I was busy until evening, when the riots in the county basically subsided. I discussed with Wen Tai to issue a notice to calm the people, beheaded several rebel leaders in the street, mobilized the Jiedu government and county government officials as representatives, visited several looted merchants, returned the property and then gave them money.

A certain amount of compensation was provided, and a series of remedial measures were implemented, gradually appeasing the people in the county.

Zhu Xiu dragged her tired body back to the small courtyard, took two hasty bites of food, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Ma San quietly took off his clothes, shoes and socks, covered him with the quilt and closed the door.

Ever since the fire broke out in the county warehouse, he had not had a sound sleep since five or six days.

Yesterday afternoon, soldiers and horses from Zhecheng City had arrived outside the county town and set up camp, assuming a posture of confronting Anding County to the end.

Zhu Xiu and Wei Hu climbed to the top of the city to check the defenses and observe the movements of the Xue family's troops.

The formation of more than three thousand foreign troops is not small. It may seem bluffing, but in fact most of them are trained by local regiments and tenant farmers of the Xue family. Even if the training is intensified for a period of time, it is still difficult to conceal the true nature of the soldiers.

If we really want to go out of the city to fight in the field, the nearly two thousand tooth soldiers in the county alone are totally worth it.

The Chang Yi Ya Army was divided into eight commands, three of which mutinied and one was blackmailed.

During the battle to quell the turmoil, nearly 300 people were killed or injured, and nearly 500 people escaped from the city. In just two days, the Ya army lost nearly 1,000 people.

Fortunately, the core commanders of the Ya Army were not affected. They collected the surrendering rebels and recruited a group of young men in the city, which could barely keep the county's troops at 2,000.

The first thing Zhu Xiu did when he took over the power of Jiedu was to disperse all the remaining Yajun and reorganize them into six commanders, each with a number of between 200 and 300 people.

The remaining more than 100 soldiers were assigned to the Zhenhai Camp and temporarily served as Jiedugu's troops, under the command of Bi Hongyu.

Chen An, Yan Ping, and Bi Zhenhai served as commanders, while Guan Tieshi took over as deputy capital commander of the Ya Army.

In this way, Zhu Xiu could directly control most of the Ya army and effectively control the county's troops.

Xue Xiuming also seemed to know the true combat strength of his army. He did not rush to attack the county seat, but only sent troops to block the roads leading to the two city gates.

On the other hand, he was still waiting for the Fengxiang Army to arrive.

Early the next morning, at dawn, Zhu Xiu woke up naturally, feeling that her head was dizzy and her limbs were sore and weak.

Yawning, I got up and put on my clothes, socks and shoes. My hair was oily and itchy, so I didn't bother to take care of it. I just casually gathered it and put on a scarf and that was it.

The soldiers and horses of the Xue family were approaching outside the city, and there was not much food left in the city. Shi Kuangwei slept for ten hours every day. All matters, big and small, were waiting for him to make decisions, including war or peace with the Xue family. He had to make the final decision.

Thinking about this, Zhu Xiu really felt that she was not qualified to sleep for a while longer.

There was cold water in the basin. After soaking the towel and wiping her face, Zhu Xiu became more awake. She walked around the screen and walked outside. Suddenly she noticed a person leaning on a chair outside.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Shi Lingyan. Xiao Nizi was leaning back on the imperial chair, covered with his cloak, her lips were slightly open and she was sleeping soundly, and the long whip in her hand fell to the ground.

"Hey, wake up!~" Zhu Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, picked up the whip and patted her face.

Shi Lingyan suddenly woke up with trembling eyelashes, stood up with a cry, and put on a wary face as if he was about to fight the enemy with his fists.

Zhu Xiu was startled and hurriedly avoided: "Don't do it! It's me!"

The little girl looked confused and was stunned. Her tense body relaxed, she glared at Zhu Xiu, took back the whip, fell down on the chair, covered her mouth and yawned.

"If you don't go to bed, what are you doing in my room?"

Shi Lingyan pursed his lips and muttered: "Of course I'm protecting you!"

"The house is safe now, there is no need to worry." Zhu Xiu felt warm and pitiful in her heart.

Shi Lingyan shook his head stubbornly: "I promise daddy to protect you every step of the way! From now on, I will guard you at night, so just sleep!"

Zhu Xiu had no choice but to say: "Then you have to take a nap during the day. There is no need to guard me day and night. During the day, Bi Hongyu and Ya Bing will protect me. You can stay at home obediently and take care of your father when you wake up."

"

Shi Lingyan hesitated for a while and couldn't help but yawned a few times.

"Then...then I'll just take a short nap...just a short while!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and nodded, and then asked with concern: "Is the injury from the fight with Chu Xing that day better?"

Shi Lingyan patted his chest and said proudly: "How can a mere thief hurt this girl!"

Zhu Xiu said seriously: "I saw he hurt your belly. It's a vital point there, so don't be careless! Go lie down and I'll check it for you."

Shi Lingyan blinked with round eyes: "How to check?"

Zhu Xiu reached out and touched her waist and abdomen: "Just like this..."

"....Kaka!~"

"Ouch~it hurts!~"

Shi Lingyan opened the bedroom door with a red face and ran out. Ma San came into the room with a bowl of porridge and a small plate of pickles, his face full of confusion.

"Little official, what's your hand?" Ma San was startled when he saw Zhu Xiu's wrist was twisted and stiff.

"Oh, no problem, I accidentally twisted it just now, let's have breakfast!"

