"PS: I don't want to do anything now, I'll make up the chapters I owe first, and then I will salt the fish for a while."

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In the middle of December, almost the coldest time of the year, Chen Mo, Wang Qing, and Chu Yan led the people in the village to practice in the snow in the nearby mountains and forests, while Zhao Yu and Guo Da, Chu Jiao, and Niu Heng discussed the future planning of the cottage in the house.

Of course, to be exact, it was Zhao Yu, Guo Da, and Chu Jiao who were discussing there, and Niu Heng just sat on the side and peeled dry chestnuts with Jingnu to eat.

Listening to the clicking sound in his ears, Guo Da couldn't help it, and turned around and scolded Niu Heng under the laughter of Zhao Yu and Chu Jiao: "You brute cow, you can't eat elsewhere?" Influence us to discuss major matters. ”

Niu Heng was very dissatisfied when he heard this: "I don't speak, just peel a few chestnuts and disturb it?" Most of the people in the village were dragged to the mountains by Chen Mo and them, do you want me to stay alone? ”

I have to say that everyone in the village is idle during this time, Chen Mo and others can still pull all the people in the village to practice in the mountains and forests, and take advantage of the cold to sharpen these lazy bandits.

Oh, no, Niu Heng is not without a position, a while ago, before Liu Heimu tested Chen Mo, Niu Heng also asked for a position from Zhao Yu's side, called 'Supervisor', specially cooperating with Guo Da and Chu Jiao to punish those who violated the rules of the village, it can be said that it is a position that is both powerful and quite idle, which is very suitable for Niu Heng.

However, in view of the recent period of time, Chen Mo has taken Liu Hei's eyes to Liwei, and everyone in the village is honest, so Niu Heng has nothing to do, and he comes to listen to Zhao Yu, Guo Da, and Chu Jiao discuss the future planning of the cottage every day, after all, the things that Zhao Yu and the three of them talk about are still quite novel, such as Zhao Yu's advocacy of 'grasping the initiative'.

Grasp the initiative, this is Zhao Yu's proposition in view of the original operation mode of Black Tiger Village.

Originally, the operation mode of the Black Tiger Village, which was similar to any gang of bandits in the world, lived by looting and extortion in most cases on weekdays, and when the officers and soldiers went to encircle and suppress, they could only passively defend and even flee in the wilderness.

For example, the Black Tiger Village had the experience of resisting officers and soldiers three times before, and each time it became more severe, which in Zhao Yu's view, was very unfavorable to the cottage, so he put forward the idea of 'grasping the initiative', and adopted such means as infiltration, bribery, and entrapment to gradually influence the entire county, and fundamentally sabotage the matter of 'the government to suppress thieves', so as to achieve the goal of winning without a fight, which is called grasping the initiative.

Comparing the situation of Black Tiger Village in Kunyang and Luyang counties, it is not difficult to see that if a group of bandits wants to gain a foothold in a county, they must obtain a tacit understanding with the local government.

Look at the two counties of Kunyang and Luyang, in comparison, it must be that Luyang County is more unfavorable to thieves, because the county is full of villages with a scale of more than 1,000 people, and ordinary thieves cannot threaten this kind of village at all, and it is almost impossible to gain a foothold in Luyang, but recently, the people in Black Tiger Village are in Luyang, but they are far more safe than in Kunyang.

Some people may say that this is completely Zhao Yu's face, but in a sense, in fact, this can also be understood as the fact that it was Black Tiger Village that affected the county government of Luyang through Zhao Yu's face, and had a good tacit understanding with the county government of Luyang County.

Zhao Yu believes that this model can be applied to Kunyang County.

Some people may say that Liu Wei, the county commander of Luyang County, and Ding Wu, the county lieutenant, met Zhao Yu back then, because of all kinds of guilt and nostalgia for the old feelings, which gave Zhao Yu some face, and turned a blind eye to the group of Black Tiger Village hiding in the county, but Liu Bi, the county commander of Kunyang County, didn't recognize Zhao Yu in the early years, so how could he condone the people in Black Tiger Village?

However, this is not a problem.

I didn't know each other before, but now I can make friends, Zhao Yu, Guo Da and others didn't know Ma Gai, the county lieutenant of Kunyang, but this did not prevent them from getting acquainted with Ma Gai.

If Niu Heng is just a newcomer, then Guo Da and Chu Jiao are ready to be moved by Zhao Yu.

