Zhu Renxia took over the conversation again: "Master Li, what Gongfu said is not an exaggeration. Jiang Guanjun does have martial arts that can defeat ten thousand enemies. You can rest assured that he can dominate the people of Chang'an Town."
Li Yao was so excited that he clapped his hands and said, "That's great. There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. I believe that the Minzhuang taught by Captain Jiang must have good combat effectiveness."
"Why do you call this strong man Jiang the leader?" Lou Dongfang asked puzzledly.
Zhu Renxia explained: "Since our Chang'an Town has dug up a gold mine, bandits will definitely be attracted when the news spreads, so our Chang'an Town formed its own people's team to defend our homeland.
In order to distinguish it from the regular army of the government, we initially called it the Minzhuang Battalion. Jiang Guanjun served as the battalion commander and chief instructor, and the positions of company commander and platoon commander were set up below. Later, as the number of people expanded, we upgraded the minzhuang camp to the minzhuang regiment. "
Li Yao nodded: "You have done a good job in Chang'an Town by avoiding taboos about the establishment of the government and adhering to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty. This can avoid giving others the leverage and labeling you as an illegal organization."
Liu Gongfu stroked his thick beard and said: "To reassure you, sir, our Chang'an Town Minzhuang Regiment has recruited more than a hundred elite members of the Qi Army in addition to Commander Jiang. With the training of Commander Jiang, and With these more than 100 Qi family troops as the backbone, the combat effectiveness of our Chang'an Town militia cannot be underestimated."
"Oh... Commander Jiang has recruited more than a hundred elite members of the Qi family army for you. How great!"
Li Yao was very excited, "These people are as good as ten. With their help, when you go to Guiyang, you will definitely be praised by the governor and make our Liping Mansion look good."
"Captain Jiang has such great appeal, he is considered a figure in the Qi Army, right?" Lou Dongfang picked up a toothpick and picked his teeth and said.
"That is!"
Liu Gongfu said proudly, "Captain Jiang is a sixth-grade Qianzong in the Qi Jiajun, and he is in charge of more than a thousand people. If the Qi Jiajun had not been framed, he might have become a garrison or a guerrilla now."
Li Yao also heard about the massacre of Qi's army, but the specific details were naturally unknown. Moreover, since he was an official of the imperial court, he did not dare to discuss this matter easily.
"Let's not discuss Qi Jiajun anymore. Commander Jiang is indeed one of the best generals in the world. With his help, our Guizhou army will be even more powerful! I will definitely write a book to recommend Brother Ren Xia and Champion Jiang to the governor, so that the governor can reuse him. you."
It was getting late and the banquet was over. Zhu Renxia and Liu Gongfu said goodbye together and returned to the inn.
The next morning, the first thing Jin Zhu asked when he saw Zhu Renxia was: "I came back so late after drinking last night. What did the magistrate do to talk to you?"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help grinning: "Guess, I guess you can't guess it."
"Then do you want me to guess?" Jinzhu treated the other person in his own way.
Zhu Renxia pursed his lips: "If you don't want to guess, I won't guess, so don't ask me."
"Then I guess." Jin Zhu had no choice but to give in, "The prefect decided to immediately upgrade our village from Chang'an Town to Chang'an Town?"
At this moment, Liu Gongfu came over and interjected: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, this matter is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate. It seems inconvenient for the prefect to directly intervene in these small matters."
"County magistrate?" Jin Zhu was a little disappointed, "That Deng Kewei abandoned the city and fled, and the new county magistrate was killed by Yang Yinglong's rebels. God knows when the magistrate of Jinping County will take office?"
Liu Gongfu laughed: "Can't you guess? To tell you the truth, the magistrate of Jinping County is far away and right in front of you."
"Well……"
Jin Zhu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh... Prefect Li promoted you, Brother Liu, to prefect? That's great."
Liu Gongfu was a little confused: "Sister Jinzhu, which one of your eyes looks at me like a county magistrate?"
Jin Zhu affirmed: "You used to be the chief arrester of Jinping County and a confidant of Lord Li. He must be promoting you to be the county magistrate!"
"Ahem..."
Zhu Renxia took a step forward unconvinced, "Why, does Miss Jin think I, Zhu Renxia, don't look like a county magistrate?"
"you?"
Only then did Jin Zhu realize that he had been careless. It was not only Liu Gongfu who was standing in front of him, but also Mayor Zhu. "No way, the prefect promoted you to be the county magistrate?"
Zhu Renxia nodded proudly: "Exactly, from now on, I am County Magistrate Zhu."
"That's great!"
