Night falls

In the Li Mansion in the left county town of Pingyu County.

Ye Bai had already put on a new set of clothes at this time, and he had cleaned it up, and it was a loss that he had cleaned it up, so people could see that Ye Bai's face was so delicate.

The little fat man pulled Ye Bai to the front house with a happy face, and said with a smile on Ye Bai

"You, you, I really didn't see it before, you little beggar is such a good-looking little boy, not bad, it's a fight with this young master."

Although Ye Bai is clean now, especially after changing into this rather gorgeous clothes, with his delicate and pale cheeks, he is more like a hidden family, he coughed, and replied to the little fat man with some embarrassment

"No, no, Young Master Li, thank you for taking me in."

The little fat man was not happy when he heard this, patted Ye Bai with one hand, and muttered a little dissatisfied

"What Young Master Li, let me make myself, aren't we two good brothers, besides, you are not a subordinate in the mansion, don't be so polite."

Ye Bai smiled slightly, this smile looked a little strangely beautiful, Li Zicheng looked stupid in an instant.

"Alright, Zicheng, where are we going now?"

Li Zicheng squeezed his eyes at Ye Bai, and said with a mysterious smile to Ye Bai

"Hehe, why do you care so much, Ye Bai, just follow me, you'll know when you get to the place."

Ye Bai was stunned, and Li Zicheng simply grabbed Ye Bai's hand at this time, and walked outside the mansion with Ye Bai in tow.

But when he walked to the gate of the Li Mansion, a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper came out from the side, the middle-aged man frowned, looked at Li Zicheng and Ye Bai, and said to the two children in a somewhat unhappy tone

"Young master, the master has instructed that you will not be allowed to go out for the past few days, so you should take Ye Bai back."

Li Zicheng was not happy about this, and directly said to the middle-aged man

"Hey, Steward Li, my father just allowed me to go out just now, what are you stopping me for."

Steward Li frowned, and just wanted to say something, only to hear Li Zicheng snort coldly and continue

"Steward Li, if you don't believe me, you can ask my father, my father is in the council hall now."

Steward Li thought for a while, and said in a somewhat uncertain tone

"Okay, I'll ask the master first, Li Niu, Li Er, you two are optimistic about the young master and Ye Bai, I won't let the young master and Ye Bai out of the house until I come back."

"Okay."

At this time, out of nowhere, two emaciated subordinates appeared, Steward Li nodded at these two people, and then crossed Li Zicheng and Ye Bai, and walked directly to the conference hall located in the center of Li Mansion.

Watching Steward Li slowly walk away, the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth rose slightly, and he pulled Ye Bai and walked towards the two subordinates, and when the two subordinates saw the young master like this, they were about to step forward to stop them, but they only heard Li Zicheng smile and say to these two people

"Hey, hey, if you two stop me and Ye Bai, believe it or not, Young Master Ben won't let you two go into the back house to see the two sisters Chunhua and Xiahua in the future."

Li Niu and Li Er were stunned when they heard this, and seeing that they were stunned, Li Zicheng grasped this gap, pulled Ye Bai and trotted out directly from the middle of the two.

And after the two of them crossed the gate of the Li Mansion, Li Niu and Li Er turned around and looked at the two children expressionlessly, and they didn't have any intention of stepping forward to arrest the two of them.

And it was at this time that a man in black in a night suit jumped down from the eaves of the Li Mansion, and the man in black jumped in front of Li Niu and Li Er, Li Niu and the two of them did not have any unusual expressions when they saw the man in black, only to hear the man in black take out a small bottle from his arms, throw it into Li Niu's hand, and then said to him in a cold tone

"Well done."

After that, the man in black jumped again, easily jumped on the eaves of the Li Mansion, and then waited for Li Niu and them to blink again, and the man in black completely disappeared into the night.

Li Niu and Li Er hurriedly opened the small bottle, and a wonderful fragrance emanated from the small bottle, Li Niu and Li Er put their noses up and inhaled this aroma very greedily.

After the fragrance entered the nose, the expressions of Li Niu and Li Er slowly became ruddy, as if they had been reborn.

"Brother Niu, the housekeeper is back, what do we say?"

"What else can I say, keep up, the Li Mansion can't stay anymore."

The two of them looked a little fluttery, and they quickly made a decision, and with soft and fluttering steps, they also stepped out of the gate of the Li Mansion, followed the footsteps of Li Zicheng and Ye Bai, and chased after them.

"Zicheng, where are we going?"

Li Zicheng pulled Ye Bai all the way to run wildly, and gradually, the light on both sides of the street on the left and right became weaker and weaker, and Ye Bai slowly realized that he and Li Zicheng seemed to have run out of Zuo County.

