Qin Official

"If you dare to tell the county guard, the soldiers have withdrawn all the soldiers from all over the city, and the evening market has also opened as usual."

In the afternoon, after completing the tasks assigned by the county magistrate, Heifu returned to the magistrate's mansion to resume his duties. When he came in the morning, Magistrate Ye, who had already woken up, was cursing Chief Shi Ludang for being "confused" and ordered Heifu to go and check the people outside. The soldiers withdrew, and the police and raids on the streets in the city were relaxed, allowing Jiangling City to return to normal.

This is actually a strategy of loosening up the outside and tightening up the inside. The Bing Cao still dispatched a large number of soldiers to guard the city gates, while the Thief Cao was working hard to arrest the assassins' accomplices...

“How is public opinion going?”

Ye Teng was dressed in regular clothes, with a linen bandage on his legs. He was attended by two maids. He was lying on the hospital bed, but he did not relax. Instead, he asked his secretary to hold the scroll and continue to read to him and make corresponding responses. Cao Cao officials came in and out from time to time to ask for instructions.

Heifu said: "The news of the county governor's appearance at the official office at noon has spread, and the people are no longer talking about it."

Ye Teng looked not very good, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "A pile of feathers can sink a boat, a group of people can easily break an axle, and everyone can speak with one voice, even gold and stone can be melted. People are most uncertain, and if the government is too nervous, it will make people angry. It is speculated that I was seriously injured and died, allowing the thieves to take advantage of me."

"What the magistrate said is true."

Ye Teng immediately raised his eyes: "What did you find out about the assassin's gang?"

Heifu said: "The soldiers, thieves, and jailers are working together to handle the case, and have arrested several people who may have assisted the assassins. Although it has not been fully verified, we speculate that the mastermind of this matter is probably the Chu State! "

This is an era where assassins are rampant. From hundreds of years ago, Zhuan Zhu assassinated Wang Liao, Yu Rang assassinated Zhao Xiangzi, and Nie Zheng assassinated Xia Lei, to Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin, which only happened a few years ago, assassinating political opponents and killing enemy countries. The leader is an effective way.

"Chu State?"

Ye Teng laughed, without any fear, but with some contempt for those who wanted to take his life.

"I have experienced a lot of assassinations in my life. After I led the Qin army to invade Xinzheng, the Korean clan princes hated me for treason, so they hired young men with hundreds of gold to assassinate me. In those few years, many people came to visit me and wanted to assassinate me. Those who take my head are endless."

"After I came to Nanjun as the county guard, and because I brought to justice the clans that were running rampant in the local area, some local lords and clans sent guests to assassinate me. The most dangerous time was when the sword was only a few meters away from me. ruler……"

"Now, even Chu State wants to kill me. A nobleman from Chu State who claims to be of Zhu Rong's bloodline can only come up with such a despicable way to understand me?"

He couldn't help but laugh, and finally stopped because of the pain in his leg.

Heifu responded: "Last month, the Chu State incited the Ba people to rebel and attacked Yiling with great force. If the governor had not lived in Jiangling and quickly dispatched soldiers and officers to rush to the rescue, I am afraid the Chu people would not have given up so easily. In addition, the governor He managed Nan County in an orderly manner, and the people of Chu were afraid of the governor, so they eagerly wanted to get rid of him!"

This is not because he is flattering, it is indeed the case. Heifu has been working in the county for a few months, although Governor Ye's power tactics and employment methods give him an uncomfortable sense of restraint. But as a local official, Ye Teng's performance was flawless. Catching thieves, Jian Da's family, upright official style, doing farm work, and encouraging sericulture. Over the past few years, the government of Nanjun has taken on a completely new look.

This year Ye Teng boldly used the method of compost retting and promoted water tillers. It is impossible for any county governor to be both cautious and vigorous at the same time.

A general who betrayed his motherland and led his army to destroy it, a rebellious minister whose morals have been criticized, is actually a capable official. This is very different from the standards of "upright officials" in later generations. If such a minister is not an extremely confident monarch, It will never be reused again.

After Heifu finished his official duties and returned to the county captain's house in Ying County, Li Youyai talked with Feng Jing and Heifu about the county guard's calmness in the face of the assassination and his calm response afterwards.

After hearing from Heifu that the county governor had resumed his duties, Li You sighed: "I once heard my father tell a story. It was said that more than a hundred years ago, King Wei of Qi and King Hui of Wei met for a hunting date. During this period, the two kings began to compare. Their respective treasures. King Hui of Wei said that he has ten Suihou beads that can illuminate twelve chariots at the front and rear. They are all in a country of ten thousand chariots. I wonder what other treasures there are?"

