Dressed as a peasant girl, she pampered the powerful villain

Qi Tong, the secret servant of County Magistrate Gu, picked up the letter and looked horrified after reading it: "Prince Rong wants to buy a mine?"

What does mine mean?It means that iron can be smelted, and iron can be used to make iron tools. The sharpest iron tools are naturally weapons.

Magistrate Gu's face was so thin that he almost cried: "Is he buying it? He obviously wants it from me."

King Rong is the eighth brother of Lord Wei, born from the same mother. He was originally an inconspicuous and idle prince. He was given the title of 'King Rong' because of his merits in rescuing the emperor a few years ago. He was also deeply trusted by King Wei, and gradually He was allowed to show his prominence to check and balance the old ministers, and the prince's atrocities were exposed and abolished. Not long after, another prince who had an affair with a concubine was demoted and exiled to the village.
There were only two princes left to fight for the crown prince position, and suddenly another honorable king came out, making many old and new ministers unable to understand the old emperor's operations.

Magistrate Gu was promoted to Tongzhou County three years ago after being recommended by King Rong. On the surface, everyone thought he was from King Rong's side.

The content of this letter was concise and concise. It basically ordered him to mine good mines and wait for King Rong's people to pick them up. Where can I buy them?It was clearly a robbery.

Then the information behind this is huge. How can a prince buy a mine after working hard?

According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, ministers and clansmen were not allowed to smelt iron or raise soldiers and horses privately. Without a decree or recruitment order, if more than one soldier was reported, he would be charged with "treason".

County Magistrate Gu was heartbroken: "Your Majesty is getting older day by day, but King Rong still holds military power in his prime. Maybe his heart has been raised long ago."

Qi Tong knew best that Magistrate Gu was afraid of King Rong. If he really helped, he would be an accomplice, and he would also punish the nine tribes, including him and all the participating government officials. He advised: "Sir, you must not be confused."

"Then what do you think I should do? Who on earth told him that there is a mine in Tongzhou County? Why did King Rong know something that I don't even know about?"

Magistrate Gu now finally understands why he was recommended for promotion here. Here, clansmen and dignitaries gather together, the people are fierce, and there have been many bloody incidents in the past three years.

He was honored three points by his clan members because he had the support of King Rong behind him. He was very grateful at first. But when his term was about to end, King Rong wanted to pull him into "rebellion". Wasn't this forcing him to jump into the pit of fire?
He thought that he was a noble person who appreciated his talents, but now it seems that he is simply the king of hell urging him to die.

"Sir, King Rong made the location clear, which means that he was also reminded. We should go and verify it now. If it is true, your Excellency can report the matter of this mine to the court and ask the Tianjia to send someone to take over. This matter."

"Then in this case, wouldn't I be playing tricks on Prince Rong?" Magistrate Gu was stunned.

"Sir, don't be confused in the face of big rights and wrongs. King Rong wants to trap you in injustice." Qi Tong was anxious. It would be better to show off to others than to have the nine clans destroyed and ransack their homes.

County Magistrate Gu thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No, no, Prince Rong looks kind-hearted, but in fact he is ruthless. If I openly challenge him today, I will die here tomorrow with no intact body."

Qi Tong sighed: "Then after verification, we can use this matter to sell 'Guotonghou' a favor. The Zhang family has been hiding in front of the Tian family for many years and was suddenly activated, which means that the master behind them can fight with King Rong. As long as your Excellency Write back and say that you can't get the 'Guotonghou' to intervene in this matter. If King Rong has the ability, he will naturally win over and form an alliance."

Magistrate Gu's expression became even worse: "Are you still going to find him? Because of Song Jian, I was scolded by him as soon as he took office. A few days ago, my daughter was so frightened by him at the racecourse that she fell ill twice. Now I Are you going to stick your face to his mouth with a knife?"

Ever since he came to work here, he has been on tenterhooks every day. Although he was recommended by King Rong, there is a lot of plywood in the clan that deserves to be eaten.

In the absence of heavy emphasis on farming, the land must be carefully planned and distributed to ensure harvests. It is not just a matter of tax exemption. You must also show your own governance capabilities.

