Everyone present was shocked, seeing the furious Tang Yin, they all lowered their heads, no one daring to reply.
Even Tang Yin himself was not sure whether he was angry at Zhang Zhou's death or that he was angry at not being able to find his corpse. At this moment, his chest felt like it was blocked by a huge boulder and he was completely stifled, with no place to vent his anger. After a long while, he slowly calmed himself down. The Savage Soldier was cruel, and under the situation where the food was being burned, it was possible for him to destroy Zhang Zhou's corpse.
He took a deep breath and sighed, then asked with a gentle voice: "Does General Zhang have a family?"
Bai Yong followed up at this time: "Madam Zhang was hurt by the Savage Soldier, there was only one daughter in the family, and that daughter was only this year … "Nine years old."
Sigh! When Tang Yin heard this, he felt even more sad. He clenched his fist and muttered to himself for a moment, then said: "If the General Zhang's daughter does not have anyone to bring his up, then he should be raised to my residence!"
"Yes!" "My Lord!" Bai Yong initially had the intention to raise Zhang Zhou's daughter, but since Tang Yin had the intention to do so, he would naturally accept it. No matter what, the County Magistrate Mansion was much more comfortable and more expensive than his family's, and Zhang Nu's current County Magistrate Mansion could also be taken care of much better.
Bai Yong sniffed, then choked: "Before General Zhang died, he told me repeatedly that if I ever saw Master, he would say that Zhang Zhou did not disgrace my Feng Army's reputation!"
Even that cold-hearted Tang Yin could not help but have his eyes turn red. All of the other generals at the table wiped their tears away with their sleeves.
Tang Yin nodded and said faintly: "Even if you do not have a body, you must be buried deeply!"
This subordinate understands!" Qiu Zhen saluted and continued, "Master, if we could send reinforcements from the County, how could General Zhang die in the Barbarian Army's camp? For the past ten days, the county has not sent a single soldier to Pingyuan County!
His words were like a fuse, instantly exploding the mood of everyone on the spot that was on the verge of collapse.
Zhu Nuo slapped the table and stood up, bellowing: Master, we are fighting for our lives at the front lines, resisting the two hundred thousand Savage Army, while that dog official Yu He is spending time drinking, drinking, and dreaming of death. If we do not kill that dog official, how can we face the heroic spirit of the General Zhang, and the tens of thousands of casualties of our soldiers?
Master, lead us to kill this dog, Yu He!
"Yes!" Master, kill Yu He — "
Everyone stood up in excitement.
Kill Yu He? Tang Yin's eyes lit up, but Yu He was a dignified County Head, no matter how guilty he was, how could he be killed so easily?
Just as Tang Yin was still hesitating, Shangguan Yuan who had been silent all along let out a snort of laughter, and said: "Master Tang is afraid that the Imperial Court will blame you, so you can't bear it yourself, right? It's alright, for a little person like Yu He, people can kill him easily. There's no need for Master Tang to do anything, I'm going to get his dog head! "
With that, Shangguan Yuan turned around and walked out.
Crack! The handle of the chair was actually forcefully crushed by Tang Yin. He stood up abruptly, and shouted to Shangguan Yuan who was about to leave: "Stop!"
Shangguan Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned his head and looked at Tang Yin with disdain.
Tang Yin was a county guard, if he went to kill the County Head, he would definitely be considered a traitor. With the Imperial Court as his fault, not only would Tang Yin not be able to keep his life, he would even kill the entire family. Shangguan Yuan really wanted to see if Tang Yin had the guts to do so.
This decision was the one made to decide Tang Yin's fate in the future.
He turned to look at Qiu Zhen. At this time, Qiu Zhen could also tell that Tang Yin was questioning him. He sat on the chair and did not speak.
Tang Yin was smart, how could he not understand what Qiu Zhen meant by there being no change at all. If this matter was inappropriate, Qiu Zhen would definitely object. If even Qiu Zhen agreed to do this, what else was there for Tang Yin to hesitate for?
He retracted his hand and took out the Scimitar, and with a backhand wave, it caused a crisp sound. The chair behind him was split into two, and Tang Yin said while gritting his teeth, "I swear to kill this thief!"
— — Tang Yin's declaration pushed everyone's emotions to the peak. They had all followed Tang Yin wholeheartedly since long ago. As long as Tang Yin dared to do such a thing, they would definitely follow him.
Shangguan Yuanji shook his head like a rattle drum, killing County Head? Is County Head an ordinary person? Could they be killed just like that? If they did, the basket would be in the sky.
He continued to speak, "Calm down, my fellow brothers. Please calm down, no matter how deceptive this County Head is, it is not up to us to decide his life or death. If we want to punish him, we have to pass through the Imperial Court …"
Before he finished speaking, Qiu Zhen said with a stern expression: "In the face of a nation's crisis, we can first kill those who want the honor of our country!"
"Selling the country for honor?" Forget about Shangguan Yuanji who had a baffled expression, everyone else did not understand what Qiu Zhen meant.
Shangguan Yuanji asked: "Who is selling their own country for honor?"
"Of course it's Yu He!"
"He … Why did he sell himself out? "
"If Yu He did not sell himself for honor, why didn't he send more reinforcements to Pingyuan County? Why did he accept the bribes from Savage Country?"
"Savage Country bribery?"
