On February 22, the tenth year of the Xuanli calendar, at noon, Fu Xiaoguan and his party arrived in Baocheng and rushed directly into the county government office.
In the Baocheng County government office, the county magistrate Zong Qian was trying a theft case. Before the bailiffs and detectives on both sides could react, Fu Xiaoguan's horse had already arrived in front of the county magistrate Zong.
He was so frightened that he retreated in a hurry and sat down on the ground, almost dying.
"Where did this bandit come from? Capture him immediately!"
Before the yamen runners on both sides raised their water and fire sticks, Su Jue and Xu Xinyan's swords were already on the necks of two of them.
Fu Xiaoguan dismounted, took two steps forward, and lifted up County Magistrate Zong. "I am Fu Xiaoguan, but in this emergency, I will take the necessary measures. Listen carefully!"
Fu Xiaoguan?
Lord Fu?
County Magistrate Zong's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? Who is Lord Fu? How could he possibly come to this poor, remote place?"
This thief is very cruel, so I cannot provoke him at this moment.
Then, Magistrate Zong forced a smile on his face. "So it's Lord Fu who has arrived. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you in person...would you please come sit in the back hall?"
"No time!" Fu Xiaoguan released his hand. County Magistrate Zong quickly took two steps back. Looking around, he saw that he had twelve yamen runners, while the other side had only three...
"Immediately arrange for people to take all the people in Baocheng County. Remember, everyone, including those in the villages, to Liangzhou City."
When County Magistrate Zong heard this, he thought, this bandit has a big appetite. Could it be that this bandit wants to occupy Baocheng?
"I can't see a single grain of food in the entire city of Bao. You only have three days at most. If you can't do it, I will kill you immediately!"
This sounds like the truth. If he doesn't want food, then what does he want?
Magistrate Zong rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Master Fu, this matter may be difficult to handle. Baocheng has over 280,000 people under its jurisdiction. Bringing so many people to Liangzhou City...why would the Liangzhou governor accept them?"
Fu Xiaoguan then remembered that he did not enter the city when he passed by Liangzhou, so he sat down at the table, picked up paper and pen, wrote a short document, took out the private seal in his arms, and stamped it on it.
"Take this..."
Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment, then took out the emperor's secret decree and threw it to County Magistrate Zong. "Take these two things, take all the people with you, and go to Liangzhou. Tell the governor and the garrison commander to defend Liangzhou to death. If Liangzhou is lost, I will execute his entire family!"
After saying this, Fu Xiaoguan led the horse away. Zong Qian unfolded the secret decree and was immediately shocked.
It’s really Lord Fu!
"Sir, wait a moment!" He hurried forward. Just as Fu Xiaoguan turned around, he knelt down with a plop. "Your humble servant has neglected your honor and neglected your Excellency. Please..."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense and do it quickly!"
"Your humble servant obeys your command... My Lord, if I have offended you, please..."
Fu Xiaoguan jumped on his horse and the three of them galloped away.
County Magistrate Zong stuck his head out and watched Fu Xiaoguan and the other two disappear, then he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, I didn't act impulsively. I almost let these yamen runners take action. If I had accidentally hurt Lord Fu, a hundred of my heads would not be enough for His Majesty to chop off.
It looks like a real war has begun. General Yu's army arrived a few days ago, and now even Lord Fu has come in person. The news of Xue Dingshan's rebellion must be true, and it looks like the war is not going in General Yu's favor...
"Come here, tell the county magistrate, the legal advisor, and all the officials from the police station to come to the yamen!"
The man who had just filed a complaint looked at the county magistrate in astonishment. After a long pause, he timidly asked, "Master, my case..."
"You two are going to try a case when you're in such a hurry. Go back immediately, gather your family members, pack up your belongings, take all your food, and wait for me to arrange for you to seek refuge in Liangzhou!"
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More than sixty miles out of Baocheng, you will reach Weijiapu at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.
This is a small town with a population of only a thousand people, almost all of whom are hunters.
When Fu Xiaoguan and the other two arrived at Weijiapu, it was already the afternoon. It gets dark early in early spring and the sky was already getting dim.
The Third Divine Sword Brigade led by Su Mo arrived at Weijiapu one day earlier than Fu Xiaoguan. Following Fu Xiaoguan's instructions in the letter, he did not lead the team into the Qinling Mountains, but set up camp outside Weijiapu.
The people in the town were not too frightened by the sudden arrival of so many soldiers outside the town, because just a few days ago, a much larger army entered the Qinling Mountains.
Hunter captain Wei Changzheng said that it was the southern border army led by General Yu, and a war was definitely about to break out.
The southern border troops came to the northwest... The journey is quite long, but no one in the town knows who they are fighting against.
The Jinniu Ancient Road is more than a thousand miles long. Although spring has arrived, merchants from Jiannan Road have not yet arrived. I don’t know if something happened in Jiannan Road.
"What nonsense!" Wei Changzheng's son, Wei Wubing, sharpened his arrows, squinted his eyes, and glanced at them. He said to his friend Zong Shiji beside him, "My Lord, it took a lot of effort to kill that bastard Gong Shenzhang, and the eldest prince also had a hard time defeating the barbarians. I thought the world would be peaceful, but I didn't expect the other side of the mountain to be in turmoil again. What else can this be?"
Zong Shiji laughed heartily: "It's really a waste of time. I heard that the negotiations between you, my lord, have caused heavy losses to the Yi Kingdom."
"Tell me about it." Wei Wubing inserted the sharpened arrow feathers into the quiver, took out another one and continued to sharpen it.
"The Yi Kingdom paid an indemnity of 180 million taels of silver and ceded the land west of Wofengyuan... I heard that the emperor bestowed upon me the title of Viscount and appointed me the governor of Wofeng Road, the fourteenth road of the Yu Dynasty. Many merchants in Liangzhou City heard the news and rushed to Wofeng Road, believing that under my governance, the business environment in Wofeng Road would surely be better."
Wei Wubing straightened up and pondered for a moment. "Don't tell me, my Lord is truly capable. With such a large sum of money and such a vast territory... I actually think His Majesty is a bit stingy. But I'm more interested in the Divine Sword Army. Do you think he really only used 4,000 men to wipe out the over 100,000 rebels led by Gong Shenchang? Why do I always feel that's fake?"
"How could this be false? His Majesty has already announced it to the world. Tell me... if the Excalibur Army arrived here, wouldn't the rebels on the other side of the mountain be completely wiped out?"
Wei Wubing didn't know. He bent down and continued to sharpen his arrows. "If I have the chance, I really want to join the Excalibur Army."
"I heard that the Divine Sword Army is recruiting soldiers in Pingling Quyi and Linjiang."
"It's too far. With the reputation of the Excalibur Army, I'm afraid they'll have recruited enough by the time I get there."
"That's true...it's spring now. When are you planning to go into the mountains?"
"Tomorrow night, the wild boars will come out to look for food."
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