Songshan Ridge.
In the cottage hall, Shi Bao sat on a wide chair, listening to the report of his bandits with a gloomy expression.
"Master, Han Erduan was so brave that he killed the second master in just one encounter. We were about to help the second master take revenge, but we saw hundreds of young men suddenly rushing down from the mountain. The brothers fought desperately, but there were too many of them. If there are too many, you will eventually be outnumbered..."
The little boss spoke with tears in his eyes, but in fact most of it was just made-up nonsense.
But there was nothing he could do if he didn't make it up. With Shi Bao's temperament, if he knew that they were killed by only six people, he would never let him go lightly.
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the anger in his heart, Shi Bao asked coldly: "How many people do they have?"
Hearing this, the little leader lied and reported: "It was too dark and I couldn't see clearly, but at least there were three hundred people."
Three hundred people?
For a moment, Shi Bao looked solemn.
You know, there are only four hundred bandits in his village who can actually fight with swords.
Now they have lost more than 30 people, which is probably not as good as the other party's manpower.
After thinking for a moment, he asked doubtfully: "Then Han Er fled to Xiaowang Village in just a few days and gathered so many people in the wilderness?"
At this time, Mr. Zhang on the side said: "It's nothing more than opening warehouses to release grain, dividing the fields evenly, and winning people's hearts."
Shi Bao remained silent and cursed secretly in his heart.
Damn it, it’s really hard to earn favors from Montenegro!
As for the lives of Niu Yu and dozens of bandits, he didn't care at all.
Anyway, there are many fleeing households in the village, and they can be replenished at any time.
But he still has to work hard, otherwise who will work for him in the future.
Thinking of this, Shi Bao looked sad and angry and tried his best to squeeze out two tears.
Seeing this scene, a leader who was close to Niu Yu shouted: "Master, you have to avenge your brothers!"
"Of course revenge must be avenged!"
Shi Bao said firmly, and then changed his voice: "But we need to think about it in the long term. The most urgent task now is to get the eighteen war horses."
As long as you have these war horses, you can quickly form a small team of cavalry.
After a few words of comfort, Shi Bao found a bandit and ordered: "Go to the bottom of the mountain to find those Qiu Ba, and ask them to come to the stronghold in five days for a banquet!"
"It's an order."
The bandit responded and hurried out of the hall.
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But it was said that after Xiao Chong left Xiaowang Village, he went straight to the county seat.
After arriving at the county seat, he did not dare to enter the city rashly, so he had to hide in the reeds of Xiaodong River.
Waiting until noon, Xiaochong saw a group of government officials leaving the city gate.
The leader is none other than Liu Dutou!
When the other party walked in, he quickly stuck his head out and shouted in a low voice: "Liu Dutou, Liu Dutou!"
Liu Yong was stunned for a moment, looked around, and finally found a man wearing a bamboo hat in the reed swamp.
When he saw the face under the bamboo hat clearly, his expression changed slightly and he ordered: "Wait here while I go pee."
With that said, he walked towards the reed marsh.
Liu Yong asked softly: "Why are you here?"
"Second brother Han dragged me to deliver a letter to Changzhi County. I didn't dare to enter the city. Fortunately, I met Liu Dutou."
Xiaochong explained and quickly took out the letter from his arms.
After receiving the letter, Liu Yong asked, "What does Han Er have to say?"
"I just say that this letter must be sent to Changzhi County."
Hearing this, Liu Yong nodded and put the letter into his arms.
After leaving the reed swamp, I saw him saying hello and hurried back to the county seat.
In the county government office.
Chang Zhixian held the envelope and frowned: "Did Han Er send it?"
"yes!"
Liu Du, who was below, nodded and told what happened exactly.
Chang Zhixian was curious, opened the envelope and read it silently.
At first glance, I took a deep breath.
Liu Yong didn't know the content of the letter, but he saw that Changzhi County's face was uncertain, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling...
For a moment, he couldn't help but become curious about the content of the letter.
I don’t know how long it took before Changzhi County put down the letter.
Folding the letter and putting it in his sleeve pocket, he looked at Liu Yong below and said sternly: "Has anyone else read this letter?"
"No!"
Liu Yong was shocked and hurriedly replied: "After I got the letter, I rushed back to the county government office without any delay, without any delay."
"Um!"
Changzhi County nodded with satisfaction.
The paint on the envelope was intact, and he expected that Liu Yong would not dare to deceive him.
After waiting for a while, Liu Yong cupped his hands and said: "County magistrate, if nothing happens, I will go on errands."
"Not urgent."
Changzhi County asked: "I would like to ask you, who is on duty at night at the east gate of the county these days?"
Liu Yong was slightly taken aback, feeling that Changzhi County's question was a bit strange, but he still answered truthfully: "The ones on duty at night are the two brothers Ge Tao."
Hearing this, Chang Zhixian looked at Liu Yong below and said nothing.
Liu Yong felt a little nervous when he stared at him, and he felt uneasy. He kept thinking in his mind whether he had done something wrong and made the other party unhappy.
At this moment, Changzhi County suddenly said: "Liu Yong, how is this county treating you?"
Liu Yong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Excellency is as kind as a mountain to your subordinates, and Liu Yong has nothing to repay."
This is true. The new chief secretary has not yet taken office. He can be said to be the first person under the county magistrate in Linzi County. He is in charge of three squads, leads hundreds of archers, and even the county soldiers who are on duty at the gate of the city have returned. He is in charge and can be said to be in the limelight.
The wealthy businessmen who had ignored him in the past also took the initiative to make friends with him and even curry favor with him.
All this is thanks to Changzhi County.
Liu Yong's answer made Chang Zhixian's eyes flash with a hint of satisfaction.
You should know that in the Song Dynasty, the word "adult" could not be used indiscriminately.
When civilians address officials, when subordinates address superior officials, they always address them by their official title, but never as "sir."
Because adults are only used to address father at this time.
If someone calls someone "sir", they are acknowledging their father and will be laughed at by others.
Now, Liu Yong calls him "sir", which is equivalent to handing in a certificate of surrender.
Changzhi County beckoned: "Come forward."
Liu Yong had vaguely guessed something in his heart, and quickly stepped forward.
Chang Zhixian leaned over slightly and whispered softly.
The next moment, Liu Yong's eyes widened violently...
