Yang He is preparing in the theater, here he plans to be used as an official office, and everything will be discussed here in the future. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Just in case, he was going to take Minister Yang, Han Daxia's father and son, Luo Xianjue, and seven soldiers to go.

A group of twelve people is enough to cope with everything.

Qi Youxin and Yan Dezheng stayed behind, Yan Dezheng continued to count the original materials, and Qi Youxin led the troops to defend Zhuangzi.

Yang He sorted out his equipment, chopping the saber, and the Kaiyuan strong bow were all pinned to his waist, and the gun that had become a flintlock pistol was loaded with medicine.

Han Daxia's father and son, Hu Cheng's brothers and others also checked their weapons, their archers were fine, Zhang Zhugong and other firearms soldiers were much more cumbersome, and although they pinned the fire rope on the dragon's head, it was naturally impossible to light it all the way, they all prepared fire folds, and then inserted them into their waists one by one.

"That's the trouble with the arquebus."

Yang He watched them prepare and thought, "In the future, we still have to equip the flintlock pistol as soon as possible." ”

He bought Sugang from the waves, and it was still possible to use some of it to make spring steel sheets, at least to equip dozens of rods first.

He tucked the handcuff to the left side of his waist, feeling that the crosshair of the handcuff would pull against the belt, and it was a little awkward when he pulled it out, and he still had to make a holster in the future.

During the preparation, he heard Hu Employment and Zeng Youyu next to him muttering excitedly: "Zeng Youzi, what do you say about the idea of that inspection, will it be a Hongmen banquet?" ”

Zeng Youyu said with a smile: "The Hongmen banquet is good, just take a handful in the inspection department." ”

The two of them laughed in a low voice, and when they saw Yang He's gaze, they hurriedly pretended to be nothing.

There is also the sword and shield soldier Chen Qiuao, although he leaned on silently, he held the shield and listened to the two of them, but his eyes flashed with interest.

Yang He shook his head, the two guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and that Chen Qiuao were also sullen.

However, he also groaned in his heart, the bandits slaughtered the village, but they didn't find the body, and they didn't know where to transport it.

Nearby is the Inspection Division, and they are the only ones who collect the funeral.

It's a weird thing, but you can figure it out after the feast.

Next to Luo Xianjue sorted out, he used to use firearms, but it was not good to carry a three-eyed gun, so he pinned a waist knife to his waist, and the leather shield he was given down was also carried behind his back.

He had a sense of superiority when he sorted it out, and glanced at Hu Chengcheng, Zhang Chugong and others with the momentum of the superior, presumably he would soon be reused after Honzhuang settled down, after all, he was an old man, and he was only ranked below Qi Youxin, Yan Dezheng, and Han Daxia's father and son.

Seeing that everyone was almost tidy up, Yang He said, "Let's go." ”

According to the sword, he went downstairs first, and everyone followed.

When he went downstairs, a cold wind hit, Yang He hurriedly put on fox fur to warm his ears, and his thick cloak was tightened.

Today's temperature has dropped, the sky is overcast, and it may snow in a few days, especially the cold wind blows, which makes people's hands and faces bruise and swell.

Looking at Hu Employment next to him, he had met a few people, and he was also busy turning over the hood of the cloak on his body to cover the red hat on his head.

However, the three brothers Zhang Chugong, Zhang Zhujing, and Zhang Chuxun were unmoved, carrying their bird guns and winged tiger guns in the cold wind, and their waists were still straight.

Minister Yang took Han Guan'er to lead the horses in a hurry, and now the six horses are fed in the stables in Yanghe Mansion, but a few horses can be used for the time being, and when there are more horses, a special stable will be prepared.

Qi Youxin and Yan Dezheng were both waiting downstairs, and there was a commotion in the square in front of the stage, and my sister Ying'er was playing with Wu Yujue, Qi Wanrong and other children, watching Yang He come down, and then continued to play after a while.

Seeing that they were all wrapped up with only one pair of eyes, chasing happily, Yang He couldn't help but smile.

Now there are many children in Wuzhong, and when they come to a safe environment, they can also play with confidence.

