After Liu Juntao returned to Yushan Town, he saw Liu Zi'an waiting for him at the door of his house, so he asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Liu Zi'an raised an invitation card in his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Lian, this is an invitation sent by the commander of the city guard. ”

After Liu Juntao took the invitation, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, now that it's not a year, why does Commander Lei suddenly want to clear himself?

"Is there anything important about Commander Lei?"

Liu Zi'an said: "I didn't say this, but I talked to the people who came, this time Lei commanded the envoy to invite the general practitioner to the banquet, it should be related to the emptiness of troops in various places!" ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile when he heard this: "Our commander will not let the Ye Zongliu thief army in Zhejiang be frightened, right?" ”

"Haha! Should be. ”

Liu Juntao opened the invitation card in his hand as he spoke, and after reading it, he said: "Ten days later, Yanzhou City, Yuelai Restaurant." ”

Liu Zi'an pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Lian, did anyone else mention on the invitation?" ”

Liu Juntao shook his head and said, "Commander Lei only invited me one!" ”

Ten days later, Liu Juntao rushed to Yanzhou with Bai Yuxing and fifty young men.

When everyone walked on the street, they saw that the city was crowded and very lively.

Yanzhou City covers a wide area and is large-scale, even more than the capital city of Jinan, because Yanzhou City is not only the station of the city guard, but also the fief of King Lu. There is also a city of King Lu specially built by the imperial court in the city of Yanzhou.

At this time, Yanzhou City, long in the east-west direction and short in the north-south direction, is located at the bend of the Si River, and the distance from the Si River in the east and the Si River in the south is basically equal. On the royal river outside the city, there are Zhongyu Bridge, East Royal Bridge, West Royal Bridge, Fumen Bridge, and Shenqiao, Jiuxian Bridge and Dragon Bridge outside the city, forming a road network that spans all directions, making the transportation around Yanzhou Fucheng convenient and crowded.

And the Luwang City in the city is located in the central area of the north of Yanzhou Fucheng, about 700 meters long from east to west, about 600 meters wide from north to south, its main gate is facing the middle royal bridge, between the main gate and the middle royal bridge, the new wide royal road has been built. It is said that the city wall of the royal city is two feet high and nine feet high, and the four gates have gatehouses covered with green glazed tiles, showing the royal style, which is very different from the ordinary city towers. Its city gates are respectively the front "Duanli Gate", the right "Zunyi Gate", the back "Guangzhi Gate", and the left "Tiren Gate".

Moreover, the Luwang City in the city also has the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of the Earth, the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Moon, which are the places to worship the heavens, the earth, the great gods (sun), the night gods (moon) and the stars in the sky.

There are also yamen such as "Changshi Division" in Luwang City, which has more than a dozen institutions of various kinds, with various warehouses such as money and grain, vehicles, stables, and articles, and is responsible for all aspects of the palace, such as food, medical care, etiquette, and guards. There are more than 800 houses in the whole palace area, with blue bricks and glazed tiles, which are magnificent and majestic.

Liu Juntao and his entourage walked on the street, passing outside the King of Lu, looking at the large-scale royal city, they were also shocked, and secretly sighed at the supremacy of imperial power.

On the streets on both sides of the Lu Wangfu, it is the area of the yamen of Yanzhou Mansion and the garrison of the city guards.

Among them, the yamen of the state capital of Yanzhou Mansion is located in the north of the Fumen Bridge in the west, and there are five courtyards before and after, which is quite magnificent. Behind the yamen of the state capital is the Fuxue Confucian Temple, the Tribute Courtyard, etc.

The command in the city is located in the north of Wangmen Street in the east of Yanzhou City, and the school field in the city is adjacent to Dongqiao North Street in the west, Beishuncheng Street in the east, and Huimin Street in the south.

After taking a look at the scenery of Yanzhou City, Liu Juntao came to the Yamen of the Commander with the invitation of Commander Lei.

