It's late at night, but the county government office in Xinping County is brightly lit.
The magistrate of Xinping County is named Hou Fang, who was re-established by Wang Can after he killed the original magistrate Cui Zhen.
At that time, Wang Can killed a group of people crazily and used thunderous means to frighten the big families in Xinping County. However, Wang Can later gave enough benefits to support Hou Fang, the leader of the big family in the county, to serve as the magistrate of Xinping County.
Hou Fang was appointed as the county magistrate, and he was very happy.
Previously, Wang Can had won consecutive battles, and the military front was too fierce, and he was the king of Shu in Yizhou.
Hou Fang climbed up to Wang Can's big tree, feeling very proud of himself and thinking about the bright future ahead, which made him even happier.
However, just one month after he took office, Ma Teng led an army of 90,000 to attack, and Han Sui was among them, which made Hou Fang fearful. Both Ma Teng and Han Sui were top figures in Xiliang, with full prestige.
They led the troops to fight together, putting Hou Fang in a difficult decision-making situation.
Hou Fang now belongs to Wang Can, but Ma Teng and Han Sui's 90,000 troops are approaching, and he can't stop them at all.
However, if he surrenders and Wang Can leads his troops to fight back later, wouldn't he be asking for his own death?
No matter what, Hou Fang had a hard time making a choice.
At this time, Hou Fang was sitting in the hall, with Hou Fang's staff sitting below him.
Hou Fang sighed, with a defeated expression on his face, and said: "I thought that I became the magistrate of Xinping County because of the good deeds of my Hou family ancestors, and that is why I have the benefits today. But now Ma Teng and Han Sui led an army of 90,000 to kill
Come on, we can't stop them at all! Alas, if Ma Teng and Han Sui attack the city early tomorrow morning, they will definitely not be able to stop them. After the city is defeated, I will be dead and dismembered."
Below, a fat staff member said: "Sir, why don't we open the city and surrender?"
Hou Fang sighed again and said: "Of course I have considered this matter, but what should we do if the King of Shu comes back with his troops?"
At this time, another aide with a clear appearance said: "Sir, I also think we should surrender. The only way out is surrender."
Hou Fang frowned when he heard this, with a puzzled expression on his face.
He had just explained the reason clearly, but his staff insisted on surrendering. There must be a reason. Hou Fang leaned forward slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Sir, why do you teach me?"
The slender-looking staff member sat up straight and said seriously: "If we surrender to Ma Teng now, we will definitely get Ma Teng's consent. In this way, Ma Teng will not kill you, and you can save your life. However, if it is the king of Shu,
The army came back. Once the King of Shu defeated Ma Teng and we surrendered to the King of Shu, we directly told the King of Shu that we were helpless and had to surrender, but we still thought about the King of Shu. In this way, we could be saved.
Your place as an adult."
Hou Fang frowned, with a solemn expression on his face.
Obviously, this is what a fool does.
The fat staff member seemed to have seen through Hou Fang's thoughts and continued: "Sir, if you want to end from one end, you must have enough strength. We have no troops, no weapons, and the walls of Xinping County are not strong enough. Therefore, Xinping County
The county's power cannot stop Ma Teng, we can only surrender."
After hearing this, Hou Fang sighed helplessly.
He looked up and looked out of the hall. After a long time, he said: "Okay, Kaicheng will surrender early tomorrow morning!"
Qing Kui's aide said: "Sir, if you want to surrender, it would be better tonight. Only by rushing there overnight can Ma Teng not take away your official position and remain useful!"
Hou Fang's expression changed. If this were the case, he would be branded as Ma Teng.
Qinghui's staff added: "If you are worried, you can send a trusted confidant to the direction where Wang Can is leading the troops and tell Wang Can that he is pretending to surrender. In this way, you can gain Ma Teng's trust and Wang Can's trust."
Chan’s trust, no matter who wins, I will be as stable as a mountain and continue to gain trust.”
"good!"
After Hou Fang heard this, he immediately laughed.
