In the early morning, the birds in the forest chirp non-stop.

When the sun rises and the sun shines on ten thousand rays of light, the whole forest, Huanglu Mountain, and the rivers in the distance are bright.

Out of the bright forest came more than a thousand dark bandits, all eager to try.

There are few things in the world that do not work hard, and the early birds can eat worms, and even if you are a robber, you have to work hard to get a harvest.

Shen Liusheng was rarely industrious, and decided to take Baling City according to the plan.

In his opinion, Xiao Buyi is just a waste of fame, worshipping gods and summoning ghosts before sending troops, it is completely the work of gods, Shen Liusheng can't understand why Xiao Buyi can make a great reputation on both sides of the Yellow River.

He took advantage of Xiao Buyi's army, and took advantage of the weakness to plunder Baling City, even if he couldn't take Baling City, it also made Xiao Buyi lose face, maybe when he Shen Liusheng gave an order, the people of Baling advocated a hundred peaces, and gathered in Jingcong, wouldn't it be a great good thing?

Everyone came out of Huanglu Mountain, walked through the forest on the side of the mountain, and prepared to make a detour to Baling City after passing the valley mouth in front.

Anyway, it's still far from noon, and Xiao Buyi won't leave the army until the end of the sacrifice, and they still have a lot of time.

"Boss Shen, in fact, I think ......" A bandit stopped talking.

"What do you think?" Shen Liusheng was on the horse and asked casually.

"I think Xiao Buyi is actually good." The bandit said.

Shen Liusheng finally turned his head and glanced at him, "Your grandmother's, are you going to rebel?" ”

The bandit sneered and said, "Boss Shen, we were originally a rebel, but we didn't want to be thieves by nature. There was a big drought this year, but the dog officials didn't care about the lives of the people and desperately collected it. Everyone rebelled because they couldn't eat enough, but I heard that after Xiao Buyi entered Baling County, he re-issued the Juntian Order, and this year's taxes were all exempted, and the people who could not survive the winter could still go to the government to receive rations. By the time of next year, the rent regulation will be re-implemented, the appropriate reduction and exemption of money and grain, and the government will encourage us to farm, and the people will feel that if we meet a good official, we will have a good life in the future, and the people in my family will also persuade me to go back. ”

A few bandits rebuked loudly: "Wangcai, what do you say, what do you think you are, you have become a thief, and you will be a thief all your life!" ”

But most of the bandits heard Wangcai's words, but they all chose to be silent, Shen Liusheng was silent for a long time before saying: "If Xiao Buyi can really make everyone live a good life, what if we turn to farming?" I led everyone to be thieves, also because I couldn't survive, but now he is beating us, and being a shrinking turtle at this time, is that what a man does? ”

Several bandits echoed again: "What Boss Shen said is very true, it is a man who fights with him Xiao Buyi, he is so crazy, he said that he will fight at noon, and he will have time to turn around for dinner, he simply doesn't take us in his eyes, we have to let him know the price of arrogance." Wangcai, you kid do bad seeds, don't let everyone do bad seeds, if you want to go home to farm and guard your wife and children, no one will stop you. ”

Wangcai was quite aggrieved, and muttered: "I'm just talking, but it's not bad if I can really guard my wife and children, when the thief is worried all the time, I don't know if I can live until tomorrow......"

Shen Liusheng said in a deep voice: "Everyone is good to gather and disperse, and Lao Tzu who wants to leave will definitely not stop him." If you still want to talk to my people, don't talk nonsense. ”

Wangcai pouted, and when he saw Shen Liusheng speak, he didn't dare to say much, but when he was about to reach the valley, Wangcai suddenly shouted: "Boss Shen! ”

Shen Liusheng pulled out his waist knife with a 'click' and said sharply: "If you talk nonsense, believe it or not, I cut you!" ”

Wangcai covered his mouth in fright, but he stretched out his hand to point forward, only to see a group of people flashing out of the valley mouth, the first one was one-handed and heavyweight, and when he saw the bandits stopping, he said lightly: "Shen Liusheng, are you only here now, Pei Xingyan is here, General Xiao has asked me to wait here for a long time." ”

Shen Liusheng was taken aback, turned his head to look at the bandit who reported the news, and the bandit said loudly: "Pei Xingyan, didn't you say that you would attack Huanglu Mountain at noon?" ”

Pei Xingyan laughed, "If you don't talk about attacking at noon, how can I trick you into waiting out of the mountain?" If I didn't induce you to wait out of the mountain, how could I catch you all? But when we say that we attack you at noon, we think it's noon, and most of that head is caught in the door panel! ”

With a wave of his horse, the bandits saw that the officers and soldiers were as calm as a mountain and indestructible, thinking that Pei Xingyan was about to attack, and they all retreated again and again.

