To be honest, Wei Yuan didn't want to meet these officials at all anymore, because he was afraid that one of them would be unable to hold back and strike, and he would strike hard, and these crispy Daoji would not be able to withstand a few blows, and someone might be killed.
However, Li Zhiyan said that food, salary and status were both life and death matters and should be handled properly. In addition, the disciples of the Immortal Sect like him would have to leave sooner or later, but people like Fang Hetong would still stay in Quyang. Once Wei Yuan left, Fang Hetong would not
He said that at least these three hundred civilian soldiers must have a difficult life. It would be common for them to find excuses at random and be arrested and beaten to death. If the problems are not solved at this time, there will be trouble in the future.
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Wei Yuan also thought it made sense and agreed. Although Fang Hetong was reluctant to do so, he had to go to the banquet for the sake of the people in the village.
During the time before dinner, Li Zhi chatted with Wei Yuan about his experiences and interesting things in practice over the years.
Li Zhi was originally unconvinced when he lost to Wei Yuan in the unified examination. Later, he obtained Wei Yuan's examination records through his connections, and then he realized how many points Wei Yuan had been beaten in front of him. In fact, Wei Yuan was two years younger than himself.
.In this way, Li Zhi had not yet passed Wei Yuan's test, and was even more overwhelmed in the martial arts test. From then on, Li Zhi was convinced.
Later, Li Zhi diligently cultivated the way of human kings at the Four Saints Academy. After five years, he achieved success and achieved the four-image and three-legged tripod that is the foundation of the Tao. This tripod is the ancient tripod used by the kings of people to worship heaven. It has the ability to suppress the fate of the country and is also the foundation of immortality.
Li Zhi was quite charming when he was eight years old. Ten years later, Li Zhi has long lost his pretense of maturity. He is gentle and calm at the same time, making people feel like spring breeze when talking, and his bearing and insight are heart-breaking.
In the blink of an eye, night fell, but the backyard of Quyang County Yamen was brightly lit. There was a large table in the main hall. Li Zhi sat at the top, Magistrate Sun and Wei Yuan sat on the left and right respectively, and Fang He sat beside Wei Yuan.
There are also county magistrates Ren Youwei, Zhu Bo, school captain Wang Delu and other important officials.
But Fang Hetong looked at the table of delicacies, his face was livid, he couldn't suppress his anger, and he was out of tune with the people at the table who were chatting happily.
Wei Yuan kept a polite smile and basically didn't speak. He would only answer a few words when others came to talk. Li Zhi, on the other hand, was smiling and smiling, making everyone who talked to him feel very comfortable.
Li Zhi only brought two cavalry with him on this trip, and the remaining dozen or so cavalry stayed in Shayang Village to help guard. These knights were actually Duke Hui'en's soldiers. The soldiers of the Southern Qi Dynasty were far more elite than those of the Western Jin Dynasty. There were more than a dozen of the Duke's soldiers.
It is more than enough to defend Shayang Village, but the Liao barbarians will come back defeated even if they come with two or three teams.
Since he didn't have to worry about Shayang Village, and he was here to solve the problem of the identity of the three hundred civilian warriors, Wei Yuan was not in a hurry. He watched everyone's words and actions one by one, took them to heart, and studied with concentration.
In a short time, several rounds of wine were passed. Magistrate Sun brought out a good wine that can help Taoji's cultivation. The wine was not very strong. After three glasses, even ordinary Taoji could not bear it. Except for
Li Zhi and Weiyuan were not affected. The others were speaking a little unclearly at this moment, and they were not as reserved as they were at the beginning.
Magistrate Sun toasted another round of wine. Fang Hetong couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the wine glass on the table. This time, everyone in the table was shocked and looked at Fang Hetong. Fang Hetong didn't say anything, but
His chest was rising and falling, and he was breathing heavily.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Brother Fang cared about the country and the people, joined the army and fought bloody battles with the Liao barbarians. He is really a role model for scholars of our generation. Li came from the Four Saints Academy and was considered a scholar. He admired Brother Fang very much. Mr. Sun,
The trivial matter of three hundred people's bravery can be passed by raising your hand, so why bother with it?"
