Chapter 14: The Wisdom of Gongsun Chan
Liu Bei and Liu Jian began to think about being punished at home, and after Jian Yong received Liu Jian's letter, he asked him to publicize the incident of the four of them in Zhuo County.
Jian Yong still has the ability to talk about things, he will go out to greet Gongsun in this paragraph, catch thieves on the road, and sweep away the risks of Gongsun Chan on the way to office.
However, he also followed a piece of advice given to him by Liu Jian, that is, no matter how nonsense and boasting, it doesn't matter, but remember not to mention Taihang Thief Kou and Xianbei, not a word.
It's just that it's the ordinary rogues who are cleared.
Jian Yong has the ability to make up stories, but how to spread this story in Zhuo County, this is not what he is good at, even if he is good at it, he must have enough money and people to do this, but Jian Yong does not.
Therefore, this matter has to fall on Zhang Fei's head.
Zhuo County's butcher Haoyou's home - a lot of money, enough people, easy to do.
With the control of the Zhang family, Liu Jian and others 'welcomed their classmates to kill thieves and be punished', which soon spread in Zhuo County.
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In the Zhuoxian County Office, Gongsun Zhan was discussing all matters in Zhuoxian with his confidant Yu Ze, who he brought from Liaodong.
"Ming Ting, please take a look."
Yu handed a slip to Gongsun Zhan.
"This is the list that the Zhongwang clan of Zhuo County sent to the Ming Court through Lu Fujun of Zhuo County."
Gongsun Chan stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and glanced at it a few times, his brows furrowed deeply.
"So many people?"
"Yes, Zhuo County is not as good as Liaodong, although it is also a border county, but after all, it is close to Jizhou, and there are many scholars, Wang clans, and Haoyou, and the interests are very wide."
"Hmph, how many people can my county office call? There are more than 100 people listed here, and my county order simply let them do a good job! ”
Yu Ze said helplessly: "The counties of Hebei have always been like this, especially Ji You, and the county monarch should not go to his heart, but among these people, the nine people who drew a circle in the back were ordered by Fang Bo himself, and Yan County Jun must be promoted to the bureau no matter what." ”
Gongsun Zhan's expression became a little fierce: "Tao Qian's term of office has arrived, and the Imperial Court of Youzhou Assassin will send another candidate one day, what is his intention to put people in my Zhuo County now?" ”
Yu Ze's expression was indifferent, without the slightest ripple.
"After all, I can't escape the words 'sell well and make profits', but although Tao Qian was moved, the Shangshutai order has not arrived, so he is still in office, and the assassin has the heavy responsibility of supervising the officials of Youzhou, and the Ming court has arrived in Zhuo County at the beginning, so it is not appropriate to provoke him."
"I'm afraid that after he returns to Beijing, he won't give the county gentleman kind words with personal grievances, which is not a good thing, and I really can't make him unhappy because of this little thing."
Gongsun Zhan was unwilling, but he was no longer an ignorant teenager after all, and the ups and downs of the sea in the past few years have made his experience meticulous and extraordinary.
Gongsun Zhan threw Jian Mu on the table, rubbed his eyebrows, and said unhappily:
"Those nine people, you ask the county to help me draw up my position and summon them to the official office for use."
"What about the others?"
"Hold on."
"However, these people seem to be in a hurry."
"Urgent? Haha, then it depends on how they say it, it cost nearly 30 million to get to this point, is it specifically for them to be this official? If you are sensible, you will naturally find a way. ”
"Whoa."
The matter was temporarily settled, and Yu Ze talked about another matter.
"There is one more thing that subordinates need to explain."
"Speak."
"Zhuoxian City, there are rumors about the county gentleman, and it is related to the two classmates who greeted the county gentleman on the official road that day."
"Oh?"
Gongsun Zhan, who was still a little tired, suddenly became interested.
"Tell me."
Yu Zethen told Gongsun Zhan about the things that were rumored in the market, Liu Bei and Liu Jian welcomed their classmates, killed the Liukou, and was ordered by the elders of the family to think about it behind closed doors after returning to the county.
After hearing this, Gongsun Chan actually laughed heartily.
"What a hero! It was played directly on me...... In this way, if a certain person can take office as scheduled and not be hurt by the thieves, he has to lose the courage and resourcefulness of the two junior brothers? ”
"The small and medium-sized people in the county are not credible, and the subordinates just say that the county gentleman listens to it and dismisses it at leisure."
The corners of Gongsun Zhan's mouth were slightly raised, as if he had thought of something.
"In the legend of the market, can there be Taihang Liukou and Xianbei?"
