In the north in June, it is the wheat harvest season.

Despite the ferocity of the horse bandits, it did not diminish in the slightest, and the peasants' enthusiasm for the harvest was not weakened.

The sun was blazing overhead, and the fields were full of people.

People don't seem to know that Ma Zhongying's thousands of soldiers and horses are not far from them.

Perhaps, they didn't take the horse bandits seriously at all.

County Magistrate Liu and Xiangzi silently rode out of the city.

The breeze was blowing, and the air was filled with the scent of crops.

Looking at the green bread grain in front of you, and the golden wheat field.

County Magistrate Liu felt a kind of kindness that he had never felt before, and couldn't help humming a northern song.

Shoko pursed her lips and smiled, and hummed along in her heart.

The face was full of festivity, as if he was going to eat a friend's wedding wine.

When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw Chen Qingyu riding a horse to greet him.

He shouted, "Oops! County Magistrate Liu, don't come unharmed? ”

County Magistrate Liu glanced at him lightly, and said angrily: "Thanks to you, a traitor, you will still be alive." ”

Chen Qingyu was choked, embarrassedly squeezed out a smile on his face, and said: "Those who know the times are Junjie."

What a traitor is not a traitor, how ugly it is. ”

County Magistrate Liu snorted coldly and said, "Since ancient times, Junjie has served Mingjun." Who are you?

At best, it's just a dog with a broken backbone. ”

The horizontal flesh on Chen Qingyu's face twitched out a few times.

He put down his face and said, "I won't fight with you, our Commander Ga is invited." ”

As he spoke, he walked silently in front.

When I arrived at the Bao family compound, I saw Ma Zhongying and several officers waiting at the door.

Seeing County Magistrate Liu, he walked calmly.

Ma Zhongying, as if she had met a friend who had been reunited after a long absence, greeted her.

He shook County Magistrate Liu's hand without any scruples, and said enthusiastically: "Oops! We've been seeing each other for years, haven't we? ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled indifferently and said, "There have been four or five years of weather. ”

Ma Zhongying pretended to smile and said, "I think about Brother Liu every day." ”

When County Magistrate Liu heard this, he smiled and said, "You're afraid that you're thinking about my small county, right?" ”

Ma Zhongying was slightly stunned for a moment, and then smiled heartily and said, "I want to have a cup of tea at Brother Liu's yamen, and I don't know if Brother Liu welcomes it?" ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled faintly at him and said, "Friends are here, there is good tea; The jackals are coming, and there are shotguns. ”

Ma Zhongying laughed at herself, shook her head with a smile, and said, "Brother Liu is really eloquent. ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled at him noncommittally.

As he spoke, he entered the Bao family's compound.

The rich man Bao greeted him with a shy stomach, smiled and said, "Oh, the arrival of County Elder Liu really makes the cold house shine." ”

County Magistrate Liu snorted coldly, and said with a straight face: "Are you still a humble house?" It's more magnificent than my county office. ”

The rich man's smile froze for a moment, and he was about to say something more, but Ma Zhongying looked impatient and said, "Come and greet the table!" ”

The group sat down, and the Hui people's upper table of 'nine bowls and three lines' was placed on the table.

Xiangzi didn't sit down, but stood straight behind County Magistrate Liu.

Ma Zhongying saw that everyone was sitting neatly, but Xiangzi was still standing.

He looked at County Magistrate Liu with an inquiring gaze and said, "This brother? ......”

County Magistrate Liu smiled slightly and said, "He is my assistant, his name is Guo Guixiang." ”

When Ma Zhongying heard this, she hurriedly beckoned Xiangzi to sit down.

But when he saw Xiangzi, he bowed without humility or arrogance, and said, "Thank you, Commander Ma."

My job is to stand behind the county magistrate, and everyone will take care of it. ”

Ma Zhongying looked at County Magistrate Liu with puzzled eyes.

County Magistrate Liu smiled slightly and said, "He is used to standing, so you don't have to mind." ”

Ma Zhongying smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that Brother Liu still can't trust Ma and treats me as Xiang Yu." ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled indifferently and said, "If I really can't trust Commander Ma, will I still come today?" ”

As he spoke, the two looked at each other and smiled "haha".

Ma Zhongying then continued: "Since this brother is willing to stand, let him be!"

Today, if County Magistrate Liu can come, he will give Zuma a certain face.

When I go home for dinner, there is no wine, so County Magistrate Liu will eat something. ”

As he spoke, everyone gave way to each other and moved their chopsticks.

After eating for a while, Ma Zhongying wiped the oil on his mouth.

sighed lightly and said, "The matter of Zimud Quanzi, presumably County Magistrate Liu has also heard about it, right?"

Who would have thought that June would be cold all day and night.

Otherwise, I'll be fighting Dihuali. ”

said, putting on a complaining look.

When County Magistrate Liu heard this, he smiled indifferently and said, "You have come all the way to the west, and you are like a bamboo."

