Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 676 Cooperation
Not long after entering the government office, Prefect Zheng Jie personally came out to greet him.

Meng Changqing knew that this was not to welcome her, but to welcome the soldiers he needed.

"Please come in, gentlemen."

Compared to their previous two meetings, Zheng Jie was being overly polite now.

They were no longer allowed to sit in the main hall. Instead, they were taken to the flower hall that Liu Dexiang had prepared earlier, where the yamen runners served them tea and snacks, and they were even invited to have breakfast.

All three said they had eaten it, so Zheng Jie gave up.

Since they weren't familiar enough to share a meal together, none of the three were willing to accept this kind offer.

With the teacup in hand, Zheng Jie cut straight to the point, “My lords, you have been in Liangzhou for many years, and you must know more about the situation in Xunxian Town, Bishan County than I do. When we met last time, I said that there should be no more human sacrifices.”

Now, Lord Luo and I have once again contacted Xunxian Town, trying to persuade them to abandon their evil deeds.

Unfortunately, their evil roots are hard to eradicate. Only by completely eliminating these wicked people can the common people of Xunxian Town live in peace.

After Zheng Jie was dismissed, he asked them for soldiers.

The fact that these three people came to the government office so early in the morning showed that they were willing to cooperate.

However, if those below cooperate, those above must also cooperate.

It's like lending money. After finding a middleman to understand the intention, the person who wants to borrow money still has to ask. You can't expect the person who wants to borrow money to voluntarily stuff the money into your pocket.

Hua Rujin and Cao Hongxing waited for Zheng Jie to begin speaking before immediately declaring that their officers and soldiers were ready to be deployed at any time.

Zheng Jie didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ordered them to go back and muster their troops. All the soldiers were to go to Bishan County that afternoon.

Meng Changqing had always thought of herself as a middleman, but unexpectedly, after Zheng Jie finished instructing the two officials, Hua and Cao, he said to her, "I heard that Lord Meng has a capable person who is good at training troops, and a hundred personal guards around him, all of whom are experts. I wonder if Lord Meng would be willing to lend a hand?" Meng Changqing was certain that Zheng Jie must have someone behind him giving advice.

If someone knew that she had someone skilled in training troops, that person must be from the Weishan Camp, and must have been someone Zheng Jie had contacted. That would most likely be the person Song Qingfeng mentioned.

What a Song Qingfeng! He wasn't such a blabbermouth before, so why did he hold nothing back when facing Zheng Jie?

"I am willing to benefit the people of Bishan and Hongjia counties and serve Prefect Zheng." Meng Changqing was still curious. "However, I have a question. I wonder if Prefect Zheng can answer it for me."

"Magistrate Meng, please speak."

"May I ask, are you and General Song old acquaintances?" Meng Changqing kept a close eye on Zheng Jie, and she was sure that any hint of emotion from him would not escape her notice.

But Zheng Jie only looked puzzled, expressing his doubt about Meng Changqing's question: "This manor has no prior relationship with General Song."

Meng Changqing smiled and said, "Let's get back to business, it's getting late."

Cao Hongxing and Hua Rujin stood up at the same time. "We will return to the county office to muster the troops first, and we will definitely arrive on time this afternoon."

The troops from both counties had been prepared long ago, just waiting for news to be sent back.

The only one who wasn't prepared was Meng Changqing; she hadn't expected to have to send someone.

However, as she had said before, she was happy to see the scourge of Xunxian Town completely eliminated. She immediately returned to Beishan County and sent as many as possible fifty personal guards, along with Xi Bei and Chu Mufeng, to Bishan County.

When she arrived, people from Hongjia County and Weishan County had already arrived. The entrance to the Bishan County government office was packed with people, each holding a weapon and sitting cross-legged on the ground.

When Meng Changqing arrived, Zheng Jie, Hua Rujin, Cao Hongxing, and Luo Mao were gathered in the study, devising tactics.