Shi Liang said goodbye to Zhang Xian, saying that he would go home and discuss with the brothers, and he would definitely give Zhang Xian an answer in a few days.

About an hour later, Wang Fu rushed over with Luo Sansan, Niu Dameng and others, Wang Fu's admiration was overflowing, and he said to Zhang Xian:

"My lord, this time we exterminated more than 2,000 pirates Li Haozi, none of them escaped, most of them were killed in the fire, and the rest of the hundreds were killed by bows and arrows, and we did not have any casualties. In the pirate cottage for three days, not only did we seize about 30,000 taels of silver, but we rescued more than 500 women from good families who were imprisoned and ruined by the pirates, and we also asked the adults to send them down. ”

"And 30,000 taels of silver? It seems that this bandit is really a profitable business? Now we have 200,000 taels of silver, and we can finally do what we want to do. ”

Zhang Xian smiled and continued, "As for the woman rescued from the pirate cottage, what is there to do about this, since it is a woman from a good family who was ruined by pirates, she is also a good person, and she will be paid five taels of silver for the passage fee and let her go home." ”

After listening to this, Luo Tiantian scratched his head and said in embarrassment:

"My lord didn't know, we also planned to do so at the beginning, but only a few dozen women took the money and returned home with a thousand thanks, but there were still more than 400 women who wanted to die, and wanted us to kill them, we naturally refused, but they even snatched our weapons and committed suicide, fortunately we stopped them."

"What, to be saved and to commit suicide? What's the situation? Sect Leader Wang, you take your brothers back to your home. Luo three days, you take this official to see what's going on? ”

Zhang Xian was puzzled, shouldn't he cry with joy when he was rescued? Why would you still commit suicide? After a while, Zhang Xian followed Luo Tiantian to a group of women, all of whom had beautiful faces, but they were only wrapped in some torn silk cloths, which could only cover their shame. What Zhang Xian saw from their faces was the numbness of Mu Ne and Sheng, so Zhang Xian asked with doubts:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official is the lieutenant of Yangzhou City and County, this time to exterminate the pirates, everyone can go home separately, you don't have to worry about entanglement, this official sends five taels of silver as a coil, everyone go home with peace of mind, don't let your relatives wait in a hurry, they are looking forward to your return home reunion! If the home is too far away, inform the official, add it as appropriate, in short, everyone will definitely go home! ”

Zhang Xian didn't say anything, but as soon as he finished speaking, there was a cry in front of him, and many beautiful women knelt down in unison, and one of them said:

"Thank you for the rescue, everyone who has a family has gone home, but, but the rest of us women, our families have been killed by pirates, where do we have a home! Some of our sisters are big families, even if they have a home, they can't go back, they have been ruined by pirates, and when they go home, they are immersed in pig cages, waiting to be drowned by their clansmen! Woowoo...... In the pirates here, even if they are ruined, they can still survive, leave here, I and other sisters really don't know how to live, and ask Engong to be fulfilled, and end our hard-working women with a knife, Engong is very gracious, we will repay it in the next life! ”

Zhang Xian was horrified in his heart, yes, yes, the people of this era were completely poisoned by the feudal etiquette founded by the damned Southern Song Dynasty Zhu Xi according to Ercheng Thought, and the so-called women who lost their virginity, as well as those homeless women, it is nothing more than the difference between living more and living less, Zhang Xian looked at these lovely women and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the official already knows the situation, and now the official shows you the way, and it is up to you to decide whether you want it or not. The three thousand subordinates under the hands of the official, most of them are from poor families, some people have not yet married, it depends on whether everyone is willing to start a family with them, our principle is that you choose each other, never force, but if both of you like it, the official is in charge, to officiate the wedding for you, how about? ”

Finally, after Zhang Xian finished speaking, the women were excited, this is Engong gave everyone a backer for their future life, just when everyone was excited, a woman with a sweet appearance and an unusually serious face walked out, knelt down in front of Zhang Xian, and said:

"Little girl Qiutang, what Engong did, my sisters are grateful, but the little woman was humiliated by the pirate, for the family marriage, she has long been like ashes, like a dream of the adult will not give up, I am willing to be a slave for the adult for the rest of my life, just ask the adult to eat!"

Zhang Xian looked at this woman in surprise, but he never expected that before Zhang Xian could speak, more than a hundred women stood up and knelt down for Zhang Xian, all of whom didn't want to marry, just wanted to be a slave. Now it was Zhang Xian's turn to be surprised, I don't want this stable life, I want to be a slave, where did I use so many slaves and maids?

Just when Zhang Xian was hesitating, the woman named Qiu Tang actually went to snatch Luo Sansan's sword to kill herself, but fortunately Luo Sansan's wrist was grabbed, Zhang Xian had an idea and sent everyone away, leaving these hundred or so women and Luo Sansan, and said to them:

"Since you are homeless or go home is a dead end, and you don't want to get married, but this official definitely can't have so many slaves and maids, and now this official has one thing, you may be able to do it, this matter, for the benefit of the country and the people, for the peace of millions of people in my Great Song Dynasty, if you do it, it can be said that the merit is immeasurable. But this matter has a bad impact on your reputation, and it is full of danger, and even once it is discovered, there is a danger to your life, I don't know if you dare to do it? ”

"As long as you do something meritorious for the people of this world, why don't you die for the little girl? My sisters are in a pirate den, name? What else can I do? Engong but it doesn't hurt to say! Qiu Tang said categorically, and the other women also nodded vigorously.

