Chao Gai shook his head and said: "Sooner or later, these corrupt officials will be the targets to be eradicated, and they do not represent the country." The country is the country of the people of the world, and the so-called rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, so the country is everyone's country, the people are precious, the monarch is light, and the society is secondary. The ideal country should be like the Han and Tang dynasties, and at the same time, the cultivators have their fields and the residents have their houses. The old, the weak, the sick and the disabled can be well taken care of by the government, treat the people well at home, and avoid aggression externally, so that it is a real strong country. ”

Qi Ye's blood boiled when he listened, and he said: "Wen Zhongrong and I have no family, and we said that we would go to be soldiers and pat our butts and leave, but there are more than 30 men in the charcoal field, all of whom are working with them, and we are afraid that they will not be able to operate and cut off their way of life." ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "This is not a thing, our Yuncheng regiment has the highest treatment for recruiting soldiers, and the settling-in allowance for ordinary soldiers is seven times, and the monthly money is consistent, as long as the training is serious and the combat is brave, the money will be more." If you are not physically fit, you can go to work, farm, or even continue to burn charcoal. ”

Pang Wanchun also said: "I, Pang Wanchun, also went to Yuncheng some time ago, and only followed Brother Chao Gai later. As long as you can have the strength to do it in Yuncheng, you don't have to worry about eating at all. The local heroes and fast catchers are also very fair, and they don't dare to bully people. ”

Yuye and Wen Zhongrong said: "Okay, the two of us agreed to join my brother's team and be a small soldier." ”

The two laughed, with their abilities, after the training of recruits, they were at least an officer like the head of the capital. Jiao Ting, he doesn't take settling-in money and weapons. Chao Gai said.

Jiao Ting next to him took out two pieces of fifty taels of silver and handed them to the two of them respectively, and then divided the tiger tooth saber he carried with him first. The two of them were happy with the silver of Dading, and Jiao Ting gave thirty taels each: "The horses we carry with us cannot be divided between the two, and each of them will buy a horse for thirty taels, but this horse will be used as a war horse in the future, not for personal ownership." ”

The two didn't know whether to accept it or not, Chao Gai said: "Just take it for the two of you, don't shirk." You can ask the brothers in the charcoal field now, if you are willing to go, you can pay the settling-in allowance. ”

Wen Zhongrong and Xuye were very moved, and bowed to him: "The two of us are mountain and wild horsemen, charcoal burners and woodcutters, and today my brother and others treat me as national soldiers, so how can I repay them." ”

Chao Gai hurriedly helped the two of them up: "I personally don't ask you to repay anything, you just need to train strictly, become a real soldier, and work hard for the people in the future." ”

The two were very moved, and immediately urged Ye to ask the charcoal burning man in the charcoal field, about 30 people, 20 people agreed to go, only 10 people could not travel far because of family affairs. Wen Zhongrong put Jiao Ting's roast chicken and goose wine on the table, and everyone drank it together, chatting very speculatively.

Chao Gai said: "I don't think the two brothers have the weapons they have in hand, I don't know what the two are used to?" ”

"Both of our brothers were born in the wild road and have never really practiced martial arts. If you want to talk about your favorite weapons, both of us like thick-backed dapu knives. Yuye said.

Li Kui said with a smile: "The Pu knife is good, the same weapon as Brother Liu Tang, Brother Liu Tang's Pu knife is very powerful, you two can ask him to teach some martial arts, as for the fists and feet, I think I will learn it from me, after all, my brother is too busy to teach you." ”

Wen Zhongrong was a straight man, and said, "It's okay for you to teach me, but you have to be able to beat me, otherwise how can I convince you." ”

Li Kui said: "Fight, fight, you two go together." ”

The three of them stopped drinking, and immediately fought each other in the yard, fists and feet, and the fight was not lively. In more than 20 rounds, Yu Ye and Wen Zhongrong were already about to lose, and Li Kui's fist and foot kung fu had risen sharply, which was no longer comparable to that day.

Wu Yong said: "These two people have unlimited potential, this is not systematic training to be able to fight with Li Kui for so long, if it is systematic training, I'm afraid one person will be enough trouble for Li Kui." ”

Chao couldn't help but nod and smile: "Three brothers, you played very well, or come back to drink the bar." ”

Since there was a lot of charcoal ash in this yard, the three of them didn't care about the black ash on their faces. Li Kui, Qi Ye, and Wen Zhongrong, these three men are very close to each other, and they came back to continue drinking. Yuye and Wen Zhongrong expressed their approval of Li Kui's fists and feet and were willing to learn from Li Kui.

Wu Yong said again: "You two patronized and drank with Li Kui, how did you forget the two brothers Pang Wanchun and Xu Guanzhong." Pang Wanchun is a famous archer, and the Xu Guanzhong brothers are outstanding in martial arts and proficient in the art of war. ”

The two of them toasted everyone one by one, and the twenty men in the charcoal field also shouted that they were very happy.

Chao Gai and others lived in the charcoal field at the foot of this Baoqizhai Mountain for a day, and on the second day, Wu Yong called the two of them over and said: "We are leaving today, you two pack up, deal with the matter of the charcoal field, I will leave a letter for you, and when everything is done, I will take my brothers to Yuncheng to find Liu Tang." ”

The two thanked them, put away Wu's letter, and said that they would finish the matter of the charcoal field in three or five days.

