Magistrate Fan desperately wanted to call for this person to be restrained, but now he very much suspected that this might be the court's spy, so he took this action.
The sharp arrows and shields struck each other, making a clanging sound.
"Be careful-" Wu Chao wanted to protect Xu Mingyi behind him, but saw that she had already grasped the bow.
In the night, the girl's bright and calm eyes narrowed slightly, and the long arrow in her hand silently aimed somewhere above the tower.
"Capture them quickly!" Yuan Dezhi feared that the situation would get out of control and more soldiers guarding the city would follow and imitate the crossbowman, so he quickly ordered the people around him.
After all, it was the people in the firm who were less agile when faced with such a situation, and were unable to stop the opponent as soon as he made a move.
Just as he was about to step forward, he saw a dark shadow coming towards him like the wind from the corner of his eye——
Before a few people had time to identify what it was, the crossbowman's right arm was pierced by a sharp arrow, and his body trembled and he retreated continuously.
"If there is anyone who is willing to risk his life to embarrass me, Xu Jiajun, just stand up! If you don't want to embarrass yourself, Xu Jiajun will not embarrass him!"
What reached everyone's ears along with the sound of the wind was a loud girl's voice.
Everyone at the city gate had mixed emotions after hearing this.
The crossbowmen on the tower exchanged glances, but none of them showed any movement in their hands.
There is nothing that Xu Jiajun needs to risk their lives to stop...
Magistrate Fan was still having his mouth covered by Lao Liang. At this time, he was looking in the direction of the army below the city. He saw the Xu family's military flag fluttering in the night wind. Behind the girl sitting high on the horse was an ink as dark as night.
The cloak was currently looking in the direction of the tower.
Vaguely, he had the illusion that his eyes met with that girl's.
Magistrate Fan took a hard breath and suddenly his eyes turned red.
The arrow just shot was obviously made by this little girl.
The long arrow hit the soldier's right arm that was pulling the crossbow. It was obvious that it was not a missed shot, but that the little girl had no intention of killing the soldier and deliberately left a gap...
This move is only a deterrent!
Recently, he has been panicking about Xu Jiajun's intention to capture Linyuan City, not only for himself, but also for his family members, and for the people of Linyuan——
Even if Xu Jiajun sends a message saying that he is willing to surrender, the people in the city will not be harmed;
Even though the people of Linyuan have deep-rooted trust in Xu Jiajun, this trust far outweighs fear...
But the army is currently in a situation like this, and Linyuan City is so prosperous. Who can really say what will happen after entering the city?
But at this moment, he was truly relieved.
By handing this city over to Xu Jiajun's hands, he can rest in peace... No, he can also rest in peace!
——Xu Jiajun is so particular about his behavior, he probably doesn’t need to die!
The night wind made Fan Zhifu's eyes feel achy and painful, and he burst into tears.
After all, no soldiers came forward again.
"Open the city gate!" Xiao Wang's high-pitched and hoarse voice sounded again.
The firelight swayed, entangled and swaying with the dark night, and everything was blurred. Under the city tower with the word "Lin Yuan" engraved on it, two heavy city gates slowly separated, making a dull sound.
On the tower, Yuan Dezhi breathed a sigh of relief and showed a relaxed smile.
Lao Liang let go of Magistrate Fan.
"..." Fan Zhifu, who suddenly lost control, was stunned.
Why don't you cover it for a while?
Now that he is free, he can't just watch, right?
After thinking for a moment, Magistrate Fan spoke with an angry and sad voice: "You... you are a bunch of rebels who are plotting against you!"
While shouting, he rushed to the edge of the tower and looked up to the sky with tears on his face: "Your Majesty, I am useless! I failed to defend Linyuan City! I have betrayed your Majesty's trust. I have no shame in living, so I can only die to apologize!"
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With that said, he climbed up the tower and was about to jump down.
And when he glanced down at the city, he felt a chill running down his back and he shuddered.
As expected of the wealthy Linyuan, this city wall was built so high!
Why hasn't anyone come to rescue him yet?
Lao Liang, who didn't know the inside story, watched coldly.
It was Yuan Dezhi who led the people forward to detain the person, and did not forget to end the scene: "There is still use in keeping this person! Take him down!"
"I am willing to die with a sharp edge, but do not lose my steadfastness! Even if I die, I will never be coerced by you thieves!"
As Magistrate Fan was taken down the tower, his unyielding voice gradually weakened.
Xu Mingyi and Wu Chao have led Xu Jiajun into the city.
As soon as they entered the city gate, Xu's army rushed up to the city tower and immediately took over from the Linyuan soldiers guarding the city.
Under Wu Chao's command, all soldiers and officers in Linyuan City were taken away.
