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Published at 30th of July 2022 04:21:06 AM


Chapter 103

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A pond in Zhengzhou is surrounded by residents on the third floor inside and the third floor outside.

They dare not approach, just standing far away, stretching their heads to watch.

The pond fished out a headless body of a man, and the fisherman who found the body was looking sad and explaining the situation to several yamen servants who stayed on the side.

The corpse of the man had been soaking in the pond for many days. His whole body was swollen and smelly.

At that time, the fisherman was scared to pee.

Deng Yan, the official under the Cheng of Zhengzhou County, squatted beside the corpse without any hesitation. He even looked at the rotten corpse carefully with a little enthusiasm.

The body's head was cut off and the fracture was neat.

The human head is not so easy to cut. The killer is likely to have excellent martial arts skills and amazing strength.

Deng Yan rummaged over the body and thought.

"It's easy for me to find Deng Chengli." He Fu, who was a county official with Deng Yan, came in a hurry.

Suddenly he saw a highly decadent corpse, which made he Fu jump.

"Don't be busy, don't be busy, the sheriff urgently ordered all the sheriff's officials to come to the county office to discuss business." He held his sleeve up in front of his eyes.

"And a moment later." Deng Yan's slow reply.

He tugged at his sleeve and left, "how can you wait for the sheriff to call? Let's put these cases aside first. Do you think the impression in the eyes of the sheriff and the sheriff is not bad enough?"

Deng Yan was dragged all the way to the carriage. As he lifted the curtain and looked at the pond, he said, "what's the matter? It's so urgent. The Lord has gone back to Bianjing. What's the emergency in Zhengzhou that we need all the staff to discuss?"

"The Lord issued a decree from Bianjing, requiring each county to set up a county school and encouraging the local government to set up private schools. Bianjing will hold regular examinations to examine the talents selected by the prefectures and counties, so as to select the best officials. " He said excitedly, "when the time comes, the number of students recommended by each county will become one of the indicators for the end of the year assessment of the sheriff. Do you think the sheriff is in a hurry?"

Not long after Zhengzhou became the new County of Jin State, the sheriff and the magistrate were eager to get a good result in the annual "Shangji" in order to leave a good impression on the Lord. Therefore, they attached great importance to the matter that affected their annual assessment.

He Fu is the leader of the government. At present, there is a lack of civil servants in the Yamen. This matter is likely to fall on him. It is an opportunity for him to perform meritorious service.

"I'm just a petty official in charge of criminal and prison litigation. What's the matter with me? I still have a case."

"It has nothing to do with you. My Lord's new policy points out that when you are old, you will be able to make a plan. If you are not, you will be abandoned. The "governance" includes the detection of criminal cases, the arrest of bandits, the collection of taxes, the training of soldiers, and the result of the new county education. "

He Xi happily patted his friend, who was not good at communicating with his boss, on the shoulder, "Yan Jun, you are so good at solving cases. In the future, adults must rely on your talent, and they will not repel you as before."

Deng Yan is not interested in government affairs. He only hopes that the new policy will enable him to handle cases in the future with less interference from his superiors. So that he can show his true ability.

Today, the Lord of Zhengzhou is very respectful to you? It's a pity that my position is too low for me to look up to my Lord. It's really a pity. "

"I've never met my Lord, but I've met Mr. Zhou, who wrote the Jin Law," said Deng Yan. "Although he was not good at it, he often came to the county government office to discuss the application of the new law in practical cases with us petty officials. I'm really a respectable adult. My Lord must be a rare emperor if he can be assisted by such good officials. "

In Dingtao, south of Bianjing, in an ordinary courtyard, a young scholar with a hat and tassels is holding a book and leading several children to read.

Dingtao was originally the land of the state of song. Last year, because of the invasion of Mo Qiaosheng, the general of Jin, song Xianggong was forced to move his capital to Pengcheng.

In the northern part of Jin, several prefectures in the state of Jin were ceded to yigugong.

Dingtao was originally a place of wealth. The gathering of scholars and scholars was a slightly wealthy home among ordinary people. They often sent their children to the school to learn a few words.

