Zhu Yunyao was wearing a women's dress of a Lingshan military family, this women's clothing naturally did not have any attention to materials and styles, in order to be busy with farm work, it was very convenient to act, it was suitable for girls who could not settle down, Zhu Yunyao rushed in from the outside, and before Li Meng could speak, he hurriedly said:

"Brother Li, take me to ride a horse, yesterday I heard someone say that there is a large drying field in the south of the manor, which is used to practice equestrianism in winter."

In the countryside, it is rare to see such a delicate and lovely girl, these mothers-in-law of military households and artisan households naturally think they are cute, and Zhu Yunyao's innocent and innocent is even more appealing, Li Meng's instructions are not detailed, naturally there are questions to answer, hearing the girl's request, Li Meng couldn't get angry, just asked back:

"Lord County, the guards of your palace have come to pick you up, when will you go back?"

Hearing this, the girl was stunned for a moment, and then her face fell, Zhu Yunyao is now quite open in front of Li Meng, Li Meng also treats the other party as a little sister who doesn't understand the world, she rolled her eyes, and said coquettishly:

"That Raushzi's place seems to be a cage, you can suffocate to death in it every day, I won't go back, or Brother Li, you will say that I am already dying of a sudden illness, maybe they will breathe a sigh of relief, it is a big crime to go out of the city!"

It turns out that you also know that this is a big crime, Li Meng glanced at the girl angrily, and said in a deep voice:

"It's easy to say that you're dead, but what about your parents, who gave birth to you and raised you for so many years, what will they think?"

At the end of the words, Li Meng remembered his parents in modern times, and he didn't know how heartbroken his son would be when he disappeared, the little girl in front of him was too young, and she was in a family of noble relatives with weak affection, and she might not know what she was doing.

When it comes to parents. That is, King Zhou and the princess, Zhu Yunyao's expression changed, and she didn't make a sound in the middle of the sound, and at this time, someone outside loudly announced, saying that Boss Zhang of the gambling house asked to see her.

Li Meng didn't continue to say anything, just waved his hand to let the girl leave first. Things are under your control, don't rush.

After the people in the house were cleared, a guard led Boss Zhang from the gambling house in, saying that it was Boss Zhang, or a butcher who opened dice to spread the floor.

This butcher was hunched behind the guard, with a polite face, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Li Meng sitting in the right position, and hurriedly stepped forward. knelt on the ground, knocked his head a few times, and said:

"Greetings to Master Li, the garrison!"

Even if you don't like kowtow, you have to get used to it. Li Meng's current identity is already heaven in a place like Fengmeng Town, even if a character like Zhang Butcher is summoned by Li Meng, he is very happy, if Li Meng is unwilling to meet and kowtow, wouldn't it scare the other party's courage.

"Get up and talk!"

Li Meng said lightly, Zhang Tuhu kowtowed again and thanked him before getting up, Li Meng's usual behavior is to try to make himself a little official and grand, which is the so-called temperament of the superior, but he always does not do well, those civilians around him. In particular, the relatives of the military and artisan households are not too afraid of him, and they are very close.

The only place that can show majesty is in the army, where the soldiers and officers over there gradually developed a kind of obedience to Li Meng and were willing to fight by his side. So this time, the old Yanding was transferred back, and all the Yanding teams in the place where they got the news were happy, and they were very happy to come back early, and they were very depressed to train the new Yanding with the old and the new.

"There are a lot of people over there, and the news should be better than mine."

I heard Li Meng say something casually. Butcher Zhang was a little frightened and bent down again to salute. Respectfully replied:

"They are all guests who come here to meet the fierce salt, and these people have all kinds of religions. Walking around is also a lot of knowledge, drinking too much on the villain's side to say, this is all thanks to your blessings, otherwise how can the small shop have such a prosperous business. ”

Since Zhang Butcher's gambling house is claimed to be "protected" by Li Meng, the business is really booming, Jiaozhou, Jimo, and Pingdu Prefecture are all open, and Zhang Butcher is also recognized, that is, it is opened in the place where the Yanding team is stationed, there are people to protect it, and the other is a traffic artery, can it not be rich?

After he finished speaking, Li Meng nodded, and asked again:

"There are green forests and grasses everywhere in Laizhou Mansion, Xiangma Cottage, is it possible for you to get accurate news over there?"

When this sentence came out, Zhang Butcher had a spirit in his heart, Caokou and Xiangma, there are everywhere in the Denglai area, homeless people, defeated soldiers, the White Lotus Sect, and even the bandits from Henan and Beizhili, these people are outlaws, murderous characters without blinking. The people who come to Fengmeng Town to sell illicit salt are all local tyrants and salt lords from all over the country, and they have a lot of dealings with these grass robbers and horses, and the news is easy to know, but this is a big deal to lose your head.

