These two soldiers were Zhang Jun's escorts and his confidants. Suddenly they saw the prefect asking a question. They pointed inside and said hesitantly: "Zhang, Master Zhang is here, rest inside."
Liu Xin seemed to understand something from the faces of the two soldiers. Instead of continuing to walk inside, she stopped and said, "Go and call him out."
A soldier ran in. After a while, Zhang Jun ran out well-dressed, with only two black circles under his eyes. He saluted Liu Xin and said, "Your Excellency, you are here so early. I'm sorry.
Unwelcome."
Liu Xin said expressionlessly: "It seems that I have disturbed Mr. Zhang's sweet dream."
Zhang Jun listened to Liu Xin's words, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hesitated: "I'll be the official, I'll be the official..."
Liu Xin waved her hands and said: "No need to explain. Just tell me how things are being handled here. I want you to take care of the military camp temporarily."
Zhang Jun was at a loss and said: "Sir, the account books are all in there, why don't you go and have a look in person, it's just that I remember it's a bit messy."
Liu Xin said unhappily: "Since you know it's a bit messy, then spend more time tidying it up and spend less time on women's bellies. You are so old and you don't pay attention."
Zhang Jun was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I'm aware that this official didn't sleep all night. He was just sorting out the account books. He is definitely not lewd by women."
Liu Xin was a little surprised when she heard this: "You got up first to speak. Have you been sorting out the account books all night?"
Zhang Jun stood up tremblingly and said: "I am really sorting out the account books."
Liu Xin still didn't believe it: "You really didn't rape the women of Li Cheng's family? Then why are these two soldiers hesitant in talking?"
Zhang Jun shouted that he was wronged and said: "Sir, that's what they thought wrong. There are indeed some pretty women in this house, but they were all picked out by the lower officials to be sent to your residence. The lower officials really didn't dare to touch them.
They only have one finger. I have been sorting out the account books all night, and I haven't even closed my eyes."
Liu Xin said angrily: "Take me in and look at the account books."
Zhang Jun breathed a sigh of relief and led Liu Xin into the house. He saw bamboo slips piled everywhere on the ground. Liu Xin picked up a scroll and looked through it. She saw that the words on it were messy and the writing was not very good.
He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Who memorized this?"
Zhang Jun quickly replied: "These are all written down by the official himself."
Liu Xin glanced at him and said: "Now that you have three responsibilities: county magistrate, chief historian, and school captain, won't you find some people to help you?"
Zhang Jun replied: "Most of the officials in this county are close confidants of Li Cheng. The only people I can trust are the guards and soldiers around me. But they are illiterate, so I feel it is safer to do it myself."
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh at his smug look: "Mr. Zhang, how did you become such a long history?"
Zhang Jun suddenly blushed and said: "Xiaguan, Xiaguan bought it for twelve million."
Liu Xin secretly complained, "No wonder!", but considering that he, the prefect, also spent 30 million to buy it, the eldest brother didn't laugh at the second brother, so he couldn't say anything, so he could only warn: "Move quickly! Tell those who participated in the house raid."
Soldiers, we are determined not to allow any behavior to be concealed for personal use. Twenty percent of the confiscated property will be divided between you and the soldiers. The rest will be divided into two parts, one part will be sent to the treasury, and the other part will be handed over to the court."
Zhang Jun was overjoyed: "Thank you, sir! I will send those women to my house right away."
Liu Xin scolded: "Nonsense! Drive everyone in the Li family out of the city and let them fend for themselves. You hurry up and do it."
Zhang Jun looked at Liu Xin's leaving figure and felt that his clothes were soaked from the inside out. Liu Xin left Li Cheng's house and saw that it was still early. He wanted to go to the military camp to have a look. Considering that Dian Wei was not with him, he
It seemed a bit risky to go alone. What if he was killed by a big-headed soldier who was loyal to Li Cheng? It would be unfair. After thinking about it, Liu Xin had no choice but to go back home.
When she saw the gate of the prefect's mansion, she saw the soldiers guarding the door blocking a few people and not letting them in. When Liu Xin came closer, she saw that it was Zhao Yun and Fan Jing and his daughter. She was overjoyed and stepped forward and said, "Zhao Yun, you are really here."
quick!"
The three of them turned around when they heard the sound, and when they saw it was Liu Xin, they came over happily. Zhao Yun said: "Master Liu, we arrived outside the city last night, but the city gate was closed and we couldn't enter the city. So we were in the village outside the city.
We stayed overnight and rushed into the city early this morning. The soldiers guarding this gate refused to let us in."
Liu Xin grabbed Zhao Yun's hand and said: "Ignore them, follow me in quickly."
Fan Jing stepped forward and said uneasily: "Master Liu, Xiaomin has sold off all his family property. I don't know what position you plan to arrange for Zhao Yun."
Liu Xin did not answer, but asked with a smile: "Chang Fan, can you read? Can you understand this account book?"
Fan Jing replied: "I have studied for a few years and become the head of the village. I have to collect rent and taxes every year. I can understand these account books."
