Invincible son

Chapter 347 346 [Long song should cry] ([-])
The imperial envoy's office is located in the north city of Xingyang, about eleven or twelve miles away from Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, and there are three long streets between the two places.

In the middle of the night, the fire broke out in the Yamen, and the Governor's Mansion soon received the news that after the soldiers and guards immediately imposed martial law, Xue Tao was woken up in his dream, so naturally he didn't look good.

In fact, he has been under a lot of pressure during this period of time. The two armies of Western Wu and Wu are watching the border, and the pressure of food, grass, military and civilians are all on his shoulders.The commander of the Fourth Battalion in the Western Territory and Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, have no subordinate relationship with Xue Tao. Even if the latter is the leading official of the frontier, he would not dare to underestimate these reckless men with tens of thousands of soldiers in their hands.

Now the imperial court has ordered Dengzhou and Qizhou to urgently send food and grass to Lingzhou, and is also recruiting resources from other state capitals, but all this will take time, at least throughout August, Lingzhou still has to rely on its own strength .

Xue Tao changed from his previous calm and calm, his eyes were bloodshot, and he frowned and asked, "What's the reason for the panic in the middle of the night?"

Liu Renji said quickly: "Uncle Fang, there is a fire coming from the imperial envoy's office, and the shouts of killing can be faintly heard. The situation looks a little critical."

Xue Tao snorted coldly, and said with a cold expression: "Isn't he very patient? Beheading more than 200 people at one time in front of the government office, and then building a palace outside the city, how can such behavior not be hated?"

Liu Renji smiled apologetically and said, "Uncle Fang, Pei Qin's envoy is young and vigorous, so he will inevitably act aggressively. Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, he is the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy appointed by His Majesty after all, and there is another envoy in the yamen. , I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain in front of His Majesty."

Xue Tao turned around and went to sit in front of the grand master's chair, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Renji, do you think I'm the kind of despicable person who won't save me?"

No one knew what Liu Renji was thinking, he shook his head again and again and said, "Don't misunderstand Fang Bo, how can there be such a stupid person in this world? It's just that if the two imperial envoys have an accident in Xingyang City, what should we do?"

Xue Tao sighed: "How come I don't know about this joint? But there are only two armies in Xingyang City, and they are responsible for guarding the city gate. Apart from the army, there are only those servants in the yamen. Are you sending them to the yamen? Don’t you forget that there are Tibetan front guards appointed by His Majesty in the yamen? Since Pei Yue can lead them to defeat the Western Wu cavalry , naturally can deal with these thieves attacking at night. If even Zang Fengwei is no match for the thieves, what about the others?"

Liu Renji knew that what Xue Tao said was true, but would the gentlemen in the court care about these details?
At the beginning Xue Tao was defeated by Luo Ting in the power struggle, the latter was worthy of being a gentleman, after Mo Haoli came forward to turn things around, he did not pursue Xue Tao fiercely, but instead supported him to be the governor of Lingzhou.Later, Luo Ting personally played Emperor Kaiping, earning Xue Tao the honorary title of Palace Bachelor.Now that time has passed, Luo Ting has grown into a towering tree in the court hall, with a large number of civil servants under its wings, who would have no thought about the position of governor of Lingzhou?

If Qin Xu and Pei Yue really died in Xingyang City, Liu Renji could conclude that Xue Tao's position as governor would not be guaranteed.

After thinking for a while, he said cautiously: "Uncle Fang, there are still five hundred guards in the governor's mansion—"

Before the words were finished, a clerk hurried in and said, "Uncle Fang, there is a young man outside the mansion asking to see him. He has a letter of greeting from Envoy Pei Qin."

Xue Tao and Liu Renji looked at each other and said calmly, "Let him in."

Jia Cheng's eyes were a little dazed, because he never thought that he would be able to walk into the governor's mansion so quickly, which is the central government office of the entire Lingzhou.After entering the main hall, he lightly bit the tip of his tongue to wake himself up, and then stepped forward to salute: "You are humble, the Tibetan Front Guard Jia Cheng, who came here to report something to the Inspector at the order of Lord Pei."

"What's the matter?" Xue Tao asked indifferently.

Jia Cheng lowered his head slightly, and said clearly: "Tonight, there are thieves sneaking into the office. His lord has been prepared, but he is worried about the safety of the governor, so he ordered to come here. Please sit in the governor's house and don't have to go to check. , You will know when the sun rises."

Xue Tao was a little surprised, the boy in front of him was only fifteen or sixteen years old, yet he behaved so decently, he was neither humble nor overbearing and well-organized, he seemed to be considered a talent.

Liu Renji next to him changed his expression, smiled and said kindly: "Jia Cheng, are you a native of Lingzhou?"

Jia Cheng nodded and said, "My lord, I'm from Jiajiazhuang, Anhua County, Dingning Prefecture."

Liu Renji smiled and said: "It's good that your lord has such a heart, but Xingyang is the prefecture of Lingzhou, and the governor's office can't stand by when such a big incident happens, and will send people to help later."

Jia Cheng was slightly taken aback, but he had heard from the seniors of Zang Fengwei that his lord and that Governor Xue couldn't urinate in the same pot, so why would he be so righteous now?
He naturally didn't understand that things in the officialdom were far from being as simple as whether the enemy was right or wrong, and adapting measures to current conditions was the quality that an old official should have.

"Okay, you go back." Xue Tao waved his hands expressionlessly.

"Resign in humility."

Jia Cheng bowed his hands and left after saluting.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, he quickened his pace and rushed to the imperial envoy's office to the east.

In fact, he vaguely guessed what Pei Yue was thinking, and the reason why he was specially asked to come out to the Governor's Mansion was not only to send a message to Xue Tao, but also to keep him away from the fighting in the Xingya for a while.Unlike the soldiers of the Zangfeng Guards, he has never experienced training, and he only has a handful of brute strength.Let him carry the flag on the battlefield, although it seems dangerous, but it is not, because he is surrounded by fellow robes, guarding him in the middle.But tonight is a head-to-head fight, and it won't help him to stay there.

It's just that Jia Cheng felt that he should fight side by side with his colleagues.

He ran all the way, and quickly covered half the distance, but when he passed through an alley, two figures suddenly descended from the sky.

After a while, Jia Cheng was taken to a nearby dwelling.

Candles were brightly lit in the room, and a young woman with a cold face was sitting in the main seat.

Jia Cheng saw the woman's face clearly, and his expression changed drastically.

Chen Xizhi looked at the young man in front of him leisurely, and said leisurely: "Your name is Jia Cheng, from Jiajiazhuang, Anhua County, your parents and second younger sister have been killed, and you have a younger sister, Jia Jia, who lived in the imperial envoy's office some time ago. Am I right?"

Jia Cheng looked at Chen Xizhi in disbelief. He had already recognized that this woman was the expert who almost killed Pei Yue in Qishan Chong that day, but what he couldn't understand was why the other party knew so much about him?

Chen Xizhi seemed to enjoy the astonished expression of the other party, and said with interest: "Are you afraid of death?"

(End of this chapter)