The house was lit with sandalwood, and the clouds were shrouded in mist. This is Zhou Xin's habit, whether it is discussing matters or receiving guests, he will not hesitate to make some incense to render his style as a famous scholar.

Jiang Qin wrinkled his nose, with one hand on his waist and the other holding a wine glass.

"Zhou Taishou, what do you want the villain to do this time?"

Zhou Xin gently raised the wine glass and straightened his back, which was a little swollen after sitting for a long time. He doesn't like Jiang Qin very much, and he doesn't like to deal with Jiang Qin and talk about friendships. But this is not the first time they have cooperated, Zhou Xin has contacted Jiang Qin several times in order to secretly stumble on Chen Wen in Jiujiang.

If Jiang Qin is compared to a 'mercenary', he is the most outstanding 'mercenary' in Jiujiang and Danyang, and at the same time, the asking price is of course very high.

Goods, weapons, and even manpower were all rewards that Jiang Qin desperately desired.

Zhou Xin put down the wine glass and said slowly: "Gongyi, don't worry, what have you and Youping been busy with lately?" ”

Jiang Qin, the word Gongyi; Zhou Tai, the word is young. Jiang Qin was originally a person from Shouchun, and he admired each other with Zhou Tai and became close friends, so he moved to Xia Cai County with his guests, and crisscrossed the rivers with Zhou Tai, and was one of the few thieves in Jiujiang County.

Jiang Qin heard Zhou Xin's gentle tone and quietly rolled his eyes. It's really troublesome to deal with the children of the Shi clan, if it weren't for the fear of Zhou Xin's identity, Jiang Qin really wanted to scold 'If you have something to say, let go of a fart'.

"What are the villains doing with Youping, Zhou Taishou is not ignorant, it is nothing more than the words 'robbing the rich and helping the poor'. For the sake of Taishou the previous time, he was chased by Captain Lu for dozens of miles, and countless people were lost. Mrs. Zhou is in a high position and has something to trust, and the villain does not dare to refuse, but he can't ignore the safety of the villains. ”

Zhou Xin scolded twice. What robs the rich and helps the poor, and what losses are countless. Who is Lu Jun, he Zhou Xin knows very well, if Lu Jun's lieutenant is really competent, Jiujiang will not have a far-reaching **, and he, Zhou Xin, will not dare to go against Chen Wen so blatantly.

"Gongyi, your plight is understood...... But this time, this government is going to give you a big gift! ”

Jiang Qin was interested and said, "Oh? Please be too observant. ”

Zhou Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Does Gongyi know that Xu Chu?" ”

Hearing the word Xu Chu, Jiang Qin was secretly shocked. Of course, he had heard of Xu Chu's name, and it was very early. Before the current Xu Chu soul wears, Jiang Qin had heard people mention the name of 'Peiguo Xu Zhongkang', not to mention it now.

"Could it be that Zhou Taishou wants us to go down the Huai River and plunder the townships and counties in the north of Lujiang County?"

"That's exactly what I mean." Zhou Xin said with a smile, "That Xu Chu is the same age as Gongyi, but he can rank in the first county Taishou, is it because his martial arts are better than Gongyi and Youping?" I don't think so. It's nothing more than that this son has excellent luck, and now when he first arrived in Lujiang County, the government heard that he hadn't gotten the big seal of Taishou, so he killed the officials of the state government first, which confirmed that this son was just a brave and unscrupulous person. Gongyi, Xu Jiazi's foothold is not stable, how can you and Youping miss the opportunity? If you don't go to the north of Lujiang County, some people say they won't go. ”

Jiang Qin knew almost nothing about Yangzhou officialdom, and he didn't know whether Xu Chu had killed the state officials. However, the 'agitation method' used by Zhou Xin, although it was shoddy, hit his heart.

He and Zhou Tai were very puzzled why Xu Chu was able to sit in the position of Lujiang Taishou, since this dynasty, there are only a few types of people who can be officials to 2,000 stones-royal relatives, generals and disciples, children of famous clans, and people who tend to follow. Xu Chu is neither surnamed Liu, nor is the Xu family a general, let alone a member of the family; And I have never heard of which clan Xu Chu is attached to, how many books he has studied, why did he become a Taishou, and he and Zhou Tai are just heroes, **?

