After knowing Cao Liang's identity, everyone looked at Cao Liang differently. Although everyone's attitude was extremely humble, there was still a look of jealousy and envy in their eyes.

Prefect Han Jian hasn't been seen for quite a while. At first, everyone thought Han Jian had gone to change clothes, but everyone had been here for a long time and still hadn't seen him. This seemed too abnormal, after all.

Today, a distinguished guest came to the Prefect's Mansion. As the host, Han Jian did not show up for such a long time, which was a bit rude.

Ding Juncheng sat next to Cao Liang. He was under great pressure and sweating slightly on his head. When Cao Liang wasn't paying attention, he whispered to the steward of the Prefecture to ask Han Jian to come out.

Before the steward could say anything, Cao Liang said: "There is no need to look for him. When this general arrived, Prefect Han had already committed suicide by hanging from a cliff."

Ding Juncheng's mouth opened wide, and he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He lost his voice and said, "Prefect Han committed suicide by hanging from a beam? What... what's going on?"

Almost all the officials had a look of astonishment on their faces, and they were all dumbfounded.

What's going on? Yesterday, when I saw Taishou Han, it was just like usual. Why did he hang himself from a beam today? It's simply unbelievable.

Cao Liang said calmly: "It's like this. When I was in Pubanjin, I seized dozens of ships of smuggled salt, and captured Han Zhang, who was trafficking in smuggled salt, on the spot. This person must be familiar to everyone, so,

When the general arrived at the prefect's mansion, Prefect Han was already afraid of committing suicide."

Everyone below Dingjun Cheng was silent.

The matter of Han Jian selling private salt was naturally hidden from his subordinate officials. However, they both served in the same county. No matter how secretive Han Jian's work was, some rumors would inevitably leak out. However, Han Jian was a senior official.

Because of this, the officials were only aware of it and no one reported it.

Unexpectedly, when the illicit salt sales came to light, Han Jian would actually commit suicide out of fear of being punished. Naturally, it would be hard to avoid the feeling of sadness among his colleagues.

Cao Liang said: "My general came to Hedong here on orders from the imperial court to go to Bingzhou to quell the Xiongnu rebellion. According to the plan, I need to stay in Hedong for one month and recruit more than 8,000 troops. I hope you can work together to help me complete the recruitment as soon as possible."

The mission is to serve the imperial court and share the emperor's worries."

Ding Juncheng nodded and bowed his head and said: "That is natural. Those in humble positions should do their best."

Cao Liang said: "Prefect Han died unexpectedly. This matter should be reported to the Ming court as soon as possible. However, before the new prefect takes office, we hope that Ding Juncheng can take up the post of prefect to reassure the people."

When Ding Juncheng heard this, he immediately said with sincerity and fear: "You can't do it. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. The position is humble and the position is light. How dare you arbitrarily overstep the position of the prefect? ​​General Cao has an official position of two thousand stones, and it is a holiday.

, it happens that we are recruiting troops in Hedong County, so it is better to temporarily receive the seal of the prefect. I believe that after one month, the imperial court will send someone to take over, and it will not be too late to hand over the job at that time."

Cao Liang was a little confused. It stands to reason that the Jun Cheng is the deputy of the prefect. When the prefect is unable to take care of things, the Jun Cheng should temporarily take over the duties of the prefect and manage the affairs of the county. However, this Ding Jun Cheng is so strange that he refuses to accept the deputy.

As a prefect, could it be that Han Jian's death gave him fear? Or was there some other reason?

Cao Liang was too lazy to speculate on Ding Juncheng's thoughts. Since he took the initiative to hand over the seal of the prefect, Cao Liang might as well accept it openly. With the power of the prefect, it would be much easier for him to recruit troops.

But before Cao Liang could respond, the person below suddenly said loudly: "No! The prefect is the lord of a county, and he receives orders from the emperor. How can he accept it privately? Although General Cao is the general of Pingbei, he has not received the order from the imperial court. What?

If you can act as the prefect, please be careful, Ding Juncheng."

Cao Liang looked up and saw that this man was about thirty years old, handsome in appearance, and majestic. Compared with Yang Hu, he was no less handsome than Yang Hu. He could be called a handsome man and handsome boy.

Cao Liang secretly marveled that there are so many beauties in this era. The Yang Hu, He Yan, and Xia Houxuan he knew were all handsome men with good looks. But in future generations, they would be so young, but in this world

At that time, they were all capable ministers and famous generals. They could rely on their reputation, but they had to rely on their ability to make a living. Cao Liang was drunk when he thought about it.

"Who is this?" Cao Liang asked doubtfully.

Ding Juncheng said: "This is the king of this county. In front of General Cao, how can I allow you to make such a fuss and still not retreat!" In the second half of the sentence, he directly reprimanded the king.

King? He is actually the king! The king who sailed down to Yizhou in his boat and lost his royal power in Jinling, Cao Liang really didn’t expect to meet him in Hedong County.

Wang, like Yang Hu and Du Yu, were both famous generals in the early Jin Dynasty. They made great achievements in the battle to destroy Wu. It was precisely because Wang built a navy in Yizhou that could compete with the Soochow navy, so

The Jin State was able to go down the river and attack the stone city in one go. Finally, the Lord of Wu surrendered, and "a banner fell out of the stone."

It seems that Wang is not very ambitious now. He can only hold a small job in Hedong County after he has passed the age. Not to mention being a prefect, even the county magistrate does not treat him with dignity. It can be seen that Wang is now in Hedong County.

The position is too low.

The reason why Wang became so successful later was because of Yang Hu's recommendation.

Cao Liang waved his hand and said: "What Wang Zheng said is true. The position of prefect is given by the emperor. How can he give it to him privately? On the way down, he passes through Hedong County. He is a passerby in a hurry. How can he trespass on the position of prefect? ​​This seal is still given by Dingjun Cheng.

Come and keep it safe. I hope Ding Juncheng can give his full assistance to the recruitment of troops."

Ding Juncheng couldn't help but secretly roll his eyes at Wang. If it hadn't been for him, he would have thrown out this hot potato-like seal. But after he said this, Cao Liang immediately pushed back. Ding Juncheng secretly complained incessantly.

But he didn't dare to go against Cao Liang's words, so he had to agree.

Next, Cao Liang asked Ding Juncheng to write a memorial about what happened in Hedong County and send it to Luoyang at a cost of six hundred miles to report it to the Ming court, who would decide the matter.

As for Han Jian's body, it had to be temporarily put aside in the Prefect's Mansion. After all, Han Jian committed suicide out of fear of crime, and it was not a normal death. How to bury it will have to wait for the envoys sent by the imperial court to arrange the disposal. At this stage,

I'm afraid no one dares to take charge of this.

It's such a hot day. If Han Jian's body is left here, it will stink in a few days. Cao Liang is really glad that he didn't accept the prefect's letter and didn't have to stay in the prefect's mansion, otherwise he would be suffocated by the stench every day.
Chapter completed!