Knowing that Li's rebellion is unmatched, how dare these thieves kill an egg against a stone?

Once troops are sent out, they must go to the county town.

Xue Jingmao was horrified when he thought of the Changwu County magistrate and county officials who were cut into pieces and eaten raw by the hungry people.

"Quick, report to the governor urgently..."

"Here!"

The subordinates rushed away, and Xue Jingmao shouted anxiously: "Where did the school lieutenant (county lieutenant) go?"

"Your Majesty, both Zhao Junwei and Fan Juncheng said they were ill and returned home yesterday and stayed behind closed doors..."

Chang Shi reminded him, then moved forward and lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the letter from the day before yesterday..."

Xue Jingmao was stunned for a moment, and the blood on his face receded at a speed visible to the naked eye until it turned blue in the white.

The letter was written by Li Shao, the Marquis of Guzang, and it was full of the meaning of "abandoning the darkness and turning to the light." He was not unmoved, but in the end he was still loyal to the emperor and did not respond.

When both the county lieutenant and the county magistrate reported illness, Xue Jingmao only thought that the two were frightened by the refugees surrounding the government office, and secretly ridiculed them. But at this time, Chang Shi reminded him, and he was shocked: Then

Perhaps the two of them have already anticipated today's situation and have already made a decision?

But the problem is, it's been two days, God knows how much these two thieves have secretly communicated with each other?

What's more, when a powerful enemy approaches the city, everyone in the county is already in danger, and the loss of summer supplies makes it even worse. Now if it is known that hundreds of thousands of bandits will attack in a few days, the county soldiers and the people will be in danger.

How will you respond?

We can't be like those in Changwu County, where we can be dismembered alive by the refugees and swallowed alive, right?

Even if I guess with my feet on my head, I must have killed him as the prefect and surrendered the bandits...

"Your Majesty, the situation is imminent. You must not hesitate. Whether you are escaping or... well, it is better to make a plan quickly. Otherwise, when the news of the refugees' revolt spreads, there is no guarantee that the likes of Zhao Junwei will not strike first.

To be strong, take the envoy's head as a sacrifice to the flag..."

"Escape? That's easy to say. Where to escape? Who knows if the counties in the southeast such as Mating, Yongshou, and Sanshui have also rebelled?"

Seeing the uncertainty on Xue Jingmao's face, Chang Shi gritted his teeth and said: "Then surrender... It would be better to surrender the Li family than to be eaten alive by the hungry people. Besides, the imperial court was unkind and abandoned me and ignored me. Don't blame me."

Waiting for good ministers to choose a tree to live in..."

Xue Jingmao wanted to say "Two armies face off, the winner is king", but when the words reached his tongue, he could not spit them out.

It is useless to strengthen the walls and clear the country to prevent the enemy from losing supplies and supplies, but the mistake is that the imperial court abandons the people of a county and ignores them.

It has been nearly a month since the governor of Jingzhou withdrew thousands of defeated troops through Zhao Xing County and burned the grain and grass. Xue Jingmao had read history books and had been in charge of the place for nearly ten years. How could he not know the consequences of Yang Jun's move?

But hundreds of urgent reports were sent to the prefecture, but all fell into the dust, not even a perfunctory word?

How could Xue Jingmao not know that the 400,000 people of Zhao Xing County were considered useless by the imperial court...

Although the righteousness of a saint includes "loyalty to the emperor", it also includes "loving the people".
Chapter completed!