clan can all be pulled out to fight. Now the war is in chaos, and most of the big clans from the four villages have entered the city. If you want Surrender Yao Chang, why bother going to the city? Governor Gou, we all went to the city just to gather together and fight the Qiang bandits to the end, we didn’t come here to surrender!"
Gou Fu's eyes lit up and he looked at Feng Miao's brother, Feng Yu, who was also the red-faced and long-bearded man who was sitting on the upper right hand side and was currently Lian Shao Ling, and said: "County Magistrate Feng, you and your brother have the same opinion. ?"
Feng Yu laughed loudly: "What's the problem with this? Our Feng family, after the great tree general Feng Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, has been loyal for generations. In this land outside the mountains, we can be considered a powerful party. We have never lived among these Qiang people. In the last Northern Expedition of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, our Feng family took the lead, but that was because we were Han people. When we saw the Han Chinese Master Wang coming, how could we not obey? It’s a pity that Huan Wen said he wanted to go to the Northern Expedition, but in fact But it was just a false shot and no soldiers came. It can be said that we were abandoned by the Jin Dynasty again!"
"But King Fu Tian is different. He is not an ordinary barbarian. He treats us better than any Han king. We Han people respect etiquette and kindness. Every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. Over the years, Meng Thanks to the kindness of the King of Heaven, we Xinping people have lived a good life. Now that the King of Heaven is in danger, how can we betray him and surrender to Yao Chang, a Qiang thief?"
Gou Fu breathed a long sigh of relief: "If the Feng family thinks so, that's the best. I heard that every time you see the cut off corner of the city, you beat your chests and feel deeply ashamed. So this time, your Feng family You want to use practical actions to wash away the shame of our ancestors!"
Feng Yu and Feng Miao looked at each other and nodded at the same time: "We have been preparing for this day for a long time. This time we have brought all the tribesmen into the city and can pick out 1,500 elite soldiers for the use of the prefect. Bloody battlefield, no matter what!"
Gou Fu nodded excitedly, and his eyes fell on the last one, the white-haired old man who was over sixty years old and sitting in the first place on the left. Unlike the others who were wearing silk and satin plain clothes, this old man was wearing a bright red official t-shirt. The robe is a high-ranking official with the rank of governor of a large county, worth about 2,000 shi. It is precisely because of this that his status is obviously higher than everyone else, and he even sits a bit independently. He was the former commander of Liaoxi County. Feng Jie, the prefect and the leader of the largest clan in the city.
Gou Fu looked at Feng Jie. Although the three Feng brothers had the same ancestor as Feng Yi, they had already dispersed over the centuries. Feng Yu and Feng Miao were still cousins in the fifth server and had lived in the city for a long time. Outside, Feng Jie is the largest family in the city. Since the Western Jin Dynasty, their family has been the most powerful in Xinping and even the Lingbiao area. They have been officials for generations. Today, the key is whether to fight or surrender. In the end, they will fall. On Feng Jie's body.
Feng Jie's eyes were narrowed slightly. Just now, whether Gou Fu said he wanted to surrender or everyone else said they wanted to fight, he didn't say a word, and his expression didn't even change. Now, everyone's eyes are focused. When it comes to him, other wealthy families, who have not received any news of his tendency before, are also full of expectations, because even if they want to fight, as long as Feng Jie wants to surrender, they will still be unable to reverse it. Even if Feng Jie refuses to fight and surrender, as long as he does not contribute any force in the city, it is difficult for him to rely on the two or three thousand troops of these families combined with the more than a thousand defenders in the city to be able to compete with the tens of thousands of Qiang troops.
Feng Jie slowly opened his eyes, glanced across the faces, and said calmly: "Everyone, tell me, what is the city wall with a corner cut off in the southeast corner?"
Feng Miao gritted his teeth and said, "This is the kindness of the King of Heaven to us. We should always remember it!"
Feng Jie shook his head and his voice became heavy: "No, that is not a kindness, but a shame. It is a shame for all of us in Xinping. As a Han Chinese, I know the book and answer the courtesy. As a border citizen, I have been loyal for generations, guarding the country, and also enjoying the country. You are so kind, and the country is facing a crisis. You don’t think of repaying it, but you surrender to the city. Our ancestors have lost all their face!"
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