Quanzhou government office.
Qin Xin opened his eyes anxiously, his distracted eyes slowly focused, and then he stretched his body lazily, feeling that he hadn't slept so deeply and comfortably in a long time.
Get up, wash up and tidy up.
Qin Xin was having breakfast, and Wu Kang was already outside the door asking to see him.
Wu Kang entered the room, saluted Qin Xin, and said, "Last night, Magistrate Gu went to the prison room."
Qin Xin frowned slightly: "Prison room? He has no seal and is about to leave Quanzhou Mansion at any time. How can he still think about going to the prison room? Who did he meet and what did he ask?"
Wu Kang was filled with bitterness and sighed: "Although he has no seal, he is still the prefect after all. No one can stop him when he enters and exits the prison cell. As for who he met, it's hard to say."
"What do you mean it's hard to say? I'm telling Wu Tongzhi, you won't be able to handle this, right?"
Qin Xin was unhappy with this ambiguous statement.
Wu Kang's heart trembled slightly when he saw Qin Xin's eyes became sharp.
In the past, this guy relied on himself, lacked independent opinions, and always asked for instructions in every situation. But ever since Gao Hui and Gao Shengzheng handed him the prefect's seal and ordered him to take over the post of prefect temporarily, he changed.
He no longer respects himself, no longer asks for instructions, and even becomes more dissatisfied and criticized.
Obviously, Gao Shenzheng not only impeached Gu Zhengchen, but also recommended someone to replace Gu Zhengchen in the document, and there was only one candidate for this, and that was Qin Xin.
Qin Xin has made a comeback. He has not yet officially taken charge of the prefect's seal, but he has already begun to play with the magistrate's prestige.
Wu Kang was well versed in the world and knew that this kind of villain was the most unprovoked, so he had to deal with it carefully: "According to people in the prison cell, Magistrate Gu didn't rest last night and stayed in the prison cell. Every cell was full of people." Went and spoke to every prisoner."
Qin Xin scratched his head a little.
Gu Zhengchen, what the hell are you doing? Why are you in the prison cell if you don't sleep in the middle of the night? I don't know that prisoners are also sleepy and need to sleep. It's very unqualified to go chat with others and disturb others' dreams.
"Where is he now?"
Qin Xin took out his handkerchief, wiped his hands and stood up to ask.
Wu Kang lowered his head: "I went back to the magistrate's house to sleep..."
Qin Xin was a little stunned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "What on earth is he doing?"
Wu Kang shook his head.
I can't understand it, I really can't understand it.
Ever since Gu Zhengchen took care of Zhou Nong, the tax department secretary, his behavior has started to become weird. He would either get up in the middle of the night to dance with a sword, or he would not go through the main entrance if he could climb over a wall. He would not go out to drink in this restaurant or that teahouse to drink tea. He went to people's houses to buy eggs, and one day he bought two chickens, which he raised in the prefect's house. They were still roosters, and they would crow there before dawn.
But I haven't screamed since yesterday. It seems that Xiao Cheng broke his neck and served him as appetizer.
For seven days in a row, Gu Zhengchen had not calmed down and went to the prison cell again last night.
"How many days have it been since Gao Shenzheng submitted the documents to impeach Gu Zhengchen?"
Qin Xin asked.
Without thinking, Wu Kang replied immediately: "It has been seventeen days. I think it will be Zhongshu in these two days."
Qin Xin shook his hands, with a stern expression on his face: "Once the document reaches Zhongshu, Gu Zhengchen's official career will end here. No matter what relationship he has with the emperor, he will have to leave the officialdom. The emperor will not Maybe he is favoring a person who abuses torture! We only need to wait for another twenty days or so, and it’s time for this guy named Gu to leave!”
Wu Kang looked at Qin Xin with some worry on his brows: "There must be some unknown secret behind Magistrate Gu's strange behavior. I'm worried that before the court documents are issued, he may be struggling to his death..."
Qin Xin walked out of the door, took a deep breath of fresh air, and said disapprovingly: "Without the seal of the prefect, no matter how much trouble he makes, it will not help. I - we have the final say on matters in Quanzhou Prefecture."
