Yangzhou City and County Ya, two rows of burly and sturdy sergeants at the door are left and right, dressed in the soap-colored military uniform of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, wearing fine iron mountain armor, shining cast iron helmets, holding two spears, hanging waist knives, not squinting, Zhang Xianxin said, Li Tingzhi is a real general, the general led by the soldiers is indeed extraordinary.

When Zhang Xian strode into the county hall, he heard Li Tingzhi questioning the county order suspiciously from a distance:

"You hurriedly sent someone to say that you were surrounded by 4,000 bandits, and County Lieutenant Zhang also surrendered to the bandits, and now the official has raised 6,000 troops to come, but you said that County Lieutenant Zhang not only did not use the bandits, but also used his own 3,000 family members to wipe out the bandits? You also said that the county lieutenant Zhang killed hundreds of bandits without any casualties, and all the remaining bandits surrendered? You, the county official, pretended to suppress bandits before, really made money, and killed good people and risked merit, this official has not heard of it, if you dare to make up a big victory to deceive this official because of the ineffective suppression of bandits, it will not be a good result for you! Once the official gets the evidence, your head will not be guaranteed! ”

"Oh, Lord Li, the lower officials have ten thousand guts, and they never dare to deceive Lord Li, this kind of thing, paper can't contain the fire, the lower officials can be deceived for a while, they can't be deceived for a lifetime, and the people of the whole city have seen it with their own eyes! We didn't know why, but we saw that County Lieutenant Zhang also left after the bandits left, so we misunderstood County Lieutenant Zhang. When Lieutenant Zhang returned from suppressing bandits, there were really a lot of soldiers, and the people of the whole city could testify, Lord Li. ”

The county commander said tremblingly, and as soon as the words fell, he saw Zhang Xian dressed in a gray and white suit, with a belt tied around his waist, and entered the county hall without hurry. The county magistrate seemed to have seen a savior, and came to Zhang Xian in three steps and two steps, and said:

"Oh, County Lieutenant Zhang, you're here, this is Master Li Tingzhi Li, hurry up and explain to Lord Li what happened to the bandits! Also, the official has already returned your innocence in front of Lord Li, including saying that you are raising private soldiers, all of which are done by your family members who want to occupy the family property, and the official still has some trivial things to deal with, so he will leave first! You slowly introduce to Master Lee. ”

Zhang Xian saw that the county commander was sweating on his forehead, and fled with burning eyebrows, he was funny in his heart, but it was inconvenient to show it, and he came to the front of the hall and saluted Li Tingzhi with both hands and fists, and said:

"Zhang Xian, the lieutenant of Yangzhou City and County, meet Lord Li, and see Lord Li again, it is not an honor for Xiaguan to meet Lord Li! The bandits who suppressed the bandits, conferred the heads, and surrendered are now all concentrated outside the county office, and I ask Lord Li to send someone to count them. Zhang Xian's words were concise and to the point, and he didn't say much.

"County Lieutenant Zhang, this official really didn't misunderstand you, not only quickly quelled your family's incident, but also exterminated the bandits, your methods are really sharp, the first time I saw you, I already knew that you were not ordinary, and I already looked down on your ability. But this official has to admit that even if he looks down on you, he still seriously underestimated your ability in the end, not to mention that you led your own family to protect the territory and the people, and the spirit of sharing worries for the emperor is commendable, just say that this great victory is not easy, this official asks himself to fight on the battlefield for decades, if he uses 3,000 soldiers to destroy 4,000 bandits, it is not a problem to win, but if he says that he will win a complete victory without a single casualty, this official really can't do it, I don't know if Zhang County Lieutenant Zhang, can you give a lesson or two, how to arrange troops in this battle? How to strategize, otherwise how can we destroy thousands of enemies without a single casualty? Could it be that Lord Zhang's family is Ding, and the recruits are all masters of the world with outstanding martial arts? Li Tingzhi sat in the hall of the county government and asked Zhang Xian with doubts. As the right to know the military of Yangzhou Prefecture appointed by the imperial court, if this matter is true, then the Great Song Dynasty has one more brave general, which is also an honorable thing.

