Qin Official

"The governor summoned me to the mansion?"

Hei Fu heard that the governor of Nan County was summoned, but Hei Fu was a little surprised.

A county guard is a county official with a rank of two thousand shi, a feudal official. And Heifu is the military commander Zuo Shi, who directly belongs to the county captain. Although the county guard also has the right to intervene in military affairs, he will most likely negotiate directly with the county captain. At most, he will ask the military commander and will not have direct interaction with the subordinate officials below. Why did he suddenly send the subordinate officials to summon him today?

Although it was against common sense, the county guard had an order and Hei Fu did not dare to disobey, so he hurriedly went to ask Li You for leave. It was better to let his superiors know about such an unconventional over-level summons.

Li You didn't think much about it and just told Hei Fu to go quickly, so Hei Fu followed two officials from the county governor's mansion on horseback and rode out of Ying County to Jiangling, where the county governor was stationed.

Along the way, he also asked around and around, what might be the reason why the county governor summoned him?

"We don't know the details. We will know when Zuo Bing Cao Shi arrives."

The two subordinate officials were very tight-lipped and refused to reveal even a single word. It was obvious that the governor's government was very strict.

Heifu could only guess: "Could the summoning at this time have something to do with Shui Lei?"

This is not impossible. Over the past few days, Jishan Tongguan has built a machine that can grind ore by itself without the need for humans or animals, which has become big news in the county. Many people came to watch, and the streamside where the water dams were installed was crowded with spectators. When they really started to move under the power of the water wheels, there would often be a burst of exclamations.

In the end, in order to keep the secret secret, the county workers had to seal off Jishan Tongguan. Except for the workers, even the officials were not allowed to pry in!

"If the county guard wants to know about Shui Lei, he can just go to Gongcao directly. Why are you looking for me?"

Heifu started to murmur in his heart. As for the matter of Shuizui, he picked it clean himself and put more credit on Citron.

"Or maybe it has something to do with the advice I asked the imperial physician to order Xia Wuji to write to the King of Qin?"

In total, two months have passed since Xia Wuji wrote to the King of Qin. According to Li You, after the King of Qin gave his approval, this policy was implemented intensively in Xianyang and Guanzhong. Taking the lead of the Imperial Physician Order, Chen Wujiu and other doctors who had learned the art of bandaging wounds were asked to select some soldiers from the army who were smart and proficient in medical skills. Each of them trained ten people. They would become the first batch of "medical soldiers" in the Qin State. .

After Guanzhong, other counties and counties will also implement it one after another. Is it now Nan County’s turn? If this is true, along with this order, Heifu's title of Duke should also come...

But instead of calling the county lieutenant to discuss this matter together, I only called Heifu alone. Is it really okay?

Thinking like this, Heifu couldn't help but think about the rumors about the Nan County Sheriff "Teng"...

Teng's full name is Ye Teng. He is not from Qin, but from Korea. His hometown Ye County belongs to South Korea's "Nanyang County", which is the area north of Fangcheng and south of Yingshui River. His family has been serving in Korea for generations, and more than ten years ago, Ye Teng also became the acting governor of Nanyang County, South Korea.

In the sixteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army attacked Han and came to Luyang. Unlike Shangdang Shou Feng Ting who "would rather die than serve as a Qin citizen" thirty years ago, Ye Teng made a choice that shocked everyone. He actually surrendered the entire Han Nanyang County to Qin!

This move directly caused South Korea, which was already very weak, to lose one-half of its territory and lose its ability to resist Qin overnight.

After Ye Teng surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, he went to Xianyang in person to see the King of Qin. The King of Qin did not revoke his position because he was a surrender. Instead, he allowed him to continue to be the false guard of Nanyang County in the Qin State and lead the army to attack Korea!

This move aroused criticism from many people in the court. After all, it was unheard of in the history of Qin to reuse surrender ministers to attack their homeland.

However, the King of Qin insisted on this appointment despite all opinions.

Ye Teng did not disappoint King Qin. In the seventeenth year of King Qin's reign, the Qin army conquered Xinzheng, King An of Han surrendered, and the Korean Sheji, which had been inherited for twenty-two years, fell and became the first country among the six countries to be destroyed by Qin.

Ye Teng made a great contribution to the destruction of the country, and was awarded the rank of right concubine. He was promoted in the 19th year of the Qin Dynasty. He was promoted from the original "false guard" of Nanyang County to the county guard of Nanjun, guarding the southern border for Qin... …

Although the two subordinates refused to tell Heifu why the county governor summoned him, during their chat with Heifu, they also began to talk about the past when the county governor governed Nan County.

"Zuo Bing Cao Shi was still in Anlu during those years and was underage? No wonder he didn't know."

The young official riding a black horse on the left said: "In those years, the public security in Nanjun was extremely poor. The old and former Chu clans were rampant and lawless, and they had hundreds of private people. The local officials were afraid of them and no one dared to disobey them. At the bottom, there was Yunmengze. Thieves are raging, and murders on the road are increasing day by day. Pedestrians have to draw their bows and draw their swords before they dare to walk on the road. The chaos has reached this point."

"In the 19th year of the king's reign, Governor Ye first arrived in Jiangling. As soon as he got off the bus, he immediately summoned his subordinates. Anyone who was absent was punished and dismissed from office. He also promoted a group of young officials from the school."

"Then the county governor announced that the king's government should not rush thieves, and ordered the whole county of Nan County to be on guard, and all county and county soldiers came out to arrest the illegal thieves. Within a few months, as many as thousands of thieves were arrested and killed! Four of them were arrested and killed. On the same day, more than a hundred people were killed at the entrance of Gangneung Market, with blood flowing for miles, and the whole county was shocked!"

"The Sheriff is really thunderous."

