Chapter 156 The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit
Half a month later.
Under the escort of the remnants of the Tiger Army, tens of thousands of border people finally arrived outside the Central Plains City.
Fortunately, the Tiger Army had food and grass to support them during this period, otherwise the number of people who could reach here would have been reduced by at least half.
However, due to the fact that they could only wrap their bellies for a long time and could not eat enough, everyone was already so hungry that they collapsed on the ground outside the city and were so weak.
However, the gate of Zhongyuan City is closed tightly, no one is allowed to enter the city, and no one is allowed to leave the city.
Gu Chan sat on the carriage and looked at the scene in front of her. She immediately got off the car and ran to the carriage at the back and asked Shen Sanfeng, "Godfather, why don't they open the door? Doesn't the magistrate of Zhongyuan City let us in?"
"Nonsense, tens of thousands of refugees have to eat and drink when entering the city. How much food does the county magistrate have to provide to help the refugees? In my opinion, it may not be that easy to enter the city easily this time." Shen Sanfeng sat in the carriage and thought. .
When he was about to arrive at Zhongyuan City, he had guessed that this city was not that easy to enter.
Sure enough, everything he saw now was within his expectation.
Xue Lihua, the leader from the front, was extremely angry. She rode a horse and called the door, "The Border Tiger Army escorts tens of thousands of border people who come to Zhongyuan City to live and work in peace and contentment. Please open the city gate."
"Female general, please wait a moment. I have already sent someone to inform the county magistrate. He will be there soon." The city guard replied standing on the top of the city.
Xue Lihua was furious. Faced with this situation, she had no choice but to calm down and wait.
After about a stick of incense, a skinny magistrate, wearing a green official uniform and a long pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, hurriedly came to the top of the city.
Gu Chan stood under the city and looked up carefully. She found that the magistrate of Zhongyuan City was really thin. He looked as tall as 1.8 meters, but he seemed to only weigh about 120 pounds.
Not only that, there was an evil spirit in his eyes and his face was a little sallow. At first glance, he gave people a feeling of excessive indulgence. This was in sharp contrast to Ding Sheng, the magistrate of Wuheng County. , one is fat and the other is thin, they are completely two extremes!
Shen Sanfeng looked at the city wall and said, "This is Zheng Shixian, the county magistrate of Zhongyuan City. Before he became the county magistrate, his nickname was Zheng Houhou."
"Godfather, at first glance, this man doesn't seem to be a county magistrate! How come he can still become a county magistrate?" Gu Chan asked curiously.
Just because this Zheng Shixian, although he is only in his thirties, he looks quite old. He looks like a man in his forties, and no matter in terms of temperament, appearance, or figure, he has no appearance at all. Like an official.
Anyway, to sum up, he always gives people the impression of being careless, making people think that he is not a good person.
Shen Sanfeng explained, "The Zheng family is the largest family in Central Plains City and runs many businesses in the entire Central Plains area. His official position was donated to him by his father. His father and I are old acquaintances. We had a close relationship when we were young. Not bad either.”
"So that's it! No wonder." Only then did Gu Chan realize that this was how the official came.
Sure enough, no matter what era you are in, money can make you go round!
It is indeed quite ironic that a person like Zheng Shixian, who is not suitable for being an official, can become the county magistrate of a city just because his family has money.
Just as Gu Chan and Shen Sanfeng were chatting.
When Zheng Shixian arrived at the top of the city, he frowned as he stared at the crowds of refugees below.
Xue Lihua rode on her horse, took out the Border Tiger Talisman and raised it above her head, shouting coldly, "The Border General Tiger Talisman is here. Please ask the local county magistrate to open the city gate quickly and let him pass." "Where is General Long Zhenlong?" Zheng Shixian asked.
Xue Lihua looked back at the big black coffin protected by the soldiers behind her, and then said, "General Long died in battle at the border, and his body is now in the coffin at the rear."
"Oh! It turns out that your Tiger Army suffered a defeat at the border, lost to the Earth and Moon Kingdom, and lost the border, right? Then you are still so stubborn, acting like a large army is pressing down on the border, which makes me even have no lunch. He came here before he could eat." After Zheng Shixian heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he began to mock with disdain.
Xue Lihua angrily put the tiger talisman into her sleeves, stretched out her hand to pull out the long sword at her waist, pointed at Zheng Shixian and roared, "So what if our tiger army is defeated? Now we have at least tens of thousands of troops, and we can attack your small Zhongyuan City is still no problem. If you don’t open the city gate to welcome us, I will order an attack on the city.”
"Oh, I said, you woman is really unreasonable! You have suffered a defeat, why don't you allow others to say it? Besides, we are all our own people, why should we attack the city? Your head was beaten by the enemy. Really?" Zheng Shixian put his hands behind his back and cursed with a cynical look.
"You..." Xue Lihua was so angry with him that she was speechless for a while.
At this time, Shen Sanfeng hurriedly ran over from behind, stood beside her and whispered, "General Xue, please calm down. As far as I know, this Zheng Shixian has been an ignorant master since he was a child, and he doesn't have much education. Don't You have to argue with him, otherwise you won't get any advantage."
"Hey! If we had won the battle, these things wouldn't have happened. It would all be our fault for the defeat, otherwise they would have opened the city gates and greeted us with gongs and drums." Xue Lihua took back her sword and sighed helplessly.
As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!
Since the Tiger Army lost, she could only accept the current treatment.
And the most important thing is that now is not the time to waste time here. You have to enter the city as soon as possible and find a place to hold a funeral for Long Zhen, so that you can choose a good cemetery for him to be laid to rest.
Otherwise, half a month has passed, and even though the body has been embalmed, it will still become rancid over time.
Thinking of this, Xue Lihua finally suppressed her temper. She had to bow her head under the eaves!
Shen Sanfeng saw her difficulty and took the initiative to smooth things over. He cupped his fists at Zheng Shixian and said, "County Magistrate Zheng, do you still recognize me?"
"Who are you?" Zheng Shixian looked at Shen Sanfeng with his eyes narrowed, but he didn't think about it for a while.
"Shen Sanfeng, the head of the Shen family in Wuheng County on the border." Shen Sanfeng reported his family name.
Zheng Shixian was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Ah! After a long time, I wonder who it is! It turns out it's Mr. Shen! I'm sorry! Forgive me for my poor eyesight, I really didn't recognize it just now."
"It's okay, Magistrate Zheng, how is your father doing lately?" Shen Sanfeng stopped and asked.
"Mr. Shen, my dad is fine! You are here just in time. I will take you to see him in the evening. You can play chess with him to relieve your boredom." Zheng Shixian said with a smile.
Shen Sanfeng raised his eyebrows, "Then please open the city gate first and deal with the Tiger Army and this group of refugees before we talk!"
"Old Shen has spoken, so everything is easy to talk about." Zheng Shixian gave Shen Sanfeng enough face.
After saying that, he immediately waved to the city defender and ordered, "Go, open the city gate, let everyone in, and then go to the north of the city to plan a refugee area to accommodate them."
"Yes, Your Majesty the County Magistrate." The city guard responded respectfully.
Then he immediately led people down, personally helped open the city gate, and welcomed everyone into the city.
(End of chapter)