Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Li Tianwang asked: "Madam, what exactly does the letter say?"
"Gao Tuoshan promised to start an uprising in the Taihang Mountains in seven days, and Zhang Di would respond by raising a counter-flag in Luozhou."
The woman said and handed the letter to Mr. Yin.
Glancing at the letter in his hand, Mr. Yin laughed loudly and said: "Once Gao Tuoshan and Zhang Di get into trouble, the four roads in Gyeonggi will definitely be corrupted, and uprisings will occur frequently in all walks of life. Even if the account book falls into the hands of Chang Yukun, the court will not care about it. You can’t wait for me anymore.”
This last sentence is a subtle reminder to the boss to stop being impulsive.
Sure enough, the woman glanced at him sideways, but did not speak.
At this time, a bandit reported outside the door: "Masters, the third master is awake."
"Let's go see Third Brother."
King Li Tian suddenly stood up, standing upright like a black bear.
The woman was tall and tall, but now she looked petite and weak in comparison.
The group of people left the Juyi Hall and quickly arrived at the residence of the Third Master.
Walking straight to the inner room, I saw Sun Zhi lying on his back on the bed, his face pale, his chest and arms wrapped with gauze and clamped with wooden boards.
Beside the bed, an old man was taking his pulse.
"Third brother, are you okay?"
As soon as Li Tianwang opened his mouth, everyone felt a stinging sensation in their eardrums.
The woman raised her foot and kicked him on the leg, glared at him fiercely, and scolded: "The third child just woke up after being seriously injured. Do you want to knock him out again?"
"Hehe, Madam is teaching you a lesson." Li Tianwang scratched his head and laughed.
Sun Zhi smiled bitterly and said in a weak tone: "Master, a certain family has done something wrong and has embarrassed you."
"Let's not talk about this for now, just take good care of your injuries."
The woman waved her hand, turned to the old man and asked, "Doctor Lu, how is the third child's injury?"
The old man replied: "Both arms were broken and eight ribs were broken. Fortunately, the broken bones did not penetrate into the heart and lungs, otherwise it would be difficult for the gods to save him. Lao Zhuo has helped the third master reset the bones. He will be able to recover in a few months." Get out of bed."
The woman cupped her fists and thanked him: "Dr. Lao Lu is here."
After several other heads had greeted each other, the woman said, "The third child is still seriously injured. Don't disturb his rest. Let's leave now."
Soon, only the woman and Mr. Yin were left in the room.
"who is it?"
the woman asked.
"Han Er!"
Sun Zhi spit out two words.
Mr. Yin on the side asked: "Are you sure?"
"The eighty-nine are inseparable. After last night's uprising, a certain family sent Wei Baozi and a thousand young men to kill Han Er. But as soon as a certain family entered the county town, someone rushed to help, and Wei Baozi never came back, except Han Er. Who else could it be?"
Sun Zhixu said he was anxious and touched the injured area, grimacing in pain.
After hearing this, Mr. Yin thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Interesting, Han Er is probably very ambitious."
The woman asked in confusion: "Why does Mr. Yin feel this way?"
Mr. Yin reminded: "Killing officials and going up the mountain, gathering the fleeing troops, and secretly colluding with the local officials to strengthen themselves. Don't you think it's familiar to the boss?"
After thinking about it carefully, the woman couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Isn't this the same as their Black Village?
"Could it be that... Han Er also wants to rebel?"
The woman frowned and asked doubtfully: "But if he wanted to rebel, why would he rush to help the county?"
Mr. Yin explained: "He regards Linzi County as his own backyard. In his eyes, we have crossed the line."
"Crossing the line?"
The woman sneered and said, "This Liangzi has forged a grudge against Lao San, and I will get it back sooner or later!"
"Master, don't be impulsive. From now on, when we start a rebellion, we will recruit heroes from all over the world. That Han Er is a talented person, brave and resourceful. If he can be used by us, he will definitely be a fierce general."
The woman was silent.
She knew in her heart that Mr. Yin was right, but seeing Sun Zhi's miserable state, she couldn't swallow it.
The most important thing is that she is very curious about Han Er.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked: "Lao San, is it really just a boy?"
"Yishao."
Sun Zhi smiled bitterly and recalled: "If I hadn't reacted quickly and held the knife in front of me, I would have died on the spot."
