The Zhenjiang Army issued a "Talent Seeking Order"?

It's not a joke, is it? Didn't the army of the Holy Tang Dynasty all die in Crescent Bay? How can there be a recruitment of talents all over the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang?

The order that Li Jiangyao came up with to seek talent quickly spread to the entire Western Xinjiang region through the twelve departments of the Shenhua Family, in the name of the Shengtang Zhenjiang Army's Metasequoia Military Mansion.

The news of the defeat of the Western Xinjiang Coalition Army by the Zhenjiang soldiers and horses in Metasequoia City also spread with the order to seek talents. Those people in the western Xinjiang who were thinking of the imperial dynasty quietly told each other, and it was difficult to hide their joy.

All of a sudden, almost half of the western frontier was talking.

The return of the four cities of Metasequoia, Daban, Ikoru and Pai to the rule of the Holy Don is tantamount to giving people a rare glimmer of hope in the midst of the dark chaos. Regardless of whether the news is true or not, the people of ten miles and eight towns still poured into the territory of the Metasequoia Army like a tide, as if they were pilgrimage.

But it's no wonder. The rebellion in Western Xinjiang, led by the rebels of Loulan and Shule, burned and looted everywhere, causing complaints from all countries and the people to live in misery.

It didn't take long for the Turks to join the chaos.

Although they were strictly ordered by Ashina, they did not slaughter the city and exterminate the clan at every turn like they did in the Western Continent in the past. However, the supply pressure after the war was also transferred to the people of the western Xinjiang countries. The continuous exploitation and plundering have further aggravated the already devastated lives of the people.

Therefore, as soon as the news of the Zhenjiang Army came out, it immediately attracted a large number of people to come and defect. Among them, it naturally also includes a large number of officials and talents that the Metasequoia Military Government is currently most urgently needed.

In order to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate, Li Jiangyao decided to recruit the first batch of officials, mainly Shengtang officials. Relative to the rebels and Turks, pure bloodlines can guarantee maximum loyalty.

After Ma Mu and Situ Wushou's selection at various levels, a total of 135 officials were hired and sent to serve in four major cities and important towns. Among the one hundred and thirty-five officials, a middle-aged man named Xie Tanzhi attracted Li Jiangyao's special attention.

Xie Tan is over forty years old, looks shrewd and capable, and has a very clean resume. During the interview, he was thoughtful and fluent, which made Ma Mu and Situ Wushou very satisfied.

What makes everyone even more interesting is that there is a story circulating in the mouths of people who are familiar with this Lord Xie.

Xie Tanzhi is a saint Tang people, and it is said that his ancestors are also famous families in the Central Plains. I don't know from which generation, their family moved to the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang and settled, and Xie Tanzhi was born locally. When he grew up, this guy studied hard, participated in the imperial examination, and became the chief bookkeeper of Bali County in the Broken Leaf Country.

Once, when the county commander of Bali County went out on business, Xie was responsible for staying at the county government and performing official business.

It just so happened that at this time, someone came to beat the drum and complain.

It turned out that there was a wealthy family in this county, surnamed Zheng Mingcai. This Zheng Cai not only has a solid family, but his brother-in-law is also a lieutenant of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate. Zheng Cai relied on his identity as a saint of the Tang Dynasty and the power of his brother-in-law as a backer, and often bullied the villagers on weekdays, and his reputation was very bad.

One morning, the old sheep herd with broken leaves, Remu Kizi, hired by Zheng Cai, was careless when herding sheep, and let a little lamb fall off a cliff and die. Remu Kizi honestly told his employer Zheng Cai about the incident, and said that he was willing to compensate for the loss.

Who knows, then Zheng Cai glanced at the little lamb in Remu Kizi's hand, and asked the other party to compensate 500 silver coins, otherwise, let the old shepherd send his fifteen-year-old daughter over to compensate.

Remu Kizi was dumbfounded on the spot. In the market, a lamb is only a dozen silver coins, Zheng Cai is so nonsense, it is clearly blackmail, the purpose is not sheep, but to worry about other people's daughters.

The two couldn't get along, so they couldn't help but quarrel and fight, and the chief and the neighbors came out to persuade them, but Zheng Cai didn't give up, and he had to drag Remu Kizi to the county yamen to fight a lawsuit.