It would be outrageous to be hungry in return for the tax exemption.

In order to ensure that everyone has land to farm and that no one will starve to death, this is one of the assessments of his political performance. Some of the land is clearly official land. Some of the overbearing clan members will tell you that you are wrong. That land is theirs. Although he, a county magistrate, could not offend openly, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and leave.

He also wanted to rely on his daughter to climb up the clan here and strengthen his back. However, his daughter's face was unsightly, so she could only spread her reputation everywhere, but she offended him again at the racecourse by stealing the horse of Governor Zhang's favorite.Now King Rong appears again. This is not a reminder, but he wonders if he has committed Tai Sui this year, which is why he has so many troubles.

Qi Tong narrowed his eyes and said with determination: "Then I'll go and do it for you, just because I'm afraid it won't seem sincere enough."

Magistrate Gu disagreed, with a grateful expression on his thin face: "Old Qi, I have wronged you. You are the only one who knows my feelings. I think Governor Zhang won't embarrass you too much."

Qi Tong: ...He suddenly doesn't want to show his loyalty.

five days later

Guotonghoufu
After receiving the note, the housekeeper went to the study and reported: "Ninth Young Master, all the staff of County Magistrate Gu are asking for an audience."

Zhang Jiulin was reading the letters on the table, which were all thin pigeon letters. When he heard the butler's words, his lips raised: "Let him in."

Qi Tong knew that the governor didn't like to beat around the bush, so he took the iron sand in his hand and explained his intention directly: "This iron sand was accidentally discovered by the villagers at that time. The county magistrate didn't know how to make a decision at the moment, so he asked Governor Zhang to give some advice. ."

King Rong's letters will naturally not show off, but King Rong's message can be used as a bargaining chip for surrender.

The two powers are the lesser of two. Instead of participating in the rebellion and killing the nine tribes if they are not careful, it is better to pull the big one and fight together, which is what County Magistrate Gu can do at the moment.

Zhang Jiulin looked at the iron sand in the box with a gloomy expression, and said calmly: "It seems that Magistrate Gu is really not a person who pursues fame and fortune. If the discovery of the iron ore was reported to the court, it would be a great achievement. How could Magistrate Gu do this?" Come and ask me? Just report it directly."

Qi Tong heard the other party's hint, "Supervisor Mingjian, everything the county magistrate gets is a gift from the Heavenly Family. He only wants to be a parent official who can be worthy of the Heavenly Family and the common people. He is unwilling to take credit for benefit. Since this iron sand is It was discovered in Tongzhou County, and you are the governor in charge of three counties, so naturally you should inform the governor first."

What he said was reasonable and reasonable, making Magistrate Gu seem honest and honest, and he also praised him highly.

There was a smile in Zhang Jiulin's eyes, "Master Gu understands the righteousness, but Jiulin was a villain in the past."

In just a few words, the relationship between the two took a turn for the worse.

Qi Tong didn't expect that he would change his opinion of Magistrate Gu so quickly because of the iron mine. He felt relieved and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. It is a blessing for the people of Tongzhou County that the governor cares about the people. It is a blessing for the magistrate." .”

Zhang Jiulin changed his topic and sighed: "Yes, I and Mr. Gu both love the people like their own children. Unfortunately, when I came back from this trip, I heard that a large number of summer epidemics have appeared in Tongzhou County. It does not mean that Mr. Gu has ordered the doctor Is it under control? How can it increase so much day by day?"

Qi Tong's heart was at ease, and he said with a troubled face: "Doctor Gu has ordered Dr. Jin to join forces with doctors from Shili Town to provide free clinics for disaster relief. It is indeed within control at the moment."

"Is it still controllable? Are you just controlling the summer epidemic in Shili Town?" Zhang Jiulin's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his tone was full of playfulness and warning.

Qi Tong's heart trembled, and he understood instantly.

He really wanted to slap himself, but when someone took the initiative to say it, it was obvious that they had checked it out. He quickly changed his mind and said, "It must be that the officials below were too lazy to report the summer epidemic situation. I will wait until my subordinates go back to report it to the Ming County Magistrate to find out the matter." ." (End of chapter)