GBP Chapter 133 Crisis and Opportunity
Chapter 133 Crisis and Opportunity
Watching a group of yamen runners rushing out of the government office, Xu Biao sat silently on the steps and fell into deep thought.
He and his younger brother had lived at the border since they were young. Although Muzhou was in constant war, the officialdom at the border was exceptionally clean.
As for why.
Ah!
There were constant wars between barbarians in Muzhou, so the people were extremely tough. If anyone dared to do something out of line, a group of masked men would chop him into pieces that very night, without having to wait until the next day.
In addition, with the suppression of General Shen, any evildoers who come to Muzhou will have to hide their claws and teeth and behave cautiously.
It has been some years since he and his younger brother followed the general away from the border, and he has learned a lot about the situation in the inland of Daqian in recent years.
Ugh!
What can I say? Bandits are rampant and the officialdom is in chaos.
The Daqian dynasty is showing more and more signs of its end, so what are the points of these border troops fighting the barbarians so desperately every day?
"Brother, let's just wait like this now."
Looking up at his silly brother with a simple and honest face, Xu Biao couldn't help but sigh again. Maybe he didn't need to think too much. Only by living like his brother could he live more easily.
"Well, wait a minute. After all, we don't know the situation in Fufeng County. It would be more efficient for them to gather people themselves."
"Oh, by the way, big brother, my wife gave this to me before she left."
He took out a token from his waist and handed it to his eldest brother.
Looking at the token that was handed to him, Xu Biao's face was somewhat distorted.
He jumped up from the stairs and slapped his brother on the head. Xu Biao roared, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had the general's token?"
If he had known that this thing existed, why would he be wasting time here with this bunch of rubbish? Wouldn't it be better to just mobilize the city guards? Maybe they are already on their way to find the major general.
Xu Hu rubbed his head honestly and muttered softly, "Didn't you ask either?"
Glancing at his silly brother fiercely, Xu Biao suppressed his anger and said, "Immediately bring the general's token to mobilize the city guards. Gather the men and take them to see the lady without waiting for me.
Remember to let Madam arrange the personnel you have gathered, and don't do unnecessary work."
"Oh, then big brother, I'll go get some more people first."
"Go."
"and many more."
Just after taking a few steps and hearing his eldest brother's words, Xu Hu turned around with some confusion.
Taking a few steps forward slowly, Xu Biao whispered in his brother's ear in an unusually cold voice, "Bring along all the people you can. If anyone disobeys, just kill them."
Hearing this, Xu Hu's eyes flashed red, "Don't worry, brother, I know what to do."
Looking at his brother's back as he left, Xu Biao sat back on the stone steps.
Alas! If possible, he even wanted to mobilize all the people in the city to search together, but this was too extreme and would easily cause trouble for the general and his wife.
In recent years, the court and the border seem calm on the surface, but he can still see the friction clearly.
After all, their Emperor Daqian is already old, and his former ambitions have ultimately turned into groundless suspicions.
So they still need to be more cautious in doing things.
"Tap, step, step"
A slightly fat figure hurriedly ran into the lobby door, followed by several soldiers in armor.
Seeing the person sitting on the stone steps, the fat figure hurried forward and bowed, saying, "I am Ji Dongze, the county lieutenant of Fufeng County. I don't know your name, sir."
With a slight wave of his hand, Xu Biao said, "No need to ask these useless questions. How is the recruitment going?"
"This...~ I rushed over to see you as soon as I got the news, so I haven't had time to gather people yet."
Xu Biao stood up slowly, his eyes gleaming with coldness, "The yamen runner just now didn't pass on my words to you."
"Say... I said,"
"So you take my words as fart?"
He raised his hand and slapped the fat man in front of him, making him spin twice on the spot.
After steadying himself, the fat man covered his red cheeks with his hands, looking aggrieved. However, the other person was more than one level higher than him, and might be a killing god who came out of the border, so he didn't dare to say anything more.
"General, calm down. I have arranged for my subordinates to gather people before coming here. There should be news soon."
Hearing this, Xu Biao slightly turned his gaze to look at the young man who was bowing and clasping his fists behind the fat man. "Who are you?"
"I am looking for Li Yunrui, the commander of the city's military division."
Walking slowly to Li Yunrui, Xu Biao looked at him fiercely, "How many people can you muster?"
"There are 100 soldiers guarding the south city gate, plus 150 guards along the city walls. I have some friendship with the officers guarding the city on all sides. If we gather them all together, there will be about 500 people."
"Any more?"
After a brief hesitation, Li Yunrui spoke again, "There are still 3,000 permanent troops stationed outside the city. If you have a letter from the county magistrate, please..."
Hearing this, Xu Biao waved his hand and interrupted, "You don't have to pay attention to the garrison outside the city. I have already arranged for people to mobilize them."
"Then there are only the county yamen runners and the county's regular militia left. If we gather them together, there should be more than 500 people."
"Okay, I'll give you half an hour. If you can quickly gather more than a thousand available men, you will be the new county lieutenant of Fufeng County."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Biao suddenly turned over and kicked the fat man who was silently wiping his cold sweat several meters away.
Ji Dongze, lying on the ground, had his eyes wide open and dark red blood foam kept flowing out of the corners of his mouth.
I am an official appointed by the imperial court, how dare he act like this.
He stretched out his hand with difficulty to ask for help, but the wound on his chest was too severe. Before he could make any more unnecessary movements, his vision gradually darkened and fell into darkness.
"If you can't do it, that's what's going to happen to you."
Seeing this scene, Li Yunrui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
Then he quickly bowed and accepted the order, saying, "I know the seriousness of the matter and will not delay the general's important mission."
Half an hour later, a group of disorganized people marched out of Fufeng City in a mighty procession.
Xu Biao was very anxious while riding on his horse. This time he took away more than 1,100 people from Fufeng County, plus 3,000 city guards from his brother's side, a total of 4,000 people.
And there are their own troops, a total of nearly five thousand people.
With these people, I think they can quickly turn the area within a dozen miles upside down.
Alas! I hope nothing happens to the Major General.
If something unexpected happened to the young general, it would be really troublesome.
"Da da da"
The crisp sound of horse hooves rang out in the quiet night.
Li Yunrui, who was riding a horse beside Xu Biao, had a worried look on his face at this time.
He wasn't quite sure what had happened.
But, alas!
He knew Jiang Xiao, the Marquis of Zhenbian and the General of Wuwei.
He was also very clear about the status of Lord Jiang Xiao's only son.
Why the hell did it have to happen in their Fufeng County? If anything happened to that young general.
Ha! All the officials in Fufeng County will have no chance of having a good ending.
But this is also an opportunity. If you can perform outstandingly in this crisis, or if you can save the general's only son, the rewards you will get will be extremely generous.