It was already completely dark.

Among the people Zheng Bo brought back, two or three villagers still had torches in their hands, and the other villagers were carrying some hoes and other tools.

Liu Xian, the village head, also knew him.

The village chief is Lizheng.

It is the most basic official position in the Han Dynasty, mainly responsible for the village's household registration and servitude.

Liulin Village is a big village, and the surnames in the village are very mixed, but the surname Liang is a big family, that is, the maiden family of Liu Xian's mother. Over the years, the village chief has generally been served by the elder surnamed Liang.

The current village head, Li Zheng, is called Liang Ji, and there is also a word, called Bolai. In this era, a person's ability to have a table character is also a status symbol, because generally only a scholar can have a table character.

He is older than Uncle Zheng, in his sixties. In terms of relationship, it was a cousin of Liu Xian's mother, and Liu Xian called him his maternal uncle or uncle.

At this time, as soon as Liang Ji came in, he said to Liu Xian with a sad face: "Nephew, please mourn, be sure to take care of yourself, I heard that you are also sick...... Alas, this thief is evil...... Liang Yu's niece, it's good, why did you leave like this......"

As he spoke, his eyes wet.

Liu Xian's mother's daughter's name is Liang Yu, and this Liu Xian knows. This Liang Ji is also relatively close to his Liu Mansion, and he often has contacts, and Liu Xian is not a stranger to him.

"I've seen Liu Gongzi! Please mourn! ”

The villagers who came with Liang Ji were saluting Liu Xian from a distance at this time, but if you pay attention, you will see that their faces that are also sad show a hint of fear.

Liu Xian and his mother were both infected with death and disease, they knew about it, and they would be afraid.

"Granduncle, I'm fine, it's okay. And folks, don't be polite. Liu Xian first saluted Liang Ji, and then signaled to the other people not to be polite, and not to be afraid of themselves.

Liu Xian also follows the customs of the locals, and in this Han Dynasty, etiquette is very particular and very important. Especially when facing the elderly, no matter what, this superficial etiquette must be in place. Even in the village, it will be exquisite.

"Really? That's a blessing! God forbid! Liang Ji said, looked at Liu Xian seriously, and saw that Liu Xian seemed to be really good, and his face finally felt a little relieved.

"Elder Liang, you are not only the Lizheng of our Liulin Village, but also the patriarch, the funeral of my housemother, how to handle it, please give your instructions." Zheng Bo bowed to Liang Ji at this time.

"This ......," Liang Ji looked embarrassed when he heard this.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Bo noticed Liang Ji's embarrassed face.

Liang Ji looked at Liu Xian, lowered his head and sighed sadly: "My nephew, now in this world, it is difficult to have a beautiful funeral...... During this time, the old man was collecting the corpses of the villagers, and they were all numb. I think it's simple, let your mother return to dust as soon as possible. Besides, the old man's niece is ...... It is also not advisable to stay too long, and it is better to be buried early. ”

There are some places in Liang Ji's words that are not explicitly stated, but Liu Xian understands. Mother's illness is contagious, so it is indeed not advisable to stay for too long.

Liu Xian raised his hand, stopped Uncle Zheng who was about to speak, and said to the village chief: "What my grandfather said is, just keep everything simple. Now I have some ideas that I want to talk to my grandfather, and I hope to get my uncle's support! ”

When Liang Ji heard this, he looked at Liu Xian with a puzzled expression.

Liu Xian did not hesitate, and said directly: "Uncle, Uncle Zheng, I plan to form a righteous army. ”

"What? You're going to form a rebel army? Don't mess around! Liang Ji was stunned when he heard this, and felt a little surprised, after all, Liu Xian was too young, only 16 years old, and he obviously had some distrust of Liu Xian.

In this case, Liu Xian also knows that he is only sixteen years old now, and he has no prestige in this Liuhe Village, and the village chief has enough prestige in this village, and if he wants to succeed, he must have the support of the village chief.

Liu Xian is not talking about how large it is to be done all at once, but the important thing is to get some people to protect himself.

He should still have some money and food at home, and with the help of the village chief, he can gather the villagers through his prestige, and pay for it himself, so as to develop the gathered villagers into his own private power. Liu Xian thought about it, and this should be feasible.

Liu Xian tightened his slightly immature face, made himself look more mature, and said very seriously: "Uncle, I'm really not messing around. What is the current situation in this world, Uncle Grandma, you know better that our village has suffered from the scourge of thieves and soldiers one after another. Let's form a rebel army, if nothing else, just to protect the villagers in our village, at least not to let some robbers who have wandered into our village harm our villagers. We in Liulin Village must have a certain ability to protect ourselves! ”

"Hmm...... There is some truth in what you say, but I'm afraid you can't form a rebel army. First of all, the reason why the imperial court allowed the righteous people of the world to form a righteous army was mainly to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army, but now the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated...... The current volunteers, according to the old man, are estimated to have to be disbanded. Secondly, the situation in our Julu County is a bit complicated, even if a righteous army is formed, the imperial court will not admit it. What's more, do we still have an official government in Julu County now? Where can you report if you don't have an official government? Or do you directly pull people to take refuge with the current court officers and soldiers? Can someone take you? If there is no one to introduce you, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will be a disaster. ”

