When the servants came to report, Wu Yuan secretly thought, "We have a tacit understanding." These people took the initiative to come to his house and saved him a lot of trouble. But when he met them, he found that they all had sad faces or were unhappy, as if their ancestral graves had been dug clean.
Wu Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and he couldn't help but wonder what these people were up to, so he prepared himself mentally in advance. He was just about to say a few words of greeting, and at the same time, warn these people not to come and offend him at this time.
Before they even started to speak, one of them, with tears in his eyes, stepped forward to plead his case and appeal for justice, hoping that the county government would lend them someone.
Wu Yuan still didn't know what was happening.
He only heard the word "borrowing people".
Then he said, "Borrowing people? You all know the current situation. The rebels are outside the city, and we are in a dilemma. The soldiers in the city dare not slack off for a moment. Borrowing people... It's not that I don't want to, but I really don't have enough manpower..."
The best way to deal with this kind of "deadbeat" who comes to "borrow" is to "return the favor in his own way." Wu Yuan changed his embarrassed expression and sighed: "To be honest, I was still thinking about whether I should shamelessly ask you to borrow your private followers last night..."
Although he said this, he was already rolling his eyes in his heart.
Even a fool could figure out that these elite private troops under the aristocratic families had already escorted their masters out of Xiaocheng, and those who stayed behind were all crooked and broken. If they were sent to the battlefield, the damage would be worse than scraping, and they would simply provide warmth, heads, and military merits to the enemy.
Wu Yuan never counted on these people.
When he said this, everyone who came looked at each other in surprise.
At this time, one of them stood up, covering his bruised eyes. Wu Yuan looked closely and almost lost control of his expression and burst out laughing. But he managed his expression very well over the years, so he managed to hold it back, and even showed some "heartfelt" concern, and asked him.
"You are-what's wrong?"
Half of his sleeves were burnt to ashes, most of his goatee was gone, and his right eye socket was bruised. If you look closely, you will find that his nose is more crooked than before, and the root of his nose is slightly blue, which is so pitiful.
Wu Yuan was deeply shocked. You have to know that this is Xiaocheng. These aristocratic gentry who have taken root here are the local tyrants! Even if the rebels are approaching the city, no one will be so blind as to provoke them. What happened to them? Why are they in such a mess
The middle-aged man who was asked wiped his tears with a half-burned sleeve and cried about his experience - at three o'clock last night, a group of thugs took advantage of their weak guards and rushed into their clan's land to loot and rob, injuring dozens of servants and guards, and then left!
Wu Yuan said in horror: "Mob?"
The middle-aged man replied: "Yeah, it's all mobs."
Wu Yuan looked at the others again: "What about you?"
Others: “Same here.”
"almost."
Wu Yuan then asked: "So - you came to report to the authorities?"
The middle-aged man put away his crying expression, wiped the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and twisted his half-burned beard: "That's right. We also know the difficulties of the county government, but this time the loss is huge. If we can't catch that group of "mobs", how can we have the face to stay in Xiaocheng and Sibao County in the future! I beg you to give us justice and make sure that the lawbreakers are brought to justice!"
Wu Yuan's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, "How can you old guys have such a face?" No matter how much he disliked it in his heart, he couldn't show it on the surface. He said, "Listen to me, it's not that I don't want to, it's because..."
He still wanted to use the excuse of lack of staff as an excuse to shirk his responsibility.
Where can they solve the case and catch the thief at a time like this
They also said that it was a group of rioters who successfully robbed their property. To be able to do this, there must be a lot of people involved, and there should be some powerful warriors. How can he catch them
The middle-aged man took a deep breath.
Ask Wu Yuan: "So you are unwilling to do so?"
Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean you won't? We are like lips and teeth, and we are inseparable! But I really have no power to do anything. I can't transfer the soldiers on the city wall to deal with this matter, can I?"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly.
Ask Wu Yuan: "Do you know what was stolen?"
The more Wu Yuan listened, the more he felt that this person was talking behind his words, and he became a little angry. Just because he seemed easy to talk to, didn't mean that these people could really take advantage of him. So, he responded with a little more toughness, asking, "If you don't tell me, how can I know?"
The middle-aged man stared at Wu Yuan's face without blinking, unwilling to miss the slightest bit of his strange expression, and said sarcastically: "It's food!"
Wu Yuan's voice suddenly rose: "Food?"
How could it be such a coincidence
Just as he was about to make up his mind to "borrow food", their food was intercepted by the "mob". Wu Yuan couldn't help but look at everyone with suspicion, secretly worrying that they had planted spies around him, and these spies were people he trusted quite a lot.
