please make me king

Chapter 924 Fair Dealing
Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, saw that the soldiers had closed the gate of the city according to his order, so he couldn't help but ordered: "The thieves are ferocious. Without the order of this general, you are not allowed to open the city gate without authorization. Anyone who violates it will be executed. No mercy!"

Then, he took his personal guards and fled the scene as if fleeing for his life.

As soon as he arrived at the post station, he hurriedly instructed: "If anyone comes to visit, tell me that I am sick and have the plague, and no one will be seen!"

It turned out that he was worried that other princes, nobles, and wealthy gentry would come to plead for mercy. At that time, he would not be able to save his sympathy and offend others, so he would simply disappear and let the thieves kill those servants and farmers.

They who were waiting to be killed couldn't stand it anymore, so they naturally wouldn't try to get out of the city and interfere with the officers and soldiers' defense strategies.

Immediately Zuo Guangxian went to rest with peace of mind. He didn't ask until it was ten minutes before he lighted the lamp, when he was eating, "How is the situation outside? Has anyone been here?"

"King Qin, Mr. Yang's family, and Mr. Li's family all sent people here, but after hearing that the general was ill, they all went back!" The confidant quickly responded.

"Why am I sick? You are the only one who is sick, and your whole family is sick!" Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, was a little bit harsh when he heard this, and couldn't help but angrily said.

The confidant didn't dare to say anything when he heard the words, so he had no choice but to be obedient.

"Why are there so few people here? Where are the other houses?" Zuo Guangxian was puzzled and asked again.

"The other families didn't come, they were all busy transporting firewood!" The confidant had no choice but to be honest.

"What? Where did they get the firewood?" Zuo Guang was startled when he heard the words.

"Of course they came back from woodcutters outside?" The confidant replied even more strangely.

"How is it possible? The people who went out to collect woodcutters from the city were obviously killed by thieves. How could they still gather firewood?" Firewood is not a light thing. If someone harassed and attacked, how could it be easily brought into the city?
"Then I don't know about this humble job!"

"Let's go to Fujun's place!" Zuo Guang frowned first, feeling that the matter was faintly out of his control, so he had better discuss it with Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi.

When Zuo Guang first arrived at the residence of Shaanxi governor Gan Xuekuo, Gan Xuekuo was eating.

Seeing that Zuo Guang came first, he couldn't help saying hello: "General Zuo, come in and sit down, have a cup of hot wine!"

Immediately Zuo Guangxian saw a table full of hot meals, and couldn't help laughing: "Nowadays there is a shortage of firewood in the city, I'm afraid I can only come to you to have a hot meal!"

"Haha!" Gan Xuekuo laughed when he heard the words, "If you had come half a day earlier, I wouldn't be able to eat here!"

"Oh? What's the reason?" Zuo Guangxian couldn't help asking, his heart moved.

"The servants left the city today and returned with a full load, bringing back a lot of firewood!" Gan Xuekuo laughed.

"I'm just going to ask my lord, how did everyone come back with a full load when they went out to collect woodcutters in the city this time?" Zuo Guangxian looked serious and couldn't help asking.

"You, you are still too young!" Gan Xuekuo shook his head, took a bite of the food, and then handed Zuo Guang a cup of hot wine before laughing, "Actually, this time I went out of the city to collect woodcutters, but I failed completely, but if I can't stand the thief, I will Eat and drink!"

"How do you say that?" Zuo Guang was surprised when he heard the words.

"The firewood was actually exchanged with food and thieves!" Gan Xuekuo revealed the truth with a mysterious smile.

"What? This...isn't this collaborating with the enemy!" Zuo Guangxian fought with Zhang Shun for several months, exhausted. He didn't expect that everyone would shake hands and make peace so soon, and his jaw almost dropped.

"What collaborating with the enemy?" Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, frowned, and said coldly, "General Zuo, I understand your wholehearted desire to wipe out the bandits, but you can't do it alone!"

"I see that you and the culprit have been defeated in a row, and you are also very anxious and worried. However, the old man does not know the art of war, and you can't help if you are anxious!"

Zuo Guang first saw that the governor's face was not good-looking, and quickly interjected: "In fact, the Fujun has promoted me a lot, and Zuo will remember it in his heart!"

"Forget you have some snacks!" Gan Xuekuo then showed his face, "Actually, it's not impossible to exchange food for firewood!"

"If you think about it, the thieves already have an advantage, so why did Haoduanduan trade with me fairly?"

"Fair trade?"

"Yes, the thief's asking price is not very high. It's almost a load of firewood for a package of food. Although it's a bit more expensive than usual, it's still a bit more stable than the price in the city." Gan Xuekuo laughed, "What does this mean?"

"Does it mean that the thieves are short of food?" Zuo Guang was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but exult.

"That's right, General Zuo is so smart." Gan Xuekuo replied with a half-smile, "That's really easy!"

"Since the thief wants to procrastinate, we will procrastinate, to the end!"

"Wouldn't it be a great achievement for us to attack from both sides when Liang Junmen leads the elite from the three sides?"

"This..." Zuo Guang first heard the words and thought, isn't this pressure transferred to Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides?
However, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, it is a basic skill to survive the death of a dead fellow Taoist.

He couldn't help laughing and said: "The military sect is really a good method, and the subordinates admire it. Since we can destroy the enemy without fighting, why not do it?"

Do you think that Zuo Guangxian really thinks so?
In fact, it is not the case, he also knows that if this drags on, the food in Xi'an city will decrease day by day, and it may not be able to drag the thieves.

It's just that in the Ming Dynasty, if you do more, you make more mistakes, if you do less, you make fewer mistakes, and if you don't do it, it's good.

Now that it can be delayed for a few days, let's delay it for a few days!
Neither Gan Xuekuo nor Zuo Guangxian saw any problems.

It's just that I didn't expect that just two days later, rumors spread all over the city.

Why did Zuo Guang lose a series of battles first, so he could only hide in the city, he was a mediocre general and a cowardly general!
The thieves didn't want to attack Xi'an City, but Zuo Guangxian ate cakes in the city of Xi'an earlier, he was despised by others, and deliberately lured the thieves to come here to avenge his past.

What else is there to be willing to learn broadly and be a corrupt Confucian? The culprit does not abuse or kill, but only has a private enmity with Zuo Guangxian. If he surrenders early, the culprit has already gone to another place!
Anyway, they are all remarks that are not worth refuting. It's just that since ancient times, there have been many fools and few wise men. How can you tell the difference?
After a while, Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, and Zuo Guangxian, commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, who resisted resolutely, became heinous people in front of the people!
In particular, they originally recruited food, grass and young men from the city, and took the opportunity to apportion the salary, which caused even more dissatisfaction.

Now that there is resentment, quite a few people fueled the flames and pointed their finger at the two leaders one after another.

Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi Province, was panicked when he heard a few words, and rushed to look for Zuo Guangxian, the chief military officer.

As a military officer, Zuo Guang didn't care about this, and said with a sneer, "A few sprites and sprites won't make a big difference, as long as I have soldiers and generals, how dare I come and stroke my beard?"

(End of this chapter)