There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the news that Governor Wang sent his butler to seek peace with the Japanese invaders soon spread.
After giving up eight lives, Xiahou County Minister and his group of more than thirty people finally killed eleven Japanese pirates who were demonstrating outside the north gate with their heads, and returned to the city as if they were fleeing when the Japanese pirates besieging the north gate reacted and mobilised their troops to attack the city.
It was really a close call, if Xiahou County Minister and his men had been two seconds later, the pursuing Japanese pirates would have chased them into the North Gate.
Bang!
The city gates were tightly closed! Closed ring lock key!
The pursuing Japanese pirates ate a closed door and cursed in an unwilling bird language.
Xiahou county minister and his entourage once withdrew to the doorway, heard the sound of the city gate closed behind them, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, unimaginative lying on the ground, chest heaving violently, breathing heavily, acquainted with each other, and found that everyone was hung up, a look of a mess, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Hahaha, painful, painful ……”
Xiahou County Minister and his party were lying on the ground, thinking of having handily killed eleven Japanese invaders, their hearts felt free and happy.
“Lord Xiahou, county minister, county minister …….”
Just as Xiahou County Minister was lying on the ground with the others to recover his strength, a small official walked over with a strange face, somewhat hesitantly glanced at the people around him, and stammered to Xiahou County Minister.
“Clerk Liu, what happened to the county minister? These are all brothers who have passed through life, there’s no harm in being straightforward.”Xiahou County Minister said without a care in the world.
“Lord Xiahou, while you guys were out of the city killing the Japanese, County Zun he sent his beloved butler to ask the Japanese for peace.”
Clerk Liu hesitated and spoke in a low voice.
“What?!”
Xiahou County Minister heard the words, whoosh sat up, the whole person was like being struck by lightning, his brain buzzed for a moment and went blank.
“The county minister has begged for peace from the Japanese?!”
The monk, scholar, and the others heard this, all of them stared in disbelief and followed suit, sitting up.
At a time when they were bathing in blood to kill the enemy, the death-hungry governor had privately sent someone to beg for peace from the Japanese?
It was a bad feeling, like being stabbed in the back by one’s own people while one was fighting bravely to kill the enemy.
“No way! I’m going to meet with the Prefectural Governor. The Japanese wolves are ambitious, and their heart to kill us will never die, seeking peace with the Japanese is no different from seeking the skin of a tiger! Prefectural Governor, how can you do this ……”Xiahou County Minister froze for a second and then gritted his teeth, saying that he stood up violently, the wounds on his back were ripped open and blood dripped down.
After asking Wang Zhixian to be at the south gate, Xiahou County Minister then headed straight to the south gate like an angry tiger.
“Xian Di Xiahou, why did you come to the south gate when you weren’t presiding over the defence against the Japanese at the east and north gates? If the Japanese invaders attacked the city at this time, what would happen if the east and north gates were not defended by Xian Di?”
Wang Zhixian saw Xiahou County Elder from afar, and asked before Xiahou County Elder opened his mouth.
“County Eunuch, my humble servant heard that you sent your housekeeper to seek peace with the Japanese invaders? Is this true?”
Instead of answering Governor Wang’s question, the Xiahou County Minister went single-handedly straight to the point and asked straight to the point.
“I asked the Japanese for peace? Oh, what a bunch of nonsense!Believe what you say! Who is so heartless to slander this official?!”
When Governor Wang heard this, as if he had suffered a great injustice, he instantly seethed and burst into a rage.
Ah?
Xiahou County Minister was stunned, could it be that Clerk Liu got it wrong?
“Xiahou Xian Di, at this time of life and death, the whole county should be in the same boat to defend against the Japanese. Who on earth spread such rumours, slander this official, what does he want? The person who spread such rumours is ill-intentioned, trying to sabotage my Taiping’s plan to defend against the Japanese, his heart can be put to death!”
Wang Zhixian’s chest heaved violently, furious and agitated, he said to Xiahou County Minister, his emotions could not be calmed for a long time.
“Magistrate, where is the housekeeper Liu Qi?”
See Wang Zhixian such a look, Xiahou County Minister felt that may really be Liu clerks mistaken, misunderstanding Zhixian, but the matter of Taiping County City life and death, had to be careful, Xiahou County Minister expressionless arch and asked.
“Xiahou adult, the little one is here. Lord Xiahou called Little, but is there something you want to order Little?”
Butler Liu Qi appeared in front of Xiahou County Minister at the sound of his voice.
Seeing butler Liu Qi still on the city wall, Xiahou county minister is relieved, Liu Qi is still on the city wall, and did not go to seek peace from the Japanese ah, now it seems that clerk Liu got it wrong and misunderstood the county honourable.
“Nothing, I just casually asked.”County Honour Xiahou said back.
“Oh.”Housekeeper Liu Qi nodded.
“Ai, Xiahou Xian Di, this is a time of life and death for my Taiping, it is only right for all of us to be united in our efforts to protect the Japanese from the outside. Those who spread rumours, their hearts can be killed. To resist foreign aggression, we must first pacify the interior, with this black sheep in the way, there will be trouble. Just who spread such rumours that defame this official, please ask Xianbei Xiahou to tell my humble brother.”
Wang Zhixian looked as if he was thinking about the grand plan of the Taiping Imperial Japanese, and said to Xiahou County Minister with earnest words.
“Cough cough, my humble servant just went out of the city to fight with the Japanese for a while, perhaps my humble servant misheard and misunderstood the county magistrate, please ask the county magistrate to forgive me.”Xiahou County Minister took the matter on himself and pleaded guilty to Wang Zhixian.
“So it was a mishearing, no harm, no harm, Xiahou Xian Di is also thinking about my Taiping, what crime is there. Just now, Xian Di said out of the city to fight with the Japanese for a while, how is the battle situation? Did you get hurt? The north gate, the east gate also rely on your brother to preside over the defence it, your brother can not be so reckless, in danger.”
Wang Zhixian asked with a concerned face.
“It’s fine, it’s fine, it’s just some flesh wounds, it doesn’t matter. At that time, it was also the Japanese invaders who were making a show of force, I was afraid that my morale would be damaged, so I gathered thirty-two good men to go out of the city to kill the enemy, fortunately, we did not disgrace our orders, we slaughtered eleven Japanese invaders, and killed the Japanese invaders ruthlessly.”Xiahou County Minister hurriedly replied.
“Good! Xian Di is brave and fierce, and does not fall short of his ancestor’s name!”When Governor Wang heard this, he was full of praise for County Minister Xiahou.
“Shame, shame, shame, we fought with many against few, and were taken by surprise, and lost eight people, it’s not worthy of County Honour’s appreciation.”
Xiahou County Minister shook his head and said.
“Japanese pirates are brave and invincible, Xian Di was able to kill eleven Japanese pirates and only lost eight people on his side, which is very good. But you only killed eleven Japanese, I am afraid that the Japanese retaliated and attacked the north gate, the north gate still need to be hosted by your brother …….When the Japanese invaders have retreated, my brother will ask for credit for your brother.”Wang Zhixian patted Xiahou County Minister’s shoulder and said to Xiahou County Minister with a look of concern for the overall situation.
“What County Honour said is very true, my humble servant almost missed the big event. My humble servant misunderstood Your Excellency, where else would I have the face to claim credit. Thank you, Your Excellency, for not remembering your mistakes, Your Excellency, take care, my humble servant is going to the north gate to preside over the defence.”
Xiahou county minister was concerned about the defence of the north gate, worrying that the Japanese would retaliate and attack the north gate, so he bowed his hand and left.
