April 17 was the fifth day after the Donghai bandits withdrew, and the day after Lin Fu led the Jiangdong Left Army back to Chongzhou and captured Guangjiao Temple. In the name of Jinghai Capital Supervisor, Lin Fu negotiated with the temporary magistrate of Chongzhou County.
Wu Meijiu jointly posted a list to announce the bandit case to calm the people. He also posted a list of talents to select talents from the local areas to supplement the officials, and rebuilt several teams of the county government as soon as possible.
Lin Fu unceremoniously put his seal on Wu Meijiu, creating a de facto situation where the garrison controlled the place.
Before last night, Wu Meijiu might have had to compete with Lin Fu for the power of Chongzhou.
Watching Lin Fu calmly and indifferently stab Cihai to death with a knife in the throat, and the Guangjiao Temple, which had 256 monks and soldiers, was easily taken by the Jiangdong Left Army.
After that, Wu Meijiu completely gave up the idea of fighting with Lin Fu, and just wanted to ask someone to find a relationship, and leave this place where there is no profit or water as soon as possible.
Chenjiawei.
Listening to the first rooster crow, Chen Lei turned over and woke up. There was a hole in the window paper. The weather was getting warmer, so he had no intention of closing the hole. The war was in chaos. Although this time it was a big disaster in the city, not in the countryside.
What a crime, but who knows when those pirates who deserve to be killed will come ashore again?
Looking at the fog overflowing from the hole/eye, I realized that there was heavy fog outside.
"Didn't you say you wanted to visit the city?" Chen Lei's mother-in-law opened her eyes and asked him after hearing her husband turn over and sit up.
"If there's anything interesting to see, I took a look the day before yesterday. The Hao River in the north of the city was full of corpses. No one was cleaning up. There might be a plague. Remember to tell your family and avoid contact with outsiders if nothing happens." Chen Lei
Said. The Chen family has a shop in the city. Afterwards, a clerk escaped and said that the shop was burned down. Chen Lei went to the city to see it the day before yesterday, but he couldn't bear to tell his family about the state of the shop, so he said it was closed outside the city.
foot.
Enze was killed along with other children in the county school, which was a disaster for the Chen family. After that, only the shop in the city was left. The shop was destroyed, everything was gone, the money was robbed, half of the yard was burned down, and the shopkeeper
He and two clerks were killed. The account books were burnt to ashes. The accounts of others who owed the shop were not counted. But the debts owed by the shop to others must be repaid as long as others can find the root cause. Chen Lei had a headache with these things. He thought
I bought dozens of acres of land in the countryside. After all, the shopkeeper and the two clerks died guarding the shop, so I have to deal with their family to some extent, and the rest can be used to pay off the debt.
Chen Lei hasn't had time to think about how he will live in the future.
Chen Lei has been sleeping poorly these past few days, tossing and turning. At this time of year, long-term worker Zhu Gui can do all the work in the fields alone without the help of his master, but he just can't sleep well. He simply picked up his coat from the foot of the bed and put it on.
, Chen Lei heard the dog barking in the yard. He was afraid of startling the only mule left in the backyard. He was going to go out and kick the dog in the belly. When he heard someone passing by outside the yard, he barked and kept tossing.
"Bang bang!" Someone was knocking on the courtyard door outside, and there seemed to be a clanging sound of swords hitting the iron armor.
Chen Lei was shocked, who would come to the door so early?
His mother-in-law was also frightened and sat up, her face pale. On the day the pirates landed, Chen Lei's mother-in-law was also in the city. At that time, she thought that she would die with her husband, so she did not stay in the city, which seemed safer at the time, and fled.
When he returned to the countryside, he didn't expect to escape like this. His mother-in-law heard the sound of pirate armor being struck by pirate armor while she was hiding in the ditch. It was so similar that she subconsciously thought that pirates had come to Chenjiawei.
When Chen Leigang was about to ask who was outside, his mother-in-law tightly covered his mouth to prevent him from saying anything.
"Chen Er Mazi, Chen Er Mazi..."
Hearing the voice of Commander Chen Jingkui, Chen Lei felt relieved. He opened his mother-in-law's hand and cursed with raised brows: "What are you talking about? Do you think the white half of your face is a ghost?" Chen Jingkui had a big white spot on his face.
The people in the village call him "half-faced".
Chen Lei put on his clothes and walked to the yard. He was not happy that others called him "Chen Er Mazi". While buttoning up his buttons, he responded: "Call you daddy, call you daddy. If you shout with such a loud voice so early in the morning, be careful of my sunspot."
Bite your balls off!"
"You talk so much nonsense, the county will send someone to find you!" Chen Jingkui cursed outside the door.
