On the 10th day of the first month of the first month, Heifu sat in a carriage dressed in civilian clothes, wrapped in a scarf and wearing a black robe, with the fading Anlu city wall behind him......

He was not alone, Prison Cao ordered Shi Le to go to the county town to work, and also walked with Heifu, he was too lazy to ride a horse, so he got into Heifu's carriage, took the initiative to drive for Heifu, and said with a smile: "Doctor Guan, Lieutenant Zuo gave you a thousand dollars, is it really good not to accept it?" ”

If someone goes to a foreign place to defend and serve as an official, colleagues will give money in silk cloth, which is called Fengqian, which is actually a red envelope to see off. The county officials don't have much salary, so the average person only sends 1,200, and the affectionate ones send 3,500.

But today, when Heifu's friend and subordinate came to see him off outside the city, Zuo Wei's nephew Yun Xiong appeared out of place, and also sent the money with a smiling face......

Of course, Heifu knew that this was Yun's courtesy to him, but Heifu didn't plan to write off the old grudge, he smiled and threw the money bag back to Yun Xiong, saying that he understood Zuo Wei's kindness, but if he received this "huge money".

"Isn't it like Captain Zuo bribing me?"

Heifu told a joke that made Yun Xiong's face turn gray, and he threw his hand at everyone and walked away......

"If you give it to me, then I'll take it."

Le Haha smiled, and at the same time turned back to the people behind him and shouted: "We must arrive in Gangneung in late January, we can't delay, you wait to speed up the pace to keep up with the carriage, and if someone is tired, change to ride my horse, remember to watch the prisoner!" ”

Escorting two prisoners wearing wooden tongs, the three or five jailers who walked slowly only agreed, and at the same time someone said with a smile: "There are warriors and heroes like officials and doctors who are walking with us, and it is expected that these two people will not dare to run." ”

Heifu humbled a few words, and asked Le in a low voice: "Le Lingshi, what crime did these two people commit?" The county court can't even try them, and you want to take them to Jiangling in person? ”

Le shook his head: "These two brothers are crazy about money, and they dare to steal coins at home!" ”

Heifu glanced at the two embarrassed people behind the carriage: "This is a felony." ”

After going to Wei and Chu, Heifu was deeply touched that the government couldn't control the circulation of private money in other countries, so he simply let go of the law and let you mint it at will. In the Qin state, the state unified coinage, and local and private coinage was strictly prohibited. The Qin law clearly stipulates that anyone who steals and casts without permission should be arrested and severely punished and sentenced to Chengdan in addition to "asking for his room", that is, confiscating his house and confiscating the money and money he minted.

Even so, there are still many people who take risks, because the face value of copper coins is greater than the actual value of their raw materials, and it is absolutely profitable to mint coins without permission, as long as they are not discovered.

Le said: "Although some of the half taels circulating in the market have been circulated for too long, they have been damaged, but the size and color are the same, and the workshop mints money in accordance with the standards of Xianyang, but when the moon is over, there are more darker colors on the market, which must be counterfeit money, so he angrily touched the melon, caught two craftsmen, and searched out the copper fan of the coinage in his home, and there are 1,100 new money just made!" ”

So the two were convicted of stealing and casting, but during the trial of the prison Cao, in order to reduce the crime, they confided in an even more shocking fact: the casting mold used by the two was obtained from Gangneung, and it is said that there is also a gang of thieves in Gangneung, and the quality of the copper coins minted is no different from the official copper coins!

This is no longer something that Anlu County can handle, and Le was ordered to escort the two to the county seat and hand them over to the county court judge for trial.

At the same time, Le also sighed: "Alas, Xijun is not here, and these cases have been dealt with a lot." ”

Heifu smiled: "I heard that Xijun was transferred to the county last year, and he also served in the county prison Cao?" ”

"Yes." Le said: "Xijun was favored by the prison history because of his best performance in three years, and was recommended to the county, so he was promoted, and now he is doing the left prison Cao Shi in the county prison." ”

The Qin State has been divided into Cao in the county, but it is not the six Cao that is as neat as the later generations, but it is more subdivided, what Heifu knows, in addition to the long history, there are gong, cang, field, household, prison, soldier, thief and other Cao, which is equivalent to the departments and bureaus in the province, and the Cao officials call it "Peng" (yuàn), nominally at the same level as the county order, but in fact it is higher, and those with the following titles are not allowed to serve.

And under the Cao master, there are two assistants, named after the left and right, generally held by the official doctor, the public doctor title, Xi is only a doctor, but he can be promoted to the left prison Cao Shi, it is definitely an exception to be promoted.

Heifu was a little helpless: "I thought that after I came back, it would be regarded as a high level of happiness, but who would have expected that our position would still be the same." ”

He was recruited into the county this time, and he held the position of "Left Soldier Cao Shi".

"It would be nice if the official doctor went to serve as a thief."

Le quipped: "Maybe after this case is tried by Xijun, you can still help arrest people." ”

Heifu laughed: "I also want to work with Xijun." ”

That being said, but working in Hyosa, that's what Heifu needs most at the moment. The thief Cao is equivalent to the provincial public security department, the main public security. However, Bingcao is equivalent to a provincial military district, specializing in military affairs such as recruitment, training, and warfare.

