Shi Bao, courtesy name Zhongrong, was from Nanpi, Bohai Sea.
He was recommended to Zhang Xi by Sima Hui and was one of the talents from a poor family who was used to deal with Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi still valued Shi Bao more, but felt that Shi Bao lacked practical training, so he gave Shi Bao the position of county captain of Ying County to give him the opportunity to train and reuse him in the future.
Then, Zhang Xi was busy going north to attack Xiangfan with Guan Yu. Now even Zhang Xi can't remember that he even arranged Shi Bao in Ying County.
After Shi Bao arrived in Ying County and took up the post of county lieutenant, his life was not very good.
At the beginning, Shi Bao knew that the opportunity was rare, so he worked hard to handle Ying County's military affairs.
He felt that the county town of Ying County was small, and if the county soldiers were stationed in the city, they would not be able to play a significant defensive role, and it would also affect the training of the county soldiers.
Therefore, Shi Bao asked the county magistrate for instructions to move the county soldiers outside the city for training, and sent two hundred people to take turns in the city every month to be responsible for public security management.
Although the Ying County magistrate looked down on Shi Bao's poor background, this was within the scope of Shi Bao's county captain's responsibilities. In addition, the Ying County magistrate also knew that Shi Bao was recommended by Sima Hui and personally appointed by Zhang Xi. I couldn't figure out this person's background for a while, so I agreed.
In this way, Shi Bao camped outside the city and trained the soldiers in a good manner. The magistrate of Ying County had to admit that Shi Bao, at least in running the army, had his own way of running the army. ability.
Shi Bao stayed in Ying County peacefully for several months.
Then, Shi Bao's evaluation and treatment took a turn for the worse.
Shi Bao has no problem with his ability, but his character is really problematic.
First of all, Shi Bao is a lustful person.
At the beginning, Shi Bao could still control himself and cherish this hard-won opportunity to become an official.
But as he sorted out the internal affairs of the military camp and trained a group of decent soldiers, Shi Bao's old habits recurred.
This guy saw a well-educated lady in Ying County. He couldn't help but stepped forward and teased her, making the girl feel ashamed and angry.
Shi Bao was angry because he really didn't understand etiquette. How could he tease her in public like this on the street.
I am ashamed, probably because Shi Bao is indeed handsome and very beautiful, and can easily attract the love of older girls and younger wives.
"Shi Zhongrong, Jiao Wushuang", this evaluation is still very appropriate.
So, in fact, this matter is not a big deal. It's not that the girl is not happy, she just feels that she has lost face.
When I went home and mentioned this matter, the girl's old father was of course very angry and wanted to settle the score with Shi Bao, but the girl's family hesitated and stopped the old father.
When the old father saw this situation, he couldn't help but know what his daughter was thinking.
She sighed with words like "the world is declining" and "women are not allowed to stay in college", but turned around and asked someone to find out about Shi Bao's family background and asked the county magistrate to find a matchmaker for Shi Bao.
Why can the county magistrate be entrusted? Because the old father of the girl's family is the magistrate of Ying County.
These days, in a county town, the ladies you can meet on the street are not from local wealthy families, but must also be the children of local officials.
The magistrate of Ying County couldn't help it. His daughter was attracted by the handsomeness of her parents, and her old father also asked about it.
Although Shi Bao came from a poor family, he had good abilities and had certain abilities in military and political affairs. He also had two backers, Sima Hui and Zhang Xi, so he was a good person.
In addition, the county magistrate's family is not a big family, so I thought it would not be unacceptable to have such a son-in-law.
As for the county magistrate, because Shi Bao had been rigorous in running the army some time ago and had a good impression of Shi Bao, he took over the job.
But Shi Bao disagrees.
Shi Bao was so lustful. In his eyes, seeing a pretty girl on the street and coming up to her to say a few witty words was not a big deal. Why would she want to marry her? !
So Shi Bao directly rejected the county magistrate's matchmaking.
Indeed, this era is not the era of the Ming and Qing Dynasties when ethics and ethics were cannibalistic. It is not a big deal for ladies to take to the streets. Shi Bao did not do anything, just verbally.
In this era, although this matter would have some impact on the reputation of the girl's family, people in the world would still accuse Shi Bao of being dissolute and frivolous and not understanding etiquette.
But this is from the perspective of an outsider, and from the perspective of the parties involved, this matter is not that easy to get through.
When Shi Bao refused, the county magistrate immediately felt that he had been humiliated. The daughter of the family also wanted to die, and she was filled with shame and anger.
Even the county magistrate felt that Shi Bao was not giving himself any face. He wanted to act as a matchmaker for you, but he refused to accept it so simply.
Then, Shi Bao's unyielding virtue offended countless children of aristocratic families in Ying County, causing his reputation to plummet.
This was the first extraordinary thing Shi Bao did in Ying County.
The second outrageous thing is that Shi Bao condoned and protected his subordinates and violated the law.
In fact, speaking of this matter, it is not easy to judge who is right and who is wrong.
The county soldiers in Shibao's army take turns going to Ying County on duty every month to maintain city defense and public order.
One day, two county soldiers didn't know what they were thinking. They actually refused to eat the military rations while they were on duty, and insisted on going to a restaurant to eat.
The waiters in this restaurant were also a little ignorant, so they refused to let the two county soldiers in to eat.
