Chapter 852 Knock on the door in the middle of the night
Xingguang didn't ask who was on the way, but said that Chang Yu and his party crossed the Beiyang River to fight off the horse thieves and then rode fast. They were far away from the Qing army at this time, so they didn't need to fumble around the mountainside, and ran up the official road.
They were silent all the way. Less than an hour later, they stopped outside Linzi City. This is a very small county town without a moat and no guards. On weekdays, the watchmen in the city patrol the city.
Chang Yu had no time to walk around the city to see the scenery, so he asked Li Shiyuan to call the door, but he did not expect it to be that easy. There were no guards in Linzi City, only watchmen guarding the door. In the afternoon, officers and soldiers came to announce that the Tatars were about to enter. People were so panicked that they dared to open the door. Even Li Shiyuan
It's not even possible to give your name. What if it's a Tatar pretending to be a scammer?
Li Shiyuanqi scolded him and asked him to go to the county government to inform him. The county officials knew him, and the watchman agreed. Everyone had to wait outside the city, but Chang Yu felt that the watchman was doing his duty.
Chang Yu asked Li Shiyuan that the name of the Linzi County magistrate was Zou Fengji. He had a very auspicious name and was a practical man. Last year (the fifteenth year of Chongzhen), six forts were built on the city...
This made Chang Yu slightly surprised. He looked up at the city wall, which was only five or six meters at most. There were six forts on it that were not inferior to Qingzhou City. Since there are forts and artillery, there must be gunpowder shells.
, Chang Yudun felt regretful. If he could have arrived one day earlier, he could have dismantled Linzi's artillery and ammunition and sent them to Qingzhou, but the Qing army came too quickly.
No matter, having six artillery pieces already has capital. Even if the Qing army divides its troops and comes here, it can still be defeated. Chang Yu believes that Dorgon will not attack a small and broken city without enough damage.
Zou Fengji did not let Chang Yu and his party wait for a long time. In fact, he had not yet fallen asleep at this time. Just because there was a warning from Qingzhou today that the Tatars were coming. He discussed with the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the dianshi and others about the matter of calming the people and defending against the enemy. Suddenly, he heard that
Someone outside reported that more than a hundred people had arrived outside the city, and the leader said it was Qingzhou garrison Li Shiyuan.
The Tatars were about to come. Why did Li Shiyuan come here late at night when he was not staying in Qingzhou City? Could it be that something big had happened or that Qingzhou City had been destroyed? Zou Fengji and others were shocked and hurriedly left the Yamen and went straight to Beicheng. They were thinking on the way.
Could it be that the Tatars came here under false pretenses?
Therefore, he did not open the door immediately. Instead, he led a group of yamen servants and more than ten township warriors to the top of the city, held up a torch to observe, and Li Shiyuan magnanimously held up the torch to prove to himself: "Zou Zhixian is probably an ignorant general."
"It turns out it's really Li Shou Bei. Don't blame Li Shou Bei in this emergency." It has to be said that Li Shiyuan became famous in the first battle two years ago. All the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture worship him as a god. When they see him show up, they will not doubt that he is there and rush to him.
The people opened the city gate and let them in, but the little eunuch frowned slightly. If it were him who wanted to check his entourage, it would be too hasty to use one person as evidence. He was not afraid that Li Shiyuan surrendered to the Tatars to deceive the door. In history,
There are countless people who have been deceived into opening the door.
Zou Fengji had thought about this before, but when he saw Li Shiyuan, he got a little excited and forgot about it. When he opened the city gate and saw them all wet and embarrassed, he was shocked to realize that they couldn't have escaped from Qingzhou City.
I saw Chang Yu's personal guards all looking fierce and stern, which was far different from the image of ordinary officers and soldiers. I suddenly felt cold in my heart: No, Tatars, Li Shiyuan surrendered! In the panic, he also forgot the basic hairstyle of the Qing and Ming troops.
It's different. Even if they find it different, they will think it's just the Qing army pretending.
When he was about to shout, Li Shiyuan had already introduced the young eunuch beside him: "Zou Zhixian, this is Mr. Chang, the superintendent of Dongchang Yamen, who came to Ziggong office."
What? The great eunuch of Dongchang is here! If he hadn’t trusted Li Shiyuan’s brand name, and other people would have thought he was a liar, how could the great eunuch of Dongchang come to this small temple in Zi?
Hey, isn't the eunuch of Dongchang the one who is said to be good at fighting? Could it be that his coming this time has something to do with the Tatars? Zou Fengji didn't know that Chang Yu arrived in Qingzhou City early in the morning to warn him. At this time, he was shocked both physically and mentally and his face was full of confusion.
