In Yangzhai City, next to the east gate, in a luxurious residence, sit the county Cheng Jia Ren and the county lieutenant Wu Yi.

According to the Qin system, the magistrate of the county is the commander, the chief. When the new mang, he had ordered the long to change his name to "Zai". The Book of Han says that if the county is full of 10,000 households, its governor will call the order, and those who are dissatisfied will be called the chief. In fact, in the Han Dynasty, the county officials were called orders or chiefs, and sometimes it was also related to the importance of their counties, not only by the number of households. The rank of the order is 600 to 1,000 stones, and the rank of the long is 300 to 500 stones.

That is to say, the magistrate of the large county is called the county order, and the salary is between 600 and 1,000 stones; The magistrate of the small county is called the county magistrate, and the salary is between 300 and 500 stones.

There shall be a chief under the commander and the chief clerk, the storehouse and the prison. There is also a lieutenant in charge of military affairs, and a left lieutenant and a right lieutenant in large counties. In the Han Dynasty, the Taishou, Ling, Cheng, and Wei were all appointed and dismissed by the central government.

The county lieutenant and the county chief are both county magistrates, and they are in charge of public security and theft. In general, there are two people in large counties and one person in small counties. Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty and Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty each had four lieutenants. The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties were set up along the line. Cao Cao first entered the official career as the northern lieutenant of Luoyang, which was equivalent to the police station chief of the northern district of Luoyang.

At the beginning, Yangzhai had 13,000 households, which was a really big county, so there were two county governors on the left and right. Later, Guo Bin asked He Jin for the position of left lieutenant in Yangzhai County and gave it to Zhao Yun, and the right lieutenant was this Wu Yi. When Guo Bin first took office, Xi Zhicai had already sorted out the resumes of everyone in the county and put them on Guo Bin's desk to prevent him from having no clue and making mistakes in his busyness. It not only has the age and experience of each person, but also has an intricate network of relationships with the major families in the county.

The county order is equivalent to the current secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, and the county is equivalent to the deputy secretary of the county party committee and deputy county magistrate. The county lieutenant is equivalent to the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau and is Zhao Yun's main assistant.

Wu Yi, the right lieutenant of the county, can be said to be an old oilman in the officialdom, and the Wu family has also been an official in Yangzhai County, and he has been an official in Wu Yi's generation. Because he is an official in his hometown, his actions on weekdays are still restrained, and his reputation in the county is reasonable.

If it is in ordinary years, you can naturally plan it step by step and slowly build your own team. However, when the Taiping Road move was imminent, Guo Bin felt that the situation was urgent, so he took thunderous measures and directly transferred the county officials to training outside the city, and transferred 500 soldiers from Fulong Villa to serve as defenders. Therefore, Wu Yi, who asked for money but no money, and no one for his subordinates, also gave Guo Bin a vacancy.

It's just that unlike Jia Ren, Wu Yi doesn't have the big backer of Taiping Dao.

Jia Ren picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea that was worth a day's diet of a civilian family, and said, "Good tea, here is County Lieutenant Wu, there is really good tea." ”

Wu Yi smiled and said, "Jia County has won the award, I don't know if you come to the Humble House today, do you have any advice?" ”

Jia Ren put down the teacup, leaned forward and said, "Don't dare to give advice, does the county lieutenant Wu know Taiping Dao?" ”

Wu Yi's heart sank, and he said, "Oh? Wu has heard a lot, I don't know what Jia Xiancheng has to say? ”

Jia Ren smiled and said: "The three masters of Taiping Dao asked me to bring a message to the county lieutenant Wu, three days later, at night, please open the south gate of the county lieutenant Wu." ”

Wu Yi was stunned and said: "Opening the city gate privately at night, but it's a big crime, why should Jia Xiancheng be strong?" ”

Jia Ren took a sip of tea, gently put down the teacup, and said: "If it weren't for the elder brother, I would be difficult to be a virtuous brother, it was really the order of Master Zhang of Taiping Dao to respect his old man, and he couldn't refuse." ”

Wu Yidao: "Jia County is here, please forgive Wu for being difficult to agree." ”

Jia Ren said slowly: "Could it be that County Lieutenant Wu doesn't even care about your own son?" ”