Don't rush the two of them, Chao Gai and the others continued on the road. Xu Guanzhong said: "Hundreds of miles west from this calf village is Taiyuan, Shanxi, and as a border pass, Shanxi also has several heroes. ”

"Oh, who are they, but the big sword is victorious?" Chao Gai asked.

Xu Guanzhong said with a smile: "It is this person, it is said that this person is the descendant of Guan Yu, a general in the late Han Dynasty. ”

Wu Yong said: "It is indeed a fierce general, but unfortunately he has no chance with us, he is an official of the imperial court, and it is impossible to join our Yuncheng regimental training." ”

Xu Guanzhong said: "Guan Sheng is indeed impossible, but he has a good friend named Tang Bin, who also has several relationships with me, this person is also brave and unusually good at bows and arrows, and he is still white, and he is not an official, so let's go find him." ”

"Then go find him, just in time to compare his arrows." Pang Wanchun said.

Chao Gai nodded in agreement, the team went west, and walked forward, and then there was a mountain full of black pine forests, Xu Guanzhong said: "This area belongs to the mountain of the Taihang Mountains, called Cangyan Mountain, there are many tigers and wolves in this mountain, I think we should take a detour." Xu Guanzhong said.

Li Kui said: "A few big insects, they dare to bite my birds, and it is good to kill three or five of them to make clothes." ”

"I talk faintly again, I just don't want to let you read more, the big worm is not a wolf, it is generally a mountain." Wu Yong said.

Li Kui was not convinced: "What if it is a male and a female." ”

"That's not going to work, unless you're raising tiger cubs."

Chao Gai said: "I heard that Han Xin once hid soldiers here, although it may not be true, but if you think about it, it must be a dangerous and hidden place here, so you can't ignore such a military place." ”

"What my brother said is exactly, this place is Hebei in the east and Shanxi in the west. It is rumored that when the Seven Kingdoms fought for power, the Qin State destroyed the Zhao State from here out of the mountain, and now there is no large number of troops stationed in the mountain, and there must be bandits. Xu Guanzhong said.

Chao Gai said: "Whether it's a bandit or a wolf, we have to go over, otherwise a detour will be hundreds of miles, and everything is careful." ”

Wu Yong took out the pen and paper he carried with him and drew it on the map, the map of the Great Song Dynasty was very rough at that time, and the mapping was very inaccurate, so once he arrived in some places of military value, Wu Yong would take out the pen and paper he carried with him to write and draw.

Because they didn't know what the situation was, everyone was careful, the most sensitive Pang Wanchun rode in the front, the bow and arrow were already in hand, Chao Gai and Jiao Ting were in the center, and Li Kui, Wu Yong and Xu Guanzhong were behind. Because it was broad daylight, I walked for more than 20 miles and did not encounter a wolf worm, there is one in a small mountain village, but the people in the village are not enthusiastic when they see someone passing by, there is a small shop on the side of the road, Li Kui said: "Let's go to dinner." ”

Xu Guanzhong said: "We carry a lot of wine and meat with us, why go to his store." Most of the barren mountain shops are the eyes and ears of the gangsters. ”

A group of six people ate dry food meatloaf on the side of the road, and Chao Gai originally planned to go to the store to eliminate the harm, but considering that the group of six people in the store may not be willing to show their feet.

Walking further, there were three old men driving hundreds of goats to graze on the edge of the official road forest, and one old man looked at Chao Gai, and Chao Gai nodded and smiled at him. The old man said, "Young man, wait a minute. ”

Chao Gai stopped his horse and asked, "Old man, what is the matter with you?" ”

"I think you are like good people, I can't bear to give you your life, there are bandits entrenched in front of you, specializing in robbing passing caravans, you better go back quickly." The old man said.

Chao Gai said: "It's okay, we have weapons, thank you, old man." ”

Chao Gai ignored the man's advice and moved on. Li Kui said: "Since there are bandits, why don't you rob the sheep of these three old men." ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "If the guess is right, these three old sheep herders are the eyes and ears of the bandits, but they can't bear to hurt the bandits again, so they told us the truth." ”

After traveling more than ten miles, entering the hinterland of the mountains, the official road becomes more difficult to walk, twisting and turning, often a straight line distance of one mile, bending up for four or five miles. The birds in the mountains and forests on both sides chirped crisply, and the gusts of mountain wind whined the black pines. Pang Wanchun listened attentively and said, "There is a fight not far ahead. ”

"Oh, go over and have a look." Chao Gai said.

The crowd quickened their speed, galloped towards the source of the sound, and went around a mountain range, and saw a group of people fighting in front of them. A caravan of more than fifty mules and more than fifty men, the leader of which rode a red horse and held a long stick in his hand. There were more than a hundred robbers besieging the caravan, all in rags, led by three on horseback, each with a long sword.

The two sides scuffled, shouting very loudly, but it was obvious that the bandits were numerous but not strong in combat, but they had a draw with the small number of caravan personnel, but the three people led by them were very powerful, and the three long knives forced the caravan to ride a red horse and a man with a long stick, and the knives were cut to the fatal place, once the caravan leader was finished, the caravan was finished, and the situation was extremely critical.