Han Xiaoyue and Dong Yuan were reprimanded by Han Tao for fighting in the barracks, and were each beaten with twenty military sticks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The two of them were escorted to the big tent by six soldiers and reprimanded with a cane in front of Han Tao.

Both of them were a little bloody, and neither of them opened their mouths to cry out for pain, let alone beg for mercy.

The first few sticks were gritted and endured by the two people, and by the time the dozen sticks were reached, the sweat beads on the faces of the two people had rolled down to the ground, and the pain in the skin could be imagined.

For Han Tao, he is already an extrajudicial favor to these two people. If it is placed on the body of an ordinary soldier, I am afraid that less than 50 military sticks may not be able to spare it. Even so, Dong Yuan was already secretly thinking in his heart: "Han Tao, Han Xiaoyue! One day, you father and son must regret what you did today!"

The twenty sticks were quickly finished, but for these two people, it was very difficult.

Han Tao instructed the military doctor to treat the two of them. Han Xiaoyue's left palm was broken because of being whipped by Dong Yuan, if the strength was greater, I am afraid that the entire palm would be beaten to a bloody blur. Fortunately, the injury was not too serious, and after applying herbs, the bandage was completed. Because the evacuation work was very intense and he was not allowed to rest for a while, Han Xiaoyue continued to carry the military equipment outside the city with a stick wound.

Dong Yuan's three teeth that were knocked out by Han Xiaoyue could not be recovered no matter what, so he had to go home to recuperate after a simple treatment.

After Dong Yuan left the barracks, he did not go home, but went straight to Qi Mansion. He must find Qi Yuanzhen to complain, otherwise, it will be really difficult to understand the hatred in his heart.

"My lord, General Dong Yuan Dong asks to see you!" Jia Ding reported to Qi Yuan Zhen. At this time, Qi Yuanzhen was at home reading the report documents of the recent military-civilian conflicts.

"Oh, came back so soon. Hurry up, please!" Qi Yuanzhen put down the file in his hand and waited for Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan walked in slowly step by step, his left hand supporting his left leg, his right hand supporting his waist, his two legs trembling and trembling, and his movements were slow. The blood on his face had not yet been wiped off, three teeth were missing from his mouth, and he felt a slight chill in his throat as he exhaled and inhaled.

When Qi Yuanzhen saw this, he hurriedly ordered his family to step forward and help: "General Dong, how can this be like this? Hurry up! Someone, go and help General Dong sit down!"

The three family members helped Dong Yuan to sit down, but Dong Yuan's stick wounds were injured in his waist and buttocks, and he couldn't sit down at all: "Lord Qi, I can't sit here, I'll stand and tell you!"

"Get up and talk!" As he spoke, Qi Yuanzhen helped Dong Yuan to stand up, looked at the wounds on his face and waist and said, "I just asked you to help General Han evacuate outside the city, how could he be injured like this?"

Dong Yuan sighed and said, "My lord, you don't know anything. Han Tao's father and son are really domineering. I treated them with kindness and told them that I was asked to help, but they were extremely disrespectful to me. I thought that for the sake of Han Tao's friendship with adults, it wouldn't be difficult for me. But who knows, that Han Tao had a grudge against me when I first entered the city, and actually asked me to push a leading chariot alone. I said it would be difficult to finish, but he instigated Han Xiaoyue to fight me. In the end, they even beat me with fifty sticks!"

Speaking of this, Qi Yuanzhen sighed, and thought to himself: "This Han Tao father and son are really too disagreeable! As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner." To be so rude to the general I sent is clearly not taking me seriously!"

Qi Yuan Zhenjie persuaded: "General Dong, I really worked hard for you this time. When Han Tao leaves Jiangyuan City, I will definitely go to him in person to ask for an explanation, and I must not let you suffer these fifty military sticks in vain!"

"My lord, the word "adult" is enough. Dong Yuan shook his head and said, "The Song army doesn't know when it will attack, and the last general really doesn't want to ruin your relationship with General Han because of this matter!"

