The Founding of the Red Chamber

Tu Xiaosan, the biggest celebrity in Quanzhou City, didn't rest even after returning to the barracks, so he called his confidant Yan Dalang to ask about the situation in Quanzhou City.

Yan Dalang said, "The Japanese bandits came here the day before yesterday. My subordinates saw that there were about 5000 people. At that time, there were [-] guards in our city. Fortunately, the weapons are all new, and the equipment for guarding the city is also newly purchased. Yes. After several sieges were ineffective, the Japanese bandits retreated several times yesterday. When they retreated, their routes were different. The subordinates thought that if they hadn’t split up to rob other places, they should not be a group. The remaining appointment There were thousands of people. Originally, seeing them leave yesterday, the subordinates wanted to take the brothers out of the city to fight. The governor was careful, and the general returned to the city before letting us out of the city." Speaking of this, Yan Dalang's regret is beyond words.Because his father had friendship with Uncle Xiucai (Lin Jing), he entrusted him to Uncle Xiucai. Yan Dalang was very good at doing things and lived up to his father's expectations at all, because he followed the Japanese in Haiyan, and now he is also a sixth-rank Title, this time, Tu Xiaosan is the one who left him to defend the city.At the beginning when he wanted to lead people out of the city to suppress the bandits, Governor Kong was timid and would rather his soldiers guard the city than let Yan Dalang wait to leave the city.Without him, the battlefield is all about the number of enemies killed.

Thinking about it, Yan Dalang couldn't help feeling sad again.Yan Dalang didn't forget to say, "This time defending the city, although Miss Mu has not many people under her command, she really helped a lot."

Tu Xiaosan nodded to show he understood, and then asked about the situation in Yan Dalang's city.Yan Dalang said, "Right now, the governor's yamen and the magistrate's yamen are still at odds. Right now is the autumn harvest grain tax. My subordinates have heard that the two yamen have fought over which warehouse the autumn grain tax should be placed in."

"What's there to argue about?"

Yan Dalang also thought it was funny, but he was only of the sixth rank, so it was not funny to go to the governor and prefect, so he reported what he heard truthfully, "The prefect should be in charge of our Quanzhou prefecture, but the governor is in charge of the whole Fujian province. The prefect said that he should not be in charge of the affairs of other prefectures, but the affairs of Quanzhou are his responsibility, and no one else can comment on them. The governor said that since the government affairs of Fujian must go through him, unless the Quanzhou government does not It belongs to Fujian, otherwise, the affairs of Quanzhou Prefecture will naturally have to go through the governor's office."

Lin Jing asked, "Their two yamen are so insane, they haven't delayed our military affairs, have they?"

"That's not true." Yan Dalang said, "It's our military rations. At the beginning of this month, the Huo grain merchant sent someone to deliver the military rations. The Governor sent someone to ask about the price of the military rations, but no one else said anything."

Basically, it's all these chicken-and-goose fights. Tu Xiaosan listened to Yan Dalang patiently, and then sent Yan Dalang to rest.Waiting for the dinner at the governor's yamen, Tu Xiaosan watched, but couldn't tell that Kong Xie and Xie were already jealous of each other in private.After all, whether these two people are talking with Tu Xiaosan or drinking, they have a very good demeanor.Tu Xiaosan thought to himself, these officials can really pretend.When he thought this way, he didn't know that Tu Xiaosan's good-for-nothing appearance fell into the eyes of others, and many people secretly said, this General Lin is so exquisite, it's strange that he is so prominent at such a young age!

In short, everyone is the scenery in the eyes of others!

Even Lin Jing, whose official position is not obvious, who was at the bottom of the table, was found by the staff of Kong Xie and Xie to have a few glasses of wine.

Therefore, for this big victory, Governor Kong naturally wanted to write a special letter to ask for credit for the soldiers. For the matter of asking for credit, Zhifu Xie got angry with Governor Kong again. Without him, the biggest credit is naturally Tu Xiaosan and his party Yes, but the defenders also have the merit of defending the city.You know, Yan Dalang, Mu Rong and others are not the only ones guarding the city. At the beginning, fearing that something might happen to Quanzhou City, Governor Kong sent not only the arresters and servants from the governor's yamen, but also the generals and servants to the Acropolis.The same is true for the prefect of Xie. He put other people who can command and move on the city wall, just to defend against the Japanese bandits.

At the beginning, when the Japanese bandits were under the city, the two adults did not care about each other's suspicions and devoted themselves to fighting against the Japanese bandits.It's different now, the invading Japanese bandits have been killed by Tu Xiaosan, and Quanzhou City is safe.As a result, the relationship between Kong and Xie was restored to the original.The magistrate Xie didn't ask his family to fight for the first merit. Of course, he also understands that the first merit is even if he wants to win it, but he can't get rid of all the magistrates, right?Prefect Xie directly tore his face for his subordinates, gritted his teeth, and said, "If there is no justice in this matter, I would rather fight this old face, risk this old life, and go to Beijing to sue the imperial court! Our Xie family, in the middle of the court It’s still talkable!”

It's bloody for a literati to tear his face apart!

What's more, Governor Kong is well aware that the Xie family is not easy to mess with.

