Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Zhen hosted a banquet for everyone.

On the second day, Gongsun Sheng and his three men, together with Guanghui and his three men, selected soldiers from the three cities from Baozhu Temple, brought along the public servants and scribes, and divided into three groups to first go to the Taoist temples and monasteries in Shouzhang County for inspection.

Zhao Zhen and others gathered in the hall of Baishi Manor to continue discussing the arrangement of various positions. In the entire Liangshan Prefecture, there were only three people who had the title of scholar, or had studied seriously, namely Sun Zheng, Wang Lun, and Zhu Hongji. Among the heroes, there were only Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, and Jiang Jing.

There was really no one available, and after a day of discussion, the candidates for each place were finally decided.

First of all, Liangshan County, all the villages in Liangshan in the center of Shuibo were assigned to Liangshan Township, the area around Xixi Village was Shuibo Township, and then there was Heihu Temple Town. This was also the seat of the prefecture, and the affairs of the county were handled by Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan. A bandit-catching camp was set up in the prefecture, with Li Yun [Blue-eyed Tiger] in command and Li Wang [Hidden Rabbit] in command. The bandit-catching camp was equipped with 500 cavalry horses and patrolled everywhere.

Shouzhang County had five townships under its jurisdiction: Zhaodui Township, Xiaolukou Township, Dalukou Township, Shouzhangji Township, and Shanglaozhuang Township. The county magistrate was Sun Zheng, and the county magistrate was He Chong.

Yanggu County also had six townships under its jurisdiction: Anle Township, Mengdian Township, Zhukou Township, Jingyang Town, Jingmen Town, and Dulonggang. The county magistrate was Liu Guang, the father of Liu Huiniang, and the county magistrate was Zhu Hongji, the former head of Jingyang Town. The chief clerk retained Ren Tinggui, who had a slightly better official reputation.

As for Li Datian and his son, Zhang Chuang, the militia commander, Qian Cheng, the county magistrate, Qian Lao, the clerk, Xia Gongji, and others, they were all chopped off at Caishikou for the crime of colluding with Song Jiang of Qingzhou according to the order of the Grand Master, and their families were not made official slaves. Ren Tinggui also saw this and knew that if he went to Bianjing to select an official, he would probably not have a good place to go, so he stayed.

Because Li Datian and his son were eliminated, the people of Yanggu County all applauded. A group of gentry also restrained themselves and hibernated, which made it much easier for Yanggu County to clear the land and register the population.

Fan County has nine towns under its jurisdiction: Pucheng Township, Longwangzhuang Township, Gaomatou Township, Wanglou Township, Zhangzhuang Township, Yangji Township, Baiyige Township, Yancunpu Township, and Luji Township. The county magistrate was Wang Lun, the former head of Dulonggang Township, and the county magistrate was Gaoqiao, the former head of Heihu Temple Town.

Yuncheng County is a large county with twelve towns under its jurisdiction: Huangan Township, Houyanji Township, Wangtai Township, Wuan Township, Guotun Township, Yuhuangmiao Township, Zhangying Township, Shuangqiao Township, Tangmiao Township, Zhangluji Township, Shuibao Township, and Chenpo Township. Zhu Wu was the concurrent county magistrate, with two chief clerks on the left and right, one was Ding Chou, and the other was Sun Guang, the former head of Jingmen Town.

Zhongdu County had ten towns under its jurisdiction: Wenshang Township, Shankou Township, Nanwang Township, Liulou Township, Ciqiu Town, Yinsi Township, Guocang Township, Yangdian Township, Baishi Township, and Yiqiao Township. Zhongdu County was close to Yanzhou, and now most of Yanzhou had been captured by Song Jiang, so Wu Yong was temporarily selected as the county magistrate. The chief clerk was Chao Ning, the former head of Liangshan Township, and the county lieutenant was Xu Qing, the son of the head of Xiaoxu Village in Jingmen Town. This person had decent martial arts and was young, and was at the peak of his passion. Zhao Zhen also wanted to hone his skills by going to Zhongdu County.

I'm afraid most of these people are not competent. It's just that there was no one in the state, so they were forced to do it. When Zhao Zhen announced the appointment, he gathered all these people together and explained it in advance. If they are not competent, they will be replaced as soon as a suitable person is found.

The newly appointed officials took office under the escort of soldiers. For Fan County, Zhongdu County, and Yuncheng County, which were the weakest, Zhao Zhen divided the cavalry of the Southern Camp into two, with the left and right guard camps led by Lin Chong and Wang Tianba transferred to Fan County.

The vanguard camp, led by Qin Ming, was transferred to Zhongdu County. For Zhongdu County, which was governed by his father-in-law Cheng Wanli, Zhao Zhen did not expect anyone to make things difficult for him. He sent Qin Ming there just to guard against bandits in Qingzhou.

For the nearest Yuncheng County, Zhao Zhen personally led Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Huo Wancheng, and Wang Liang, and the female cavalry team to follow Zhu Wu. Zhao Zhen was not worried about the handover of Yuncheng County. First of all, the county magistrate had just arrived not long ago, and Lei Heng, who was familiar with the affairs of the county, helped him. In addition, Miao Shanggao, the governor of Jizhou, and Zhang Yong, the military supervisor, did not dare to provoke Liangshan.

