"Who to hit? Please tell me clearly!" Song Xiaoniu jumped up and asked.
"Then Zhao Cheng got angry when he found out that someone had suffered from our meat buns.
Now he is stripping off the trousers of Lao Song, Bao Zi and Jiu Hu and asking him to take turns beating them. Each of them will be beaten with thirty military sticks! "
"Nonsense!"
"It's not bad. We will start tomorrow. How can we keep up with the brigade if we have thirty broken sticks?" Chen Sanwen said thoughtfully.
"Sanlang, why don't you go over and take care of me?"
"Yes, we are all fellow villagers. Fighting and fighting are a thing. If the fight is broken or even life-threatening, it will be troublesome!" Yang Yi couldn't bear to touch Li Dan's sleeve.
"Wait a minute." Li Dan said softly, "Even if I take the lead, it still depends on the timing. The county magistrate didn't say which of us has the final say. I can only persuade him, but he can listen or not."
"How dare he not listen!" Gu Da said anxiously: "If Zhao Cheng doesn't listen, I'll beat him up!"
At this time, someone suddenly heard shouting: "Stronger, beat me hard! You don't understand who you are listening to, you are looking for death! If any of you dare to try to communicate with that place in private again, just follow this example! Beat me hard!"
"Mom, this is for the gentlemen!" Gu Da rolled up his sleeves, and Li Dan immediately glared at him.
At this time, the screams of pain from the next door became louder, accompanied by the "crack" sound of a stick hitting the flesh.
Anjiro went to take a look and came back: "San, Sanlang, they dragged the people over and beat them right next to the carriage!"
Everyone jumped to their feet immediately, this was a blatant provocation.
Li Dan looked at Song Xiaoniu: "What do you do as a governor? Why are you still standing there? Call people to guard all exits!"
Mavericks blew the siren to gather his men, assigning them to guard the exits and not allowing people from the camp to go out.
While they were making a fuss, suddenly there was no movement next door.
"It's bad, you didn't beat someone to death, right?" After Zhang Bo said this, Master Ba hissed: "I think I heard an official coming!"
After a while, I heard someone talking outside the fence. The corps leader on duty ran over and said, "Team leader, here is a soldier who wants to ask you to come over."
"I know, I'll be right away." Li Dan looked at everyone and lowered his voice and said:
"Although there are team leaders and team leaders appointed by each county in the baggage camp, the biggest official is Sima Baihu of this camp. You all wait quietly here, I will go over and take a look.
If hundreds of households were alerted, maybe nothing serious would happen tonight. After saying that, he took off his waist knife and came out alone, saying, "I am Li Dan, the leader of the Yugan County team, but I am summoned by hundreds of households?" I'd like to ask the military master to lead the way. "
Sheng Huaien stared at the boy lying on the ground in front of him and was furious.
A total of 1,200 people from the seven counties of Raozhou Prefecture (Fuliang, Poyang, Leping, Yugan, Wannian, Anren, Dexing) came to serve, and the responsibility for escorting and suppressing them all fell on themselves.
Zhenfu Si said he was given 300 soldiers, but in fact there were only 220 soldiers, coming from three guard posts.
He was unhappy, and worried that so many people would cause trouble if they bombed the camp and caused trouble.
The man surnamed Zhao in front of him had a nonchalant expression on his face. Judging from his clothes, he could tell that he was a loser sent by some wealthy family.
Sheng Huai'en felt that this was the bastard who just hid in his shell. He made people grit their teeth with hatred, but also made people scrupulous. He hesitated and didn't know how to deal with this bastard who almost caused trouble for him.
At this time, there was a little flagman named Dou San'er next to him who gave an idea, which made his eyes light up.
He looked up at the decent-looking car camp next to him. He narrowed his eyes in surprise and ordered someone to invite Captain Li next door to come over.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the expression of the kneeling Zhao Cheng immediately changed.
"Li Dan, a common man, has met hundreds of adults."
"No courtesy." Sheng Huaien looked up and down at the young man in front of him, a smile appeared on his dark red face: "You are truly worthy of being a descendant of officials, what a handsome young master!"
Li Dan was busy being humble, and then listened to him continue: "I understand, your county has divided its manpower into two teams, probably because of your youth."
