As soon as Lu Qian was determined to pull Tian Hu, he issued a military order to gather the army in Jeju.

In this battle, he wanted to send 50,000 troops, including 30,000 regular troops and 20,000 garrisons. That's enough.

The main army moved towards Jeju, and the local garrisons also converged towards Jeju, which immediately attracted the attention of Monju on the north bank of the Yellow River.

At that time, the surname of Mengzhou Zhizhou was Huang, and the two names were Qiande, and when he heard the inquiry, he quickly passed the information to the clan brothers who stayed in Beijing's Daimyo's mansion.

Huang Qianshan was shocked after getting the news, he was the prefect of the Daimyo, how could he not know how many times the Daimyo's Mansion had been broken by Liangshan thieves? Thinking of the situation in Hebei again, the Tian tiger thieves are almost at the end of their rope, and at this time, the land thieves gather troops in Jeju, if it is not for the sword pointing at the Daimyo, in order to carry out the plan of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", so as to rescue Tian Hu, he will see the undead.

But the difficulty in this matter lies in Lu Qian's strategy and the Yang of the Red Fruit. Even if people can see through it, it also has its hub.

At that moment, Huang Qianshan sent out urgent reports to go north, and at this moment, there are only two ways in Hebei that can fight and fight, and they can all be in Tianhu. The western army also went north, and the Daimyo's army was empty, and counting the rabble, could not gather more than 10,000 people. At the same time, the officials of the city were gathered together to discuss such evils.

Shi Dalang walked into the palace with an arm hanging, he had been wounded by an arrow and crossbow in the fight with Tian Hujun, and turned back to the Daimyo Mansion to raise him. Although his official position is not high, he was born in the Western Army and is known as a brave general, and at this moment in Huang Qianshan's eyes, he is a real general. Just like Xu Huiyan and the gentry of Liangzhejiang Road.

On weekdays, I don't look down on it, thinking it's a vulgar Qiu Ba's thief army. Now I want to fight and fight, but I really think of people.

All the civil and military officers sat down in the hall, and Huang Qianshan said first: "The Liangsan thieves have gathered a total army in Jeju, which is close to my Daimyo's mansion. This official has already reported to the north, and presumably the prime minister should also send troops back to help after hearing about it. However, this situation of the Liangshan thief army, we are all unfamiliar, and we have only heard people's words, which is not beautiful. The official was even more worried and falsely reported the military situation, so that he was implicated in the overall situation of suppressing bandits in the north, causing the Tianhu thieves to take the opportunity to escape, and the imperial army fell short. ”

Cao Yun made Zhang Yiqian answer: "What Huang Taishou said is very true. None of us have found out the truth of Jeju, and we don't even know the number of soldiers and horses, but we only say that the soldiers are dangerous, which is too unbeautiful. Why don't you send more spies to the shore to inquire about the situation. Later, the ministers will have official documents and good words. ”

The civilian officials withdrew the matter to the military attache in a few words, but how easy is this matter? Who doesn't know that the Liangshan army is on the side, and the border state capital is very strict, and sending ordinary sergeants across the south bank is not a death?

But if they are sent to be capable, not to mention how many people they have, the problem is that they are reluctant.

The Daimyo's Mansion Regiment Trainer was silent, and the remaining capital prisoners looked at the floor seriously as if they had made a big discovery.

Shi Dalang said impatiently: "The Liangshan thief army is very powerful here, and the boundary is strictly guarded, and it will definitely not be possible to send a large number of spies to the south. ”

Shi Jin took the initiative to ask Huang Qianshan to be overjoyed, and said: "It's good to be on the ground, but you have to send people to protect it."

Shi Jin glanced at the left-behind capital supervisor and the regimental training envoy who were sitting at the top of the table, and said coldly: "The words of the right people are all the true words of the villain, and if there are too many people, I am afraid that they will not take good care of each other." The villain has a brother, surnamed Zhu Mingwu, who is a fine person, and his skills are also very good, so it's good to go with each other. ”

"There is another brother, surnamed Chen Mingda, who also has some courage, and can walk alone and follow behind, so as to pass on the news. The villain only acts as a private businessman, and it is expected that there is no hindrance. But it was the white-flowered snake Yang Chun and Shi Jin who were shot by the crossbow together, although they were not killed, they were also lying on the bed and could not move.

Huang Qianshan and the others were overjoyed, and they all said to Shi Jin: "This time there is General Lao." "The plan has been completed, then Shi Dalang pretended to be a private businessman, asked Zhu Wu to pretend to be an account room attendant, Chen Da pretended to be a man from the rivers and lakes, and went to Mengzhou, that Huang Shande had already asked someone to communicate with the private boat on the river, prepared porcelain cocoons and silk and other famous goods in Hebei, and crossed the river.

