Chapter 24: Zetong Wanders
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"This Zhong Rong!" the county commander sipped the tea, his face full of anger, "I asked him to exterminate the Mindou Mountain bandits before, and he was ambushed and repelled by the Mindou Mountain bandits." It's better now, let him go to suppress the bandits, and he won't even go!"
Zhong Rong is the county lieutenant of Anchang County, and he is in charge of the military of a county.
"Hey, county gentleman, in my opinion, this Zhong Rong was frightened by the Mindou Mountain bandits. Among the officials in the hall, someone sneered.
"Zhong Rong...... When he heard that he was ambushed by the Mindou Mountain bandits, Zhong Rong was stupid," someone shook his head, "He didn't even fight, he escaped directly from the battle, which led to the rout of the county soldiers!"
"This Zhong Rong is indeed as timid as a mouse. Someone ridiculed, "He looks like this, but he really loses the face of his ancestor General Zhong!"
"Hey, that's true. Someone gloated, "Otherwise, with Zhong Rong's family background of the Zhong clan, although he is only a side branch of the concubine, how can he only serve as a county lieutenant?"
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A cadre of officials talked a lot, and there was no reverence for Zhong Rong, the county lieutenant in charge of the military of a county.
Seeing that the officials in the hall were talking a lot, and the topic was getting farther and farther, the county magistrate coughed, interrupted the officials' discussions, and pulled the topic back.
"Now there are bandits rampant in my Anchang County, there are bandits in Mindou Mountain, there is a line of water thieves on the Dachang River, and other miscellaneous bandits are not uncommon. ”
As he spoke, the county magistrate glanced at a group of officials under the hall and asked, "The people's livelihood can be described as miserable, what good strategies do you have?"
"If the county gentleman is merciful, how fortunate the people of Anchang County are!" Hearing the inquiry of the county order, everyone in the hall spoke one after another, or complimented, or offered advice, for a while, the atmosphere was quite warm.
And listening to the words of the officials in the hall, the county commander was not very satisfied.
Most of the tactics and arguments of these officials are clichés, and none of them can come up with a practical and effective solution to the present situation.
"County gentleman, good news. ”
At this time, Master Li of the county government walked in, glanced at the field, and arched his hand to the county order, saying, "One of the bandit leaders of the Min Dou bandits, the leader of the thief Min Dou Ba, was recently beheaded, and the heads were taken to the county government to receive the reward!"
"Oh, Min Douba was actually killed!?"
Hearing this, the county commander's face was stunned, and then he was overjoyed, and asked in surprise, "Who did this, and he actually has this kind of courage to be able to kill the Min Dou black tyrant in the poison township?"
In this Anchang County, Mindou Heiba, as the second leader of the Mindou Mountain bandits, is also famous, and even the county order has heard of it.
Before, the county commander was still having a headache about how to solve the problem of the Mindou Mountain bandits, but now that he heard the news that the leader of the Mindou Mountain bandits had been killed, how could the county order not be happy?
"The county gentleman, come to offer the head of Min Dou Heiba, the person who received the reward is a villager named Zhang Yue from Bian Min Village, Luotong Township. The Lord Bo touched his beard under his chin and replied with a smile.
According to his account, on the way to escape from the mountain bandits' nest, he was pursued by Min Douba, the leader of the mountain bandits, and after a fierce battle, he was killed by the villagers along with him! ”
"Oh, there are such warriors among the people?" the county magistrate groaned, "Luotong Township, Luotong Township......"
"I remember the position of Luo Tong Township, which is still vacant. Now bandits are rampant, and the Liu family in Luotong Township has recently been set on fire by thieves at night, and Liu Dahu and a group of domestic slaves were burned in the study on the spot. At this time, this kind of warrior is needed!"
"Let this Zhang Yue take on this position, what do you think?" the county magistrate looked at the officials under the hall and asked.
In this Da Geng Dynasty, ten miles and one pavilion, ten pavilions and one township.
There are mainly three elders in the official positions of a township, Qiangfu, and You. The three elders are in charge of the education of a township, the husband is in charge of the administration of a township, collecting taxes, and the tour is responsible for catching thieves, public security, and inspecting and arresting all things in a township.
And this husband in the countryside, wandering and other official positions, whether they are appointed or dismissed, are all blamed by the county order!
"This ...... The county gentleman, an ordinary villager, is afraid that it is inappropriate to take this position. Immediately, someone in the hall jumped out to object.
"The position of loitering, catching thieves, and public order is very important, and it also involves the safety of the people of a township, how can it be lightly conferred?"
"It's not appropriate, wandering, taking charge of a township to inspect and arrest everything, the responsibility is heavy, that Zhang Yue is just a small person, can he take on this position?"
"Yes, a small people, how can he be qualified to serve as a tour of Luotong Township!"
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A cadre of officials also echoed their words, all of which questioned Zhang Yue, and did not agree with the proposal of the county order.
Although You is only a township official, you are responsible for catching thieves and public security, and he is a powerful figure in a township, and he also has a lot of power, which can be called a fat shortage.
For this vacant position in Luotong Township, the officials under the hall have long been hot-eyed and want to push their own people to the position. It's just that all parties check and balance each other and pull each other's skins, which has delayed the position of Luotong Township You, which has been vacant until now.
Now when I see a villager who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wanting to pick this peach, where can these officials endure it, they naturally want to speak out against it!
Seeing the attitude of everyone in the hall, the words were all against his proposals, and for a while, the face of the Anchang County Commander was quite uneasy.
"What, do you all have any opinions on my proposal?" the county commander was a little annoyed in his heart and said coldly.
In this world, the Great Geng Dynasty, the county commander has the power of life and death in a county, and the majesty of a hundred miles can be said to be spread all at once. Suddenly, many officials in the field were silent.
"County Jun, since Zhang Yue's qualifications and prestige are insufficient, it is better to let him temporarily take the position of You. Seeing that the atmosphere in the audience was like this, the master Bo hurriedly said, "Let's see if he is competent or not, if he is competent, it will not be too late to be promoted." ”
"That's it. The Anchang county commander glanced at the main officer, and then looked at the silent officials in the hall, and said.
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After Zhang Yue and the others received the reward from the Anchang County Government, they left the county government even if the seventy taels of silver they received were worth a cent.
With money in their pockets, Zhang Yue and his entourage had no intention of staying in this county for longer, and walked more than ten miles of mountain roads under the April sunshine, and finally rushed back to Bianmin Village when it was approaching evening.
Outside the village, Zhang Yue and others met many villagers who were working in the fields. At this time, Zhang Yue clearly felt that the attitude of his neighbors towards him was very different from that in the memory of his predecessor.
When others saw him, they all respectfully called him "Brother Yue", and looked at the three Bashu sword soldiers with high figures who followed Zhang Yue, and their eyes were also curious and full of awe.
Zhang Yue thought about it and knew that it must be during these times that he and the Bashu swordsmen fled from Mindou Cottage and fought all the way, especially the matter of exterminating the poisonous township and the rampant Mindou black tyrant, which gradually spread in the countryside.
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