He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and was lucky enough to be taught by a famous teacher when he was young. As an adult, he relied on his good skills to fight across five mountains and twelve villages, and conquered a group of green forest heroes.
Over the years, the only person who convinced him was the headmaster.
But the leader is strong, but Sun Zhi feels that he is not invincible.
But that Han Er...
The master once said that martial arts rely entirely on the breath in the chest. If this breath is exhausted, there will be no possibility of improvement in the future.
And last night, Han Er's gesture shattered his courage.
"You have a good rest and recover from your injuries."
The woman comforted her and turned to leave with Mr. Yin.
"The boss!"
Just as he was about to step out, Sun Zhi's call came from behind him.
"Um?"
The woman turned her head with doubtful eyes.
Sun Zhi begged in a pleading tone: "Don't go!"
He was very aware of the headmaster's temperament. Although he was a woman, his temperament was like burning fire, and he was most strong and forthright.
The woman was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
After leaving the house and returning to the Juyi Hall, the woman walked forward quickly, picked up the sword and put it on her shoulder, and ordered: "Fourth, help me prepare three hundred cavalry."
King Li Tian advised: "Nanjia..."
As soon as these two words were spoken, the woman's expression changed. She stared at King Li with a pair of phoenix eyes and said coldly: "What did you call me?"
"..."
Li Tianwang looked ugly, his lips wriggled a few times, and finally said dejectedly: "Madam."
"Be your King Li."
The woman snorted coldly, and after leaving these words, she strode out of the Juyi Hall.
The other people in the lobby had different expressions, especially the fourth master, who looked at King Li with a hint of sarcasm.
Watching the woman's leaving figure, Li Tianwang had a gloomy expression on his face and clenched his fists.
Heishan Village was established in Heishan not long after its establishment in the Northern Song Dynasty.
There have been five generations of village masters, and each one is known as Li Tianwang.
It's a pity that the previous generation of village masters only had one daughter.
Although he was raised as a boy and given the name Li Heihu, a woman is still a woman.
In this village full of bandits, how can a woman convince the crowd?
No matter how skilled you are, you can defeat all the bandits, but there will still be people who remain dissatisfied.
Therefore, the previous head of the village came up with an idea to recruit a son-in-law for his daughter and pass on the position of head of the village to him.
With this layer of cover, it is justifiable.
Since it is a facade, it must naturally look like a facade.
Li Tianwang was the son-in-law who came to the house. His real name was Chen Ping. He was originally a pig butcher in the countryside. Later, he couldn't stand the blackmail of his subordinates and accidentally killed someone in anger.
So he fled to the mountains and became a bandit.
Because he was tall, strong, and ferocious in appearance, he was favored by the previous leader of the village.
I have to say that Li Tianwang's appearance is indeed very deceptive. Just by sitting there, he can intimidate a group of low-level bandits, which conforms to all the people's fantasies about a bandit leader.
People don't want to believe that King Li Tianwang of Montenegro is a young lady with a graceful figure and pretty appearance.
People are more willing to believe that he is a ferocious strong man with a big body, a round waist, a full face, and a beard, who likes to eat women's hearts!
…
Mr. Yin followed him all the way outside and advised earnestly: "Master, why are you so reckless? Those who know that big things will happen will not stick to trivial matters. If you are an enemy today, you may not be able to be friends tomorrow."
Hearing this, Li Heihu paused and turned around and said, "I know what I'm going to do this time. I'm just going here to see if Han Er is as powerful as you said. If he is really brave and resourceful, then win him over." Come here and use me!"
Having said this, Mr. Yin stopped talking and just warned: "In that case, please pay attention to your safety, Master."
"I saved it."
Leaving these words behind, Li Heihu quickly descended from the top of the mountain.
Not long after, the gate of the outer village of Panlong Ridge opened, and three hundred cavalry galloped out.
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outside the county.
Next to the Xiaodong River, Changzhi County pointed to a large piece of wasteland downstream and said: "This wasteland has been abandoned for a long time. In fact, we only need to dig out the river embankment and let the river water irrigate it. In less than half a year, thousands of acres of fertile farmland will be available."
He comes from a farming family, so he naturally knows about farming. The mud at the bottom of the river is actually the best natural fertilizer.
Han Zhen looked in the direction of his finger and nodded.
