Of course Yang Yizhong knew that the other party was exaggerating. If it really came to this, he would just run away. Why would he still stay here?

However, he was too lazy to care and just continued to ask: "Did Xiao En refuse the government troops to enter? Was it his personal decision or was it a special order from Zhang Zhenfu of Liangshanpo?"

"Well……"

"to be honest!"

"It should be that Governor Zhang specifically ordered it." Zhang Erguan said carefully. "Because there was a rumor before that General Yue of Jeju in the south had already led a hundred thousand troops to Zhongdu County south of the Wenshui River, but suddenly stopped. It was Governor Zhang who said across the Wenshui River that if General Yue crossed the river, he would break off the friendship with him... and that he would repay the old grudge with all his strength."

Yang Yizhong was silent for a moment, he knew that things were going to be difficult.

You must know that Zhang Rong has made great contributions. No matter how you look at it, this man has made tremendous contributions to the great victory of Liangshanpo. And as a confidant of the emperor, Yang Yizhong is also very clear that Emperor Zhao also has a clear attitude towards this man - he is a friend, not an enemy, and he admires him very much.

However, at the same time, anyone with a little bit of insight could notice that Zhang Rong was wary of the imperial court. Although he had been appointed as a pacification envoy by the imperial court, he did not take it seriously at all and issued official positions without restraint, treating the imperial court's prestigious positions as playthings... That would have been fine, but the key point was that later, when the government returned to the old capital and wrote a special letter to summon him, he turned a deaf ear to it and even privately spread the word that he was happy in Liangshanpo and was not under the control of the government.

To put it bluntly, it’s just four words - the thief never changes!

The only thing is that this thief is the one that the government is concerned about.

However, even so, Yang Yi Zhong only hesitated for a moment before making up his mind... After all, he knew on the way that there had been a large-scale battle on the other side of the Jishui River, near Pingyin County. During the war, since he was close to the front line and it was a matter of military importance, how could he hesitate?

"Zhang Erguan," Yang Yizhong asked softly when he thought of this. "Since you are so bold as to come and instigate me, let me ask you, can you open the city gate when you go back?"

"No need to go through the city gate." Zhang Maode responded quickly. "There is a warehouse next to my herbal medicine store on the west side of the city wall. The captain on the wall was a regular captain in charge of catching thieves in the county. He has always been on good terms with me... I will go back and prepare for the battle. The commander can send his soldiers to climb over the wall and gather at my warehouse. But..."

Without waiting for the other party to hint, Yang Yizhong nodded directly: "I know that the city's attitude has angered me. I have detained all these people and only let you return to the city. Prepare cattle, wine, gold and silver to exchange for people!"

Zhang Maode could not help but be overjoyed, secretly praising the officer for being a capable man despite his young age. So he only said a few more words, then left a group of stunned wealthy people from the same county, quickly put on a sad face, and hurriedly said goodbye and went back.

However, Zhang Maode returned to the city alone with a sad face. After a moment, he turned back with a sad face. He was accompanied by dozens of soldiers. The leader was dressed strangely. When he got closer, he was unforgettable at first sight.

It turned out that this man had a dark and red face and a short and strong build. He was obviously a poor man who made a living on the water. However, he was wearing an ill-fitting green robe of a county magistrate, a stiff-winged hat, and only a hemp rope tied around his waist. When he took a big step, a pair of open-toed hemp shoes were exposed... He came over like a duck that had come ashore, swaying towards him.

The generals behind Yang Yi Zhong saw this from afar and couldn't help laughing, except Yang Yi Zhong, whose expression became serious.

"How dare you, a bunch of officials and soldiers from Tokyo, detain our envoys from Yanggu County?" The man came a few dozen steps away, gesticulating and shouting. "It's been so many years, but you are still as arrogant as Emperor Daojun back then? You are the ones who have brought disaster to our country and the people. You are also the ones who caused the Jin and Qi people to appear. Now that we won't let you into the city, what else can we do?"

Zhai Biao and others behind him got angry after hearing this, but Yang Yizhong remained calm and bowed from a distance: "But County Magistrate Xiao? We are the imperial guards, and we came to Dongping to fight against the Pseudo-Qi by imperial decree. May I ask County Magistrate Xiao, the military situation is serious. I heard on the way that the Pseudo-Qi troops seem to be fighting with Zhang Zhenfu near Pingyin County. It is only a few dozen miles away from here. If the cavalry comes, they will arrive overnight. Why do you want to expose us in the wild?"

The man who came was Xiao En, the leader of Liangshanpo. He was also stunned when he heard the words, but he gritted his teeth and said: "If that's what you say, you can withdraw your troops. I will send someone to escort you back to Puzhou to settle down!"

"I'm here on the orders of the emperor!" Yang Yizhong put down his hand and looked at him coldly. "The emperor has personally ordered two thousand squads to go to the front to help. How can we retreat without a fight?"

"You keep calling me the emperor, but do you know that the emperor Zhao promised my brother the land of Dongping Prefecture when he appointed him as the governor?" Xiao En heard this and threw off his hat and grabbed it in his hand, confronting him directly. "And today my brother is trying to avenge his previous humiliation, and he even refused to allow someone as close as Yue Zhenfu to come over to help. Even if you were sent by the emperor, how could I tolerate you? Today, I don't have enough troops and horses to stop you, otherwise I wouldn't even let you pass, how can you enter the city?!"

"Are you really not allowed to enter the city?" Yang Yizhong sounded a little impatient.

"No!"

"What if the Jin army or the pseudo-Qi army really comes?" Yang Yi Zhong asked without delay.

"If you refuse to withdraw, I will come out of the city to help you!" Xiao En answered straightforwardly. "But you must return the messengers in the city first... Although they are all bastards who are rich and unkind, they should not be detained by you guys from Tokyo for no reason!"

Yang Yizhong nodded, but calmly turned back and ordered: "Use the city wall as a support, set up camp under the city, and then release these people."

After these words were spoken, everyone in the imperial guards was indignant, Xiao En was also stunned. As for the wealthy businessmen who were sold out by Zhang Erguan, they were naturally ecstatic. Only Zhang Maode opposite was dumbfounded - it turned out that this officer was just a figurehead and he had made a wrong bet.

But at this moment, Yang Yizhong, who knew what these people were thinking, turned around, holding the knife in one hand and pointing at Xiao En with the other, and said sternly:

"Xiao Zhixian, Xiao Tongzhi! Although I'm giving you a leg today, I also want you to know that it's not that I, Yang Yizhong, am afraid of you. I just don't care about your three or five hundred soldiers. I respect you today because you are wearing an official robe and are seeking justice for the people under your rule. Since I'm an official appointed by the court, even if I look down on you, a traitor from Water Margin, I still have to respect you as the governor of Yanggu. That's all!"

PS: I recommend the book "Asking the Way in the Red Dust"... For Ji Cha, let's all cheer for him!

Then another report, Xiaojiu ran away, this is Liudanpashui's ghostwriter... I have been looking for him all night, I don't know if I can still find him... I was still trying to record the Easter egg chapter with him a few days ago.