Unexpectedly, there was another shout behind him, and hundreds of soldiers rushed out of the grass and woods, holding the main route of the bandits' retreat, and the shield poked the ground, and the sound of 'bang' made people feel cold. Although there are not many soldiers, shield bearers, archers, and sword and axe men are staggered in attack and defense, and they are ready to fight.

The bandits were trapped before and after, they were all panicked, and the bandits who reported the news said loudly: "Pei Xingyan, you claim to be a righteous teacher, but it turns out that you are just carrying out a sneak attack plot. ”

Pei Xingyan was not excited, but said: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating." ”

Although there are nearly 1,000 bandits, there are more than 1,000 cavalry and infantry brought out by Pei Xingyan, he is brave and invincible, although the number of the two sides is evenly matched this time, but the bandits are obviously too far away from Pei Xingyan regardless of combat effectiveness or equipment, it is really easy to defeat the bandits, but it will take a lot of effort to wipe them all out.

Pei Xingyan waved his lance again, hundreds of officers and soldiers poured out behind him, shouted, and walked forward with a shield, the pikemen crossed behind the shield, and Pei Xingyan rode in the front, not in a hurry or slow.

Shen Liusheng's forehead was bruised, the corners of his eyes kept twitching, and when he saw the officers and soldiers getting closer and closer, he felt that it was even more difficult to attack behind him, so he stretched out his sword and said loudly: "Only by rushing out can you live!" Kill everyone! ”

Most of the bandits were standing still, and Shen Liusheng was followed by dozens of bandits, who stepped forward in an uproar.

The two sides charged closer, the Sui soldiers held shields and spears, and attacked in a staggered manner, and the swords and guns in the hands of the bandits were blocked by shields, but the spears of the officers and soldiers were mercilessly poked at them.

For a while, the screams were endless, and blood rushed out, staining the mountains and fields red.

Although Pei Xingyan doesn't know Zhang Xutuo's Eight Winds Battalion, he also has a lot of experience in this offensive and defensive method, and the bandits fight separately, and the next batch falls in an instant.

"Those who descend will not be killed!" Pei Xingyan immediately struck out with a long lance, which had already pierced a bandit, and with a wave of his arm, the person's body flew into the air, and when he fell, his flesh and blood were blurred. Although they are all murders, Pei Xingyan's killing method is undoubtedly much bloodier, and the shock caused in the hearts of the bandits is also stronger.

Seeing this, the bandits retreated again and again, feeling that the cold behind them was even better, and they were in a dilemma, and they were stunned one by one.

After the first round of charge, Shen Liusheng's clothes were scattered and his face was covered with dust, but he had already retreated in front of the thieves.

The taste of being stabbed by more than a dozen spears was not pleasant, he was stumbling left and right, and when he rolled back, he was already embarrassed, but the dozens of bandits who followed him had all been killed!

Pei Xingyan saw the horror of the bandits, and said in a deep voice: "General Xiao convinces people with virtue, you wait to listen, you can be captured, you can still live, if you resist, there is only one way to die." ”

Shen Liusheng held his knife and shouted: "You don't have to listen to his demagoguery, officers and soldiers have always been capricious, we will put down our swords and die without a place to bury." ”

When he shouted, all the bandits hesitated again, and Pei Xingyan sneered: "What's the difficulty if I want to destroy them all?" I think that when General Xiao hit Lishan Fei, broke the tile gang, and fought the supreme king, which time was not invincible and invincible? You little Huanglushan bandits, in his eyes are like ants, General Xiao is kind-hearted, and only considers that you still have parents, wives and children at home, so I will give you a chance. If you miss it this time, you won't have a chance to live! You haven't woken up yet, but you still have gray-haired parents and children waiting to be fed at home? ”

The bandits hesitated again, Shen Liusheng's face was also cloudy, and Pei Xingyan suddenly shouted: "Whoever can catch Shen Liusheng, I will have a heavy reward." ”

Before his words fell, some bandits looked at Shen Liusheng, with bad intentions, Shen Liusheng looked around, and saw the officers and soldiers in the iron bucket, knowing that there was no hope of escaping, and the bandits' hearts were scattered. Let me kill and kill anyone, listen to me, but my surname is not a pity, please let them turn around, even if Shen Liusheng is a ghost, he is grateful for your great kindness. ”

**

In Baling City, Xiao Buyi set up incense tables, the sacrificial wine has been completed, look at the sky, it is noon.

