"Yes, I didn't expect us to meet so soon, there is another acquaintance here, didn't General Zu come to visit Lord Thorn Shi?" Wei Shuo couldn't help but shout loudly when he saw Zu Ti striding towards the meteor.

"Huh~ Okay, let's talk after I visit Pei Tingshi!"

Zu Ti also didn't have a good impression of Pei Dun, but he couldn't be rude, so he had to endure his impatience to go to see Pei Dun. Pei Dun saw a trace of embarrassment on Zu Ti's face, but he also knew that he would have to rely on the other party in the future, so he didn't dare to throw his face at Zu Ti, and only said a few words.

After exchanging a few words with Pei Dun, Zu Ti walked towards Wei Shuo and the others again, but he didn't expect that as soon as he got closer, he heard his brother complaining incessantly, "If it weren't for the incompetence of Lord Assassin Shi this time, with the ability of my brother and Lord Wei, it would not be easy for Hu Ren to take away Pengcheng." ”

"Hehe, forget it, what's the use of talking about it now? Let's discuss our future plans, now it seems that the Xuzhou family headed by Pei Dun is unreliable, and if you want to expel the Hu people from Xuzhou, you and I will have to work together in the future. ”

"What the guard Cao said is very true, don't always complain about others, and learn to rely on ourselves at all times. Although the battle of Pengcheng did not go as planned, we at least rescued Pei Tingshi. If the Hu people can't use Pei Dun, they can't subdue all parts of Xuzhou in a short time. At this time, Zu Ti's voice came from the periphery.

"Brother!" "General Zu!" Seeing the ancestor coming, everyone greeted each other one after another.

"Guard Cao, what are your plans for the future? Is it preparing to immediately withdraw to the eastern part of Xuzhou? ”

Wei Shuo nodded and said, "Well, yes, I originally planned to escort Master Pei to Xiapi first, and then transfer to the East China Sea Kingdom." Now that I have met General Zu, I wonder if the general is willing to take Pei Tingshi along the way? ”

Of course Zu Ti would not refuse Wei Shuo's request, he replied with a smile: "Yes, anyway, Zu Mou is going to Xiapi Country, and bringing Master Pei with him is just a gesture." ”

"It's so good, hey, I finally have an explanation for my kindness to Little Lady Pei." Solving Pei Dun's stay, Wei Shuo was relieved.

The two did not stay long on the shore of Surabaya, and after a little reaffirmation of their future covenant, they said goodbye to each other. Zu Ti took his troops to escort Pei Dun to Xiapi, while Wei Shuo took his henchmen to embark on the road back to the east, and they didn't know when they would see each other again.

Looking at Zu Ti and his entourage who were gradually moving away, Wei Shuo retracted his gaze for a long time.

"Let's go, we should go back too!"

……

Seven days later, Wei Shuo returned to Zhuqi County with his army and was warmly welcomed by Liangqiu, the county commander. Fang is in chaos today, and there are riots everywhere, Liang Qiu thinks that if he wants to protect the territory and the people, he has to rely on Wei Shuo, who has elite soldiers.

Since learning that Wei Shuo intended to enter Zhuqi County, Liang Qiu was excited. Now the long-awaited Wei Shuo has finally returned, and at the same time, there are tens of thousands of Shu people who are unbearable to be bullied by the Hu people all the way back with the army.

"Oops, I finally got the guard Cao here!" As soon as they met, Liang Qiu enthusiastically took Wei Shuo's arm and said again and again: "Whether or not we can ensure the peace of the people in his territory in the future depends on Lord Bing Cao." ”

"Hehe, Lord Liang, rest assured, as long as Wei is wishing him a day, he will never let Hu Ren step into this place for half a step!" Wei Shuo was also unambiguous, and in front of everyone, he personally made a promise to Liang Qiu to persist in resisting Hu.

"Okay, with Lord Wei here, Liang can be regarded as relieved, and everything in the county will depend on Lord Bing Cao in the future."

That night, the county commander Liang Qiu held a grand welcome banquet for Wei Shuo and others in the county office, wishing his county chief bookkeeper, county lieutenant and other officials at all levels, as well as local heroes, all knew that Wei Shuo would be the real head of Zhuqi County in the future, so they went to the county government to participate in the banquet, in order to leave a good impression in front of Wei Shuo.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today I wish a great hero and a great hero in Qiqi County, that is, Xuzhou Bing Cao is engaged in Wei Shuowei. Don't look at Lord Wei's youth, he once followed General Zu to break the Hu cavalry in Liuxian County and won the first victory since the Hu people invaded Xuzhou! ”

"Come, everyone, please raise the wine bottle and congratulate Lord Wei!" As he spoke, Liang Qiu raised his wine glass and gestured to Wei Shuo frequently.

