Three Kingdoms in a box

Chapter 133 You asked me to negotiate terms with the bandits
what?
Tian Feng asked with a shocked face. The government officer swallowed his saliva and looked at Tian Feng and said, "The county soldiers who suppressed the bandits this time were all wiped out!"

"The entire army was wiped out? How is this possible?"

The shock on Tian Feng's face almost reached an extreme level. After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"What about Lieutenant Pan? Is he dead or alive?"

Hearing this, the Yamen servant said: "Well, I don't know. I just saw someone running to report the situation to the county magistrate. Only then did I find out part of the information. The county magistrate knows the most about the specific situation, and it seems that there are also county magistrates this time." The soldiers escaped from Jitoushan!"

"What about the county soldiers who escaped?"

Tian Feng looked at the yamen servant and asked, and the yamen servant said, "They are all at County Magistrate Gao's place."

After hearing this, Tian Feng said: "Come, follow me to County Magistrate Gao!"

At this time, Tian Feng only felt a sense of déjà vu. Although he had already prepared for a bad war and even tried to overestimate the strength of Jitoushan, he really knew that the Han county soldiers had been annihilated. The news was still difficult for him to accept.

How could a group of bandits and reckless men have such military power that they could directly annihilate the regular county soldiers of the Han Dynasty, especially since the leader of the troops was his highly regarded Captain Pan.

Then Captain Pan swung his big ax and kept strangers away. How could he lose so miserably? This, this is unreasonable!
Tian Feng couldn't figure it out, but none of this is the most important now.

What is finally important now is to confirm whether Pan County Lieutenant is alive or dead. If Pan County Lieutenant is alive, there is still room for repayment, but if Pan County Lieutenant dies, the matter will be passive.

Tian Feng thought and hurried to Gao Jun's residence.

Gao Jun was drinking tea in the government office at this time, and he was very dissatisfied with Tian Feng. If this person hadn't happened, why would he be so worried? Guang'a County was originally in good weather, the country was peaceful, and there were no strong people. The people did not say they lived and worked in peace and contentment. It's also peaceful.

In addition, I am an upright person. Although I am greedy, I have never gone too far. The life of the common people can be considered decent. If I can maintain this progress, as long as I can get a top grade in the next year's assessment, my division commander in the court will work a little. Then you can definitely make a step forward. Maybe you can't even hope for a county governor with two thousand stone, but you should be more certain than a two thousand stone official position.

But I never thought that there would be a stupid young man like Tian Feng among them, who would cause trouble when he arrived. No matter what they do, they would not dare to kill officials and rebel. As long as I can't see them, they will It doesn't exist, but now I have to poke this hornet's nest.

Don’t worry about whether Captain Pan wins or loses this time. It’s not a good thing for me. If I win, the superiors will think that I am disadvantageous in educating all the people. Although I have the merit of annihilating the bandits in the end, the evaluation of the superiors will definitely change from above to For the middle and upper level, the two thousand stone governors are completely hopeless. At most, they are only two thousand stone each.

This small step will have a huge impact on my career.

This is still a victory, but what if it is a defeat?Then he would be in bad luck. During his tenure, huge bandits appeared in Guang'a County and defeated the imperial encirclement and suppression forces. In addition to the incompetence of the generals, the biggest scapegoat was him, the county magistrate. !
Not to mention anything else, a big label of failing to govern the people has been firmly pinned on his head!
At that time, it will be less than two thousand dan, and I am afraid that even he, the magistrate of the county with [-] dan, will not be able to save it.

Thinking of this, Gao Jun was very angry. Damn it, Tian Feng. Just because you are a wealthy person in the county, you oppressed me and ruined my future. This revenge must be avenged one day!

Gao Jun was thinking about it, and just as he was about to drink the tea, he saw a government servant hurriedly ran in and said: "Your Majesty, the big thing is bad, the big thing is bad!"

Gao Jun looked at the yamen servants who hurriedly ran in and was very dissatisfied and said: "Why are you panicking? The house is on fire?"

"County, County Lord, this, this matter is bigger than the fire on the house!"

After hearing this, Gao Jun glanced at the out-of-breath yamen officer and said, "What's going on? If you're entertaining this county, you'll have to take care of yourself!"

Gao Jun looked at the yamen servants with a dark face. His temper is not as good as before. In the past, he often joked with these yamen servants. Even if he went a little too far, he was not angry. Therefore, the yamen servants liked Gao Jun very much. At least he was not like some of the yamen servants. Shangguan, who doesn't speak politely and smiles, seems to be difficult to get along with.