Many people who came after hearing the news felt uneasy when they saw this scene.
"Where are they taking everyone..."
"The head of my family was taken away! He was the one who took the lead in opening the city gate just now!"
"Didn't you guarantee that no one in the city would be harmed?"
"Is this going to go back on your word?"
Amidst the discussion, Xu Mingyi climbed onto the tower accompanied by Qin Wu.
"From today on, I, Xu Jiajun, will officially take over Linyuan City——"
The girl's clear voice came from above: "Since then, Linyuan has been under the jurisdiction of the Xu family and has nothing to do with the imperial court. In order to prevent people loyal to the imperial court from sneaking in and waiting for opportunities to cause trouble, we should carefully investigate and monitor
, this is also for the sake of the safety of everyone in the city - if they are truly sincere surrenderers, I, the Xu Family Army, will accept them without any harm, so you don’t have to worry about the soldiers who were taken away just now."
When we enter the city for the first time tonight, all defenses are not yet complete. This is the moment when we must not let down our guard, and we must not allow anyone to take advantage of our loopholes.
Hearing this, some among the people nodded, while others still looked uneasy, and many looked at the girl on the tower with curiosity.
In the night, the girl's voice sounded again, seeming to have soothing power.
"Since Linyuan City is under the jurisdiction of the Xu family, the Xu family has the responsibility of protecting it. Except for the defense and inspections in various places, everything in the city remains as usual, shops are still open, and private schools are teaching as usual. As long as you are willing to cooperate with the investigation, the safety and private property will be safe.
Under the protection of the Xu family, if anyone takes advantage of the chaos and causes trouble in the city, you only need to report it to the government office, and then my father Xu Jin will deal with it properly and will never tolerate those who cause trouble——"
The order in the city cannot be broken.
Once it is broken, if you want to break it and stand it up again, you need to go through a chaos.
Since this was not their original intention, they naturally tried to stabilize the people's hearts from the beginning to eliminate the possibility of chaos caused by unstable people's hearts.
Even if it can't be completely eliminated, if it is explained clearly, a line will be left in people's minds. According to this line, people will always think more about what they should and shouldn't do.
After hearing these words, the doubts among the people immediately dissipated.
To put it bluntly, life in this world is nothing more than safety and money. When these two things are protected, it is enough to make people feel more at ease.
The army has already entered the city, and if you want to kill or rob them, you can't stop them - since there is such a promise, it is credible!
And after people's hearts stabilize, curiosity becomes more and more intense.
"It turns out to be General Xu's granddaughter!"
"That's right, this is our cousin!" A man from Yuan's business stood in the crowd, with lust in his eyes, and said with pride: "Don't worry, everyone, our cousin is true to her word!"
"No wonder! I just said that this little girl is extraordinary. Is it true?"
"Brother Liu Wu, is your Yuan's firm still short of people? I can do any job!"
"Look, look, look..." A woman shook her friend's arm and raised her chin in the direction of the tower: "That young man is so handsome..."
The young man has a tall and straight posture and is wearing armor, which makes his figure even more majestic.
The young man strode up the tower and stood beside the girl.
He was nearly a head taller than the girl. There was a lot of noise everywhere, so he slightly bent towards the girl, lowering his eyes and not knowing what he was talking about.
Several women's eyes lit up when they saw it.
"Which family's son is this?"
Immediately, a woman said that the Xu family should be excluded first——
"I heard that the Yuan family's aunt only gave birth to a legitimate daughter like Miss Xu..."
Even if he is the daughter of a later step-in-law, he cannot be of such an age.
As for whether it could be the second master of the Xu family?
——If you don’t have a wife, how can you get a son?
And since they were not a family, looking at the young girl standing side by side on the city tower, the fire of gossip in everyone's eyes became even more intense.
"It seems that I am very close to Miss Xu..."
Everyone comes from a young age, and sometimes these young people can't hide their thoughts with just a look or an action... What's more, they don't say or do anything, they just stand here like this,
It can make people smell the clear and sweet smell in the surrounding air.
This is exactly what happened to the couple in front of me.
"This young master is so lucky..."
"Isn't it? With cousin's birth and appearance, you can't find her anywhere even if you hold a lantern!" A lady with gray hair in a bun said "tsk tsk" - when the old man of the Yuan family was alive, he had great prestige, so the people in the city
In the past, when the eldest son of the Xu family was mentioned, it was customary to call him uncle, so the girl in front of him was naturally everyone's cousin.
A man came over and curled his lips and said: "...If I have this face, then I can do it too!"
Sui Jiang, who was ordered to blend in with the crowd and look out for anyone suspicious, turned dark when he heard these words.
I'm afraid there's something wrong with these people.
His young master is good at everything, but why can these people only see his face?
