There was a bright moon hanging in the sky, and there were a few scattered stars in the deep sky. Qiu He entered the house with a cold air and woke up the jujube that was still sleeping.

When Zao Zao opened his eyes, Qiu He hurriedly said: "Lord Dajun, Guard Yin said that the army will be assembled soon. ”

Zao Zao looked outside and asked with some hesitation: "You are going to Pingdingshan to suppress bandits in the middle of the night?"

Qiu He shook his head and said, "This is not clear." Grand County Lord, since Guard Yin said to let you get up, you should get up quickly!" These people, including Qiu He, were very convinced of Yin Zhaofeng. He must have a point in saying that.

Hearing this, the jujube got up. After washing and changing clothes, Zao Zao said to Qiu He: "I went and invited the Yin guards to come over." ”

Yin Zhaofeng saw Zao Zao and said, "I heard a noise in the barracks just now, and guessed that they should be preparing to rush to Pingdingshan overnight to suppress bandits." That's why people woke up the county lord. ”

Zao Zao frowned and said, "If they go to suppress bandits, why don't they send someone to inform me?" Yesterday, I said that I was going to take her to suppress bandits, but now I don't notify her, this is to play her like a monkey!

Yin Zhaofeng said: "Someone has already come to inform me just now. After speaking, Yin Zhaofeng added: "They will come to inform, and they also see that we have movement here." ”

Hearing this, Zao Zao was a little annoyed in his heart: "You mean that if there is no movement on our side, they will not come to inform us?" Since he promised to let her participate in the suppression of bandits, it is really tasteless to make such a small action now.

Yin Zhaofeng disagreed with Zao Zao's statement: "If we don't notice such a big movement in the army, it means that we are very vigilant." Under such circumstances, how can they rest assured that they will take the county lord with them? The county lord, the danger of suppressing bandits is not inferior to that of fighting. Just because you're good at martial arts doesn't mean you're fit to go into battle and kill the enemy. "The only difference is that the number of bandits is small, and they can ensure the safety of jujubes.

Zao Zao was very dissatisfied when he heard this: "Speaking of which, they still think that I will be holding back." ”

Yin Zhaofeng said matter-of-factly: "County Lord, don't say that you are a daughter, just say that you are only thirteen years old this year, and under normal circumstances, no one will let you go to the battlefield." "If you are too young and inexperienced, you may be held back by going to the battlefield to kill the enemy or suppress bandits. Zao Zao can get a chance because she is the daughter of the prince.

After speaking, Yin Zhaofeng looked at Zao Zao and said: "County Lord, the prince and the princess agreed to let you come to Guangxi, mainly to let you study and increase your knowledge, not to let you make military achievements." ”

Zao Zao said: "Don't worry, I won't act recklessly." "Her mother is a person of her word, if she breaks her promise to her mother, she may really be detained at home forever, and then wait to get married. is also because of her scruples that Du Zheng did not let her go to the battlefield, and she only tried to find a way to get through Du Zheng, but did not dare to do anything else.

Yin Zhaofeng hummed and said, "The big county lord has something to eat, I estimate that it will take a quarter of an hour at most." "Hurry at night, and rush to Pingdingshan Xia before dawn.

After a while, Xia Solstice brought food over. It's easy to eat in the army, not to mention it's the middle of the night. In addition to a plate of steamed buns, there is only a plate of pickles and two eggs. These two eggs are still added because the jujube is the county lord, and the others only have steamed buns and pickles.

As soon as I finished eating these things, I heard someone outside shouting for gathering. Zao Zao walked out in a suit of armor and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Qian was also a little greedy when he looked at the armor on Zao Zao's body, but no matter how greedy he was, he knew that he couldn't get such a good armor: "Lord of the Princess, after the soldiers and horses are gathered, we will set off." "Having a good piece of armor on the battlefield is equivalent to an extra life.

Zao Zao nodded and asked, "This time I am going to the mountain, the mountain road is rugged, can I ride a horse?" If she can't ride a horse, she will walk with everyone.

When Zhang Qian heard this, he hurriedly said: "You can ride a horse, but the horse will be placed under the mountain when the time comes." After a pause, Zhang Qian explained: "From here to Pingdingshan, there is a road of more than 40 miles. He was afraid that Zao Zao would not be able to walk that far in this thick armor. It's just a day in May, and if you wait until June, you will have to die of heat when you wear such armor.

Zao Zao nodded at this time.

Zao Zao asked Zhang Qian in a low voice: "So many of us go up the mountain, will we startle the snakes?" "There must be people on this hill who they are guarding.

Zhang Qian said: "Scouts have been sent. "But scouts can only solve some people, not all of them. If you want to destroy this gang of bandits in Pingdingshan, you can only fight hard. That's why he brought all the men with him.

