Liu Xin and the others calmed down a little, and said, "I want to ask you, should I, the Taishou of the river, be in charge of the people or the army?" ”

Zhang Jun saw that Li Cheng and his hardcore ** had died, and Li Lin was afraid that he would be more than lucky, so he was relieved and was about to get up to answer. Unexpectedly, one of them stood up first and said: "Back to my lord, Hejian is not a border county, and there is no separate position of captain, and the army should also be managed by adults." Lord Taishou is in charge of the army on the horse and the people on the horse. ”

Liu Xin asked with a smile: "Well, who are you?" ”

The man replied: "Lord Hui, the lower official's name is Wang Lei, and he now lives in the position of Cao Shi." ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Yes, that's a good point, Lord Wang, please take a seat." ”

Wang Lei saluted Liu Xin again and said, "Thank you, sir!" Then he sat down.

Liu Xin secretly observed the eyes of the officials looking at Wang Lei, some of them were contemptuous, some were envious, and some were eager to try, so he coughed lightly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen." Do you know where these sergeants on my left and right come from? They are all officers and soldiers of the guards of the county mansion. As the chief guard of the county, I went on my horse to take charge of the army and dismounted to take charge of the people, but I only sent two sergeants to guard the gate, and I left my post at night, so that my wife was almost killed, and they were already put to death by me. The official returned to the city late at night, and there was only one soldier guarding the city in the west city, so I don't know who should be responsible for these things? ”

Zhang Jun just wanted to get up, but he was preempted again, and someone had already stood up and said: "Lord Hui, the next official Chen Jin, now lives in the position of thief Cao Shi." The recruitment, training, and dispatch of the army, as well as the clothing, armor, equipment, gold, drums, grain and grass are all in charge of the soldiers. The guards of the city gates were the responsibility of lieutenant colonels. ”

"Oh, it turned out that ** was making trouble, and it seems that his death is also to blame. Master Chen, since you are a thief and Cao Shi, you must be in charge of catching thieves and arresting the murderers. Let me ask you again, has there been a recent case of horse bandits robbing the people's grain in this county? Liu Xin nodded again and continued to ask.

Chen Jin straightened his chest and said, "Lord Hui, it is the duty of the subordinate officials to arrest the bandits. According to reports from various counties, since the beginning of this month, there have been three incidents of robbers robbing the people's grain, but fortunately there were no casualties, only the newly harvested grain and a small amount of money were lost. The official is arranging for people to visit everywhere, and when there is news, he will report it to the adults. ”

Liu Xin looked at Chen Jin with satisfaction and said, "Lord Chen has handled it well, it is now the autumn harvest, and the incident of robbers robbing the people's grain should not be taken lightly. Most people have enough food in their homes to last until the next summer harvest, and once they are robbed, they will definitely have no place to live. It is necessary to inform the counties to be prepared, to appease and help the people who have been robbed, and to organize the people to take turns to inspect just in case. As long as the fence is tightly rooted, there is no fear of wild dogs getting in. ”

All the officials laughed when they heard Liu Xin's words, and the dull atmosphere just now was swept away. Liu Xin waited for everyone to stop laughing, and continued: "Lord Chen, you have to put more thought into this matter, and if you don't have enough manpower, you can seconded officers and soldiers. By the way, who is in charge of the officers and soldiers? ”

Chen Jin seized the opportunity, sat down, stood and continued to answer: "Lord Hui, there should have been two captains in the barracks, and after Li Lin became the captain, Li Cheng found a reason to remove another captain from his position, and now the officers and soldiers are all under Li Lin's own management. ”

Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Chen, please take a seat first." He turned to Zhang Jun and said, "Zhang Changshi, please take care of this military camp for the time being, and then appoint a new lieutenant when I choose the right person." ”

As soon as he said this, he made it clear to everyone that Li Lin was finished, the stone in Zhang Jun's heart was completely put down, and the depression that he wanted to show twice just now but was robbed of the limelight disappeared without a trace, and he stood up and promised repeatedly.

Liu Xin said again: "Zhang Changshi, Li Lin is still tied up in the mansion, what should I do?" There is also Li Cheng colluded **, led the army to break into the Taishou Mansion, intending to assassinate the official, which is like a rebellion, and now they are all killed on the spot, how should they be reported to the court? I think I'll leave these matters to you. ”

Zhang Jun's heart suddenly burst into joy, he has been suppressed by Li Cheng for a long time, and he usually doesn't dare to say much, but today he can finally turn over and be a master, and immediately said: "Please rest assured, Li Cheng's uncle and nephew still have those minions, who have been doing evil in the river for a long time, and the lower officials have already mastered the evidence of their crimes, and they are about to report to the adult, and they don't want the adult to have eliminated harm for the people." The lower officials are here, and all the officials and people in the river are thanking you! After speaking, he bowed to Liu Xin. Seeing this, all the officials also stood up and bowed down.

Liu Xin was amused in his heart, these people are really some wall grass, and now they have surrendered, so they also stood up, their faces sank, and said: "This official only commits the first evil, and the accomplice is not prosecuted." The officials don't care what the adults here have done in the past, but from now on, you must fulfill your duties and not slack off, and if anyone does anything illegal again, don't blame the officials for turning their faces and being ruthless. That's all for today, everyone step down. ”

After today's scene, all the officials could no longer resist and retired one after another. Seeing that everyone retreated, Zhang Jun walked up to Liu Xin and said, "Back to my lord, Li Cheng's crime is extremely evil, and he should raid his family and exterminate his family, and ask your lord to show me." ”

Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Then Zhang Changshi will take people to raid his home, and as for his family, they will all move to the countryside." ”

Zhang Jun has been bullied and oppressed by Li Cheng for many years, and he is bent on falling into the well, and he wanted to sell all Li Cheng's family members into slavery, but seeing Liu Xin's arrangement, he didn't dare to mention it again, so he had to retreat.

