Chapter 98, the city gate fell

Tian Xian was busy with the county government and Dongchengmen, and did not return to the house to rest until late at night.

Not long after falling asleep, I suddenly heard a disturbance outside the house. Tian Xian was originally lying in bed with clothes, but now he immediately jumped up and ran out. As soon as they arrived in the yard, several gatekeepers and householders were guarding vigilantly near the gate with sticks and other self-defense objects. It is on the street outside the courtyard gate that all kinds of sounds come one after another, and a mess and panic have been painted in the dark.

"What's going on?" Tian Xian asked with a serious expression.

"I don't know, the streets seem to be in a mess. I heard that the county government is on fire, and I don't know if it's fighting the fire. A doorman said as he looked out vigilantly through the crack of the door.

"Is the county government on fire?" Tian Xian said in surprise. His home is still some distance away from the county government. At that time, he also returned directly to the house from the East Gate. For the time being, it is not clear how the county government caught fire. Did you send someone to see it?

"Agan has been out for a while." The doorman said again.

Tian Xian thought for a while, and there was always a bad feeling in his heart. Immediately, he turned around and ran back to the room, took out a simple leather armor and put it on, and found his long sword, as if he were on alert. When he came to the yard again, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the door. The doorman guarding the door first took a look through the crack of the door and made sure that it was not other outsiders. Then he quickly took off the door bolt and put the people outside and walked in.

"Agan, how's it going outside?" Several people guarding the gate quickly gathered around and asked.

The young man called Agan was sweating profusely at this time, and his face was full of consternment. He took several breaths before he barely calmed down. He saw Tian Xian standing not far away and quickly walked to Tian Xian.

"Agan, what do you think is going on outside?" Tian Xian asked with a straight face.

"Master Tian, something is not good. There is an accident at the Dongcheng Gate, and the bandits are robbing the city. The tower is almost unable to be defended. Agan swallowed a mouthful of water and finally said it.

"What? Is it the county government on fire or the bandits attacking the city? Tian Xian looked very grim and asked in an aggravated tone.

"The county government was also on fire, and the East Gate was also attacked by the bandits. At this time, the city was in chaos. Han County Lieutenant sent people to draw people everywhere and asked all adults in the county to take weapons to meet the enemy. Agan said in a panic.

"How could this happen?" Tian Xian clenched his fist and his face was full of indignation.

"Sir, what should we do?" An old servant asked at a loss.

Tian Xian fell into a period of meditation, and his face gradually changed from grimness to sadness. He wanted to figure out a clue from a series of things that happened tonight, but in the end, he found that even if he made himself a clue, it would not help. After all, the most urgent thing was how to ensure the safety of Lingzhi County.

At this time, a young voice suddenly came from behind him: "The county government caught fire and the bandits attacked the city. The time is so close that it must not be accidental. There must be moles in the city. I'm afraid that the thief will not only have an idea of the East Gate, but will take advantage of the civil strife in the city to create more damage.

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to the corridor.

A thirteen- or four-year-old boy was standing on the edge of the corridor not far away. The teenager was well dressed and calm, allowing him to make noise outside, but he could not see any panic and fear on his face.

Tian Xian took a look at the teenager and said with some surprise, "Yuer, why did you come out?"

This teenager was Tian Yu, Tian Xian's nephew. He said calmly, "There are difficulties in the city. If you want to protect yourself, you must first guard the city. We and other men should work together to protect the city wall."

Tian Xian really couldn't laugh or cry and said, "You little man, you don't have the power to tie chickens. What else can you talk about to protect the city wall? Go back to the house quickly. No matter what happens outside, don't come out.

Tian Yu said firmly, "How can a man be afraid of his hands and feet? Uncle, you once said that the eldest son of the Zu family in Xu Wu County will lead a team to support. Since he is the eldest son's calligraphy, there should be no fake. My nephew believes that the eldest son will come as promised.