Zhang Xian saw that Li Tingzhi asked carefully, in front of this generation of famous generals, Zhang Xian did not hide it, he learned from his teacher, and was appointed by Lu Wenhuan as the commander of the forbidden army, how he was framed by his family, and how he was appointed to the position of Yangzhou County Lieutenant; As well as receiving the report of the bandits, how to plan to suppress the bandits and specific operations, everything was told one by one, only to see that Li Tingzhi nodded again and again, his eyes were bright, and he showed a pleased smile, and after Zhang Xian finished speaking, Li Tingzhi took it up, walked to Zhang Xian, and said:

"Good! All right! I didn't expect that my Great Song Dynasty would have another handsome talent, Lord Zhang turned out to be a high-ranking disciple of the famous family Jiang Xuanjiang, and he was valued by General Lu Wenhuan, which is rare. According to what you just said, you planned comprehensively before the war, meticulously reconnoitred the enemy, chose the battlefield properly, skillfully used wonderful methods, fettered the bandits with money and food, and then set up ambushes on the dangerous roads that the bandits must pass, and forced the bandits into a desperate situation in one fell swoop, so that the bandits had to surrender. It's a pity that Master Lu Wenhuan won the first prize and took you into account, otherwise, the old man wouldn't let you go. ”

After listening to what Li Tingzhi said, Zhang Xian had a good impression of this famous general, a real general, only asking whether things should be done, not whether he likes to do it or not, talking about the battlefield, only asking how to win, regardless of whether he can win. In later generations, this is a true portrayal of attitude determining everything, Zhang Xian also continued:

"Xiaguan thanks Lord Li for his praise, but around Yangzhou, there are still tens of thousands of bandits, if they are not cleared, the surrounding people are afraid that they will suffer disasters, and if the people are not happy, the country will not be at peace, so Xiaguan has the courage to put forward two requirements to Lord Li."

"It doesn't hurt for Lord Zhang to say it bluntly, and I will never shirk what this official can do." Li Tingzhi was also simply, and suddenly such a heroic young man appeared in the place under his jurisdiction, which was really joyful.

"That's the case, Lord Li, these officials are in order to protect the territory and the people, for the court, for the emperor to fulfill the responsibility of the people, but this time to suppress the bandits, we do not have a strong bow and crossbow, armor protection, if we do not choose a favorable cliff terrain to surround the bandits, we do not have suppressive weapons, I am afraid that the casualties will be difficult to say. Therefore, the lower officials dared to leave the bandits' bows and crossbows, and asked Master Li to allocate a batch of bows and crossbows and armor as appropriate. Zhang Xian was halfway through speaking, and looked up at Li Tingzhi.

"Since Lord Zhang is already under the account of General Lu Wenhuan, of course, he is also my general of the Great Song Dynasty, using the captured bandit bow and crossbow, this is understandable, this official can also allocate a part of the bow and crossbow and armor to support Lord Zhang, the total number is limited to 1,000 bows and arrows and 1,000 pairs of armor! There is nothing more that can be done by the officials, after all, your family is not yet the imperial army. Master Zhang, move on to your second question. Li Tingzhi didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to Zhang Xian.

"Thank you, my lord, the second problem is the handling of these captives, if we continue to suppress bandits, there will be more captives in the future, according to my Great Song Dynasty law, bandits generally need to be recharged or exiled to a wild place, now Xiangyang is in an emergency, saying that there are Tartar Koubian, and the lower officials want these bandits to be sent to Xiangyang, one to supplement the battle damage of Xiangyang, and the other is to let them make the merit for their crimes, I don't know what the adults want?" Zhang Xian is also not ambiguous, rather than letting these bandits be exiled to a wild land, it is better to let them make up for the battle losses in Xiangyang, which can be regarded as doing something for Lu Wenhuan.

"Okay, it's up to you to do this, but there is a principle, the first evil must be done! The leader of the bandit who has done a lot of evil must be punished correctly and set an example. The official is now very envious of Lu Wenhuan, he just accepted a general, and before he went to report, he began to think about the main general! However, after escorting so many bandits, Lord Zhang still asked Lord Lu to send someone to escort him, and the official did not participate! Li Tingzhi replied.

