Rise From the Humble

"What's going on in the city? Does it take so long to verify a token?" Liu Dadao muttered and turned around, almost losing his patience.

Just when Liu Dadao couldn't help but shout to the city, he saw a basket hanging from the wall, and then he saw a man in official uniform holding the wall bricks and skillfully getting into the basket.

The basket slowly descended.

Landed.

The man in official uniform climbed out of the basket, straightened his official uniform and hat, and held Zhu Pingan's token in his hand.

It was Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing.

"Who are you? Why are you still not opening the city gate now that you have seen Lord Zhu's token?"

Liu Dadao couldn't help but stepped forward to question.

"I am responsible for the governor and for the people. To be cautious, I have not opened the city gate yet. Forget it, I am explaining something to you, a vulgar warrior. Get out of the way quickly. I will go to see Zhu Butang and explain the details in detail. detailed."

Zhao Chong looked down on Liu Dadao, and waved his hand after saying a few words, telling Liu Dadao to get out of the way and not block the way.

Then, Zhao Chong paid homage to Zhu Ping'an from a distance and said, "Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, met with Zhu Butang."

Seeing Zhao Chongqing meeting Zhu Ping'an, Liu Dadao snorted and moved out of the way for Zhao Chong to pass.

"Master Zhao, there is no need to be polite." Zhu Pingan got off his horse and waved his hand to Zhao Chong, indicating that he didn't need to be polite.

Zhu Ping'an despised Zhao Chong for surrendering to the Japanese pirates, but for the sake of the overall situation, he remained calm on his face.

"This is the token from Lord Bu Tang. I will return the complete jade to Zhao." Zhao Chong held Zhu Pingan's token in both hands and respectfully handed it back to Zhu Pingan. Then he said, "I am trusted by the Governor, and I ordered this official to supervise the administration." As for the south gate, in order to be responsible for the governor and the people, and for the sake of caution, we have not opened the city gate until the complete verification is completed. Please forgive me, sir."

Zhu Ping'an took the token, nodded towards Zhao Chong, and said with a smile, "It is a good thing to be cautious. How can Mr. Zhao verify it? I am fully cooperative. We have already arrived at the city, and there is no time left."

After Zhu Ping'an heard Zhao Chong say that he was appointed by Zhang Jingqin to supervise the South Gate, he couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Jing had first reported Zhao Chong's suspicion of surrendering to the Japanese pirates. Zhang Jing, knowing full well, appointed Zhao Chong to supervise the South Gate, so there was only one possibility.

fishing.

Zhang Jingzai took advantage of Zhao Chong and deliberately appointed Zhao Chong, who had surrendered to the Japanese pirates, as the governor of the South Gate to lure the Japanese pirates to attack Jiaxing City.

Zhao Chong was the bait thrown by Zhang Jing.

The grain, grass and salt brought to Jiaxing by Zhang Jing were probably also bait.

Presumably, in addition to himself, Zhang Jing must have also ordered other governors and localities to escort grain, grass, salt and other military supplies to Jiaxing.

The city of Jiaxing was filled with grain, grass, salt and ordnance, which were profitable, and the Japanese pirates had one more reason to attack Jiaxing.

There is property and food in the city, and Zhao Chong has taken refuge in the city gate. Can the Japanese pirates resist this temptation? !

The battle of Wangjiangjing was getting closer and closer. Zhu Pingan watched Zhao Chong's performance with leisurely time and suppressed his inner excitement.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency. I will randomly inspect the food, grass, and salt delivered by the escort, and question several soldiers."

Jiaxing magistrate Zhao Chong cupped his hands and said.

"Master Zhao, please feel free to do so." Zhu Ping'an stretched his hand back, and then shouted to the Zhejiang Army soldiers, "Brothers of the Zhejiang Army, Magistrate Zhao is inspecting and asking questions. Everyone please cooperate with me."

"As commanded."

A kind of Zhejiang soldiers responded in unison.

The soldiers from Zhejiang Province responded in unison, like thunder in their ears. Zhao Chongzhen, the prefect of Jiaxing, subconsciously took two steps back. He didn't notice a gravel under his feet and staggered suddenly, almost falling down.

"Please, Mr. Zhao, please complete the verification as soon as possible so that we can enter the city early. Brothers are waiting to go into the city for a warm meal." Liu Dadao supported Zhao Chong from behind and urged him calmly.

Zhao Chong also realized that he had lost his composure just now, coughed, pushed Liu Dadao away, and strode forward.

Zhao Chong walked to a carriage very seriously, and ordered the escorting Zhejiang soldiers to open the sack, grabbed the grain and salt inside, and nodded to confirm that it was correct.

Then he randomly checked four carriages, selected a few bags, and also opened them to check the grain, grass and salt.

After inspecting the carriage, Zhao Chong randomly found a few Zhejiang soldiers escorting grain and grass and educated them.

"What is your name? Where do you live? When did you join the Zhejiang Army? How much is your monthly salary? Who are your surnames? Who is the last name of your captain? Name the three generals of your Zhejiang Army. "

Zhao Chong asked several questions in succession, one after another, all of which were close to the reality of the Zhejiang Army and put an end to counterfeiting.

All the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army who were selected by Zhao Chong for questioning all answered fluently, and the answers of each soldier could be compared with each other, and they were all unanimous.

"Your Majesty, I have already verified it. The escorts are all grain, grass and salt, and the soldiers are all soldiers of the Zhejiang Army. There is no doubt that I have been too cautious. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I will order you now." The people opened the city gate and respectfully welcomed Lord Bu Tang into the city." After Zhao Chong completed the verification, he handed over his hand to Zhu Ping'an to plead guilty.

"Mr. Zhao's words are serious. Mr. Zhao is also responsible for the governor and the people in the city. What's the crime?"

Zhu Pingan smiled and shook his head.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." Zhao Chong cupped his hands and thanked him.

"Not only do I understand, but I also want to commend Mr. Zhao for your seriousness and responsibility to the Governor. The Governor appointed you to supervise the South Gate. This is a wise choice. Mr. Zhao, you can also bear the trust of the Governor."

Zhu Pingan said to Zhao Chong with satisfaction, saying that he would like to commend Governor Zhang Jingzhang for his seriousness and responsibility.

"Thank you Lord Butang. This is the responsibility of the lower official. I will continue to work hard to live up to the expectations of the Governor and live up to Zhu Butang's understanding." Zhao Chong said with excitement after hearing this.

"Keep up your hard work, Master Zhao. I am optimistic about you." Zhu Ping'an affirmed again and praised Zhao Chong.

Zhao Chong thanked him repeatedly and kept saying that he would continue to work hard and live up to Zhu Pingan's trust.

Then, Zhao Chong waved towards the city wall, made a gesture to open the city gate, and shouted, "Open the city gate!"

"Your Majesty has an order, open the city gate." After receiving Zhao Chong's gesture and order, the soldiers on the city ordered the city gate to be opened.

With a creaking sound, the city gate opened.

"Enter the city!" Zhu Pingan got on his horse, waved his hand, and directed the Zhejiang soldiers to escort grain, grass and salt into the city.

"I respectfully send you off, Lord." Zhao Chong stood behind the city gate and respectfully sent Zhu Ping'an off.

"Zhu Ping'an is nothing more than that."

Zhao Chong stood at the door, looking at Zhu Ping'an's figure entering the city, and twitched the corner of his mouth imperceptibly. (End of chapter)