The so-called important thing is to track down the White Lotus cultists who may be haunting Zhuji County. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Whether it was out of the protection of Yang Chen, who was the county commander, or in order to fulfill his duties, Yang Zhen had to do his best to find any clues about them and nip the possible crisis of the White Lotus Sect in the bud.

But this thing is not easy to do, because Yang Zhen has too few people who are really available now. After all, it is impossible to track down the White Lotus Sect with great fanfare, otherwise once they find out, they will inevitably flee first, so it is impossible to use the power of the third class of the county government to find it. After all the fights, only himself, as well as Wei Yong and Cai Yingyang, can bear this responsibility.

Even if the latter two were natives of Zhuji, it was still very difficult to secretly investigate the White Lotus Sect. After all, the White Lotus Sect also knew that they were vigilant by the imperial court, and they would not dare to reveal their identities easily. Just like Jiangling at the beginning, if it weren't for Yang Zhen and the others, they happened to find the Yao family's secret room, but I am afraid that no one will know that the White Lotus Sect is by their side today.

It seems that even God thinks that Yang Zhen is too powerful and lonely, and when the time entered the golden autumn and October, he sent him two helpers - Ruan Tong and Wang Hai.

The arrival of the two really surprised Yang Zhen's expectations. Although he did write to his two former brothers for help, hoping that they would come to Zhuji to help his brother open up the situation and gain a firm foothold in the county government, he did not have much hope in his heart.

After all, the people of this era are the most relocated to their land, and if there is really no way, no one will leave their homeland. As for people like Ruan Wu who have already found a good job in the county government, it is even more impossible for them to come to Zhuji, where they are not familiar with life, to do things. In fact, you can't imagine a civil servant in a government agency suddenly resigning and then running to another place to find a job.

So when Yang Zhen saw the two of them coming to him in the dust, he was really surprised and delighted: "Ruan Wu, Wang San, you two are really my Yang Zhen's good brothers." If there is something good this time, I will live up to you! ”

When Ruan Tong and the others heard this, they smiled bitterly: "Yang Er, we are here to defect to you." Don't think of us as so righteous, we are really forced to do this. The three of them have always had a deep relationship, and the two of them also spoke bluntly, revealing a little about their real reason for coming here.

"Oh?" Yang Zhen laughed self-deprecatingly: "You two are really, can't you make me happy and wait for two days to explain?" Although there seemed to be a grudge in his words, Yang Zhen was actually very happy in his heart, which showed that there was no deception between them, and they were all sincere.

"Let's not talk about that. Let's go, I'll take you to the restaurant to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and then I want to arrange you to be an errand in the county office. Yang Zhen then put his arm around the shoulders of the two, spoke very politely, and led them to the south of the city.

In the Xiangmenglou where he drank with the officials that day, Yang Zhen and the two brothers ordered a table of wine and food, and ate and drank. After three rounds of drinking, Yang Zhen re-led the topic to why Ruan Tong and the others left Jiangling: "You just said that you were forced to come here in desperation, what is going on?" ”

"That's a long way to say." Ruan Tong took a sip of wine a little angrily, and then said: "Actually, before we went on an errand, we already knew that this Yacha of Fuguo County was not good, because there were too many big people there, and if you were not careful, you would get the way." And a tolerance like ours, if no one keeps it, the end will be even worse. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen and the others nodded frequently, expressing their agreement with their opinions, Ruan Tong was in a slightly better mood: "Actually, I am also to blame for this incident." No, because of something happened in Wuchang City last year, someone sued the governor and several officials, and our Jingzhou Mansion Hua Master was also dismissed, and then changed to a new prefect. By the way, you haven't been in Gangneung before, you shouldn't know about it, right? ”

"This ......" Yang Zhen only said vaguely: "But I have heard of it." He didn't expect that what happened to the two brothers was actually related to what he caused in Wuchang.

Wang Hai continued: "So later, I changed to the prefect surnamed Jin. It's just that this Lord Jin will come, and he brought a brother-in-law with his mother. That kid was quite low-key before, so we didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, in May this year, he actually had a conflict with someone in the casino. ”

"It's also our brother's bad luck, the casino has always been good friends with us, and there is some filial piety on time and on time. Since someone is making trouble with him, our brothers will naturally come forward to settle it. Ruan Tong said, with a look of hatred on his face, and only bit a large piece of meat from one chicken leg, as if he was eating the meat of the prefect's brother-in-law.

In fact, there are a lot of such things at this time, whether it is a gambling house or a green building, in order to have security, there will always be those errands in the official mansion. In this way, even if someone makes trouble, they can find a backer to solve the problem. And for these errand people, it is impossible to refuse to get a considerable amount of income, even far more than the silver. Of course, this is under the condition that Shangguan turns a blind eye, otherwise no one can bear it.