"Congratulations to Lord Wei!" Everyone present raised their wine bottles.

Wei Shuo smiled and arched his hand around, waiting for everyone to quiet down a little before saying: "Now that the Hu people of all ethnic groups are competing to offend my Great Jin, Wei is not talented, and he is willing to work together with all the monarchs to break the Hu people." In the future, if there is something wrong with Wei, please bear with me! ”，

"Lord Wei is polite!"

"Yes, yes, we will help you."

The powerful families present and the officials at all levels of the county government saw that Wei Shuo was so approachable and rushed to show their goodwill. didn't know that Wei Shuo had already been ready to turn his face with the local heroes, but the time was not yet ripe, so he used this face to show weakness for the time being.

With the joint efforts of everyone, the banquet seemed to be harmonious, and Wei Shuo also said hello to the helmsman of a powerful family in Zhuqi County, although he didn't talk much about it, but he also had a familiar face.

The most important thing is that at the banquet, he met the two biggest powerful families in Zhuqi County: Yang Wengan, the head of the Yang family, and Hu Zhao, the head of the Hu family, who are not only the largest landlords in Zhuqi County, but also the largest salt merchants in Zhuqi County.

The two families were full of mixed feelings about Wei Shuo's arrival, on the one hand, they were afraid that Wei Shuo would replace their position in Zhuqi County, and on the other hand, they coveted the endless profits of green salt in Laoshan Mountain. At today's banquet, Yang Wengan and Hu Zhao did not hesitate to inquire about Wei Shuo's tone, but unfortunately, Wei Shuo's tone was very tight.

At the banquet, they couldn't get a trace of useful information from Wei Shuo's mouth, and Yang Wengan and Hu Zhao were worried. On the way back, the two couldn't help but talk.

"Brother Hu, what do you think of our guard Cao?" Yang Wengan touched his chin and asked softly.

Hu Zhao pondered for a while and said: "Deep thinking, he is a person who does great things, and there is only one thing that makes Zai a little worried......

"Brother Hu is right, but there were some bad rumors when he was in Pengcheng?"

"That's right, I heard that this guard Cao hates the children of the family very much, once the Pengcheng family held a banquet and specially invited him over, but he didn't expect him to make a lot of nonsense at the banquet, so that many people couldn't get off the stage at that time. Another time, for a little so-called armor, he pressed a military academy from a family to the ground and slapped it in public. ”

"Well, I've heard a lot about these things. It is said that this Lord Wei may have been persecuted by the family when he was young, causing him to be full of hatred for the family heroes. Now that he has come to our Zhuqi County with a large army, it seems that he will not leave, what do you say we should do in the future? Yang Wengan's tone was a little uncertain.

Hu Zhao sighed and said, "Alas! Let's take it one step at a time! As long as he doesn't overdo it, we will turn a blind eye and give him some favor when the time is right. ”

"Then what if the guard Cao Zhen wants to be very persecutive in a place like ours?"

……

"Brother Wei, who are the two old guys who have been talking to you for a long time just now?" After the banquet, not only did the heroes in the county talk about Wei Shuo, but Wei Shuo was also talking about each other. As soon as he returned to his residence, Zhang Erlang couldn't help but pull Wei Shuo to ask.

"Don't underestimate those two old guys, they are the real rulers of Zhuqi County, the Huyang family controls more than half of the land in Zhuqi County, and there are nearly 1,000 servants and subordinates in the family. In addition, the two poplars are also the largest local salt merchants, and most of the salt shops in the county are owned by them. ”

"Wow! I really didn't expect that those two inconspicuous old men turned out to be the largest and powerful landlords in the local area. After listening to Wei Shuo's introduction, Zhang Erlang was speechless.

"Then what do the two of them mean by looking for Brother Wei today?"

"What else can I do, I just want to get some news from me. Our strong entry into Zhuqi County will inevitably affect the original power pattern in the county. The Hu and Yang families were worried that their interests would be damaged, so they first came to find out what was going on to see if I would attack them as soon as I took office. ”

"Humph! Even if they know each other, as long as they are willing to cooperate, why should we embarrass them? ”