Today, it's a temporary update, and I'm going to start sorting out the future plot of Qingxi County.

Along the way, he shouted slogans, banged on iron pots, and set fire to a few houses, which can be regarded as a thrilling descending from the mountain.

"Alas, I forgot to take the money, and the servant should also be called, otherwise who will serve the master along the way."

As soon as he came down the mountain, Li Daozheng's housekeeper suddenly slapped his thigh and screamed.

Hearing this, Hao Jian smiled bitterly: "If that's the case, you can go back, I'll wait for you when I get to Qingxi County." ”

Although the mountain bandits are in a mess at the moment, they also know the severity, and when they come back to their senses without getting muddy, they are afraid that the people who are chasing them will come later, and if they go back this time, they will definitely be looking for death.

"Dianyuan said with a smile, I just mentioned it, let's hurry up for safety."

The housekeeper just wanted to show himself in front of Li Daozheng, but he didn't expect to be told by Hao Jian, and after a few wry smiles, he began to suggest.

"When the servants are gone, they will summon them when they are in the place, and go back and send a letter to the house, and ask them to bring some more silver."

Li Daozheng felt nothing for the housekeeper's flattery, and there was nothing if the money and servants were lost, these things could be exchanged for supplies as long as a letter, anyway, if you have money, you have to be capricious.

After resting for a while, the four of them continued to walk towards the front, and did not stop until they reached a small town after dawn.

When they arrive in the town, it is under the management of the government, and the mountain bandits generally do not have the courage to chase after them, otherwise they will be labeled as a rebel, and the mountain bandits generally do not take risks for their own safety.

"Whew, finally had a good meal."

Hao Jian touched his stomach and said with satisfaction after a meal of nonsense.

In fact, the food tasted good a few days ago in the mountain bandits' nest, but unfortunately the cook was worried about the pyramid scheme, and the taste of cooking was completely lost, but it became a pity.

"Maozi, what do you say Qingxi County looks like? Is it barren or rich? ”

Turning his head, Hao Jian said to Mao Zi.

"Where have I ever been out on weekdays, if you say that the ditch and ditch in Bianjing City, I can answer it, and you ask me these are for nothing."

Mao Zi shook his head and responded to Hao Jian.

Seeing that after eating, it should be time to settle the bill, Hao Jian and Mao Zi were actually chatting on the side, obviously a sign of reluctance to pay the bill, Li Daozheng sighed and glared at the housekeeper: "Li Mao, go and settle the account." ”

In the end, it is a third-grade master, Li Daozheng is not verbose, and said directly to the housekeeper.

When the housekeeper Li Mao heard this, he immediately put on a crying face: "Master, where do I have any money on my body, it was all taken away by the mud." Hao Dianyuan, why don't you put it on for the time being? ”

"Okay," Hao Jian nodded: "It's a cushion, and when we get to the next city, we will pass Master Li over the hook fence, and we will continue to hurry after changing the money." ”

Touching his chin, Hao Jian still felt that it was a good thing to level Li Daozheng over the hook bar, after all, this scholar was not only disobedient with him, but also had to give himself a stinky face and look upset. Over the hook column, when a turtle is a turtle man, tsk, the first three grades of the big man to be a turtle man, I'm afraid it's more gimmick than being hungry and fainting Jinluan Palace, so think about it and a little excited!

Seeing Hao Jian with stars in his eyes, Li Daozheng snorted coldly, turned his head and ignored him.

"Hao Dianyuan, don't talk nonsense, I'll send a letter to my family, and promise to return the money to you when I get to Qingxi."

Hearing this, Li Mao immediately saluted Hao Jianzuo.

Hao Jian nodded with satisfaction, and ordered Mao Zi to write down the accounts: "But if you want to calculate the interest, if you don't pay it back, arrest you and go to see the local parent official, well, the parent official of Qingxi County!" ”

After eating, Mao Zi went to buy a carriage again, two of which were all recorded under Li Daozheng's account.

Perhaps because of the small number of people in the team, the next road became very quiet, there were no bandits, and there were no disasters, but there was some smooth sailing.

After more than half a month of traveling, Hao Jian finally arrived in Qingxi County.

Qingxi County is named after a Qingshui River, and next to it are Qingshui County and Baishui County, but they are far apart.

What Hao Jian didn't expect was that although Qingxi County is the county seat in the southwest, it is not small at all, and the population is also very large, because of the relationship between the city defense, the city wall is tall and magnificent, and the Qingshui River flowing through Qingxi County has become a natural moat, protecting the safety of Qingxi County.

Looking at the huge Qingxi County, Hao Jian nodded again and again: "This county seat is really good, not bad!" ”

"Of course it's good, Qingxi County is located in the southwest hinterland, in front of the border fortress city defense, and in the back is the southwest henchman, and the left and right mountains are cut off, which has become the last barrier to prevent foreign races from entering the interior of Dakang!"

