I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 451 Zhang Xian
Hearing the name of Zhuge Liang from Zhuge Jin's mouth, at a certain moment, Huang Chengyan suddenly felt as if he had lost something.

The group chatted as they walked, and took the opportunity to take in the cultural scenery on the way to the county town.

In this way, the journey that was supposed to take only half an hour took more than an hour.

As for Su San who was captured and tied up, except for a few civilians who were hostile to him and were in charge of escorting him, the people in front of him didn't care about him.

Finally, they arrived at the county temple.

The magistrate of Xiajuan County was none other than Chen Rong, a leader among the first batch of Taixue students and local officials.

This is also the reason why Zhuge Jin trusted him so much. Although Chen Rong was no longer there when Zhuge Jin entered the Imperial College, as Chen Rong and others were promoted step by step at an extremely fast speed, their legends have been circulating in the Imperial College.

After meeting Chen Rong, Zhuge Jin told him everything Su San had told him. But just as he gave a rough outline, Chen Rong asked, "Are you from the Su family?"

"That's right. He calls himself Su San."

Chen Rong did not hide his words and said in front of Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan and his party: "That's it, he must have been instructed by Su Dai. Ziyu should know about the Beiyu Rebellion in Huarong County that year?"

Zhuge Jin nodded. Of course he knew about this. This happened when his uncle was acting as the Governor of Jingzhou. If it weren't for this incident, his uncle might have had a chance to be promoted directly from the Governor to the Governor.

The victim at that time, Tian Feng, took the opportunity to sweep away all the clan bandits in Jingzhou. Now Tian Feng is a famous and capable minister of the Han Dynasty and a recognized future minister.

"At that time, Su Dai was already suspected of being a clan thief in Xiajun County. It was only because he corrected the wrongs in time and provided a lot of help to Lord Tian who was investigating the clan thief later that Lord Tian only gave him a light punishment and a heavy warning in the end."

"Since then, Su Dai has been a little quieter, but he often mentions his relationship with Tian Gong."

Zhuge Jin said: "Mr. Tian is such an upright person, how dare he damage Mr. Tian's reputation!"

Chen Rong sneered, "This man is very smart. He even deliberately emphasized on the surface that he has no connection with Tian Gong, leaving others to guess."

"So, before me, the two county magistrates were both hindered by this and often condoned his actions. Su Dai also learned a lesson from Bei Yu and did not dare to do anything too much. However, even so, by the time I took office, the power of the Su family in Xiajuan County had already caught up with that before Tian Gong eliminated the clan thieves."

Zhuge Jin was puzzled and asked, "But since I came to Xiajuan County, this is the first time I have heard of the Su family's name..."

He looked at Chen Rong and suddenly understood.

Su Dai could scare others by using Tian Feng's name, but he couldn't scare Chen Rong. Chen Rong might even become more excited because of the two words Tian Feng.

"But Su Dai's crime does not deserve death, which is why today's incident happened."

After Chen Rong finished speaking, Zhuge Jin, Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan and others hadn't said anything yet, when they heard a loud and vigorous scolding suddenly coming from the back hall -

"This is outrageous. There is no crime that does not deserve death. If this official is not killed, it will not be enough to appease the people's anger!"

Zhuge Jin looked at Chen Rong in surprise. He didn't know who dared to be so presumptuous in front of Chen Rong. As far as he knew, Chen Rong was upright and would not tolerate any injustice.

But after that scolding, Chen Rong just stood there and responded in a serious tone: "This man is guilty, but according to the law, he is not guilty of the death penalty. The Lord of the Mansion has the power of life and death, so he should be more cautious. How can he judge the case in anger?"

In the entire Changsha County, there is only one person who can be called the Lord of the Prefecture by Chen Rong, and that is Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha.

Zhang Xian, seeing that his identity was exposed by Chen Rong, no longer hid in the back hall. He walked out slowly and said to Chen Rong, "You are the only one in Changsha County who dares to speak to me like this."

Chen Rong shook his head and said, "It's not that no one dares to speak up, it's just that the Lord has been less willing to employ people who dare to speak up in recent years." He pointed at Zhuge Jin and Jia Kui who were not far away and said, "The two of us, the younger generation of the Imperial College, are also people who speak up for justice, and we are both worthy of praise."

The meaning is very clear, there is no shortage of people who dare to speak out in the world.

Zhuge Jin blushed a little when he heard such praise, but in this situation, he couldn't be modest, otherwise it would be regarded as refuting Chen Rong.

He had no choice but to bow to Zhang Xian and say, "Greetings, Lord Zhang."

Strictly speaking, Zhang Xian had no control over him. The person who could really control him was Ma Riti, who was in charge of the migration of the people. Although in reality he could not completely ignore the local officials.

"You guys are very good." Zhang Xian said. After praising Zhuge Jin and Jia Kui, he looked at Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong and his group.

Although Zhang Xian looked down on these Confucian scholars who, in his opinion, were always superficial in their words and deeds, he actually did not dare to be careless about the arrival of Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong.

He himself had a tough personality and was not good at writing, so naturally he was unwilling to come here with Pang Degong and his party. It happened that he was about to inspect the counties and towns below, so he simply came here under the pretext of an inspection.

After he arrived, of course he was not happy to meet Pang Degong and his party.

Unexpectedly, he did not go to see Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan, but the two of them went straight to the county temple in Xiajuan County where he was.

After hearing what happened to Su Dai, he couldn't help but speak out, so he had to show up.

After a little thought, Zhang Xian said, "I heard that you are here to study. As long as you don't commit any crime, you can go anywhere in Changsha."

After hearing this, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but cough twice.

When he first came to Changsha County, he did meet Zhang Xian once, but at that time Zhang Xian only told them to stay in Changsha County with their people with peace of mind. Now it seems that the Changsha prefect's behavior is indeed unique.

After he finished coughing, Zhuge Jin saw Zhang Xian asking him with concern: "Are you sick from the unfamiliar climate? You must not be careless!"

Zhuge Jin started coughing again.

After all, Zhang Xian was unwilling to stay with Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong for long, so he made an excuse to leave after a while.

Chen Rong had no ill feelings towards the famous scholars who lived in seclusion. Moreover, he heard that although Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong did not want to enter officialdom, the disciples they trained were talented in governing the country. After Zhang Xian left, he did not care too much about Zhang Xian's attitude and was quite courteous to Pang Degong and his party.

After all, what he admired in his heart was a hero like Zang Hong who was willing to devote himself to the world and was not afraid of hardships.

Zhang Xian did not avoid the dinner that day. Under Chen Rong's deliberate guidance, the people present did not discuss the classics, but studied the science of governing the world.

Zhang Xian, who had originally planned to leave midway, completely forgot about it as he listened.

Even after the banquet, he ignored his previous attitude and said to Xu Shu and others under the influence of alcohol: "If you stay in Changsha, you will be given a salary of 100 shi."

But unfortunately, Xu Shu and others declined on the grounds that they had not completed their studies.

Zhang Xian was not discouraged. Being an empty talker is one thing, being a practical worker is another.

That night, the entire group, including Zhuge Jin and Jia Kui, were arranged to stay in the county temple.

(End of this chapter)