As the wood was piled up, the sky gradually brightened. Zhang Zhong was still standing there, looking at the ship and the wood. After a gust of wind and water, he shivered and finally set his eyes on the Registrar.
He said, "Registrar Fang, you look good. What's the good news? It's dawn, and the darkness is leaving. Registrar Fang, there are usually 2,200 soldiers in our province. I asked you to bring all of them out. Why are there only 500? Where are the other 1,700 soldiers? "
The Registrar thought that Zhang Zhong would discuss with him how to make up for this mistake. He didn't expect that Zhang Zhong would ask about the soldiers. His heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to speak, the people who were being held shouted.
"We're innocent. We're innocent. Where is the copper ore that you mentioned? Lord Zhang, I heard the people say that you are a good official. You have to see clearly. Now we're finished. We can't catch up with that kiln. Lord, aren't you a good official? Why do you treat the people like this? "
"Lord Zhang, do you think it's time to let them go?" The Registrar immediately used the words of the other party to 'discuss' with Zhang Zhong.
Old Man Bi and the other two walked over as well. They suddenly realized that something was amiss. The person who had been captured was not afraid at all. No matter how they looked at it, the Military Secretary looked happy. The three old men looked at each other. No one said anything, but they all knew what was going on.
Zhang Zhong was set up. The other party deliberately exposed a flaw to Zhang Zhong so that Zhang Zhong could borrow the soldiers to arrest them. Of course, they would arrest the wrong person. The people who were caught should also be involved in this matter.
But what could they do? There was no evidence. It was troublesome. Zhang Zhong's reputation would plummet because of this. After the myth was broken, it was no longer a myth. In the future, more people would dare to attack the Zhang Family and the Wang Family.
"Yongcheng, what's done is done. Just let it go. We'll think of something when we get back." When Old Man Pi saw that Zhang Zhong still did not have any expression of joy or anger, he thought that Zhang Zhong was scared silly. He could understand. If it were anyone else who encountered such a situation, they would have lost their composure. Fortunately, Zhang Zhong did not directly faint. Young people's bodies were really good.
Old Man Yao also advised from the side, "Yongcheng, go back and offer up another prescription. It's best if it's more useful and beneficial to the country and the people. Just treat it as if this matter never happened."
"Kid, don't be afraid. Didn't we just catch the wrong person? Think carefully before making a move next time. Who doesn't make mistakes in their life? Go back and have a good meal, then sleep. You'll be fine when you wake up. "
Old Man Chang came over and patted Zhang Zhong's shoulder encouragingly.
Zhang Zhong looked at the three old men and nodded emotionally. He said, "Yongcheng thanks the three of you for taking care of me. When we go back, I'll ask Xiao Bao and Cuckoo to cook a delicious meal with cold melon. It'll be more delicious to eat dumplings with three delicacies stuffed with cold melon."
"Okay, okay, then let's go back and eat." Old Man Pi quickly followed up. He wanted to persuade Zhang Zhong to go back. When they went back, there would be a team of the best doctors in the Tang Empire. He was not afraid that Zhang Zhong would suddenly collapse. He wanted to take a good look at Zhang Zhong so that he would not fall ill.
Zhang Zhong nodded and then shook his head. He said, "There's no hurry. Military Attaché Fang, I just asked you where the rest of the soldiers in the prefecture are. You have to tell me, right?"
Seeing that Zhang Zhong was still staring at this matter, the military attaché began to think in his mind. Did Zhang Zhong know something? It should not be. After Zhang Zhong found out that he had done something wrong, he wanted to use this to threaten the military attaché to keep it a secret.
That's right, the two thousand two hundred soldiers actually ate a thousand in empty pay, but so what? It was impossible to fight in Shuzhou. Who could fight here? Even if someone investigated, there was nothing to be afraid of. He could just recruit 1,000 people temporarily.
Thinking of this, the military attaché was not worried anymore. He said to Zhang Zhong, "Your Excellency, leave the military affairs to me. Your Excellency, you don't have to worry. 500 soldiers are enough to catch an ordinary person transporting wood. I have my own arrangements for the rest of the soldiers. Your Excellency, is it time to release them?"
"There's no hurry. Military Attaché Fang, I still want to ask, how are the remaining soldiers compared to the 500 in front of us? Was it a mess when you were charging? Was it because of the rusty saber and the loose bowstring? "
Zhang Zhong asked with a smile.
"Your Excellency, what do you mean?" The military attaché could not understand what Zhang Zhong was trying to do. Was he going to make a fuss about the military equipment again? His face immediately became gloomy. He did not answer but instead asked a question.
Zhang Zhong waved his hand. "It's nothing, I'm just asking. If that's the case, then the other seven hundred soldiers sent by Military Advisor Fang will be easy to deal with. With Royal Prince Tong 'an's guards and this official's guards, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with seven hundred soldiers.
