Chapter 113: Resolute
"Excuse me." It was the first time that Xu Xian was bowed down by so many people.
"Thank you, sir!" The crowd shouted in unison, then stood up.
Lu Tieshan took two steps forward, and said with a somewhat flattering smile: "My lord has worked hard all the way, it was a pure misunderstanding just now, I hope my lord will forgive me." ”
"I'm glad you were cautious just now." Xu Xian said lightly, and then his tone changed, "It's not ......"
He turned to Du Yong and said, "Pull up the head of that robber." ”
"Yes!" Du Yong responded, immediately turned around and went to the back of the team, and ordered the coachman to pull the head of the car forward.
Lu Tieshan and the Liufang warden looked a little puzzled, they couldn't figure out what this new magistrate was going to do, shouldn't they enter the county government first to sit down in their positions, and then appease them?
Soon, the head of a car pulled to the front, and Lu Tieshan and the Liufang warden took two steps back with some fear.
At this time, Xu Xian looked at Lu Tieshan and said, "County lieutenant, this official asked you, what are the duties of the county lieutenant?" ”
"Read the feather archers, forbid adultery." Lu Tieshan replied truthfully.
Xu Xian's eyes turned to everyone, and he raised his voice: "When the official went to work, when he first entered the county, he was attacked by the bandit group, if it wasn't for the desperate protection of the official, the official would have been killed by the robbers." The dignified county, the head of a county, if he is really killed by the robbers of this county, it is a big joke in the world! ”
"Lu Tieshan!" Xu Xian's tone changed suddenly, his eyes stared at Lu Tieshan, and he reprimanded sternly, "How did you become a county lieutenant?!" The robbers are like the wind, and the people are not at peace, and they are afraid all day long to flee, and ten rooms are empty! ”
Lu Tieshan was dumbfounded, and only came back to his senses after a while, and said aggrievedly: "My lord, this is not the fault of the lower officials, it is actually ......."
The six-room warden was also dumbfounded.
"It's not your fault?" Xu Xian interrupted and snorted coldly, "This official asked you, how long have you been a county lieutenant?" Five years! In the past five years, the bandits in the territory have not decreased, but have become more and more intense, is it not your dereliction of duty? ”
"My lord, the lower officials have also worked hard to send people to suppress the bandits." Lu Tieshan shouted aggrievedly.
Xu Xian snorted coldly: "If you don't do things well, that's incompetence!" ”
"You are derelict in your duties and incompetent, this official wants to temporarily take away your authority, you go home and reflect on it! If you are not satisfied, you can go to the government to complain! Xu Xian said coldly.
Without waiting for Lu Tieshan to react, he made a big move and ordered: "Enter the city!" ”
Then, he turned around and went back to get into the carriage, whether Lu Tieshan wanted it or not.
Although the magistrate is in charge of the affairs of a county, and the county lieutenant obeys the orders of the magistrate, Xu Xian believes that in a place like Yanshan County, the power of force and military force must be firmly controlled by himself. He never thought that the last Yanshan magistrate who was killed was a simple robber who entered the city in the middle of the night to assassinate him.
Before entering the city, he seized the power of the county lieutenant of the head snake, which seemed radical and could easily cause the county lieutenant to rebel, but with Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing and the five ghosts, no one in Yanshan County could hurt him even a hair.
Lu Tieshan stood in place, his old face was red and purple, his fists were clenched, his face and eyes were full of anger, and he couldn't wait to directly chop up this new county magistrate and feed it to the dog.
It's just that his eyes inadvertently touched the carload of heads piled up, and then looked at Xu Xian's large group of entourage full of murderous atmosphere, especially Du Yong, a tower-like man, like a fierce general fighting on the battlefield, so he had to endure humiliation.
Xu Xian's team was stunned by the original officials and officials in Yanshan County, and entered the city gate in a mighty way, and went straight to the county government without anyone leading the way.
Xu Xian has various maps of Yanshan County, including the county seat, and does not need anyone to guide him, as if he was the owner of this county seat.
After Xu Xian's team completely entered the city gate, a group of officials and officials came back to their senses and followed silently, and they all clearly felt that Yanshan was about to change this day.
The six-room warden glanced at Lu Tieshan silently, without any sound of comfort, and turned around to follow Xu Xian's team without saying a word.
Obviously, they were also afraid that Xu Xian's attention would fall on them.
Even the real officials of the county lieutenant have been directly seized of their powers, they are just officials, and theoretically they are directly assigned by the county magistrate, so it is not too easy to take their positions.
Before arriving at the gate of the county government, Xu Xian got out of the carriage, raised his head slightly and glanced at the county office, which was tattered and in disrepair, and compared with the nearby residential inns and restaurants, it was too shabby.
Retracting his gaze, Xu Xian entered the county government proudly, Huang Chong and Du Yong followed behind him to guard, then Shen Hao and other staff, then the guards, and finally the sixty young men of Dujiazhai.
As for Bai Suzhen and others, they belong to their families and should not go to the main gate of the county government, so they enter the backyard of the county government through the side door.
Entering the county office, Xu Xian sat down in the main seat of the public hall, and the six-room warden followed in, waiting for the order to be sent.
"Introduce yourself." Xu Xian's gaze swept over the six-room warden and said lightly.
These six wardens stood in front of Xu Xian in two columns, the right column was the officials, the household, and the ritual room, and the left column was the soldiers, the torturers, and the workshop.
When these six wardens introduced their names, Xu Xian looked at their expressions and didn't listen carefully to their self-introductions at all.
He already knew the names and details of these six people.
He observed the attitudes of the six.
After a short time, after the six-room warden finished introducing himself, Xu Xian said lightly: "The military room and the torture room are left, and the others perform their duties." ”
"Yes, sir." The unnamed warden saluted in relief and exited the hall.
Xu Xian sat on the seat, looked at the soldiers and the prison guards for a long time, and said: "The new official took office with three fires, and the first fire of this official is to burn the robbers in my Yanshan County. ”
"Zhang Han, how many soldiers are there in my county? How is the armory? Xu Xian asked the warden of the military room, "You report it in detail." ”
Zhang Han, the warden of the military room, hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, there are forty-six soldiers in our county, and there are about one hundred township braves. Ten of them were archers......"
The situation of King Wen's barracks, Xu Xian then asked about the torture room.
Although the torture room is responsible for investigating and handling cases, it also has some force at its disposal.
After listening to the report, Xu Xian said: "The robbers in my county are Yingye, and it is difficult to exterminate the Zhao'an bandits with these forces alone. ”
"That's what my lord said." Zhang Han and Song Haidao, the warden of the torture room.
"On the way to the office, there is a group of good people who are willing to follow the official and move into our county. Some of these good people are quite young and strong, and they have also fought with robbers for many years, and the official thinks that they can be used to suppress bandits. Xu Xian said, "This official wants to hire these young men to become soldiers in our county, township warriors and catchers, what do you think?" ”
"My lord is wise, our county is short of warriors." Zhang Han and Song Hai immediately responded.
Seeing Xu Xian with a large group of young men at the city gate, they were already mentally prepared.
"Okay." Xu Xian bowed his head, turned his head to Du Yong and said: "Du Yong, you lead Du Jiazhai Qingzhuang to join the soldiers and township warriors of our county, and you do the barracks to save some points and assist Zhang Han." Huang Chong, you lead Shi'er and the other five people to temporarily join the fast hunting team, and you are the second catcher. ”
"Thank you, sir!" Du Yong and Huang Chong knelt down excitedly and thanked them.
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