The people from Dou County did not stay in Guangzhou Prefecture for long before returning, accompanied by officials from the government office, who were still the chief officials.
The people of Dou County, who were looking forward to it, fell into joy and sadness.
The joy is that the victory of Dou County's soldiers and horses is reaffirmed, but the sadness is the inevitable casualties.
Chang Shi personally posted a list of heroes in front of the Town God's Temple in the county seat, and accompanied the chief officials to personally convey condolences and comfort.
The injured were all being treated in Fucheng and it was difficult to move around. The county government uniformly organized soldiers and horses to escort their relatives to visit them. The gathering of the deceased was still going on. They would be escorted back by soldiers and horses and buried together with the warriors who had guarded the deceased.
A farewell becomes an eternal farewell, and sadness spreads in the city. At the same time, what has become outside also spreads in the city.
"There are dead bodies everywhere."
"The village was burned."
"There's no one on the road."
"The fields are barren."
"I don't recognize him at all, he's completely different from before."
"It is said that this is not the worst place."
"Everyone will know when you go out and take a look."
Although I know that war is terrible, the real situation is still frightening. No wonder when I go to the state capital to visit the injured, the government has to use soldiers and horses to escort...
When Zhang Xiaoqian was called to a halt on the street, he was not as frizzy or excited as before. He became calm after going out.
"We will protect Dou County well." He said every word with a calm expression, holding the knife in his hand, "We will never let Dou County and everyone become like the outside world."
This promise made people's hearts palpitate more than the detailed description, and the heart palpitations and sadness also made people solemn. The people stopped panicking and panicking.
"We will also protect Dou County well." An old man shouted, "We will not let us become like that."
These words aroused a response, and sadness and fear became a rope that united people's hearts. At this time, there was no commotion when they heard that Mrs. Wu would not come back for the time being.
"Young Madam, I want to assist Guangzhou Prefecture. If the bandits invade again, we can protect more people and make our territory in Guangzhou Prefecture unintrusive." Zhang Xiaoqian said, "Let our Dou County be everywhere in Guangzhou Prefecture."
"Now everyone knows that we in Dou County can protect the safety. Many people will flee to seek help. Madam asked us to help." Another officer added, "There will be more and more people. Please work with us to protect Dou County."
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The people responded in unison.
"Go to work where you need to work."
"Does the city gate and wall need to be repaired?"
"Is there anything we can do?"
"Build more houses and accommodation so that refugees can have a place to stay."
The sadness and anxiety dissipated, and they began to plan and discuss what to do. Seeing this scene, the chief clerk nodded, and Chang Shi also breathed a sigh of relief.
"My lords, please go in and have a rest," the officials said.
The chief secretary insisted on visiting every home of the dead and injured, saying the same words over and over again, crying with them, and his throat was so dry that he could not speak.
Chang Shi actually insisted on doing this, which surprised the officials in Dou County.
After returning to the hall and sitting on the soft cushions, the head clerk asked: "When will Mrs. Wu go to the mansion? Mrs. Wu is also thinking about the young lady."
"The state capital is not yet stable, so the young lady said that she should stay in Dou County." Chang Shi said, adding, "With you here, brother, the young madam can rest assured."
Is this a compliment? Chang Shi, one of the top four orthodox officials in the government office, came to compliment him, the county government clerk?
No, to be precise, it was the county magistrate. The chief clerk looked at the documents on the table.
Chang Shi solemnly described picking up the document: "Wei Rong, now Guangzhou Prefecture has entrusted the order of a county with the weight of a county."
The chief secretary has almost forgotten his own name. His subordinates have always called him Sir, and his superiors have called him Mr. Wei. He is both a master and a subordinate, and doing nothing is dispensable. Unexpectedly, when he was over fifty and waiting to die, he became
The head of a county.
Chief Wei stood up and took it with both hands: "I will accept your orders."
Others in the hall immediately came forward to congratulate him. After some joking, Chang Shi was about to leave. The chief clerk and others repeatedly asked him to stay, but Chang Shi still left.
"After coming here so many times, I still refuse to live in our small county." Magistrate Wei Rongwei stood in front of the city gate to see him off, shaking his head.
The official next to him whispered: "Sir, Chang Shi has sent his son to our Dou County."
Chang Shi followed the troops from Dou County on this trip and asked his wife and young son to secretly leave Guangzhou Prefecture and enter Dou County.
"I booked a room in the inn." Another official said with a smile.
How could one go in and out of Dou County without the eyes of the officials? It was just that the history was not told, so they pretended not to know.
Magistrate Wei was a little surprised: "The state capital is fine now, not to mention the young lady is there too."
"His father, mother, and two sons are all in the state capital," the official said.
Magistrate Wei laughed. Is this long history just to protect his bloodline? He laughed and felt sad at the same time. This sudden chaotic world really makes people panic. Who would have considered this before.
Magistrate Wei looked at the troops leaving, then looked back at Dou County. After receiving the appointment, he was even more certain that Mrs. Wu would not come back.
Magistrate Wei no longer panicked. What he originally worried about was not whether Mrs. Wu was present, but whether this woman would be safe.
It's good that she's safe.
Moreover, if she doesn't come back, the bigger the world she occupies, the safer Dou County will be. Didn't I say that if you want to keep Dou County, you must keep more and bigger cities.
Magistrate Wei once again cast his gaze on the vast world ahead, a slight smile appeared on his lips. There is always good news among bad news.
"Good news."
"Has the imperial court come to fight against the rebels?"
"No..."
"I knew there was no good news."
"Yes, yes, Guangzhou Prefecture repelled the rebel army. It was Dou County's soldiers and horses."
"Let's quickly go to Guangzhou Prefecture and Dou County to protect us."
Crawling out from the pile of fallen corpses, escaping crying from the burning city, people hiding in the wilderness of the villages ran on the road with their families and families, rushing towards Gwangju Mansion from all directions.
News from all directions also flew to the capital.
The gates of the capital were tightly closed, soldiers and horses were lined up, and the roads were crowded with crying people who wanted to enter the capital and hide in the high and thick city.
There are no bustling markets in the capital, restaurants and shops are closed, every household is closed, there are no singing and dancing banquets in the palace, officials are running back and forth, and documents are scattered all over the palace.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, good news." An official rushed in holding a document and almost tripped over. "Guangzhou Prefecture has repelled the traitors."
Cui Zheng turned around with a gloomy look on his face and did not relax.
"There's more, there's more." Another official reported urgently with a document, "Not only Guangzhou Prefecture, but also the bandits have been repulsed in many places."
In addition to being caught off guard at the beginning, many state capitals have now reacted. The documents sent recently not only reported where the city was lost, but also began to have news of repelling the rebels, such as Guangzhou Prefecture, such as a city near Xuzhou in Henan Province.
The small town, and the military governors in the world are not all followers of Ankang Mountain. A large number of observation and defense troops are nearby to quell the rebellion. For example, Li Mingyu, the governor of Jiannan Road, immediately put the troops on the spot on the road and so on.
Cui Zheng's face softened slightly, but this was still not good news. At this moment, he finally had to admit the fact that Ankang Mountain had rebelled!