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Chapter 234 0231 [Welcome the Qingzhou Army into the city! 】

In the past few days, the subordinate officials in the city have been having a hard time, and their mood has been as cold as these three-nine days.

From Kong Mu and Yasi to the gatekeepers, all of them were wary and fearful.

But even so, the government officials still didn't let them go. They became more and more strict, and they would be punished for any minor mistakes.

Xu Du lay with his head on the bed, looking indignant.

Just two days ago, when he was reporting an errand to his superior, he was accused of disrespecting his superior and was slapped twenty times just because he defended himself.

Fortunately, it was his brother who executed him, and he kept five points secretly.

Otherwise, if I continue to fight these twenty boards, I will have to lie in bed for at least two months.

Although the muscles and bones were not injured, the skin and flesh injuries were unavoidable.

Nowadays, I have to eat, drink, and poop in bed, and I have to be careful every time I go to the toilet, otherwise the wound will be affected, which will cause a heartbreaking pain.

"It's obviously the trouble caused by those thieves and the army, but they hit me."

The more Xu Dutou thought about it, the angrier he became, and the anger in his heart had accumulated to the extreme.

Especially, yesterday, Old Li Tou's little daughter was raped by Qiu Ba of Xuanhua Army, and Old Li Tou was wrongly accused and jailed.

In the entire county, no one knew that Old Li Tou was related to him.

This is a slap in the face!
"Xu Dutou, are you feeling better?"

At this time, a familiar greeting came from outside the house.

Not long after, the door was pushed open, and the woman said with joy on her face: "Master, Feng Kongmu is here to visit you."

Kong Mu is a senior subordinate in the government office, also known as Liutan Kong Mu. His target is the managers among the officials who join the army.

As the saying goes: Every hole in the eye, everything passes through his hands.

This shows Kong Mu's status among subordinate officials.

Hearing this, Xu Du, who was lying on the bed, was stunned for a moment.

You know, although he is a colleague, he is not familiar with Feng Kongmu.

To put it bluntly, he has a headache at every turn, and people usually look down on him.

After coming back to his senses, Xu Dutou suppressed the doubts in his heart and said with a wry smile: "Thank you Feng Kongmu for visiting me. I really can't get out of bed. Please don't blame Feng Kongmu."

Feng Kongmu waved his hand: "Why do you and I need to see each other outside?"

Seeing the other party's expression of a very close relationship, Xu Dutou became even more confused.

After the woman brought a cup of hot tea and dried fruits, she left wisely and closed the door.

Taking a sip of the hot tea, Feng Kongmu said with a troubled expression: "Brother Xu, it's not that my brother didn't help with Lao Li Tou's problem, it's actually that he can't protect himself."

Xu Dutou was flattered and hurriedly said: "Brother Feng's kindness, I appreciate it. Everyone is in trouble at the moment, how could I not know it?"

"Hey!"

Feng Kongmu sighed and said quietly: "Just this morning, Wang Dutou was killed!"

"what?!"

When Xu Du suddenly heard the news, he was shocked and asked quickly: "Why was he killed?"

There are three classes in the county government, namely the standing class Zaoli, the catching class Kuaishou, and the Zhuang class Minzhuang.

Xu Dutou is responsible for commanding the fast class, also known as the fast class.

The head of the royal capital mentioned by Feng Kongmu was led by Zhanbanzao officials.

Feng Kongmu said: "Deng Jie, the Marquis of Yu in Xuanhua Army, fell in love with the sister of Wangdutou and wanted to take her as his concubine."

Xu Dutou said calmly: "I remember that Wang Dutou's sister has been engaged for a long time. The man is Lu Xiucai from the south of the city. His family is well-off, so he and his sister are a good match."

Marquis Yu, the capital of the first army, was already quite a military attache. It stands to reason that he would be the head of the royal capital.

But there is no status for a concubine. If the master loves her, that's fine. If not, she is almost the same as a maid.

In contrast, although Lu Xiucai has no fame, he comes from a pure and scholarly family. If he becomes a Jinshi in high school in the future, he will reach the sky in one step.

Which one is light and which one is serious? Anyone with a little brain can tell the difference.

