Qin Official

Along the way from Pingdu Township to Yeyi County, Heifu often felt the hostility here. When the woman in the village saw the black military flag passing by, she suddenly felt like she was facing a formidable enemy and hugged the child beside her. It seemed as if the soldiers were not coming, but thieves and wolves. When the farmers weeding on the fields edged away, they would spit at their backs, and the teenagers around them would imitate them...

Because the Qin officials captured their beloved "Tian Jun", Tian Dan was to Qi what Yue Fei was to the people of Song Dynasty, and Yue Fei failed, but Tian Dan succeeded, and the entire country that had been destroyed was completely defeated. country, its deeds have been legendary and spread throughout the land.

To use what Fan Ju said to King Zhao of Qin back then, there are people in Qi who don’t even know who the King of Qi is, but they definitely know about Anping Jun Tian Dan. Decades have passed, and the Qi people who have lost their country are still looking forward to it. , will another national hero like Tian Dan appear in Qi?

In addition, Tian Dan's descendants treated the people under their rule well, and Yeyi's life was relatively prosperous. The local people respected Tian Gu and his son very much. After the Qin Dynasty ruled the local area, the rent and wealth increased, which further demonstrated the goodness of the Tian family.

So along the way, Heifu always felt like he was surrounded by a vast sea of ​​people. Fortunately, he applied to the court in advance to mobilize 2,000 people to Jimo to "protect the gold mines." At this moment, he was heavily protected by heavily armed soldiers. Strict and solid, so that the people who are willing to butcher dogs will not dare to make mistakes. Otherwise, if he was strutting through the market with only a hundred people, he might be shouted at at any time by someone who would crowd him in and kill him.

The last time I had this feeling was in Huaiyang City and Daze Township. The people of Chu hated Qin, and the people of Qi were not bad either, especially in Yeyi. Hei Fu could already foresee that after killing Tian Gu and his son, the people in this county would hate him for a long time.

But this matter had to be done, so Chunyu County Magistrate Chao Ping and Gong Ao investigated the assassination case together. After half a year of open and secret investigations, the final result pointed to the Yeyi Tian family. Since the other party wanted to kill him quickly, Hei Fu had to strike quickly and accurately. How could he allow others to snore next to the bed? Since the opponent can assassinate the first time, there will definitely be a second time!

But what disappointed Heifu was that when the group of them arrived at Yeyi City, where the fighting had just ended and the smoke was rising, the Jiaodong County Lieutenant, who had come this far ahead of schedule, actually reported to him tremblingly: "Prince Officer, I am a subordinate. He was negligent and failed to capture Tian Du..."

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"Lieutenant Yan, you have more than a thousand soldiers in your hands. I informed you a few days in advance to lead troops to encircle you. It is necessary to capture Yeyi and bring Tian to justice. However, you actually alerted Tian and his family." Let them all run away, and no one is caught?”

It stands to reason that the county lieutenant is a higher official than the two thousand stone officials and the deputy of a county. There is no need to bow to the county guard. But at this moment, the Yanjun Lieutenant was sweating like rain when facing Hei Fu's questioning.

Heifu's guess was correct. This Commander Yan was also an unclean person. He often took advantage of Tian Gu and his son. After learning about the Dongchuang incident, in order to avoid being held accountable by the court, he would definitely rush to Yeyi City to fight with the Tian family. Fight and try to kill people and silence them.

In that case, Hei Fu's strategy of killing people with a borrowed knife will be considered successful. The notoriety of Tian Dan's descendants will be given to this Lieutenant Yan.

But he still underestimated the incompetence of this county captain and actually asked Tian Gu's son Tian Du to run away!

Commander Yan is a descendant of Chuiliji, Lord Yan of the Qin Dynasty. He is considered a distant prince of the Qin Dynasty, but he is not known as the "think tank" of his ancestor. He reports with a guilty conscience:

"Tian Du, the son of Tian Gu, got the news in advance from somewhere. He asked several retainers to hijack the Yeyi Order and pretended to defend the city, but he escaped with his family..."

Heifu asked: "Where did you escape?"

Lieutenant Yan Jun said: "The fishing port north of Yeyi is called Linju. I have sent hundreds of people to chase it. However, there were many guests from Tiandumen and they resisted again and again along the way. After the soldiers captured Linju, they saw Tiandu Everyone and their families have boarded a large ship, set sail and sailed away."

Heifu immediately rolled his eyes and went out to sea, but now he really couldn't catch it.

The people of Qi relied on the sea to eat. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, they were famous for their "profit in fish and salt" and were the first to develop the navigation industry. During his reign, Qi Jinggong took a boat trip to the Bohai Sea several times and stayed at the seaside for the longest period of six months. After a long time, he was strongly remonstrated by the officials, and then he returned angrily.

When King Wu Fu Chai was hegemonic, the navy of Qi State and the navy of Wu State, which invaded north, fought the first naval battle in East Asia off the coast of Langya, and won...

When Qi fell, Dr. Jimo and Sima Li of Yongmen warned King Jian of Qi not to surrender and to resist to the end, but King Qi refused to listen. Later Dr. Jimo followed King Qi to Guanzhong westward and was killed on the Ba Bridge. Heifu was also present at that time. The Yongmen Sima rushed to the seaside, gathered the boatmen, and set out to sea with a large number of scholars from the Six Nations who regarded Qi as their final base.

As for the whereabouts of these recalcitrants, there have always been different opinions.

