"The military households of the Ming Dynasty are poor, and the people of our Yulin Wei are even poorer, when our ancestors arrived in Yulin, the imperial court gave fifty acres of military fields, but the Yulin land is barren, the rain is less, the wind and sand are big, and the land does not grow much grain. Our family is the same as the villagers in Yulin, they lost their land early, and they supported their families by serving as soldiers in the imperial court, we are good, my grandfather and the Mongols died early in the war, and we just joined the army to support our family, relying on the military exploits of fighting with a sword and a sword, and earned back 30 acres of good land for our family, and our family lived on these 30 acres of land. ”

"It's good to have a field at home." Li Yu said, but Li Huai shook his head vigorously and said, "These lands can't support a family, there are many disasters in the northwest, the output of land is small, but the taxes and commissions of the imperial court will not be less, and the families who can't survive have fled from the wilderness, and the landed families still share their share, so the family is just as poor if they have land." Our family can have a bowl of rice to eat all depends on the Du family, we are a bloody man, drinking the blood of soldiers can not do that kind of thing, the military salary of the court is often underpaid, our family's life is tight, our mother is the master of the family's land to the name of the Du family, relying on the identity and power of the Du family, exempted from paying money and grain to the court, and the family has a bowl of rice to eat. ”

"What kind of people are our big and our mothers?" Li Yu unconsciously changed his words.

"We are a mighty man, he has fought for most of his life, he has left more than a dozen wounds on his body, he has been leading cavalry, fighting like a tiger, is our Yulin Wei famous general, everyone calls him the flying tiger Li Biao, you and our eldest brother are like him, the same big and tall, the same fight to die. Our mother is a member of the Mongolian tribe in Haixi, we met our mother when we were fighting with the Mongols in Haixi, Du Wenhuan was just a guerrilla at that time, I heard that we liked our mother, and brought hundreds of brothers to suppress our mother's tribe, and snatched our mother to marry us," Li Huai said here and couldn't help laughing, and said to Li Yu who was full of surprise, "This kind of thing is nothing in the northwest town, the poor who are soldiers can't marry a wife, and there are many people who rob a Mongolian woman as a wife, and the Mongolians have not done this kind of thing, and the Ming Dynasty has been fighting with Mongolia for more than 200 years." , are all relatives, but our big and our mother are good people, although they live a hard life together, but sweet and sweet, and also gave birth to our three brothers, we are all fighting outside all the year round, the family is all run by our mother alone, our mother is amazing! ”

"Then is our mother still in her hometown in Yulin?" Li Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Elm, you know what? In the second year of the Apocalypse, the eldest brother first died in Futu Pass, and then you had no news in Guangning, we all thought that you couldn't come back, our mother couldn't stand it, she washed her face with tears every day, and left in less than half a year," Li Huai suddenly cried and punched Li Yu, "You shouldn't be a soldier!" You left the year was not yet sixteen years old, left the soldier in exchange for five taels of silver and left, I was studying in Qingyang Mansion at the time, my mother entrusted someone to bring these five taels of silver, I relied on these five taels of silver to do the travel expenses to Fucheng to participate in the township test in the lift, I later learned that this is the money you got in exchange for being a soldier, you know how uncomfortable the second brother is, I am taking my brother's life for a fame, what is this fame for me! ”

Li Huai couldn't help crying again, Li Yu became more and more convinced that he was the Yulin boy Li Yu, Li Huai's family affection can only be felt between brothers, Li Yu thought that he had relatives, and he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart anymore, he pushed open the door and shouted: "Brother Mo Rige, Meng Ke, Brother Yushan is my own brother, and I also have a home!" ”

The brothers didn't sleep all night, Li Yu listened to Li Huai talk about his hometown all night, and the next morning, Li Yu said goodbye to Li Huai, and Li Huai was full of joy to find his relatives, and went straight to Yanghe.

Yanghe, Xuanda Governor Zhang Xiao was angry and tired and fell ill, Zhang Yiming and Qu Jiazhen were finished, both of them have been dismissed, and they are in the court to discuss the crime, and what awaits him Zhang Xiao will not be a good end, he hates Fang Zhikun for being greedy and provocative, and ruining the situation he has worked so hard to maintain, he hates the court ministers even more, no one mentions that he is fair, Xuanda Sanzhen was already a mess when it came to his hands, how difficult it is to maintain it to this day, the emperor and the courtiers turn a blind eye?

