Chapter 37 The Calculation of the Magistrate
The magistrate of Mazi Prefecture felt that his right eye was beating non-stop in the county office, as the saying goes: "The left eye jumps wealth, the right eye jumps", which is a precursor to bad luck. However, this time Ma Zhixian was wrong, and a government official came in and said that someone had sent a gift to Ma Zhixian. The visitor put down the gift and a letter and left.
Ma Zhixian looked at the exquisite gift box, thinking that who gave it didn't say anything, there must be something bad to say written on the letter. waved his hand to let the official retreat, and only Ma Zhixian was left alone in the house, and when he opened the gift box, the gift wrapped in red silk appeared inside. Ma Zhixian carefully opened the red silk, and when he saw the gift inside, he screamed and jumped up. The gift box overturned and fell to the ground, and the gift fell out of the box and rolled far on the ground, turning out to be a great human head.
The screams of the magistrate attracted the officials outside, and everyone appeased the magistrate while checking what was going on, and the bold magistrate picked up the head, only to see the head staring at everyone with round eyes, it should have just died and not rotten, and everyone watched for a long time but no one knew who it was. It shouldn't be that someone you know was killed, so it's a little reassuring.
Ma Zhixian's heartbeat gradually calmed down a little, and then he remembered that the official said that there was another letter. I found the letter next to the gift box and opened it to watch, and found that it was actually a letter written by the Ming security team of the chaotic people. The language of the letter was very humble, and the letter said that thanks to the care of the magistrate, the magistrate of the county had taken great care of the security team after the last misunderstanding with the official army. Under the arrangement of the magistrate, the security team protected the territory and the people, and dealt a head-on blow to the bandits who tried to enter Yanchang County in vain according to the orders of the magistrate. Cheng Daren Hongfu won a complete victory and killed the bandit leader. The head of the bandit leader is now dedicated to the adults as a sign of loyalty. I hope that the adults can send the security team loyal to the court to the heavens, and the grass people will be grateful. Ma Zhixian looked at the letter, he knew all the words on the letter, but he couldn't figure out what the thief wanted to express. It's terrible to be uneducated, and I can't even write a letter. Ma Zhi County had no choice but to call Master Song to discuss, and the two of them still didn't understand until noon, this security team didn't know how to kill the bandits again, and sent the head to the county office. This security team is so hateful that it has disturbed the county's livelihood, but fortunately, the governor will send troops to suppress the bandits in the near future, and the good life of this security team has come to an end. Suddenly, a government official ran in in a panic, and without even saluting, Shi shouted at Ma Zhixian: "Oh no, my lord, the official army has been wiped out, and Chen Qianhu's team is all over." "Chen Qianhu Ma Zhi County knows, because a few days ago there was an official document saying that Chen Qianhu was coming to Yanchang County to suppress bandits. Come to Yanchang County, suppress bandits, and annihilate the whole army, a few words flashed quickly in Ma Zhixian's mind, and he was not shocked in his heart. Turning his head to look at the head of the person on the table, it wouldn't be that this Chen Qianhu is already here. The whole person collapsed in the chair at once. "What to do, what to do?" Ma Zhixian couldn't help but muttered to himself. Immediately, he turned his head and asked the official who came to report: "Where has the thief been?" ”
"Chen Qianhu's team encountered thieves before they entered Yanchang County, and they were defeated, and then the thieves took the captives around Yanchang County, and they didn't know where they went." The official replied cautiously.
"Hahahaha!" Ma Zhixian actually laughed, startling Master Song and the servants.