As Changzhi County said, just dig the river embankment and let the river water irrigate, and you can turn waste into treasure.
Moreover, near the river, most of them can be transformed into fertile paddy fields.
Looking back, Han Zhen asked doubtfully: "Why haven't you taken any action?"
"Ah."
Changzhi County sneered: "Just because the river embankment is dug, the eighty acres of paddy field in Master Xu's house will be submerged. Because of the eighty acres of paddy field, it will delay the transformation of thousands of acres of wasteland into fertile farmland. It is really hateful!"
Having been in the officialdom for more than ten years, this is not the first time he has encountered such a thing.
"Really hateful!"
Han Zhen echoed.
At this moment, a group of craftsmen walked quickly from upstream.
The leader, Craftsman Yuan, stepped forward and bowed to report: "County magistrate, county magistrate, we have found a position."
Han Zhen asked: "When can construction begin?"
Since taking control of the county, his biggest feeling is that more talents are available.
For example, the people in front of me are all craftsmen in various government-run workshops.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the use of hydraulic power was very mature.
Han Zhen planned to build two workshops along the river, one a water-powered mill and the other a water-powered forging workshop.
Relying on manpower to forge iron, can we accumulate enough armaments for ten thousand people in the year of monkey and horse and month?
The situation with water power is different. Workers can be arranged to work in three shifts, working day and night, and it will take less than half a year.
Craftsman Yuan replied: "For the county magistrate, there are ready-made drawings in the warehouse. If we have enough manpower, we can start construction at any time."
"good!"
Han Zhen nodded and ordered: "I'll leave this matter to you. You can recruit people on your own. Just contact Changzhi County when the wages are due. In half a month, I want to see the two workshops start work."
"Got the order!"
Craftsman Yuan responded.
Patting him on the shoulder, Han Zhen chuckled and said: "Do a good job, and you will be rewarded for your waiting."
When they heard that there was a reward, the craftsmen immediately became happy.
Hearing the meaning of his words, Chang Zhixian was surprised and said: "You don't want to stay in the county?"
Han Zhen replied: "I need to go back to Xiaowang Village to deal with some things. In addition, I will not worry about the expansion of the salt factory unless I keep an eye on it personally."
Refined salt is their source of wealth and cannot be taken carelessly.
When he heard that it was about the salt factory, Changzhi County immediately said: "Then you can go back. I am here in the county, so don't worry."
After the two returned to the county seat, they went straight to the county government office.
The people in the city have been busy for a day, and the county has been restored to its original state.
Only the faint smell of blood in the air and the dark brown blood stains on the bluestone reminded everyone of what happened last night.
On the street outside the county government office, more than 1,500 prisoners of war were still squatting there.
After being exposed to the scorching sun for a day, the prisoners of war all had their heads drooped and looked pitiful. It was hard to believe how crazy these people were when they burned, killed, looted, raped and tortured last night.
Whenever people from the county town passed by, they would spit at the prisoners of war.
The brave ones may even go up and kick them.
In the morning, Han Zhen had already released a group of prisoners of war. Most of the prisoners returned to the village were old, weak, women and children. They could only farm fields and could not make any waves.
Looking at the dark masses of prisoners of war, Chang Zhixian said with lingering fear: "How about... you just leave some soldiers behind."
He was really scared. In a fierce battle last night, most of the archers and country warriors died, and everyone else was injured.
Now, the county has no defense force.
Han Zhen couldn't help but shook his head and laughed: "Don't worry, as long as you restrain the government officials and guard the city gate, ordinary rebels will not be able to attack the county town."
If it weren't for the greed for money on the night duty, the army wearing scarves would not have been able to break into the county town last night.
Seeing that he still looked worried, Han Zhen had no choice but to say: "Let's just leave three teams in the county."
"That's good."
Changzhi County was relieved.
"Nie Dong!"
"The general is here!"
Summoning Nie Dong, Han Zhen ordered: "Arrange three teams to stay in the county. Each person will be given five guan of money first, and the remaining rewards will be given to them after they return to camp."
"Got the order!"
Nie Dong cupped his hands and cupped his fists.
After everything was arranged, Han Zhen got on his horse and waved his hand: "Let's go!"
Under the setting sun, about two hundred soldiers escorted more than a thousand prisoners of war, plus more than twenty ox carts, and left the city in a mighty manner.
(End of chapter)
