The southeast beach of Xisha Island is also called Crane Beach. This tidal wetland area is rich in water and grass, and shrimps and snails multiply. Every autumn, red-crowned cranes migrate to Chongzhou and inhabit this place in large groups. Chongzhou fishermen call it Crane Beach.
This year's red-crowned cranes have not yet started migrating south, and there are no cranes in Hetan. The survivors of the typhoon and the tide reflow moved to Guanyin Beach, and a large number of waterbirds began to gather here again to look for food.
The eight people fled in panic into the reed field at the east end of Hetan, startling a canopy of birds flying around. The arrows in the quivers of two archers were empty, and the other two lost their weapons during the escape. They looked outside the reed field.
It was a vast river, and there were assault boats on guard in the distance. They heard the sound of pursuing horses' hooves echoing behind them. This group of people were crying without tears. They wanted to abandon their weapons and surrender, but the pursuers behind them did not accept them at all.
surrender.
More than thirty pursuers, infantry and cavalry, surrounded them. They first fired arrows at the eight lake thieves who had fled into the reed field, and shot them like hedgehogs. Then they separated ten people into two groups and approached from the left and right. There were still some survivors.
After a knife was applied to the victim's neck, the auxiliary soldiers at the back stepped forward, waded into the water and threw the eight corpses into the river.
After watching the body being washed away by the river, Ning Zechen pulled up the reins and ordered everyone to follow him back to Guanyin Beach.
At the end of July, the Guanyintan disaster relief camp was attacked by lake pirates. The armed guards and temporarily organized civilians killed 117 people and injured 267 people. Although the number of lake pirates who invaded Xisha Island in depth was
Although there were few people, they burned, killed, looted, and did everything they could to destroy, causing nearly 2,000 casualties to the refugees on Xisha Island.
Zhao Hu and Zhao Qingshan led the troops to rush to the rescue from the river mouth and attacked the lake bandits in Guanyintan from the side. Zhou Pu led the island guards and civilian bravery to also fight back and drove back the lake bandits. Most of the lake bandits crossed the entire Xisha Island.
, escaped by boat from South Beach, but there were still many groups of lake pirates who had not had time to evacuate on Xisha Island, and they were also the lake pirates who caused the most murders.
After Lin Fu regained control of the situation on Xisha Island, the lake pirates who had not had time to withdraw from Xisha Island could no longer do anything. After the catastrophe, everyone's anger needed to be vented. Lin Fu categorically refused to accept the surrender of these remaining lake pirates, which made Ning Ze
Chen and others led more than 300 civilian warriors in five teams to search the entire island and resolutely cleanse the remaining lake pirates. This also allowed the civilian warriors on Xisha Island to be tempered in the battle of iron, blood, fire and tears.
Ning Zechen led the crowd back to the Guanyintan camp. He saw people who looked like government servants and officers and soldiers in the camp. He pulled people over to ask questions and found out that Chen Kun, the magistrate of Chongzhou, had come to the island. Ning Zechen spat in the mud and cursed
"Dog officer!" He asked the people to return to the camp bravely, and led the horses to the horse camp with three or five retinues.
Ordinary mules and horses are not that rare. You can buy one in Chongzhou City for less than ten taels of silver.
After Lin Fu was attacked on Xisha Island, he no longer cared about the opinions of the local people in Chongzhou, and formally organized civilian warriors on Xisha Island without authorization. Each team of civilian warriors had a quota of 60 people. In addition to the soldiers' armor, bows and arrows, they were also allocated 20 horses to look after and feed themselves.
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Only Ning Zechen's horse, which holds its head high and its forehead nearly ten feet high, is huge and weighs four to five hundred kilograms, and can carry three hundred kilograms of weight and sprint for short distances, is the only one in Xisha Island. There are only more than forty horses in it, so it is precious.
Quite surprisingly, they were all transferred from Jiangning by Lin Fu.
There is a horse camp in the Guanyintan camp. When people from each team return from missions, they must return these good horses to the horse camp for unified feeding and care in a timely manner.
"Ning Zechen, Ning Zechen, my lord calls you over."
Lin Zechen turned around and saw Chen Hualian, Lin Fu's guard with a birthmark on his face, and asked, "Why are you calling me, sir?"
"Several officials came from Chongzhou, and Hailing Prefecture Si Kou joined the army. They talked for a long time about the resettlement of the refugees and the people's bravery. According to the rules, even if there is a rural camp on Xisha Island, it will still be under the jurisdiction of Chongzhou County Lieutenant and Hailing Prefecture Si Kou Canjun.
, I came to you, probably to talk about this matter..." Chen Hualian said.
"Damn the thieves. Where were these dog officers when Xisha Island was invaded by the tide? Where were these dog officers when Xisha Island was attacked by lake pirates? The people of Xisha Island only obey the orders of adults. What do these dog officers want to see me for?
?" Ning Zechen asked with a frown.
"My lord, let you go over. You are so verbose. Don't talk nonsense when you enter the camp." Chen Hualian laughed and scolded.
"If you have this time, you might as well practice your sword more!" Ning Zechen muttered reluctantly, and walked with Chen Hualian to the tent where Lin Fu lived.
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Chen Kun is in his forties, with a fair face and a thin, short chin and dark beard. He can be regarded as handsome and has the air of a scholar. He and Wu Meijiu, the military commander of Hailing Prefecture, were both Jinshi in Chongyue for three years, so they have the same age.
, At this time, he and Wu Meijiu were sitting side by side. Seeing Lin Fu, who was born in Juzi and acted erratically, sitting opposite them, he felt an uncontrollable evil spirit rushing into his heart.