Tian Xian said with a wry smile, "Even if Mr. Zu will send someone to support, we can't know when he will come. Anyway, don't be capricious, go back to the house quickly. Even if you are a man, a sister and brother in the family, you will stay at home to take care of them, which is also your best.

After saying that, without waiting for Tian Yu to say anything more, he immediately ordered the guests and servants to gather all the men in the house and take all the weapons that could be used. Several elderly people were left at home, and the rest followed him out, rushed to the county government to check the situation, and then rushed to the East City Gate.

When Tian Xian and more than ten people came to the county government, the fire here had been slightly controlled. He was busy for about a quarter of an hour to help rescue supplies and the wounded, and then went to the county government to meet Wang Xianjun. Unexpectedly, when he waited for a long time in the county government, he didn't see Wang Xianjun appear, so he had to go to the backyard to look for him. As soon as he arrived at the front porch of the backyard, he was stopped by two servants, saying that Wang Xianjun had something important to do, and it was not convenient to meet guests at this time.

Hearing this, Tian Xian immediately noticed that the situation was different. Don't he say that the situation is so critical now? He only said that as a meritorious officer of the county government, since there is still time when he can't see the county magistrate? All kinds of speculations quickly flashed through his mind, and he was already aware of it, and suddenly became furious.

"You guys, get out of the way."

Tian Xian stood with his sword and stared at the two servants who blocked the way.

The two servants were shocked and dared not force them to stop them again. They retreated to one side in a regular manner.

Tian Xian entered across the door and went deep into the backyard. As soon as I arrived at Wang Xianjun's residence, I heard a great noise from the backyard far away. He went straight to the backyard and saw Wang Xianjun commanding the servants of the family and loading the small and small and soft families on horse-drawn carriages and ox carts. Not only that, there were also many Wang Xianjun's family members not far away, crying and irritable, waiting to get on the car.

"Hurry up, you all hurry up."

"Hey, be careful, this is a valuable possession. Don't break it."

"Over there, put the car on. Has all the dry food been packed?

Tian Xian only felt a dry heat in his cavity, and unprecedented anger rushed straight to his mind. Even this angry heat was gradually encroaching on his rationality. Dongchengmen guards and Yiyong were fighting bravely against the bandits. The news of the bandits robbed the city was in chaos. Han County lieutenant was busy temporarily warning of the people's strength, and the king of a county not only failed to stand up to preside over the overall situation when he needed him most, but now he even closed the door of the upper court secretly and tried to escape!

In weekdays, he can endure Wang Xianjun's mediocrity, mediocrity, and greed for small profits. Although this is not what an upright or even qualified official should have, how many upright officials can there be in the world now? As long as it is not a big evil, everything will muddle along.

But at this moment, it is about the safety of the whole county. Wang Xianjun not only has no construction or any other measures to alleviate the crisis, but also has to abandon the city and flee. This is no longer a dereliction of duty and can be convicted.

"Lord Wang!"

He was full of gas, and Tian Xian roared.

The noisy sound in the backyard was suddenly suppressed, and the busy crowd stopped and turned their eyes to the direction of the valve. Wang Xianjun was stunned when he saw that the person who came was Tian Xian, and then his face became more and more ugly.

"Tian Gong Cao, what are you doing here? Do you know what this place is?"

"Lord Wang, do you know what's going on in the city now? The bandits suddenly began to rob the city, and the people in the city were panicked. It was when you needed you to come to the town that you planned to pack a car and escape? Tian Xian's voice is like a bell, and his words are as strong as bones. His eyes jumped with flames, and there was no dignity or inferiority in the official position at all.

"What are you talking about? What kind of car escape? This...it's just..." Wang Xianjun was drunk by Tian Xian, and he was a little guilty on the spot. He hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to answer. This is... The situation in the city is critical. As the county magistrate, I naturally want to advance and retreat with this county. It's just... As the saying goes, it's not as good as my family. If I have a family member in the city, I will be distracted. In any case, as long as my family is sent out of the city first, I will have no worries and will definitely fight against the thief to the end.