"King Wei of Qi responded that the things he regarded as treasures were quite different from those of King Wei. There was a minister in Qi named Tanzi who sent him to guard Xuecheng, so the Chu people did not dare to invade the border, and the twelve princes in Sishang all Come to worship. There is a minister in Qi named Panzi, who is assigned to guard Gaotang. Zhao people dare not fish in the river. There is a minister in Qi named Qianfu, who is assigned to guard Wudi. Then the Yan people sacrifice to the north gate, and Zhao People sacrificed Ximen, and more than 7,000 families migrated to Qi. There was a minister in Qi named Zhongshou, who was assigned to guard against thieves, so no relics were picked up along the Linzi Road."

"King Wei of Qi said that the above four sons will illuminate thousands of miles, how can they only illuminate twelve vehicles?"

After saying this, Li You said with admiration: "The governor Ye can benefit the people's livelihood, can guard against thieves, and can cultivate military equipment. The officials respect him, the people love him, the nobles fear him, and the enemy countries fear him. Isn't he the Tanzi of Qin? Panzi, Qianfu, Zhongshou? This is the main minister, who will take care of the land thousands of miles away in Nanjun. No wonder the king said, I came to Nanjun to serve as a county captain, and I must learn more from the governor of Yejun..."

Li You thought about how he had been confused for a short time on the day of the assassination, and couldn't help but feel ashamed. In comparison, he was still too young and less wise.

"If every boss is as strong and smart as Ye Teng, will they still let the people below live?"

Heifu promised with his mouth, but secretly complained in his heart.

At this moment, the thief Cao Peng hurriedly came to visit and reported excitedly to Li Youchen: "Jun Lieutenant, the assassin's gang has been captured!"

Li You cheered up. This was his top concern at the moment, and he immediately asked the thief Cao Yu to report to him face to face.

The thief Cao Peng said: "We found out that there are five assassins in total. Most of them are merchants and farmhands pretending to be in the city. Their biographies and biographies are all forged."

Although the Qin State had a strict household registration system, the method was too simple after all. Ordinary people who forge ID cards will be spotted at a glance, just like the young man who pretended to be Feng Jing's younger brother and committed fraud in Nanyang County. But if you are an enemy spy, you can use certain means to forge the fake information to look like the real thing.

"In addition to the two assassins who died that day, three others were arrested while trying to sneak out of the city. Two resisted and were killed on the spot. The remaining one told the story after a day of torture!"

"The five assassins are from Chu State, but there are also people in Jiangling City who are assisting them! At present, a divination witch has been found, and the two soldiers on duty that day are related to the assassin. The three have been arrested and all confessed. , Wu Zhu claimed that he was dissatisfied with the county governor's ban on prostitution, and the two soldiers were bribed..."

At this time, Heifu spoke.

"This matter will never end here!"

Everyone looked at him, and Heifu explained: "This assassination must have been planned for a long time, from forging the identities of these Chu assassins to providing crossbow weapons that are strictly prohibited for private ownership, and then being able to find out the travel route of the county governor in advance. ...No matter which one, it is not something that ordinary people can do!"

He said to Li You: "My subordinates have read an article about Yongjian in the "Wu Sunzi" that the county guard lent me. There are rural, inner, counter, dead and living. The so-called countryside refers to the use of the enemy's countryside. People act as spies. The so-called internal affairs mean using enemy officials as spies!"

"What the thief Cao has found now is nothing more than ordinary country gnats, but I thought that the real blood-sucking leeches have not been traced out yet!"

Li You's face became solemn: "You mean, there might be Chu State's inner sanctum in Jiangling City?"

"Not only in Jiangling, I believe that in other counties of Nanjun, there are also many officials and powerful officials who have severed ties with the Chu people for various reasons and become the inner circle of the Chu State! They may be in high positions and are hiding in many places. Among the Qin officials, they seem to be just like ordinary officials, but in fact they are writing letters to betray the truth of the counties and counties, and helping to cover up assassins and spies! They even plan to kill officials and open the city to surrender when the Chu army attacks at any time! "

After saying that, Hei Fu bowed again and begged: "It's midsummer now, and the war between Qin and Chu has begun in Nanjun. In order to prevent assassins from jumping over the beams to assassinate the governor and county lieutenants, and to prevent Nanjun from being misunderstood by the Chu people. , this matter must be investigated thoroughly and no one will be spared!"