After Magistrate Lu finished speaking, he turned to look to the north. He hoped to see Master Wang's flag immediately, with the big word "Qi" fluttering in the wind. Then it would be time for them to fight for their lives. Unfortunately, Master Wang had not arrived yet.
Could something have happened?
"Master Magistrate, there is news that the Emperor was attacked by the Zhang family. Now he has gone to Shunde. Prince Cheng has brought many soldiers to rescue him. I am afraid he will not be here for a while."
Listening to his subordinates' words, Magistrate Lu's expression gradually changed. Wasn't the Zhang family fighting against the enemy in Northern Xinjiang? The emperor has trusted the Zhang family a lot in the past two years. How could the Zhang family sneak attack on the Holy Emperor?
Magistrate Lu asked: "Who said that? Is it a message from the imperial court?"
The subordinate shook his head.
Magistrate Lu snorted coldly: "Eighty percent are rumors spread by the rebels, just to shake our determination. Don't listen to them."
The subordinate responded.
Magistrate Lu looked at the southeast army again, his eyes gradually becoming more understanding. Although he scolded his subordinates, he knew in his heart that this was probably unfounded. The emperor had already planned the battle with the southeast. In just a few days, the king's army went south, and the momentum revealed by the court was
They wanted to fight quickly, but now the southeastern army has arrived at the city, but there is no movement from the court.
The emperor mistrusted the Zhang family. The attack on the southeast was probably part of the Zhang family's plan. When he arrived here first, Magistrate Lu felt even more frightened. The palace was controlled by the Queen Mother and the noble concubine. Zhang Yuchi held heavy troops in northern Xinjiang. If so,
As for thieves who steal the country, isn't the Zhang family more terrifying than the Southeast family?
The emperor miscalculated. What is most needed now is the emperor to stand up and boost the morale of the army. But now the emperor's whereabouts are unknown. If the news is really spread, the entire Zhou Dynasty will be plunged into chaos.
"Bring me the map." Magistrate Lu ordered his subordinates.
In fact, he had memorized the map for a long time, and it was of no use looking at it now. However, he was in a difficult situation and wanted to find a way for the soldiers and people to survive.
While Zhifu Lu was thinking about it, Zhizhou quickly climbed up the tower.
"Master Zhifu," Zhizhou whispered, "Let's take a step to talk."
Seeing Zhizhou's expression change, Magistrate Lu immediately followed him to the side.
"A colleague of mine sent news from Beijing," Zhizhou said, "The capital is in chaos."
Magistrate Lu was startled.
Zhizhou continued: "The Queen Mother and the noble concubine have a son in their hands, who is the emperor's eldest son. The Zhang family wants to take this opportunity to help the new master ascend to the throne. The emperor is trapped in Shunde, and it may be difficult for him to return to Beijing."
"The Zhang family is committing rebellion," Magistrate Lu said. "Hundreds of thousands of royal troops will soon put down the civil strife."
An unpredictable look appeared on Zhizhou's face: "That's not necessarily true. The capital has been occupied. If something happens to the emperor, the one in the capital will be the most likely to inherit the throne.
When the Zhang family takes over, I am afraid that all those who are in trouble with the Zhang family will not have any good results."
Magistrate Lu looked at Zhizhou with a look of fear: "What do you mean? Do you want to join the Zhang family?" As he spoke, he put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Master Magistrate," Zhizhou's face changed, "Who do you think I am? I'm just talking to Master Magistrate about the current situation. We also need to be prepared. We are here waiting for Master Wang. I'm afraid we won't be able to do it for a while.
There will be results."
Magistrate Lu's face was still gloomy: "No matter whether there is any result or not, we will fight against the enemy here. If anyone dares to have second thoughts, I will kill him immediately to sacrifice the flag."
Zhizhou said hurriedly: "We don't dare. We will obey the orders of the prefect in everything."
"Hurry and prepare food and fodder," Magistrate Lu said. "Even if Master Wang doesn't come, we will still fight to the death with Southeast."
Zhizhou responded and left quickly.
Magistrate Lu looked at Zhizhou's back, his sharp eyes flashing past.
"Keep an eye on the magistrate and report anything he does to me immediately," Magistrate Lu ordered his lieutenants. "If you find that he has evil intentions, there is no need to report him to me. Kill him immediately."
In wartime, there can be no hesitation.
…
Zhizhou hurriedly walked down the tower. I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to do what Mr. Zhang ordered him to do. This prefect Lu is a stubborn person who only wants to serve the court, but he doesn't look at who is in charge of the affairs of Dazhou now.
Prince Cheng and others took their soldiers and horses to Shunde to rescue him. However, if the city here was lost, the imperial court would have to send troops to stop Song Chengxuan. This would make it much easier for the Zhang family to deal with the emperor. If this plan was completed, they would be able to do so easily.
Song has made great achievements, so why risk his life here.