Liu Xin returned to the courtyard of the back house, only to see Chen Jin with a few servants, who were fiddling with the handcuffs behind Li Lin's back, and they couldn't be opened. Seeing this, Liu Xin found a branch, stepped forward, and opened it with three strokes and two strokes. Chen Jin hurriedly thanked him and led Li Lin out.

Liu Xin saw that the big thing was over, so he told Dian Wei to go back to rest, but Dian Wei refused to go to sleep, and still hugged the pair of big iron halberds and leaned under the tree in the courtyard. Liu Xin had no choice but to follow him, and secretly said in his heart, he deserved to be called the first bodyguard, and he really did his duty.

When she returned to the room, she saw that Ma Yun was still asleep, and Liu Xin was a little sleepy, so she lay down outside for fear of waking her up.

Liu Xin drove for a day and a night yesterday, and after coming back, he went through a turmoil, and now he finally settled down and fell asleep. He was really tired this day, that is, he had been exercising for a long time and his body was tough, and if he was someone else, he might not be able to hold on. This sleep was until the Jade Rabbit Dongsheng, and then he woke up, but saw Ma Yun sitting at the head of the bed, looking at him distressedly.

Liu Xin sat up, held Ma Yun's hands, and stared at her face left and right. Ma Yun was furious at him, pulled out his hand, touched it himself, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with my face?" ”

Liu Xin said with a serious face: "You have a flower on your face, a rose." ”

Ma Yun looked at the serious Liu Xin, and laughed with a "puff": "You, play poor, get up and eat quickly." ”

Liu Xin also smiled, touched his belly and said, "Well, I'm really hungry, I'm going to try my wife's craftsmanship today." ”

Ma Yun said embarrassedly: "I've done a lot of things, but I haven't done this meal." ”

Liu Xin whispered a few words in her ear, Ma Yunfei blushed and "spit" at Liu Xin: "A dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth." ”

Liu Xin laughed proudly: "Let's continue to do it tonight." ”

Early the next morning, Liu Xin got up on time again, still refreshed, and walked out of the gate of the Taishou Mansion, only to see that Hu Cao Shi Wang Lei brought a few scribes, and according to his instructions, set up a stall in front of the Taishou Mansion, and erected a wooden sign next to it, which read, "Taishou Soldier Recruitment Office". This was done yesterday after dinner, Liu Xin sent someone to inform him to do it, but he didn't expect his movements to be very fast, and he had already set up a formation.

Seeing Liu Xin come out, Wang Lei hurriedly greeted him and said, "Back to the adult, the lower officials have already arranged according to the adult's explanation." I have also sent people to post the posts in various parts of the city and in the subordinate counties. ”

Liu Xin said with satisfaction: "Yes, it's quite thoughtful." In this way, the position of Bing Cao Shi is still vacant, and the responsibilities will be temporarily taken by you. ”

This soldier Cao Shi is a fat shortage, he handles a lot of grain, grass and ordnance every year, and he has some common money, which is much better than Hu Cao Shi, a Qingshui official, otherwise Li Cheng would not have handed over this position to his henchmen. Wang Lei was overjoyed when he heard this, on the one hand, he could get some oil and water, and on the other hand, it also showed Taishou's trust in him, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, the lower official will definitely live up to his mission." ”

Liu Xin has now completely stepped into the foreground, turning a blind eye to Wang Lei's groveling, only nodded slightly, and did not say anything more. Wang Lei was very interested, gave Liu Xin a salute, walked aside, and continued to busily deploy his stall.

Liu Xin walked around his mansion, and when he remembered Zhang Junlai, he called two soldiers and asked them to lead the way to see how Li Cheng's house was doing. Li Cheng's county mansion was only one road away from the Taishou Mansion, and he walked a short distance to arrive. I saw that the county mansion was quiet, and the two soldiers standing guard at the gate were dozing off with guns. Liu Xin frowned slightly, and said in his heart, it seems that the quality of the army in Hejian is really poor, and it seems that there will be a big blood exchange.

After yesterday's trouble, Liu Xin's reputation in the river has been greatly enhanced. When the soldiers standing guard saw this, they knew that this handsome young man was the new Taishou, and hurriedly straightened up. Liu Xin ignored them, pushed open the gate of the Juncheng Mansion, raised his feet and walked in. I saw that the courtyard in the front hall was full of belongings found from Li Cheng's house, some of which were packed in boxes, and some were piled up on the ground in a mess, and there were no account books around, and there was no guard arranged. Liu Xin despised Zhang Junhao, no wonder he has been pressed by Li Cheng for so many years, and he is not reliable at all.

Liu Xin walked through the front yard and walked in, and when he reached the courtyard in the middle, there were many people crowded on the ground, men and women, old and young, these people were all tied with ropes and strung together, and the air was filled with a smell of urine. Liu Xin frowned, bypassed these people and continued to walk inside. But he saw two soldiers sitting on the ground in front of the house in the county mansion.

The two soldiers were whispering there, and from time to time they let out a snicker or two, when they suddenly found a person standing in front of them, looked up and saw the official uniform, and knew that it was Lord Taishou coming, so they hurriedly got up and saluted.

Liu Xin asked, "Where is Zhang Jun?" ”