"What did you kid do?"
Liu Gongfu immediately kicked Li Yuejin to the ground with a livid face, "I've only been away from Jinping County for half a year, and you've already gone down the wrong path?"
Zhu Renxia patted the dog-headed military advisor on the shoulder and ordered: "If you want to be given a lighter sentence, tell everyone about Bantou Li's tip-off in front of the Jinping County magistrate."
"The villain understands, understands."
The dog-headed military advisor nodded repeatedly, and immediately told Liu Gongfu, Wu Huaijie and all the officials in Jinping County what had happened. He told them everything about Li Yuejin's collusion with the underground dragon and selling out the information to make a profit.
After hearing what the dog-headed military advisor said, all the officers and people present were filled with indignation and cursed.
"The stupid thief Li, eating the government's food and wages, actually eats everything inside and outside."
"Fortunately, the county magistrate is wise and brave, otherwise the food and gold would be robbed by bandits, and our good days in Jinping County would be over!"
"Beheading him, soaking him in a pig cage, and quartering his body on five horses is really unscrupulous. You are a waste of your life. He is still wearing the hat of an official!"
Li Yuejin knelt on the ground as if his bones were broken. He allowed everyone to scold him and kept kowtowing to beg for mercy.
"My Lord, please spare my life. Please forgive me for being confused for a moment and let me go!"
Zhu Renxia snorted coldly: "You tipped off the bandits, you are even more despicable than these bandits who kill people and steal goods. I don't know how many bad things you have done, how can this county spare you? Come on, arrest me and put you in a big prison." Let Liu Xian Cheng and Master Zhao interrogate him in detail and convict him in accordance with the law."
Li Yuejin begged Liu Gongfu for mercy again, banging his forehead: "Brother Gongfu, help me, you are now the county magistrate. Please, for the sake of our brothers, please beg the county magistrate for me." ?”
"I still beg for mercy on your behalf?"
Liu Gongfu kicked Li Yuejin to the ground, "I can't wait to chop off your head with a knife right now! Even if you take bribes, I will give you a word, but you actually did something like cheating! Can I forgive you?" , the young and old men of Jinping County cannot spare you!"
"Bring me the rope!"
As Liu Gongfu shouted, an angry officer handed him a hemp rope.
Liu Gongfu took matters into his own hands and tied up Li Yuejin, then ordered several officers to escort him to the prison and await his punishment.
After dealing with the mole, Zhu Renxia glanced at the officials standing in front of him, raised his voice and said: "Li Yuejin has been arrested. This county hopes you will understand the truth. The legal network is very sparse and there will be no leaks. As long as someone commits an offense, he will be punished sooner or later." Will be caught."
"I will set up a small box in front of the county government tonight. If you are wrong, write a letter about your bad deeds and drop it in. I hope you will surrender and confess, and let bygones be bygones. If you stubbornly resist and take a chance, you will be punished in the future. If found out, he will be severely punished."
After Zhu Renxia finished speaking, the officials present were frightened and didn't know whether they should nod or shake their heads.
"Liu County Cheng, how are the armor preparations going?"
Fortunately, Zhu Renxia did not continue to dwell on the matter of committing a crime. He cleared his throat and started the next topic.
Liu Gongfu cupped his hands and said: "If you go back to the county, I have already sent people to repair the armor according to your instructions. They are all currently stored in the equipment warehouse."
Zhu Renxia turned his head and glanced at Minzhuang behind him, and summoned the fifth company commander Chen Daoming and the sixth company commander Hou Jie to come out: "Thank you, the two company commanders will lead Minzhuang of this company and follow Prime Minister Liu into the city to transport the armor."
Chen and Hou accepted the order together, saying that they would first follow the officers to the warehouse to unload the grain, and after the grain on the carriage was unloaded, they would load the armor into the carriage and transport it outside the city.
After finishing the chores, Zhao Yun, Wu Huaijie, Liu Gongfu and others escorted the carriage into the city.
Zhu Renxia ordered the people to set up camp on the spot, rest outside Jinping County tonight, and then march westward early tomorrow morning.
Jiang Guanjun suggested: "Feilian Fort is only more than two hundred miles away from Guiyang, and the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. We should send scouts now to spy on the battle situation and respond according to the situation."
"Third uncle's words make sense."
Zhu Renxia deeply agreed with this suggestion, "You should choose a dozen smart and agile brothers to form a scout team to strengthen the spying on the Guiyang battlefield. At the same time, don't ignore Bozhou, and you should also keep an eye on Yang Yinglong's movements. .”
Jiang Guanjun nodded: "This matter will be taken care of by me."
The soldiers of the Chang'an Army worked together and quickly built a temporary stockade before dark.
In order to prevent enemy troops from hijacking the camp, Jiang Guanjun ordered two teams, the Eighth Company and the Ninth Company, to take turns patrolling at night, with each company keeping vigil for two hours.
When the sky was darkening, Lord Bo Wu Huaijie and two civil servants rode to the camp to meet Zhu Renxia and warmly invited him to the city for a banquet.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, we are all working together. Please allow me to bid farewell to you. Don't worry, I have already ordered you to make some vegetarian food as much as possible to avoid extravagance and waste."
Zhu Renxia thought about it. If he was always cold and cold, rejecting others thousands of miles away, he would easily create a barrier with his colleagues. Even in order to support Zhao Yun, he should save face for the Lord Wu.
"Master Wu can't refuse his kindness. It's better to obey orders than to be respectful in this county!"