So there are many private schools like this in the city.

"Mr Bowen, Mr Bowen." Another young scholar called at the door. It was Li que, a good friend of Dong Bowen.

Dong Bowen and the students explained a few words, out of the school, lead friends to sit in the side room.

"Why are you so happy?" Dong Bowen cooked tea for guests.

"Did you hear about Bowen?" Li que was excited. "The Marquis of Jin and Yue promulgated a new policy, set up a county school, set up a private school, and set up a scholar! You and I have a chance to become officials. "

Dong Bowen was surprised: "is this really true?"

"It's true, of course. Now there's a notice at the gate of the county office. County schools are set up in County generals. Students from County schools can participate in the assessment and be selected. A scholar admitted to the county can not only exempt him from tax, but also get a few stone corn to subsidize his family every month. It's just not easy to get in. Only 30 people are recruited in the county. But if you are as talented as Bo Wenjun, you will have no worries about your choice. "Dong Bowen pondered for a moment, "this really surprised me. First of all, I think our new monarch carried out the military merit conferment system. He thought that he was a man who was brave and determined to expand the territory. But I didn't expect this man to have such foresight. "

"It's a move to advance people's morality and open up people's wisdom." Li que blushed with excitement and lowered his voice in front of his friends. "To tell you the truth, I think this new Lord is much better than song Xianggong. It's not a bad thing for the people of Dingtao that Dingtao was ceded to the state of Jin."

Dong Bowen narrowed his eyes: "my Lord, this move is not only to open up the wisdom of the people. What's more, it made the poor children become officials, breaking the monopoly of aristocracy on the court. Que Jun, you are right. It is indeed a lucky thing for us to be the people of such a Lord. "

Dialogues like this are ringing one after another throughout the territory of Jin.

However, Cheng Qianye, who eulogized these decrees, did not know how many waves her decrees caused in all parts of the country.

She has returned to Bianjing and is sitting in Chaowu hall, waving to her two-year-old "son" Cheng Peng: "peng'er, come to me."

The two-year-old baozi pulls her mother Xu Fei's sleeve tightly.

He has spent very little time with his father since he was born.

He looked at the young and handsome man in front of him. He was both shy and nervous. He hesitated and did not dare to step forward.

It was not until his mother gave him a little push on his back that he summoned up the courage to go forward, stretched out his little white hand, gave a proper salute, flushed his little face, and called, "father."

Cheng Qianye picked him up, put him on his knee, took up his pen and pasted ink, and wrote down a thousand words and a feather word on the white paper.

"Is Peng Er literate? I'll teach you how to read, "Cheng Chiba said, pointing to the words on the table." this word reads thousand, this word reads feather. It's my father's name. Come on, read after me, Chihiro. "

The Milky voice of follow-up sounds in the wide Chaowu hall.

Princess Xu turned her face and quietly wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeves.

Now, the world can miss her real husband, in addition to her, also only in front of the princess and Mrs.

When ah Jia came in, he saw Cheng Qianye recognizing his name in the book Peng.

"the word Peng means" great distance ". In the future, the territory of Jin will be bigger and bigger, and peng'er will be like a great Peng spreading his wings to protect our country."

Cheng Peng sits on his father's lap, his eyes shining, listening to his father's wish in his name.

Seeing a Jia come in, Cheng Qianye takes his son down from his knee and lets Xu Fei lead him back.

She took the memorial from a Jia and read it one by one.

"Lord Lord Ah Jia is a bit hesitant.

"Go ahead." Cheng Chiba did not lift his head.

A Jia dawdled and said, "Lord Zhou has given that man a name. His surname is Zhou, and his name is Zhou Ming."

Cheng Chiba raises her eyebrows and looks at ah Jia.

"So?"

A Jia's face is a little red. He doesn't speak for a long time. He just looks at the piece of paper on Cheng Chiba's desk.