Wu Yi's face changed, he stood up in shock, pointed at Jia Ren and said, "You, you, you Jia Ren, what happened to me Sheng'er?" You and I have been officials all day long, don't we have a little friendship? ”

Jia Ren said slowly: "County Lieutenant Wu doesn't need to be excited, let the prince enjoy the happiness in one place, and after three days, when the city gate opens, he will go home." ”

Wu Yi slowly sat back and said, "Doesn't Jia Xiancheng know that Wu was also overshadowed by that Guo Bin?" What do you want me to take to open this gate for you? ”

Jia Ren said: "County Lieutenant Wu has been an official in Yangzhai County for many years, and a little thing is naturally difficult for you. ”

Wu Yi was silent for a long time, Fang nodded slowly, and said, "In this case, Wu has to try his best." ”

Jia Ren hurriedly said: "Does County Lieutenant Wu have a plan in his heart? ”

Wu Yidao: "Zhao Zhong, who guards the south gate, has a good relationship with me, so you may be able to give it a try." ”

Jia Ren said: "Then it depends on Brother Wu Xian, after three days, Zizheng, and Gongzi will also hand over to Brother Wu Xian at the south gate." ”

Wu Yi nodded weakly, called the little guy outside the door in, and sent Jia Ren out.

It's just that what he didn't know was that the little guy immediately handed a note to the servant who burned the fire, and then turned around the hands of several people to Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai and Guo Bin said: "Lord, there is news from the fine work of Wu Yi, the right county lieutenant, today is Zheng, Jia Ren went to the county lieutenant Wu Yi's house, and talked for more than half an hour before coming out. ”

Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Guo Jia and Xu Shu also came over.

Guo Bin turned his head and said, "Oh? Zhicai, what do you think? ”

Xi Zhicai said: "It seems that Taiping Dao is really going to make a big difference." ”

Guo Jia said: "Yes, at present, with Wu Yi's ability, I am afraid that the only one who can command and move is Zhao Zhong of the South Gate." ”

Guo Bin and Xu Shu glanced at each other and nodded their heads.

Guo Bin looked at Guo Jia and said, "So, what should be done next?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "Presumably, Jia Ren's plan is just to let Wu Yiwan open the city gate, or to kill from outside the city and capture the county government, or to assassinate the eldest prince by the people in the city and leave the city from the south gate." At that time, as long as we ambush the archers, as soon as the main force of Taiping Dao arrives, the arrows will be released, regardless of whether he is a master or not, he will not be able to escape a life. ”

Seeing that Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu both nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Guo Jia's opinion, and Guo Jia's face suddenly turned pale, Guo Bin sank his face and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

Everyone was surprised, Xu Shu said: "Lord, dare to ask what's wrong?" Xi Zhicai secretly pondered, thinking about what was wrong, but he didn't think of it?

Guo Bin said: "The plan is a good plan, but it is not a gentleman's doing." With a wave of his hand, he stopped Xu Shu, who was about to speak, and continued: "How can I not know about Song Xianggong? But after all, I have no reason to empty his power, and it is human nature for him to complain. Moreover, this turmoil will inevitably cause a major earthquake in Yangzhai County, and when we uproot Jia Ren, how will the rest of the wealthy families view us? Will they not say anything on the surface, but the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the things hurt them, and everyone is in danger? ”

Seeing that the three of them nodded in agreement, Guo Bin continued: "Therefore, the only goal of our action this time is to uproot Jia Ren, only punish the evil, and never ask questions!" ”

After a pause, he said to Guo Jia: "Little brother, you can learn from calculations, but you must remember that being overly suspicious is not the right way, and people's loyalty is not obtained by suspicion and temptation, but by sincerity and win-win." You must always have a time when you are in charge, including Zhicai and Yuanzhi, and when you have the power of a single land, you must remember this. When doing things under my Guo Bin, you don't have to tremble, you can put anything on the table and say, we don't have to engage in mutual containment. ”

Xu Shu said excitedly: "The mind of the lord is like the sea of stars, how fortunate it is to meet the lord in this life!" ”

I only heard everyone nodding their heads again and again, and they all sighed: If there is a lord (eldest brother) like this, what more can the husband ask for?