The group came to the foot of Pingding Mountain, and it was not yet dawn. All the horses were placed at the bottom of the mountain and guarded by special personnel, and the jujube dates followed Zhang Qian up the mountain to suppress the bandits. Because there is a guide, you won't get lost.

Walking on the rugged mountain road, looking at the lush mountains and forests that cannot be seen, the face of the jujube is a little dignified. Such terrain was advantageous for bandits, they could use it as a cover, and it was also convenient for them to escape.

After walking for half an hour, it was already dawn. At this time, Zhang Qian said to Zao Zao: "It is only more than two miles away from the Wolf Tooth Village. County Lord, I won't be able to take care of you when I invade the cottage, and I ask the county lord to take care of himself. ”

Zao Zao was very annoyed, although he didn't fall into the disadvantage of competing with Zhang Qian yesterday, but this person still looked down on himself in his heart. In fact, Zao Zao didn't want to think about her identity, even Du Zheng had scruples, let alone Zhang Qian.

Yin Zhaofeng hurriedly said: "Zhang Qianhu don't worry, I will protect the county lord." ”

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "Then there will be Lao Yin's guards." "Yin Zhaofeng is a military attache of the fifth grade, and his official rank is not lower than Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian knew this very well in his heart.

Zao Zao felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he didn't say anything at this time. As Yin Zhaofeng said, it is normal for everyone to question her. If you want everyone to really accept her, you can only show her real skills.

Because he held his breath in his heart, when he attacked the cottage, he was particularly brave. Yin Zhaofeng did not stop Zao Zao from killing bandits, with Zao Zao's skills, and then with armor to protect himself, as long as someone did not secretly release cold arrows, Zao Zao would not be in danger of life. As for whether it will be injured, this is not within Yin Zhaofeng's consideration. Since you have to take this path, it is inevitable that you will be injured.

Zao Zao, whose armor was stained with blood, walked up to Zhang Qian and asked, "I heard that the bandit leader Black Wolf escaped, did he flee alone or with his wife and children?"

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "The black wolf escaped with two henchmen." It is equivalent to the wife and children were also abandoned by the black wolf. However, the wife of the black wolf is also the daughter of the official eunuch family, and he took a fancy to rob her as the wife of the village, and she did not follow him voluntarily.

Zao Zao said: "Wanted warrant is wanted, he must be caught." "This black wolf burns, kills, loots, rapes, and plunders all kinds of evil, and if such a person is not killed, it is not enough for the people to be angry.

Zhang Qian nodded and said, "I will notify the county magistrate of Maxian and ask him to issue a wanted warrant." "It's not his business.

Zao Zao thought for a while and said, "Zhang Qianhu, what are you going to do with the women and children in the cottage?" The bandits in Pingdingshan want to cut off all their heads to show the public, firstly, to calm the hearts of the people, and secondly, to play a deterrent role.

Zhang Qian said: "Handed over to the county order of Ma County for disposal." "The government will not kill these women and children, but the end is not much better.

Seeing that Zao Zao still wanted to speak, Yin Zhaofeng coughed and said: "Lord Dajun, although most of the bandits have been destroyed, there are still many things to deal with in the future. If the county lord has something, it's not too late to talk to Zhang Qianhu in the evening. ”

After Zhang Qian left, Yin Zhaofeng said: "Great County Lord, you are now just a deputy Wei from the seventh grade, and you are not qualified to point fingers in front of Zhang Qianhu. That's a pretty unkind remark. However, Yin Zhaofeng knew the temperament of jujubes, if she didn't say it so bluntly, she wouldn't listen to it at all.

Zao Zao's face was a little ugly: "I just want to know what to do with those women and children." ”

Yin Zhaofeng has been with Zao Zao for so many years, and he also knows her temperament: "Do you think that these women and children are innocent and should be implicated?"

Zao Zao didn't speak.

Yin Zhaofeng knew that his guess was not wrong, and looked at Zao Zao and said: "Last year, the princess cleaned Jiangnan, killed thousands of people, and exiled nearly 10,000 people in prison. But only a few hundred people were convicted, and the others were implicated. Do you think the princess is cruel in this way?"

Zao Zao looked at Yin Zhaofeng with unkind eyes, and said, "You dare to criticize my mother?" Zao Zao couldn't listen to others say bad things about Yuxi.

Yin Zhaofeng said: "I'm not criticizing the princess, I just want to tell the big county lord that no one in this world is innocent." Whether it is the wives and children of these bandits, or the women, children and clansmen of those families in Jiangnan, since they enjoy the fine clothes and food brought by their husbands and families, they naturally have to pay the price. ”

The jujube was silent. After half a ring, Zao Zao said, "I know." ”

This group of bandits in Pingdingshan robbed and robbed a lot of money. However, the black wolf gave a part of the ill-gotten gains to his subordinates, and most of them were used to buy food and weapons, so there was not much loot obtained on this trip. Of course, this is not much more than what they expected.

