Chapter 56, the opinion of the two counties
At dawn the next day, Zu Zhao went to the hospital again to visit Zu Cheng, Zu Zhong and other children who had been arranged to inquire about the news in Xilitun earlier.
Zu Cheng and others encountered thieves in the woods. After being taken over by the county government of Lingzhi County, they stayed in the medical center to rest.
Most of Zu Cheng, Zu Zhong and others were injured, but the injuries were not serious. After meeting with Zu Zhao, Zu Cheng and others were all dejected and apologized to Zu Zhao one after another. They acted without permission and shocked the snakes. They not only missed the big event, but also lost Zubao's life. Naturally, they had a lot of guilt. Zu Zhao did not have any blame, but repeatedly comforted him for a while and asked about the injury situation of everyone, arranging the itinerary to return to Xu Wu County in the past few days.
Just after noon, another team of people came to Xilitun from Xuwu County. Among them, there are not only more than a dozen children sent by the ancestral family to reinforce, but also the people and arresters recruited by the county lieutenant, a total of about 40 people. Obviously, Chen Xianjun was still very dissatisfied with Zu Zhao's privately leading brigade to cross the border, otherwise he would not have sent a county lieutenant to support so late, and there were only so few people.
The fight outside the forest last night spread early in all parts of Lingzhi County. Several families heatedly discussed and several families cried. Most of the thieves arrested or killed are local farmers. Their neighbors obviously did not expect that things would be so big, or they were desperate, hoping for unprecedented success, which is more or less a hope to survive. Nowadays, not only do you disappear, but you also have to endure endless fear for fear of involving yourself.
After hearing the rumors in Xilitun, County Lieutenant Wen was going to rest here for a while, but now he hurried to the county.
When he arrived at the county, he met with Zu Zhao and others in the hall to understand the context of what happened last night. Then, accompanied by Zu Fan and Zuling, he rushed to the county government to visit Wang Xianjun and submit a handwritten letter to Chen Xianjun in his county. When Wen Tai came back from the county government, it was already afternoon. He came to the Guanyi where Zu Zhao and others were temporarily staying and ordered a banquet for a big meal.
Zu Zhao and others just saw this, and they knew that the captain of Wen County was angry at the county government. Not to mention that it was time to eat, the county magistrate did not leave the captain Wen for dinner, and such a big case took less than an hour. Even if you don't look at the face of the captain Wen County, you can guess it.
Only halfway through the banquet, Tian Xian arrived in a hurry. After entering the door, he saw Wen Tai and Zu Zhao, and quickly apologized to Wen Tai and his party.
"Lord Wen, Lord Wang has something to say, and I hope you don't pay attention to it."
"Hmm, don't I know what Wang is thinking? This happened within the jurisdiction of Lingzhi County, and most of the thieves are unruly people in Lingzhi County. Therefore, the solution of this case is the credit of Lord Wang alone, right? Wen Tai is a rough man. Usually, he doesn't even give face to Chen Xianjun in his county, not to mention a neighboring county magistrate who can't control the border. If no one mentions this matter, he will only bury his resentment in his stomach, but Tian Xian rushed over to apologize, which is exactly what he can find a place to play.
Zu Zhao, who was silent, had already seen the matter thoroughly, so when Wen Tai came back, he didn't say a word.
Tian Xian looked at Zu Zhao and Wen Tai with an embarrassed face. For a moment, he didn't know how to relieve the siege.
Zu Zhao knew that Tian Xian was nothing more than trying to ease the contradiction between the officials of the two counties. Unfortunately, there were too many hateful places in Wang County's calculations. Even if he wanted to make this matter round, I'm afraid it would not easy. Personally, he doesn't care about Wang Xianjun's intention to be greedy, not to mention that he has to make friends with the Tian family in the future, so he naturally has to stop talking at this time.