"Hey, General Dong. How good can Han Tao and I be? After all, he is not a local, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will be of the same heart and mind as us. At the critical moment, if the army comes to attack, it still has to rely on generals like General Dong to defend Jiangyuan City. After speaking, Qi Yuanzhen instructed his family, "Hurry up and send General Dong back to the house, recuperate, and I will personally visit the general in the house in a few days." ”

"Thank you, General!" As he spoke, Dong Yuan was supported by several family members and walked out.

"Alas!" Qi Yuanzhen couldn't help but sigh, and thought to himself: "It's really not what it used to be! I think I, Qi Yuanzhen, have abandoned Wu Congwen for more than ten years, and my friendship with Han Tao has become more and more cold. Today he will punish my generals with the rod, and tomorrow he will not take me seriously. Thinking of this, Qi Yuanzhen burst into tears.

"My lord, someone from Qingyun Village outside the door is asking to see you!" said the family when he ran back from outside.

"Hmph, why are you still here, don't see you!" Qi Yuanzhen walked to the backyard.

The backyard is not big, but it is much quieter than the living room. Qi Yuanzhen likes to sit on the ground in the bamboo forest in the backyard and meditate on his own mistakes. The reason why he was able to manage Jiangyuan City in an orderly manner was really inseparable from this meditation effort.

Qi Yuanzhen sat in the bamboo forest and breathed a long sigh of relief. Just when he hadn't completely calmed down, he suddenly felt someone jump off the wall behind him.

Someone dared to sneak into Qi Mansion?

"Who is it?" Qi Yuanzhen stood up vigilantly and turned to look back. I saw a man dressed in white descending from the sky, smiling, with long hair and a shawl, looking at him.

"Who's coming?" Qi Yuanzhen looked him up and down, his face panicked.

The man in white gave a deep salute and said with a smile: "Lord Qi, don't panic! ”

As soon as Qi Yuanzhen heard that it was someone from Qingyun Village, he became even more vigilant and said, "What, are you here to assassinate the official?"

Li Yizheng laughed and said, "The grass people don't dare." Lord Qi's kung fu is not simple, how dare he rashly stab? The grass people have come here for the second time, and they have important matters to discuss with the adults. ”

Qi Yuanzhen thought to himself: "The first time you want to see me, I didn't answer. What will happen if you want to see me all these times or four times?"

Li Yizheng saw that he didn't answer, so he continued: "Lord Qi, the master of the village, the dragon nine life grass people, come here and discuss with the adults the strategy of retreating from the enemy!"

Qingyun Village is located on the Qingyun Mountain in the northwest of Jiangyuan City, the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Long Jiu fell into the grass on the mountain, often robbed caravans to and from Jiangyuan City, and also did kidnapping and extortion. Since Qi Yuanzhen took office, a total of two encirclement and suppression of Qingyunzhai have been carried out, both of which have been unsuccessful. In the following three years, Qingyunzhai developed and expanded, and there were two altars in Qingyun Mountain, which became a horn to defend Qingyunzhai and became a big trouble for Jiangyuan City.

With the development and growth of Qingyunzhai, he is no longer engaged in the business of robbing houses and houses in the past, and is more engaged in some black market transactions to earn the difference. As a result, the public security situation in Jiangyuan City has been improved, and Qingyunzhai has gradually faded out of the people's field of vision. However, Qi Yuanzhen has always been worried about this, worried that the growth of Qingyun Village will threaten the safety of the people in the city, so he is always looking for an opportunity to completely exterminate Qingyun Village.

Therefore, when this country was threatened by war, Qi Yuanzhen would be so sensitive that Long Jiu wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate and sacrifice the city in exchange for fame and fortune.

Qi Yuanzhen whispered "hum" and said, "Thief Kou Long Jiu, before I went to kill him, he found my head!"

Li Yizheng waved his hand and said, "Lord Qi! Qingyunzhai has long stopped doing those thieves' deeds. The current Qingyun Village is really working together to help adults fight the enemy together!"

