Lu Yuan was stunned for a while, and then remembered that Leif was appointed as a catcher on the day he first came to the county office.

"How did he die? What the hell is going on? ”

"Leif was originally a bandit in Wuqizhai, but his father used to be a catcher, so his mother kept threatening him to quit the cottage or else he would not recognize him.

That day, after Leif got the position of catching fast, he went to the cottage to find the big boss Pei Shiyong, and wanted to quit Wuqi Village, but was killed by Pei Shiyong, and I heard that he was tortured for several days before he died. ”

"Since he quit the cottage, why did he go to the cottage again? Isn't this self-defeating? Lu Yuan was puzzled.

Zhan Yuan knows a lot about the underworld and says:

"This is the rule of the green forest, if you want to quit the cottage, you must ask the big boss to resign in person, according to the rules, the big boss generally can't refuse, otherwise the other brothers will not be convinced, but Pei Shiyong said that Leif colluded with the yamen and betrayed the cottage, so he was disposed of."

Lu Yuan slapped the table fiercely and said angrily: "These bandits are really hateful. ”

Zhan Yuan took the opportunity to speak: "My lord, both the Changwei Dart Bureau and the Iron Gun Gate have found their subordinates, hoping to share the worries of the adults. ”

"I have my own plans for this matter, you can step down." Lu Yuan shook his head and refused.

Zhan Yuan sighed and exited the study.

"Master Qin, you go to the East Cross Courtyard of the Hou Mansion and invite Brother Shan Long to come over." Lu Yuan finally decided to go to Li Ruozhen.

"Subordinates receive orders."

As soon as Qin Li went out, a servant ran in and said, "My lord, there is a famous Taoist priest outside the door who asks to see you." ”

Lu Yuan was overjoyed, and ran out of the county government with the official quickly, only to see Wang Zhen standing under the willow tree, holding a horse in each hand.

"Sir, you're finally here, I have something to ask you about!" Lu Yuan hurriedly said.

"Poor Dao knows that there is a good scenery nearby, and adults can take a look at it with me." Wang Zhen said with a smile.

Lu Yuangang was about to say: "How can I have time to see the scenery now." The words came to his lips and he took them back.

He knew that Wang Zhen was by no means a targeted person, so he must have a good intention, so he smiled and said, "So Mr. Lao has led the way." ”

"You can take it with you." Wang asked.

Lu Yuan's heart moved, and he replied, "Bring it." ”

"Very good." Wang Zhen nodded, led the horse towards the east gate, and Lu Yuan led another horse to follow closely.

Out of the east gate, the two rode horses all the way to the east, Lu Yuan's riding skills were all from the original owner, and he was not very clever, so he could only barely follow behind Wang Qian.

After riding like this for more than an hour, Wang Zhen finally stopped, and the two stood on a hillside, Wang Zhen pointed to the front and smiled: "Xianggong knows where the front is?" ”

Lu Yuan looked down and saw that the camp tents were continuous and the guard towers were lined up, but it was a military camp. He flipped through the memories in his mind, and immediately knew that there was the army of the Ning State Army stationed at the border in front of him!

His mind was full of thoughts, and he instantly understood Wang Qian's intentions, and asked, "Sir, don't you want me to use the power of Ning Guojun to suppress the bandits?" ”

"Xianggong is really a little thorough."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and sighed:

"Without Ning Guohou's handwritten letter, how can I mobilize them? I know that Ning Guohou is a person, and he only hopes that Shezhou will be as chaotic as possible, so that he can attack Jianghuai under an excuse, and he will never agree to me using the army to suppress bandits. ”

"Xianggong can directly bypass Ning Guohou and achieve this." Wang Zhen smiled.

Lu Yuan saw that Wang Qiancheng was in his chest, and hurriedly said, "Please also ask Mr. for advice." ”

"This is a military horse on the right wing of Ning Guojun, and nominally it will be Feng Kequan, the eldest son of Ning Guohou, but the military power is actually in the hands of the deputy general Zhang Gan, this person is greedy for money and profit, and the minister only needs to bribe him with money and borrow a battalion of soldiers and horses, he will not refuse."

The establishment of the Ning Guojun is 50,000 people, and the chief and negative officials are the commanders of the capital and the marquis of Yu, and the commanders are Ning Guohou himself.

The whole army is divided into left and right compartments, one compartment has 10 armies, each army has 2,500 people, the commander of the box is the commander of the capital and the deputy commander, commanding 25,000 people, and the army commander is the general and deputy general, commanding 2,500 people.

Each army has five battalions, each battalion has 500 men, the commander is the commander, divided into infantry commander and horse commander, each battalion is divided into five capitals, the commander is the head of the capital and the deputy head of the capital.

"The public funds of the yamen are less than one hundred taels, how can I have the money to bribe him?" Lu Yuan smiled bitterly.

"Money does not need to be given by the minister, the minister only needs to promise to exterminate the bandits, and give him forty percent of the property obtained, the bandits have been plundering for many years, and the wealth must be a lot."

