There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 1,715 The storm is about to come and the city is full of wind
Chapter 1,715 The storm is about to come and the city is full of wind
Kuaiji, coastal area, Shangyu County.
A thin old man in his fifties, wearing a green official robe, sat in the lobby of the county government office, frowning. This man was Xu Zuozhi, the magistrate of Shangyu County, and the father of Liu Yu's good brother Xu Xianzhi. Many years ago,
When Liu Yu was still young, Xu Zuozhi was appointed as an official. He worked in Shangyu on the coast from county magistrate to county magistrate for more than 20 years. The Xu family also became prosperous because of this rich place. But today,
However, Xu Zuozhi always had an uneasy premonition, his eyelids were twitching, and he always felt that something was going to happen. Even sitting in the lobby, he still felt uneasy.
A rush of footsteps came from outside. Xu Zuozhi raised his head and saw his son, Xu Xianzhi, who was in his thirties and dressed as a civil servant, running directly over, sweating profusely, and the smile he was about to show was frozen.
On his face, he said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you so worried?"
Xu Xianzhi ran straight to Xu Zuozhi's copywriting, took a look at the three or four government officials standing on both sides, and said in a deep voice: "You all step aside, I have something to say to my father."
Xu Zuozhi was about to have an attack, but Xu Xianzhi gave him this look and blinked. He knew that his son was extremely talented. He had been secretly spreading his eyes and ears in the county for many years. He was so successful in running the government as an official that he was indispensable.
According to the information, Xu Xianzhi, who is usually very immobile, is so abnormal today. In addition, the government officials in these two heavens always take leave for various reasons. Even the copywriter has disappeared for a day. Everything has an unsettling weirdness. Thinking of it,
Here, he waved his hand: "You guys should step aside first, close the yamen, and you won't be in charge today."
When the palace gate and the Yamen closed heavily outside, Xu Xianzhi whispered: "Dad, follow the child and escape through the secret passage. If you delay for an hour, you will be dead!"
Xu Zuozhi's expression changed and he said sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about? My father is a dignified court official and magistrate of Shangyu County. This is Kuaiji County, not a war-torn place. Who dares to harm me, who can harm me?!"
Xu Xianzhi gritted his teeth: "Today is different from the past. The land of Wu is no longer peaceful. Tianshi Tao is now a more terrifying enemy to us than the northern barbarians, and they are already here!"
Xu Zuozhi's eyes widened: "Here he is? Where did he come from? Didn't General Xie lead his army to annihilate Tianshi Dao last year? Even Sun Tai and his son and thousands of believers were killed, and the rest were scattered as birds and beasts. Only
I heard that the few remnants of the party fled to the sea and disappeared without a trace. Where did they get the Celestial Master's Way?"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "Dad, are the official messages sent out every three days asking us to search and capture the remnants of Tianshi Dao? Is it just an act? You have always dismissed this. My child has told you many times that these are true.
Yes, why don’t you believe it?”
Xu Zuozhi sneered and said: "That's because you are too young and don't understand officialdom. Even the leader of Tianshi Dao has been killed, so how can you have the strength to stand up? The so-called pursuit of the remaining party is just that those high-ranking families want to use this method
The search was just to get a hold of the indigenous families in Wu, other rival families, or branches of the common people. Look, the officers and soldiers who came to our county to search last month didn't leave in big boxes.
Xiao Bao and even several local manor owners have taken away a lot of their property. When they came to me to complain, weren't you also there? "
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "Blackmail is a fact, but Tianshi Tao has hundreds of thousands of believers in the south of the Yangtze River, tens of thousands of trained disciples, and there are also veterans and sharp soldiers who have fought in the Central Plains and the north. How can it be so easy?
To be eliminated? Although Sun Tai and his son are dead, the senior brothers Sun En, Lu Xun, and Xu Daofu, who have high prestige among the believers, have escaped. They are the real hidden dangers and powerful enemies."
Xu Zuozhi waved his hand disdainfully: "They are just a few fish that slipped through the net and cannot make any waves. If they were really powerful, they would not still be living in exile on the island and living in panic all day long. Many village warriors in our county are serving in the army.
Ding, aren't you also following the soldiers and horses from Kuaiji County to fight against the invaders these days? They have made a lot of gains, and they can bring back many prisoners every time. There are still some locked up in the county prison. If Sun En
Are they so powerful that they can’t even defeat our Xiang Yong?”
Xu Xianzhi gritted his teeth: "The most terrifying thing is this. To put it bluntly, if the army and the army are victorious in battles and the monsters and thieves collapse at the first touch, why are there more and more of these prisoners being captured? So that they are everywhere?! This shows that they support the rebels.
There are more and more people. Another thing is that the disciples of Tianshi Dao are all over Sanwu. Are our local warriors and even the officers and soldiers of Kuaiji absolutely reliable? What will be the consequences if there are demons and thieves among their subordinates?
"
Xu Zuozhi's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
Xu Xianzhi said solemnly: "In the past few days, after the order was given to recruit the music family members, the government servants, scribes, and even the masters here have disappeared. Is it just a coincidence? Is it just that I want to go back to arrange things at home?"
Xu Zuozhi said dissatisfied: "If someone has to send Ding Congjun to his family, he must have complaints. This order is indeed unreasonable, but what can be done? Dad is an official of the imperial court. He can't abolish the law privately, and he can't deny other people's leave.
Well, even if you know that someone is expressing dissatisfaction, you still have to take care of your emotions."
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "It's not as simple as taking care of your emotions. There are quite a few of the Yamen servants who are members of the Le family who are about to be released, but what about the masters, the civil servants, and the officials in the county? Most of them are here.
The nephews and nephews of local powerful and small and medium-sized manor owners, such as Shen Xiancheng, are there any members of his family who can apply for the recruitment?"
Xu Zuozhi's eyes widened: "You mean these people are going to rebel? Impossible, just with their Wudi Manor? They have been bullied by the Gaomen family for hundreds of years, and it's not this time. How can we recruit them?
The Yue tribe is in rebellion? Besides, those Le tribes, those guys from the north, aren’t they also rewarded by the high family?"
Xu Xianzhi said sternly: "It's different. In the past, no matter how restrictive the high-sect family was, they would never do anything to crack down on these Wu natives and take away their manor foundation. But this time, the gangster that the child mentioned before
The party wants to use the civil war to seize the land of the Wu family, just like the purge of the Wu family at the founding of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, it first arranges for the northern refugees to enter their estates, and then uses the excuse that they are the remnants of the Celestial Master Dao.
Killing them for harboring rebels and seizing their territory, hasn't this happened several times in Kuaiji County? Weren't the two manors of the Zhang family and the Lu family in neighboring counties wiped out in this way?