It's just that when they arrive at the manor, their education will soon be put on the agenda, and they can't play wild like this.

Looking at the village everywhere, it has been cleaned up and renewed, Sun Zhaodi and others are busy cleaning the mansion, and Zhao Zhongju and others are busy preparing lunch.

Everything was in order and full of life, and he exhaled contentedly, this was his new home.

He smiled at Qi Youxin and Yan Dezheng and said, "When Yang goes out, Zhuang will ask the two of you." ”

Yan Dezheng responded with a restrained response, and Qi Youxin said loudly: "It's important to say that this is a matter of the villain's share." ”

Looking at his energetic appearance, it was obvious that he had the joy of a new home, and he also felt Yang He's importance to him, which made him feel satisfied.

Minister Yang brought the horse, and Luo Xianjue on the side was busy serving Yang He on the horse.

Yang He rode steadily, and there were still horse bows, shields, sabers and other things on the saddle, and now that the world was chaotic, the original equipment still had to be brought.

Seeing that Minister Yang also rode on his horse, Yang He said, "Let's go." ”

As soon as he lifted the reins, he rode his horse, and the people hurriedly followed.

However, Hu Zhiyi, who had been hiding behind his brother Hu Chengyi, suddenly shouted at this time: "Ying'er, when we come back, let's play eagles and catch chickens." ”

Sister Ying'er and the others said sweetly: "Brother Yi, come back soon." ”

Hu Yiyi smiled, and when he saw everyone's eyes coming, he hurriedly hid behind his brother Hu Chengyi.

Everyone didn't hear it, didn't see it, but Hu Cheng's face was still not good-looking.

My younger brother, since that blow, has been ......

He followed Yang He's team, and he had always had an indifferent attitude, after all, he was an archer, and he didn't have to worry about running out of food wherever he went.

However, looking at his younger brother like this, it seems that he must think about it seriously, and he doesn't know what his status is in Yang Xianggong's mind.

Yang He rode his horse to South Street, the street was still full of busy people, and the old and weak of the baggage team were busy under the command of the captain Sheng Santang and others, carrying a load of heavy garbage and transporting it to the outside of the village.

Yang He saw that the two young defeated soldiers Guan Feng and Hu Yansheng were also busy, and the two of them were carrying heavy garbage burdens and were walking out with a snort.

Their wraps were gone, but the bird was still there, with a waist knife pinned to his waist.

Yang He glanced at them a few times, these two people were quite honest, but after knowing the experience of Xin'an Yuanzhuang, Yang He's trust in these newcomers was still a little worse.

……

Everyone went out of Xin'anzhuang and walked on the path outside the village, the cold wind was more intense, the wild grass was undulating, and it was bleak.

Yang He rubbed his palms and blew hot air into his palms, holding the reins in his hands was cold, and it seemed that he had to prepare gloves.

In ancient China, there were gloves, and later generations unearthed a pair of leather gloves in a Warring States tomb, with five fingers separated, no different from today's gloves.

It's just that this thing is not popular, and it is recorded that when the Jin army besieged Kaifeng, there were many defenders who could not grasp their weapons because of the severe cold weather, and even many people had frostbite on their hands and feet and damaged their combat effectiveness.

At this time, officials and ordinary people are also accustomed to wrapping their hands in their sleeves, and there is no way to do it just by riding horses.

The horses walked, and soon, Yang He saw the building of the Inspection Division.

In the distance, some archers gathered in front of the archway of the official road and made noise, in groups of three or five, standing or squatting, chatting, gambling, playing horses and hanging, and seemed to have nothing to do.

The duties of the archers are to inspect pedestrians, crack down on smuggling, and arrest thieves, but now the business is not passable, there is no one on the road, bandits are everywhere, and most of them are big thieves.

There is no oil and water to be fished, the thieves can't be beaten, and the archers of the Inspection Division are purely messing around.

Seeing Yang He and his party, they also looked different.

Some are curious, some are indifferent.

There is a face with awe, and it is a strong man they dare not provoke.

There are also people who rejoice in disasters and live in such ghost villages, and have fun watching them in the future.