Zhu Xiu sat down with a calm face, raised her right paw and held the chopsticks with her left hand, which made Ma San look awkward.

After drinking a bowl of gruel, he didn't feel full at all. Zhu Xiu sighed. Now all the people in Jiedu Mansion and Yajun were in the embarrassing situation of drinking gruel for two meals a day.

Outside the house, Bi Hongyu, who was dressed in iron leaf armor and a helmet, had been waiting for a long time. She stood as straight as a pine with her sword in hand, and her stern face said "Don't let strangers enter".

Zhu Xiu walked out, and Bi Hongyu clasped her fists and saluted.

Zhu Xiu smiled and nodded, very satisfied with his new chief female bodyguard.

"Let's go."

Immediately, Zhu Xiu got on the carriage, and Bi Hongyu led a group of Zhenhai Camp soldiers to escort him to the outer city.

Climbing to the top of the city, Wei Hu and Wen Tai have arrived.

The two of them saluted, and Zhu Xiu hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Brother Wei is my elder brother, and County Magistrate Wen is already an elder, so how can I accept the gift from both of you?"

Wei Hu said seriously: "You are now acting as the Jiedushi envoy. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority. It should be so!"

"Haha, what Wei Yashuai said makes sense." Wen Tai smiled and stroked his beard.

Zhu Xiu smiled and had no choice but to let them do it.

"What's going on outside the city?" Zhu Xiu held on to the crenel and looked at the Xue family barracks a mile away.

Wei Hu said: "Xue Xiuliang led hundreds of people to attack in the middle of the night. Pang Guangsheng and Chen An led the crossbowmen to repel them."

Zhu Xiu sneered and said: "This guy is quite smart and wants to test the county's defense situation."

Wei Hu said: "Although Xue Xiuming has three thousand soldiers and horses, he lacks siege equipment. With the combat power of foreign troops, he does not dare to attack rashly. But he besieged the county and cut off the roads. We cannot send people out of the city to recruit the nearby people.

food."

Wen Tai sighed and said: "If we can go out of the city to collect food, we can still cope with it for ten days and a half. Now Xue Xiuming has blocked the roads around the county and there is a shortage of food in the city. What should we do?"

Zhu Xiuning looked into the distance and remained silent.

Wei Hu said: "Why don't I lead the army out of the city before Fengxiang's army arrives? If I can defeat the Xue family's Yawai army in one fell swoop, the situation may turn around."

Zhu Xiu shook his head and said, "Not proper, even if Brother Wei can defeat the Xue family rebels, the tooth army will inevitably be damaged.

, Fighting and fragmentation of the thousands of soldiers and horses between Daeda County and both sides are not good for anyone. "

Wei Hu said with a deep voice: "But, don't take advantage of the death of the Xue family now, and when Feng Xiangjun arrives, we will have no chance! Jiao Jixun comes for the Xue family, and will definitely support the Xue family.

Three thousand teeth foreign army, in the case of the lack of food in our army, can break through the county town in two days. "

Zhu Xiu slapped the wall stack and smiled suddenly: "How much knows Brother Wei Jiao Jixun?"

Wei Hu thought about it: "In the past five years of Tianfu, the history of Jinzhou assassination returned to Shu Lord Meng Yue.

The fate of counting for noodles. This person is old and heavy, and you must use the soldiers.

Zhu Xiu Entry and Parallene: "Brother Wei said well, Jiao Jixun Yunwen Yunwu, he is famous for his name. He is cautious, knows the way of protecting his body.

The army stepped into the jurisdiction of Changyi Town. With the Xue family, it was not enough to allow Jiao Jixun to lead the soldiers. He must have a decree in his hands. "

Wen Tai doubted: "Less make Jun Mo Fei and Jiao Jixun familiar with each other?"

Zhu Xiu laughed: "Su Wei masked, but when he listened to the characters in the world, he talked about this person, and some impression."

"Respecting the teacher is really a strange person. Without the place of a state, but to the situation in the world, the heroes of all parties have finger!"

Zhu Xiu smiled slightly, two words of humility.

Of course, he has never seen Jiao Jixun, but he has read the Song history before, and there is one thing that is quite impressive.

It was said that when Jiao Jixun was transferred to Kaifeng, when Uncle Guo started his troops, Jiao Jixun worshiped the court to order Guo Weijun.

At that time, Jiao Jixun had a lot of soldiers and horses, and his strength was not weak, but he knew that he was not Guo Wei opponent, and he was unwilling to surrender the fame and fame easily. He was more worried that in case Guo Wei failed, he was investigated by the court after he surrendered.

Therefore, Jiao Jixun picked up a posture of the death of the court to death, but secretly dismissed the soldiers, allowing all kinds of rumors to spread the military heart, and also lied to the court that his Majesty's generals were in the enemy.

When Guo Wei's army arrived, he led the army to fight, and he broke up.

Looking at it, he was captured by helpless defeat. He even had to raise his sword and he would be rescued by the loss.

Guo Wei said goodbye to soothe, and still left him in the army. In this way, Jiao Jixun successfully devoted herself to Uncle Guo's arms, and did not leave the fame of the rebellion to invest in the enemy.

When Zhao Dathen's bridge changed, Jiao Jixun turned back to the Song Dynasty without psychological burden, and enjoyed his old age in a smooth sailing.

Looking at these things alone, Jiao Jixun is definitely an old fox.
To be continued...