However, a hint of worry flashed in the eyes of the Qinghui staff. Although this action was good, once Ma Teng discovered the situation, Hou Fang would end up very miserable.
Hou Fang ignored this and said, "You two gentlemen, please go and have a rest. I will make arrangements right now."
The fat staff and the slim staff stood up, bowed their hands to Hou Fang, and then turned and left. Hou Fang also stood up and wrote a letter, instructing his close soldiers to leave quietly when he left the city gate.
Go and report the news.
Hou Fang summoned the officials and soldiers of Xinping County and left the county in a mighty manner.
Not long after, the group of people came out of the city gate and rushed towards Ma Teng and Han Sui's camp.
Because Han Sui and Ma Teng came one after another and were tired, they did not send scouts to monitor Xinping County. In the eyes of Ma Teng and Han Sui, Xinping County was like a small ant that could be crushed to death at any time.
Therefore, both of them went to bed early and did not continue to deal with official duties.
When Hou Fang arrived at the camp with a torch and under the moonlight, he was stopped outside by soldiers patrolling the camp. The soldiers in the camp quickly gathered and surrounded Hou Fang and others.
Hou Fang told the patrolling general about the surrender and asked the general to inform Ma Teng.
When the general heard this, he was very happy.
It would be best if we could avoid fighting.
The general woke up Ma Teng in a hurry and told Ma Teng that the magistrate of Xinping County had come to surrender. Then, the general went to take the people brought by Hou Fang to the Chinese army's tent. Hou Fang and his party waited for about a moment.
Zhong, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Ma Chao, Yan Xing, Ma Xiu and other generals in the army were all present, and they all supported Hou Fang who came to surrender.
Hou Fang knew about Ma Teng. When he saw Ma Teng sitting down, he immediately bowed his head and said, "General Ma is coming with his army. We know that we are outnumbered and are willing to open the city and surrender. Please invite General Ma to enter the city."
When Ma Teng heard this, he felt happy.
However, he became deeply jealous of Han Sui.
Han Sui was so powerful that he was a little worried about whether he could suppress Han Sui.
However, this thought flashed through Ma Teng's mind, and he immediately tried to appease Hou Fang, assuring Hou Fang that he would not use troops against Xinping County. After Ma Teng made a phone call, he asked Hou Fang to return to the city. He
He did not get carried away with joy and directly enter Xinping County overnight. Instead, he waited until tomorrow to go to Xinping County with a large army.
In this way, Ma Teng will not be in danger.
After Hou Fang received Ma Teng's promise, he felt relieved and no longer worried. He returned to Xinping County in a happy mood. However, after Ma Teng dismissed Han Sui and others, he left Ma Chao in the tent.
At this moment, there were only Ma Chao and Ma Teng in the big tent.
Ma Chao asked: "Father, what can I do?"
Ma Teng wanted to tell Ma Chao about Han Sui, but the two armies were allies and he felt it was inappropriate to say it. In the end, Ma Teng waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. You can go back. We will enter Xinping County tomorrow."
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Ma Chao was puzzled and left with full of doubts.
Early the next morning, Ma Teng and Han Sui led their army to Xinping County, and Hou Fang surrendered in Kaicheng.
After the army entered the city, Ma Teng immediately issued an order, asking Hou Fang to pick out all the people who turned against Wang Can and kill them all. As long as they turned against Wang Can, no one survived.
This killing killed countless people.
A month ago, Wang Can massacred a group of people.
A month later, Ma Teng slaughtered another group of people.
In fact, Han Sui once persuaded Ma Teng to let Ma Teng draw these people over for their use. However, Ma Teng became wary of Han Sui and naturally would not agree. The more Han Sui persuaded him, the more unwilling he became.
He agreed, so he killed countless people and made people in Xinping County fear him.
After this incident, all the wealthy families in Xinping County were almost wiped out.
As for the county magistrate Hou Fang, he was as stable as a rock because of the advice of his staff, and there was no danger at all.
Ps: The fourth update is completed, it’s time to call it a day and take a break.
