The seawater came slowly and hit the rocks, causing countless waves.
The salty sea breeze drove the current and hit the boat. It whimpered and ducked over, raising its flag to hunt.
Chu Xing sat on the deck, enjoying his leisure time, squinting slightly and looking at the sun, his warm eyes filled with rainbows.
Meng Wanli climbed up from the cabin, walked to Chu Xing's side, pulled up a chair and sat down: "Let me ask clearly, the leader is Ning Toad. These people are not pirates, but Quanzhou Guard sergeants."
Chu Xing crossed his legs and shook them twice: "No wonder pirates appear out of thin air. They can be defended day and night, but domestic thieves are hard to guard against. Who ordered it?"...??m
"Quanzhou Guards Commander Qian serves Zhou Yuan!"
Meng Wanli looked solemn.
Chu Xing opened his eyes and sat up straight: "It's him! It seems that Gu County man has encountered a lot of trouble this time."
Meng Wanli hurriedly said: "Commander Chu, I know that the chief of the First Guard actually sent sergeants to pretend to be pirates and burn and kill the people, just to prove the incompetence of the new prefect Gu, and to use this as an excuse to suspend him and transfer him out of the country! These people It is simply lawless, we should report it to the court immediately and let His Majesty know!"
"Do you know, Your Majesty?"
Chu Xing glanced at Meng Wanli and lay down in the chair again: "Meng Qianhu, it's better not to report the matter here rashly."
Meng Wanli became anxious: "Why, Zhou Yuan is the chief of the Quanzhou Guard and has a large number of troops. If the court is not informed, who can accept him or bring him to justice?"
Chu Xing laughed: "Who, you forgot who asked us to catch the pirates."
Meng Wanli shook his head: "Prefect Gu is just a prefect. He is in charge of the civil affairs of the government, and the military officer is fully responsible for the military affairs. Prefect Gu has no power to punish Zhou Yuan's crimes. Even if the evidence is conclusive, he can't do anything. He can only wait for the emperor's decision."
Chu Xing closed his eyes and changed into a comfortable posture: "If the prefect of Quanzhou is someone else, we should submit a letter. But the prefect here is Gu Zhengchen. If you judge this person based on common sense, you would be very wrong. wrong."
Meng Wanli frowned: "No matter how powerful he is, he is still the prefect. There is no way he could overstep his authority and take charge of the Quanzhou Guards. Not to mention that the Quanzhou Guards would not agree, the Governor's Office would not agree, and neither would the Emperor."
Transgression, at worst, means meddling in other people's own affairs, but at worst, it is a crime, contempt for court regulations, and abuse of power.
Only when everyone performs his duties and goes his own way can the court function in an orderly manner.
If the Ministry of Husbandry wants to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment wants to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, and the civil servants interfere with the guards, and the guards want to control the civil affairs, will the court still be in chaos?
The prefect cannot control the health center, even if Gu Zhengchen is a man from Quanzhou County, the prefect of Quanzhou cannot.
Chu Xing was too lazy to argue with Meng Wanli and just said with a smile: "He dared to beat Yang Baiju to death. I wouldn't be surprised if he killed a commanding officer one day. You have to know that he is not only a prefect, but also a sentence Rong Wei directs military affairs, in other words, he is a military commander..."
Meng Wanli was a little depressed, how could the officials of Jurong Guard be in charge of Quanzhou Guard's affairs.
Sergeant Li Cai came over and said, "There are two cavalry on the shore. They say they came on orders from Magistrate Gu."
Chu Xing quickly stood up and walked to the side of the ship to look. He saw two cavalrymen. He raised his brows slightly and laughed out loud: "Maybe this is good news."
Because there is no port on the coast here, and there are reefs, the ship is still more than ten feet away from the shore. Chu Xing simply took the people directly off the Dafu ship and transferred to a small boat to go ashore.
Mei Hong asked for his identity and took out the letter while saluting: "My lord, Mei Hong, this is Duan Shimin. We are following the orders of Prefect Gu to deliver the message and ask for the navy's assistance."
Chu Xing took the letter, looked at it for a few times, and said solemnly: "This is not that Magistrate Gu is asking the navy for assistance, but that Magistrate Gu is giving military honors to the navy brothers! You go back and tell Magistrate Gu that these pirates have been captured by the navy." They won’t let you go!”
Mei Hong thanked him and then said: "Prefect Gu hopes that we can also contribute. Of course, all military merits will go to the Navy."
Chu Xing did not refuse, but said with a smile as if he was taking credit: "Last night, the navy discovered a group of pirates sneaking into the village. We took action and killed five of them. We captured all the others and are now locking them up in the cabin. "
Mei Hong quickly asked: "Sergeant of Quanzhou Guard?"
Chu Xing nodded slightly and asked, "What is Magistrate Gu's plan?"
Mei Hong shook his head: "I didn't say, but I think that once people like Tang Bahu are captured, Quanzhou Prefecture will change."
Chu Xing looked at the sky, and the dark clouds from the southwest began to slowly move here. He just hoped that it wouldn't rain heavily tonight, so as not to affect his actions.
Hui'an County Government.
When you were magistrate, you were restless. Zhou Yuan had sent news that twenty-four Quanzhou Guard sergeants were missing, and Magistrate Gu was missing.
The county magistrate Feng Yuanli also had no idea. Facing Shi Ruji who was pacing back and forth, he said, "Wu Tongzhi needs to make up his mind about this matter in advance."
Shi Ruji looked at Feng Yuanli: "How can we let Wu Tongzhi make up his mind? Zhang Pei is so strict with him, how can we tell Wu Tongzhi that so many Quanzhou Guard sergeants are missing? Once the news reaches the ears of Governor Gu, How can the Quanzhou Guards be so good?"
