The happy life of a prodigal

There are many things that he can't change.

Now that the lord has made a decision, he doesn't expect that lord to be able to make another move. All he can do now is do his best.

Thinking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at Zhou Chen, and ordered: "Gather the arresters of the government office and your officers and soldiers, open the arsenal, armor and weapons, let you take them, if you can Repel those garrison troops, and I will write a letter to the imperial court to remember your contribution!"

Zhou Chen was slightly moved when he heard this.

According to what the magistrate means, he wants to be tough with those soldiers.

This is not something to say in a few words, but a price to pay.

Let's not talk about whether they can stop those soldiers, but say that their magistrate will definitely be impeached by the censors.

The world is in prosperity, why is there still a rebellion in your Jinzhou Prefecture?

Isn't this a big joke in the world!

In the end, let alone whether the prefect's position can be kept, if His Majesty the Emperor is unhappy, it is not impossible to dismiss him directly.

"My lord, do you want to think about it again? Those soldiers are insignificant people, there is no need to affect your future for them, if you really can't do it..."

When Zhou Chen said this, he paused and didn't continue, but what he meant couldn't be more clear.

If it doesn't work, just let those guys go, and you won't lose anything.

But the prefect of Jinzhou shook his head, with a firm expression on his face: "I have been an official for dozens of years, and I have never made any compromises with the bandits. The pardon of the death penalty of the soldiers is based on the law. There are precedents, but the acquittal has never happened before.

Although this official sympathizes with those soldiers, but the family has family rules, the state has state laws, and the law is the bottom line, so don't mess it up!

It was a wrong idea for those stationed soldiers to use military force to violate the ban. Even if this official is retired, it is absolutely impossible for them to succeed! "

"..." Zhou Chen didn't know what to say when he heard this.

On one side are a few insignificant small garrison soldiers, and on the other side is the position of the magistrate.

Which is more important, how to choose, normal people know what kind of choice to make.

But it happened that their magistrate chose the former, it is really...

Hey.

Zhou Chen sighed heavily, but did not try to persuade him any further. He looked at the magistrate, who stood upright, saluted respectfully, and said, "I accept my orders!"

"Go." The prefect of Jinzhou waved his hand.

"Retire from humble position!"

Zhou Chen saluted again, turned and left.

The prefect of Jinzhou stood willingly, watching his back gradually disappear from his sight, with a complicated expression on his face.

Sometimes, if you want to stick to your bottom line, you have to pay a corresponding price, which is impossible.

He thought that he had been an official for dozens of years, and he had never done anything against his will, including pardoning the death penalty of those soldiers, which was also done according to the law. This time, no matter what, he would not compromise with those soldiers!

The prefect of Jinzhou exhaled, sat at the table, and began to write a letter to His Majesty...

the other side.

Zhou Chen left the government office and rushed straight to the city gate.

Because most of the guards were transferred to the Jinzhou Guard, he, the city guard, was automatically demoted to a small captain.

At this moment, when he came to the gate of the city, he said loudly, "Where are you people! Get out!"

The voice fell, and there was no movement for a long time.

I don't know how long it took before a few guys came here while wearing light armor on their bodies.

"Head, boss..."

Dozens of people stood in a row, in all kinds of postures, but no one stood upright.

Zhou Chen looked at them, frowning tightly, and at the same time, he was even more worried.

No one under him knows better than himself.

Just these guys, not to mention stationing troops, even bandits may not be able to beat them.

There is no way around this. Jinzhou Prefecture is an island-like state capital. Unless attacking from the sea, if other forces want to capture Jinzhou Prefecture, they must capture Kyoto Prefecture.

And the Kyoto Prefecture has been captured, so it is meaningless to defend the Jinzhou Prefecture.

Therefore, since ancient times, this place has been an indisputable place for military strategists. Since it is indisputable, naturally no one will pay attention to city defense.

Not to mention these pawns who are just waiting to die, even he himself never pays attention to city defense on weekdays.

Therefore, he did not criticize these guys harshly.

But now it is different.

He frowned, stared at these useless guys, and cursed: "You bastards, are you of any use? It takes so long to wear light armor, what use are you for?

I'm afraid everyone is calling, but you are still sleeping in bed! "

The guards lowered their heads and said nothing, letting you scold them.

Obviously, they don't care about that at all.

Seeing their scene, Zhou Chen was even more furious. He drew his sword and scolded, "Why are there only so few people? What about the rest?"

Dozens of people looked at each other, hesitated for a while, and someone said: "Liu San went home, Zhang Si went to the restaurant, and..."

Counting down carefully, there were actually hundreds of people absent.

There are actually fewer people present than those who are not present. It is simply an anecdote through the ages, an anecdote through the ages!

Zhou Chen felt a burning pain in his face.

These people have become like this, not only because of themselves, but also partly because of himself...

He took a deep breath, tried to calm down his emotions, looked at these guys, and said in a cold voice: "The enemy is now, clean up for me, and bring back those who are not there, you guys go... ..

The rest, follow me to the arsenal and get armor and weapons! "

"Huh?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Someone said loudly: "A great enemy is coming? What kind of enemy is coming? My lord, why do you want armor and weapons all of a sudden?"

When Zhou Chen heard this, he couldn't take it anymore, stepped forward and kicked the man to the ground, cursing: "I told you to come here a long time ago, those sons of bitches are coming to besiege the city, didn't you hear ?”

