Wang Yuan had just left in front, and Lang Shilong was restless in the front hall. Troublesome things came one after another, but there were not even half of the people who were competent. Although there were some close friends, they were all He was a servant brought from Kyoto to take care of the daily chores, and he could not handle big scenes. And since the messenger had entered the city, why did he mysteriously disappear in Pucheng? There is probably something wrong here.
Lang Shilong has more and more speculations in his mind, but at the moment there is no conclusion, not even valuable news.
The time for a stick of incense has passed, the time for a meal has passed, and an hour has passed. Lang Shilong was anxiously waiting for Wang Yuan's explanation in the front hall. However, he still didn't see Wang Yuan's shadow. He immediately sent several messages. People urged him, but the reply was to step up the investigation. Just when he was making random speculations, suddenly there was a commotion outside the government office.
Lang Shilong quickly walked down the steps of the front hall, and when he was about to go to see what was going on, a policeman ran in quickly and reported: "Sir, a group of mourners came outside. Thousands of people gathered and surrounded them. The government office, they said..."
Lang Shilong listened to the officer's voice getting quieter and quieter, and finally it was as small as a mosquito or a fly. He couldn't help but said angrily: "What did they say?"
The officer was startled by Mr. Lang's anger and immediately said: "They said they wanted to ask Mr. Lang for an explanation."
"Excuse me for an explanation. What explanation can I give?" Lang Shilong snorted coldly and said angrily: "A bunch of unruly people, the bandits' blades are almost up to their necks, and they are still fighting in the nest. How can they come here to ask for an explanation? They are just here to rebel. Are you just living for a living? Why didn't you disperse them?"
"Thousands of them came, and the road in front of the government office was covered with dirt. There was nothing we could do," the guard said.
Lang Shilong was so angry that he immediately slapped the guard across the face and shouted: "You can't do anything, I'll do something about them."
Seeing that Mr. Lang was really angry, the officer quickly stopped him and said, "Sir, you must not go. Those unscrupulous people were so excited that they carried coffins to block the door of the government office. As soon as your Excellency went, If you get into bad luck, secondly, the police are short of manpower. If something goes wrong, the young guys can't afford it."
When Lang Shilong heard this, he clenched his fists and became even more angry. He flicked his sleeves and returned to the front hall. He sat down on the chair angrily, with a feeling of suffocation rolling in his chest. Lang Shilong paused and said : "Is there someone at the back door?"
The officer tentatively said: "Not yet, how about I send you out to take shelter?"
"I am a magistrate, but I have to escape from the government office to take shelter," Lang Shilong said: "You go out through the back door and take this to the city gate to mobilize officers and soldiers." After saying that, he stood up and took the troop deployment talisman with the officer.
Before Lang Shilong and the servant could go to the back and leave through the back door, they happened to meet Lang Shilong's trusted servant on the way. When he saw Lang Shilong, he immediately told him: "Sir, there is a man coming up the back door. , said he wanted to see the adults,"
"See you, see you, see you," Lang Shilong was anxious. The front yard was almost in a state of panic. The cries of those unruly people were getting louder and louder. Hearing them in Lang Shilong's ears, although he didn't say he was afraid, he was actually a little scared. At this time, , how could Lang Shilong still have the heart to meet anyone?
But the boy added: "That man is said to be an old friend of your Excellency. He came to help you. His surname is Mu."
After hearing this, Lang Shilong was stunned for a moment and did not think carefully. A figure suddenly appeared in his mind, Mu Yuan. At that moment, Lang Shilong hurriedly said: "Please come quickly." After that, he sent the servant with him through the back door. Go out and bring in reinforcements.
Lang Shilong stood there, waiting for Mu Yuan to come in. However, Lang Shilong just saw a man in gorgeous clothes. Before he could put on a forced smile on his face, his face suddenly darkened, because the person who came was not Mu Yuan at all. , let alone an old friend.
Lang Shilong stood there, with a rather unwelcoming look on his face. Seeing the visitor salute him, he deliberately put on a thorny official air and shouted: "Who are you? You lied about my identity." Old friend, what are your intentions?"
The person who came could hear the unfriendliness in Lang Shilong's tone, but he still smiled and said: "I figured that you will be in trouble recently, so I came here to help you."
After hearing this, Lang Shilong looked at the man carefully. It was really not something that ordinary people could compare to. That man did not have the delicate and flashy air of those wealthy businessmen, but had an indescribable temperament that made people look majestic. Lang Shilong I had no idea in my mind, but when I heard this man's mysterious words, I simply gave it a try and said, "Who are you?"
The person who came here smiled and said: "In Xia Muzhe, you can know astronomy from above, geography from below, and even more unpredictable gods and ghosts."
