Chapter 1898 Reinforcements Arrive
Amidst the compliments of all the officials, Magistrate Zhao got on the carriage and rushed to the city gate with all the officials.
Zhifu Zhao was a civil servant. He usually travels in a sedan chair or in a carriage. He does not know how to ride a horse. He maintains his identity and has never thought of learning to ride a horse.
All the officials were riding horses, and the speed was faster than Magistrate Zhao’s carriage. However, due to the strict feudal hierarchy, they did not dare to surpass Magistrate Zhao’s carriage. They all tried their best to slow down the speed of the horses, and quickly Following Magistrate Zhao's carriage.
When Magistrate Zhao’s carriage arrived at the city gate, the soldiers and horses outside the city also rushed outside the city gate. Because they were locked outside the city gate, they could not stop making noises and shouts of dissatisfaction.
"What's the situation outside the city? Is the person here an enemy or a friend?" Magistrate Zhao stuck his head out of the carriage and asked from a distance.
"Hui Fu Zun, the soldiers and horses outside the gate have just arrived in front of the city gate. They claim to be Yangcheng Guard reinforcements."
The gatekeeper general who had been waiting at the gate answered respectfully.
Hearing that the gatekeeper general said that the soldiers and horses outside the city gate claimed to be Yangcheng Guard reinforcements, Magistrate Zhao couldn't help but be overjoyed. The tension, worry, and fear were all gone, and the heart that was in his throat also dropped back. Into the stomach.
In fact, a gentleman does not build dangerous walls. The reason why he dared to come to the city gate in person was because he expected that reinforcements would be more likely.
Now, when he heard that the soldiers and horses outside the city gate were indeed Yangcheng Guard reinforcements, he realized his suspicion and couldn't help but curl his lips.
When the officials behind Magistrate Zhao's carriage heard that the soldiers and horses outside the door were reinforcements, they couldn't help but smile.
"Hahaha, reinforcements are coming. Reinforcements, okay, okay, reinforcements are coming. Once the reinforcements from Yangcheng Guard arrive, we will have peace of mind. Even if the Japanese pirates from Tuolin invade, Jiaxing City can also be protected.”
"Let me just say that the soldiers and horses arriving at this time must be Yangcheng Guard's reinforcements, and I was right."
"That is, calculate the distance, calculate the time, what is outside the door is not Who can be the reinforcements of Yangcheng Guards? ”
All the officials relaxed and began to praise themselves.
“What a pity, what a pity.”
“Yes, what a pity.”
When everyone was excited about the reinforcements outside the city gate, two inappropriate people "What a pity" sounded in everyone's ears.
Everyone followed the sound and saw the fat General Wang and the skinny General Zhao expressing their regrets.
"General Wang, General Zhao, why are you so sorry that there are reinforcements outside the city gate?" an official asked in confusion.
“Our broadsword has already quenched our thirst. If there were Japanese pirates outside the city gate, we could have jumped on our horses and raised our swords to kill them. Unfortunately, there were reinforcements from Yangcheng Guards outside the city gate. Our broadsword Isn’t it a pity to continue to be hungry and thirsty? It’s really a great regret in life!”
General Wang held his belly up, held his head high, and held the sword in his hand, looking like he wanted to fight but couldn’t! What a pity.
“Yes, the boys under my command have already had excess energy. I originally thought that there were Japanese pirates outside the city, and I could take them out to fight. This would not only consume their strong energy, but also serve the court and the government. Master Fu, it’s a pity that there are reinforcements from the Yangcheng Guards outside the city, and they are our friendly forces. You think this is such a pity.”
General Zhao also said with pity.
Install batch!
When I was in the meeting hall just now and heard a troop of soldiers and horses rushing towards the city gate from outside the city gate, whose head almost dropped to their crotch! Now they heard that the soldiers and horses outside the city were reinforcements from Yangcheng Guards, and knowing that there was no danger, they pretended to be there again? !
Having worked together for so long, don’t we still know what kind of people you are? !
Bah!
Although many officials present did not say anything, the expressions on their faces revealed their disdain at the moment.
"Ahem, everyone, although the soldiers and horses outside the city claim to be the reinforcements of the Yangcheng Guards, they have not been identified. Don't jump to conclusions easily. Be careful. You must verify it before you can draw a conclusion. We have to shoulder the responsibility. The wealth and lives of the more than 200,000 people in the city must be cautious and cautious."
Zhifu Zhao coughed and preached to a group of officials.
"Yes, yes, what the governor said makes sense. We have more than 200,000 people on our shoulders, so we must be careful. We can't say outside the city that they are Yangcheng Guards' reinforcements, we just treat them as Yangcheng Guards" The reinforcements from the city guards are irresponsible to the people in the city. They must be carefully identified before they are Yangcheng guards. reinforcements."
"We are very lucky to have a governor in Jiaxing Mansion. He is cautious and responsible for the people. He is worthy of being a governor."
"Yes, the governor. Zun is like a pillar holding up the sky. With Fu Zun, our Jiaxing geniuses will not be in danger of overthrowing.”
After listening to Magistrate Zhao's warning, all the officials echoed and flattered Magistrate Zhao.
Zhifu Zhao was very helpful in complimenting everyone, but he waved his hand and said seriously, "Okay, there is no need to say these flattery words. I am cautious for the sake of the people and the Holy One. Not to listen to your advice "Yes."
"Yes. We are just expressing our feelings, not words of flattery. We know very well that the governor is not a mediocre official who likes to flatter, but a fair, honest, smart and capable parent official." "A number of officials expressed their stance one after another.
The noise of shouting outside the city gate became even louder, and it was noisy, as if hot water was boiling and a pot was exploding.
"Open the door. We were ordered to rescue you, but you shut us out to drink the northwest wind. What's the point of this?! If you don't need reinforcements, then why are you shamelessly going to our guard station to ask for help!"
"Is this your Jiaxing city's attitude towards reinforcements? Who are we here for in the cold wind in the middle of the night? Not for you! You are so good, you actually locked us out of the city gate!"
"In this case, we might as well return to the guardhouse. Although the tent in the guardhouse is not big, it is warm and sheltered from the wind and rain!"
"If you don't open the door, we'll leave! We turned back and forth. It's really annoying. The rescuers were locked out. Are we being treated like Japanese pirates?! This is a huge insult to us. ! Forget it!”
The noise of dissatisfaction outside the city gate came in waves, and it was about to turn into a wave of riots.
Listening to the increasingly violent noise outside the city gate, Magistrate Zhao quickly got off the carriage and urged the officials behind him, "It's getting late. Hurry up, get off your horse and follow me up the city wall. , let’s quickly verify the authenticity of the reinforcements outside the city. If they are reinforcements, then open the door and invite them in. Don’t let the reinforcements feel cold. If they are not reinforcements, then let them know how powerful they are.”
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"Follow the orders of the Governor." All the officials got off their horses and followed Magistrate Zhao up the steps up the city wall. (End of this chapter)