Jiang Qin asked: "I heard that this Xu family has brought thousands of righteous servants and subordinates from Yingchuan, and there are also fierce generals like Dian Wei who are called 'ancient evils', I'm afraid it's not easy to get along, right?" ”

If you want to say that among Xu Chu's generals, the most famous one now is Dian Wei. There is no other reason, one is that Dian Wei once followed Xu Shu to pacify the north of Yingchuan County, and the halberd array was not counted, killing Zhang Zhi and Pingyuan County, and he also behaved very heroically, and the name of "the evil of the ancients" came out;

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and Dian Wei are the same kind of people, and they were all famous for their heroes earlier, so they were more interested in this kind of thing. Therefore, not only did Jiang Qin know that there was such a person when Xu Chu was in Peiguo, but he also heard of Dian Wei's reputation after Dian Wei killed Li Yong and escaped. It's just that Chen Liu is far away from Jiujiang and knows that Dian Wei is a little late.

Of course, Zhou Xin knew that Xu Chu was not easy to deal with, otherwise he would not contact Jiang Qin again. Zhou Xin's ambition and ambition are in Yangzhou, and now that Xu Chu has arrived in the state to guard the county, he must suppress Xu Chu as soon as possible. Otherwise, with Xu Chu's prestige and relationship with Yuan Shao, it is very likely that he will eventually become a big force in Lujiang and become the third force that can affect the situation in Yangzhou.

In fact, Zhou Xin also had correspondence with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, especially Cao Cao, who had a very strong relationship with him. But in any case, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao now value Xu Chu more, and they are using practical actions to train Xu Chu to become their help, one is a new 'warlord' who seems to be willing to be a minion, and the other is a local scholar who aspires to Yangzhou, who has more weight in the eyes of Yuan Dang, needless to say, I know.

Zhou Xin was unwilling to drag on for too long, once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao intervened, the pool of water would be muddy, and he would be tied up and difficult to display his ambitions.

"Gongyi, this mansion won't hide it from you, Xu Jiazi is indeed a little difficult. So this time, this government will act with you and Youping to catch Xu Jiazi off guard. Because of this, this government is willing to send you a hundred strong crossbows! ”

Jiang Qin smiled, "The dignified Lujiang is too guarded, and it is worth a hundred crossbows?" If Zhou Taishou is such a perfunctory villain, it is better to ask for another master. "Jiang Qinneng and Zhou Tai have been doing a lot of work in Jiujiang County, and they are not completely scheming people. A hundred strong crossbows were indeed a very generous price in the past, but considering that the opponent was Xu Chu, Jiang Qin couldn't help but sit on the ground and ask for more things.

What is the most precious thing about Danyang? people, or rather, can be regarded as the world's elite soldiers.

Zhou Xin squinted and read the unbridled smile on Jiang Qin's face.

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Twenty days later, that is, more than ten days after Xu Chu patrolled the county, the group had arrived in Yangquan.

The originally arranged half-month itinerary had to be extended for some reasons. The agricultural mulberry in the counties of Lujiang County is not good or bad, and the officials in the counties are also familiar with agricultural affairs, and what worries people is the defense of the counties.

Lu Kang went to Yuzhang County to replace the original Taishou and Zhou Yi, who went to the official due to illness, and brought all the military generals of Lujiang County to Yuzhang, and the county soldiers naturally also brought them.

It is said that it is a county soldier, but in fact, there are more than 100 county guards and ministers of state today, and a few of them are honestly forming a department in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court. Most of these county soldiers were promoted by Lu Kang, and the military attache was a private department, that is, Lu Kang's personal department, so he was willing to follow Lu Kang to Yuzhang.

Yangquan and Tatexian are the two closest counties to Runan in Lujiang County, which can also be called the gateway. Xu Chu has already been to Tatexian County, and it is no different from the rest of the counties, but Yangquan is not, the biggest difference is that there are many fewer cunning people in the county.

Along the way, after the introduction of He Zhen, a person from this county, Xu Chu had a more detailed understanding of the strong situation in Lujiang County.

In a county or a township, there are always some big surnames who build manors and raise a large number of swordsmen and attendants. Moreover, in some places, several families have joined forces, and the number of people gathered is about to reach 1,000, just imagine how many standing county officials in a county are in total, and in this case, the county officials of the county may not dare to anger these people, and 'divide and rule the county'.

Yangquan is very weird that he doesn't have such a strong force.

Xu Chu summoned the county magistrate of Yangquan County and a county official for questioning, and the answer he got surprised him - it was because Yangquan County was on the edge of Huaishui, and on the other side of Huaishui, Xiacai County, one hundred and twenty miles away from Yangquan, had two giants who moved the rivers - Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

After dismissing the county officials, Xu Chu asked left and right, and said: "There is a giant in the river, why would it make Yangquan's heroes clear?" ”