After Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing passed through Huakou Town, they walked quickly for half a day, and they were about to arrive in Dong'e County.

At this time, it was already October, and the weather was getting colder, and everyone was galloping, and it was even more cold. Before everyone set off, Guo Muying got a thick cloak from the clothing factory, which resisted the invasion of the cold wind.

Seeing that Dong'e County was in sight, Hu Dexing shrugged his nose and said to Liu Juntao: "Juntao, let's rest in the woods in front of us for a while to avoid the cold wind!" ”

Liu Juntao nodded, and then led everyone to the woods over there to dismount and rest.

Some of the guards also took dry food from the horses and distributed them to everyone for tooth sacrifices.

At this time, Hu Dexing sat next to Liu Juntao and said with some concern: "Juntao, that Qianhu lord does regard wealth as his life, but he can't guarantee that he will stab us behind his back!" ”

"Huh?"

Liu Juntao took a bite of the dry food and said, "I gave such a big gift to Lord Qianhu, how could he not continue?" ”

Hu Dexing shook his head and said, "Don't forget how the hundred households under him cheated us!" The so-called upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, since the subordinates of Lord Qianhu are this virtue, then he himself is not much better! ”

Sun Xu next to him also persuaded: "Brother Hu is right, we really have to be careful, in case the thousand households don't bring troops to Zhang Qiuzhen, or directly fight us with the Chen family, it will be bad!" ”

Meng Fanchen also frowned, and said, "It's very possible!" After all, our Yushan set is close at hand, and it is more convenient for the thousands of households to start, but the Chen family is far away in Henan, and the thousands of households can't easily eat in their mouths! ”

Liu Juntao listened to everyone's worries, and also groaned for a while, and then said with a smile: "Let's go to Dong'e County to meet the thousand households for a while." In addition, when I sent Liu Zi'an to the south, I also told him to do another thing, which should help Lord Qianhu make up his mind! ”

Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen all asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Juntao smiled mysteriously and said, "Keep it secret for the time being!" ”

Half an hour later, after everyone had rested, Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing led everyone into the city.

After entering the city, Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing discussed, and first sent Meng Fanchen to find an inn in the city, and let the twenty-one guards under Liu Juntao go to rest and stand by first.

Then, Liu Juntao went to the homes of the previous 100 households with Hu Dexing and Sun Xu.

At dusk, Liu Juntao, Hu Dexing, and Sun Xu came to the door of the hundred households, Hu Dexing stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, the hundred households opened the courtyard door and poked their heads out, and saw that it was Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing outside the door, and they were immediately frightened and were about to close the door.

Seeing this, Sun Xu kicked the courtyard door open, and the hundred households also flew out upside down, falling to the ground and snorting for a long time.

Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing walked into the courtyard, while Sun Xu closed the courtyard door with his backhand and locked it, and the three of them surrounded the hundred households with smiles on their faces.

"Several! Several! There is something to discuss, everything is negotiable! ”

Hu Dexing said with a smile: "Dong Baihu, we came here today to ask you for help, and please don't be surprised by Dong Baihu!" ”

Dong Baihu, who was lying on the ground, was immediately annoyed when he heard this, and said secretly: "You are also begging people to do things!" ”

However, Dong Baihu's face didn't dare to have any anger, but he still smiled and said, "It's easy to say!" A few people have something to do, just ask! ”

At this time, Liu Juntao said: "I please ask Dong Baihu to bring a message to the Lord of Qianhu, tonight I will hold a banquet in Fengxiang Pavilion, the largest restaurant in the city, please Lord Qianhu must appreciate the light!" ”

After speaking, Hu Dexing next to him took out about fifty taels of silver and threw it on the ground, and said: "Remember, Fengxiang Pavilion, tonight at two o'clock (about half past seven in the evening), don't be mistaken!" ”

Hearing this, Dong Baihu hurriedly nodded and said, "No!" No, I, I'll go to the Thousand Households and explain the situation to the Thousand Households in person. ”

After coming out of Dong Baihu's house, Liu Juntao, Hu Dexing, and Sun Xu rushed to Fengxiang Pavilion.

At this time, Meng Fanchen had already arrived here with twenty-one guards, and spent money to wrap up the entire Fengxiang Pavilion, and the twenty-one guards had already finished guarding the inside and out.

Liu Juntao chose a luxurious private room on the second floor, sat down with Hu Dexing, and waited for the arrival of thousands of adults.

Sun Xu was waiting outside with Meng Fanchen.

At this time, Liu Juntao asked: "Brother Hu, who is the surname of the thousand households?" DID YOU KNOW? ”

"The surname of the Qianhu is Huo, I don't know what it is, it's a man in his forties."

Hu Dexing talked eloquently and said: "I heard that this Huo Qianhu was also a bloody man in the early years, and he achieved his current position with his military merits. But as the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black! This Huo Qianhu has been in the Qianhu Institute for a long time, and he is naturally contaminated with the heart of greed for money, and since then, Huo Qianhu has never been promoted, and his fame has slowly faded. ”

Liu Juntao listened carefully to Hu Dexing's words, and already had a plan in his heart, so he said with a smile: "In this way, it is more likely that we will succeed in moving Huo Qianhu to send troops this time!" ”

"Jun Tao, how sure are you?"