Cheng Chiba laughed, turned out a page of white paper and put up a pen: "OK, I'll give you a name, too. What's your last name? My surname is Cheng, or do you have a name you want? "

"Humble duty At that time, although I was still young, I still remember my surname Xia. "

Cheng Chiba thought about it and put down two correct words: "why should I hate when Fangfei goes away? Xiamu's Yin and yang are just lovely. It's summer now. Your name is Xia. Let's call it Xia Fei. "

She turned out a piece of bright jade from the drawer, put it on the paper with the name of Shafei, and gave it to the girl beside her.

"Fei Tong Fei, Xia Fei, you are as beautiful as jade in my eyes."

When Zhang Fu came to Chaowu hall, he happened to meet Xia Fei who was standing on the corridor outside the hall.

The indifferent waiter held a thin white paper in his hands, holding a piece of green jade on it.

She looked down at the gem shining in the summer sun, showing a look Zhang Fu had never seen before.

"Ah Jia, what's the matter?" Zhang Fu asked.

Xia Fei looked up at Zhang Fu and showed a smile of her own in the sunshine,

"Lord Zhang, I won't be a Jia in the future. My Lord gave me a name, Xia Fei."

When Zhang Fu enters Chaowu hall, Cheng Qianye is reading the battle report from moqiao Sheng.

Mo Qiaosheng, with 200000 troops, has crossed the Qinling Mountains and headed for Hanzhong, where Han Quanlin lives.

Han Quanlin was so angry that he led the army to fight against him.

"Mr. Zhang, take a look. It's another success. Qiao Sheng has never let me down." Cheng Chiba excitedly delivers the military news.

Zhang Fu was not as happy as Cheng Chiba. He was silent for a moment and said, "my Lord, general Mo has made great achievements in the war. Should he give something as a reward?""Of course," Cheng Chiba said, "according to the military merit, he should be promoted to the 16th rank and become a knighthood."

"How about Hanzhong

"Let him be promoted all the way to the rank of marquis, Marquis of Guannei."

Zhang Fu saluted: "according to the speed of general Mo's meritorious service, there will always be a day when there is no seal."

Cheng Chiba sits back and straightens up. She looks at Zhang Fu and realizes that he has something to say: "what doubts do you have in your heart, please speak up."

Zhang Fu sighed helplessly, saluted and said: "Lord, in recent years, the territory of Jin has expanded, the population has increased greatly, and the military strength has increased ten times compared with two years ago. Now there are more than 400000 soldiers in the whole territory. But general Shan Fengdu led 200000 troops. "

He looked at Cheng Chiba seriously, "moreover, with the continuation of the war, his troops could keep increasing. He occupied the cities around Fengdu, and even could fight against Han Quanlin independently without us providing food and grass."

"Lord, I know you trust general Mo, but as the king of a country, you can't just rely on the word" trust "

"I see what you mean." Cheng Chiba looked at Zhang Fu, "I will seriously consider what you said. But I have my decision in my heart, and please believe my judgment. "

Zhang Fu no longer spoke, bowed his head and left.

Cheng Chiba sighed, took out a private letter from Mo Qiaosheng in the war report, opened it slowly, and read it little by little.

The upright handwriting recorded every bit of life on the front line. Between the lines, it showed the implicit love of the writer.

At the end of the letter, he wrote a very small line, which can be regarded as a reply to those words in Cheng Chiba's last private letter:

as long as the Lord likes it, it hurts me too No harm.

Cheng Chiba bit his lip: this guy has learned to hook people.

No matter what seal he has, when he has no seal, I will marry the princess to him.

The author has something to say:

in addition, I see Xiaoai discussing Yang Sheng's problem,

it doesn't mean that if Qiao Sheng rebelled, all the soldiers would follow him to revolt. For a popular monarch like Cheng Qianye, the general under him would take more risks if he rebelled.

However, as a monarch, he would not be relieved that such a general with a heavy hand and self-sufficiency would soon catch up with the territory. As Qiao Sheng's confidant, Yang Sheng must consider it from the perspective of Qiao Sheng. After all, it's about Qiao Sheng's life, and there's no real threat to the Lord.

I feel that if the Lord didn't have enough trust in Qiao Sheng, Qiao Sheng's fate would be similar to Han Xin's.




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