When Jin Zhu was happy, he couldn't help but stepped forward and gave Zhu Renxia a big hug, "Hehe... you have become the county magistrate, and our Chang'an Town has a protective umbrella, and we no longer have to worry about being bullied by the government."
Zhu Renxia added: "But, I am not a county magistrate for nothing. I want to serve the magistrate, and I even have to work hard for the governor..."
At the moment, Zhu Renxia read the letter from Guizhou Governor Jiang Dongzhi again and introduced the fighting situation between the officers and soldiers and the rebels.
"After the death of Du Si Yang Guozhu, the rebels became arrogant and divided their troops into two groups to attack Guiyang. In desperation, the governor wrote a letter to mobilize troops to various prefectures. The troops in Liping City are stretched thin, so Governor Li hopes that our Chang'an Town can send troops to support Guiyang."
Jinzhu was very excited: "It's great to have another war! It takes a thousand days to train troops, but it takes a while to use them. My county magistrate has always dreamed of going to Beijing to meet the emperor and revive the Ming Dynasty. Now is a good opportunity."
Zhu Renxia nodded: "If I can help Governor Jiang put down Yang Yinglong's rebellion, it will be a great achievement."
Liu Gongfu sighed with emotion: "It's difficult. Although our Chang'an Town militia has more than a hundred Qi Jiajun as the backbone, there are only more than a thousand people. The guards of the Sixth Guards of Guizhou and the people from all over the country add up to only more than 20,000 people. Faced with The morale of the rebels is high, and the disparity between us and the enemy is too great."
"Everything depends on human effort, just take it one step at a time!"
Zhu Renxia is not optimistic about the current situation. "After all, the rebels in Yang Yinglong's hands number as many as 100,000. It will be difficult to destroy them without the imperial court sending a large army."
Jinzhu shook her braid and said, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, can you please ask Tianzun to come forward and help?"
Zhu Renxia shook his head: "Tianzun can help people in distress, but he should not interfere in human military wars. It is unrealistic to expect him to take action."
After everyone had breakfast, Lou Dongfang came to the inn with several servants.
He sent a letter of appointment stamped with the magistrate's seal. From this moment on, Zhu Renxia officially became the magistrate of Jinping County. In addition to the letter of appointment, there is also a newly produced seal and ribbon of the magistrate of Jinping County.
Lou Dongfang personally handed it over to Zhu Renxia: "County Magistrate Zhu, please take office as soon as possible and lead the Chang'an Town democratic group to Guiyang to support the governor."
"Thank you, Lord Prefect, for your support!"
Zhu Renxia bent down and took the seal ribbon and appointment letter, and handed them to Jinzhu for her to put away. "Master Lou, where is the prefect? I'll go and thank him."
Lou Dongfang explained: "Master Li felt that the effect of writing a letter was not good, so he took a dozen followers early in the morning and rushed to Guiyang with the gold raised yesterday. He wants to recommend you to the prefect in person, and he also hopes that Zhu Brother, send troops as soon as possible."
"If that's the case, then I won't stay in Liping anymore and say goodbye!"
At that moment, Zhu Renxia bid farewell to Lou Dongfang, got on his horse with all his entourage, left Liping Mansion as quickly as possible, and rushed to Jinping County along Guanyi Avenue.
It was about a hundred miles from Liping Mansion to Jinping County. At noon, Zhu Renxia and his party arrived at the Xicheng Gate of Jinping County.
"People on the city wall, listen, the new county magistrate is here, please open the door quickly."
Liu Gongfu shouted loudly on his horse.
A moment later, the city gate opened with a creaking sound, and the head catcher Li Cheng and the county magistrate Wu Huaijie hurried out to greet him. They were both extremely happy to see Liu Gongfu.
"Haha... Chief Inspector, we can work together again." Li Cheng smiled so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Liu Gongfu showed the seal and the appointment letter to everyone: "This is the new Jinping County magistrate appointed by the prefect. He is also the mayor of Chang'an Town."
The reputation of Chang'an Town has long been spread in Jinping County. Wu Xian Cheng hurriedly and enthusiastically welcomed the new county magistrate into the city and went to stay at the county government office.
"Sir, please change your clothes."
The official from the county government came to Zhu Renxia holding a blue official robe and helped him change and put it on.
Zhu Renxia was wearing a county magistrate's official robe and a black gauze hat. He looked upright and dignified.
Jin Zhu next to him was full of praise: "Hehe...not bad, he really looks like a great master of Qingtian!"
Zhu Renxia looked at himself in the bronze mirror and was very satisfied: "Send my order to summon all the officials and servants of Jinping County to the county government office for a meeting."
