Today, the sun is shining brightly, and the weather is much warmer. Due to the influence of the news of King Ning's rebellion, the previously prosperous county town of Leadshan was obviously deserted, and the number of merchant ships coming and going on the river was sharply reduced by half.

However, the gates of the four cities, which had been closed two days ago, were opened today, allowing the people to enter and exit, but they had to be interrogated by the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

At this moment, almost all the people of the city gathered in the south of the city, standing on both sides of the street, craned their necks and looked in the direction of the city gate.

Because there is news that the day before yesterday, a group of Ning Wang thieves who suddenly came to attack the county seat of Leadshan were exterminated by the army led by the new general judge Xu Jin. Today, Xu Tong led his troops into the city and returned hundreds of captured thieves, so the people in the city came to see the excitement, and by the way, they brought rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, dog shit, chicken dung and the like to have a good time.

Wu Linguang, the commander of Leadshan County, was forty years old, wearing a cyan seven-grade official robe, and led a group of officials from the county government out of the city to wait. The county Cheng Meng Xuan, and the main Bo Fang Tianlu were respectively on the left and right of the county commander Wu Linguang.

The lord Bo Fang Tianlu is in his early forties, and he is extremely rich, and his belly almost tears up the oversized green official robe, but this guy is still full of meat, narrow eyes, and looks like a pig slaughterer.

Fang Tianlu is also a scholar, he passed the county exam, but he never passed the government exam, and the position of the main man is also obtained by money and silver, and his brother is Fang Tianfu, the richest local tea merchant in Lead Mountain.

Fang Tianlu was standing beside Wu Linguang at the moment, feeling a little like sitting on wax, because the relationship between Xu Jin, the new general judge who was going to be welcomed today, and the Fang family was not very harmonious.

Just last September, Xu Jin and Fang Tianyou, the third young man of the Fang family, fought in the Douguan to compete for the Geng post of the three girls of the Fei family, and in the end, the Fang family lost face. Fang Tianlu, as the number two person in the Fang family, how could he not have an idea about this?

At this time, a sharp-eyed official said loudly: "Here, Lord Tongju is here!" ”

Wu Linguang and the others looked up, and sure enough, they saw a soft sedan chair carried by the officials on foot, but the situation was a little weird. Because the officials carried the sedan chair in front of the fast running, but behind them was a dusty procession of carriages.

Soon, the sedan chair came to him, Wu Lin Guangzheng suspiciously stepped forward to greet him, but Li Ming, the head catcher, shook his head and said: "Lord Tongju said that he is not used to sitting in a sedan chair, and he is in the carriage behind." ”

The smile on Wu Linguang's face suddenly froze, and he heard that Xu Jin was inconvenient to ride a horse because he injured his leg while riding a horse, so he specially sent a soft sedan chair to pat the horse's ass, but he didn't think that the other party didn't appreciate it at all.

Lord Bo Fang Tianlu said with a smile: "Lord County, it seems that Lord Tongju still likes to ride in a carriage!" ”

Wu Linguang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but after all, he was an old oilman in the officialdom, so he didn't show it, and ordered someone to carry the sedan chair away, so as not to be an eyesore here.

Soon, the convoy of the Fei family's relatives arrived first, and under the leadership of the official Zhou Heng, they went straight into the city to settle down.

"Lord Tongju, Wu County Commander led the crowd to greet him in front!" Wang Lin'er came to the carriage to report.

Although Xu Jin didn't like Wu Linguang, he was not a second-class young man whose joy and anger were written on his face, and he still had to do some superficial work, not to mention that the other party led the crowd out of the city to greet him, and he still had to give this face, so he ordered Erniu to stop.

At the beginning of the tea battle in Chongyang Tea Market, Wu Linguang had seen Xu Jin, so at this time, he saw a handsome young scholar getting out of the car, and immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaguan has seen Lord Xu!" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Wu County's order doesn't have to be polite. ”

Wu Lin Guang saw that Xu Jin was full of smiles and politeness, and the unhappiness in his heart before suddenly disappeared, and he only thought that Xu Jin was really not used to sitting in a sedan chair, and he was not dissatisfied with himself.

Wu Linguang said with a smile: "Xiaguan will introduce one or two to Lord Xu, this is the county Cheng Mengxuan, and the word Tingfang is the table." ”

"I've seen Xu Tongju!" Meng Xiancheng bowed his hand, feeling strange in his heart, Xu Jin in front of him was so young, he really couldn't open his mouth and call "Lord Xu".

Xu Jin glanced at Meng Xuan, he heard that this person was responsible for defending the city against the enemy on the night the thieves came to attack the city, and it seemed that he was a staunch hardliner, but he could use it for his own use.

However, Xu Jin also saw that this Meng Xuan was a bit bookish, and he might not be convinced in his heart, as can be seen from the fact that he did not claim to be a subordinate official, so he just nodded indifferently.

