It has to be said that when an honest person becomes ruthless, he will often burst out with power beyond his imagination.
Chen Dong, the captain of Ding'an County, is such an "honest person".
He didn't want to join the Red Lotus Sect, lest he end up being used and fall into the same fate as County Magistrate Zhang Wei.
However, he did not dare to openly refuse the other party's solicitation.
But the appearance of Han Qing made him see another way.
A road that is also full of dangers, but where hope can be seen.
Not only can he embrace the thick legs of the Bianliang Han family, he can also prove his loyalty to the court. If he gets through, his future will be bright.
Therefore, the next morning, in the name of improving water conservancy, he organized all the minor criminals detained in the county jail and a number of temporary prisoners whose cases were pending. Led by one of his closest confidants,
I went to my home in Zhuangzi, ten miles away from the city.
It is a local tradition for serving officials to use prisoners as free labor to do private work. It is common in all states and counties in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, it will not arouse anyone's suspicion at all.
And among these prisoners, there were several unlucky ones who abandoned their posts and escaped during the grain depot fire, so they would not attract anyone's attention.
On the third day, County Lieutenant Chen Dong cheered up again and began to take the Liufang Book Office to visit several rural sages in Ding County one by one to appease people's hearts.
This was something that the government should have put on the agenda after the county magistrate committed suicide. Moreover, at least three of the six office clerks around him were followers of the Red Lotus Sect. Therefore, although some people were surprised that Chen Dong suddenly became diligent,
I was surprised, but I didn’t make too many assumptions.
Chen Dong will be away for seven or eight days. After he has appeased all the village sages who need comfort, it will be winter.
Tan Bo, the new helmsman of the Ding'an Branch of the Red Lotus Sect, had long been impatient and immediately issued an ultimatum to him through Zou Qingzhi, the prison secretary.
Should we go to the Peony Pavilion to have a drink and "view the flowers" together, or we can never find the time, so we just want the right words.
Unexpectedly, this time, Chen Dong agreed very happily. From now on, he will be free every night.
So, in the evening of that day, under the arrangement of Zou Qingzhi, Chen Dong and Tan Bo had a drink in Peony Pavilion. Although neither of them directly stated their purpose, they both thought that the other party already knew it.
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"Inspector Han, I accepted your request and endured the humiliation to deal with them. You must testify for me in the future!" On the carriage returning from Peony Pavilion, Chen Dong repeatedly emphasized to the corner of the carriage.
"Don't worry, brother, Han will definitely testify for you. And you don't need to endure the humiliation for too long!" Han Qing took over the conversation with a smile, her bright eyes full of confidence.
These days, with Chen Dong's full cooperation, he has interrogated all the suspects that should be interrogated. He has also investigated all the clues that should be investigated from beginning to end.
In addition, while Chen Dong was out of the city with the office clerks to appease people, he also arranged for Dou Sha to disguise himself based on the current level of technology and productivity that the Song Dynasty could achieve, and separately entrusted blacksmiths in the county to quietly build some "
little things".
These "little things" are like the horse-repelling spikes, boomerangs and other things he had others build in the past. They are not very powerful, but when used at critical moments, they can definitely "refresh" the opponent.
Now, the information that should be collected and organized has been collected and sorted, the life-saving objects that should be built are complete, and Dou Rong's body has almost recovered. Han Qing can no longer delay.
In addition, he was really not at ease with the character of County Lieutenant Chen Dong.
As an adult, Han Qing actually knew clearly that the reason why Chen Dong worked so hard to help him was that, on the one hand, he was forced too hard by the Red Lotus Sect and had no other choice. On the other hand, it was because he hoped for the "Han family" behind him.
And once Chen Dong discovers it, the "Han family" behind him has no time to care about his life or death. I am afraid that this person will immediately turn to the Red Lotus Sect and take the lead in turning against him.
Therefore, the next morning after Chen Dong and Tan Bo had a good time, Han Qing, Dou Rong and Dou Sha, disguised themselves and sneaked out of the county. Immediately, they mobilized their mounts and headed straight for seventy miles northwest of the city.
