Zhang Xing finally accepted Chen Ling's bribe. One of the two golden awls was given to Qin Bao, and the other was given to Luo Xin. Then he called his acquaintances in Beiya and found Eunuch Yu, allowing the latter to easily lead Chen Ling.

Ling went in to express his loyalty.

Of course, Zhang Xing also entered calmly, found the somewhat haggard Niu Dugong, and handed over the order.

Duke Niu didn't say much and just asked Zhang Xingzi to rest.

However, when Zhang Xing walked out of the wing of Governor Niu's residence and came to Datongpu where Fulongwei and Jinwuwei lived in the outermost area, he was shocked to find that the situation here had changed.

"what happened?"

Zhang Xing asked in surprise.

"Yesterday, only a dozen high-ranking military generals came to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion. But today, here in Jin, it is said that one by one, all the civil and military officers who have passed the fifth rank are here, and there are no less than a hundred attachés of the seventh rank and above.

." General Ding Quan of the Jinwu Guards, who was covered in dirt, had a dull look in his eyes, roughly describing: "When there are more people, Fulong Guards and others are more taboo, but there will definitely be no place for us Jinwu Guards... We are a group of big-headed soldiers, no matter what

There's no way we can compete with a group of lieutenant generals, county magistrates, and county guards for space, right? It would be nice to have a corridor to lie down on."

Zhang Xing was silent for a moment: "Why are you here in such a hurry? It's not so exaggerated in Hebei, right?"

"It is said that His Highness King Qi was in Taiyuan before, and all the people from Jin gathered to rescue him in the name of His Highness King Qi. Now that Yunnei has relieved the siege, these people are afraid of misunderstandings, so they naturally flock here to express their loyalty...

"Ding Quan blurted out. "But the saints can't meet them all one by one, so Duke Niu can only arrange all these big shots here."

Zhang Xing could only nod: "Your Excellency, you have worked really hard."

Zhang Sanlang was not being perfunctory, but he really felt that the other party was working hard - if the siege of the city had not been extremely difficult for these twenty days, and if he had not suffered a serious crime during these twenty days, then with the other party's usual care in the camp, he would never have taken the siege.

The words "His Royal Highness King Qi" were spoken directly.

In fact, Ding Quan was not the only one. When Zhang Xing entered the city, what he saw along the way was that all the officials, palace servants, and attendants in the city were obviously a little confused... It was obvious that Dulan Khan was in trouble.

Not only did a certain Mao Ren saint suffer permanent physical and mental damage, but others will also remember this patrol and siege for the rest of their lives.

"Zhang Changjian." On the other side, seeing Zhang Xing about to leave, Ding Quan hesitated for a moment and rarely took the initiative to ask. "A few of us were sick before and were thrown outside the county government early. You are there with the reinforcements outside.

If you can talk it out, can you take them outside the city to find a camp to recuperate?"

"Of course it's no problem." Zhang Xing naturally agreed. "Send the person to the south gate and I'll wait for you there."

Ding Quan was so happy that he came over and left in a hurry without even having time to say a few words.

On this side, Zhang Xing no longer hesitated. He found another cold-faced black-souled man in Fulong Guard, plus Qin Bao, and explained everything together. He only handed over the things in the city to the two, and then also found a few

Fulongwei, who was feeling unwell, asked Xiao Zhou to take a few people to escort him, and then left the county house full of people again, intending to take advantage of the chaos in the city and no one to care about him, to leave the city and spend the night in the camp.

.

I can't help it, the smell in the city, especially in the county government, is too strong.

When we walked out of the county government, it was already evening. The air in the city was dry and cold, and the smell, fishy smell, and dust were mixed together. Along with the noisy voices, the sound of horse hooves, and the sound of armor scraping, it created a kind of head-turning atmosphere.

dizziness.

Zhang Xing took some things with him when he entered the city and distributed them all. Now he just led the horse and walked south, preparing to leave the city and return to his civilian camp. As a result, he fell into a trance halfway until he suddenly heard another baby's cry.

Crying, it was like waking up from a dream, and then looked around.

