Mao Wenlong planted a large number of sweet potatoes, which could not be used to feed livestock in addition to human consumption.

With enough livestock, you have enough meat. Just imagine, in a place full of starvation, there is a strong army that does not have to worry about food and clothing, and who else is his opponent Mao Wenlong.

At dawn, Mao Wenlong received news that Hong Chengchou and his two thousand cavalry subordinates were about to arrive in Ye County.

Hong Chengchou really came to Ye County, and the only luck in Mao Wenlong's heart was gone, so he had to prepare to deal with it.

Yesterday, all the 30,000 officers and men of the Dongjiang Army changed into the clothes of the common people, gave up their daily drills, and devoted themselves to working in the fields.

The original military camp was also temporarily converted into a large village, and all weapons and horses were scattered and hidden to ensure that no too conspicuous flaws were exposed.

Everything is ready, and now he is waiting for Hong Chengchou to arrive, during which Mao Wenlong is still a little apprehensive in his heart. After all, all he can grasp now about Hong Chengchou's wishes is relying on his own guesses.

Near noon, the county magistrate of Ye County went to visit Mao Wenlong and told Hong Chengchou to wait in the county office to see him.

Mao Wenlong didn't say much, and followed the county order to the county office to see Hong Chengchou, and inquired about Hong Chengchou's intention halfway.

The county magistrate also didn't know, he only knew that Hong Chengchou came in a hurry, and he had been looking bad since they met. As soon as he arrived at the county office, before his butt touched the chair, he shouted that Mao Wenlong came to see him.

The county order, who didn't know what was going on, simply came to spread the word himself, and also asked Mao Wenlong to find out what happened? Now it seems that Mao Wenlong, like himself, didn't know anything about Hong Chengchou's arrival.

Hong Chengchou was a military attaché, the county commander was a civil official, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he had always emphasized literature over military force. A seven-rank county commander dares to work against a fourth-rank military attaché, which shows that the status of the military attache is not valued much in the court.

Hong Chengchou is different from other military generals, he was born as a civilian official, and now he also holds a military position. Although Hong Chengchou is not the top boss of the county order, and it is not Hong Chengchou's turn to take charge, the county order does not dare to disrespect him.

The two soon arrived at the county office, and as soon as Mao Wenlong entered the door, he saw that in the lobby, Hong Chengchou was sitting at the head of the main hall with a black face.

Quickly squeezing out a hypocritical smile on his face, Mao Wenlong strode into the main hall and said with a smile: "Father-in-law is here, why don't you go to Xiaoxu's house, do you have business to do in this county office?" ”

As soon as he came up, he pretended to be confused, and pulled up his relatives, the muscles on Hong Chengchou's face twitched slightly, his big eyes widened and he stood up angrily, and then slapped his hand on the table.

"Smack!"

The solid wood table was almost not scattered, and the tea cup on it was so shocked that it fell directly to the ground and shattered.

"Mao Wenlong, you can be honest, didn't you rob the grain and grass in Hancheng!"

Hong Chengchou roared angrily, and he only drew his sword and cut people.

The county magistrate, who was about to enter the county office, was stunned for a moment, and his raised foot retracted.

He actually heard Mao Wenlong call Hong Chengchou his father-in-law just now, and before he could be shocked, he heard Hong Chengchou question Mao Wenlong about robbing Hancheng's grain and grass.

He didn't know what the story of these two people was, and the county magistrate couldn't take care of it. He would have remembered that Mao Wenlong seemed to have suddenly had a lot of grain and grass a few days ago.

Previously, he was still worried about the fact that the 30,000 Dongjiang Army had no food and grass, and for this reason, he, the county commander, and the Shen family also squeezed out 1,000 quintals to relieve Mao Wenlong's urgent need.

But after less than half a month, Mao Wenlong suddenly stopped worrying about grain and grass, and opened a grain shop in the city, which is indeed quite suspicious.

Moreover, the county order at this moment has determined that Mao Wenlong's sudden arrival of grain and grass is very likely to be robbed of Hancheng!

After thinking about this, the county commander's heart suddenly became tangled. Judging from Hong Chengchou's aggressive appearance, it may not be small to wait for the next move.

If the two sides make a move, it will be difficult for him to do this county order. How powerful Mao Wenlong's 30,000 Dongjiang army is, he can see it clearly these days.

Although Hong Chengchou only brought 2,000 cavalry subordinates, he was not Mao Wenlong's opponent at all in terms of strength, but he represented the imperial court, and opposing the imperial court was tantamount to rebellion.

He naturally didn't dare to rebel with a small county order, but if he helped Hong Chengchou, he would inevitably offend Mao Wenlong. Afterwards, if Mao Wenlong even killed Hong Chengchou and others, he would not be able to protect himself.

Towards no one, no one is inappropriate, nothing is inappropriate, and the county order suddenly fell into a dilemma. Just when he was worried, he only heard Mao Wenlong's voice.

"Lord Hong, although I don't know what you mean just now, but for no reason, I said that I Mao Wenlong robbed you of the grain and grass in Hancheng, and I don't carry this black pot." Mao Wenlong's face straightened, and he replied with a very angry cold speech.

"Humph! Do you think I'm accusing you without any evidence? ”

"Since Lord Hong has evidence, then you might as well take a look." Mao Wenlong did not back down at all, and went-for-tat.

Seeing that Mao Wenlong was so calm and strong, a trace of doubt flashed on Hong Chengchou's face at this moment, but he was quickly hidden.

"Mao Wenlong, you don't need to quibble, I followed the trail all the way, and all the suspicions point to you. Do you think it's necessary to quibble? Although Hong Chengchou was still suspicious of Mao Wenlong, his tone at the moment was much more relaxed.

Obviously, Hong Chengchou did not have real strong evidence to prove that the robbery of Hancheng's grain and grass was committed by Mao Wenlong. His suspicion of Mao Wenlong is just suspicion.

After seeing that Mao Wenlong was very calm in the face of his questioning, Hong Chengchou shook his previous suspicions.

Mao Wenlong has seen through Hong Chengchou's mind from the change in his tone, and he is even more confident now. He was already sure that Hong Chengchou had no direct evidence to prove that Han Cheng's grain and grass were robbed by himself.

Mao Wenlong, who was very determined, immediately eased up and said: "I don't know where Lord Hong got the matter of my Mao Wenlong going to Hancheng to rob grain, as long as Lord Hong can show evidence to prove it, I Mao Wenlong has nothing to quibble." However, if Lord Hong speaks empty words and accuses in a panic, although I, Mao Wenlong, don't want to cause trouble, I will no longer be at the mercy of others like I was wronged by Yuan Chonghuan before. ”

Hong Chengchou frowned when he heard this, he really couldn't come up with evidence in front of him. But let Mao Wenlong go so easily, obviously he was unwilling.

also blamed himself for not being able to calm down beforehand, and he played his hole cards with Mao Wenlong as soon as he came up. Okay now, how about Mao Wenlong can't be taken without evidence?