"Then you were born to eat this bowl of rice!" Zhishan said with a smile: "The first time I went to Qingqiang with my master, I met two groups of horse thieves killing each other on the way, looking at the corpses on the side of the road, I even vomited out the overnight meal!" ”

Zhou Ping smiled bitterly: "I've seen corpses a long time ago, but it's the first time I've fought like this!" ”

Zhishan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Zhou Tanyue, I will leave here tomorrow." ”

"Get out of here?" Zhou Ping was stunned, this monk is quite kind to himself these days, and he took the initiative to point out many things without opening his own mouth, which really taught him a lot of things. And earlier he said that he would be "under one man, above ten thousand!" Although he didn't believe in this kind of god-like prophecy, after all, this person said that he was blank before the age of twenty-four, but it was very consistent with his identity as a traverser, so he didn't dare to believe it completely. suddenly said that he was leaving, and he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.

"I wonder where the Zen master is going next?"

"Liaodong!"

"Liaodong?" Zhou Ping was stunned for a moment and asked, "What are you going to do there?" ”

"Do you remember the straight woman I mentioned to you?" Zhishan turned around, his gaze turned to the northeast, as if his gaze crossed more than a thousand miles of mountains and seas, and threw himself into the white mountains and black waters that were under fire, his voice became low, as if he was whispering in a dream: "The last time I went to Goryeo, I only heard from the mouths of the merchants, this time I plan to go there in person and find out!" ”

"This, Zen master, you better think twice, if it is according to what you said, I am afraid that there is a war over there, and it is not a joke to fight fiercely." Zhou Ping thought that Zhishan was just casually mentioned, but he didn't expect the other party to really want to go to Liaodong to investigate Yiqing, this is not a joke, although he knew the situation in Liaodong at that time very well, but one thing is certain, at this time, the two sides of Jin and Liao must be killed, and from the historical records, the Jin people did not believe in Buddhism as much as the Xixia people, and the identity of the monk of Zhishan may not help him much. In any case, this monk was quite kind and caring to him these days, and Zhou Ping didn't want him to go to such a dangerous place.

"I know!" Zhishan nodded: "But the rise of female straight people is a major event related to the well-being of millions of people in my Great Song Dynasty, and those female straight people have not yet learned civilization and education, just like the Khitan people in the fifth dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, killing is a common thing." If the female straight man defeats the Liao State and occupies the land of Yanyun, millions of people in the two rivers of the Great Song Dynasty will be exposed under the iron hooves of the female straight man, and at that time, I am afraid that the disaster of Yongjia will be seen again! For the sake of the well-being of millions of people in the Central Plains, how can I cherish a person's surname and hold back at this time? ”

Hearing Zhishan's words, Zhou Ping didn't know how to answer for a while, Zhishan turned around and watched Zhou Ping's gaze soften: "Zhou Tanyue, I don't know why, although I met you for the first time, I fell in love with each other as soon as we met, maybe this is the 'fate' in the Buddhist scriptures." I don't know if I can come back when I go to Liaodong this time, the poor monk is a monk and has no heirs. Speaking of this, Zhishan took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Zhou Pingdao: "This is a little bit of my experience over the years, so I will give it to you, which can be regarded as a little thought!" ”

Zhou Ping hurriedly stretched out his hands to take the booklet, only to see that the cover was written in upright italics with five big characters "Sun Tzu Guo Family Note", he didn't dare to open it and take a closer look, so he hurriedly solemnly held the booklet above his head, and said respectfully: "The boy thanks the Zen master for the book!" ”

"No need to be polite!" Zhishan said with a smile: "The poor monk's common surname is Guo, which is a little bit of a shallow view of reading "Sun Tzu" for more than 20 years, the poor monk is a disciple of Shimen, but he has spent so much effort on "Sun Tzu", which makes people laugh! Zhou Tanyue, you are a person with a bow and arrow, above the battle array, you are deceitful, do everything, naturally you can't be like a gentleman, but one thing must be remembered, God has the virtue of a good life, although you hold a bow and arrows, you must also be able to think of the people! ”

Zhou Ping knew that this was the best way to take the opportunity to remind himself, and replied respectfully: "Boy, thank you for the teachings of the Zen master."

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers from both sides, and the two looked to the place where the sound came from, but it was the archers who pulled the goods of the vehicles abandoned by the thieves, and the archers could not help but cheer when they saw the imminent belongings. Zhou Ping and Zhishan glanced at each other, and couldn't help but smile, and the feeling of farewell was in this smile.

County office.

"What, Inspector Xue, you said that the thieves have been captured except for the leader Yang Wu?" Shen Zhixian asked Xue Liangchen who was kneeling down in surprise and joy, his face was full of disbelief, he didn't expect that Xue Liangchen would eliminate the gang of thieves in more than ten days after taking office.