"You are the parents and officials of Lingzhi County, and the people of the county are your family. How can it be such a reason for you to abandon everyone and take care of your family? Tian Xian scolded angrily. Naturally, he did not believe Wang Xianjun's nonsense.

"Tian, don't be big or small. Who do you think you are? Does my master need to explain to you what he wants to do?" At this time, the old servant standing next to Wang Xianjun shouted coldly.

Although Wang Xianjun's heart is empty, after listening to the old servant's words, he gained more or less confidence.

"Tian Gong Cao, you go back first. This dark light is blind, where can I go, can't I? Don't worry, I'm just placing my family in a safe place for the time being. Once this room is properly taken care of, I will go to the Dongcheng Gate in person. He put on an impatient look and dragged the official tone.

Tian Xian was about to continue to refute, and suddenly there was a loud noise in the distance, which seemed to be a collapse and a sound like a firecracker. The sound came from a distance, but it was so clearly visible that it shocked the people in the backyard of the county government. Everyone couldn't help wondering what had happened again.

Before long, a subordinate suddenly came to the backyard corridor, and his face was extremely embarrassed.

Unable to breathe, the servants came to Wang Xianjun and shouted with a sad face, "Sir, my lord, it's not good. It's not a big deal. The gate of Dongcheng has been broken, and the bandits have entered the city. They, they are coming to the county government..."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, which shocked everyone present.

Wang Xianjun didn't react for a moment, but his face gradually turned pale. The family behind him were all like headless flies, arguing and quarreling, and they had to rush into the carriage to escape. Other slaves who were loading the soft also panicked one by one, and some timid people sneaked away when the backyard was in chaos.

"No, no, sir, let's go from the West City quickly." The old servant waited for a while and saw that Wang Xianjun had no response and quickly pulled the other party fiercely.

"Yes, yes, let's go. Walk, get in the car, get in the car. Ask someone to open the back door. Wang Xianjun said hurriedly. Before his words were settled, he had already walked towards the nearest ox cart.

Tian Xian was furious and went up with his sword.

The old servant had been vigilant against Tian Xian's side for a long time. As soon as he saw Tian Xian's movement, he immediately shouted, "Kong Cao's rebellion is going to kill people" and "Come on." He greeted several gatekeepers and Jiashi nearby, and the latter immediately reacted and rushed up to catch up with Tian Xian from behind and detained Tian Xian.

Wang Xianjun looked back at Tian Xian's side, and there was a little surprise on his face, but this little surprise also flashed by. At the insultation of an old servant, he simply made a hard decision and ordered Tian Xian to be detained in the woodshed in the backyard of the county government. After this matter subsided, if Tian Xian was killed by the bandits, it would be fine. If he was not killed, he would still plan to frame Tian Xian on a crime and let Tian Xian take all the blame, which was really killing two birds with one stone.

"Open the door and go."

The county government convoy opened the door of the backyard.

Dongcheng Tower has already caught fire in many places at this time. The walls made of mud are not only weak, but also very short, less than ten feet high. The bandits climbed up the human ladder and climbed up the tower three or two times. Later, some bandits even took some tree trunks and directly under the root of the city wall, and the bandits climbed up the wall along the tree trunks.

The guards and the righteous brave who arched the city wall did not dare to block at the beginning. On the one hand, they were afraid to anger these bandits even more and hold a glimmer of hope that they could appease the situation; on the other hand, in the past ten years, they have hardly encountered the situation of attacking the city wall, and many people are helpless and don't know how to deal with it; on the other hand The city is chaotic and can't help but distract people. Because of this, the bandits soon took the opportunity to climb to the wall.

It was not until this time that the guards and the righteous bravers began to fight desperately. However, it was too late.

More and more bandits climbed the tower, and most of them were still twisting all kinds of weapons. After all, the number of guards and volunteers is limited. In the face of a completely out-of-control situation, someone escaped after only a moment of resistance.

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