Li Mu and his entourage left Muzhi Village, passed through Shouyang and Jinyang, and came to Yang County. Li Mu saw that it was noon, so he let the convoy enter the city to rest.

Li Mu was delighted when he saw Diao Chan, and his face was full of curiosity about his little daughter's family. Li Mu greeted everyone and took Diao Chan to the nearby street market. Looking at Diao Chan's cheerful face, Li Mu was also overjoyed.

Li Mu saw that Diao Chan didn't buy anything, but just picked it up and looked at it, thinking that Diao Chan was unwilling to waste money. Li Mu followed behind Diao Chan and bought all the trinkets and rouge gouache that Diao Chan had touched, and Diao Chan naturally excused himself in every possible way, complaining that Li Mu was a loser.

Li Mu smiled and joked that it was right to buy things for his own lady. Diao Chan blushed, coquettishly sneered at Li Mu's flamboyant tongue, he was a big pervert. It was the female stall owner of those stalls who said that the girl, your father-in-law really loves you, Li Mu naturally thanked him with a look of enjoyment, and Diao Chan nodded with a crimson face. When he walked to a place where there were few people, Diao Chan pinched Li Mu's waist at once, and he didn't forget to twist half a circle, Li Mu grinned in pain, and Diao Chan made a grimace at Li Mu, with a sly smile on his face.

Li Mu saw that the time was almost up, so he took Diao Chan back to the meeting place. Fan Juan and Liu Li saw that Li Mu had bought a lot of things for Diao Chan, and their faces were full of envy. As a result, Zhao Yun was complained by Fan Juan for a while, and Zhao Feng was counted by Liu Li for a while. I saw that the two brothers, Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng, all looked at Li Mu with admiration.

Diao Chan hurriedly shouted Fan Juan and Liu Li to her side, saying that she couldn't use up so many things alone, so she gave some to Fan Juan and Liu Li. Diao Chan did not forget to give Cuihua a few small ornaments, Cuihua knew that Diao Chan was her own mother, and she also thanked her.

Subsequently, Li Mu and his entourage went out of the south gate of Yang County and headed for Pingyang. The group was walking to see it, only to see dust not far behind them, and the sound of horses' hooves came. Li Mu stopped the convoy and asked everyone to protect the convoy, Zhang Liao and Zhao Feng guarded the front of the convoy, Chen Zhi and Zhang Cheng guarded the right side of the convoy, and Dian Wei and Pei Yuanshao guarded the left side of the convoy. Li Mu and Zhao Yun were guarding the back of the convoy, waiting for the group of people to come.

The group of people stopped when they were more than ten steps away from the convoy, and saw a young man about eighteen or nineteen, with a broad face and square jaw, a slightly dark complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a round waist, raised the mountain axe in his hand and pointed at Li Mu and shouted: "The man in front, let all the people in your carriage get down, I received a report that your car contains imperial court criminals and stolen property." ”

Zhao Yun's face was slightly gloomy, and he said loudly: "This is the captain of the imperial court and the Taishou of Jincheng County, and there is nothing you are looking for, please leave quickly." ”

The young man shouted in a deep voice: "How can the captain of Huqiang and the Taishou of Jincheng County be in the state, since you are so ignorant of promotion, then don't blame me for being rude." ”

As soon as the young man's words fell, he slapped his horse and rushed towards Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun's killing intent suddenly rose in his heart, and he patted his horse and raised his gun to greet him. I saw the gentian gun in Zhao Yun's hand, graceful as a swimming dragon, like a frightening dragon, and countless gun shadows were like snow, and a little bit like a pear falling. At first, the young man could still kill Zhao Yun back and forth, but after eighty rounds, Zhao Yun roared, and the gentian spear in his hand was as fast as lightning, and the move was deadly. Li Mu saw that the young man's kung fu was good, and he loved talent. Li Mulang shouted: "Second brother, leave him alive." As soon as Li Mu's words fell, he saw Zhao Yun turn the head of the gun and sweep it to the young man's waist with the barrel of the gun, only to hear an "ah", and the young man fell off the horse.

