The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Everyone in the hall heard the riot in the distance, and they ignored Xu Zhong and others below the hall. Some of them, such as the county magistrate Liu De, the chief clerk Qin Gan, Liu Ru, etc., are in high positions in the county court, or are the heirs of the county magistrate, or are the children of the county's big surnames. Ordering the whole point of armament and the prevention of civil unrest immediately linked things such as "night summons", "armored soldiers", and "riots" together.

Qin Gan straightened his waist, sat down and asked: "The county lord called the officials to wait for him to enter the temple at night, and there was a commotion in the distance. Dare to ask the county lord, but the people are in turmoil?"

Xun Zhen also heard the commotion in the distance, and said to herself, "Previously, Xiaoren and I urged the horses to gallop, and then Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin and others entered the city. I was awakened. The rioters may be people who don't know the inside story, but it is more likely that Taiping Road's inner response in the county!"

The situation was urgent, and there was no time to explain it to Qin Gan and others. He got up to attend, knelt down in the hall, and said, "Now Yinshi, the night is quiet, and a sound can spread throughout the city. No matter who is rioting in the distance, it must be reported immediately. Otherwise, people's hearts will be unstable, and it will cause a catastrophe. Please send people to calm down the county quickly!"

Those who lead troops are most afraid of bombing camps, and those who govern the people are most afraid of night chaos. In the dead of night, most of the people do not know the details, and the cunning people will take advantage of the turbulent waters to fish. The riot of ten people can lead to a hundred people, and the riot of a hundred people can lead to a thousand people. If you don't stop it immediately, it won't take long for the whole city to be in chaos. At that time, there is no need for Taiping Road to attack the city, and the city itself will fall.

The county magistrate nodded again and again and said, "Yes, yes." The county magistrate Liu De urgently ordered, "Liu Wei, you immediately bring the officials and soldiers to pacify the chaotic people!"

Liu De didn't know the details, Xun Zhen was afraid of his bad things, and said: "There are few officials and soldiers in the county, and you have to protect the county temple. As the right captain, Liu Jun should not be moved lightly. , rush to pacify."

The magistrate seemed to regard Xun Zhen as the backbone, and felt that everything he said was right, nodded, and said, "Jun Yan is very true, Jun Yan is very true. . . "

Qin Qian and Xun Zhen are old acquaintances.

Xun Zhen first came out of office and was appointed as the director of Fanyang Pavilion when he encountered the "Murder Case of Xu Zhong". At that time, Qin Gan and Liu Ru were dispatched by the county to handle the case. That day, when Xu Zhong's family was sealed up, Qin Qian was unafraid and full of courage in the face of a group of light knights with strong hostility. Compared with other officials in the hall, he is indeed the most suitable candidate. Moreover, he has been an official in the county for a long time, and his prestige among the county residents is also relatively high.

He got up and promised.

Xun Zhen went to the door of the hall with him, and quickly told him what happened tonight in a low voice, and finally said: "In my opinion, the riots in the distance are most likely to be heard by the demons in the county. When the brigade entered the city, the suspicions leaked, and they couldn’t feel safe, so they started early.” Ordinary people have no ability to organize, and even if they hear the sound of people entering the city, it is difficult for them to gather and riot so quickly.

Qin Gan agreed and said, "Don't worry, if I go there, there will be no chaos!"

"If you have a gentleman, I will be worry-free."

Xun Zhen looked around the hall and called the names of the big and small brothers: "Gao Jia, Gao Bing, you two will lead the team and go from the Qin master to quell the chaos."

Gao Jia and Gao Bing said in unison, "No!"

The two of them were already daring, and they had followed Xun Zhen to do a lot of important things. There was no sign of panic at all, only excitement appeared on their faces.

Qin Gan did not recognize that the Gao brothers were one of the light chivalrous men who surrounded Xu Zhong's house that day. Seeing the two of them wearing armor, standing under the night snow, majestic and high-spirited, he praised: "You are also a strong man!" , "To calm down the riots tonight, I will rely a lot on your lords."

The Gao brothers recognized him and respected his courage without being rude, and replied, "Master, please go first."

Qin Gan went down, his hand on his waist sword, without any hesitation, he strode out of the temple. The Gao brothers bowed to Xun Zhen and followed closely. Xun Zhen watched them leave the courtyard. Soon, an order from the Gao brothers came. The voices of people, the neighing of horses, and about twenty people gradually disappeared.