However, seeing that Yang He and his party had two horses, both of which were fiery red war horses, as well as several archers, and firearms soldiers, all wearing cloaks, vigorous footsteps, and full of oppression, many people were unconsciously in awe and let go.

Yang He glanced at these people, and saw that they were all standing or not standing, sitting or not sitting, their expressions were obscene, or ruthless, or numb, their clothes were shabby, and their weapons were also loose and pinned.

It's a sigh in my heart.

These people are all abolished, as a local security army, I am afraid that they can only bully and bully ordinary people, and when they encounter a little tougher bandits, they will shrink and flee.

I'm a neighbor of little value.

"Dodge and dodge, a bunch of uninteresting things......"

Two men in soap suits stepped forward and kicked the archers, making them roll and crawl out of the way.

Then when they saw Yang He, the two soaps squeezed out a smile in unison.

Looking at the two of them in green clothes, soap scarves, red cloth belts, and waist knives, they are all in their thirties, but they are the two soaps behind Deng Inspector.

Yang He remembered them, and when he crossed the river yesterday, Yang He also asked slightly, one of the two soap subordinates was named Liu Kedi, and the other was called Wang Ding.

The two are fat and thin, but they are also in stark contrast.

I saw Liu Kedi, the fat soap, greeted him with a smile, and said: "I can look forward to Yang Xianggong, my house inspection has been waiting for a long time." ”

Thin soap Li Wang Ding also accompanied the smiling face and said: "Xianggong, please get off the horse and let the villain take it to feed." ”

Yang He and Minister Yang dismounted, Minister Yang threw the reins to Wang Ding, the thin soap, and said suspiciously: "You have to be optimistic about feeding." ”

Wang Ding accompanied the smiling face.

Yang He rubbed his hands, sighed, gathered his cloak, and said, "Minister, reward the two poor masters with silver." ”

Minister Yang took out some broken silver from his arms, and slapped them into the hands of Liu Kedi and Wang Ding: "Reward you." ”

The two soaps hurriedly looked at it, and there were more than one or two, both of which were overjoyed.

The two of them only have four taels of silver every year, and if they are placed in the county and state ya, of course they don't live on this bit of silver.

However, the less oil and water there is on the side of the inspection department, the life is not very good, but as soon as the reward is nearly two taels.

The two of them smiled on their faces, and they both said in unison: "Thank you for the reward, and the villain for the reward......"

Looking at their servile faces and knees, as well as the bird-like appearance of those archers, Han Daxia, Luo Xianjue and others unconsciously showed contemptuous expressions, and their awe of the government was greatly weakened.

Then the fat soap Li Liu Kedi diligently led the way in front, Yang He followed him to Yimen, Minister Yang followed, Han Daxia, Zhang Chugong and others followed, Chen Qiuao held a shield, and Hu was employed, Zeng Youyu and others swaggered and followed at the end.

Soon arrived at Yimen, and saw Deng Sheng and Deng Guan's brothers already greeting each other here, all smiling.

Seeing that both of them have round faces, so fat that their necks and eyes are almost invisible, they are wearing nine-grade green official robes, with seahorses painted on their complements, wearing black yarns, and covering their ears warmly, just like twins.

However, Deng Shengguan is slightly heavier, and Deng Guan looks more oily, after all, he is in charge of postal logistics.

Then the inspector of the inspection department stood behind the two of them, wearing a green shirt and a scarf on his head, gentle and elegant, standing with a smile, like a clear spring in the inspection department.

This Diandian Yang He also understood, his name is Zeng Yuzhi, the word is Youhe, but he is Deng Sheng's cousin, but looking at Deng Patrol's disdainful appearance of him, he is obviously not taken seriously.

Look at this once silent people, their scribes have seven taels of silver every year, which is better than the soap lihui, but now that prices are soaring, if there is no other source of oil and water, it is obvious that life is not very good.

Seeing Yang He, Inspector Deng greeted him with a smile, and he said: "The magpies in the sky are chirping, but it is a distinguished guest." Yang Xianggong, the lower officials are finally looking forward to you. ”

His younger brother, Ambassador Deng, also smiled and said, "It's freezing cold, Yang Xianggong quickly invite the hall to speak." ”

Yang He shook the two of them, and then arched his hand to the book: "Zeng Shuban." ”

That Zeng Yuzhi Zeng Jidian smiled and returned the salute.

