Wang Ermao's riding skills are quite good, from Qingzhang to Juluze is a full 200 miles away, he led ten guards, one person and two horses, it only took three days to rush back and forth. He was not tired because he was in a good mood, and although the man and the horse were splashed with mud, the smile on his face was as sweet as eating bee droppings.

"Brother Ermao is back so fast!" Duan Qing, the deputy lieutenant, had always been good friends with Wang Ermao, and when he saw him returning in the dust, he hurriedly stepped forward to help lead the reins of the horse. Unexpectedly, a sycophant slapped the horse's leg, and the latter threw the horse's reins into his arms, and as he walked, he half-jokingly and half-seriously threatened: "If I hear the word 'Ermao' from your mouth again, I will whip you with a whip." Didn't I tell you I had a big name? What's so hard about remembering a name? ”

"Brother Qiang, aren't I happy to see you? Next time, don't worry, I won't scream again next time! Duan Qing was used to joking with him, and responded with a grin. In a blink of an eye, he forgot the promise he had just made, and asked: "Has Brother Ermao seen the seventh master, how is her and Cheng Jiaotou's new house built......

Wang Ermao turned around suddenly, and his eyebrows instantly wrinkled into a lump. Realizing that he had committed a taboo again, Duan Qing was so frightened that he hurriedly jumped back a few steps, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Brother Qiang, Brother Qiang will spare me this time, the head of the sect, the head of the sect will save my life!"

Cheng Mingzhen just came out of the military tent, and when he heard Duan Qing calling for help to him, he had to smile and step forward to grab Wang Ermao's shoulder, "You guy, you rushed back in such a hurry, and you are not afraid of being sucked by the saddle?" Handed over the letter to the big boss, what did he say? ”

In front of outsiders, Cheng Mingzhen's majesty still needs to be maintained. Wang Ermao couldn't help it, first glared at Duan Qing fiercely, and then replied reluctantly: "What else can the big boss say?" If he can't even see this little bit of sowing discord, he doesn't deserve to be our big boss! He asked me to tell you that when I received such a letter again, I would chop off the hand of the messenger and make him wine. And your new house, which has two layers of dry reeds on the roof. Just wait for the mud wall inside to dry for a few more days, and you can move in! ”

"When did the big boss change his taste again?" Cheng Mingzhen shook his head with a smile. Zhang Jin said that this habit of eating human flesh is really unflattering. Half-dragged and half-dragged Wang Ermao into the military tent, ordered someone to move a bed for the other party, poured hot tea, and then continued to ask: "How is it, are you still going well on the road?" Does anyone dare to trouble you? ”

Taking advantage of the two brothers' questions and answers, Duan Duan, who had made the wrong sycophant, ran away early in the morning. Wang Ermao couldn't see that the other party continued to block in front of his eyes, and his anger was smooth. He smiled and responded very proudly, "Who has the guts to provoke us?" It's all your credit. Not to mention, your idea for the big boss is really good. Along the way, the big and small Zhuangzi and the fortress saw my dress, like a mouse meeting a cat. Not only did they not dare to take the initiative to make trouble, as long as I stopped to rest, they would definitely send bold strong men to deliver tea and water, for fear that they would get into trouble for the people in the whole Zhuangzi because of their poor service! ”

The good idea he gave to Zhang Jin in the middle of Cheng Mingzhen refers to the new strategy of the giant deer group against all parts of Xiangguo County after the beginning of spring this year. It turned out that every time Zhang Jiajun broke a village, there was a good chance that the inside would be looted, the women would be plundered, and the men would be killed. Although it is famous, it has also resolved mortal enmity with those fortresses and county towns that have not been affected by Zhang's army. Whenever they went to plunder, the people inside would rather all die than open the door and surrender.

After Cheng Mingzhen became the ninth master of Juluze, he referred to Zhang Jiajun's experience in Guantao County and proposed the principle of "rabbits don't eat grass on the edge of the nest" to several seniors. The specific measure is to put forward "security" requirements to these Zhuangzi according to the size and scale of the remaining county seats, villages, and fortresses in Xiangguo County. If these Zhuangzi could pay a certain amount of "security fees" every year according to Zhang Jiajun's expectations, Zhang Jiajun would not only take the initiative to attack them, but also be responsible for protecting them from the harassment of the rest of the Green Forest heroes. At the same time, if Zhang Jiajun passes by, the protected objects should also be provided with convenience. And when the official army came to suppress, he did his best to report to Julu Zenei.

After a series of persuasion, persecution, and threats, except for Longgang, the seat of Xiangguo County, the rest of the county towns and fortresses of all sizes selectively accepted the conditions put forward by Zhang Jiajun. Even some places in Wu'an County and Zhao County secretly sent intermediaries to reach a "security" agreement with Zhang Jiajun in line with the principle of not getting into trouble.

