"My lord, what do we do now? Is it here to keep waiting, or is it?" Song Ci thought for a while, and then said: "Don't worry, I have to think about this matter in the long run, but Wencheng, you must strictly control your subordinates, and no one is allowed to bully the people, otherwise you will not be spared."

"Yes, my lord."

They sat here for a while, and suddenly someone exclaimed, pointing to the mountain in the distance, and there were many dense black dots coming down from the mountain, shouting and killing.

Song Ci also saw it, and immediately ordered everyone to get up and prepare for battle.

These people, who seemed to be thieves, spotted the team and rushed over at this moment.

Song Ci shouted, "Everyone listen, if the other party doesn't take the initiative to attack, we can't take the lead, remember, otherwise we may kill innocents." ”

The crowd received the order, and soon the hundreds of men came closer, and they had no weapons in their hands, all sticks cut from the trees.

After a few breaths, he had already come to his side.

Among them, there was a rather dignified middle-aged man, who had many patches on his body and a yellow complexion, which was very different from the bandits he had suppressed that day.

"Bold dog official, dare to come here to bully the people, today, do you think we will let you go? What a joke. ”

Song Ci said: "This fellow, how did you know that Song was a corrupt official?" Can't I even walk here?"

He said angrily: "If you are a clean official, how can you walk with so many people? It's not that you're afraid that our poor people will take your dog's life, aren't you?"

Ren You immediately shouted, "Bold, even our Lord Song dares to insult, do you know who he is?"

Ren You wanted to say the name, but was stopped by Song Ci, "This folk, don't be excited, Song Mou came here for the first time, and he didn't know the current situation, and at the same time, he didn't know that so many of you were preparing to rebel, so what's wrong with bringing more people?"

These people feel justified, but they just hate the government, the yamen, the court and the emperor.

"Dog officer, no matter how much you say, you don't want to leave here today, you turn around and look around you, can you still leave alive today?"

Song Ci and the others turned around and saw that a dense crowd of people rushed over, with hoes and firewood knives and other weapons in their hands, running over from a distance, shouting and killing.

Hundreds of soldiers are not afraid at the moment, most of them are from this kind of background, and they are used to it.

The anti-thief leader is still insulting, "These people are all moved from the county seat, there is no way, due to the inaction of the yamen, the local encirclement and suppression of the main general Chen Shixiong is timid, at this moment there are more and more anti-thieves, there is no way, I wait for my wife and children to survive, this is also a last resort." ”

Song Ci understood them very well, and also despised the yamen and Chen Shixiong very much.

If they have a little way, they will not choose to be thieves, and they will not oppose the court, this is the crime of punishing the nine clans, who dares to mess around?

Song Ci said: "Folks, Song understands you very well, and at the same time, Song is also very sad about the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, if it weren't for their inaction, how could we be displaced, how could we fall into such a field?"

"At the same time, Song will also be ordered by the emperor to come here to eradicate those who are making trouble, Song believes that you are forced to be helpless, if you are willing to lay down your arms and return to the court, I promise that I will not blame the past."

Someone shouted, "Just you? Don't you also wear the same pants as these corrupt officials, do you think we will believe you? It's a big joke, a joke.

Song Ci signaled, and Wenwu took a few steps, "Folks? Do you know who we are? He was the original prison officer, but because he offended the people in the court, he was transferred to Xianghe at this moment to cooperate with Chen Shixiong to suppress the bandits. ”

Everyone looked shocked? Judge? Isn't that Song Ci? Hasn't he been solving cases in Da Song? Why did you come here?

Remembering that Song Ci spoke very politely, and at the same time did not use force, they believed it at the moment, otherwise the matter could not be explained.

There was a sixty-year-old man who walked out of the crowd, he was already unsteady, and coughed in his throat several times one after another: "Lord Song, you are finally here, our Xianghe, waiting for you is so hard, if you came earlier, how would this place be like this?"

Song Ci said: "Old man, we are late, Song apologizes for this matter, about the matter of Xianghe Zhixian and the encirclement and suppression of the main general Chen Shixiong, Song has already advised the emperor, maybe he will get the answer soon."

"Yes, folks, our adults came here mainly to suppress the bandits, otherwise, they would have left a long time ago, and at the same time, we also promise to return everyone to a peaceful peace, and we will never leave this place."

Everyone was extremely happy, and at this moment, everyone had already believed that Song Ci's identity would have been used if he was a corrupt official or a person of inaction.

Song Ci said: "Folks, Song saw that there are many young and strong people among you, and I don't know if you are willing to join the army to defend the country?" You should all know the current situation in the Great Song Dynasty, so Song won't say much.