When Song Tongyin took Li Huai to see Zhang Xiao, he was lying on the bed, Zhang Xiao in Li Huai's eyes seemed to be a lot older, there were more gray hairs on his head, and his face was also full of wrinkles, Li Huai was sad for a while, and he held Zhang Xiao who was struggling to sit up with both hands, and called softly, "Boss!" "I can't say any more.

Zhang Xiao shook his head and said: "Xianzheng, Yushan, my old man is a sinner in the imperial court, maybe tomorrow there will be a tiqi from the imperial court to arrest me and put me in prison, what are you doing with my bad luck, take a look at my old man is still alive and leave quickly." ”

Li Huai said angrily: "This change in Datong is definitely not the fault of the boss, nor is it the fault of the governor of Datong and the general army of Datong, his fault is above the court, the boss is still the governor of Xuanda, they dare not do anything to the boss." ”

"Yushan, you are still young, you don't understand the affairs of the court, there is such a big thing at the beginning of the new emperor's succession, the emperor will definitely take advantage of this matter to establish his authority, I must not be able to hide, I haven't moved now just because I haven't figured out how to deal with the Han Dynasty, this day will not be too long."

"Didn't the boss report Li Hanmin's exploits in the night attack on the Han camp? This feats may be able to clear the name. ”

"It's useless, the Ming Dynasty has never had a precedent of borrowing Yi soldiers to enter the guard for more than two hundred years, the courtiers will not recognize it at all, Zhang Yiming and Qu Jiazhen have reported to the court in their self-defense, and the courtiers not only ignored it, but asked the two of them to explain where this group of Yi soldiers came from and why they led Yi soldiers into the customs." Song Tongyin shook his head, and then said to Zhang Xiao: "Yushan is from Desheng Fort, and I have come to report the situation of Barbarian Mountain to the boss, and by the way, I will resign to the boss. ”

"Is Yushan going back to Yulin? Anyway, I'm afraid something big will happen over there in Erlu, it's good for you to go back and help him, what's the situation in Barbarian Mountain, how did Li Hanmin grab the Victory Fort, is that place where he can stay? Zhang Xiao asked.

"Li Hanmin definitely didn't dare to grab the victory fort, he was cornered, as soon as the governor of Datong came, he cut off his food, and the imperial court wanted to ban the horse market, he had thirty or forty thousand people there, we had to give him a way to live!" Li Huai hurriedly replied, he glanced at Song Tongyin and said in a low voice, "There is one more thing that must be reported to the boss, Hudun Tuhan's envoy has arrived at Barbarian Mountain." ”

Zhang Xiao was taken aback, if the Han and the Barbarian Mountains joined forces, the three towns of Xuanda would be in danger, and he Zhang Xiao had only a dead end, he trembled and asked: "Does Li Hanmin want to take refuge in Hudun Tuhan, does he really want to be a Tatar?" ”

"Li Hanmin is absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, Yushan has already told me, Li Hanmin is his long-lost brother, after I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty, Li Hanmin and Hudun Tuhan peace is just an expedient measure, and he will also help us contain Hudun Tuhan outside the gate," Song Tongyin hurriedly comforted, and after seeing Zhang Xiao's face softened slightly, he complained about Zhang Zongheng again, "Zhang Shilin made things worse, he cut off Li Hanmin's grain, and he wanted to close the horse market, Li Hanmin was by no means an opponent of the Han without the support of the Ming Dynasty, and he had to ask Hudun Tuhan for help." ”

"Boss, I dare to guarantee that my brother is loyal to Daming, he has a bad brain, but he is by no means confused, Hudun Rabbit is at the end of his rope, and self-protection is still insufficient, how can Hermes-Epitek take refuge in him?" Li Huai said with a disdainful face.

"Zhang Shilin has been in the court for a long time, and he is not accustomed to local affairs, it seems that he has done too much, and I also think that Li Hanmin will not be able to get on the broken ship of Hudun Tuhan," Zhang Xiao thought about it and asked Song Tongyin, "Xianzheng, what are your ideas, my old man won't be here for long, but don't have any more accidents." ”

"I have discussed with Yushan, Li Hanmin has killed more Han than us, he and Han are definitely a pair of enemies, even if he and Han negotiate peace, it is just hypocrisy, they will still be wary of each other, with Li Hanmin here, Han will not dare to enter the side wall easily, so we must give Li Hanmin encouragement and support, so that he dares to fight against Hudun Rabbit. My lord, Li Hanmin's military exploits can be disrecognized by the imperial court, but we can't deny it, give Li Hanmin the title of Jingyu guerrilla, let him fight against Hudun Tuhan outside the pass, and the horse market is also open to him, there is no need to hide this matter, you can report it to the imperial court, just say that we have incorporated the remnants of Bu Lost Rabbit, as long as the imperial court is not allowed to pay, the courtiers have nothing to say. Song Tongyin replied.

