Qin Xiao was also stunned, and said in surprise: "Sworn brother? What sworn brothers? Without waiting for Yuan Shangyu to speak, he immediately understood that it must be the third master, Chen Zhitai, after he left, pretended to be a tiger, climbed the relationship in the barracks, and made up the story of becoming a brother with him.

"It is rumored in the camp that Chen Zhitai and you burned yellow paper and cut off the head of the chicken to form the Jinlan brothers." Yuan Shangyu said: "He was on an errand in the stable, and what he said was true, and the people in the stable thought it was true." ”

Qin Xiao said: "That three-master cowhide can be blown to the sky, if the adults think that he has broken the military regulations, I will let him get out." ”

"That's not necessary." Yuan Shangyu said with a smile: "Although Chen Zhitai loves to brag, he is not useless. I see that this person has a lot of energy, and he has some showmanship, if he is really trained well, he can also be of some use. After thinking for a while, he said: "The camp is just vacant, if you think he is suitable, it is not impossible to include him in your fire character ride." However, this person must be strictly restrained, and if he really violates military regulations, he will be severely punished. ”

"Your Excellency means to put him in the camp?" Qin Xiao didn't think that Yuan Shangyu was so generous: "He used to be a mountain bandit, will he .....?" ”

Yuan Shangyu said with a smile: "Outsiders know that the mountain bandits abandon the dark and turn to the light, and they still have a chance to enter the White Tiger Camp, which is a good thing." In the future, our White Tiger Battalion will suppress bandits, and those horse bandits and mountain bandits may not take the initiative to surrender if they know about this, wouldn't it be better if you say? ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Qin Xiao arched his hand.

"You've just come back, it's been a hard journey, so let's rest for a few days." Yuan Shangyu said: "You can come to me at any time if you have anything." ”

Qin Xiao got out of the big tent and led the Black Overlord to the stable, the stable had a separate stable for the Black Overlord, so he naturally wanted to send the Black Overlord to rest.

Passing by the stable, I heard Chen Zhitai say in a rough voice: "I won't tell you, before I went up the mountain, it was a butcher who killed pigs, and you see that I used an axe to be superb, it was not practiced by me, but by the gods." ”

"Third brother, the gods still taught you to use an axe?"

"That's nature." Chen Zhitai said: "I kill pigs well, one night I fell asleep, a white-bearded old man appeared in a daze, he said that although I am good at killing pigs, but the technique of chopping ribs is not very good, so I want to teach me to chop ribs with an axe." I learned ninety-nine eighty-one moves from him, and when I woke up, I remembered those moves in my head, wielding an axe, and I was majestic. A few days later, a few bandits in the village broke in and wanted to rob the house, so I naturally couldn't let them be presumptuous, so I took two axes and got into a fight with those seven or eight bandits, guess what? ”

"The third brother naturally beat those bandits to the point of begging for mercy." Someone on the side laughed.

Chen Zhitai laughed and said, "You kid is clever, just like seeing it with your own eyes." That's right, my set of axes will come out, those bandits are dumbfounded, can't believe that there are still masters like me in the village, at that time knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and worshiped me as the eldest brother, at that time life was still passable, I naturally did not want to mix with them, spare them, let them go. After a few days, they sent wine and meat to my house, left it and ran, and then every New Year's holiday, they would bring generous gifts to honor me, and I distributed those wine and meat to the villagers in the village, and everyone naturally respected me like a god. ”

Qin Xiao was amused in his heart, and looked inside, only to see that inside the wooden shed, Chen Zhitai was sitting on a chair, like an old lady, surrounded by four or five horsemen in the stables, listening to Chen Zhitai's mouth foaming and saying that he didn't know what it was

True and false past.

Qin Xiao coughed twice, and everyone immediately looked over, Chen Zhitai saw Qin Xiao, and immediately got up from the chair, smiled, and greeted him: "The riding school is back?" Where have you been, I haven't seen you in a while, I miss you to death. ”

"Are the three masters busy?"

"No, no." Chen Zhitai said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, and I can chat with everyone." By the way, riding school, don't call me the third master in the future, it doesn't sound good. I am now a person from the White Tiger Camp, that is, a person from the imperial court, the title of the third master is too harsh, everyone calls me the third brother. ”

"Then do I want to call you third brother too?" Qin Xiao asked.

"No, no, you're my brother." Chen Zhitai took the reins of the Black Overlord unusually well-behaved, and said enthusiastically: "Riding school, your stable is cleaned by me personally, you haven't come back these days, I have to clean it several times a day, and the clean inside can be used as an inn." ”

Qin Xiao just had a cold face and didn't speak.

Bringing the Black Overlord into the stable, Qin Xiao saw that the stable was indeed very clean, and the horse material was prepared.