The main task of everyone was to make a clear handover with the original county magistrate, and the treasury and granary had to be checked for accuracy. Therefore, Zhao Zhen mobilized the capable bailiffs and clerks from Liangshan County and Shouzhang County to go together. He also ordered the troops in various places to cooperate with him.

But the first task was to post the order to seek talents.

Zhao Zhen did not spend much time on this, and copied Cao Cao's "Order to Seek Talents": Yi Zhi and Fu Yue were from humble families, Guan Zhong was a thief of Duke Huan, and they were all used to prosper. Xiao He and Cao Shen were county officials, and Han and Chen Ping were humiliated and embarrassed, but they were able to achieve the kingship and their reputations were passed down for thousands of years. Wu Qi was greedy for generals, killed his wife to be confident, spent money to seek an official position, and did not return home even when his mother died. However, when he was in Wei, people did not dare to go east, and when he was in Chu, the Three Jins did not dare to plan in the south. There are no people of great virtue in the world today, and they are brave and reckless, fighting against the enemy; if there are civil officials with high talents and qualities, they may be generals and guards; if there are people with shameful names and laughable behavior, or if they are unkind and unfilial but have the skills to govern the country and use the army: they should all recommend what they know, and do not leave out anything.

Highlighting the principle of selecting only the talented.

At the same time, Zhao Zhen once again asked the heroes to recommend the heroes they knew.

Tong Wei and Tong Meng recommended Li Jun, the Dragon of the River, Zhang Shun, the White Stripe in the Waves, Zhang Heng, the Fire Boat, Mu Hong, the Unrestrained, Mu Chun, and Li Li, the Judge of the Death.

Zhao Zhen listened and asked Tong Wei and Tong Meng to write a letter. Zhao Zhen planned to let Li San, the good runner, and Wang Dingliu, the Flashing Woman, go together to invite them.

After hearing this, Wu Yong said: "Senior official, Xiaosheng has a dear acquaintance. Now he is serving as a prisoner in the two courtyards in Jiangzhou. His surname is Dai and his name is Zong. Because he has Taoist skills, he can travel eight hundred miles a day. People call him the "Shenxing Taibao". This person is very generous with his wealth. Xiaosheng also wrote a letter and asked him to come here. "

Zhao Zhen heard this and asked Li San and Wang Dingliu to invite them together because they were on his way.

In addition to recommending Kong Hou, his nephew Liu Guang also recommended his brother-in-law Chen Xizhen. I am in my fifties this year, and I am currently serving as a governor in Nanying, Bianjing, where it is best to practice Taoism.

There is only one daughter, who is born with supernatural powers and has the courage that ten thousand men cannot match. Therefore, he taught her all the skills in his life, but this woman was also smart. She learned to be a good bow and arrow, and she could shoot through poplars and lice.

Before he could finish his words, Lin Chong listened and asked, "Could it be that he lives in Buxie Lane, Dongda Street, and his nickname is Daozi?"

Liu Guangdao: "It's this person."

Lin Chong said: "If you don't mention it, I will forget it. This Chen Xizhen has a brother named Chen Xiyi. He is good at martial arts. He competed with me in martial arts last year for the position of instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Army. At eighty, he was defeated by me. A narrow victory. Unfortunately, he fell seriously ill and died just over a month later. Many people said that I was the one who killed him, but they didn’t know that when we were in the capital, Chen Xiyi and I often competed with each other in martial arts. I'll meet you."

Zhao Zhen heard that he asked Liu Guang to write a letter, asking [Day Rat] Bai Sheng and [Grass Snake] Li Si, who was familiar with the road, to bring a few companions with them.

It is a pity for Zhao Zhenzheng that most of the people recommended by everyone are fighting against the Han Dynasty, which cannot solve his current difficulties. Then Liu Guang continued to say: "There is another person who may be able to help a good son-in-law."

Zhao Zhen said: "My dear, please tell me."

Liu Guangdao: "This person is a good friend of mine. His surname is Xu Minghe, and his nickname is Rongfu. He has been very enlightened since he was a child, and he has ten lines in one eye. Like Huiniang, when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she was knowledgeable about astronomy, geography, rituals and music, and arithmetic. He studied everything carefully and clearly understood the methods of attacking and capturing battle formations even before sending troops to fight. He had a noble temperament and did not care about filth and wealth. His family was poor. Now he took his wife and two sons and hid in the foothills of Gaoping, selling medicine to make a living. "

"Although this person has no fighting skills, he still sits in charge of civil affairs, encourages farmers to teach farmers, and settles prison lawsuits. Deze bans are announced in the governance area. Household editions are created and taxes are collected. Floods and droughts are injured. It is a good idea to care for and protect the refugees, to promote filial piety and righteousness, and to encourage customs."

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard about it and said: "This is exactly what the state needs. I will write a letter to you. If this person is willing to come, I will appoint him as a county committee member."

Liu Guang agreed and handed a letter to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen asked Shi Qian to bring someone to invite him.