As soon as everyone enters the hall, there is a warm and comfortable breath coming to them, making people feel very comfortable, especially from the feet up, from the outside to the inside, which is in stark contrast to the cold outside.

There is no charcoal fire or anything like that in the house, but it is so warm, obviously there is floor heating and a fire between the wall.

That's a lot of money and a lot of money.

But it's normal, the archers are having a hard time, but no matter how hard they are, they can't be bitter anymore.

Behind him, Hu Employment and Zeng Youyu and others looked around, all of them were envious, and they felt that those who were officials would enjoy it.

In a short period of time, Yang He felt that his body was stretched, and the most frost-resistant thing in winter was his hands and feet, ears and neck.

However, Yang He did not untie the cloak, and only untied it to Minister Yang, but the horse chopping knife was still pinned, and the flintlock handcuff was still on his waist.

There is a table of dishes in the hall, and there is a large table next to it, all covered with lids, and there is a charcoal fire underneath.

The two fat officials smiled and beckoned Yang He to take a seat, and Liu Kedi, the fat soap next to him, accompanied Minister Yang and waited at another table.

There was also the thin soap Li Wang Ding, who had already settled the horses, and also went to sit with him.

Even Zeng Jidian, the four of Yang He were seated, Deng Inspector looked at the table, his face suddenly sank, and said, "Why are there still dishes that are not served?" ”

He frowned and said to Zeng Zhudian, "You go to the kitchen to urge." ”

At this time, the fat and thin second soap li was in the hall, but Deng Patrol actually asked Zeng Jidian to urge, obviously this cousin's status in his mind was worse than that of soap li.

Zeng Jidian didn't say anything, he smiled, and went to the kitchen to urge.

Soon a chef came in with a large bowl of soup, full of aroma, with the fragrance of medicine, steaming hot.

The two fat officials both beckoned Yang He to try it quickly, saying that this soup is accompanied by ginseng and other medicinal materials, which is a great supplement in winter.

Yang He is not polite, and he is not afraid of what they have to do with them, if they have malicious intentions, he can cut these two fat officials into four pieces with a single sword.

He scooped a small bowl of soup beside him, and the soup was fragrant and thick, sticky, with a faint medicinal fragrance.

Yang He drank it, it was scalding, and the strong fragrance drilled into his mouth, and then fell into his abdomen, and he suddenly felt warm all over his body, and it was really a good soup.

Yang He drank a few bowls in a row, and there were fatty chicken, duck, beef, mutton and other dishes, all of which were fragrant, and there was a bucket of noodles next to it, the soup was bright, the noodles were thin, accompanied by chopped beef.

Yang He gulped it, the noodle soup was fragrant and mellow, very delicious, and the noodles were also very chewy, which made him eat with relish.

Minister Yang and the others on the side also gobbled up, making a fuss, and they all ate so much that fine beads of sweat oozed from their bodies, and their faces were full of intoxication.

The two fat officials smiled and continued to persuade wine and food, but looking at Yang He, both of them had a lot of contempt in their eyes, they were really hungry ghosts reincarnated, or showmans.

And what kind of system did all of his subordinates become?

Only Zeng Jidian, who was at the same table as Yang He, ate and drank silently without making a sound.

Yang He chewed on a piece of chicken, finally swallowed it, and exhaled, he hadn't eaten such a pleasant meal for a long time.

He put down his chopsticks and picked up his wine glass, he didn't know what kind of wine it was, but the degree of wine at this time was not high, and it was nothing to him who had been tested by wine in later generations.

He took a sip slowly, looking at the two brothers in front of him, they were eating very gently, obviously this kind of sumptuous banquet was accustomed to them.

Suddenly, Yang He slammed the wine glass on the table, and there was a loud bang, which made Deng Sheng and Deng Guan startled.

There are also Liu Kedi and Wang Ding, two fat and thin soaps, and the chopsticks in their hands also fell down with a snap, obviously shocked.