Liu Xin said happily: "That's good, that's good. You can first become a scribe in the prefect's mansion."
Fan Jing saw that Zhao Yun had not made arrangements yet, so he got a position first, and he immediately started thinking again. Could it be that Mr. Liu really fell in love with my daughter, so he ignored Zhao Yun and stepped forward and said: "Thank you, sir. It's just that.
We are new to Hejian and we don’t have a place to stay. Do you think you can let us, father and daughter, live in this mansion first?”
Liu Xin said: "That's natural. The three of you will live in the mansion first. This West Cross Courtyard is Dian Wei's residence, and the East Cross Courtyard is for you three."
Fan Jing was a little disappointed when he saw that he was still living with Zhao Yun, but he didn't dare to say anything more, so he only agreed.
Liu Xin said to the two soldiers following him: "You two, help them settle down, then take Mr. Fan to find Zhang Jun, saying that I sent him to help." After that, he turned to Zhao Yundao.
: "Zhao Yun, you are still young and it is not suitable for you to be assigned any official position. You should first be responsible for helping me recruit my soldiers and practice hard. You will take on a big responsibility in the future."
Zhao Yun felt unhappy when he saw that Fan Jing had made arrangements first. Now he realized that Liu Xin was entrusting him with a big responsibility. He immediately wanted to show off to his future father-in-law: "Don't worry, sir, I'll go right away."
Liu Xin didn't expect him to be so impatient, so she quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute. After careful consideration, I decided that the number of soldiers to be recruited this time should not be small, but also good. You must make good use of it. Thousands of people will be recruited. In addition, He
There should be 6,000 troops in the army, but now there are less than 3,000 in the military camp, so you have also recruited them to make up the number."
After receiving Liu Xin's order, Zhao Yun did not enter the prefect's house, and couldn't wait to go straight to the recruiting stall set up by Wang Lei. Wang Lei heard that the young man in front of him was personally appointed by Liu Xin, and thought that this young man must be a relative of the prefect, so he did not dare
He was negligent and allowed Zhao Yun to stay in the center.
It was already daybreak, and more and more people came to apply. Zhao Yun really took the initiative and ordered the clerk to register the applicants. Only young adults aged 18 to 22 were recruited.
None of the young ones will be accepted. Everyone must be personally interviewed by him. Those who are too fat, too thin, too tall, or too short will not be accepted. If those who are unsuccessful still want to be soldiers, they can only go to the military camp and become ordinary soldiers. This is the prefect's personal soldier.
But it doesn't work.
Everyone knows that there is a gap between ordinary soldiers and the governor's soldiers. There are many people in Hebei who are martial arts, so those who were not selected were naturally dissatisfied and started making noises. Wang Lei could not suppress them. When Zhao Yun saw this, he jumped on the table and said loudly:
"If you don't accept it, just fight me. If anyone can survive three rounds under my hand, he will pass."
Many of those who lost the election were self-reliant in martial arts. They thought he was a child and came out to challenge Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun refused to accept anyone who came. In one day, he lost more than two hundred people in a row, and no one could pass a single battle under him.
Round. In the next few days, fewer and fewer people dared to challenge Zhao Yun, until there was not even one left.
This story spread from ten to ten, and spread throughout Hejian County. After dinner, people talked about the child named Zhao Yun in the governor's mansion. I heard that the child was a relative of the prefect Liu. He was very skilled in martial arts and fought all over the river.
He is invincible, and his reputation has vaguely surpassed that of Dian Wei, the fierce man who killed people just a few days ago like chopping melons and vegetables.
On this day, several guests were discussing this matter in a hotel in Hejian County.
A guest asked the person next to him: "The governor has been recruiting soldiers for several days."
The man replied: "Today is already the ninth day."
Another guest said: "I heard that no one can defeat that Zhao Yun."
The guest who spoke first said disdainfully: "Want to win? How is it possible? No one can survive a round under him yet."
A person at the next table said: "Yesterday I went to see Zhao Yun. He is just a boy in his teens. He is taller and has no head and six arms. How can he be so powerful?"
Another person said: "I heard that Zhao Yun is a relative of the prefect, a native of Changshan. It's such a shame that so many of us in Hejian can't beat a child!"
But he said that this Hejian County belonged to Zhao during the Warring States Period. The people of Yan and Zhao were mostly martial, generous, and there were often heroic people. These diners were talking unintentionally, but a big man over there was interested. He only heard "pop"
With a sound, the big man stood up and said: "You guys are afraid of the governor, so you deliberately lost to a kid, and you ruined my reputation as a hero in the river! Let me teach this kid a lesson." After that,
He lifted the table and went to the prefect's mansion without looking back. When everyone saw this, they shouted and rushed out, followed closely by the big man. Along the way, everyone talked about it, and some said that he was asking for it again.
It's boring. Some people said that this man looked powerful and like a hero, and it was hard to predict the outcome. Along the way, more and more people gathered, and almost ten thousand people rushed to the prefect's mansion.