The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 65 Chaos
"Iron Sand Palm, what kind of martial art is this?"

An Jingsi looked at the young man in the carriage looking up at the sky, then looked down at the screaming assailant, his face was bloody and his eyes were filled with iron filings, he was basically useless, if he really had such martial arts , I am afraid that no one in this world can match.

After thinking about it, Geng Qing is very cunning, how could he have such martial arts with his thin and weak body, not to mention that he saw the burst of flames just now, he probably understood that it was a kind of fireworks or something.

Without revealing it, the man who hurt his face dragged him in his hands, "Brother Geng, hurry back to the city, An Mou stays here and continues to investigate the suspicious person, you should first inform the county magistrate about this as soon as possible, and ask him to go back to the city." decide."

"Aren't you going to ask a few more questions?"

Geng Qing withdrew his gaze, lost the mood he showed just now, nodded, and called back to Dachun over there, who was punching the reckless man who was being framed up by the soldiers with both fists, and when the excitement passed, he grinned and rubbed his fists , returning to the carriage with a bruised nose and a swollen face, "Da Zhu, don't look at me like that, he is worse than me."

As he spoke, he shook the reins and yelled: "Drive!" He drove the horse and the carriage around the dense crowd in front, and drove back to the official road from the other direction, showing the county government's badge to the guards. Can go into town.

Entering the city, the bustling and noisy market dilutes the misery outside. In the carriage, Geng Qing said he was relaxed before, but he really couldn't feel relaxed at all. The people who attacked him must be the Shatuo people mixed in the refugee team.

Soon, the carriage stopped outside the county yamen, and the police officers and civil servants came and went in and out of the yamen. The official took the official document down and arranged the matter properly according to the above approval.

When Geng Qing came over, he had just finished annotating a batch of official documents. The weather was hot, so he took the fan and shook it vigorously. He didn't want to move, so he pointed the fan at a chair by the opposite wall.

"Sit by yourself."

After asking the yamen servant to bring some tea, the fat county magistrate then asked about the business: "Why did you come back alone? How is the situation outside?"

The master who was holding a pen to reply also raised his face to look over. Over there, Geng Qing blew on the tea stalk floating in the mouth of the cup, and told the miserable situation outside. Naturally, he also told the two of them about the attack, including himself guess.

".In the next family there is a woman named Qiaoniang, who is from Yunzhou. She went south with her parents because of the rebellion caused by the Shatuo people. When the chief executive left that day, he also said that he was going to Yunzhou on this errand. To inspect and appease, today I asked an old man outside the city, someone over there drove the villagers to besiege the city, and seized the opportunity to seize the city. After knowing this news, he was attacked, but fortunately, An County Captain arrived in time, and the thieves took it down."

"You mean, there are Shatuo people lurking inside?"

Zhao Hongjun's face was not good-looking. His face was covered with sweat, but now the beads of sweat dripped down in a straight line. He rubbed his palms and walked back and forth in front of the table.

"What should I do, if the Shatuo people rebel, I will lose my life!"

On the side, the chief book whispered: "Master, you are just the county magistrate."

"The county magistrate is not an official anymore? Parents in a place rule life and death. If I surrender them, wouldn't I become a traitor? When the court comes and regains the lost land, what will the county do? Flee with the Shatuo people in a panic? Or was it sent to Caishikou for a decisive decision? You just hope that this county will die!"

"I dare not to be humble."

"County Honor." Geng Qing interjected at this time, and the master over there looked grateful, and cupped his sleeves and cupped his hands: "Right now it's just a guess, why don't you send people to investigate outside, the news is cut off at this time, it's very suspicious , if there is definite news, it will not be too late to say how to take the next step.”

Can't discuss the general detailed measures, and Geng Qing has no experience in this field, so he can only take one step at a time. Right now, he can only send more people outside the city to guard the city gates and walls to maintain order. The shops are closed, and the long street seems deserted, and the occasional figures in the past are mostly in a hurry.

