Lin Fu originally planned to go back to Jiangning. Since it would be best for Gu Wuchen to go to Chongzhou, he would not worry about leaving Xisha Island during this period.
Gu Wuchen, who had just taken up the post of Jiangdong Inspector and Censor of Zuodu Qian, arrived in Chongzhou County on the 23rd to supervise local military preparations, official administration, grain and road affairs. In addition to Xiao Xuanchou, the Inspector of Inspectors, and other officials of the Inspectorate, there were also
Officials and military attachés of the Xuanfu Envoy Department and the Admiral's Office.
Lin Fu put on a brand-new green robe of a regimental leader. He was worried about the security of Chongzhou. He took dozens of Ao Canghai and Jiyun military guards to the shore by boat, changed horses, and went to the pavilion outside the west gate of Chongzhou County to greet him.
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It was mid-autumn of the ninth year of Chongyue in Wei Dynasty. The sky was high and the air was crisp. The breeze blowing from the southeast carried a slight smell of seaweed, and the sun shone on me without feeling hot.
Lin Fu sat on the horse, resting and recuperating. Behind him, Ao Canghai and more than 40 people were wearing armor and holding swords. They sat on the horse with their backs straight. Except for the good horse under his crotch, he occasionally snorted once or twice and flicked the horse's tail.
, there was almost no movement on their side, and there was an aura of killing.
In addition to Lin Fu and his party, Chongzhou County Magistrate Chen Kun, county officials and squire representatives also stretched their necks in the pavilion to wait for Gu Wuchen's car to drive over.
Chen Kun wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wide robe sleeves. He glanced at Lin Fu and saw that he was wearing an official robe and a wide belt decorated with sapphire around his waist. He was considered to be handsome and handsome, and his appearance was extraordinary. But
He also wore a belt knife that looked nondescript, making people frown when he saw it.
Li Shuyi, the secretary of the county household office, was among the welcoming team of Chongzhou County. His hands were wrapped in his sleeves, his body was hot from the sun, and he was drowsy. He thought that Gu Wuchen would come over quickly. They had done their errands and could go back to the county early.
Rest. His cousin Li Shutang, who is also the head of the Li family in Dongshe, quietly moved to his side, bumped his back with his elbow, and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't Hu Zhiyong come over?"
"There isn't even a good road on the island; Hu Zhiyong sprained his foot at night and uses crutches to walk, so he didn't come over," Li Shuyi replied in a low voice, "You have something to say to him?"
"Nothing else, I just want to ask," Li Shutang pursed his chapped lips and asked, "Here comes Inspector Gu Wuchen. Will Master Lin go back to Jiangning with him this time?"
"Master Lin is only temporarily assisting in disaster relief in Chongzhou in the name of food raising envoy. He will eventually return to Jiangning. I don't know if he will leave on this trip." Li Shuyi said.
"Alas," Li Shutang sighed softly and said, "Mr. Lin has a bad reputation, but he is more useful than Chen Mazi. Before, everyone followed Chen Mazi in scolding him, but in the past two days, they have learned about his benefits. Chen Mazi pulled people over this time.
They sued him in front of Gu Wuchen, but few people responded to Chen Mazi..."
The county magistrate Chen Kun had a few white pockmarks on his face. Everyone called him Chen Mazi in private. Li Shuyi smiled slightly and did not comment.
Lin Fu was arrogant in words and deeds, and was arrogant and domineering. Before he came to Chongzhou, there were rumors about his evil deeds among the local gentry.
Lin Fu went to Xisha Island to provide disaster relief and settle the refugees without passing through the place, which exposed his unruly, arrogant and domineering temperament.
No matter how desolate and barren Xisha Island is, or how frequent and severe natural disasters are, the local people are always reluctant to see Xisha Island occupied by outsiders.
Without Chen Kun's instigation, some local wealthy families, especially those who had hoped to gain access to the land of Xisha Island, were poking Lin Fu's back behind his back and scolding him.
The Li family of Dongshe originally wanted to reclaim a piece of land on Xisha Island, so they had a lot of trouble with Lin Fu. Li Shuyi was caught in the middle, and there was no one on either side. When the conflict was at its most intense, the head of the Li family
Li Shutang even sent people directly to find him, asking him to leave Xisha Island with his picks.
The turn of events was also very simple.
Nowadays, the East China Sea pirates are gradually withdrawing from the Taihu Basin, and the Yangtze River is one of the main evacuation waterways for the East China Sea pirates.
