In the cottage, the atmosphere was solemn.
Nie Dong now led many soldiers, standing on the wall of the stronghold in full formation.
The shield bearers put up the shield wall, and the archers drew their bows and nocked arrows, ready to go.
Da da da!
As the sound of horse hooves came from far to near, the soldiers suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and their solemn expressions relaxed a lot.
Now that the county magistrate is here, there is no need to worry.
This is the prestige he exerts with every punch and kick.
After dismounting, Han Zhen threw the reins to a soldier and asked, "What happened?"
The soldier took the reins of the horse, made a military salute, and replied: "Reporting to the county magistrate, a group of cavalry just came suddenly and wanted to see you by name."
"Um!"
Han Zhen nodded and walked up the stairs to the wall of the village with a horse in his hand.
"County magistrate!"
Seeing him, Nie Dong immediately clasped his fists and saluted.
It's just that this guy's expression was a little weird. Although he was trying his best to restrain himself, Han Zhen still saw the clues.
For a moment, Han Zhen became even more confused. He came to the wall of the village and glanced outside the village.
Looking around, a large number of cavalry gathered outside the stronghold.
After a rough count, the number was no less than three hundred.
Although the war horse is not as tall as the Xixia horse, it has a strong body and a graceful posture. You can tell at a glance that it is a good horse.
The cavalry on horseback all wore iron armor and carried bows and guns on their backs.
The leader is a woman with a pretty appearance and a cold temperament. She is wearing iron armor and has a heroic appearance.
An eight-foot-long saber was tied to one side of the horse's back.
As soon as the other party came, he asked to see Han Er by name.
Nie Dong couldn't figure out the situation for a while, thinking that this young lady might be his county magistrate's old sweetheart, that's why he looked so weird just now.
Han Zhen was observing them, and Li Heihu also took the opportunity to look at him.
Seeing that he was tall and strong, holding a black horse spear more than ten feet long in his hand, and the five armor-piercing swords behind him reflected bursts of cold light under the bonfire, I immediately understood that this person should be Han Er.
Li Heihu rode up and asked, "Are you that Han Er?"
Han Zhen didn't answer, his eyes greedily swept over the horse and armor.
If he could capture all three hundred well-trained horses and three hundred sets of armor, he would dare to attack Qiancheng and Shouguang counties tomorrow.
Unfortunately, I can only think about it.
The cavalry is so flexible that they come and go like the wind.
Taking advantage of the favorable location of the village, it was not difficult to repel this group of cavalry, but it was a bit impossible to keep all the cavalry behind.
Even if Han Zhen has the courage to fight against the emperor, so what?
I can't beat you, but I can't outrun you?
Seeing that he didn't answer, Li Heihu frowned slightly and said coldly: "But Han Er?"
Suppressing the greed in his heart, Han Zhen said loudly: "My name is Han Zhen. I don't recognize Han Er. Could it be that the young lady has recognized the wrong person?"
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers on the wall looked strange, holding back their faces and wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.
Whether it is Han Er or Han Zhen depends on who the other party is.
In front of the rebels, he was Han Er who killed officials and rebelled.
In front of the people and officials in the county, he was Han Zhen, the head of Xiaowang Village.
"I am a hero, but I didn't expect him to be a person who hides his head and shows his tail."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Li Heihu's eyes, and his tone was sarcastic.
Han Zhen was unmoved, and said with a smile on his lips: "What else can I do, little lady? If nothing happens, just go back, lest the sword has no eyes."
After taking a deep look at Han Zhen, Li Heihu tightened the reins and turned the horse's head.
"Walk!"
The three hundred cavalrymen came and went inexplicably.
I thought there would be a fierce battle tonight, but it ended here?
The soldiers on the wall looked at each other in confusion.
Watching the cavalry leave, Han Zhen turned around and said, "Did you see it?"
"Um."
Nie Dong nodded and speculated: "They should be in the same group as the bandit leader last night. Looking at the battle, the armor is strong, I am afraid that the plot is very big."