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists in thanks, and pointed at Jiang Guanjun and Jinzhu, "These two are the commander Jiang Guanjun and the battalion commander Jinzhu of our Chang'an Army. The county plans to take them to the banquet."
"Haha... I wish I could."
Wu Huaijie hurriedly expressed his welcome, "The lower official has learned from Liu Xiancheng that Captain Jiang is a powerful general in the Qi family army and was once the sixth-grade General Qian. In terms of position, especially above you and me, how can we treat him lightly?" "
"Haha... Master Wu is overly praised." Jiang Guanjun clasped his fists and was modest, "If a good man doesn't mention his bravery in the past, it's okay if he doesn't mention the past!"
At the moment, Zhu Renxia took Jiang Guanjun and Jin Zhu into the city, and followed Wu Huaijie to the county government for a banquet.
At the beginning of the lanterns, all the lanterns of the county government were hung high, reflecting the bright red inside and outside the courtyard, making it look festive.
There were three banquet tables in the banquet hall. Although Wu Huaijie said that he was hosting a simple banquet, the dazzling array of delicacies on the table were delicacies for the common people.
In addition to Wu Huaijie, the chief official, all officials from Jinping County who could be ranked, including Dianshi, Jiaoyu, Yicheng, Gongcao, Bocao, and Baotou, were present to bid farewell to the county grandpa and wish him a triumphant Western expedition. .
"Please take a seat, Mr. Magistrate."
Everyone showed courtesy and respectfully placed Zhu Renxia, who was wearing a blue official robe and a black gauze hat, at the first place at the banquet.
The second top spot was reserved for Chang'an Army's leader Jiang Champion. Although he did not have an official position appointed by the imperial court, his glorious resume from Qi Jiajun was enough to awe all the officials present.
The third highest ranking person is the county magistrate Liu Gongfu. He is now the number two figure in Jinping County. Regardless of his popularity, everyone is convinced by him.
"Come on, come on, Miss Jin is a hero among women, you take the fourth spot."
Wu Huaijie was worthy of being an old man in officialdom. He keenly noticed that Jin Zhu's eyes held a light beyond friendship towards Zhu Renxia, and judged that she was the lover of the county prince, so he gave in very respectfully.
"I'm a commoner, so I won't sit on it."
Jin Zhu flatly refused, "Besides, I am still a womanizer, and this girl is still self-aware."
Wu Huaijie urged: "Miss Jin, don't be humble. The fact that you can serve as the battalion commander in the Chang'an Army of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon shows that you have extraordinary abilities. This fourth position must be yours."
Other officials understood and echoed: "Girl Jin is a woman, she deserves to sit there, don't refuse."
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Zhu Renxia, the county magistrate, stood up and made a decision: "Although Miss Jin is the battalion commander of our Chang'an Town Minzhuang Regiment, she is a commoner after all. She is not from an official family like Commander Jiang. This Let Mr. Wu make the fourth chair, and Miss Jin will take the fifth one."
"Let Battalion Commander Jin sit down." Wu Huaijie still enthusiastically invited Jin Zhu to sit down.
Jin Zhu refused to sit down no matter what.
Wu Huaijie had no choice but to sit in the fourth position, with Jin Zhu sitting below him.
The sixth spot was given to Zhu Renxia’s master Zhao Yun.
Although he also has no official status, Zhao Yun sent a generous gift to Jinping County today, and he is a juren. He will handle county matters on behalf of the county magistrate in the future, so everyone will naturally take a high look at him.
Further down are Dian Shi, Chief Catcher, Jiao Yu, Yi Cheng and others, all seated according to their positions.
"Everyone, Yang Yinglong rebelled, Yang Guozhu died heroically for his country, and Guiyang is in danger. This time, Magistrate Zhu, thanks to the favor of Prefect Li, led the Chang'an army to Guiyang to support Jiang Futai and defend the provincial capital. We raise a toast together to congratulate Zhu County Commander Ling Yujiang is victorious and returns in triumph!"
After everyone was seated, Wu Huaijie, who was full of spring breeze, stood up and gave a speech with a wine glass in his hand, sending his best wishes.
The other officials stood up together and raised their wine glasses: "I wish the county magistrate a victory and a triumphant return!"
"Thank you colleagues for the farewell. Let's drink this drink together." Zhu Renxia raised his head and drank it all.
Everyone present raised their heads and drank the wine in their glasses.
Zhu Renxia added: "You must not slack off after I go on the expedition. While rescuing the refugees, you must strengthen defense, recruit more strong people, and build spears to prevent rebels or bandits from attacking. Don't let something like this happen again. The last time Wulongshan bandits crossed the border, the county magistrate and the arrester were so frightened that they fled."
When everyone present heard this, they all looked ashamed and said one after another: "It's all our fault that Deng Kewei and Wang Biao were greedy for life and fearful of death, which caused the morale of the troops in the city to be in chaos. Otherwise, the bandits would not have entered the city without bloodshed."
Jin Zhu next to him was snickering secretly, saying in his heart that if a thief shouted to catch a thief, if these officials knew that it was the county magistrate who issued the order to enter the city that night, their jaws would probably be dropped, right?
After three drinks, the dinner was over and all the officials took their leave and went home.
Jiang Guanjun returned to the camp to take charge, and Zhu Renxia, as the master of the county government, stopped leaving.
Jin Zhu also stayed overnight in the county government office. The military camp was full of men, so it was a bit inconvenient. What's more, women naturally love beauty. Jin Zhu planned to take a bath before going to bed, so he didn't return to the camp.