For those pirates who have little harvest or unsatisfied greed in the counties along Taihu Lake, the defenseless counties on the north bank of the Yangtze River are a good place for these pirates to continue hunting. Several groups of pirates land and raid every day, making the sea
The situation in the area along the Lingfu River suddenly became critical, and Chongzhou County was the first to bear the brunt.
The night before yesterday, a group of pirates landed from Jiulongwei and raided Dongshe. After receiving the report, the county closed the city gates tightly, and no troops were sent to Junshanshui Village. The people sent to Li Shutang to ask for help thought that his nephew Li Shuyi was in Xisha
Island, he bravely went to Xisha Island to ask for help. In the end, Xisha Island sent troops to rush to repel the pirates before the Li family mansion was captured.
Only then did the people and gentry of Chongzhou County know that in the past ten days, more than 400 pirates had been killed by Lin Fu and captured and sent to the Chongzhou County Prison, not counting those who were repulsed or routed.
It is hard to imagine how much harm would be caused to the local area if these pirates were allowed to infiltrate into Chongzhou County.
The prefectures and counties along Taihu Lake have been so devastated by this trip; by this time, except for the stubborn ones who still insist on their own opinions, everyone else will start to think of Lin Fu.
Although it is very reluctant for the refugees to occupy Xisha Island, on the other hand, Xisha Island and the refugees on Xisha Island actually form a barrier to the south of Chongzhou.
In order to welcome Gu Wuchen, Li Shuyi returned to his hometown in Dongshe yesterday after not returning home for several days.
Li Shutang invited him over to talk and discussed how to repay Lin Fu's kindness to the whole family. He also heard many things from his mouth about Lin Fu's food-raising expedition in Taihu.
Due to his previous prejudice and hostility, Lin Fu defeated a main force of pirates at Meixi Lake and attacked Shujiazhai, which was colluding with the pirates. It is impossible to regain Anji County. It is impossible to spread among the Chongzhou squires. Li Shutang talked with Li Shuyi for a long time last night.
Finally, he said: "I am a bit domineering, but in this world, only such strong officials are the blessing of the place!"
Everyone knew very well that these East China Sea bandits had only retreated temporarily. After they had squandered all the looted goods, they would soon gather again and attack again. Li Shuyi was also very worried, worried about the safety of Chongzhou County after Lin Fu left.
Can we still rely on officials like Chen Kun?
Li Shuyi glanced at Lin Fu who was sitting on a horse waiting not far away. The more than 40 guards behind Lin Fu were all brave and sharp, exuding a murderous aura, making people afraid to approach; Chen Kun greeted Gu Wuchen's
When they arrived, more than a hundred sword and bow soldiers were posted in front and behind Changting. However, there was a huge difference between the sword and bow soldiers in the county and the guard soldiers behind Lin Fu. Li Shuyi thought that if Lin Fu just sent three or five people here, he would be able to defeat them.
These sword archers kill like shit.
Li Shuyi turned his head and glanced at the back of the county magistrate Chen Kun's head again, thinking that he was still trying every possible means to drive Lin Fu away from Chongzhou as soon as possible, and the county squire continued to agree with him. He was really blind.
Flying dust rose in the distance, and everyone cheered up, knowing that Gu Wuchen's car was coming.
Although Li Shuyi knew that he had no chance to talk to Gu Wuchen, he still carefully arranged his clothes.
"The situation is not right, look over to Master Lin!" Li Shutang hurriedly pulled Li Shuyi's hand and asked him to look over to Lin Fu.
Lin Fu and Chen Kun were at odds with each other. They didn't even exchange simple greetings after they came over. They just took their subordinates to the field under the pavilion and waited for Gu Wuchen to arrive. Li Shuyi looked sideways and saw Lin Fu behind him.
The guard soldiers turned their horses' heads together and rode up the official road. They spread out to protect Lin Fu at the core, while several other riders ran towards the flying dust.
"Li Shuyi!"
Li Shuyi saw Lin Fu riding his horse towards him and calling him loudly. He hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and responded: "Mr. Lin, what's going on ahead?"
"It is impossible for the slow movement of the convoy to raise such a large amount of flying dust. I sent a scout to check it out!" Lin Futi slipped on the reins and shouted to Li Shuyi, "Be prepared for an enemy attack!"