"That's natural, if these things still bother Lord Li, it will really be too much, and the lower officials will ask General Lu to send someone to escort them." Zhang Xian said that the things that Li Tingzhi promised this time had already helped him a lot.

"However, I don't know how Lord Zhang will solve the identity problem of your three thousand family members in the future? If you join the army, in the future, these elite soldiers and strong generals of yours, the court will probably not let them be dispatched by you. If you are your own soldier, you are a small commander, with 3,000 personal soldiers, it is simply the scale of a party of temperance envoys, and I am afraid that you will not be able to stand the criticism of these people! Li Tingzhi said with a puzzled expression.

"Xiaguan is grateful to the lord for thinking about me, Xiaguan has already taken care of this matter, and my Great Song Dynasty law stipulates that local squires, in order to defend themselves or fight against the enemy, can form a militia of no more than 5,000 people. Therefore, the lower officials will temporarily let the family members suppress the bandits as a militia group, no matter what the name is, we are all the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and we should all do our duty as courtiers. Zhang Xian said.

"Form a vigilante group?! This is a good way, it can be used in wartime, and it is good to be at home in your spare time, but you yourself will spend a lot of silver, after all, the court will recognize the identity of the militia group, but there is no silver to give you! Li Tingzhi said.

"Lord Li, don't hide it, the Xiaguan family is quite solid, and he has made a living all these years, although he is not rich and expensive, but it is barely feasible to raise these families. As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, Xia Guan should do his best for the national court when he has spare strength. Zhang Xian said.

Li Tingzhi saw that Zhang Xian spoke steadily, but it was a little leaky, for Li Tingzhi, I would like Zhang Xian to talk about how he practiced these family members? Li Tingzhi likes these family members under Zhang Xian from the bottom of his heart, as a veteran, he only needs to take a look to know that these are real elite generals. Because of the discipline possessed by Zhang Xian and the momentum they exuded, it was difficult for Li Tingzhi to believe that this was just an ordinary family, but Li Tingzhi, as an important minister appointed by the imperial court, naturally did not open his mouth to ask others how to practice the trivial matters of the family, and he was not embarrassed to fight these family members.

Similarly, for Zhang Xian, Li Tingzhi is the real top boss, if Li Tingzhi falls in love with these family members, and forcibly makes these family members fill the army in the name of military management, and gives Zhang Xian some silver subsidies, this situation is completely no problem in the law of the Great Song Dynasty, but Zhang Xian believes that Li Tingzhi is a fair and honest person, and will never do it like the county order, otherwise it will not leave a strong mark in history.

"Okay, since Lord Zhang has the heart of the country, the official is also very pleased, there are some things, the official does not want to participate, but seeing that Lord Zhang has the world in mind, the official does not want to see you go astray, the official wants to ask you, do you know who General Lu Wenhuan is? Who is above your mentor? Li Tingzhi stared at Zhang Xian's eyes and said.

Zhang Xian is such a smart person, obedient and obedient, he immediately understood Li Tingzhi's concerns, which was worried that he would be involved in court disputes in the future, become a pawn in the hands of others, or choose a side in the factional party struggle. It's embarrassing to say, Jiang Wanli, the father of his mentor Jiang Xuan, as well as Li Tingzhi's faction, Jia Nidao, and Liumengyan's faction, are almost the same. And he is now working on the side of Jia Yidao, and if he doesn't do it, he will not be a person inside and out, so Zhang Xian Zhengse said:

"Of course, the lower officials know that General Lu Wenhuan is Marshal Lu Wende above, and Marshal Lu Wende is the prime minister Jia Nidao, the right and wrong of the DPRK and the central government, far from being a low-level official like Xia Guan, can talk more than beaks, but there is a world of goodness, there is righteousness in the world, although the official position of the lower official is small, but it will not go with the flow, where the righteousness is, although tens of millions of people go to me! This righteousness is the general righteousness of the country, and it is by no means a small righteousness of one person and one faction, anyway, even if the sword and axe are opposed, the lower officials will not give in to the slightest! ”

Li Tingzhi saw that Zhang Xian finished speaking categorically, a comfortable smile bloomed on his face, and he quietly handed Zhang Xian a letter from his sleeve and asked him to go home and read it again.