Wu Kang reminded seriously: "Zhou Nong, the tax chief, is still in the dungeon. The person who sent him in was Gu Zhengchen who did not have the seal of the prefect! The lack of a seal just means that Gu Zhengchen has no right to transfer people in the government. Just because he can't handle the documents in the government office doesn't mean that he doesn't have the means to take action against us! If he returns to Jinling with a lot of evidence, wouldn't we..."
Qin Xin looked sideways at Wu Kang and felt that what he said was not unreasonable, so he nodded: "Let the people in the government office keep a close eye on Gu Zhengchen. I want to know his every move, every word and every deed!"
Wu Kang nodded solemnly.
As long as Gu Zhengchen leaves the magistrate's house, his movements can be easily detected. But if he stayed in the magistrate's house, nothing would happen. With Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei watching, no outsider could easily enter the magistrate's house.
Just after noon, Qin Xin and Wu Kang were chatting in the second hall. The yamen servant urged Wan to come over and whispered: "Prefect Gu left the yamen and walked through the main entrance."
Qin Xin frowned: "He walked through the main entrance. Do you know where he is going?"
Ji Wan shook his head: "Lin Hao and others will follow."
Qin Xin waved his hand and asked Ji Wan to retreat. As soon as he and Wu Kang speculated a few words, Yamen Yu Qiu hurried over to report: "Prefect Gu has left the east gate of Jinjiang City."
Wu Kang frowned: "Is there any place to go outside the east gate?"
Qin Xin snorted coldly: "I want to buy some eggs again, don't worry about him. But the Quanzhou Guards need to pay attention to something. I heard that the new commander Huang Senping is a powerful figure, and Zhou Yuan was placed outside Hui'an. I wanted to go back to the camp on the 6th but couldn't, so I just brought people back to the guard camp at dusk yesterday, right?"
Wu Kang picked up the tea bowl and sighed: "Things in Quanzhou are still happening one after another. It took a lot of effort to suppress Gu Zhengchen with the help of Gao Shenzheng. As a result, when the gourd was pressed, the gourd floated up, and there was another change in Quanzhou Guards. , then Zhou Yuan won’t be able to resist, right?”
Qin Xin thought for a while and shook his head: "No, Zhou Yuan has been running the Quanzhou Guard for a long time, and many generals and sergeants are his people. Besides, there is no need for Huang Senping to fight with Zhou Yuan. The two of them have no interests." conflict."
Wu Kang took a sip of tea and chewed the tea leaves in his mouth: "Then just sit back and watch what happens."
"No, it's not good."
Lin Hao ran back, looking a little panicked.
"What happened?"
Qin Xin asked eagerly.
Lin Hao was out of breath: "Gu, Gu Zhifu has gone to the Quanzhou Guard Camp!"
Qin Xin and Wu Kang looked at each other, not expecting this result. If you don't want to spend a few pennies, why don't you go to the guard camp instead?
Wu Kang looked at Qin Xin with squinted eyes and asked: "As a prefect, why should he go to the guard camp? Doesn't he know that civil servants have no right to interfere with the local guard camp?"
Qin Xin was confused and looked at Lin Hao: "He went in?"
Lin Hao nodded heavily: "We're in, we can't get in, we lost track."
Qin Xin did not blame Lin Hao. The government officials did not dare to break into the guard camp without permission. It was completely normal to follow him this time, so he ordered: "Take someone to wait outside the Quanzhou guard camp, and send someone to send a message to the patrol sergeant and ask Zhou Yuan to deliver it." Get the news out.”
Lin Hao took the order and left.
Quanzhou Guard Camp.
Huang Senping summoned Zhou Yuan, Cai Ye, Qu Huan, Yu Siye, Lin Baifan and others in the office to discuss the matter of pirates.
Everyone took their seats.
Huang Senping's eyes were sharp, he scanned the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "The pirates are a great harm to Quanzhou Prefecture, and countless people who rely on the sea for their livelihood have suffered greatly. The imperial government banned the sea and prevented people from going to the sea. It was a last resort. However, the ban Moving the people along the sea and inland cannot prevent the pirates or eradicate their harm. If you want to prevent the pirates from invading Quanzhou Prefecture, the best way is to use both offense and defense!"
