Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 43: Court Eagle Dog?

This County Magistrate Sun was originally selected through the civil service examination and has been serving as the county magistrate of Yong'an County for nearly ten years.

Border towns like Luyang Prefecture are located in a remote area, and being a seventh-rank county magistrate means being basically forgotten by the court.

This is also the reason why County Magistrate Sun has not been promoted for ten years.

However, in the past two years, Luyang Prefecture has been very prosperous due to border trade.

As a result, Yong'an County also caught the attention of some people.

The news from Heibingtai was that two months ago, someone in the county government arranged for Magistrate Sun to move to another position.

He was transferred to a place in the county to continue serving as a county magistrate.

This is equivalent to a demotion.

After all, one side is a territory that has been operated for ten years, and the other side is a place where everyone is unfamiliar with.

Everyone thought that County Magistrate Sun, the Yong'an County Magistrate who had been unsuccessful for ten years, would move away obediently.

What I didn't expect was that he moved in this way.

Borrow troops to suppress bandits.

Not only did they eliminate the banditry along the Guangji River for more than a hundred miles, but they also persuaded the leader of Gutang Village to accept the amnesty, form an escort team, and prepare to build a Guangji River fleet.

Let the bandits do legitimate business.

Clear the Hundred Miles Waterway Trade Route.

According to Master Tao's calculations, the person who benefited the most this time was Sun Ze, the magistrate of Yong'an County.

This County Magistrate Sun, thanks to his meritorious service in suppressing bandits and clearing out the bandits on the Guangji River, will probably be promoted at least one level.

Now it is not something that can be solved by level adjustment.

The county government must provide enough space to accommodate County Magistrate Sun.

If you don't get rewarded for your merits, then just wait for the imperial censor to report directly to the emperor.

Over the years, Daqin had faced many problems due to invasions by foreign enemies and the control of resources and inheritance by large families and powerful forces.

But the two founding principles have never changed.

Merits will be rewarded.

First in military merit.

County Magistrate Sun's desperate counterattack caused a huge uproar. It is estimated that the people who pushed him to give up his position were shooting themselves in the foot.

"Those who rise and fall in officialdom are all old foxes." Zhang Yuan folded the paper in his hand and shook his head slightly.

When he met County Magistrate Sun on the banks of the Guangji River, he really didn't think that County Magistrate Sun had such means.

"Wang Qinian has found out who is behind the Kong family in Liaoyang Town."

Master Tao took out an invitation and whispered, "Xiao Renguang, the governor of the northern border of Yan State."

The areas where the borders of Yan State and Qin State intersect include the western border and the northern border.

Ouyang Shucai is stationed in the west, and Xiao Renguang is stationed in the north.

Five years ago, Xiao Renguang, who was stationed in the northern border, was defeated by the Northwest Army of the Qin Dynasty and lost five cities.

Ouyang Shucai's Zhenxi Army occupied a county in Daqin.

After that battle, Ouyang Shucai was granted the title of marquis. Xiao Renguang, whose cultivation and military strength were not much inferior to Ouyang Shucai, was reprimanded by the Emperor of Yan.

Not only did Zhang Yuan personally participate in the battle of Toyota County, he also stayed in the Chilin Army for more than a month and heard a lot of things from Bai Shaoting and Han Xiao.

Han Xiao is a disciple of Zhou Chang, the current Minister of War who is in charge of this battle. He knows secrets that ordinary people cannot compare to.

Han Xiao had analyzed the differences between Xiao Renguang and Ouyang Shucai at the beginning.

Ouyang Shucai's own cultivation has improved and he is on the verge of reaching the Grandmaster level. He has no interest in wasting energy fighting against the Qin Dynasty.

And because of some other relationships, the Qin Dynasty obviously had a plan to instigate Ouyang Shucai to rebel.

On the contrary, Xiao Renguang is a cunning person. After solidifying his own cultivation, he devoted himself to cultivating family power and improving the combat effectiveness of the Zhenbei Army.

Even the Emperor of Northern Yan was secretly on guard against him.

According to Han Xiao, it is actually easier to persuade Xiao Renguang to rebel than to persuade Ouyang Shucai to rebel, but this person is impossible to tame and will definitely backfire.

Officials plan military affairs and must bear responsibility for future victories and defeats. They will be rewarded for victory and punished for defeat.

