Zhang Xiluan came to the stage and asked if the assassin had been caught.
"No, they have run away." Wang Shigui replied.
"A bunch of trash!" Zhang Xiluan scolded, "Where does this troupe come from? Go and arrest their boss and ask them."
"My lord, this troupe is not local. They are mobile. They perform wherever they go. There is no fixed place."
"Then who connected with them? Did you just recruit them without asking clearly?" Zhang Xiluan said angrily.
"Sir, I brought this troupe here from the street," Wang Shigui said. "Yesterday afternoon, you asked me to invite the troupe. I wanted to invite the local people, but I happened to meet them on the street. They They said they could act and the price was cheap, so I invited them over without thinking too much.”
"What? Bastard! You are a pig! We don't know the details of these outsiders. How dare you invite them here? You almost hurt Vice Commander Du. What if something happens?" Zhang Xiluan scolded him. , while shouting to his soldiers, "Come here!"
"Sir, please give me your instructions." At this time, two soldiers came over.
"Pull this incompetent and brainless person down and beat him again." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Sir, I didn't mean it. I won't dare to do it next time. Please forgive me." Wang Shigui was so frightened that he knelt down to Zhang Xiluan with a "plop".
"Hmph! There's no point in begging me. Just ask the two commanders."
"Two commanders, please be kind and say a nice word to me. I didn't know they were bad guys. If I had known they were assassins, I would never have invited them here anyway." Wang Shigui begged.
Zhang Tianhe looked at it but said nothing.
"Master Magistrate, I think the person who doesn't know is not guilty. He didn't mean it. Today is a festive day. It's not appropriate to hit him. Besides, it didn't hurt me. I'll let it go. Right." Du Lisi said.
"For Vice Commander Du's sake, I will spare you this time. If something goes wrong next time, I will kill you for both sins." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Thank you, sir." Wang Shigui kowtowed to Zhang Xiluan.
"Why are you thanking me? Why don't you thank the two commanders quickly." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Thank you, Vice Commander Du, and thank you, Commander Zhang." Wang Shigui kowtowed to Du Lisi and Zhang Tianhe again.
Du Lisi helped Wang Shigui up again, and the matter came to an end.
"Strengthen the alert." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Yes!" everyone replied.
noon.
Zhang Xiluan hosted a banquet to entertain all the brothers.
Another table was opened in the flower hall, and there were only three people at the table, Zhang Xiluan, Zhang Tianhe and Du Lisi.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Zhang Xiluan said: "Vice Commander Du, you are lucky to have Commander Zhang sitting next to you today and kicked the third ax away in time. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
"Yes, Tianhe saved my life today, I can't thank you enough." Du Lisi said.
"Brother, we are brothers, there is no need to say these kind words." Zhang Tianhe said.
"So, who do you think will come to assassinate you?" Zhang Xiluan asked.
"Well, I don't know for a while. I have been in the world for so many years and have killed many people. It is inevitable that my enemies will take revenge." Du Lisi said.
"Well, it seems that you have a lot of enemies. In the future, you must be careful to avoid similar incidents from happening again." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Yes."
"You said this morning, what are the conditions for recruiting your Heiyun Village to be safe? You need to negotiate with us. There are no outsiders here. You can tell me." Zhang Xiluan said.
"Sir, originally, I had some things that I wanted to finalize with you. Now, since Tianhe has rescued me, I have nothing to say. In a word, after I finish eating, I will go back and bring the team together. Just pull him over." Du Lisi said.
"Okay, great!" Zhang Xiluan picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, let's drink to Heiyun Village's submission to the imperial court."
"Cheers!" The three of them drank the wine in their glasses together.
"Vice Commander Du, don't worry. After you come to our Pingquan Mansion, your troops will still be under your control. There is no need to reorganize them. The corresponding clothing, equipment, military pay, etc. will be the same as those under Commander Zhang, and they will enjoy the same treatment. You see How?" Zhang Xiluan asked.
"That's very good." Du Lisi said.
Zhang Tianhe kept watching with cold eyes and didn't say much.
After eating, Du Lisi took his brothers back to Heiyun Village. Zhang Tianhe saw him off again, and then the two brothers parted ways.
In the evening, Zhang Tianhe called all the battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders and main leaders together for a meeting, and set up two posts outside the door.
"Everyone, please tell me what you think of today's welcome ceremony." Zhang Tianhe said.
"I'll say it first."
A loud voice spoke, and the voice almost broke the roof. Everyone saw that it was Tang Dalong.
"Can you please keep your voice down? It's a surprise." Cai Yongzhen, deputy commander of the first battalion sitting next to him, said.
"We are all our own people here, what does it matter?" Tang Dalong asked.
"Be careful, the walls have ears." Cai Yongzhen said.
"Commander Zhang, today at the welcome ceremony, when Du Lisi walked on the red carpet, he competed with you for the first place; when watching the play, he competed with you again. It can be seen that he was dissatisfied. He wanted to compare you everywhere. Go down." Tang Dalong said.
"Yes, yes, Tang Dalong is right." Everyone nodded in praise.
"So, what do you think about Li Kui's assassination of Du Lisi on the stage while watching the play?" Zhang Tianhe asked again.
"Commander Zhang, let me tell you that you are a good man. If someone assassinates Du Lisi, wouldn't that be just right? Just let him kill him. Wouldn't it be better if he died? Why should you save him? Isn't it true many times? One move?" Tang Dalong said.
"Firstly, although Du Lisi has some unpleasantness with us, that is all in the past. He is my ally after all; secondly, my godfather and godmother are still alive. If Du Lisi is killed today, Well, then, this incident was caused by my intention to recruit Heiyun Village. Even if I didn’t kill the person, I can’t escape the blame. Wouldn’t my godfather and godmother be resentful of me? They might even think that I was responsible for it. Ghost; Thirdly, if Du Lisi dies today, then it will be impossible to recruit Heiyun Village. The Governor ordered us to destroy Heiyun Village within a month. What will we do by then? Should I Are we going to go to war with my godfather? How many people will die by then? Therefore, I have to save him. This can also clear my suspicion." Zhang Tianhe said.
"I see, Commander Zhang has thought carefully." Upon hearing this, everyone nodded frequently.