Qiu Zhen laughed with his head held up high, and said: "We have quite a few items in our Savage Country, we can casually place them at Yu He's home, copying the handwriting is not too difficult, and writing some communication between Yu He and the Savage Country is also very easy. As long as we kill Yu He, and die without any proof, who would be able to investigate this matter further? Now that Ning Jun Wu Yi is getting closer and closer to the Yan City, with the Imperial Court unable to protect itself, will it still be able to take care of us? If we do not kill Yu He now and if Lord does not take his place, how long are we to wait? "
His words left everyone dumbfounded.
Everyone didn't know if Qiu Zhen's reaction was too fast or if he had always been scheming and plotting against Yu He, spying on his position in County Magistrate.
But now, Tang Yin's eyes were shining brightly, that's right, just as Qiu Zhen had said, now was the perfect time to kill Yu He, an army with incredible speed, there was no time to lose, we should make our move now.
Thinking up to here, he kept the Scimitar in his hand and shouted at the four Regiment Chief s: "Gather all the warriors, hurry up and rush to Shunzhou with me at night!"
"Yes, sir!" Bai Yong, Zhu Nuo, Gu Yue, Li Wei, the four regiment leaders all interfered and saluted, and took their orders and left.
With Tang Yin's order, everyone started to move, and the Pingyuan Army began to prepare.
At this point, even if Shangguan Yuanji wanted to, he could not stop him, moreover, the shock that Qiu Zhen's words had brought him was just too big. He was not afraid of causing trouble. Seeing Tang Yin assembling an army to rush to Shunzhou City, he could not help but feel excited, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Tang Yin said that they would act as they pleased, swift and decisive, and that night, they brought less than forty thousand Pingyuan Army foot soldiers and over four thousand cavalrymen with them as they headed towards the Shunzhou in a grandiose manner.
Halfway through their journey, they met a small official sent by Shunzhou.
This person was here specifically to deliver messages to the Heng City, so he was quite curious about the Pingyuan Army that he met along the way.
The Pingyuan Army Soldier brought closer to Tang Yin. The latter looked at him coldly, and asked: "Why are you going to the Heng City?"
"I am here on behalf of the County Magistrate to pass on the message!" That official did not know that Pingyuan Army was for the sake of killing Yu He. His face was filled with curiosity as he asked: "How did you know that Lord County Magistrate is going to gather all the troops and transfer the Pingyuan Army?"
, as the County Head, naturally could not get out of this mess. She had never planned to mobilize his Pingyuan Army since, after all, the Savage Army had invaded, and they had to stay in the county to defend. After hearing that the Savage Soldier had been removed, and the crisis of the Pingyuan County had been resolved, Yu He sent people to transfer troops. He did not expect that before the people reached the Heng City, he would meet with Tang Yin and his group.
After reading the letter personally written by Yu He, Tang Yin casually passed it to Qiu Zhen, then pointed at the official and shouted at the soldiers on both sides: "Seize this person!"
"Tang..." Master Tang... "What's wrong with me …"
The official was dumbfounded, he did not understand why Tang Yin wanted to capture him.
No one explained anything to him. The surrounding soldiers swarmed over, and without any explanation, they pushed him down to the ground. After binding him firmly, they pulled him down.
Tang Yin asked Qiu Zhen who was beside him: "Through this letter, can you copy Yu He's handwriting?"
Qiu Zhen laughed and said: "It's easy, Master, leave this to me."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and sent orders to the army to keep going.
Shunzhou.
As the Provincial Capital was gathering a large army from each county, when Tang Yin led the group of people into the borders of the Shunzhou, they were not obstructed or interrogated in the slightest. There were even county officials who specially left the city to welcome them, bringing all of Tang Yin's group into the city.
Tang Yin only brought Brother Shangguan, Cheng Jin's hidden archers and a few hundred cavalrymen to enter the city first. In addition, Shangguan Yuan had also come with him. Along the way, Shangguan Yuan let them follow Tang Yin, not saying a word, as he stood at the side and observed silently.
On the way, Tang Yin asked the officer who welcomed him: "Where is Master Yu now?"
"It's in County Magistrate Palace!" The official laughed: "Lord County Magistrate is very happy to hear that Master Tang has personally led a large group of people here. Especially since we have prepared a banquet in the mansion to welcome you all and wash your clothes clean!"
"Oh!" "Good, good, good!" Tang Yin sat straight on the horse and complimented her three times.
The County Magistrate Palace was much more imposing than Tang Yin's County Magistrate Mansion, its area was two to three times larger, and there were many buildings inside, all of them looking majestic. As they walked into the palace, they were decorated brilliantly, even the most inconspicuous corners had been meticulously carved, thus it was not difficult to see just how luxurious Yu He's daily life was.
No one stopped Tang Yin when he entered the County Head Palace, and when Cheng Jin and the rest of the riders below wanted to follow in, they were stopped by the guards at the door.
Turning his head to look at Cheng Jin, he gave him a look, signalling him to stay outside and take the chance to act. Tang Yin did not say much, and only brought the three Shangguan brothers into the residence with large strides.
At this time, although a banquet had indeed been prepared in the great hall of the County Head Palace, it was definitely not only Tang Yin was welcome.
The County Head was seated in the middle, and on the seats on both sides of the stage were a few officials. Among these people were the vice County Head, the high officials of the counties, and the county guards of the two other counties.
Seeing Tang Yin coming closer, Yu He, who was sitting right in the middle, laughed out loud. He slightly bowed and waved his hand: "We're waiting for the General Tang.