"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, are you okay?"
"When I heard that Chenjiazhuang was attacked by bandits, I quickly came over with my people!"
This middle-aged man with a big belly was Yu Ruhai, but he was wearing official uniform and looked quite dignified as a prefect.
When the villagers saw the officials coming, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhao Feng shook his head, smiled, and said to Yu Ruhai.
"I didn't expect Mr. Yu to be able to lead the team here in person. Zhao is really grateful!"
When Yu Ruhai saw that Zhao Feng was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Then he saw the bandits on the ground, which made Yu Ruhai's eyes widen in shock.
"Mr. Zhao, are these the bandits?"
Zhao Feng nodded, cupped his hands towards Yu Ruhai and said.
"Now that the prefect is here, these bandits will be left to the prefect to deal with."
Yu Ruhai agreed and asked the officials to take all the bandits away with a cold face.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao was indeed a living god. He actually led these villagers and wiped out all these bandits!"
"But why didn't the local county magistrate send someone to help?"
Yu Ruhai asked angrily. Since the last time he saw Zhou Kang's waist card from Zhao Feng, he quickly wrote a letter and sent someone to the capital to find out the news.
But the result shocked Yu Ruhai. Zhao Feng not only had a good relationship with Zhou Kang, but also had a very good relationship with the eldest prince Zhou Rui.
When I participated in the poetry meeting, there were many literary talents who came to the capital from various places. After they returned, they all recited the poems written by Zhao Feng.
This also made it impossible to conceal the relationship between Zhao Feng and Zhou Kang, so Yu Ruhai easily found out the information.
When I thought that the fourth prince Zhou Kang valued Zhao Feng so much, and Zhao Feng was obviously a secret agent arranged by Zhou Kang, he already represented Zhou Kang's side.
This made Yu Ruhai want to get in touch with Zhao Feng. After all, he was just an ordinary prefect, but if he could help the fourth prince Zhou Kang inherit the throne, he would definitely be able to continue to climb up.
Even if it doesn't happen that long ago, as long as he can successfully join Zhou Kang's faction and rely on the help of those faction bosses, he can rise steadily in the officialdom.
This made him want to continue to contact Zhao Feng, but after asking, he discovered that the Chenjiazhuang next door to Zhao Feng's village had just been ransacked by bandits, and people had also been killed.
This scared Yu Ruhai half to death. If something went wrong with Zhao Feng, then his dream of rising to prominence might be completely cut off!
So he didn't have time to think too much, and came here directly with many official officials. But when he got here, he found that Zhao Feng had already solved all the bandits, but the local county magistrate did not help at all.
When Zhao Feng heard Yu Ruhai's question, he knew that there was no need to hide it anymore, so he nodded and said.
"The magistrate knows that the grassroots people did ask the county magistrate for help before, but the county magistrate excused them on the grounds that the defense of the county was empty and did not send anyone to help. Therefore, the grassroots people could only lead these people to resist the mountain. bandit."
"I hope the prefect will forgive us for making private weapons."
Yu Ruhai nodded quickly. As long as Zhao Feng was fine, didn't he just make some weapons?
Although the Zhou court had very strict control over weapons, as long as he didn't report it, wouldn't everything be fine?
What's more, Zhao Feng and the others were trying to resist the bandits, which was completely reasonable.
But when he heard Zhao Feng say that the county magistrate was unwilling to help them at all, Yu Ruhai became very angry and gritted his teeth and said.
"This stupid magistrate!"
"When I return, I must punish him severely!"
Yu Ruhai said this, and then looked at the crossbows used by Zhao Feng, and then looked at the tunnels dug by Zhao Feng and the others, and he was filled with emotion.
As expected of a talent that the fourth prince Zhou Kang valued very much, he was able to use such a method to resist those bandits. If such a person could help him by his side, wouldn't it allow him to rise to prominence faster?
However, Zhao Feng should be a member of the fourth prince Zhou Kang, so he must look down on his little prefect.
Yu Ruhai thought this in his mind and couldn't help but sigh, but at this moment, Zhao Feng suddenly asked.
"By the way, Lord Prefect, last time you invited me to be a master in your house, I wonder if this invitation is still fulfilled?"
Yu Ruhai was stunned for a moment, and then nodded quickly with joy.
"As long as Mr. Zhao can come, let alone the master, Mr. Zhao can choose any other position!"
Zhao Feng nodded slowly. After this time he asked the magistrate for help, but the magistrate ignored him, Zhao Feng completely understood.
Even if you have more knowledge to rely on, and this knowledge can make you a lot of money, so what?
Although the Shen family is a world-famous fabric merchant, once it is attacked, just one weaving house can almost bring the Shen family to its knees.
This shows that in this era, as long as you do not enter the officialdom, you will always be a subordinate!
On the contrary, if Zhao Feng really has some official position or fame at this time, the county government will not dare to treat him so lightly. Zhao Feng will be able to better protect himself and his family when encountering such things in the future. !
So Zhao Feng had the idea of entering the officialdom. However, although the Zhou Dynasty had an imperial examination system, most of the imperial examinations were controlled by some powerful families. It was difficult for poor families like them to take the imperial examination path.
What's more, Zhao Feng is only good at copying documents. If he is really asked to take the imperial examination, he will probably not graduate from high school.
On the other hand, by serving as a master for a prefect, one can enter the officialdom more easily. Although the master is just a person of good character but not a position, Zhao Feng believes that with his own efforts, he will be able to become famous quickly. Besides, working for a prefect The master can already protect himself, and there is no need to seek any higher official position.
That's why Zhao Feng had such thoughts at this time. Seeing Yu Ruhai's very excited look, Zhao Feng nodded slightly and smiled as he asked Yu Ruhai to wait for his answer.
Although he did not agree directly, Zhao Feng's words had already shown his intention. He intended to be Yu Ruhai's master.
