cite Han

Chapter 173

Liu Jing stood outside the county temple, looking at Chu Fang's receding figure, lost in thought.

Pingyang and Zhongshui townships have a lot of surnames, and they built fortresses, hid their household registrations, forged weapons privately, and raised trilogy. wild.

In fact, there has been a long-standing contradiction between the "chief officials" of counties and counties and the local surnames.

Because the Han Dynasty implemented the "three mutual laws", that is, the principle of "officials in different places", most of the officials in counties and counties were foreigners, and they naturally disliked each other with local tyrants and big surnames.

If the two sides can maintain a balance, they may be able to live in peace, but once the balance is broken, fierce conflicts will immediately erupt between the two sides.

If the local big clans are strong, they will "kill the chasing officials and follow them from Hengjun" at the least, and "attack the counties and kill the chief officials" at the worst.

On the contrary, if the magistrates of the county and county are strong, killing and exterminating the clan, it is naturally no problem.

This time Liu Jing is going to seize the opportunity of the Gong family's rebellion to launch an attack on the townships of Pingyang and Zhongshui.

In his plan, not only the three surnames of the Gong family, but also other surnames, those who are interested may be let go, and those who are not, will be wiped out.

Liu Jing did not disclose his plan to Chu Fang. After all, it involves hundreds of lives. If it is revealed in advance, some people who know they will die will definitely fight him desperately.

For the sake of his own life, let alone Chu Fang, even the closest confidant around him, he would never confide a word.

At this time, the sky had already brightened. Although Liu Jing was very sleepy, he did not return to the dormitory to rest. He first went to a serious office, and suddenly found that the latter was wearing a fur quilt and sleeping on his desk with a pillow. Worked late enough to stay overnight.

Seeing his work so hard, Liu Jing was deeply moved. Which superior would not want to have such a subordinate?

Liu Jing couldn't bear to disturb his rest, and was just about to leave the room when Seriously just woke up.

"Ming Ting..." Seriously raised his head, saw Liu Jing clearly, and hurriedly got up and said.

Liu Jing looked at his thin and simple face, and said slightly reproachfully: "Bo Mu, why don't you go back to the prime minister's house to rest? The weather in the first month is damp and cold, and I lie on the bed, covered with a quilt, and feel cold, how dare you Sleep here wearing clothes? Aren't you afraid of catching the wind and cold?"

Seriously replied: "Last night when I was dealing with official documents, I felt sleepy for a while. I planned to take a nap for a while, but I didn't expect to fall asleep right away."

This is not going to sleep at all.Liu Jing sighed: "Bo Mu, you have a heavy responsibility now, you should know how to cherish your body, what should you do if you fall ill?"

"That's what the Ming court taught me." Seriously, he bowed deeply, honestly admitting his mistake.

Seeing this, Liu Jing couldn't say anything more, "By the way, have the prisoners been settled?" More than 1000 prisoners were captured in World War I yesterday. wait.

Seriously nodding his head, he said: "It's all settled. However, Ming Ting, so many captives are definitely a big burden on the county temple. We can't keep them in prison all the time. We should think of a solution as soon as possible."

Liu Jing knew this matter well, and said: "This matter is not urgent for the time being, I have a case in my chest, and I will go south to solve the problems of Pingyang and Zhongshui Townships first."

Seriously asked: "When is Ming Ting planning to go south?"

"Tomorrow." Liu Jing replied. "After I leave, Ling County will be handed over to you."

"No." He replied solemnly.

The two then chatted for a while, and then went to their own business. Since it was already night when the battle ended last night, many things had to be put aside temporarily, or done hastily, so there were a lot of things to do today.This is also an important reason why Liu Jing delayed going south for a day.

The first thing Liu Jing did was to hand over more than [-] death notices, together with pensions, to the families of the war dead.

There is no room for a single mistake in this matter. Liu Jing sent all the officials under his family to go there with the letter in person, and must read the letter in front of the family of the deceased, and let his confidantes Liu Liang, Ma Zhou, Yu Zheng, Wang Qiang, etc. People go together and supervise from the side to make sure nothing goes wrong.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a "notice of death in battle". Therefore, when a subordinate official carried Liu Jing's personal letter and read it out in public, it immediately aroused great heated discussions among the neighbors and the people.

"Wang Zhong was a young man who was wandering around, did not manage his crops, acted recklessly, and repeatedly caused troubles. In the past, not only our neighbors, but also his parents and brothers were disgusted with him and kicked him out of the house. Unexpectedly, he was able to change his past. When Ling County was in crisis, he resolutely joined the army, disregarding his life, destroying himself and punishing the bandits..."

"I underestimated this kid."

"Excellent! Wang Zhong!"

"Suwen County Jungong's calligraphy, but never show it to others easily, outsiders often want it but can't get it. Now after Wang Zhong's death, it is a very honorable death to get the county monarch's own handwriting."

"I often hear that the county lord is benevolent, and I believe it today... Wang Zhong is a pawn, like a mustard, and the county lord is so important..."

With these more than [-] autographed letters, Liu Jing's reputation among the people of Ling County has been greatly improved.

Although some people think that he is making a fuss out of a molehill, that's all. Most people, especially ordinary people, hold a positive view.

The work of salvaging the moat's body began in the early morning and continued until nightfall, during which time someone successfully salvaged Gong Fei's body.

Liu Jing didn't care much about Gong Fei's life or death. The entire Gong clan was about to be wiped out. Even if Gong Fei escaped with his life this time, it would not pose any threat to him. However, a dead Gong Fei is better than a living one. it is good.

On the other hand, Shan Riqiu's recruitment work has made some progress. Under his repeated coercion and lure, more than [-] people surrendered to him.

There are not many people, but the so-called all things are difficult at the beginning, this is only the first day, I believe that as time goes by, more and more people will join the surrender team.

Liu Jing had a good night's rest, and early the next morning, he led more than [-] people on foot and cavalry, and headed south by boat.Accompanying them were Liu Liang, Ma Zhou, Yu Zheng, and Wang Qiang, while Solemn and Shan Rilong stayed in Ling County.

Chu Fang had taken away 500 people before, and Liu Jing had taken away more than [-] people. Now Ling County has become an "empty city", and there are basically no soldiers in Sereng's hands, and more than [-] prisoners are being held in prison. Once a riot broke out, the consequences would be disastrous.

For this reason, Seriously transferred some township officials and soldiers from Linzhen Township, Du Township and other places, together with Cao officials from county temples, they could barely maintain the situation.

Liu Jing knew the serious situation he was facing, so before leaving, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Bo Mu, thank you for your hard work."

Seriously, he said: "Ming Ting just need to rest assured that Ling County will not be chaotic if you are here."

(End of this chapter)