The county magistrate of Xianyang, whose surname is Sun, is called Sun Jiachang. He is from Bianliang. He is about thirty years old. He came to Xianyang only half a year ago to take office. Of course, he is the county magistrate appointed by Qi State.
A few years ago, he was also an imperial student who actively participated in the anti-golden war. However, the years have nourished his skin and rounded his edges, turning him from a passionate young man into a rising star who is well versed in the rules of officialdom.
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He first spent money to bribe Wang Qiong, who was left behind in Bianjing, and took the initiative to recommend himself as a Taosha official. The so-called Taosha official was a gold-touching captain, who was responsible for excavating the tombs of the royal family of the Song Dynasty.
He worked as a scouring officer for two years and unearthed countless gold and silver treasures, which was appreciated by Liu Yi, the king of Qin. Considering that there were many Tang tombs in Guanzhong and they were all buried generously, Liu Yi transferred him to Xianyang as the county magistrate. In name, he was the county magistrate.
In fact, what he was doing was still to touch the gold captain.
Sun Jiachang was drawing a map of the ancient cemetery in the county government office. Suddenly he heard shouts on the street outside. He quickly sent his men out to find out what happened.
Not long after, his men stumbled back and shouted: "County Lord, the Song Army... The Song Army has entered the city!"
The Song army entered the city? The Song army entered the city?
Sun Jiachang was stunned by the news. He suddenly thought of the evil deeds he had done in the past few years. He personally led people to excavate the Yongding Tomb of Song Zhenzong. How could the Song army spare him?
The more Sun Jiachang thought about it, the more frightened he became. He was so frightened that he trembled all over. When his lower body became hot, he actually became incontinent.
At this moment, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves outside, as if countless war horses were galloping, and then someone shouted from outside and asked, "Is the magistrate here?"
Zhang Xiao, Sun Jiachang's aide, quickly supported him and whispered in Sun Jiachang's ear: "They may not know what the county prince is doing in Bianliang!"
Sun Jiachang perked up, that's right! This place is hundreds of miles away from Bianliang, how could they know?
He calmed down his emotions and gathered his energy to greet us, "This county is here!"
Zhang Xiao caught a glimpse of a puddle of yellow liquid on the ground and felt nauseated. The bastard actually peed in fear.
Dozens of Song Army cavalry rushed in from outside, and the leader was Chen Qing. Chen Qing looked at the county magistrate who came out, and saw that he was only about thirty years old, with pale skin, and his whole body was filled with a cold feeling.
The atmosphere makes people very uncomfortable.
"Are you the magistrate of Sun County in Xianyang?"
Sun Jiachang was so frightened that he trembled all over and stammered: "Xiaguan... That's exactly what Xiaguan is!"
Chen Qing inquired on the road that the Sun Magistrate of Xianyang County had an average reputation and basically ignored government affairs, but he did not do much evil. Generally speaking, as long as civil servants from various places did not take bribes, bend the law and harm the people, Chen Qing would basically not embarrass them.
"Let me ask you, how much grain and grass is left in the county warehouse?"
Sun Jiachang was stunned for a moment. He had been exploring ancient tombs in the past six months since he took office and never asked about government affairs. He actually didn't know how much food there was in the county.
Sun Jiachang turned around and looked at his staff Zhang Xiao as if asking for help. He left the usual government affairs to his staff.
Zhang Xiao quickly stepped forward and saluted: "General, there are still 2,400 shi of food in the county."
"Where's the fodder?" Chen Qing asked.
"The fodder... seems to be several hundred dans, but there are quite a lot of black beans. I'll have to check the account book for details."
"Take us to the warehouse!"
"I'm going! I'm going!"
Staff officer Zhang Xiao led Chen Qing and the soldiers to the warehouse next to the county government office. Watching the Song army ride away, Sun Jiachang breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Sun Jiachang suddenly thought of an important matter. The Song army appeared in Xianyang. Should he report to the King of Qin?
Reporting is necessary, otherwise after Song Jun leaves, his position as county magistrate will not be preserved. But if his report is known by Song Jun, wouldn't his life be saved?
For a moment, Sun Jiachang was extremely confused and didn't know what to do.
Soon, aide Zhang Xiao came back, and Sun Jiachang quickly caught him in the room and asked carefully, "What did Song Jun say? When will they leave?"
Zhang Xiao shook his head, "It looks like I won't be leaving for the time being, and I will stay for a few days."
Sun Jia was dumbfounded and asked for a long time: "Then what should we do?"
"My humble position suggests that the county prince should report to the King of Qin immediately. The county prince knows the temper of the King of Qin. If you don't report it, he will definitely think that you are having an affair with the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid your life will be in danger."