"Defense, we can't defend. There are no cities or camps along the coast, and Quanzhou Prefecture has a shortage of sergeants. It is simply not feasible to set up defenses everywhere. But attacking, Quanzhou Guards can still do it! Therefore, I suggest that the Quanzhou Guards sergeants should use all their strength. Training in preparation for the attack! Anyone who gambles or hides gambling equipment in the army will have his hand cut off! If there is drunkenness and violence in the army, he will be punished according to military orders! What do you think?"
Zhou Yuan saw Huang Senping looking over and said: "Train with all your strength to prepare for the attack. Once the pirates attack, they should be killed with thunder! What Commander Huang said is absolutely true. As for gambling and drinking, the army is already If you don’t do it, you will be severely punished.”
Other generals did not dare to object.
Huang Senping nodded slightly and continued: "At the end of September, the pirates invaded Hui'an. Everyone knows about this. But the result was surprising. Zhou commanded Qianshi and 500 elite sergeants, but not a single pirate was seen, and he never fought with the pirates. There was a head-to-head confrontation with the bandits, and they actually killed thirty sergeants! Commander Zhou said that these sergeants were afraid of the pirates and fled, so I ordered him to search for six days near Hui'an, but there were no clues..."
Zhou Yuan's face looked a little ugly. It wasn't that he was discussing how to fight against the pirates, but why was the target of the attack aimed at him again?
Huang Senping stood up, his heart full of grief and indignation: "Seeing the wives and children of the missing sergeants crying, my heart was as sharp as a knife! Commander Zhou, I will ask you one last time, are those thirty sergeants really afraid of the pirates and fleeing on their own initiative? Are you leaving the camp?"
Zhou Yuan held the wine glass and stared at Huang Senping: "Commander Huang, I have said this matter many times. Why do you keep asking me, is it possible that this officer can still lie?"
Seeing Zhou Yuan's expression unchanged, Huang Senping chuckled and looked at Lin Baifan: "Take someone with you!"
Lin Baifan glanced at Zhou Yuan, grinned and walked out of the office. Not long after, he brought a sergeant.
Seeing this, Zhou Yuan's eyes became sharp.
The sergeant stepped forward and saluted Huang Senping: "Commander Huang, I know that this is Hang Chen, the commander-in-chief of Quanzhou Wei Caiye and Cai Qianhu. At the end of September, he went to Hui'an County with Zhou Qianshi, Cai Qianhu and others to suppress the sea. Kou."
Cai Ye slapped the table and shouted sharply: "Hang Chen, this is the Quanzhou Public Health Office. If you say something wrong, you must consider the consequences!"
Lin Baifan took a step forward: "When Cai Qianhu said this, it seemed like he was threatening to keep silent and was afraid of what others would say."
Cai Ye was furious: "Lin Baifan, who are you? How dare you disobey me even if you are a mere hundred households?"
Lin Baifan didn't mind and straightened his chest: "There is no airtight wall in the world, so don't always think about wrapping the fire with paper! Cai Qianhu, you just kneel more diligently and like to call people daddy, otherwise you If you want to be a Qianhu, how about we go to the teaching field to compete, right on, off the horse, with bows and arrows, spears, and swords, you can choose!"
Cai Ye was speechless.
When it comes to killing people in a fight, I really can't beat this guy.
Huang Senping looked at this scene coldly and said slowly: "Hang Chen, tell me what you have to say."
Hang Chen's eyes were firm and his face was resolute: "Commander Huang, let me tell you that among the thirty missing sergeants, six are dead and twenty-four are missing."
"Six sergeants died?"
Huang Senping seemed to be shocked when he heard the news for the first time.
Hang Chen's voice was a bit sad: "That's right! Four of the sergeants were killed by Commander Zhou himself!"
"I'm too busy. I don't have time to update twice today. If nothing unexpected happens, I will update twice tomorrow. It depends on how things go... I will try to write as much as possible. Thank you for your understanding."
