"Alright, get up!" Seeing the city guard kowtowing on the ground and kowtowing his head to break the blood, Liu Zhang said with some displeasure: "Just say the three words 'lightly hit' just now, I will spare you once." Let's talk about it, why did you poison a butcher, you did too much! ”

"Childe, you don't know, what I'm doing as an official is really hard!" The city guard cried and said with a sad face: "In the city I guard, there are many big families, but I am not tough enough in the background. I don't dare to offend any of those big families. The children of the family are rampant and domineering in the city, I don't know it, but I don't dare to care! Don't look at me as a city guard, which family has more house slaves and clan soldiers than my troops, if they really want to destroy me, I..."

"That's it!" Liu Zhang said impatiently: "What does all this have to do with me? What does it have to do with Butcher Zhang? Didn't you get angry with the big family, so you took out the anger of the people? ”

"No... Can't! Seeing that Liu Zhang's tone was a little stern when he said it, the city guard was a little choked. I only listened to the city guard: "Childe doesn't know, this butcher likes to make friends with heroes in the rivers and lakes, and those heroes are lawless." When they meet the children of the family who are bullying others, they don't care about each other's family background, and they have already lost several lives! The family can't help the heroes of the rivers and lakes, so if they are angry with me, I will..."

"You're going to be angry with a butcher, aren't you?" Liu Zhang patted his forehead and said, "I really admire you!" It's just this bit of, and it's all over the city. Go! In the future, Zhang Butcher will be covered by me, if there is any family that does not open his eyes, tell him that Lao Tzu is Liu Zhang, the son of Youzhou Taishou, and in the capital, the Yuan family will not dare to talk to me! ”

"The Yuan family?" The city guard asked suspiciously, "Which Yuan family?" ”

"Is there any other Yuan family in the court who deserves to be bullied by our son-in-law?" Shi A laughed and said: "Naturally, it is Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng of the Fourth and Third Dukes!" You know, when I was in the capital, our son-in-law beat Yuan Feng's son Yuan Shu to death, and as a result, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui could only suffer dumb losses! ”

The city guard's eyes straightened after hearing this, and he looked at Liu Zhang with great admiration. You must know that the Yuan family is in the limelight in the Han Dynasty, who dares to stroke their tiger whiskers? Suddenly, the city guard smiled: "Little boy, since you can take in Butcher Zhang, can you..."

"Covering you?" Liu Zhang sneered: "Don't give me an inch!" I didn't ask you for anything, you should be snickering! Want to do my job? I don't collect waste! ”

"Childe, as a city guard, I have brought soldiers in Youzhou for ten years, so it's not a waste!" The city guard smiled: "At least, it's still useful!" ”

"Tell me, then, what are you capable of?" Liu Zhang sneered: "Don't tell me, you have no last resort!" ”

"How dare you..."The city guard said: "I have led the army for ten years, and I have a little experience in leading the army..."

Shi Ahaha laughed and said: "Childe himself is a master of leading soldiers, what is your experience?" Go back and ask people to go to Jixian County to inquire, the soldiers in Jixian County are all trained according to Gongzi's training methods! ”

Liu Zhang shook his head and said, "That's it! Since you are a military general, you will naturally order martial arts. I'll give you and Zhang Butcher a knife, and I don't ask you to be stronger than him, as long as you can draw with him, then you are my person. Otherwise, people say that the descendants of the little prince of Youzhou Assassin Shi are not even as good as a butcher, and if you accept you, you can only lose my face! ”

The city guard was stunned, he knew that Zhang Butcher had outstanding martial arts and could be called the number one master in the city. Single-handedly with Butcher Zhang, isn't this looking for death? But he didn't want to give up this opportunity, and he had to have a backstage as an official. The city guard gritted his teeth and said, "I'm willing to fight with Butcher Zhang!" ”

"No, no, no! How dare the villain use force with the castle guard! Butcher Zhang saw that Liu Zhang's status was noble, but he didn't dare to go against the city guard. Liu Zhang has to leave after all, in case after Liu Zhang leaves, the city guard wants to clean him up as a market butcher, isn't it easy?

"Butcher Zhang, no matter whether you win or lose, I won't blame you!" The castle guard knew that this was an opportunity for him, and he also knew that he must not touch the butcher again. Although the city guard doesn't know Liu Zhang's surname, the children of the family are face-heavy, since Liu Zhang said that he was covering Zhang Butcher, whoever moved Zhang Butcher would slap Liu Zhang's face. With Liu Zhang's identity, killing a city guard is really as Shi A said, it is easier than killing a dog.

Butcher Zhang looked at Liu Zhang, and then at the city guard. Since both of them said so, he was no longer hypocritical. Picking up the knife sent by the officer, Butcher Zhang smiled and said, "My lord, you can do it first!" ”

"Be careful!" The city guard tucked the corner of his robe to his waist and slashed at Butcher Zhang with his knife. The city guard is worthy of being a battle-hardened veteran, and there is a trace of murderous aura on the knife. Butcher Zhang didn't dare to be careless, he stepped back sharply, turned his hand and slashed off the head of the city guard.

Although the momentum of the city guard is unstoppable, he is still afraid of death. Seeing Butcher Zhang's knife, he hurriedly raised his knife to resist. Unexpectedly, this is exactly what the butcher Zhang wanted. The two knives collided, and the city guard suddenly felt a trace of great force, and there were even blood streaks coming out of the tiger's mouth. Just when the city guard couldn't hold the sword, he heard a sound and the knife broke.