Sun Chaoen put down the wine glass, and then said to Li Zhi: "General Li doesn't know something. This is really not a trivial matter."
Before Li Zhi went to war this time, he had appointed a deputy general in Southern Qi based on Hui En Gong's family background. The official system of the Nine Kingdoms of Tang Dynasty was roughly the same, so Sun Chaoen had a General Li.
Now that he had started, Sun Chaoen looked helpless and expressed his bitterness: "This Fang is stubborn... As soon as he came to Quyang, he heard some rumors about short-term quotas, but without any real evidence, he sent a letter to the county governor. This person
The county guard was from the Lu family. He had just been in office for a year and wanted to change Bianning County's surname from Xu to Lu. The county guard had never been able to find a handle on General Liao Shen, but he sent a knife at the critical moment. At that time, there was a big war.
General Liao Shen was about to be transferred to the rear after he was about to move around. However, the county governor made a fuss about this letter and directly denied the transfer order, forcing General Liao Shen to die in Quyang. At the last moment, he was pressed to death on the front line. What do you think of Liao Shen?
Don’t you hate him to the core, General?”
Li Zhi remained calm and continued to listen.
Sun Chaoen glared at Fang He with hatred, and then said: "This stubborn donkey came to me for it when he couldn't get the evidence that he had taken the quota. How could I have any evidence? In the end, he wrote another letter to
The county guard scolded me and almost dismissed me! Fortunately, he thought I was
If I am not a member of the Xu Party, and I am still of some use, I will be ordered to defend Quyang and perform meritorious service. If the county seat is lost, there is no need to take my head."
At this point, Sun Chaoen smelled of alcohol and his face was flushed. He pointed at Fang and Tong and cursed: "Fang! After all, we have been in the same school for twenty years. When you first entered the academy, didn't I take care of you?
You were seriously ill when you were ten years old, and I stayed with you for seven days and seven nights! Then when I first entered the official career, I changed my name from Sun Qingliu to Sun Chaoen. You wrote several articles scolding me about this matter! How am I doing now?
It was easy for me to have a career in officialdom, but I almost lost it due to a letter from you! This is how you repay me for twenty years of friendship?"
Wei Yuan and Li Zhi were both surprised. They did not expect that Sun Chaoen and Fang Hetong had such a relationship. They were actually classmates and both came from Bai Feng Academy.
Fang Hetong raised his head and said loudly: "For small favors and righteousness, you should give way before the big festival! You just said that you have no evidence in your hand, huh! If you take the short quota, it will not be handled by the county government, and you will not share the profits.
?Who can you deceive by saying this? I just did something wrong, and I am not stupid! If you had given me the evidence in the first place, I would not have completely ignored the old feelings and wrote a second letter to the county governor."
Sun Chaoen said angrily: "Only half of the positions are missing, how can we claim that they are vacant?! Where else are there 70% to 80% shortages? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I can't see it, so I can't care about it."
Li Zhi saw that the situation was getting out of hand, so he raised his glass and said: "I didn't expect Master Sun and Brother Fang to have such a relationship! Isn't it normal that scholars are different from each other? Even the words of saints and sages have their own interpretations.
Different, of course we can’t compare to the sages, and some differences are normal. No matter what, everyone is focused on resisting the Liao barbarians, so come on, let’s drink this first!”
Li Zhi toasted, which made Fang Hetong feel uncomfortable. Among other things, Li Zhi, as the son of the Duke of Southern Qi, had a distinguished status, but he was willing to go to the front line of the Western Jin Dynasty to resist the aliens. This alone makes people admire him.
After drinking a glass of wine, Li Zhi asked: "Why didn't General Liao Shen come?"
Although Liao Jingwu is not under the jurisdiction of Quyang County, his defense area is here. Magistrate Sun invited Li Zhi to a banquet. Under normal circumstances, he would have to attend, otherwise it would be rude.
Sun Chaoen said quietly: "General Lia Shen has a noble status and usually does not attend the banquets of low-ranking officials like us. General Lia Shen's wife's surname is Xu, and she comes from the famous Xu family."
"That's it." Li Zhi nodded, then turned to Wei Yuan and said, "Brother Wei, it seems that people look down on us!"
Chapter completed!