Tongguan garrison He Renlong is in a very unhappy mood these days.

Due to a large number of thieves smuggling into Fenglingdu from under his nose and moving from Shaanxi to Shanxi, the situation in Shanxi has been extremely erosive in the past month. Dozens of county towns in southern Jinnan were attacked by thieves, money and grain were swept away, many wealthy families and gentry families were slaughtered, and hundreds of thousands of people were coerced into thieves.

The southern Jinnan region has not had sword soldiers for more than 200 years, and the local armament is lax, and the defenders of many county towns are completely useless. When the thieves came, the soldiers ran faster than the rabbits. In desperation, the imperial court had to transfer troops from all over the country to suppress it, and even Ningyuan's Guanning Iron Cavalry transferred five hundred horsemen.

But when the officers and soldiers from all over the country arrived, the thieves, who numbered nearly one million, seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared without a trace. The county towns in southern Jin were recovered one by one, but there were no thieves stationed at all, but they had already been empty.

As soon as the war in Shanxi came to an end, the settlement of accounts after the autumn came. Because the thieves came out of Shaanxi, Wu Zhiwang, the governor of the three sides, first carried the black pot and was forcibly ordered to be replaced by Yang He, the right attendant of the military department.

As for the person directly responsible for the release of the thieves, the Tongguan garrison He Renlong, some courtiers have impeached him for self-protection against the enemy, and even deliberately drove the enemy into Jin. In particular, some officials from southern Jin hated He Renlong even more, and wanted to put him to death as soon as possible, so they also added fuel and vinegar to some rumors about him to catch the wind and shadows. Crimes such as killing good people and taking meritorious deeds, eating empty salaries for a long time, having an old relationship with thieves, and raising self-esteem, and so on. Even if one of them is solid, He Renlong's head will not be saved.

He Renlong was so frightened that he had to exhaust the family wealth he had accumulated over the years and bribe Wei Zhongxian desperately. Fortunately, Wei Zhongxian recognized the money but did not recognize the person, and after receiving 100,000 taels of silver from He Renlong, he suppressed all the snowflakes of impeachment.

Although He Renlong barely kept his official position, it was absolutely impossible for him to continue to be promoted. And it was not easy to save some belongings before, but this time he lost all of his money at once, which made him even more angry.

On this day, he was sitting in the garrison mansion meditating, pondering what method he could use to get rich quickly, when suddenly the Chinese officer came to report: "There are two people outside the garrison mansion who ask to see him, saying that they are the old people of the garrison lord." ”

"General Ben is a Mizhi person, and Mizhi's shabby place is unlucky enough, and he is a thief!" He Ren Long Dengshi became angry and said, "This must be a traitor who has come to eat and drink, is this general so easy to get along with!" Let them get out of here, or General Ben will arrest him as a thief! ”

Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, the Chinese officer stepped forward and whispered: "General, they call you this by their humble position!" ”

As he spoke, he took out something from his sleeve and handed it to He Renlong. He Renlong took it and saw that it was a thousand taels of silver tickets, his eyes immediately narrowed into a slit, and his face softened and said, "It seems that it is really the old man of General Ben." Hurry up, please! ”

The officer laughed in his heart. In fact, he also received the benefit of 1,000 taels of silver tickets just now, otherwise he would not have come to pass.

After a short time, the Chinese officer led the two into the main hall. He Ren Longjian led a person about thirty years old, born with a strong body, sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, at a glance he knew that he was a good hand in the martial arts. The other man was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his dress was relatively ordinary, and he followed the man in front of him with a low brow, as if he were a servant. He Renlong focused all his energy on the person in front of him, and no longer paid attention to the young man.

"General He, Wan'an!" The person at the head smiled and said, "It's polite to be in Xia Lin Pingzhi!" ”

He Renlong saw that he didn't know this person, and he had martial arts on him, so he wanted to give the other party a dismount first and suppress him. He must have come with a request for himself, so that he will have more chips, and the asking price will naturally rise.

Therefore, he first sent the Chinese officer and others out, and then slammed the table, and said angrily: "Bold! Who are you who dares to break into the garrison mansion under the guise of General Toben's deceased! When I saw General Ben, why didn't I kneel! ”

That Lin Pingzhi smiled slightly: "General He is so powerful!" Don't be in a hurry just yet, let's see what this is? ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his bosom and handed it to He Renlong with both hands.

He Renlong was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that it was another silver ticket, so he was busy with the envelope, and carefully pulled it out to look at it, but it was really just a letter, and he couldn't help but be disappointed. When I took a closer look, I was so angry that my facial features moved!

I saw that the letter read: "General He Taijian: The day before yesterday, Ruicheng said goodbye, and my brother often missed General Fengzi. The rebels have now escaped from Shanxi, and fortunately the general has opened the door of convenience, and the younger brother is grateful. The general's talent is strategic, but he is not allowed to be reused in the court, so if he joins the righteous army and plans for great things, his brother is looking forward to the general's good news. Brave the generals. ”

"You... You are thieves! He Renlong roared.

Lin Pingzhi still had that unbeaten expression, and sneered: "General He, don't spew blood, this letter was intercepted on the way down." As for who wrote the letter, it must not be difficult for the general to know. If this letter falls into the hands of the imperial court, what should the general do? ”

"A bold fanatic, dare to frame General Ben!" He Renlong was finally completely enraged, and suddenly pulled out the saber at his waist and went straight to Lin Pingzhi.