Chen Lei was startled. Hearing the voice, Chen Jingkui was surrounded by soldiers. Why did the county send soldiers to look for him?
Chen Jingkui slapped the door of the courtyard outside and said, "Where do you feel guilty? The county says it recruits talented people to replace officials - they chose you."
Chen Lei opened the courtyard door and saw two strong and brave armored soldiers standing behind Armor Commander Chen Jingkui. He felt even more guilty. His mother-in-law also put on clothes and poked her head behind the door to take a look.
"You are Chen Jiawei and Chen Lei, are you not pretending to be?" The soldier in charge opened a paper booklet and asked Chen Lei while pointing to the small words on it.
Chen Lei was also surprised, but it was indeed him who was written in the booklet. He hurriedly saluted the two soldiers: "Two soldiers, thank you for your hard work... The younger one is Chen Lei, a commoner in Chenjiawei. There is no other person named Chen Lei in Chenjiawei, but
Did you get the wrong person to appoint talented people to appoint them?" He glanced at Chen Jingkui doubtfully, how could he suddenly be blamed for recruiting talented people to replace officials?
"It's true, I came back from the county overnight. From the county magistrates Chen Kun and Hong Changji down, except for Li Shuyi who was in Xisha, everyone else died. The county is short of manpower, so at this time it can only be from the local area.
By-election, you know how to calculate and read, how could you be wrong?" Chen Jingkui said. He also felt that this matter was strange. He also wanted to take this opportunity to recommend his second son to the county, but he didn't know what Chen Lei had eaten.
What a fucking luck, no one mentioned him, but he was listed on the by-election list. "I didn't say that I would definitely use you. I have to go to the county for a question and answer first. After passing the question and answer, the by-election will be officially held. You should be more agile, before noon."
We are about to rush to the county. If you miss something, you will be blamed by the superiors. Don’t blame me for not reminding you! The monks of Guangjiao Temple killed more than two hundred people last night!"
"Ah!" Chen Lei was stunned there. There was no news in the countryside and no one went to the city. Basically no one knew what happened in Chongzhou County. The war was in chaos and no one would wander around outside. Naturally, Chen Lei didn't either.
Knowing that the Jiangdong Left Army returned to Chongzhou to attack Zilang Mountain yesterday, he asked, "What's going on? How come so many monks from Guangjiao Temple were killed? Are the Donghai bandits coming again?" He actually doesn't want to be an official. If the Donghai bandits come again,
Once, an official would die faster than anyone else!
"Pig... Mr. Lin came back yesterday with the Jiangdong Left Army," Chen Jingkui said hard and swallowed the word "Guer" in his stomach. The chiefs and chiefs from each township were invited to Zilang Mountain last night.
After going there, he hurried back and asked Chen Lei to lead the way to Zilang Mountain. He had first-hand information and said to Chen Lei, "The monks of Guangjiao Temple are thief monks. When the bandits came ashore in the East China Sea, it was those thief monks who led the way.
As soon as Mr. Lin came back, he immediately killed those thieves and monks - damn it, dozens of injured pirates were hiding in the temple to recuperate, and they were all found together. All the monasteries in each township suspected of being bandits were arrested.
The monks and nuns who were under the control of Jiangdong Zuojun were all gathered at Zilang Mountain for interrogation. There was a huge shortage of manpower there, so they rushed to replace the officials!"
Chen Lei was very savvy, thinking that the Jiangdong Zuojun knew about the monk bandits of Guangjiao Temple just after returning yesterday. Could it be that someone on Xisha Island had already seen the monks of Guangjiao Temple colluding with the pirates?
With all kinds of doubts, Chen Lei saddled up the last remaining mule at home, took He Gui, the long-term worker, and rushed to Zilang Mountain with Chen Jingkui under the protection of two horse soldiers, walking a distance of forty miles.
, it’s already before noon.
Chen Lei rushed to the gate of the northern foot of Zilang Mountain. The Jiangdong Zuo Army had officially been stationed along the northern and east foot. The command tent was set up at the Donglu Chanyuan. The main camp of the Jiangdong Zuo Army was also at the east foot. The Beilu Chanyuan was used as a temporary county government office.
, there are several posters posted on the pink walls on both sides of the mountain gate.
Chen Lei told He Gui to hold the mule and guard at the mountain gate, not to go too far. He went to the wall and looked at the notices. Some of them told about bandit cases, and some said that they provided disaster relief and comfort to the people. They were all urgent matters.
Because it was too urgent, there was no order. However, the two seals commanded by the Jinghai Governor and the Jiangdong Zuoying Township Army Commander were conspicuously pressed on top of the Chongzhou Magistrate's seal.