Whoever instigates Xiao Renguang to rebel today may be promoted for his merit, but there is no guarantee that Xiao Renguang will rebel again in a few years, which would be a stab in the back.

It seems that the people from the Zhenbei Army have set their eyes on the iron chains and pulleys of Qingshan Village and want to use Kong Baitang's power to get them.

The Qin and Yan states remained hostile, though relations had eased around Toyota County, controlled by the Zhenxi Army. The Zhenbei Army's entry into Qin territory was meant to be a spy.

The Kong family who worked for the Zhenbei Army was guilty of treason.

It seems that the Luyang Prefecture's Black Cavalry can be mobilized this time.

Zhang Yuan unfolded the invitation handed to him by Master Tao. It was Kong Baitang, the head of the Kong family, who invited Master Tao and him to a banquet in a few days.

"I wasn't planning on going," Master Tao said. "Wang Qinian said that Kong Baitang found several Buddhist women from Liangyuan Territory who are skilled in the Flying Dance."

Liang Yuanyu?
If it has nothing to do with the matter of the relics, isn't that too much of a coincidence?
"Then go watch the Buddhist Flying Dance."

Zhang Yuan handed the invitation back and said with a smile.

Master Tao looked up, saw the smile on Zhang Yuan's face, and frowned slightly.

"We agreed to be gentle with women and not break their necks at every turn."

Zhang Yuan just smiled and said nothing.

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After leaving the academy, when Zhang Yuan arrived at the Wuwei Yamen with his whistle stick, the guards at the door looked strange.

When he arrived at the hall, he saw Feng Cheng and others with their heads hung down, being scolded and taught a lesson by Hu Yang.

"Shame on you!"

"How dare you leave Chen Wu there alone?"

Seeing Zhang Yuan coming, Hu Yang frowned and pointed at Feng Cheng and the others: "Erhe, you came at the right time. Tell me, when have the people from our Wuwei Yamen ever suffered a loss in a fight?"

Fight?

Zhang Yuan looked at Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng shrank his head and told the story in a low voice.

It turned out that a group of them, the martial arts guards, had made an appointment to have a drink last night, but ended up getting into a fight with someone in the restaurant.

"Those people say that we, the Zaoyi Guards, are all lackeys of the imperial court and are black dogs."

"Brother Chen Wu was so angry that he went up to argue, but those people started fighting first."

"Yes, Brother Chen Wu knocked them all down in just a few hits."

Several recruits interrupted.

The court's lackeys.

Black dog.

It is true that some people gave the Zaoyiwei this nickname, but shouting it to their faces was a provocation and an slap in the face of the Wuwei Yamen.

Feng Cheng gave Zhang Yuan a look, pulled his sleeve, walked over to the side, and whispered, "Last night I asked my sister to dress up as a man and go with me. I just said I was my brother. Others wouldn't know, but Brother Chen Wu would definitely recognize me."

"There's a fight over there, Brother Chen Wu asked us to leave first."

The final result was that Chen Wu knocked down seven or eight people by himself, and then the bailiffs from the government office arrived and took Chen Wu and those people to the yamen.

According to Feng Cheng, those people should be the descendants of a family in the city.

Zhang Yuan knew that Chen Wu was a relatively calm person and generally wouldn't cause trouble.

But after all, the girl he likes is by his side, so it's normal for him to act like a hero.

It's the age when you're full of vigor and vitality, so it's not a big deal.

"I'll go to the government office and bring him back to Chen Wu."

Zhang Yuan looked at Hu Yang and said with a smile, "Chen Wu is already grown up. It's time for him to get married and start a family. It's time for someone to take care of him."

Hu Yang waved his hand, watching Zhang Yuan turn around, muttering, "You sound so old-fashioned, but you're not a young kid either."

……

The government office was not far from the Wuwei Yamen. When Zhang Yuan went there, he did not go directly to the prison, but went to the Yamen to see the military sergeant Qian Mu.

The sergeant is the head of the Wuwei Yamen, so naturally he is the one to be consulted regarding matters concerning the Wuwei in the Yamen.

"It's about Chen Wu's matter. If it weren't for this, you wouldn't come to me." This was the first sentence the sergeant said when he saw Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said nothing.

"He beat up people from the Tang family, the Tang family from Anlefang in the south of the city." The sergeant looked helpless.

"Tang family..." A gleam of light flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

(End of this chapter)