"Black Village!"
Han Zhen spit out these three words.
Looking at the entire Qingzhou, only Heishan Village has this strength.
Master Xu had been colluding with them for many years, and the food and materials they secretly transported were enough to support an army of ten thousand people.
Besides, who knows whether Chief Xu is the only official colluding with Heishanzhai?
…
After three hundred cavalrymen galloped along the mountain road for a while, a bandit couldn't help but said: "Master, are we just leaving like this?"
What does it mean to come all the way and leave just to meet him?
Li Heihu turned his head and glanced at him, but said nothing.
The bandit was shocked and quickly shut up.
Li Heihu has a high prestige in Heishan Village, not because she is the daughter of the previous village leader, but because her fists are hard enough and her attacks are ruthless.
Those in the village who disobeyed her were either beaten to submission or killed.
The three hundred cavalrymen hurried slowly and hurriedly until daylight brightened before returning to the stronghold.
After Li Heihu told the bandits to rest, she went all the way to the top of Black Mountain and bumped into Mr. Yin, who had been waiting for her for a long time.
"how?"
Mr. Yin asked.
Li Heihu said sternly: "Don't underestimate him. This person has a majestic appearance and can stretch and bend. He is not like those reckless men."
Mr. Yin asked again: "Is there any chance to win over?"
Li Heihu shook his head, narrowed his phoenix eyes, and asked without answering: "Do you know what Han Er saw first after he climbed up the wall?"
"What?"
Mr. Yin looked curious.
"The iron armor on our bodies and the war horses beneath us!"
Being able to secure the position of the head of Montenegro with a woman's body cannot just rely on fists.
His usually fiery temperament is just a protective layer.
Hearing this, Mr. Yin sighed slightly: "It seems that we are enemies rather than friends."
Li Heihu asked: "What did the Chai family say?"
"Ah."
Mr. Yin gave a bitter smile: "After hearing me reveal my identity and my purpose of coming, he begged me to leave as soon as possible and never come back again."
Li Heihu looked at the red clouds in the sky, and the mountain wind blew by, blowing the hair around his ears.
She said in a cold tone: "Chai Rong was a great hero, but he didn't expect his descendants to be so miserable. That's all, as long as we can overthrow the Zhao family's throne, I don't care who takes over."
Mr. Yin said softly: "Don't be impatient. Our ancestors have been waiting for it for more than a hundred years. Why care about these days? Now is the best time in a hundred years."
"I know."
The clouds are surging in the sky, just like troubled times are about to begin.
…
…
Jingdong Road, divided into East Road and West Road, has been merged and split twice.
In the early Song Dynasty, it was Jingdong Road. In the fifth year of Xining, it was officially split into east and west roads.
In the first year of Daguan, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty decreed that the two roads should be merged to form the Dadu Governor's Office.
However, a few years later, in the fourth year of Zhenghe, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty once again issued an order to split the East Jing Road into two roads. The West Road was moved to Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing, and the East Road Qizhou was promoted to Jinan Prefecture.
Before that, the administrative office of Jingdong East Road had been in Qingzhou.
Qingzhou is one of the nine ancient states, the throat of Shandong, and a battleground for military strategists.
You only need to look at who were the governors of Qingzhou before to know its importance.
Kou Zhun, Li Di, Wang Zeng, Xia Song, Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan, Wen Yanbo, Ouyang Xiu... nine out of ten of these people later became prime ministers and ruled the world.
But during the Huizong period, the situation changed.
Because Qizhou has convenient waterways and rapid economic growth, far surpassing Qingzhou, it was promoted from the state to a prefecture.
The names of states and counties should not be more important than the government.
As Qizhou was promoted to Jinan Prefecture, the Jingdong East Road Administration Office was also transferred, and Qingzhou's status suddenly became embarrassing.
It can be seen from Zhang Shuye's transfer that he was originally the prefect of Haizhou. Because of his contribution to the suppression of Song Jiang, he was promoted to the prefect of Qingzhou. Not long after, he went directly to Longtuge and was appointed the prefect of Jinan Prefecture.
