That evening, in the garden of the Yangxia County Yaqian Yamen, Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly.［(({网
Reason told him that with only 4,000 merchant navy troops at his disposal, it was a very risky act to rush into Yangxia and announce that he would take back the sovereignty of this county on behalf of the imperial court.
Because in the afternoon, the man named Yuma who had a conversation with Zhao Hongrun revealed his identity as King Su, but did not make any hostile move towards him. This meant that Yang
The Xia Yin thieves did not want to have a head-on confrontation with King Su, so even if Zhao Hongrun entered Yangxia with more than 700 disguised Shang Shui troops, the Yangxia hidden thieves would turn a blind eye.
.
At least, the Yuma people represented by Yuma and the Yiqiu thieves behind him probably didn't intend to cause trouble with him, Zhao Hongrun.
However, because of something that made him extremely angry, Zhao Hongrun asked Shang Shuijun to publicly reveal his identity, officially stationed in Yangxia, and announced to the whole city that the imperial court's governance of Yangxia County would be restored. This meant that he had to fight with Yangxia
The hidden thieves in the county are torn apart.
Under such circumstances, it becomes unpredictable whether those hidden thief forces who may not originally intend to be enemies of Zhao Hongrun will choose to unite to fight Zhao Hongrun for the sake of this county.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Hongrun made enemies. He did not find a way to divide the Yangxia hidden bandit forces, but instead gave the latter an opportunity to unite.
The reason for all this is that the old man sitting opposite Zhao Hongrun who is drinking and eating food is only 40 years old but as old as Ma Qian from Yangxia County who is in his 50s or 60s.
It can be seen that this magistrate of Ma County may not have been exposed to meat for a long time, so that he ate the few home-cooked dishes on the stone table that Zhao Hongrun thought were ordinary, and urged Zhao Hongrun from time to time: "Wang County Cheng
, you eat too."
Zhao Hongrun gave a bitter laugh, because he had identified himself to the magistrate in front of him more than once, but unfortunately, Magistrate Ma did not listen to his introduction at all, and instead mistook Zhao Hongrun for a member of his family.
The county magistrate named Wang.
The clan guards were also mistaken by Magistrate Ma as a servant of the government office.
The local ruffian Lu San was right. Magistrate Ma had already gone crazy and was trapped in the fantasy in his mind, unable to extricate himself.
Zhao Hongrun picked up the wine pot and filled the wine for Magistrate Ma.
This afternoon, when he saw Magistrate Ma entering the court hall alone, Zhao Hongrun was deeply moved.
Because Ma Qian was obviously crazy and couldn't even remember what his name was, but he still firmly remembered that he was the county magistrate of Yangxia County. In the empty government office except him, he still performed his duties as the county magistrate.
responsibilities.
Although this man pretended to be a door servant, a government servant, a pen clerk, and finally his own county magistrate, which seemed a bit ridiculous, Zhao Hongrun could not laugh.
He only felt inexplicable sadness and unquenchable anger.
A dignified county magistrate, a well-educated man who had passed the high school examination and was appointed as an official, an aspiring leader who once worked hard to change the situation of Yangxia County where thieves were rampant. However, his family was destroyed by the local thieves in Yangxia.
Confused.
It was precisely because he was angry about this incident that Zhao Hongrun decided to immediately take back Yangxia and use the strongest means to deal with those Yangxia thieves.
He knew that this road was very dangerous, and the safest way to deal with it was to wait for Qu Cheng's 20,000 Yanling troops to return to Yanling from Dangshan, and Wu Ji's 15,000 or so merchant navy troops also returned after receiving rewards from the court.
Shangshui, as long as these two armies arrive, Yangxia hidden thieves will not be worth mentioning at all.
However, because of what happened to Yangxia County Magistrate Ma Qian, Zhao Hongrun decided to break up with the Yangxia hidden thieves a month early. This is why he secretly lamented that he was still too impulsive.
Of course, he sighed and sighed, but he did not regret it. He felt that he had to get something back for the Yangxia County magistrate in front of him, and to pay tribute to those who persecuted this imperial official and those who stood by and watched.
Those who were persecuted by the magistrate had some things taken back with interest.
Officials of the imperial court are definitely not objects to be slaughtered!
Zhao Hongrun's eyes were full of killing intent, but sitting across from him, Magistrate Ma, who had had enough wine and food, was wiping the oil stains on his beard with a rag.
"Wang County Cheng, how did you do what I asked you to do?" Ma Qian looked at Zhao Hongrun seriously and asked.
Looking at Ma Qian's serious look, Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to think. He raised his hands and smiled and said, "I don't know what the magistrate is referring to. Please give me your instructions."
Ma Qian frowned and said with some displeasure: "Didn't I ask you to post notices in taxis all over the city, ordering them to close those dirty places within a time limit? How did those people react?"
I see……
After hearing these words, Zhao Hongrun immediately understood the reason why Ma Qian was harmed by those Yangxia hidden thieves.
He shook his head secretly.
It is undeniable that Ma Qian's idea is correct. After all, those hidden thieves in Yangxia use the scholar's hall as a cover to recruit rangers, post bounties, and do some harmful things. How can they sit idly by like this kind of scholar's hall?