"Wow! Wang Dutou naturally didn't want to, so he and Deng Jie broke up on bad terms. Who would have thought that early this morning, Deng Jie led his troops to break into Wang Dutou's home and slandered him for secretly working with the rebels? Collusion, kill him with one knife." Feng Kongmu said with concern.

"You killed a Dutou privately, and those Qiu Ba people got so arrogant?"

Xu Dutou said with disbelief: "Zhizhou just doesn't care?"

"What do you care about?"

Feng Kongmu sneered: "Those Qiu Ba from the Xuanhua Army have the job of hunting down the rebels, and wantonly confuse right and wrong. But those officials from the government office have never cared about our life or death. In their eyes, you and I are nothing more than cattle and horses. We are dead." Just change it to another one.”

"Ugh!"

Xu Du punched his head hard on the bed, feeling the sorrow of the rabbit dying and the fox pitting in his heart.

This time it was Wang Dutou, so next time, would it be his turn to be Xu Dutou?
Seeing this, Feng Kongmu continued: "Now the government officials are suspicious of us and have even devised a method of sitting together. If we and other subordinate officials were not still needed to manage the people of the county and city, I am afraid they would have taken action long ago and killed them quickly. "

By this time, Xu Dutou had already tasted it.

First he glanced at the closed door, and then lowered his voice and said: "Brother Feng, please tell me if you have anything to say, we and other subordinate officials are like grasshoppers on a rope now, so we should unite as one."

"it is good!"

Feng Kongmu slapped his thigh and was waiting for this sentence. He said with a solemn expression: "Then brother will not beat around the bush. Before I came here, I had already met with Wang Yasi and Kong Du, and decided to defect to Han Zhen and welcome Qingzhou. The army enters the city!"

Xu Dutou felt a chill in his heart and frowned: "Brother Feng, can you believe what Han Zhen said? Don't enter the city at that time and use the heads of subordinate officials like me to appease the people!"

It's normal to have scruples. After all, this was the first time he heard about sharing the world with subordinates, and he felt a little guilty.

Feng Kongmu pondered: "Although I have never met Han Zhen, judging from his behavior during this period, he seems to be a man of his word. What's more, after Han Zhen enters the city, he will always need our help in governing the people?"

"Okay, I'm done!"

Xu Dutou hesitated again and again, then gritted his teeth and agreed.

At this point, the government official has put a knife on his neck, and it won't work if he doesn't agree.

After agreeing, Xu Dutou smiled bitterly: "Brother Feng, I'm in such a state that I can't even get out of bed, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much."

Feng Kongmu chuckled and said, "Brother Xu, don't belittle yourself. I'll look for an opportunity later and notify my men to arrest them and wait for orders."

The reason why he came to Xu Dutou was because he took a fancy to his group of agents.

Among the three squads, only the arresting squad and the strong squad have combat effectiveness. As for the officers standing guard, let's not talk about it.

The strong class is led by the brave archers from the countryside.

Xu Dutou nodded solemnly and said: "Brother Feng, don't worry, I will inform them later."

After finalizing the decision, Feng Kongmu stood up and said: "Now that my brother is under surveillance by Qiu Ba of the Xuanhua Army, I can't wait any longer, so I'll take my leave first."

"Brother Feng, walk slowly."

……

After leaving Xu Dutou's house, seeing that it was still early, Feng Kongmu came all the way to Zhuo Tower.

As soon as I entered the door, I happened to bump into Hu Xianzhao and others after finishing their drinks.

"I have met Commander Hu."

A flash of panic flashed in Feng Kongmu's eyes, and he quickly bowed and saluted to hide his guilty conscience.

"Ah."

Hu Xianzhao turned his nostrils upward and snorted softly as a greeting.

Seeing this, Feng Kongmu didn't say much and went straight to the second floor.

Looking at his back, Hu Xianzhao waved to the shopkeeper and ordered: "Keep a close eye on this person. If he comes into contact with a stranger, report it to my officer immediately."

The shopkeeper chuckled: "Commander Hu, please be patient, I understand."

When Zhuo Lou opened its doors, it was Zhao Ting's name, so no one dared to offend him.

