Chapter 130: Kuaiji County Magistrate Wang Lang
Zu Lang couldn't help but ask Pan Lin: "How are Danyang's elite soldiers? Can they compare to Jinmao?"

Pan Lin wanted to say yes, but Zu Lang had just been defeated and his morale was low. If he turned around and confronted Jin Mao at this time, he was afraid that he would not be able to win.

"There is no comparison at all!" Pan Lin said against his will: "Jinmao's elite are much stronger than this!"

"Is it so horrible?" Zu Lang was shocked.

Helpless, he had to expand the army again. Later, Zu Lang led the Shanyue army westward, crossed the river from Wuhu County, and entered Jiujiang County and Lujiang County.

Lujiang prefect Lu Kang was well prepared to block Zu Lang's attack.

Jiujiang County was in a terrible state. The county seat and the state seat were all captured. Zu Lang looted Jiujiang County and took the people hostage, with more than 100,000 young and strong men.

Only then did he stop and plan to deal with Jinmao.

...

Luoyang.

March of the fifth year of Zhongping.

As wars continued throughout the country, Taichang Liu Yan wrote to Emperor Ling, suggesting that the Inspectors be changed to Provincial Governors in order to strengthen their positions.

The Inspector was originally an inspector. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, he gradually transformed into a local administrative official, holding great power in the military and political affairs of a state. In order to suppress the peasant uprisings that occurred one after another, Emperor Ling followed Liu Yan's proposal and changed the Inspector to a governor of a state, and selected ministers and ministers to serve as governors of a state.

As a result, the governor of a province became the chief executive above the county and held great administrative power of a province, a very important position.

Liu Yan asked to be the governor of Jiaozhou in order to escape the chaotic world.

At that time, the governor of Yizhou, Xi Jian, was accumulating wealth on a massive scale in Yizhou, and greed was the norm.

Liu Yan, who originally wanted to take Jiaozhou to avoid disaster, changed his mind and asked the court to be the governor of Yizhou because he heard from the attendant Dong Fu that Yizhou had the aura of an emperor.

Emperor Liu Hong then appointed Liu Yan as military supervisor and governor of Yizhou, and conferred him the title of Marquis of Yangcheng, and ordered him to go to Yizhou to arrest Xi Jian and rectify the administration.

He also appointed Huang Wan as governor of Yuzhou, Chen Wen as governor of Yangzhou, Zhou Xin as prefect of Danyang, Fu Qian as prefect of Jiujiang, and Wang Lang as prefect of Kuaiji.

After Liu Yan took office, the position of Minister of Rites was vacant. Grand Minister of Agriculture Tang Mao teamed up with General Yuan Shu to help Zhu Jun get promoted to Minister of Rites, one of the Nine Ministers.

In April, the Yellow Turban Army in Gepi, Runan County rose up again and attacked counties.

Qu'a County.

Yu Fan was angrily scolding Guangling Iron Official: "We agreed to buy a million kilograms of iron ore, and this is how you do it?"

"Only 100,000 jin! Do you think I'm nothing?!"

"Aren't you afraid that my lord's army will be heading towards Guangling?"

The iron official nodded and bowed, saying, "Calm down, Yu Juncheng, there is trouble with the Yellow Turbans in Danyang County, and the Yangtze River is not peaceful. I went through a lot of trouble to transport these 100,000 kilograms."

"Guangling's soldiers are weak and their generals are few, so we really have no choice."

"What you said is indeed the truth." Yu Fan nodded, and the lion said, "Then how about this, next time my army will escort you, and you go back and tell the governor of Guangling to prepare two million kilograms of ore."

"You don't even have to pay for the travel expenses, so the price will be one million kilograms!"

Guangling Iron Officer had a bitter face, not knowing how to agree. He didn't want to come, but Jin Mao was so aggressive, and the Guangling County Magistrate forced him to come.

"Don't worry, County Magistrate Yu, I will definitely inform the county court." Guangling Tieguan simply agreed, leaving the prefect to worry about it.

Yu Fan was very satisfied and ordered his men to entertain the Guangling Iron Official well.

Since coming to Qu'a County, Yu Fan has discovered that he has a unique talent in negotiation.

Whether they were powerful families or officials from nearby counties and prefectures, he could "persuade" them with just his mouth.