He didn't persuade Wentai. With Wentai's temper, the more he persuaded him, the more he was. Therefore, he turned around to persuade Tian Xian and said, "Lord Tian, please come here to comfort him. Lord Wen is a temperamental person and has always said bluntly. Don't worry about it. Well, Lord Tian's mood will be understood by the next generation of literary master, and he will persuade him later. If Lord Tian is busy with official business, it's better to take official business first.
Tian Xian knew what Zu Zhao meant, sighed helplessly and said, "If Mr. Zu can be reasonable, I will be very grateful. Then Mr. Laozu opened a few words for Lord Wen and said goodbye without disturbing him.
After saying that, he took a look at Wen Tai without saying anything and withdrew from the gate of Guanyi.
Zuzuo sent him to the horse pile. Although he didn't say anything more, his intention was also to mention Tian Xian, hoping to arrange to inquire about the news in prison as soon as possible.
When he returned to Guanyi, Zu Zhao was not in a hurry to comfort Wen Tai, but took the wine glass to drink with him.
After drinking a few more cups, Wen Tai couldn't help nagging himself and telling the story of visiting Wang Xianjun at the county government. After he arrived at the county government, Wang Xianjun was still sleeping soundly and waited for half an hour to see it. He was ordered by Chen County and asked to take several captured thieves back to Xu Wu for torture. Unexpectedly, Wang County turned against him on the spot and stressed that the case was investigated and handled by Lingzhi County. Without the two county officials, Xu Wu County did not have the right to cross the border to handle the case, and also said that he would investigate the responsibility of the ancestral family for acting in private.
Zu Zhao believes that Wen Tai's words may add fuel and vinegar, but he doesn't care that Wang Xianjun wants to investigate the responsibility of the Zu family. Nine out of ten is just an asstry for Wang. If you want to enjoy the merits, you should not make a big deal of this matter at the time. Although the ancestral family has privately hidden soldiers and armor, it has been peaceful over the years and has had dealings with many border generals, not to mention that this bloody thief was originally a righteous act.
He followed Wen Tai's words and simply comforted him a few words. However, this is the case, and you can't continue to mess around on other people's territory. You can only return to Xu Wu County first, and then make detailed plans, or report the matter to the county government, and then the county government will deal with the matter.
Wen Tai was still annoyed, but he knew that there was nothing he could do, so he could only drink a few bowls of stuffy wine.
After lunch, Zu Zhao summoned Zu Ling, Zu Fan, Zu Li and others and agreed to leave for Xu Wu today.
Because there are many seriously injured children, it is inconvenient to move. Zu Zhao specially arranged a group of children to stay here. On the one hand, he inquired about the news of the branch county government at any time to understand the progress of the case and guard against collusion with the Hu people. On the other hand, he can also take care of the injured children. After recovering from the injury, these children can return to Xu Wu on their own.
In the afternoon, Zu Zhao led the children to set off first, while Zu Ling, Zu Li and others remained as the second team, mainly responsible for transporting the captured armor and horses together. Although the Lingzhi County Government detained all the thieves, it did not have time to liquidate the trophies. The ancestors and others naturally put these trophies together with their own armor, which could not force the Zhi County Government to levy.
Wen Tai and others went back to Xu Wu with Zu Zhao. Since it is useless to stay here, they can only answer truthfully after going back.
Back to Xu Wu, it was almost evening, the sun was setting, and the sky was dry and burning red.
Wentai and Zu Fan first returned to the county and went to the county government to restore their lives. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu were also separated from each other. Before leaving, Zu Zhao was grateful for the righteous help of the Rangers in Anyang Pavilion, and promised to hold a banquet in a few days to thank him. Well, Zu Zhao took his children back to Beiguoting by himself.
Several children walked in front of them, arrived at Zujiazhuang earlier than the brigade, and explained the incident earlier.
Outside the gate of the horse farm in the backyard, many ethnic groups gathered, including the elderly, women, and some servants from the village. These people seemed to come to greet them, but there was no joy from their expression. Instead, they were more worried and nervous. The man in the family went to be beg for thieves. Before leaving, he felt heroic and proud. All of them answered the call. But when they returned, it was inevitable that they would have other thoughts. No one wanted the dead to appear, let alone have their own family among the dead.