In the evening of the same day, Commander Lei and Li Qianhu set up a banquet in the side hall, Liu Juntao was in the guest seat, Bai Yuxing waited behind Liu Juntao, and the fifty young men who accompanied him sat alone in another room.

At the banquet, Li Qianhu continued to toast attentively, Liu Juntao also did not refuse, and Lei Commander frequently collided with glasses, and the three of them drank a full table of delicacies, and it didn't take long to drink a whole jar of Liu's second pot head.

At this time, Commander Lei glanced at Li Qianhu, and Li Qianhu also understood, so he smiled and said to Liu Juntao: "Mr. Liu Lian, there is something I want to ask, I don't know if it is suitable or not?" ”

"Lord Li, please speak, but it doesn't hurt to ask."

"Hehe, people call you Mr. Lian, but I don't know, where does this Lian name come from?"

Commander Lei feigned anger when he heard this: "Li Qianhu is so boring, it's just a title, what are you doing so seriously?" ”

The eyebrows of the two naturally couldn't escape Liu Juntao's eyes, so they said with a smile: "Hehe, it's okay, it's okay." In fact, there is no origin to the title of Mr. Lian, but there are a large number of guards in Yushan Town, and the brothers all have their own positions, and they can't be called every one of them, so the brothers gave me the title of Mr. Lian, that's all! ”

Commander Lei and Li Qianhu both smiled when they heard this, and Li Qianhu said, "Liu Lian is really humble. However, now there is an opportunity to make Mr. Liu Lian a veritable Mr. Lian, and he can also give the Yushan Town Guards a legitimate identity! ”

Hearing this, Rao is Liu Juntao was already mentally prepared, and after listening to Li Qianhu's words, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, so he looked at Commander Lei.

I saw Commander Lei say with a smile: "Mr. Liu Lian, here's the thing, you also know that the northern border is not peaceful now, and the Warat Iron Cavalry has gone south from time to time to plunder, and the imperial court has transferred our soldiers and horses from all over Shandong to the north." Let me tell you the truth, there are not even a thousand soldiers under my command combined, but my defense area is enough to have a place! ”

Li Qianhu next to him added: "I think Mr. Liu Lian has already heard that there is a Ye Zongliu thief in Zhejiang, but Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces are in turmoil!" Now our Shandong people are already strong, and now the army is weak, in case there is a giant, bandits, then in the end it is the common people who will suffer, and our business will not be able to continue! ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "I also understand what Lord Lei and Master Li said. Let's just say it, what do you need to do? ”

"Haha! Joyfully! Lei likes a refreshing person like Mr. Liu Lian! ”

Li Qianhu also said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Lian, that's the case, now Jinan Prefecture has received a letter from the Ministry of War: In view of the emptiness of troops in various places and the severe flight of military households, each prefecture and county can set up militia regiments to maintain local order, and then dismantle these militia groups after the soldiers and horses are transferred back to their respective stations." ”

At this time, Commander Lei continued: "So I thought of President Liu Lian, after all, our relationship is good, I want President Liu Lian to be the head of our Yanzhou Mansion People's League, and let the Yushan Town Guards be reorganized into our Yanzhou Mansion People's League!" ”

Liu Juntao laughed when he heard this, and said, "Haha! How can such a good thing fall on my head, how can it feel unreal? ”

Li Qianhu said with a smile: "Liu Lian always wants to be a striker, there are many heroes and gentry who are staring at the position of the head of the Yanzhou Mansion People's League, everyone wants to use this militia to achieve a force, Liu Lian must seize the opportunity!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao looked at Commander Lei, then got up and clasped his fists and said, "Since Lord Lei and Master Li look up to it so much, how can it be unreasonable to be below!" Liu Juntao takes the order! ”

The next day, Liu Juntao hurriedly returned to Yushan Town with Bai Yuxing and other guards Qingzhuang, preparing to plan the establishment of a militia group.