Xiao Zhou immediately realized something and followed the sound first. He soon found the source of the crying under a broken wall... Unlike the previous time when he broke out of the encirclement, he took the initiative to handle Qin Bao's affairs. This time Zhang Xing did not step forward...

Firstly, he had nothing else on him and everything was in the camp; secondly, he felt that Xiao Zhou was more suitable to handle this kind of matter alone.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhou came back after a while and reported in a low voice: "It was cold, the house was demolished, and the child was too young to bear it... I found the officer of the middle base army next to me, made some connections, and then spent money to buy it.

A bedding set, some firewood, and some millet."

Zhang Xing nodded and didn't ask any more questions... Xiao Zhou actually handled it very well.

In addition, there is really no other way, because the entire city is so bad now. In order to defend the city, many people's houses have been demolished, wood is used for heating, and bricks and stones are used to fill the city defense...

Of course, the situation of the soldiers and palace people is also very bad. The saint and his concubines, princes, and princesses are also in bad condition. Everyone is in bad condition, but because of the common people, others can never be the ones in the worst situation.

Just a group of people.

After the small episode passed, Zhang Xing continued walking south and arrived at the agreed place inside the south gate. Perhaps because of a slight delay on the way, Ding Quan had already arrived. In addition, there were seven or eight patients and one patient.

Li Ding.

"Is Li Silang sick too?" Seeing this person, Zhang Xing perked up, but he was still nervous.

"Don't make fun of me." Li Ding said seriously, clasping his hands. "I'm really holding it back. You're coming from outside, so you're definitely not short of firewood and fresh food... How about expecting Wang Daiji to hand over the things he supports immediately?"

I hope the sky will send pancakes...I will go with you to rest outside the city for a night, take a breath and see if there is any fresh meat to eat, I am so hungry."

Zhang Xing shook his head, not teasing him too much.

In this way, Ding Quan had no choice but to turn back, and the rest of the group came to the camp outside the south city, settled the patients, and lit a bonfire... Then, Zhang Xing summoned a group of leaders of Huairong civilians to fight with them one by one.

After making inquiries and taking care of these chores, I finally had some free time, picked up a wooden box, and went to sit by the campfire with Li Ding, eating and drinking.

When I opened the wooden box, I saw nothing but cold pork skin, stacked in stacks, placed in the box.

"Are those people unwilling to leave?"

Li Ding immediately threw down the pancake he was nibbling, then pierced the pork skin with a wooden thorn, and began to grill it on the fire. Oil and water dripped on the firewood, and the aroma was fragrant, attracting the foreign minister of the Ministry of War to stare at him, but he also

Without delaying his multitasking, he asked about what happened to the civilian husband just now.

"Sixty or seventy groups, sixty or seventy leaders, some are small landowners and powerful men, some are gangsters, some are clan elders, and some are domestic slaves, domestic servants, and even county officials of the Gao family in Huairong..." Zhang

Xing sat down, took the things from Xiao Zhou's hands, and started roasting his own pig skins. "Not everyone has the same idea."

"Then how many people are ready to leave after listening to your advice, Zhang Sanlang?" Li Ding still focused on the pigskin.

"Forty or fifty people." Zhang Xing began to stare at his pigskin in a daze.

"So much?" Li Ding finally looked away from the pigskin for a moment. "Have you gained their trust these days? You see, do you even know how to give you meat?"

"It's all because of my peers," Zhang Xingyi said.

"Let me guess, it's the county officials and the small tyrants. The small landowners left more?" Li Ding thought thoughtfully.

"No." Zhang Xing shook his head on the spot. "On the contrary, most of them were gangsters and some of the Gao family's slaves... County officials, powerful men, and clan elders, most of them still listened to me and prepared to sneak in dry food tomorrow morning.

Set off and leave."

"Why?" Li Ding was surprised for a moment.

"Because Youzhou belongs to Hebei, the grassroots core there may not dare to believe what the saint will do, but they know that the Wei Dynasty is not trustworthy, so compared with a little credit, they are more willing to avoid risks... and

There is an urgent need for domestic slaves, gang thugs and the like. For domestic slaves, as long as they can be released from slavery, nothing else matters. Gang thugs are willing to do anything as long as they can change their official status." Zhang Xing said angrily.

