After a while, a man rode out from the Liangshan Formation. He was wearing bronze armor and holding a big bow in his hand. He headed straight for the city wall.
This person was Shi Wengong. Under the nervous gazes of the people on the city wall, he pulled out an arrow from fifty steps away from the city wall and shot it at the city wall.
Whoosh--
The arrow was nailed to a pillar. When Shi Wenbin reacted, he was instantly covered in cold sweat because the arrow was only a foot away from him.
"Thief…how dare the bandits be so bold?”Shi Wenbin's entire body trembled as he shouted. It was unknown whether he was scared or angry.
"Lord Prefect, there's something on this arrow.”Song Jiang hurriedly retrieved the arrow and presented it to Shi Wenbin.
Shi Wenbin quickly looked over and saw a piece of white cloth tied to the arrow. There were words written on it.
This made Shi Wenbin's heart skip a beat. He quickly took off the white cloth and opened it. There were only 30 words on it, but in summary, there were only two words-borrow grain!
At this time, Shi Wengong, who was below the city, said loudly,"Shi Zhixian, if we still can't see anything by this time tomorrow, then blame us for being impolite!”
Shi Wenbin didn't care about Shi Wengong's disrespect. Instead, he heaved a sigh of relief.
The thieves only wanted the ransom fee and not the siege fee. Then everything was easy to discuss!
"The bandits have defeated the government army and are at the peak of their momentum. It is only natural for them to extort some money at this time.”
In an instant, Shi Wenbin's entire body was filled with energy. This white cloth was like a dose of spirit medicine that instantly cured his illness. It was not difficult for him to go up to the fifth floor in one breath.
"This is a letter written by a thief. What do you think we should do?”
Even though he had already made up his mind, Shi Wenbin still took out the white cloth and showed it to the officials. The meaning was obvious.
He had to pay the city ransom fee, or else the bandits would attack. However, Shi Wenbin could not say anything. Otherwise, it would definitely be a stain on his resume.
Song Jiang was a shrewd person. He immediately said,"Milord, there are provisions and baggage stored by Supervisor Chen in the city. Since the thieves want money, in order to protect the people in the city, you can give the baggage to the thieves.”
"In addition, gather the big families in the city and raise another sum of money to satisfy the thief's appetite.”
Shi Wenbin was very satisfied, but his expression was serious. He nodded and said,"You're right. If you can protect the safety of the people by spending some money, that would be a great merit!”
"Song Jiang, send someone to inform the big families in the city and ask them to come to the main hall of the county government.”
"Yes, sir!" Song Jiang nodded and quickly went to do it.
After Shi Wenbin was done, he glanced at the Liangshan troops outside the city. His heart raced a few times before he hurriedly returned to the main hall of the county government.
Shi Wenbin originally thought that the bandits were going to attack the county city. He had no plans to resist the enemy outside the city, but he had the responsibility to defend the city. He was not willing to run away and ruin his reputation.
Thus, before Shi Wenbin came to the city wall, he already had the will to die. He even prepared his will. Who knew that this Liangshan bandit would be so easy to talk to.
After returning to the main hall of the county government, Shi Wenbin waited for an hour. The wealthy families of all sizes in the city had arrived one after another.
Although a group of them had already fled to other places, they could not run away. They had people in Yun City and were all invited by Song Jiang today.
Shi Wenbin looked at them and said,""I believe you already know why I called you here. Now that Supervisor Chen has been defeated and died, the Liangshan bandits are outside the city. Everyone will pay a sum of money to send these bandits away.”
After these wealthy families heard this, although they knew that they were going to cut off their flesh, they still had a long face.
Shi Wenbin sneered and said,"It's just some money. Could it be that you're unwilling to part with it?" I can tell you that the bandits only gave you one day!”
"This official has long written a will. If the bandits break through the city, this official will die for the city.”
"County Lord, we'll just pay the money!”
After hearing Shi Wenbin's words, the wealthy families remembered the name of Liangshan Lake and could only grit their teeth and accept their fate. They obediently instructed their families to prepare money and food.
It was better to cut some flesh and shed some blood than to lose all his assets.
The Liangshan bandits enforced justice on behalf of the heavens and never showed mercy to evil gentry and bullies. How many of them present had not done immoral things?
Just like that, the young men of Yuncheng County were mobilized and transported carts of supplies, money, and food out of the county.
Xu Fengwu listened to Du Qian's report and immediately revealed a satisfied smile.
This time, he had returned with 20,000 shekels of grain, 50,000 strings of silver, 10,000 catties of pig iron, 1,000 bolts of silk, linen, leather, medicinal herbs, and countless military equipment.
This made Xu Fengwu feel like his mouth was full of oil!
Xu Fengwu laughed out loud. He suddenly thought of Zhuge Liang borrowing arrows from his straw boat. He immediately ordered,"Tell the brothers to raise their voices and shout: Thank you, Shi Zhixian, for your money and food!"
"Yes, sir!" Du Qian received the order and happily went to convey it.
After a while, Xu Fengwu's expectant voice sounded outside Yuncheng County.
"Thank you, Shi Zhixian, for your money and food!"
"Thank you, Shi Zhixian, for your money and food!"
"Thank you, Shi Zhixian, for your money and food!"
On top of the city wall, Song Jiang, Zhu Tong, and Lei Heng did not know what expression they should make when they heard this. The Liangshan bandits had done this, and the entire city's citizens had probably heard it.
In the main hall of the county government, Shi Wenbin heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he heard shouts coming from outside and thought that something had gone wrong again. He hurriedly came to the main hall.
However, when he heard it clearly, his face immediately darkened. It was as ugly as it could be. It felt as if he had eaten a fly.
"I'll let you be smug for a while!”Shi Wenbin said something that didn't hurt him and turned around to return to the lobby.
Not long after, Shi Wenbin received a report from Song Jiang that the Liangshan bandits outside the city had already left.
At this moment, Shi Wenbin finally relaxed. Then, he started to think about how to deal with the aftermath.
Shi Wenbin's ten years of experience in the government was not in vain. Even though he was a good shepherd, he was well versed in the workings of the government. He immediately waved his pen and a document was written in one go.
In the official document, Shi Wenbin described how he was loyal and fearless. He led the entire city's army and people through two days of bloody battles, repelling the Liang Mountain Bandits 'fierce attacks several times, and finally forcing the bandits to retreat.
The officials of Yuncheng County, big and small, such as County Lieutenant Liu, had also become his right-hand men during the defense of the city. They had also contributed a lot to his resume.
Song Jiang watched the whole process from the side. It was an eye-opener for him, as if he had opened the door to a new world. He had learned another skill!
Song Jiang was just that quick and studious.
As for the missing He Tao, Shi Wenbin did not hold back and labeled him as a deserter.
Of course, this wasn't really a accusation, because He Tao was indeed the first to escape, even though Zhu Tong had already said that he would lead his men to break out of the encirclement when the situation was not right.
However, Shi Wenbin didn't care about this. What made him angry was that Zhu Tong and Lei Heng had returned, but He Tao was nowhere to be seen.
Especially since you, He Tao, were the first to run!
If you are caught by the Liangshan bandits, it will make you even more useless. No matter if you can take the blame or not, you have to take the blame first!
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