Guangling Iron Official is not an isolated case!

"Report!"

The visitor was a messenger from the Qu'a County garrison.

"Yu Juncheng, there is a team coming from Xuzhou. They are the new governor of Kuaiji County, Wang Lang. They are passing through Qu'a County and want to stop and rest."

"Settle down well."

"Here."

Yu Fan frowned, feeling that Wang Lang had come with ill intentions. Why didn't he stop in Dantu County but had to go to Qu'a County?

"I have to go meet him."

Wang Lang studied under Taiwei Yang Ci in his early years and was appointed as a doctor because of his knowledge of classics. Later, when Yang Ci passed away, he resigned from his post to mourn and did not respond to the order of being a filial and honest official. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, recommended him as a talented person and appointed him as an official in charge of Xuzhou.

Now I have come to take up the post of Governor of Kuaiji County.

As the governor of Xuzhou, it is impossible for Wang Lang not to know what Kuaiji County is like, but he still came to take up the post.

Either they are fearless or they are harboring evil intentions, neither of which is good for Jinmao.

Yu Fan went to the post station first, but did not see Wang Lang. After asking, he found out that Wang Lang had gone to the iron smelting workshop on his own.

Suddenly, Yu Fan frowned even deeper. He was just rushing to the post station from the workshop, but Wang Lang made a feint to the east and attacked in the west.

You're so brave to just wander around without saying hello!
Yu Fan quickly returned to the workshop and finally stopped Wang Lang who was about to leave.

"Grandmaster Wang, you are also a well-read Confucian scholar. How can you trespass into someone else's territory without informing your master?"

Yu Fan held back his anger and asked, "Is this how you are? So rude?"

The middle-aged Wang Lang was very calm: "Why didn't I report it to the master?"

Wang Lang gestured, took a scroll of bamboo slips from his men and said, "This is the document from Sheng Xian, the governor of Wu County. Please have a look at it, Yu County Magistrate."

Yu Fan sneered and instantly understood what Wang Lang was planning. He took the document without even looking at it and threw it to his subordinate.

"Since you have finished reading, Lord Wang, please take a good rest so as not to delay your return!"

Yu Fan deliberately emphasized the word "return date".

Wang Lang was in no hurry to leave, but asked, "Is Yu Juncheng the Wu Juncheng or Kuaiji Juncheng? Or Yuzhang Juncheng?" "If he is Wu Juncheng, why doesn't Yu Juncheng obey the orders of Wu Jun Taishou Sheng Xian?"

"If it is the prefect of Kuaiji or Yuzhang, what right do they have to manage the affairs of Wu?"

Yu Fan counterattacked: "You are too nosy. People who don't know the truth would think you are the governor of Yangzhou!"

"Unfortunately, I am familiar with Governor Chen of Yangzhou." Wang Lang said proudly, "Yangzhou's administration is in chaos. As a good friend, I should help Governor Chen."

"You are right!" Yu Fan threatened unceremoniously, "The road from Qu'a County to Kuaiji County is not peaceful. Governor Wang, please don't fail to reach Kuaiji County."

"Oh? Jin Mao wants to kill me?" Wang Lang said bluntly: "I will just stand here and see how he can kill me."

It was the first time in his life that Yu Fan encountered such a difficult opponent. He was anxious and angry, but there was nothing he could do.

"What? You don't dare?" Wang Lang was not satisfied and continued to provoke: "Without the master's order, you dare not do it?"

"Clang!" Yu Fan drew his sword and roared, "I'll kill you!"

Wang Lang was horrified and stepped back in fear, cursing, "You are a well-read man, but you are as reckless as an ordinary man. I am ashamed to be associated with you!"

After saying that, Wang Lang ran away without looking back.

Yu Fan, who was left with his hands and feet held by the soldiers, raised his sword and said in a furious rage: "Wang Lang, old dog! I swear to kill you!"

Wang Lang did not dare to stay long, and set off for Wu County with his entourage that afternoon.

After Yu Fan calmed down, he quickly wrote a letter to tell Jin Mao the bad news.

...

April
Wucheng County.

Jinmao stationed 13,800 troops here, and after another round of competition, some changes were made in each unit.

The Imperial Guards were expanded to eight hundred, of which five hundred cavalry were temporarily led by Cheng Pu.

