Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Faced with Li Zhen's questioning, Kong Fanxue sneered and replied, "Calling you 'Sir' is already an honor. Although you are now the Prefect of Anyang, you have only been promoted from the position of County Magistrate. Do you know why I was transferred here from the capital? It was my third uncle in the Ministry of Rites who arranged it for me. In time, let alone a small Prefect, you will find it difficult to even see me."

I really don't know where this guy got the courage to spout such nonsense in front of Li Zhen. What is the Ministry of Rites? Li Zhen just had a showdown with Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, and he won. Why would he care about Kong Fanxue's third uncle in the Ministry of Rites?

李振笑了：“既然孔县令这么有本事，我这安阳府就不留你了，你明日就离开这里，去找你的礼部三叔去吧。”

孔凡学此时大脑已经不受控制，他竟然还想扑上来厮打李振。结果被守在一旁的岳鹏一脚给踹出去了三米远，整个人躺在地上不动了，似乎是昏死了过去。

Li Zhen turned to the bad guys and said, "Send someone to the mountain stronghold to inform Qian Dazhuang to bring 1,500 men to take over Neihuang County. Qian Dazhuang will temporarily act as the county magistrate. You stay here to help him sort things out."

旁边地上还跪着的王举人傻眼了，这知府大人这么牛掰，自己苦心巴结的孔县令不仅被当场罢免了职务，人家好像还不鸟礼部。要知道孔凡学可是出身山东的孔家，这个知府大人难道不怕对方打击报复吗。

Although he thought this in his heart, he couldn't say it out loud: "My lord, please forgive me. I will remove these things and arrange a new banquet to welcome you back."

对于这个王举人，李振虽然心中也有些不满，但这毕竟还在人家里。他笑着对王举人说：“还有一件事情拜托王举人了，你立即通知这周边的乡绅富户，让他们到你这里来，本官有要事需要和他们说。”

Scholar Wang quickly agreed and then got up to make the arrangements. Wangjiazhuang was located in the north of Neihuang County, and it would take some effort to notify the local gentry and wealthy families to come here. Fortunately, the Wang family had enough servants to go out at the same time, so it should be enough time.

As soon as Wang, the scholar, stepped out of the outer courtyard, he saw his brother-in-law leading a large group of people toward him.

"Brother-in-law, the servants said someone dared to break into your house, so I immediately brought men over. I want to see who has the guts to mess with me!"

"Snapped!"

A loud slap sounded.

王举人恶狠狠地盯着自己的这个小舅子说：“你不要命了，那是知府大人，县令大人如今还躺在地上，你这是想要我死呀。”

The brother-in-law covered his face and asked incredulously, "Is it that newly appointed Prefect Li?"

Scholar Wang: "If it's not him, then who is it? Quickly disperse your men, or it will be troublesome if the prefect sees them."

To everyone's surprise, the brother-in-law was not afraid at all. Instead, he excitedly shouted to the men behind him, "Brothers, the man inside is Prefect Li. I'll go in and ask to see him in a moment. We have a way out."

It turned out that Wang Juren's brother-in-law was named Du Jie. He had loved playing with weapons since he was a child. Ever since the Jin people occupied Daming Prefecture, he had spontaneously formed a group of several dozen people to cause trouble for the Jin people in the mountains and forests. Wang Juren was also very troubled by this brother-in-law. He tried to persuade him many times, but to no avail, so he just let him do as he pleased.

After the Jurchens withdrew from Anyang, the Song army arrived. However, fate is fickle; the Song generals' indifferent gaze, like a winter wind, instantly extinguished his fervent enthusiasm. They not only failed to regard this battle-hardened, yearning-to-be-submitted force as comrades, but instead treated them with contempt, viewing them as a disorganized rabble, utterly disdainful. Not only did they refuse to accept them, but they also greedily demanded silver, as if conducting a transaction rather than welcoming loyal and courageous men.

Upon hearing this, Du Jie felt as if his heart was being torn apart, and an indescribable grief and indignation welled up in his chest. He had never expected that his sincere devotion would be met with such treatment. What chilled him even more was that if this unreasonable demand was not met, they, this group of warriors fighting against the Jin, would be branded as "bandits" and face the desperate situation of being wiped out.

Later, Du Jie heard about Li Zhen's heroic deeds. He learned that Li Zhen had led the Li Family Village to form the Li Family Army and had repelled the attacks of the Jin army many times. From then on, Du Jie regarded Li Zhen as his idol. Recently, he was about to lead his men to Li Family Village to join them, but unexpectedly, Li Zhen came here today.

正在院子里喝着茶水的李振看到了王举人满脸笑容的走了进来，刚才还在昏迷的孔凡学县令此时已经悠悠转醒，只不过他可能被岳鹏踹得有点懵，到现在还没缓过劲来。

王举人笑着说：“知府大人，小人已经派出去通知他们了，另外小人在旁边的院子安排了一桌酒席，想必大人这一路累坏了，还是先吃点东西垫吧一下如何。”

还真别说，此时的李振还真有点饿了，他也不客气，答应了王举人的请求后，就跟着来到了旁边的院子里。

刚一进院子他就看到一双精精有神的眼睛望着自己，透过眼神看出对方好像非常激动。不光是李振，就连不良和岳鹏也发现了。

Fearing the other party might harm Li Zhen, Yue Peng shielded Li Zhen with his body and secretly reached for his waist. There lay the pistol Li Zhen had issued him; if the other party made any move, Yue Peng would immediately draw his pistol and fire.

可能也察觉出异样的王举人苦笑着解释：“知府大人莫见怪，这是我的小舅子，他听说了您的抗击金人事情后就非常崇拜仰慕您。今日这不是听说了您来我这里后，他立即就跑了过来。”

Upon hearing his brother-in-law's words, Du Jie immediately prostrated himself on the ground, kneeling before Li Zhen and shouting, "Du Jie of the Neihuang Jin-killing Team greets Lord Li! My admiration for you is as boundless as the Yangtze River, and I am utterly awestruck by your great achievements. Today, I am fortunate to meet you, and I am willing to donate all my wealth to you. From this day forward, Du Jie and my fifty-three heroes will obey your commands."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhen immediately became interested. He hadn't expected to have a little admirer in the Song Dynasty. Not bad, very good. Regardless of the other person's abilities, he had to accept him just for this friendship.

Wang, the scholar standing to the side, felt as if he had swallowed a bitter pill. Over the years, his brother-in-law had long since squandered all of the Du family's wealth, leaving them with nothing. The money and land that Du Jie now possessed were all given to him by Wang. This wasn't donating Du Jie's family fortune; it was donating his own.

Although Wang Juren felt a little sorry for his brother-in-law, the atmosphere suddenly became lively after his brother-in-law joined in. During the conversation, Li Zhen asked Du Jie how he had dealt with the Jurchens over the years. Du Jie immediately perked up and stood up to give a vivid and detailed description to everyone. The scene was simply amazing.