This was a bit rude, but fortunately it came from the military attaché, so Li Dan smiled and didn't answer.
"I don't think it's necessary!" Sheng Huaien looked at Zhao Cheng on the ground:
"This dog is showing off his power and hurts the master who is on duty. Fortunately, I came to stop him in time, otherwise I don't know what the consequences would be. Sir, tell me, should this person be retained or not?"
Hearing him ask this, Chen Salmon, who was among the crowd watching behind him, felt a thump in his heart.
"Replying to Lord Baihu, we are in charge of two teams. We came to report on the county's order. We should have worked together to complete the errand. It is a pity that something like this happened. If you kill him with the marching method...,"
Zhao Cheng's body went limp and he lay on the ground trembling.
"This person doesn't understand the law and is just a bastard. I don't have to let people say that if you punish me for not teaching me, it will damage your reputation and it's really not worth it.
If he were beaten, not only would General Zhaoyi's face look ugly, but he would also lose a person who could contribute. "
After listening to Li Dan's words, Sheng Huai'en immediately understood who was behind that kid.
He held the handle of the knife with one hand as if in deep contemplation, and stroking his proud long beard with the other hand, and asked: "Well, what you said makes sense, what do you suggest...?"
"He hurt someone, no matter what the reason, as long as it is not authorized by adults, it is not deserved. For this, he deserves to be punished!
It takes three to five days for an injured person to recover. During this period, medication, extended medical treatment, and food and drink are all unwarranted expenses, so he deserves to be punished.
Furthermore, it alarmed the whole village and almost caused a big chaos. The officers and soldiers had to step in to suppress it, which was even more deserving of punishment.
The three punishments were set to a certain amount, and he was asked to confess his guilt in writing, pay money to redeem himself, and the case was settled. What do adults think? "
Sheng Huaien rolled his eyes and almost laughed out loud. This young master is quite good. I thought he would let me beat him up, but I didn't expect that I could still make money from his butt!
"Very good, very good!" He applauded. He took the confession and had the evidence in hand. Not only was the employer behind this kid helpless, but others could not comment on the fine he had received. Wonderful!
Sheng Baihu looked at Li Dan and liked Li Dan more and more, thinking that I didn't dare to believe Dou San'er's statement just now that he and Zhao Tongzhi had a drink at Sihailou in the afternoon. Now it seems that it is true?
If so, he made me rich, but I should reciprocate the favor.
"Then how much is the fine?" He looked towards Li Dan and was surprised when he saw Li Dan quietly holding out a finger: "One hundred taels?"
"Ah?" Zhao Cheng was so frightened that he shook his head and said, "Young man, your wealth is not even worth a hundred taels. Please be merciful!"
"Well..., maybe he really doesn't have that much." Li Dan thought to himself, if I stretch out a finger, it's certainly not one liang, but you can't call it a hundred liang, right?
He originally meant to say ten taels, but it was difficult to calculate in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, Sheng Huaien misunderstood the number as a hundred.
"Then, how much can you pay?" He simply asked Zhao Cheng himself.
Zhao Cheng was so paralyzed that he couldn't lift his head, so he finally stretched out a slap.
"Fifty taels? Sir, he said fifty taels."
"Okay, just fifty taels!"
"Big, big, sir, I don't have... in my little hand." Zhao Cheng thought to himself, this is five taels, where did I get fifty taels? With a sad face, he lost all the energy to speak and was stumbling.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have any cash." Li Dan patted him and said, "For the sake of my fellow countrymen, I'll be your guarantee. I'll cover any shortfall for you first. Let's get through this tonight!"
"San Lang is so righteous!" Sheng Huaien was so happy that he shouted: "Dou Xiaoqi, take this guy to the clerk's office to write the documents."
"Sir, you don't need to go to so much trouble. Manager Chen in the grassroots camp can write it. Once it's written, I, the guarantor, will sign it."
"Okay, okay, let's go to your camp."
The two sang together, bought and sold, and Zhao Cheng on the ground became meat on the chopping board. Dou San'er picked him up and threw him to two of his men to carry him to Li Dan's tent. He called Chen Sanwen, set up a small table and a bench, and brushed Write with a brush.
