The carriage moved forward for some distance, and the officials in the carriage opened the curtains on the windows again, wanting to take another sneak peek at the troops and horses occupying Xuanda.
He poked his head out of the car window and looked behind the car, only to find that the people from before were not following him. Instead, a dozen cavalrymen were following his carriage.
At this time, he saw the bandit leader who had spoken to him before standing next to the carriage, and couldn't help but ask: "May I ask Mayor Jia, why didn't those foot soldiers go with us just now? Is it possible that they Are they the troops stationed near here?"
"You mean Village Chief Huo and the others?" Mayor Jia looked back at Village Chief Huo and others who were getting further and further away.
The official in the carriage nodded to him.
Mayor Jia said: "Mr. Huo's village is nearby, and the surrounding fields belong to their village. Not long after you came out of Yanmen Pass, you were discovered by the people in the village."
"They are just people from the village? Aren't those people with firearms soldiers and horses under General Liu's command?" The official heard something different from Mayor Jia.
Mayor Jia thought for a while and said, "You are right to say that. They are also my general's soldiers."
"There are so many soldiers and horses stationed in even one village. It seems that General Liu has a lot of soldiers and horses." The official in the car said with a smile.
Mayor Jia smiled and nodded.
He did not explain to the other party what a peasant association was or what a militia formed by the peasant association was, and he was happy for the other party to misunderstand.
The group of people drove along the road towards the town of Shanyin County. Mayor Jia had already sent someone with the letter to rush back to the town of Shanyin County.
When the officials on the carriage saw that the carriage had slowed down and heard that there were more pedestrians outside the carriage and the noise became noisier, they opened the curtains of the carriage.
He found that his group had arrived outside the county seat of Shanyin County and were lining up to enter the city.
Bored, he looked around at the pedestrians.
Among the pedestrians, there were mostly vendors carrying burdens or baskets on their backs.
These vendors were lined up, one by one, being inspected by the government officials in front of the city gate.
After inspecting the goods brought by a hawker, the yamen officials would let the hawker enter the city.
What made the officials in the carriage curious was that these government officials did not charge any benefits for entering the city. This was simply impossible in other counties he had seen.
In addition, he found that the soldiers guarding the city gate were different from the rebel soldiers he had seen before.
The soldiers and horses he saw stationed in the village before. Except for the fact that his weapons were passable, he was wearing some ordinary linen clothes with patches attached to them. They were not much different from the rioters he had seen before.
But the soldiers guarding the city in front of them were different.
Surprisingly, everyone was wearing neat armor, and everyone was holding a fire gun, and there was a slender sharp knife attached to the top of the fire gun.
If the shabby-dressed people he saw earlier were soldiers and horses of the rebel bandits, then the few soldiers guarding the city in front of him were probably the guards around Liu Thief.
However, even thinking about it seems impossible.
It would be impossible for Mr. Liu in Datong to send his guards as far away as Shanyin County to guard the city gates. Just like the personal servants of the generals in Taiyuan Prefecture, it would be impossible for them to do such a lowly job as guarding the city gates.
Soon, the hawker in front was inspected and released into the city, and it was his turn to be inspected by the government officials in front of the city gate.
When one of the government officials opened the curtain of the carriage, he was obviously stunned for a moment when he saw the officials wearing official robes in the carriage. However, he quickly came back to his senses, glanced around the carriage, and then lowered the curtain.
The carriage was brought into the city.
After entering the county seat of Shanyin County, the official and the people he brought were arranged to live in a courtyard, and no one took care of them anymore. The mayor Jia who brought them to the city no longer appeared. As for the Shanyin County Ling didn't even show his face.
"Sir, it's been two days, what do they mean? Is it possible to keep us locked up like this?" The general came to the officials in the yard.
Ever since he was brought into this courtyard, he has not been allowed to go out. Meals will be delivered separately every day. The largest range of activities is this small area in the courtyard.
The official sitting on the stone pier in the courtyard glanced at the guards at the entrance of the courtyard, pursed his lips, and said: "Don't worry, I think they sent people to Datong Town. Wait patiently. I think it will take only half a day to come here." It’s time for news.”
"I'm just complaining for you, eldest sir. After all, you are also the envoy sent by the imperial court to see Liu Thief. You are already giving him face by coming to see him." said the general manager complaining.
"Okay, okay, I don't have as many complaints as you. Why do you talk so much nonsense? Also, where is this place? If you say something to the left, you will be a thief, and if you say something to the right, you will die."
The official scolded him.
"Look at this young man's mouth. He always talks nonsense when he is in a hurry." Mr. Ba gently slapped his right cheek with the palm of his right hand.
The official glanced at him and said, "If you continue to yell like this and lose your life, don't blame me for not warning you."
"Don't worry, sir. The little one will remember it firmly in his heart and will never say these words to anyone else. If he does, he will cut his own tongue without anyone else doing it." Mr. Bao assured him, patting his chest.
The official nodded.
If he wasn't afraid that the other person's nonsense would drag him down, he wouldn't care about the other person's life or death at all.
There were many people guarding the yard.
Naturally, these people were not guarding the official in the courtyard.
Since they moved into Shanyin County, they have had three meals a day. It is almost noon, and the lunch delivery person is coming soon. These people came to the yard to wait for the noon meal.
About a quarter of an hour later, the meal delivery person came in from outside the courtyard door carrying a basket.
The official sat on the stone pier in the yard and did not move.
But other people waiting in the yard had already surrounded the person delivering the food.
"Don't worry, don't worry, there is something for everyone, please line up first." The person delivering the food said to the soldiers who were coming from Taiyuan Prefecture.
The originally chaotic soldiers quickly formed two long lines.
The boss who was guarding the officials twitched unnaturally when he saw this scene.
In the past, when these men of his saw food, they would grab it like crazy dogs. However, after eating a few meals in this small courtyard in the county seat of Shanyin County, they all knew how to queue up to receive the food.
Of course, he also knew the reason why these people were so honest.
Anyone else would become honest and obedient after being punished for a few times.
The person who delivered the food was placing the food aside, but two people who came in together came towards the stone table in the yard.
The courtyard is provided by Tiger Character Banner, and no one else can enter at all.
The official who was sitting on the stone pier saw someone coming towards him, and immediately realized that the person was looking for him, so he stood up from the stone pier.