Qingzhou became a place for officials to transition.
The current magistrate of Qingzhou is Zhao Ting.
This man was appointed as the magistrate of Hangzhou in the second year of Xuanhe. In the same year, Fangla revolted and led an army to attack Hangzhou at the end of the year. Zhao Ting, as the magistrate, actually chose to abandon the city and escape, resulting in the city of Hangzhou being captured by Fang La.
Originally, the magistrate of a city fled out of fear of war, and at worst he was punished and exiled, at worst he was demoted and abandoned.
However, Zhao Ting bribed Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and others to excuse him. Instead of being charged, after Zhang Shuye was promoted to the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, he filled the vacancy of Qingzhou and became the prefect of Qingzhou.
After arriving in Qingzhou and taking office, Zhao Ting was very restrained at first, but as he was about to leave office, he began to reveal his true nature. This time, he used Wang Fu to collect Ding's money and make a lot of money.
It was supposed to be 3,500 yuan per person, but he insisted on adding 300 yuan more.
Moreover, they took the opportunity to exploit the wealthy businessmen.
For a time, Yidu County was filled with mourning, and countless wealthy businessmen and landlords had their families destroyed.
In order to raise enough money for their lives, the people in the countryside sold their fields, sons and daughters.
Corrupt officials, on the other hand, took the opportunity to purchase large amounts of land at low prices, so that nine out of ten good farmlands in Yidu fell into the hands of officials.
In the government office of Zhizhou Prefecture, Zhao Ting was having wine with Liu Mi, the general judge, in the backyard.
Zhao Ting played with a pair of white jade pendants around his waist.
This pair of jade pendants were robbed from a wealthy merchant in the city two days ago. They are shaped like a bright moon and made of fine mutton-fat jade, which is called Mingyue Jue.
The more Zhao Ting looked at it, the more he liked it. Whenever he had free time in the past two days, he would hold it in his hands and play with it.
The two of them were drinking and chatting.
As they chatted, they came to Linzi County. Liu Mi took a sip of wine and said, "What do you think of the bandit suppression book that Chang Yukun handed over to Zhizhou?"
Zhao Ting picked up a broad bean and put it into his mouth, and sneered: "The suppression of bandits is real. After all, the leader of the bandits cannot be faked. But the giant bandits sitting on the mountain, gathering tens of thousands of people, Chang Yukun really dared to write, and Don’t look at how many people there are in Linzi County!”
"Whether he is true or not, I will be ranked first despite the lack of merit."
Liu Mi smiled, picked up the wine flask, and poured him a glass of wine.
The two clinked glasses, and Zhao Ting said: "I have heard about Chang Yukun in this house, and he is quite talented. It is said that he offended Xianggong Cai a few years ago, so he has not been promoted and has been wasting his time as a county magistrate."
Suddenly, Liu Mi seemed to have thought of something and lowered his voice: "Speaking of it, this matter is quite strange. As soon as Master Xu died, the Xu family was wiped out by the stone treasure, and then Chang Yukun sent troops to suppress the bandits. …”
Don't treat these officials as fools.
If you can become a Jinshi in high school and climb to this position, you are the best among the best.
Many times, it's not that they don't know, but that they don't want to take care of it.
Or maybe they want a piece of the pie.
Zhao Tingruo said thoughtfully: "By the way, didn't Chang Yukun recommend a subordinate to be the county captain? You can go to Linzi County to review it in the near future."
They seemed to be two unrelated topics, and the answer was wrong, but Liu Mi understood it and asked: "Geometry?"
Seeing Zhao Ting make the sign of seven, Liu Mi frowned and said, "Is it too much? I'm afraid Chang Yukun won't be able to part with it."
"Can't bear to part with it?"
Zhao Ting snorted coldly: "Tell him, if he goes to the Criminal Division by then, there will be more than this!"
(End of chapter)
