Chapter two hundred and eighty second
The results of the collusion in the county yamen have been spread to all places. The chief clerk and the deputy servants at the city gate knew in their hearts that before the end of the Tartar invasion, Zhu Da was the sky above their heads. Many people wanted to come over to say hello, but they couldn't get rid of it. The city gate was not much quieter than the most lively market.
Zhu Da stared at the city gate and shook his head helplessly. Before he could speak, a person ran out of the crowd of servants. He did not run towards Zhu Da, but looked for Chang Kai beside Zhu Da. Seeing that the officer was quite young, it should be the one whom Chang Kai had recruited after becoming the deputy squad leader. The man leaned into Chang Kai's ear and whispered a few words. Chang Kai, who was a little surprised, immediately changed his face.
"Brother Zhu, these ignorant bastards are still getting benefits. Brother, please take care of it now!" Chang Kai knew Zhu Da's style of doing things very well. He knew that he would be taboo to get benefits at this time.
Chang Kai took a few steps forward, pointed to a tall and strong man in the city gate and shouted: "Zhao Ping, are you confused? At this time, you have to reach out and return the things back!"
The tall and strong man in a soap robe was treating the people entering the city with bad temper. He turned his head when he heard someone calling his name. Seeing that it was Chang Kai's shouting, his eyes were not eyes, nose, and nose were shouting back: "Did you do less like this in the past? Don't think..."
Only Chang Kai could be seen through the city gate hole. After saying a moment, Zhu Da took a step forward. Zhao Ping seemed to have an egg suddenly stuffed into his mouth, and all his words were blocked.
"That Zhao Ping, kneel down!" Zhu Da said loudly, Zhao Ping's face turned pale, and Zhu Da said to Wang Jing who maintained order again: "Take him ten whips so that everyone who does the job can know the outcome."
The scene had calmed down, and even the people entering the city were frightened by the sudden situation. Zhao Ping struggled and wanted to ask for help from his companions. But not to mention his colleagues, even friends who called brothers were busy avoiding, fearing that they were implicated. Zhao Ping knelt down with a bitter face. However, the servants who received the order looked as usual and walked over quickly, and found a whip in front of him to clean the ice and snow, and then soaked the boiling water before starting to whip.
Hearing the screams, the officers looked ugly. Even the people who benefited from the benefits were frightened and left quickly, fearing that they would be implicated and revenge. Some older characters were glad to be "Fortunately, they knew the truth. Mr. Zhu's servant came over with swords and guns. If they were disobedient, they might be killed!"
Not only the servants at the city gate, but even the Wang Jing and the servants who were on duty were scolded by Zhu Da, "Are you blind or have no brains? Let you do something? If you do this, the whip will be whipped on you!"
When Zhu Da and Chang Kai were walking in the city gate, everyone was in awe. The leading figures in Huairen County and the nearby garrison knew about Zhu Da, a new outlier figure, but the people didn't know. But when they saw the style of calling the official as a slave just now, everyone was guessing whose master was.
The queue outside the city gate is not too long. Although you can see someone rushing over from a distance, the number is not that large. Nearly half of Huairen County has been destroyed, and the other half will flee to the county town. However, those residents who are within a day or a day and a half will escape elsewhere even further away. Some people do not want to hide at all, but just want to try their luck in their own cellars. These people have nothing to lose, and there is not much difference in life and death.
The sky is cloudy, but people still can't open their eyes outside. The reflection of the snow is very dazzling. Zhu Da squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He could see that the beacon smoke in the sky is still dense like a forest. But if you look closely, you can notice that the beacon smoke in the farthest has faded. Zhu Da recalled that the beacon smoke may have been extinguished at the farthest.
Zhu Da let out a sigh of relief. When he did this in the cold winter, there was a faint white mist, just like smoking. Although he rarely smoked in those twenty years of life, Zhu Da really wanted to have one. In this era, tobacco might only be brought by sailors at the sea trade port, which was not available in Datong. And even if there was really smoke, there was no possibility of relieving the current situation and heavy emotions, or many could easily distract a little...
Only the people in a hurry were seen in sight. Zhu Da also knew that no matter how fast the Mongolian cavalry was, it would take two days to get here. But the more they could not see, the more pressure they were.
"Brother Chang, all the people who enter the city need to have a resettlement. The yamen needs to be managed, and the people in the city must also be managed. If they should be paid, they must be paid, but they cannot suffer too much. The more now, the less there will be any chaos in the city." Zhu Da reminded him on the way back, and Chang Kai quickly agreed.
"If I hadn't known how to do anything in the past, I followed Brother Zhu for several months and learned a lot of ways and knew how to be busy." Chang Kai smiled and continued a few words. He wanted to make Zhu Da feel more relaxed.
Zhu Da did not respond to the other party's concern, but just walked forward with his head down and walked out of the area of the city gate before saying, "Old Chang, the manpower is exhausted. I think I am a capable person, but I can't resist natural disasters. I'm afraid it's a natural disaster this time."