Zhao Yun pointed his gentian gun at the young man and said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for my eldest brother to spare your life, you would have been in a different place at this moment." Who told you to intercept our car? ”

The young man saw that Li Mu had spared his life, and thought to himself that if he really hid the court criminals and stole property, these people could kill him, maybe there was something else hidden in this. The young man replied: "When I get up and ask the person who reported it, if you really have wronged you, you will be killed or killed, and you will listen to it." ”

Zhao Yun withdrew the gentian gun, and the young man stood up, looked at the crowd behind him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Yang Laosi, you come here and make it clear." ”

I saw a young man with an obscene-looking appearance and a thin figure hurriedly dismounted, and said tremblingly: "Brother Xu, I may have read it wrong, this is a misunderstanding, let's go back." ”

Xu Huang shouted in a deep voice: "If you don't tell the truth again, don't blame me for being polite." ”

Yang Laosi knelt on the ground with a "plop" and said: "Brother Xu, spare your life, I'll be honest, I just saw a little lady on the street who looked like a fairy, so I had bad intentions, and after following her, I saw her get into the carriage in front, so I lied and deceived you." Brother Xu, spare your life! ”

The young man kicked Yang Laosi away and scolded angrily: "Bastard, you dare to do this, you can't come and apologize." ”

Li Mu listened to Yang Laosi's words, and he was furious, shouting: "Animals are killed!" Li Mu lightly knocked the horse's belly, the red dragon understood, and rushed towards Yang Laosi with a neigh, only to see a red light flash in the air, and a human head rose to the sky. Only then did everyone react that it was Li Mu who killed Yang Laosi.

Seeing that Yang Laosi was dead, the young man hesitated for a while, looked at Li Mu and said, "Strong man, you can spare my life, why can't you spare him?" ”

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Because he deserves to die, he has moved his mind that he shouldn't move." ”

The young man saw that the young man on the horse was handsome, righteous and awe-inspiring, and heroic, but at this moment he was murderous, and hurriedly said: "Xu Huang Xu Gongming has no form, and he collided with Master Li Taishou Li, and I ask your lord to forgive me." ”

Li Mu was pleasantly surprised when he heard that the young man in front of him claimed to be Xu Huang. Xu Huang, the word Gongming, a native of Yang County, Bingzhou, a good general of the five sons of Wei, and a talent of a general. Li Mu jumped off the red dragon and said with a smile: "Gongming doesn't have to be polite, don't blame those who don't know, besides, you are also being bullied by gangsters." ”

Xu Huang said respectfully: "Lord Xie Li is not guilty of Xu Huang's kindness, Xu Huang's liver and brain are smeared, and it is difficult to repay it." ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Gongming and don't take this matter to heart anymore, I think Gongming's martial arts are good, and he will definitely be a great general in the future, why don't you go to Jincheng County with me to make contributions, do you want to bury here?" ”

Xu Huang suddenly fell to the ground on one knee and said loudly: "Master Li is a big break and is famous in the world, Xu Huang has admired Lord Li for a long time, and I can't wait to see each other earlier." Now I can meet the Lord, this is God will not abandon me Xu Huangye! Xu Huang is willing to smear the liver and brain of the main public, and he will not give up. Lord, please bow to Xu Huang. As soon as Xu Huang's words fell, he bowed deeply to Li Mu.

Li Mu hurriedly helped Xu Huang up with both hands, and said with a smile: "I, Li Mu, can get the help of Gongming, such as Hande Zhou Yafu, why worry about the great cause!" ”

Xu Huang was overjoyed when he heard that Li Mu was so optimistic about himself, and thanked him repeatedly. Xu Huang was alone at home, and explained a few words to those behind him, and hurried with Li Mu and his party.

Li Mu was also overjoyed when he saw Xu Huang return to his heart. The group passed through Pingyang, Wenxi, and Hedong, crossed the Yellow River at Pubanjin, and came to Feng Yi.

Li Mu saw that it was getting late, so he let the convoy enter the city to rest. Just as Li Mu and his party were about to enter the city, they saw a young man about twenty years old, dressed as a scribe, seven feet five inches long, and with an elegant appearance, walked up to the car driver, and said loudly: "Dare to ask if the car ahead is the car of the captain of the Han Huqiang and Li Taishou of Jincheng County?" ”

Zhang Liao replied loudly: "Exactly." What do you command? ”

The young man replied: "Zhang Derong is in Xia Zhang, but he is just a small official of Feng Yijun's door, and he doesn't dare to take orders, and this time he came to welcome Li Taishou to rest in the post house." ”

When Li Mu heard that this young man was Zhang Ji, he was overjoyed. Zhang Ji, whose name is Derong, is a native of Gaoling with Feng Yi, who is famous for his benevolence and is a great talent in the construction of internal affairs. If this person can help, the farming and fortifications of Jincheng County can be easily completed.

