The two war barracks of the Tiger Banner were stationed along the banks of the Fuyang River and were not in a hurry to attack Guangfu City.
Lu Xiangsheng, who had come all the way from Zhending Mansion, had already entered Shunde Mansion.
Lu Xiangsheng did not rush to send troops to rescue Yongnian in Guangfu City, but stationed troops in Xingtai, pretending to give up Guangping Mansion.
This made many Guangping officials in Guangfu City suffer.
There was chaos in Guangfu City.
The officials have begun to think about whether to surrender after the city is broken, or to disguise themselves as ordinary people and escape from the city.
Because the Tiger Banner army has no intention of attacking Guangfu City, Guangfu City can still enter and leave freely at this time, but this freedom does not include the people at the bottom.
The four gates of Guangfu City are tightly closed. Only officials in Guangfu City can enter and exit the city gates, and they can only leave the city with a warrant from the prefect of Guangping Prefecture.
There were many guards placed on the city wall, and even the police officers from the government office were sent to the city wall to guard the city.
"I'd like to report to you, sir, that the people sent to Shunde Mansion are back." Chang followed Liu Qing to Houyatong to report.
Liu Yangcui, who was sitting in the back office, heard this and said hurriedly: "Quickly, bring this person in for me."
The long follower came outside the house and soon brought in a yamen servant who looked like he had been worn out by a lot of work.
"Kowtow to the Grand Master of Futai." As soon as the yamen entered the back office, he took the lead in kowtowing to Liu Yangcui, the prefect of Guangping Prefecture, and said hello.
Seeing the Yamen servant who had returned from Shunde Mansion in front of him, Liu Yangcui leaned forward eagerly and asked eagerly: "Did Deputy Ambassador Lu agree to send reinforcements?"
"The deputy envoy did not agree to send troops to Guangfu City, but, just..." The officer hesitated in his tone.
The prefect Liu Yangcui slapped the table with his hand angrily and asked: "It's just what, why don't you tell me quickly!"
"The deputy envoy told me that you must hold on to Guangfu City. As long as the tiger bandits are blocked, the deputy envoy said that I would personally ask the court for credit for you." The Yamen officer finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at Liu Yangcui secretly.
Wow!
Liu Yangcui's arms pulled everything on the table to the ground.
I just heard him say viciously: "I don't need him to paint cakes and eat cakes here. I really think that I am a fledgling who is in and out of official circles. You are using such words to deal with me."
The yamen servant was so frightened that he pressed his forehead against the ground and did not dare to raise his head.
"Go to Shunde Mansion immediately and tell Lu Jiandou that if he doesn't bring troops to Guangping Mansion immediately, I will report him to the court." Liu Yangcui shouted to the government servant who was kneeling on the ground.
"Young man, go right here."
The yamen servant got up from the ground and hurriedly ran out of the house, fearing that if he stayed for a moment longer, he would become a tool for the prefect to vent his anger.
Liu Qing, the chief follower, bent over and picked up the things scattered on the ground. While doing so, he raised his head and said, "Sir, please calm down. No matter how courageous Lu Jiandou is, he will not dare not come to rescue Guangping Mansion, otherwise the court will not let him go." he."
"What do you know!" Liu Yangcui glanced at his long follower and said immediately, "Lu Jiandou was being used by the imperial court at the very moment. How could the imperial court use Lu Jiandou for the sake of me, the prefect of Guangping Prefecture?"
After hearing this, Chang Sui moved his hands slowly and said with a bad expression: "If Lu Jiandou doesn't send troops to rescue Guangfu City, then you, the eldest sir, will be in danger."
Changsui was brought by Liu Yangcui from his hometown. Unlike the yamen servants and officials in the yamen, he and Liu Yangcui were our own people.
"Hmph!" Liu Yangcui snorted in his nasal voice.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that if the Tianxiong Army didn't come to rescue Guangfu City, he would be really in danger this time.
There were only two ways before him, either suicide or surrender to the bandits.
Although the Tiger Character Banner has occupied three provinces, it is still a bandit in the eyes of Ming officials.
If you want to wash away the identity of bandits, you must either unify the Central Plains, or the power will still exist after several generations, and at least one province must be guaranteed.
If it fails to meet one of these two points, not only in the eyes of Ming officials, but also in the eyes of Ming scholars, the Tiger Character Banner is still a first-rate bandit.
"Sir, we have to find a way!" Liu Qing, the eldest follower, did not bother to clean up the things on the ground, and stood up from the ground nervously.
Liu Yangcui glanced at his long follower and said: "The only way is to hold on to Guangfu City until the court reinforcements arrive, otherwise I will not survive. You can go back to your hometown by yourself."
Plop!
The eldest follower Liu Qing knelt down on the ground, with a sad look on his face, and said in a tearful voice: "I won't leave, I am a slave of the Liu family. I will follow you whether I live or die."
As he spoke, he knocked his head to the ground.
"You are loyal, don't act like a little girl, get up quickly!" Liu Yangcui said to Chang Sui who was kneeling on the ground, and motioned for him to get up.
"Sir, if you don't agree to let me accompany you, I won't get up." Liu Qing, the elder, knelt on the ground and didn't move, just looking up at Liu Yangcui.
Liu Yangcui sighed softly and said helplessly: "That's all, get up. I'll just follow your wishes and stay with me!"
Hearing this, Liu Qing burst into laughter and stood up.
"Master, what should we do next?" After expressing his loyalty, Liu Qing asked Liu Yangcui for advice.
Liu Yangcui thought for a while and said: "Actually, I have another way, maybe I can survive in death."
"What can I do?" Changsui Liu Qing became curious, but then he thought of something, his face changed, and he said hesitantly, "Sir, you don't want to be a thief, do you?"
After hearing this, Liu Yangcui flicked his sleeves and robe, his face sank, and he scolded: "Nonsense, I am deeply favored by the emperor, how could I obey the thief? If you dare to say such treasonous words again, I will not spare you." "
"It's just a small lie. I didn't control this bad mouth." Liu Qing, the long-term follower, raised his hand and lightly slapped his cheek, showing an attitude of admitting his mistake.
Liu Yangcui waved his hands in disgust and said, "Okay, okay, watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense in the future."
"Yes, yes, yes, the elder's teachings will be engraved in my heart and I will never forget them in this life." Liu Qing, the eldest follower, echoed from the side.
Liu Yangcui had heard this kind of flattery so many times that he didn't take it seriously for a long time. He only heard him say: "Go back and clean up, prepare more dry food and water, and leave Guangfu City today."
"Sir, do you want to abandon the city and flee? I don't want to be an official anymore!" Liu Qing, the commander-in-chief, looked at Liu Yangcui with wide eyes.
Even if he was just a long-time follower, he still knew how serious a crime it was for the prefect to abandon the city and flee.
Liu Yangcui frowned and said, "Who said I was leaving? It was you who left Yongnian alone. I will not leave. I will stay and stay until reinforcements from the court arrive."
"The younger one won't leave either. The younger one will stay with you, the eldest master." Liu Qing, the elder follower, expressed his loyalty and said that he also wanted to stay.
Hearing this, Liu Yangcui's face sank and he said: "I'm asking you to leave, but I'm not asking you to go back to your hometown. Besides, my hometown has been occupied by tiger thieves. How can you survive if you go back?"