Xue Liangchen knelt down in the hall and replied respectfully: "Yes, yesterday we said that after a hard battle, Yangxian respected Hongfu, beheaded a total of seventeen people and captured twenty-one people. For the crime of escaping from the thief, please forgive the county! ”

"That's it!" Shen Hengman waved his hand indifferently, since all the thieves were eliminated, even if the first thief escaped, it would be a matter of time to hold it, after all, in ancient times, the floating population was small, and there were armor guards in the village, and it was not easy for a stranger to survive in the wilderness. He was more concerned about whether what Xue Liangchen had just said was true.

"What about the heads and the captives?"

"It's all outside the hall, and the county is invited to check it!"

"Well, bring it then!"

A few minutes later, a few archers placed seventeen heads under the hall, followed by sturdy thieves who were tied up? In order to prevent the first rank[***], the archers had smeared a layer of quicklime, but even then, a disgusting rancid smell quickly filled the hall.

"Get out of here, get out of here!" Shen Heng hurriedly covered his snort, the gray-black skin of the dead man's skull and the disgusting smell gave him quite a shock. Xue Liangchen hurriedly ordered his subordinates to withdraw the captives and the head, and said respectfully: "County Zun, the thief leader Yang Wu has been wounded by an arrow, and I also ask the county Zun to quickly issue a reward document, more than ten, less than three will be able to capture him!" ”

"Good, good!" Shen Heng nodded, and then asked, "Who shot and injured the thief's head?" ”

"It's the Tianke in the villain's village!" Xue Liangchen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pointed to Zhou Ping behind him and said, "The surname is Zhou Mingping, it was he who shot the head of the thief!" ”

"It turned out to be Zhou Zhuangshi!" Shen Heng looked Zhou Ping up and down, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it (Zhou Ping's good nutrition during his development gave him a good skin), and said with a smile: "Come on, take a silk horse and reward Zhou Zhuang!" ”

With the sound of words, the official took a green silk from the right compartment and handed it to Zhou Ping, Xue Liangchen pulled Zhou Ping, who was still in a daze, and Zhou Ping reacted and knelt down to thank him. Shen Heng gave a few words of encouragement, and then let Xue Liangchen and the others retreat, Xue Liangchen and the others came out of the yamen, patted Zhou Ping's shoulder with some excitement, and said with a smile: "Ah Ping, you are so blessed, even the county respects you so much!" ”

Zhou Ping was still recalling the appearance of Shen Heng's face changing greatly when he saw the head in Fangcai Hall, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Erlang, I can't see a dead person in Nazhi County, it's useless to live." ”

"You can't say that!" Xue Liangchen shook his head: "The county is from the same Jinshi, and the Wenqu stars in the sky are descending to earth, so naturally there are extraordinary. If he knows everything, what else do you want us rough embryos to do? ”

Zhou Ping didn't answer, just nodded silently, for Xue Liangchen in front of him, he felt that this person was so strange for the first time.

The Xue family's Zhuang Ding did not immediately return to Zhuangzi, the busy farming season after the autumn has long ended, and these peasants, who are finally a little free, have a few spare money in their hands, and they are all wandering around the county town, taking a good look at the goods, temples, and beautiful ladies and ladies that they have no chance to see in Pingyue. Those who have a conscience will tear two feet of silk cloth for their wives at home, and those who have no conscience will turn the reward money into wine and meat in their stomachs. Zhou Ping got a lot of reward, but at this time, he gradually lost the idea of saving enough money to run to the south, and was ready to go shopping in the county town to buy a piece of jewelry for Yun Niang, plus the green silk, which could be regarded as repaying her for taking care of herself in the past two years.

Zhou Ping walked out of his residence and walked to the most lively drum tower in the county, and just passed through the county office, he saw a group of people gathered not far in front of him, as if he was watching something, he couldn't help but stop, and asked a person who was running towards that side: "What's going on over there, why are there so many people?" ”

"You don't know yet! Over there is the head of the thief who robbed the Han family's Dayjin Hall a few days ago, and he was just taken by the government, and he was placed over there to show the public. ”

"Yang Wu?"

"Yes, it's that guy, yesterday it was taken by the people of Xujia Village and sent to the county, it is said that the village's husband has a good life, that Yang Wu was wounded by an arrow, burned and lying on the side of the road, just picked up a ready-made, and got a lot of bonuses!" Speaking of this, the man's mouth was full of envy.

Zhou Ping let go of his hand a little dazed, and walked over there, only to see that under the wall on the right side of the county government gate, there were four or five cages, and there was a man wearing a wooden flail standing inside, among which was vaguely the thief Yang Wu, who was shot by himself a few days ago, only to see that his hair was scattered, his eyes were closed, his face was thin, his skin was chapped, and his right hand was swollen a lot, obviously the wound had become inflamed and suppurated. The laughter and scolding of the people around him were endless, but he didn't move, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

"Give it a drink! Okay, let's give a saliva! The thief in the cage on the side begged in a low voice, but it was Yang Shun'er, it was sunny for the past two days, and it was very difficult for the autumn tiger to go on like this.

"Water? You death row prisoner, you still want to drink water! A scoundrel next to him scolded.

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