Wu Linguang felt Xu Jin's "coldness" towards Meng Xuan, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but float a faint smile, just as Meng Xuan looked down on his sleek sophistication, he also looked down on Meng Xuan, a sour Confucian who didn't know how to be a man.

"This is the lord of this county, Bo Fang Tianlu!" Wu Linguang continued.

Fang Tianlu's pair of pig-killing eyes narrowed, and he smiled and saluted: "The lower official has seen Lord Tongju. ”

Xu Jin nodded indifferently, he had also heard that the second master of the tea merchant Fang family spent money to donate a master book, and it seemed that it was the fat goods in front of him.

After Wu Linguang introduced several officials who were ranked first in the county ya, he said with a smile: "Lord Xu, the county yazhong has already set up a reception banquet to celebrate the adult's success, please!" ”

Xu Jin waved his hand: "Governor Sun Dacai has just been killed by the anti-thief King Ning, and now the first seven have not passed, and the celebration will be spared." ”

Wu Linguang's expression stiffened slightly, but he immediately changed to a sad color and said: "What Lord Xu said is extremely true, then the official asked people to withdraw the banquet!" ”

Xu Jin smiled: "That's not necessary, you can't drink wine, but you can still eat rice!" ”

Wu Linguang's heart was relieved when he heard this, and he smiled and said, "Lord Xu, please!" ”

All the officials couldn't help but be secretly surprised, although this Xu Tongju was young, he was exquisite and thoughtful, not only showing his attitude, but also not hurting the face of others, such a sophisticated style of acting, like a veteran with rich experience.

Next, Xu Jin re-got into the carriage and went into the city, and the officers and soldiers of the two guards followed with hundreds of thieves.

The people who were watching on both sides of the street saw the strings of bound thieves being escorted into the city, and they immediately boiled, and the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves that had been prepared long ago were thrown over one after another, and they cursed loudly.

King Ning's reputation was not good, and at this time, the army rebelled, which caused a sharp decrease in the business travel of Leadshan County in the past, which directly affected the livelihood of the people of Leadshan County, and it seems that there are still two months of spring tea to be on the market.

Therefore, the people hated these rebels very much, and greeted them like rotten eggs, dog shit, and chicken dung without money.

……

After eating at the county office, Wu Linguang took Xu Jin to visit the temporary general judgment yamen.

It is said that Wu Linguang visited Fei's house yesterday and did not see Xu Jin, but Fei Ge Lao met with him, and the two discussed some matters to enter the city, including the preparation of the temporary judgment of the yamen, after all, Xu Jin must have an office space after entering the city.

Wu Linguang got the "instructions" of Fei Ge Lao, and immediately after returning to the city, he vacated a large three-entry mansion under his name, and ordered someone to clean it up and rearrange it as a temporary general judgment yamen.

"Lord Xu is still satisfied with this? In a hurry, or if there is something inappropriate, the subordinate will immediately order someone to rectify it. Wu Linguang asked cautiously after taking Xu Jin to visit.

Xu Jin nodded and said: "It's good here, Wu County Order is bothered, and in addition, the matter of building a mourning hall for the governor has to worry about Wu County Order." ”

Wu Linguang said solemnly: "Governor Sun is upright, he is an honest and honest official, loves the people like a son, and is a model for a hundred officials. ”

Don't look at Wu Linguang's impassioned words, but he didn't mention the reason for Sun Sui's killing, let alone King Ning, showing the true character of the wall-riding faction.

Of course, Xu Jin would not demolish him in public, nodded and said: "In addition, this time, this official captured more than 300 thieves under the command of King Ning, most of whom were originally water thieves in Poyang Lake, as well as prisoners, ruffians and homeless people.

Master Fang, this official has ordered you to clarify the identities of these captives within three days and register them, and any crimes you have committed must also be listed in detail. ”

Fang Tianlu was taken aback, and said curtly: "Lord Xu, this is ...... But with more than 300 captives, is three days too little? ”

Xu Jin said lightly: "Can't do it? ”

Fang Tianlu was stared at by Xu Jin's calm gaze, and suddenly felt a pressure rushing to his face, a layer of fine sweat couldn't help but ooze on his forehead, and he looked at Wu Xianling with his eyes pleading.

Wu Linguang only thought that Xu Jin had a holiday with the Fang family, so he deliberately put on small shoes for Fang Tianlu, so he turned his face away as if nothing happened, but he didn't see it.

Fang Tianlu scolded secretly, shook his head and said, "Lord Xu, the time is too short, I'm afraid that the lower officials won't be able to do it." ”

Xu Jin turned his eyes to Meng Xuan, and said jokingly: "Since Master Fang Bo is not capable of doing it, then Meng Xiancheng, dare to take this errand?" ”

Meng Xuan raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "There is no way!" ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Well, in four days, it will be Lord Sun's first seven, and this official will see the roster in three days." ”

Everyone present was a little confused, so what does Lord Sun's first seven have to do with the prisoner roster?

