Xia do not stay

Chapter 280

At midnight on the first month of the month, Cao Song, the prefect of Youzhou, was still working in the yamen.

He hasn't been home for half a month. When a war breaks out, he has to handle things such as military ration allocation, appeasement of the people, and recruitment of militia.

Under the lights, Cao Song was still carefully checking many accounts.

Suddenly, Cui Jue, the magistrate, came in with a jug of wine.

Cao Song frowned and said: "Prefect Cui, Youzhou City is in a hurry, why do you still have the time to come and drink with me?"

Cui Jue smiled and said: "Master Cao, I was so worried before, but I just got a good news, so I brought wine here to have a drink with you."

"Oh? What news?"

Cui Jue whispered: "I got the news that Gu Yang, the master of both swords and swords, is rushing to Youzhou City."

Cao Song was refreshed when he heard it, and said, "Is this true?"

Cui Jue nodded and said with a smile: "It was his disciple Chu Nan who said it himself, and many strangers in the city seem to have listened to his orders and defended the city with all their might."

Cao Song's frowning finally relaxed a bit, and he let out a sigh of relief: "If Gu Yang can really come to Youzhou City, then we will have the help of a master, and our chances of winning will greatly increase!"

He sighed: "As far as Yu Guan is concerned, I don't like Gu Yang very much. He always commits crimes with martial arts, but personally, I admire him a lot. Stand up in times of crisis!"

Cui Jue said: "I am the same, so Mr. Cao can finally have a drink of this wine, right?"

Cao Song shook his head and smiled, poured a glass of wine and drank it down.

"By the way, do you know when Gu Yang will arrive?"

Seeing Cao Song drink the glass of wine, Cui Jue's eyes suddenly changed, like a deep pool.

He whispered: "Even if Gu Yang came here, it would be useless."

Cao Song sensed something was wrong, he frowned and said, "What does prefect Cui mean by that?"

His hand holding the wine glass was hanging in the air, and he was about to smash it down, so as to attract the guards outside the house.

But Cui Jue held his hand and pressed it on the table with great strength.

"Because I will dedicate Youzhou City to the National Teacher tonight, even if Gu Yang comes, the city will have been slaughtered and it will not help."

Cao Song suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes, and double images appeared.

The wine was drugged!
"Are you... not afraid... Gu Yang killed you?"

Cui Jue narrowed his eyes, revealing a trace of fear.

"Of course I'm afraid, it's just...who knows?"

Cao Song couldn't hold on any longer and fell down. Cui Jue supported him and made him lie on the table slowly without making a sound.

Then he took the seal of the prefect on the table and hid it in his sleeve.

After going out, he said to the guard again: "Master Cao is tired, he fell asleep on the table just now, don't wake him up."

……

Yang Lie was still guarding the city wall. He didn't take off his armor these days. When he was sleepy, he leaned against the city wall and took a nap to prevent the barbarians from attacking suddenly.

Suddenly, a guard walked up the wall and came towards him.

Yang Lie recognized him as Lord Cui's confidant, and frowned.

Master Cui Jue insisted on defending the city today, and insisted on opening the city gate when he saw the barbarians attacking aggressively. Such a pedantic behavior made him a little disgusted.

"General Yang, Lord Cui invites you to visit his residence."

Yang Lie shook his head and said: "I still have the duty to defend the city, so I can't go there."

The confidant took out an official letter and said: "In addition to Mr. Cui, Mr. Taishou is also here. There is Mr. Taishou's official seal on it."

Yang Lie glanced at it, and there were only eight characters on it.

"The military situation has changed, come and discuss it quickly!"

His complexion changed, and seeing that it was indeed the official seal of Lord Taishou, he stopped thinking about it and immediately rode to Lord Cui's mansion.

After a while, Yang Lie rushed to Cui's residence.

The door was open, but no one was there.

Yang Lie walked in, and found that all the servants and maids had been dismissed, and the huge Cui Mansion was very deserted. He put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, and felt something was wrong.

In the main room, he finally saw Cui Jue.

Cui Jue was wearing a fourth-grade scarlet official uniform, sitting on the grand teacher's chair, playing with the prefect's official seal, when he saw Yang Lie, he raised his eyes and sighed softly.

"Yang Lie, your Yang family is full of loyalty. In the battle of Xiliao, your father and brothers all died on the battlefield. Now only Mrs. Yang and you are left in the huge Yang family. Tell me, if you die again , how sad will Mrs. Yang be?"

Yang Lie's complexion changed, and he said in a cold voice: "My mother once said that if the lives of the entire Yang family can be exchanged for the stability of the country, even if my Yang family is dead, why not?"

He slowly pulled out the knife, his eyes serious.

There are archers showing their bodies around, and there are many dead soldiers secretly trained by Cui Jue, holding sharp knives and icy eyes.

What surprised Yang Lie even more was that he actually saw a barbarian.

With a flash of inspiration, he said angrily to Cui Jue: "So you are a spy of the barbarians, what have you done to the prefect?"

He understood in an instant, why Cui Jue came to patrol the city at dusk, and why he insisted on opening the city gate...

Yang Lie almost gritted his teeth, knowing that the city of Youzhou is already in danger.

Cui Jue sighed: "After tonight, Youzhou City will change hands."

He took the official seal and was about to leave.

With a flash of the sword, Yang Lie slashed at Cui Jue, but was blocked by a barbarian master. The swords collided and rubbed dazzling sparks.

"why?"

Looking at Cui Jue's back, Yang Lie's eyes were full of unwillingness. He didn't know why Cui Jue would do this. As an important member of the fourth rank in the dynasty and the magistrate of Youzhou, he had a prominent position. Besides, he also married in Youzhou. Wives and children, inherit and enjoy the family relationship.

Cui Jue stopped walking, his long hair fluttered slightly, mixed with strands of white hair, he was no longer young.

"Because I'm a witch."

Cui Jue's words hit Yang Lie like a bolt of lightning.

"Yang Lie, it's not just you Song people who have integrity."

Cui Jue turned his head and took a deep look at Yang Lie, and said, "If this war hadn't happened, maybe you and I could have become friends."

He turned and left, paused slightly when he passed a wing room, couldn't help but opened the door and looked inside.

A beautiful woman is sleeping soundly with her son in her arms. The room is quiet, except for the occasional wind chime blowing by the breeze.

……

In the night, countless barbarians disguised themselves and quietly approached Youzhou City.

Cui Jue came to the gate of the city holding the official seal of the prefect, and said loudly: "Under the order of the prefect, open the city gate!"

The soldiers looked at each other in surprise.

Cui Jue said sharply: "Why, are you going to rebel? Open the city gate soon!"

The soldiers hesitated for a moment, seeing that it was the magistrate with the prefect's seal in his hand, they still chose to obey the order...

The city gate swayed slightly, and was about to be slowly opened.

The barbarians who had been ambushing outside the city for a long time moved their eyes and clenched their swords tightly, with murderous intent in their eyes.

……

(The recent plot is considered a small attempt, maybe it is a bit lengthy, the protagonist will appear in the next chapter!)

(End of this chapter)