If Gu Zhengchen didn't know about it, the news of Quanzhou Guard's accident would not have spread to Jinling at least. Zhou Yuan would run the operation and at worst find a few people to fill the gap. Once the limelight was over, no one would mention it again.
If Gu Zhengchen finds out, once such a big thing is revealed, the officer, Zhou Yuan, will be held responsible.
When Feng Yuanli saw him, Ruji looked forward and backward, and said eagerly: "Can't it be that Magistrate Gu did this? He suddenly left Jinjiang, he accidentally met Zhang Tian and arrested Zhang Tian and others, so he couldn't arrest more than twenty people." Number one?"
Shi Ruji waved his hand: "How can he have such ability? With the few people around him, it would be good to arrest four people. Twenty-four are simply impossible. Besides, there are not many servants available in the government office now. , these people are no match for the sergeant—Wu Tongzhi!"
Seeing Wu Kang hurried into the room, Shi Ruji was a little confused. He quickly looked out the door and asked in surprise: "Where is that guard Zhang?"
Wu Kang's face was gloomy. He took out the document from his arms and threw it on the table. He said in a deep voice: "Prefect Gu sent someone to deliver the document and said that the pirate incident was over. He asked Zhang Pei to go back first and ordered me to stay in Hui'an County and take charge. To appease the villagers and rebuild their houses, they asked the county government to allocate a sum of money from the county treasury to the people affected by the fire. Two guan of money per household. If someone was injured, three guan of money would be given. Man, give me five ounces of money."
When Ruji heard that Zhang Pei had left, he relaxed, but when he heard Gu Zhengchen's arrangements, he was very dissatisfied: "Rebuild, rebuild, why do you need the county government to pay for it? The pirates are coming every year. If you go by what he said, how can the county government pay for it?" Aren’t you going to lose money sooner or later?”
Wu Kang looked at Shi Ruji: "You and I know the reason why the people suffered this disaster. If this matter is not handled properly and it is difficult for Zhou Yuan to explain it, the matter will not be settled."
"Why?"
Shi Ruji didn't understand Wu Kang's thoughts.
Wu Kang looked at Shi Ruji as if he were an idiot, gritted his teeth and said, "So many people have been affected by the disaster, so many pirates have made trouble, and the government can't catch a single person. How can I explain to the people? Doesn't he, Gu Zhengchen, have no face?"
At that moment, you suddenly realized.
Although only five or six villages were burned down last night, the noise was already considerable. Once the news spread, the government would be under pressure.
The people were all watching, waiting for the government's action.
If the newly arrived Magistrate Gu fails to catch even a single pirate, he will be unable to convince the public and win over the people. This was a disaster for Gu Zhengchen, who was known as "Qingtian".
Gu Zhengchen knew that he could not catch the pirates, so he planned to use money to solve the people's complaints and rebuild to win over the people.
Wu Kang stood up and said sternly: "Take a batch of money and food from the county treasury and tell everyone that I will cut off the hands of anyone who reaches out this time! With Gu Zhifu's temperament, he will definitely send secret visits to these disaster-stricken villages , once something goes wrong, none of us will benefit.”
Shi Ruji nodded repeatedly.
It was night, the sky was dark, and it started to rain in the middle of the night.
Luoyang Town.
Gu Zhengchen stood at the door, looking at the early winter rain that was neither urgent nor slow, nor heavy nor light, with deep eyes.
Xiao Cheng folded his arms and leaned against the doorpost, listening to Ye Yu's voice and asking: "You have murderous intent on your face, whose life are you planning to kill this time?"
Gu Zhengchen glanced sideways at Xiao Cheng: "Gao Huigao will arrive in Quanzhou Mansion the day after tomorrow at the latest. Do you know this person?"
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly: "I heard that he was once a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment. He was later promoted to participate in politics because of his good judgment."
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
A doctor of the fifth rank, a small clerk in the Ministry of Justice, was directly promoted from a third rank to participate in politics and become the head of the province. This makes one have to admire Lao Zhu's courage.
Although there are a bit more "top leaders" in the province, participation in politics is participation in politics after all. They are in charge of the affairs of a province, and the Quanzhou Prefecture's Yamen is also under its jurisdiction.
"With Gao Shenqi approaching, things in Quanzhou Prefecture will become more uncertain."
Gu Zhengchen looked solemn, stretched out his hand, let the rain hit his palm, and said solemnly: "So, in order to avoid changes, I may need to make some mistakes before Gao Shenzheng."
Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "So, someone will die tomorrow, right?"
Gu Zhengchen took back his wet hands and said calmly: "The people have suffered and suffered, and I need to give them an explanation. Xiao Cheng, go and get ready. Tell Li Zongfeng that we are going back to Jinjiang and let him prepare the boats." , leaving tonight.”
Seeing that Gu Zhengchen had made up his mind, Xiao Cheng agreed, and then asked: "Where are Yan Sangsang and Lin Chengyi, is it really okay to say goodbye without saying goodbye?"
Gu Zhengchen glared at Xiao Cheng, who smiled and left.
Li Zongfeng personally sent Gu Zhengchen to the other side of the Luoyang River and found two carriages for him to drive on his way.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Li Zongfeng who was about to return, and said gently: "When you have time, you can go to the government office to see Chang Ge. He is not blinded by the shipwreck case, but he has more people in his heart."
Li Zongfeng thanked Gu Zhengchen and waved goodbye.
It was hard to walk quickly on a rainy night, and the potholed road was not easy to walk on. Fortunately, it is not far from Jinjiang City after crossing the Luoyang River.
The rain stopped before dawn.
Jin'anyi.
Xu Hu stood at the door, bowed respectfully to the visitor, and shouted: "Yi Cheng Xu Hu, I have seen Gao Shenzheng!"