"Don't worry about it, just follow me."

The two children, running left and right, finally came to a street where the shouting was very loud.

"Here? Barrack? ”

Ye Bai clearly saw a notice board standing under the doorrail in front of the street, and a few big characters were engraved on the notice board with sharp weapons

Leave the barracks in the south, trespassers, behead.

Especially the chopping word, as far as Ye Bai can see, even at night, he can clearly see that the sprint of the chopping word is obviously filled with liquid, making it appear more three-dimensional.

And the black and red color is not difficult for Ye Bai to have some bad thoughts about this.

Could it be, watered with blood?

Ye Bai didn't dare to imagine it anymore, he pulled Li Zicheng's sleeve and whispered to Li Zicheng

"Zicheng, let's go, this is a barracks."

Li Zicheng glanced at Ye Bai with some disdain, and said nonchalantly

"What are you afraid of, we are here in the barracks, and I am afraid that we are in the wrong place."

"Zicheng, we, what are we two children doing in the barracks?"

"Ye Bai, why are you so resistant to the barracks? What else can we do when we come to the barracks, Ye Bai, don't you know that we are now in Nanli and are at war with Dongxun, we are coming to the barracks to join the army. ”

Ye Bai's eyes widened suddenly, he was really confused by Li Zicheng's words.

And a soldier standing at the gate of the barracks also heard some different sounds coming from the entrance of the street, a little strange, but as the sound continued, the soldier took his spear from the shelf on the side, and shouted at the street while holding the spear

"Who?!"

"Oh, you see, the army has been recruited now, let's hurry up, it's too late if we don't leave."

Ye Bai's eyes clearly saw the cold light reflected on the head of the spear, and he also clearly knew that if this thing stabbed into his and Li Zicheng's bodies, it would really be a bad consequence.

Li Zicheng rolled his eyes, he even did this, and then regardless of Ye Bai's dissuasion, Li Zicheng jumped out of the street directly, and said to the soldier with a smile

"Big brother, don't get me wrong, the two of us are here to join the army."

As he spoke, Li Zicheng also pulled Ye Bai, who was standing in the corner of the wall.

Child?!

The soldier was a little stunned, but he still subconsciously inspected the surroundings to see if there were other people, and after not seeing anyone else, the soldier put the spear back, turned around and didn't even look at Li Zicheng, waved his hand and said impatiently

"Which little kid, hurry up and go home, it's night, don't get lost and be abducted by traffickers later, don't cry to find your mother when the time comes."

Really, I thought there was some bad intentions, and he was actually a little kid after a long time.

But Li Zicheng pouted, looked at the back of the soldier with some unhappiness and said

"I won't cry, I'm here to join the army, I'm not young, I'm fourteen years old, that's enough to join the army!"

The soldier became even more impatient, put the spear back on the shelf of the doorrail, turned around and walked directly to Li Zicheng, looked down at Li Zicheng angrily, and directly slapped Li Zicheng in the face.

An adult's slap, a child like Li Zicheng, naturally couldn't stand this kind of force, and before he came back to his senses, he was slapped to the ground by this slap.

"What the hell, you fat arms and legs, let me ask you, do you have a weapon? You said you couldn't even pick up a weapon, what army did you still join? Besides, depending on your clothes and appearance, it looks like what kind of young master you are, right? You know what it is that you're in the barracks? Cannon fodder. ”

The soldier sneered and despised Li Zicheng, he was really impatient, and today it was his turn to guard the guard, and he thought he could be lazy and idle, but he didn't expect to hear this little fat man twittering here before he fell asleep.

Li Zicheng covered the half of his cheek with one hand and raised his head slightly, he had never been slapped in the face since he was a child, not even his father.

"Yo, dare to stare at me, you little brat."

The soldier wanted to slap him again, but at this time, Ye Bai rushed out directly to block in front of Li Zicheng, protecting himself with two arms, and the slap of the soldier could be regarded as being stopped by Ye Bai.

"What the hell, why did a little kid come out again."

The soldier gradually didn't want to talk nonsense with these two children, and seeing Ye Bai like this, he lost interest in continuing to stay, so he turned around and threw down a sentence

"Hurry back, don't stay at the gate of the barracks, if I see you two again, it won't be a slap in the face."

As the words fell, the soldier also walked back to the barracks.

Ye Bai picked up Li Zicheng, who fell to the ground and stared at the soldier angrily, helped Li Zicheng pat the dirt on Li Zicheng's body, opened his mouth slightly, and wanted to comfort Li Zicheng, but only heard Li Zicheng say coldly

"Ye Bai, let's go, I'll go back to my dad and let my dad arrange us in, I have to prove to this guy that I'm worthy of joining the army."

