In less than half an hour, 30,000 people were assembled, all standing straight and neat, silent!

Montenegro shouted loudly: "Brothers, three years ago, like you, I was just a peasant in old Korea, and a few of the people around me were either slaves and hunters, and there was not a single nobleman or Guanzhong. Why do we want to be Qin Jun? To put it mildly, everyone can make meritorious contributions to the Lord and let their families live a good life. To put it mildly, since the Spring and Autumn Period, it has been 500 years of war, and only when the Central Plains is reunified again can real peace be achieved and everyone can live a good life! I know that most of you are from farming households, but have every family been allocated land this year? Is Tian Fu much lower than last year? If there is no reduction, you tell me, I will definitely take the magistrate and ask for the guilt! I know that most of your families have run out of food, and your family lives on wild vegetables! I declare that you can be rewarded with 30 catties of millet for each training subject you pass, and you can take it home. Whether your parents or relatives will go hungry depends on how hard you train! I'm done talking, and I didn't hear it clearly in the back, so I'll convey it to the back! ”

After Montenegro finished speaking, everyone in the audience cheered! Scrappy spirits are high.

But the carpenter asked worriedly, "Sir, as soon as you speak, they will scream!" It's just that this reward of millet is not a small amount, who do I ask for? ”

"You turtle calf, are you not sure that you can talk nonsense? Shuaichang's current identity is to inspect Zhao Di for the king! Hundreds of thousands of grains, do you think the handsome chief can call the shots? Mi Long said to the carpenter.

"I immediately sent a document to the National Captain's Mansion, the famine in the counties of Zhao is serious, and the grain is transported to the new army in various places and distributed to the families of the soldiers to ensure the combat effectiveness of the new army!" Montenegro said.

"There's nothing wrong with training, is it?" Montenegro asked again.

"It's not a big deal, most of these people are old fritters, and they are a little resistant to our previous training methods, but it's okay, I have a leather whip, whoever doesn't obey him will be honest!" The carpenter replied.

"You pick a thousand of the most powerful ones among them, and I will pull the five hundred lieutenant troops outside the city over and compete with them, so that they can be convinced, and you will be able to bring them in the future!" As he spoke, Hei San let Zhang go in and out of the city and brought five hundred guards into the new military camp.

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Meng Hao and the meatloaf saw that Kuo Shao angrily said that he was going to the yamen to sue the butcher, and his men took the dead dog on the ground and walked towards the official office! The scholar thanked the butcher for his kindness and left! Meng Hao had a hunch that Kuo Shao would never give up, so he found a teahouse next to him and sat down, letting the meatloaf follow Xiucai. In the teahouse, several people were talking about what had just happened. Na Kuo's surname is Guo, his father Guo Lin used to be the county governor of Julu County, and when Qin Army Li Xin called, the county guard and the county lieutenant fled! Guo Lin Juncheng is a distant relative of Prime Minister Guo Kai, and he was the first to take the soldiers and civilians of Julu County to surrender Li Xin! Because he was the first to descend to Qin, not only was he not implicated by Guo Kai, but he was also transferred to Changshan County as a county leader.

After a while, a cha ding came over, looked at the scene in detail, and took the butcher away. A few more cha ding asked the people next to them, but all of them said they didn't see clearly. Unwilling to testify!

Meng Hao was about to go to the yamen to take a look, but the meatloaf came back and said, "I saw that the two minions just now also went to find the scholar." Can't hear what they're saying! I guess the butcher is going to be out of luck! ”

"You're wrong, we've got it, and it's definitely not the butcher who is unlucky. Let's go to the yamen first to see the excitement! Meng Hao said, and came to the Lu Cao Yamen with the meatloaf.

When the yamen wanted to try the case, many onlookers immediately gathered around. Cases like Qin Guo's trial are all public, unless it is an important case tried by the Imperial Governor's Mansion, and the people are allowed to watch and supervise!