Zhang Xiao pondered for a while, nodded and said: "According to what Xianzheng said, the appointment of a guerrilla is still within the authority of the old man, and this matter must be done as soon as possible." Xianzheng, you go to Datong, Zhang Shilin is your fellow villager in Shandong, he is a jinshi in the forty-first year of Wanli, one subject later than you, he will listen to what you say. ”

The Victory Fort Counselor's Mansion, Li Yu sat angrily on the Taishi chair where Xing Wanmin, the former Victorious Fort Counselor, was sitting, on both sides stood Bi Lige and the Zhenqiang Fort garrison, the Zhenqiang Fort garrison held a big seal in one hand, and covered half of his face with the other hand, but Bi Lige looked at a guy in the lobby with disdain, this person was wearing a Ming Army officer's clothes, burly, with a beard, and was sitting on a broken bench in the center of the lobby with Erlang's legs crossed.

Li Yu shouted at this bearded man: "Victory Fort is a fart, and I won't ask for it if I give it to Lao Tzu, but what about my military salary, as well as sending troops to relieve the siege of Datong and defend Victory Fort, how to calculate this military fee, settle the account, I will leave immediately, full of pillars, you don't use Datong's general army to press me, Lao Tzu is not afraid of anyone." ”

This guy called Manzhu is also a muddy person, just now he forced Li Yu to hand over the seal of customs defense, Li Yu didn't take this broken seal seriously at all, and threw it to the Zhenqiang Fort garrison, the Zhenqiang Fort garrison didn't want to take the seal, Manzhu looked at his nest like a bag, and reached out to give him a big slap, which angered Li Yu too, and the two immediately turned their faces, and Manzhu responded nonchalantly: "You want money to find the governor of Datong, my handsome man said that you should get out of here immediately, don't make Lao Tzu uncomfortable, look at you like that, A broken capital division sits on a general's chair and wants to play majestic, me! ”

"Manzhu, you dare to scold me, do you want to find a fight?" Li Yu couldn't bear it anymore, stepped forward with an arrow, grabbed Manzhu's collar and dragged him up from the stool, Manzhu was furious, and wanted to do it with a fist, Mo Rige and Meng Ke at the door immediately came in with a hippie smile, Manzhu immediately put away his fist, and shouted: "Fight, fight, don't look at your many, Lao Tzu is not afraid, Li Yuzi, do you dare to fight alone." ”

Li Yu let go of his hand and pointed out the door, and Bi Lige immediately gloated: "Yuzi, beat this kid, beat him up, let him return the money for playing with fans." ”

The profiteers of Fort Desheng evaded taxes and did illegal business, and the Ming army of Fort Desheng stole and resold the state-owned assets of the Ming Dynasty. Man Zhu was ordered by the general soldier of Datong to go to Fort Victory to drive Li Yu away, he arrived at Fort Desheng in the evening, Manzhu did not expect this broken place to be so lively, he did not immediately go to deliver the letter, but plunged into a brothel full of lights, Manzhu played all night, the next day after getting up, said that the expenses were recorded in the account of the General's Mansion, patted his ass and left, which provoked the people in the brothel, stopped him from leaving, and found Bilig to preside over justice - the officials of Fort Victory are busy making money, and now no one cares, Bi Lige and several profiteer leaders vaguely became the boss of the victory fort, Bi Lige can fight there are many people, and the work of maintaining market order is done by him, Manzhu saw that the other party was many and powerful, and the hero could not suffer the loss in front of him, and immediately showed his identity and told Bi Lige that he had a business trip to the General's Mansion, and if he wanted to reason, he would go to the General's Mansion to reason, Bi Lige didn't care at all, the current General's Mansion was the same as their house, and he went there to clean up this bastard, and he went to the General's Mansion with Manzhu, Man Zhu only started to do his serious business here, Man Zhu is the head of the family of Datong General Soldier Man Gui, and he also has the title of the Ming Army Division on his head, and he is also arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and when he sees Li Yu, he will drive people away, and he wants Li Yu to help him settle the flower account, and the two of them are not pleasing to the eye, the more noisy they are, the more they fight, and finally to the point of fighting.

