Wei and Jin cooks

Zhao Yigui, the best female student in Class B, was elected as the magistrate of Wuyi County by Zhao Hanzhang a month ago. She went south from Yan State with Zhao Yicheng, Zhao Jiashi and others to take office, and she had only been in office for less than half a month.

These three people were all orphans and had forgotten their surnames, so they chose to take the surname Zhao after Zhao Hanzhang when they were rewarded for their outstanding performance in school.

There were many orphans in the school who chose to take the surname Zhao. Zhao Hanzhang knew that this was Ji Yuan's way of strengthening her heart, but because of this bond, she really loved these children more.

She also knew that Zhao Yigui and Zhao Yicheng had a good impression of each other. In a few years, they might become a family, so she specially arranged for them to live in Linxian County to facilitate their contact.

As soon as he entered the county government office, Zhao Yigui knelt down and cried: "Girl, Zhao Jiashi and Zhao Yicheng died unjustly. The rebellion started quickly and fiercely this time. It doesn't seem like it can be reached temporarily."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, asked her to stand up and speak, and asked, "What did you find out?"

Zhao Yigui stood up and wiped his tears and said: "The rebels were extremely fast. It only took three days from the sudden uprising to the time they reached Wuyi County. I was reminded by Zhao Jiashi and Zhao Yicheng, and also by the buffer warning from Fucheng." , only then can Wuyi County be defended."

Although the three of them had done internships in the yamen before, it was their first time to be independent county magistrates. The three of them were classmates from the same school, and they were all given the surname Zhao. They had different feelings, so they often contacted each other. .

The three county towns formed a triangle, and they were all in Linxian County, not far from each other. The three of them exchanged experiences from time to time. The atmosphere in Beixian County was not right, and Zhao Jiashi was vaguely aware of it. He wrote to Zhao Yicheng and Zhao Yigui respectively, "Relief through work, most of them The people can accept it, and although it is a small amount, it can keep the workers alive. However, the food provided every day is difficult to feed family members other than myself. The food distributed is often stolen and eaten. I only We can severely punish and show justice, but the effect is very little. Many people in the county are still resentful. In addition, people are still dying of hunger in the county every day, and the anger in the hearts of the people is getting worse day by day."

"I tried my best, but after the locusts passed, there was no vegetation, and even the hair on the cattle and horses were eaten away by the locusts. In such a situation, I am really powerless. The situation in Youzhou is even worse. The girl has already given us disaster relief food. , If you continue to lick your face, you are just passing on the trouble to the girl. All six states were affected by the disaster, and the war disaster was eliminated. Where will the girl get food to help us? "

Zhao Jiashi wrote: "I can only comfort and explain again and again. I hope the people will be patient with me. When the beans, melons and vegetables are ripe, it can at least fill the gap for a while. They clearly listened to it and their anger was slightly reduced. But for some reason, the next day, But it has started to increase resentment, and I suspect that someone is using the disaster to confuse people's minds."

Zhao Jiashi wrote this letter, firstly, to ask Zhao Yicheng and Zhao Yigui to give him advice, and secondly, to ask them to pay more attention to the situation in the county.

Zhao Yigui raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and said to Zhao Hanzhang, who was reading the letter carefully: "Shortly after receiving this letter, I suddenly heard about the great changes in Bei County. Zhao Jia supported him. He went out of the city to appease the troubled people, but was killed by a man next to him. He was killed by a petty official named Wang Heng, and Bei County rebelled."

"I knew that his suspicions were correct. Someone must be using disasters to confuse people. He must have found something. I wanted to organize people to rescue Bei County, but I didn't expect that they could start a chaos of 20,000 people so quickly. The army will attack Fucheng that day."

Twenty thousand people, what is the concept? There are not even 20,000 people in Wuyi County, which has just experienced the disaster. Most of the people are scattered in villages and villages outside the city, and those living in the city. Currently, there are only 8,000 people registered. Just a lot of people.

In the vast fields, you might not encounter anyone even if you walk for a long time, but Wang Heng was able to raise 20,000 rebel troops in such a short period of time.

Zhao Yigui felt bad at that time and immediately sent people to Fucheng and Xindu to ask for help.

During the previous war, Zu Ti did not leave any troops stationed in the counties of Jizhou, so each county only had less than a hundred government officials and soldiers, all of whom were needed for daily needs.

Zhao Yicheng defended the city for two days, and finally asked the officials in the city to take many women and children to flee to Wuyi County. Not long after they left the city, the rebels broke through the city gate, and Zhao Yicheng died defending the city.

Zhao Yigui used the two days that Zhao Yicheng had bought for her to mobilize the people, quickly established a city defense army, reinforced the city gate, and prepared a lot of stones and arrows needed to defend the city, and then stood firm Until Zhao Hanzhang arrived.

It was also her luck that she happened to meet Zhao Hanzhang and others coming back from the south.

Zhao Hanzhang folded the letter, reached out to hold her shoulders, and whispered: "You are all good people. Don't worry, I will not let go of the people who are behind the instigation."

While he was talking, Fu Tinghan had already led people to count all the rioters and searched them all. He looked through the few letters submitted and felt his heart pounding, and he always had a bad premonition.

He turned around and took these letters to Zhao Hanzhang, "Look."

Zhao Hanzhang reached out to take it and found that it was a letter she had written to Zhao Ming and Ji Yuan during this period.

She frowned and asked, "Where is the person who sent the letter?"

"They are all dead. Starting from the letter about the return of the army, all the letters sent from the North to Yuzhou have been intercepted."

Zhao Hanzhang laughed angrily, "Okay, these are ripe peaches, and I'm here to pick them."

Fu Tinghan was very worried about Yuzhou, "I'm afraid something might change with the emperor."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a while and said: "They are in Meng County at the moment, not far from Chen County. With Xun Xiu here, they should be fine. Uncle Ming and Mr. Ji are not vegetarians."

Zhao Hanzhang paused after saying this and frowned, "Xun Xiu..."

Fu Tinghan looked at her, and Zhao Hanzhang also looked up at him. The two looked at each other, both feeling uneasy.

Zhao Hanzhang clenched the letter in his hand, and finally snorted, "No matter who he is, I am not someone who can only laugh and not get angry."

She turned around and asked, "Where is Fan Ying now?"

The personal guard following Zhao Hanzhang immediately bowed and replied: "Fan Changshi is still in Bingzhou."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Let her change the route and come to Jizhou. The six states affected by the disaster this year are allowed to patrol the six states. She will not only inspect the officials, but also collect the voices of the people and pay attention to the movements of the people."

"Yes!" the guard wrote down.

Thinking of the two people who had not been killed just now, Zhao Hanzhang turned to Fu Tinghan and said, "You are tired. Go back and rest first. I will go see the two more people."

Fu Tinghan roughly knew what she was going to see, and he didn't ask to follow her. He nodded and warned: "Being angry can hurt your health, so don't be too angry."

"I know," Zhao Hanzhang responded casually, but when she saw the two hanging people, she couldn't help but burst into anger. She sneered and stepped forward, looking around them. Circle and ask around: "Didn't they do anything?"