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Chapter 583 Another Trouble
After some conversation, Zhao Zhen said, "Gai Tuiguan has come at the right time. I have something to ask Gai Tuiguan to investigate and make a decision."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhen told him what Mao Zhongyong had reported.

Gai Tianxi did not refuse and said immediately: "It's not difficult. I'll go there and I'll know everything clearly."

"Okay, the magistrate is a man who is brave enough to take on responsibilities. How about asking the magistrate to be the chief judge, in charge of the Criminal Justice Department, specializing in judicial and supervisory affairs?" Zhao Zhen said.

After hearing this, Gai Tianxi quickly stood up and thanked him.

world log
Name: Gai Tianxi (Hero, the reincarnation of Master Xiang Zhenjun, who redressed the injustices of the Dongguang Leifu and cleared the accusations)

Nickname: Gai Qingtian, Resurrection Bao Xiaosu
Race: Terran

Reputation: 100 (Judgment of cases is clear and precise.)
Occupation: scribe

Secondary occupation: Official
Position: Judicial Officer (not yet in office)

Level: Level 3 and Level 5 (Strength 35, Commander 50)

Attributes: Strength 32, Constitution 28, Agility 25, Spirit 44
Skills: Redress and Refute False Defence Level 4 (Distinguish right from wrong, Spirit +4), Six Arts of a Gentleman Level 3 (Courtesy, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy, Mathematics, Strength +1, Constitution +2, Agility +1, Spirit +2), Wisdom Level 2 (Understand people's minds, calculate everything, Spirit +3), Supervise Taxes and Labor Service Level 1 (Supervise taxes and labor service, Strength +2).

Commander Skill: Leadership Level 2 (Morale +2)

Martial arts: Sword (proficient, use sword-like weapons, force +3, Wutang Sword), Knife (entry-level, use knife-like weapons, force +2, swallowtail single sword), Whip (entry-level, use whip-like weapons, force +2, thirteen-way Taishi whip).

Equipment: Thin-bladed and thick-backed sword with goose feathers (second level), twenty-seven-section eight-edged copper whip (first level), Zhejiang iron sword (first level), and birch bark long bow.

Zhao Zhen had Liu Huiniang write a warrant, stamped it, and said to Gai Tianxi, "Brother Gai Tianxi, this is my warrant. Take it. I will send horses to arrest the envoy Zhu Tong as soon as possible, and the captain Li Yun will accompany you. When you return to Liangshan, the seal, warrant, and official robes will be ready."

Gai Tianxi heard this and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will go to Dengzhou right away. I also ask you to bring Mao Zhongyong with me."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sent someone to call Mao Zhongyong and gave him some instructions.

Gai Tianxi returned to his residence and told his father Gai Yong about the meeting with Zhao Zhen. Gai Yong couldn't help but ask, "Da Lang, it seems that the master wants to use you to warn the generals under his command. Is that true or not?"

Gai Tianxi said, "Father, I heard that you are very righteous and you always accept the outlaws who come to you. Regardless of whether this is true or not, even if you care about our friendship, I will handle this impartially. At most, you will just be a farmer at home."

Gai Yong nodded and said nothing more, only admonishing: "After all, this matter involves the generals in the army, so be careful."

On the second day, Gai Tianxi and others came to say goodbye. After seeing Gai Tianxi off, Zhao Zhen resumed his usual routine.

Five days later, in the afternoon of that day, Zhao Zhen picked up the official document on the desk, opened it, and saw that it was a report sent by Le He.

It records the family information of those who passed the civil and military examinations in this imperial examination.

In addition to Mao Zhongyong, there are two other people who are highlighted, one of whom is Xie Yuanji and the other is An who were personally selected by Zhao Zhen.

This man has an older brother named Ji Yuzhong, who passed the imperial examination and is now working in Bian Jing.

The other one was Fan Gong.

This guy is even more interesting. He is from Qizhou, a Jinshi, and served as a sergeant in Guangji Army. After Liangshan Army captured Guangji Army, Fan Gong did not return to Bianjing, but moved his family to Liangshan and bought land and houses to settle down. However, he signed up for the exam and won the second place.

After Zhao Zhen finished reading it, he also asked Liu Hui Niang, Zhu Wu, and Pei Xuan to read it. Then, Zhao Zhen asked, "What do you think?"

Zhu Wu frowned and said: "This..."

Zhao Zhen looked at the three people beside him who all looked embarrassed and said with a smile: "It's nothing. The fact that these two people came to take the exam means that they recognize our Liangshan, and there is no need to treat them differently."

Liu Hui Niang said: "Sir, Ji and An are not a big deal. After all, there are many people who are betting on both sides. This Fan Gong..."

"Don't worry about it. His family is under the jurisdiction of Liangshan, so it's no big deal. Besides, these two people are talented, and they are from a family of officials, with many educated children in their families. Now that they have been selected to pass the exam, they will be used as examples for those hesitant people under my jurisdiction. I have not only heroes of the green forest, but also officials appointed by the court and children of officials. Anyone who is willing to work for me can be an official." Zhao Zhen said.

