"Your kindness should be accepted, but my family is very concerned about it. We need to go home early." Lu Qiyan said, "And those gangsters are probably still looking nearby. If this affects you all, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate. Let's go first." farewell "
Seeing this, the old man nodded, "That's what you say."
Someone had already brought Lu Qiyan's horse over, and Lu Qiyan and the other three faced each other again. Thank you solemnly.
Then Lu Qiyan sent Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui onto their horses, while he led the horses and Wu Jin out of the village.
The people in the village watched the group go away, and finally looked at the old man.
"Go back and have a rest. There will be two more people patrolling at night. You must be more vigilant." The old man said, "In recent days, every household has been careful not to go out alone, especially young women. They need to be more cautious. Don’t go out.”
Everyone responded and arranged for people to patrol at night before going home.
Zhao Sanlin helped his elderly father return home slowly.
Seeing that he was about to speak but hesitated, the old man said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"I don't dare to say it." Zhao Sanlin lowered his head.
"Are you trying to say that with the world in such chaos now, you shouldn't provoke those desperadoes in the mountains for two people who have no worries?"
The old man's question made Zhao Sanlin His head bowed even more, and after a long time, Zhao Sanlin raised his head again, "I know I seem a bit selfish like this, but my father also said that if you are poor, you should be alone. At this time, you need to consider the safety of the village first. "
"That's true," the old man sighed, "but I always feel that many times we still have to do what we should do, just like taking in these two ladies today and saving their lives. , I seem to feel that if someone in our village is in trouble in the future, he may be rescued by others.”
“The same thing, if everyone wants to be alone, and Who can help this world? The bandits are so arrogant, why don’t they just let each village sweep away the snow? Yes, let it be fate.”
Zhao Sanlin thought for a while and finally said nothing. He just reminded the old man to pay attention to his steps.
Here, Lu Qiyan led the horse and walked slowly.
Wu Jin followed behind, jumping up and down happily and making two "woof" sounds from time to time to express his excitement at this time.
Lu Qiyan reached out and touched Wu Jin's head, "Wu Jin has made great achievements today."
"Woof!" Wu Jin shook his tail excitedly.
Needless to say, today’s eye-catching bag really speaks volumes.
And the performance is not bad.
“When we get back, we must reward Wu Jin well.” Xia Mingyue tilted her head and thought for a while, “Make steamed rice with pork ribs for Wu Jin!”
Wu Jin likes to eat belts. Meat on the bones, rice is the favorite staple food. The improved version of steamed pork ribs rice with reduced seasoning will not put too much burden on the dog's body, and it is also Wu Jin's favorite.
“Woof woof woof!” Wu Jin shouted excitedly again.
Lu Qiyan looked at Xia Mingyue with a smile. Speaking of which, did he also make great achievements today?
Then...
Xia Mingyue coughed lightly and turned away, pretending not to see Lu Qiyan's ambiguous expression.
Lu Qiyan pursed his lips and smiled, then quietly shook Xia Mingyue's hand.
The walk back was all about small roads, which were quite rugged, but the advantage was that they were not eye-catching.
When we arrived at Jinqiu County, it was already bright.
The journey was uneventful and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the county magistrate Pei Chenghe was waiting at the city gate. Seeing Lu Qiyan and others returning safely, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"I sent people out to search, but all to no avail. Fortunately, Commander Lu and Madam Xia returned safely." Pei Chenghe apologized with his hands in hand, feeling extremely ashamed, "Bandits actually appeared in Jinqiu County and robbed people. It is really my fault as a county magistrate. I am really ashamed of myself!” It was the border garrison who took the initiative to send troops to suppress the bandits, so that local officials did not dare to act rashly on this matter, and County Magistrate Pei was not exempt from this. Magistrate Pei is not to blame for this matter," Lu Qiyan said.
When Pei Chenghe saw that Lu Qiyan saw things very thoroughly and also talked about what was on his mind, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
With the establishment of the new dynasty, everything seems peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but the struggle for power has never stopped.
Especially when the new dynasty was still in a state of continuous war, the military attachés increasingly controlled power and competed for meritorious service and awards. Things like suppressing bandits were all meritorious deeds in the military, and local officials were not allowed to pass them. Get involved.
Therefore, even though Pei Chenghe knew that bandits were rampant and even had a plan to suppress them, he had to put the matter on hold because he was afraid of the forces in the army.
But this also made it more and more obvious that he, the county magistrate, was extremely cowardly.
Pei Chenghe sighed, feeling that Lu Qiyan could understand the difficulty of being the county magistrate, and also feeling unwilling to do so.
"But since Magistrate Pei is ambitious, he doesn't have to be too timid about many things. He must grab what he needs to."
Lu Qiyan lowered his voice, "The An family is now The court is dissatisfied with the arbitrary actions, and the Wen family also wants to take the opportunity to find some excuse. If County Magistrate Pei can show his strength, the credit will not be taken away by others."
"If so. If he can be promoted to a higher position, Mr. Pei will naturally have a wider field to take revenge. Even if he can't, it can be regarded as a practical thing that Mr. Pei has done for the people. No matter what, it will be recorded in the credit book. "
"If Mr. Pei doesn't mind, I am willing to go with Mr. Pei. I have investigated these bandit dens in Jinqiu County clearly and carefully, and I may be able to help Mr. Pei."
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The yamen's officers and city defense soldiers were dispatched to suppress the bandits...
It is indeed as Lu Qiyan said, no matter whether he has made meritorious service or received awards, it is beneficial to himself and the people. Even if he loses, with the suppression The common people will still support and understand the bandits' actions.
Pei Chenghe thought carefully about what Lu Qiyan said, and then nodded vigorously, "As the magistrate of Jinqiu County, this matter is naturally obligatory. I wonder when Commander Lu thinks it is best to go to suppress the bandits?"
"It is better to choose the right time than to hit the right time. It is better to go now." Lu Qiyan said, "Just to achieve results in suppressing the bandits, Mr. Pei still needs to obey my command."
Pei Chenghe was born as a civil servant and knew very little about fighting bandits. Even though he had read some military books, he was limited to talking about military affairs on paper. He had no experience at all. Naturally, he could only rely on Lu Qiyan. He immediately gave up and said, "Everything must be obeyed by Lu Qiyan." Make arrangements!”
Seeing that Pei Chenghe had agreed to this matter, Lu Qiyan ordered him to go and count the number of people and wait for his arrangements. He personally sent Xia Mingyue and Zhuang Cui home first. (End of this chapter)