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Magistrate He Shuiqing and fellow magistrate Ran Yuncheng naturally understood who he was referring to.
"These damn things have no regard for the country's favor. Once the rebels are defeated, I will join them in front of Futai." Magistrate He Shuiqing said angrily.
The Luoyang County magistrate who pointed out the problem lowered his head and remained silent.
Those damn things in the other party's mouth, any one of them is his superior.
If the North City Gate had not been broken, he would not have said anything about the escape of those few people.
Tongzhi Ran Yuncheng said: "Now is not the time to pursue them. The most important thing now is how to drive the thieves who entered the city out of the city."
"There are only a few government officials left in the government office. I'm afraid they are no match for the bandit soldiers." He Shuiqing frowned.
There were not many officers and soldiers stationed in Luoyang City. Once the north gate was lost, the troops were immediately stretched.
Tongzhi Ran Yuncheng said: "Otherwise, we should recruit young men and bring all the money in the government treasury. We should be able to recruit some young men who are willing to die."
"No, there's not enough time." He Shuiqing shook his head.
The young men recruited from the common people are different from the officers and soldiers. They can barely defend the city. It seems to him that it is almost impossible to rely on the young men in the city to drive out the thieves who have entered the city.
Moreover, it takes time to recruit young people, and the rebels outside the city will not give them this time.
Tongzhi Ran Yuncheng said: "The only thing left is to draw some officers and soldiers from other city gates and send them to the north city to kill the thieves."
"By the time the officers and soldiers on the other walls go to the North City, I don't know how many thieves will have entered the city through the North City Gate. This method is not feasible." He Shuiqing shook his head again.
Ran Yuncheng, a colleague from Luoyang, frowned after the two proposed methods were rejected.
At this moment, he noticed the Luoyang County Magistrate standing next to his subordinate, his eyes lit up, he looked at him and said: "You usually have the most ideas, can you come up with a solution?"
"Yes, you have many methods. Just name one. If you successfully repel the rebels in the city, I will give you an excellent grade in this year's assessment." In order to make the Luoyang County Magistrate do his best, He Shuiqing began to promise benefits.
The magistrate of Luoyang raised his head, looked at the two superior officers in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There are more officers and soldiers in Luoyang City than those who guard the city. King Fu brought 600 captains, more than 1,000 soldiers, and nearly two Thousands of people, even if there are fewer over the years, there will always be one thousand and five."
Xiaowei is a military official and does not represent an exact position.
The ceremonial guards in Prince Fu's palace are all served by these lieutenants with casual official titles.
"Yes, yes, yes, there are also soldiers and horses in Prince Fu's palace. They have forgotten what I am going to do." He Shuiqing beamed and walked back and forth excitedly.
With more than a thousand and nearly two thousand soldiers and horses, maybe we can drive out the bandits who entered the city.
Tongzhi Ran Yuncheng didn't look as happy as He Shuiqing, and he said hesitantly: "We just came back from Prince Fu's Palace, and we didn't even see Prince Fu's face. Can Prince Fu send out the guards from Prince Fu's Palace to deal with the thieves?" ?”
These words were like a basin of cold water poured on He Shuiqing's head.
The smile on He Shuiqing's face disappeared.
"We have to give it a try no matter whether it works or not. There are no more officers and soldiers available." The Luoyang County Magistrate reminded at the side.
Hearing this, He Shuiqing pursed his lips vigorously and said, "You're right, we have no choice. Ran Tongzhi, please follow me and go to Fuwang Palace again."
"Okay." Fellow acquaintance Ran Yuncheng nodded and agreed.
He Shuiqing looked at the Luoyang County Magistrate again and said: "I give you a task to recruit young people, find a way to block the traitors in the North City, and insist on the soldiers and horses from Fuwang Palace to support."
The Luoyang County Magistrate looked bitter.
This is not one errand, it is two errands at all. Recruiting young people is easy. You can arrest people from house to house, but blocking the thieves in Beicheng. For him who has no soldiers, it is simply as difficult as climbing up. sky.
"Time is tight, hurry up and get it done!" He Shuiqing did not give the Luoyang County magistrate a chance to refuse, and directly ordered him to do the work.
Ran Yuncheng, a colleague on the side, said: "Let's go to Fuwang Palace as soon as possible. I don't know if Fuwang will agree to the guards of Fuwang Palace to defend the city."
The two of them didn't even enter the government office. They went directly back to their sedans and asked the bearers to return to Fuwang Palace.
The people who came to the government office on horseback to report the news also left together.
The Luoyang County Magistrate was left alone outside the government office.
Watching the two green cloth sedans go away, the Luoyang County Magistrate smiled wryly.
The thieves who entered the city were not that easy to deal with. Now he just hoped that the prefect He Shuiqing would keep his word and that after defending Luoyang City, he would get an excellent grade in the evaluation.
He is also expected to be promoted and does not have to hold the position of county magistrate for the rest of his life.
He Shuiqing, who was sitting in the green cloth sedan, kept urging the bearer to speed up.
The bearers were all young and strong men. Their steps were like flying. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the gate of Fuwang Palace.
"Master, we're here."
The bearer got off the sedan, and the bearer standing in front lifted the curtain with his hands.
He Shuiqing, who was walking out of the sedan, accidentally kicked the top of the sedan because he was walking too fast, and he threw himself forward.
Fortunately, the bearer on the side had good eyesight and reached out his hand to support He Shuiqing to prevent him from falling to the ground.
He Shuiqing broke free from the hands of the sedan bearers, and ran quickly towards the palace gate in front of her, not showing off her disheveled clothes.
When he was approaching the palace gate, he found that the palace door in front of him was locked.
"What's wrong?" Ran Yuncheng, who was catching up from behind, asked when he saw He Shuiqing standing still.
He Shuiqing slowly raised his right hand, pointed to the palace door in front of him, and said, "Look, the palace door is locked. It seems that the people in Prince Fu's palace already know about the loss of the North City Gate."
Apart from this reason, he couldn't think of anything else that would cause Fuwang Palace to suddenly lock its doors in broad daylight.
"Then we have to open the palace gate. Whether Luoyang City can be defended depends on the more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Prince Fu's Palace." Ran Yuncheng said.
Whoosh!
A feather arrow shot down from the wooden building above the palace gate and landed in the open space next to it.
He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng were startled and stepped back.
"You two, please go back. The palace door has been locked. Your Highness will not see anyone." A man with a helmet and armor appeared above the palace door, and he said to He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng below the palace door.
He Shuiqing raised his head and looked at the man above the palace door, shouting: "I am the magistrate of Luoyang, and this person next to me is the fellow magistrate of Luoyang. The two of us have made a special trip to see His Highness Prince Fu to guard Luoyang. Please inform him on your behalf." "
"Don't you two understand human language? Your Highness doesn't see anyone." The man at the palace gate said impatiently.
However, these almost humiliating words made He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng feel dissatisfied, and it naturally showed on their faces.