It is the duty of the county magistrate to elect and replace officials in the county. Wu Meijiu temporarily acts as the county magistrate of Chongzhou. Chen Lei and Wu Meijiu have not had the slightest relationship in their eight lives. They have been confused from early morning to now. At this time, I saw the subtleties of the seal used in the notice, and my heart
Doubt: Has Chongzhou changed the decision to Lin Fu?
The official history of the so-called "Jinghai Capital Supervisor" sounds unfamiliar, and I don't know where it comes from, but the order of printing the notices is very particular, and naturally it is more senior than the magistrate of Chongzhou or the military officer of Hailing Prefecture. In addition, Tong
It is appropriate for Lin Fu and Wu Meijiu to use seals together for notices about bandit cases, but for notices about peace and security and talent selection notices, Lin Fu also uses seals on them, so the meaning is even greater.
Chen Lei thought to himself, could his selection have something to do with it? He and Chen Jingkui walked into the courtyard of Beishanmen Zen Temple, saw Hu Zhicheng walking over, and hurriedly went over and waved to him: "Brother Zhicheng! You are here too..."
..." He knew that the Hu family moved to the island and became close to Mr. Lin, and wanted to know what was going on. Because his son was robbed by pirates in the county school together, and they initially thought of ways to get rich and rich.
, please help, Chen Lei, Hu Zhiyong, and Hu Zhicheng have known each other like this, and they are still walking around each other. However, the Hu family has not had much contact with each other since they came to the island. If Hu Zhicheng and Hu Zhiyong brothers help to talk, it would make sense.
Hu Zhicheng was so busy that his buttocks were smoking. Wu Meijiu cooperated very well. He and Li Shuyi were blamed for everything. After all, Cao Ziang and others did not have official names. He and Li Shuyi had not closed their eyes and taken a nap since last night. To start from Xisha
A batch of relief food was transported from the island. He was about to rush to the riverside to take a look. He really didn't have time to say hello to Chen Lei from Chenjiawei. He clasped his fists and bowed and said, "Brother Chen Lei is here. This is meal time. Someone has arranged a meal. Wait for me."
I'll talk to you again when I have time..." After a few pleasantries, he hurriedly said goodbye and left.
It was only then that Chen Lei was sure that he was suddenly selected. It was the Hu brothers who had helped to speak. He was grateful. Seeing that they were really busy and did not delay him, he and Chen Jingkui went to the designated courtyard.
Chen Lei was not the one with the farthest road. Like the Dongshe area, he had to leave almost at dusk. In this way, there were already sixty or seventy people in the yard. Chen Jingkui led him here and left. The commanders and commanders each had their own duties.
, unless you are in the by-election, there is no need to stay here... Chen Lei doesn't know many of them, and several of them are relatives of the boy who was kidnapped in the Chongzhou boy case. Chen Lei knows them, but he wonders if they were all recommended by the Hu brothers?
Seeing so many people, I felt strange: Do we need so many people for this by-election?
The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant are all officials sent from the capital, and it is not the local government's turn to make the decision. The only people in the county who can make temporary by-elections are the Liufang Secretary, the Yicheng, the three-class yamen, and the leader of the bow and knife team. Thirteen or four people are enough.
The bureaucracy and the drudgery tasks in each office are all recruited from the people, and the fat and errand officials are all appointed by private individuals, so they should not be included in the selection process.
"Where are the people from Chenjiawu?" A soldier poked his head into the yard and asked.
"Master Bing, the young one is from Chenjiaxu..." Chen Lei wondered what happened.
"My young general wants to see you and wants me to be polite to you," the soldier said. "You don't deserve to be called a soldier. Come with me..."
Chen Lei followed the soldiers out of the Beishanmen Zen Temple and walked eastward with doubts. The troops stationed in the east were heavily guarded. The more Chen Lei walked, the more he felt guilty: Why did he go to the military camp? The Hu brothers didn't look for him, but a young general showed up out of nowhere.
He walked to Dongshanmen Zen Temple, passed through the door, and walked to a remote courtyard. He saw a young armor-piercing general waiting for him there, and asked the soldier who led him to go out first. Chen Lei abided by the rules and did not
He dared to stare at people and opened his mouth to say hello. When he looked up, he felt that the young general looked familiar. His heart felt like a thunderbolt. Wasn't he robbing his son of two years? He wiped it with his sleeves.
Wipe your eyes, just pretend that you are dazzled, there are not many people in the world who look alike.
Just as Chen Lei was about to take a closer look, Chen Enze fell to his knees on the ground and shouted: "Daddy, the baby is here!"