Geng Qing went to the refugee camps every day to check for omissions and make up for vacancies. After the last attack, the six-hole firearm was always by his side, and even Dachun was equipped with a horizontal knife tied around his waist. His body shape can also scare people.

When I was on shift, I would also go to the Golden Knife Gang to have a rest, and chat with Dou Wei about some things in the gang, how to develop in the future, and then I went to the backyard to look at the waterside pavilion, Bai Yunxiang looked through the account books, As soon as he saw the young man coming, he put away the account book, asked Geng Qing to sit down, and gently kneaded his shoulders and the side of his head with his hands.

"Is this going to be the shopkeeper?"

Bai Yunxiang glanced at the account book on the stone table, and unconsciously used her hands hard, and couldn't help but smile: "Do you think I'm a shopkeeper?"

The woman's hands are not like ordinary women, they are white and plump, and the strength of the fingertips is always just right. Geng Qing closed her eyes in enjoyment, and smiled lightly.

"It's done naturally, don't worry, women are no worse than men."

"I'm your woman, are you willing to let me show my face?" Bai Yunxiang blinked her eyes, maybe her hands were a little sore, she stopped, leaned over to lean against the man's back, her red lips lightly pressed against her ears, and her small white hands followed The shoulders slid to the chest and gently scratched.

"I'm not afraid. Someone hooked up my concubine?"

"Hook? If the other party is a errand, I can't help it."

"Just say annoying things, it's disgusting." Bai Yunxiang pinched the back of Geng Qing's neck angrily, and threw herself on her again, hugging her whole body in her arms, as if she couldn't bear to let go. Rubbing his cheek back and forth against his bun, smelling the faint smell of sweat on it.

"Enemies. Why does this concubine become happier every time you talk? If you don't come for a day, my heart will be empty."

"I like to listen, and then just talk more, come and sit down first, I have something important to tell you."

Geng Qing grabbed the little hand on his chest and led Bai Yunxiang to sit on the stone bench next to him, "I intend to change careers to the Golden Knife Gang to do legitimate business, but this place is no longer suitable."

Seeing his serious expression, the woman restrained the charm on his face a little, and smiled hesitantly at the corner of her mouth, "Then where are you going?"

"Chang'an."

Afraid that she would not understand, Geng Qing explained: "Feihu County is close to Khitan. Although it can be used for border trade, it is still a border town. Not to mention that wars are prone to happen. You probably know about the refugees outside. I was arrested outside the city two days ago. People attacked, and after torture by An County Captain, he knew the identity of the Shatuo people on the other side, and it seems that there will be a war in the near future."

"fighting?"

"Well." Geng Qing didn't know how to explain, "The surrounding news has been cut off for a while, so many refugees have entered the Feihu territory, but there is no news from other nearby counties. Except for the war and the blockade by scouts, we I really can't think of any other possibility. Once a fight breaks out and Feihu County is destroyed, you and I, including the remaining foundation of the Golden Knife Gang, will not be able to keep it. If they are captured by them, the men will only serve as labor, but what will happen to the women? How about thinking about it?"

Listening to his words, Bai Yunxiang unconsciously sketched a very likely picture in her mind, and immediately clenched the handkerchief tightly, her face turned pale.

After a while, he nodded hesitantly.

"The concubine listens to you."

Geng Qing comforted her, told her to sell some properties that could not be taken away, exchange them for food and silver, prepare a few more carts, and then returned to the county government. Not long after, the three arrestees who were sent by Zhao Hongjun to inquire Almost back, one of them was stabbed twice and almost died.

And the news brought back: half a month ago, Duan Wenchu, the defense envoy of Datong, was hacked by Li Keyong, the deputy envoy of Shatuo in Weizhou, and Li Jinzhong, the envoy of Shatuo in Yunzhou, and Kang Jun, the general of Yajiang, raised their troops to respond!

(End of this chapter)