Baling officials, local county leaders, and the people in the city are all onlookers near or far, respecting some people, doubting some things, and believing some people...... Xiao Buyi didn't care about everyone's attitude, but just told the heavens: "Xiao Buyi entered Baling County, conformed to the will of the people, and reissued the Juntian Order." Xiao Buyi didn't want to kill, just because the bandits were troubled and disturbed the people, and now he said that he was going to send troops, which was really helpless. If the bandits are sent out, the bandits can wake up and put down the butcher's knife, and they will be dealt with lightly. ”

Xie Wangzhi has been behind Xiao Buyi, and listened: "General Xiao is kind-hearted, and he is so good-hearted, he only hates that the bandits can't listen to General Xiao's words, otherwise he will feel General Xiao's kindness, and maybe he will come to surrender with his hands tied." ”

Wang Ling and Xiao Ziye both looked at each other and didn't think so. If this bandit is so easy to be influenced, it will be a bodhisattva. I heard that Xiao Buyi is famous, how to do things so mother-in-law mother-in-law, although this battle is fully prepared, I am afraid that if I hit Huanglu Mountain, the bandits will have already run away, it is really famous, but it is actually difficult to deserve.

Xiao Buyi had already turned over and got on the horse, he was armoured, the spear was in his hand, and he was heroic. Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "General Xiao is invincible, this battle will be won!" ”

When the people heard this, they cheered, "General Xiao is invincible, and this battle will be won!" ”

The cheers came one after another, slowly spreading from Xiao Buyi's side, spreading rapidly, and soon spread throughout the city. The cheers were booming and earth-shattering. The entire Baling City was filled with inexplicable excitement, and everyone felt that Xiao Buyi would definitely win this battle regardless of it.

Xiao Buyi looked at the person who was the first to drink, and knew that it was Sun Jin, that is, Sun Shaofang specially arranged it, and he was amused in his heart.

The people have a blind obedience mentality, just follow the shouting, where to call which one is the first, this momentum is enough, Xiao Buyi is on the horse, just thinking about what Pei Xingyan is doing now.

He was followed by more than a thousand soldiers of Baling County, and in the cheers, he pulled out Baling City, and before he could say goodbye to the villagers and the county, he rode in front of him and said loudly: "General Xiao, there is a military report." ”

Xiao Buyi looked into the distance, with an imperceptible smile in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Everyone was a little panicked, just because they had seen many people coming from afar, and looking at their outfits, they looked like bandits.

These bandits are simply lawless, not waiting for Xiao Buyi to encircle and suppress, they actually took the initiative to come to fight, some people have already secretly thought, Xiao Buyi is too arrogant, you told the bandits the time of the battle, isn't that a good preparation for early?

Several old masters trembled their legs, but they still managed to calm down, and the sentry said loudly: "General Qiyu, there are hundreds of bandits in front, all of them have their hands tied, as if they have come to surrender, and the first person is the thief Shen Liusheng!" ”

There was silence in front of Baling City, Xie Wangzhi and the others wanted to believe it, but they couldn't believe it, the thieves really came to surrender with their hands tied, how could this be possible?

Xiao Buyi urged the horse to take a few steps forward, staring into the distance with a gun, and after a while, the bandits' faces were visible, and sure enough, they all came with their hands tied, Xie Wangzhi hurriedly said: "General Xiao, beware of deception in surrendering troops." ”

Xiao Buyi laughed, "I think they will find it in their conscience, and it may be possible to wake up." Seeing that everyone was frightened, he could only wave his gun and say, "Prepare for the formation." ”

All the soldiers stepped forward, holding shields and guns to guard the front, the county looked at ease a little, Shen Liusheng was embarrassed, and when he saw Xiao Buyi holding a gun, he said loudly: "Is General Xiao ahead?" ”

Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "It's Xiao, who is coming?" ”

Shen Liusheng took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground, "Shen Liusheng, a criminal citizen, gathered a crowd to be a thief in Huanglu Mountain, I heard that General Xiao reissued the Juntian Order, conforming to the will of heaven, the people praised him, and he was kind-hearted, so he asked to surrender, he just wanted to keep to himself, and begged General Xiao to give me a chance, General Xiao was very kind, and we will never forget." ”

All the bandits knelt down and said in unison: "We will put down the butcher knife, I just ask the general to give me a chance, General Xiao is very kind, we will never forget!" ”