Heifu praised, having a "vigorous and resolute" impression of Ye Teng.

"After dealing with the thieves, it's the turn of the local magnates."

The little official riding a colorful mare on the right also said: "Many thieves at that time were actually guests of the old Chu clan in various counties. Once these people were hunted, they hid in the tall and long walls. The local officials did not dare to pursue him. In addition, the clans in various counties also committed misdeeds such as stealing coins and manipulating the selection of officials."

"At that time, Governor Ye said that these clans were like sores on Nanjun's body, which must be cut off with a hot knife."

"So in the king's 20th year, taking advantage of the opportunity of spring, the county governor visited more than ten counties in the county. Every time he visited a county, he would personally check the case files and listen to the complaints of the people. Whenever there were grievances, he would order the county magistrate, The county magistrate handled the matter in person. At the same time, he also secretly sent troops to accompany him to eliminate the illegal gangsters along the way. In two months, more than ten gangsters in the county were arrested, and the traitors were found out. The sentences were pronounced according to the law. The big ones were punished by the clan, and the small ones were killed. So the entire county was in shock, and everyone looked up to the governor, and no one dared to do anything wrong again."

After the two major problems of thieves and big families were eliminated, Ye Teng began to rectify the official administration and regulate the customs of Nanjun. In April of the 20th year of the Qin Dynasty, he issued two official documents.

One article is "The Way of Being an Official" that every petty official in Nan County must copy. It draws the distinction between "good officials" and "evil officials". The good ones are promoted, and the bad ones are severely punished. The policy agenda was ordered to be implemented by all eighteen counties in the county.

The second article is called "Yushu", which mainly urges Nanjun to strengthen education, get rid of the old customs of Chu State, destroy those obscene temples that are not recognized by the government, and bring to justice some folk wizards who deceive people's hearts. After a two-pronged approach, a few years later, Nanjun was under great rule...

What happened next was what Heifu saw when he first came to this era: In Nanjun, the laws of Qin were strictly enforced, thieves began to hide, the big family did not dare to act rashly, and the officials did not dare to engage in malpractice for personal gain. Behavior.

"Although Qin's laws are very complete, the enforcers are human beings after all. There is a big difference in the effect of execution between a good official and a bad official. Moreover, there is a difference between border counties and inner counties. If there is no county governor Teng, Nanjun may still be A rotten land where thieves are rampant and powerful men are in power.”

After a small chat with two minor officials, Heifu had a clear understanding of what kind of person County Sheriff Teng was.

Being able to choose to surrender when the Qin army is approaching shows that this person knows the current affairs. As a surrender minister, he was able to gain the trust of Qin Wangzheng and ordered him to lead the army to destroy Korea, which also shows that this person indeed has the talent to attract the attention of Qin Wang. After coming to Nanjun, his image became more clear. He was not merciful at all when he defeated the powerful, and his methods were vigorous and resolute.

After eliminating the thieves and powerful leaders, he was able to teach the county officials and common people in "The Way of Being an Official" and "Yu Shu", showing his soft side.

"He acts both hard and soft. He is not only a cruel official, but also a strict official... He is not an easy person to deal with."

With this in mind, they had arrived at Jiangling City.

It's embarrassing to say that after Hei Fu came to the county, because he was busy with official duties, he only came to have a gathering with them once at the invitation of a group of robes. The market happened to be closed that day, so he didn't see too much excitement.

But today is different. Everywhere you look, there are people, people, people!

Different from the militarized color of Yingxian County, where the county lieutenants were stationed, Jiangling showed a kind of life-oriented prosperity. After entering the city gate, I saw a straight and majestic street, enough to accommodate five or four carriages traveling parallel. Passers-by walked on both sides, and riders rode in the center, leaving several ruts on the ground. The distance between the two ruts was the standard six feet.

The stone barrier of the ditch on the roadside allows domestic sewage to flow to Yunmengze. Outside the ditch, the city is surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are many large and small villages stacked on top of each other with no end in sight. There are also many restaurants with flags high, and people are constantly coming in and out. On the bridge Below, several waterways in the city are also full of boats.

The street was bustling with people, and cars and riders passed by them from time to time. Most of the cars are baggage cars, and the decorations are extravagant. Among the passers-by, there were not only common people in brown clothes, but also noble people in fine clothes.

"In the capital of Ying of Chu, chariots hit each other, people shoulder to shoulder, and the streets in the city line up with each other. It is said that the clothes in the morning are fresh and the clothes in the evening are in ruins..."

Heifu thought of this compliment to Jiangling, which meant that there were so many people in this city. They put on new clothes in the morning and entered the city in the morning, but they were crowded at night... Sure enough, it was well-deserved. It was better than Wancheng, which Heifu had visited before. It's even more prosperous.

Heifu's clothes were not torn, but it took them two moments to cross the street and arrive at the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion.

"Zuo Bing Cao Shi, wait a moment, I will go in and inform the county guard."

Hei Fu was invited to the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion by the clerk, and he sat in the "who" place among the queues to enter. Hei Fu looked around and found that the deep house in the compound of the Sheriff's Mansion, with its carved walls, was no less beautiful than In the County Lieutenant's Mansion, there were many more officials waiting outside.

They were all waiting to go to the governor's house to handle official business. Although the queue was very long, no one looked anxious. They were chatting in low voices or looking through slips and documents for final inspection. When it was their turn, they would naturally be able to Go in.

At this time, there happened to be an official in black clothes coming out of the mansion. Heifu saw that he had a kind face, and when he looked carefully, his eyes lit up. He quickly got up and walked over. Before the man got in the car and left, he raised his hands and shouted to him: "Hi Jun!"

The official turned his head and saw that he was wearing a crown, deep clothes, and a thick sagittal beard on his lips. This was the kind of happiness Hei Fu had not seen for a long time!