Chapter 1177 Reward for merit
Taizhou magistrate Tan Lun’s unannounced visit to Jingnan and Taiping can be said to have gained nothing, or it can be said to have gained a lot.
Nothing was gained because during this unannounced visit, Zhu Ping'an was not found to have committed any act of killing good people and taking credit for his good deeds.
It was a great success, also because during this unannounced visit, it was not found that Zhu Pingan had committed any act of killing good people and taking credit for his good deeds. This further confirms the authenticity of Zhu Ping'an's great achievements in defending Jingnan and capturing 795 Japanese pirate heads, and in regaining peace and capturing 29 Japanese pirate heads. Zhu Ping'an's great contribution is real. The losses caused by the Japanese invasion of Taizhou Prefecture were reduced by nearly half this time, and he also achieved two great achievements. In this way, his political career has been saved. In this way, wouldn’t it be a great harvest!
After Tan Lun and his party returned to Taizhou Fucheng, they received reports from people below that Jingnan County had sent the heads of more than 800 Japanese pirates to Taizhou Fucheng. At the same time, they also sent Gai Youjing. There are two official documents of the battle report, one of which is a request for tax exemption and one of which is a request for a silver reward for first contribution, printed by Nanzhi County.
After Tan Lun received the news, he took Zuo Zhen without saying a word and went to inspect the Japanese pirate heads sent from Jingnan.
There are more than 800 Japanese pirate heads, which is not a small number. After receiving the Japanese pirate heads from Jingnan, the government officials were worried about where to store them, and finally placed them in the courtyard outside the prison, densely packed. A whole yard was filled.
There is not much room for Japanese pirates to set foot in a courtyard.
Anyone who enters the courtyard and sees this scene will get goosebumps all over their body. If you are timid, your legs may be weak.
Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lunchu entered the courtyard. When he saw the heads of Japanese pirates in the courtyard, he couldn't help but feel excited. He took a deep breath before returning to his usual calm and calm appearance, and walked slowly into the courtyard.
Zuo Zhen, who was behind Tan Lun, couldn't help but get goosebumps at this moment, even though he was from the military.
Two clerks from the government office were examining the heads of Japanese pirates in the yard. Each held a Japanese pirate head in his hand. The head still retained the ferocious mold of the Japanese pirate before his death. In this way, Wu Zuo paid no attention to it, just like looking at an antique, he carefully looked at the ferocious head in his hand, looking at the hair stubble, teeth, ears and other facial features.
In addition to the two government officials in the courtyard, there are also five government officials who work for the government officials. There is also a high-spirited man dressed as the head of the Jingnan County government office. He looks tall and thick, and is a standard rough man. One, but his eyes were very sharp, and he paid attention to the Japanese pirate heads in the courtyard and everyone who came into contact with the Japanese pirate heads without blinking.
“I’ve met the Master.”
The government officials in the courtyard were the first to see Tan Lun and his entourage, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"I've seen the prefect."
The two men heard the guards salute, and then they realized that the prefect Tan Lun was coming, and they hurriedly followed them and saluted.
The two men were in a hurry to salute. During the salute, they were still holding the Japanese pirate's head that they had just examined. I won't go into detail about this scene.
The arrester from Jingnan County also followed suit.
"No need, the head inspection is important, no courtesy." Tan Lun smiled and waved his hand, indicating that the head inspection would continue.
So, Wu Zuo and others invested in examining the head again. More than 800 heads are not a small number. They have been checking for more than half an hour, and they have only checked less than a hundred heads.
"General Zuo, do you think there is any problem with these Japanese pirate heads?" Tan Lun also took Zuo Zhen and others to check the Japanese pirate heads in the courtyard. After about tea time, Tan Lun asked Zuo Zhen.
“Back to my lord, I have carefully examined the ten Japanese pirate heads nearby. Three of them are real Japanese pirate heads, and the remaining seven are fake Japanese pirate heads. They are all in their thirties and forties. No problem was found. "
Zuo Zhen was squatting down and looking at the Japanese pirate's head. After hearing Tan Lun's question, he looked away from the Japanese pirate's head, stood up and replied with fists in his hands.
Zuo Zhen is no stranger to Japanese pirates. Before being transferred to Taizhou Prefecture, he once served as the general flag and deputy commander in Ningbo Prefecture. He fought against Japanese pirates many times and handled more than ten heads of Japanese pirates. , know more about real and fake Japanese than the average person.
After he entered the yard, he carefully inspected the heads of ten Japanese pirates. Three of the ten Japanese pirate heads were real Japanese and seven were fake. There was no problem whether they were real or fake. Needless to say, the real Japanese were real. , really Japanese They are very different from the people of the Ming Dynasty and cannot be faked. As for the hair stubble on the top of the seven fake Japanese buns, they have traces of several months. They were not shaved off in a hurry. Naturally, they cannot be guilty of killing good people and taking merit. .
"Huh, of course there can't be a problem. We cut off the heads of these Japanese pirates, so what's the problem?"
The sidelines have been paying attention to the yard. Jingnan, the leader of the crowd, couldn't help but snorted and muttered dissatisfiedly. The heads of these Japanese pirates were brought by the young master who led us all in a bloody battle. I didn’t expect that they would be suspected of having problems. Have a question? What’s wrong with the Japanese pirates’ heads we chopped off with our own hands? !
Although he was mumbling, he was tall and thick, and his voice was loud. Even if he was mumbling, he could be heard clearly in the yard.
“What a man, who are you?”
Hearing the man's muttering, Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, noticed Jingnan, the head catcher who was escorting the leader and never leaving. His anger was beyond words, he couldn't help sighing, and asked with interest.
"Back to your lord, this villain is Liu Dadao, the head catcher in Jingnan County. He is my son. No, it is the county magistrate who ordered me to escort his head to the government office to report his merits and reward." The man replied with clasped fists and a loud voice. Very loud.
"Since the head has been delivered, why is it still here if you don't go down to rest?" Zuo Zhen asked.
“Before I came here, the magistrate of my family gave me careful instructions, telling me not to leave the Japanese pirate heads at all, until the government office has completed the inspection and inspection, and received the acceptance receipt, then I can not leave the Japanese pirate heads. "
Liu Dadao replied with the sound of urn.
"Hello, you have been guarding the heads of so many Japanese pirates from now on?" Zuo Zhen asked.
"Of course."
Liu Dadao nodded vigorously. Along the way, no matter whether he was eating, drinking or sleeping, he made sure that the heads of the Japanese pirates were within his sight.
“Aren’t you afraid of guarding the heads of these Japanese pirates every step of the way?” Zuo Zhen asked.
“Afraid? Hahaha, I wasn’t afraid of these Japanese pirates when they were alive, but am I still afraid of them when they are dead?! Even if they are afraid, it’s because they are afraid of me. Among the ten heads you just accepted, that I chopped off the three real Japanese heads with my own hands.”
Liu Dadao grinned, his white teeth shining in the sun, and pointed at the Japanese pirate's head at Zuo Zhen's feet. (End of this chapter)