Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 147 Divorce (2)

Seeing that Guan Ziyang was really angry.

Guan Xi hurriedly said: "Naturally, we learned that before you came, the conflict between us and Xiahou's family was nothing more than grabbing territory, but if we deal with you, it would be an open confrontation with the imperial court. Even if we have the courage, we will not Dare to do that!"

"Hmph, I don't think you don't want to, but you don't dare."

"If you really have the power to become a separatist party, I, the governor, may have died under your sword a long time ago."

Guan Sui hurriedly knelt down: "Master Inspector's redemption is due to the fact that this subordinate is hotheaded and fell into Teng Yan's scheme. Now that Teng Yan has made a public rebellion, please ask your lord to let this subordinate pay for his sins.

The next official immediately wrote to the home of Jiuzhen County, asking them to order all the guests in the house, and Shuai Jun came to Longbian to help the adults deal with the Teng family! "

Guan Ziyang snorted coldly: "No need!"

Then he winked at Luo Ding.

At the Luo Ding meeting, Teng Yan, who was tied up like a rice dumpling and covered his mouth, was escorted out.

When Guan Sui saw Teng Yan, he immediately reacted.

It turned out that this was following Guan Ziyang's way.

At this moment last night, it was Guan Ziyang's person. Recalling the figure of that person last night, I even suspected that it was Guan Ziyang himself!

Guan Sui felt that his eyes were darkened, and he was out of breath!
"This kid, what a vicious alienation plan!"

Then fainted.

When Guan Sui woke up, he was already lying on the bed, and the person sitting beside the bed was Teng Yan, whom he had known for many years.

The two looked at each other and sighed.

"Hey, after all the calculations, it actually fell into the hands of such a little kid!"

"Old Guan, how can you save yourself from being so stupid, and being bluffed by this little boy, you actually told us all about us!"

"Guan Ziyang must have figured out that you have always been suspicious and short-tempered, so he attacked you. He took me away to lie to you, not to take you away to lie to me..."

Guan Sui shook his head, feeling somewhat guilty in his heart.

Then he said: "But don't worry, even if he knows our plan, he only has Xia Houcheng's [-] defenders in his hands. With the strength of our two families, I believe this kid will not dare to do anything to us!"

Teng Yan also sighed: "Then I hope so..."

At this moment, the two were put under house arrest by Guan Ziyang again.

The howling of the hundred and ten refugees outside the gate continued, and Guan Ziyang, Luo Ding, Qin Kuan, and Li Bin sat around the table.

On the table is a map of Jiaozhou.

Qin Kuan pointed to the map and said: "Lord Inspector, we have inquired from various sources these days, and brought people to investigate on the spot, and found that there are only five places suitable for large-scale warships to land on the Longbian coast from Jiuzhen to Longbian.

Here, here, and here..."

Guan Ziyang listened to Qin Kuan's analysis, supported the elbow of the other hand with one hand, and shaved his chin with one hand.

"Well, if there are only five places, this will be very beneficial for our defense. We must hurry up and worry about the young people in the Dong village and join the army enthusiastically."

Luo Ding asked: "Lord Inspector, Guan Sui and Teng Yan are in our hands, why don't we force them to help? The fighting power of their followers should be higher than that of ordinary people in the Dong village!"

Guan Ziyang said: "If I can use it, why don't I want to use it? The two of them are just the patriarchs of the two families. Do you think that the two families will block up the entire wealth of the two families for an old man who will burp in a few years?"

"what do you mean?"

"People from these two families can't use it, and we dare not use it. When the two armies fight, if they turn against each other, I'm afraid we will be caught off guard and the whole army will be wiped out."

With Guan Ziyang's analysis, the three of them nodded repeatedly.

"The governor is too human, and his analysis is much more thorough than ours."

Guan Ziyang immediately ordered: "The three of you, divide your troops into three groups, and go to the three Dong villages of Baijiatong, Lingjiatong, and Luojiatong respectively, and bring money. Anyone who is willing to join our Beifu army will receive a hundred guan coins per person."

He is not going to go by himself, the oldest Chijiatong.

"Xia Houcheng, you go to Chijiatong, remember the four of you, enlist in the army, register clearly, family members are listed as military family members, enjoy preferential treatment, and each person will be given [-] coins on the spot. If someone tells me that one copper coin is missing !
Military service! "

"It's the order!"

The four of them left with their own soldiers and documents.

Xie Daoyun on the side couldn't help asking: "Arrange something for me, don't forget what you promised me."

