Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 88 The man on horseback
Young people who have served in Beishan County are willing to drag their families with them.

People always follow the crowd, and when they see others leaving, they want to leave themselves. Except for those who have elderly people at home who are reluctant to leave, basically all the young and middle-aged people in the village have left the village with their families.

The village chief stood at the door of his courtyard and watched them go away.

This journey lasted a day and a night, and they arrived at the gate of the city wall in Yangmen County on the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Sure enough, there are people from Beishan County waiting here.

Luo Sanmu knew that person, it was the military officer in charge of Beishan County.

"Master Bing." As the leader of the team, Luo Sanmu parked the cart on the roadside and stepped forward to say hello, "I am from Luojia Village, Weishan County..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yuan continued: "They must be the people who moved the village to Beishan County!"

"Yes." Luo Sanmu took out the document from his chest, "This is the official document issued by Weishan County."

After Zhang Yuan took over the inspection, he confirmed that the seal on it was correct, but when he looked at the entire team, he said, "There are not even 1000 people here."

Luo Sanmu explained bravely, "The old people in the village walk slowly, so we will be two days late."

Zhang Yuan didn't believe it at all, but he was only responsible for picking up people, and he didn't care if everyone arrived.

After checking the identities of each family, Zhang Yuan took them out of Yangmen County.

Meng Changqing was riding on his horse at this time, looking at the two dangerous mountains three miles away from a distance.

Is there any way to get rid of the people above now?

Meng Changqing is determined to retaliate, and she cannot easily spare those who offend her, and if this threat is not eliminated, it will be a disaster if it is left.

It's a pity. It's a pity that we don't have enough troops on hand and the situation on the mountain is unclear.

If you act rashly, you may cause casualties on your side.

Meng Changqing observed the mountains. The dangerous mountains on both sides were connected to the east and west mountains respectively.

If we forcefully send troops to encircle and suppress them, even if we are lucky enough to attack them, the people on the mountain will be able to hide along the mountains. It will be very difficult to catch the mountain bandits.

Xi Bei and Chu Mufeng were not far behind Meng Changqing.

Needless to say, they also knew what Meng Changqing was thinking.

"Changqing." Xi Bei called her, "Don't act impulsively. The worst thing to do when marching is to get angry."

"Master, don't worry." Meng Changqing replied, "I am not an impulsive person."

Xi Bei said, "Master Meng wants to get rid of internal troubles, but the people from Beishan County alone may not be enough. Since Jiewan has become more peaceful, Master Meng might as well mention this matter to the prefect of Wei."

"No matter who comes, no matter how many people are united, it is not a good idea to fight to the mountain." Meng Changqing suddenly spurred his horse forward.

Xi Bei and Chu Mufeng followed immediately.

"Captain Zhang!" Meng Changqing saw Zhang Yuan walking at the front of the crowd, "Thank you for your hard work. The personnel have checked."

"We checked, but there are more than 500 people missing." Zhang Yuandao: "They said that the older people walk slowly and it will take two days to arrive."

"I see." Meng Changqing also knew that this was a lie. Despite the village chief's good intentions that day, he actually followed his initial plan.

All the people who come are young people.

This is not a bad thing for Meng Changqing. How much work can older people expect them to do?

Among the crowd, Luo Sanmu put down the cart and kowtowed to Meng Changqing with his family, "Greetings to Mr. Meng." Seeing him like this, the people around him kowtowed together, "Please get up quickly. You have worked hard all the way. Go ahead six miles and you will reach the place designated for you.”

Meng Changqing asked Zhang Yuan to take them forward, and he followed beside him.

Luo Shitou pulled the hem of his mother's clothes and stood on tiptoes from time to time to look at the man on the horse.

Finally, I couldn't help but be curious, and approached Jiang Chan and asked, "Mom, is the man riding the horse at the front the county magistrate of Beishan County?"

"Right." Jiang Chan didn't dare to look up just now, so she didn't know who the magistrate of Beishan County was.

"It's so majestic! His horse is so beautiful." Luo Shitou began to mutter to himself, "I wish I could ride a horse whenever I want."

When Jiang Chan heard this, she just shook her head helplessly, "You're still riding a horse. Do you know how much silver it costs to buy a horse? Ordinary people can't afford a horse when they sell their houses or fields, even if they have Rich people, carrying money boxes out, can only buy old horses that the officers and soldiers don't want.

For people like ours, you should think differently and think about when you can ride on the donkey. "

"What's so good about a donkey? It's not as majestic as a horse at all." Luo Shitou raised his head and said, "Why should I think of anything else? I want to ride a horse. Maybe when I become an official in the future, I will have such a big horse to ride on."

Luo Sanmu turned back to look at his son, "It's good that you have such ambition. If you are really good at studying, my father will send you to study even if he sells everything."

They were actually following Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan heard clearly what the children and adults said.

He turned back to look at the child who was talking, a boy who looked eight or nine years old. Looking at his ignorant look, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but said: "Even if you really become an official, ordinary officials can't ride a horse like that." .”

Luo Sanmu was shocked when he saw what he was saying, "Master Bing, don't take it seriously, you are just kidding."

"What a joke, it's good to be ambitious. If he really studies and becomes an official, it will be the glory of the entire Liangzhou City." Zhang Yuan said loudly: "It's a pity that there is no school in Beishan County. If you want to study, you have to send him to Yangmen County, if you want to get ahead, I'm afraid you have to go to Liangzhou Prefecture. As a father, you have to work hard, because ordinary families cannot afford scholars."

"Yes." No matter what the other party said, Luo Sanmu just nodded.

How could he, a common man, argue with a soldier?Even if he could hear the irony in Zhang Yuan's words, he would only treat them as words of encouragement.

Six miles, for people like them who are used to walking, is not that far.

If you are empty-handed, you can walk there in less than half an hour.

But they had been on the road for a day and a night, and they were still dragging or carrying their belongings. How could they go fast?

An hour later, Luo Sanmu and others finally arrived.

Next to it is a large courtyard made of blue bricks. Many people in the courtyard are climbing on the roof to lay tiles. "Where is that place?" Luo Shitou asked, pointing to the courtyard.

"Stop pointing your fingers." Luo Sanmu blocked his hand, "Stop talking nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense, I'm just asking." Luo Shitou was unconvinced, "Can't we say anything now?"

It happened that when he said this, Meng Changqing happened to lead the horse and walked over.

Luo Sanmu quickly stepped forward and covered his son's mouth.

But how could the words that had been spoken be blocked? Meng Changqing heard it.

"Is this your child?" Meng Changqing asked Luo Sanmu with a smile.

Luo Sanmu was sweating twice, "Yes."

"He looks very decent." Meng Changqing said to the child, "Of course you can talk here. That place is the Beishan County government office, where official business of the county is handled."

(End of this chapter)