To influence the county government as a bandit, and even coerce the officials of the county government, such a bold idea, who would dare to imagine the bandits in this world?

For now, they are waiting for winter to come to spring, and then return to Kunyang with the crowd and begin to implement Zhao Yu's various plans.

However, on this day, just as Zhao Yu was discussing the specific charter with Guo Da and Chu Jiao, a person suddenly stepped into the house.

Niu Heng subconsciously glanced at it, and saw that it was Chu Yan, so he let down his guard.

"Ah Yan?"

Noticing that Yizi walked into the house, Chu Jiao asked puzzledly: "Why don't you follow the commander to train the villagers in the mountains and run back to the village?" ”

Chu Yan hugged his fists and explained: "The child has something important to tell the owner of the village. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and clenched his fists and said to Zhao Yu: "Master Dazhai, when the brothers were practicing in the mountains and forests, they found that there was a person frozen in the mountains, and the great commander recognized this person as Xu Fen, so he asked me to bring him immediately. ”

"What? Xu Fen? ”

Zhao Yu's face changed slightly, and he asked, "What about people?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Yan turned around and motioned to the outside of the house, "Carry it in." ”

As soon as the words fell, two thieves carried one person to the house, Zhao Yu and Jingnu hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, and were shocked to find that it was indeed Xu Fen.

After glancing at Jing Nu, Zhao Yu immediately ordered: "Carry it to the couch." ”

At this time, Guo Da, Chu Jiao, and Niu Heng also stood up and surrounded them, and when Chu Jiao sat on the edge of the couch and frowned to check Xu Fen's situation, Niu Heng scratched his head and said, "This kid ...... Isn't it with the rest of Kunyang? ”

Guo Da pressed his hand and made a silent gesture, and then walked to the frowning Zhao Yu's side, and said in a low voice: "Ah Hu, could it be that there is a change in Kunyang?" ”

Zhao Yu nodded, and shook his head again, obviously he didn't know the specific situation at the moment.

At this time, Chu Jiao had already made a simple diagnosis for Xu Fen, stood up and said to Zhao Yu: "He has some injuries on his body, judging from the scars, it should be caused by a beast, fortunately the injuries are not serious, compared to the flesh wounds, he ......"

As soon as he said this, he saw Xu Fen, who was in a coma, coughing violently, coughing several times, and his face was flushed, and then he gradually calmed down.

At this time, Chu Jiao continued: "...... Compared with the flesh wounds, the wind chill is more severe, and there are multiple frostbites on the hands and feet, which should be caused by trekking in the snow. The disease of wind and cold can always be big or small, and it should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Yu nodded, turned his head and instructed Chu Yan: "Chu Yan, please take someone to Zhengxiang and ask Ding Lu to help invite a doctor." ”

"Yes!" Chu Yan immediately clenched her fists and left.

Immediately, Zhao Yu instructed Jingnu to boil some water, and asked Niu Heng to fill some firewood into the fire used for heating in the house.

During this period, Zhao Yu sat beside the bed, frowning and looking at Xu Fen lying on the couch.

This time Xu Fen fell in the mountains because of the cold, and happened to be seen by the people in the Black Tiger Village who were practicing in the mountains, which can be said to be Xu Fen's life, but why did Xu Fen brave the cold to cross Yingshan? Shouldn't he stay in Kunyang with Deng Bai, Deng Song brothers, and Ning Niang? What about the others?

"Brother Erhu, then let's make an appointment."

Recalling Ning Niang's glutinous voice, Zhao Yu's crossed hands gradually clenched, and his heart became more and more worried.

From the side, Guo Da saw Zhao Yu's face and said with relief: "It's going to be fine, Ah Hu." ”

But this relief is just a relief, if there is really nothing wrong, Xu Fen is full of food and supports the snow across Yingshan to find them?

I don't know how long I waited, only to see Xu Fen on the couch make a weak voice.

"Water? Do you mean water? ”

Jingnu hurriedly brought the water that had been warmed in advance, and because she was short, Niu Heng took the bowl in her hand, helped Xu Fen up with one hand, and fed him a few mouthfuls of warm water.

After a few mouthfuls of warm water, Xu Fen seemed to have some strength, only to see him slowly open his eyes and look at everyone blankly.