Lu Cao was a cadre transferred from Guanzhong, and he spoke Kanto dialect and said, "Who is the first complainant? State the reason first! ”

Kuo Shao held his head high and said: "My name is Guo Yun, my father is Guo Lin, I took my family's fat Du for a walk, when I passed by Roufu, Fat Du was killed by this butcher for no reason, that fat Du is a famous dog that my father bought from Wei Daliang for 200 gold, please let this butcher pay me the money to buy Fat Du!" After speaking, Guo Yun looked at the butcher with an arrogant face.

If it was Zhao Guo a few months ago, everyone would know that this lawsuit would not have to be fought, and the county would be the third-in-command of a county! Do you want the whole butcher to still have a lawsuit? The people next to him began to sympathize with the butcher.

Lu Cao's face was expressionless, and he said: "Who is the defendant, and what happened!" ”

"I don't have a name, everyone calls me Daddy Old Pig Tu, and I call me Dog Tu." After Gou Tu introduced himself, he told what had just happened again.

After listening to Goutu's words, Lu Cao asked Guo Yun coldly: "Does the first sue approve of the defendant's words?" ”

"He, my dog is specially trained and never bites! It's clear that the dog butcher saw that my dog was fat and wanted to slaughter it and sell the meat! Guo Yun tilted his fat head and said.

"Are there any eyewitnesses?" Ritsu asked.

"Your Excellency, we just asked the people around the scene, and they all said that they didn't pay attention!" Chadin replied.

"The scholar who reads often comes to buy meat, and he should live nearby, so he can be called to testify to me." Gou Tu said that he knew that no one dared to offend Jun Cheng and testify for himself, and his tone was a little anxious.

"Someone, go and inquire about the scholar's residence, and ask for questions!" Ritsu Cao said.

"I've already brought that scholar! It's right at the entrance of the yamen! Guo Yun interjected.

"Witness!" Ritsu shouted. A face was expressionless, as if everyone owed him money and didn't pay it back.

When the scholar walked into the lobby, he had already changed into a clean white robe, his face was white and graceful, in stark contrast to the dog Tu Tu with thick skin and a prickly beard.

"The grass people have seen all the adults!" The scholar saluted the law in the hall and the scribe next to him, and said.

"Who are you? Tell the truth what you see! Perjury in court is a great crime! Ritsu said.

"Grass man Chen Siwen, at the time of the incident, I was passing by the door of the dog slaughter, and suddenly heard a dog barking behind me, and turned my head just in time to see the dog slaughtering the flying knife and killing a dog behind me!" Chen Siwen said, his tone a little unnatural.

"You are talking nonsense, the dog has obviously thrown you to the ground, so I threw out the butcher knife and killed the dog to save you!" Dog Tu shouted anxiously when he heard Jin Siwen's words.

"Did the officer ask you? Palm! Lu Cao shouted at the dog.

A cha ding immediately walked up to Goutu, and the "horn" shook Goutu's mouth!

Guo Yun saw the dog being slaughtered and beaten, and he looked proud! thought to himself, this official must have wanted to slap himself, so he slapped the dog butcher.

"Chen Siwen, did the dog bite your sleeve? Did the dog pounce on you? When the dog slaughtered the knife, did the dog's blood spray on you? Ritsucao asked.

Chen Siwen saw that the dog was slaughtered and beaten, and affirmed in his heart that Lu Cao wanted to help Guo Yun, so he immediately calmed down a lot, glanced at the proud Guo Yun, and replied: "No, my clothes are clean, where are they torn?" There is no blood. ”

"Chen Siwen, who asked you to testify?" Ritsu asked.

"Lord Yu, it was Young Master Guo who asked two of his subordinates to summon me here to testify!" Chen Siwen replied.

"Guo Yun, your dog didn't bite Chen Siwen's sleeve, nor did he pounce on Chen Siwen, how do you know that the person who is going to read is him? Can you not know how the prophet Dog Slaughter will state what happened? Lu Cao shouted excitedly.