That Lin Pingzhi was not in a hurry, and when the tip of the sword was about to touch his body, he shook his body slightly, and He Renlong's sword was empty.

"Wait!" Lin Pingzhi snorted and said, "General He is too impatient!" Zai Xia didn't want to hand over this letter to the imperial court, but just wanted to make a deal with the general. ”

As the saying goes, if an expert stretches out his hand, he will know if there is one. The moment the rabbit fell just now, He Renlong already knew that the other party's martial arts were far above his own. Don't look at his nickname "He Maniac", he is also very calm when he encounters danger, thinking that if he makes a voice and shouts, I am afraid that before the helper arrives, he will already be splashed with blood on the spot.

Thinking of this, He Renlong put his sword in front of his chest and snorted coldly: "General Ben is the one who leads the troops to fight, not a businessman!" What can you do with General Ben? ”

That Lin Pingzhi took out another thing and shook it in front of He Renlong's eyes. He Renlong looked at it fixedly, and was shocked into a cold sweat, and said in a trembling voice: "Teng Xiang's token of the right guard!" ”

"Who do you see again?"

"It's... Yes! Your Highness, how are you! ”

He Renlong found out that the inconspicuous young man turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who was so red and purple that he was so frightened that he was really out of his body, and hurriedly turned over and knelt down and said: "The last general should be damned, I didn't recognize it as His Highness..."

"General He, please get up!" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly picked him up and whispered, "This king doesn't want to make a noise here, he has offended the general, and I hope the general won't mind." Let me introduce to you, this is Lord Lin Youkun Lin, the commander of Qin Wangwei from the second grade. He used to serve in Teng Xiang's right guard, and this token must have been known to General He. ”

Sun Chuanting said in surprise and suspicion: "I don't know what His Highness is looking for the last general?" ”

Zhu Youzhen said with a wicked smile: "The general rescued the driver in Ruicheng a few days ago, and the king hasn't had time to thank him. This time I came to thank you. ”

As he spoke, he gave Lin Youkun a look. Lin Youkun understood, and took out 20,000 taels of silver tickets from his arms and handed them to He Renlong.

He Renlong really saw the money in his eyes, although he said, "How to make this, the last general is all a matter of duty", but he held the silver ticket firmly in his hand, for fear that Zhu Youzhen would repeat it.

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen sneered in his heart, knowing that the matter was already half successful. He said with a smile: "These days, the king has also heard that General He is having a hard time, and he has spent a lot of silver to rectify the armament. This letter is true, but fortunately it was intercepted by this king. Otherwise, the general may suffer unjustly again. ”

He Renlong is not stupid, seeing that Zhu Youzhen is handing over money and talking about the letter, he knows that the other party is a temptation by Weibi, and he wants to force himself to comply. But after thinking about it, His Royal Highness King Qin can't afford to provoke himself at all, and the handle is in the hands of others, so he can really only be obedient.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Please also ask Your Highness to make it clear, but whatever the last general can do, the last will go to the soup and the fire, and he will not give up!" ”

"It's not that serious!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile, "It's just that this king is going to open a fireworks factory recently, and he urgently needs some gunpowder." I heard that General He has a lot of stock here, and I want to buy some from you. ”

"This..."He Renlong couldn't help but hesitate. It is not unusual for this royal family to run various industries. But the flowering cannon factory is unheard of.

After thinking about it, he said embarrassedly: "Your Highness doesn't know that this gunpowder is a heavy weapon in the army, and it is all registered..."

"General He, don't worry, this king won't let you help in vain." Zhu Youzhen hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot, "This king still has 30,000 taels of silver here, which should be the money for the purchase of gunpowder." How to deal with this amount depends on General He's wishes, anyway, gunpowder is a consumable and fragile thing, and it is not surprising that there is less. ”

This is almost a blatant idea for He Renlong to try to make a fake account. He Renlong didn't understand, in fact, he had played a lot of this trick in the past, but he had never resold gunpowder.

After thinking about it, the temptation of silver prevailed. He Renlong finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Your Highness, there are three hundred boxes of gunpowder in our army, and you can use them as much as you can, but don't let the news leak on the way. ”

Zhu Youzhen was done, hurriedly escorted this batch of gunpowder, and left Tongguan without even drinking saliva.

"Your Highness, this He Renlong is really a person who sees money!" On the way back, Lin Youkun said contemptuously.

"Not to mention He Renlong, how many officials in the court are clean?" Zhu Youzhen also sighed, "However, for now, we still have to cooperate with such officials, because they have a lot of resources in their hands!" ”

Lin Youkun still hated: "Look at his bear-like, a fake letter is about to scare his pants!" It's a pity that these more than 50,000 taels of silver! ”

"Don't worry." Zhu Youzhen sneered, "Even if this silver is deposited here with He Renlong." Sooner or later, one day, I will have to take it back with interest! ”

"By the way, Your Highness, why did you decide to give the last general the pseudonym 'Lin Pingzhi'?" Lin Youkun was puzzled.

"That's a great name!" Zhu Youzhen smiled treacherously, "Lin Pingzhi is a master in the martial arts, and he is an example for you to learn, hehehehe!" ”

(ps: The younger brother has something to do at home these days, and it is very hard to squeeze the time code, often tossing until four or five o'clock in the morning, and sleeping only more than three hours a day.) If you readers think that this book is a bit interesting, please throw a flower to comfort the little brother, and the little brother guarantees that the following chapters will be more exciting! ）