Since these people didn't want to "borrow", they directed and acted out a "mob intercepting food" drama themselves, and took the initiative to run up to him and cry to him.
Wu Yuan's face turned pale and blue.
He was beginning to worry that his identity had been exposed.
If so—
He lowered his eyelids calmly, hiding the murderous intent in his eyes.
I’m afraid I can’t keep this person in front of me!
The middle-aged man was still unaware of his dangerous situation. His fingers were shaking with anger, his back teeth were grinding, and he said sarcastically, "Yes. Not only my family, but all the granaries here were attacked by the mob! This is too much of a coincidence! How could a group of mobs know the location of every granary? Without unified command and dispatch, how could they act so quickly?"
This time, the purpose was not only to "borrow people" to recover the losses, but also to test the waters. After all, the county government, which was extremely short of food, was highly suspicious.
Wu Yuan had a gloomy face.
This was the first time in my life that I was suspected of being a thief.
"Gentlemen, please speak directly. There is no need to beat around the bush! To put it bluntly, what does the life and death of Xiaocheng have to do with me? It doesn't matter if the rebels surrender once the city gates are opened, but it concerns the lives and property of you and even your entire family! Even if the county government is short of food and people to this extent, it didn't bother you, right? You are indiscriminate and framed me, which is really chilling!"
Although Wu Yuan is still young, he can still make people feel a little intimidated when he gets angry, and his attitude is open and honest.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, undecided.
They didn't dare to really anger Wu Yuan. If they really angered him, he would open the city and surrender without saying a word, and they would have no place to cry.
The middle-aged man spoke to comfort her gently.
"Please calm down, Wulang. That's not what we meant. It's because of the huge loss that we lost our temper... Please forgive us."
After saying this, he bowed deeply.
Wu Yuan could only try to ease his expression and walk down the stairs.
The two sides cannot tear each other apart now.
So, each side took a step back.
Wu Yuan wrote a few blank checks and promised to send people to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the "mob" and inform them as soon as they got any news. After all, Wu Yuan was worried about the existence of such a "mob" force that could rob granaries and then walk away.
Is this any different than having an enemy sleeping hanging from the beam in your bedroom
How big does your heart need to be to be able to sleep well
After finally getting rid of these people, Wu Yuan became more and more angry.
Wu Yuan received everyone, and Gu Chi was also listening in the back hall, separated only by a screen. As soon as they left, he walked out of the back hall, his brows still tightly knitted, making his already gloomy and weak face look even gloomier. His thoughts were partly consistent with Wu Yuan's.
These aristocratic gentry came prepared!
Wu Yuan looked towards the door with a gloomy face. He put down the teacup with a thud and asked, "Mr. Gu, what do you think about this?"
Gu Chi said: "The timing is just perfect."
Wu Yuan asked again: "Mr. Gu also suspects there is a traitor?"
Gu Chi was about to answer "yes",
At this time, Gong Cheng's inner voice was getting closer - although his inner voice did not have a complete logical expression, but from the short sentences that flashed by, Gong Cheng was in a very good mood at this time - ten sentences, five of which praised his brother-in-law for being so heroic, wise, smart and decisive, and the remaining five were all praising Gong Shuwu, a strong man, and how powerful he was and how much he resembled his own second uncle!
Gu Chi was speechless after hearing this.
After spending so much time with Gong Cheng, it was rare to hear this former prodigy, who was becoming increasingly silent, praise anyone from the bottom of his heart. Even when it came to Wu Yuan, Gong Cheng's heart was mostly filled with gratitude, or guilt for being a burden to Wu Yuan.
Such generous praise
Wu Yuan hasn't received this treatment yet.
Thinking of this, he looked towards Wu Yuan with a hint of pity and sympathy - he wondered what Wu Yuan would think if he knew
Gu Chi only heard Gong Cheng's voice, but there were five people who came in after the announcement, the other four were Shen Tang, Chu Yao, Qi Shan and Gong Shuwu. Seeing this, Gu Chi sneered inwardly and curled his lips, very unhappy that he was being targeted like this.
He is so stingy and won't listen to my true feelings at all.
As soon as Gong Cheng came in, he said, "Weng Zhi, good news!"
Wu Yuan's expression softened when he entered.
Picking up the tea, he asked in confusion, "Where does happiness come from?"
He struggled for a whole night before making a decision, but ended up with a stillborn baby, and was also falsely accused by a group of people.
It’s so unlucky.
Gong Cheng smiled and said, "Weng Zhi, why don't you give me a guess?"
Wu Yuan said: "The rebels outside the city were killed by a falling star?"