At this time, Zhao Yu stopped everyone from asking nonsense, and sat beside the couch and talked to Xu Fen: "Brother Xu Fen? Brother Xu Fen? Xu Fen? ”

Gradually, Xu Fen's confused gaze finally gradually gained focus, only to see him look at the people around him, and then said weakly and happily: "Ah Hu, Boss Guo, Brother Niu, and Master Chu Zhai, are you really you?" ”

As he spoke, his face showed a little confusion again, as if he was recalling how he found these people in front of him.

Zhao Yu guessed Xu Fen's confusion and explained: "You fainted in the mountains, and it happened that a brother who was practicing in the mountains saw you and brought you back. ”

"So that's ......," Xu Fen suddenly realized.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu asked again: "Brother Xu Fen, the brothers have only seen you, and have never seen anyone else, what about Da Deng and Er Deng?" What about Ning Niang? ”

"Da Deng, Er Deng, Ning Niang ......"

Xu Fen thought about it for a moment and said, "They are still in Kunyang, and I came out alone." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu's heart relaxed slightly, but he asked again: "Why did Brother Xu Fen cross Yingshan alone, are you here to find me?" ”

At this time, Xu Fen had gradually come to his senses, and also remembered the purpose of his visit, and said urgently: "Quick, Ah Hu, Kunyang County intends to send the rest of the people, although Ma Gai dragged this matter, he couldn't delay it for long......"

Seeing his anxious face, Zhao Yu hurriedly relieved: "Don't worry, you say slowly, what's going on?" ”

Under Zhao Yu's relief, Xu Fen calmed down and told the truth one by one: "Probably ...... I don't remember a few days later, probably at the beginning of December, Ma Gailai told me that the prefectural order intended to distribute the people after the year......"

Speaking of this, he stopped abruptly, turned his head to look at Chu Jiao, and then looked at Zhao Yu again.

"It's okay, just say it."

Zhao Yu naturally guessed what Xu Fen was afraid of, but he felt that now that Chu Jiao had entered the core decision-making level, there was no need to deliberately hide anything.

At Zhao Yu's suggestion, Xu Fen continued: "At that time, Ma Gai told me that the county order in Kunyang had determined that all the people in our Black Tiger Village had frozen to death in the mountains, and decided to wait for me...... With the exception of a few women who were registered in the nearby counties, the rest were sent to the county after the New Year. At that time, I asked him how the county would fall, and Ma Gai said that those who were thieves like me and Da Deng, Er Deng, and Ning Niang were generally assigned to the army, and those who were close might be sent to Jiangxia, and those who were far away might be sent to Xitui, or even farther away. Just like the families of the rest of the criminals in the world, the men are military prisoners, building roads and cities for the army, while the women are reduced to military prostitutes...... I asked him if he could intercede for me, but Ma Gai said that it was difficult, I was in a hurry, so I threatened him, threatened him, and threatened that if he didn't help, I would make his secret public, and he was so angry with me that he wanted to kill me at first, but then he restrained himself, and he told me that he had told me the news in advance, and he had already done his duty, and he could not influence the decision of the county order, and he suggested that I come to you, and that was why he ......"

“……”

After listening to Xu Fen's intermittent explanation, Zhao Yu closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then comforted Xu Fen and said: "I know about this matter, you can rest first." ”

"Ah Hu......" Xu Fen wanted to speak and stopped.

As if guessing his thoughts, Zhao Yu nodded and said with relief: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone be forcibly assigned by the government." ”

Hearing Zhao Yu's promise, Xu Fen relieved himself, lay back on the couch, and gasped for breath, obviously saying so much had made him weaker and weaker.

In order to let Xu Fen rest well and not disturb him, Zhao Yu left Niu Heng and Jingnu to take care of Xu Fen, and he took Guo Da and Chu Jiao to Guo Da's house.

At this time, Guo Da sneered and said: "What a Kunyang County Order, we haven't died yet, so we can't wait to prepare to attack our people?" And that Ma Gai ......" He turned his head to Zhao Yu and said, "Ah Hu, this Ma Gai, I think I can teach him a good lesson." ”

Probably seeing that Zhao Yu didn't stop Xu Fen from saying Ma Gai's name, Guo Da also guessed a few clues, so he didn't care about Chu Jiao's presence at this time.