"I ...... I...... I had an argument with Goutu at the scene, and Goutu insisted that he killed my dog to save the scholar in white, and I saw that he was the only one in white and still holding a scroll in his hand, so I guessed that Goutu was talking about him, so I called him to testify! Guo Yun was already sweating profusely and replied in a squeaky manner.

"You two bring more people, go to Chen Siwen's house to search, and see if there are any clothes with broken sleeves and dog blood as the butcher said!" Lu Cao ordered the two yachas.

"No!" The two chamen answered.

After a while, Cha Ding came back, holding a small piece of burnt white cloth in his hand, and said, "Lord Yu, I found this cloth in the stove hall of Chen Siwen's house, and there are blood stains on it!" With that, he presented the cloth to Ritsucao.

Yutsu Cao took a serious look! stared at Chen Siwen and said, "Chen Siwen, you are a scholar, you should be more reasonable, do you still insist on the testimony just now?" ”

Lu Cao's words were unhurried, but sonorous and powerful, and Chen Siwen trembled when he heard it. He looked at Guo Yun next to him, Guo Yun smiled slightly and shook his head.

Chen Siwen's chest straightened, and he said in a low voice: "The grass people insist on what they just said, unchanged!" ”

"Guo Yun, what about you? In Daqin, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people! Did you know? Ritsucao asked again.

"I'm going to stay the same! This dog was bought by my father, and the dog must be compensated! Guo Yun also let go and replied.

"Someone, it is rumored that the elders of the Guo Mansion and Chen Siwen are coming, and all the people next to and opposite the dog slaughter are called! We don't believe that there is not a single witness who can see clearly! Ritsu Cao said angrily.

"My lord, the two of us happened to see it when we passed by, and we were willing to testify." Meng Hao pulled the meatloaf and stood up.

"Good! Who are you two? How is the scene, please tell us truthfully! Lu Cao was overjoyed and said.

"The two of us are officials from Xianyang, my name is Meng Hao, and his name is Ah Shan." Meng Hao said that he took out the inspection and passed it to Lu Cao. He told him what he had seen and heard again.

Lu Cao read the inspection and pass of the two, asked the scribe to register, returned it to the two, and arched his hand and said: "Thank you to the two generals for testifying, saving us a lot of things!" He turned his head to Chen Siwen and Guo Yun and shouted: "Take the two of them down, and each play thirty boards!" ”

After listening to the testimony, Chen Siwen was already scared to pee, his face was like earth, his pants were stripped and pressed to the ground.

Guo Yun was distracted, and shouted loudly: "My father is a county prince, I want to see my father!" ”

Cha Ding didn't listen at all, and the hall immediately sounded like a pig-killing howl and the sound of a board!

After the board was played, the two confessed truthfully, and it turned out that Guo Yun sent his subordinates to find Chen Siwen and ask him to testify against him, and let the county recommend him as an official as a bait. Chen Siwen couldn't help the temptation, thinking that the butcher would not be able to win the lawsuit of Juncheng's son no matter what, so he agreed!

The two drew a charge on the confession, and it happened that the elder of the Guo Mansion and Chen Siwen's Li Zheng also arrived, and the two also signed their identity certificates.

The old man said helplessly: "Lu Cao will be sentenced later, I have already sent someone to tell Lord Juncheng!" ”

"The law of Cao's judgment has its own law, if there is a mistake, the county can punish the crime of the official according to the law, why wait?" After Lu Cao finished speaking, he immediately pronounced the verdict: "Chen Siwen, he will take revenge, conspire with others to commit perjury, and attempt to extort 200 gold from his benefactor, and he will be punished according to the law and hard labor for life!" Guo Yun, arson of dogs, bribed Chen Siwen to commit perjury, intending to extort 200 gold from dogs. According to the law, Guo Yun was sentenced to hard labor for life, fined 200 gold, and two slaves were punished as official slaves. Dog Tu was falsely accused, acquitted, and rewarded with 500 yuan. ”

After the verdict was read, the onlookers applauded. Chen Siwen and Guo Yun didn't expect the punishment to be so severe, and hurriedly fell to the ground and cried for mercy.

