my wonderful zoo

Chapter 37
After sending Chen Fu to the east courtyard, Chen Xun did not stop and went out to find Chen Lu directly:
"You and my dad should try to persuade my uncle to stay in Chenjiazhuang."

"What if he doesn't listen to the advice?" Everyone has different positions, receives different information, and looks at the problem from different angles. Chen Lu and Chen Yi have been in Chenjiazhuang all year round and know the development of Chenjiazhuang, so they can better understand Chen Xun. Chen Fu is different.

"There's really nothing we can do to persuade him. It's impossible to tie him here." Chen Xun replied.

The outcome of the path he chose was unknown. If he failed, Chen Fu would not forgive himself and tied him to Chenjiazhuang, which was a thankless task.

Besides, it's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words. Chen Fu is willing to go to Dongguan County to make pledges, but he can't be persuaded. So don't blame Chen Xun for ignoring him from now on.

"Let's do our best."

"Also, come to me tomorrow morning and discuss important matters with you." Chen Xun added.

Chen Fu doesn't want to come back, but the village wall still has to be built, so he has to find a person in charge. At present, the third uncle Chen Shou is not at home, and the second uncle Chen Lu is the most suitable.

"it is good"

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Guangzhou Zhizhoufu Yamen.

In the office of the officials, Wang Si saw Le Zhi coming in from the door with a solemn look on his face, and knew that the things he had been told before were not completed.

"You go outside and wait."

Before Le Zhi could speak, Wang Si pushed him out.

"Liu Lu, let me go out for a moment." Wang Si came to Si Lu and joined the army, saluted and asked for instructions.

"Yeah." Wang Xi's backstage was too tough. Si Lu usually didn't care about joining the army, so he just responded and let it pass.

In the Song Dynasty, there were bureau officials and various Cao officials in the state government of the prefecture government. The Cao officials were under the bureau officials. The Cao officials were divided into divisions such as Si Lu joining the army, Si Li joining the army, judicial joining the army and Sihu joining the army. Among them, Si Lu joining the army He is the chief of the Cao officials of the state capital.

Liu Yi, who records affairs and joins the army, is a veteran, and his biggest backer is the current magistrate of Guangzhou. However, he only joined the magistrate after he took office, so he is not a close confidant.Unlike Wang Si, his biological father is very powerful and has a bright future, so he cannot be offended.

Sihu joins the army and is in charge of household registration, accounting, roads, settlements, marriages, land litigation, etc. They are relatively logistical officials. They are considered fat jobs, but they have no military power.

Le Zhi is a county lieutenant, and his immediate superior in the state capital is not Si Hu, so their conversation cannot be held in the office.

When we came to a corner of the yard, we were surrounded by either walls or some flowers and plants. The garden trees were quite dense and could block our view.

"what's up?"

"I sent people to Chenjiazhuang, and happened to encounter pirates who came ashore to plunder, and many archers were killed. Then I personally took people there for the second time. By coincidence, I encountered pirates plundering Lantau Island again, so I had no choice but to go there and suppress them. bandit."

"Failed?"

"Well, we were attacked by pirates in Daxi Mountain."

"Have you reported to the governor and patrol inspector?" Wang Si asked.

"not yet."

In the state-level government of the Song Dynasty, the subordinate officials who assisted the magistrates in handling military affairs included governors, supervisors, inspections, etc.

The prefecture-level governor is in charge of the garrison, training, weapons, and service matters of the Xiang army in the city.When a junior military attaché holds the position of "capital supervisor", he is called "custodial supervisor".Inspection departments are set up at the gates of Dacheng, along the river, along the river, along the border, along the coast and other places.Lezhi was defeated by the pirates. First of all, it was military affairs, and then it was considered coastal military affairs. Therefore, it should be reported to the governor or patrol inspector, and then these two subordinate officials reported to the magistrate and tongbian (deputy governor).

Lezhi did not choose to report directly to his superiors, but came to Wang Si, just to let Wang Si find a way to suppress this matter.After all, he had lost the battle, and he had lost many archers to get in. It was a dereliction of duty, and the responsibility could be large or small. It all depended on operations.

The cause of this incident was Wang Si, so it was only natural that he would help smooth things over now.

"Let's go to my house and talk." Wang seemed afraid to talk in detail in the office because he was worried that the walls had ears.

Wang Si, who had just skipped work, took Le Zhi to his home, got into his study, shielded his left and right, and finally could speak freely.

"Please tell me the whole process in detail, don't miss anything."

"it is good."

Le Zhi began to tell everything he had done, starting from the beginning, and went to Zheng Jian to make an accounting, but failed!Then he recruited people to investigate the responsibility, then fought against the pirates, and was defeated again!The whole process was explained in great detail.

"Listen to what you said, let me confirm a few more details. Do you understand whether I understand it correctly?" After Wang Si finished speaking, he did not wait for Lezhi to answer, and directly continued to ask according to his own ideas: "Zheng Jian took people to Chenjiazhuang. Very I met the pirates by chance."

"Yes."

"Then the sea bandits saw so many archers in the village, and rushed up to fight bravely, killing the archers team. Then you go to Chenjiazhuang, and you find that many people have died in Chenjiazhuang. The patriarch, Chen Xun, has arranged for checkmates The deceased clan members were cremated." Wang Si emphasized again after saying: "These things all happened within three days."

"That's right." After Le Zhijing's analysis and Wang Si's analysis, he also felt that something was wrong. When ordinary people pass away, why are they not allowed to rest for a few days? Even if the weather in Guangzhou is hot, they will not be cremated and buried so quickly.

"Then you stationed four hundred county soldiers outside Chenjiazhuang, intending to use force to force Chenjiazhuang to surrender. Unexpectedly, the pirates attacked Lantau Island again?" After Wang Si finished speaking, he asked a detail that Lezhi had not mentioned just now. : "Have you ever asked the county soldiers who participated in the two battles and survived, whether the two groups of pirates are the same?"

"That's right. I asked them too, and most of them said no." Le Zhi replied.

Chenjiazhuang was built by people led by Chen Yu, and Lantau Island was built by people led by Ke Lei. They are indeed two groups of people.

"It's two groups of people..." Wang Si lowered his head in thought, and then said to himself: "It can't be ruled out that they are a group of pirates, but they are large in number and operate in two places, and the people involved do not overlap."

"It's possible." Le Zhi could only nod, not understanding what Wang Si was going to say.

"You asked Chen Xun to prepare the food and fodder, and then decided on the place to deliver the food. Chen Xun readily agreed and brought the food and fodder at the specified time and place. Coincidentally, the pirates came again and attacked accurately. Is this the port where you hand over the grain and grass?" Wang Si asked again.

Why say again?Le Zhi was a little confused. He understood what Wang Si was guessing, but how could it be possible?

"That's right." But he had to admit that Wang Si was right.

"After all, Chenjiazhuang has lost hundreds of stones of food and grass, and maybe a hundred people have died. You haven't seen the bodies of these hundreds of people yet." Wang Si concluded: "Do you think there is something wrong here? ?”

"I really think there's something wrong with your analysis." Le Zhi frowned and agreed, "This is all too coincidental."

"No!" Wang Si denied Le Zhi's judgment: "These are not coincidences."

"That is?"

"Assuming that Chenjiazhuang controls a group of pirates overseas, it all makes sense." Wang seemed to be sure that his guess was correct.

(End of this chapter)