The morning office in Yuncheng County is in progress. Today’s theme is the suppression of bandits in Liangshan. Shi Wenbin is giving a serious lecture, “Since Chao Gai’s servants went to Liangshan last year, the bandits in Liangshan have become increasingly rampant, and the imperial court has also launched many campaigns to suppress them. , although some gains have been made, they have not been eradicated. As soon as the imperial army withdrew, the thieves resumed their power. Recently, they have repeatedly robbed the countryside, making the entire county restless. You must inform the squire Li Jia if there is an attack by thieves. Just guard the city fortress and don't go out to fight, and wait until the imperial army arrives to eradicate them all."
At this point, he glanced at County Lieutenant Gao Keji again, his eyes full of disappointment. Although this guy was tall, thick, and powerful, and looked good with his tendons, he only had muscles and no brains. When the Birthday Gang incident happened last year, he took the entire county government's armed forces to arrest the leader of the thief, Chao Gai. Despite his calculations, he failed to capture even one of the culprits, causing him to suffer a huge blow from the prefect. Luo, if it weren't for his strong relationship, I'm afraid even this black hat would have been taken off.
Looking away from Gao Xianwei, Shi Zhixian turned his attention to Zhu Tong, the head of the Ma Army, and solemnly told him, "Yuncheng was originally a prosperous place for the imperial court, and there was an endless stream of merchants in the past. However, since there has been Liangshan bandits have repeatedly robbed merchants, and now they no longer dare to come. Zhu Tong, you are the commander of the cavalry army. The people you command are all cavalry. The distance is much faster than that of infantry. From now on, you will go out for inspection every day. For example, when encountering Liangshan bandits robbing a caravan, if there is a large band of bandits, a warning should be given in time to allow the merchants to avoid them as soon as possible to prevent them from being robbed and losing their money. If there are small groups of bandits, we should try our best to eliminate them and allow them to pass safely. "
The Song Dynasty was born out of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Emperor Sejong of the Later Zhou Dynasty worked as a traveling merchant in his early years, selling goods to various places to make money. Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not emphasize agriculture and suppress business like the Han and Tang Dynasties. Instead, he was very aware of the role of commerce in society and court tax revenue. Therefore, during the entire Song Dynasty, the imperial court held an encouraging attitude towards business. When Shi Wenbin asked Zhu Tong to protect passing merchants, it was said that he was safeguarding the court's basic national policy and ensuring the source of tax revenue for the court and the state government. At a young age, these merchants were all wealthy people, and the county government provided them with protection. Even if Zhu Tong didn't say anything, they would express their gratitude, and the county government could make a small fortune. In addition, the forces behind these caravans are intertwined. If I can establish a relationship with the people behind them, it will be of great help to my future career.
Shi Zhixian's abacus was crackling, and Zhu Tong was very happy in his heart. Protecting business roads was a big job. The county master entrusted him with this glorious and arduous task, which showed his trust and reliance on him. Seeing that the county master had been staring at him expectantly, Zhu Tong hurriedly left his job and solemnly said with his hands in his hands, "I should obey the orders of the great master."
After explaining Zhu Tong, Shi Wenbin named Song Jiang again, "Song Jiang, you have to put some effort into suppressing the bandits. I heard that there is a leopard-headed Lin Chong among the bandits in Liangshan. He was the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo. He is a master of Kung Fu. It's very impressive. Although Zhu Dian is brave, he may not be his match. You have always been prudent and decent in doing things. If you make suggestions, I will feel more at ease!"
Song Jiang hurriedly bowed and agreed, but he was laughing secretly in his heart, saying to himself, Sir, have you forgotten that Chao Gai, the leader of the Liangshan bandit bandits, and I are close friends with brothers Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, and I am close friends with Chao Gai and Wu Yong. How easy it is to protect the business road when others have the grace to save their lives! As long as I write a letter to them and agree on the money to buy the route, the business plan will naturally be foolproof.
After explaining Song Jiang, Shi Wenbin looked at the infantrymen again, all of whom were furious. Just as he was about to explain a few words, the disciple suddenly came in and reported, "Sir, Captain Zhang Wenyuan has been found. He...he..."
The county master who was lecturing was suddenly interrupted and felt very annoyed. Seeing that this guy was hesitant in speaking, he became even more angry, "What a useless thing, can't you even speak clearly?"
The disciple was speechless and took a careful look at Song Jiang before saying bitterly, "This... Zhang Wenyuan found it, but he found it in Yan Poxi's room. When Zhou Yi and Wang Xing went there, he was sleeping with that woman Dezhengxiangli didn't wake up when they saw them coming in... Well, they remembered the eldest master's usual teachings, so they tied up the man and woman and sent them here, and now they don't even have clothes on!"
The disciples' words were confusing, but everyone still took the general idea. When they heard that Zhang Wenyuan and Yan Poxi were caught in bed by two servants, they were in an uproar and looked at Song Jiang.
Song Jiang's face was as sinking as water and he said nothing.
Seeing that he was as calm as a mountain, Shi Wenbin couldn't help but ask, "Song Gongming, why are they all looking at you?"