I saw that Zhang Xian asked all the women to come over and said:

"Everyone must know that now the Tartars are doing all the evil to the people of the Great Song Dynasty, slaughtering the city at every turn, and the places they pass through, thousands of miles of red land, if they are allowed to wreak havoc, sooner or later the people of the Great Song Dynasty will be wiped out. The official intends to drive out the Tartars and help the world. Sun Tzu's art of war is cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, in order to win a hundred battles, if you want to know the Tartar army, you need to be shrewd and meticulous. If you wish, join the military intelligence department of Luo Tiantian, which is subordinate to this officer, and collect Tartar intelligence for this officer. In order to obtain information, you may be asked to be a slave to the Tartars, a concubine, or even a fireworks girl. When the time comes, Luo Tiantian will teach you how to protect yourself, how to use the opportunity to obtain information, how to analyze intelligence, how to send intelligence safely, and even how to choose when faced with a life-or-death situation! If you dare to accept this job, you will go back with Luo Tiantian, and he will arrange for you to teach. ”

"Life and death are for my sisters, who have long looked down on them, and are not even afraid of death, what are they afraid of? Qiu Tang I was the first to join! ”

Qiu Tang stood up and said categorically, the women behind him seemed to be infected, and they agreed in unison, and walked back with Luo Tiantian. Zhang Xian had no choice but to let Niu Dameng arrange for an unmarried family member who was brave in battle and had made meritorious achievements to go on a blind date with those hard-working women, which could be regarded as a good deed.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, Shi Liang led more than 1,000 subordinates to vote, lined up neatly, and waited for Zhang Xian to send someone to take him in.

In fact, Zhang Xian was not surprised at all, because if Shi Liang didn't come to vote, it would be really strange. Shi Liang himself is also a hot-blooded man with a heart to serve the country, and he had to join the pirates, even if he was a pirate, he also abided by the basic benevolence and morality, and did not do anything unconscionable.

In addition, Zhang Xian's predecessor was more or less kind to Shi Liang, and the people of this era, but all Confucian scholars who have read the way of Confucius and Mencius are still a basic self-moral requirement for knowing kindness.

The most important thing is that the strength shown by Zhang Xian completely shocked Shi Liang.

In terms of strategy, his senior brother Zhang Xian can be linked one ring after another, and he has been destroying Li Haozi's calculations;

In terms of bravery, this senior brother has a group of loyal and fearless subordinates, even if it is his own subordinates, I am afraid that he will not be able to be so loyal;

What's more, even if it comes to the Mandate of Heaven, this senior brother can come back from the dead, and he can also make spells that are compatible with water and fire, Shi Liang thinks about it, and he can't find a reason not to take refuge in his fellow senior brother, can he really be a pirate for a lifetime?

For Shi Liang to come to work, Zhang Xian did not hesitate to put on a big battle to welcome, the so-called grace and power are given, and the support is used, Zhang Xian for the stubborn bandits, like Li Haozi, the bandits and pirates who have lost their conscience, Zhang Xian has been wiped out with ashes, and there is no one left to announce to the world, except for death, he does not accept surrender;

For bandits like Liu Zuohu, who are not evildoers, but are not good people, Zhang Xian gave them a way to live.

For Shi Liang like this, he is not evil, but a pirate who has gone astray, Zhang Xian is treating each other with open arms, Shi Liang looked at the banquet set up by Zhang Xian, and the chief was still sitting on the county order, and his heart was immediately moved, knelt on one knee, and said with a military salute:

"The pirate Shi Liang, inspired by the county lord and the county lieutenant, led more than 1,600 people and forty-two warships of various sizes to return to the imperial court."

The county order looked at Shi Liang who was kneeling on the ground, last night Zhang Xian had already informed the county order of the extermination of the pirate Li Haozi and Shi Liang's return to obedience, and the most important thing was that Zhang Xian still gave the credit to himself who was completely unaware, of course, this Zhang Xian did not make a request, that is, he wanted Shi Liang's pirates and warships.

At first, the county order thought that Zhang Xian was joking, any official suppressed bandits, and abandoned the captured pirates and bandits, these people were heavy-spirited, accumulated evil and difficult to change, and refused to obey discipline, either sending their battlefield to death as a vanguard, or sending them to the frontier, leaving them to fend for themselves.

For the sake of Zhang Xian who is still very sensible and very upright, the county order naturally responds to the hot potato of a pirate like Zhang Xian. The county magistrate thought that these merits would be repaid, and the addition of an official to the knighthood was just around the corner, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and said:

"Shi Liang came to vote, the official was very pleased, this time to suppress the bandits, the county lieutenant Zhang Xian called his own family to fight, and the loss was greater. In order to continue to exterminate the recalcitrant bandits and return the world to peace, this official asked Lord Zhang to receive and reorganize the Shi Liang righteous team as the people's group, and lead the warship to continue to participate in the suppression of bandits. ”

"Shi Liang is willing to be dispatched by the county lord! Since then, he has served the imperial court. Shi Liang replied simply and clearly.

"Good, good, good! Since Shi Liangyi agreed, then, from now on, you will follow Lord Zhang to serve the imperial court! The county commander said with a smile, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Xian meaningfully.

Zhang Xian smiled at the county order, everything was silent, and then arranged for someone to bring Shi Liang and the deployment back to rest. After Shi Liang left, Zhang Xian was about to speak to the county order, but he saw a government official running all the way from a distance, shouting:

"Lord County, it's not good, it's not good, more than 20,000 bandits have surrounded Yangzhou City again!"