Chapter 70: A Battle of Wits and Strength
Zeng Yu quietly watched these people stand up one by one, and did not open his mouth to stop them, but with the actions of these people, his eyes became colder and colder, and even Wang Qing and Wu Ming next to him could feel it.
Even the surrounding onlookers felt the depression of the atmosphere at this time, and the people who were originally talking stopped talking and looked at Zeng Yu standing in the crowd, they wanted to know what Zeng Yu would do, was it a compromise?
For a while, everyone was speculating about Zeng Yu's thoughts, even Wang Qing and Wu Ming. They had guessed that there would be all kinds of embarrassments or disadvantages, but they really didn't expect that among the officials of the county government, there would be so many people attached to Cui Yu's side.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zeng Yu moved. He slowly walked up to the first person who said he was injured, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you and what position do you live in?" ”
Although the man also felt Zeng Yu's anger, he was not afraid, but said loudly: "Xiaguan Wang Gu is the head of the mansion in Anping County. ”
"You said you were injured just now, can you continue to do things now?" Zeng Yu said slowly, he had suppressed his anger.
Wang Gu heard Zeng Yu ask him this, and his tone became calmer, so he said boldly: "Xiaguan was injured in the arm when he arrested the bandits earlier, and he was injured again today, and he needs to recuperate for a few days, and I hope that Zeng County's order will approve it." ”
"Yes, since Lord Wang is injured, it is indeed inconvenient to continue working. Well, I'll give you three months to heal your wounds thoroughly. As for the position of the head of the Fumen Pavilion, I will arrange for someone to take it for the time being, and I will reappoint it after Lord Wang's injury has healed. ”
Zeng Yu said with a smile, but the words he said made Wang Gu feel like he was poured down by a basin of cold water, and his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly shouted: "Lord County Order..."
Without waiting for him to continue, Zeng Yu waved his hand to stop him and shouted: "Chengyong, today you are temporarily serving as the head of the Fumen Pavilion, can you be competent?" ”
With a swipe, Zhu Wen came to Zeng Yu, clasped his fists and saluted: "My subordinates receive orders!" We will fulfill our duties and live up to the trust of the Lord! ”
"Good! Come on, don't send Lord Wang home to recuperate, you have to be careful this time, if Lord Wang sacrifices because of your poor care, it will be a big loss for our Anping County. ”
Zeng Yu asked his own soldiers to take Wang Gu down, and at this time, Wang Gu was already shocked and wanted to resist, but under the escort of Zeng Yu's personal soldiers, he couldn't resist at all, so he was taken all the way.
Wang Lu watched this scene from the side, and felt that the counterattack of this new county order was too sharp, and in just a few words, he abolished a member of his side, so that he didn't even have a chance to react. He knew that Zeng Yu couldn't be allowed to go on like this anymore, otherwise the people who stood up just now might be sick for some reason.
"Zeng County Order, you are a little too hasty like this. The head of the mansion is in charge of the guards of the county government and is responsible for the safety of county officials, you appoint new people so simply, what if there are thieves who invade and hurt all colleagues, who will be responsible at that time? ”
"You are?" Zeng Yu knew that the person who spoke was Wang Lu, but he didn't want to answer his question directly, so he asked rhetorically.
"I am Wang Lu of the county seat of this county." Wang Lu saw the banter in Zeng Yu's eyes and said angrily.
"Oh, it turned out to be Lord Wang, disrespectful and disrespectful, I think the one just now should be your nephew. Lord Wang can ignore the health of his family, but pay attention to the safety of the county, which is really a high wind and bright festival, which makes people admire. Zeng Yu pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said.
Wang Lu was annoyed by Zeng Yu's rhetoric, "Thank you for your compliment, the county magistrate still thinks about what I just said, the position of the head of the mansion is a heavy responsibility, how can it be appointed so hastily?" ”
Zeng Yu said leisurely: "Lord Wang, look at these soldiers behind me, are they elite, can they protect your safety?" Just now we came in from the east gate, and a team of 100 people at the city gate was taken down by all 50 soldiers under the command of Cheng Yong, is this not enough? If Lord Wang doesn't believe it, the county soldiers at the gate of the city have already been escorted over by me, and Lord Wang can ask them personally. ”
"Humph!" Wang Lu had nothing to say, and stood back beside Cui Yu after snorting coldly.
Zeng Yu didn't care about him, he looked at the officials who had just stood up pretending to be injured, his eyes skimmed over them one by one, but he didn't stop. This made those who were "injured" very hurt and felt that they were ignored by Zeng Yu, and at the same time, they were also very glad that they were not on sick leave like Wang Gu.
Just when these people had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, Zeng Yu shouted: "Where is Sun Dian, the county master?" ”
At this time, Sun Dian was standing beside Cui Yu, anxiously looking at the left side of the county government, looking forward to the arrival of the county soldiers and his own private soldiers. They were surrounded by Zeng Yu's soldiers like this, and they always felt insecure and urgently needed the arrival of their own people.