Qi Yuanzhen turned his face away, looked disdainful at the bandit in front of him, and said: "Don't say it again, when this official repels the Song army, he will naturally turn the horse's head and kill you! You have two choices now, either leave quickly, or just look at your ability and see if you can kill me!"

Li Yizheng smiled slightly and said, "Lord Qi, then you're welcome!" With that, he pulled out a long sword from his waist and stabbed at Qi Yuanzhen.

Qi Yuanzhen didn't expect that he would really have the courage to assassinate in his mansion, so he hurriedly turned around and dodged. Then, he took out the long sword he was carrying from his waist and fought with Li Yizheng.

Since Qi Yuanzhen took the post of Taishou, he has neglected to practice martial arts, and his swordsmanship is a little rusty. It was a little difficult to face off with Li Yizheng. In addition, he is old, and Li Yizheng is young and vigorous. After only a few rounds, I was a little overwhelmed.

Li Yizheng didn't want to take his life, but just to test whether this elderly Taishou would still be as good as he was ten years ago.

"Alright, Lord Qi, stop!" After twenty rounds, Li Yizheng took two steps back and returned the sword to the sheath.

Qi Yuanzhen gasped for breath, holding his sword, and glared angrily. Seeing that Li Yizheng put the long sword in his hand into the sheath, he also threw down the sword in his hand, sat cross-legged, and slowly adjusted his breath.

Li Yizheng also sat on the ground, sat opposite him, and said, "Lord Qi." Unexpectedly, after ten years of hard work, adults can no longer fight for a long time. ”

"Alas!" Qi Yuanzhen sighed and said, "How easy is it to govern a city? What's more, you have to fight wits and courage with your group of bandits, and neglect to practice martial arts, so you are physically exhausted." ”

"My lord, this is unfair! As I said, Qingyunzhai stopped doing dirty business of robbing houses and houses three years ago, but there were some black market businesses in the city, which did not threaten the safety of the people in the city. On the contrary, we also exterminated other bandits for the government. ”

When Li Yizheng said this, Qi Yuanzhen wanted to interrupt him. Because, the reason why Qingyunzhai will exterminate other bandits is basically to expand the territory and expand the people.

Li Yizheng took the lead in telling the truth: "That's right, I know that the adults want to say that we are going to grab people and land." However, Qingyunzhai did have merit and hard work for the peace of Jiangyuan City. There is Qingyun Village, and Jiangyuan City is much more peaceful than in the past. As he spoke, Li Yizheng pointed into the distance, "My lord, not far from Jiangyuan City, there is a Daping Town, where bandits are even more rampant, adults won't know it!"

Qi Yuanzhen's breath gradually eased, raised his eyes to look at Li Yizheng, and nodded.

Li Yizheng continued: "The two brothers Niufeng and Niuling in Daping Town are still the victims to this day. But with me in Qingyun Village, they would never dare to cross the border of Jiangyuan City one step. ”

Qi Yuanzhen also knew very well in his heart that if there was no Qingyun Village, I was afraid that the bandits and bandits he faced would be more scattered, and it would be more difficult to clean up. And the existence of Qingyun Village will curb the arrogance of some bandits and bandits, especially the bandit forces in Daping Town in the Song Kingdom. The bandits in Daping Town are even more wicked people who regard human life as a mustard. Years of war in the Central Plains have led to the complete anarchy of Daping Town. The yamen in the town is also empty, and there are many doors.

After hearing this, Qi Yuanzhen nodded and said, "Okay! Even if what you say is the Tao, as an official government, how can you compromise with the bandits?"

Li Yizheng smiled slightly, got closer to Qi Yuanzhen, took out a letter from his body, handed it to him, and said, "My lord, state affairs are important. In order to show sincerity, the owner of the village asked me to forward this secret letter to the adults, please take a look!"