Sun Jiachang thought about it and it was right. The Song army was only temporary, but the King of Qin was his highest boss. If he pissed him off, his own life would be in danger. Only by pleasing him could he save his glory and wealth.
"Then how should I report? How many people are there in the Song Army?"
"I have inquired clearly from my humble position. The Song army only has 500 cavalry. Those who came from Luo Tang Road seem to be Qu Duan's subordinates. They will stay in Xianyang for about five days. I don't know exactly what they are doing."
Sun Jiachang immediately wrote an express letter, stamped it with his seal, and handed it to Zhang Xiaodao: "Immediately arrange for Wang Bao to rush to Jingzhao and deliver the letter to His Highness King Qin."
"The humble position will be arranged immediately. Please rest assured, Lord County!"
Zhang Xiao took the letter and left, while Sun Jiachang hid in the county government office, waiting anxiously for a reply.
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After Chen Qing read Sun Jiachang's letter, he sneered and said: "If you still demand that the Song army be eliminated as soon as possible, does he not care about his own life or death?"
Zhang Xiao quickly said: "He has died ten thousand times a long time ago. He has dug many clan tombs in the past few years. He even dug the Yongding Mausoleum of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. He came to Xianyang to be an official, and his real task is to dig tombs."
, In the past six months, he has been searching for Tang tombs everywhere and has found dozens of tombs. If the general hadn't killed them, he would have taken action."
Several generals nearby were extremely angry when they heard that the magistrate was actually a excavator and even dug up the tomb of Emperor Zhenzong. Such a person would not be spared his death.
Chen Qing thought for a moment and asked: "Besides the letter and the seal on it, what other credentials are needed?"
"It shouldn't be necessary. If you take too many things, the other party will be suspicious. Moreover, the King of Qin is very timid. The villain thinks that he will send people pretending to be businessmen to go to Jingzhao City to publicize it. The number of the Song army is very small and the military discipline is loose. The effect will be
will be better."
"That's a good idea!"
Chen Qing couldn't help but take a high look at this staff member. He had a clear mind and was quite a talent.
Chen Qing immediately sent a soldier from Xianyang to pretend to be a government servant and run to Jingzhao to deliver the message. He then ordered Hu Yanlei and several brothers to disguise themselves as businessmen and flee to Jingzhao to spread the news. He then sent a dozen cavalry scouts to keep an eye on the Qi army.
Every move.
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Jingzhao City has been completely controlled by the Qi State. There are no Jin soldiers in the city and only 20,000 Qi troops are stationed in the city.
After a year of recuperation, although it has not fully recovered, compared with the decline in people's livelihood last year, Jingzhao City is still much better. At least it is Han officials and Han troops, and the people and businessmen are not so afraid, so the first thing is to start business.
prosper.
In the morning, the west gate of Jingzhao City was still as lively as usual, with people coming and going. At this time, a small caravan with more than a dozen mules came to transport some packages. This team came in a hurry.
nervous.
I don’t know what they said, but soon they were surrounded by crowds of people on three levels inside and three outside. Tang Shaoqing, the commander of the Qi army, happened to be inspecting at the west city gate. He saw something strange about the crowd below, so he sent one of his men to inquire.
Not long after, his subordinates came back and reported: "It was a businessman and his buddy. They escaped from Xianyang. They said that a Song army came from Xianyang."
Tang Shaoqing was shocked and hurriedly sent soldiers to find the businessman for questioning. After a while, the businessman was brought to Tang Shaoqing.
The leading businessman knelt down and saluted, "Wang Lei, the villain, meets the general!"
"Judging from your accent, you are a Hedong businessman?"
"The villain came from Taiyuan, sent a batch of medicinal materials to Fengxiang, and bought a batch of old fabrics from Fengxiang back to Taiyuan."
"You just said that there are Song troops in Xianyang City?"
"Exactly, the villain was passing through Xianyang City, and suddenly a Song Army cavalry was killed. The villain was so frightened that he quickly fled Xianyang."
Tang Shaoqing frowned. How could Song Jun appear? It was impossible!
"Do you know where the Song Army came from? How many people are there?"
"It seems that they came from Hanzhong and went north to Guanzhong via Luo Tuang Road. They numbered about three to five hundred, but they were very fierce. As soon as they entered the city, they grabbed things and women, just like a group of lunatics."
Could it be Qu Duan's army coming from Hanzhong?
Tang Shaoqing felt that the matter was of great importance, so he asked the soldiers to be optimistic about the merchants for the time being, and he hurriedly reported to Qin King Liu Yi.