The magistrate of Cao County is self-aware of himself.
There were so many powerful civilian and military generals in Henan, and the imperial court also sent a governor to take charge. In the end, the entire Henan was captured by the rebels.
And he was a small county magistrate with less than a hundred people in his three squads of government officials, let alone the opponent of the rebel army in Henan.
"Whether you can defend it or not, Dong Weng, you must stay in Caoxian County." The master said, almost telling the other party that he would die in Caoxian County.
The magistrate of Cao County cried with a bitter look on his face: "I don't want to die. I have been an official for less than five years. I don't want to die in office like this."
Before he came to Caoxian County and took office, he was just a civil servant. His family used money to buy connections with the eunuch party, and then he became a county magistrate with real power.
When the eunuchs were liquidated, he was afraid that he would be taken lightly, so he took out a large sum of money and worked through connections, so that he was not implicated and continued to stay in Cao County as the county magistrate.
It was buying an official position and nurturing relationships. Taking into account all the money he had made as a county magistrate in Cao County in the past few years, it was not enough to cover these two expenses.
At this moment, I saw that Caoxian County was being attacked by bandits. Not only did I lose my official position, but I even lost my life. I regretted my impulse back then. Being a civil servant not only saved money, but also I didn't have to stay in Caoxian County because of my black hat.
"Report!"
A government servant walked in quickly from outside.
"What's the matter?" Master saw that the county magistrate was no longer interested in government affairs, so he asked the arriving government officials.
The yamen servant reported back: "Master Qi, I just got the news that the bandits did not come towards the county seat. They seemed to have picked up someone and retreated along the road."
"What? Say it again!" Magistrate Cao County stood up from his seat excitedly.
The yamen officer repeated what he just said.
"Haha, okay, great." After hearing what the officer said, the magistrate of Cao County happily clapped his hands and laughed.
At this time, the master standing aside said: "Dong Weng, it's not time to be happy yet. As long as the bandits stay in Caoxian County, they can't let down their guard yet."
"Yes, yes, yes, you are right." The magistrate of Cao County nodded after the haze had passed, and immediately said to the officer who delivered the letter, "Let people keep an eye on it to see when the bandits leave Cao County. Once the bandits leave, , come and report immediately.”
"Yes." The officer agreed, turned around and left.
The magistrate of Cao County turned to look at the master who was standing aside, and said with a smile: "It seems that these bandits actually left on their own. I can finally let go."
Without the threat of bandits, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Dong Weng, can the people sent to Yanzhou Mansion be called back?" Master asked.
The magistrate of Cao County thought for a moment and said, "Yes, call the person back. This is an opportunity for the county to make meritorious deeds. How can we waste such a good opportunity in vain?"
The master who heard this had a look of surprise on his face.
"Master, do you think this county is talking nonsense again?" Magistrate Cao asked Master Xiang.
The master who heard this hesitated for a moment and then said: "The student is indeed a little confused. I hope Dong Weng can give some guidance to the student."
"This county wants to ask you, why did the bandits leave Cao County on their own initiative as soon as they arrived in Cao County?" the magistrate of Cao County asked.
The master thought for a moment and said, "The government officer just now said that the bandits came to Cao County to pick up people. The student thought that the bandits had no intention of invading Cao County."
"You are wrong." The magistrate of Cao County shook his head and said, "This county fought bloody battles and stood on the city wall without retreating in the face of the invading bandits. The bandits finally saw that they could not capture Cao County. We had to retreat and leave.”
When the master heard these words, he cursed several curse words in his heart.
So shameless.
He is a dog, he changes his face when he says it. If there is a mirror, he should really remind the other person of the life-or-death situation before.
"Master, do you think if this county says this, will the imperial court promote this county to the prefecture?" the magistrate of Cao County said proudly.
The bandits who could not even be dealt with by Henan officials were defeated by him as a county magistrate. He felt that a magistrate's seat was definitely indispensable.
"Student, I would like to congratulate Dong Weng first." The master knew that there was no need to displease the other party at this time, so he simply reconciled.
The magistrate of Cao County waved his hand proudly and said with a smile: "You have been following me for several years. When the county is promoted to prefect, I will take you with me to take office."
"Student, thank you Dong Weng for being here." Master bowed and gave a salute.
But he had already decided in his heart that as soon as the bandits left, he would resign from his master's job and leave Caoxian County, a place of right and wrong.
Money can be earned anywhere, there is no need to risk your life here just for a little money.
Xing Yun and his party didn't know what happened in Caoxian County Government, and even if they knew, they didn't care. They even captured Henan, and Caoxian County was not taken seriously by them.
"Captain Chen, aren't you going to meet your future mistress?" Xing Yun, who was riding a horse, said to a fellow cavalryman.
More than 300 cavalrymen came from Henan, and the leader was Chen Wu.
Chen Wu is an old man who joined the Tiger Flag. He used to stay up late at night. Later, he and his brother Chen Wen couldn't survive in the border army, so they joined the Tiger Flag together.
Compared to Chen Wen, who preferred a stable life, Chen Wu became a member of the Tiger Banner cavalry as soon as he joined the Tiger Banner, and later became a cavalry captain under Tan Zaiwang.
The cavalry division of the Tiger Banner does not have a thousand-man team, and the cavalry battalion is directly above the captain.
A cavalry battalion at random only has more than a thousand cavalry, unlike a military battalion with three or four thousand soldiers.
"The order I got is to escort you into Luoyang. As for other things, I don't care." Chen Wu said to Xing Yun.
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When Xing Yun heard this, he said in surprise: "Aren't you escorted back to Datong directly?"
"The order given to me by our battalion is to go to Luoyang." Chen Wu said.
He knew that since Magistrate Chen dared to expose the matter, he must have gathered enough evidence.
"The official is very complimentary. I just did my duty." County Magistrate Chen seemed not to hear the hatred in Magistrate Lin's tone and accepted the compliment calmly.
Cao Youji on the side said at this time: "Since Lin Futai has no objection, I still want to watch his subordinates raid the Yun family, so I won't accompany Lin Futai."
With that said, he turned around and started to leave.
"Wait a minute." Magistrate Lin called to Cao Youqi who was about to leave.
Cao Youji turned around, looked at Magistrate Lin and said, "Is there anything else going on at Linfutai?"
"Yes." Magistrate Lin said, "After a search by the magistrate's office, it was found that the Yun family's embezzlement of official grain was completely false. All the reasons were because the Kaifeng County Magistrate took advantage of the increase in grain prices to secretly sell the official grain in the county warehouse, resulting in the official grain amount being reduced. If you don’t agree with me, you will fabricate a lie about the Yun family embezzling money from officials, and come and capture the Kaifeng County Magistrate.”
Several people came out of the people brought by Magistrate Lin and stepped forward to arrest Magistrate Chen.
