Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Chapter 58: Survival

After the news of the annihilation of the entire army in the defense of Zhang Dade came out, all the prominent figures in Deqing County gathered in the county government office. Not knowing that the county Lu Gongming was apportioned, each family collected 5,000 taels of silver to reward the young and strong. , organized a valiant defense of the city, and moved the magistrate of Lu to the point of tears.

The representative of the gentry, the former Nanming Governor of Guangdong, Si Zuo Cangzheng Ye Jinglian, even handed over 30 of his family members to the county government for unified arrangements. Under his leadership, in just half a day, various big households in the city organized 700 people. There are many young men on duty in the city, plus the young men sent by the county government on the streets, there are as many as 2,000 young men on duty in the city at this moment.

There are so many young and strong, compared with Luo Ding, which is a hundred miles away, it is really a sky and a land.

“The city is broken, the home is broken, the city is at home!”

In order to inspire people’s hearts, Ye Jinglian even put down his words, as long as he can keep Deqing, even if he goes bankrupt, he will recognize it!

“Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, Master Lu will go to issue a notice, young and strong but can defend the city for a day, and an extra one or two silvers will be rewarded. two!”

“Tell the people that if the city is destroyed, no one will be able to escape. If the family has some extra money, they will not take it out. How long will it be? Shouldn’t it be left to the thieves!”

“The thieves have come from a long way, and they have gone through bad battles. They must not attack the city for a while. Taking this opportunity, the adults quickly send people to the mansion to bring rescue troops. As long as they can defend him for a day or two, the thieves will retreat!”

“In order to prevent someone from passing thieves in the city, the yamen must organize manpower to patrol the streets, and the streets must be banned at night. Those who do not listen will be dealt with by the thieves!”

“Defending the city is not better than field warfare. The most important thing is the equipment. The golden juice needs to be boiled more, and the wood must be prepared. The big stones must be piled up everywhere, and the hook knives must be made to prevent the thieves from climbing the city. Oh, yes, You should also prepare some lime, it is most effective to sprinkle the eyes of thieves when they climb the city. Besides, hot oil is indispensable…”

Ye Jinglian shouted one thief one by one, which was out of tune with his previous status as a leftist political party member. There was no discomfort or embarrassment at all, and the appearance of righteous indignation made everyone feel ashamed.

There are no less than ten people in the city who were famous in the Ming Dynasty, but the magistrate Lu Gongming did not dare to put on the air of parents and officials in front of them. Instead, he was very respectful and polite. Whether it is right or wrong, we must praise it: “This method is very good!”

The reason for this is because the Qing Dynasty recognized the fame of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who was an official in the Ming Dynasty, as long as he was willing to serve in the Qing Dynasty, would be an official in the Qing Dynasty, and he could even be one level higher than an official in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the magistrate of Lu Gongming did not dare. Neglecting these people who were famous in the previous dynasty, because he didn’t know which of these people would suddenly want to become a member of the official Qing Dynasty. At that time, all of them would be his immediate superiors. How could he afford to offend them? Besides, if he wanted to do a stable job as a magistrate, he had to rely on the help of these gentry. If he offended them, his top belt of the seventh rank would not be guaranteed.

There are some differences from other families. Ye Jinglian is so hostile to the Ming army outside the city. Another reason is that his son, Ye Shunlin, was on duty in the Yamen, the governor of Guangzhou. Secretly, he sent a lot of information about the Ming army to the Qing army in private. When Li Dingguo was defeated and retreated, he organized a regiment to intercept the defeated Ming army. Therefore, once the Ming army broke the city, others might be spared. But he definitely couldn’t escape, so Mr. Ye couldn’t let the Ming army break the city anyway, and he told all the methods of defending the city that he had seen back then, not afraid of being useless, but afraid of incomplete preparation.

Finally, he said: “Master Lu is the parent of a county, and it is the responsibility of guarding the land. The enemy should set an example for the people, so that the people will be courageous and will no longer be frightened by the thieves!”

“The old master has taught me that this officer will go to the city!”

Lu Gongming, who was afraid of seeing blood when killing chickens on weekdays, was willing to go to the city, but Ye Jinglian wanted his parents and officials to set an example for the people. In the city, there will be the county chief Wu Changshou in charge. This person is a cleric, and he has led troops to suppress bandits several times. He is quite knowledgeable, but he is also a reliable candidate.

“Everyone, please rest assured, this official will live and die together with Deqing!”

When he lifted his feet, Lu Gongming did not forget to show his determination again, and everyone quickly got up to send them off. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the yamen, a police officer rushed to report that someone saw that the Green Camp Qiangong Tang Sanshui had come back and was just hanged by a basket. Hang on the city.

“Oh, President Tang Qian escaped back?” Lu Gongming was overjoyed, and quickly ordered the officer: “Go and invite Master Tang to the yamen, go!”

The clerk answered and called for someone.

Tang Sanshui is a serious military officer and a thousand chiefs. He must be much stronger than a county magistrate who has only beaten bandits, but it would be a lot safer to have him back in charge of city defense. Thinking of this, Lu Zhixian subconsciously stopped Shangcheng’s thoughts, and bowed his hands to Ye Jinglian and the others: “Since President Tang Qian is back, I will ask him the details of the thief, so that we can know ourselves and the enemy, and whether there is any deficiency. make up in time.”