Looking at the appearance of the ancestors in armor and white-lined clothes, there was finally some reaction in the dull crowd.
Zu Zhao and others hardly changed their clothes. The place where the blood should be stained is still stained with blood, the skin and skin and minor injuries have not been bandaged, and there are still eye-catching blood spots on the horse halberd. Seeing this scene, it is not difficult for many people to guess the sinisterness of yesterday's war. When Zu Zhao took the lead and arrived at the gate, those relatives waiting at the gate came forward to greet each other, caring and touching. He knew very well that these relatives wanted him to reveal the names of his fallen children, but he didn't say a word, but after politely nod back, he drove his horse into the backyard horse farm.
With the help of several servants, Zu Zhao got off the horse and untied the iron armor.
Zu Zhan and several uncles are waiting on the backyard porch at this moment, and everyone looks solemn.
Zhu Zhao took three steps and two steps to salute several uncles. Everyone patted Zu Zhao on the shoulder enthusiastically and deeply praised the thief. Anyway, although it was different from the original plan and did lose the lives of some children of the clan, the victory with this weak casualties can definitely be regarded as a complete victory.
After the uncles finished speaking, Zu Zhan greeted him and saluted Zu Zhao, "My brother, congratulations on your triumph. Grandpa is still in the middle hall now. Chen Xianjun had been here earlier. He was supposed to wait until the eldest son came back to see him. Later, someone from the county government said that there was news from the county government, so he took a step first.
Zu Zhao nodded. He did not ask what the news was from the county, so he followed Zu Zhan to the middle hall. Several uncles were also accompanied.
In the hall, the three elders of the clan and several grandfathers have arrived, and Gongsun Zhi and Chunyupei are on the side. Zuju sat majestically on the chief.
Zui Zhao took off his shoes and entered the hall, saluted several elders one by one, and then saluted his grandfather.
Zuju looked a little tired, and even though he maintained a look of prestige, he also had an unconcealed dragon bell. He sighed slowly and said without emotion, "Zhao'er, just come back safely. This big break through the group of thieves is actually a revenge, but the soldiers are outside, and the first thing to pay attention to is a rule. You break the rules and act without authorization. If there is a mistake, how can you bear such a responsibility? In the second half of the words, he gradually strengthened his tone.
However, after all, Zu Zhao did not cause too much damage this time. The reason why he had to blame him was, on the one hand, he hoped that Sun'er would understand something, and on the other hand, he still thought that if Zu Zhao went with the officers and soldiers who were assigned to help him according to the established plan, the result would definitely be better than now. Some. The worst thing is that it is easy to make some articles after the event, which will win some reputation for the ancestors. Now that you act without authorization and lose the support of the government, the result is to make it difficult for the local government in Zhi County. Isn't it worth the loss?
Zui Zhao looked ashamed and said in a low voice, "Sun'er didn't want to defend too much about this matter. It's just that yesterday's event was urgent, and Sun'er had to respond temporarily. Sun'er is willing to bear the sin.
After all, the ancestral family is a military family and has always respected openness and aboveboard. Although Zu Zhao acted unreligently this time, but Fortunately, he completely defeated a large number of thieves overnight, and now he showed a daring side. Combined with the image of Zu Zhao's knowledge and reason in the past, there is nothing more to blame.
sighed again, and Zu Ju said, "Zhao'er, you dare to act. You are indeed a man. That's all. Are there any casualties among the children of the clan?
Zu Zhao's face gradually became grim and said in a positive voice: "Thirteen people were seriously injured and 22 people were slightly injured. A total of 17 people, including A Bao, ten children of their own family, five brothers helped by Anyangting, and two were arrested in Lingzhi County."