After listening to the whole case, Xie Tanzhi, the substitute of the class, couldn't help but look pale, and asked Remu Kizi: "You are employed by someone, and you have lost your duty to fall and kill the lamb, why are you not willing to compensate?" ”

"Master, it's not that the villain doesn't want to pay, it's really that he asks for a price, and I can't afford it!" Remu Kizi spoke in the broken Shengtang language, stumbling to explain.

"Oh? You said that Zheng Xianggong asked for a sky-high price, so how much does he want you to lose? Xie Tanzhi asked in a cold tone.

Remu Kizi looked at Zheng Cai and said indignantly: "Five hundred silver coins!" ”

"Five hundred silver coins?" Master Xie pondered for a moment and said, "After all, it was you who was at fault first, and as the owner of the matter, he should pay you as much as he wanted." ”

Hearing this, Remu Kizi suddenly became anxious: "Master, the villain doesn't have so much money to compensate him, Zheng Cai doesn't want money, but wants to take away my daughter......"

Master Xie interrupted the old shepherd's words: "Whether you have money or not, the official doesn't care." Killing people to pay for their lives and paying off debts is a matter of course, and there is nothing to say. If you refuse to pay the bill, you can also be counted as a credit for giving 40 whips in court. See for yourself. ”

When the chief heard this, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart: Forty lashes dipped in salt water had to cost the life of Remu Kizi. He hurriedly reached out and grabbed the sleeve of Remu Kizi's coat, asking him to stop arguing with the adults, and quietly comforted him that everyone would think of a way to help him make up the money when he went back.

The old shepherd couldn't twist his thighs with his arms, so he had no choice but to tearfully agree and admit the punishment of Master Xie.

Seeing the lively villagers, they all scolded in their hearts, and they all felt that this dog official surnamed Xie was biased towards the Holy Tang people, which was really hateful.

Zheng Cai was smiling, thinking that it would be right to come to the Yamen to fight a lawsuit, and it was strange that you guys from Western Xinjiang could win me. He said to Xie Tanzhi: "Thank you for upholding justice, and invite you to come to the Mansion as a guest in the coming day, so that the grass people have the opportunity to repay one or two." ”

"Don't be busy repaying it yet," Xie Tanzhi said lightly: "The trial hasn't been completed yet." ”

"Huh? Not finished yet? Didn't you just sentence him to compensation? Zheng Cai was a little confused.

Xie Tanzhi smiled faintly and patiently explained: "When the official asks about the case, he has always smashed the basin to judge the bowl, smashed the bowl and sentenced the bowl, and then tried the next case after the trial is completed. After the case of the defendant Remu Kizi was concluded just now, it is time to try you, the plaintiff. ”

Hearing this Xie Zhushu say this, Zheng Cai, Remu Kezi, Li Chang and others were all blindfolded on the spot: I have only heard of the trial of the defendant, and today I heard for the first time that there is a trial of the plaintiff?

I only heard Xie Tanzhi ask: "Zheng Xianggong, tell the official, why is your lamb worth so much money?" ”

Zheng Cai was stunned by his question, his eyes rolled, and he casually said nonsense: "My lord, this sheep of the grass people is not an ordinary sheep, but a precious breed of the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang - Tianshan Snow Goat." When the snow sheep grows up, the wool sheared is very fine, which is the best wool material, and can be sold at a sky-high price in the market. In addition, the goat milk of the mountain snow goat not only has a large output, but also has the effect of prolonging life, which is naturally much more expensive. ”

"Oh, I see." Xie Tanzhi stroked his beard and asked, "However, the official sees that this dead sheep is still a cub and is not yet an adult." ”

Zheng Cai smiled unhurriedly: "My lord, the sheep of the grass people is indeed still young, but as long as it is fed for two years, it can be worth a fortune." Remu Kizi threw it to death, which is not equivalent to cutting off the wealth of the grass people. ”

Master Xie bowed slightly: "Oh, so you said that you are asking for compensation according to the value of the Tianshan Snow Goat after it grows up?" ”

"Your Excellency is wise, that's exactly what it is."

"Well, looking at it this way, it makes sense," Master Xie smiled, and suddenly asked Zheng Cai: "Zheng Xianggong, such a rare breed, the feed must be unusual, right?" ”

"That's natural," Zheng Cai continued to brag nonsense in order to show that he wanted to be reasonable: "Adults don't know. To feed this kind of snow sheep, not only need to use forage, but also need to feed rice, at least three catties a day. ”

Master Xie was interested: "Oh? Three pounds of rice a day? Precious indeed. Three catties a day, two years is 1,200 catties, equivalent to nearly 20 stone rice. At the current market price, it should be 770 silver coins. Is that right? ”

Zheng Cai was a little stunned: "My lord, ...... you What are you doing with this? ”

Xie Tanzhi said calmly: "This official just said, smash the basin to judge the basin, smash the bowl and judge the bowl. Remu Kiz compensates you according to the price of an adult snow sheep, and your sheep is still two years away from growing, so you will have to make up for his feed money for two years, and the two accounts will be offset - well, there are two hundred and seventy silver coins left! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Cai suddenly realized,! It turns out that this Lord Xie is waiting for him here!