It's as if his young master serves people with his beauty!
And why is he not blessed? Could it be that his young master was chosen by Miss Xu?
"Hey, look at all of you, you are all jealous...how can I win the favor of girl Xu just by looking good!" A woman rolled her eyes at the man who spoke.
Sui Jiang's face softened slightly.
Finally, someone said something.
But...why does it still sound like something is wrong?
Sui Jiang thought seriously for a moment and finally figured out what was wrong - why no matter what, his young master was the chosen one!
"That is, let me say that this young master must not only be good-looking, but also a man of cultivated talents. Otherwise, how could he win the eyes of my cousin?"
"..." Sui Jiang's eyes twitched - the person who said such words was actually an old man!
What the hell kind of place is this Linyuan!
"I remember back when my aunt Yuan family fell in love with Uncle Xu, isn't that what happened... Uncle Xu was not only good-looking, talented, funny and open-minded, he was a first-class young man!" Someone recalled the old things.
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"Yes, when Auntie Yuan's family spent a lot of money on Uncle Xu..."
"Hey, it's really a good story, but it's a pity that my aunt died too early..."
I spent a lot of money to get this peerless gentleman, but I'm afraid I didn't read enough about it, so he just left...
There was a sigh in the crowd at this.
"..." Sui Jiang was silent.
He probably understood.
There is a precedent for co-authorship in Linyuan City.
So these people thought that Miss Xu must have inherited the inheritance from her mother and passed it down from generation to generation?
Wu Chao, Xu Mingyi and Qin Wu went down to the tower together and arranged other matters.
Seeing that several people had roughly finished speaking, Yuan Dezhi on the side just stepped forward.
"girl."
"Cousin - I have to thank my cousin for everything today." Xu Mingyi saluted and thanked him.
Yuan Dezhi smiled and shook his head: "Young lady, you praise me. Even if I didn't do what I did tonight, this matter would have been successfully completed."
In this matter, rather than helping Xu Jiajun, he was actually helping Brother Fan.
But now, he wanted to explain Brother Fan's matter to the girl.
"..." Yuan Dezhi told Xu Mingyi the general story in a low voice.
Xu Mingyi was a little surprised.
He thought that Magistrate Fan was being held hostage or that he was out of favor, but she really didn't expect that the person behind the hijacking of Magistrate Fan was actually himself...
Wu Chao was also quite surprised.
I have seen people who are self-reliant, but I have never seen people who are so self-reliant.
"Girl, Magistrate Fan is an upright and honest man, and is well respected by the people in the city. The reason why he refuses to let go is just to protect his family..." Yuan Dezhi said in a low voice.
Xu Mingyi nodded: "Don't worry, cousin, I have a sense of discretion on this matter."
At this time, the city gate was closed again.
Previously, it was to defend against the Xu family's army, but from today on, it is to defend against the imperial court.
That night in Linyuan City, the lights stayed up all night.
The next morning, the morning sun rose as usual. In the thin morning light, Xu Mingyi and Wu Cha rode through a long street with a group of guards.
There were not many people on the street, but there were still many shops open for business as usual. An old couple selling steamed buns on the street guarded the steaming baskets. The bent old man shouted loudly: "Buy."
Steamed buns, hot steamed buns just out of the cage!"
Seeing this scene, Xu Mingyi tightened the reins and reined in the horse. He turned to Wu Cha and said with a smile: "You can run with me all night. Come on, I'll treat you to some steamed buns."
Wu Chao smiled and said "Okay".
Although the streets are a bit deserted, today's scene must be the worst. With General Zhao Zhaohe here, he believes that the city will be better day by day.
There were nearly twenty people in the group, and most of them were men with big appetites. They had eaten nearly twenty steamed buns, and they were only half full.
The old couple trembled from the food.
Naturally, I don’t dare to accept money...
Looking at the people who were obviously not full, the old man pointed to the open porridge shop opposite and said uneasily: "That's all the buns... Dear officials, Liu Ji's porridge shop is one of the best in the city..."
They are just a small business, and they will really be destroyed if they continue like this.
Zhu Xiu then led the people to the porridge shop.
Before leaving, Ah Zhu placed a gold leaf on the table: "Meal money."
The couple looked at each other and hurriedly walked over.
The old man picked up the golden leaf and looked at the people walking into the porridge shop, his face filled with excitement.
etc……
Officers, please don't leave, he can still keep it!
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At the same moment, in the Xu family's military camp outside the city, in the commander's tent, Duke Zhen Guo just woke up.
"General, wake up." Yun Liu heard the noise and came over.
Duke Zhen Guo sat up with one hand and looked outside Daliang's tent, frowning: "What time is it? Why didn't you tell me to get up?"