Yang He looked at Deng Sheng and said coldly: "Deng Inspection, what do you want?" ”

Minister Yang and the others stopped eating and drinking, and Sen Leng's eyes were cold.

Deng Sheng stood up a little helplessly, and he said expectantly: "Yang Xianggong, what do you mean by this?" ”

His fat brother Deng Guan also stood up in a hurry, and the two fat and thin soaps at the next table were at a loss, not understanding why Yang Xianggong was so good, why he suddenly turned his face.

This is faster than turning a book, this is a banquet, didn't you eat very satisfied just now?

Only Na Zeng Jidian still sat silently, just put down his chopsticks.

Yang He said lightly: "Yang is strange, as early as when you were on the south bank of the river, you were so attentive and took us across the river regardless of the return, and it just so happened that there was a waste village here, which could settle hundreds of me." Yang doesn't believe in friendliness for no reason, what is the inside story of this, Deng Inspection, Ming people don't say dark words, make everything clear. ”

Deng Sheng's face was uncertain, and he forced a smile: "Yang Xianggong is serious, this official just saw that you defeated the thief, and he liked it, and he was willing to help." ”

His younger brother Deng Guan also lowered his face at this time, and said with a cold expression: "Presumptuous, Yang He, even if you are a student, how can you talk to the imperial court officials like this?" ”

Yang He ignored him, he said lightly: "Deng Patrol should be clear, Yang has inquired, that Zhuangzi was attacked by bandits, that is, the bandits of Jiaoshan, twenty or thirty miles away from the village." The thieves are powerful, although I can fight, but I am outnumbered, Deng Patrol does not say, Yang can only leave the village and leave! ”

Immediately, the two brothers were shocked, Deng Sheng sat down heavily, he poured himself a glass of wine, but his hands trembled so much that a lot of the wine in the cup spilled out.

He poured it into his mouth suddenly, and then he drank so quickly that he coughed even more.

Deng Guan exclaimed: "Big brother." ”

was about to help Deng Sheng, Deng Sheng waved his hand, he held the table with his hand, and looked at Yang He in a daze, his face flushed.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, and yelled at Yang He: "I want them to die, I want them to die!" ”

His emotions were so intense that tears rolled down in bigger and bigger ones, and he howled bitterly, and finally turned into a whimper: "...... Whining...... I want them dead...... They killed my mother-in-law...... Woohoo......"

Seeing that the inspection was incoherent and had no official appearance, Yang He couldn't help frowning and looked at his younger brother Deng Guan.

Deng Guan sighed and told the matter, it turned out that when his eldest brother was an inspector, he got acquainted with a woman in the village, who was the widow of the owner, and the two had known each other for three years, but the sister-in-law was in charge of it tightly and had been secretly contacting.

More than a month ago, just when his eldest brother didn't care about 3721 and was about to take the woman as a side room, the bandits of Jiaoshan attacked, and then this woman Su Niang died with the men, women and children of the whole village, and his eldest brother hated it very much, and vowed to avenge this hatred.

It's just that......

When Deng Guan spoke, Deng Sheng kept crying, he took out a hairpin, stroked it and whimpered: "...... Whining...... Su Niang, my Su Niang...... She is so virtuous, she never scolds me, I am upset, and she will sing a little song to comfort me...... Whining...... You've died so miserably......"

Yang He frowned and looked at it, after Deng Guan's explanation, he also knew that this Deng Inspector married a tigress and never gave him a good face, and the combination of the two did not have any emotional foundation, and it was a pure arranged marriage.

Just like this time, he quarreled with the tigress at home, and the tigress went directly back to her mother's house in Pizhou, and she had no nostalgia for him.

So Deng Inspector has been very upset for many years, until he met the woman Su Niang, she was gentle and considerate, soft-spoken, and Deng Inspector fell in an instant.

For him, Su Niang is his first love, an unforgettable, unbreakable spiritual sustenance.

Su Niang died tragically at the hands of bandits, and he naturally swore to them.

Yang He shook his head, I see, everything is clear, it's bloody, but it's also reasonable.