"My lord, I agreed!" Butcher Zhang put away his knife and clenched his fists and stood aside, while the city guard holding a half-truncated knife in his hand was a little bitter. The city guard knew that he was not the opponent of Butcher Zhang, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated so simply.

"Alas!" The city keeper sighed and said, "There are times in life when you have to have it, and there is no time in life when you can't force it!" Since I don't have a relationship with the little boy, that's it! ”

"You don't have to be discouraged! I'll open a note for you in a while, as long as Butcher Zhang's family doesn't break the law, and those children of the family dare to make noise, you can show them the note I opened. There is a kind, let them go to Youzhou to find my father! Liu Zhang knew that if he wanted the horses to run, he had to give the horses grass. He recruited Butcher Zhang, but Butcher Zhang's family still had to be taken care of by the city guard, at least Butcher Zhang's family business couldn't move away. If the city guard breaks the jar and breaks, it will be enough for Liu Zhang to be troublesome.

The city guard's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Childe!" ”

"That's it!" Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Prepare pen and ink, Shi A, you leave a handwritten letter for the city guard!" However, it should be noted in the handwritten that I am only in charge of the affairs of the butcher Zhang, and if there are other things in the city guard, it will not be in my charge! That's right! Butcher Zhang, what is your real name, I can't call you Butcher Zhang in writing! ”

Butcher Zhang bowed and saluted: "Villain Zhang Xiong, thank you for the rescue of the son!" ”

"Humph!" The city guard knew that Liu Zhang wanted to subdue Zhang Xiong, so he sneered; "Rescue? The little boy is a lifesaver for you! ”

"What!" Zhang Xiong exclaimed; "What enmity do I have against you, that you want to put me to death?"

"What vendetta?" The city guard sneered: "The Wang family in the west of the city, the Li family in the east of the city, you should be no stranger!" Do you know that the Wang family is another branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Li family is a disciple of the Yuan family. The heroic man you provoked, killed the son of the Wang family and disabled the great-grandson of the Li family! You're okay with those heroes, but what about me? All of them are looking for me to be the murderer, where can I find it? ”

Zhang Xiong was stunned and said: "Those children of the family bully men and women, there is no good person, and they are innocent of death!" ”

"Yes! They are not good! But they have power! The city guard said angrily: "You patronize those small people, but what about me? Have you ever thought about it for me? ”

"Being an official is not the master of the people, you are not willing to sacrifice the small people for the sake of the family, why should I take care of you?" Zhang Xiong suddenly laughed and said: "If you are a good official, all the heroes in the world will serve you, even if those big families embarrass you, we will try our best to get justice for you, but you are not a good official!" Jianghu heroes, who wants to go against the government, we also want to serve the government and ask for the people's lives, but is there such an official worthy of our service now? If there really is such an official, I will die for him, and I am willing! ”

"Butcher Zhang is really a hero!" Liu Zhang shook his head and said, "Lord City Guard, from today onwards, if Butcher Zhang has another conflict with the family, you can handle it impartially." As long as my father is still the assassin of Youzhou, I will protect you. Of course, if you take advantage of my connections to be corrupt, be careful of your head. As for those related families, you tell them that if you don't want to be exterminated by me, be honest with me! ”

"Yes!" When the city guard heard Liu Zhang's words, he immediately responded. You must know that there are many cases in the city, all of which are committed by the heroes attracted by Butcher Zhang. Now that there is Liu Zhang's promise, I believe that those families will not dare to make noise anymore! Anyway, as long as it is done by the hero, it will be pushed on the head of Butcher Zhang!

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back to the inn!" ”

"Childe lives in an inn?" The castle guard exclaimed, "No, no! Although my castle guard mansion is shabby, it is much stronger than the inn, so it is better to invite my son to come and stay in my castle guard mansion for one night..."

"No need!" Liu Zhang didn't want to have any interests with the city guard.

"Childe is my savior, how can there be a reason to let the savior live in the inn!" Zhang Xiong is not stupid, Liu Zhang has helped him so much, he naturally wants to express it, so Zhang Xiong smiled and said: "If the son does not give up, you can go to my house to rest!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The city guard smiled: "Don't look at Butcher Zhang's ugly face, but his home is elegant." I heard that there is a peach orchard in his backyard, which has a unique flavor! ”

"Oh?" Liu Zhang also likes peach forests and bamboo forests, mainly because he likes the bamboo forests and thatched huts of hermits like Taoyuan Sanjieyi and Zhuge Liang. So Liu Zhang smiled and said: "In this case, you must see and understand!" ”

Bidding farewell to the city guard, Liu Zhang followed Zhang Xiong to his house, and before he entered the door, he heard a scream like killing a pig, this is not a human scream, it is really a pig barking. Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Xiong with a strange look and said, "You don't kill pigs in the front yard, plant peach blossoms in the back yard!" ”

Zhang Xiong said helplessly: "What is killing pigs, it must be the stinky boy of my family, and he is practicing martial arts with pigs in the front yard!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Xiong led Liu Zhang to push the door in, only to see a child about the same age as Liu Zhang in the front yard, holding a pole, riding on a pig, and pumping a group of pigs with a pole. It can be seen from the gestures that the child's pig pumping action should be a very profound set of marksmanship!