In fact, Chu Jiao also noticed Ma Gai, but he couldn't find the time to ask, and now when he saw Guo Da mention it again, he took the opportunity to ask: "Guo Zhaicheng, the Ma Gai you are talking about, is it Ma Gai, the county magistrate of Kunyang County?" ”

Without waiting for Guo Da to answer, Zhao Yu nodded and said, "That's right." …… At the beginning, Yang Tong conspired with me and Brother Guo Da to try to force Ma Gai to be our internal response. ”

Chu Jiao was shocked when he heard this, and said tentatively: "When?" ”

As if he had guessed Chu Jiao's suspicions, Zhao Yu thought about it for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth: "When Bazhai supported my Black Tiger Village...... At that time, didn't we have a pre-dawn sneak attack on the officers and soldiers under the mountain? It was that time that Chen Mo and Wang Qing took the opportunity to kidnap Ma Gai and force him to comply. ”

When?

Wait, then after that, Ma Gai sneaked up on the other eight cottages......

Chu Jiao vaguely realized that he seemed to have unintentionally revealed a shocking secret.

He subconsciously glanced at Zhao Yu and Guo Da, but saw that the two looked at him with similar smiles.

Chu Jiao chose to bury this matter in his heart, stroked his beard and said with a dry smile: "So early? Haha, the two of you are really far-sighted, Chu can't see any flaws......"

"This Chu Jiao still knows the times."

Guo Da was very satisfied with Chu Jiao's attitude, and apologized to Chu Jiao on behalf of Zhao Yu: "Ah Hu and I didn't mean to hide it, but after all, we also concealed Brother Chu Jiao, so I apologize to Brother Chu on my behalf......

After that, he didn't wait for Chu Jiao to answer, so he bowed to Chu Jiao with a fist.

『…… Just so I don't want to pursue it?'

Of course, Chu Jiao understood what Guo Da meant, and hurriedly said, "What is Guo Zhaicheng doing?" Chu can't afford it. ”

Also, as a person with vested interests, Chu Jiao naturally will not pursue anything.

Anyway, when Ma Gai sent people to attack Bajiazhai, the loss of his Chujiazhai was not heavy.

But then again, Zhao Yu and Guo Da took the initiative to reveal the secret that Ma Gai was Neiying this time, which also made Chu Jiao completely understand the reason why these two insisted on returning to Kunyang - with such an internal response, a fool would give up and go elsewhere.

After a tacit conversation and laughter with each other, the three finally got down to business.

At this time, Zhao Yu Zhengse said: "Originally, we decided to return to Kunyang after the New Year, but now that Kunyang County wants to move our people, we will return in advance, and it will not affect the overall situation...... As I said in the past few days, take the initiative, and we will simply deal with the county magistrate. ”

"Through the Margai?" Guo Da frowned and said, "I just heard what Xu Fen said, that Ma Gai actually dared to kill him......

"It's not surprising."

Zhao Yu said lightly: "We have been hiding in Luyang for the past few months, Runan, Kunyang, and Yexian have not been able to find us, mistakenly thinking that we have frozen to death in the mountains, and it is not surprising that Ma Gai will have some other thoughts." …… Fortunately, he still has some sense, if he really kills Xu Fen, then I will never let him go. But for now, there is nothing wrong with this Ma Gai, he even sent a message to Xu Fen in advance, although he refused to help him wholeheartedly, but it was not a big problem, just knock it a little, there is no need to push it too hard. …… Anyway, as long as we're still here, he won't dare to do anything. ”

Guo Da nodded slightly, and then asked Zhao Yu: "Ah Hu, what are your plans?" ”

Zhao Yu thought for a while and said: "Ma Gai wants to kill people but doesn't dare, obviously he can't wait if I am still alive, I will go to see him first, and force him to help us hold Liu Bi, the county commander of Kunyang County, and the others will return to Kunyang slowly after the year." ”

"I'll go with you." Guo Da said immediately.

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, "Brother Guo Da and Uncle Chu stay here, and it is enough for me to bring Brother Niu Heng ......"

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and said, "...... And Chen Zu, he is the only one of us who has had his wanted warrant removed, maybe we can install him in the county seat of Kunyang, or even in the county office. ”

"That's too risky, isn't it?"

Chu Jiao felt Zhao Yu's boldness, and said with a smile: "Although Chen Zu is indeed the only one who has been removed from the wanted warrant, the people of Kunyang County may not recognize him, right?" ”

Zhao Yu said with a smile: "It's just an idea of mine. …… Take it easy. ”

That night, Ding Lu from Zhengxiang personally brought a doctor to Yuchangshan Village to diagnose Xu Fen and prescribe medicine.