Lu Yuan listened suddenly, paced a few steps in place, and asked with some concern: "Those bandits are very fierce, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers will have a lot of casualties, and I am afraid that he will not be satisfied." ”

Wang Zhen smiled dumbly and asked: "Xianggong is a seventh-grade civil official, he is a seventh-rank military attaché, I don't know why Xianggong is afraid of him?" ”

Seeing these thousands of troops, Lu Yuan was indeed a little stunned in his heart, feeling that the other party was stronger than himself and deserved more points.

"He can't interfere in local affairs without orders, and Xianggong can justifiably suppress bandits, the only thing he lacks is strength, you and he can cooperate, and Zhang Qian's personality is arrogant, he will never take the bandits in his eyes, and he will not feel that his soldiers and horses will have big casualties." Wang Zhen analyzed.

Lu Yuan was very curious, how could Wang Qian, who came with him, know Zhang Qian so well.

The first time he dealt with a soldier in the army, he was still a little uneasy, and asked: "If there are heavy casualties at that time, how can he be willing to rest?" ”

Wang Zhen sighed in his heart, thinking that he was a scholar after all, and said: "Don't worry, Xianggong will not make a noise, if you let Ning Guohou know that he sent troops to suppress the bandits privately, he will never spare him." ”

"In that case, I'm relieved." Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"Xianggong, let's go, I'll wait for you here."

Lu Yuan was taken aback, but quickly calmed down, anyway, he had an official background, and no one would embarrass him, and said, "It's okay, Mr. is here to wait for my good news." ”

After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard Wang Zhen add: "By the way, when Xianggong and Zhang Qian talk about the conditions, they can first say that they will be divided into two percent, and then let it be forty percent." ”

Lu Yuan's heart beat a drum when he heard this, would the other party cut himself off in anger?

When they reached the gate of the barracks, the soldiers guarding the gate immediately surrounded them, and one of the soldiers shouted, "Who are you?" Isn't it Wu Yuelai's spy? ”

"This official is the county magistrate of Shexian County, and I will see you General Zhang if I have something." Lu Yuan said loudly.

The soldier was taken aback and asked, "Do you have any certificates?" ”

Lu Yuan took the official certificate and let him look at it, and shouted: "Don't go quickly, I will ask you if you miss a big event!" ”

The little soldier only saw an ivory plaque, and although he did not know half of the words on it, its appearance was similar to that of the official he had seen, so he did not dare to ask again, and said, "My lord, please wait, I will report it." ”

After a while, Lu Yuan entered a camp under the guidance of several soldiers.

At the head of the tent sat an officer in his forties, with a resolute face and some familiar faces, and he thought he had seen it in Houfu.

At first sight, he only felt that the other party was an iron-blooded soldier, and it was hard to believe that he could be a greedy man, and there were several officers sitting on the left and right of the tent, and they all had wine and meat in front of their tables, and they wanted to drink here before they came.

However, when Lu Yuan came in, they all stopped their movements and glared at Lu Yuan in unison, which put great pressure on his heart.

Fortunately, at this time, the first officer spoke: "It turned out to be Mr. Lu, were you sent by the Hou Ye to She County as a county commander?" ”

"That's right, General Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time, but your demeanor is still the same." Lu Yuan arched his hand.

Zhang Qian saw that he was from the Hou Mansion, and thought that the Hou Ye had some orders, so he said, "You all go down." ”

Several generals on the left and right retreated when they heard this, and some took a few pieces of meat before leaving. Their heads turned slowly as they walked, and their eyes were always staring at Lu Yuan, as if he was some kind of precious animal.

Suddenly, there were only Lu Yuan and Zhang Qian left in the tent, and Zhang Qian asked: "I don't know what Lord Lu is looking for?" ”

Lu Yuan is not good at negotiation, so he went straight to the point: "I want to borrow you a battalion of soldiers and horses to help me suppress bandits." ”

"But the Hou Ye or the eldest son ordered?"

"It's not."

Zhang Qian laughed loudly when he heard this, and after a long time, he put away his smile, grabbed the meat in front of the plate and ate it, and said with a calm face:

"Lord Lu is here to entertain me, without the orders of the Hou Ye and the eldest son, how can I mobilize troops and horses to suppress bandits at will."

Lu Yuan was a little nervous in his heart, but he pretended to be plain on the surface, and said, "It's just a few days to borrow." ”

"Not for a day, you can go." Zhang Qian waved his hand.

"In that case, I will go to someone else, such wealth, the general does not take it, someone else takes it." After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Wait." Zhang Qian hurriedly said.

Lu Yuan stopped, but did not turn around.

"What wealth?"

Lu Yuan turned around, didn't speak, and pointed out of the tent with his thumb.

Zhang Qian walked out of the camp tent and shouted outside: "No one is allowed within a hundred steps!" Then he walked in and said with a smile: "Lord Lu can say it." ”

His resolute face burst into laughter at the moment.

"As the saying goes, thousands of miles for officials are only for money, I have a piece of fat right now, I can't eat it alone, I originally wanted to find the general to eat together, but I didn't want the general to be so cold."