Yes! That's it. There will be marble and copper ores. Even if the Taihu County Magistrate personally escorted them and had 700 prefecture soldiers to protect them, they will not be able to escape. I am truly impressed. Each and every one of them is smart. Unfortunately, they used their brains in the wrong place. "
"Your Excellency, what do you mean?" The military attaché's voice was not soft when he said this, but everyone could hear that his voice was trembling. This meant that he was guilty.
Old Man Pi and the other two people's eyes lit up. They asked, "Yongcheng, what happened? Guards, keep an eye on the surrounding people. If anyone dares to move, kill them all for this old man. "
Noticing the change in the situation, the old man asked Zhang Zhong and immediately gave orders to the guards he brought. Old Yao did the same. Both of them brought a hundred family guards. Although there were only two hundred of them, it was not a problem for them to deal with five hundred prefectural soldiers of Shuzhou.
Seeing that the two old men had made arrangements, Zhang Zhong was even less worried. This was also the reason why he brought the three old men here. Although Old Man Chang did not have any family guards, his skills were there for all to see. Moreover, he was so close to Military Attaché Fang, so he could subdue him easily.
"Nothing big happened. Let's wait. There will probably be news in less than two hours. Military Attaché Fang, do you have anything to say? Or do you hope that your 700 soldiers can defeat the Tong 'an Royal Prince and my guards? "
Zhang Zhong said to the three old men, then looked at the Military Attaché Fang.
In an instant, the Military Attaché Fang's back was drenched in sweat. His expression changed again and again, and his lips trembled. He kept swallowing his saliva, but he could not say a single word.
The prefecture soldiers realized that the situation was not right. They wanted to do something, but when they saw the other 200 people glaring at them, they were so scared that they did not dare to move. They knew very well how capable they were. They could not even train twice a year, so how could they hope to defeat these 200 people?
Moreover, they were the family guards of two important people that they could not afford to offend. They had to think about the consequences.
The Military Attaché Fang was already confused. His eyes were filled with stars. He forced himself to stand there, unable to say anything. Zhang Zhong just smiled and did not speak. The three old men had questions in their hearts, but Zhang Zhong had a mysterious look on his face, so they could not ask. They also waited.
Less than an hour later, three horses galloped over from the direction the registrar had glanced at. When the horses approached, the person riding on them jumped down and reported to Zhang Zhong, "Zhang Zhong, you're in the middle of the night.
"Master, the 700 prefecture soldiers have surrendered. The county magistrate of Taihu County has also been tied up and is being escorted here. The marble and copper ores have all been confiscated."
"How are the casualties?" Zhang Zhong asked with a nod of his head and Weiwei.
"In reply to Master, there were no casualties. When they were surrounded, they very obediently threw away their weapons." The person replied.
"That's good. Go and rest." Zhang Zhong regained his indifferent appearance. After the person went to rest, he said to the Military Attaché Fang,
"Military Attaché Fang, what else do you have to say? If it was not this official, anyone else would have been fooled by you. It was just a diversion. Not a bad idea. Why did you use your cleverness in a good place? This official is very disappointed. This batch of wood is also good. It can be used to build the bridge in Shuzhou. "
"No, that's impossible. You can't possibly know. The marble and copper ores are …"
"They were transported separately and gathered together after being transported to another place. Outsiders would not be able to detect them at all. Furthermore, they were mixed in under the pretext of transporting other things, right? But so what? If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place.
This official wants to build a good living environment for the people. I really don't want to play this kind of childish game with you. But you don't want to give yourselves any face. You always have a fluke mentality. Why don't you think about what this official does? Forget it. There won't be any more trouble in the future. "
Before the Military Attaché Fang could finish speaking in a hoarse voice, Zhang Zhong helped him to finish. At the same time, he thought of his son. When Lake Tai was haunted, he asked his son about it. His son said it was not interesting. He thought that the opponent would be stronger, but the result was too disappointing.
Only then did he arrange for people to keep an eye on it. With the help of the Clairvoyance, they could see the opponent, but the opponent could not detect them. Their random actions led to the current situation. It was indeed not fun.
After Zhang Zhong finished speaking to the Military Attaché Fang, he did not pay any more attention to him. He roughly told the three old men what had happened. He did not mention the people in his family and only told them how it was arranged.
However, the three old men understood that this was definitely another trick of the Zhang family. It was indeed powerful. The opponent made a diversion and they beat them at their own game.
They were worried for nothing just now and even comforted others. Now, they needed to be comforted.
"Yongcheng, later on, don't forget to let Xiao Bao and Cuckoo make dumplings with cold melon. This old man's heart is hurt. I need a lot of nourishment."
Old Man Pi glared at Zhang Zhong and said.
Old Man Yao was also angry in his heart. This was too unreasonable. Zhang Zhong actually hid it from him. He was worried about him just now. What was this called?
"Yongcheng, your family has many good recipes. Shouldn't you take one out?"
This was compensation.
Old Man Chang was the most honest. He stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Zhong's shoulder again, causing Zhang Zhong to stagger.
"This body is not good. You should practice more. The next time you lie, this old man might not be around anymore."
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