"You're talking nonsense." Magistrate He wiped the tea on his face, jumped up from the soft mat, and growled in a low voice: "Wang Xian is trapped in Wutai County. Did he grow wings and fly back to Taiyuan?"
"I don't know the reason," Qianhu, who reported the news, said with a mournful face: "But he has already passed Yangqu County. Counselor Feng said that it was definitely him, so he asked his subordinates to come and report the news quickly."
"How is that possible?" Zhang Fantai pinched himself hard and then recovered from the shock: "Did something happen in Wutai County?"
"It's not clear yet..." Qianhu shook his head.
"You go prepare first, we will go back to Taiyuan right away." Zhang Fantai waved his hand and asked Qianhu to prepare the horses quickly: "Don't take the car, we are all riding horses, so we can go back early."
"Yes." Qianhu responded and went down to prepare.
"How could this happen? What on earth did Zhu Jiyin eat? Fifteen thousand people surrounded a small Wutai County, and they actually let him run away." As soon as Qianhu left, Magistrate He looked even more depressed and said: "
This is going to kill us.”
"Calm down." Zhang Fantai scolded him in a low voice and said: "We don't know the specific situation yet, so don't scare yourself."
"What else is unclear?" Magistrate He said with a mournful face: "The only reason why the sledgehammer didn't kill the chicken is that the knife was broken. King Jin's army has problems, and the situation is far from optimistic as we imagined."
"Don't be pessimistic. As I said before, if the sky falls and the prince holds it, what are you afraid of?" Zhang Fantai twitched the corner of his mouth and still said in a deep voice.
"Of course the princes are fine. They are either the emperor's sons or the emperor's nephews. Can the emperor destroy them?" Magistrate He said with a sad face, "I'm afraid that in the end the emperor will use us as scapegoats and use our lives to wipe the ass of King Jin.
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After listening to his words, Zhang Fantai's scalp went numb, and his face turned red. He gritted his teeth and said: "We are not just fish on the chopping board. We are all grasshoppers on a rope. Who can
Even if they want to kick us like chamber pots, we have to leave them with their bones and tendons."
"What does Fantai mean?" At this time, Magistrate He finally became Zhang Chun's own, but unfortunately he was the kind of person who shared the same fate...
"Let's go back to Taiyuan first. You go to see Wang Xian and see how he moves." Zhang Chun said slowly: "I'm going to see King Jin to see what regulations he has..." After a pause, he said in a fierce voice.
: "It was them who messed up the matter. He must make up for it himself, and only they can make up for it. We local officials with thin arms and thin legs cannot bear the imperial envoys."
"Is Fantai going to have a showdown with the prince?" Magistrate He said in shock.
"It's not a showdown, it's just not showing off anymore." Zhang Fantai picked up another teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip, but his mouth was filled with bitterness. He reluctantly swallowed the sip and put down the teacup.
Said: "We have done so much for King Jin over the years, whether we should or should not, and now it is impossible to escape even if we want to. But the prince still wants to stay out of the matter. That is impossible. He must bear it.
Only in this world can we, the little soldiers and generals, have a way to survive."
"Your Majesty has already sent troops..." Magistrate He said softly.
"That's not enough," Zhang Fantai shook his head decisively and said, "He has to go into battle in person." He stood up and said, "Go back to Taiyuan."
Hundreds of cavalrymen were like sharp black arrows, piercing the white snowfield and galloping towards Taiyuan City.
At the center of the arrow was Wang Xian, wearing a red cloak. He pursed his lips tightly and squinted his eyes slightly, like a tiger about to pounce on its prey, exuding an indomitable momentum.
After leaving Wutai County, he headed straight for Taiyuan City. Although the world was big, he had no other place to go... He went north to Datong, where there were generals and nobles who were in cahoots with the King of Jin, and they could smash him to pieces.
"After leaving Shanxi and returning to the capital, my life is safe, but there are too many variables that I will face. Liu Zijin is just a mere Liu Zijin, and those big shots can't see it. They can erase it with a backhand. After thinking about it, I want to think about it."
Liu Zijin used this card to the extreme and had no choice but to return to Taiyuan, where he could exert his greatest lethality.
But just like that, what he will face in Taiyuan City will be a group of guys who are red-eyed at defeat and can do anything with the King of Jin and the Shanxi officialdom... What a powerful force this is, although he has them in his hands.
The feared ace, but he is still very weak in front of them, but he is about to have a head-on confrontation with them. He has to fight against the King of Jin and the Shanxi officialdom alone. Regardless of the outcome, it is so awe-inspiring and decisive.
, what a pleasure...
While my thoughts were flying, Taiyuan City was in sight. The outpost returned to the horse to report that there was a checkpoint blocking the way. Judging from the color of their uniforms, they should be soldiers from Taiyuan Prefecture.
"Show the king's command flag and rush over," Wang Xian said without hesitation and with high spirits.
After giving the order, a large flag more than ten feet high with red tassels and sapphire blue background was erected, with a golden word "Dou" written on it.
