Li Hui winked and reached out to hold the hilt of the dagger hanging at his waist. Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang also grabbed the big iron rod.
"Great. Just locals. You can lead the way and take us into the city. I am the magistrate of this county and I have come to take office. You go to the county seat and tell the people that their new magistrate has arrived and ask them to come outside the east gate.
Welcome this county." Lu Zhan said loudly.
Li Hui was stunned. He was about to discuss with Lu Zhan before entering the city, not to reveal his identity for the time being, and to explore the truth first. But Lu Zhan announced his family name.
The three people looked at each other after hearing this, and one of them raised his hands and said: "It turns out that when the county minister took office, it was disrespectful and disrespectful. Did the county minister bring just these few people with him when he took office?"
Just as Lu Zhan was about to speak, Li Hui shouted in a deep voice: "We are leading hundreds of soldiers here. The soldiers and horses are at the rear and will arrive soon. You are not locals in Juchao County, why are you pretending? What do you want? Why don't you recruit from the real people?
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The three people were startled and took a few steps back. The man in front sneered: "So you guys have seen through it. That doesn't matter. Hey, what are you talking about leading hundreds of soldiers? Who are you trying to scare? Which one in Juchao County?"
Dare you come? You guys, let me tell you the truth, we will know your identities when you come down from Ruxu Mountain in Dongguan. Are you County Magistrate Lu or County Magistrate Li? Hahaha. There is no need to pretend."
Li Hui was shocked. It turned out that the whereabouts of himself and others had been known for a long time. He didn't meet anyone along the way, and no identity was revealed in Dongguan Town. How did they know the news? It was probably the soldiers at the checkpoints on the road.
After knowing the identity of himself and Lu Zhan, he notified here. There must be a traitor among those soldiers. Or, perhaps, the identity was leaked in Liyang County.
Lu Zhan shouted: "You are not from this county? How dare you deceive this county? What are your identities? Why don't you do it quickly? Otherwise, I will take you."
"Hahaha, what a great official power." The three of them laughed.
The leader said coldly: "We are here to tell Magistrate Lu and County Magistrate Li on the orders of my marshal. Juchao County is now my marshal's territory, and there is no need for magistrate Shizi. I advise you to immediately
Look back, my commander-in-chief doesn’t want to make things difficult for you. If you don’t listen, you will bear the consequences.”
"What did you say? Damn, what kind of commander? Where did the commander come from? Come on, take them down." Lu Zhan changed his face and shouted sternly.
Several guards raised their swords and quickly stepped forward to take someone away.
The three people laughed coldly, and suddenly one of them dropped the package on his back on the ground. With a whistle, the three people turned around and ran quickly towards the road.
"Listen carefully. If you don't listen to the advice, you will end up like the things in the package." The three of them fled while leaving a message behind.
Lu Zhan yelled and cursed: "Chase and capture them."
The nurses wanted to pursue him, but Li Hui shouted: "Don't chase me, in case there is a scam."
Lu Zhan glared at Li Hui, and Li Hui said: "In case they divert the tiger away from the mountain, and in case there are enemies hiding in the fields nearby, the guardian cannot leave too far."
Lu Zhan snorted, knowing that what Li Hui said was indeed true. His eyes turned to the package thrown on the ground. He frowned and said, "What did they leave behind? Look."
A nurse came forward, opened the package with the tip of a knife, suddenly let out a horrified cry, jumped up and backed away.
"Human head...dead head!" the nurse screamed.
Everyone was startled, and their scalps were all numb. Li Hui boldly stepped forward and used a branch to completely open the package. Sure enough, he saw that there was something with tangled hair and blood stains wrapped in the package. It seemed to be a person with messy hair.
's head.
However, after careful inspection, I found something was wrong. The hair did not look like human hair. So I used a branch to flip the 'human head' over and saw a long mouth. But it turned out to be just a chopped off pig's head.
But even so, a bloody pig head placed in front of you is still creepy.
Lu Zhan originally heard that it was a human head and turned pale with fright. After discovering that it was a pig's head, he immediately cursed: "These gang of thieves are so insulting. Are you calling me a pig? They are extremely bastards."
Li Hui was speechless. Lu Zhan seemed to have misunderstood the point. The other party used the cut off pig head to warn him and others not to enter Juchao County. This was a threat, not a humiliation.
"Magistrate Lu, these people specially sent this thing to threaten us not to enter the city. How do you think we should respond?" Li Hui asked.
Lu Zhan frowned and said, "Do you think they are the bandits we heard about before?"
Li Hui thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't think so. This may be another force."
Lu Zhan was startled and said, "You're starting to scare people again. Why is there another force?"
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "If they are bandits, we are probably in big trouble now. If the bandits learn about our arrival, they will definitely move out in large numbers. How can they come to warn us? Let us leave?"
Lu Zhan frowned and pondered. Li Hui continued: "Besides, the accents of these people are not Central Plains accents, and we have just found out that they are not locals. And according to what I know, the bandits in the local area are all locals. This
The gang members are more like refugees from the north."
"Refugees? How dare refugees be unreasonable to us? They even come to warn us and threaten us. What kind of refugees are these?" Lu Zhan asked in surprise.
"Magistrate Lu, is it possible that this is a military force organized by refugees, and the commander they call is their leader. It is not unusual for a refugee commander to exist in the northern part of my country.
"Li Hui said in a deep voice.
"Refugee handsome?" Lu Zhan frowned.