...

Xun Zhen said to the county magistrate: "My guests have arrived, and there is also the Chief Qin in the riot. It is not too late to ask the magistrate to order and start cleaning the city immediately."

Although he was suspicious of Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao, Gao Su and others coming here at night, it was still not the time for questioning.

The county magistrate said, "Okay, okay! Please give your order." He actually handed over all the power to Xun Zhen.

In a hurry, Xun Zhen did not refuse, so in the eyes of many officials in the hall, she turned around, faced the hall, and assigned instructions.

"Jiang Qin."

"exist."

"You know best about the distribution of the leaders of Taiping Dao believers and the followers of Bocai in the county. To wash the city tonight, you are the leader."

"promise."

"Da Su Jun, Xiao Su Jun."

"exist."

"exist."

"The two of you are steady and resourceful, and you are both cavalry and valiant. Tonight's affairs will be supplemented by the two of you."

"promise."

"The tens of thousands of people in the city should not be disturbed. To wash the city tonight, only Taiping Road will be executed! If your subordinates harass the good family and take the opportunity to cause trouble, my family will not forgive them." "Xixiang Court Regulations" was changed to "Family Law".

The Jiang Qin and Su brothers agreed.

"Leave a hundred people to guard the temple, and you all take the rest with you and work separately. Before dawn, I am here to hear your good news."

"promise!"

Jiang Qin, Su Ze, and Su Zheng took orders, bowed to Xun Zhen, and rushed out of the county temple. In less than a quarter of an hour, the light chivalrous men outside the temple had been assigned by Jiang Qin. Except for some who stayed behind, the others were led by Jiang Qin, Su Ze, Su Zheng, and others. They followed their plans and ran to their goals.

The people and horses left, and the temple returned to peace.

Xun Zhen ordered a series of orders, and the command was fixed. Jiang Qin and the others immediately acted upon hearing the order, and they acted resolutely. All this made all the officials in the hall dazzled, and no matter how stupid they were, they could guess that something major happened in the county.

Liu Ru asked in a trembling voice, "Xianjun, has the Way of Peace be reversed?"

The county magistrate said: "Tonight, Xun Jun was assassinated, and the assassin was a guest of the commander of Taiping Daoqu in this county,..."

...

The county magistrate told the officials about Xun Zhen's experience tonight. Xun Zhen took advantage of this spare time to go down to the court and summon Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Gao Su, and Feng Gong to the court, and asked, "You guys are here tonight. Did something happen to Xixiang?"

Xu Zhong replied calmly: "Yes. Chen Niu gathered a crowd, trying to cause chaos, and was killed by the villagers. When we heard the news, we were afraid that the county would change, and we did not dare to delay. The middle guard Xunjun."

"Chen Niu gathered a crowd and wanted to create chaos?"

"A Bao was the first to know about this, and it was also A Bao who informed me of the waiting. The specific situation has to be told by A Bao."

"A Bao, you will tell me the details."

Chen Bao replied: "At the end of the night, when the villain just fell asleep, someone knocked on the door of the pavilion, and while knocking on the door, he shouted. Pan and others. Yuan Pan's clothes were stained with blood, he raised his head, knelt outside the door, and said, 'Chen Niu wants to rebel, he has been beheaded by us, the head is here', please I come to Xun immediately You report this."

"Chen Niu rebelled, did you want to kill him?"

"Yes. Yuanpan said that tonight, Chen Niu invited the 'Masters' of Taiping Dao in various pavilions in Xixiang. At the banquet, he showed the intention of recruiting them and rebelling against them. When Xun Jun was the chief of Fanyang Pavilion, They bought mulberry seedlings for Yuanpan. Last year's drought, and thanks to Xun Jun's distribution of grain, the villagers were able to avoid starvation. Yuanpan said that if Chen Niu rebelled, they would sully their innocence from now on. At the same time, Yingyin County bears the brunt, they are grateful for the kindness of Xun Jun, and they do not want to let Xun Jun die, because Chen Niu was beheaded on the banquet."

"I see!"

Xun Zhen's expression remained unmoved, and he secretly called out a fluke in his heart. Fortunately, Yuanpan was grateful for his kindness and was not recruited by Chen Niu. Otherwise, it was not Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao and others who came to protect him tonight, but Xixiang became a battlefield. If Xixiang Taipingdao rebelled, Xu Zhong and others would be the first to be eliminated. The enemy is dark and we are clear, even if Xu Zhong and others can kill a **** path, they will suffer a lot of damage.

