Chapter 82 Take over the entire Kuaiji County!
Kawachi

Zhu Jun had been in office as prefect for three months when he defeated Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army.

It’s not that Zhu Jun is so powerful, but the leader of the Black Mountain Army, General Zhang Yan, has no intention of fighting to the death.

On this day, Zhu Jun received two letters from home in a row. He thought that his two sons had finally come to their senses and knew they should care about their old father.

Who would have thought that the letter was full of shit.

The younger brother accused his elder brother of abusing his power and selling salt and iron to pirates, which harmed the people.

The elder brother accused his younger brother of joining forces with Jinmao to seize power.

Zhu Jun understood what was going on at a glance and roughly guessed what had happened.

Considering the bad character of the eldest son Zhu Fu, it is not surprising that he would do such a stupid thing.

"This child still recognizes me as his half-teacher."

Zhu Jun didn't know that Jin Mao didn't take action, and thought that Jin Mao was showing mercy for his sake.

"As a teacher, I can't keep pushing for more. There has to be a give and take."

Zhu Jun picked up the pen knife, spread out a new bamboo slip, and said to himself: "Well, let civilization have more experience and not just read books blindly."

In a moment, Zhu Fu's power was removed.

Zhu Jun didn't care what Zhu Fu would think. He would be doing him the best he could by asking his stupid son to stay out of trouble.

As for the truth of the matter, that's not important.

Just like what Xi Zhicai said to Liu Ping at that time: "So what if Qiantang Hou knows the truth? In the eyes of big men, interests are the most important!"

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Mid-June, Yuyao County.

In early June, Jinmao was preparing to return after completing the incorporation of Juzhang County, but unexpectedly, good news came from Yuyao County, requesting to be incorporated.

What else is there to say? Just collect them all and be done with it.

Coincidentally, the person who delivered the message was Dong Xi.

However, Dong Xian seemed to be in a hurry and left after delivering the message.

At that time, Jin Mao did not think much about it. He thought that Dong Xi was anxious to return to Wushang County to study. Even if he studied on his own, with more people and more insights, he could always come up with something different.

In June, when Yuyao County was almost incorporated, Dong Xi rushed back to Yuyao, with a strong smell of blood on his body.

Without asking, Jin Mao knew where Dong Xi must have gone to fight. Only when many people were killed could there be such a strong smell of blood.

Sure enough, as soon as they met, Dong Xi knelt down and apologized, and told them everything that Yu Fan had asked him to do.

Dong Xi did not even hide the reason for returning to Yuyao County.

Jin Mao was originally very angry, but now he was amused: "You are so big, why are you so afraid of me?"

It turned out that Dong Xi was afraid that the people from Yuyao would do something stupid and anger Jin Mao, and then their entire clan would be massacred, and he would be so sad that he would not be able to cry.

Dong Xi was so frightened that he trembled and said, "Mingsong, you are so majestic without even getting angry. Who in the army doesn't respect you?"

Jin Mao touched his nose in embarrassment. He did talk about genocide all the time, but the only families that were actually genocided were the Jiao family and the Si family in Shan County. Was it really that scary?
Then he thought that Yu Fan had mobilized troops without his consent, and this behavior must be stopped.

Jin Mao asked, "Yu Fan is the mastermind. Do you know who the accomplice is?"

Dong Xi couldn't help but stand up while thinking, scratching his head and said, "I heard that the plan was proposed by Mr. Xi. When Yu County Magistrate mobilized troops, the first person to respond was He Qi."

Xi Zhicai! He Qi!

Jin Mao asked: "Did Xi Zhicai take the initiative to come up with the plan, or was there another reason?"

Dong Xian answered honestly: "I heard that County Magistrate Yu sent someone to ask Mr. Xi, and then Mr. Xi came up with a plan."

Feeling relieved, Jin Mao asked, "How many casualties were there this time? Did we win?"

"We won! We wiped out 137 people." Dong Xi nodded fiercely: "Fifteen of our men died, twenty-eight were seriously injured, and fifty-nine were slightly injured."

Jin Mao nodded with satisfaction. With neither side having a leading general, the quality of his soldiers already surpassed that of Zhu's private soldiers.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the three new generals.

"How many enemies did you kill?" Jin Mao was very satisfied with Dong Xi, but he was merciless: "No matter how many enemies you killed, this time you not only failed, but also committed a sin!"

"I am willing to be punished!" Dong Xi bowed and added: "This time I only killed five enemies, which humiliated the reputation of the captain."