No one can stop you, God has to take action. ”

Ma Zhongying smiled disappreciatively and said, "It's not a big deal, I will soon be able to transfer all the people and horses and fight Dihua again."

I don't believe it, there can be a knife in the sky. ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled slightly and said, "Commander Ma's ambition is admirable. ”

Ma Zhongying suddenly sighed dejectedly and said, "Although you have great ambitions, if you don't have good generals and virtuous ministers, it will be difficult to achieve great things." ”

After a pause, Ma Zhongying looked at County Magistrate Liu with earnest eyes and said, "I am dissatisfied with Brother Liu and said, I invited you over this time to let Brother Liu assist the brothers and achieve a great cause together." ”

County Magistrate Liu paused slightly, then smiled "haha" and said, "Forget it!" I can't even clean up a small county town, how can I help you Commander Ma. ”

Ma Zhongying smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Although Ma said that the army has recently been defeated, the first line of the ancient city in the north and the first line of Turpan Hami in the south are still in my hands.

As long as Brother Liu is willing, you can choose the county seat on the northern and southern routes, which is not bigger than your Fuyuan City.

When Dihua is laid, I'll give you a director. ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled indifferently and said, "Commander Ma really thinks highly of Liu, I don't have that ability."

A small Fuyuan made me anxious, how dare I be greedy again. ”

Ma Zhongying smiled disapprovingly and said, "With Brother Liu's knowledge and intelligence, it is more than enough to be in charge of the province alone."

What is difficult for you now is not ability, but the corruption and incompetence of the provincial government.

They only know that they ask you for money and food, and they don't care about your difficulties.

Actually, you're a motherless baby.

Why bother working for them, it's better for our brothers to join forces and do him vigorously, and it will not be in vain what we have learned in our lives.

County Magistrate Liu took a sip of tea slowly.

smiled and said: "Thank you Commander Ma for your love, although the provincial government is corrupt and changeable, it is also a first-class provincial capital."

Although I am a small county magistrate, I am also a government-appointed parent official.

Since the government handed over Fuyuan County to me, I should do my best to benefit the party.

It can be regarded as being entrusted by others, and it is a matter of ending people, and I dare not think about it anymore. ”

Commander Ma smiled a little presumptuously and said, "I thought that Brother Liu was an enlightened person.

Now it seems that it is also very stupid.

Don't you hear that those who know the times are handsome.

Since your father and mother don't care about you, why are you still stupidly guarding the coffin for them?

Are you still waiting for them to be buried?

I don't know what you think. ”

As she spoke, Ma Zhongying snorted coldly, and her face began to be gloomy.

After a little silence, County Magistrate Liu wiped his mouth and said: "It is true that those who know the times are Junjie, but there is also a saying that loyal ministers do not serve the two masters since ancient times.

Liu knows that he is not a loyal minister, nor is he a handsome man, but he knows the responsibility on his shoulders.

Although I don't want to be famous for a hundred years, I don't want to leave a stench for thousands of years. ”

Ma Zhongying didn't speak immediately, and her emaciated face became even more iron-blue.

After a period of deathly silence, I saw Chen Qingyu stand up suddenly.

pointed at the county magistrate Liu and scolded angrily: "The surname is Liu! You don't toast, don't eat, eat and drink.

Commander Ga kindly gave you a face, you still sit in a sedan chair and don't know how to lift miles."

County Magistrate Liu glanced at him contemptuously, and said as if talking to himself: "There is no wine on the table, but there is a dog sitting in a sedan chair." ”

Chen Qingyu was angry, glared and shouted: "The surname is Liu!" To put it bluntly, who is a dog? ”

County Magistrate Liu looked up at him and said with a smile, "Ask me what I'm doing?" Isn't it clear that you take a picture of your own urine bubble? ”

Chen Qingyu swung his body fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "Believe it or not, I will shoot you!" ”

County Magistrate Liu, still calm, ate the dishes slowly and methodically, and said unhurriedly: "The people are not afraid of death, why are they afraid of death." ”

Chen Qingyu seemed to be ruthless, stretched out his hand and pulled out the gun, opened the insurance and aimed at County Magistrate Liu.

said that it was too late and that was fast, only to see Xiangzi, quietly shaking his hand bowl, a stone, right on the back of Chen Qingyu's hand.

I only heard a "bang", and the gun in my hand fell on the table.

The guard outside the door, hearing the movement, rushed into the house and was about to raise his gun.

I only heard a "whoop" cry.

The shell gun in his hand fell to the ground in response.

At the same time, Xiangzi's figure floated to Ma Zhongying's side like a whirlwind.

Before he could recover his senses, the cold muzzle of the gun was already against his temple.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

The people present hurriedly drew their guns in their hands.

Some guns are aimed at Xiangzi, and some are aimed at County Magistrate Liu.

At this time, only County Magistrate Liu was still tasting the food casually.