Ruan Tong vented his anger on the chicken leg, and after gnawing it until only one bone remained, he wiped his mouth and continued: "We also acted according to the rules, beat up the troublesome kid, and imprisoned him in the county office. I didn't want to work for half a day, so the prefect asked people back, and then it was our turn to wear small shoes. ”

Wang Hai was also full of anger: "As a result, although Wu Zhixian had the intention to protect us, he still had to fire us under pressure from above. And after we were expelled from the yamen, they still refused to let us go, and sent people to get along with us several times, and we also fought with some ruffians a few times. ”

"Seeing that I can't stay in Jiangling anymore, and you just happened to give us this letter again, Erlang, so we came here with a cheeky face. Jiro, we will rely on you in the future. ”

"What is unreliable, our brothers should help each other." Yang Zhen hurriedly smiled: "And you have also seen the letter, in fact, I need you to say maybe more than you." ”

Seeing him talk like this, the hearts of the two were even more happy. After all, no one likes to feel under the fence, and even if the three of them have a good relationship, they will always feel awkward. But now that Yang Zhen said this, the two of them naturally had a balance in their hearts. At least not just to join the Yang brothers, but to help.

With such an understanding in his heart, Ruan Tong couldn't help but fold his spirit and asked: "Why Erlang, as far as I know, Lord Yang should have been the county commander for half a year, why is he still a little embarrassed?" ”

Yang Zhen nodded solemnly: "You don't know how deep the water is in this small county town of Zhuji." In the county government alone, the main book, the county clerk, the canonical history, and the other six-room scribes are not of the same mind as the eldest brother. As for the outside, almost all of the economic lifelines are controlled by the Xuanli family. If it weren't for the fact that we had taken the opportunity to bring down the canonical history and let him gain a foothold in the county office, I am afraid that the eldest brother's decree would not be able to leave his room. ”

"What?" Ruan Tong and the others were full of disbelief: "There is such a thing? That's weird, isn't it? ”

"Actually, I thought it was a bit exaggerated before, but after looking at it over time, it's really true. For example, it was the time to pay the annual food tax recently, but the eldest brother is still very idle. Those who came to the county seat to pay grain from ten miles and eight towns all looked for Jiang Chong, the chief bookkeeper. ”

Wang Hai couldn't help but smack: "The money and grain of a county is a big deal, can't Lord Yang interfere?" ”

"They will still ask out of politeness, but the matter is still in charge of Jiang Chong, and my eldest brother really can't do anything about it." Yang Zhen frowned. In fact, in addition to investigating the traces of the White Lotus Sect during these days, he was also very concerned about his brother's authority in the county government.

I thought that by removing Xuanchuang and replacing it with a new history, coupled with the momentum of suppressing the revenge of the Xuan family, I would be able to regain the power of many county officials, and even suppress Jiang Chong and Zhao Bangfu. But the result disappointed them, even the Xuan family, without the spokesperson of Xuanchuang, could control part of the prison through the book office below, not to mention the Li family, who could still borrow Jiang Chong to control the county's money and food.

After all, the Xuanli family has been operating in Zhuji County for a hundred years, and under the deep roots, how can they be completely dug down in a short period of time? And now that they are on guard again, they are afraid that it will be even more difficult to deal with next.

Seeing Yang Zhen's embarrassed look, Ruan Tong comforted: "Erlang, you don't have to worry so much, Lord Yang is a dignified seven-grade main hall after all, as long as he finds the handle of those people, it is only a matter of time before he takes back the power of the county government." Maybe it was because he was the county commander at the beginning and lacked experience in the open and secret battles between them, so he was suppressed by them. ”

"Huh?" When Yang Zhen heard him say this, he seemed to have some opinions, so he filled a glass of wine for Ruan: "Tell me, what can my eldest brother do?" ”

"I also heard from the old people of Jiangling County, who have seen a lot of new county commanders." Ruan Tong said this first, and then continued: "Actually, if the butt of the errand in the county government is clean, as long as the county commander is willing to check carefully, he can find out the problem." But this does not mean that these people should be dismissed, but that they should be held in their hands and not triggered, so that they can take power into their own hands. ”

"Well, that's true." Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Then how do you think you should find those handles?" ”

"The affairs of the county government are only in money, food and prison. The former is prone to corruption, while the latter breeds unjust cases. As long as you grasp these two items and examine them carefully, you will not have to worry about finding the handle of those people. ”

Yang Zhen thought about it for a while, then his face was happy, and he couldn't help but take the wine glass and toast Ruan Tong: "What you said is right, it seems that I can get your help this time, and the eldest brother can finally make a difference in Zhuji!" ”