Chen Bao continued: "After killing Chen Niu, Yuan Pan waited and went to the pavilion at night to report the matter. After Du Jun and I heard about it, we had a brief discussion and sent people to Zhuangzhong to inform Xu Jun and Jiang Jun, please They brought people to the house for foreign exchange. They also sent people to invite Gao Jun and Feng Jun to come. They also urgently called the people who were trained. Except for some people who split up to pick up the family members of the villains, and protected them in the village, the rest followed. The villain came to the county overnight."

A person on the side smiled and said, "Xun-Jun, what A Bao said is wrong."

It was Shi Juxian who spoke. He was also one of the trained Limin, and was a "very long".

Xun Zhen asked, "What's wrong?"

"A Bao said that he had a discussion with Du Junlue, which is very wrong."

"Why not?"

"Old Du has no guts! When we gathered outside the pavilion, he was still horrified, sweating profusely, unable to speak, and couldn't sit up. When I asked him something, he just nodded randomly without saying a word. How can we 'deliberate briefly'? Sending people to inform Xu Jun and Jiang Jun, sending people to invite Gao Jun and Feng Jun, summoning the people to gather together, and galloping into Yin Yin at night, these are all decisions made by A Bao alone."

Shi Juxian had a good relationship with Chen Bao and was unwilling to see him give Du Mai the credit, so he "exposed" what he said was untrue. In fact, even if he didn't say it, Xun Zhen knew it. Among the people in Fanyang Pavilion today, the only one who can use it is Chen Bao.

"A Bao, thanks to you!" Xun Zhen patted A Bao's arm and said sincerely, and finally asked, "Yuanpan made a great contribution, why didn't you come?"

"The villain asked him to guard the village and appease the followers of Taiping Dao."

Chen Niu died, and in order to prevent the Taiping Dao believers in Xixiang from re-emerging and chaotic, Yuan Pan had to be left behind. Xun Zhen nodded and said, "What did you do with it?" She asked, "Did you bring Chen Niu's head?"

"Brought it."

Shi Juxian ran out of the temple, took a leather bag, and presented it to Xun Zhen.

Open it to watch, there is a **** human head in the sac, eyes wide open, a look of horror and death.

From the frozen expression on this person's head, Xun Zhen could imagine that at the Chen family's night banquet, the honored guests and the guests at the dinner were in tandem; , and take its head again, intimidating Chen Niu Yu Dang scene.

He thought: "I originally hoped for kindness and kindness, like an elder who has attained the Tao, but he also has such tricks by accident."

Come to think of it, Yuan Pan and others were reluctant to join the thief, in addition to being grateful for his kindness, he probably also feared his majesty. Not to mention that when he served as the postal supervisor in the north, he was tame, expelling turbulent officials, and the north of Megatron County, but when he was serving in Xixiang, he attacked thieves in the middle of the night and wiped out the whole family of the third clan. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about it.

He laughed like a self-deprecating smile, and said to himself, "I can't think of the name of my milk tiger, which not only makes Po Lian scruples, but also makes the villagers fear." After pondering for a while, he thought again, "Chen Niu is Po Lian's henchman. He confided tonight. It means two things, one is that Bo Cai and Bolian are not doing things tonight, and the other is that they are doing things in a day or two. Yingyin has me, and after tonight's cleaning, probably nothing will be saved Yu, but it's hard to tell from other counties in the county. ..., this matter must be reported to the prefect's office as soon as possible."

Although Prefect Wen didn't like to see him, and he was in public and private, this matter could not be concealed.

He said to Xu Zhong and Chen Bao, "You two come to the hall with me, and tell the county lord what happened tonight in Xixiang."

...

The three entered the hall.

The officials learned from the county magistrate that Xun Zhen was assassinated tonight and that he had summoned guests to save the city, and their eyes were very different.

There is amazement, admiration, and fear for him.

Xie Wu said, "I had known Xun Jun Yingwu long ago, but I didn't expect Yingwu to be so powerful!" Thieves, exterminate the group of thieves."

Xun Zhen humbly ordered Chen Bao to take Chen Niu's head out of the leather bag and offer it to him.

The county magistrate is pampered, where have you seen the head? Not only him, many officials in the hall had never seen him before, and they were all taken aback.