"Tao Yuan, don't worry, why do these chores bother your master, you follow me and set off today, let's go to meet Fan Wen?"

Xie Daoyun was shocked: "Are you crazy?"

"No matter how good your martial arts are, there are thousands of troops, and you can't beat four hands with two fists, why are you as lucky as Zitong County every time?"

"Don't worry, I'm not going to drive, I'm just going to meet him."

Qing Chan and Wei Yiqing also came to persuade, and Guan Ziyang said again: "You guys have forgotten that I still have poison in my body. If I can't stimulate myself to break the picture again and again in danger, how can I have a chance to become a semi-saint? I can't become a semi-saint." , I can’t cure this poison.”

I heard Guan Ziyang say so.

Everyone stopped talking.

After a while, Wei Yiqing said: "Then you take me with you, sister Daoyun and I can help you too."

Guan Ziyang said: "No, you will go with me too. There are only Qing Chan and Shi Qi at home. They don't know martial arts. Li Bin and the three of them were all sent out by me. I just want to keep you at home. Let you protect them."

Seeing that Guan Ziyang arranged it so well, the girls felt a little bit safe.

Guan Ziyang took Xie Daoyun with him, and the two set off on a fast horse each to Rinan County.

But this road is really bad.

Unlike the official roads in the Central Plains, the official roads here are very narrow and can only be walked by people.

For a horse, the branches and leaves on the road will hit the face.

Guan Ziyang didn't care, but Xie Daoyun didn't like the feeling of being slapped in the face.

So although the two were riding horses, they were not walking fast.

The two of them walked and played all the way.

By the way, you can also examine the local people's sentiments.

Today, the two of them arrived at a small place called Pingnan Village.

I was going to leave after begging for a drink, but I met two men fighting at the gate of the village.

It's not an ordinary fight, but a life-and-death fight.

A man in his 20s is muscular and muscular, but now his face is covered with blood.

The other man was in his 40s, with a thin body, but with great strength, he pressed down on the young man and beat him on the ground.

After all, Guan Ziyang is also the governor of Jiaozhou, and this kind of people's fights are also under his jurisdiction.

He didn't panic to go up to try to persuade the fight, seeing that the young man was quite resistant to beating, and the middle-aged man would not want his life in a while.

I asked an old woman who was watching next to Wen.

"Ma'am, what are they doing? You just let them fight like this. If you fight again, you will probably kill someone."

The old woman saw that Guan Ziyang looked strange, and said, "Young man, you are an outsider. This is the tradition of our village. This is a fight for the village chief."

Guan Ziyang was speechless for a while: "The village chief? Whoever has the biggest fist is the village chief? The folk customs in Jiaozhou are really primitive."

Guan Ziyang said again: "Does the government recognize the village chief who came out from under this fist?"

The old woman smiled: "Government? As long as the tax is paid, whoever cares who the head of your village is, the government doesn't care."

Guan Ziyang sighed, at this moment, the young man received two more punches, and it seemed that he was going to die.

Xie Daoyun couldn't see it anymore.

A burst of internal force shot out from her fingertips, knocking the middle-aged man who was riding on the young man staggering.

As soon as the young man felt the strength in his body, he immediately turned over and punched the man hard, hitting the middle-aged man's jaw.

The middle-aged man was sent flying, and two teeth spewed out of his mouth.

After a successful blow, the young man is still ready to pursue the victory.

Guan Ziyang took two steps forward and raised his hand, putting it on the young man's shoulder.

The young man shook his shoulders, but he didn't move away. When he turned around, he saw a stranger pulling him.

"What are you doing!"

"Young man, you have to forgive everyone. It's just a fight for the village chief. There's no need to fight to the death, right?"

The young man shouted angrily: "Get out!"

Swinging a fist is like hitting Guan Ziyang.

Only then did Guan Ziyang feel that this young man had also practiced martial arts, and he should be from the Analects of Confucius.

Now it is the upper middle level of the ninth rank.

For ordinary people, it is hard work.

When the fist hit, Guan Ziyang stretched out his palm and squeezed it. The huge force made the young man's fist locked tightly, making it impossible for him to move forward or backward.

The [-] or [-] villagers who watched around shouted loudly.

"Where do foreigners meddle in their own business?"

"Shh, haven't you seen how good his martial arts are? The second child of the Ou family has such great strength that he can't even move."

……

Guan Ziyang said: "I don't know what the rules are in your village, but in the territory of the Jin Kingdom, I am the official of the imperial court, and I will take care of this matter."

