Yan Shenggong's servant took Yu Huai all the way to the county government office.
Such a strange army of soldiers and horses appeared in the city. There were no pedestrians on the entire street. Some shops had closed their doors early, leaving only a gap for people inside to peek out.
"General Yu, we're here." The boy stopped in front of the county government office.
Yu Huai took a look at the county government office in front of him.
Compared with the Yanshenggong Mansion that I had seen before, the county government in front of me was obviously much different.
At this time, the yamen door was closed tightly, and half a head was exposed from behind on the wall of the county yamen courtyard on one side, but it quickly retracted.
"Go and call the door." Yu Huai said to the boy in front of him.
The boy took a few steps up the stone steps and stood outside the door of the Yamen. He stretched out his right hand and knocked on the door knocker.
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
The knocker knocked on the door, but no one came out for a long time.
Seeing this, the boy had no choice but to stand outside the door and shout loudly inside: "Open the door quickly, I am from Duke Yansheng's Mansion, and I want to see your eldest master."
I shouted several times, but no one inside responded.
"Come here, go and knock them out of the way." Seeing that the people inside didn't come out, Yu Huai called for someone to knock on the door.
The boy in front of the Yamen hurriedly hid aside.
Several soldiers stepped forward and pushed the door of the yamen with their hands. They found that the door latch was blocked inside and it was difficult to open the door with their bodies. They took out their bayonets and tried to use the bayonets to remove the latch behind the door.
The latch behind the yamen gate is not the kind of latch found in a small house, and is heavier and heavier.
The soldier who was trying to pick the door latch tried one or two times but failed to remove the door latch from the door, so he asked his companions to grab the bayonet and lift it up with all his strength.
The two men shouted slogans.
After exerting force several times, a bang was heard from behind the door, and the door latch fell to the ground.
Putting away the bayonets, the soldiers pushed open the yamen door with their hands.
"Seal the Yamen, everyone go in and search, don't let anyone go." Yu Huai waved his hand.
The soldiers with the tiger character flag who had been waiting impatiently rushed in like wolves and tigers.
Soon, everyone in the yamen was arrested and brought to an open space.
Throughout the whole process, I did not meet anyone who was willing to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
"Master County Master, when do you think you can do this?" When the boy saw Kong Zhenkan, the magistrate of Qufu County, who was being brought out, he complained and shook his head.
Kong Zhenkan lowered his head and did not dare to look at the boy.
"Is he the magistrate of Qufu County?" Yu Huai strode over.
The uniform of a sixth-grade civil servant was extremely conspicuous among the people who were arrested.
The boy stepped forward and said respectfully: "Yes, he is the county magistrate of Qufu. General Yu, please ask someone to release him first. I think he is still willing to cooperate."
After hearing this, Kong Zhenkan glanced at the boy gratefully.
It fell into the hands of Tiger Flag, and he was terribly scared at the moment.
The reason why the yamen door was closed tightly before was because I saw the people from the Tiger Flag did not mess around after entering the city. I felt a little lucky in my heart. I never expected to end up in this situation.
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Yu Huai ignored the boy's plea and said to Kong Zhenkan, "Are you Kong Zhenkan, the magistrate of Qufu County?"
The Foreign Intelligence Bureau of Tiger Character Banner has a clear understanding of the situation of several clan elders in Qufu, not to mention the situation of the Qufu County Magistrate. Even though Yu Huai has never met Kong Zhenkan, he also knows that the Qufu County Magistrate is a man named Kong. Honest person.
"Yes, yes, I am indeed the Magistrate of Qufu County. It was just a misunderstanding. The people below closed the door of the Yamen on their own initiative. It was not my original intention." Kong Zhenkan defended himself while admitting that he was the Magistrate of Qufu County. The matter of closing the Yamen gate has nothing to do with him in Qufu.
Yu Huai was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and said directly: "The handover will be done next, and then you can go back."
"Go back? Back to where?" Kong Zhenkan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he heard.
The boy on the side explained to him: "Qufu will be taken over by General Yu next. The county master can go home to rest, and there is no need to continue to worry about Qufu's affairs."
Kong Zhenkan understood this time.
His expression changed and he said hurriedly: "I can stay and assist General Yu. I am most familiar with things in Qufu. I will definitely be able to help General Yu if I stay."
He was not willing to lose the good county magistrate just like that.
Moreover, he could tell from the title that General Yu was from the army and could not stay in Qufu forever. As long as he cooperated well, he might still be the magistrate of Qufu County in the future.
But if we go back now, even if the Kong family chooses another Qufu County Magistrate, it may not be Kong Zhenkan.
"Are you willing to stay?" Yu Huai looked at Kong Zhenkan in front of him.
"Yes, yes." Kong Zhenkan nodded repeatedly.
"Then stay!"
Since the other party is willing to stay, Yu Huai thinks it's good. Zheng is worried about the knife he needs to chop Kong. If the other party cooperates well, he doesn't mind leaving Kong Zhenkan in the Yamen to continue working as an official after he leaves. .
"Thank you, General Yu." Kong Zhenkan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Since he was left behind, at least his life was safe and he didn't have to worry about being killed directly.
Yu Huai said to him: "Don't thank me too much. As long as you cooperate with me on my errands, you might be able to stay as an official under my Tiger Flag in the future."
Throwing a bad check to Kong Zhenkan.
Kong Zhenkan was overjoyed when he heard this guarantee.
He is willing to stay and cooperate with the other party, not just so that he can continue to be an official.
Yu Huai turned to the boy who led the way and said, "Okay, you don't have anything to do here. You go back and tell your Yanshenggong to get ready. I will send someone to find him later."
"I'll take my leave." The boy bowed to Yu Huai and turned to leave.
After the boy left, Yu Huai said to Kong Zhenkan in front of him: "You are the magistrate of Qufu County. You must be familiar with the people in the yamen. Find out who in the yamen is involved in life-threatening lawsuits and who can do things in a down-to-earth manner." .”
"Don't worry, General Yu. Give me half a day, no, half an hour, and I will pick out all the people who can be used." Kong Zhenkan assured him, patting his chest.
He regarded this incident as the other party's first test for him.
With the county magistrate Kong Zhenkan personally taking action, a group of servants who were willing to do the work were quickly selected, and several government servants who had touched lives on their hands were also singled out.
For these government officials who had their lives in their hands, Yu Huai directly asked his men to put them in prison and arranged for people to confirm their conditions.
At the same time, he and Kong Zhenkan once again determined which family owned the fields in the fish scale book, and learned about the situation of each family in Qufu.
Yu Huai only had a rough understanding of many situations, but with Kong Zhenkan's help, many things were quickly clarified.
On the street, who is the proprietor behind which shop, and the operating conditions of each shop, with Kong Zhenkan, an acquaintance, he can quickly find out the situation.