Zuju took a deep breath and looked with mixed feelings. This time, the ancestral family had more than 100 people, but there was one-tenth of the losses. I have to say that this is a serious cost of casualties. However, he did not have much entanglement. When he was young, he followed the army in and out of many frontiers to fight against the Hu people and bandits, and saw countless casualties. The battlefield is ruthless, and even if Sun Wu is alive, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no damage.
After a moment of melancholy, he nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Whether it is my children or Anyangting's friends, they all care about it with kindness. Choose a good day in a few days and have a grand funeral for all the sacrificed ancestral warriors.
Zu Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, Sun'er must do this well to comfort the spirits of the brothers in heaven."
After talking about this, Zu Ju suddenly asked again, "I heard that there were many thieves last night?"
Zi Zhao replied: "Yes, there are a few 40 or 50 people, and when these thieves were defeated and evacuated, there were suspected to be other thieves outside the border. It is not difficult to imagine that the Hu people are so carefully prepared that there must be other conspiracies.
The uncles and elders present couldn't help talking about it and thought it was strange. Gongsun Zhi and Chun Yupei exchanged glances and didn't say much.
After a pause, Zu Zhao changed his tone and said, "Sun Er had already made this matter clear to the county magistrate of Lingzhi County, hoping that Lingzhi County Government would study the matter deeply. However, Wang Xianjun of Lingzhi County is a greedy and selfish person. He not only does not listen to his grandchildren's opinions, but also insists that this case is an ordinary thief, and also tries to tamper with the facts and seek merit for his personal benefits.
Zu raised his face suddenly unhappy and said coldly, "Well, Wang Yan is a mediocre villain. This case falls into his hands, and it is inevitable that he has to cheat."
Zu Zhao was thoughtful and did not answer except for sighing.
Zu Ju said anstrately, "I will never let Wang Yan, the villain, act recklessly. When I report to the county government, I will definitely make a good distinction about this matter, even if it is noisy in the state government. I'd like to see if Liushijun gives me a thin face.
Zu Zhao knew that his grandfather had a friendship with the state and county bureaucrats. Although he was worried that this event would make the ancestral family lose some reputation, he thought that as long as the county magistrate and the state government were together, Wang Yan did not dare to make trouble. After all, this matter is well-founded, human evidence and material evidence are all there, and the news outside is the same. If you want to lie again, you won't lie with your eyes open!
At this time, Gongsun Zhi also said, "This matter is the case, and the old man can also testify for General Zu. At that time, even if you invite Gongsun Taishou to come forward, it will not be impossible.
Zu Ju smiled and said gratefully, "With Mr. Gongsun's words, this matter will definitely be able to correct the situation."
After withdrawing from the middle hall, Zu Zhao went to the backyard to pick up the team of Ying Zuling, Zu Li and others.
Zu Ling, Zu Li and others were a little slower than Zu Zhao and didn't come back until dark. All the confiscated materials were available, including the injured horses and the captured horses. Zu Zhao greeted his children in the backyard to clean all the armor equipment and put them in the warehouse overnight. After explaining the backyard, he went to the kitchen and ordered a big banquet tomorrow to entertain the children who went out to fight against the thieves yesterday.
From night to night, Zu Zhao returned to the inner courtyard to prepare for dinner.
As soon as he came down from the corridor, he suddenly saw a figure standing under the small stone pavilion not far away, but it was Hu girl Gulina.
Gulinaer's long hair was spread over his shoulders, and a simple hairband was tied around his forehead. A moonlight fell, and her outline looked cold and lonely. At first, when she saw Zu Zhao appear, there were many grievances and even anger in her eyes, but as Zu Zhao approached, she saw that the other party's white clothes were stained with blood, and there was a shocking scar on her neck. She couldn't help but slowly lower her head, and her sadness leaped on the paper.
Zu Zhao came to Shiting and asked, "Are you here? What's the matter?"
Gulinar did not look up at Zu Zhao. She seemed very hesitant. After a long time, she turned around and left blankly.
Zu Zhao looked at Hu Nv's lonely and cold back, shook his head helplessly, and gradually became sympathetic.
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