"Well, who the hell are you? Have I done anything that has sinned against you before? Wang Mang asked tentatively.

The girl smiled lightly, and while applying herbs to Wang Mang, she explained: "Young Master Wang, whether you have offended us before, we don't know much about this matter. But judging by all indications, you must have done something to make my eldest lady angry. They hit you just now, purely to make the eldest lady angry. We are up..."

"Third sister, shut up, don't tell him where we come from for the time being, and wait for the head of the family to come." A young man in his early twenties shouted.

When the girl heard this, she really stopped her words, did not explain, and said apologetically: "Young Master Wang, when you see our family master later, you will know our origins." However, it has only been seven or eight days since you came to Qingzhou from Liaoning this time, so what are you asking us for?

According to the news we heard, it seems that there is no family in the imperial capital that has done anything to you. If they did, we would have done it for you. ”

This place is very secretive, a little away from the imperial capital, the Jia family and Wang Mang yesterday morning, the news has not been transmitted in time, there is a space gap. Therefore, they naturally didn't know Wang Mang's intention to come here, but they were very puzzled in their hearts, and they didn't know what Wang Mang was doing when he came to ask for help.

When Wang Mang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he expected that he would ask them to help with things, and there should be no problem.

"This, I don't know who your eldest lady is?"

Wang Mang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and he was even more suspicious in his heart.

He thinks that he is a relatively decent man, he has never talked to a few eldest ladies of the family at all, nor has he messed with flowers and grass outside, and only dotes on Wang Jingyan as a woman.

"Hehe, it's not good for me to say it, wait for the head of the house to come, let the old man tell you." After the girl applied the herbs, she flashed away from Wang Mang.

The rest of the young people saw that Wang Mang had a lot of scars left by himself, one green here and one purple there, and they immediately felt a lot better. Then it didn't take long for them to laugh heartlessly.

Then, another fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man said to Wang Mang: "Brother Wang, what are you coming to Qingzhou for this time?" Our people in Liaoning, who listened to the intelligence, said, "You plan to send troops to attack the Xiongnu, crusade against the barbarians, and sweep away the alien races that disturb the border of Kyushu, is this true?" If you do send troops, can I go with you? ”

"This is true, in the near future, I will lead five or six hundred thousand troops to attack the Xiongnu, sweep away the Dongyi, Nanban, Xirong Beidi and other foreign races, and stabilize the border of Kyushu. I had already made this matter with Your Majesty and many other families yesterday morning. It was probably two or three months after the troops were dispatched. ”

Wang Mang said with a smile: "Yesterday morning, I have asked Your Majesty to issue a conscription document and pass it on to all counties in Kyushu. It won't be long before this document can be delivered to every prefecture in Kyushu. Anyone who has reached the age of eighteen and is willing to join the army can come to the Wuhou General's Mansion to report. As for the other armies, the major families have begun to mobilize troops to Gansu and Shaanxi to station. ”

"Five or six hundred thousand troops? So many people? ”

The young man was shocked, "Brother Wang, you said that only those who have reached the age of eighteen can go out from the army, so I can't go to the front line with you?" Also, are these armies drawn from major families? Will they listen to you? ”

Wang Mang replied: "The Huo family, the Wei family, and the Wang family each sent 100,000 troops, and the rest of the princes sent 10,000 troops, and I sent 200,000 troops." Coupled with some of the people who came to join the army, it is almost the same. As for whether they listen to me or not, when they get to the front, they have to listen, unless they don't want to die.

As for you, you are too young to go to war. Thou shalt not go with me into the army. You just need to study and practice martial arts now, and one day in the future you will be able to contribute to the country and defend the people. ”

When this person heard this, he immediately muttered: "Although I am a little younger, my strength is not small. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and as far as those ordinary soldiers, they will never be able to beat me. ”

"It's not just about age!" Wang Mang shook his head and said.

The man wanted to say something, but Wang Mang didn't pay attention to him anymore. I just secretly wondered what the hell was going on with this group of people.

About ten or twenty minutes later, the two middle-aged people who had gone out earlier led a man in his fifties into the courtyard.

As soon as this person entered the courtyard, he immediately saw Wang Mang.

He was slightly stunned, then coughed a few times and shouted, "What's the matter with these injuries on his body?" Who did it? Stand up for me. ”

When everyone heard this, their faces twitched a few times, and then they all stood up honestly and said in unison: "The head of the family, we did it." This person angered the eldest lady, so that the eldest lady did not return to the family and did not contact us. We have already cheapened him by teaching him such a lesson. ”

"Bastard, have you figured this out?" The middle-aged man glared, "Give me the law enforcement hall to get the punishment, don't ask me to do it myself." ”

"Yes, Master!" The crowd did not dare to disobey and went to the law enforcement hall to receive the punishment.

After saying this, this person said to Wang Mang: "I am Shangguan Hong, Shangguan Ningxuan's father, and this is a stronghold of the Shangguan family in Qingzhou. ”

"Shangguan Ningxuan's father? Shangguan's family? ”

When Wang Mang heard this, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly saluted: "Meet Uncle Shangguan!" ”

"No need to be polite, we'll talk inside." Shangguan Hong said coldly.

Wang Mang was embarrassed in his heart, and only then did he know why those people beat themselves up, purely to vent their anger to Shangguan Ningxuan.

Thinking of this, he realized that he was not wronged by this beating.

When they came to the lobby of the inner hall, the two of them sat down as the guest of honor, and the idle people were all expelled by Shangguan Hong.

When the two of them sat down, Shangguan Hong went straight to the point and said, "Mang'er, what are you doing here?" Your mother has always been nice? ”

"Back to my uncle, my mother has always been fine." Wang Mang replied: "I came here to ask my uncle to lend me some manpower to help me eradicate the Jia family. ”

Then, he told all the reasons for it, and also told Shangguan Ningxuan what happened yesterday morning.

When Shangguan Hong heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Okay, you Jia family, you deceive people too much." Mang'er, although there are not many elite masters left of my Shangguan family, there are still more than a thousand ordinary outer disciples in Qingzhou. You need not worry about this, I will help you. ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Wang Mang said overjoyed.

"You don't have to be polite, if you don't destroy the Jia family, I have to find a way to destroy them." Shangguan Hong said coldly.

(End of chapter)