Governor Kong wanted to overwhelm Zhifu Xie, and he didn't want to turn against Zhifu directly, but when Governor Kong showed Tu Xiaosan this invitation letter, he inevitably said, "The people who need him in Zhifu Xie are the first. Well, this old man can't do anything about it. However, if General Lin and the soldiers are wronged like this, let alone this old man's conscience is uneasy, if this is so irrelevant, this old man would rather give up this black gauze than let it go!"

Tu Xiaosan felt a toothache hearing Governor Kong's words. Could it be that Governor Kong felt that he was the only one who had a brain?Tu Xiaosan didn't even need to think about it, once he heard Governor Kong's words, he knew that Governor Kong wanted to lend him a gun to show Zhifu Xie.Tu Xiaosan said in his heart, it's enough for me not to help. Could it be possible to ask him, a third-rank general, to be a spearman for Governor Kong?Governor Kong, your face is too big.However, Tu Xiaosan didn't want to get into trouble with Governor Kong, so he said, "Since that's the case, we can invite the prefect Xie to come over, let's discuss it together." Without waiting for Governor Kong to provoke anything, Tu Xiaosan directly sent his bodyguards to invite the prefect Xie up.

Prefect Xie came very quickly. After he came, Governor Kong couldn't hide the note he wrote. When Prefect Xie saw the note, his face turned green, and he said angrily, "How can the governor insult me ​​like this!" With a look of deep slander and ravages on his face, Zhifu Xie quickly took out a request for merit that he had drawn up, and said seriously, "I am not a villain who can take away people's military exploits. Who is the governor to listen to?" How can someone draw up such a reward list? Everyone in Quanzhou knows that it was General Lin who broke the siege of Quanzhou, and that General Lin not only returned to help Quanzhou, but also beheaded [-] people on the way. Who would dare to be greedy? It is my Xie XX's sworn enemy who accounted for General Lin's military exploits! I have inquired about General Lin's military exploits and listed them clearly. Please take a look at the general to see if the number is accurate?"

Tu Xiaosan really picked up the list of military achievements prepared by the prefect Xie and looked at it carefully, thinking to himself, let alone, it is strange that the Xie family can send a prefect to do away with the governor of the Kong family, this prefect Xie is really capable, so Soon I found out the list of military exploits under his command.Tu Xiaosan nodded, "That's right."

Prefect Xie showed a relieved look, and smiled, "Then I am relieved."

Prefect Xie continued, "General Lin is the first one. If you want to come, General Lin also knows that Quanzhou City was in danger that day. Thousands of Japanese bandits besieged the city. At that time, there were 800 guards in our city, and there were 500 strong men under Miss Mu. The governor There are a total of 180 people arrested by the yamen and yamen, and [-] people here. In addition, there are [-] generals from the Ding family at the governor’s place, and [-] people here. These people also guarded the city. How do you claim credit? Except for the unlucky heroes who died, I mean, you have to write a few of those who are brave in battle, so that they don't let their work go to waste, what does the general mean?"

Tu Xiaosan said humbly, "I still have to obey the governor's orders."

Governor Kong's current complexion is as ugly as it needs to be. He looks at the warm conversation between Zhifu Xie and Tu Xiaosan, and how did Zhifu Xie get the list of military achievements in the army?Even though Governor Kong is a broad-minded person, he has to think about whether he was deliberately exiled from the army. Besides, Governor Kong's heart is really not broad-minded.However, right now it is even more impossible to push Tu Xiaosan into Zhifu's camp, Governor Kong calmed down, and said with a smile, "There is some truth to what Xie Zhifu said."

"Now, I have drawn up this list." Xie Zhifu said, "Naturally, the army should be the first to defend the city, followed by the governor's yamen and the magistrate's yamen. Helping Weicheng is not easy for her as a woman, and if anyone wants to steal her credit, Xie has to say, as a man, he is not as good as a woman." Just pretending that he didn't see Governor Kong's instantly stiff face, Xie Zhifu continued, "Furthermore, the governor and my generals and servants here will choose one or two capable people, and we should give some rewards."

In fact, although Governor Kong's face looks like a rotten egg, but to be fair, let Tu Xiaosan say that Xie Zhifu's list is much stronger than Governor Kong's provocative one.Of course, the reason why Governor Kong made the list like that has its own political purpose.

It's just that, right now, no political purpose can be included in the prefect Xie's list of military exploits, and it has to be postponed for the time being.Because, after Magistrate Xie went through his list of military exploits, he and Tu Xiaosan were waiting for Governor Kong to make up his mind.

Governor Kong has been an official for most of his life, and at this moment, his heart and feelings are beyond words.If there is a definite expression, it is like what Tu Xiaosan said to Lin Jing after returning to the army, "Your Excellency, the Governor, really ground his teeth at that time."

But Lin Jing didn't feel sorry for Governor Kong at all. Lin Jing said leisurely, "If you think you're smart, you can't do it well. What's the use of grinding your teeth. If you don't follow the right path, you will only follow the crooked ones, and you deserve it!"

However, besides losing a lot of face, Governor Kong couldn't help discussing with his son in private, "I heard that General Lin was originally the most useful person under the governor's command. Could it be that the news is wrong?"

As for Governor Zhang, the backer in the capital is the Kong family of their Yanshengjiacheng'engong mansion!