The governor's yamen was brightly lit.

As soon as Pan Xiguang came back, he went directly to the Houya. The servants brewed a cup of hot tea for him and brought it to him.

Sitting on the chair of the Grand Master in the Houya, he was holding hot tea in his hand and showing contemplation.

After almost a cup of tea, I walked in from outside with a middle-aged man wearing a long gown.

"Dongweng was so anxious to send someone to call the students, but what happened?"

The middle-aged man was a staff member next to Pan Xiguang. He was sent by the governor so late that he knew in his heart that something must have happened.

"Sit first." Pan Xiguang pointed to the seat beside him.

Aide Zhu carefully sat in an empty seat at the lower head.

Pan Xiguang leaned back and said, "I just met Shigong and was on the wall of the north city. I asked me to take him into the city."

"I heard that on the way back the student came. Dongweng was hesitating whether to continue to stay in Yangqu?" Zhu Mulai had already learned something from Changsui by Pan Xiguang on the way.

Facing his aide, Pan Xiguang did not hide it and said directly: "You guessed it right, I am really hesitating about whether to stay in Yangqu."

"Students thought they would not stay." said Zhu Mukai.

Hearing this, Pan Xiguang looked at his aide, "Tell me?"

"Tianmen Pass is a barrier of Yangqu. If this pass is lost, it will be difficult for Yangqu to block the fierce bandit army. Although there are reinforcements sent by the court to support it, with the speed of the court's troops, even the Shenwu Guard closest to Yangqu, it is probably impossible to get there in a short time. At least before the bandit army besieged Yangqu, it is impossible to arrive." After Zhu's aide said that, he glanced at the expression on Pan Xiguang's face.

Pan Xiguang nodded and signaled the other party to continue.

Zhu Mukai continued: "Even a strong city like Tianmen Pass cannot resist the bandit army, Yangqu is even worse. The most important thing is that Yangqu does not have enough troops to defend the city, so it is basically impossible to rely on Yangqu to resist the bandit army and delay the reinforcements to come."

"Where do you think I can retreat after leaving Yangqu?" Pan Xiguang asked.

At this time, Aide Zhu realized that his Dongweng had already thought of leaving Yangqu. After pondering for a moment, he said: "You can retreat to Qingyuan County first, and then retreat to Liaozhou or Qinzhou through Qingyuan County. The reinforcements should be almost here."

Pan Xiguang fell into deep thought.

After a while, he said, "If I leave Yangqu, how will the court explain?"

"Dongweng is the governor of Shanxi, not the governor of Yangqu. He can leave Yangqu and go to other places. Whether it is Liaozhou or Qinzhou, they are all in Shanxi." said Zhu Mulai.

Pan Xiguang gently tapped the wall of the cup covering the bowl with his fingers.

Aide Zhu did not urge him to leave Yangqu, and he still needed to make his own decisions.

However, he had decided in his heart that no matter whether the other party wanted to leave Yangqu or not, he would not continue to stay in Yangqu. The bandits could break through Yanmen Pass so quickly and take down Tianmen Pass all the way. Staying in Yangqu would only fall into the hands of the bandits.

He could not leave his life to the bandits to decide his life or death. Moreover, he was not a local official in Shanxi and had no responsibility to defend the territory. At worst, he could go back to his hometown to lurk for a few years and be able to do things in the future.

"Pan San, go and arrange it, leave all the useless things, bring some change of clothes, and then go to Yangqu overnight with me after you are ready." Pan Xiguang explained to his Changsui.

I made up my mind to leave Yangqu.

When Zhu's aide, who was sitting in the lower head, saw that Pan Xiguang decided to leave Yangqu, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he did not have to bear the charge of abandoning his master and fleeing.

The chief entourage retreated.

"If Dong Weng is determined to leave Yangqu, he doesn't have to be so anxious to set off. He can wait until dawn before leaving." said Zhu Mulai.

Pan Xiguang waved his hand and said, "I can't wait. When I saw Duke Jie, he told my official that there were thieves chasing him from Tianmen Pass. If the official expected it was good, the thieves chasing him, and at dawn, I was afraid that I would not be able to leave even if I wanted to."

"The bandits are coming so soon." Aide Zhu's eyes widened unexpectedly.

He thought that the bandit army had taken Tianmen Pass and would have to wait a few days before he could come to Yangqu, but he didn't expect that the bandit cavalry had already arrived first.

Pan Xiguang said: "That is why I have to leave overnight while the night is sunny, otherwise there would be no need for too many thieves. Only a hundred or so people could completely block my official's way out of Yangqu."

"I would also like to ask Dongwen to allow students to go home and pack up their things and go on the road with Dongwen." Zhu Muliu stood up from his seat.

Since he was leaving, he naturally had to take away the things in his house.

Pan Xiguang nodded and said, "Go and go back quickly. Don't bring useless things. This time, you can't bring too many people when you leave the city. If the noise is too big, I can't leave either."

"Students understand, students come home and clean up and come back." Aide Zhu bowed to Pan Xiguang, and then hurriedly left the Houya.

"Does of cavalry came outside the city, and the leader looked like General Jie. He was trying to enter the city now. The general guarding the city did not dare to open the city gate privately, so he sent me to meet Pan Fujun." The sender explained his purpose.

The people in the door were shocked when they heard the other party's words. The lantern in his hand almost fell to the ground and said, "Hurry up, follow me to see Pan Fujun."

Xie Shigong came back from Tianmen Pass, and even if he was just a gatekeeper, he knew something was wrong.

The door was opened to allow one person to enter, and the person who delivered the letter outside the door was put in, and then he took the other party to the place where Pan Xiguang usually rested.

Behind the yamen is a courtyard where people can live. Every Shanxi governor usually lives in the yard behind the yamen.

There were female relatives living in the backyard. The concierge did not go directly to the backyard to see Pan Xiguang, but went to the small courtyard where Pan Xiguang lived.

"Master Pan, has Mr. Pan slept?"

The doorman stood outside the window and shouted quietly, and gently tapped the wooden window with the hand that did not hold up the lantern.

"Who!" Changsui's confused voice came from the room.

The concierge hurriedly said, "What happened is Mr. Pan. The soldiers guarding the city sent news. General Jie is back and is waiting outside the city to enter the city."

"Who did you say is back?" Changsui in the house seemed to have not heard it clearly and asked again.

"General Jie, who went to Tianmen Pass to guard the gate." The concierge replied.

The room had an oil lamp lit up.

It didn't take long, and Changsui walked out of the room while wearing clothes.

"Master Pan, it's the letter he sent." The doorman pointed at the person he brought with him.

Changsui glanced at him and said, "You go back first, I will take this person to see the master."
Chapter completed!