After saying this, Li Zicheng pulled Ye Bai violently, regardless of Ye Bai's reaction, the two turned back the same way.

And not long after the two walked away, in a room at the corner of the street, the man in black looked at the backs of the two and said to himself

"Looks like I'm going to ask Bingsan for help."

As the words fell, the man in black disappeared into the room in an instant.

When Li Zicheng returned to the Li Mansion with Ye Bai with an angry face, he saw that in the courtyard, Steward Li was reprimanding Li Niu and Li Er, and Li Niu and Li Er also lowered their heads at this time, not daring to reply.

"How did you two do that? Yes? Just let the young master run away? What are you two long legs for, you can't even catch up with the young master, you have to get it, if the young master hasn't come back tomorrow, I will report to the master, and let the master discount all the legs of the two of you and throw them in the firewood room to confin. ”

"Steward Li."

Li Zicheng tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and shouted at Steward Li

"We're back."

Steward Li turned his head to look, and after seeing the figures of Li Zicheng and Ye Bai again, the unhappiness on his face was instantly replaced with a touch of joy, and he walked quickly to Li Zicheng, and after seeing that Li Zicheng's clothes were a little dirty, Steward Li lowered his body and asked Li Zicheng

"Young Master, how did you do this? Why did you make all your clothes like this, could it be that someone bullied you? If someone bullies you, tell me, and I will tell the master right away and let him avenge you. ”

"It's nothing, Ye Bai and I just fell when we went out to play, Steward Li, is my father still in the council room?"

"Yes, yes, sir, he just finished talking with the county lieutenant about some important matters, and he is still using tea in the council hall."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly and said

"Take me to Daddy."

Steward Li didn't ask why, just nodded, and then walked to the conference hall with Li Zicheng and Ye Bai, and when passing by Li Niu and Li Er, Steward Li said to the two

"You two go down, I'll clean you both up later."

Li Niu and Li Er hurriedly nodded vigorously, but after Li Zicheng and they walked past them, Li Niu and Li Er still glanced at Li Zicheng with some meaningful eyes.

And in the council hall of the Li Mansion, the county lieutenant of Pingyu County was about to get up and say goodbye to Master Li, just as Steward Li brought Li Zicheng and Ye Bai in at this time, Master Li was suddenly a little displeased, and looked at Steward Li and said unhappily

"Steward Li, didn't I tell you that no one is allowed to enter when the old man and the county lieutenant are talking about important matters?"

Steward Li owes a debt, Li Zicheng pulled Ye Bai to bypass Steward Li and stood in front of Master Li, Li Zicheng and Ye Bai first saluted the county lieutenant, and then said to Master Li with a sob

"Daddy."

Seeing that his son was about to cry, Master Li subconsciously came to Li Zicheng at this time and squatted down, and after noticing the mess of Li Zicheng's clothes, Master Li asked Li Zicheng eagerly

"What's wrong with Zicheng? Did someone bully you? You tell your father that the county lieutenant is also here now, and your father and the county lieutenant will definitely make decisions for you. ”

The county lieutenant also said at this time

"Yes, nephew, you just say, who bullied you?"

Li Zicheng rubbed his eyes with one hand and muttered while pretending to cry

"Dad, the child was beaten by a person, that person was the gatekeeper of the military camp in the right city, he slapped the child twice, it hurt so much."

Saying that, Li Zicheng also revealed the half of his face that was beaten, and it was also the soldier's strength that was ruthless enough, and this half of Li Zicheng's face is still red and swollen.

Master Li stretched out his hand and rubbed this half of Li Zicheng's face quite distressed, and when Master Li's hand touched this half of Li Zicheng's face, Li Zicheng also pretended to be in pain, and also screamed.

Master Li did not doubt him, stood up very angrily, turned to look at the county lieutenant, and said to him

"Lord County Lieutenant, look, how to solve this matter."

The county lieutenant was also stunned.

Why was this young master of the Li family slapped twice by the soldiers of the military camp, and it stands to reason that these two can't be beaten together with eight poles.

"Master Li, don't be angry first, don't we have to ask the ins and outs of Zicheng's matter, come and go, tell me why that person beat you, if it's really that person's fault, don't worry, this official will definitely come forward to punish that person for you."

Li Zicheng glanced at Ye Bai, and saw that Ye Bai didn't react, so he added fuel and vinegar to Master Li and the county lieutenant and explained the original story.