Although Lu Zhan is arrogant and stupid, he still knows the term "refugee commanders". The so-called "refugee commanders" are some special forces located in Jiangbei and the Central Plains after the Jin Dynasty moved south.
Decades ago, after the Jin Dynasty was invaded by Wuhu, the northern aristocratic families fled south to seek refuge. Langya King Sima Rui also continued the Jin Dynasty Zuo in the south of the Yangtze River and ascended the throne as emperor. However, some northern aristocratic families refused to give up their power.
The family's local property and status remained in the Central Plains and the Jianghuai area.
Faced with the threat of Wuhu, in order to protect their property and status, many aristocratic families recruited soldiers, gathered refugees, and formed armies to protect themselves. They were still loyal to the Jin Dynasty that had established a foothold in the south, and still identified themselves as Jin Dynasty
The identity of the subjects. The Jin Dynasty often recognized their identity through enfeoffed official positions and provided support in terms of materials, weapons and property.
The imperial court wanted to use them to defend against enemies in the north, and they wanted to protect themselves. Both parties reached the agreement they needed. The commanders of the refugee militia and horses organized by these people were collectively called the refugee commanders.
Most of the refugee commanders were insignificant and could not gain the sincere trust of the court. The composition of the refugee militia was complex, and most of them were loyal to the refugee commanders themselves. They were private armed forces. The court was naturally taboo on this. To form a military commander, it was necessary to use both
, a situation that needs to be guarded against. However, there are also some refugee commanders who were summoned to the court and reused by the court. They became powerful aristocratic families and achieved good results.
The most famous among them is Xi Jian from Gaoping. During the Yongjia Rebellion, Xi Jian gathered people to take refuge in Yishan, Shandong. Within a few years, he gathered tens of thousands of refugees and soldiers. The imperial court awarded him the position of governor of Yanzhou, and he persisted in fighting in the north for a long time.
Shi Le's Zhao soldiers and horses, but there was a huge disparity in strength, eventually retreated south to the Jianghuai area, occupying the Hefei County area, and the number of soldiers and horses further increased.
During the Wangdun Rebellion, the imperial court had no choice but to summon Xi Jian to send troops to quell the rebellion. After Xi Jian entered the court and successfully quelled the rebellion, he officially transformed from his status as a refugee commander to a wealthy family. He once controlled the power of the Jin Dynasty. The Gaoping Xi family also became famous throughout the world.
Wang Xizhidu of the Langya Wang family married Xi Jian's daughter, which shows the complete transformation. Being able to marry into the Langya Wang family means that he has been accepted by the famous family.
Of course, Xi Jian's success also benefited from the changes in the imperial court and the fact that the Xi family in Gaoping itself had a good family background. Xi Jian's great-grandfather Xi Lu was a minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he reached the rank of imperial censor.
The Xi family of Gaoping has controlled the important area of Jingkou for a long time and led the military of Xu and Yanzhou. If it were not for the obstruction not long ago by Xi Chao, a member of the family who cheated on others, the land of Jingkou would still be under the control of the Xi family.
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It can only be said that the Xi family was unfortunate, and there was a thief who cheated the family. If Xi Jian knew that his grandson Xi Chao was willing to be Huan Wen's dog, and would not hesitate to betray the family's interests, I am afraid that his coffin would not be able to hold it down.
There are not many refugee commanders like Xi Jian who have achieved righteousness, but there are so many refugee commanders after the Jin Dynasty's southern migration. Anyone who organizes a refugee militia is called a refugee commander. But the situation of this group of people now is different from that of the past.
The Jin Dynasty is now on high alert for refugee commanders, and will never recruit or trust any refugee commanders again.
The reason is very simple. Decades ago, another powerful refugee commander named Su Jun launched a rebellion after he was called into the court and invaded Jiankang City. He almost destroyed the state of Jin Dynasty, Zuo.
After that, the imperial court's attitude towards these refugee commanders changed drastically, and they no longer dared to take risks.
The current situation is that the refugee commanders cannot be reused and the refugees are not allowed to cross the river. This is the current attitude of the court towards these people.
Nowadays, the refugee commanders in the Jianghuai land are not very good. After the situation in the north gradually stabilized, the Jin Dynasty's control over the Jiangbei land has been strengthened. The situation in the Jianghuai land is relatively stable.
Coupled with the establishment of Qiaojun to resettle the refugees and the implementation of policies such as land extermination, the refugees in Jiangbei were localized and gradually settled down. Today, the refugee commanders in Jiangbei are only a small force. Moreover, these people do not receive support from the court.
Support and acknowledge.
Nowadays, the refugee armed forces have basically been reduced to the same status as bandits. They can only engage in robbing houses and looting. These people are also regarded as bandits by the court.
The refugee militia and horses currently in Juchao County that Li Hui mentioned may be a team organized by the refugees who escaped from the Central Plains after Huan Da Sima's defeat. The leader may have seen that there are no court officials in Juchao County.
, so they simply took over Juchao County as a place to stay.
As for why they wanted to warn and intimidate court officials like Lu Zhan and Li Hui from taking office, I'm afraid the reason is also very simple. Because once Lu Zhan and Li Hui and others take office, nomads like them will not be able to dominate the mountain and become kings. For
As far as the leader of the refugees is concerned, unless they are granted an official position and given status recognition, it will be nothing. And this group of refugee soldiers here obviously did not receive official rewards from the court.