The camp was set up according to a military tent, with the main seat vacant and two rows of seats below. Local officials such as Chen Kun, Wu Meijiu, and Chongzhou County Wei Hong Changji sat on one side, and Lin Fu sat alone on the other side. If Wu Meijiu hadn't persuaded him, "
Gu Wuchen has been appointed as the censor of Youdu. He is the inspector of Jiangdong and has the power to supervise local officials. It is easy to bring down a magistrate if he is determined to do so. People under the eaves will bow their heads if they can." Chen Kun had already left in a hurry.
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The curtains of the tent were opened from the outside. There were no rules for outsiders. They came in without saying anything. Chen Kun looked sideways and saw a thin and fair young man behind the guard who had just been sent by Lin Fu to find someone. He thought that he
Is he the brave leader of the people elected by Lin Fu? I thought he was some kind of vulgar man.
"Chen Zhixian, Wu Canjun, Hongxian Lieutenant, he is the Ning Zechen I am talking about. His brother and nephew died in a storm, and his widowed mother died in a bandit attack. A rural camp was set up on Xisha Island. Hu Zhiyong was a famous squire in Chongzhou and served as
I have no objection to the position of commander; I also recommend Ning Zechen to be the deputy commander. He has studied for several years and knows some things about leading troops in drills. I called him to come and take the exams for Chen Zhixian, Wu Canjun, and Hongxian Lieutenant.
Whether he is qualified or not?" Lin Fu then introduced Chen Kun, Wu Meijiu, Hong Changji and others to Ning Zechen, "These three are County Magistrate Chen, Wu Canjun, and Lieutenant Hong County, please salute them quickly..."
Ning Zechen was unwilling, so Hu Zhiyong, who was standing aside, secretly tugged on his lapel. Then he reluctantly clasped his fists and saluted Chen Kun, Wu Meijiu, and Hong Changji without saying anything.
"What books have you read?" Chen Kun turned his head and looked at Ning Zechen. Seeing that he was thin and fair, and different from ordinary martial artists, his previous resistance faded by two or three points, and he began to take exams seriously.
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After the attack on Xisha Island, the officers and soldiers of Junshan Shui Village sat idly by and watched. After Lin Fu returned to Xisha Island, he almost encountered a military confrontation with Junshan Shui Village. He did not even say hello to the place, and directly handed out swords and spears to more than 300 civilians.
Bows, arrows, and armors began to clear the island of bandits.
Lin Fu's behavior was extremely taboo, and Chen Kun was furious. After learning the news, he immediately sent a piece of paper to Hailing Mansion.
Refugees have always been regarded as a serious danger to the local government. Limiting their scope of activities and conducting strict surveillance, and then deporting them back to their place of origin in batches when the time is right, is the main idea of the local government to deal with the refugees. Especially after the chaos in Hongzeppo, although the county magistrates wanted to control the local
It is easy to resettle the refugees, but the precautions are even more serious. The refugees will naturally be regarded as a serious danger if they come into contact with military equipment.
In Chen Kun's view, it is impossible for the minyong selected from the refugees to be loyal to the place. Lin Fu's behavior is simply putting a sharp knife in the hands of the refugees on Xisha Island. Once the refugees on Xisha Island are in chaos, the disaster will be more severe than that of ordinary refugees.
, Chongzhou County will be difficult to resist.
After Chen Kun's petition was delivered to Hailing Mansion, it did not cause an uproar. Wu Meijiu, the government's military commander, immediately came to Chongzhou to represent Hailing Mansion in dealing with the refugees on Xisha Island, and also to mediate the conflict between Chongzhou and Lin Fu.
Chen Kun believed that a scholar should have the mentality of a scholar. How could he bow his head in front of power and easily refuse to accept Wu Meijiu's mediation?
Wu Meijiu asked him: "Once things get serious, will the responsibility for the hurricane disaster on Xisha Island be investigated first? The twelve cemeteries on the island are not buried with paper figures. When Xisha Island is attacked, will the officers and soldiers be held responsible for the neglect of the war?"
Investigate first? Even if the petition is delivered to the capital, it will eventually fall into the hands of the Chu Party. How to deal with it is not decided by the Chu Party. First, remove your position as county magistrate and replace it with someone from the Chu Party as the county magistrate of Chongzhou.
, this case will be sent back to Chongzhou for local disposal, do you hope to see such a result?"
Only then did Chen Kun realize that Lin Fu, as the vanguard and favorite general of the Chu Party, could no longer be brought down by him as a seventh-level county magistrate. No matter how messed up Lin Fu was in the place, as long as he did not violate the interests of the Chu Party, he could almost defeat him.
It is said that the Chu party, which has already controlled the center, will try every means to protect him and condone him.
If the responsibility for the poor local disaster relief in Chongzhou County was seriously investigated, Gu Wuchen could indeed remove him from the position of county magistrate. He had to bow his head under the eaves. Chen Kun saw that he could not prevent the establishment of rural camps on Xisha Island, but he must also try his best to restrict it.
Lin Fu's local actions.
This is also the intention of the officials of Hailing Prefecture and Wu Meijiu. Rather than bite the bullet and fight to the death, it is better to follow his wishes first. In short, they must actively take many affairs in Xisha Island into local hands. First, let Lin Fu be
The new god of the Zunchu Party is sent back to Jiangning. When three or five years pass, will it be decided by the local government to make Xisha Island round or square?
Chen Kun put down his confrontational attitude and wanted to summon Lin Fu to Chongzhou County to discuss the matter of dealing with the refugees on Xisha Island, but he was almost blocked by Lin Fu's words: "The bandits from the East China Sea have not left, Xisha Island is in danger, and I dare not leave for a moment."
After suffering a stroke, it was Wu Mei's long-suffering persuasion that made Chen Kun condescend to come to the island to meet Lin Fu and discuss the matter of dealing with the refugees together.