Chapter 83: After all, I’m still meddling in other people’s business
Wei Changtian was woken up by the noise outside at about Chou time.
He sat up from the bed in a daze, put on his coat and shouted.
"Wang Er!"
"Squeak~"
The door was gently pushed open, and a dark figure flashed into the room and whispered, "Sir, I am Zhang San."
"Oh, I'm used to it."
Wei Changtian rubbed his forehead and asked indifferently, "What happened outside? Why is it so noisy?"
"It's County Magistrate Wang who's here."
"What is he doing here so late at night?"
"There are bandits slaughtering the village outside the city."
Zhang San is different from Wang Er. He doesn't talk much nonsense and basically answers whatever Wei Changtian asks.
"County Magistrate Wang has come to ask Lord Liang to send troops to suppress the bandits."
"What a coincidence?"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then he sobered up a bit: "Did Liang Zhen agree to him?"
“Not yet.”
Zhang San shook his head: "Mr. Liang doesn't care about this, it's mainly because Miss Liang Qin wants to help."
"But Lord Cao is very opposed to it, and the two of them are arguing outside right now."
The Lord Cao that Zhang San mentioned is called Cao Shu, and he was the supervisor who "escorted" Wei Changtian to Shuzhou this time.
He must be afraid of complications, so he was unwilling to ask Liang Zhen for help.
"I'll go and take a look."
Wei Changtian thought for a while, and finally put on his clothes and got out of bed.
I never thought that one day I would be able to enjoy the treatment of a protagonist where “accidents could happen even when traveling”.
I just don’t know whether there is gain or crisis hidden behind this.
…
When I walked into the lobby of the inn, everyone was there.
The thin county magistrate was standing beside Liang Zhen with an anxious look on his face. His forehead was red and even blood was oozing out.
It was obvious that he had just knelt down and kowtowed in order to ask Liang Zhen to send troops.
Regardless of the ability of the county magistrate, he is able to go to such lengths for the people, so his love for the people is beyond reproach.
"...Miss Liang, Lord Wang, I am not a cold-blooded person. Seeing the people of Zhongling County die in vain under the swords of the bandits is also very painful."
On the other side, Liang Qin seemed to have just finished speaking, and it was Cao Shu's turn to express his opinion.
He looked at Liang Qin who was looking at him indignantly, and explained in a deep voice: "But we have an important mission on this trip. If something unexpected happens because of our meddling..."
"How can saving lives be called meddling in other people's affairs?"
Liang Qin reacted quickly and immediately seized on the problem with the wording in Cao Shu's words.
"Sir Cao, you are an official appointed by the imperial court, and you actually said such a thing!"
"I……"
Cao Shu was speechless for a moment, and Liang Zhen saw Wei Changtian coming down the stairs at this moment, and quickly interrupted him, "My dear nephew, did I wake you up?"
"No, I happened to be asleep too."
Wei Changtian shook his head: "I heard that bandits massacred the village?"
"yes."
Liang Zhen said helplessly: "Lord Wang wants us to send troops to drive away the bandits."
“This kind of thing…”
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Uncle Liang, you make the decision. What's there to argue about?"
"Alas, I am not... nephew, what do you think I should do?"
Liang Zhen looked at Liang Qin, and Wei Changtian immediately understood what he meant.
It seems that Liang Zhen is inclined to lend a hand.
He had no interest in taking the initiative to lead people to suppress the bandits, but since he happened to arrive now, he couldn't bear to ignore it.
Judging from this incident, the father and daughter have similar personalities.
Wei Changtian did not immediately express his opinion, but first looked at the thin county magistrate and asked: "Sir Wang, how many bandits are there? How strong are they?"
"According to the officers who came back to report, there are nearly a hundred of them, and their strength is no more than the sixth rank!"
The thin county magistrate saw that Liang Zhen seemed to attach great importance to the opinion of this young man. Although he didn't know the reason, he fell to his knees again with a "thump" and kowtowed tremblingly.
"I beg you to persuade Lord Liang to save those people!"
"I am so grateful, so grateful!"
“…”
People around immediately went to help him, but Wei Changtian still stood there and looked at Liang Zhen again.
Seeing the latter nod slightly at him, showing that he was indeed willing to help, he said in a deep voice: "Sir Wang, I can help you, but there are some things I need to make clear in advance for Uncle Liang."
"As Lord Cao said, we have an important mission on this trip, and we must not lose sight of the big picture."
"So if those bandits are too fierce and we are powerless at that time... I hope Lord Wang will not blame us."
"No! Definitely not!"
When the thin county magistrate heard this, he almost cried and kowtowed to them again and again.
Wei Changtian ignored him and quietly walked to Cao Shu and said in a low voice: "Master Cao, don't worry that I will take the opportunity to escape. At most, I will go with you later."
“…”
Cao Shu's expression improved a little after hearing this. He looked at Wei Changtian, who had been very calm and steady since he appeared, and suddenly shook his head and sighed: "Master Wei, the court said that you killed Prime Minister Liu on impulse. I believed it before, but now I will never believe it again..."
…
…
It has to be said that Liang Zhen's more than one hundred personal soldiers were indeed well-trained. It only took them an incense stick of time from the time they were called up to the time they were dressed and mounted on their horses to leave the city.
However, by this time, almost half an hour had passed since the official came back with the news.
Normally, this amount of time is enough for a group of bandits to massacre a village.
And this is indeed the case.
When Wei Changtian and others rode to the village where the incident occurred under the guidance of the officials, there was no wailing or screaming in the entire village. Only the flames piercing the darkness remained.
It was obvious that they arrived a step too late, and most of the villagers had already died.
Fortunately, the group of bandits had not yet had time to leave and ran into the crowd face to face.
It was not known whether it was because these bandits had too little information, or because they had been rampant for so long that they had developed the illusion that they were invincible... In any case, when they saw Liang Zhen's blue-armored soldiers, they not only did not flee, but instead they rushed over first, yelling and holding their swords.
"Bandit! Die!"
Liang Qin was already furious, and was the first to charge into the group of bandits, chopping down three or four of them in an instant.
These bandits were also very brave. They ignored their injuries and got up and tried to fight back with their swords.
However, before their swords could hit Liang Qin, he was pierced through by several spears, and then trampled into the dust by the dense horse hooves, and there was no hope for his life.
"kill!!"
“Uh-huh!!”
"Protect the lady!"
"Bang! Ding-dong!"
Soon the two groups started fighting together. Wei Changtian did not step forward, but stayed behind with Liang Zhen and Cao Shu, silently observing the situation on the field.
Liang Zhen’s martial arts skills were too high and he was too lazy to take action himself; Cao Shu had never practiced martial arts and was unable to take action.
As for Wei Changtian... he wanted to play it safe and was unwilling to take action.
This is not like killing monsters. Not only will there be no benefit at all, but you may also put yourself in danger.
He has no interest in such a thankless task.
Besides, judging from the current situation, he is not needed at all.
Although this group of bandits were indeed fearless and ruthless, the Qingjia Army, which was far superior in terms of realm, equipment, and tactics, naturally had an absolute advantage. Not only did no one die, there were not even many injured.
If we continue like this, it won’t take long before all the bandits are killed here.
The sound of weapons clashing became quieter and quieter, and the screams of pain became increasingly sparse.
Seeing the few bandits who were still falling one after another, Liang Zhen and Cao Shu both looked relieved.
Only Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly, with a thoughtful expression.
(End of this chapter)
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