There is a red token under the flag with a word written on it
The royal flag is as if the emperor is personally visiting
When the Taiyuan soldiers at the checkpoint saw this flag from a distance, they dared not step forward to stop it. They knelt down beside the road and let the cavalry roar past.
After rushing through three checkpoints without any hindrance, the team arrived at the foot of Taiyuan City. They saw that the city gate was tightly closed. The defenders on the city felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy and had to stop their progress.
"Hey, the imperial envoy has returned to the city, why don't you open the door quickly?" Xu Yingxian, dressed in Feiyu uniform, shouted loudly towards the city.
It took a long time before an officer from the city responded: "The imperial envoy is recuperating in the city. Where did you come from?"
"The Imperial Envoy has recovered. Now that he has returned from his tour, why don't you let Magistrate He come to see you quickly?" Xu Ying shouted first, "He will know at a glance whether he is the Imperial Envoy."
"Our Lord Prefect is also on a patrol," said the officer on the city.
"Then let Zhang Fantai come to see you."
"The prefect is accompanying Uncle Fang on his patrol," the officer said.
"Then please ask Prince Jin to come over."
"During the period of mourning, the prince will not leave the house." The officer pushed them back and tried to block them outside the city.
"They want to wait for the dispatch of troops and generals to destroy our group outside the city." Xu Yingxian whispered to Wang Xian. They came so fast that the other party had no time to react, and they arrived at the gate of Taiyuan City.
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"Tell them that if we are not allowed to enter Taiyuan, we will return to the capital." Wang Xian said calmly: "Let's go to the imperial court to reason."
Xu Yingxian repeated Wang Xian's intention to Chengtou. After saying this, the group of people quietly waited for the other party to make a decision.
"Military advisor, what if they are determined not to open the door?" Xu Yingxian asked in a low voice.
"Impossible." Wang Xian shook his head and said with a smile: "They dared to take action in Wutai County because they used me to visit incognito and in the name of killing Liu Zijin. But now that I have revealed my identity, they have to weigh whether they have
Such great energy can cover up the crime of killing the imperial envoys."
"Actually, if you force it, it's possible." Xu Yingxian said: "After all, the military advisor was pretending to be sick before. If they stick to this, they will kill us indiscriminately without saying that we are fake. Then let King Zhao and
If the King of Han helps me and talks, the King of Jin may not be able to pass this test."
"What a cunning person." Wang Xian couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Don't say it, this is really a hopeless solution. But King Jin is not you, and he doesn't dare to do this unless he has to." After a pause, he said leisurely
He said: "Don't forget, the current climate is extremely unfavorable to the vassal king. He took advantage of this climate to defeat Zhu Jixi and became the king of Jin."
"Is it now his turn to bear this climate?" Xu Yingxian said suddenly.
"That's right." Wang Xian nodded and smiled: "I will not give him the opportunity like Wutai County again. If he wants to use force against me again, he will have to do it as a last resort."
"Isn't it a last resort now?" Xu Ying asked first.
"At least, he doesn't think so." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "He thinks that there are still many cards in his hand that have not been played..."
"Then I will wait and see." Xu Yingxian chuckled and said loudly to the brothers around him: "Idle time is idle, brothers, come on, raise your left hand to bet that the city gate will open, and if not, raise your right hand."
There was a loud bang, and everyone raised their hands. Xu Ying glanced at it first, and saw that everyone raised their left hands, and curled his lips and said: "A bunch of sycophants."
"My lord, aren't you the same?" All the officers and soldiers looked at him with disdain, and Xu Yingxian also raised his left hand high.
"That's different. I firmly believe in your judgment." Xu Yingxian said sternly: "It's definitely not flattery.
"Hahahaha..." All the officers and soldiers burst into laughter. After the expedition to the desert, the Kowloon Pass, and the cruel test of the Gobi Desert, they had enough confidence not to take the enemy in front of them lightly...
The laughter from outside the city seemed to spread to the top of the city, making Magistrate He who was crouching behind the arrow stack peeping pale, muttering secretly: These guys are laughing so arrogantly, they are obviously confident, are they sure that the prince does not dare to touch them?
Thinking of this, he quickly went down to the city, mounted his horse, and ran straight to the Jin Palace.
Previously, he had declared martial law in Taiyuan City in the name of the bandit attack. All the people were ordered to stay at home. The streets were empty and there was no obstruction. Magistrate He galloped on his horse and arrived in front of Donghua Gate in a blink of an eye. The rules and etiquette of the palace were
At this moment, the restraint was gone. The guard opened the door and let him drive straight in. He passed through several palace gates and stopped outside the palace of King Jin.
Magistrate He got off his horse, stumbled into the palace, and kowtowed to Prince Jin who was sitting upright.
"Get up quickly, are they here?" His Highness the King of Jin was dressed in filial piety, and his eyes were dark-rimmed. I don't know if it was caused by mourning or because he had been restless these past few days.
"We're here, just outside the city." Magistrate He clasped his fists at Zhang Fantai who was sitting beside him, and hurriedly explained the situation.
"This guy is so arrogant, it's like he's a different person." Zhang Chun sighed.