I’m The King Chapter 508: : Cooperation
Wu Ci'an sat blankly in the Baokang county government office. Kang county city was actually broken by them.
Everything was irreversible. When the turmoil started at the North Gate, he sent someone to invite Zheng Shuang, but he was dumbfounded by the news that Zheng Shuang was assassinated. He didn't understand how Zheng Shuang, who was a general, was assassinated in a heavily guarded home, but this was no longer important. Zheng Shuang's death made the Hejian County soldiers in the city completely headless and lost their effectiveness. They will become the targets of massacre by the Huns cavalry.
Wu Gang followed his order to go to the North Gate, and now he has completely lost contact. He doesn't know if Wu Gang is still alive, but it doesn't matter. He just has endless sorrow in his heart. He has worked hard and maintained it for many years. Baokang County will be turned into a thousand miles of red land.
He knows the style of the Huns. Wherever they go, no chickens or dogs will be left behind, all property and food will be robbed, people will be looted except those who were killed, and houses will be destroyed in a fire for ashes.
Thinking about it now, everything was premeditated. First, a traitor pretended to be a refugee and sneaked into the city, assassinated Zheng Shuang, and earned the North Gate, while the opponent's brigade hid not far from Baokang City. The heavy snow and severe cold weather helped these people hide their whereabouts Well, the two missing county soldiers have already fallen into their hands presumably.
It has been a long time since the other party's idea of Baokang County, and it is ridiculous that I don't know anything about it. No, you can't blame yourself, Zheng Shuang, the bastard. As the general of Hejian County, responsible for Baokang's safety, not only did he do nothing, but in the end, he even lost his own life inexplicably.
Such a person. It is not a pity to die.
It's a pity. I am going to die soon. The other officials and scribes in the yamen, as well as the yamen servants who didn't follow Wu Gang out, have already dispersed at this moment. The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, Wu Ci'an smiled wryly, whatever, I hope they can escape with their lives. In any case, it was because I was not a good county magistrate that the Huns had a chance to take advantage of it. However, with the style of the Huns, can they escape?
The county government must be the focus of the opponent's attack. Wu Ci'an knew this well. As the supreme leader of Baokang, he decided to die in this place. As for his wife and children at home, he sighed. Under the overturned nest, how can there be any eggs?
There was a violent knock on the door outside, Wu Ci'an's heart was shocked, finally it was coming, he quietly pulled out the short knife from his arms, and pressed it between his chest and abdomen, the reason why he didn't commit suicide was because It was because he had too many doubts in his heart, where did this Huns come from? Given the current situation of the Huns, how could they gather their troops to attack Dayan County blatantly? He wanted to figure it out.
If you die, you have to be a ghost.
With a bang, the door was knocked open, and the sound of chaotic footsteps came all the way, heading straight for the lobby. Wu Ci'an straightened up and sat himself as dignified as possible. same place.
The lobby of the county government office is very large, but the lights are very dim. The silence on both sides, the evasion, and the big sticks of water and fire are all submerged in the darkness at this moment. Wu Ci'an stands upright behind the big case alone, staring at the door.
A person appeared in front of the gate, and behind him, two rows of soldiers rushed in, and the hall was checked upside down by these soldiers in an instant. It was a young general, holding the saber at his waist, walking steadily towards Wu Ci'an.
Looking at the appearance of this man, Wu Ci'an was startled, because this was not a Hun, but a Central Plains man, and among the soldiers who came in to search just now, they were all Central Plains men. Kang has stayed for so many years, he can tell the difference between the Huns and the Central Plains people at a glance.
"Master Wu, County Magistrate Wu?" The young general looked at Wu Ci'an, frowned first, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed his hands in a very polite salute.
Wu Cian looked at him in shock, "You are not a Hun, who are you, who are you?"
The young general smiled, "Magistrate Wu, before I answer your question, can you take the knife away from your chest? I think we need to have a good talk?"
Wu Cian's body shook, "How do you know I have a knife in my hand?"
The young general smiled and said: "The posture of County Magistrate Wu told me, County Magistrate Wu, although the death festival is admirable, but you let go like this, leaving the life and death of the people in this city alone, Doesn't that go against your beliefs?"
"The Huns have already entered the city. How can the people in this city survive? What can we talk about?" Baokang City, but it won't take long for you to be proud, Lord Yan, the owner of Hejian County, will definitely send troops into the grassland immediately to find and destroy you."
The young general laughed, "Yan Shenghao? Let's not talk about him, County Magistrate Wu, if you die, the people in the city may suffer, and we have to move them away, but if you are still alive, and If you cooperate with us, then, I can guarantee that our army will not commit any crimes!"
Wu Ci'an looked at him with blinked eyes, as if he didn't hear the other party's words clearly, and the other party didn't push him, just looked at him with a smile. It took a long time for Wu Ci'an to realize, "Do you think I'm such an easy fool? What kind of faction are the Huns, I have been in Baokang for more than ten years, how can I not understand the truth?"