Even if he recently learned that Qingzhou had fallen and that Zhao Ting was alive and dead, Hu Xianzhao did not dare to offend him too much.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper was also sensible and offered him a thousand coins, which made him extremely satisfied.

"By the way, this drink is worth the bill."

After Hu Xianzhao said that, he walked out of Zhuo Tower with a drunken pace and shouted.

After seeing the other party off, the shopkeeper calmly went upstairs.

He came to the door of a private room in the corner of the second floor and knocked on the door three times unhurriedly.

"Please come in!"

Listening to the sounds coming from the box, the shopkeeper opened the door and walked in.

After closing the door with his backhand, the shopkeeper sat down and said with a faint smile: "Has Feng Kongmu thought about it?"

After picking up the wine glass and drinking it all, Feng Kongmu stared into his eyes and said word by word: "Is what you said before true? When County Magistrate Han entered the city, he promised me an official?"

The shopkeeper corrected him: "What I said at the beginning was temporary replacement. Whether you can sit down and become a full-time official is entirely up to you. Under the county magistrate's rule, it is important to promote those who are capable and those who are mediocre. These are the subordinate officials who participated in the lock examination to become officials. , the term is also every six years, and there is a small test every year. If you fail the test, you will be removed from office at the end of your term."

When he said this, Feng Kongmu actually believed it.

After pondering for a moment, Feng Kongmu glanced warily in the direction of the door.Seeing this, the shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I've already given instructions to the waiter. Don't worry about the walls having ears."

After hearing this, Feng Kongmu lowered his voice and said: "I have contacted the police chief and the two chiefs today, and in addition to inciting some victims, I can barely make up more than a thousand people."

"There is no need for the people."

But the shopkeeper waved his hand and said sternly: "The people are unorganized, and there are many people talking, so it is easy for information to be leaked. Only the quick class and the strong class are enough!"

Feng Kongmu frowned and said: "The two squads combined only have more than [-] people, but there are [-] Xuanhua troops in the city."

The shopkeeper didn't speak, just clapped his hands.

The box door was pushed open, and Qiu Niu, dressed as a waiter, strode in.

Without waiting for Feng Kongmu to ask, the shopkeeper introduced: "This is the head of the scout camp under the county magistrate. He is fully responsible for this operation."

Feng Kongmu hurriedly greeted him and said, "The original way is to Qiu Dutou. It's rude."

Qiu Niu didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "How big is the Xuanhua Army in the government office?"

"100 people!"

Feng Kongmu replied.

Qiu Niu heard this and waved to him.

Feng Kongmu immediately understood and stepped forward.

After Qiu Niu warned him for a while, Feng Kongmu said hesitantly: "Qiu Dutou, it's not that I don't believe you, but is this firearm really so powerful?"

"You don't have to worry about this. You just need to remember that after lighting it, you can run as far as you can. Don't be buried with him when the time comes. It's my fault that I didn't remind you." Qiu Niu's tone was full of confidence.

Seeing what he said, Feng Kongmu could only nod in agreement and asked: "When will we do it?"

Qiu Niu replied: "Tomorrow night!"

"So fast?"

"The night is long and there are many dreams. The longer it is delayed, the more variables there will be."

……

that night.

From the corner of the east city wall, there was a loud and rapid barking of a dog.

If you listen carefully, you will find that the barking of the dog is actually very rhythmic.

The shouting lasted for half a cup of tea, and then gradually died down amid the shouts and curses of the Xuanhua army guarding the city wall.

Outside the city, in a patch of dead grass dozens of meters away from the city wall, a black figure slowly stood up and disappeared into the night in a few moments.

There was silence in the military camp.

In the Baihu Hall, Liu Qi was holding a large bowl of noodles and eating them deliciously.

Han Zhen was sitting behind the table in the hall, reading the proclamation in his hand.

Gee!
There is no false scholar under such a great reputation, and Xie Ding's literary talent is truly top-notch.

Quoting from classics and references, although the wording is not gorgeous, it exudes a sense of justice.

After reading the whole article, people just feel that it is natural for Han Zhen to rebel and follow the destiny.

After closing the letter, Han Zhen asked: "Can the copied copy be sent to the memorial hall?"