"Every time you slaughter more dogs, you are more likely to be a reader! Do people like you still have the face to plead? Pull outside, public execution! Ritsucao commanded with a blank face.

The two were escorted to the cross street in the city, and there was already a bad boy to publicize it everywhere! After a while, the street corner was crowded with people. The scribe kept reciting the crimes and sentences of the two to the people! Guo Yun no longer has the slightest arrogance, in addition to constantly begging for mercy, he also cried and shouted for his father to help. Cha Ding pressed the heads of the two of them separately, and the iron sword slashed from the bottom to the top, and the two noses fell, and blood gushed out like a clear spring. A handful of pot ash was already grabbed and smeared on the faces of the two to stop the bleeding, and the two of them howled and fainted! For the first time, the onlookers saw Qin Fa's ruthlessness and ruthlessness, and many of the cowardly ones screamed in fright, even Juncheng's son. There is a fear of Qin Law in my heart! And the county Cheng Guo Lin never showed up.

Montenegro listened to the reports of the two subordinates and sighed: "The reason why the Qin State is so strong is because of the countless iron-faced and selfless judges!" Every time you slaughter more dogs, most of them are readers, this sentence is interesting! ”

The next morning, on the field of the new military academy, 1,000 carefully selected Jingqiang and 500 guards brought by Montenegro were ready to come to the competition, and the rest of the new army watched the battle around. These thousand people were all veterans who had worked in the Zhao army for two years before, and many of them had also fought with the Qin army. Both sides were all replaced with wooden guns and swords, and the guns and sword heads were wrapped in cloth, and white ash was filled inside, and whoever was hit by the gun and sword would leave white spots and withdraw from the battle.

The 1,000 new troops formed two phalanxes of 500 men and outflanked the lieutenant's army on the left and right. The lieutenant army formed a circle formation, and the shield soldiers, pikemen, and swordsmen were in groups of three, which was a common combination of the Qin army's foot combat, but when dealing with the infantry, the shield bearer did not use a wooden hammer, but a two-foot short sword.

At the beginning, the 1,000 new army took advantage of the numerical advantage and spread out to both sides and soon surrounded the 500 lieutenant army in the center! Launch a fierce attack, if the battlefield is right, surrounded by heavy troops, almost certain defeat! But the new army soon learned the strength of the lieutenant army, and every three battle groups of the lieutenant army formed a circle, each group was only responsible for the attack and defense of 120 degrees in front, the shield guard, and the gunners and swordsmen were skillful. The soldiers of the new army continued to charge, and they could not disrupt the opponent's formation at all. At the beginning, the new army was still rushing and killing in an orderly manner, and after a while, it was in chaos, and the entire "casualties" fell. After a while, "more than half of the casualties were already underway, and the lieutenant army quickly spread out from the circle to the two in the sound of drums, and gradually began to counterattack, if it was a battlefield, in this case, the commander would order a retreat, reorganize the formation and fight again!" But as soon as the exercise was withdrawn, it was lost, and soon the new army was surrounded by the lieutenant's army. The sound of the drums changed again, and the shield soldiers immediately surrounded the new army, and the swordsmen became cover, and the pikemen attacked, and the new army rushed outward, and some dodged the spears, but were blocked by the shields, and the swordsmen left white ash marks on their chests without difficulty. Occasionally, one or two places are rushed, and the latter ones are immediately made up. The drums changed again, and the lieutenant army shouted the sound of "killing" in a whole way, and gradually narrowed the encirclement until the 1,000 new army was completely destroyed.

After the count, the military commander announced: "500 lieutenants were wounded and 40 were killed. A thousand new troops were all killed! ”

The carpenter said loudly: "In battle, either you die or I die, train hard today in order to survive on the battlefield!" There is only one life, and only when you are alive can you have a title and a farmhouse, which can make your family live a good life. Now who still thinks that the training methods of the hello general are useless? From today onwards, if there are any more people who are passive in training, they will immediately engage in military law, and they will not be spared! ”

"Train hard, make meritorious contributions!" The new troops shouted, morale high.

