July is full of fire, with the heart star in Mao, and more than a month has passed in an instant.
The heat between heaven and earth began to slowly subside, and the gradually cooler weather seemed to indicate that the most difficult days of climbing Yunshan were also over.
After all, Huang Zeli was just a small character. His death only caused a few more official documents to be exchanged between Huang County and Dengzhou, and did not cause much aftermath. After all, the most important task of the local officials now is to whitewash peace with Grand Master Cai in the court. This is the general tone and direction. A small group of bandits like Dengyunshan broke up a few villages and killed some wealthy locals. This If you just report such a trivial matter to the police, isn't it obvious that you are going against Grand Master Cai?
As for sending troops to suppress bandits and stabilize the place, that is even more of a joke.
There is no place in the world today where the commander-in-chief would dispatch troops if he has a choice. In the entire Song Dynasty, except for border areas, only officials at the state level could mobilize local garrisons. This was still a small-scale troop mobilization. Once the number of troops reached a thousand, it would be necessary to alert the road-level pacification envoys and economic envoys. , and the next step is to obtain the approval of the Privy Council and even Song Huizong himself.
Even if you succeed in such a large-scale war, as the initiator, your superiors and the princes in the court will have the first impression of you as an incompetent official, which will lead to local unrest, unrest in people's livelihood, and you will not be able to do well in the promotion assessment. If you don't win, the fun will be even greater. Demotion and punishment, assassination and exile are just a matter of course.
Therefore, during Huizong's reign, officials were well versed in the way of being an official: minimizing big things and minimizing small things, and never making them public if they could. For the magistrate of Huang County, the magistrate of Dengzhou and other local officials, the most important thing at the moment is to quickly search for the Taoist priests in their jurisdiction, and send those magicians who are accustomed to pretending to be gods and ghosts to the training department of the left and right streets of Bianjing. Dao Sheng praised the rules and regulations (note 1), and serving Dao Lord and Emperor happily is the main business. Let's put the rest aside until the next unlucky guy comes.
Poor Zou Run didn't know what was going on inside. He, Zou Yuan, Yang Lin and Deng Fei had been in fear for more than a month. For more than a month, Zou Run worked hard every day, strengthening the walls and building fortifications, until the entire Dengyun Mountain was built like an iron barrel. The minions all over the mountain were trained to death, fearing that one day the Song Dynasty Imperial Army would attack The killer is coming.
But after waiting for more than a month, I only saw a notice posted outside the county town of Huang County. It was nothing more than a warning to coastal village households to be careful of pirates coming ashore to plunder.
Yes, the final conclusion of Huang County and Dengzhou on Huang Zeli's case is that "the pirates came ashore, plundered and fled without leaving a trace..." This must be attributed to the handiwork of Dengzhou King Kongmu (Note 1), who is a veteran of the country. Officer, I am very comfortable doing this kind of thing.
"The pirates came ashore" means that this has nothing to do with the local officials. This is due to the navy's inability to suppress the pirates, which led them to come ashore to burn, kill, and loot. "Go away with plunder" means that this is just an accidental incident, and it is entirely the sudden initiative of the thieves. , rather than being caused by Huang County's lack of defense; "no trace and so on", the doorway here is even bigger, which shows that the pirates have gone far away, and we can't catch the murderer even if we want to. Those guys from the Navy, they are in charge of everything on the sea!
Wang Kongmu's wonderful pen was brilliant, and one official document was used to handle the case neatly and pinpoint the blame. The magistrates of Huang County, Dengzhou and Zhizhou were all overjoyed when they saw it, and they all praised Wang Kongmu as "he is really talented and worthy of a big job." ", but this guy's beautiful ass almost went up to the sky.
When this news reached Zou Run's ears, he really didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Fortunately, this was a false alarm, and Dengyunshan, which had just started, ushered in a wave of precious opportunities for quiet development. Sadly, it was the tricks of these guys that made him understand why Jingkang's shame came so violently.
In any case, the Sword of Damocles has been removed, and it’s time to relax. Relaxation is the right way.