This county magistrate is quite good, but since Tian Feng and Tian County Lieutenant came, he has become irritable. Everyone also knows that the county magistrate has been in a bad mood recently, so he has restrained himself a lot recently.

At this time, the Yamen servant said with a bitter face: "Sir, you are joking. How dare I entertain you? I really have an urgent matter that I want to report to the county magistrate."

"Oh, tell me."

The officer immediately said: "Sir, this is an army of bandits."

Suppress bandits!

As soon as he heard these two words, Gao Jun jumped up from the ground with a groan, and then looked at the Yamen servant extremely nervously and said: "What, Pan Rulong won?"

Gao Jun said angrily at this time that before Tian Feng came, he had a good relationship with Pan Rulong, but after Tian Feng came, it aroused Pan Rulong's uneasiness.

Then Pan Rulong and Tian Feng worked together to overshadow him and promoted the bandit suppression.

But although Gao Jun disliked Pan Rulong very much, it did not hinder Pan Rulong's status as the number one general in Guang'a County.

Therefore, in his opinion, Pan Rulong's success in suppressing the bandits was inevitable, but the way of victory was different. If only three or five people were killed or injured, it could be called a great victory.

If there were two or thirty casualties, it would be a small victory.

If there were more than 50 casualties, it would be a tragic victory!
And if a group of bandits can really make Pan Rulong lose 50 people, then this bandit will definitely be regarded as a fierce bandit.

The yamen servant looked at Gao Jun, his face suddenly became sad and he shook his head.

Gao Jun frowned when he saw this and said, "The battle is not going well. There are 50 casualties. Is this Jitoushan bandit so fierce?"

After hearing this, the Yamen servant continued to shake his head, Gao Jun's expression changed and he said: "Failed?"

The officer nodded, and Gao Jun immediately sat up and said, "How many people were killed or injured?"

The officer said: "Almost the entire army was wiped out!"

"what!"

Gao Jun's eyes almost popped out of his sockets, and he looked at the Yamen servant in disbelief.

"Don't joke with me. Pan Rulong is as brave as a tiger. Can he be defeated? What about Pan Rulong?"

Hearing this, the yamen officer smiled bitterly and said: "According to the brothers who ran back, Pan County Lieutenant fought with Panshan Dragon, the leader of Jitou Mountain, in front of the Panshan Dragon Formation. After only ten rounds, he was captured alive by Panshan Dragon. Now he has been tripped by the bandits. In the cottage!" "What!"

Gao Jun's eyes almost popped out of his head at this time, and he immediately sat down on the stool with a look of despair on his face, muttering: "It's over, it's over, it's over!"

The yamen servant looked at Gao Jun like this and didn't know what to say. After a moment, Gao Jun raised his head, with tears in his eyes, and shouted in a hateful and plaintive voice: "My two thousand stones!"

"It's totally hopeless, Tian Feng, Tian Yuanhao, you've done me a lot of harm!"

Gao Jun burst into tears, feeling indescribable grief and indignation in his heart. Why me? Why me? Couldn't Tian Feng be the county magistrate a year later?

Can't you just let me spend this year peacefully?I hate it so much! I hate it so much!

Gao Jun really hated Tian Feng.

The yamen officer was a little panicked when he saw Gao Jun like this, so he asked: "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, the matter is not so bad yet, is there any way to remedy it?

Gao Jun raised his head and looked at the government officer blankly and said: "No, how can we make up for it? The county soldiers were defeated and the county captain was killed. Not to mention my two thousand dan, I'm afraid I won't even repay the [-] dan county magistrate position under my butt." , God damn Tian Yuanhao, he’s done a lot of harm to people!”

"Hush, Lord County Magistrate, be careful what you say, Lord County Magistrate, you never know when he will come!"

After hearing this, Gao Jun snorted coldly: "He will come as soon as he comes. Now that I am at this stage, I am not afraid of breaking up with him!"

The officer said: "Sir, please calm down. This matter may not be the end of the road yet. Let's think about it and there may be a remedy!"

After hearing this, Gao Jun looked at the Yamen servant and said, "What do you mean?"

The yamen servant said: "My lord, you are from the orthodox school of Classical Classics. Can't we find a way to suppress this matter?"

"Press, how to suppress, if only dozens of county soldiers died, I can still suppress it, but now even the county captain has folded in, how to suppress, how to suppress."

"Don't talk about me, even County Sheriff Han can't suppress this matter. This time, Tian Yuanhao's thoughts have been fulfilled. I, the county magistrate, have done it all. It's just that Tian Yuanhao has the support of a wealthy family behind him. , but it’s so hard for me, a small county magistrate with a small family and no background!”

