Chapter 99 The general is so shameless!
Zhang Zhongwen was one of the people who came this time. His family was considered to be quite wealthy, owning two or three shops in the city. He had been studying at the Shen family's clan school since he was a child. Later, when the county school reopened, he went there.
He had a solid foundation and quickly stood out from the crowd of students. Because of his excellent academic performance, Lu Chenyang selected him several times during the county school selection process, and he was also one of the people who went to the disaster relief this year.
This time Lu Chenyang needed someone to help again, so he signed up immediately.
The teacher also advised him that while working for Master Lu was important, studying was also crucial. He would eventually pass the imperial examinations, and he wasn't even a student yet.
But Zhang Zhongwen felt that working for Lord Lu was actually working for the people. They were different paths to the same end. He had already done what an official should do, and he was very willing to do so.
Moreover, he really enjoyed the feeling of doing things for the people, which made him feel that he was putting his knowledge into practice. So even though the Master advised him against it, he still came.
After he and his classmates arrived, they were immediately assigned to start working.
Lu Chenyang handed him a stack of documents and asked him to sort them out, and then asked him to sort out the warehouses and food supplies in the entire city.
Zhang Zhongwen: “???”
Doesn't this sound like the job of a county lieutenant? Oh, no, the county magistrate's deputy is called a county lieutenant, and this is the deputy of the governor, called a tongpan. He's not even a tongsheng, and he's already doing the job of a tongpan?
The Tongpan was a sixth-rank official, and Lu Chenyang... was a seventh-rank county magistrate.
Well, after he came to the provincial capital, the job he did was of a higher rank than Lu Chenyang's.
Zhang Zhongwen went to work with a blank expression on his face, and then he had no time to think about anything else because he was too busy.
They were all top students at the county school, but this was their first time dealing with practical work, and they all stumbled along. When they encountered a problem they didn't understand, they went to the prison to ask their superiors. It didn't matter if they didn't speak up, as the prison warden would be watching them with a whip, so no one dared to remain silent.
Oh, there were also those who were stubborn, uncooperative, or secretly making trouble. After being discovered, they were all punished by the prison boss and their end was very miserable.
Because after taking over, they found that these people were either corrupt or oppressing the people. In any case, none of them were good people, and Lu Chenyang was not polite at all when he took action.
This is a story for later. Anyway, now Zhang Wenzhong and other students have started their life as slaves.
Take Lu Chenyang for example. After he took control of the Governor's Mansion with a strong attitude, he began to dispatch troops to fight Fang Shihao.
Originally, Fang Shihao didn't take Lu Chenyang's letter seriously. Yan Yuanjie had already agreed to the peace proposal, so what did Lu Chenyang count for?!
Unexpectedly... Yan Yuanjie's promise is bullshit, it's useless!
Fang Shihao also received the news about the 20,000 reinforcements. They are already struggling to defeat Lu Chenyang, so another 20,000?
Run, you must run!
But it's too late.
Yan Xing had already ambushed his troops long ago. By the way, after Xu Hao tacitly agreed to Lu Chenyang's behavior, Yan Xing was afraid of trouble and took over the command of the garrison under his hands.
With Xu Hao's cooperation, Yan Xing took over very smoothly. Moreover, Yan Xing was also a real talent. After this great battle, the people in the army admired him very much.
Yan Xing had troops and horses at his disposal, and they were obedient, so he immediately decided to defeat the rebels.
The battle lasted for a full day and night before all 30,000 rebels led by Fang Shihao were captured.
Then Lu Chenyang was short of people again, and this time he started selecting from the prefectural capital. He met with the students, including the Tongsheng and Xiucai, and had a few private conversations with them. Those who didn't seem too bad accepted their positions and went back to work.
Lu Chenyang is very busy, and now he has begun to exercise the power of the governor.
In the governor's mansion, Lu Chenyang was looking at the list in his hand with a frown.
He was already irritable, and the hot weather made him even more angry.
Yan Xing walked in with a bowl of ice porridge. "Have a drink. I heard you didn't eat lunch?"
Lu Chenyang was stunned when he saw him: "Why are you here?"
Yan Xing said, "Are you so busy?"
Lu Chenyang nodded. "Yeah, there's a lot of things that no one's doing." He couldn't help but complain, "Some people aren't suited to doing things, some are just empty talkers, and some are even starting to take revenge on me."
Lu Chenyang sighed, "As expected, just meeting a few times and chatting about problems is not enough to confirm a person's character."
"Where are the students from the county school?" Yan Xing asked.
Lu Chenyang couldn't help but smile. "Of course they're all good." He looked proud. "Everyone is humble, hardworking, and very smart. They're worthy of being the students from Yanquan County High School."
Many of the students who graduated from the county school were ordinary people, and some of them didn't even have enough to eat before Lu Chenyang came. They were all grateful to Lu Chenyang, so they all worked hard to do things for him.
They hope to live up to the opportunities Lu Chenyang provides them.
Yan Xing said, "Even the imperial examination system can select corrupt officials, so don't blame yourself too much. You have limited time now, and you can't test everyone yourself. Why don't you imitate the imperial examination system and give them a few questions to answer? At least that would show some ability."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chenyang looked at him and their eyes met.
What's the difference between Yan Xing's method and Lu Chenyang's establishment of a small court here? He is just a county magistrate and doesn't even have the power to appoint and dismiss.
Yan Xing said nonchalantly, "Our Lord Lu is diligent, so it's not too much to ask for a few advisors for himself, right? I think if we spread the word, scholars will flock to him. With so many people, Lord Lu must make a careful selection and give everyone a fair and impartial examination. No one will complain."
Lu Chenyang was stunned. He never expected that the general could be so shameless!
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