"There is nothing to do. When the natural disaster comes, resist as long as you should, hide as you should. We have no place to go, our home is here." Chang Kai showed a smile that was ugly than crying.
Zhu Da took a deep breath, and the heavy expression on his face turned into perseverance. He and Chang Kai could communicate equally, but such fragility and anxiety could not allow the servants behind him to see that he was their backbone. If he collapsed himself, the servants' enthusiasm would also collapse completely.
Halfway through the two, a servant on duty in the Qin family came to find Zhu Da, saying that it was Qin Juren who called him home to discuss. It must be that the officials and gentry in the yamen had reached a completely consensus, and there was nothing strange about this. Zhu Da set the tone, and the next few details were nothing more than.
After turning three streets, I saw the Qin family gate, which was much more lively than before. I saw a few faces who participated in the discussion in the inner hall of the yamen just now. After reaching a consensus on the discussion, the Qin family had become a real county yamen, and Qin Chuan also became the real master of Huairen County. He had more authority than Magistrate Ai. Everyone knew the consequences of violating the order, and it was already like this, so everyone naturally knew how to do it.
When Zhu Da came over, many passers-by greeted him with great sincerity. Qin Chuan was the first in the county, so Zhu Da was the second in the county. Some people even put him in the first place. Zhu Da didn't want to respond politely, but just nodded perfunctorily. Even so, everyone still surrounded him.
Before we arrived in front of the door, we saw the old central army of the Yang family and three guards coming from the other side. The old central army Yang Zhaogui in front was full of gloomy face, while the three behind were talking in a low voice, but both sides happened to meet in front of the door.
When I met today, the old middle-aged army was not as condescending as last night and hiding a knife in their smile. Instead, they forced a smile and greeted him affectionately: "Brother Zhu, are you back after the work?"
Zhu Da also smiled, but this smile was a sneer, staring at the old middle army and said, "This is the situation, I guess the border military affairs are urgent, so why don't Mr. Yang go back quickly?"
"Who dares to leave the city at this moment? I'm afraid I'll meet the Tartars before I go back." The old Chinese army could naturally see Zhu Da's attitude, and the answer was not so angry.
Zhu Da sneered on his face and continued to ask: "Didn't Mr. Yang patted his chest and said that the Tartars couldn't come? This news is not very accurate. I thought the Tartars were the most clear about the border."
"These thousands of swords killed by the miscellaneous swords are said well..." The old Zhongjun replied in a muffled voice, and half of his words were stopped.
Zhu Da wanted to ridicule, but he didn't expect that the other party would have been hurting, otherwise he wouldn't have blurted out like this. After this question and answer, the old middleman's face also turned cold. He glared at Zhu Da and was about to enter the door. Zhu Da took the lead and blocked directly in front of the door. The people who were in and out also saw something was wrong. They hurriedly dodged, but they didn't go far and surrounded him to watch the fun.
"The old man has nothing to say about you, junior, so get out of the way!" Old Zhongjun Yang was already angry, but it did not completely attack, and he was much more restrained than last night.
Zhu Da still stood in front of the door without moving, and didn't even sneer on his face. He asked coldly: "Old Mr. Yang, these three people are here with you this time. I wonder what kind of skills are the archer and horse?"
"It's all our soldiers of our Yang family. Of course, they all come to ask what they do." The conversation was completely dominated by Zhu Da, and Yang Zhaogui stopped impatiently after answering it subconsciously.
"Okay, from now on, these three friends will be assigned to me and return them to Mr. Yang after the Tartars retreated outside the pass." Zhu Da said in a deep voice.
The old middleman was full of anxiety and looked up as if he heard this. He immediately realized that Zhu Da was not discussing with him but ordering him. He was furious and pointed at Zhu Da and cursed: "Bastard, you little thief bird who is ignorant of the world, don't you want to live?"
"Either you leave the city now, or you obey my orders. Such a large group of Tartars pass through the border. Is it hard to say whether you Yang family will have any in the future? Do you want to die or live?" Zhu Da asked coldly and went back.
The more the two of them talked, the more intense they became. The three Yang family soldiers who followed Yang Zhaogui were drawn and they were shivering their swords. They glared at Zhu Da. The onlookers hid a little further. As soon as they drew their swords, they heard someone shouting and someone took a step in a uniform manner. The four members of the Yang family looked around, but found that they had been surrounded by more than a dozen young men holding spears and long halberds, and some were riding on the wall, holding short spears in their hands, and they seemed to throw them at any time.
Those with a little experience can immediately infer the result of the battle. The four members of the Yang family have no chance of winning, and they will most likely die miserably. Others can see that the Yang family can also feel it.
"You... Brother Zhu, aren't you afraid that my eldest and second masters will lose their temper. You finally survived the disaster..." Old Zhongjun, Yang, had already softened, and the threat in his words was also soft.
Chapter completed!