Both parties signed pledges and pressed fingerprints. Zhao Cheng handed over five taels of cash, and Li Dan advanced the rest, which Zhao Cheng returned after completing the work.
Here Gu Da and Yang Yi all came forward to testify and pressed their fingerprints.
Li Dan quietly took fifty taels of banknotes from the stack of banknotes that his aunt asked Zhener to push into him before leaving and handed them to Sheng Huaien. Sheng Huaien refused to accept them and agreed to take half. Li Dan said that I have the five taels he just handed over. Two is enough.
After pushing and shoving, Sheng Huaien accepted the forty taels, then cleared his throat and announced: "Don't separate your two families. I think Sanlang is very capable of doing his job, so you can take them all!"
"Since it is arranged by the county magistrate, we should divide it into two teams. If you trust me, the common people will take care of it for you."
"Okay, okay." Sheng Huaien turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered: "Those three injured masters...?"
"Don't worry, sir. We are all neighbors from the same hometown. How dare we not care about the delay in medical treatment and the use of medicine? I will take care of it all!"
Sheng Huaien was very satisfied, this was what he wanted.
You must know that if these 1,200 people die of illness or flee during the journey, resulting in a reduction in manpower, they will be held responsible when they arrive in the army, and their promotion may even be affected!
That's why he led his men to the scene as soon as he learned that someone had been beaten.
The large group of people and horses were walking on the mountain road. Although they only numbered 1,500, they meandered for almost two miles.
Song Jiuyi and the three of them were all carried into the carriage. It was unpleasant to lie in the carriage and smell other people's feet. But after all, it was much better than walking. They could also talk and chat with the people in the carriage, which somewhat alleviated the pain.
"Ouch! Damn, that bastard Zhao Cheng, when I get better, I will put him in a water tank and stew him into mud!" Xie Baozi cursed after a jolt.
"Okay, Leopard, you just said it." Zhang Bo snorted coldly: "That time in Tianxiang Tower, when you broke my arm, didn't Zhao San just rush to the front with just one sentence?
In your eyes, the Zhao family is like their ancestors. Who do you dare to stew? "Xie Baozi lost his temper and said nothing.
"Ahem, actually, this Zhao Cheng is not part of the Zhao family."
"Huh? What do you say?"
Song Jiuyi was quite proud: "Let me tell you, not many people know about this matter.
Zhao Cheng's surname was Hao. On the third day after his parents got married, Zhao Sheng of the General's Mansion bumped into him. He insisted that he had paid the betrothal gift first and took his mother away to take her home.
The Hao family was afraid that there was a general's palace behind him, so they didn't dare to let go! Later, there was Zhao Cheng.
In terms of seniority, he was Zhao San's uncle, but the family felt that he was not of the Zhao family's blood and treated him lukewarmly, so this kid became Zhao San's follower and errand boy. "
"Oh——, to put it that way, I really don't know whose cub it is."
"That's right, think about it for three days, just in case the old man from the Hao family is hit by an arrow..."
"Hahaha……!"
"What are they enjoying, laughing like this?" Li Dan in the car in front wondered, and everyone was confused because they couldn't hear him from several cars away. Anyway, it was better for everyone to maintain a high and optimistic morale.
Half of the two hundred miles to Geyang is in the mountains. After passing Wujiazhai, the mountains disappear and enter the hills. Going further out of Shishiguan, the terrain suddenly becomes flat.
Because there was something going on at the Fire Temple ahead, and Master Ba said that there might be other routes arranged, Li Dan was worried about ambushing other moths, but unexpectedly, he came out of the mountain without incident.
After sitting together and analyzing, Mr. Master Ba said: "It is estimated that the other party arranged a few people to harass each other on each road, and did not intend to harm anyone.
Thousands of us were walking in such a mighty way, and a small group of people had no time to hide, so how could we dare to get together and cause trouble? "
Li Dan thought it was right, so he put the matter aside for the time being.
Only Ma Jiu, who has been through battle for a long time, still quietly tightens it every day when camping, not daring to relax at all.
Gexi appears on the left side of the team, indicating that it has entered the boundary of Geyang.
Sheng Baihu looked at the villages and smoke on the other side and felt a little relieved. It seemed that the war had not spread here yet, and the officers and soldiers were still controlling the situation. Finally these two hundred miles are coming to an end!