Meng Xuan glanced at Xu Jin thoughtfully, and said lightly: "This official will go and do it now, if you are out of company, three days later, this official will present the prisoner roster to Lord Tongju." ”

After Meng Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for Xu Jin to agree, still the same sentence: If you have no desire, you will be strong. Meng Xuan is not keen on official careers, so there is no need to befriend Xu Jin like Wu Linguang.

Wu Linguang smiled fakely: "Hehe, Meng County Cheng is more straightforward, Lord Xu, don't worry." ”

Xu Jin smiled noncommittally, he was now in need of an assistant from a capable official, and he was a hard-line official, and this Meng Xuan was obviously a suitable candidate, but his temper was a little stinky, and he was barely within the tolerable range.

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In the fourteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, on the twenty-third day of the first month, Wu Sanba led an army of 8,000 to defeat the defenders of Yiyang Qianhu with a devastating momentum. Wang Duo of the Thousand Households of Yiyang led the remnants of the army to retreat to the direction of Leadshan County.

The next day, Wu Sanba captured the county seat of Yiyang, and Liu Tong, the county governor, the county Cheng Lin'an, and the lord Bo Liu Liang all died heroically. Subsequently, Wu Sanba's column plundered, and the city of Yiyang County was full of mourning, and the people were struggling to make a living......

On the evening of the 24th day of the first lunar month, the slanting sun was like blood, and the smell of blood in the Yiyang County Ya had not yet dissipated, and a disheveled female corpse was carried out from the back ya, and it could be seen that she was only twenty years old and had a beautiful appearance.

Wu Sanba rudely spat out thick phlegm and scolded stupidly: "Grandma, this slut is quite festive, it's a pity!" ”

It is said that today Wu Sanba led his troops to break through Yiyang County, and was annoyed that the county commander Liu Tong resisted desperately, causing a large number of casualties to his subordinates, so after entering the city, he personally led the troops to the county government and copied Liu County's home.

Wu Sanba fell in love with a concubine of Liu County's order, so he overlord made a bow, this woman's figure and appearance are all selected, Wu Sanba was cool once, and he still wanted to stay by his side to enjoy, but who knew that this concubine was very festive, and actually hanged herself. This made Wu Sanba regretful and very unhappy.

Wu Sanba was lamenting, and a personal soldier came in to report: "General Wu, the scout sent to Leadshan County has reported that Yang Qianhu has been wiped out, and he himself has been captured. ”

Wu Sanba couldn't help but be taken aback, Yang Qing led a thousand households, and there were more than a hundred cavalry, which could be wiped out?

"What the hell is going on? Who wiped out Yang Qianhu, Lead Mountain Qianhu? Xiong Bai: I'm afraid that garbage doesn't have this kind of ability, right? Wu Sanba asked sharply.

Wu Sanba was a bandit in Leadshan County back then, and he knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Thousand Households in Leadshan County.

The pro-soldier looked a little strange and said: "The detailed work we sent into the city to inquire about it, it was the new Guangxin Mansion who sentenced Xu Jin and led the troops to defeat Yang Qianhu." ”

"And the new general judge?"

"It is said that it was temporarily appointed by Sun Sui before his death!"

Wu Sanba suddenly laughed: "Sun Sui's old puppet is really dead, Lao Tzu has long expected that this old thing will be hit by a fire, and most of them will not survive." Well, what is the origin of the new general judge? ”

The pro-soldier replied truthfully: "It's Xu Jin, a student of Shangrao County who was in the middle and middle school of the company before!" ”

A cold light flashed in Wu Sanba's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Damn, it turned out to be this kid, Yang Qing and Wang Ru, these two rice buckets, can't even fight a sour Confucian who has no power to tie the chicken." ”

Although Wu Sanba said this in his mouth, he was a little lacking in confidence, saying that he was deducted by Xu Jin with a bowl of noodle soup at the beginning. Moreover, the bandits in Lead Mountain were exterminated by Sun Sui, and they were inseparable from Xu Jin.

"Pass the order, let the brothers seize the time to rest, and tomorrow send troops to level Leadshan County." Wu Sanba's eyes were murderous, and his expression was hideous.

Wu Sanba said this sentence with confidence, because he currently has nearly 10,000 troops under his command.

It is said that King Ning only sent Wu Sanba a thousand households of people and horses that day, but along the way, even breaking the prefectures and counties along the way, Wu Sanba incorporated the officials and prisoners of these prefectures and counties, and absorbed a large number of displaced people, and then coerced a large number of people, so the team quickly "grew", from more than 1,000 people to nearly 10,000.

This number is indeed scary to say, but the combat effectiveness is debatable!

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, Wu Sanba sent 10,000 troops to attack the upstream Leadshan County by land and water.

The army is overwhelmed, and the war clouds are rising again!