Li Daozheng on the side looked at Hao Jian and slowly said to Hao Jian.

"Hey, Lord Li also knows a lot about Qingxi County?"

Hao Jian didn't know much about Qingxi County, only that it was a remote town, and it seemed that few officials were willing to come.

Hearing Hao Jian's words, Li Dao's face changed: "I investigated it in advance when I came, and the old man didn't want to come to an unfamiliar place like this." ”

"Brother Jian'er, it's been a holiday recently? Or is it already the middle of the year? ”

Mao Zi didn't understand what Li Daozheng said, but he glanced at the city wall of Qingxi County and asked Hao Jian.

Zhongyuan Festival, is the Ghost Festival, Ming and said to burn seven and a half months, is the day to worship the ancestors and burn incense, every time at this time both sides of the river embankment, mountains, forests and fields are full of people who burn incense, than Qingming has more.

Counting the days, it is only mid-May now, and it is still before the Midyear Festival, Hao Jian frowned: "What's wrong?" There has been no solar term recently, and the Qingming Festival has not long passed. ”

"It's strange over there, how are these people burning incense at the embankment?"

Mao Zi pointed to a few people by the Qingshui River and said.

Looking in the direction pointed by Maozi, several people at the embankment were big and small, like a family, they knelt on the ground reverently, burning paper and incense in front of them, they bowed while making various gestures, and kept muttering something in their mouths, a large piece of chirping.

The last few people finished chanting and then slammed their heads a few times before they stood up and left.

Seeing this scene, Hao Jian couldn't understand it, anyway, he could see at a glance that these people were engaged in superstitious activities, after all, this kind of activity was relatively common in ancient times, and it was not strange. If you don't believe and say something that there is no god in the world, eighty percent of you will be burned and offered to the gods by others on pillars like Jesus.

Li Daozheng looked at a few people twisting their beards, frowning, revealing the appearance of an old wise man: "A few days ago, someone passed on the excerpt and said to the long-lived master, the revival of the Smelling Fragrance Sect in the southwest region, I'm afraid that these people are the rumored people of the Smelling Fragrance Sect, right?" ”

"Smell the incense?"

Hao Jian: This is the first time he's heard this term, what is he doing?

"Well, even the branches of the Maitreya Sect and the White Lotus Sect also messed with me a hundred years ago, and were finally suppressed by the imperial court. I didn't expect it to come back again in recent years, and the momentum is a little bigger than before, Lord Hao, you have to be careful after taking office, this group of incense-burning fools will rebel at any time. ”

Li Daozheng explained to Hao Jian, and did not forget to remind Hao Jian after speaking.

"In this case, I won't take office for the time being, and I'll see what the situation is like when Qingxi County falls to the ground."

Hao Jian frowned, he still decided to take a look at the internal situation in Qingxi County first, after all, he still had to stay here for three years, and it would be a pity if he was killed by the cult.

At the same time that Hao Jian and the others arrived in Qingxi County, the Praetorian Guards sent by the imperial court also arrived at the mountain bandit camp that did not get muddy. Originally, the troops only needed a token to go to battle, but this Praetorian Guard has not been mobilized for decades, and of course it has to be cautious when it has a task all of a sudden. As far as the selection is concerned, it is absolutely necessary to choose the elite of the elite, so the audition was immediately held, and more than 1,000 people were selected after the audition was completed in the promotion competition, PK match, repechage match, semi-final and finals.

Anyway, what the emperor said, the squire said it was important, Shangshu came to report, and the elder of the pavilion came to summarize, in short, it was as grand as it was, and it was as important as it was!

This back and forth, plus the starry night, only took half a month, which is a miracle.

However, after the elite of the Praetorian Guard arrived at the mountain bandit base, they found that things were different from what they thought, and it stands to reason that the mountain bandits who can catch the officials of the dynasty should be regarded as bandits, so the people who greet this group of Praetorian Guards should be swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, but after they arrived at the place, they found that there were not many people here, and they would disarm and surrender after a little scare.

Half a month ago, civil strife broke out among the mountain bandits, and after a night, the mountain bandits were divided into several nests, and they dispersed, and the remaining people just wanted to be farmers here to farm, and Hao Dianyuan and Li Daozheng had already taken advantage of the chaos to escape.

So the rescue team sent by the imperial court came up empty.

"Alas, how can these mountain bandits disperse like this, and they have to wait until I get there before they disperse! It's so unprofessional, and those who say they will receive a ransom don't even have integrity! ”

The commander of the Praetorian Guard cursed a few words, and then could only lead the team in the direction of returning to Beijing.

This time I can only return to Your Majesty, the Dakang Wang Shi dispatched, the enemy chief did not dare to confront the Wang Shi, and they broke up on their own before the battle, God bless Dakang and the like. of