When Dutou returned to the government office, Zhao Ting and others immediately approached him and asked, "Are they Han Zhen's generals?"
"It should be."
They all nodded.
Hearing this, Zhao Ting and Liu Mi looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it is Han Zhen, at least there is room for negotiation.
However, Dutou changed his tone and continued: "But, they said..."
"What did they say?"
Zhao Ting felt relieved again.
Dutou answered truthfully: "They said that we should stay in the government office and not take a step forward until Han Zhen comes before we can make a decision."
"It's really easy to invite God, but it's hard to send Him away!"
Liu Mi smiled bitterly, and then glared at Zhao Ting.
If it weren't for this guy's obsession with money, how could there have been such a disaster tonight.
A curtainman quietly looked at the two of them and asked calmly: "Zhizhou, I wonder which official Han Zhen is?"
Mu Ke, also known as Bin Zuo.
The main responsibilities are to assist the magistrate and general magistrate in managing the state capital, and manage affairs according to their respective cases. They are also responsible for keeping books, documents, transfers and receipts, and urging supervision.
Similar to the master in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but his status is countless times higher than the master.
Because the curtain guest is a serious official.
When Su Shi's father, Su Xun, traveled to Chengdu, he served as a secret servant for a while under Zhang Fangping, the prefect of Chengdu.
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ting and Liu Mi were stunned and silently agreed to keep silent.
Liu Mi could be angry with Zhao Ting, but he would not tell others about Han Zhen, because the two of them were grasshoppers on a rope.
Seeing this, the guest in the scene wisely stopped asking.
Time passed bit by bit, Zhao Ting endured it for a while, but couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned around and left.
Liu Mi grabbed his sleeve: "Where are you going?"
Zhao Ting said matter-of-factly: "Of course I'm going to rest."
Liu Mi was extremely angry and laughed: "You can still sleep?"
"Linzi County is a hundred miles away from here. By the time Han Zhen gets here, I'm afraid it will already be noon tomorrow. Do I have to keep waiting?"
After that, Zhao Ting walked away and went to the backyard to rest.
"..."
Liu Mi pointed at his back, trembling with anger.
This guy had caused such trouble, and now he went to sleep, leaving them to suffer here.
How hateful!
"Liu Tong, please calm down."
Lu Shi joined the army and rushed forward to persuade him.
Helping Liu Mi to sit down behind the desk, Lu Shi joined the army and couldn't help but asked: "Liu Tongxuan, what should we do?"
"What else can we do? Just wait."
Liu Mi sighed.
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early morning.
Han Zhen slowly opened his eyes.
On the bed, a slender white arm reached out from the thin blanket and rested on his body.
The owner of the arm was sleeping soundly at the moment, with his black hair spread on the pillow, revealing half of his delicate profile.
Gently moving his arms away, Han Zhen stood up and got out of bed.
After putting on his clothes, he opened the door and left the back room.
"Alang is awake."
The maid standing outside saw him and immediately helped him wash up.
After washing his face, Han Zhen took the toothbrush handed over by the maid, dipped some tooth powder in it and started brushing his teeth.
He really couldn't stand willow branches, so last month he asked Zhuji to help him buy some toothbrushes and tooth powder.
Toothbrushes and tooth powders in the Song Dynasty were very common in some big cities. In "Tokyo Menghualu" alone, there are more than a dozen shops selling toothbrushes.
The more luxurious toothbrushes are made of ivory, the second ones are made of horns and animal bones, and the third ones are made of bamboo.
The price is not expensive. For example, one made of ox horn and animal bone can be bought for about thirty cents, and one made of bamboo can be bought for more than ten cents.
Not to mention wealthy families, even some wealthy families can afford it.
As for toothpaste and toothpowder, there are more than a dozen types, ranging from expensive to cheap.
A formula is recorded in "Taiping Shenghui Prescription": "Boil willow branches, locust branches, and mulberry branches with water to make a paste, then add ginger juice, asarum and other substances to mix, and it becomes toothpaste."
After washing up, he practiced breathing techniques for a quarter of an hour as usual. After breakfast, Han Zhen went to the county government office feeling refreshed.
At present, the entire Linzi County is operating in an orderly manner, and the construction of three gunpowder workshops has also begun and will be put into use in a few days.
Everything is going in the right direction.
When I came to the seat of the office and sat down, a clerk immediately brought me tea.
After taking a sip of tea, another clerk came forward with a stack of Di's newspapers: "County Magistrate, this is the Di's newspaper that was delivered today."
"Good work."
Han Zhen smiled slightly and took the newspaper.
There were newspapers in the Northern Song Dynasty, and there were more than one. The official newspaper was called Dibao, which was edited and published by Jinzouyuan. It was reviewed every five days, so Dibao was published once every five days.
The contents of the Dibao mainly include recent edicts, the emperor's daily life, ministers' memorials, major current affairs events, the removal of officials, local events, etc.
Because many state capitals are remote and the officials serving there are prone to lack of information, so the Di newspaper is very necessary.
In addition to Di Bao, there is also a privately published tabloid.
There are many such tabloids, and most of the current political news is copied from Di Bao, or even made up randomly. However, it is mixed with many folk anecdotes, so the sales volume is not bad.