Probably thinking that the people in this mountain village were too 'vicious', the old doctor asked Ding Lu privately many times: "What kind of place is this?" What exactly are these? ”

Ding Lu replied with a smile: "It's just that the people of the mountains, although they have a fierce face, they are not actually evil. ”

The old doctor was skeptical of what he said.

While the old doctor was diagnosing Xu Fen, Zhao Yu talked to Ding Lu alone for a moment and told him that he would return to Kunyang.

"So fast?"

Ding Lu said in surprise: "According to the people I sent to inquire, Kunyang and Yexian still have wanted notices for several leaders in the village?" ”

Zhao Yu explained the decision of Liu Bi, the commander of Kunyang County, and said to Ding Lu: "Those people are also from my Black Tiger Village, when I was forced by Zhang Jing, I didn't dare to win, so I could only choose to evacuate, so I let them defect to the officers and soldiers, and now that Zhang Jing has left Kunyang, what am I afraid of?" As he spoke, he faced Ding Lu and said, "Go back and say goodbye to Liu Gong and Ding Wei for me, and thank them for taking care of them during this time." ”

Ding Lu nodded, and immediately, after hesitating for a moment, he said to Zhao Yu: "If it weren't for the fact that I have three babies to support now, I would definitely go to Gongzi." ”

"You've helped me a lot." Zhao Yu patted Ding Lu's arm and said with a smile: "I never thought that I would be taken care of by you one day in the future." ”

"Haha." Ding Lu scratched his head a little embarrassed, and immediately, he said with a straight face: "Second son, I don't curse you, if the son is not good in Kunyang County in the future, you might as well return to Luyang, at least I, Zheng Township, will try my best to protect the son." ”

Zhao Yu smiled and patted Ding Lu's arm.

The next day, when Zhao Yu was about to leave for Kunyang, even he didn't expect that Liu Wei, the county commander of Luyang County, and Ding Wu, the county lieutenant, would come to see him in disguise for the second time.

At this time, Xu Fen had already moved to other houses to recuperate, and Zhao Yu invited the two to his house and thanked the two for taking care of them during this time.

When they heard Zhao Yu's thanks, Liu Wei and Ding Wu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and ashamed, after all, they indulged a group of vicious bandits, which was a scandal that seriously violated their public duties.

Because he had learned the situation from Ding Lu's mouth, Liu Wei guessed that Zhao Yu would inevitably take action when he returned to Kunyang this time, so he couldn't help but tentatively ask: "How will the prince deal with the county order of Kunyang when he goes to Kunyang this time?" ”

"Does Liu Gong want to arrest me?" Zhao Yu joked with a smile.

Liu Wei was suddenly dumbfounded, looking at Zhao Yu and quipping and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu nodded, and said with a straight face: "Liu Gong and Ding Wei can rest assured, even if I have some means that may make the two of you unhappy in the future, I will definitely abide by my original intention and try not to hurt the innocent." …… The same is true of Liu Bi and Liu County. ”

Zhao Yu's personal promise still carries a lot of weight in the eyes of Liu Wei and Ding Wu.

Don't say anything else, let's just say that during this time, the people of Black Tiger Village were hiding in his Luyang County, which was really honestly hiding in Changshan Village, except for Wang Qing's time, there was no incident of going down the mountain to attack the village again, although on the one hand, the reason was that the scale of his village in Luyang scared the people of Black Tiger Village, and the people did not dare to follow in Wang Qing's footsteps, but on the other hand, it can also be seen that Zhao Yu controlled his subordinates.

Nodding, Liu Wei said with emotion: "The second son can abide by his original intention, it is the best ......"

As he spoke, he hesitated, looked at Zhao Yu Zhengse and said, "Although some words are not appropriate to come out of his mouth...... If there is anything wrong with the son in the future, he might as well return to Luyang, and Luyang will go up and down...... It's all owed to the Zhao family. ”

"Liu Gongyan is serious."

Zhao Yu smiled and shook his head.

On December 18, on a day of light snowfall, Zhao Yu took Jingnu, Niu Heng, Chen Zu, and Chen Cai and other ten carefully selected thieves by Guo Da to drive a donkey cart and embark on a journey to Kunyang.

And this also means that Black Tiger Village will make a comeback and open the second part planned by Zhao Yu.

Take control of Kunyang!

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