Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Time stopped at this moment, only the undulating breathing of the four people in the study was accompanied by the thoughts in Guo Ye's mind.

To agree, or not to agree?

Guo Ye really couldn't make up his mind for a while, and didn't know how to choose.

If he did not agree to this errand, Guo Ye could foresee that Ma Yuanju's words were not alarmist at all, and the county magistrate Gu Weiyong would definitely take off his official uniform, take off his saber, and pack up and leave.

As for where he will go, he doesn't know, anyway, he will not be able to eat this bowl of rice from Gongmen in the future.

It's not just that he won't be able to eat in public, maybe he just needs to get out of the county government office, and the He family's revenge will follow immediately. Parents and younger sisters, even the cheap father-in-law and fake wife Wu Xiuxiu who are far away in Dongliu Township will suffer.

A good man is not hesitant to die, because he is afraid that he will not be able to behave in an upright manner for the rest of his life, and will live a miserable and useless life.

But what if you agree?

Maybe before Zhechong Duwei's soldiers came to the rescue, the Longxi county town would be smashed by mountain bandits and water bandits. By that time, the whole county would be in flames, with thousands or even tens of thousands of dead bodies. throw away.

The day the city is broken is the time when the head on his neck falls to the ground.

However, Guo Ye secretly felt lucky again, what if he really resisted it?Or what if they survived until the moment when the reinforcements arrived?

The benefits are obvious.

A defender of the city did not have to escape, not only won the hearts of the people in the county, but also more likely to gain an opportunity.

As Ma Yuanju said, when there is a crisis, there is an opportunity.

Perhaps this top job in defending the city is the key to his leap from a commoner, no rank and no title, to a ninth-rank official.

You must know that the title system of the Tang Dynasty is extremely strict. If it is not a hereditary patriarchal position, or the pie suddenly falls from the sky, a certain royal prince is your wild father who has been lost for many years. Otherwise, if you want to officially enter the cadre of the Tang Dynasty Sequence unless you have fame or military merit.

Even a dignified scholar can't break this rule, so he has to do some writing and writing.

If you want to enter the ninth-rank civil servants, you must first raise your name.

And what does Guo Ye have?Once he has no fame, the battalion commander of the Second Company has never seen anything.

He doesn't even have the most basic childbirth qualifications, and it's as difficult as going to heaven if he wants to go from a white body to a ninth grade.

If you want to break this unspoken rule of officialdom, come to a dick to counterattack, unless, unless Guo Ye finds another way.

And the choice between life and death before us is just the fork in this strange path.

Thinking about it, Guo Ye gradually fell into hesitation and hesitated for a long time.

Suddenly, I remembered what Ma Yuanju said just now, as long as he agreed to this errand, the He family would be uprooted. At this juncture, this bastard would never dare to lie to himself.

The He family, the He family's uncle and nephew may be hiding in the dark and coveting him now, or they may be thinking of some dark tricks to deal with him.

Now myself and a group of brothers are also being forced to close down by his He Ji calligraphy and flower shop.

Thinking of this, the balance in Guo Ye's heart tilted slightly...

"Cough cough cough..."

Ma Yuanju pretended to cough and woke up Guo Ye who was still hesitating.

Guo Ye glanced at Gu Weiyong, the county magistrate, and his face was obviously a little impatient. Guo Ye gritted his teeth and said, "Mother Xipi, a good man will not hesitate to die. This time, I will bet big this time. His grandma's, for the sake of his family and brothers, Fight!

Immediately, he cupped his fists to Gu Weiyong and said, "My lord, what Ma Gongcao said is right, that's the idea of ​​being humble."

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A few panting voices sounded in an instant, and even Gu Weiyong's face became more mellow, and he nodded in praise: "You are young, but you have such courage, not bad, yes, yes, you are a talent!"

Guo Ye heard the praise was particularly harsh, and hummed in his heart, didn't you fucking force this?