Waving his hand to let the servants go down, only Master Song was left, Ma Zhixian stopped laughing and said to the master: "Great, Chen Qianhu was wiped out before he entered Yanchang County, then this matter has nothing to do with us, it's just that Chen Qianhu is waste firewood, and Yan'an Fushi County is full of bandits, and the thieves should be intimidating us by sending people here." It shows that the thieves don't want to attack Yanchang County, but just want to scare us and ask for stability, so Yanchang County is worried. Quickly order Wu Baihu to sweep away the remnants of bandits in Yanchang County with great fanfare. ”
Master Song asked worriedly: "Is that Wu Baihu okay, more than 500 people in Chen Qianhu have been defeated, and there are only more than 100 people in Wu Baihu, what if the bandits are provoked to fight the county seat?" ”
"Don't worry! That Wu Baihu dared to be stationed outside the city with so many soldiers, and it was okay for such a long time, and Chen Qianhu was cleaned up before he entered Yanchang County to suppress the bandits. You still don't understand the twists and turns in this? You wrote to Wu Baihu asking him to go all out to suppress the bandits, and noted that he must keep the county seat safe and ensure that the big landlords will not be robbed by the bandits. In addition, it was reported to the Shangguan that Wu Baihu in Yanchang County had gone all out to suppress bandits and bandits in Yanchang County, and the problem had subsided. Ma Zhixian ordered.
"And what about this bandit?" Master Song said uneasily.
"The five hundred officers and soldiers are all gone in the first battle, and even the heads of thousands of households have been sent here, and the thieves are not something we can exterminate. The court wants to gather hundreds of soldiers and horses to send troops to suppress bandits, but I don't know when. I hope that this bandit will be stopped for a few months after Chen Qianhu's baggage. You immediately take the silver two and go to the court to find a relationship, no matter what, you must transfer the lord and me out of Yanchang County as soon as possible. Then you will go with me to become an official elsewhere, so as not to be frightened. Ma Zhixian said helplessly.
After hearing this, Master Song hurriedly went down and arranged according to Ma Zhixian's words.
Many days later, the news of Chen Qianhu's defeat reached the capital, and the DPRK and China were greatly shaken, and then the contradictory twists and turns were also reported, and the twists and turns of Fushi County, Yan'an Prefecture, said that the bandits in Yanchang County had fled into the country and defeated Chen Qianhu, and the military and civilians in the territory rose up to suppress the bandits, and now all the bandits in the territory have been wiped out. The magistrate of Yanchang County also said that his subordinate Wu Baihu was brave and good at fighting, and he made every effort to pursue and suppress the bandits in Yanchang County, and all the bandits in Yanchang County had been eliminated. The bandits who defeated the official army are gone. Of course, the bigwigs of the DPRK and China did not believe it, and ordered the Yan'an Mansion to investigate the matter carefully. The officials of Yan'an Mansion were also miserable in their hearts, and they were forced to grit their teeth and bleed under the pressure of Zhou Yushi before sending Chen Qianhu to lead the troops to the battle. If you send troops again, you will have to pay a lot of silver, and although Chen Qianhu can't do it, it will be difficult to find a few hundred soldiers from Yan'an Mansion who can fight. According to past experience, after the thieves defeated the official army, they must have gained momentum, recruited troops and looted everywhere, and all counties stepped up their precautions, but the thieves only showed off their might in Yanchang County and did not attack Ren Ke again, and then there was no trace. Wu Ye, a hundred households in Yanchang County, led troops to constantly inspect the county, and the officials and soldiers were not attacked, so could it be that the thieves were dispersed like this. If it is dispersed, it will be good for everyone, and if it appears again in the future, it will be a new rebellion. Therefore, it was reported that the thieves broke up under the pressure of the government, and the bandits subsided. Only Zhou Yushi was still running up and down, strongly demanding to continue to suppress the bandits. A few days later, a clansman from Zhoujiabao took Zhou Lianming's youngest son to the capital, and he brought information to Zhou Lianqi that Zhou Lianming's family was fine, but he was sentenced to one year in prison by the thief, and he would be released back in a year. If you perform well, you can also release it early. Zhou Lianqi didn't understand all this, why did the thief make it so complicated, but he understood what the thief meant, the person was put back in the hands of the thief after a year, what would happen during the year The thief didn't say, Zhou Lianqi knew what to do. The DPRK and China continued to encircle and suppress the bandits in Yanchang County, and the sound stopped.
When the security forces of Yanchang County transported the loot back to the valley of Chaoyangtun, the valley was boiling. Zhang Chu ordered people to accept supplies to guard the prisoners, but he himself hurried to Zhoujiabao, where he wanted to see someone.