However, Wang Juren saw that although General Meng's attitude was a little cold, he was still polite, and he boldly said:

“That’s right below.↖”

General Meng took out an official document from his pocket and read lightly as if on a repeater:

"In the year of Cha Gengzi, Wang Zhongming was elected. Zi Xiquan was quite talented. He was not afraid of hardships, served the country loyally, and turned the tide, so he was awarded the title of magistrate of Shangqiang County."

After finishing reading, General Meng said calmly:

"Congratulations to Magistrate Wang. I brought this official document from the state. From now on, we will have to live and die with Shangqiang. I hope everyone can work together and make it more convenient!"

Wang Juren, oh, no, Wang Zhixian was already smiling with joy at this time:

"General Meng is too polite."

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Wang Zhixian didn't know that after the submission he wrote a few days ago was sent out by express delivery, it could be said to have caused a huge shock in the state capital, which was originally hundreds of miles away from the coastline.

Here, it was originally only the core hinterland, a safe zone, foolproof. How did you know that the East Pirates would go up the river and even this place would be attacked?

The first reaction at the moment was to mobilize troops, but at this time, these troops were concentrated on the coast. For a while, there were no troops to mobilize. With no choice, they could only cobble together such a cavalry army.

The position of the magistrate of Shangqiang County was also a problem. At that time, the magistrate immediately wanted to transfer someone who was experienced and experienced in military affairs to guard Shangqiang County. He must have a candidate in mind. He was still following his usual routine.

How to deal with the series of fights between subordinates surrounding the vacant seat of Shangqiang County Magistrate? After all, it is recognized as a fertile vacancy.

However, the prefect was suddenly surprised to find that the best candidate in his mind actually "reported illness" and stayed behind closed doors!!

Even after the news of the vacancy in Shangqiang County was released, his private residence was deserted. There was not even a single person there------not to mention anything else, when Magistrate Zhou competed for the position of Magistrate Shangqiang two years ago

, he already has eight competitors!

----------You must know that the highest record of people flipping the brand of Miss Fangfang, the top brand of "Colorful Nightclub" at the same time, is only six people.

That period was the sweetest time since the prefect took office. It was one of the sweetest times. He could be said to be soft-handed in receiving gifts, counting money until he got cramps, and handling the crowds. Therefore, he had been looking forward to the time when Shangqiang County would be vacant again.

.It’s just that things are different and people are different. When this moment finally comes, the reality is so cold and cruel...

Of course, the prefect is also an experienced person, and he soon understood the truth of the matter. Youdao means one moment, and youdao means serving an official for thousands of miles just for wealth. Why was the position of magistrate of Shangqiang County so popular before? That's because

Shangqiang County is a prosperous county, which naturally means a lot of money. It is also an upper-level county, with a population twice as high as that of lower-level counties. It has plenty of oil and water, and great power. If you work as an official there, you will be called a small prefect.

But now, the Donghai bandits have conquered even the county seat, and probably looted it ruthlessly. Then they still have a lot of money!

This first chilled the burning minds of the major candidates.

The news that came next shocked them even more. Why is there a vacancy in Shangqiang County now?

It turned out to be a riot by pirates from the East China Sea. Even the county government office was surrounded and burned. Not to mention the whole family of the county magistrate, even most of the assistant officials were killed! This is too much! Who can guarantee that after taking office, such a situation will happen?

Tragedy will not happen again?

At this time, Shangqiang County was not only extremely poor for them, but they also had to face the terrifying danger of their entire family dying after taking office. How could they be an official? They would rather go to jail!!

Therefore, if the prefect does not look at the problem from a dialectical and progressive perspective, but has stayed at the situation of two or three years to analyze this matter, there will definitely be errors in judgment. In fact, those who are waiting for vacancies now would rather

If you want to give gifts to people, you will never go to Shangqiang County, let alone take the initiative to ask for help.

In desperation, the prefect could only stick to his own opinion, act out of public interest, and take the initiative to condescend to visit the official he liked, and tell him in a sincere and sincere way how much he valued him. There was a lot of excitement between the two.

The friendship, the deep kindness of knowing someone, and how dangerous the situation in Shangqiang County is at this time, how the people are in dire straits, how much they are looking forward to him taking office to save... how I have placed my hope in him to turn the tide.

of high hopes.

And then...then...

There will be no more!

It was a good thing that the prefect did not go. After he went to tell the candidate how the powerful people were in dire straits, the official he valued probably went through a series of extremely complicated psychological struggles that night, and then hugged him

My dear wife looked at her young son, gritted my teeth, and thought I would forget it, but my dear wife and young son could not push them into the pit of fire.

So, he took his family and abandoned his official position and fled overnight...

His escape made it difficult for the governor to get out of office, and his subordinates were a little dissatisfied. The vacancy of County Magistrate Shang Qiang is obviously a matter of the Ministry of Personnel. Wouldn't it be better for you to push this matter to the higher-ups and ask him to send an enemy down? Your Excellency.

Why must we force people like ourselves to die?

But the prefect also has his own difficulties. If this matter is left to the officials, the administrative agencies above will be slow to work, and there will be wars everywhere at this time, so they will be extremely busy. It will take at least half a year to send a new magistrate to the county. Under normal circumstances, if the county magistrate

If there is an unexpected vacancy, such as death of illness in the yamen, etc., naturally the county captain will temporarily take over his functions. Well, even if he is the magistrate, the county captain has an accident, and there is also the boss!

However, Shangqiang County has been dealt a blow! If the official department sends people down, Shangqiang County will be in complete chaos during the six-month blank period. I don’t know how corrupt the situation will be. When the performance appraisal comes, finally

Isn’t this a plan to hit the prefect?