Come on, you have to know that the dignified eunuch of Dongchang is not looked down upon by princes and princes. He is a small county magistrate, how can he not panic?
"It's an emergency. Please don't blame Mr. Zou for coming to bother me late at night." Chang Yu clasped his fists and smiled. Only then did Zou Fenggi see clearly that he was actually a young man. Li Shiyuan couldn't be lying to him. Although he was confused, he hurriedly
In return: "I don't dare, I don't dare. The lower official Zou Fengji respectfully greets the factory governor."
At this time, he did not doubt that Li Shiyuan had deceived the city. If he really surrendered to the Tatars and took action when they opened the city gate, he would not be able to talk to him calmly here.
Hey, Zou Fengji saw a familiar young man next to the young eunuch at this time. He took a closer look and thought, isn't this the Crown Prince Heng?
Zhu Cian was a wealthy playboy who loved to fight and kill every day. He led a group of servants to run wild in his own territory. He had wandered around the surrounding counties and caused harm. The local government officials had received him. Linzi was right next to Qingzhou, and Zhu Cian had come there so many times.
It was no surprise that Zou Fengji recognized him at first sight.
"I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince." Zou Fengji hurriedly saluted and blurted out, "Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here too?".
"It's so hot and sleepless at night that I went out with the factory supervisor to cool off." Zhu Cian smiled slightly. This was very inconsistent with his usual style. After all, as the crown prince of Prince Heng, he is the biggest dandy in Qingzhou Prefecture. Which dandy is not arrogant and arrogant?
Being so polite at this time makes people think they are seeing a ghost.
Zou Fengji naturally didn't believe Zhu Cian's words. When he saw him soaked and embarrassed, he thought: What a tragedy, what a misfortune. Li Shiyuan, the eunuch of Dongchang, and Prince Heng, who came here in the middle of the night, must be from Qingzhou.
The house collapsed.
"Prince Heng..." Zhu Youyi had a good reputation in Qingzhou, and officials under his rule spoke highly of him. Zou Fengji was a neighbor of Qingzhou and had many friends on weekdays, so he could not help but feel sad at this time.
"Well, Father, I would like to invite Magistrate Zou to the palace for tea someday." Zhu Cian said with a slight smile. Zou Fenggi was startled, and then he realized that he might have thought too much. If Qingzhou City was captured and King Heng was in trouble, the prince would not be so relaxed.
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Linzi City is small, so I walked to the county government office while talking. I mentioned that Linzi County Government Office was very famous. There was the county government office first and then Linzi City. It was first built in the 15th year of Yuanhe (1278) in the Yuan Dynasty and was located in the northwest of the later county seat.
Ouyang Ming, the county magistrate of Hongwu, moved it to the center of the county in the fourth year of Hongwu. It was destroyed by rogue bandits in the fifteenth year of Zhengde, and Linzi Magistrate Ma Siam restored it.
The county government office is adjacent to Ximen Street in the south, with a gate in front and a Qiao Tower (Drum Tower); in the north is the Yimen; and in the north of the Yimen is the lobby. The lobby is the main building of the county government, located in the middle of the county government office. In front of the lobby is the Jieshi Pavilion.
, there are rooms for Cao officials on the east and west wings of the lobby. There is a land temple on the east side, and a prison on the west side. There are stables next to it. There is a Tuisi Pavilion behind the lobby. Further inside is the magistrate's residence. On the left of the magistrate's house is the magistrate's residence, and on the right is the magistrate's residence.
It is the main book house, the dianshi house, etc..
After Chen Suole sent the little wife to the county government under his supervision, he was ordered to go to the city with his personal guards to take over the city defense and dry the clothes while leaving Qiao Sanxiu, Kuang Ren and others to personally escort Chang Yu into the government office.
Zou Fengji's maid brought several sets of clean clothes to Chang Yu, Zhu Cian, Li Shiyuan and others to change into. Then in the tea hall, everyone sat around and whispered, and the guards in the courtyard, such as Qiao Sanxiu and Kuang Ren, took off their clothes. Clothes were hung on the branches, and it was quite comfortable to be shirtless and chatting quietly in the night breeze. From time to time, he would look up at the court and murmur that the county government office was so shabby. Kuang Ren curled his lips: "It's all an image project. The Ming Dynasty started with Taizu This has been done since the beginning, and some even deliberately repaired old buildings to advertise themselves as Qingshui Yamen."