Li Mu jumped off the red dragon, walked quickly to Zhang Ji, gave a salute, and said with a smile: "Mr. De Jong is a great talent in the world, how can I, Li Mu, dare to let Mr. come to greet him." ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly returned the salute and said respectfully: "Zhang Ji is a nobody, how dare he accept Li Taishou's big gift, and ask Li Taishou to go to the post house with Derong to rest." ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, please ask Mr. De Jong to lead the way." ”

Zhang Ji thought as he walked, this person was handsome, righteous and awe-inspiring, and heroic. can be weak and strong, break Xianbei, and please play the Son of Heaven, I wish to break Qiang Hu in the west, presumably a person with great ambitions. This person is so courteous to others, and he does have the demeanor of a benevolent lord. There are very few people in the world who can be on the right, I'm afraid there are very few, wait for me to test it, if it is really the master, I am willing to swear to chase to the death.

About a quarter of an hour, Zhang Ji took Li Mu and his party to the post house, and Zhang Ji immediately ordered the post guard to prepare a meal for Li Mu and his party. After a while, the meal was ready, and Diao Chan and the ladies naturally went to the upstairs room to eat. Li Mu left Zhang Ji to eat together, and Zhang Ji naturally readily agreed.

Li Mu saw that everyone had almost eaten, toasted a glass of wine to everyone, and said, "Brothers, if you are tired, you can go and rest first, and I will talk to Mr. De Jong for a while." ”

Li Mu looked at everyone unmoved, and said with a smile: "If you are tired, go and rest, here is Mr. De Jong, are you afraid that someone will be unfavorable to me?" If you really don't want to go, then stay and listen to Mr. De Jong. The crowd said in unison, "My lord, I would like to listen to Mr. De Jong's teachings." ”

Zhang Ji hurriedly got up, saluted everyone, and said: "Zhang Ji is just a small official, and he is a general, how dare he have a teaching." ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Mr. De Jong doesn't have to be arrogant, the so-called 'there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry'." If they gallop in front of the two armies and cut off the flags, Mr. is not as good as them. If we talk about things that are related to the lives of the people of Limin, such as persuading agriculture and mulberry and building water conservancy, we are naturally inferior to Mr. ”

Zhang is stunned, this person knows how to use people well, and his words are all courtesy, he not only lets his subordinates understand their strengths, but also allows them to understand their shortcomings, and can also let his subordinates accept the criticism of others without complaints.

Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "Li Taishou has a good reputation, and De Jong also knows a little about agricultural and political affairs. ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Mr. De Rong, how should Li Mu treat the people when he takes up the post of Jincheng County Taishou this time?" How to make the barren Jincheng County have enough food? ”

Zhang Ji replied: "Li Taishou can reclaim wasteland, build water conservancy, encourage agriculture, and divert water from the Yellow River for irrigation, and in less than three years, Jincheng County will be able to eat enough food!" ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "These measures are indeed very good, but they can't eradicate the problem of Jincheng County. I, Li Mu, will first attack the heroes of Jincheng County this time, let them spit out the land that they have privately swallowed the people, and then let them voluntarily sell the grain in their hands to the people. Then, with Mr. De Jong's approach, Jincheng County will be able to have enough food in less than two years. ”

Zhang Ji was pleasantly surprised, this person really has great ambitions, and he deeply knows the root of Dahan's illness, so he treats the people so well, why worry about the people's hearts? Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "Li Taishou is really a god, Derong is impressed!" ”

Hearing Zhang Ji say this, Li Mu said: "Mr. Derong, I have a lot of talents under my account, and the people who can give me advice and deal with civil affairs, except for Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi, the head of Yingchuan County, there is no one else, Mr. Derong is willing to go to Jincheng County with me to save the people of Li and make contributions!" ”

I saw Zhang Ji on one knee on the ground, and said loudly: "Zhang Ji will finally be used by the master, and he is willing to follow the lord to the death!" ”

Li Mu was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to help Zhang Ji up, and said with a smile: "Li Mu has Mr. Derong's help, why worry that the people can't eat enough food, why worry about the great cause!" ”

Zhang was also overjoyed to see that Li Mu valued himself so much, and thanked him repeatedly. When everyone saw that their lord had gained another great talent, they were also full of joy.

The next day, Li Mu and his entourage went out of the west gate of Fengyi City and came all the way to Gaoling. Zhang Ji invited Li Mu and his party to his house as guests several times, Li Mu excused himself and said that he wanted to hurry, Zhang Ji had no choice but to give up, Zhang Ji hurriedly went back to say hello to his family and set off with Li Mu. Li Mu and his entourage went out of Gaoling, all the way through Jingyang, Fufeng, Chencang, Shangqi, Longxi, and Didao, and then came to Yunwu County, the county seat of Jincheng County.

Li Mu looked at Yunwu City and said silently in his heart; I, Li Mu, came to Yunwu City today, and when he really walked out of Yunwu City one day, it was the time to shock the heroes.