For Zhang Chu, it is not so easy to make a trip that says go.

Zhang Chu could only find Zhu Xiucai first to explain the affairs of Yanchang County.

Looking at Zhu Xiucai who entered the door, Zhang Chu's heart had a little balance, and the handsome Zhu Xiucai had now become a person who walked with the wind, spoke concisely and quickly, and kept a straight face all day long without smiling. Finally ruined a handsome guy and missing a competitor, Zhang Chu's face showed a smile.

Since Zhu Xiucai and Zhang Chu were in charge of the money, food, materials and other affairs in Yanchang County, the whole person was about to collapse. When I was studying, I always wanted to rule the country and level the world with my family. But Zhu Xiucai's family didn't do it in his life, so he could only escape with his wife and children. Now that Zhang Chu asked him to manage the affairs of a county, he was very busy, let alone governing the country and leveling the world. There is always a gap between the ideals of the reader and the reality.

It is precisely because of the experience of escaping the famine that Zhu Xiu knows that every grain of rice can save people's lives, and every grain of rice can also make people murderous. Therefore, the money, food and materials he manages are really comparable, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people, and some people often say strange things, Zhu Xiucai is really a show, and he can't tell if he is polite when he meets soldiers. There was no way, but Mu Neng found Zhang Chu and said that he couldn't do it anymore. Zhang Chu asked him to do it first, and two days later, someone sent a picture to Zhu Xiucai, saying that Zhang Churang hung it in Zhu Xiucai's office. After hanging it up, Zhu Xiucai saw that it was written: "Scholars can also kill people with knives", and Zhang Chu's name was signed at the bottom, and since then, Zhu Xiucai's face has become more and more serious, and his speech is even more concise and powerful. There are fewer and fewer people who dare to gossip in front of him. However, the nickname of "Murder Show Talent" also quietly spread underneath.

I heard that Zhang Chu was going to go away, Zhu Xiucai was even more headed, and when he was studying, he felt that he had the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and it was not difficult to go to the court to worship the prime minister, but now he knows that it is so difficult to govern a county. As soon as Zhang Chu leaves, this burden will fall on his own shoulders.

Zhang Chu saw that Zhu Xiucai was embarrassed and comforted: "People's abilities are all trained, and talents are only produced on the cusp, it doesn't matter that you are already doing a good job, make more use of Ma Zhixian and Li Zhongxiao, these two are old fritters in officialdom, there is no problem in handling daily affairs, as long as the final decision is made by you." Discuss the matter of spring plowing and dam repair with Deng Qingnian and a few of them, and it is best to let the people have a harvest. In addition, it is necessary to be prepared for contingencies, the county town cannot be defended, if it is not possible, retreat to the mountains, you can do nothing, as long as people are kept. ”

"Dashuai should also pay attention to safety." Zhu Xiucai said solemnly.

Zhang Chu also found the captains of the various teams of the security army and made arrangements, and Li Yi's cavalry and He Jin's brigade stayed in Yanchang County, paying attention to preserving the strength and trying not to fight hard with the officers and other forces. Yang Biao's second brigade marched with Zhang Chu and aimed at the ancient ferry crossing of the Yellow River at Matouguan.

After some careful preparations, a few days later, Zhang Chu took people to set off.

Matouguan Ancient Ferry, one of the most famous ancient ferries on the Yellow River, is located on the west bank of the Yellow River in Yanchang County, 190 miles away from the county seat. Zhang Chu occupied the county seat and implemented the armor protection system village by village, and his forces had reached the banks of the Yellow River, and the ferry on the side of Yanchang County had been secretly controlled by the security forces.

Zhang Chu led the team to the ferry after a few days of marching. Looking at the surging Yellow River backed by the towering mountains, it is very spectacular, and the ancient ferry port has been the key point of the soldiers since ancient times. On the other side of the river is Daning County, Shanxi, which is said to be "two provinces of chicken song". Throughout the ages, there have been frequent non-governmental exchanges between the two sides of the strait, intermarriage between men and women abounds, and the flow of people and goods has continued. And every year on the 22nd to 25th of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Matouguan temple fair is held on both sides of the ferry, and the people of Yanchang, Daning and surrounding counties will come to participate in the temple fair, which is very lively, this year's temple fair has ended, but there are still boats ferrying people and materials on the Yellow River.