"Eighty percent!"

Hu Dexing nodded and said in a deep voice: "Okay! As long as the probability of success is more than 50%, you can give it a go! ”

While the two were talking, Sun Xu knocked on the door and said, "President Lian, General Qi, Huo Qianhu and Dong Baihu have arrived." ”

Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing hurriedly stood up to greet them when they heard this, only to see Dong Baihu walking in with a burly man in his forties, who looked at Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing, his eyes were sharp, not angry and arrogant.

Liu Juntao secretly said in his heart: "The thousands of households that have come to today with military merits are really unusual, although they are a little greedy for money, they are by no means incompetent!" ”

Thinking in his heart, Liu Juntao took the lead in clasping his fists and said: "The grass people have seen thousands of adults!" ”

Hu Dexing next to him also saluted: "Xiaguan has seen a thousand households!" ”

That Huo Qianhu just arched his hand, and sat on the top with a golden sword, and Dong Baihu also sat next to him.

Liu Juntao didn't care, and asked Sun Xu and others to open a few more tables next to him to eat and drink, and he sat down with Hu Dexing.

Then, Liu Juntao told him about his request for Huo Qianhu to send troops to Zhang Qiuzhen to drag the Chen family's horse team and cover his raid on the Chen family in Tangyin County.

Who knew that as soon as Liu Juntao's words fell, Huo Qianhu slapped the table and became angry: "What is your identity!" A local tyrant is strong, and he dares to instruct Lao Tzu! Believe it or not, Lao Tzu let you little shrimp all fold here! ”

Liu Juntao was not annoyed, took out a booklet, and then said lightly: "These are the evidence of the Chen family's murder and robbery around Yushanji, I think it should be the responsibility of the Lord Qianhu to protect the territory and the people!" ”

That Huo Qianhu snorted coldly, and did not continue to scold, but glared at Liu Juntao.

Liu Juntao continued: "Besides, when the Chen family is defeated, the Chen family's gold and silver sea are all owned by thousands of households!" ”

"Joke!"

Huo Qianhu said: "You Yushan has worked hard to collect people, and all the money and food belong to me?" Could it be that you Liu Juntao are a great good person! ”

"Of course not!"

Liu Juntao said: "As long as I have the Chen family's business everywhere, there is no conflict with the Lord of Qianhu!" ”

At this time, Huo Qianhu stopped talking, his brows were tightly knit and he bowed his head silently, obviously weighing the pros and cons.

Dong Baihu on the side also leaned into Huo Qianhu's ear and whispered something, obviously persuading Huo Qianhu.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing were not in a hurry, so they sat next to them and waited quietly.

After a while, Huo Qianhu seemed to have made up his mind and said to Liu Juntao: "After this incident, you have to transport all the money and grain of the Chen family to Huakou Town!" Don't play tricks with me, when the time comes, I want you to send the Chen family's account books together!" ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "It should be so!" It's just that I don't know how many people the Thousand Households plan to mobilize? ”

"Three hundred foot soldiers!"

Hearing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help frowning, but he couldn't help but say nothing, just looked at Huo Qianhu thoughtfully.

"What? Think I've got too few troops? ”

Huo Qianhu said loudly: "Hmph! Let me tell you, the Chen family is a big worm in the eyes of you heroes, but in the eyes of my officers and soldiers, it is a bedbug! When my three hundred soldiers arrived in Zhangqiu Town, the Chen family's horse team would have no way to survive! ”

After listening to Huo Qianhu's words, Liu Juntao suddenly had a feeling of being stung.

"Yes! No matter how big Haoqiang is, it is also a grass people! How to change the Ming Dynasty in the future? What about going down in history! ”

At this moment, Liu Juntao made up his mind that he must find an opportunity to enter the imperial court!

At this time, Hu Dexing saw that Liu Juntao was a little distracted, so he secretly stabbed him.

Liu Juntao came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Haha! There are thousands of adults out of the horse, and I am naturally twelve at ease! However, the action of the army is inevitably tiring, and Hu Zongqi is also an old man in the army, so I think it is better to let Hu Zongqi follow the side of the thousands of households, and serve at any time. ”

Hu Dexing also stood up and saluted.

When Huo Qianhu heard this, he understood that Liu Juntao was not worried about himself, so he nodded and agreed.

After that, everyone discussed some details, and Huo Qianhu was going back.

At this time, Liu Juntao said with a smile: "By the way, there is another thing I want to report to Lord Qianhu." ”

"What?"

"I heard that the Kong family in the south has also changed recently, there is no way, I am a relatively timid person, so I used the name of the Lord of a thousand households to scare Kong Sancai, the head of the Kong family. I don't think this matter will affect Senho-sama, right? ”

"You!"

Huo Qianhu was immediately furious, but in a blink of an eye, he sneered and said, "I really underestimated you?" Liu Juntao! You told the Kong family about my sending troops, this is cutting off my back road and forcing me to fight with the Chen family! ”

"The grass people don't dare!"

"Humph! I like your temper, though! ”