This port is naturally Dulonggang, and now it is a different picture. However, the rules have not changed since the moment Liang Shanjun took over. The boss of the boat pointed his hand to the house with a flagpole, and said to Shi Jin and Zhu Wu: "There is the customs office." When we get to the shore, I'll take you to the formalities. ”

Huang Qiande's money is abundant, but he is afraid that Shi Jin will not understand the rules on the other side, and he will lose a lot because of a small loss. And the boat boss takes money to do things, and he is also a trustworthy person. took Shi Jin through the whole process hand in hand, and the whole process was to ask Shi Jin and Zhu Wu to get a temporary certificate, and then pay a tax.

It's just that after Shi Dalang and the Shenji Military Division left, a guard in the hall of the customs department frowned. "Zhang Da, what do you think?"

"The two practitioners, the leader of the family, is quite good at martial arts. There is also a smell of blood on his body, but there is a Jianghu atmosphere...... "This guard is the forbidden army of the original Jeju government, surrendered the Liangshan army on the battlefield, and only served in the reserve army in the morning, and later the Liangshan army swept Qilu, he chose to retire from the army and transfer to the local area, and now he is working in the customs office."

Far away, he could smell the blood oozing from Shi Jin's body, and there was a smell of battlefield. But Shi Jin and Zhu Wu's aura at the same time made him dare not jump to conclusions. But these two are obviously not ordinary people. "Report it immediately. If the king wants to raise troops to the north, the Hebei government will inevitably send them to do it, and they are not allowed to do it. ”

Shi Jin and Zhu Wu didn't know about the conversation behind them, and the two hired a carriage outside the port, loaded the goods, and rushed to Yanggu County. This Dulonggang is still a short distance away from Yanggu County, and it has been walking for most of the day, and when there are still about ten miles to Yanggu County, it is almost dusk. The carriage and horse rushed to a township market, and saw that there was an inn on the side of the market, so Shi Jin and Zhu Wu strode in.

This shop hall is separated from the inside and outside by a railing, and there are several sets of seats. Shi Jin chose a pair of seats on the outside and sat opposite Zhu Wu. The little second came over, took off the rag on his shoulder, wiped the table, and asked, "Two guest officers, are you sharpening or closing the store?" ”

Shi Jin pointed to the stopped carriage and horse outside: "Don't you see that the sun has sunk under the roof, we will close the shop." ”

Xiao Er smiled when he heard this: "The two guest officials don't know, we are on the ground in Yanggu County, and now under the rule of King Lu, we have long been closed at night. There are young and strong patrols in every township at night, and they fight with open fire, and only catch thieves and robbers. The guest officer just walked as usual at night, and I was afraid that the guest officer would rush into the city to stay, so I spoke in a calm manner. ”

Shi Jin said: "I see, it makes people happy, we are hungry in our stomachs, waiting for some wine and food to eat, and we are not busy going into the city." Thou shalt first make two corners of wine with us, and what kind of meat will you drink with it? "The food in Hebei is strong and strong, and there is no need to say much about wine and meat, but they have heard that Qilu is rich, and they have a full meal.

Xiao Er said: "The shop has fresh pork and mutton, as well as canned whale meat. ”

Zhu Wudao: "Xiao Ke has heard a lot about this whale meat in the past, but he has never tasted it, and today he should fulfill his long-cherished wish." Mutton is also good, pork is good. I heard that Qilu and the Liao people in the north have exchanged a lot of cattle, and there must be no shortage of them, and they will also cut a large plate of beef with us. ”

Xiao Er said with a smile, "Rong Guan is not strange, but there is no beef." The king of my family has repeatedly decreed that it is forbidden to kill cattle, and violators will be punished. ”

Zhu Wu laughed and said, "This is okay. When we first arrived in your land, we did not need any of this, neither beef, nor mutton nor whale meat. and some wine and meat for the charioteers. ”

"The guest officer is really a good person." Xiao Er shouted loudly, only for a moment. Brought wine and meat, and a plate of snow-white steamed buns.

Shi Jin was in the Daimyo's mansion, his mouth really faded out of a bird, and when he saw the wine and meat at this moment, he saw the flesh and blood relatives, grabbed the chopsticks and ate three or five bites in a row, and then drank and swallowed, which was really refreshing.