Liu Qi swallowed the noodles in two mouthfuls and replied: "Sent it, it has been published in the Di Bao. Once we have a hand in hand with the Western Army, the Di Bao will publish the statement and then it will be sent to all prefectures and counties."

"Ok!"

Han Zhen nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "You have worked hard these days, take a good rest for two days."

"Report!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud shout came from outside the White Tiger Hall.

"Xuan!"

After Han Zhen finished speaking, he saw a scout quickly walk into the lobby, bowed and said: "Reporting to the county magistrate, I have just received the signal from Qiu Dutou. Let's start at [-]:[-] pm tomorrow night!"

Hands-on?

Upon hearing these two words, Liu Qi's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly asked: "County magistrate, are we about to attack the city?"

Han Zhen nodded: "That's right."

Liu Qi didn't even bother to eat the noodles. He stood up, clasped his fists, and loudly asked for orders: "The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

"You don't need cavalry to attack a city."

Han Zhen glanced at him, and then ordered to Nie Dong: "Tomorrow, you will lead four thousand infantry and wait one mile outside the city. When you hear the explosion of firearms, immediately attack the east city gate."

"The last general takes orders!"

Nie Dong clasped his fists in response.

Hearing this, Liu Qi looked disappointed, picked up the noodles again, and started eating them.

……

……

The next day.

In the evening, an ox cart loaded with rice, grain, oil and salt slowly drove into the side gate of the government office.

Before he could enter the door, he was stopped by two Xuanhua Army soldiers who were on duty.

"What's your luck?"

A soldier asked loudly, looking at the bullock cart with wary eyes.

The middle-aged man driving the carriage smiled and explained: "When I return to the army, I am transporting rice and grain. I purchase a batch every few days."

Subordinate officials have to take care of their own food and lodging, but officials basically eat, drink, and have sex in the government office.

"According to the order of the governor, everything entering the government office must be inspected!"

The soldier said that and stepped forward to check.

Seeing the soldier opening the bags of rice and about to find the wooden box below, a flash of panic flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he hurriedly said: "Master, the sun is setting at this moment. If you delay the meal, the little one will I really can’t bear the responsibility, so I still hope to show my noble hand.”

As he spoke, a handful of copper coins was secretly stuffed into the soldier's arms.

Feeling the heavy weight in his arms, a trace of satisfaction flashed in the soldier's eyes, and he waved his hand and said, "Go quickly."

"Thank you, Master!"

The middle-aged man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him, and drove the ox cart into the government office.

All the way to the kitchen, the middle-aged man began to unload the food.

When a wooden box was moved down, he patted it specially and warned: "This is the wine purchased for the gentlemen. Be careful and don't break it."

"I saved it!"

A clerk who helped unload the goods nodded understandingly and walked into a public house holding the wooden box.

In the evening, the officials had already left their jobs, and only Feng Kongmu and a few scribes were still busy in the palace.

Placing the wooden box at Feng Kongmu's footsteps, Zaoli left in a hurry without saying much.

Time passed bit by bit, and night fell.

Unknowingly, the clapper sounded at midnight.

Haishi is here!

Feng Kongmu was shocked, put down the document in his hand, and winked at a clerk.

The clerk immediately stood up, walked out of the palace, looked around, and said softly: "Feng Kongmu, there is no one there."

"action!"

Feng Kongmu said hello, suppressed the tension and anxiety in his heart, and opened the wooden box.

I saw eight weird-shaped clay pots placed in the wooden box.

These pottery pots are round and smooth. The mouth of the pot is sealed with yellow mud, and a thin paper rope is exposed from it.

"Is this thing really capable of breaking apart mountains and rocks?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Feng Kongmu's mind.

But now, I can only believe that Qiu Du will die.

Twisting the paper ropes of the eight clay pots together, he took out the fire stick and lit it tremblingly.

laugh!
After the paper rope was ignited, it immediately made a soft sound and flashed with sparks.

Feng Kongmu kept Qiu Niu's words in mind, lit it on fire, and ran away.

After a group of five people ran out of the public house, they went straight to the side door.

The soldiers on duty saw their hurried expressions and were about to step forward to question them.

boom! ! !
A deafening loud noise came from the government office.

(End of this chapter)