Yang Congyi came to Huaining before he had time to rest, and in the afternoon of the same day, he was called by Chen Ru to discuss the matter.

When I entered the conference hall, I saw Chen Ru sitting in the middle, and six people sitting on either side. After Yang Congyi saw the salute, Chen ordered him to sit down on the side.

Of the seven people in front of him, except for Chen Ruyi, Yang Congyi only knew that He County Lieutenant, because they had only met not long ago. At this time, the county lieutenant He sat at the end, it can be seen that the council hall should be all officials who are higher than the county lieutenant, and this level of deliberation should not have anything to do with him, after all, he is just a small official who does not enter the stream. I don't know what Chen Ru called him over and what he ordered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, regarding the escape of death row prisoners at the beginning of the year, there will be no more debate after that, this official has reported that the pacification envoy has been appeased, and the pacification department has also replied." Chen Ru did not greet politely, and went straight to the point and went straight to the point.

I only heard one person ask: "I don't know how the pacification division replied?" ”

After hearing this, Chen Ru instructed one person: "Master Tan, show the reply document of the pacification department to all the adults." ”

When Master Tan heard the order, he took out the documents he was carrying and handed them to the person who questioned him.

When the man opened the document and read it carefully, Chen Ru said to everyone: "The imperial court and the pacification department attach great importance to the matter of Anqing. Therefore, the pacification department adhered to the above intention and set the incident at the beginning of the year as the escape of a death row prisoner. The Huaining Prefecture is responsible for the arrest and pursuit, and the fugitive is recovered within three months, and all matters during the period can be handled as appropriate. I don't know if you have any objections? ”

The other officials said: "Since the court and the pacification department have made a decision, I don't dare to discuss it again." "The court has made a decision, who dares to talk nonsense, express dissent, and oppose the court, unless they want to go home and farm.

Seeing that no one objected, Chen said, "That's fine." I also hope that you will work together to apprehend the fugitives within three months and bring the country to justice. ”

The person who looked at the reply document finished reading it and returned the document before he said: "Since the pacification department determined that the robbery of Tianzhu Mountain at the beginning of the year was the escape of a death row prisoner, then I have nothing to say." Since it is a prison escape, the government will deal with it itself, and it has nothing to do with me. Leave. Then he got up and left.

I only heard Chen Ru say: "High control and slow." ”

The man sat down again and asked a little unpleasantly, "What else is the matter with Lord Chen?" ”

Chen said: "Don't be in a hurry with the high command, this official just said that at this time, you need to work together to hunt down the death row prisoners, how can you get the help of the high commander." ”

Gao Tongzhi couldn't help but smile angrily: "Just catch a few fugitives, and still need the assistance of my forbidden army?" Mr. Chen is making a bit of a fuss. ”

Chen said: "There are a large number of prisoners on death row who have escaped from prison, and they are extremely fierce, and without the help of the elite soldiers and strong generals under the high command, it is really difficult for the government to arrest them within three months, so it is necessary to mobilize some soldiers to assist." ”

When the high commander heard this, he refused without hesitation, and only heard him say in a loud voice: "The imperial court prohibits soldiers and horses, and not a single soldier or soldier can be easily mobilized in non-wartime, and any transfer of troops and horses must be ordered by the Privy Council, and local states and counties have no right to recruit and transfer." I beg your pardon for not being able to do anything. ”

was rejected, Chen Ru was not angry, but said calmly: "The high command system is not in a hurry, the official naturally knows that the state and county have no right to levy and transfer the forbidden army, and the rules of the imperial court naturally understand." Please look at the command, although the appointment in the hands of this official, although it is not from the Privy Council, it is possible to call the generals under the command? As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to the high-level system for inspection.

After receiving the order and inspecting it, Gao Tong's face was neither red nor white, and he was silent.

Chen Rushi asked again: "What, can there be any objections to the high-level control system?" ”

Only then did the senior commander reluctantly replied: "Since there is an order from the pacification department, this official naturally has no objections. However, the government will have to bear the wagons, horses, grain and grass of the 500 soldiers. ”

Chen Ru smiled: "This is nature. Then he said to another person: "Huang Xiancheng, this time to arrest the fugitives, it is estimated that 600 people will be requisitioned, and the money and food for 600 people for three months may be raised within ten days?" ”

The official named Huang Xiancheng replied: "My lord, it is a little difficult to raise three months' worth of money and food within ten days, and there should be no problem in raising one or two months. ”

Chen Ru sighed for a moment and said, "Yes, within ten days, we will raise a batch first, and then continue to raise supplements." ”

Huang Xiancheng replied yes.

Then Chen Ru instructed the county lieutenant He: "County Lieutenant He, the last time the counties came to Huaining to assist in the pursuit of the fugitives, it lasted two months, and you are most familiar with the pursuit of the fugitives, and this time you are still in charge, and the fugitives must be brought to justice within three months." ”

County Lieutenant He said with some hesitation: "My lord, these fugitives are extraordinary, now they have fled into the mountains, it is very troublesome to hunt down, I am afraid that three months is not enough, we need to think long-term." ”

Chen Ru said solemnly: "The pacification department has set a time limit, how to think about it in the long run." County Lieutenant He still had to think carefully about how to arrest the fugitives within three months, which was the right way. "The murderer's escape from prison should have something to do with Lieutenant He, so Chen Ru naturally has no good words for him.