Liang Ji saw that Liu Xian didn't seem to be joking, and was a little worried that Liu Xian would mess around, so he carefully analyzed the problem of forming a righteous army for Liu Xian, and said earnestly: "Nephew, even if someone recommends you, it will cost money." What's more, good men are not soldiers, don't think about this. Now that your mother is gone, I think you still stay at home honestly, study more, and keep your family business. ”

"Can you hold it?" Liu Xian asked rhetorically, and then said: "Can the current world accommodate a quiet desk?" ”

"Alas...... Have you made up your mind? Do you have to embark on this road of licking blood from the knife edge? ”

"Yes! Among them, there are naturally some reasons why we have to form a rebel army. But it is not convenient for my nephew to say it now. Liu Xian nodded firmly.

Liang Ji looked at Liu Xian a little strangely, and he felt that the Liu Xian in front of him seemed to be a little different from the Liu Xian he knew.

But Liang Ji didn't think much about it, sighed slightly, and then said: "There is another third, it is really not easy to form a righteous army, it requires money, food, and weapons." Fourth, there must be people, but how many young people are left in our Liulin Village now? You see, if you have the strength, I'm looking for help. ”

Although Liang Ji is a village head, he has a certain amount of insight, although he agrees with what Liu Xian said, he also thinks that Liulin Village does have a little self-preservation power. However, he did not support Liu Xian in forming a righteous army, and he explained to Liu Xian in a clear way the difficult conditions for forming a righteous army. After speaking, he pointed to a few villagers behind him.

Liu Xian actually thought of these situations and wanted to pull up a team, which doesn't mean that you can pull it up. As the old village chief said, now that the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated, even a rebel army like Liu Bei will soon be disbanded.

It doesn't seem to be the right time for me to cross at this time, it's a little late, and I can't catch up with this situation. You can't take the opportunity to pull up a team of your own.

However, since Liu Xian has thought about such a situation, he will definitely not give up. Whether it is for self-preservation or for the sake of fighting for hegemony in the future, it is now necessary to develop its own power as soon as possible. As a traverser, I understand the truth that the barrel of a gun comes out of power.

Everything starts with this Liulin Village, as long as you pull the team up, slowly establish your own prestige, and make your own reputation.

Now, we have to convince the village chief first, Liu Xian thought for a while and said: "Uncle, since this is the case, we will not call it the Righteous Army, but the Liulin Village Villager Self-Defense Force, so it's always okay, right?" It is a team formed spontaneously by our villagers, mainly to defend their homes and protect their fathers and villagers. In addition, it will be formed by me Liu Xianlai. If this is not appropriate, then simply in the name of my Liu Mansion, hire a nurse in the house, so that there is no need to report to the imperial court. ”

"Oh? This way, or it may work. Liang Ji pondered for a while, then stared at Liu Xian for a long time before nodding slightly.

He then asked, "So how are you going to form it?" How much food can I come up with? How many people do you plan to build? ”

It's the money that's the point.

"Young Master ......"

At this time, Zheng Bo was on the side and stopped talking.

"Uncle Zheng, what do you want to say?" Liu Xian said to him.

"Young master, there is not much money and food at home...... Zheng Bo said, looked at Liang Ji, and said: "Elder Liang, in fact, you also know, last time the Yellow Turban thieves broke into our village, it was our wife who took out the money and food to negotiate with those Yellow Turban thieves, and those Yellow Turban thieves withdrew. Then, not long ago, a detachment of officers and soldiers came to our village, and it was our wife who gave a large amount of money and food to make that officer and soldier stop plundering our village. This year, the crops in our village have been reduced and the harvest has failed, and it is also our wife who has provided money and grain relief. This has come and gone, and our Liu Mansion is about to run out of food. ”

Zheng Bo said, Liu Xian was also calling up the memory of the original Liu Xian, and found that it was really such a thing.

"Brother Zheng, the old man knows these things, and he knows them clearly, if it weren't for Liang Yu's niece, my village would probably suffer even more disasters. It is precisely because I know your situation that many villagers in our village have run out of food these days, and I may not let them come to Liufu to borrow food. ”

After Liang Ji finished speaking, he said to Liu Xian: "How is it?" Do you still plan to form a Liulin Village Escort Team? ”

"Group! The Liulin Village Guard must be formed, and it must be fast! ”

Liu Xian gritted his teeth and said heavily: "I have a hunch that next, our Liulin Village will definitely be uneasy. So, not only to form, but also to be fast, let's start now, come on, let's sum it up together! ”

Liu Xian can only use all the conditions available to develop his own power.

He knew that as long as he had someone under him, then it would be easy to get things done. Even if he doesn't have a golden finger, the traverser himself is a powerful golden finger, at least, he knows the direction of history that follows.

What can be used now is that he still has a little asset, as well as the prestige of this grandfather's village chief in Liulin Village.