Mr. Du sat up, took a sip of tea, and slowly said, "I will tell you about the situation in Wuji County."

"First, the geographical location of Wuji County. Wuji County is located at the border between Changshan, Zhongshan and Julu County. Although Wuji County belongs to Zhongshan Country, it is located at the border between the three places and has a special geographical location, with mixed people and snakes, and there are many disputes. If you don't pay attention to a very small matter, it will cause trouble."

"I remember that there was an assassination incident in Wuji County. At that time, the new Wuji County Magistrate took office and was determined to do something. After taking office, the first thing he did was to set up checkpoints at the border between Changshan State and Wuji County to investigate the people and merchants who were communicating. At the same time, a checkpoint was established on the border between Julu County and Wuji County, hoping to take this opportunity to establish his authority. However, he angered the merchants and heroes who were communicating. In anger, these heroes and merchants killed the county magistrate."

"How is it, isn't it very messy?"

Mr. Du said it seriously, but his expression was calm.

Wang Lei chuckled twice and shook his head, "In my opinion, this county magistrate is stupid. Wuji County itself is a mess. As soon as he took office, he offended the powerful businessmen of Wuji County and pushed everyone to the opposite side. Isn't this self-destructive way? Besides, the county magistrate of Wuji County has no power to protect himself. It is better to be quiet than to move, and he must do it slowly."

The old man smiled and said, "Talking lightly, knowing is easy to do, but it is difficult to do!"

Wang Lei shook his head and disagreed.

The old man did not argue with Wang Lei, stroked the beard under his jaw and continued, "Second, the heroes of Wuji County. I just said that because of the geographical location of Wuji County, Wuji County has become a gathering place for merchants to meet, and countless heroes gather. There is no need to say that the heroes are, although you are a gangster, to put it more elegantly, you are also a hero. The most important thing is that the heroes of Wuji County are the Zhen clan. The ancestors of the Zhen family are the three dukes. Although the family is declining and there are no high-ranking officials, they are rich and wealthy. They are the real powerful people of Wuji County. With such a family, it is like hanging a long sword on your head. Once you touch the interests of the Zhen family, you may take your life at any time."

Wang Lei frowned. Things are not good!

He thought of Ju Su who was secretly operating, frowned and said, "Does Ju Su want Zhen to deal with me?"

The old man sighed lightly, looking like he didn't know, "I don't know if Han Fu was instructing Zhen to deal with you, but Zhen is not the biggest threat. After all, if you don't provoke him, he won't provoke you, and it's not enough to make you difficult."

Wang Lei took a cold breath and asked, "What else is there?"

"Black Mountain Bandit!"

The old man made a sound and looked cold and solemn.

Wang Lei looked shocked and said, "Is it the Black Mountain Army led by the Yellow Turban Thief Zhang Yan?"

The old man looked surprised and stared at Wang Lei blankly.

This kid actually knows Zhang Yan?

Wang Lei scratched his head and said inexplicably: "What are you doing when you stare at me? Could it be that there is a flower on your face?"

The old man said in a deep voice: "Do you know Zhang Yan?"

Wang Lei understood the reason why the old man was surprised. It turned out that Wang Lei was so brave and only knew how to show off his courage. He only focused on the size of a palm-slap in Dongcheng City. He didn't know the officials in Ye County, let alone a black bandit Zhang Yan who was not in Ye County. Wang Lei smiled and replied casually: "I have heard from someone that Zhang Yan is very powerful."

The old man nodded and did not continue to ask.

He paused for a moment and continued: "Zhang Yan's original name was Chu Yan. Zhang Jiao gathered people to cause trouble, while Zhang Yan followed the Yellow Turban General Zhang Niujiao to cause trouble. Later, Zhang Niujiao was killed, and Zhang Yan became the leader of the Yellow Turban thief. At that time, the Yellow Turban thief had been suppressed by Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun. The strength of the Yellow Turban thief was greatly reduced and was no longer enough to threaten the court."

"Zhang Yan is a cunning man. Seeing that the opportunity is wrong, he took the remaining Yellow Turban thieves to retreat to Hebei. He took the valleys and forests of the Taihang Mountains as the foundation, gathered all the forests and avoided the imperial court's forces, and was known as the Black Mountain Army."

"At that time, the court showed weakness and the emperor was unable to conquer the siege, so that the counties in Heishan led by Zhang Yan frequently were invaded by the Heishan army. The governors sent troops to conquer several times, but they were useless. Zhang Yan's cunning point was to judge the situation. He knew that he would not be able to do without a reasonable identity, so he sent people to Luoyang to surrender and planned to surrender to the court."

"The emperor was a foolish person, and the officials in the court did not want to start the war again, so they accepted Zhang Yan and appointed Zhang Yan as the General of the Central Army of Punishment. In this way, the court could live up to its face and no longer paid attention to the Heishan Army where Zhang Yan was. Unfortunately, the Heishan bandits were still Heishan bandits, gathered in the mountains and forests, often robbed, and often attacked the cities."

The old man shrugged with helpless expression, "Wuji County, which you are about to take office, is a place where Black Mountain bandits often visit. Tell me, what would happen if I were the magistrate of Wuji County?"

Wang Lei's expression was cold and said in a deep voice: "Jiang is still old. The old man analyzed it for me, and everything came to the surface. Humph, this Jizhou Mu Han Fu really had no good intentions. He used the knife to kill people because he wanted to use the sword of the black bandit Zhang Yan to kill me legitimately, so that I had no reason to spread the story of intercepting Zhang Cheng."

"Just understand!"

The old man snorted and sighed, "I'm afraid there will be no one to die."

Wang Lei had a dark face and retorted: "Old man, you look down on me anymore."

The old man rolled his eyes and shook his head and said, "Do you think there are only black bandits? I don't know the internal worries of Wuji County. What I know is the threat from Youzhou and the Huns. Gongsun Zan under Liu Yu of Youzhou is an amazing person. After you take office, he can watch you sit firmly at the position of the magistrate of Wuji County. The Huns often attack the border. Can no one in your hands stop you?"

The old man sighed and said, "You kid, why are you doing such an errand?"

After thinking carefully, Wang Lei said calmly: "Old man, danger exists, but opportunities exist. If I have been in Ye County, at most, I am a thicker ants among the ants, and I am always a gangster who is looked down upon. As the county magistrate of Wuji County, I can change my identity. This is an opportunity. Once I grasp it, from now on, the sky is high, the birds fly, the sea is wide, and the fish leaps."

The old man raised his gray eyebrows, widened his eyes, and looked surprised.

It seems that this is the first time I see Wang Lei clearly.

After a long time, the old man sighed: "You boy went to prison and there was a huge change. He used to be brave but not wise, and he was just brave and fierce, but now he is calm and becomes like an adult. This is a good thing and a bad thing. The future is unknown!"

Wang Lei changed the topic and said: "Old man, although you serve as the Junhou, that was the case when you were young. You have been in Ye County for many years and have hardly left Ye County. How do you know so much news?"

The old man's pupils shrank and he smiled and said, "I eat more salt than you eat, it's nonsense. Get out of here, think about how to do it yourself, do the handover, don't bother me."

Wang Lei was strange in his heart, but he didn't ask, and got up and left the yard.

ps: first update;
Chapter completed!