Tong Zhifu took a deep breath, and without waiting for Wei Gao to respond, he immediately stood out with a frown.
"General Dong, what does this mean?"
As soon as Magistrate Tong spoke, Dong Wenfeng immediately looked up.
Tong Zhifu met Dong Wenfeng's scrutinizing gaze and continued,
"I changed into a yamen runner's uniform, intending to join the soldiers in guarding the city gates. When did I desert the battlefield?"
"I dare not admit to such a false accusation."
"I am in this city, even if it falls, I will not live in disgrace..."
After listening to what Tong Zhifu said, Dong Wenfeng's anger subsided a lot.
"It would be much easier if you were here."
"You should have heard the general's instructions just now. Go and do it."
He had indeed wronged Magistrate Tong, and it was impossible for him to apologize.
Magistrate Tong's expression froze and he clenched his back teeth.
He didn't dare to stand up because he heard Dong Wenfeng's immoral order.
If Dong Wenfeng hadn't sent people out of the city to chase him, he would have been worried that his family would be caught, and he would never have stood up today even if he died.
"My attention was completely focused on the rebels just now, and I didn't really notice what General Dong said."
Prefect Tong looked straight at Dong Wenfeng, with a hint of oppression in his eyes.
Dong Wenfeng looked at Prefect Tong in surprise. At that moment, he felt the aura of the prefect of a city.
Unfortunately, this momentum couldn't scare him.
He has been around the capricious emperor for a long time, and the emperor's aura is more terrifying than that of a small prefect.
"Didn't notice!? Ha!"
"Then listen carefully. Bring all the shields in the city here, and bring a dozen cauldrons, and heat 100 barrels of oil to a boil."
"Also, bring 200 civilians here."
Dong Wenfeng looked at the stunned expression of Tong Zhifu, his eyes full of contempt.
"Listen carefully, get ready!"
Those people who live half-dead are a burden. If they can make some contribution to Shiquan City before they die, it will be worth it.
Prefect Tong was so angry that he almost glared at Dong Wenfeng.
This beast, before he only needed a few big pots and 50 barrels of oil, but now he doubled the amount.
He even shamelessly asked the people to come over.
It seemed as if everyone knew that he wanted to use the people to threaten Xiao Yunzhan.
"you....."
"Um!?"
Just as Prefect Tong opened his mouth, Dong Wenfeng glanced at him and drew out the sword from his waist.
The sharp tip of the knife was pointing at Tong Zhifu, and it looked like if Tong Zhifu dared to say "no", his sword would pierce Tong Zhifu's heart.
The lawyer walked forward with horror in his eyes and pulled the sleeve of Magistrate Tong.
"........" Magistrate Tong looked at the sword in front of him, his eyes dimmed a little, "...Okay!"
The master listened to the word squeezed out by Magistrate Tong from between his teeth, and after seeing Dong Wenfeng retract his sword, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What a sinful thing! Why didn’t the little donkey delivering the letter die on the way?
After working hard for over a month, I brought back such a crazy thing...
.......
"Sir, what should we do? Where can we get so much oil in the city?"
The lawyer looked back at the city gate tower, and with a sad face, he helped Prefect Tong walk towards the prefectural government office.
Tong Zhifu pulled the corner of his lips,
"First, have the guards take the shields to the top of the city wall..."
"Then—call all the reliable yamen runners and guards to the front hall of the prefectural government office."
Magistrate Tong took a deep breath and looked up at the sky.
He can't prepare the oil.
If the prefect's warehouse and his private warehouse had not been stolen, he would indeed be able to produce so much oil.
At this moment, he was somewhat glad that the warehouse was robbed, so that he would not be an accomplice to the evil.
As for taking civilians to the city gate tower to serve as human shields - that was even more impossible.
He would never do such a thing that would be infamous for eternity and be reviled by generations to come.
If he did such a thing, his sister would have no chance of inheriting the throne even if she gave birth to a prince.
As an uncle, he had this stain, which would be used repeatedly to whip his nephew, the prince.
The entire Tong family is looking forward to the birth of the prince in the sister's belly, so that the Tong family can soar to new heights.
He absolutely cannot make this kind of mistake.
So-----just let Dong Wenfeng wait.
The master looked at Tong Zhifu with complicated eyes.
"Okay, I'll tell someone to do it right away."
As soon as they returned to the prefectural yamen, Tong Zhifu and his legal advisor happened to meet the soldiers that Dong Wenfeng had sent to look for him.
Before the soldiers could say anything, Prefect Tong arranged for the yamen runners to take the soldiers to move the shields.
After sending Dong Wenfeng's men away, the lawyer called all his reliable subordinates over.
Hundreds of yamen runners and guards looked at Magistrate Tong in bewilderment.
The rebels had already reached the city gate, why did the prefect suddenly call them back?
Every extra stone they move can hit one more rebel, and their chances of winning will be greater.
Tong Zhifu glanced at everyone in front of him and said seriously,
"Dong is inhumane. He wants to use the entire city's people as human shields to threaten the rebels..."
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