Hearing that Zhang Qian was going to give the jujube spoils, Agen said, "My lord, this is not appropriate, right?" It's not that it shouldn't be given, but I'm afraid that the jujube will be disgusted.

Zhang Qian said: "There is nothing inappropriate. Back then, the prince led people to suppress bandits, and also took out some of the spoils and distributed them to everyone. "If you don't give some sweetness, who is willing to fight with your life.

Ah Gen hesitated and said, "My lord, did you say that the big county lord really killed twelve bandits?" This number is not a lot, but compared to the thirteen-year-old big county lord, this is not a small number.

Zhang Qian said: "The group led by the big county lord killed nearly a hundred bandits, if the big county lord has the heart to take the credit, why only report this number?" This time, because of the team of people led by the jujube, the number of casualties in the army was much less than he expected. It is also for this reason that he will overcome public opinion and distribute one-fifth of the spoils to Zaojube.

Agen said, "My lord, what if the lord doesn't want the loot?" But this matter can't be put on the table after all.

Zhang Qian smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this, even if the county lord doesn't want it, I believe Lord Yin will persuade her to accept it." "The prince gave all the personal guards to the lord of the county, which shows that he has also taken great pains.

Zao Zao looked at the gold and silver sent by Zhang Qian, and there was no joy on his face, but he said with a cold face: "They dare to share the spoils of war privately?"

Seeing this, Yin Zhaofeng immediately said: "Whether it is a bandit or a war, a part of the spoils will be taken out and distributed to everyone, this is a custom, and the prince and the princess know it." ”

Zao Zao has been mixing in the front yard for many years, how can he not know about it: "But the rear ......"

Yin Zhaofeng interrupted Zaoju's words and said, "It's nothing. This convention exists, and naturally there is a reason for it. Even the prince and the princess have never thought of changing this convention, could it be that the county lord wants to change it?"

Jujube choked suddenly.

Yin Zhaofeng said: "This gold and silver is given to you, and you will keep it." If you are dissatisfied, you can tell the princess and princess, but you can't show it in front of Zhang Qian. ”

Zao Zao hung her head, she just thought that the silver vault was empty Yuxi racked her brains to raise military expenses, and she wanted to do something to help Yuxi share it. It's not like you're trying to change that convention.

Qiu He saw that Zao Zao was in a bad mood, thought for a while and said, "County Lord, the armor is stained with blood, I'll take it and wash it!"

Sure enough, when Zao Zao heard this, he said: "Armor can't be washed." "You can't wash it, but you can wipe it. Zao Zao is not fake to others, and does it himself.

After the armor is wiped clean, the summer solstice brings dinner. Looking at the dishes on the table, Zao Zao asked, "Why is there no meat?" Zao Zao is a master who has no meat and is not happy, but what will be sent is green vegetables and tofu.

Qiu He hurriedly said on the side: "County Lord, I'm going to sleep soon, it's better to eat something light." "In fact, Qiu He is worried that Zao Zao has killed so many people today, and he may not want to eat meat. But apparently she underestimated the endurance of jujubes.

Zao Zao frowned and said, "Forget it today, don't give me whole vegetables and tofu in the future." Looking at these dishes, she didn't have much appetite. However, in order to avoid waking up hungry in the middle of the night, Zao Zao still ate two bowls of rice.

After Zao Zao fell asleep, Yin Zhaofeng said to Qiu He: "There must be one person who will not leave the county lord's side at night." "Zao Zao killed twelve people today, and he was worried that Zao Zao would have nightmares.

As a result, the jujube slept until dawn. After getting up, looking at Qiu He and Xia Zhi, Zao Zao asked a little strangely, "What's wrong with you? ”

Qiuhe said: "As soon as I closed my eyes, the bloody scene of yesterday appeared in front of me, so I didn't sleep all night. Yin Zhaofeng was worried that there would be sequelae of jujubes, but the jujube was fine, but the sequelae of the autumn lotus and the summer solstice fell.

Zao Zao said with a smile: "Those people are innocent of death, what is there to be afraid of." "Zao Zao didn't have a nightmare the first time he killed someone, let alone now.

Qiu He slapped the sycophants of the jujube: "We are not as powerful as the big county lord." ”

Zao Zao shook his head and said, "What am I so powerful, my mother is called amazing!" His father is a big hero, but he was cleaned up by her mother.

Qiuhe knew what Zao Zao thought, but he didn't dare to echo it, the princess, the number one woman in the world, was spread all over the world.