Qi Yuanzhen took the envelope, took out the secret letter, and read it word by word: "Qingyunzhai Longjiu is in person: Zhao Zhun, the general of the Song Kingdom, is respectful." It is heard that the soldiers of Qingyunzhai are strong and strong, the grain and grass are abundant, the soldiers are loyal to the Lord and work together to the outside, and the Lord is close to the public and centripetal force. On the order of our emperor, I will come to take Shu in the near future, and I must first take Jiangyuan City to take Shu. Hearing that Your Excellency understands the general situation, understands the overall situation, has the world in mind, and has lofty ambitions. May Your Excellency be on good terms with Song, conspire for great things, and after destroying Shu, you will be crowned a king and a marquis. I wish to return in person! General of the Expedition to the West, Zhao Zhun. ”

The words in the letter confirmed the judgment that the Song army was about to attack Shu. Qi Yuanzhen deeply felt the emperor's sage, and sent Han Tao to support in time.

After reading the letter, Qi Yuanzhen folded the letter paper and put it back in the envelope, handed it back to Li Yizheng, and said, "Your village master, is this threatening the official?"

Li Yizheng took the letter, put it back in his clothes, and said: "Although the owner of my village has a grudge with the officers and soldiers, it is an extraordinary time. The owner of the village hopes to work with Taishou to defend against the enemy. If Lord Qi refuses to allow it, the owner of my village will confront the Song army on his own. ”

Qi Yuanzhen looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha! I didn't expect that I, Qi Yuanzhen, actually reached the point of forming an alliance with the bandits to resist the enemy. Either so, no matter what!" Qi Yuanzhen said as he waved his hand self-deprecatingly.

As the Taishou of Jiangyuan City, he has been fighting with the bandits here for ten years. In times of crisis, bandits will actually take the initiative to find him to unite against the enemy. This is indeed a great irony for him after ten years of banditry. Li Yizheng didn't mean to come over to mock him, but Long Jiu sincerely wanted to defend Jiangyuan City together. No matter how many lives he has killed and robbed many people's money before, this is his hometown after all.

Li Yizheng hurriedly said: "My lord, what do you mean by this? Although officials and bandits have different paths, how different are officials and bandits in the face of the great enemy?"

Qi Yuanzhen smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I disdain Qingyunzhai cooperation. Although Long Jiu was born as a bandit, it was rare to be able to work with Ben Taishou at this moment. It's just that this official has suppressed bandits many times, but I am afraid that there are less than 1,000 soldiers and horses in Qingyunzhai. In the face of the menacing Song Army, it is also a drop in the bucket!"

Li Yizheng laughed when he heard this, and said, "My lord, don't worry. Qingyunzhai is not as weak as adults think. Don't hide it, Long Jiu asked me to come and tell the truth about Qingyunzhai this time. At present, Qingyunzhai has more than 8,900 disciples, countless swords and guns, 200 horses, and grain and grass can be used for a year. We have also figured out the situation in Jiangyuan City. In addition to the 9,000 soldiers stationed in the local area, the Holy Lord also sent 30,000 rescue soldiers, and countless loads of grain and grass. We have a total of nearly 50,000 people, and if we work together, it will not be a problem to hold Jiangyuan City for three years!"

Qi Yuanzhen listened, opened his mouth wide in surprise, and sighed secretly in his heart: "I really can't imagine that in ten years, Qingyun Village has gathered nearly 10,000 people. Not only that, but also the situation of our army is so thoroughly understood. If they are rejected and they take refuge in the Song army, it will be bad!"

Thinking of this, Qi Yuanzhen nodded and said, "I really didn't expect that Qingyun Village will become stronger and stronger! Okay! Regardless of whether we unite or not, I hope that Long Jiu can put the people in the city first, and not because of the relationship in the early years, and treason to the enemy!"

Li Yizheng stood up, clasped his fists and arched his hands: "Rest assured, my lord, Qingyunzhai is not the kind of person who covets glory. Even if the adults refuse, Qingyunzhai will definitely rely on its own strength to protect the peace of the people in the city!"

Looking at Li Yizheng's back, Qi Yuanzhen realized: The big war is not far away.

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