The county master asked questions, but Song Jiang could no longer pretend to be a turtle, so he had to reply with a dark face, "In reply to the master, this Yan Poxi family is from Tokyo. For some reason, they lived in Yuncheng. They wanted to survive by singing, but they didn't know that Ming Gong We have already issued a ban to prevent such people from ruining the customs of our Yuncheng County. They were short of food and clothing, so they wanted to go back to Tokyo, but Yan Gong was infected by the epidemic again, and died soon after. They were already in poverty, and they encountered another In such a difficult situation, I didn’t even have any money to burn and bury them, so I somehow found the villain and asked him for help. Seeing how pitiful the villain was, the villain sent ten guan of money to arrange the funeral with them. Later, the woman saw that the villain didn’t have a wife. The agent told someone that the matchmaker insisted on having an affair with their daughter, and the villain couldn't stand the matchmaker's words and had to agree. However, the woman grew up in a lovemaking place, behaved frivolously and was very unworthy, and was actually very unworthy. She is not a good match for me, so I haven’t visited my house for several months. Now that she has done something like this, I will divorce her!"
Xiao Qian, the chief bookkeeper, joked, "Song Yasi, only the wife can use the word 'xiu', since it is the outside wife who sells it directly!"
Song Jiang's face turned even darker, but the chief clerk was the third master in the county and had a great reputation. He didn't dare to offend him, so he had to learn from him, "The third master is right. The elder master has the final say in this matter."
The first case in the morning office was the scandal case. Shi Wenbin looked very unhappy. He was an official with ideals, beliefs, and ethics. He hated the increasingly corrupt social atmosphere, so he worked hard to improve social atmosphere as soon as he took office. , Strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, and vow to build Yuncheng County into a pure land where officials and citizens "dislike entertainment and entertainment," so much so that even Yan Po's family has lost their livelihood here.
Hearing that Zhang Wenyuan, the county's prison chief, was hooking up with Song Jiang's concubine, Mr. Shi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Seeing that everyone was still whispering, he coughed dryly and shouted in a deep voice, "Pass it in. , this county will try the case personally!”
With a shout, Zhang Wenyuan, who was wearing only an undershirt, and Yan Poxi, who had disheveled hair, were pushed and shoved to the county government lobby. When everyone saw that the person who came was indeed the frivolous prodigal Zhang Yasi, their faces showed disdain. Especially Shi Wenbin, seeing such a shameless person in his yamen, his face became more and more ugly.
Seeing the county master's dark face, all the subordinate officials also grimaced, pretending to be sanctimonious.
The Song Dynasty was a country of literati and officials, and even among the subordinate officials there were many scholars. For example, although Song Jiang was just a low-ranking official, he had "studied classics and history since childhood" and was good at writing poems and lyrics. Although this group of people is full of male thieves and female prostitutes behind the scenes, they are all well-dressed moral gentlemen on the surface. Now that a scum has been mixed into their group, they naturally have to draw a clear line with him to show their high integrity.
Everyone despised Zhang Wenyuan, and the county lieutenant Gao Keji suffered from embarrassment because Zhang Wenyuan was the chief prosecutor in charge of the criminal prosecution, and he happened to be his subordinate and his confidant. Although he is a rough old man, he also understands the ecology of the officialdom. He is not popular with the county boss. If he sees that Zhang Wenyuan has another problem with his life style, even if he does not have to bear joint liability, his face will not look good after all. It would be difficult to get the county boss's attention.
In the early years of the Song Dynasty, the county captains were served by civilian officials, but civilian officials hesitated when encountering problems, so they were always slow to take action in person when it came to clearing away bandits, capturing fugitives, etc. In addition, they considered themselves to be of noble status and looked down upon their warriors, which often led to their subordinates causing trouble. When Xining carried out the political reform, Wang Anshi was keenly aware of this problem, and gradually changed the position of military attache to serve as county captain. In this way, the efficiency of maintaining local security was high, but most of the military personnel were illiterate, rude and did not understand the law. This is another big problem when trying cases and sending official documents.
In this dynasty, the current emperor is too lazy to distinguish between civil and military affairs. In any county where the public security is not good, he will arrange for a military general to be the county captain. , in short, there are no rules, anyone can be a county captain.
Specific to Yuncheng County, Gao Keji was not good at writing or martial arts. He relied on his status as a relative of Gao Qiuyuan's family to get this position. After taking office, he knew nothing. If Zhang Wenyuan hadn't supported him, his career in Yuncheng would have been much earlier. It's over.
"Eh... this little Zhang San, I have reminded him many times and told him to restrain himself, but he just doesn't change. He has caused this disaster today, which has brought disgrace to my face. Hey, this bitch..."
Although Zhang Wenyuan usually paid him no less filial piety and he was determined to save him, but now that he had become the target of public criticism, he had no other choice but to bluff and scold him first so as not to implicate himself.
"Bold Zhang San, why did you come to the county government office disheveled? Someone, please give me twenty punches first!"
The road to the county government hall is not far, but it has been covered by everyone's righteous eyes. Therefore, Zhang Wenyuan walked extremely cautiously and finally reached the main hall. Before he could appreciate the layout of the county government in the Song Dynasty, someone shouted Drinking too much disrupted his thoughts.
Zhang Wenyuan was frightened by the loud shouting. He followed the sound and saw a tall official with purple-black skin, a big beard and a faintly visible potbelly staring at him with bulging bull eyes. Own. He searched carefully in his mind for a while, and then he remembered that he was Gao Keji, the county lieutenant of this county, and his only supporter, so he had to hold his hands and laughed dryly, "This... ah... it's not what you think, I... am not Zhang Wenyuan! "
County Lieutenant Gao snorted heavily, "Nonsense! You are not Zhang Wenyuan, who is Zhang Wenyuan?"
"Ah...you guys...listen to my explanation, I'm really not Zhang Wenyuan!" How did Zhang Wenyuan know about his Xiao Jiujiu? He raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, and saw that they were all waiting for him angrily, so he had no choice but to say, "It's not you who As you think, I...I'm not...I'm actually a time traveler!"