"What?! That soldier actually dared to say that you don't have a tutor? Okay, okay, isn't this just a slap in the face of the old man, Lord County Lieutenant, this matter, if you don't give our Li family a satisfactory way to deal with it, don't talk about the matter of the county with the old man anymore. ”

The county lieutenant also fell into a dilemma because of Master Li's words, but according to Li Zicheng's statement, the county lieutenant really felt that this matter was wrong with the soldier.

However, if the soldier is a soldier from Pingyu County, it will be okay to arrest him and punish him a little in front of Master Li and Li Zicheng, but although Li Zicheng's words add fuel and vinegar, there is still no deception to the military camp in the right city.

The military camp in the right city district, but the Shangzhou garrison directly under the command of Zhou Wangye, is just a little rest in Pingyu County, I am just a county lieutenant of Pingyu County, where did I have the courage to find the soldiers of the army under the command of Zhou Wangye.

This is really difficult to do.

But looking at Master Li's undoubted tone, the county lieutenant finally relented after thinking for a while, gritted his teeth and said to Master Li

"Okay, this matter, this official will deal with that person, Zicheng, you follow this official, and when you arrive at the barracks, you will identify who it is with this official, and this official will escort him to Li Mansion in front of you, and let Master Li punish him at will."

Hearing this, Master Li's grim face slowly eased, and then the county lieutenant also said while the iron was hot

"Since this is the case, without further ado, you will follow the official now, Master Li, you wait in this meeting hall for a while, and the official will go back when he goes."

After explaining this matter, the county lieutenant led Li Zicheng and Ye Bai out of the Li Mansion and walked all the way to the Nanli military camp in Youcheng District.

Halfway through the road, the county lieutenant stopped, bent slightly and said to Li Zicheng

"Zicheng, tell me well, what do you want to do?"

To be reasonable, although this county lieutenant has been in Pingyu County for a long time over the years, he has also learned three points of the ability to observe words and expressions in the forbidden army of Jinling City, and it is natural to hear from the words that Li Zicheng just said in front of Master Li, and the words Li Zicheng said obviously add more oil and vinegar.

Moreover, Li Zicheng's words were not aimed at himself to vent his anger for Li Zicheng, obviously, Li Zicheng had other thoughts about this matter.

Li Zicheng pretended to be stupid and replied

"What are you talking about, Uncle County Lieutenant."

"Zicheng, now that your father is not here, my uncle doesn't believe that you will go to Youcheng District for no reason, especially if you go to that military camp impartially, and the non-commissioned officer uncle of the military camp also knows, the military discipline is strict, and it is even more impossible to slap you for no reason, say, what do you want to do?"

To be reasonable, if it weren't for the fact that the county lieutenant and Master Li had some deals that required Master Li's nod, the county lieutenant would not have had the heart to take care of this matter from Li Zicheng, and would have kicked Li Zicheng far away a long time ago.

The county lieutenant's words pierced it, making Li Zicheng a little uncomfortable all of a sudden, and the flatness on his face was a little unbearable, and after hesitating for a while, he glanced at Ye Bai helplessly.

Ye Bai sighed slightly, bowed his hand to the county lieutenant, and told the county lieutenant the real facts again.

Only then did the county lieutenant understand, then chuckled and shook his head, touched Li Zicheng's head, and said something that surprised both Li Zicheng and Ye Bai

"That's it? It's good to say, it just so happens that the military camp stopped in Pingyu County just to rest and recruit new soldiers, the official said hello to that side, and in two days you will be with you, Ye Bai, right? You two should report when the time comes. ”

"What?"

Li Zicheng subconsciously exclaimed.

He couldn't have imagined that this matter was so easy, he originally thought that this matter was quite troublesome, after all, whether he and Ye Bai were old or otherwise, it was too difficult to enlist in the army.

Unexpectedly, the county lieutenant actually agreed to this matter with a fluttering sentence, which made Li Zicheng a little unbelievable.

The county lieutenant chuckled and continued

"Your father's side, I'll go and talk to him then, so ah, Zicheng, you take this little scholar of yours back now, your father's side, I'll go talk to him later, relax."

Li Zicheng nodded vigorously excitedly, and pulled Ye Bai all the way, and the two of them set foot on the road back to Li's mansion again.

And after the county lieutenant watched the backs of Li Zicheng and the others disappear, the corners of his mouth rose slightly for some reason, and at this time, the man in black walked out of nowhere, and the man in black walked to the side of the county lieutenant and said

"That's a good job."

"Where is the general?"

"Don't worry, general, I will say, what you have to do now is to let these two children enter the barracks, and then replenish the number of this army as soon as possible, and rush to the front line as quickly as possible, so that the general will be satisfied."

"I will, I just hope you don't break your word."