Near noon, Montenegro took Meng Hao and meatloaf to the butcher's butcher's shop. Seeing that the door of the store was closed, he asked the merchant next to him and said, "Boss, may I ask, why didn't this dog butcher come to sell meat today?" ”

"Little brother, you're late! Dog Tu is now a celebrity in the city, and many people come to line up early in the morning to see him to buy his meat, and they have already sold out and gone home! The owner of the barbecue shop next to him said.

"We also came here and didn't know where his home was? Can you tell me? We want to visit him! Montenegro asked again.

"You knock the door from the side to the back, his house is in this backyard!" The boss said.

"Thank you, boss, for roasting three chickens and half a sheep for me, and buying two jars of good wine, and sending them to his house in a while. Let's visit him at home! Montenegro said to the owner of the barbecue shop and threw him two gold coins.

"Guest officer, please first, I'll do it for you right away! My barbecue is famous far and wide, and I guarantee that you will want to eat it again next time! "When the shopkeeper saw a big business coming to his door, his face smiled like a flower!

When Montenegro came to the back door, Meng Hao patted the wooden door vigorously.

"The meat is sold out, buy the meat and come early tomorrow!" There was the sound of a dog slaughtering inside.

"Dog Tu, we're here to visit you, not to buy meat!" Meng Hao responded.

As soon as the door opened, Dog Tu recognized Meng Hao and the meatloaf! Immediately smiled and said, "It turns out that two benefactors are here!" I'm thinking where to find you to express my gratitude? There are so many neighbors, and not one of them is willing to testify for me! Please bow down to me! ”

Meng Hao hurriedly held Gou Tu and said, "We are not afraid to pass by, your neighbors are all dragging their families, of course they don't dare to offend the people of Juncheng!" Don't blame them! This general is here because he wants to get acquainted with you, and he also ordered the two of us to testify to you! ”

"General, thank you for the rescue! It's just that I don't know you, so why help me? Dog Tu asked.

"We are also officials of Great Qin, and it is our duty to testify to you. I want to get to know you because you are righteous enough. I see you're packing up and want to move? Seeing that the yard was a little messy, Montenegro asked.

"A few benefactors, we don't hide it, we are afraid of the revenge of the county in the future, and we want to go south to Chu to join our relatives. It's just that my father suddenly fell ill and didn't know what to do! Dog Tu replied.

"Fan Da, there are guests coming, please take a seat! I'm going to boil water! An old woman said.

"A few benefactors, please sit inside! Hey, come and meet the guests! Fan shouted.

A tiger-headed young man walked over in a few steps, bowed to Montenegro and the others, and said, "Fan Hao has saluted a few beneficiaries!" ”

"Fan Xu? Could it be that you are going to Chu Guopei County? Montenegro asked in surprise.

"It's Xiao'er Fan Xu, how did Engong know that we were going to take refuge in Pei County?" Fan Da asked curiously.

"What! I will do physiognomy, and when I see Fan Xu's strange appearance, I will be able to worship the marquis in the future! This time back to Pei County is just in time for the luck! Montenegro knew that he had lost his words, so he could only make up a few random sentences.

It turned out that when Fan Da was young, he injured someone in Pei County, and the whole family fled north to Changshan County of Zhao State overnight. A few years later, a relative from my hometown sent a letter, saying that the enemy had left and could go back! But the family had settled down in Changshan County and did not go back. Fan Da's wife died of illness shortly after giving birth to Fan Xu, and Fan Da's father, Zhu Tu, has been sick in bed for several years, spending most of the family's savings.

Zhu Tu was dressed in thick clothes, skinny, and on crutches, and walked out, saying: "Fan Da, the benefactor is here, let Er'er go and get some wine, don't be rude!" ”

"Father, you are not in good health, don't catch the wind, go back and lie down! Let the child do it immediately! Fan Da said, and helped his father into the house again.