Hearing that this is someone from the government, the onlookers shut up now.

Seeing that the young man whose fist was clenched by himself also calmed down.

Guan Ziyang let go of his hand and asked, "Tell me, who set the rules for you to fight for the village chief, and why are there such rules."

The young man rubbed his aching fist.

"It's not because the imperial court imposed heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, we had to do it."

The middle-aged man whose teeth had been knocked out got up from the ground.

"Second Ou, if I hadn't been attacked just now, you would have been beaten to death by me."

Don't even think about this village chief.

Guan Ziyang said: "That's right, I did it secretly just now."

Then he showed the Tiger Talisman.

"I am Guan Ziyang, the governor of Jiaozhou newly appointed by the imperial court, the third division of Kaifu Yitong, and the governor of the Nanfu army."

When the common people heard it, good guy, this is a senior official who is several years taller than the county magistrate, and they immediately knelt down.

After some understanding, I found out.

The tradition of snatching the village head actually only emerged in recent years.

Because the imperial court tax was too heavy, many families could not afford to pay the tax, so they began to leave the village, gave up their fields, and went to the rainforest to beg for life.

So when this person swept away, the land increased.

When there was too much land, other people started to fight for it, and then the village chief started to distribute it. Naturally, the village chief allocated the most open land.

So some people were not convinced, killed the village chief, and became the village chief himself.

This is a start, and that's okay.

Within a few months, the village head of Xinde was killed again.

In this way, a few years later, the village has changed several village heads.

Gradually, the young people in the village began to practice martial arts diligently, thinking that one day they could become village chiefs.

It set off the nationwide martial arts training in Pingnan Village.

Gradually, everyone in the village recognized the position of village head bought by force.

I can't help but be respectful to the village chief, the new village chief takes office, the women in the village can marry as he pleases, and the fields in the village can be chosen by him.

It's just that when it's time to collect taxes every year, the government collects taxes on a per capita basis, and the village head comes forward to deal with it.

The government knows the traditions of this village, and they all know that the village head of this village has two brushes, so they don't dare to take cards for food and exploit them like they did with other villages.

Today, this young man is also an aboveboard old village chief during the Vietnam War, so this is not a fight at all, but a fair duel.

Therefore, even the old women onlookers were very supportive.

In the final analysis, the root of this crime is really serious taxation.

Originally, the Jiaozhou area was located in the tropics, and rice was cropped three times a year, and the yield was very high. There should have been sufficient food in the Central Plains.

Guan Ziyang asked again: "Are there any other villages like yours nearby?"

The old village head replied: "There are several more."

Xie Daoyun said: "Mr. Guan, you can't let them continue like this. Although there is a reason for this, it is also a sign of lawlessness. As the governor of Jiaozhou, you should take good care of this phenomenon."

"Don't worry, I only have arrangements."

So she ordered the old village chief to gather everyone in the village.

……

An hour later, hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of the village.

Guan Ziyang first introduced himself.

Then he said: "I was also born in a common clan, not a noble clan, and I know that your life is not easy.

But now that I am the governor of Jiaozhou, your tradition of competing for the village chief can no longer continue.

Now I officially accept Ou Er as the village head, but you cannot have the privilege of the village head, everyone is a common people, there is no high or low.

Since I still have important business to do, I passed by here by chance today. The old village chief assisted Ou Er to go to a nearby village and gathered the village chiefs. I will come back here in half a month.

At that time, you will all follow me to Jiuzhen County to take up official positions, and those who fled to the rainforest will try their best to find them back. "

At this time, one of the villagers asked, "Get it back? The land in our village can support at most one hundred and ten people!"

"Don't worry, starting today, I will exempt your village from taxes for three years, and you won't have to pay a grain of rice or a piece of cloth for these three years!"

This sentence instantly ignited the mood of the onlookers.

They all cheered.

Guan Ziyang and Xie Daoyun looked at each other and smiled.

"If you are like this, what should you do if you pay the state to pay the imperial court tax?"

Guan Ziyang smiled and said, "Naturally, it is necessary to look for opportunities."

"You were exempted from paying state taxes just after you took office. The Empress Dowager Chu will probably get sick from your anger. The Northern Expedition is imminent. Are you trying to drag the court back?"

Guan Ziyang smiled: "Northern Expedition? You still want to rely on the court?

You don't need to worry about these, just follow me, and I promise you will become a famous female general through the ages! "

(End of this chapter)