Zhao Gongfu of Yanping Prefecture did not dare to neglect after receiving the news. The Jeju Prefecture was not far from here. The Jeju Prefecture Prefecture and he were classmates and friends. They were all under the disciples of Murong Prefecture in Qingzhou. He was also very clear about the fact that the thief inspector in Jeju had been wiped out at the foot of Liangshan. He immediately invited several staff members to come over and asked what to do about this matter.

One of his staff members is very powerful, named Wei Jizhong. He once worked as a ward in the mansion of Grandmaster Cai for several years and can be regarded as a Cai Jing person. Later, he was sent here to do things for a few years to accumulate some experience and qualifications, so that he would be a real official position such as a county magistrate in the future.

It is necessary to explain here that the magistrate looks like only a seventh-rank official. Compared with the third- and fourth-rank official in Beijing, the rank seems much lower, and the title and salary are much worse. However, when it comes to specific power, both parties are completely different from the same level.

You should know that the bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty, especially the civil service system, was extremely large and could not be fully settled. Moreover, the Song Dynasty treated officials extremely generously. As long as it did not make big mistakes, it was generally only promoted but not demoted. Things like dismissal were even rare, so the number of officials was increasing. So what should we do?

Therefore, the court finally had to change the system and create many famous and unpowered deputy positions. For example, a commander often has more than ten or even twenty or thirty deputy commanders. Those deputy commanders have salaries and titles, but they have no actual power. However, local officials such as magistrates, prefects, and prefects are completely different. They are going to control the army, dismount to manage the people, and settle the yamen to make a case. They are equivalent to taking all the military, civil, financial, and judicial powers at once. They are extremely powerful, with the one who is the master of Qingtian.

Therefore, most of the famous and untrue officials in Beijing are eager to be released as a few local officials, especially if they can be sent to a Fei Que, they will be even hurried. For example, Cai Jing's son Cai Jiu went to Jiangzhou, son-in-law Liang Zhongshu went to Daming Mansion, Gao Qiu's nephew Gao Lian went to Gaotang Prefecture, and this Zhao's immediate superior, Murong Zhizhou, is the brother of Concubine Murong, which shows this.

Wei Jizhong coughed lightly and said, "The best of kindness is above, and I have a colleague. I hope everyone can listen to it if you have a word."

Of course, the prefect Zhao knew his origin and never dared to be proud of him. He hurriedly said politely: "Mr. Wei, please tell me, please listen carefully."

Wei Jizhong stroked his beard leisurely and said, "Sir, Liangshan is just a bandit, but this time the matter has become a big deal. Even Master Cai has heard of it. If they can catch them all in one place, Master Cai will be very happy. Master Cai is just around the corner. Moreover, Master Liang Zhongshu also said before that as long as he can get the thief who can intercept the birthday gift, not only will he not get the 100,000 guan, but also an additional 50,000 guan bonus, even those who are here can get a share of the pie. This good opportunity must not be missed."

Everyone was excited when they heard this, and the prefect Zhao asked excitedly: "Sir, please continue to talk."

Wei Jizhong was even more proud when he saw everyone's expressions. He folded his fingers and said slowly: "Didn't the magistrate of Tangshan County ask the adults how to deal with those hostages? Tangshan County has few people and small land, so he will definitely not be able to prevent the thieves. The adults should immediately send someone to bring them all to Yanping Mansion, and then set up a net of heaven and earth here, just wait for the Liangshan bandits to come and surrender themselves."

If you can achieve the position of the prefect, Zhao Gong was naturally not a fool. He asked worriedly: "Mr. Wei said very much, but all the people sent by Brother Liu Nian from the Jeju Prefecture were destroyed by Liangshan, and even the thieves and inspections were unable to come back. We are as strong as them. The officials are worried that this website has been set up, but can we catch the other party? Otherwise, we should send the hostages to Qingzhou?"

Wei Jizhong shook his head and said, "I'm worried too much. This is a foolproof thing to send to Qingzhou, but the credit of the genius must be divided by half. Why did the people sent to Jeju lose? First of all, they were insulted to underestimate the enemy, thinking that their opponent was just a dozen thieves who intercepted the birthday gift, but they didn't know that they had formed a group with the thieves on Liangshan, so they first lost the time; secondly, Shijie Village is the hometown of the thieves, and they leaned on the 800-mile water behind them and lost the advantage of the territory, so it is not surprising that they lost.

But now we have taken advantage of the home court, and the soldiers and generals are all replenishing their strength and morale. The enemy has abandoned their own nests, worked hard to expedition, and there are hostages in our hands. This battle is decided without fighting. In addition, the officials have already made some preparations, so please feel at ease."

After saying this, Wei Jizhong stepped forward and whispered to the prefect Zhao for a moment. The prefect Zhao smiled and smiled, "Gao, it's really high. Mr. Wei's wisdom is comparable to that of Kong Ming. If you don't lose to Ziliang, what else can you worry about? This matter will be annoying. The prefect Zhao will definitely ask for me on the credit book."

Wei Jizhong was also very proud and laughed: "Then the officials thanked the grace of their ancestors for their cultivation, and wished them a prosperous career and a successful career in advance."

All the old foxes present in the officialdom. When Shangguan Gaoxing saw them, they all sent them out like clouds, and then they flattered and congratulated each other. The atmosphere in the house was even more lively than during the New Year.

Du Jia, who was far away in Liangshan, naturally could not know about these things they discussed. He just heard from the spies that Tangshan County wanted to send Du Ping and his wife and the people captured by Du Jiazhuang to Yanping Mansion. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. What he was afraid of was that the other party would not let go and hold the hostages firmly in his hands, so that he would be afraid of it. It would be good to come out now. The journey would take a hundred miles and there were several small roads. He had plenty of opportunities to intercept the prison van.

When he heard that the prison car was about to set off soon, Du Jia immediately summoned everyone to arrange the carjacking matter. Everyone was excited. Du Jia smiled and said, "Thank you brothers for your kindness. If you go to fight Yanping Mansion, you will naturally have to dispatch a large army. Now you are just intercepting the prison car and sweeping Tangshan County. You can get angry without labouring all the brothers. It is enough for Brother Shi Jin, Brother Liu Tang, and Jiao Ting and his younger brother to take a hundred strong infantrymen. If there are too many people, they will be inconvenient to move."

Everyone was unable to persuade him for a while. Finally, Wu Yong smiled and said, "Young Master Jia already understands what he meant, so just follow Jia Jun's instructions, but Bai Sheng should take a few more people to find out the news at any time. If it goes well, it is best. If there is any change, we can have a response in the copycat."

Du Jia nodded and said, "What the scholar said is very good, so I will arrange everything for you. I will set off to save people first."

After saying that, he took Shi Jin, Liu Tang and a hundred strong minions quietly down the mountain, while Wu Yong arranged for the follow-up matters not to be mentioned.

Congratulations to king                                                                                                                            

(End of this chapter)
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