The main battalion was expanded to four battalions, each with a thousand people. The first battalion commander was Gong Lei and the deputy battalion commander was Zhou Tai, the second battalion commander was He Qi and the deputy battalion commander was Yang Lin, the third battalion commander was Ling Cao and the deputy battalion commander was Huang Xing, and the fourth battalion commander was Dong Xi and the deputy battalion commander was Jiang Qin.

Huang Gai had just established his foothold in the Imperial Guard and still needed to accumulate merits before he could be promoted.

There are a total of 11,000 recruits in the recruit camp, including 4,000 pure recruits, 5,000 one-year veterans, and 2,000 half-year veterans.

Among the 9,000 new recruits in Wucheng County, 5,000 were naval forces who were training in Zhenze Lake, and the other 4,000 were all new recruits.

This is considered a tradition in the recruit camp, as new recruits will be given opportunities to practice in real combat every time.

The remaining 2,000 recruits were distributed in Qu'a County (1,000) and Wu County (1,000).

The soldiers of Wu County and Wu County are all one-year veterans, with enough experience to be promoted to the main force battalion, in order to keep an eye on Sheng Xian and monitor his every move.

Ever since he learned from his father-in-law that Sheng Xian was doing something behind the scenes, Jin Mao has been on guard. For this reason, he specially arranged for his uncle Jin Shan to go to Wu County to take charge.

Sheng Xian had the title of a famous scholar, and his son Sheng Kuang had worked for Jin Mao. Another point was that Sheng Xian had been openly helping Jin Mao to become famous.

Such people are the hardest to kill, and we have to prevent others from killing Sheng Xian, otherwise, it would be like yellow mud falling on your crotch, or it would be shit!

That day, when Jin Mao received Yu Fan's letter, he frowned.

"Why is there another Wang Lang?"

And Wang Lang also ran towards Wu County?

The famous scholar Sheng Xian is enough to give Jin Mao a headache, and now with Wang Lang added to the mix, is this going to force him to kill someone?

But Wang Lang is not comparable to Sheng Xian. As both are celebrities and a member of the Wang family, a prestigious family in Donghai, Wang Lang is much better than Sheng Xian in terms of family background, master, reputation and experience!
If such a person were to cause trouble like Sheng Xian did, Jin Mao would really have to be prepared to chop him down.

"No, I have to inform my uncle." Jin Mao thought, "How can I dare to send troops to quell the rebellion if the rear is not stable?"

He immediately ordered someone to take the letter and rush to Wu County at full speed.

It was too late to stop Wang Lang from going to Wu County, so the only thing they could do was to prevent the two from meeting, just like they had done with Sheng Xian.

the same day.

The scouts sent by Jin Mao to Danyang County to gather information reported back.

"Pan Lin is under Zu Lang's control again?"

This guy is really lucky. I thought he was killed together with Yan Baihu.

"Zu Lang was defeated by the elite Danyang troops led by the new Danyang County Magistrate Zhou Xin?"

Zhou Xin, Jin Mao knew this person, a native of Shanyin County, Kuaiji Prefecture. In his early years, he studied under the Grand Tutor Chen Fan, and was later recruited by the Grand Commandant's Office. Unexpectedly, he now returned to Danyang Prefecture to serve as the prefect.

The two of them are half from the same hometown, so there shouldn't be much problem in communicating.

"Zu Lang suffered a setback in Danyang and headed towards Lujiang County or Jiujiang County?"

Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang County, was Lu Xun's great-grandfather. He was upright and talented. Jin Mao guessed that Zu Lang would suffer another setback here.

Then we can only move to Jiujiang County, because the governor of Jiujiang County and the governor of Yangzhou are not in office...

"wrong!"

Jinmao immediately denied its own speculation.

"If the governors of Danyang and Kuaiji are here to take office, why aren't the governors of Jiujiang and Yangzhou here?"

If he still can't stop Zu Lang's attack, then it will be fun!

Jin Mao immediately discussed the matter with Xi Zhicai.

In the end, the two agreed that it was very likely that the newly appointed Jiujiang County Magistrate and Yangzhou Governor had died.

"Zhicai, help me write a letter to the Minister of Agriculture!"

The position of Governor of Yangzhou is within reach!

(End of this chapter)