When they arrived at the county government office, the magistrate of Zhongmu County invited Yang He to the back office of the county government office and asked his servants to serve him fragrant tea.
"It's been a hard journey, Supervisor. Do you think you should take a rest first, and then I'll inform the squires in the city to prepare a banquet at the best restaurant in the city." Magistrate Zhongmu asked cautiously.
Yang He waved his hand and said: "No need to go to such trouble. You go and prepare a sedan chair and a few nimble bearers. We are also preparing a few horses. I have something to do and I won't stay with you for a long time."
"Ah! Superintendent, you are leaving so soon. Why not stay here for two days, so that the subordinates can have the opportunity to listen to your instructions, Superintendent." The magistrate of Zhongmu County hoped that Yang He could stay in Zhongmu County.
Having such a good opportunity to contact the Governor of Henan, he didn't want to let it go. At the very least, he wanted to serve Yang He well and leave some impression on Yang He.
Yang He waved his hand again and said, "No need to go to such trouble. Just prepare as I told you. Be quick. If you can do these two things well, I will keep them in mind."
"Don't worry, Inspector. I will let someone prepare it. No, I will personally prepare it for the Inspector." Zhongmu County Magistrate looked happy.
He worked hard to please Yang He, not just to make Yang He remember him as the magistrate of Zhongmu County.
After exiting the back office, Magistrate Zhongmu carefully closed the door. He was about to happily complete the tasks assigned by Yang He, but when he turned around, he saw the chief clerk standing behind him and was immediately startled.
"Has the Ming Mansion asked the Superintendent about the rebels?" the chief clerk asked first.
Mingfu is the name given to the county magistrate.
Zhongmu County Magistrate rubbed his chest twice with his hands and complained: "Why don't you make any sound? I was shocked."
"Mingfu should not pursue this trivial matter." The chief secretary asked eagerly, "Did Mingfu ask the supervisor why he came back alone?"
The Zhongmu County Magistrate took the chief clerk a little further away and said, "Please keep your voice down. If you offend the supervisor, neither of us will get any good results."
"Ming Mansion, you are so worried about me. The rebels' affairs are important right now. Don't forget that the rebels have arrived in Xingyang and are not far from our Zhongmu County." The chief secretary said anxiously.
I heard the magistrate of Zhongmu County say: "I forgot to ask the supervisor about the situation of the rebels, but isn't there another Zhengzhou between Zhongmu County and Xingyang? If something really happens, there should be news from Zhengzhou. , Okay, I still have things to do, so you go back first!"
From the moment he met Yang He, he only cared about how to please Yang He, and he really forgot about the government and army's suppression of bandits.
"Why didn't Mingfu ask?" The chief secretary patted the palm of his other hand with an ugly expression. Immediately seeing Magistrate Zhongmu about to leave, he asked, "What is Mingfu going to do?" ?”
The Zhongmu County Magistrate did not want to hide anything and said directly: "The Superintendent asked me to prepare a sedan chair and a few horses. In order to show my sincerity, I am going to make the arrangements myself."
"What? The Superintendent wants a sedan and a horse. Could it be that he wants to leave Zhongmu County in a hurry?" The chief clerk's face changed.
Magistrate Zhongmu nodded and said: "The Superintendent still has things to do, so leave in a hurry. Okay, don't stand in my way. I still have to prepare things for the Superintendent."
"It's broken, something happened." The chief clerk patted his thigh.
The Zhongmu County Magistrate, who was about to leave, looked at him and asked in confusion: "What's the big deal? Is there anything in Zhongmu County that I don't know about?"
"It's not Zhongmu County, it's the government and army side." The chief secretary said, "The superintendent came to our Zhongmu County with only a few cavalry, and the subordinate felt something was wrong. Now it seems that something happened to the government and army side."
Hearing this, Zhongmu County Magistrate frowned and said: "No way, there are still six or seven thousand soldiers and horses in Zhengzhou City. I don't think anything will happen."
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"Ming Mansion, don't think about it. If something happened to the officers and soldiers in Zhengzhou City, how could the governor bring a few cavalry to our Zhongmu County? If he came back, he would have to bring a large army." The chief clerk explained to him. .
The magistrate of Zhongmu County still didn't believe it and said: "There are six to seven thousand officers and soldiers in Zhengzhou City guarding the city. The rebels have to attack for some time, but we have not heard the news that Zhengzhou City is besieged by the rebels. The Superintendent came to us alone." Zhongmu County, maybe it’s because of other things.”
"My Mingfu, how come you still don't understand? The inspector came to Henan to suppress bandits. What can be done to suppress bandits?" The chief clerk saw that Zhongmu County Magistrate was still confused and speechless.
At this time, Zhongmu County Dianshi strode towards the two of them.
At the same time, you can see that Norihi's face is very heavy.
As soon as Dianshi approached, the chief clerk immediately said, "Did you get any information from those soldiers?"
It turned out that when Dian Shi returned to the Yamen, he went to accompany the soldiers who escorted Yang He to Zhongmu County according to the instructions of the chief clerk, hoping to get some useful information from the soldiers.
Dian Shi nodded gloomily and said: "The reason why the Superintendent brought so many people to our Zhongmu County is because the officers and soldiers encountered rebel cavalry on the way to Zhongmu County. The Superintendent abandoned the army and brought a few people with him. The soldiers escaped."
"Where's Zhengzhou City? No news has been sent back from Zhengzhou City. Could it be that the rebels bypassed Zhengzhou City and came directly to our Zhongmu County." The Zhongmu County Magistrate looked panicked.
Zhongmu County has no important soldiers and no generals, so it is impossible to stop the rebels' front.
The chief clerk said with a serious expression: "The rebels are already on their way to Zhongmu County. They are not far from Zhongmu County. Ming Mansion, you must think of a countermeasure!"
As he said that, he and Dianshi looked at Magistrate Zhongmu.
"I don't have any countermeasures." The magistrate of Zhongmu County said with a grimace, "You two know best what is going on in Zhongmu County. Once the rebel army arrives, it will be impossible to defend it. No, I want to see the superintendent. Please ask the Supervisor for an idea."
With that said, he took a step towards the back office.
The chief clerk next to him hurriedly grabbed the Zhongmu County Magistrate and said: "There are no soldiers around the governor, so it is useless to ask the governor at this time, otherwise the governor would not let the Ming government prepare the sedan chair and horses."
"What should I do in Zhongmu County? What should I do? Is it possible that I will die in Zhongmu County?" The magistrate of Zhongmu County squatted down with his back against a pillar, held his head in his hands, and started sobbing quietly.
When the chief clerk saw this, he sighed.
He reached out to pull Zhongmu County Magistrate, and at the same time he said: "Xiaguan has a way. Although Zhongmu County cannot be saved, it may be able to save the lives of the Ming Dynasty."
The Zhongmu County Magistrate, who was squatting on the ground with a grimace, jumped up when he heard this, grabbed the chief clerk's arms tightly with both hands, and asked: "What can I do? Tell me quickly?"