Li Yu and Manzhu entangled and noisy to the courtyard of the General's Mansion, Manzhu is an attached Mongolian, and his master Mangui is a fellow of Xuanfu, the kung fu in his hands is good and bold and black, when he fought with Mangui in Liaodong, he dared to use a knife to play with the Houjin soldiers, and also made a decapitation skill, fighting was not a matter for him at all, as soon as he arrived in the courtyard, he added his fists and feet to Li Yu, Li Yu was thinking about whether to find a stick to beat this guy, and suddenly he was kicked twice, and this time the anger came up, and he smashed into the door of the full pillar with a punch, This punch was heavy and fast, Manzhu couldn't dodge and was beaten straight in front of him, and then Li Yu stepped forward and grabbed Manzhu, and while Manzhu had not eased up, he made a Mongolian-style back fall and threw Manzhu a few feet away.

Manzhu was anxious, this loss was too big, he had to fight back, Manzhu turned over and jumped up, howled and pounced on Li Yu, Li Yu didn't wait for him to get close, his long legs kicked over, Manzhu immediately covered his crotch and scolded painfully: "Li Yuzi, you also fight in this place", the voice did not fall and received another heavy punch in the face, this time it was full of flowers, Manzhu fell to the ground on his back, and he couldn't get up again.

"Lao Man, I know it's terrible this time, I told you to do it privately, you have to go to the General's Mansion to beg for a beating, I took all the money in your pocket, and I only played with two fans for a night, which was cheap for you." As soon as Bi Lige saw that Man Zhu couldn't get up, he immediately opened his pocket to look for money, Man Zhu lay motionless on the ground, still wondering in his heart, this Li Yuzi's hands and feet are too fast, I didn't see it clearly before I was hit, what's going on?

"Manzhu, go back and tell your family commander, everyone is a soldier, don't go too far, if you want to win the castle, please ask the governor to settle the bill, let's clear the two, I will leave immediately." Li Yu came over and squatted down and patted Manzhu's shoulder, turned his head and shouted to the happy Meng Ke: "Give him some medicine, and send a few more people to send him out of the fort." ”

When Man Zhu's nose and face were swollen and he returned to the Datong General Military Mansion, Man Gui was concentrating on counting the silver, he had this hobby, and every time he had money in the account, he had to count it in person to rest assured - Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Datong, took money to Datong to take office, and this time he paid two months' military salaries to the officers and soldiers of Datong Town, and Man Gui naturally had a lot of income. He looked at the silver in front of him very sadly, this time to Datong to take office, he brought a lot of relatives and friends from his hometown, all of them were counted as his own family to Zhang Zongheng to pay military salaries, but Zhang Zongheng did not give this face, Mangui reported the two thousand family ding, he only counted two hundred, the others did not recognize, and Mangui himself paid to dismiss the rabble he brought, the thought of paying for Mangui was distressed, and Zhang Zongheng also hated, thinking about what a beautiful scenery he was in Liaodong back then, and the sword of Shangfang given by the Emperor of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, He and Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of the Dongjiang River, have a hand, how majestic and majestic the sword of Shang Fang is in hand, and the ministers have to coax him to let him, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, can't get along with him, he dares to be hard on the top when he is full of Gui, and it is Yuan Chonghuan who finally gets out, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, the wise and benevolent Emperor of the Apocalypse died at a young age last year, and the new emperor wanted to reuse the cowhide coaxed Yuan Chonghuan, and dismissed the ministers of the Liaodong Jingluo King, who had always valued him, and he was also taken back the Shang Fang sword and transferred from Liaodong to fill the pit of Qujiazhen, And as soon as he came, he was poured cold water on the governor of Datong.

Man Zhu waited for Man Gui to finish counting the money, and then told Man Gui about going to the Victory Fort to write and being beaten, Man Gui listened expressionlessly, and immediately sent someone to inform the governor Yamen, and then, and then began to count the money again, Man Zhu couldn't help it: "Dashuai, this matter is over!" ”

"What do you want to do to let this town fight a small capital? We don't care about this, let the governor worry about it. Man Gui glanced up at Man Zhu, and then continued to count the money, Man Zhu had to retreat in a gloomy manner, Man Gui did not raise his head and said, "Don't shout guilty, find an opportunity to let you vent in the future." ”