On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, the breath of the Spring Festival is gradually gone, the prefect Ma Mao has begun to act in government affairs, and the headache is still the more serious problem of famine, the counties under the jurisdiction of Yan'an Prefecture have long appeared large-scale displaced people, most of them are heading towards Shenmu County and Fugu County in the north, but what worries Ma Mao is more is the situation in the capital. Commanding the defense against the Houjin Tartars. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuan Chonghuan's subordinates, Shanhaiguan chief soldier Zu Dashou mutinied, Sun Chengzong turned the tide and successfully prevented Zu Dashou's mutiny, and in a short period of time, stabilized the army of the kings of Qin.

Many of the northern border troops who went to the capital Qinwang mutinied because of the lack of food and grass supply, and many border troops joined the ranks of the Liukou, which complicated the situation in the north.

The army of Qinwang from all walks of life needed grain and grass, and the imperial court couldn't take care of it at all, and I was afraid that it would be impossible to come up with money and grain within the calculation time to relieve the famine in various parts of Shaanxi.

In desperation, Ma Mao sent documents to the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction, asking all localities to do their best to comfort the people, and he also knew that if he couldn't get the money and food, it would be impossible to solve any problems, but he sent documents to the magistrates of the counties, which could be regarded as a way to solve the problem, at least he could explain to the governor's yamen and the political envoys.

"Young Master, Brother Li is back."

Wu Fanhui had finished training and was about to return to the county seat after washing, when he heard Sun Kailin's report, his body trembled slightly, and he immediately walked towards the outside of the house, just when he was about to get on the horse, he had heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

When Li Yong jumped off the horse, he had a smile on his face covered with wind and frost.

"Young master, my subordinates have fulfilled their mission and brought their brothers back."

"Li Yong, it's hard work, don't worry, drink saliva and rest."

Wu Fanhui didn't ask about the situation immediately, in fact, he knew in his heart that Li Yong came back several days in advance, and he must have gained something, and besides, he had figured it out, now for Datong Town, Shuo County is much closer, from Mizhi County to Shuo County, about 800 miles, and from Shuo County to Datong Town, there are nearly 300 miles.

About a quarter of an hour later, more than forty people entered the compound.

These people are all dressed a little shabby, and there are stains on their faces, which are obviously formed by a long time of traveling, but the temperament of these people is similar to that of Ma Jigang and Sun Kailin and others, and they look a little calm.

The rest of the brothers who stayed in Shilipu all came to this courtyard, and they looked at these dusty people, and their eyes showed excitement.

"Brothers, listen to my orders, everyone line up."

Li Yong was still standing at the front, facing Wu Fanhui, everyone in the courtyard quickly lined up and lined up into eight rows.

"Salute the young master."

It was still Li Yong who took the lead, and everyone knelt on one knee and clasped their hands into fists.

"Young master, subordinate Li Yong, finally gathered all the brothers, and the subordinates led the new brothers to swear to the young master, be loyal to the young master, and never change their minds, if they break the oath, people and gods will be angry, and they will not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall after death."

"Loyal to the young master, never change your heart, if you violate the oath, people and gods are angry, you will be hit by five thunders in the sky, and you will not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall after death. . . ."

Wu Fanhui nodded slightly, and returned the salute with both hands in fists.

"Brothers, get up, you have come from afar to work hard, have a good rest, today is also the day of the reunion of many of your brothers, it is a good day, you must set up a wine to celebrate."

Dai Nengxiang and Sun Kailin quickly went to arrange, Wu Fanhui and Li Yong entered the house, as for the courtyard, it was already very lively, and everyone was excited to reunite after a long absence, or hugging, or laughing, or talking loudly.

Li Yong closed the door, the room was much quieter, he took out a list and a map from his arms, and handed them to Wu Fanhui.

"Young master, the forty-six people who came back with their subordinates this time are all in this list, and this map was drawn by subordinates after observing along the road."

Wu Fanhui nodded, plus the fifty-one people in front, a total of ninety-seven people, plus Ma Sanli, Wang Baofu and Wang Decai, just one hundred people, it is not a big deal to register for these forty-seven people, for Wu Fanhui, it is just a gesture.

As for the map, it has no effect for the time being, after all, he will not go to Shanxi for the time being.

"Young master, it's the right time for the subordinates, the brothers in the Shanyin and Mayi areas are all concentrated in Shuo County, they found an abnormality, there are army movements in the direction of Datong from time to time, the brothers don't know the situation, and they are ready to leave Datong after the concentration."

Wu Fanhui frowned slightly, and spoke unhurriedly.

"If my guess is correct, the brothers are also living a life of licking blood from the knife edge."

Li Yong's face turned a little red.

"The young master is right, the brothers have no other way to go, but the brothers have never killed ordinary people...