The most famous of Matouguan Ferry is the "Yellow River Fairy", there is a Yellow River Fairy Temple on the east bank of the river to enshrine the "Yellow River Fairy", "Yellow River Fairy" is a kind-hearted, intelligent and clever fairy, not only the flowers and moons are colorful, but also the ability is extraordinary. Legend has it that she is the biological daughter of Nuwa, the adopted daughter of the queen mother, and later went down to Caojiazhuang, Yichuan, Shaanxi Province to give birth to a folk daughter, was forced to marry and fled by her brother and sister-in-law, and her niece and the big yellow dog sat on the bank of the Yellow River, the people felt that their deeds raised funds, the aunt and nephew sat on the body of the clay statue, and built a "Cao Xian Temple" on the stone niche. Since then, the prayer for medicine, incense and kowtow continuously, the 22nd day of the first month of Cao Niangniang's sitting was set as the day of the temple fair, and then Daning County rebuilt the Cao Xian Temple, renamed "Yellow River Fairy Temple". She is the only goddess in the Yellow River Basin, and is revered as the "Lord of the Yellow River", also known as the "Yellow River Fairy".

Zhang Chu ordered Yang Biao's brigade to hide outside the ferry, and he only took a small team of Yu Jiang into the ferry on the side of Yanchang County, and someone immediately came to receive them, and the whole team changed their clothes and mixed with the people, and it took half a day to cross the Yellow River by boat in batches, and Zhang Chu finally took the boat that crossed the Yellow River in the afternoon.

Li Shan, the head of the inspection department on the west side of the Yellow River ferry, sat in front of the ferry, with tea in front of him, and several officials waited carefully. A few days ago, the temple fair had just ended, although it was a disaster, but there were rich families in the poor township, and there were still many people from the two provinces who came to participate in the temple fair, and when crossing the river, Li Shan had enough oil and water.

Li Bantou, who was enjoying it, suddenly saw a bright eye, and another fat sheep came from the Shaanxi side.

I saw a young man in his twenties with two servants leaving the ship and disembarking, the clothes on this boy's body were not luxurious, but they were cleanly washed and cleaned up very neatly. It's better for such a person to start, he has money and won't be the son of everyone, and he won't get into trouble if he blackmails him, and after a while, he will say that they are bandits who ran out of Yanchang County on the other side, and he doesn't obediently take out the money. Li Bantou has been working on the river bank for many years and is very proficient in business.

Li Shan said to the official Nunu beside him, and the official immediately understood, ran over to stop the son, and brought him to Li Shan.

"Tell me honestly, are you thieves running over from Yanchang County on the other side?" Li Bantou shouted, giving them a preemptive voice, trying to overwhelm the other party in momentum.

The boy on the opposite side was really frightened, and put his hand into his arms, as if he was going to pay money and bribes, while saying, "My lord, you have a good eye, we are thieves from Yanchang County, but we didn't run over, we came by boat." ”

Li Bantou was stunned, how could he admit it, and before he could figure it out, he saw that the boy took out a musket-like thing from his arms and pointed it at him, probably because he was too nervous, he didn't even start to light the musket, Li Bantou saw that there was still a chance, and immediately got up and pulled out the matching knife and shouted: "Take it down for me." ”

There was a loud bang, and blood splattered on Li Bantou's thighs.

Zhang Chu held the smoking musket in his hand and said, "Why do you want to move, isn't it good to sit." Li Bantou really sat on the ground all of a sudden, and the officials who heard the shouting just now were stunned. Because each of them felt like they had a knife on their neck.

Zhang Chu immediately ordered people to search, gathered all the officials together, imprisoned them, and quickly took control of the ferry.

A signal was sent to the west bank of the river, and Yang Biao's team began to cross the river, and the personnel and material resources continued to ascend to the bank of the river in Shanxi, which would become the bridgehead for the security army to march into Daning, Shanxi.