Chapter 2077 The Responsible Magistrate Zhao
Zhu Pingan led a thousand Zhejiang troops, escorting 10,000 shi of grain and 500 shi of salt, and headed straight for Jiaxing City.
The journey was smooth. Although the food, grass and salt were tempting, no petty thieves dared to provoke a thousand fully armed officers and soldiers.
The Zhejiang Army lacks horses, but there are many mules and donkeys. Each thousand Zhejiang Army has one rider, and grain, grass and salt are also transported in oxcarts. Therefore, in general, the Zhejiang Army marches very fast. On the third day He rushed to Jiaxing.
The defenders in Jiaxing City saw from a distance an army of more than a thousand people heading straight for the south gate. The team was winding like a long dragon.
After experiencing the tragedy of the Japanese pirates' sneak attack and seizing the city, the Jiaxing City defenders were now more vigilant. They saw an unknown army coming from a distance, and immediately dispersed the people at the city gate and closed the city gate.
"Zhejiang Governor Zhu Ping'an, Mr. Zhu, on the order of the governor, escorted the grain, grass and salt, and quickly opened the door to let them go."
Liu Dadao, holding Zhu Ping'an's token, rode his horse and rushed there. Under the city gate, show the token to the defenders on the city.
"General, please forgive me, please put the token into the hanging basket and allow us to identify one or two." The defender general on the city clasped his fists and shouted to the people below the city. After saying that, the defender general ordered people to come from the city wall. A hanging basket was hoisted down.
"As timid as a mouse." Liu Dadao muttered.
"No, this is rigorous and worthy of praise. Dadao, as they said, put the token into the hanging basket and let them verify the identity." Zhu Pingan waved his hand, indicating to Liu Dadao to do as the defenders wanted.
"Okay, young master." Liu Dadao responded, stepped forward and put Zhu Ping'an's token into the hanging basket that fell from the city, and shouted to the city, "Look carefully, verify that it is correct. Just hurry up and open the city gate."
The defenders on the city lifted the hanging basket, picked up Zhu Pingan's governor's token and looked at it for a moment. Several defenders nodded and confirmed the governor's token. Undoubtedly, he waved his hand and was about to order the city gate to be opened, but was stopped by a voice.
“Don’t be impatient. The Japanese pirates are cunning and have many tricks. You can’t grasp it. How can I ask my officer to check it? The governor appointed me to sit at the south gate. Open the city gate. I must give the order. That’s all.”
A stern voice came from the gatehouse, and then Jiaxing Magistrate Zhao Chong walked out of the gatehouse.
"Meet the Governor."
Several generals quickly saluted Zhao Chong.
"No need to be polite. I have said it many times. There is no vulgar etiquette in the army. As long as you defend the city with your heart, it is enough. Regarding defending the city, I must give you two words, you must be careful. No matter how careful you are, no matter how cautious you are, you must learn the lessons from the loss of Jiaxing and don’t be deceived by the Japanese pirates. At first, my subordinates believed the Japanese pirates and were deceived into opening the city gate. I was misunderstood by my subordinates! I also learned the lesson, so I personally guarded the city gate and conducted strict inspections. From now on, I will open the city gate. The city gates must be subject to my orders." Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, said to the generals with a sigh on his face.
"I will obey the order of the governor." All the generals clasped their fists.
Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, was the city gate manager appointed by Governor Zhang Jing. Naturally, the generals only followed Zhao Chong's orders.
In addition, although Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, lost Jiaxing City, he later led his army to regain Jiaxing City.
No one is a sage, no one has any faults, he knows his mistakes and can correct them, he is frustrated first and then brave. This is the good comrade in people's hearts.
By regaining Jiaxing City, Zhao Chong's image in everyone's mind was restored after it collapsed.
Zhao Chong still has a certain degree of prestige in front of all the soldiers.
If Jiaxing was lost, his prestige would definitely be lost, but he redeemed himself and regained the city of Jiaxing, and his prestige was re-established after it was shattered.
"Master, here is the token presented by the city. It belongs to Lord Zhu Ping'an, the governor of Zhejiang."
A group of generals handed the token to Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing.
Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing, took the token, checked it carefully, and nodded, "Yes, you did a good job in reviewing it. This is indeed a genuine token, and it is indeed Governor Zhu of Zhubu Hall." All.”
"Your Excellency, it is confirmed. Do you want to open the city gate if you are a low-ranking official? The people in the city say that Governor Zhu came here under the order of the Governor to escort grain, grass and salt. There are indeed hundreds of carts transporting grain, grass and salt under the city."
The general cupped his fists and asked for instructions.
"Don't worry, although the token is a genuine token, we can't 100% rule out the suspicion that the Japanese pirates stole Governor Zhu's token."
"Also, you can indeed see people below the city from above. There are hundreds of large trucks transporting grain, grass, and salt, but what you see is that the trucks are filled with many bags. Are the bags filled with grain? Can you confirm?"
"Even if it is food and salt, what if the Japanese pirates deliberately used it as bait to open the city gate?"
"We are responsible for the governor. We have to be responsible for the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, so we cannot open the city gate easily."
Jiaxing Magistrate Zhao Chong said with a serious face.
"What the Lord taught me is, but what if the governor really escorts the grain, grass and salt under the city?"
The general asked with some worry.
“I supervise the city gate. I am responsible for everything. I am also responsible for the governor and the people. I believe the governor can understand. To put it in perspective, if the governor blames me, it will be my responsibility. Take responsibility, you are all following my orders, and the governor cannot blame you."
Jiaxing Magistrate Zhao Chong said responsibly.
Hearing that Zhao Chong was going to shoulder all the responsibilities, all the generals couldn't help but cast admiring glances and no longer had any doubts.
Anyway, if something goes wrong, there will be someone to take care of it, so there is no need to worry.
“I have paid a visit to the governor before and recognized his appearance, so I will verify whether it is the governor himself and whether what the governor is escorting is grain, grass and salt. Verify That's right, open the city gate again," Jiaxing Governor Zhao Chong said with a serious look.
"How can the governor verify it? Can the governor please come to the city and let the governor identify it?" the generals asked.
"How dare you do this? Your Majesty, the Governor, is the one who is waiting for us to reach the peak. How dare you let the Governor stoop down to the city!"
Governor of Jiaxing, Zhao Chong, shook his head repeatedly.
"How to verify it?" the generals asked.
"You put me down in a basket. I will go to visit the governor, return the token to the governor personally, and apologize to the governor. Then I will verify whether the grain, grass and salt are true. After confirming that they are correct, I will gesture to you to open the city gate. If you see my gesture, you will look at the city gate again. "
Jiaxing Governor Zhao Chong explained.
"Yes." The generals accepted the order, then hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "What if there is something wrong under the city?"
"If unfortunately, the city is not Governor Zhu Pingan Zhu , but by Japanese If you pretend to be a bandit, even if I am kidnapped by thieves and I threaten you to open the city gate, you will never open the city gate! It’s worth it for my life to keep the whole city safe!” said the Governor of Jiaxing! He said with a look of death.
"Prefect!"
All the generals were shocked by Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing. (End of this chapter)