Dong Zhi Village.
He randomly found a farmhouse in Dongzhi Village and rested for a night. On the morning of the third day, he turned around and headed east again, crossing the Malian River on the ice that day.
The wind in October is actually not particularly cold. However, it is still like a steel needle, causing pain on the face. (Note, October in the lunar calendar).
Both Han Qing and Dou Rong were used to running around in the wild and didn't care about the cold wind blowing in their faces. Dou Sha, who was traveling far away for the first time, couldn't bear it.
Supported by the excitement of "walking in the world", he could grit his teeth and persist at first. However, soon, the excitement could not resist the pain on his face. While trembling, he asked Han Qing for help: "Brother-in-law,
Brother-in-law, where should we go next? I'm not cold, but I'm just worried that my third sister, who has just recovered, might catch the cold again..."
"Just take care of yourself!" Dou Rong raised her hand and gave her brother a "gouge". "I said at first that I didn't want you to come, but you had to follow. Now you know it's cold, right? Just bear with it and the next time will come.
Village, find a farmhouse to take care of you there. Then ask someone to send a letter to Grandpa and ask him to pick you up!"
"Having no conscience!" Dou Sha heard this and immediately began to protest loudly, "If I hadn't helped you steal the horse that day, you would never have been able to leave home. Now that you have recovered from your illness and found your brother-in-law, you want to burn down the bridge!"
"You have no conscience. I'm afraid you'll get chilblains on your face and leave a big scar!" Dou Rong blushed when she was told that, and she sat on the horse and bared her teeth.
"I'm wearing an iron cloth shirt, so I'm not afraid of the cold. You should worry about yourself. If a scar appears on your face, you won't be able to get married! Oh, no, you are confident now..."
"I'll beat you to death, you iron shirt!"
"I hide, I hide, you can't hit me..."
The two siblings were playing and having fun in the distance on horseback, and soon they forgot about the cold.
Han Qing looked amused and shook his head with a smile.
There is another advantage of being with Dou Rong that is not easy to notice. That is, his mentality is getting younger and younger.
He is becoming less and less like the 36-year-old golden divorce counselor he was before time travel. Instead, he is gradually getting closer to his physical age.
"Thirty miles further, let's go to the official post office in Jingui Town, Qingzhou this afternoon." Young people should naturally behave in a young man's style. Looking at Dou Rong, the Dou Sha siblings had a quarrel for a while, and Han Qing
Make arrangements with a smile.
"Going to live in Guanyi? Brother-in-law, are you not afraid that they will arrest you?" Dou Sha was startled and blurted out his questioning words.
"Don't be afraid. I am now a secret friend of Lieutenant Chen of Ding'an County. I took my wife and bookboy to the Security Army on official business." Han Qing smiled and took out a stack of public documents from his arms. (Public documents: Song Dynasty Lu Yin
)
This was an authentic product signed and stamped by Chen Dong himself, so there was no need to worry about being suspected of forgery. Although the official post station of the Song Dynasty only received serving officials, it had long been a rule to provide convenience for travelers.
Therefore, in the afternoon of that day, the official post of Qingzhou Jingui Town, which is close to Ningzhou, welcomed three guests from Ding'an County. Although the identities of the hosts and guests were just the staff of Chen Dong, the captain of Ding'an County, they were not considered official officials.
, but the reward was extremely generous, and the conversation was also humorous, so the steward and the clerk at the inn quickly put aside the last grudge in their hearts and arranged the best two rooms for them.
"Wake up, Xingxing, get up and change clothes!" In the dead of night, when everyone in Guanyi was sound asleep, Dou Sha was gently pushed awake by Han Qing.
"Brother-in-law, what's going on?" The young man fell into a deep sleep. Dou Sha rubbed his eyes and protested dissatisfiedly. "Can't you wait until tomorrow?"
However, Han Qing's next words made him feel sleepy. "The Huanzhou Branch of the Red Lotus Sect is located on the Crouching Tiger Ridge ten miles away. I will take you and your sister to burn him."
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