In the fourth year of Xiping, the seventh day of the third month. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Huiji City, everything is as before, just add a point of spring, green tile waterway awning boat, green pine and saffron Tibetan Yue Palace, swallow rank willow catkins into the mash river, Yue Nu Huansha mirror lake.

I stepped into the county office, and the county officials who had been waiting for a long time saluted, "Welcome to Taishou!" ”

"No courtesy." I waved my sleeves and walked into the lobby.

Juncheng Chen Heng followed closely and said: "I saw the adult last year, and the lower officials knew that the adult was extraordinary, and I would like to ask the adult to take care of me in the future!" ”

"It should be that I want to thank Master Chen." I looked back.

"Hehe, it's good that adults can remember Xiaguan." Chen Heng said with a smile.

Entering the lobby, the attendant Chen Lan took out the appointment letter and showed it to the county officials.

Subsequently, Chen Heng, the county officer, presented the seal of the county guard, and the county officials officially visited them one by one.

"Huiji County Cheng Chen Heng meets Taishou!"

"Huiji County Gong Cao Shi Yan birthday to meet Taishou!"

"Huiji County's five senses, Peng Xue Xi, meet Taishou!"

"Wei Lan, the governor of Huiji County, meets Taishou!"

"Huiji County soldier Cao Peng Zhu Jun to meet Taishou!"

“……”

After the formal greeting ceremony, I waved my hand and said, "I'm a little tired today, so let's disperse." ”

"Adults are tired from long-distance work, I won't bother, tonight the official will set up a banquet for the adults to wash the dust, please enjoy the face of the adults to the banquet!" Chen Heng invited.

"There's Lord Lao Chen to worry about." I thanked him.

The backyard of the government is too guarded in the study.

"Congratulations, my lord, I have completed the first step of the plan!" The skinny Zhu Zhang bowed and said.

"Uncle Zhu, what's next?" I asked.

Zhu Zhang stretched out three fingers and said: "First, eliminate dissidents and master the wealthy family; second, Nabaiyue, quelling civil strife; Third, open up the wasteland to grow grain, train soldiers and horses, and wait for troubled times. ”

I nodded and said, "Well, in public and private, Chen Heng and others must be eliminated, otherwise it will be difficult to implement the decree; As for the wealthy families in Huiji County, I don't know what Uncle Zhu calculated? ”

"The wealthy clan in the county is headed by the Wei family, and Wei Teng's father Wei Ang is the ruler of the Wei family, the lord only needs to promise benefits, and Wei An, as a businessman, will definitely support the lord."

"It's easy to do this, but if you want to achieve great things, you have to cooperate with businessmen."

"The lord is wise, as for the second point, it is the importance of success, Baiyue is the foundation of Huiji, Huiji has a registered population of more than 400,000, and Baiyue hiding in the mountains has millions of people, including Dong Hong, Ji Yu, Lu He, etc. In the past, when the first director Xia practiced medicine, he had a life-saving grace for many Yue people in Huiji, and now the lord only needs to visit the Yue and explain his intentions, and he should be able to persuade most of the Yue people to take refuge, after all, most of the Yue people live in the mountains, just to avoid the heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes. And those stubborn brutes can only use force to make them submit. ”

"Baiyue is indeed the top priority, a million manpower who is not registered in the household, and is good at cultivating and casting bronze ware, which is the foundation of my foothold." I agree.

"Haha, the lord is wise! With the help of Baiyue, the third point is much easier. Zhu Zhang said with a smile.

"Then let's take it step by step, how to get rid of Chen Heng, does Uncle Zhu have a countermeasure?" I asked.

"Don't worry, my subordinates have already made arrangements, as long as you nod." Zhu Zhang replied.

"Oh, I'll hear it." I wondered.

Zhu Zhang whispered: "So ......"

At the time of the unitary time, in Chen Heng's mansion, I was drunk under the whiskers of a group of officials.

In the next few days, I went back to Tangtang Villa, and I didn't do anything else, except for normal office, just in the study, flipping through the classics and staring at the map of Huiji County in a daze.

Huiji County has a total of 15 counties, including Shanyin, Cheng, Wusheng, Zhuji, Yuji, Taimo, Shangyu, Yan, Yuyao, Juzhang, Yin, Zhang'an, Dongye, Yongning, and Houguan, which can be regarded as a super county in the country. (Huiji County in the late Han Dynasty included: the whole territory of Zhejiang and the whole territory of Fujian south of the Qiantang River.) ）

On March 12, I sat in the lobby and worked on the office, deliberately branching out all the office officials, except for Chen Heng, the county leader.

Suddenly, the official hurriedly came to report: "Report! My lord, last night more than 100 bandits robbed the village at the foot of Lanzhu Mountain in Shanyin County, and the county lieutenant sent someone to ask for advice, what should I do? ”

"There is such a thing!" I put down the bamboo slip in my hand, looked at Chen Heng and said, "Lord Juncheng, please go for a trip to see if the casualties and losses are serious." ”

"Yes!" Chen Heng got up, ordered the two errands on duty, and went in a bamboo sedan chair.

In the quaint village under Lanzhu Mountain, the stream at the entrance of the village flowed, Chen Heng got off the sedan chair and flowed across the stream to the entrance of the village, not wanting to run to a strong man with a pig-killing knife, while shouting: "Kill you dog officials!" While stabbing the knife at Chen Heng.