After finishing, he started to try to chew the pig skin, and vaguely reminded the other party, "It's almost burnt..."

Li Ding came to his senses, quickly took his pig skin away from the fire, took a hard bite, and then chewed hard again regardless of the hot touch.

It took a lot of effort to swallow a mouthful of pig skin, but Li Silang sighed again and threw the wooden thorn into the fire, stirring up a few scattered sparks:

"Yes, yes, that's Hebei. It's not like here in Jin. I still have a lot of trust in the court..."

"But these people who are left behind should be able to do it." Zhang Xing thought for a while, put on a piece of pig skin again, and continued to roast. "A large-scale pardon of sinners was what we said at the beginning of the siege. There is no reason to do this in such a matter.

If you discount it again, let alone if it is indeed a meritorious service... But considering the situation inside the city, and so many towns and villages outside the city that have been raided, it is only a one-year tax exemption, I am afraid it is a bit uneasy. "

"It's useless to say that the three-year exemption is useless. On the contrary, the one-year exemption is most practical." Li Ding sneered. "Because this is the only one year that is really useful. After one year, it doesn't matter whether the court can still control the situation in Mayi.

It's easy to say... the town was empty, and many people, including their families and their families, were sent to the back of the Poison Desert in advance by Du Lan. Even if the cavalry from Youzhou followed and chased some back on the edge of the Bitter Sea, it was not enough to fill the local area...

Next, Mayi and the northern half of Yanmen must be the territory of many border tribes, with strong men and women everywhere. I don’t know how many people the court can leave for Wang Rengong to suppress... Thinking about it this way, the situation north of Taiyuan will not be better, and maybe it will be.

Spread it.”

Zhang Xing thought for a moment and sighed... If not, why did he advise the two women to go south immediately if they found that the man had not returned home?

With this thought in mind, he handed the half-roasted pig skin to the other party.

"Zhang Sanlang is also worried about the country and the people?" Li Ding took the pig skin, took a bite, found that it was half-cooked, and continued to roast it. "Actually, let me tell you, these people who were kidnapped had a hard time at the beginning.

If I get through it, I'm afraid it won't be bad at Dulan's place..."

"The country does not know the people, but the people do not know the country." Zhang Xing glanced at Xiao Zhou who came to listen curiously, and took another piece of pig skin from the latter's hand without any scruples. "So, I only care about the people, not the country."

Worrying about the country..."

"You looked away." Li Ding smiled half-heartedly. "But why did you go out anyway?"

"If Qin Bao hadn't made his own decision and worried about something happening to him, I would definitely enjoy the moon with you in the city." As he said that, Zhang Xing grilled meat with one hand and pointed to the sky, but then he realized that at the beginning of the month at this time, both moons were hidden.

month to come.

"Actually, it's just comfortable, and it's a blessing to go out." Li Ding became slightly awakened, and at the same time put away his smile and became serious. "It's really difficult in the city these days... I knew it was difficult to besiege the city, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. I felt like I was being strangled up and down.

It means that the city defense is strict, but it can suffocate people to death. There is no epidemic, but a cold wind can knock down many people... It can be seen that famous generals in ancient times not only need to be familiar with military books.

, to learn logistics, you have to practice it in real life."

"This is nonsense. Since ancient times, talents have mostly come from experience." Zhang Xing shook his head. "The times create heroes, and heroes promote current affairs..."

"The current situation can also create absurd and ridiculous people, and absurd and ridiculous people can also promote current events." Li Ding was about to eat the pig skin, but after hearing this, he suddenly became confused. "Do you believe it or not?"

"I believe it." Zhang Xing said frankly. "But times are also changing. This time I went out, I often thought, today's official will be a thief tomorrow, today's hero will be a villain tomorrow, today's vulgarity will be a hero tomorrow, the current situation should be

If it changes, it may not be that thing... Just like last time in Kansai, when we talked about Sima Xianggong, I seemed to have told you that I have always felt that these so-called vulgar people in the court, including those who are in the city today

Those who show their ugly appearance may not necessarily be incompetent, and they may not be unable to be loyal ministers and good generals... It’s just this system, this situation, this court, and this leader, that’s why it is like this.”
To be continued...