In the fourth year of Daguan, when Cai Jing resigned as prime minister, a tabloid fabricated a fake edict from Song Huizong, saying, "Former Prime Minister Cai Jing has blind eyes but strong eyes, deaf ears but strong hearing, public behavior is cunning, deeds are flattering, and he is unkind both internally and externally. There is no inspection, so there is a discussion in the world. The barbarians are fierce and stubborn, the people are unemployed, loyal ministers are fleeing far away, and the dark and ignorant people are promoted from abroad. It is my fault that I do not observe what I do. Today, there are traces of Cai Jing in the prefecture and counties, and they are all eliminated; Anyone who has cliques will be demoted and exploited."
There are even tabloids that publish the emotional entanglements between Song Huizong and Zhou Bangyan and Li Shishi, and the descriptions are vivid.
Huizong of the Song Dynasty was so angry that he issued an edict: "Traitors often write forged edicts, fabricate heresies, and confuse the public. They can be rewarded and arrested internally and externally."
Well, the emperor personally offered a reward of five hundred dollars to catch the traitor who created the tabloid.
It's a bit outrageous.
The funniest thing is that this matter finally came to nothing.
Why?
Because at the end of the investigation, someone discovered that the stock traders or owners behind each tabloid vaguely pointed to important officials in the court.
Compared with the Di newspaper, which is published every five days, the tabloid is published very frequently, often every two days.
In fact, most officials are like Han Zhen. After going to work, they make a pot of hot tea and read the newspaper in a leisurely manner.
After reading the Di newspaper, there was nothing substantive. Only one article caught Han Zhen's attention.
[Zhang Jue, a former Liao general who stayed in Jin Pingzhou, surrendered to the Song Dynasty with Pingzhou. 】
Zhang Jue was once the deputy envoy to the Liao Xing Army. When the Jin army attacked Liao, he surrendered to Wanyan Zonghan and became the envoy to Linhai and Zhipingzhou.
If Han Zhen remembers correctly, Jin Wanyan Zongwang used Zhang Jue Incident as an excuse to attack Song Dynasty, which ultimately led to the Jingkang disaster.
After Zhang Jue surrendered to the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda was furious and sent Wanyan Mu to lead an army to attack him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jue had the skills to defeat Wanyan Mu at Tu'er Mountain and claim victory against Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
Song Huizong was overjoyed and immediately formed the Taining Army in Pingzhou, appointed Zhang Jue as the Jiedu Envoy, Zhang Dungu and others were all conferred the title of Huiyou Pavilion to be made, and rewarded them with tens of thousands of taels of silver and tens of thousands of pieces of silk. army.
However, before he could be happy for long, Wanyan Zongwang was ordered to attack and defeated Zhang Jue.
After the defeat, Zhang Jue fled to Yanshan Mansion, where he was hidden in the arsenal by Wang Anzhong, the governor of Yanshan.
Wanyan Zongwang asked Wang Anzhong for Zhang Jue, but Wang Anzhong was so frightened that he actually killed Zhang Jue and handed his head to the Jinren.
When Medicine Master Guo found out about this, he immediately raised his head to the sky and shouted: "The golden man will come to you as soon as he wants to awaken. If you ask for help from Medicine Master, you will be given to him."
Since then, the Liao army officers and soldiers who surrendered to the Song Dynasty were at odds with the Northern Song Dynasty.
More than a year later, Wanyan Zongwang used Zhang Jue as an excuse to go south to attack the Song Dynasty.
Full of plans, there are only two years until the Jin people go south!
At this time, an official came to report: "County Magistrate, Changzhi County invites you to go to the lobby to discuss matters."
"Um."
Han Zhen put down his newspaper, got up and went to the county government hall.
Stepping into the lobby, Han Zhen asked, "What's going on in Changzhi County?"
"Yesterday I went to inspect the river canals and passed by Songshan Ridge. I found many farmers reclaiming wasteland at the foot of the mountain."
Chang Zhixian paused, and then asked: "What kind of regulations are there in Songshan Ridge?"
Hearing this, Han Zhen fell into deep thought.
Originally, Han Zhen did not plan to occupy the county seat so quickly, so he planned to use Songshan Ridge as a secret grain production area.
Looking back now, Songshanling's position is a little embarrassing.
It will be even more embarrassing when the thousand acres of wasteland in the lower reaches of Xiaodong River are turned into paddy fields.
After a while, he thought: "I will make some structural adjustments on the Songshan Ridge side in a while, but the main focus will be farming."
Chang Zhixian picked up the tea cup and said, "In that case, I won't ask any more questions."
"Urgent report!!!"
Suddenly, a loud shout and the sound of horse hooves came from outside the county government office.
Hearing this, Han Zhen and Chang Zhixian's expressions changed.
The next moment, three Qingzhou soldiers were seen running into the lobby covered in dust.
Han Zhen recognized at a glance that these three people were soldiers sent to Yidu County, and immediately asked with a solemn expression: "What happened?"
"Reporting to the county magistrate, we captured Yidu County!"
Um?
Han Zhen was stunned.
I sent you to rob food, but you captured the county?
Snap!
Chang Zhixian looked horrified, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp cracking sound.
He stared at Han Zhen with his eyes, his lips moved for a moment, and he said in a trembling tone: "You...you lied to me?"
(End of chapter)