The magistrate said, "This is, this is?"

"This is the head of Chen Niu, the young commander of Taiping Road in Xixiang. Abao, you should report the matter of Xixiang tonight to the county magistrate and the princes."

Chen Bao spoke easily and finished the matter in a few words.

The county magistrate did not speak, Xie Wuxian changed his color, jumped up, panicked, and said in a hurry: "Xixiang is changing, it is urgent. County magistrate, quickly send officials to Xixiang to suppress it!" He is from Xixiang , The clan relatives are all in Xixiang, and the concern is chaos.

Xun Zhen said: "Xie Jun, don't worry. Before A Bao came, he had informed the elders of the rank and the pavilions in Xixiang, and the village was on alert. Besides, Yuanpan was extremely prestigious among the believers of Taiping Road in Xixiang. Gao, the Yuan clan is also a big clan in Xixiang, and if he leads the children of the clan to assist the township officials to sit in town, at least tonight, Xixiang will be fine."

After persuading Xie Wu, he said to the county magistrate: "Chen Niu is a henchman of Bo Cai and Bo Lian. He showed his disapproval tonight. It can be seen that Bo Cai and Bo Lian have been involved in one or two days. Once an incident is committed, it is bound to sweep the whole county, and this matter must be reported to the prefect. Please send people to Yangzhai and report it to the prefect."

"Yes, yes, it should be reported to the ruler of the government." If Xun Zhen reminded him, the county magistrate almost forgot to report the matter, he said, "Hu Tingrong, I will make you go."

Ting rafter is similar to the postal supervisor in the county, serving in patrolling the townships, picketing townships, and pavilion officials. Hu Mianneng has been in this position for several years, and he is also a strong person, and immediately agreed.

The county magistrate wrote the report and gave him the night travel document. He went out to call a few officers and pawns and rode away.

After Hu Mian left, the people in the hall were either shocked or horrified, and they had nothing to say.

The magistrate sat for a long while before he remembered giving seats to Xu Zhong and Chen Bao, who were standing behind Xun Zhen.

Xu Zhong and Chen Bao scrupulously abide by their identities as their guests, did not dare to share a seat with Xun Zhen, refused to accept it, and returned to the court.

The candles flickered, and the hall was bright and dark. Everyone, look at me, I look at you, restless. Liu Ru said, "I don't know if Master Qin has quelled the riots?" No one paid any attention to him. He simply got up from his seat, stood at the door of the hall, and looked out.

In the night, white snow fell. As far as the eye can see, the houses and trees are covered with snow at night. At the gate of the courtyard where the main hall is located, there were many small officials who came to hear the news. They did not dare to come in, so they poked their heads outside the gate. Under the hall, Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Shi Juxian and others stood under the snow wearing armor and holding fire.

It was snowing in the distance, and black smoke rose into the sky.

Liu Ru murmured, "Where did the water go?"

The officials in the hall could no longer control the county magistrate, so they rushed out and crowded at the door of the hall, all raising their eyes to the distance.

As soon as they left their seats, only the magistrate, the magistrate, and Xun Zhen were left in the hall.

County lieutenant Liu De was in a daze, wondering what he was thinking. Xun Zhen has a bottom line in her heart, and Yan Ran is at ease. The county magistrate is self-confident, and although he is uneasy, it is not easy to huddle with his subordinates. He pulls his beard and stares at the backs of the officials.

The place where the black smoke came from was the place where the riot just now happened. Several shouts came from far away across the night sky.

"What are you calling?"

"It should be the master who is suppressing the rioters, right?"

The officials speculated.

After a few shouts, as if an appointment had been made, shouting and shouting erupted simultaneously from many places in the county. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the sound of knocking on the door, and the sound of weapons clashing constantly. Dogs bark loudly, roosters neigh, babies cry, women scream, men shout. The city is in chaos. After a while, two more black smokes rose from the north and south of the county. I don't know who screamed in the distance, and everyone could hear it clearly in the hall a few miles away.

The officials at the entrance of the hall shuddered. The little officials at the gate of the courtyard also looked back in horror. Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Shi Juxian and others remained steady. Xun Zhen saw it in his eyes, nodded secretly, and said to himself, "It's not in vain for me to use the Ministry of War to restrain them for so many years!"

The magistrate couldn't sit still, and said, "Why is there such a big commotion? Why is there such a big commotion?" He asked Xun Zhen, "Do you think that the chief clerk has a certain degree of confidence in pacifying the chaos? Calling Bootian, will it, will it?"