The man was kicked to the ground, but he didn't stand up, and said in a dazed way: "Why did you come to besiege the city, how did you come to besiege the city... I thought it was..."

"What do you think?" Zhou Chen's eyes were cold.

The man couldn't speak anymore.

Indeed, those garrison soldiers could not leave the military garrison at all. What purpose could such a large-scale dispatch have besides besieging the city?

I was careless, I was careless!

Zhou Chen was already numb, so he didn't care about him anymore, looked around for a week, gritted his teeth and said, "Cheer up! I'm afraid it's useless! Everything is ready to meet the enemy!"

Chapter 23 Must win!

Hundreds of people rushed to the arsenal in a hurry, took the weapons in a hurry, put on the armor in a hurry, and rushed to the city wall in a hurry.

The city gate has been put down, notices have been pasted in every corner of Jinzhou Prefecture, and everyone is prohibited from leaving Jinzhou Prefecture.

The people who were selling, buying, and eating melons were all stunned when they saw the guards coming and going in a hurry.

Immediately, the guards became flustered and began to inquire one by one.

"There are so many soldiers, all the weapons are taken, all the armors are put on, what happened?"

"Isn't it the pirates who came to the door?"

"Ah? How is this possible? It's just a group of pirates who dare to besiege the city? Where are the soldiers from the Jinzhou Guard?"

"How many people are there in the Jinzhou Guard? How many pirates are there? A few days ago, didn't the magistrate post up a notice saying that he was going to recruit soldiers? If nothing else, it's because there are not enough people in the Jinzhou Guard. used!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"What's wrong with such a thing, it's too normal! How can anyone be willing to be Qiu Ba!"

"Don't talk nonsense, now that people are knocking on the door, you still have a lot of baqiu...you are counting on these qiuba to protect us now!"

Seeing the 'Qiu Ba' who hurried up the city wall, the common people felt very complicated.

On weekdays, they would look down on these guys no matter what.

But if something happened, I realized that it would be impossible without these people.

The reason why I can live a peaceful life like now is precisely because of their existence!

There are some things that you don’t feel worth when you have them, but when you lose them, you will find how precious they are...

For a while, everyone was silent.

Even those who used to despise warriors, at this moment, looked at those soldiers with some respect.

Obviously, those soldiers also noticed the change in the eyes of the people around them looking at them, and spat angrily.

"Bah! Usually, everyone looks down on us, and when something happens, they want us to be the top. These guys think about good things every day!"

The commander next to him glared at him, and scolded: "Why didn't you hear you complain when you were in charge of the army? When something happened and we needed to go up to you, you started complaining again. What's there to complain about! We just People who do such things!"

After hearing this, the man curled his lips, noncommittal.

Leading the crossbow and a box of arrows, continue to move forward.

At this time, a pair of small fleshy hands suddenly stretched out from the side, blocking his way.

He frowned, and just as he was about to scold someone, he saw a little girl standing there with a cold steamed bun in her hand, and said timidly, "Uncle, you must win..."

"..."

The man stood there, stunned for a moment, and was at a loss for a while.

The person next to him reached out to take the bun, stuffed it into his hand, smiled at the child and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong, it's just that the magistrate wants to exercise us..."

After finishing speaking, he winked at the man and walked quickly towards the city wall.

Although these guys are usually idle, but when they really encountered something, they were not as unbearable as they imagined.

After all, they are a group of trained full-time soldiers. Although they are not as good as the elites in important towns and cannot be banned by orders, they are still much stronger than those garrison soldiers.

The man held the steamed stuffed bun in his hand, he was cold, for some reason, there was a feeling in his heart that he had never felt before.

He is not fighting for military pay, nor is he fighting for himself, but for the tens of thousands of people inside the city wall!

Although there is a high probability that those stationed troops will not harm the people in the city, but this is something that no one can say for sure.

What if those garrison soldiers suddenly go crazy when they come to the top?

Therefore, the city must be defended!

Gradually, something that had never been seen before appeared on his face, as if it was shining, and his steps towards the city wall were much firmer than before.

The voice of the ten captain next to him was still ringing: "You should move more quickly, those soldiers are about to go under the city wall, look at you, what do you look like, do you still look like soldiers?"

He didn't refute and remained silent, but his pace quickened a lot.

On the city wall, Zhou Chen had been waiting here early.

Although the city of Jinzhou is small, it has all kinds of defensive fortifications.

Except for the moat, everything else should be there. At this moment, closing the city gate, even the elite, can't do anything for a while, let alone the troops.

The most important thing is whether this matter can be good, if not, how to define it.

If the troops besieging the city were designated by the court as officials forcing the people to rebel, then the problem would be serious.

Among other things, the few people in the government office have no good fruit to eat, and he, the city guard, can be exonerated from some crimes.

However, having been with the magistrate for such a long time, he is also used to working under the magistrate's subordinates. If someone is suddenly replaced, he really won't be so adaptable...

Moreover, for the past few years, the magistrate has not made any credit, and it can be regarded as hard work. Not only does he wholeheartedly serve the people, but he has not done anything stupid. All in all, the reputation of being an official is relatively good, and he is also more loved by the people. .

It's really not certain what will happen if another person is changed.

Zhou Chen sighed, and stopped thinking about those messy things, but focused his eyes on the distance.

There, a group of black shadows was already clearly visible and gradually approaching the city gate. There was no doubt that those were the gathered soldiers.

The gate of the city has been closed, but I want to see how these soldiers broke through the city!