"You also said just now that I don't look like a Hun, so we naturally act differently." The young general laughed. "So, you'd better live. Now, can you take the knife down?"
Wu Ci'an stared at this young general, thought for a moment, and finally put the knife on his chest gently on the table in front of him, but it was within reach.
"Very well, County Magistrate Wu, we have made a good start. Let me introduce myself first, I am Tang Ming." The young general smiled.
"Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who we are. At present, our banner is the Xiongnu Gongsun tribe. It is enough for adults to know that." Tang Ming said with a smile: "The first thing the county magistrate needs to do now is to write a Anmin notice, stamp the seal of the county government and your private seal, at dawn. I hope that such notices can be posted all over the city and sent to all villages in Baokang County.”
"Anmin notice?" Wu Ci'an couldn't figure it out, when did the Huns write the Announcement?
"Yes, Anmin's Announcement, Mr. Wu is famous in Baokang County. There is your Anmin Announcement. I think Baokang can restore calm in the shortest possible time!" Tang Ming said.
Wu Ci'an suddenly realized what the other party wanted to do. He stared at each other dumbfounded, "You, you actually want to occupy Baokang for a long time?"
"What Master Wu said is right, starting from today. Baokang is our territory, and you, County Magistrate Wu, will still be the magistrate of Baokang!" Tang Ming said with a smile, "There is County Magistrate Wu Only when you are big can you help me, I believe that Baokang will come to life soon."
"Don't even think about it!" Wu Ci'an protested, "If you want me to work for you barbarians, that's just a dream."
Tang Ming's expression remained unchanged. "It's not for us, but for tens of thousands of people in Baokang. Magistrate Wu, the lives and property of these tens of thousands of people are all in your hands. If you cooperate, they will be safe and sound. If you refuse, then I can't guarantee it."
Wu Cian sat back down heavily. These people wanted to kidnap the people and co-operate with him. But, can he refuse? If he refuses, God knows what these barbarians who have no etiquette and discipline will do. ?
Outside the county government office, the shouts of killing continued. It was the Fufeng army entering the city fighting with the Hejian County soldiers who were stubbornly resisting in the corner. However, this was not important to Tang Ming. These people will be wiped out.
There were footsteps outside again, and a group of heavily armed soldiers walked in dejectedly. Seeing these people, Wu Ci'an opened his mouth wide. catch fast.
"Master Wu, these people are all subordinate officials of your county government? Now I have sent them all over to you. I think you can start working now. After you have written the Anmin notice, what else will you do?" Dozens of copies need to be transcribed, and this is a lot of work! We hope that the county government can complete this work by dawn." Tang Ming clapped his hands, and the soldiers stepped back, leading a group of panicked officials, Lost in the middle.
"Master Wu, from now on, we will take over the safety of the entire county government, and we will also be responsible for your safety." Tang Ming shook his head slightly, and the two soldiers walked straight to Wu Ci'an's room with their knives on their waists. behind.
Tang Ming smiled and bowed to Wu Ci'an, turned around and walked out with big strides. A small number of soldiers stood still, but most of them followed Tang Ming and walked out. When they reached the door, Tang Ming suddenly Turning his head back, he said, "By the way, I forgot to tell you one thing. We have sent soldiers to guard your house to avoid accidental injury. So Mr. Wu can do things with peace of mind and don't have to worry about his family."
Seeing Tang Ming disappear, Wu Ci'an was stunned. After a long while, he looked at the group of officials who escaped and were captured, and asked, "What's going on outside?"
Bao Kangzhu Bo is full of shame, he abandoned the county magistrate before and fled, but now he was detained again, it seems that he was not beheaded by these people because of the county magistrate Wu's face. "My lord , all the soldiers of Hejian County have collapsed, the four city gates have been occupied, and the whole of Baokang has been sealed up by them. A small part of the remaining soldiers of Hejian County are still resisting, and most of them have surrendered.”
"I'm not asking about this, I'm asking about the common people in the city!" Wu Ci'an roared.
"It's strange to say that the Huns who came in this time did not plunder. They were just looking for soldiers from Hejian County, and they also attacked military camps, mansion warehouses and other places, but they did not break into the homes of the people." I am also full of surprises.
Wu Cian was still in doubt, looking at the flustered subordinates, he sighed, "Okay, you can rest assured, since this is the case, your family members will not be in any danger if you think about it." .”
"My lord, what about Anmin's notice?" Master Bo asked in a low voice.
"What else? I'll write it, and then, you copy it!" Wu Ci'an said sadly.
"My lord, in this way, if these Huns retreat in the future, you will be blamed for colluding with them!" Master Bo reminded cautiously.
"I know." Wu Ci'an glared at him, "But if I don't write, the city will be in a panic, God knows what these barbarians will do, compared with my little reputation, the lives of the people in the city That's what matters."