But the problem was that Ma Qian overestimated the court's ability to deter thieves and underestimated the ferocity of those thieves.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hongrun raised his hand and said: "Reporting to the county magistrate, those thieves have not closed the military hall yet, but I will ask them to close it."
"Hmm." Ma Qian nodded and said with dissatisfaction: "Then you have to hurry up. You need to know that to the south of our Yangxia County is Pingyu County of the Chu State. If the Chu people do not die in their desire to conquer the Wei Dynasty, then
If there is any turmoil in Yangxia, the Chu people will most likely take the opportunity to attack..."
Zhao Hongrun knew that what Ma Qian was talking about was the situation five or six years ago. After all, five or six years ago, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, and Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, did hold great hostility towards Wei. The former frequently sent troops to attack Fenxing.
The latter also sent many spies to harass Yangxia, Yanling, Shangshui and other places.
Zhao Hongrun really wanted to tell Ma Qian that he had reached a tacit understanding with his cousin Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and Xiong Hu, Lord of Pingyu. At present, the goals of these two princes and nobles of Chu had already changed to seizing the position of King of Chu.
There will be no more plots against Wei during the year, but in the end, Zhao Hongrun just nodded and said, "I will obey my orders."
Because he knew that Ma Qian, the magistrate of Yangxia County in front of him, was trapped in his own imagination and could not extricate himself. No matter how the situation became, this magistrate would probably only be able to live in May or Sixth Century for the rest of his life.
In the situation two years ago, no matter what I saw or heard from the outside world, I am afraid that nothing could wake him up.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll go to the back office to see my wife. Mr. Wang Xiancheng, you should go home early so that my wife won't miss you." After saying that, Ma Qian stood up and smiled at Zhao Hongrun.
He laughed, then turned around and headed towards the back office.
lady……
Zhao Hongrun silently looked at Ma Qian, who was alone.
At present, there is no wife and children of Ma Qian in this county government. It is just the latter's imagination.
It was not difficult for Zhao Hongrun to guess that before he and the Shang Shui Army were stationed in the county government office, the county magistrate was probably like this, living alone in the county government office, living in a world of his own imagination.
There, his wife and children were still alive and were not brutally killed by Yangxia hidden thieves.
"rustle……"
A slight sound of footsteps caught Zhao Hongrun's attention. He turned his head and saw Zongwei Zhu Gui walking towards this side.
"Your Highness." Zhu Gui clasped his fists and said, "I just received the news that General Wuma (Jiao) has led the remaining 3,300 merchant navy troops to arrive outside Yangxia City. General Wuma sent someone to ask for instructions from Your Highness.
, should we build a camp outside the city or enter the city to camp."
"Order him to enter the city!"
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "After entering the city, I will immediately take over Yangxia's city defense, garrison, military arsenal and granary. All former county soldiers will be banned. All current personnel in Yangxia County will be
Cut jobs."
"Yes!" Zongwei Zhu Gui clasped his fists and retreated.
After a stick of incense, General Wu Majiao of the Shangshui Army, who was stationed outside the city, received Zhao Hongrun's order, and he issued the military order to garrison Yangxia without hesitation.
Thirty-three hundred Shang Shui soldiers lined up neatly and marched toward the west gate of Yangxia County.
This scene made the county soldiers guarding the county wall look at each other in shock.
The Shangshui Army's flag with the word "Wei Shangshui" made them realize that this was their own army of Wei State, but the question was, why would there be an army stationed in Yangxia?
Is it to deal with those people in the city?
As locals, the county soldiers secretly complained in their hearts, because they had a premonition that there might be a turmoil in Yangxia County.
"Close the city gate!"
A county soldier who looked like the leader gritted his teeth and ordered.
Several county magistrates hesitated for a moment and prepared to go down to the city and close the city gate. However, before they could go very far along the stairs on the inside of the city wall, they were forced up by a group of people.
It turned out that it was more than two hundred Shangshui soldiers disguised as civilians led by Zongwei Weijiao.
Wei Jiao was seen holding the token of Prince Su's Mansion high, looking coldly at the county soldiers on the city wall, and said in a low tone: "In the name of His Highness Prince Su, the Shang Shui Army is ordered to take over Yangxia. Anyone who acts rashly will be punished with chaos."
The party’s crimes will be punished without death!”
"Sure..."
"King Su?"
The county soldiers were dumbfounded, how could they have known that such a big shot was actually coming to the city.
On the other hand, the county soldier leader's eyes flashed with shock and anger, and he whispered: "Prince Su... do you really want to be an enemy of Yangxia Yinxia?"
"Hidden knight?" Wei Jiao snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "You are worthy too?!"
After that, with a wave of his hand, more than two hundred Shang Shui soldiers behind him swarmed up the city wall, unsheathed their swords one by one, and pointed them at the county soldiers on the wall.
"Take it!" Wei Jiao raised his hand and pointed at the county soldier leader. Immediately, several Shang Shui soldiers rushed forward.
The county soldier gritted his teeth, but in the end he did not dare to resist. The Shang Shui soldiers held their necks with swords.
At the same time, in the city gate cave below the city, Shang Shui Army General Wu Majiao was sitting astride his mount, leading 3,300 Shang Shui troops. Under the gaze of many county soldiers near the city gate with different expressions, they slowly entered the city.