Xiao Buyi said in his heart that Pei Xingyan really lived up to his trust, immediately groaned, looked back at the counties, and said: "The bandits were really moved by benevolence and righteousness...... Now I have woken up...... I don't know what the old masters think, if they are easily spared, I am afraid that the people will not accept it. ”

Xie Wangzhi shook his head and said: "General Xiao, the bandits came to surrender, because they were influenced by General Xiao, General Xiao is invincible, and he actually let the bandits tie their hands to surrender, which is really the only time in the old man's life." But the bandits are sincere to surrender, and if they are killed, they can only chill the hearts of the bandits. If General Xiao can spare these bandits, although it is a little merciful, it can eliminate the bandits in Baling County, which is really a great merit. If someone wants to disobey the will of heaven and insist on being a bandit, he will be scolded by tens of millions of people, and it will not be too late to ask General Xiao to kill him! ”

Wang Ling and Xiao Ziye also nodded, "What Mr. Xie said is very true, and I also ask General Xiao to think twice, deal with it leniently, and avoid further disputes." ”

Xiao Buyi stared at Shen Liusheng and said in a deep voice: "Since Baling County wants to intercede for you, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime is unforgivable, Shen Liusheng and others will be detained for the time being, in order to see the after-effects, and the rest of the bandits will be led back to the township by the township and Li Zheng, and they will farm with peace of mind. ”

Shen Liusheng and the others were overjoyed, they thought they were going to die, but they didn't expect to live, and they all said in unison: "Thank you General Xiao for your magnanimity." ”

Xie Wangzhi was overjoyed when he saw Xiao Buyi following their advice, and felt that this son would be able to bear the high hopes of the counties in the future, and thought that the robbers would come to submit when they heard Xiao Buyi's name, which was an unprecedented feat.

Under the awe, Xie Wangzhi had already trembled and said: "General Xiao loves the people like a son, the benevolent are invincible, and he will benefit the people of Baling, and the old man and others will do their best to repay it." ”

All the county leaders are Shi Li and said: "General Xiao is invincible, and Baling is blessed!" ”

The people also cheered, "General Xiao is invincible, and the world is invincible......"

For a while, inside and outside the city, there were cheers, Xiao Buyi was on the horse, but he sighed softly, and said in his heart, this name of benevolence and righteousness has to rely on acting, throughout the ages, it is like this!

**

When Xiao Buyi subdued the thieves and won the name of benevolence and righteousness, Meng Chenxue was frowning, looking at the elders of the clan, silent.

She is now in a big crisis, but for the sake of profit.

The world is bustling, all for fame and fortune, although the two are different from the north and the south, they still can't escape the word fame and fortune.

Altan looked at Meng Chenxue proudly, and said loudly: "Tag, you are in charge of the affairs of this clan, but it does not mean that you are allowed to do nonsense. ”

Meng Chenxue somewhat understood why he came, but still asked, "Since I took over the affairs of the Meng Chen clan, what are the things that have come about, and I ask my uncle to point them out." ”

An old man next to him frowned and said, "Altan, Tag is loyal to his people and does his best, your indiscriminate accusations are a bit too outrageous. ”

Everyone nodded, and said one after another: "What Viga said is right, Tag has been in charge of the Mengchen clan for several years, and the achievements he has made are obvious to all, Altan, although you are also an elder in the clan, you can speak reasonably." ”

The old man who spoke just now was the Viga of the clan, but this Viga was not the Viga who led the way when he first came out of the fortress. In each clan, there will be a virtuous elder called Viga, who will turn to the wise man for help whenever there is something difficult to solve in the clan. The second in the clan is the patriarch who is the largest, and now there is a vacancy, and it is Meng Chenxue who will fulfill the responsibility of the patriarch. There is something in the clan, Meng Chenxue has to discuss with the elders and clansmen of the clan, and Altan is one of the elders.

Fang Cai echoed that they were all elders in the clan, and they agreed with Meng Chenxue's hard work in the past few years.

Meng Chenxue came here and also brought a few of his subordinates, Gullent, Baltu and Mo Feng.

Although Mo Feng has been mixing in the clan, after all, he is still an outsider, in this case, he can only come up with ideas secretly, and he is not very interesting, as for the arrow, he has always been in the grassland, Meng Chenxue knew that his surname was hot, but he did not let him come.

Seeing that Viga and the elders were all supporting him, Meng Chen Xue was a little relieved in his heart, and secretly thought that it was only Altan alone, and he should not be able to make waves in the clan.