Junshanshui Village usually prepares passively for war, but when the inspector Gu Wuchen came to the place to supervise the military preparations, Junshanshui Village did not dare to slack off. The warships were posted along the river early, and when Gu Wuchen came, the guards must be tight, so Chongzhou County
Only a few officials and gentry dared to go out of the city to the Changting Pavilion to greet Gu Wuchen. Who would have thought that strong thieves would take advantage of this opportunity to attack?
Lin Fu ignored the panic among the officials and gentry in the pavilion. He sat on his horse and frowned, looking into the distance.
If the Donghai bandits who were attacking the counties along the Taihu Lake were scattered and unorganized, it would be impossible for them to bypass the security guard at Junshanshui Village and land to attack the Chongzhou officials and gentry who greeted Gu Wuchen in Changting. After all, it was impossible for them.
It's profitable, but with the She family behind it, the situation is completely different.
"Lord Lin, are the enemies really attacking?" Chen Kun's face turned pale with horror. He walked to Lin Fu's horse and raised his head and asked hastily.
"I'm afraid that's the case," Lin Fu said. He looked at the surrounding terrain with his horse in hand. The several miles around the pavilion were empty except for some farmyards. There were no other shelters. He called the county captain Hong Changji and pointed to the two sides on the south side of the official road.
A courtyard a hundred steps away, said, "The enemy is coming fiercely, and the number will not be too small. I will buy you a stick of incense. You and Chen Zhixian will lead the officials, gentry, and sword archers to retreat to that courtyard to prepare for defense."
"Get ready." He raised his horse's head again and faced Li Shuyi and said, "I will send two people to escort you back to the city to report a message and inform the city to close the gates to prevent pirates from breaking into the city..."
As soon as Li Shuyi said hello, two horses galloped out from behind Lin Fu. One of them bent down and picked up Li Shuyi on the back of the horse, let go of the horse's hooves and rushed toward the county seat to warn.
Chen Kun wanted Lin Fu to send someone to escort him back to the city. When the words came to his mouth, he saw Lin Fu's cold eyes and was stunned but did not say anything. Seeing Lin Fu's calmness and majesty, he felt both inferiority and jealousy.
Hong Changji was transferred to Chongzhou as a county captain after the Chongzhou boy robbery last year. He was a bit courageous. When he saw the county magistrate Chen Kun, he was panicked. At this critical moment, he couldn't wait for him to calm down and make up his mind. He shouted at the county officials and sword archers who surrounded him in panic.
The officers and gentry of the regiment fled to the farmyard in the south, leaving only two sword archers to support Chen Kun and fled south together.
At this moment, several of the sentry riders sent to Lin Fu just blew their whistles in front to send out a warning. One rider ran back to report the enemy's situation. The others took out their bows and arrows and shot into the fields on both sides of the official road.
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Lin Fu turned his horse around to join Ao Canghai and others who had spread out on both sides of the official road, and said: "The inspection team's convoy will not be too far away. There are troops stationed along the river. This group of thieves sneaked into Chongzhou territory to take advantage of the time difference to launch a surprise attack.
We only need to delay them for half an hour..."
"All the officials and gentry in Chongzhou are here. If they are massacred by the She family in a surprise attack, it will make everyone look ugly..." Ao Canghai said. He could also use the strong step bow on horseback. He took off the bow and held it.
With his hands in hand, he reined in his horse and followed Lin Fu closely. The soldiers surrounded him and Lin Fu and dispersed to the fields outside the official road.
Fortunately, by late August, the rice in the fields had already begun to ear, and there was no water accumulation. Otherwise, we would have had to forcibly intercept the attacking enemy invaders on the official road.
"The She family wants to lure Jiangdong County's troops to the east. This is also the goal of the East China Sea bandits stirring up trouble in Taihu Lake," Lin Fu said loudly on horseback, "This strategy of attacking from the east to the west is the most dangerous in the future.
Or in the direction of Haozhou! Once Liu An'er makes a big breakthrough in Haozhou, the situation from Haozhou to the west to Huaishang, and to the north to Zhongzhou and other places will collapse. By then, Jiangdong County's troops will inevitably be absorbed.
Going west, we are tired of running for our lives. If the military towns under the Jiangdong County Admiral's Mansion are crippled, even if the tiger Li Zhuo is released, it will be difficult to achieve much! This is a good idea of the She family, and they plan this for the She family behind the scenes.