After that, Zhao Zhen asked Pei Xuan, "Xu Guanzhong has been here for a long time. I wonder how he is doing in Guangji Army?"

Pei Xuan replied, "Sir, I heard from the scholar that Xu Guanzhong is indeed a man of both civil and military talents, and he has managed the affairs of Dingtao County in an orderly manner."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "In that case, let's ask the soldier Wu Yong to return to Liangshan. Now Guangji has Xu Guanzhong and Xie Yu in the civil service and Pang Yi, Fu Yu, Liang Heng, Zhou Jin, and Hua Diao in the military, which is enough to support us."

Pei Xuan listened and said, "That's true. With a good match between civil and military forces, there's no rush to set up this military."

At that moment, Zhao Zhen used the seal and sent someone to Guangji Army to recall Wu Yong.

In Dengzhou, Zhao Zhen was also paying close attention. Gai Tianxi's case was fully investigated in just two days.

Just as Zhao Zhen expected, this matter did not involve Sun Li, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao and others. Instead, it was a six-case clerk who instructed two on-duty officers to deliberately make things difficult in order to please the military commander Sun Li.

It turned out that this Lu'an Kongmu was no other than Bao Ji, the officer who wanted to kill Jie Zhen and Jie Bao in prison.

When Jie Zhen and Jie Bao escaped from prison, they did not kill him, but made him a clerk. After Wu Yong led his troops to capture Dengzhou, although the county officials were expelled, most of the minor officials who had not committed serious offenses were retained.

This guy became one of the officials of Liangshan.

Now that Sun Li is the military commander of Dengzhou, he is afraid that he will be purged one day, so he wants to make things difficult for Maojiacun first, hoping to atone his crime.

After reading it, Zhao Zhen asked Pei Xuan, "Brother, how do you think Gai Tianxi will deal with it?"

"He is also a man who clings to the powerful and is good at scheming. This Bao Ji must not be allowed to stay in office. In my opinion, he should be sent to the mines to do hard labor for three years, and after that, he can no longer be an official. As for the two officials, they should either be demoted or fired."

Zhao Zhen just nodded after hearing this, and didn't take the results of the treatment of these petty officials to heart. In the past few days, what Zhao Zhen was most concerned about was indeed the great victory of Weisheng in Hebei. Yesterday, [Advance Officer] Li Sanxing returned at night and brought the news. Zhang Qing and Qiongying rushed into the city and killed Tian Hu.

He must have returned by now. Zhao Zhen has ordered Guan Sheng, the commander of Qingzhou Prefecture, to prepare for support in case Zhang Qing is intercepted on the Hebei Road.

In just three or five days, Wu Yong of the Guangji Army completed the handover and returned to Liangshan County.

Zhao Zhen naturally held a banquet to welcome Wu Yong.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhao Zhen said, "Scholar, we are now successful. But we still have endless official documents to deal with every day."

Wu Yong heard this and said, "Sir, this may be the reason why there are incompetent rulers in every dynasty. Who doesn't want to enjoy themselves instead of working hard? It's just that some rulers appoint virtuous people, so that the government is clean and the people are rich and the country is strong. If the ruler does not know how to judge people and indulges in pleasure, he will usually become a incompetent ruler."

Zhao Zhen listened, sighed, and said to everyone: "None of us have ever been high officials. Now, taking advantage of the unrest in the world and the opportunity, we have reached our current position. I have many brothers to help me in suppressing the rebellion, but I am not capable of handling government affairs. In the future, you brothers will still have to bear more of my responsibility."

After hearing this, everyone stood up and said, "Sir, we are where we are today because of your support. How dare we not do our best?"

Rearrange the cups and plates, and prepare the wine and food.

Wu Yong thought about what Zhao Zhen said and said, "Sir, the times are different now. Now you govern eleven military states, why don't you issue another order to recruit talented people?"

Pei Xuan on the side said: "Yes, now Gai Tianxi, Fan Gong, Ji Yu'an and other officials are also willing to join you, sir. This shows that you have planted a phoenix tree here."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said with a wry smile: "That's fine. Even if there is one person available, it's good."

On the second day, Zhao Zhen asked the newly elected officials Jie Yuanji and An to draft a call for talents. He had thirty or fifty copies copied, stamped them, and had them sent to various prefectures and counties to be hung up.

Not long after, Xuan Zan, the commander of the Yanzhou militia, came to recommend a man.

Zhao Zhen opened the document and saw Xuan Zan wrote: "This man's surname is Wen Huanzhang. Although he is only a scholar, he is a well-known scholar. Many court officials know him. The current palace guard Su Yuanjing is his classmate. This man is well versed in military strategy and is good at understanding military strategies. He has the talent of Sun Wu and the wisdom of Zhuge Liang. He is currently teaching in Anren Village outside Tokyo. If you bring a belt, silk, a saddle and a horse to invite Wen Huanzhang, I believe he will be willing to come."

When Zhao Zhen saw this, he was overjoyed, and asked Shi Qian and Bai Sheng to bring their companions to Bian Jing to invite this person.

Not long after the two men left, Zhao Zhen was thinking about who else could recommend talented people, when he saw Zhao Ji approaching with a soldier.

Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to ask, the soldier bowed and said, "Sir, I am a subordinate of the Imperial Guard Sir Wang Jin, and I am here to deliver the official document on the orders of the Imperial Guard."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen immediately asked Zhao Ji to bring the official document up. After reading it, Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Ji to lead the soldiers to settle down. He also asked someone to invite Wu Yong and Zhu Wu.

Zhao Zhen showed Wang Jin's document to the two men and asked, "What do you two military advisors think?"

Zhu Wu said: "If this is true, perhaps we can take this opportunity to annex Jeju."

Wu Yong also nodded repeatedly.

It turned out that Miao Shanggao, the governor of Jizhou, and Zhang Yong, the military commander, had finally gotten through and were transferred to Zhaode, Hebei. Now that Tong Guan had pacified Tian Hu in Hebei, the five states and fifty-six counties needed many officials to take up their posts.

Jeju was located between Liangshan from the east and west, and the two had long been worried that Liangshan would find a reason to invade and occupy it, so they made arrangements early and were transferred to Hebei.

After the two left, the position of Jizhou governor and military commander remained vacant. Because Zhao Zhen had occupied Guangjijun and Puzhou due to a minor matter, no one in the court dared to take up the position.

Unexpectedly, a county magistrate in Jeju, instigated by his subordinates, wrote a letter to Gao Qiu, saying: "Liangshan is just a group of peasants who have gained power. How dare they underestimate Jeju Prefecture? I am not a talented official, but I have two capable people under my command who are willing to protect Jeju."

Gao Qiu was also hesitant when he saw the letter. He had just come across a letter from Gao Shide, which said that Liangshan was powerful and looking for trouble everywhere. He had suffered a lot from him in Xingren Prefecture.

When Gao Qiu saw this, he remembered that his brothers were driven out of Kouzhou, and he became even more angry with Zhao Zhen. Therefore, he actually promoted Wu Chang, the magistrate of Jinxiang, to the position of magistrate of Jizhou.

It turned out that this Wu Chang was actually a poor man from Tokyo. He became a county magistrate because he knew Gao Yanei and had been hanging out with him for a long time and often frequented the palace of the Marshal.

Since he took office, he has not cared about the customs and habits of the people, the official ethics and achievements, and has been corrupt and abused the law, allowing officials to abuse the people, which has made the people hate him to the core. Because of the coincidence of his name, the people gave him a nickname, calling him "Impermanence Ghost".

When this fellow took office, he brought two people with him. One of them was named Jia, and his given name was Juxin. He was originally a scholar outside Suanzao Gate in Tokyo. He was a sinister and treacherous person, with great wisdom and many plans. He was good at planning and foreseeing things, and he was also nicknamed "Little Zhang Liang". The two of them were sworn brothers. Because he was good at planning, Wu Changyan invited him to be the head of the county, and all matters in the county were under his command.

The other was named Lü Zhen, eight feet tall, extremely brave, and good at using a copper stick with nine sections linked together. He was nicknamed "Nine-headed Bird", and hundreds of people could not get close to him. "Impermanence Ghost" loved his bravery and took him in as his confidant.

After they gained power, the two relied on the power of the county magistrate Wu Chang to run rampant in Jinxiang County and do whatever they wanted. Because they were not appointed by the court, Jia Juxin was only a bailiff, and Lu Zhen was only a captain.

The two of them had long been jealous of the high positions and generous salaries held by the imperial court criminals and bandits in Liangshan. Seeing that the post of governor of Jizhou was vacant and no one dared to take the position, they instigated Wu Chang to write a letter to Gao Qiu, asking for the post of governor.

The two also won the favor of Gao Qiu. Jia Juxin became a magistrate and Lu Zhensheng was appointed as the military commander of Jizhou.

Along with the imperial edict came Gao Qiu's confidant [worried about peace] Xue Bao. After the angel announced the edict, the three men expressed their gratitude. Then Xue Bao gathered the three men together and told them what Commandant Gao had said.

Gao Qiu was a man who would never give up even the slightest grudge, so he asked Xue Bao to pass on a message: He would see the three of them causing trouble for Liangshan within the year. If not, he would find faults with them and punish them. If he could find an opportunity to kill one or two of Zhao Ze's confidants in Liangshan, he would definitely recommend them to the emperor, and promotion would be a piece of cake.

After the three heard this, Wu Chang muttered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He pretended to say: "Xue Yuhou, just report to the general. I have a clever plan to deal with this mob in Liangshan. In a few days, I will definitely surprise the general."

On that day, Wu Chang held a banquet to entertain the angel, Xue Bao and their followers.

The next day, after seeing everyone off, Wu Chang hurriedly summoned Jia Juxin and Lu Zhen to discuss matters.

After greeting, Wu Chang asked, "Brother, that Liangshan Zhao Ze is a big beast. He sent troops to occupy Guangji Army for an unrelated civilian. We were just trying to get promoted, so we boasted in front of the general. Now the general is serious, what should we do?"

Jia Juxin smiled slightly and said, "Brother has been promoted to the governor of Jizhou. It's a great thing. It's not too late to go to the office to celebrate. Here in Liangshan, I have already made plans, so I hope you can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)