Chapter 15, Flying Emergency
After listening to Li Xin's words, Zu Zhao was greatly confused, and a clear word "Chuan" suddenly appeared between his eyebrows. Although he has not been able to figure out the intention of Zhang Chun's move in a short period of time, his most instinctive expectation still feels that this will not be a good thing. He asked solemnly, "Is this serious? If so, what exactly does Zhang Chun mean?
Li Xin shook his head helplessly and said, "I believe what your ancestors said, and I expect that the words of the female thief will not be false. However, there must be something wrong with one of them.
As an experienced person, Zu Zhao can certainly confirm that Zhang Chun is not a good person, so Zhang Chun promised to help Youbeiping County with a sum of money and grain to suppress the rebellion, which must be another plan. It is possible that he will tamp and foot in this money, or just make an empty promise to make Youbeiping County mistakenly think that it is stable. In fact, he will be disappointed in the end, which will cause a morale impact. And so on, you can come up with many reasons out of thin air.
After a pause, Li Xin suddenly showed some hesitation and asked, "Brother Zu, is it possible that the female thief's Zhang Chun is not the same person? Or is there any misunderstanding?"
Zu Zhao looked at Li Xin very seriously and said seriously, "There are not so many coincidences in the world. In a word, Zhang Chunqi's heart is wrong, and he must warn him when he returns to the county.
Li Xin nodded and answered, "This is natural."
Zu Zhao hesitated for a moment. He did not first question Xin Qiubai, but believed that Xin Qiubai was more or less surprised by such an easy choice. He turned around and asked, "Brother Xianyan, why do you believe what Xin Qiubai said? After all, Xin Qiubai... is not an ordinary person..."
Li Xin sighed and said, "There is naturally doubt, but there is not so much doubt. I can see that although Xin Qiubai is not a good person, he is also affectionate and righteous. Otherwise, you may not be able to live to this day. Take a step back and say that even if I don't believe Xin Qiubai, I will believe what your ancestors said.
Zu Zhao smiled and sighed, "Thank you very much for the trust of Brother Xianyan."
Li Xin suddenly said, "However, Zu brothers, if you really let Xin Qiubai go, will you..."
Zu Zhao smiled bitterly for a while and said slowly, "Brother Xianyan, you also said that she is a affectionate and righteous person. Don't you say that I have promised her? Even if I don't promise her, if I still want to hinder her today, it will make me fall into a ruthless and righteous reputation. Alas, no matter what else, I believe that Xin Qiubai will definitely change after today. At least, he will no longer be an enemy of me.
Li Xin smiled and said, "You are really good at accounting. I hope what you said is right. Otherwise, it won't even be easy for me to explain to it after I go back.
Just after noon, Zu Zhao sent someone to give Xin Qiubai a gift. He did not go there in person, but just told the servant to tell Xin Qiubai to leave as soon as possible. Although Xin Qiubai has a lot of resentment with his ancestors, not all hatred should be repaid with blood. Especially in this quaint era, there are always many invisible rules and regulations to be followed. As he said to Li Xin, he can more or less conclude that after this section, Xin Qiubai will definitely not be his enemy again. As for what kind of intersection there will be in the future, it remains to be seen.
At noon, Zujiazhuang held a banquet to practice for Zu Zhao and a group of his children who went to the county to help.
The atmosphere is full of joy. Whether it is the children who are about to go on an expedition or the people who come to see them off, they all seem to be lively and happy. Let the Buddha go will inevitably establish a great cause, and let the Buddha die is everyone's wish and vision at the beginning. If it hadn't been for the rush in the afternoon, Zu Zhao had strictly ordered that more drinks would have been banned, and the people present would certainly hold a drunken state and drink well.
How did you know that when the banquet was going on happily, suddenly a horse flew to the gate of Zujiazhuang.
The knight came from Xu Wuxian County. He looked flustered and saved an official document in his hand, and his fingers were about to be embedded in the official document. After a notice, he came to a side hall in the front yard. Outside the house was the banquet county where he was singing and dancing. However, the lively and fierce atmosphere seemed to be blocked outside the doors and windows, and there was no way to affect or change the attitude of the messenger.
Zu Zhu, Zu Zhao, Zu Ling, Li Xin and others rushed to the side hall when they heard the news. Before they had greeted the usual set of vulgar greetings, the messengers from the county government had taken the lead. While presenting the official document, they said hurriedly, "The county government came to report that in the early morning of yesterday, Zonghai, Deng Mao and Yu Shanghai led the traitors. More than 4,000 raided Pinggang County. Now they have captured all the towns outside the county and are gathering thieves to attack the county. The county government is in an emergency and orders the counties to send reinforcements to relieve the siege as soon as possible.
Zuju quickly took over the official article, looked at it carefully, and his face suddenly became heavy.
Zuring sighed, "The thief came so fast?"
aside, Zu Zhao shook his head slightly. Although he also had a general idea, he was well prepared. He said slowly, "It's not fast. When I left the county government, I received a notice that the Taiping thieves were planning to attack the county government, and there were three or five days before and after today. It's just that I didn't expect there to be such a large-scale thief!"
Li Xin nodded and said in a calm voice, "I thought there were only two or three thousand people, but I didn't know that there were more than 4,000 people now. It's really... Alas really tricky."
It is not difficult to imagine that the more homeless and displaced people are, the easier it is to join or be dragged into the ranks of thieves. Coupled with the accumulation of preaching in Taipingdao for one or two years, it is not surprising to respond to a hundred times. What's more, peasant uprisings are often like snowballs. The number of people along the way will only increase, and it is even possible to sweep the people of these local towns after capturing the towns outside Pinggang County.
Zuzu Zhao said solemnly, "In that case, the banquet will be separated. The situation is urgent, and I will wait to go on the road as soon as possible. I hope the county government can stick to it and wait for my help.
Zu Ju muttered and said, "No, I can only go on the road faster."
After the news came out, whether it was the children of Zujiazhuang or other volunteers who were waiting for orders to participate in the operation in the county, they were all a little nervous, and even a few people retreated. It's not that they don't want to help the county, but that the number of thieves is too large, and this disparity is swallowing and chewing people's confidence little by little.