That night, there was another big banquet in Dengyun Mountain. Except for the men who were on duty in various parts of the village, the rest of the people gathered together and drank happily under the light of clusters of bonfires. In the kitchen in the back mountain, boiled tender chicken and fat duck are usually delivered here at a running price, and large pieces of pork and mutton are placed on the basin. If Zou Run hadn't banned the killing of cattle, given the current atmosphere, it would have been necessary to put them there. Turn over a cow to add to the fun.
"Come on, come on, let me respect my uncle first, and give my two brothers a bowl. My two brothers have never had a peaceful life since they went up the mountain. They have been bossed around by me all day long. I feel very guilty. This time Bowl, I’ll do it first as a courtesy!”
In the Juyi Hall, Zou Run felt incomprehensible, raised the black pottery wine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp. Zou Yuan followed closely behind, shouting that he also wanted a bowl.
"During these days, thanks to the help of two brothers, I bought more than 30 good horses for the village, and even got a dozen sets of armor from the Liao Kingdom. Although the official army did not come, but with these things, I If you dare to say anything, even if some soft-footed shrimps come, I won’t be able to climb Yunshan Mountain! If you don’t say much, I will do it first as a courtesy!"
Zou Yuan admired Zou Run's decision to invite Yang Lin and Deng Fei to the mountain from the bottom of his heart.
These two people were very familiar with each other in the Liao Kingdom. Not only horses, but also armor and other important military equipment. As a result, Dengyun Mountain's combat power has more than tripled. How could he? Not happy yet.
Zou Run and Zou Yuan's toasts in turn aroused Yang Lin and Deng Fei's emotions. Yang Lin stood up and responded solemnly:
"The leader of the village and Chief Zou must not be like this. We are all brothers, no matter how hard work is. In the final analysis, the leader of the village has no doubts about the people he employs, and he does not care about the people who are suspicious. If the leader of the village had not trusted me and handed over the huge sum of two thousand gu to me, I had to work hard." How can I get these horses and weapons when I go to Jizhou empty-handed? The leader of the village has made friends with us with his heart, so we should work hard to serve him!"
The price of horses in the Northern Song Dynasty has always been high, especially for war horses. The closer to the northwest, the better the quality and the higher the price. Yang Lin took a boat from Dengzhou to Liao to buy horses, which was equivalent to going directly to the manufacturer to get the goods. There was no middleman to make the difference, and the sea transportation cost was lower, so the price of each war horse was less than 40 guan. As for the armor, it was obtained from the black market, and the price was a bit exaggerated. The quality of Liao Jia was far inferior to that of Song Jia. A pair of iron armor actually cost forty guan. This made Yang Lin a little regretful and thought it was because of his incompetence. A waste of public funds for copycats.
"What Brother Yang Lin said is that the leader of the village is just like the King of Qin Li Shimin. He is very angry and treats us with his heart. As soon as the more than thirty horses arrived on the mountain, they all were given to me. With such trust in me, I wish I could have an official or an army invade me, so that I could let the village master and my brother see what I am capable of and what I am capable of!"
Yang Lin's hard work was outstanding, and Deng Fei was not to be outdone. His eyes were red, and he beat his chest loudly, expressing his gratitude for the service in his heart. Zou Run spoke seriously, went to invite them to sit down, then picked up the wine jar and filled the three of them with wine from top to bottom.
"Don't talk to two people in the same family. Coming to the mountains is a fate given by God. We must cherish the friendship between brothers. As the saying goes, time will tell people's hearts. We walk side by side and share life and death. Although I, Zou Run, Not talented, but at least he will lead the brothers to do something great!"
"Okay! Follow the leader of the village and start a career! Come! Let's do it together!"
"Dry!!!"
"Dry!!!"
As Zou Yuan roared at the top of his lungs, all the minions in the audience blushed, raised their wine bowls high, and followed Zou Run to drink the bowl of wine, which had a beautiful meaning and deep love.
After finishing the bowl, the waiter at the table was about to pour more, but Zou Run stopped him. "You can still eat meat, but you can't use wine anymore."
"Why is this? The leader of the village always drinks a lot. Today he only drank a little. Why don't he drink?" Deng Fei didn't understand what he meant.
