Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Fang Lingzheng said: "So what you have to do now is to turn this anger into motivation, train well, become stronger and stronger, and when the time is ripe, it is time to exterminate the bandits in one fell swoop." ”

Everyone couldn't help but nodded, but Hao Tieniu asked, "Your Highness, when will the time be ripe?"

Fang Ling swept through the crowd: "Then it depends on you, when you can reach the point of being strong enough!"

Everyone's faces were pale, and their eyes revealed forbearance and firmness.

Fang Ling walked down the hill, his arm was still a little numb, he knew very well in his heart that he could still remain undefeated with his sixty-six knives, but with one more knife, he might 'reveal' his flaws.

If you want to defeat Chu Li with the strength of the Qi Accumulation Realm, it is indeed difficult, and you must break through the realm of the Rigid Force Realm as soon as possible.

Moreover, there are two more powerful people above Chu Li, the worst may be that the master of the big village has reached the realm of melting qi, if these three people are practicing the small magic canon, or it is the thunder trick, then it is really a headache opponent.

He couldn't help but ask Dong Canghai, "Master, if you face Chu Li, what are the chances of winning?"

Dong Canghai smiled slightly: "Ten percent." ”

Fang Ling smiled, perhaps in the eyes of martial arts people, the guards of the forbidden palace are officials, so although they have martial arts, they have already departed from the real martial arts and are mixed in the officialdom all day long, so their martial arts cultivation cannot be compared with the real martial arts people at all.

However, the guards of the forbidden palace are all selected from all levels, and teach the killing moves refined by the tricks of the various factions in the rivers and lakes, maybe they are slightly inferior in martial arts, but when it comes to killing opponents, they are not inferior to any master of the same level.

The sudden attack of the bandits made Fang Ling more sure of the idea of going to Xihe County, and at the same time, he also strictly ordered the soldiers to guard the first mine, and at the same time blocked the news of the bandits' digging mines.

The next day, before Fang Ling set off, he first received an invitation sent by the county commander of Xihe County, and the red invitation was full of the names of the heads of the big families in the two counties.

Of course, this is also a courtesy, and for Fang Ling, this is also a good opportunity to explore the truth, so he asked the comer to go back to tell him first, and then he and the guard Lu went on the road north.

Since the development of the mine, Dong Canghai and the four guards have temporarily taken up positions such as county lieutenants and commanders, either training soldiers or leading teams to escort iron transports and caravans, while the remaining two guards have taken on the escort work of the Su clan, and Lu Bei is one of them.

The 33-year-old Lu Bei is also a man with five big and three thick, dark skin, like an iron tower, don't look at his big size, but his skills are extremely fast, with a wild sand knife in one hand, integrating strength and speed, he is also a first-class master among the palace guards.

Because he is a fellow villager with Dong Canghe, he has a very good relationship in the palace and is also loyal and upright, so Fang Ling also values him very much.

The fiefdom of the four counties of Shicheng is basically laid out in one point and three arcs, with the northernmost Shicheng County as a point and the Shilong Mountains as the first arc, wrapping Shicheng between the mountains.

Feng County, Xihe County and Maling County occupy the second arc, while the "Mi" Wushan County becomes the third path.

Fang Ling and Lu Bei rode out of the city one after the other, and when they just left the boundary of Feng County, they saw a group of caravans coming from the Gukou Mountain Road, and one of them was Wang Tieshi's caravan.

Seeing Fang Ling on the road, Wang Tieshi took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile: "Little brother, let's meet again, have you found relatives?"

"I found it, thank you Brother Wang for your concern. Fang Ling smiled slightly, when chatting that day, Fang Ling only said that he was an ancestral relative near Shicheng, but he didn't know which county it was.

Wang Tieshi suddenly asked with a curious face: "Little brother, have you seen the King of Shicheng in Feng County?"

"Yes. Fang Ling said with a smile.

Wang Tieshi asked: "Is that as rumored, he is more than eight feet tall, his body is like an iron tower, his body is as strong as a tiger, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes on a Chinese face, a high nose bridge, very kingly style, and natural divine power?"

Fang Ling had a headache and "rubbed" his temples, wasn't this what Meng Zhiyuan said to describe himself? What he said so far away in Zou County actually came here, so he smiled bitterly and said, "There is still a bit of a gap. ”

Wang Tieshi laughed: "I'll just say, I heard that the emperor was handsome when he was young, and Concubine Su heard that she was also a great beauty, so how could His Royal Highness the King of Shicheng not look so rude." However, His Royal Highness the King of Shicheng is indeed not bad, and he did a good thing for us as soon as he came, and now this soldier is escorting, and it is much more solid along the way. ”

Fang Ling smiled and asked, "Then can you still meet the bandits?"

Wang Tieshi shook his head and said, "I met once ten days ago, and I was repelled by the soldiers. However, I guess it won't be now, and these bandits can now be worried about something more valuable. ”

"Something more valuable?" Fang Lingqi said.