He wanted to say, "Could it be that I missed it?", feeling unlucky, he swallowed the words and looked at Xun Zhen eagerly.

"Don't worry about the county magistrate. The guests under my door are all loyal and brave heroes, enough to be one of ten."

Xun Zhen's words are true. He has confidence in his men. Even though they were assassinated tonight, the dozen or so young men living in the front yard couldn't take down a single assassin, but the assassin could be sent to assassinate by Bo Lien. He was obviously a rare warrior. I think he was one of the best even under Bo Lien's gate. for ordinary people. There may also be good swordsmen among the Taiping Dao believers in the county, but there is absolutely no one who can compare with that assassin. The other side went away prepared, and had made an unannounced visit to the other side early on.

The county magistrate said, "Do you want me to send some more officials?"

Xun Zhen had nothing to do with it. Compared with the Taiping Dao henchmen in the county, he was more worried about whether the county magistrate would abandon the city. In order to appease him, he replied, "Alright."

The county magistrate called Xie Wu over and said, "I saw a lot of officials gathered outside the hospital, you bring them to help the head of Qin!"

Xie Wu was embarrassed, scratched his head and scratched his head for a while, before hesitatingly said: "Although the official's name is 'Wu', he really has no power to bind chickens, and he is not skilled in riding and shooting swords. Although he has the heart to kill thieves, it is a pity The power to kill thieves."

The magistrate summoned Liu Ru again. Liu Ru's heart skipped a beat, his legs trembled, and he could barely kneel. He was not as bold as Xie Wu. He stammered for a long time. Two more officers came over, and the answers were no different.

He was annoyed: "You guys!"

Strong and brave officials like Qin Gan and Hu Mian are in the minority after all. The mainland has not heard of the war for more than a hundred years, and the government has been in darkness for a long time. The nursery rhyme sings: "The cold element is innocent/turbid as mud, and the good generals are as cowardly as chickens", and the cowardly officials who are afraid of death account for the majority.

There were more than a dozen officials in the hall, and no one answered the order.

Xun Zhen couldn't bear the embarrassment of the county magistrate, and in order to completely stabilize him, she took the initiative to ask for his order, saying, "I will go to watch Qin's master register before I make a wish."

He is now the reassurance of the magistrate, how could the magistrate let him out of the temple? He shook his head vigorously: "You are a son of a famous family, and a former postal supervisor in the north. You have a distinguished status and must not be involved in danger. You can't go, you can't go." One word, the small officials gathered at the gate of the courtyard suddenly dispersed, and a group of people poured into the courtyard.

The county magistrate was overjoyed, thinking that Qin Gan was waiting for his return, and hurriedly looked up, but it was the patriarchs of the big families in the city who came.

Xun Qian was supported by Xun Qu and walked at the forefront, with Xiao Ren's attendant at the side. Xun Zhen got up in a hurry, charged the county magistrate, and went down to greet him.

Although he told Xiao Ren to tell Xun Qu not to pay attention to the city and to keep Gaoyangli well, but there were changes in the city, whether it was for the people in the city or for his own clan, Xun Wan could not close his door and sit at home, so, He made an appointment with the surnames such as Liu and came to visit the magistrate together.

The county magistrate reacted and got up to greet him.

Xun Wan, Liu's parents and other patriarchs entered the hall. After the ceremony was over, the county magistrate greeted the officials to move to the couch and asked them to take their seats.

The Liu family is the imperial clan, the head of the guest seat. Xun Qian followed, Xun Yu stood behind him, Xun Zhen left his seat and stood behind him. Again, it is the patriarchs of other races. Xiao Ren did not appear in the hall, but stood with Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Shi Juxian and others.

After a long time of commotion, the hall fell silent. The county magistrate said: "Zhu Gong..." After only two words were said, a few more people walked in.

He watched intently, and after seeing the person who was coming, he immediately forgot what he wanted to say, stood up involuntarily, waved at Xun Zhen, and urged him eagerly: "Master Xun, hurry up, hurry up, go and ask, the county How's the situation?"

This time, Jiang Qin, Su Ze, and Su Zheng came.

Xun Zhen replied yes, and said in her mind, "Everyone is back, what else can the situation be like?" Zhijiang Qin and the others must have cleared the city successfully. I would like to lose points in front of them and walk down the hall without haste.

