Please ask me to be the emperor

It was said that Huozhou City was besieged by rebels. Wang Shunzheng, the prefect of Pingyang, and Wei Quanzhong, the prefect of Huozhou, could not help but climb the Gongji Gate Tower.

Gongji is a commonly used name for the north gate of ancient cities, meaning Gongchen.

It is quoted from "The Analects of Confucius: Governance": "Government based on virtue is like Beichen, which lives in its place and all the stars (arch) together."

Later, it was used as a metaphor to protect the king or the surrender of the four descendants, hence the name.

Regardless of their abilities, Wang Shunzheng and Wei Quanzhong also had the ambition to conquer the country.

When the two of them climbed up the city tower and looked outside, they saw three to five hundred cavalry outside the city, each holding a flag and divided into ten squads.

In addition to the soldiers and one horse, there are still more than a hundred horses left behind the formation.

"How is it?" Wei Quanzhong glanced at Wang Shunzheng, the prefect of Pingyang, and asked first.

"Maybe for reinforcements for officers and soldiers!" Wang Shunzheng pondered for a moment and couldn't help but answer uncertainly.

"The thieves' horses are fat, while the officers and soldiers' horses are thin. Looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the style of thieves."

Wei Quanzhong was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.

Why?

It turns out that before the rebels joined Zhang Shun's command, they had been fighting all year round and were often in danger of being defeated.

Therefore, they all keep their mounts fat and strong so that they can escape by riding them.

But officers and soldiers are different. These officers can drink "soldier blood", so why can't they drink "horse blood"? This is the difference between fat and thin.

Not to mention what Wang Shunzheng thought, Wei Quanzhong couldn't help but climb up the tower and shouted loudly: "I am the governor of Huozhou. I heard that you and others are causing trouble. What's the reason?"

"Sir, you are joking. How dare we and other bandits and soldiers make trouble?" the officer below the city said with a smile.

"It's just that I have come all the way here, and this door not only shuts us out, but also allows us to spend the night outside. What's the point?"

Wei Quanzhong was a little unhappy when he heard this and scolded: "I let you stay outside the city because I am afraid that you will disturb the people and commit a crime that deserves death. How can we call it shut out?"

"If you say that, sir, we have nothing to say." The man didn't dare to express his anger to him after hearing this, so he had to apologize with a smile.

"If there were no thieves in Huozhou, we wouldn't have to go into the city. Since Huozhou City is expensive, we can just pay it back when we get back."

Such a man was retreating in order to advance, which immediately made Wei Quanzhong's face look ugly, the color of which was like pig's liver.

Sooner or later, I will join this group of proud and powerful soldiers!

Wei Quanzhong was furious in his heart, but smiled on his face: "It's easy for you to enter the city."

"A group of thieves just came from the north of the city. If you can win for a while, I will lead the people in the city, beat gongs and drums, invite you into the city, and then entertain you with good wine and food. What do you think?"

"Sir!" The officer under the city couldn't help but asked with a sullen look on his face, "We have been traveling for a day and our troops are exhausted. How can we engage in battle?"

"Since you think our brothers are useless, please send me a letter and let's say goodbye."

How could Wei Quanzhong be willing to give him documents? There was a verbal exchange between the two sides, but the officer at the bottom of the city got angry and left.

Only then did Wei Quanzhong realize that he had wrongly blamed them. He quickly went down to the city, picked some fast horses, and chased after them himself.

He stepped forward and apologized: "We were really frightened by the thieves who defrauded the city. We just tried to express our opinions."

"Now that Huozhou City is in danger, please ask the general to save us."

"Can we enter the city this time?" the officer asked sideways.

"Yes, I can definitely do it." Wei Quanzhong responded.

"This time there is no need to fight the thieves first and then enter the city?" the officer continued.

"No need, no need, it's just a testimonial!" Wei Quanzhong quickly apologized with a smile.

"Okay, for your sake, let's go through this again!" The officer was obviously still angry, but he couldn't afford to offend Yifang Zhizhou, so he had to admit the matter quietly.

Not long after, the cavalry followed Wei Quanzhong back to Huozhou City, while responding to his questions one after another.

"The general's accent sounds like he's from Henan. I wonder where Henan is?"

"Originally, he is from Song County. He was stranded in Beijing because his hometown was attacked by thieves."

"Who is the coach coming to support this time?"

"The general is Dong Yongwen, the third son of the famous general Dong Yiyuan!"

Between asking and answering questions, the two of them had already arrived outside the Gongji Gate.

Only a dull sound was heard, and the Gongji Gate opened wide.

Wei Quanzhong quickly took the opportunity to glance at the general, but he didn't see any expression on his face, so he put his heart into his stomach.

Then everyone entered Gongjimen, passed through Wengcheng, and walked through North Street before arriving at Zhou Yamen.

The three of them sat down in order of priority and served tea. Wei Quanzhong smiled and said: "Let me introduce you. The person in charge is Wang Zhifu, the prefect of Pingyang, and Wei Quanzhong, the prefect of Huozhou."

"I wonder what the general's name is? What position does he hold? And how do you plan to defeat the thief?"

"My surname is Wei, and I have the same clan as Zhizhou, so I call you Zhiyou." Unexpectedly, the man laughed and said, "In my opinion, I can only tie up the two of them and send them to the rebel army outside the city, so that the war will be settled naturally!"

"General Wei, are you kidding!" Wei Quanzhong was stunned when he heard this, and said that he was sulking at both of them, and couldn't help but explain.

"This is a serious matter, we can't..."

"Who are you kidding!" Unexpectedly, Wei Zhiyou pulled out his sword, chopped it onto the table, and shouted loudly.

"Come here, tie them up!"

Before Wei Zhiyou finished speaking, three or five big men rushed in. They roughly pressed down Wang Shunzheng and Wei Quanzhong and tied them up three times.

"This...what is going on!" Wei Quanzhong still couldn't believe his eyes.

"Wei Zhizhou is indeed very clever, but unfortunately no matter how cunning he is, he can't be as cunning as this general!" Wei Zhiyou laughed.

"Do you think I don't know that you first used the method of provoking the generals to see my weakness and strength, and then ambushed the soldiers in Weng City to lure me into action?"

"Since I can enter the city, why bother?"

"This is really a case of exhaustion, but it fell into my hands!"

"I admire you, I admire you!" When Wei Quanzhong heard this, he didn't know that he had fallen into the thieves' trick to deceive the city.

He couldn't help but said with a sudden heart: "If you want to kill or behead, please do as you wish, but please don't hurt the good people in my city..."

At this time, Wang Shunzheng's face was ashen and he said nothing.

Wei Zhiyou then smiled and said: "What are your good people? Those are King Shun's good people!"

"You are showing off your power in the city, bullying men and dominating women, right? Why didn't you think of your good people?"

"But killing me will not kill you, and I will not kill the people in vain."

"Take a good look at how I am going to defeat Dong Yongwen, the son of that famous general!"

It turned out that after the information about the reinforcements of officers and soldiers was revealed to Zhang Shun by Tang Yao, the commander of Pingyang Guard, Zhang Shun had already informed Wei Zhiyou through a letter.

Therefore, Wei Zhiyou knew that the officers and soldiers were false, so he pretended to be reinforcements and defrauded the city.

However, neither Zhang Shun nor Wei Zhiyou knew that the reason why Dong Yongwen, the left general of the Shenshu Camp, was marching so slowly, which actually allowed Wei Zhiyou to take a step ahead, was because his cavalry was unevenly matched and had many weak horses, so he moved slowly and missed the military opportunity.