Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 452 The Dilapidated Zheliu County

Tang Bing on the city wall saw this and discussed it. Although it was dark and he couldn't see who this person was, it was probably not an enemy.The leading lieutenant ordered someone to put down the big basket and follow a Tang soldier.

The Tang soldier came to the city, ran to the head of the attendants, and saw that the leader of the attendants had passed out.He helped him up, looked in his pockets, and found the badge of the leader of the attendants.

Tang Bing rushed to the top and shouted: "This man is a Polu general, one of our own. It seems that he is really the general of the old Prime Minister Fang!"

The school lieutenant above let out a hey, and said: "The prime minister's family is a seventh-rank official, it's true, a family general is actually General Polu!"

The Tang soldiers under him all said: "General, even if you go back to your hometown after being discharged from the army, I'm afraid you won't be able to become General Polu. That's the official rank of the seventh rank!"

The captain snorted and said: "So what, he has to beg me now!" With a wave of his hand, the Tang soldier put the leader of the attendants into the big basket and pulled him to the city.

After the leader of the attendants was rescued, the captain naturally wanted to ask what happened, but the leader of the attendants would not tell such a shameful thing, he just said that he was going to see Gu Lantian, so the captain had no choice but to send someone to send him to the Dudu Mansion .

Unfortunately, Gu Lantian drank too much tonight, so drunk that he couldn't wake up no matter how loud he was, and seeing how loudly he was snoring, he probably would have to wake up tomorrow afternoon, most likely at night .

The leader of the attendants almost vomited blood in a hurry, and went to the deputy general to ask the deputy general to send troops, but he refused to explain the matter clearly. He just wanted a team of elite soldiers, preferably all scouts, and asked him to take "to see" the old prime minister Fang !
But how dare the deputy general send troops out, the head of the attendants doesn't have Fang Xuanling's warrant, and Gu Lantian can't write a warrant to let him send troops to the head of the attendants, how dare he do such a thing.If there is only a servant of a high-ranking official, who comes to say that he wants to transfer troops, and then he gives the soldiers, wouldn't it be a trifle to shut down the defense there!
The leader of the attendants couldn't wait, seeing that no troops could be transferred from Yumen Pass, he had to borrow a horse from the lieutenant general, and asked the Tang soldiers to take him and the horse out of the city to find Wang Ping'an. And the fact that Fang Xuanling was hijacked by robbers can also be discussed with Wang Ping'an.

He ran all the way to the Turkic camp.At this time, after a night of tossing, the sky had already brightened, and the Turkic people were packing up their tents and preparing to march towards Zheliu County.

The leader of the attendants inquired all the way, and came to Wang Ping'an's tent. Seeing the mess in front of the tent, he seemed to have vomited from drinking too much.The leader of the attendants was very anxious, did he make a mistake? Could it be that Wang Pingan also drank too much and vomited like this.This is really a leak in the house and it rains all night, and the boat is late and the headwind is coming. At the critical moment, why did they drink too much!

The leader of the bodyguards bite the bullet and told the brother Ouyang who was guarding outside the tent that he wanted to see Wang Pingan. He was Fang Xuanling's attendant, and the Ouyang brothers had met him before, so they told Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an was much stronger than Gu Lantian, although he had drunk too much and was a little hungover, but when he heard that Fang Xuanling's attendant had come to see him, he immediately got up and called in the leader of the attendant.

After the head of the attendants entered the tent, he didn't dare to hide the truth, and told the whole story in detail.

Wang Ping'an was taken aback. Fang Xuanling and Wang Wendu were arrested, and they were arrested more than ten miles away from Guazhou!How do you say this, those robbers are too courageous!

The leader of the attendants had worked hard all night, and now he was exhausted. After saying these words, he fainted in the tent.Wang Pingan quickly showed it to him, and found that it was caused by a strong heart fire. He got angry, prescribed a dose of medicine, fried the two little girls, and fed it to the leader of the attendants.

Wang Pingan thought for a while, then sent Hou Ling to go to Yumen Pass to find Gu Lantian, to confirm the matter, of course he had to do so in a low-key manner, but he didn't dare to make it known to everyone, Wang Wendu was a bunch of shit, don't worry about him , but Prime Minister Fang's face must be taken into account. If he can block the news, he will do his best to block it.

Hou Ling was ordered to leave, and he was also full of surprise. There is a bandit who dared to arrest the prime minister. Either the bandit is crazy, or... still crazy!
Wang Pingan thought about it for a while, before he got Gu Lantian's reply, he couldn't do anything well, and he was prone to make mistakes in his busy schedule, so it's better to stay calm and wait for a reply!

After ordering people to pack up the tents, he still rushed to Zheliu County with the Turkic brigade and did not return to Yumen Pass.Traveling all the way west, in less than half a day, you can see the city wall of Zheliu County in front of you!

Zheliu County was quite prosperous many years ago. It is an important pass connecting Shazhou and Yumenguan. It has always been prosperous in business and the surrounding land is fertile. More than [-]% of the land in the county is green state. Whether it is farming or grazing, it is Great place.

But also because this place is so rich, so as long as there is a war, the enemy will attack here. In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the rebellion caused a lot of harm here. Powerful, he has used this place as a granary for many years, endlessly looting.