The three of Jiang Qin raised four or five heads in each hand, placed them under the front steps of the hall, and knelt down on the snow.

Jiang Qin said: "Report to Xun Jun, the leader of the Taiping Road in the city, the inner responder, and the followers of Bocai have been removed by us."

His tone was calm, as if he had done a trivial thing. Also, he is now well-known in the county, and his nickname is "Junnan Boqin". The hundreds of Qingxia under his command are all warriors in the county and township. Tonight, he is attacking the few with the crowd, and killing a few people from Taiping Road is really not a big deal.

Xun Zhen didn't ask anything else, but asked first, "Are there casualties?"

"A few people were hurt."

"Is it serious?"

"Nothing serious."

"Did you disturb the people?"

"no."

"I see black smoke rising, what's going on?"

"The thief was trapped in the house by us and could not break out of the siege, so he set himself on fire. We have left our staff to urge the chief and neighbors to put out the fire."

"If you can't break out of the siege, set yourself on fire." Five words can show the intensity of the battle, and it can also be seen that the leaders of Taiping Road and the inner responders would rather die than give in. Xun Zhen was silent, thinking: "Religion is the easiest way to make people fanatical." Unconsciously, she was worried about the situation that Yingchuan was about to face.

He returned to the hall and reported to the county magistrate.

Hearing Jiang Qin's words, the magistrate was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay! The guests of the Jun family are really brave, and I want to reward them!" To Xun Wan, Liu's parents and others, he said, "It is entirely up to the guests of the old governor You Xunjun's sect to eliminate the henchmen of the demons in the city!"

Xun Hao Nianshu smiled. Xun Yu smiled, turned his face to Xun Zhen and nodded slightly.

The patriarchs of the Liu clan and other clans also heard the call from the whole city, and only then did they realize that it was the guests from Xun Zhen's gate who were fighting the Taiping Dao party members.

The Liu family and the Xun family lived in the same city for generations and made good friends with each other. The head of the Liu family did not hesitate to praise Xun Zhen, and he really liked Xun Zhen's unhurried demeanor. He smiled and said, "The Master said: 'Later generations are formidable.

Another three people came in from outside the temple, they were Qin Qian, Su Ze, and Su Zheng.

Su Ze and Su Zheng also raised a few heads in their hands, and placed them in front of the steps~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The two of them stayed in the court, and Qin Qian appeared alone.

Qin Gan's face was covered in blood, and the upper half of his black clothes were stained with blood. It was obvious that he had personally fought to kill the enemy. He knelt on the ground to meet the magistrate.

When the county magistrate saw him, he stopped complimenting Xun Zhen. He couldn't wait for him to finish his salute, and couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?"

"The result of the riot was the gathering of demons and thieves, trying to incite the people to riot. I obeyed the emperor's order and arrived in time. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

"Okay, okay! You have merit! I want to reward you."

"Tonight's merit lies with all the guests under Xun Jun's sect. The gang of demons and thieves are fierce and unusual. Seeing that they are no match for us, they want to set fire to the houses. Fortunately, the gentlemen of the big and small Su gave up their lives and forgot to die, and they were successfully eliminated. There were no casualties, and two people were injured."

"All rewards, all rewards! Double rewards for the injured!" The county magistrate smiled happily.

Xun Zhen asked, "What happened to the burned houses?" Although it was snowing, if there was a fire, it would be a bad thing.

When he asked this carefully, he won the approval of Xun Qian, Liu's parents, and the patriarchs of other surnames. They are all from the county. Unlike the county magistrate, who is only concerned about the "hidden danger of thieves", he definitely doesn't want to see the fire in the city.

"It's been extinguished."

An official whispered, "The city is quiet."

After being reminded by him, the county magistrate realized that, at some point, the city became quiet again. Only occasionally heard the dog barking once or twice, and occasionally the cry of a child came from afar. The three plumes of black smoke that had risen earlier also disappeared.

It was snowing outside the hall, candles were burning in the hall, the courtyard was silent, and the snow fell on the treetops. A hidden danger in the county that made all the officials in the hall change their colors and tossed in the middle of the night was pacified so quickly and easily? In retrospect, Shicai's shouts, cries, and chaos seemed like a distant dream.

Everyone looked out of the hall, the Yin Shi had passed, and the Mao Shi had come, the night was about to end, and the east was getting brighter.