But then he remembered something: "When the bandits attacked the village, where did Deng inspect you?" ”

Deng Guan opened his mouth, Deng Sheng's face was also blue and white for a while, and he cried with tears: "The official is useless, the official is scared, but I can't help it...... Although I like to make a little money, I don't do anything hurtful, and I want to protect one party......"

It turned out that Deng inspected more than 20 archers and thousands of bandits attacked the village, so they were naturally frightened and ran away, wrapped Deng Patrol on the boat, left the shore far away, and watched the village fall.

Those bandits also rushed to inspect the department, probably thinking that it was a big deal to kill officials, but they didn't chase after them, but just snatched some things from the department, and then threw some heads in.

Afterwards, the only thing Deng Patrol could do was to collect the corpses in the village and bury them on the East Mountain.

Because Su Niang told him that she likes to stand on this mountain and look down.

Yang He also sighed, and he said: "Tuzhuang tragedy, Suining, Pizhou Ya did not react? And the officers and soldiers of the guard post were not dispatched? ”

Deng Sheng was stunned, and Deng Guan sighed, such a large group of bandits, if you want to exterminate them, you have to send a large number of soldiers, but this is not easy to say.

There are 120,000 soldiers in the states and counties of the canal, and there are 47,000 apprentices such as Qianfu, but there are not many in the states and counties, and Pizhou is only 1,300 banner troops, with one internal commander, three members of 1,000 households, and seven members of 100 households.

However, although the number of soldiers is like this, there are many people who eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers, and I am afraid that there are 1,000 banner troops.

Their main task is to transport grain and prevent the river, and they transport 40,800 stone of grain every year.

The tragedy of Tuzhuang is appalling in the peaceful and prosperous era, but at this time it is just ordinary, the rogue Li Qingshan and others go south and north, and the slaughtered villages abound, who cares?

It's not that the inspection department didn't report it, but after it was reported, no matter the county or state government, they only sent an official letter of reproach, so that they could properly calm the place and there was no follow-up.

His eldest brother also tried to find a way to move, but it was difficult to send troops, and there were many aspects involved, and with his ability to inspect a single area, it was really difficult to move.

So when he was in a hurry, he rushed to the doctor, so he hit the idea on Yang He's head.

I heard that he defeated the thieves, and he is a capable man.

He also cut off the heads of the bandits and showed them to the public, not a person who would compromise with the bandits, which gave them hope.

I was worried that Yang He's team would come over, and when I heard that the bandits were scared away, I concealed the inside story, so I had this kind of weirdness.

The truth was finally revealed, Yang He just shook his head, and sighed in his heart the suffering of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Minister Yang, Hu Employment and others on the side were also speechless, which was really eye-opening.

and Zeng Yuzhi, who saved the classics, also sighed.

Seeing that the two fat official brothers looked at him expectantly, Yang He muttered: "Winter is coming, this team does not want to be displaced anymore, if you want to gain a foothold, you must naturally exterminate the surrounding bandits." It's just that there are few people, and secondly, there is a lack of equipment......"

Deng Patrol was overjoyed and said: "Yang Xianggong doesn't have to worry, the lower officials are also a little thin in this area, and the villages are more poisoned by the bandits, and they are resentful in their hearts, and the lower officials are said to move, but the villages form a coalition army, and they have the power to fight with the bandits, as for the equipment and equipment, ......"

He looked at his younger brother Deng Guan and said, "Second brother, you will help the eldest brother, right?" ”

Deng Guan said: "Of course, if Yang Xianggong wants to buy weapons and armor, it will definitely be cheaper on Xiaguan's side." ”

Deng Patrol said unhappily: "Can't you give away a batch?" ”

Deng Guan put down his face and said: "Big brother, although I have some little power, I also have to open up the joints, which all cost money, and it can only be cheaper." ”

Yang He didn't know what equipment Deng Guan had on his side, he said: "It's just that the team has just arrived in Zhuangzhong, there are many things, and there are still troops to train, and in a short period of time, I am afraid that I will not be able to send troops to suppress bandits." ”

Deng Inspector said happily: "Of course, there is no need to rush it. (To be continued.) )