I would rather be a dog of peace than a person in troubled times.The people here in Zheliu County couldn't live normally and were always bullied, but Tang Jun couldn't protect them. As a result, resentment broke out over the years, and the people in Tong County changed their careers to become robbers, and they turned into bullying others.However, in the last years of the Zhenguan Reign, when Tang soldiers were able to protect Zheliu County, the common people could not turn back, and continued to be robbers, becoming a great disaster on the Silk Road!
If a foreigner comes to the Western Regions and asks about the special products in Zheliu County, the people from the Western Regions, regardless of gender, age or age, will answer: Robbers.This is the largest, most and most famous specialty in Zheliu County!
Wang Pingan was walking in the middle of the team on horseback. The Turks in front had stopped advancing. When they got close to the city wall, the Turks all stopped and looked up at the city. Some looked back at Wang Pingan, waiting for his next instruction.

Standing up immediately from Bailong, Wang Pingan set up a pergola and looked towards the city wall of Zheliu County.

I saw that this county town is really not small. Just looking at the city wall to the east, it is more than three miles long. If the four walls are as long as the city wall, the circumference would be nearly ten miles.There is only one city gate on this city wall, which is extremely tall, but there are no towers, and the battlements are also tattered.

Looking along the two sides of the city gate, Wang Ping'an grinned, okay, a section of the city wall has disappeared, revealing a large hole from here, and the city can be seen from here.Not to mention, the entire city wall is of different heights. It is obvious that it has been demolished, and all the city bricks have been cleaned away. It is definitely not that the city wall has fallen into disrepair!

Above and below the city, there are not a single commoner, let alone a banner. Just by looking at the appearance, it is impossible to tell whether there are people living in the city.

Su Dingfang and Di Renjie came to Wang Ping'an, and Di Renjie said: "Brother, this Zheliu County is not small. If it were placed in the Central Plains, it would almost catch up with a city in a state, but it is too dilapidated."

Su Dingfang said: "Brother Di, you don't know something. The place outside the pass is large, so the city is also large, but there are not many people. Because the merchants always bring horses and camel teams, the required space is also large. Some cities There are pastures here, Zheliu County is not that big, it's just a medium-sized city!"

After a pause, he continued: "However, in terms of ruins, Zheliu City may be ranked first. Even the city walls have been demolished like this, which is really appalling."

Wang Ping'an hummed, and said: "The order is passed on, let the Turkic people rest on the spot, and don't enter the city for now. Choose another team of elite soldiers, and follow me into the city to check."

Su Dingfang sent an order, and the Turkic people got off their horses and carts immediately, and began to set up pots and collect firewood, planning to cook and rest.A group of Turkic soldiers rushed over to protect Wang Ping'an, and came to the gate of the city, intending to enter the city for inspection.

At this time, several scouts from the guards came out of the city. They did not go through the city gate, but climbed the city wall to enter the city.A scout rushed over and shouted: "Master, there are people in the city, but they are not many. When they saw us going in, they all jumped on their horses and ran away. They were running to the north!"

Wang Pingan frowned and asked, "What kind of person is he?"

The scout replied: "They are all middle-aged men, riding fine horses. They may be robbers. We don't have time to inspect the whole city. I don't know if there are any settled people in it, but even if there are, there may not be more than a thousand people."

Wang Pingan waved him back, raised his chin, and said, "Open the city gate, let's go in and have a look."

Dozens of Turkic soldiers got off their horses and ran to the gate of the city, wanting to hit the gate.But just as they were about to collide, before they collided, they saw the city gate swaying for a while, followed by a loud bang, and a city gate fell down with a bang, causing snow to splash everywhere!

The Turkic soldiers were shocked, retreated quickly, drew out their knives, and looked inside in surprise, fearing that the enemy was ambushing inside!

On the other side of the city gate, the sun shone brightly on the snow, and there was no one there.As for the enemy, there is not even an enemy horse!
Di Renjie smiled and said, "What a door. When I saw my brother coming, I opened it on my own initiative to welcome my brother!"

Wang Pingan snorted twice, a little stunned, he thought that Zheliu County was just a mess, but it would not be dilapidated.The more dangerous the place is, the stronger the city defense should be. Even if there are no magistrates, it doesn't matter. The common people will always form associations to protect themselves, and this is a robber's den. In order to prevent the officers and soldiers from attacking, there should be countless robbers to guard their The old lair, unexpectedly turned out to be an empty city!
When the Turkic soldiers saw that one of the city gates had fallen down, they all laughed. They put away their knives and stepped forward, intending to go in. But when they reached the gate again, they saw another gate leaning to the side with a loud creaking sound. , slowly fell to the ground.

Su Dingfang yelled orders from behind, and the Turkic soldiers rushed over, lifted the two city gates aside, and let out the door openings, and a large group of Turkic soldiers entered the city on horseback.

After entering the city, Wang Ping'an was even more disappointed. The roads in the city were extremely wide, but the houses beside the road were extremely dilapidated and very low. In the snow, some houses had almost only their roofs exposed, and some houses had even collapsed. Apparently they are all uninhabited.

Wang Pingan rode on a white dragon horse and walked slowly. He looked at both sides of the road, and after a long while, he said to Di Renjie who was also disappointed: "No wonder when I was in Chang'an, people often said that I don't want to collect a penny in the fief." I don’t really believe in the tax, but when it comes to the land today, I believe it. Not only will I not be able to collect the tax, but I’m afraid I will have to spend a lot of money to repair my fief!”

(End of this chapter)