No, you guys push me so much, I have to take the opportunity to ask for more benefits, otherwise I will lose a lot.

Then he said to Gu Weiyong: "My lord, this matter is no small matter, and I still have a few merciless requests from my subordinates."

Now that Gu Weiyong heard that Guo Ye agreed to the job, he felt a lot more at ease, and stretched out his hand to signal Guo Ye to go ahead.

Guo Ye said: "Firstly, the entire county's yamen servants must obey the orders of one low-level official. Just now Ma Gongcao also said that marching and fighting are just orders and prohibitions. If orders are issued in multiple directions, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be time..."

To put it bluntly, I still want to kick Gu Dezhao, a guy who has not achieved enough but has more than failed, to one side, lest he cause trouble for himself and drag him down. Of course, he is also suspected of taking the opportunity to seize power.

But Gu Weiyong didn't hesitate, and replied without hesitation: "You, what you're worried about, isn't it Gu, Gu Dezhao? Don't worry, my officer, since I have agreed to you, I will let you go, let go Hands and feet. And, besides, Guxian Weigang, just now asked me to take a leave of absence, and said that he would go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors in the countryside. He, he can't bother you, he can't reach you."

Gu Dezhao went back to the countryside to worship his ancestors?

I'll go, who would believe it, this bastard dared to guess that the bandits might besiege and loot Longxi County, and took the opportunity to ask for leave and run back to the countryside to hide.

Numbness, shit, I said why the county magistrate would find Lao Tzu for no reason, Guo Ye kept complaining in his heart, it turned out that Gu Dezhao was afraid of death and hid in the countryside.

Now besides Gu Dezhao, who else in the Longxi county government can summon these two hundred servants?

Isn't he the very popular self now?

Guo Ye secretly glanced at Ma Yuanju. It seems that the county magistrate is now a general without a general in Shu, and Liao Hua is the vanguard.

The little brother is now that unlucky Liao Hua in his eyes.

Guo Ye suppressed the suffocation in his heart, and continued to make demands: "Xiaozhi hopes that starting tomorrow, the entire Longxi County will enter a state of combat readiness, and all matters in the county government will be assigned by Xiaozhi alone."

Speaking of this, Guo Ye retaliated against Ma Yuanju, pointing to Ma Yuanju and said: "And Ma Gongcao must be the deputy of the humble official and accompany the humble official."

Ma Yuanju understood Guo Ye's meaning. If this kid wanted to be his deputy, he would not only step on his own feet, but also pull him to defend the city and resist. It's really a shame.

At this juncture, Ma Yuanju certainly had reason to believe that the county magistrate would definitely follow Guo Ye's wishes.

Now who makes this kid's role unique, the safety of the entire Longxi County rests on him alone, how can the magistrate not allow it?

Sure enough, Gu Weiyong waved his hand and said quite openly: "Yes, yes, everything belongs to you, and you arrange it. Including this county magistrate."

Hehe, Guo Ye couldn't help being a little moved when he heard that Gu Weiyong was so cooperative. Gu Weiyong is really a rare good official who can let go of his means at a critical moment.

Unexpectedly, he praised Gu Weiyong in his heart, and Master Mu beside him said in a low voice: "Master Mingfu, have you forgotten that you have an appointment with Master Xiaohong from Ganye Temple, and you will follow him in Ganye Temple tomorrow?" The temple worships the Buddha for half a month."

Ganye Temple is a temple in Longxi County, which is full of incense. It is located in the deep mountains and old forests, [-] miles away from the county seat.

Gu Weiyong suddenly realized, nodded again and again in agreement, and said: "Ben, I'm poor, I almost forgot, I'm going to leave tomorrow, and I'm going to Ganye Temple to pay respects to the Buddha. No, I'm not here, the county will respond to the matter, and everything will be done. Ma Gong Caohe, and you will handle it."

Promise Buddha?