There was a whisper in the crowd for a while, and then a young man walked out, "My lord, I am waiting for the old and the young, if I join the army, how can I support my wife and children?" They're going to have to eat!"

"Yes, my lord, this matter must not be reckless, we have the heart to defend the country, but the family must settle down, otherwise, what can we do? Besides, I have no intention of fighting. ”

Song Ci learned what everyone was thinking, but he also understood, at this moment he suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, that is, to expand the military camp, some people to train, and another part of people to open up wasteland and farm, and now they are self-sufficient, Chen Shixiong doesn't care, the emperor doesn't give funds, this is also no way.

Song Ci quickly had this attention in his mind, this matter was difficult at the beginning and easy later, as long as he persevered in the early stage, it would be easier later.

So, he gave a moment of reassurance, "Folks, if you are willing to believe in Song, you can take your family with me, and I will return to the barracks, as for the future, how about Song to figure out a way?"

They muttered in a low voice for a long time, and finally had a reply at this moment, "My lord, we believe in you, we believe in the emperor, but we don't believe in some officials, at this moment, we will go with you."

Song Ci said: "Don't worry, you can take all the valuable items at home and bring them to the barracks, and Song promises to arrange a place for you, and at the same time take care of your food and drink for a lifetime."

"Wencheng Wenwu, you are responsible for helping to transport the supplies, and at the same time, Lu You Lu Sheng, we will go back and immediately help set up the tent and settle it down first, as for the rest, we will talk about it later."

"It's my lord.

After doing all this, Song Ci finally put his mind at ease, and now the stone in his heart has landed, and there are fewer and fewer anti-thieves, but he has not been completely Zhao'an, or purged.

Returning from here, leaving the brigade to assist in the same place, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the barracks, Chen Shixiong seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and he walked out with a smile on his face.

He sneered: "Lord Song, this official remembers that you brought hundreds of people with you when you went out, why is there less than half at this moment?" Could it be that you also lost the battle? Hehe, I thought Lord Song was really a dragon, but I didn't expect it to be a worm, which really shocked the official!"

Song Ci said: "Lord Chen, is Song as you mean at this moment?" Otherwise, you give Song a maximum of two days, if Song doesn't satisfy you within two days, how about you laugh at Song again?"

He laughed maniacally, "Two days? What about two days? What if you lose half of your troops, even if you take down this group of rebels? Just you, people, what are you going to fight?

Song Ci chuckled and didn't want to pay attention to it, in a few days, everything would be clear.

Chen Shixiong looked at Song Ci's back and sneered, "It's only been two days, but this official wants to see what you want to say."

Song Ci returned to the house, and the rest of the generals also returned to the barracks to rest, and after a day of walking, they were physically and mentally exhausted.

Qin Xiaoyue and Xiaoxiang walked in, but they were shocked when they didn't see Wencheng and Wenwu.

"My lord, for.... Why are there half fewer people? By the way, Wencheng is civil and military, is it .....

Song Ci said: "You are too careful, Wencheng and Wenwu are cooperating with the people to carry their luggage, and the day after tomorrow, there will be another thousand more people in our military camp."

"Yes, I see, sir."

The two brought the food, Song Ci ate it slowly, today is really a surprise, almost had a conflict, that day, if Chen Shixiong has one more heart, how can he suffer?

On this day, outside the barracks, Cheng Wenwu and others finally walked back with thousands of people, who carried valuable items and grain and grass into the interior.

Chen Shixiong, who was far away, saw it, he looked envious, and at the same time, he couldn't guess how this was the people.

When he was jealous in his heart, he was whispering and scolding.

"This Song Ci's luck is too good, the bandits are not good to lose the battle, I didn't expect the people to follow, could it be that someone is willing to follow him? Outrageous. ”

On the side, General Hong said: "My lord, why don't we recruit some soldiers when we are encircling and suppressing, if we continue like this, this Song Ci's team will surpass us sooner or later."

"This.... This official has this intention, General Hong, you immediately find a place to entrench the anti-thief, and then, I will take someone to Zhao'an, do you know?"

"It's my lord, my subordinates will go.

On Song Ci's side, these people who came to take refuge quickly arranged tents to live in temporarily, and at the same time, because there were too many people, over time, food would not be available, so it was very important to cultivate the wasteland independently.

On this day, Song Ci gathered all his subordinates, and then said: "Wencheng Wenwu, starting tomorrow, you will open up the wall behind the barracks and extend it for several miles, and then, we will arrange for some people to open up the wasteland and plant rice."

"My lord, you mean to say..."