These days, someone who can open a liquor store in the county must have an extraordinary status. Can his family's clerk take two big-headed soldiers seriously? !
Then, the guy was beaten by two county soldiers.
Don't expect the top soldiers these days to have very good qualities. If they don't rob you, they are already pretty good.
So the two county soldiers really didn't feel that they had done anything wrong. After beating the people, they casually broke into the wine shop and ate whatever they saw.
Then the two county soldiers were surrounded by more than a dozen servants called by their boss.
The two county soldiers were also brainless. When they saw that they were surrounded by so many people, they also picked up the guy.
The weapons in the hands of the county soldiers were all weapons for killing people. However, this move was a little careless, and a life was lost.
As for the dozen or so servants, I don’t know what they were thinking. When they saw the county soldiers showing off their weapons, they didn’t hesitate and still chased them. As a result, they blocked the two county soldiers in an alley and beat them to death. .
Then Shi Bao became angry.
Who is right or wrong is not important to Shi Bao. He only knows that a soldier under his command was beaten to death. If he does not avenge this, he will not be able to lead this soldier.
Therefore, Shi Bao directly led his soldiers into the city and demanded an explanation in front of the county magistrate and county magistrate.
Soldiers cannot die in vain. The owner behind this wine shop must give an explanation.
The county magistrate, county magistrate, and the owner behind the wine shop were all furious.
In their opinion, Shi Bao was rebelling, and there was no way he could be charged with such a serious crime. After all, these are troubled times. If you say that, he might really be rebelling.
It is not yet known what will happen to Shi Bao after he rebels, but it is foreseeable what will happen to the magistrate of Ying County, the county seat, and the entire aristocratic families in Ying County after Shi Bao rebels.
Therefore, the county magistrate discussed with the county magistrate and asked the owner behind the wine shop to apologize and compensate the families of the two soldiers with a sum of money, thus letting the matter go.
Shi Bao also knew that this matter could only end here. Unless there was a real rebellion, it would not end well.
But by doing this, Shi Bao's prestige in the army reached its peak.
Among the soldiers these days, who really regards them as human beings? !
The big-headed soldiers don't care who is right or wrong. They only know that their commander is someone who is willing to help them, so they are willing to sacrifice their lives for this commander.
Just like this, Shi Bao's reputation in Ying County was completely ruined. Whether it was the county magistrate, the county seat, or the aristocratic families in Ying County, everyone gnashed their teeth and despised Shi Bao when they mentioned it, but there was nothing they could do about it.
This is because Zhang Xi has followed Guan Yu north to attack Xiangfan, and the person acting as the governor of Nanjun is Wang Ji.
Wang Ji has no foundation in Jingzhou, and he also knows that Zhang Xi put Shi Bao in Ying County for training. Whether it is good or bad must be judged by Zhang Xi.
Furthermore, although Shi Bao was collectively sued by the local magistrate and aristocratic families, he did have a good way of training soldiers. In troubled times, such a person is more useful than any county magistrate or aristocratic family.
Therefore, Wang Ji temporarily suppressed the county magistrate's complaint and wrote to Zhang Xi personally to ask for Zhang Xi's opinion.
In this way, the matter was put on hold for the time being. Just as Shi Bao's popularity in Ying County was getting worse and worse, Jiangdong suddenly stabbed him in the back. Sun Huan and Sun Yu each led 10,000 soldiers and attacked from the east. They attacked Nanjun in two groups and quickly broke through Wulin and reached the vicinity of Yingxian County.
Seeing that Jiangdong's army was coming soon, the county magistrate and the county magistrate panicked.
After all, there were too many people on the other side. If they hadn't wanted to point out their faces, the two of them were probably thinking about what posture would be more appropriate to surrender when leaving the city.
At this time, it was Shi Bao who stood up and stopped the "Zhang Zhao behavior" of the county magistrate and county prime minister.
"What's the point of us surrendering before the other army arrives?!" Shi Bao asked the county magistrate and the county magistrate, "Bao once heard that eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. Today Jiangdong is unreasonably violating the territory. , If you raise an unjust army and surrender without fighting, how will you have any face in the world?!"
Neither the county magistrate nor the county magistrate expected that they would be reprimanded by this "immoral villain" recognized by the county.
In addition, the old and new hatreds broke out together, and the two immediately joined forces to reprimand Shi Bao, saying, "How can an unscrupulous person talk about the things of a man? Why don't you retreat quickly!"
The two of them were also careless. They really thought that by scolding Shi Bao like this, they would be able to scold Shi Bao away, and then the two of them could continue to discuss the matter of surrender.
Shi Bao retreated, but he didn't really let the matter go.
Shi Bao knew his situation, and he had fallen out with the county magistrate and others anyway. Now that these two people actually wanted to surrender, of course there was no need to give them face.
Shi Bao personally went to the army to summon people and directly surrounded the county government office. By the way, he detained the county magistrate and the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was shocked and angry when he saw Shi Bao acting so boldly. He pointed at Shi Bao and said, "Shi Bao, how dare you do this rebellious thing?!"
Shi Bao sneered and said, "Two dogs with broken spines don't want to serve the country, but just want to surrender. How can they bark in front of me?!"
After saying that, they were directly detained in the army.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Bao summoned everyone in the army. While controlling the defense of Ying County, he began to think about how to retreat from the enemy.
(End of chapter)