Chen Zhitai is obviously practicing makes perfect in the stable for a while, tying the horse very quickly, and putting horse material in the horse trough, then he came over and said: "Riding school, what else do you have to do, even if you are instructed, I, Chen Zhitai, will go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and I can do anything for you." ”

Qin Xiao stared at him, Chen Zhitai was a little hairy, and smiled reluctantly: "Riding school, what's wrong?" I'm not good-looking, don't ..... Don't look at me like that. ”

Qin Xiao said coldly: "Chen Zhitai, let me ask you, Lord Commander asks me, are you my sworn brother, what's going on?" ”

Chen Zhitai said: "The Lord Commander also knows? Sure enough, he was like a god. ”

"What a." Qin Xiao said angrily: "Something shouted out of your mouth, even the deaf heard it." ”

"My lord, that's wrong." Chen Zhitai said seriously: "The cage's ears are broken, and you just shout in his ear to cut your throat, and you can't hear it." I used to know a deaf man who .....! ”

"Shut up." Qin Xiao reprimanded: "What the hell is going on with sworn brothers? ”

Chen Zhitai came up and said with a smile: "Master Riding School, you know that my admiration for you is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea, and I think about it day and night to be able to burn yellow paper with you." I thought about it too much, and I really thought that I had become brothers with you, and I couldn't help but feel the wind to the outside world about such a festive thing. ”

Qin Xiao opened his eyes wide, looked at Chen Zhitai, and sighed: "Third Brother Chen, your face is unique in the world, I'm afraid it's thicker than the walls of Fengganfu City. ”

"As long as the Riding School recognizes me as a brother, it doesn't matter if my skin is as thick as two city walls." Chen Zhitai was ashamed: "Hey, the master of the riding school calls me the third brother, is it ..... Do you think we're sworn brothers? ”

"Chen Zhitai, this is a military camp, not on the mountain." Qin Xiao knew that this guy would be bright as long as he gave him a little smile, so he was bold and reckless, and said with a cold face: "What you want to say on the mountain, no one cares about you, but if you talk nonsense in the barracks, you can't help it." He raised his hand and said, "Hurry up and pack your things, get out!" ”

"Fuck off?" Chen Zhitai changed and said, "Master Riding School, you ..... Are you driving me away? ”

"So you still understand what I'm saying." Qin Xiao said coldly.

Chen Zhitai looked left and right and sank

Face: "Master Riding School, you are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, how can you do such a thing." Walking the rivers and lakes, not only to talk about righteousness, but also to talk about Cigna, I spent 20 taels of silver last time to send you a few paintings, you have received gifts, you should do things for people. I'm still messing around in the stables, and I don't blame you much, but you're still going to chase me away? Okay, you're unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, let's go see the Lord Commander right now and let him judge him. He lowered his voice and threatened: "You accepted bribes, and the Commander knows that I am afraid that you will be the one who will get out." ”

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Really? I ask you, how many paintings did you send me, does anyone know? ”

Chen Zhitai was stunned, and Qin Xiao continued: "Have I sent you a receipt?" Or is it that someone else testified to you and saw me receive your painting with my own eyes? I bought those paintings on the street myself, so what does it have to do with you? It's just that the last time you happened to see me in my tent admiring the paintings, you knew I had those paintings. His face sank, and he said coldly: "You slander Shangguan, you are bold, according to the military regulations of the White Tiger Battalion, you will be punished with a cane..... Five hundred! ”

He actually didn't know what the military regulations of the White Tiger Battalion were, but five hundred military sticks, even if they were copper and iron, they wouldn't survive this military stick.

Chen Zhitai never expected Qin Xiao to say this, and said hurriedly: "You..... How do you reverse black and white? ”

"Black and white?" Qin Xiao said: "Have you forgotten, you are a bandit and I am a soldier, you really have to be black and white, I am white and you are black, by the way, you want to see the commander, originally you are a little groom, you are never qualified to meet the commander, today I am in a good mood, take you to meet." Stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Zhitai's wrist: "Let's insist on each word, please ask the commander to decide, see if he believes in you or believe in me, let's go, I haven't seen anyone beaten by a military stick for a long time, I just came back today, just to relieve my boredom." ”

Chen Zhitai wanted to break free, although he had great strength, but how could he be so big as Qin Xiao, he was pulled by Qin Xiao and walked a few steps, tears were about to come out, he looked left and right, and found that there was no one, he had already knelt on the ground, and he generally snorted and cried: "Big brother, you spare me, I'm joking, I admire you very much, those paintings are really given to you .....!" ”

"What did you say?"

"I was wrong, you bought those paintings yourself." Chen Zhitai said: "I will never mention those paintings again in the future, you .....!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, and at this moment, two soldiers came from behind Qin Xiao, passed by, and looked at him curiously, but Chen Zhitai was calm and calm, patting his knee: "This ground is really slippery, if you are not careful, you will fall, Lord Riding School, you have to be careful." ”

Qin Xiao let go of his hand and said, "Chen Zhitai, it's a pity that you don't go to sing." I told you to get out of the barracks, do you understand? ”

"Riding school, I really like it here." Chen Zhitai said: "No matter how hard and tired I am, I am willing to stay." Approaching Qin Xiao, he said in a low voice: "My lord, I heard that you have not been in the White Tiger Camp for a long time, and you should not have any henchmen under your hands, if I leave, can you still find a confidant like me who is loyal to you?" In the future, you don't have to go out of the tent, I will pay attention to the big and small things in the barracks, if someone says bad things about you behind your back, I will report to you immediately, what do you say? ”

Qin Xiao sighed: "If there is someone in the Manchu military camp who says bad things about me, it must be you." ”

"Never, never." Chen Zhitai said: "My lord, I can swear to heaven that I will be loyal to you." ”

Qin Xiao looked at Chen Zhitai with an awe-inspiring look and asked, "Are you really willing to be my confidant?" ”