"My lord, wait a minute," Zheng Cai hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, the grass people don't need him to compensate, this lamb ...... I don't want it. ”

Syllable!

Xie Tanyi was shocked, and his face sank like water: "If you say you will compensate, you will compensate, and if you say that you don't need to compensate, you don't need to compensate, do you think this yamen is specially opened for your family?" If you don't want to pay compensation, you can pay for it with forty lashes, just like him! ”

Zheng Cai was so frightened that he quickly changed his words: "Yes, yes, the grass people give Remu Kiz feed money, give him money!" ”

"Okay, since you admit it, then this official will write a judgment for you." Xie Tanzhi dipped his pen in ink, and wrote a judgment with dots and strokes:

Fall to death the goat, calculate two meters.

The defendant paid 500 and returned 27.

Zheng Cai takes partial wealth and deceives others.

Tricky and secretly sorry, showing tomorrow's reason.

"Oh-long live Lord Xie-"

Remu Kizi and the villagers couldn't help cheering, but Zheng Cai obediently took out the money, and then ran away in disgrace.

After returning home, the more this guy thought about it, the more angry he became, and he went to his brother-in-law overnight to complain. Zheng Cai's brother-in-law is the lieutenant of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, a high-ranking general, and he has always been arrogant in the Broken Leaf Country where he is stationed, and after listening to his brother-in-law's story, he immediately became furious.

He believes that by doing this, Xie Tanzhi clearly did not give him face and helped the untouchables in Western Xinjiang to bully the Shengtang people.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zheng Cai's brother-in-law wrote a letter to the local county guard, strictly ordering him to remove Xie Tanzhi from his post and investigate it. Otherwise, the Metropolitan Protectorate will never give up!

When the county guard received an official letter from the Metropolitan Protectorate, he naturally couldn't afford to provoke it. After weighing it, he had to sacrifice Xie Tanzhi, an indecent and trivial official, and find an excuse to remove him.

Xie Tanzhi lost his official position, and knew in his heart that Zheng Cai was making trouble behind his back. However, he didn't bother to care, so he immediately packed his bags and prepared to take advantage of the unofficial body to go to the Central Plains of the Holy Tang Dynasty to take a walk and appreciate the customs of his homeland.

But who knows, just as Xie Tanzhi set off, a rebellion suddenly broke out in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. Fortunately, he was dismissed, and the rebels captured Balle County and killed all the officials of the Holy Tang Dynasty, except for him.

Xie Tanzhi, who escaped the catastrophe, secretly thanked God for rewarding God, and was glad that Seong lost his horse. Soon after, he heard that the Battle of Crescent Bay had wiped out the entire army of Zhenjiang Protectorate, and that Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass had also been blockaded by the Turks, so he dispelled the idea of going to the Central Plains and went to the countryside to hide temporarily.

It wasn't until the "Seeking Talent Order" spread all over the country that Xie Tanzhi hoped to do something for the people of Shengtang and Western Xinjiang, so he came to apply.

After listening to his experience, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel very interesting, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to invite Xie Tanzhi to meet. The two sat down and chatted, and suddenly felt like they were late to see each other. Xie Tanzhi admired this commander much younger than himself from the bottom of his heart, and Li Jiangyao also admired Xie Tanzhi's pattern and insight.

The more the two of them talked, the more speculative they became, Li Jiangyao felt that he had picked up a treasure, and hurriedly ordered someone to call Xu Youchang, Lin Feng, Du Jian, Huo Liya, as well as Ma Mu and Situ Wushou, and everyone chatted happily while drinking and eating.

Xie Tanzhi, this guy, is quite a bit of a "crazy person". Seeing the big shots of the Metasequoia Military Mansion gathered together, he couldn't help but get excited, and put forward an idea that he had been thinking about for a long time on the spot.

Unexpectedly, his idea suddenly stunned everyone present:

The Zhenjiang Army negotiated peace with the Western Xinjiang Alliance.