Chen Heng wanted to dodge, but was stopped by the two messengers who followed him, the strong man stabbed Chen Heng in the heart with a knife, afraid that he would not die, and after stabbing him twice, he abandoned the knife and ran, and the messenger saw that Chen Heng was dead, so he chased the strong man away.

In the evening of the same day, two messengers were supposed to protect the county, and they were beaten by me and driven out of the yamen. I set up a mourning hall for Chen Heng in the partial hall of the government, and after comforting Chen Heng's family, I returned to the study.

In the study, Dong Xi handed me a bundle of bamboo slips and said, "Lord, this account book of Chen Heng that he accepted bribes was found from his study. ”

I took the brochure and opened it to see that it recorded that he had been bribed since he served as a county official, and there was a record of my bribery in it, and said with a smile: "This Chen Heng is really cunning, it's better to get rid of it early, otherwise he will really be led by the nose!" ”

The next day, I ordered the officials to inform the county commanders and county lieutenants in the county that they must report to the county government on the third day of the fourth month.

At sunset, Wei Ang was invited by me to come to the banquet.

"Wei Ang visited Taishou, I don't know what your lord's opinion is when you summon the grass people?" Wei Ang was neither humble nor arrogant.

"I heard that Mr. is a great man, and I have admired him for a long time, so I just ask Mr. to see him."

"Lord Xie is raised, but I know that Lord Xi should be looking for me for Chen Heng's business, right?" Wei Anfa asked.

"Oh, how does the gentleman know?" I couldn't help but be surprised to meet the old fox.

Wei Ang glanced at me and said, "Chen Heng is greedy and short-sighted, he should be punished!" ”

"Mr. is worthy of being a businessman, Chen Heng is your son-in-law!" I deliberately reminded me.

"This is when the grass people were blinded by money and things, so they agreed to this marriage, this thief usually thinks of himself as an official, and always sneers at the grass people's family, and the grass people have long been out of contact with him!" Wei Ang said resentfully.

"Oh, there is this, this Chen Heng really deserves to die." I thought to myself, this Wei Ang is really fast, old fox.

"Makes the adults laugh." Wei Angdao.

"Actually, I invited Mr. here this time, not for Chen Heng's business, but to ask if there are any outstanding children in the Wei family who are willing to join the office? For example, Brother Zhou Lin. ”

I stared at him with a smile.

Wei Ang instantly looked at me with fiery eyes, and said excitedly: "Is this true? ”

"This official is in need of people, how can he lie to you, you can sit at the table with peace of mind."

After hearing this, Wei Ang knelt down and said, "The grass people are willing to serve the adults and serve the dogs and horses!" ”

The next day, I summoned all the officials of the county government to the lobby, holding a brochure of Chen Heng's bribes and signing up one by one: "Wuguan Peng Xue Xi arranged an errand for his nephew in April of the second year of Xiping and paid a bribe of 10,000 yuan; Gong Cao Shi Yan was born in May of the second year of Xiping, arranged a position for his nephew and paid a bribe of 20,000 yuan; Wei Lan, the superintendent of post, inspected Xia County in July of the second year of Xiping, and received 90,000 yuan, and Chen Heng received 20,000 yuan; Hu Cao Peng and Zhang Mi paid a bribe of 10,000 yuan for promotion in August of the second year of Xiping; Cang Cao Peng......"

The officials whom I named were all on their knees and trembling at the foot of the hall.

"What do you say?" I yelled.

"My lord, I am wronged! Chen Heng's house, relying on the support of the Wei family, asks for benefits from the lower officials every year, I dare not give it! Wronged! ”

"Wronged, I begged Chen Heng once for my son!"

“……”

"Put them all in my place and put them in the county jail!" I secretly said in my heart: I don't care if you are wronged or not, your position should be given up.

"Yes!" Dong Xi took the lead in taking a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials into the county jail.

I didn't point to the county officials, only the soldiers Cao Peng Zhu Jun, the thieves Cao Peng Zhang Tang, and Tian Cao Peng Jinfu were left.

I looked at the three of them and praised: "It's really rare that the three of you can stay unstained in the mud, and this official will definitely use it." ”

"Thank you, Lord for appreciation!" The three of them said respectfully.

"Stand down, Gongwei stays."

"Yes, sir!"

When Zhang Tang and Jin Fu retreated, I bowed my hand to Zhu Jun and said: "Brother Gongwei, you and I were filial piety in the same year, but Lingtang died of illness and couldn't go along, it's a pity!" ”

Zhu Jun hurriedly returned the salute: "My lord doesn't have to be like this, my subordinate mother died of illness, this is God's will." ”

"Gongwei's talent is condescending to be an official, it's a pity, I want to recommend Gongwei as this year's filial piety, I don't know what to do?"

"Adults love talents, and subordinates are grateful!" Zhu Jun was a little choked, in fact, how much Zhu Jun hoped in his heart to show his ambitions, he had the opportunity to achieve it last year, but unfortunately his mother died of illness, Pepsi filial piety came first, and he could only give up a precious opportunity, and today the opportunity is in front of him, how can Zhu Jun not be excited.