Heifu also knew that the person who transferred him to the post was Li You, the new lieutenant of Nanjun, and the implication was self-evident.

Li You wants to make good achievements in Nanjun!

Heifu secretly guessed: "In the first battle of Chu, Xianyang was impressed by the excellent performance of a remnant army in Nanjun, and Li You also tasted the sweetness of leading this army. So he applied for an external transfer to coordinate the military affairs of Nanjun, which was just right, this was preparing for the second expedition to Chu. ”

The county lieutenant is a military officer, with a rank ratio of 2,000 stones, which just matches the title of the left chief, and Nanjun is a large county on the front line of Huachu, Li You personally recruited and trained the troops, and then led them to fight, it was easier to make meritorious deeds.

This is also a joy and a worry for the people of Nanjun, and the good news is that they finally don't have to be treated as a "miscellaneous army" like in the last war, and do something to lure the enemy, fill in the ravine, and break the back. Worryingly, when the war starts again, Nanjun may have to recruit more soldiers and take on heavier responsibilities.

But the general of the second attack on Chu was Wang Jian anyway, just hearing this, Heifu inexplicably felt much more relieved, at least much more reliable than Li Xinwei.

"Li You is a native of Shangcai, and most of the people who defected to Li Si are wandering scholars, so there must be no people who know about military affairs and are familiar with the county, so they recruited me to serve in Bingcao. With Li You as a backer, I don't have to worry about being excluded, I still have to think carefully about how I can make achievements......"

Thinking so, Hafu yawned and dozed off in the rickety carriage.

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Nanjun is a large county, with a territory of thousands of miles, and the distance from Anlu to the county seat is not close, more than 400 miles. Heifu and the others walked for seven or eight days, all the way to the west, passing through Xinshi, Yundu, and Dangyang, and then entering the summer road of the north-south road, turning south.

When he was hungry, thirsty, and tired, he rested in the pavilions along the way, looking at the pavilion chiefs and pavilion fathers who were busy running before and after entertaining, Heifu remembered the earlier days in Huyang Pavilion.

It was only on the 18th of January that the dusty crowd approached the heart of South County.

The number of pedestrians on Tu Road gradually increased, and there was an endless stream of traders coming and going from the south to the north, soldiers serving in service, unkempt prisoners, and hurried officials.

This area is also Yunmeng, the bank of the river, the climate has warmed up in mid-January, the rice fields on the roadside are boundless, the distance is towering, and hundreds of farmers and subordinates are scattered in the fields, driving the oxen to plow the fields.

Tian Dian and Tian Zuo, who were wearing soap clothes, stood on the ridge and saw Heifu and his party at a glance, but they just glanced at it casually, then turned their heads and continued to urge everyone to force Tian.

"It's worthy of the county."

Le sighed and said: "The official doctor wearing a double crown walking in Anlu County, will definitely attract frequent attention, looking back at the endless people, but this has not yet reached the county seat, the little officials on the side of the field seem to be accustomed to it, just take a look at it and stop looking." ”

"I'm the lord of the official doctor, what is it in the county?"

Heifu smiled dumbly, he had already heard that in the county town, there were as many public passengers as dogs, and doctors walked all over the ground, unless it was an official at the level of five doctors, it was worthy of attention.

At this time, a city appeared before the people.

A wide and deep moat goes around the city, and in the twilight, it sparkles. After crossing the moat, there is a majestic city gate with two large characters on the top.

"Yingxian."

Hefu breathed a sigh of relief that his destination had arrived.

"Doctor Guan, you and I will leave here."

Reluctantly, Le Yi got out of Heifu's carriage and said goodbye to him, and they had to walk five or six miles south around the city to reach the real county: Gangneung.

Originally, after the Qin State controlled Jianghan, the original Chu State Yingdu was divided into two, the Chu Wanggong in the north was Yingxian, and the residential city in the south was called Jiangling County, and the county guard and county were stationed in Jiangling, while the county lieutenant was stationed in Yingxian, which was higher in the city and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The county governor's seat is generally not in the first county, but has his own separate seat of government, which is also the norm in the Qin State.

Heifu watched Le and others escort the prisoner away at the fork in the road, and then after taking a deep breath, he asked the coachman to drive to the gate of Yingxian County.

Different from the prosperous Jiangling, which is a gathering of merchants and Jiajia, Yingxian has a bit more of the temperament of a military town.

Flags fluttered on the five-zhang high city wall, and county guards patrolled on it, and more than a dozen men with spears and armor stood on both sides of the city gate.

Heifu showed his own examination, biography, and the letter of appointment sent to him by Li You, and the doorman carefully read every word, kept looking up to observe Heifu's face, and checked that there was no problem, and then let him into the city.

"The Qin State is too troublesome, and the expedition is urgent, I don't even have time to change my name to the county officials, otherwise I will be in trouble if the inspection is not correct."

Before he could recover from the darkness under the city gate, a man suddenly ran to the middle of the road and stopped his carriage!

"Let's go slowly!"