After hearing this, the officer said to Gao Jun: "Sir, you are a little too pessimistic, and you seem to have forgotten something. County Captain Pan was only arrested, not dead!"

"Isn't being caught by bandits the same as dying? What's the difference?"

Gao Jun looked at the yamen servant and said. The yamen servant heard this and immediately said: "Sir, this is so different. The gap is huge. Death means there is no room for repayment, but being caught by bandits is different. They are bandits, and the bandits capture people and ask for meat tickets, which can be redeemed!"

"Redemption? I, the magistrate of Guang'a County, redeemed someone with a group of bandits. I, I can't afford to lose that person!"

Gao Jun shouted angrily, and the Yamen servant immediately whispered after hearing the words: "Sir, please be patient and don't be impatient. Although it is a bit embarrassing for us to redeem people with bandits."

"What do you mean it's a bit embarrassing? It's so embarrassing. Who am I? I'm a magistrate with eight hundred stones. I'm a strong man and the Huns can chase thousands of miles away. What's more, just bandits and scabies can be wiped out with a wave of their hands. , don’t think that killing my mere [-] county soldiers will give you the right to bargain with the county. If I report it to the county, when the county’s army arrives, I don’t care whether they are bandits, bandits, or thieves, they will all be killed by him. All gone, no one left!"

"When will I, a strong and strong man, be threatened by others?"

Although Gao Jun was named Gao Shixiang, he was also an official of the Han Dynasty. The demise of the Han Dynasty was not due to his weakness, but because the military was too strong and the warlords were separatist, which led to the collapse of the entire Han Dynasty.

But even so, when the Central Plains warlords were fighting, neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao deployed troops to guard against the ethnic minorities when they fought in the Battle of Guandu. Instead, they kept guarding the border to prevent the Hu people from Dare to take half a step beyond the thunder pool.

This is the backbone of a big man.

It is no joke that the Han Dynasty died because of its strength. Even if the Central Plains were disrupted, the ethnic minorities would still be unable to cross the Lei Chi.

It’s not like the Jin Dynasty, so forget it and don’t mention it!

It is precisely because of the great achievements of the Han Dynasty that the Chinese people call themselves Han people and do not care about the people of the Six Kingdoms.

You must know that even if the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Six Kingdoms, the people of the Six Kingdoms still call themselves people of the Six Kingdoms. Since the Han Dynasty was unified again, everyone calls themselves Han people. Doesn't this prove anything?

You must know that the Qin Dynasty was the first unified country, but people today regard themselves as Han people. Why, precisely because the strength of the Han Dynasty is engraved in everyone's bones, people today regard themselves as Han people.

The Han people of this era are arrogant from the bottom of their hearts, a kind of arrogance that no one can underestimate.

Even a county magistrate like Gao Jun who just wants to live a stable life still has a heroic spirit hidden in his body. This is the Han people!

The yamen officer saw Gao Jun's thoughts and said, "Lord, please don't be arrogant and exchange court officials with bandits. It does sound funny, but it is very beneficial to Gao Jun.

What the imperial court cares about are the official officials of the imperial court, such as the county captain with a salary of [-] shi. As for the number of ordinary county soldiers who died, this can be manipulated. As long as the local chief official deliberately conceals it, he can easily disappear hundreds of county soldiers. Such little things are eliminated.

It will not affect the promotion and evaluation of local supervisors, so if Gao Jun wants to hide this matter, he must rescue Pan Rulong. As long as Pan Rulong is alive, the matter will not be too out of control.

But if Pan Rulong dies, this matter will be difficult to handle!

As for the matter of county soldiers, although it is also very difficult, it is not as difficult as imagined. As long as you study it carefully, there is still a lot of room for manipulation.

Thinking of this, Gao Jun's face gradually calmed down, and he frowned slightly and said, "If we redeem Pan Rulong, will the bandits think that we are easy to bully?"

The yamen servant said: "The bandits are not stupid, and they know how to weigh the pros and cons. As long as we adopt a calm attitude, they will not be so stupid that they don't understand. After all, they are not stupid and they know that if this matter is revealed, they will attract endless consequences." The endless bandit-suppressing troops of the Han Dynasty are so powerful that they can defeat the county soldiers and even the county soldiers, but can they defeat the soldiers of a state or the entire Han army?"

"They definitely can't beat him. They actually know in their hearts that they are enemies of the big man and will die sooner or later. So although they can defeat County Captain Pan in front of the battle, they don't dare to use the killing move. That's why they have to capture Pan." County Lieutenant, not County Lieutenant Pan!"

(End of this chapter)