Chapter 112: Arrival
Continuing on the road, no robber dared to send spies to follow him for half a day, and these robbers were killed last night.
Half a day later, as I advanced all the way to Yanshan County, I occasionally encountered spies watching. But when they saw the heads of a cart behind them, they were all so frightened that they fled.
The spies kept an eye on their robber leaders, who coveted seven or eight carriages and a dozen horses, but they still gave up the idea of robbing.
Being a robber is only for money, knowing that the other party is an iron plate and kicking hard, this kind of robber has long been eliminated.
Because the road was in disrepair and it was difficult to walk, and the robbers did not dare to hurry and tired, the team walked for four days before seeing the gate of Yanshan County.
During this period, Xu Xian's team has spread throughout Yanshan County.
The forces of all parties did not know the origin of Xu Xian, and they speculated that there was a strong dragon to enter Yanshan County, which alarmed the entire Yanshan County.
When the team arrived at the city gate, there was a panic in the city, and the county lieutenant hurriedly organized the government officials and the village warriors, and the city gate was closed and waited.
"Open the city gate quickly, my lord is the magistrate of Yanshan County appointed by the imperial court!" Standing in front of the closed city gate, Huang Chong shouted loudly.
The county lieutenants, officials and village warriors on the city wall all thought that they had heard it wrong, how could there be a magistrate in the world who went to work with a carriage of people, even if it was a general, it was impossible to do so.
After being stunned for a long time, the county lieutenant shouted on the city wall: "What did you say? ”
"Lord Zhixian is here, why don't you open the city gate to greet you?!" Huang Chong shouted again.
The county lieutenant made sure that he had heard correctly, and turned his head to ask the official and the village warrior: "What should I do?" They said that they were magistrates, should they open the door? ”
"Don't open it, don't open it!" A group of officials and village warriors hurriedly persuaded, "They must be pretending." My lord, look at that carload of people, how scary! How can it be the magistrate? ”
At this time, Xu Xian, who had already put on an official uniform, stood out from the carriage and shouted to the people on the city wall: "This official is Xu Xian, the new magistrate of Yanshan County in the imperial court, and call your county lieutenant and the six-room warden to come out!" ”
The former magistrate of Yanshan County has been vacant for half a year, since the previous magistrate was killed, the previous magistrate has been in office for half a year, day and night frightened and afraid, unable to bear the pressure and fell ill and resigned and left, and no one has been to Yanshan County to serve as an official since then.
The main book and the school are also vacant, and no one dares to go to the post.
The county lieutenant on the city wall saw that Xu Xian was dressed in an official uniform and had an elegant temperament, which seemed to be a bit like an official, but he was too young, a few years younger than his son.
"Don't be a fool, you're too young, you can't be the magistrate!" The county lieutenant shouted.
Xu Xian took out the paperwork, held it up, and said, "Take the paperwork as proof!" ”
"My lord, it seems that the newly appointed magistrate is really called Xu Xian." The warden of the chamber reminded.
The county lieutenant frowned and said, "Isn't it called Chen Quan?" ”
"That was the last appointment of the magistrate." The official of the ceremonial room said, "The latest appointment of the magistrate is indeed called Xu Xian. ”
County Lieutenant Lu Tieshan is one head and two years old, he is already in his fifties, he is a local, he became a county lieutenant by chance, and his memory is not very good.
Of course, the main reason is that in the past two years, the imperial court has sent several county magistrates, chief secretaries and Xuezheng to Yanshan County, but none of them have arrived.
"So the one below may be the real magistrate?" County Lieutenant Lu Tieshan Road.
The six-room warden nodded: "Maybe." That person is not the same person, obviously a scholar, it can't be a robber. ”
Lu Tieshan hesitated for a moment, and said to the warden of the ceremonial room: "Zhang Bing, you go down to test his documents." ”
"Why me?" The warden immediately subconsciously objected.
Lu Tieshan and the other five-room wardens looked at Zhang Bing, the warden of the ceremonial room, without saying a word, Zhang Bing showed a helpless expression, and said resignedly: "I'll go." Whoever calls the ceremonial room is a light pole for me. ”
"Don't pretend to be aggrieved here! You are the warden of the ceremonial room, it is your duty to inspect documents and contact Shangguan, don't think I don't understand! Lu Tieshan kicked Zhang Bing.
After deciding to send Zhang Bing, the warden of the ceremonial room, to check the authenticity of the documents, Lu Tieshan did not order the city gate to be opened, but hung Zhang Bing from the city wall with a rope.
Zhang Bingzhan trembled and approached Xu Xian, who handed over the document of Ren.
Zhang Bing looked at it for a while, confirmed that it was true, and immediately bowed down and shouted: "Zhang Bing, the warden of the little official room, greets the adult." ”
"Get up." Xu Xian bowed slightly.
"Master Xie." Zhang Bing shouted, then stood up.
Xu Xian said lightly: "Now you can ask them to open the city gate, right?" ”
"Yes, yes." Zhang Bing replied repeatedly, immediately turned around and ran to the city gate, and shouted to the people on the city wall, "Open the door quickly!" The paperwork is real, it's our county magistrate! ”
Lu Tieshan and the remaining five-room officials glanced at each other, and did not immediately order the door to be opened, but shouted to Zhang Bing: "You come up first." ”
Zhang Bing turned to Xu Xian for instructions, and Xu Xian nodded slightly, knowing that they were worried that Zhang Bing was coerced by him.
So Zhang Bing re-tied the rope and was pulled up by the people on the city wall.
Xu Xian watched a group of officials in Yanshan County operate like this, and didn't know whether to praise them for their thoughtfulness, or sad that a county government was afraid of robbers like a tiger.
"It's still a county government, a thief is timid, it's better than Dujiazhai!" Du Yong couldn't help but say.
But it was said that Zhang Bing was hoisted on the city wall by a rope again, and Lu Tieshan and the other five-room contractors immediately surrounded him and asked, "Is it true?" ”
Zhang Bingdao: "It's true. ”
When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Tieshan immediately shouted loudly: "Open the city gate quickly, welcome your lord!" ”
Then, he and the six rooms walked down the city wall and went out of the city gate to greet Xu Xian and the others.
It's just that when I went down the city wall, I suddenly sighed: "This magistrate is not simple, carrying a car of people to the post, the future may not be easy......
Including Lu Tieshan, they all stopped.
They are all local people in Yanshan County, and they are all people who are mixed up in Yanshan County, and they are intertwined with all forces in Yanshan County. And the magistrate who arrived is obviously a very strong lord.
"Not necessarily, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake!" Suddenly, another person objected, "He, an outsider, who can he rely on if he doesn't rely on us?" ”
Lu Tieshan said loudly: "Shut up Lao Tzu!" Greet him honestly when he comes in! ”
So, they continued to walk down the city wall and walked out of the city gate to greet Xu Xian.
Outside the city wall, Lu Tieshan and the officials of the six rooms took turns to check Xu Xian's documents, and behind them were a group of officials and villagers.
After confirming that the document was true, the document was finally returned to Lu Tieshan, and he respectfully returned it to Xu Xian.
"Xiaguan County Lieutenant Lu Tieshan meets your lord!" Lu Tieshan bowed to Xu Xian and shouted.
The six-room warden behind him then knelt down to Xu Xianxing and shouted, "The little official greets the adult." ”
A group of officials in the back hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "Meet your lordship." ”