Jin Mao nodded again with satisfaction: "Considering that this is your first offense and you admitted your mistake sincerely, this time your merits and demerits will be offset and you will stay in the team for observation."

"Ah!?" Dong Xi stood up suddenly and bowed again: "Thank you, Lord Ming!" After dealing with Dong Xi, Jin Mao just wanted to return to Wushang as soon as possible. This problem was very serious and must be dealt with first.

but!

Unexpected things happened one after another.

The Zhu family of Shangyu County sent an invitation, saying that they wanted to apologize in person and thank Jinmao for their help.

Jin Mao understood the thankfulness, but what about the apology? When did Zhu Fu change his temper?
In the end, he decided to go and take a look. Although Yu Fan's attitude was wrong, the matter was indeed handled beautifully and perfectly met Jinmao's expectations.

Before leaving, Jin Mao ordered people to return to Wushang County and notify the main core personnel of each county to come to Wushang County for a meeting. Except for the two elders, if others dare not come, they will not have to come in the future.

Jinmao decided that this matter must be dealt with seriously.

Zhujia, Shangyu County.

After receiving Jinmao's affirmative answer, the Zhu family opened their doors and treated him with the most sincere courtesy.

The leader was no longer Zhu Fu, but Zhu Hao!

No matter how Zhu Fu resisted, it was of no avail. Zhu Hao indeed succeeded in seizing power, and there was not even a single ripple during the process.

Zhu Hao and Zhu Fu are said to be brothers, but their personalities are completely opposite.

Zhu Fu is eccentric, strong-willed and selfish.

Zhu Hao is humble, polite, and morally upright, a gentleman.

It was hot at noon in June.

Zhu Hao was already soaked in sweat, but he still stood in the sun waiting for Jin Mao to arrive.

As for Zhu Fu, he had already gone out to hunt for fun, and he would never bow his head even if he was beaten to death.

Finally, Jin Mao appeared in sight with more than a hundred mounted soldiers.

Zhu Hao immediately asked the drum band to start playing.

the other side.

When Jin Mao suddenly heard the music, he thought he had come to the wrong place and had entered some entertainment venue. He stopped his horse and took a look. Yes, it was the Zhu family!

Looking again, the door of the Zhu family was open, and the person leading the way at the door was sweating profusely. He looked 70% similar to Zhu Fu, but they were not the same person.

Jin Mao immediately dismounted and walked over quickly, bowing and apologizing as he walked: "I didn't expect that it was the Second Young Master who was waiting. Jin Mao is ashamed!"

When the two were only five meters apart, Zhu Hao folded his hands, bowed politely, and said apologetically: "Please forgive me, Southern Commander!"

"It's over, it's all over!" Jin Mao held Zhu Hao's arm and said, "You and I are of similar age, so we should address each other by our courtesy names to show our closeness."

"Thank you, Captain." Zhu Hao invited with a smile: "Please come in, Captain!"

Jin Mao did not force it. He smiled and walked into the Zhu family lobby hand in hand with Zhu Hao.

This was his first time visiting Zhu's house. It was not as luxurious as he had imagined, but rather simple.

How could he know that Zhu Hao had already renovated it. It was not like this when Zhu Fu was around.

The two sat down and exchanged greetings before getting down to business.

Zhu Hao handed over the letter written by Zhu Jun to Jin Mao, and then waited quietly.

After reading the letter, Jin Mao realized that Zhu Hao had already seized power and that from now on, all the affairs of the Zhu family would be under the responsibility of Zhu Hao.

Zhu Jun also wrote in the letter that he hoped Zhu Hao would be taken care of more for his sake.

In this regard, Jinmao did not make a direct statement and continued chatting with Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao did not beat around the bush and said directly: "I am willing to exchange the salt and iron rights for some food to support my family. Captain, do you think it is okay?"

The two brothers are worlds apart. Jin Mao has the urge to recruit Zhu Fu, but fortunately he still has his rationality.

"What are you talking about, Second Young Master?" Jin Mao denied it flatly: "How dare I get my hands on the teacher's wealth?"

After a period of shoving and wrangling, Jinmao finally took the salt and iron from the Zhu family at cost price. The price was to help the Zhu family incorporate more than 5,000 acres of land into Jinmao's farming system.

However, the share will be smaller, with Jinmao taking 30% and the Zhu family taking 70%, which can be considered a cost-for-cost exchange.

Now that the Zhu family had surrendered, the various ethnic groups in Shanyin County dared not hold on any longer and they all asked for guidance.

At this point, the entire territory of Kuaiji County fell into Jin Mao's hands.

(End of this chapter)