Zhizhou kept shaking his head. Since Zhifu Lu refused to listen to him, he would leave Shuyang City with his troops and horses tonight. He could make the situation chaotic by himself.
It's getting dark.
In the Shuyang Yamen, Magistrate Lu was looking at the map in front of him by candlelight. He stood for too long, and his arms were a little stiff and he couldn't help but tilt them slightly. A drop of wax fell down impartially and landed on the location of the capital.
Magistrate Lu was startled and was about to clean up the map. He just stretched out his hand but stopped and sighed deeply. It was such a troubled time. There was chaos in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Zhang Yuchi should have led troops to Beijing. Will Northern Xinjiang be affected by this?
Unstable?
Foreign troubles often follow internal strife. In fact, he always felt that the Tatars had evil intentions in the peace talks with the Zhou Dynasty, so he filed a memorial, but unfortunately he received no response from the court.
Now is a good opportunity for the Tatars to take action. The Tatars are moving south, and the Great Zhou Dynasty is in danger.
Magistrate Lu's vision blurred for a while, and he felt sad in his heart. He didn't know how many people were caught in the flames of war. He reached out to rub his eyes, trying to cheer himself up.
"Sir," the deputy general walked into the Yamen quickly, "Zhizhou has taken his troops out of the city."
Magistrate Lu suddenly shivered, and anger came to his heart. Magistrate Lu actually did such a thing: "Come with me to capture him, we can't let him leave here."
Outside Shuyang City, civil strife broke out before facing the southeast.
Magistrate Lu led his people to pursue Zhizhou all the way. When he saw the people in front, Magistrate Lu noticed that something was wrong. When he learned the news, he became angry and led his troops regardless. If Zhizhou had set up an ambush...
Just when I thought of this, there was a rustling sound all around.
"My lord, be careful."
As soon as the deputy general finished speaking, an arrow shot through the air.
Magistrate Lu hurriedly drew his sword to stop him.
The incident happened suddenly, and people around him were struck by arrows and fell from their horses.
"There's an ambush, hurry up..." Someone rushed to both sides and fought with the people ambush here.
The escaped Zhizhou came back with a somewhat proud look on his face.
"Zhifu Lu," Zhizhou shouted loudly, "I advise you to put down the weapons in your hands, dismount immediately and plead guilty. I will put in a few good words for you in front of Master Zhang, so that good birds can choose trees to roost..."
"Bah," Magistrate Lu spat, "What crime am I guilty of? Those of you who have taken refuge in the Zhang family are the rebels who have brought disaster to the country and the people."
Zhizhou's face immediately darkened: "You are seeking death on your own. After you die, I will take over the position of magistrate. At that time, who will be the traitor and who will be the loyal minister and good general... It is up to you to decide who will be."
After Zhizhou finished speaking, he ordered his men: "Deal with him quickly. We still have many important things to do."
Magistrate Lu unexpectedly fell into a scheme. When he saw Duryodhana Zhizhou's troops, he never expected that he would end up dead at the hands of those around him before facing off against the southeastern army.
This is the Zhang family's plan.
"Hahaha," Magistrate Lu laughed, "Today's Shuyang City is tomorrow's Great Zhou. It's a pity that Great Zhou's foundation will be defeated in the hands of thieves like you."
Magistrate Lu was hit by an arrow in his arm. As long as those people could draw their bows, he might not be able to resist.
Zhizhou raised the sword in his hand, and Zhifu Lu felt desolate in his heart. He was about to muster up the strength to fight off his last strength, but he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps, and then several figures rushed out from both sides.
Zhizhou obviously did not expect such a situation. Before he could recover, he saw one of them coming straight towards him. He subconsciously used the long sword in his hand to resist the man, but the man's strength was extremely strong and he was knocked away.
His long sword, and then he felt a chill on his neck, and hot blood spurted out.
Zhizhou was suddenly killed, and the situation immediately reversed. Zhifu Lu stared blankly at the situation in front of him, unable to believe that someone suddenly came to help him.
Those people were very strong and quickly killed all the people in Zhizhou. The leader wiped the blood from his cheeks and walked towards Zhifu Lu.
Magistrate Lu immediately stepped forward: "Excuse me, are you..."
"The soldiers and horses of the imperial court," the man said, "the Zhang family has rebelled, and we have been ordered to come and kill the enemy."
Magistrate Lu felt at ease: "How many people are here? Please come with me to the city to talk."
"No," the man waved his hand, "the matter is urgent, we have to go north to fight the Tatars."
"The Tatars are in chaos?" Magistrate Lu was greatly surprised.
"There is no news yet," the man said, "but the Tatars will be in chaos. We cannot leave the people alone. We must stop the Tatars. As long as we arrive earlier, we can hold more passes, so we cannot delay for a moment."
Magistrate Lu felt excited and immediately saluted: "You are truly a warrior of the country."
After saying this, Magistrate Lu suddenly remembered something: "Where are you from?"