Lang Shilong couldn't see people talking big words. He felt a little unhappy after hearing this. He wanted to ridicule this self-proclaimed person, so he said: "Such a powerful person, why do I keep saying in Pucheng, you see there is a bunch of unruly people in front of you." The door is blocked, you should think about why,"
The visitor smiled and said: "'Hidden in the world'. In normal times, you don't need me, so why do you need to hear about it?" He paused, turned his face to the noisy front hall, and said: "This group of people are here. To put it bluntly, this need not be calculated. It has already caused a commotion all over the city. Everyone in Pucheng knows that Green Forest has captured Xiagui City. The small town of Jingyao cannot stop the Green Forest Army and goes to resist the bandit army. The general who defended the city had long since fled with his troops and horses, and now Pucheng is 'a lonely boat in the middle of a turbulent storm'."
"What are you talking about? Where did you hear this? It's all nonsense." Lang Shilong was afraid that the spread of rumors would disturb the morale of the people and even the military.
The man was not as nervous as Lang Shilong. He said calmly like an outsider: "This is all news passed down by word of mouth. It's okay if you don't believe it. It's just that you don't have any news now. This is the most terrifying thing."
Lang Shilong was shocked by this man's words and asked: "Who are you?"
The man smiled and said: "Sir, don't be so nervous. I have just said what I should say, not to mention it is written on your face."
"What is written,"
"Written with uneasiness, speculation, helplessness, hesitation..."
Since he said this, Lang Shilong had nothing to pretend anymore. At that moment, he slowly let go of his arrogant official airs. He wanted to try this person and came up with a difficult problem for him. He immediately said: "Look, There are more than a thousand unruly people gathered in front of the government office. Since you have come to help me, disperse them first, and then you and I will continue."
The man smiled easily again and said: "They are not unruly people, they are your people. They were just teased by a group of businessmen in the city. They are not bad at heart. Not only will they not come to embarrass you, sir, they will Instead, I came to give you my reputation," the man said and strode forward.
Lang Shilong didn't react for a while. When the man walked out of the front hall, he thought about it carefully. Isn't the "fame" in these words exactly what he wanted? What is going on? Lang Shilong's heart I have no idea, but I want to see how that person actually did it after saying it so easily.
It was inconvenient for Lang Shilong to go out and see clearly in person, so he immediately sent a boy to follow him.
When the boy came to the front yard, the man was already standing at the door of the government office, facing a dark coffin.
Lang Shilong's approach was hidden nearby. Although he couldn't see the smile that was still on his face, he could clearly hear the man's strong and powerful voice.
The man said: "Folks, please be quiet, be quiet. The prefect sent me to give you an explanation."
After those people listened, the noisy voices gradually subsided from front to back. Finally, after the man deliberately coughed twice, the large crowd became unusually quiet, and pairs of eyes fell on that man. body, waiting to see what kind of explanation this person would give.
The man said: "Our Lord, Mr. Lang, has received the battle report from the front. It's time to tell everyone about the situation." After saying this, he paused and said loudly: "The city of Xiagui was broken, and there were countless casualties among the officers and soldiers. The generals who defended the city... The heads were chopped off and hung on the city tower." The people were shocked when they heard this, and they immediately started shouting and talking among themselves, and they were quite frightened. Although the news spread in the city as soon as they left, , this is the first time that the government has publicly acknowledged this.
Although Lang Shilong, who was sitting in the front hall at this time, did not follow him out, the silence outside and the loudness of the man's words naturally spread to his ears, scaring him so much that he broke into a cold sweat. When they were about to send someone out to drag the guy back and beat him to death, the person signaled everyone to be quiet and said loudly: "Under the prefecture of Gui, Wu Rongguang was shot through the throat by an arrow from the Green Forest Army general, and he died in the end. Elsewhere, even Xie Qianqiu, the general sent by the imperial court, destroyed 5,000 soldiers and horses, and finally fled in embarrassment with just a few hundred people. As you all know, yesterday, our Lord Lang sent General Ma Hongfei with thousands of soldiers. The horse went out of the city to resist the enemy, but the person who really led the troops was none other than Xie Qianqiu who escaped back. How is the war going? "
None of the people said a word, they were all engrossed as if listening to a book. At this moment, although Lang Shilong wanted to kill that man to prevent him from spreading rumors and disturbing people's hearts, but just listening to his words in front of him, the news was real. It's a spirit, and the spirit is really evil. What is going on in the war is exactly what Lang Shilong wants to know at this moment. The man paused, and Lang Shilong and the people's hearts were hung up, waiting for the final answer to be revealed. General, anxiety, expectation, and indescribable emotions are mixed together in a complicated way, causing a rapid and heroic heartbeat to beat my own eardrums in a deathly silence...