However, Zhang Butcher's hesitation is also a time of excitement, and he immediately reacted, although these grass robbers are vicious, they are very far away from themselves, and now they are tied to Li Erlang in front of them, those bandits want to find trouble for themselves, maybe they can resist for a while, if Li Erlang is not happy, it will not take half an hour for someone to cut off their own heads to ask for credit. Outsiders don't know, but he is a local who knows that it was not straw that was burned in the drying field last year.

After making up his mind, Zhang Butcher's expression was calmer, and he bent down and replied:

"Back to Master Li's words, it's not difficult for the villain to inquire about the news of these thieves, please tell me anything."

Li Meng nodded and said with a smile:

"The cottage horse bandits in the area of Laizhou Mansion, all the handmaiden forces, as long as you can inquire about it, tell me where it is, how many people there are, you need silver, you need manpower, I will give you an order in a while, although you are looking for the Wang Hai tribe, they are all villagers, and you can say anything about it."

After saying this, Zhang Butcher was already kneeling on the ground, looking like he was going to cry, the biggest thigh on the ground in Jiaozhou was Li Meng's Jiaozhou camp, on weekdays, Zhang Butcher was worried all day because of the incident with Ma Gang, for fear of being found at the door, who would have thought that Li Meng would be close today, with this guarantee, the business will be bigger, not to mention, it will almost be able to go sideways in the future.

After a few bumps, Zhang Butcher swore an oath:

"Please rest assured, the things assigned by the master, the villain will do it even if he is broken."

At the beginning of November, the water volume of the Jiaohe River and the Xiaobai River began to decrease, and after a period of time, I am afraid that it will be frozen, on this day on the river near Mengzhen, all the people who are not in the Jiaozhou battalion and the salt administration system are driven away, and the clear warning is that today this place is closed, do not approach, and those who do not obey are careful of the disaster of killing.

There were more than a dozen boats parked on the river, and two hundred salt men lined up by the river, watching the more than sixty palace guards get on board, all of whom had their weapons unloaded and changed into the clothes of the boatmen.

The leaders of several palace guards stood on the edge of the pedal dejectedly, Li Meng did not appear, only Chen Liu and Wang Hai came here, Chen Liu said coldly:

"This letter was given to your master by your young lady, you must bring it, you don't have to worry too much, my lord said, as long as you bring the letter, your master will not embarrass you."

The guard leader squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, nodded again and again, and Wang Hai on the side smiled and said:

"I advise everyone, the guys on this boat all eat food that has no capital, don't have any reaction on the water, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to make wontons and knife-cut noodles."

The few guards who said this were all trembling, and looked back at the shipwright, but they were not all vicious people, and the sword was directly pinned to their waists, and the last thoughts in their hearts disappeared, nodding again and again, and said with a reluctant smile:

"Don't worry, two adults, we got the news, just to make my master happy, there will be other thoughts there. Rest assured. ”

In fact, these palace guards have always wanted to ask, but they don't dare to open their mouths, that is, the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion we have seen in the past few days are all personal soldiers of adults, and Master Li is just a five-grade official, and according to the rules, he can't afford to raise two hundred personal soldiers?

No matter what the year is, the people who enter the month are always idle, the New Year is the biggest thing of the year, Jiaozhou Battalion, Fengmeng Town two places are stationed a total of 1,200 Yanding soldiers, and the rest of the Yanding soldiers are training new Ding everywhere.

Ten days after the guards of the Zhou Wangfu left, the Jiaozhou battalion gave Pingdu Prefecture, Jiaozhou, Jimo, and Gaomi official documents, saying that the place was not quiet, and the Jiaozhou battalion decided to suppress the bandits and thieves, and asked the local government to cooperate with and support them with all their might.

The magistrates everywhere are bitter when they receive this document, they are very familiar with this road, and they have no money to take if they don't fight, but the soldiers in Shandong rarely have a chance to fight, and they can't fight when they meet Kong Youde's kind of big tiger, so they can only transfer the soldiers from other provinces, and the local soldiers want to have a better life, the method is the so-called suppression of bandits and thieves, go around in their own jurisdiction, harass the households, and extort the place, after all, they make some money, and those bandits also know in their hearts, when they encounter such actions, They are all prepared with good wine for pigs and sheep to work for the army, and these rewards are placed at the door of their cottages, and after the army takes them, they are also sensible and leave, and the so-called soldiers and bandits do not see each other.