Gong Cheng shook his head: "How is this possible?"
If another evil star descended, it would still be powerful enough to destroy tens of thousands of people. Given the distance between the rebel camp and Xiaocheng, how could Xiaocheng be peaceful? Gong Cheng immediately stopped keeping the secret and revealed the answer: "The food and grass for the garrison troops have been solved!"
After that, he smiled, sat down and poured himself a glass of water.
Before he could even take a sip of his tea, Wu Yuan spat it out, choking and coughing. The latter seemed to have thought of something, and stood up from where he was, looking at Gong Cheng in horror, and asked, "What food and grass did you say???"
Good guy—
The nobles' granaries were looted by the "mob" just before, and the food problem of the garrison was solved right after. Even a fool could figure out that there was some connection between the two. What's worse - Wu Yuan thought of a possibility and asked, "Those 'mobs' last night..."
Gong Cheng: "Don't worry, Weng Zhi, my hands and feet are clean."
Wu Yuan's head was buzzing.
This was actually done by Gong Cheng
So it seems that the group of people in the morning did not wrongly accuse him.
wrong-
Wu Yuan's face was no longer happy, but rather slightly gloomy. Gong Cheng acted without his consent, or even without informing him? This realization made Wu Yuan feel a little unhappy, like a fishbone stuck in his throat.
Even if it is Gong Cheng, he cannot act so presumptuously.
Gu Chi was speechless at first, then he turned his gaze to Shen Tang, who had been sitting silently and obediently—Shen Lang!
He knows much more inside information than Wu Yuan.
Without mentioning anything else, it is just that the education Gong Cheng received would not allow him to do such an unorthodox, unorthodox, and shameless thing.
This is really shameless!
But Shen Tang is different.
Shen Lang behaves out of the ordinary and always beyond expectations, and around him are strategists like Chu Wuhui and Qi Yuanliang who indulge (help) Zhou's inaction and cruelty, and a powerful warrior like Gong Shuwu, who is also quite powerful himself... Haha, the case is solved.
Before Wu Yuan could ask, Gu Chi turned the topic to Shen Tang and asked with a smile, "Is this Shen Lang's masterpiece?"
Shen Tang asked back: "So what?"
With Gu Chi's reminder, Wu Yuan suddenly understood.
He stood up, bowed solemnly, and said sincerely: "I, Wu, would like to thank you for your heroic act on behalf of tens of thousands of people in Xiaocheng."
Shen Tang: "What are you thanking me for? I'm just offering you a gift."
Anyway, what you are taking out is other people's food.
To put it simply, it means that those who eat from thieves don't feel sorry.
Wu Yuan said: "The brave man is righteous."
After some business exchanging, everyone took their seats.
Wu Yuan showed curiosity and said bluntly: "I still have one thing I don't understand. How did you manage to intercept the granary?"
In fact, he wanted to ask how Shen Tang and his men could have avoided his hands and committed this big crime! Such a big thing happened in the territory he controlled, and he was completely unaware of it. It was really a slap in his face, and it also made Wu Yuan feel a little bit of crisis.
If Shen Tang's target was not the granary but him, wouldn't he have died in confusion
This is what Wu Yuan hates most.
But Shen Tang couldn't hear the hidden meaning.
In other words, Shen Tang subconsciously did not regard Wu Yuan as an equal opponent, so naturally he would not think about how to kill him.
Shen Tang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat - he had stayed up all night again last night and was feeling a little irritated.
"It's not that we are strong." She paused and said with great disdain, "It's obvious that they are too weak and defenseless. They have almost no decent defense or counterattack. At first I thought it was a trick."
Wu Yuan asked again: "The people who disguised themselves as 'mobs'..."
If Gong Cheng bypassed him and mobilized people to act without informing him, he should consider whether he could still use Gong Cheng as a card - who could trust such a subordinate
Shen Tang replied: "It's not a disguise."
"no?"
Shen Tang: "They are the 'mob'."
To be precise, these were the thugs Shen Tang got in exchange for ten kilograms of food.
The slums at the bottom of Xiaocheng are full of cheap labor. Everyone is so hungry that they would risk their lives for a bite to eat.
For them, whose rice jars were empty and even mice didn't come to visit, ten kilograms of food were really a windfall!
It's worth taking a little risk.
They are responsible for confusing the enemy's vision, but the ones who really work are the people arranged by their own side - I have to say, high-level Wudan warriors are really good, one person can be used as hundreds of people.
Shen Tang also began to look forward to his own martial courage.
Bring hundreds of followers with you when you go out!
Cool and grand!
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