Chapter 564 Who will save me
The Pingyang County Magistrate's idea is very simple. Since the court does not care about Hezhong County and Hezhong County does not care about Pingyang County, he will find someone who is willing to take charge of it.
In the whole world, who else is more suitable than Duke Yun? !
Besides, Pingyang County is so close to Shuozhou, so it makes no sense to sacrifice the near for the far.
The magistrate of Pingyang County gave the official seal and the letter to the subordinate officials and asked them to send them to Shuozhou.
The subordinate official had long wanted to defect to Shuozhou, so he was naturally willing to take on this task.
He first went to see the official road. The turbid river water had already overflowed the official road. He didn't dare to take the risk, so he wanted to cross the river.
But only half of the stone bridge was submerged, and the waves were raging under the bridge, so the subordinate officials did not dare to step forward.
In the end, he had no choice but to hire a boatman for the price of a bag of rice to row a boat across the river.
As soon as the two people got off the boat, they saw a huge surge of water sweeping through thousands of troops and horses, coming from a distance.
The two of them were so frightened that they ran away to the shore.
Fortunately, neither of them was involved in the flood. Unfortunately, the boat was knocked down by a wave and torn apart instantly.
The petty officer and the boatman walked towards the town of Wudu County and arrived at the gate of the city at midnight.
Because the two were in such a state of embarrassment, they were interrogated by the soldiers guarding the city gate for a long time. It was not until the subordinate official showed the official seal of the Pingyang County Magistrate that the soldiers let them go.
"You are so lucky. Duke Yun happened to be on inspection in Wudu County and was resting in the county government office. I will go and inform you first. If Duke Yun has already rested, you can just find a corner and rest for the night. .”
How dare a subordinate official?
He quickly grabbed the soldier's sleeve and begged: "It's getting so late, should we go with you? Or show us where there is a safe place? Don't leave us alone."
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The soldier smiled: "Do you think our Wudu County is your Pingyang County? Keep your hearts in your stomach, our Wudu County is very safe."
The subordinate officials' eyebrows and eyes were drooped, and their mouths were bitter. They were all eating from the government. Who didn't know who they were?
When he walks out of Pingyang County, doesn't he have to straighten his back and say that Pingyang County has good public security and is not poor?
The subordinate official did not dare to refute, but whispered: "I heard that many refugees have come to Shuozhou."
The soldier rolled his eyes: "Stop pretending. Those refugees came through your Pingyang County. Don't pretend to be ignorant. Don't worry, the refugees have made arrangements. They have a busy life and have no intention of causing trouble. As for the troublemaking Red Lotus Sect , it has also been taken away long ago.”
The soldier ignored the subordinate staff and ran to the county government office.
The clerk and the boatman huddled at the base of the wall, back to back, looking around warily, not even daring to blink.
The moonlight is like water, shining on the city wall, and everything around is quiet and peaceful.
Unconsciously, the subordinate's upper and lower eyelids began to fight. He had not felt such a peaceful and stable atmosphere for a long time.
Since the refugee entered Pingyang County, he has locked the door tightly every night. He dare not take off his clothes to sleep, let alone fall asleep. He is afraid that while he is sleeping, a refugee will climb over the wall and wipe him out with a knife. neck.
"Hululu."
The subordinate officer was startled and looked for his name. He found that the boatman had fallen asleep: "You are so big-hearted!"
The subordinate was completely sleepless. He touched the letter on his chest and couldn't help but think to himself.
The county magistrate wants to use the power of Duke Yun to save Pingyang County.
But, will the Yun Guo Guild send troops?
As long as Duke Yun did nothing, he would quietly watch the floods raging in Pingyang County, and then when the floods receded, he would be able to capture Pingyang County without any effort.
By that time, there will be no hateful powerful families in Pingyang County, no people in need of disaster relief, and no power to resist. It will be just a clean piece of white paper for Duke Yun to smear.
The subordinate pulled his hair in frustration. If he were Duke Yun, he would definitely not come to the rescue. What are the benefits of saving Pingyang County? It's dangerous and requires a lot of effort. After finally rescuing a bunch of people, they had nothing, just like refugees, and they had to waste food to feed them.
The more he thought about it, the more desperate he became!
He couldn't find a reason for Duke Yun to save Pingyang County!
"Hurry up! Duke Yun wants to see you!" The city defenders ran over panting.
The subordinate official was surprised: "See me?"
"Well. Mr. Yun Guo fell asleep, but he got up again when he heard that it was someone from Pingyang County. You should hurry up and don't keep Mr. Yun waiting for too long."
The subordinate's mind went blank, and he started running after the soldiers.
As soon as he entered the gate of the county government office, he found that everyone in the county government office was in mourning, some tied hemp ropes around their waists, and some tied a white cloth on their arms.
The subordinate swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice: "What are they doing?"
"In mourning."
"Who is mourning for?" The subordinate official was puzzled. How big of a person must he be for such a big battle?
"All the soldiers and civilians who died in the Battle of Yunzhou."
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A cold air spread directly from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, and the subordinate's teeth made a rattling sound, and he could not even speak.
Are Duke Yun and the people of Yunzhou so vindictive? !
Isn’t Hezhong County doomed? !
You know, during the war, everyone in Hezhong County strictly followed the official's requirements and did not let a grain of rice flow into Yunzhou!
They also withheld a lot of relief food shipped from Jiangnan.
Later, many businessmen spent a lot of money to get a batch of grain to Yunzhou at a price that was double the market price.
The officials of Hezhong County made a lot of money from this matter. Didn't they even receive benefits from the caravan?
The subordinate staff is all in bad shape.
Helping Pingyang County to fight floods and provide disaster relief is inherently unprofitable. In addition, both parties have conflicts. How could Duke Yun agree to it? !
The junior official walked in dejectedly, not even daring to raise his head. After handing the letter and official seal in his arms to the person next to him, he knelt on the spot, like a statue.
Gu Nanxi first looked at the official seal to make sure it was genuine and not fake, then opened the letter.
The letter was written by the magistrate of Pingyang County, with gorgeous rhetoric and loud flattery. It was distilled into one sentence: "As long as Duke Yun sends people to save the people of Pingyang County, Pingyang County will take refuge with Duke Yun."
Gu Nanxi asked in a deep voice: "When I inspected during the day, your dykes did not burst in Pingyang County. Why is this so? Is there no sign?"
The subordinate official answered honestly: "The governor saw that the water level was rising too fast, and he was worried that Hezhong Mansion could not be saved, so he released the flood. Our Pingyang County is low-lying, and the flood is coming towards us."
“Didn’t you inform you before the flood was released?”
"No."
Gu Nanxi narrowed her eyes slightly: "Is your river embankment still there?"
The subordinate didn't dare to hide anything: "It's still there, but it can't last much longer. All the money allocated by the imperial court to the county to maintain the river embankment was used for other purposes. The river embankment has not been repaired for many years."
Gu Nanxi understood. No wonder the Pingyang County Magistrate wanted to join him.
The subordinates took a gentle breath and waited for Duke Yun's decision.