Wang Tieshi then said: "Doesn't the little brother know about the discovery of the iron mine in Feng County? The land of Feng County is barren, the army is small, and there are no famous families, how do you say that you can defend this golden mountain? Those bandits will sooner or later hit this golden mountain, and they may go to rob the mine one day." ”

Fang Ling secretly said that this Wang Tieshi was a little shrewd, and he could still think of this, his heart moved slightly, and he said tentatively: "Even if the soldiers of Feng County can't hold it, wouldn't it be good if the two counties of Xihe came to help?"

Wang Tieshi laughed out loud, waved his hand and said, "You don't know this, if the King of Shicheng goes to Xihe County to borrow troops, it will definitely not succeed." ”

"Why is that?" Fang Lingqi said, "There are no troops in the two counties of Mofei River?"

Wang Tieshi said: "It's not that there isn't, but a lot. As far as I know, Xihe County alone has a population of more than 15,000 and 300 soldiers. The same is true of Maling County, which can be described as a strong army. However, the bandits are not vegetarians, and they often go down the mountain to steal horses, sneak into large families to steal, etc., which also makes the second county quite a headache. ”

Lu Bei couldn't help but ask: "Since the two counties have so many troops and have more than enough to protect themselves, why can't His Royal Highness the King of Shicheng borrow troops when he goes down?"

Wang Tieshi laughed and said: "I don't know if the two of you know that every time this king is crowned, His Majesty will definitely send a hundred elite soldiers to escort him?"

"I've heard of it. Fang Ling nodded, this Wang Tieshi's knowledge is very extensive, and he even knows this kind of thing.

I only heard Wang Tieshi say: "Actually, wherever this fief is located, it is good to be barren, if it is prosperous, it must be expected to be a big family, and these people have great influence in the local area." After the princes and kings arrived in the fiefdom, these 100 elite soldiers were also intended to serve as their foundation, however, if they wanted to develop, they either had to submit to the noble clan, or they had to get the support of the local noble clan. However, the former is not easy to carry out, because the power of the wang clan has long been deep-rooted, and there have been many strange deaths of princes and kings in history, if you guess it, it is estimated that the "touch" is because they want to conquer the ♀ wang clan but were harmed by it, and the wang clan is an outsider, and the reason why the wang clan is rich and wealthy, and they do not take the princes and kings in their eyes, what they hold is the strength in their hands, so you think, how can they lend their lifeblood to the king of Shicheng?"

Fang Ling frowned slightly when he heard this, it seemed that he was still thinking too naïvely, as Wang Tieshi said, what the local forces hold is the troops in their hands, even if they exchange real money and silver, I am afraid it will be difficult to borrow.

It's just that if you can't borrow troops in Xihe County, then the matter of this mine will be really troublesome. And with the current power, there is no way to clash head-on with these big families.

Fang Ling thought about it all the way, and he didn't think of a better way, so he had to take one step at a time.

It didn't take long for him to come to Xihe County. The walls of Xihe County seem to be higher than those of Feng County, and the scope is also larger.

A few soldiers under the city gate were talking and laughing, and only occasionally checked on passers-by.

When Wang Tieshi came to the city gate, a young soldier with a small leader Nirze walked up and said with a smile: "Yo, Boss Wang, I have been diligent in the past few days, and the goods are being pulled more than once." ”

Wang Tieshi motioned for the groom to stop, jumped out of the car, "touched" a tael of silver and stuffed it into his hand, and said with a smile: "Xu Bingshi, this is all thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness the King of Shicheng." ”

Xu Bingshi took the silver and weighed it, and the thief smiled: "Boss Wang, your business is getting bigger and bigger, how can this benefit fee be the same as before?"

Wang Tieshi couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "Xu Bingshi, we are also a small business, you have to raise your hand." ”

Xu Bingshi walked over, patted the horse's head and said, "Boss Wang, all I want is this nine cows and one 'hair', if you are reluctant, then ......"

Wang Tieshi gritted his teeth, and then 'touched' out a tael of silver and said, "Xu Bingshi, this should be enough, right?"

Xu Bingshi smiled with satisfaction, stuffed the silver into his cuffs, waved his hand at the two soldiers at the city gate, and said, "Let go!"

Lu Bei couldn't help but say: "Boss Wang, this little captain dares to blatantly ask for money, it's too bold, right?"

Fang Ling also understood what Lubei meant, the positions in the city were headed by the county order, and the soldiers were in charge of the county lieutenant, and under the county lieutenant was the military affairs, although each military affairs were responsible for dozens of subordinates, but they were not much of an official.

Wang Tieshi smiled bitterly: "There is no way, if they detain the goods, we will still suffer, so this payment of benefits is a tacit thing for everyone, and occasionally there are those who are not interested, but the goods are deducted for half a month, and in the end it is not necessary to pay the silver obediently." ”

Fang Ling asked, "Then this kind of thing, the county order of Xihe County doesn't care?"

Wang Tieshi sneered, shook his head and sighed: "Small officials are greedy, big officials are greedy, who can control whom?"