Altan sneered: "You have less nonsense? You can get your surname in other places, and I can't help but say things that involve the interests of the clan and harm the clan. ”

Everyone was surprised, but Meng Chenxue was still calm, "I don't know what I did wrong, and I ask my uncle to point it out." ”

Altan said coldly: "There are horses in the clan that are jointly shepherded, and there are also private horses, and I can't say anything about private property, but I still have a little say in the horses that are jointly shepherded." For more than two years, the horses in the clan have been raised by the Tag, and you are in charge of buying and selling, right? ”

Meng Chenxue nodded, "That's true, as for the money, it's up to the elders. ”

An old man said: "There will be no mistake in the number, our Mengchen clan has prospered for more than two years, and it really has a lot to do with the hard work of Tag. ”

The old man's name is Lang Mumo, who is in charge of the money of the Mengchen clan, he is a careful budgeter, and he is quite prestigious, he said yes, of course the people of the clan will not doubt it.

Altan said: "I didn't know if there was a mistake before, but now I know that it was a big mistake, and in the past year, Tag has embezzled at least three times as much as the property in the clan. ”

Everyone was shocked and asked, "Altan, why do you say this?" ”

Meng Chenxue's face was slightly pale, but she bit her red lips lightly and didn't say a word.

Seeing everyone's attention, Altan said proudly: "You have all been in the grassland for a long time, but you don't know that the Central Plains has undergone earth-shaking changes. Tag has always bought and sold horses at the market price two years ago, but as far as I know, the price of horses has increased by at least five to ten times in this year! You say, where did the rest of the four-fold profits go, wasn't it swallowed up by the Tag privately? ”

Gurent stood up and said loudly, "Elder Altan, I don't agree with your statement. ”

Altan's face turned pale, "How old are you to talk to me like this?" ”

Gullent's face turned red, but Meng Chenxue motioned for him to sit down, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle said a few points wrong, the first point is that the price of our horses is also rising, and now it has increased more than twice as much as at the beginning, not the same as you said." The second is that all the income from selling horses is open and transparent, and it is jointly supervised by the elders of the clan. ”

The people of the tribe were shocked and moved, and they all said, "Tag, we believe in you. ”

Altan's face was cloudy, and Meng Chenxue said again: "The most important point is that since last year, the Khan has forbidden to do business with the Central Plains people......"

"Looks like you've been doing business with the Central Plains?" Altan said urgently.

Meng Chenxue nodded, "Although the Khan forbade the tribes to do business with the Central Plains, he bought the horses of the tribe at a low price and sold them to the Central Plains at a high price. Although the price of the horses you mentioned is high, few of them can be sold. And the Khan's price of horses to the steppe people is even lower than two years ago, and most of the wealth has gone to the Khan, and Khatun has always complained about us, so why should we sell our own horses with the support of Khan? We now sell horses at a much higher price than the Khan bought, and I've always been doing things for the benefit of my people......"

"You said that there are few ways to sell, but I have a better way." Altan sneered, "If I were in charge of the horse trade, I would be able to sell at least twice the price at which you sell it now, but it depends on whether you are willing to surrender this right for the benefit of the clan." ”

The elders were moved again, how could there be too little money in this world, Lang Mumo asked suspiciously: "Altan, do you really have a better way?" ”

Altan patted his chest and said, "Of course, if the matter of buying and selling horses is really in my hands, I guarantee that the profits of the clan will be at least doubled next year, and there may be more, and each of the elders here will be able to share more than twice the amount of money in the past." ”

Many people have already moved, but Meng Chenxue sneered: "I'm just afraid that you are blowing nonsense, don't make a mistake." Nowadays, selling horses can be said to be licking blood from the edge of the knife, and when they arrive in the Central Plains, some of them are already empty of people and money without waiting for them to be sold. Although I don't sell at a high price, we can make a profit from each other, and I'm just afraid of ......"

"What are you afraid of, you're just afraid that you won't be able to help your lover, right?" Altan said suddenly.

Meng Chenxue frowned slightly, "Altan, what do you want to say?" ”

Altan sneered again and again: "Don't think that you are doing things unknowingly, I know why you refuse to let me run the trade of horses in the clan, just because the horses in the clan have always been sold to you by your lover." You didn't embezzle any of it, but the sweetness was taken up by your lover, so what's the difference between that and you taking it? Meng Chenxue, you ask yourself, to Allah, is Xiao Buyi your lover, and has your horse always been sold to him?! ”

Meng Chenxue bit her red lip lightly, and there was silence in the big tent for a while......

(To be continued)