"Not really."
"Hehe, so, then it's not a small people's nonsense."
Yu Ze heard the words and did not say anything.
He also knew that this was not a random rumor by Xiaomin, someone must have done it on purpose, but in front of Gongsun Zhan, it was inappropriate to speak ill of his two classmates and junior brothers after all.
This can only be said by Gongsun Chan himself, and it will be fine.
"Ming Ting, how should this matter be handled?"
"Haha, this is a step that my junior brother specially left for a certain person, I can be a senior brother, and I know how to repay it, which is beneficial to the reputation of the county, why not?"
"Is the county gentleman planning to invite two Liu Shaolangjun to serve in the county office to repay his kindness and show his reputation?"
"That's not necessary, in this way, isn't it a trick for the little brother Deran?"
Yu Ze frowned, a little unclear.
One Liu Bei, one Liu Jian, why does the county gentleman think that this trick was made by Liu Jian?
"The little junior brother wants to use this method to provoke a certain use, hehe, but he forgot that the way to repay the favor is not only the personnel of the county office...... And the goods! ”
After that, Gongsun Zhan pointed to Yu Ze: "Prepare the cloth and wine I brought from Liaoxi...... Prepare another five horseshoe gold, and follow me to Liu's house in person to thank you in the future. ”
Yu Ze was shocked when he heard this.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, 10,000 coins and one gold have never changed, but today, the depreciation of five baht coins has been depreciated, and one gold in the folk can be exchanged for 20,000 yuan, and a piece of horseshoe gold is about 2560 grams, that is, one gold (catty) of the Han system, that is to say, these five horseshoe gold, can be worth 100,000 yuan.
Although I also know that Gongsun Chan is for fame, but to give 100,000 yuan to those two surnamed Liu just for money, this is a little too cheap for them, right?
Looking at Yu Ze's unwilling expression, Gongsun Chan couldn't help laughing.
"Don't worry, if you send it over, then Liu Jian won't dare to ask for it, you still have to send it back!"
Hearing this, Yu Ze was stunned.
The county gentleman is really clever, not only repaying the favor, but also being able to block the mouths of those two goods, so that they have nothing to say.
And most importantly...... Don't suffer a loss!
"By the way, has that Xianbei person ever been tried again?"
"The subordinates interrogated all night yesterday, and it has been found out that the Xian slave is called Fuluo, and he is the subordinate of Ke Zhiru in the central part of the country, and this time it is the Taihang Liukou who secretly unites the central part of the country, and wants to join forces with them to sneak into the hinterland of Youzhou from the mountains to cause trouble, and Fuluo these people are just the first to investigate."
"Taihang Liukou ......"
Gongsun Zhan pursed his lips and said, "In the past two years alone, there are no less than thousands of Qianshou who have escaped into Taihang, and there seem to be many of them who are followers of the Taiping Dao?" ”
"It's just a rumor, it's not verified."
Gongsun Chan sighed: "Alas, there are many living rituals, floating slaughters, and demon rituals today, and there are also a wide range of believers, and even among the officials in various places, there are pious believers, which is not good for the country. ”
Yu Ze didn't seem to take Taiping Dao seriously.
"But the wanderer, why be afraid? The county gentleman was too worried. ”
Gongsun Chan was silent for a moment, and then said:
"Although Tanshi Huai is a foreign Hu, but he is also a long-term heroic person, send a few spies to cooperate with the Taihang people into Kouzhuo, I think it is just a temptation, just this will make Xianbei invade in a big way, it is impossible, but these Taihang Liukou and Taiping Dao people, you should be more careful, you send someone to report this matter to Fang Bo and Lu Fujun respectively, to see what they mean."
"Whoa!"
Yu Ze immediately received the order, and then said: "However, Taihang Mountain overlooks the secluded, and, wandering in the counties, it is not a strange thing, humble fear of Fang Bo, the prince of the government and the county have long known, but they acquiesce to each other, if the Ming court brings up this matter, I am afraid it will provoke the anger of the public......"
"Of course I know that they have already communicated with each other, but I don't know, I already know, if I don't do anything, I will be a border county boy in vain! You and I are both heroic men who are good at riding horses and bows in western Liaoning, even if they enter this turbid officialdom, do they have to be in the same stream with these Central Plains rotten people in everything? ”
Yu Ze's heart was surging when Gongsun Zhan said it, and he immediately gave it up:
"I am willing to be driven by you, although I have no regrets in death!"
"Okay, I'm tired, go and rest first, you prepare goods and gifts, and I will personally go to Liu's house to see my two junior brothers in the future."