With a series of agreements reached, Zhang Jiajun's ears and eyes immediately became much more flexible. Often, there was just a movement on the side of the official army, and the sentinels planted in various places by Juluze had already relayed the news back. In addition, the people everywhere are no longer as hostile to the "green forest heroes" as before, although seeing the banner of the word "Zhang" is still like seeing the plague god, at least when the minions of Juluze are single, they no longer have to worry about being beaten to death by the villagers with hoes.

In Wang Ermao's eyes, these are the real contributions of good friends, and there is light on his face, so he doesn't want to emphasize it all the time. Cheng Mingzhen suffered a big loss for publicity, and he was far more cautious than Wang Ermao. Hearing that he put the word "merit" on his lips again, he quickly shook his head, and said to him left and right: "It's the big boss who is willing to let go and let us do our best." Otherwise, just you and me, how much storm can be set off! How about the Seven Masters? Did you tell you that you were bored in the fields? ”

"Little Brother Jiu misses his wife!" Hearing Cheng Mingzhen mention the cuckoo, Wang Ermao's eyes immediately lit up, "She's not about to hold back her horns!" If it weren't for the wedding dress that hadn't landed yet, I guess I would have taken the mount and come with me to see you! ”

Thinking of Du Juan's fiery temperament, but at this moment he wants to sit in the shade of a tree and learn needlework from Sister-in-law Lian for his own sake, Cheng Mingzhen's heart is warm. smiled and continued to ask: "What about her and the third master, do the father and daughter still meet each other?" It is estimated that this time the three masters took the woman back to Ze, which made her very unhappy! ”

"Little Brother Jiu, you are really amazing. You can guess things from 200 miles away! Wang Ermao slapped his thighs in admiration, and his two eyes, which were not too big, instantly became a slit, "Du Scar's old thing has two women, and he likes it all day long and is unwilling to let go." The seventh master cleaned him up for this matter, and the old thing felt that he was at a loss, so he admitted and scolded. But after that, he still got into the woman's bed and refused to come out, and it was useless to make the seven masters angry! ”

"What about Mrs. Liu, didn't you persuade her?" Cheng Mingzhen smiled and asked again.

It had been a few months since he had been back to Juluze, and he urgently needed to know what was going on in Zedi. Some words are not easy to inquire from other people's mouths, but when talking to Wang Ermao, I am not afraid of causing unnecessary trouble afterwards.

"Of course I persuaded it!" Wang Ermao grinned, and his eyes instantly widened again, "Otherwise, the seventh master would have chopped up the two women of his father!" It is still Mrs. Liu's words that make sense, when her daughter is married, the old guy will inevitably be lonely. It's better to have someone to mess around with him than for him to drink and go crazy alone......"

Next, no matter what Cheng Mingzhen cared about, he talked endlessly, telling all kinds of strange things he heard when he sent the letter this time. Especially when it comes to the ** of several elderly people in the village, he added a somewhat contemptuous tone and turned out the relevant details.

Cheng Mingzhen listened very carefully, and whenever Wang Ermao made a mistake, he interrupted him and asked a few questions carefully. Wang Ermao also did his best to tell everything he heard with his own ears and hearsay. The two brothers talked and laughed, and chatted for more than half an hour before they finally had fun. Wang Ermao said dryly, but Cheng Mingzhen basically felt the changes inside Juluze during his absence in the past few months.

Obviously, Zhang Jin said that he and several other village owners are very satisfied with Cheng Mingzhen's recent results. At the same time, the continuous flow of grain into the land has further fueled everyone's ambitions. At the end of March, it is said that someone saw a monster on the largest water surface of Juluze behind Zhang Jincheng's main village, with a horse head, antlers, fish fins, and snake tail, hundreds of zhang long. According to the analysis of the second master, Xue Song, it should be a green dragon that has not yet soared. This rumor is now being told with a nose and eyes, and everyone who hears it thinks that it is a sign that Juluzawa will prosper from now on. And the six-master Sun Huozi, who has always been chattering with gods, said more directly, and simply criticized a poem: When the wind and clouds meet, there will be a hidden dragon soaring abyss.

The so-called hidden dragon naturally refers to the big boss Zhang Jin. Those who are enthusiastic will then ask Zhang Jin to take the opportunity to claim the king, but it is taboo that Yang Yichen's soldiers and horses are stationed between the Qinghe River and the plain, and Zhang Jin said that the queen will inevitably attract the full force of the other party, so the matter is stopped. But once people's ambitions are hooked, they will easily not settle down. At the same time as building a new house for Cheng Mingzhen, a mansion was also built in Zhang Jincheng's main village. The specifications basically refer to the county yamen of Guantao County, but the name is very majestic, directly called the Qianlong Palace, in order to borrow the mouth gloss that the green dragon once appeared in the water.

"The big boss himself said that whether he is called a king or not, I have to listen to what you say!" Wang Ermao moistened his throat with water and continued to add, "Anyway, I'll decide when you go back." Before you go back, even if the Hidden Dragon Palace is built, he won't go to live! ”