At this time, Zhu Wu saw a group of teenagers outside, all of them tightly dressed and showing their arms, with belts tied. On their shoulders, some carried guns and knives, some held bows and arrows, and walked over with a grin. He opened his mouth and asked, "Is there anyone in the market here who teaches martial arts?" ”

Xiao Er stood outside the table and sifted the wine, looked outside and said, "This is the Jun decree of the former Tai Chao Xianggong in Benzhou." The Tao is that the world is now uneven, and the people should practice martial arts to defend themselves. On the ground of Jeju, although it is peaceful, it is difficult to guarantee the future. For example, he ordered the local township sheriff to teach the young children of the common people to practice martial arts during the slack time. ”

This Liangshan army should be arrested as a policeman, and the disabled veterans in the army should be used as a local arrest, and Shi Jin and Zhu Wu also knew it.

"That Chao Xianggong was transferred to Huainan the day before yesterday to make a move, and the king transferred the current Li Xianggong to be the Taishou. This Li Xianggong just asked people to follow the rules of the former Xianggong, and it did not change at all. He also issued an encyclical to all the townships, and according to the booklet of the flower households, the people were assigned to study. The state and city will send people to the countryside to investigate from time to time, and whoever dares to disobey will be punished in addition to wearing a flail and receiving a stick. In this way, the little people will also obey. What's more, there is nothing to do in the slack time, and practicing skills also has its own benefits. There are those who are determined to join the army, and now they are so lucky that they are even happier to obey the government's orders. ”

This little two only did Jeju things and chattered, but he didn't see that Shi Jin and Zhu Wu's faces had changed. I heard this little two say earlier that there are young and strong patrols in all townships at night, and they only catch thieves and robbers, which is ridiculous. Now it seems that it is himself who is ridiculous.

"It's hard, it's hard. The imperial court wants to set things right, and this is difficult. Xiao Er stepped back, and Zhu Wu said bitterly. Isn't this a little reorganized, but not an army? Shi Dalang didn't seem to hear the words, and insisted on bowing his head to eat.

In the evening, there was really a group of young men with wooden sticks and spears, hunting bows and knives. The one at the head was a public and said, "The villain is a patrol officer of this department. You have to ask the guest officer, and Hugh is a stranger. ”

Shi Jin and Zhu Wu were well prepared, so they were naturally not afraid of interrogation, and the patrol officer saw that they were fluent in speech, so he didn't interrogate them again, sang a song and left. Zhu Wu was worried: "Under the rule of this Liangshan army, it is really not the same as the Song family, and when you enter the city tomorrow, you should be more careful." Shi Jinzi also raised his guard and said: "In the past, we waited for the gathering in Shaohua Mountain, if the government of Huazhou also behaved like this, then my generation would have no way out." ”

In the early morning of the next day, the two settled the shop accounts, rushed into Cebu in a horse-drawn carriage, and stepped into the city with the residual frost. After walking for a short time, the red sun rose in the east, and a glow shone on a forest, revealing a corner of the city tower of Yanggu County. When they arrived at the gate of the city, they saw the people in the countryside who were picking firewood and vegetables and walking towards the city.

Facing the moat bridge, there are two rows of shops standing in the middle of the road. There were five or seven small shops, steaming in the steaming drawer on the stove, and the inside was full of people eating and eating.

"I've never seen such a peaceful scene for a while, and it's not a thief." Zhu Wu didn't sigh after watching it.

The two of them looked towards the city gate road, and they were distracted. "Yanggu is really a prosperous land, if we really do business, come here, I'm afraid we won't do a big deal."

So Shi Jin waited in the car, and Zhu Wu went down to ask.

The Divine Machine Master found a small shop, used a dime of silver, and asked Xiao Er. only said that he was a merchant from Hebei and wanted to sell goods.

"It's not difficult, enter this east gate, it's a good place to go, there are your own groceries inside, you can settle there. If you want to find a customer and make a good deal, you have to stay in the city. Full of inquiries. ”

"That's a reassuring thing for me. I was in Dulonggang, and I heard that this office was gathering troops, but I was afraid that the market would be depressed. ”

Xiao Er laughed, "Our king acts in his own way, and he will never cut off the people's livelihood and economy because of the army." What's more, the Song army is weak, and it is very much. How many times our king has been in and out of Hebei in the past, it seems to have entered no man's land. Those soldiers gathered in the camp outside the south gate, and they easily disappeared. It will never disturb the buying and selling of officials. ”

"I just don't know what kind of business the officials have to do. If it is rare to eat, but it is about to go outside the south gate. There were soldiers and horses drills every day, and countless people gathered outside the school grounds......"