Suddenly hearing someone calling him, Sun Dian subconsciously shouted: "This official is here!" ”
When Sun Dian came back to his senses, he saw that Zeng Yu's eyes had already looked at him, making him feel as if he was being targeted by a fierce tiger.
Zeng Yu looked at him and shouted directly to the soldiers next to him: "Take me down for him!" ”
"What are you doing, Zeng Zirui, what do you want to do, why are you arresting me?" Sun Dian roared there, but when the soldiers heard Zeng Yu's order, they immediately stepped forward and escorted him over, and quickly brought a rope to tie his hands behind his back.
"Zeng County Order, this is a bit too much, Lord Sun is the chief secretary of this county, and it is against the law for adults to treat a county adjutant like this." Cui Yu did not continue to be silent at this time.
When Zeng Yu arranged for Zhu Wen to serve as the head of the mansion just now, he didn't say anything, in the end, it was just a small position, and it couldn't affect the overall situation, it could only be said that Zeng Yu controlled the county government, but once the county government was out, the implementation of the decree was still on his side. But now, if Zeng Yu is allowed to take Sun Dian, it will be to take the position of the county town bookkeeper, and the master bookkeeper, as one of the most important adjutants of the county order, is in charge of the county's money and grain taxes, and Zeng Yu will have enough basic plates to compete with himself for the right to Anping County.
"As far as I know from my investigation, during his tenure, Sun Dian bent the law for bribes, twisted the law for personal gain, and connived at the children of his family to harm the people of Anping County. Lord Cui may be old and didn't notice it, but since the county order has arrived, of course, he must find out the black sheep in the county government and change Anping County to a bright future. ”
"Hmph, Lord Zeng's speech must have real evidence, otherwise I will deliberately slander and bully the county adjutant, and I should accuse you of suppressing your subordinates to the county magistrate." Cui Yu really couldn't help it at this time, firstly, Sun Dian and the others were indeed unclean, and secondly, Zeng Yu actually said that he was too old to notice it, which meant that he was old and dizzy, and he should not have continued to serve as the commander of Anping County in a long time.
"Of course I have evidence, and not only human witnesses, I also have physical evidence, otherwise how dare I arrest someone casually, besides, this person is still Lord Cui's son-in-law. Thinking that Sun Dian must be good at hiding, he not only deceived Lord Cui and asked the adult to marry his daughter, but then answered in the name of the adult in the county. Lord Cui may be reluctant to deal with it, but the law of the country is greater than everything, and we should enforce the law impartially and serve the court. ”
Although Zeng Yu said that he was upright, but in Cui Yu's opinion, it was indeed so hateful, and he suddenly said that Sun Dian was good at hiding, and suddenly said that he was reluctant to deal with it, but he was actually there to say that he was shielding him and conniving at him.
"Lord Zeng, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?" Cui Yu asked in a cold voice, his eyes staring at Zeng Yu tightly, hoping to see a trace of fear in Zeng Yu's eyes.
What disappointed him was that Zeng Yu's eyes not only did not show fear, but looked at him more sharply, making him feel that his eyes were stinging, and he quickly turned his head to look elsewhere.
At this time, Zeng Yu's voice came from his ears, "Of course I know the consequences, that is, after the black sheep in the county government is brought out, the county officials will be clearer, the people will live and work more peacefully, and the officials will be able to better serve the court." ”
"Okay, you are a foreign county commander, don't think too highly of yourself, otherwise you will always encounter ghosts when you walk too much at night!" Cui Yu had nothing to say, but could only threaten.
"I'll wait!" Zeng Yu responded lightly.
Then he ignored Cui Yu, but turned his head to look at the other officials in the county seat who were standing next to him, and said: "Sun Dang, where are Sun Wang, Wang Li, and Sun...?" He ordered a total of more than 40 people, of which more than 20 were the children of the Wang family and the Sun family, and the others were all closely related to these two families.
Everyone heard Zeng Yu's roll call, but no one responded. Zeng Yu waited for a minute, but no one moved, he said: "These people are all related to Sun Dian's corruption and perversion of the law, which of you points it out to me, if you don't point it out, everyone will be treated as the same party, and the time is limited to a quarter of an hour." ”
At this moment, all the county officials were anxious, whether they were named or not, they were all worried. At first, no one dared to come forward, but when they saw what Zeng Yu meant, it was not pretentious, so a county official who was not "injured" just now pointed out a few people to Zeng Yu.
Someone started, and suddenly everyone began to testify, among the more than 40 people named just now, a total of more than 30 people were here, Zeng Yu asked the soldiers to tie them all up and stand with Sun Dian. After questioning, several other people said that some were on vacation at home due to illness, and some were patrolling in villages and towns under Anping County. Because at this time, their greatest test has come.
At this time, I heard a slightly neat footsteps in the distance, and at this time, there was a loud roar: "The government is doing things, and the idlers are scattered!" ”
Soon, everyone knew what the situation was, and it turned out that a commander of the county soldiers led a thousand county soldiers under his command, followed by the private soldiers of the Sun family and the Wang family, a total of about 7,000 people, rushed over from the avenue on the left side of the county office.