I saw the bearded officer, who had been silent, glaring at Xiangzi with a tiger's eye and yelling: "Come and put down the gun!" Otherwise, I will kill County Magistrate Liu immediately! ”

County Magistrate Liu didn't even raise his head, and said coldly: "I don't plan to go back alive." ”

At this time, Ma Zhongying was angry and yelled at his subordinates: "Do you want to kill Lao Tzu?

I don't even have a meal to eat.

! Get out of here! ”

The people at the table all left the room in disgrace.

Ma Zhongying tentatively turned her head to look at Xiangzi.

He laughed dryly and said, "Is my brother really good, what's the matter?" Come with me, I'll hand over the best-equipped guard battalion to you. ”

Shoko smiled coldly and said, "I'm not interested in being a soldier. ”

Ma Zhongying let out a long sigh and said, "And your county magistrate master, a bear temper." ”

As he spoke, he knocked on the bowl with chopsticks and said, "County Chief, can you still eat this rice?" ”

He pointed to the gun against his head with his chopsticks.

County Magistrate Liu smiled at him and said meaningfully: "Commander Ma thinks he can eat it, so he can eat it."

Commander Ma felt that he couldn't eat it, so he couldn't eat it. ”

Ma Zhongying was slightly stunned when she heard this, then smiled "haha" and said, "Eat!" Why don't you eat it? ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gave County Magistrate Liu a piece of Gaza, and said, "Come, eat, eat." ”

At this time, Xiangzi turned behind Ma Zhongying and stood two steps away from him, the muzzle of the gun still pointed at Ma Zhongying.

Ma Zhongying subconsciously turned his head to glance.

He shook his head with a wry smile and said self-deprecatingly: "It's really soft and hard to be afraid of hard, and hard to be afraid of death." I'm really convinced of you. ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled at him secretly and said, "This is called barefoot, not afraid of wearing shoes."

is willing to cut his whole body, and dares to pull the emperor off the horse. ”

Ma Zhongying smiled unwillingly and said, "Oh, I'm more and more reluctant to let you old Liu Li."

Oh! And the brother behind him.

You said it would be nice if you were both my people. ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled "hehe" and said: "The Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other."

You are a generation of heroes, in order to expand the territory and seize the land to dominate the party.

I am a magistrate of the local parents, so as to benefit the local people. ”

Ma Zhongying heard this, and said disapprerovitically: "Aren't I also here to protect the people?" ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled indifferently and said: "The best protection for the people is to be able to let them live and work in peace and contentment." ”

Ma Zhongying said a little discouraged: "It seems that I don't want to move you." ”

After a pause, he turned his head again and said, "This brother behind you, let's do it with me."

Man, you have to live vigorously, nest in a small county, what is the future. ”

Xiangzi said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Everyone has their own ambitions.

Besides, it's vigorous or bland.

In the end, it's not about coming empty-handed, it's about going empty-handed.

A dull life can give the soul a good home.

And as a result, you can only bear countless blood debts and throw yourself into hell. ”

When Ma Zhongying heard this, she shook her head helplessly and sighed lightly.

He said to himself, "It's like a believer." ”

After being silent for a while, County Magistrate Liu said calmly: "I have arranged for the two people you sent to live in the prison.

If you quit and leave, I'll let them go when I go back." ”

The muscles on Ma Zhongying's face spasmed like lightning.

Seemed a little embarrassed and muttered: "Two cowards!" Shame on Lao Tzu. ”

After a pause, Ma Zhongying muttered as if unwillingly: "Those two can be regarded as having some ability."

Why are you so easy to catch? ”

County Magistrate Liu smiled contemptuously at him and said, "Do you still need me to make a move?" He'll do it alone. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Shoko.

When Ma Zhongying heard this, she turned her head with a look of admiration and glanced at Xiangzi quietly.

He sighed and shook his head, not saying anything more.

Ma Zhongying has been sending County Magistrate Liu to Hongliuqu.

Of course, Shoko always held the shell gun in her hand and followed behind.

On the way, Ma Zhongying told the truth.

If County Magistrate Liu didn't dare to come to the banquet, he would attack the city overnight.

After defeating Fuyuan, he hijacked the people in the city and confronted Sheng Shicai's pursuers.

When Qitai's reinforcements arrived, they annihilated the provincial army in one fell swoop.

If the county magistrate Liu came at the invitation and failed to persuade him to surrender, he threatened the county magistrate Liu's life to force the soldiers and civilians defending the city to open the door and surrender.

didn't expect to kill a Xiangzi, which not only completely disrupted his plan, but also made him have an inexplicable admiration and admiration for the two.

So, he decided to pull out the camp overnight and retreat to the ancient city.

The old town has finally escaped the catastrophe.

The sun blushed and passionately stroked the back of County Magistrate Liu and Xiangzi.

Looking at the small city dyed red by the sunset, the faces of the two couldn't help but be filled with relaxed and happy smiles.