"I don't need to say these words, since I came to Shilipu, then I don't blame the past, I don't care what the brothers have done before, from now on, you have to tell all the new brothers that you must abide by all the rules, you must not mess around, and all the loose tempers in the past will be changed for me."

"Young master, don't worry, the subordinates have made clear requests along the way, and the brothers know in their hearts that they will be loyal to the young master."

"Alright, sit down and talk."

After Li Yong sat down, Wu Fanhui talked about arranging for Ma Jigang and Liu Fangheng to go to Jiazhou and Shenmu to investigate.

After Wu Fanhui finished speaking, Li Yong immediately spoke.

"Young master, this time my subordinates entered Shanxi from Wubao, passing through Yongning Prefecture, Fenzhou, Jiaocheng, Taiyuan and Xinzhou, and found that the famine in Shanxi was also very serious, and there were displaced people in various places, and my subordinates were worried that it would not take long for Shanxi to be afraid that there would be peasant riots."

"Do you mean that we have to act as soon as possible?"

"This is exactly what the subordinates mean, Jiazhou, Shenmu and Fugu and other places are all close to Shanxi, to the north are Yulin border towns and grasslands, to the south are Yan'an and Xi'an and other places, the best place for the mob is to go to Shanxi in the east, if they all go to Shanxi, the young master's arrangement and deployment is afraid that it will be difficult to achieve."

"Well, your analysis is good, it's just that the brothers have just arrived in Shilipu, I don't know if they can act together."

"Young master, there is absolutely no problem, these subordinate brothers can deal with any situation."

"Okay, when Ma Jigang and Liu Fangheng come back, we will act, the brothers have come from afar, it is very hard, take advantage of the time of these few days to take care of your body."

When Wu Fanhui was about to get up and go outside, Li Yong suddenly thought of something.

"Young master, my subordinates went all the way to Shuo County, and when I was in Taiyuan, I heard some rumors."

Wu Fanhui turned his head to look at Li Yong and did not speak.

"The subordinates heard that the Houjin Tartars attacked Beizhili and prepared to attack the capital, and the Jiliao Governor Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned because of his poor defense, and the subordinates didn't know if it was useful to say this, and the subordinates didn't dare to confirm the matter."

"Oh, do you have anything to do with Lord Yuan?"

"No, Lord Yuan is a big official, how can he know his subordinates, his subordinates just heard that Lord Yuan is very powerful, and he defeated the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong, and his subordinates don't understand that Lord Yuan is so powerful, the Houjin Tartars are attacking the capital, why would the emperor put Lord Yuan in prison."

"Li Yong, some things will come to light sooner or later, don't think about it so much now, you have experienced a lot of twists and turns, and you must have some feelings about this kind of thing, okay, you remember, when you hear these things in the future, you must quickly inform me, no matter whether you think it is a useful or useless rumor."

"Yes, my subordinates remember."

"Well, you can also rest for a while, after the banquet starts, drinking is indispensable, so many brothers have returned to the team, you must be very happy, you can drink hard today, and rest when you get drunk, but from tomorrow, you can't drink more."

Li Yong went to the next room to clean up, and Wu Fanhui fell into deep thought.

With this hundred elite soldiers, it should be said that the operation of the sneak attack on the rogue has a great guarantee, of course, it is impossible for all the hundred people to be dispatched, Shilipu still has to leave some people behind, keep the money and food here, according to the combat effectiveness of the brothers, the battle of the sneak attack on the rogue will definitely be able to win.

However, with the increase in personnel, many brothers continue to stay in Shilipu, which is obviously not very suitable, and the movement is too big, which is easy to attract the attention of the county government, although there is a nominal teacher-student relationship between him Wu Fanhui and Lu Weibiao, the county magistrate.

As for the place of relocation, Wu Fanhui has already considered it, Ma'anshan Village is very good, the terrain there is very familiar to him, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the village is in the middle of a flat land, from the topography is very safe, there are no people in the village, a hundred people relocated to the past, scattered to the village, will not attract attention at all.

As for the ten-mile house, it naturally belongs to the property of the Wu family, and the patriarch will naturally deal with it.

A lot of land in Ma'anshan Village belongs to the executed elder Wang Zhengui, and the exiled Lizheng Wu Qingxiong, because of the famine over the years, the land is almost uncultivated, and it is currently considered ownerless land, and the brothers relocated to Ma'anshan Village can cultivate these lands, if Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong's family inquire, Wu Fanhui can deal with it, and give them some money and food at most.

Once relocated to Ma'anshan Village, Wu Fanhui can also recruit more people, and the team will definitely need to grow.

An hour later, Li Yong entered the house and told Wu Fanhui that the banquet outside had been arranged.

This meal of wine was a bit miserable, Wu Fanhui didn't have much of a problem, Li Yong was drunk and messy, even Sun Kailin and Dai Nengxiang were not much better.