Therefore, the magistrate had no choice but to sigh. After reading the report written by Wang Juren, he found his resume and looked at it. He felt that it was quite eye-catching. He was still a Juren after all, so he would not be messy, and his promotion would not be too outrageous.

, so he could only hold his nose and admit it, comforting himself by saying that there was finally someone willing to serve as a director, and he was appointed as the county magistrate.

As for the rules of serving as an official in a different place, I don’t care so much. Wait until the war calms down and then transfer him. The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation in Shangqiang County and make sure to keep the county seat!

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Next, General Meng asked carefully about the military configuration of Shangqiang County, the number of soldiers, etc. His face looked even worse. It seemed that the situation at this time was even worse than he expected.

many.

After the banquet, General Meng didn't talk much. He was like a boring gourd. He only said half a sentence, and his drinking capacity seemed to be very poor. After drinking a few drinks, he became drunk.

He vomited heavily and made a mess on the table. People nearby hurriedly came up to help him, and then asked the soldiers to take him down to rest.

And when he was being helped out of the table, something even more shocking happened. General Meng actually leaned on his own soldiers and cried. He choked and sobbed:

"I regret it, I regret it..."

When everyone saw this situation, they all looked at each other in confusion, wondering why the imperial court had sent such a pustule. However, it was not convenient to say it in person.

About a day or two later, someone with good intentions had an acquaintance in the cavalry, and the whole story was exposed:

It turns out that the cavalry army that came to assist Shangqiang County at this time was originally pieced together. It was sent out during training and was divided into three parts:

The largest number of seven to eight hundred people was brought by Meng Zhusheng.

Next came the former victorious army led by Captain Gong Yi. This group was the largest at this time, with a total of six hundred people.

Finally, it was led by Feng Heng, the former captain of the Bai Sheng Army. There were about four hundred people.

This Meng Zhusheng looks like a pustule, why can he lead this cavalry army? But it is because his family background is a general, and he was sent down with gold. If we talk about the skill of his hands, this Xiao Meng is still good, and it is not perfect.

The useless idiot is at least a qualified cavalryman.

However, Xiao Meng's character is probably related to his father's excessive suppression when he was young. He appears to be cowardly, autistic, and not good at communicating with others. In fact, he usually manages this army and relies on

They are all four generals. These four generals are senior, well-known, and have a lot of money. They can get money when they set up wine, whoring, and build relationships. They are also good at playing with knives and fighting fiercely, so they can reluctantly

Get hold of these people.

However, when they rushed into battle outside Shangqiang County not long ago, Meng Zhusheng's order was very unpopular.

Because the officers below are all veterans of the war, they know that the Mercedes-Benz is at the end of its strength and its horsepower is exhausted. To rush at this time is like sending death. According to Commander Meng's usual performance, it is really difficult.

It's convincing. I usually give you face, but now you jump into a fire pit knowing that it's a fire pit? These soldiers don't fucking care about the orders from above!

Therefore, the two sides were in a stalemate at that time. Meng Zhusheng probably read too many military books and decided to kill people to establish his authority in a rage!

Tsk tsk, this method of killing people to establish authority also depends on the occasion, and it varies from person to person. If you, a commander who usually has no military morale at all, use it, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire at this time? Isn't it counterproductive?

Therefore, it immediately fell into a deadlock. At this time, Meng Zhusheng also felt that it was difficult to get off the tiger. If this matter could not be resolved smoothly, he would obviously not be able to stay here any longer.

In the end, the generals who followed Meng Zhusheng also knew that there was only one way to resolve the current deadlock. They protected Meng Zhusheng from dismounting quickly, then put on armor, and then brought with them two or three hundred men who could still command.

The cavalry began to form a charging formation.

At this moment, the group of people who started making noises got the painful kick.

You know, the coach taking the lead and saying, "Come on me" and the coach giving the order, "Come on me," are two completely different things.

At least in name, Meng Zhusheng is also their leader. If Meng Zhusheng takes the lead and leads the people to charge into the battle, and the rest of the people don't follow, then the consequences will be very serious. Even if the trouble becomes big, the person who loses his head will definitely be the thorn in the trouble.

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More importantly, Dongxia also has regulations. Once all the generals rushing to the front are killed, but the other generals present are still alive, but have not made any major achievements (such as killing enemies with the same position), they will all be beheaded.

To bury the coach, even if he killed the assassin on the spot, he would always fight to the end and return to his hometown to farm.

The situation at that time was obvious. If Meng Zhusheng rushed down with the seven or eight hundred people around him, he would definitely die. If he died here, those who survived would definitely be punished by the above unless they rebelled on the spot.

Inquiry and investigation, asking you where you were when the coach died in battle?

If Feng Heng and Gong Yi are still cowering behind, then they will definitely have to answer: I am cheering for the commander/I am applauding the commander/Our opinions are different from those of the commander, so we let him sell his blood.

In this case, it goes without saying that the Military Justice Department will definitely kill them. Not only that, even family members and relatives will be demoted as slaves and sold, and the money they sell will be sent to the Meng family.

Therefore, when Meng Zhusheng rushed, the remaining people also knew how powerful it was and had no choice but to rush.

However, in order to break the deadlock at that time, Meng Zhusheng also paid a very heavy price. As a pioneer to clear the way, he must have suffered the most heavy casualties, even reaching 60 to 70%, and those who were injured were all close relatives. In order to protect him,

Three of the four generals around him also died, and the remaining one was seriously injured.

After this battle, the Meng family's strength among the cavalry suddenly dropped to its lowest point.

What's even more terrible is that after they rushed into the city, they quickly figured out the situation in Shangqiang County. Naturally, they found that the situation in Shangqiang County was quite strange at that time, and it was not like the collapse that Meng Zhusheng imagined. Then
To be continued...