Huang Shan learned that Ming Dechang would plead for him, so he stood up and thanked Ming Dechang.
Ming Dechang waved his hand and stared at Huang Shan.
"It's a pity that you don't have the same nobility as your father."
"After that, I will have someone bring you food every day."
When Huang Shan saw Ming Dechang preparing to leave, he immediately said, "Uncle Ming, my nephew has one more request."
Hearing Huang Shan change his name to "uncle", Ming Dechang chuckled and stopped.
"Now that my nephew's good wife is still at home, she is afraid of being assassinated by villains. Can you please ask uncle..."
Before Huang Shan finished speaking, Ming Dechang nodded.
"Okay, I will take her to the city and arrange for someone to take care of her. How about we make another plan after the superiors sentence you?"
Seeing that Ming Dechang agreed without hesitation, Huang Shan quickly bowed his hands and thanked him again.
By the time Ming Dechang left the cell, the jailer had already begun to massage Huang Shan's back.
"Huang Yingxiong, if you have any orders, just let me know."
"I will send you a set of bedding right now."
"How can you let Huang Yingxiong sleep on this thatch!"
Ming Dechang, who left the cell, called his master and arranged for him to send someone to take Liu Ruyan to stay in the city.
When the master heard this, he looked at Ming Dechang with some doubts.
"Master, is this necessary?"
"Master can just take care of Huang Shan. Why bother taking care of his mother-in-law?"
After hearing this, Ming Dechang immediately yelled: "Stupid!"
"I have an old affair with the Huang family, and many people in the county know about it."
"I know I always repay my kindness."
"Now Huang Shan has done something righteous but is in trouble. Now I take the initiative to take care of his wife..."
The master suddenly realized what he was doing.
"Hey, it turns out that the master has thought of this."
"The villain is indeed stupid."
"In this case, who in Caoxian County would not say that I am a benevolent and good official who knows how to repay his kindness!"
Ming Dechang chuckled and patted his master on the shoulder.
"You know, why don't you go quickly!"
The master nodded repeatedly and immediately called people over to make arrangements to take Liu Ruyan into the city.
But it's getting late now, and it won't be until tomorrow to go out of the city to pick someone up.
Ming Dechang, who returned to his home, stretched himself, but was interrupted by a coquettish voice.
"Dad, why did you arrest the hero who defeated the bandits?"
Hearing his daughter's question, Ming Dechang chuckled and reached out to take the hot towel and apply it on his face to relieve his fatigue.
Seeing that her father was just covering his face without answering her words, Ming Yirou immediately reached out to scratch his father's itchy flesh.
Ming Dechang, who was scratched on the itchy spot, immediately smiled and took the towel away from his face.
"Good daughter, let dad go!"
Ming Yirou stopped with a small look on her face, and then asked again.
"Dad, is the hero who fought off the bandits really the Huang family brother who was scolded by dad before and was useless?"
Ming Dechang nodded and then rubbed Ming Yirou's head.
"Daddy also made a mistake this time."
"I didn't expect that Huang Zishan actually wanted to be Zhou Chu."
Ming Yirou heard this and quickly said that she knew Zhou Chu.
"Dad, Zhou Chu died on the battlefield in the end."
Ming Dechang was suddenly speechless, but he saw his daughter laughing softly, with a look on her face that was teasing him.
"You little girl, since you dare to tease daddy, let's see how daddy handles you."
When Mrs. Ming saw the playful father and daughter, she immediately smiled and greeted them to eat.
...
"The Northern Barbarians invaded, less than thirty miles away from here!"
The gatekeeper who was sleeping leaning against the city gate was suddenly startled by the sound coming from outside the city.
The soldiers looked out of the city with torches and saw Ye Busuo, covered in blood, calling the door anxiously.
Regarding such an urgent military situation, the soldiers did not dare to neglect and immediately went to find their heads to report the situation.
The guards stationed in Cao County still looked sleepy after being woken up.
It wasn't until the soldiers reported several times in succession that he woke up from his stupor.
What! ?
The Northern Barbarians invaded? Less than thirty miles?
"How many people are there in the Northern Barbarians?"
The soldier shook his head and said he didn't know.
Dutou immediately put on his clothes and went straight to the city gate.
Until then, the city gates of Caoxian County had not been opened for Ye Bushou, who desperately came to warn.
"Do you know how many soldiers and horses from the Northern Barbarians are coming?"
I saw someone who looked like a commander appearing on the tower.
Wang Qi immediately said loudly: "General Qi, we were suddenly attacked while patrolling the border."
"There are about two to three thousand people in the Northern Barbarians, and they are all skilled archers and horses."
"We fought desperately to break through, but our brothers suffered heavy casualties."
There were two to three thousand Northern Barbarians who heard about the invasion.
The Imperial Guards immediately turned pale.
There are only a hundred people under him, but there are two or three thousand people on the opposite side?
This is a slap in the face. You can escape to Liuzhou City and report first.
"You hang this brother in a bamboo basket first, and don't open the city gate."
After saying this, the imperial guards all turned around and ran towards the county government office.
However, the imperial guards arrived at the county government office with a few personal followers. Instead of reporting the situation, they pushed aside the night watchman, walked to the stables, and took the county government's horse away.
The night guard saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"General, no one can use these horses without the lord's order."
They all glanced at the yamen officer who blocked them, and immediately took out the sword in their hands.
"If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
The officer glanced at the shining sword and could only step aside tremblingly.
Dutou took his personal entourage and escaped from the southern city gate, leaving behind a city of people and officials who were still unaware.
"Master, it's bad, it's a disaster!"
The master of the Ming family didn't even have time to put on his clothes before he violently slapped the wooden door of Ming Dechang's bedroom.
Ming Dechang, who was sleeping, got up and opened the door, frowning and looking at his master.
"Could it be that the bandits from Qingfeng Mountain came to take revenge?"
The master shook his head and said with a fearful expression: "They are not bandits, they are northern barbarians!"
When he heard the word "Northern Barbarian", Ming Dechang's eyes widened instantly.
"Northern barbarians?"
"Now is the time for peace talks between the imperial court and the Northern Barbarians. How come the Northern Barbarians..."
In an instant, Ming Dechang understood that it was precisely because the imperial court was in peace talks with the Northern Barbarians.
That's why the Northern Barbarians invaded the border gates to put pressure on the Daqian court.
Thinking of this, Ming Dechang hammered the door frame hard.
"The barbarians are indeed afraid of power and not moral!"
"The more the court gives in to them, the more they push forward."
"Quickly, summon the imperial troops stationed in the city and discuss with them how to defend the city."
The master just spoke again at this moment.
"Sir, Li Dutou of the imperial army has already taken the county government's horses and ran away from the south city gate with his followers!"
Ming Dechang almost fainted when he heard this.
When the Northern Barbarians invaded, the Forbidden Army general responsible for guarding the city was the first to abandon the city and flee.
As the magistrate of Cao County, I have the responsibility to defend the land. If I run away, the three tribes will be annihilated.
Unless he dies in the city, he will be recognized by the court as loyal and treat his family well.
How should I, a civil servant and a group of stragglers, defend the county seat?
