He Shuiqing had a dark face, and Ran Yuncheng next to him had a very ugly face.
One of them is a senior local official of the fourth rank and the other is a fifth rank, and they are also orthodox civil servants. In the past, they had never used a military attache with a formal title such as Zhengyanzhi.
Now, he was ridiculed by such an unworthy military attaché.
"To calm down the anger, the top priority is to borrow troops. Don't lose the big for the small." Ran Yuncheng suppressed the discomfort in his heart and comforted He Shuiqing at the side.
He Shuiqing, who suppressed his anger, nodded, looked up at the man on the city and said, "We are not angry with you. Now that the traitors have entered the city, Luoyang City needs the support of soldiers and horses from Prince Fu's Palace. Otherwise, once Luoyang is lost, it will be difficult to defend Fuwang Palace."
He was afraid that the man at the palace gate would not know the seriousness of the matter, so he specifically mentioned the tiger-character flag troops entering the city.
In his opinion, as long as His Royal Highness Prince Fu is not in trouble, he will definitely send troops to support Luoyang City.
If you don’t believe in the truth about dead lips and cold teeth, King Fu will not understand.
"Guarding Luoyang City is a matter for your local officials and has nothing to do with His Highness. The soldiers and horses in Prince Fu's Palace are to protect His Highness Prince Fu and will not be used to defend Luoyang City. You two should please go back!" The man at the palace gate refused. He agreed to use the soldiers and horses of Prince Fu's Palace to defend Luoyang City.
He Shuiqing, who was standing below, heard these words, his face darkened, he looked at the man above him coldly and said: "Who are you? You are qualified to make decisions for His Highness Prince Fu. You only need to bring a message to His Highness Prince Fu, and the rest will be taken care of by Prince Fu." Your Highness will decide."
At this moment, he didn't bother to be polite to the other party, and directly displayed his official power.
"Hurry up and inform His Highness Prince Fu. If you are late, it may be too late." Ran Yuncheng next to him said helpfully.
However, the man above the palace door did not move.
I saw him saying condescendingly: "Your Highness has long known the news that the thieves have entered the city. The locking of the palace door is also His Highness's order. The guards in the palace are also dedicated to protecting His Highness' safety. They are not your Luoyang City Guardsmen."
"Impossible. It is impossible for His Highness to watch the fall of Luoyang City and remain indifferent." He Shuiqing showed a trace of panic. He did not believe what the other party said, or he did not want to believe what the other party said.
Ran Yuncheng, who was standing aside, also said: "It is impossible for His Highness Prince Fu to give such an order. Even if it is really an order from His Highness Prince Fu, there are still people who are deceiving His Highness Prince Fu. Go and send a message and tell the Luoyang Prefecture and Luoyang Tongzhi to see His Highness Prince Fu." .”
There are no more soldiers in the city. The more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Prince Fu's palace are the hope of saving Luoyang City.
Regardless of whether King Fu really didn't want to take care of Luoyang City, he and He Shuiqing had to meet King Fu and try to persuade King Fu to agree to lend troops to them.
If Luoyang City is lost, they will lose their heads.
"His Highness will not see you. You two should go back and think about how to defend Luoyang City! If you stay outside the palace gate, don't blame me for being rude." The man on the palace gate showed impatience on his face.
After talking to the two local officials of Luoyang City for so long at the palace gate, he felt that he had given them enough face.
Others are afraid of local officials, but they, the people of Fuwang Palace, are not afraid.
They were controlled by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Imperial Guards Department of the Royal Mansion, and local people had no control over them.
"If I don't leave, what can you do to me?" He Shuiqing was unwilling to go back like this. Not only did he not leave, but he stepped forward and approached the palace gate.
Whoosh!
An arrow shot down from the palace gate and landed a step or two in front of He Shuiqing.
Ran Yuncheng, who reacted one step faster, hurriedly pulled He Shuiqing back a few steps.
He Shuiqing looked at the still shaking feather arrow in front of him, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he stared at the person at the palace gate with cold eyes, saying: "You are so brave, you actually dare to assassinate the imperial official."
Being deeply baptized by officialdom, he put a big hat on the other party as soon as he came up.
"If you don't leave, the next arrow will be shot at you. If you dare to break into the palace, you will be punished by death." The man on the palace gate was also skilled in hating, and he counterattacked He Shuiqing below without any courtesy.
"You!" He Shuiqing looked at the man above the palace gate with an ugly expression.
At this time, Ran Yuncheng pulled his sleeves and whispered: "It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Fu is unwilling to lend troops. If you continue to stay, it will only waste time. It is better to leave first and think of other solutions."
The locked palace door made it impossible for the two civil servants and several bearers to break in, not to mention there were more than a thousand palace guards inside.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, he didn't want to waste all his time in Fuwang Palace.
He Shuiqing was also frightened for a while.
Seeing Ran Yuncheng walking down the steps, he pretended to be pulled away by Ran Yuncheng.
However, when leaving, he did not forget to curse a vulgar martial artist.
Soon the two people left in a sedan chair from outside the gate of Fuwang Palace.
The two people who didn't know where they went returned to the government office again.
However, when they returned to the government office, the two of them found that the people who were on errands in the government office were running away, and the entire government office became empty.
"These people are greedy for life and afraid of death." Looking at the deserted government office, He Shuiqing snorted coldly, venting his dissatisfaction.
Everyone else can escape, but he, the prefect of Luoyang, cannot escape.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have worked so hard to borrow troops from everywhere, thinking of killing the traitors.
"There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with these people in the future. What I'm worried about is what's going on with the Luoyang County Magistrate. Now that there are no soldiers and horses from Fuwang Palace to support him, we can only look to him." Ran Yuncheng said worriedly.
He Shuiqing could not see that he was so worried on his face. Instead, he said relaxedly: "The Luoyang County Magistrate is a smart man. With the big carrot hanging in front of him, he will definitely work hard. What we should think about now is, how Use your youthful strength to drive back the thieves."
"It's difficult!" Ran Yuncheng sighed.
The rebel troops of Tiger Character Banner were even weaker than the border troops. He really didn't expect those young men who had never been on the battlefield to be able to repel the rebel soldiers entering the city.
He Shuiqing looked at him after hearing this and said, "You should know best what will happen if we fail to defend Luoyang City, so we have no choice."
Ran Yuncheng nodded.
As for surrendering to the Tiger Flag, neither of them had thought about it.
Although the Tiger Character Banner has occupied Shanxi and Shaanxi, how can these two places be compared with Henan? In addition, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, many officials are more optimistic about the Ming Dynasty, rather than an anti-thief force like the Tiger Character Banner.
Although He Shuiqing and Ran Yuncheng were anxious, they still chose to wait patiently for the Luoyang County Magistrate at the government office.
However, neither of them entered the government office. Instead, they stayed at the door of the government office and waited.
Almost more than a quarter of an hour passed.
From one end of the street outside the government office, rapid footsteps were heard, and a large group of people appeared from one end of the street and approached the government office.
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I had a stomachache for a long time last night. Summer is coming soon. Please don’t be greedy for cold weather and pay attention to your health.