County Lieutenant He was helpless, so he had to reply: "The subordinate will do his best." ”

Chen Ru said again: "Since Lieutenant He thinks that he is not enough, this official will arrange for you to help." Then he called "Yang catches the head".

Yang Congyi immediately got up and replied. Through the conversation between these people just now, he has somewhat learned some of the complex relationships.

I only heard Chen Ru introduce to everyone: "Yang Zhutou was ordered to go to Tianzhu Mountain to hunt down fugitives and capture a bandit leader at a very small price. ”

Then he ordered: "Yang Zhutou, you have led nearly thirty arresters to search for fugitives in Tianzhu Mountain for two months, and you are more familiar with the situation in Tianzhu Mountain. If the matter is unclear and it is inconvenient to make the decision, you can ask the county lieutenant to decide. ”

When County Lieutenant He heard this, his face changed, but Chen Ru was several levels higher than him, and although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to show it too much, so he didn't say anything.

As for the others, they looked like they didn't care about themselves, listening calmly. The new official took office with three fires, let him burn them, burn the others first, and let the fire out, naturally he won't trouble them.

Yang Congyi didn't quite understand what the latter two sentences meant, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately responded: "Yes, my lord." ”

Chen Ru turned his head to the high commander and said: "Gao commander, you have to worry about the transfer of 500 elite soldiers, and after ten days, the county lieutenant He will go to call it, and I hope that the commander will cooperate." ”

Gao Tong said: "You should listen to the tune." After that, he didn't say anything more.

I only heard Chen Ru and instructed: "Feng joins the army, you immediately issue a requisition order to Susong, Wangjiang, Yuexi, Taihu, and Tong'an counties, and recruit and arrest nearly twenty people from each county, come to assist in the arrest of fugitives, and rush to Huaining within ten days." ”

Feng Sanjun immediately said yes.

When all the things were discussed and arranged, and the people had no objection, they dispersed.

Yang Congyi was left by Chen Ru and waited for the others to leave, only to hear Chen Ru is say: "Yang Zhutou, this matter has not been told to you in advance, if there is any difficulty, you can explain." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Don't hide it, I really don't know how to do this well, and last time I didn't focus on arresting fugitives." Now he has to go into the mountains to arrest people. According to the leader who was captured before, there are many bandits in the mountains, peaks and valleys, caves, and there are bandits entrenched in each one, no less than 100 gangs, and the strength of the bandits in the entire Tianzhu Mountain is not trivial. With this bit of manpower, I'm afraid it's in vain. ”

Chen said: "Things in Anqing have changed again, and now the situation is complicated, and I am a little powerless. When it comes to chasing fugitives, you can do your best to catch them quickly. The bandits in Tianzhu Mountain are powerful, I have heard of it, but the time to exterminate the bandits has not yet come, this matter is set as a prison escape, and I don't want to directly clash with the bandits, and the bandits will naturally not provoke the government, otherwise Tianzhu Mountain will be self-defeating no matter how big it is. This time we went into the mountains to hunt down the fugitives, mainly to catch them quickly, supplemented by 500 soldiers, and we must remember not to have too much fight with the bandits in the mountains, otherwise the matter will intensify and the situation will become more complicated. I have already tried the leader of the bandits you captured, and I learned from the bandits that although there are many bandits in Tianzhu Mountain, they are based in the valleys, relatively scattered, and do not belong to each other, and fights occur from time to time, and it is not impossible to recover the fugitives within three months. If you really can't recover it, make a plan. ”

Seeing Lord Chen say this, Yang Congyi felt a little relieved, nodded and said, "Yes, follow your orders." ”

After speaking, Chen Ru suddenly smiled and said: "I already know what happened on the way you came to Huaining, and when everything goes well, I will set up a banquet to thank you." ”

Yang Congyi said: "You're welcome, adults, this is what I should do." ”

Chen said: "Don't shirk the head, thank you." ”

In this way, Yang Congyi is not good at saying polite words.

"Okay, you go back and plan and plan, the success or failure of this matter is very important, you must be careful, even if it is useless, you must not have it."

Yang Congyi said yes, then said goodbye and left, and went back to his residence to rest, but there was something in his heart, where to rest.

The team went to chase the fugitives and entered Tianzhu Mountain, which was so difficult that it can be imagined. Although Chen Ru was relieved that if he couldn't recover the fugitives, he would make a plan, but how could he make a plan? It is nothing more than accepting the punishment, applying for a grace period, and continuing to pursue again.

If the fugitives can't be pursued, they must be pursued all the time, after all, there are dozens of fugitives, and which official dares to relax his vigilance. Moreover, this incident alarmed the pacification department, alarmed the imperial court, and even alarmed the emperor, and mixed the imperial court and the local government, and the relationship between the middle was complicated. No matter what the final result of this matter is, I am afraid that Chen Ruye's career will not be advanced again, and if he is not careful, he will lose his official position if he is caught by someone and has a problem.

Lord Chen looks up to him so much, a little common man, and dares to hand over the heavy responsibility of chasing fugitives to him, what else is he afraid of, do his best, with a clear conscience, that is, whether he succeeds or not, let it be.