“It’s rare that President Tang Qian came back, and the city defense should be discussed with him.”

Ye Jinglian has no opinion on this. It is rare to escape to someone who knows the inside story of the Ming army. Of course, it is better to ask questions, but he used a “kill run” to return, which sounds much more respectable than fleeing back. I can’t help but agree, Haosheng praised Tang Qianzong’s bravery.

Tang Sanshui, who had just entered the city, didn’t even bother to drink his saliva. After explaining a few words to the two men who came back together, he hurried to the county office. On the way back in the first place, he had already settled the account clearly. If the transaction was successful, at least he could earn a small thousand taels of silver, and he could also report the credit, so why not do it. And this matter is known by heaven and earth, as long as the thief show is not revealed, who will know the tricks in it, even if he does, what can he do? If it wasn’t for Tang Sanshui to judge the situation, this Deqing could have been saved!

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As soon as he entered the county office and saw all the big households in the city, Tang Sanshui was still stunned for a while, then secretly rejoiced that all the people were better, he could save time trouble, and immediately began to intimidate, he exploded: “It’s Li Dingguo’s new establishment. Taiping Ying, I heard that the leader of the troops is Li Dingguo’s general, what is it called Le… Le what is it…”

“But Gaozhou’s Letongwu?”

“Yes, it’s this person!” Tang Sanshui slapped his thigh and made a look of fear on his face, and said with lingering fears: “Good guy, those soldiers are so densely packed that they can’t see their heads at a glance, at least there are thousands of them. There are hundreds of them, my darling, I am afraid that the Manchu soldiers will not be able to stop me! If I hadn’t run fast, I would have ended up with the guard!”

After finishing speaking, I went to look at everyone, but found that everyone changed color, and the faces were more ugly than the other, and the magistrate Lu Gongming even had blue lips, biting tightly and didn’t move.

“Tang Qian always sees it very clearly, is it really Li Dingguo’s soldier?”

Ye Jinglian’s face was also very ugly. They were really Li Dingguo’s soldiers. The first arrangement made people laugh out loud. With this little Deqing City and some young men, can they stop Li Tiger?

“It’s not Li Dingguo’s soldiers, how could we be defeated so badly?” Lu Gongming was polite to these gentlemen, but Tang Sanshui was not polite, glaring at Ye Jinglian, and said angrily, “Why, you don’t believe what this official said?”

Ye Jinglian pressed down his anger and did not care about Tang Sanshui as a martial artist. He wondered, “Why don’t you believe what the lord said, only Li Dingguo retreated back to Guangxi at the beginning of the year, how come it has only been a few months?”

Tang Sanshui said angrily, “How does this official know that the use of troops is impermanent, and this official is not a roundworm in Li Dingguo’s stomach, so how do you know what he has in mind? If you don’t believe it, you can go out of the city and see this. What the official said is true or false!”

Ye Jinglian was suffocated there when he heard the sound, how dare he go out of the city, thinking that if it was really Li Dingguo’s soldier, he was already panicked, and the appearance of the just impassioned vow to live and die with Deqing was completely different.

A gentry said with a bitter face, “If it’s really Li Dingguo’s troops coming, I’m afraid this Deqing won’t be able to hold on!”

“The old thief is very powerful. The two princes of Guangzhou are afraid of him. We, little Deqing, can’t stop him. Everyone quickly disperses. Pack up and run before the Ming army comes over!”

“That’s right, this city can’t be held, everyone, hurry up and run.”

There was a lot of chaos in the hall, and the big gentry who had just shouted that you would pay me and that I would contribute all panicked, and some of them even walked away.

Lu Gongming was also flustered and didn’t know how to deal with it, so he looked at Ye Jinglian as if asking for help: “Boss, before the enemy, we can’t be in chaos, and ask the boss to stop them, otherwise the city will be in chaos!”

“Well…”

Ye Jinglian got up hesitantly~www.readwn.com~ and then suddenly bowed his hands to Lu Gongming, saying, “Lord Lu, there is still something in the old man’s house, please leave first, please take care of the city defense.”

“Boss?”

Lu Gongming was dumbfounded. He didn’t stop it, and he didn’t stop it. He watched Ye Jinglian leave the hall and then looked at the hall. Except for Tang Sanshui and the two servants, everyone else had long since disappeared, and his face turned pale with anxiety. Sitting down on the chair, my heart is full of bitterness.

The big gentry can run, but his parents can’t! The court decree is very strict, losing land and abandoning soil is a capital crime that should be executed.

“How can this be done, how good is this!…”

Lu Gongming’s body was cold, and his legs and feet didn’t obey orders. “It’s okay, it’s okay, the salary of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, this official… I will live and die with this Deqing!” He raised his hand to signal that the hall was still stupid. The two servants who were standing said, “You two help this officer to the back hall, and this officer wants to explain a few words to his wife.” But they decided to die together with his wife, lest the Ming army would humiliate her after entering the city. Chastity, as for daughters, they have to go together.

“master!”

The two servants stepped forward to support the magistrate, but the calf was also swaying.

After walking two steps, he remembered that Tang Sanshui was still there, and turned around with difficulty to entrust Deqing City Defense to him. A servant, waited for the servant to withdraw, then lowered his voice and said: “To tell the truth, Lord Lu, this official did not escape back, but let him back.”