Out of the yamen of Qingping County, Wang Ziwen went to the patrol battalion to report under the leadership of a bureaucrat.

On the way, Wang Ziwen took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the officer, "Come, this little brother has really worked hard for you, take it and have a drink." ”

"Childe, how embarrassing is this!"

Although he said that he was embarrassed, the official was still very skilled in carrying the silver into his arms.

After giving the silver, Wang Ziwen inquired, "This little brother, I don't know much about the environment of Qingping County when I first arrived, so I want to ask my little brother about something." ”

"Childe, you said, the little one must know everything." After receiving the money, the attitude of this official was quite good.

"That's right, I don't know what the officer of this patrol battalion has and what his temperament is? I can't be rude when I first arrive! ”

After Wang Ziwen finished speaking, the official replied: "Don't worry, Son, Liu Yingzheng is still very talkative, but he is just a little upright." Usually I only like some bows, sabers and guns, and the rest is very casual. ”

Then Wang Ziwen asked about some other things, and the official also poured beans into a bamboo tube and told everything he knew. Anyway, everyone knows about these things, even if he doesn't say it, as long as it takes a while, Wang Ziwen will know all about it. So he didn't hide anything, and by the way, he was close to the nephew of the county magistrate.

In fact, Wang Ziming was inquiring about the preferences of those officials on the surface, but in fact, he was understanding the relationship between the characters in the officialdom of Qingping County. Although there is information provided by Maoyan, Wang Ziwen still wants to determine it for himself.

In this way, the two chatted and came to the station of the patrol battalion, and the barracks of the patrol battalion are in the south of the city, next to the city wall, and occupy a lot of land, but it seems that it is a little deserted inside.

"Stop! What the hell! ”

As soon as Wang Ziwen approached, the soldier standing guard immediately stopped the two and asked.

I saw that the official immediately stepped forward, took out a token and said: "I am from the county government, this is the newly appointed fifth team leader, Lord Xue specially ordered me to take him to meet Lord Liu." ”

The guard at the gate checked the token and let it go, and after entering the garrison of the patrol battalion, Wang Ziwen secretly observed.

From the outside, the Qingping County Patrol Battalion is decent, whether it is the layout of the barracks or the mental outlook and behavior of the soldiers, they are all above the passing line, although they are qualified, there is nothing outstanding.

In the Qianyuan Empire, the patrol battalion was a local government, an armed force that suppressed smuggling and thieves and maintained local law and order, similar to the armed police force of the Celestial Empire. Therefore, the patrol battalion is under the direct control of the local government, and the local government is responsible for recruiting soldiers and weapons and equipment.

Therefore, according to the financial situation of the local government and the geographical location, the difference in the strength of the patrol battalions in different regions is also very large. For example, the number of patrol battalions in some remote areas may only be hundreds, but the number of patrol battalions in some prosperous state capitals may be tens of thousands, and the combat power and equipment are not weaker than the eight main battle regiments of the empire.

Qingping County is a medium-sized county, the overall economic situation is okay, and there is a small iron mine to guard, so its patrol battalion has more than 1,000 troops and still has a certain combat effectiveness. However, last time, he was pulled by Changfeng Lang to encircle and suppress the Vermilion Bird Army, and more than half of it was lost, but Xue Guangju has been busy with money to fill the pit, and he can't fill this deficit at all, so the vitality of the Qingping County patrol battalion has not recovered.

Later, under the leadership of the officer, Wang Ziwen went straight to the barracks of Liu Jiangong, the patrol battalion. As soon as the two approached, they saw a middle-aged military attache dancing a spear, and saw that the fine iron spear was played with a tiger and a tiger with a very powerful style.

But it didn't take long for Liu Jiangong to finish his work, and Wang Ziwen immediately took a look, only to see that his forehead was sweating and breathing, and he looked like he was out of strength.

Liu Jiangong was born in a wealthy family, but by the time his generation came, his family was almost ruined. In the end, relying on the remnants of his ancestors, he held a position in the patrol battalion of Qingping County.

Originally, he still had a pride and ambition, and planned to fight to recreate the glory of his ancestors, but in the end he was wiped out by the cruel reality. has changed from a heroic boy with strong martial arts to a middle-aged greasy man who is panting for a while while dancing.

Seeing that Liu Jiangong finished dancing, the official immediately stepped forward and introduced: "I have seen Lord Yingzheng, this is the fifth team appointed by Lord Xue. ”

When Wang Ziwen heard this, he immediately stepped forward to greet him and said, "My subordinate Ye Lixin has visited my lord, and I hope that my lord will mention more in the future." ”

But Liu Jiangong just glanced at Wang Ziwen, his face was a little flat, "Well, since it was arranged by Lord Xue, then you will serve well in the patrol camp in the future." ”

"No! The subordinates will live up to the love of adults! Wang Ziwen put on a look of honor.

But Liu Jiangong didn't look at him at all, just waved his hand to signal a personal soldier to come over, and then ordered: "You immediately take Team Ye to report to Team Ye, and explain the rules of the camp to Team Ye." ”

"No!"

After ordering his own soldiers, Liu Jiangong left, and directly put Wang Ziwen in place.

"Team Ye, please come with me."

Then the personal soldier led Wang Ziwen and walked towards the station of the fifth team.

On the way, Wang Ziwen opened the road with silver again, and inquired a little, "This brother Lord Liu seems to be a little cold to me, but I don't seem to have offended him when I first arrived!" ”

can serve as Liu Jiangong's personal soldier, this person is naturally Liu Jiangong's confidant, and he would not be casual and talkative, but Wang Ziwen was extremely generous, so the personal soldier simply said: "Team Ye was arranged by Lord Xue, but Lord Liu and Lord Chen are close friends." ”

After saying that, he took the silver into his bosom, and then said nothing.

"Thank you, brother." Wang Ziwen then thanked him, and he didn't ask anything.

According to Maoyan's intelligence, Xue Guangju, the county commander of Qingping County, has always been at odds with Chen Ming, the county commander, Xue Guangju is the chief official of the external transfer, but Chen Ming is a native of Qingping County. The two have had frequent frictions because of their different political views, and now it seems that this Liu Jiangong should be a member of Chen Ming's faction.

And Wang Ziwen was arranged by Xue Guangju, so he was naturally labeled as Xue Guangju, so of course Liu Jiangong would not give him a good face.

In fact, the two factions in Qingping County have been fighting very strongly, Chen Ming and Liu Jiangong colluded together, and used their power to secretly contend with Xue Guangju. Xue Guangju also deliberately wanted to remove the two, but there was nothing he could do about them.

Especially the patrol battalion, so that Liu Jiangong's needle cannot be inserted into the water and splashed. And Xue Guangju always wanted to put his hand into the patrol camp, but he was secretly blocked by Liu Jiangong.