Some people said that they had gone to the big island on the other side of the sea and mingled among the barbarians. Some people say that they took refuge in the "Canghai Lord" on the other side of the sea. Over the years, people have returned to the Central Plains from there to engage in the anti-Qin cause. Some people also say that they are entrenched on the islands like a string of pearls north of Jiaodong, harassing the coastal counties and salt fields of Jiaodong, and that these are the people who will be killed by Qin officials when they see them.

On the Qin Dynasty's side, a group of landlubbers from Kansai came to the beach and could only stare at the vast sea water. They could barely control it on the shore, but they were unable to do anything to deal with the unpredictable enemies in the sea.

In the words of later generations, the power to control the sea is not in the hands of the government. As long as it leaves the shore, Tiandu and its Hakka family members can come and go freely...

Heifu couldn't summon a fleet to eradicate the problem, so he could only coldly question Commander Yan.

"Lieutenant Yan, you are in Huang County, very close to Yeyi. How could you not know that the Tian family has many guests and friends, and colludes with the pirates to plot evil? Why didn't you ban it earlier?"

"After the case of Tian Yu's plot to assassinate me, you didn't listen to my suggestion and attacked rashly, so that you alerted the enemy and left Tiandu. You did both things at the same time. You are committing the crime of indulging in bandits!"

Commander Yan was very worried. This Commander Heifu was the one who could talk to the emperor. If he took the blame, his official career would come to an end, and the entire Yan Jun family would also suffer humiliation, so he had no choice but to let go. For the sake of dignity, he begged Hei Fu for mercy:

"I know my mistake, but I hope the county governor will give me another chance! I will definitely be able to kill all the remaining gang members left behind by Tian Gu and his son in Yeyi and other places!"

Hei Fu was silent until Commander Yan was about to kneel down in front of him, and then he sighed: "I thought about it carefully. The Tian family has ruled Yeyi for three generations. In Yeyi, the people only know about Tian Gu but not about him." Many Qin officials are willing to inform him, but Tian Du is cunning and uses tricks to get away. This is beyond the control of Lieutenant Yan Jun... "

"Although I will report what happened in Yeyi truthfully, whether I will blame Commander Yan depends on your subsequent behavior."

Heifu smiled and asked Lieutenant Yan, who was grateful for his kindness, to go down.

Wei Yang on the side was a little confused and whispered: "Junjun, this county captain is incompetent, why do you still keep him?"

Heifu glanced at his nephew. The young man didn't understand the rules at all.

"Even if I blame him, what will happen if he loses his official position? The imperial court will soon send a new commander to Jiaodong, perhaps a talented general in the army."

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the county guard is strong, he can seize the power of the county captain. If the county captain is strong, he can control the military affairs. The county guard cannot interfere at all. Therefore, I don't need a strong county captain. One who has the handle is in my hands. I am the only one who will follow his lead." The people are the best…”

Weiyang's three views were about to be refreshed. He stayed for a while and then said: "But this person's ability is mediocre. I'm afraid it will delay the capture of the thief."

"How could I possibly count on him?"

Heifu smiled and said: "There are quite a few of my men who have extraordinary abilities but need a chance to show off their skills!"

Well, except for Liu Ji, Heifu will hold him down tightly, and will not give him any chance to make meritorious deeds except for hard work such as escorting prisoners and prospecting for mines. Next, it would be best to be sent to a deserted seaside island to be the director of a pavilion, where you will be alone for the rest of your life!

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At the same time, on the sea more than ten miles northeast of Jiaodong, two "big-wing" ships were leaning together, swaying under the waves.

Tian Du, who had been playing on the beach since he was a child, didn't need to build a wooden bridge and just swung across on the rope. Most of the people on the boat next door were shirtless men with weapons, staring at Tian Du warily.

At this time, a big man wearing a red scarf separated the crowd. He was dressed in a smart suit, with a sheathed sword hanging on his waist. His eyebrows were slanted at the temples, and his beard was also exaggeratedly upturned. He was elegant and a little proud.

After Tian Du saw this person, he breathed a sigh of relief and handed over to him: "Thank you, brother, for taking over! Save the lives of the entire Yeyi Tian clan!"

"Brother, you're welcome."

The big man touched his beard and said with a smile: "The Yeyitian clan has given us a lot of protection and convenience over the years. Without Yejun, we would never have been able to establish a foothold on the island."

As he spoke, he took Tian Du's hand, raised it high, and shouted loudly to the strong men on the boat: "Years ago, Lord Anping used to restore more than seventy cities with one city. Now, Lord Anping's descendants People have also joined us, isn’t it a good idea to count the islands?”

"Get back together!"

Everyone on the boat shouted loudly and was full of energy. It was obvious that this big man had high prestige among them.

After the shouting stopped, the big man laughed and cursed again, and asked everyone to weigh the anchor and raise the sail. Then he said to Tian Du:

"Let's discuss how to rescue uncle."

"I'm afraid something unexpected happened to my father."

Tian Du gritted his teeth and said: "When he left, he said that if he never comes back, let me follow Zhang Liang's suggestion before leaving, take the whole clan out, cross the sea and join Canghai Lord to save the lives of the clan."

But the big man shook his head and said: "Canghaijun is too far away. Those who have gone there will not be able to come back easily. Why don't you follow me to Shamen Island to meet Yongmen Sima and settle down, and then we can discuss the big plan together! We must let those dog Qin officials Pay the price!"

He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, all the fields in Qi are one family. The hatred of the Tian family in Yeyi is the hatred of me, Tian Heng!"