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There were huge crowds of people inside the South City Gate, mainly divided into two groups.
On one side were Lin Qianqian, Wei Feng and other soldiers, who had just won a great victory and were feeling very proud.
On the other side were Qin Chuan and Prefect Xu and his entourage. Because Lin Qianqian fought so well in this battle, killing more than ten thousand enemies with only a few thousand men and making great contributions, Qin Chuan didn't want Lin Qianqian to get all the glory, so he came to cause trouble for Lin Qianqian.
Prefect Xu was in the same group as Qin Chuan. He liked to be the first to speak out, and he said in public with certainty and certainty: "It is obvious that Captain Lin must have ordered someone to open the city gate and let the enemy in. Captain Lin, you are dead."
Prefect Xu's words angered many people.
The scene suddenly became filled with anger.
The northern barbarians have taken advantage of us and shit on us, but you, Prefect Xu and Marshal Qin, not only do not resist, you also want to settle the score with Captain Lin later.
Captain Lin is not as timid as you two. Captain Lin led everyone to fight off the enemy, made great contributions, saved Beiyue City, and protected the people in the city from being slaughtered. He is the benefactor of Beiyue City, and benefactors cannot be slandered or blasphemed.
General Chen was also very angry. Captain Lin was his savior. How dare you curse Captain Lin to death? I will beat you up.
He was a rough man who believed in using action rather than words. He wanted to step forward with an iron mace and subdue the enemy by force, but was stopped by the calm and self-controlled General Song.
"The problems that Captain Lin is facing are already difficult enough, so please don't cause her any more trouble."
General Song could stop General Chen, but he couldn't stop others.
Someone threw a snowball at Prefect Xu's head, and the situation suddenly got out of control.
Someone "accidentally" knocked down Prefect Xu.
The incident happened so suddenly that there was no time to see who hit me.
After the short and fat body of Prefect Xu fell down, countless feet soon stepped on it.
Someone stepped on his arm, someone stepped on his neck, someone stepped on his legs, and more people stepped on his stomach. Who made him have such bad intentions?
After the chaos stopped, Prefect Xu could no longer get up and could only scream "ouch ouch ouch".
The crowd moved quickly and dispersed in all directions in the blink of an eye, leaving only Prefect Xu in the open space in the middle, howling like a pig.
Qin Chuan took a closer look and found that Xu Zhifu's fat, white face was deformed and distorted. Oh my god, it was so miserable.
"Old Xu, can you still get up?"
"Ouch, ouch, it hurts so much, I can't get up, someone stepped on my right rib and broke it, ouch, ouch, it hurts--"
Qin Chuan arranged for people to carry Prefect Xu to the side.
Prefect Xu held Qin Chuan's hand tightly and said, "Marshal Qin, you must find out who harmed me and avenge me. Find them and behead them—"
Qin Chuan: Find him and behead him? How can it be that easy? What happened just now happened so quickly that I didn't have time to see what happened. Finding him is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Qin Chuan ordered people to check the casualties at the scene, and found that only Prefect Xu was injured in the chaos.
It is obvious that someone deliberately targeted Prefect Xu and caused the riot.
Prefect Xu just said a few extra words, but he ended up like this.
These people are really crazy. In order to protect Captain Lin, they actually harmed Prefect Xu like this.
"Prefect Xu is an official appointed by the court. To harm an official appointed by the court is a serious crime. I will give you a chance to make meritorious service. If any of you reports the criminal, you will be rewarded with silver—"
Prefect Xu knew that the reward must come from his private treasury, and fearing that Qin Chuan might have said too much, he quickly said, "The reward is one thousand taels of silver."
It was quiet all around.
Prefect Xu was very depressed. These soldiers could only get one or two taels of silver as military pay every month. Now that a huge fortune of one thousand taels was placed in front of them, he was not moved at all. It was really strange.
He gritted his teeth and said, "The reward is five thousand taels of silver." This was his limit, it couldn't be any higher.
As a result, no one came forward to report it.
Qin Chuan: Good, very good. I didn’t expect these people to be so united and protect Lin Qianqian so well.
He thought about it in his mind. If he, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, insisted on punishing Lin Qianhu today, he would undoubtedly suffer the same fate as Xu Zhifu, and be attacked from behind. Moreover, his fate might be even worse than Xu Zhifu's, and his injuries might be more serious.
So we can only let Lin Qianhu go for the time being, there is no other choice.
He forced a smile and said to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work, soldiers. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, I naturally have to find out the truth of this battle so that I can report it to the court. Don't worry, I will report the merits of the soldiers to the court truthfully..."
After Qin Chuan spoke some righteous words, he began to set a trap for Lin Qianqian again, "Captain Lin has made great contributions this time. Previously, Captain Lin said that he would go to the Northern Barbarian Territory to rescue people. I wish Captain Lin success. When the people are rescued, I will hold a celebration banquet for Captain Lin."
Go, go, quickly go to Beizi country, it is full of dragons and tigers, no matter how powerful you are, there is no return.
Lin Qianqian: "Okay, I will definitely rescue the person and bring him back to the Great Yan Dynasty. Marshal Qin promised in public last time that he would not arrest innocent girls again. You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and your words are binding. You cannot go back on your word."
The smile on Qin Chuan's face froze for a moment, then he nodded, and then took the injured Xu Zhifu away from the scene.
Prefect Xu was carried onto a flatbed cart by two people, and he kept shouting, "Marshal Qin, you must avenge me! Ouch, it hurts so much—"
Silver Moon Teahouse.
The scholars were worried about the safety of Beiyue City and were gathering together waiting for news.
Everyone thought they were doomed, but suddenly good news came.
Luo Gang's follower Shunzi came back with information.
"Sir, this is great news. The Northern Barbarians lost more than 10,000 soldiers. I heard that the remaining several thousand have already fled with their tails between their legs. The crisis in Beiyue City has been resolved."
A group of scholars breathed a sigh of relief.
Some people are timid and afraid that the enemy will come to besiege Beiyue City again. It is wise to leave Beiyue City quickly while the threat is lifted.
Luo Gang: "Mr. Gu, are you leaving? I am willing to escort you all the way back to the capital."
"Don't leave yet, I still have things to do."
Gu Yun did not plan to leave. Although he was a scholar, he was not afraid of death.
Moreover, he had been living a comfortable life since coming to Beiyue City.
Not only did he appreciate the masterpieces of the painting saint, but he also made a lot of money as a painter in the ice sculpture park with Qin Er. He had already paid off the money he owed to Luo Gang, and had a lot left. He planned to give it to his tribe when he returned to Beijing in the future to improve the lives of his tribesmen.
It is not easy to live in the capital. The Gu family is no longer prosperous, but they are reluctant to leave the capital, so they live in poverty.
Gu Yun had two very important things to do. One was to persuade Captain Lin to cancel the engagement, and the other was to meet the woman who had guessed riddles with him that night.
The woman was as bright as the moon, and she was unforgettable.
And she is also extremely talented. Only a woman like that is worthy of him, the most talented man in the capital.
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