"Jingle bells! Jingle bells! ”

An ox cart full of forage slowly drove south from the official road, and the speed was extremely slow, but the four teenagers on the ox cart were not at all anxious.

"Boss, in a little while, we will enter Taishan County......"

While driving the ox cart, Li Tong said to Zhang Huang, who was lying on the grass behind the cart with his eyes closed.

Hearing this, Zhang Huang slowly opened his eyes, pillowed his head with his hands, and asked softly, "Is there anything unusual about this Taishan County?" ”

Li Tong pressed the straw hat on his head, and said with a little reminder, "When I was in Zhang County, I heard the news that the Taishan thieves in Taishan County had resurged, and the local government had sent troops to encircle and suppress it several times, but it had no effect. ”

At the place beside him, Shan Fu snorted lightly and said with a smile, "So, we have work to do again?" ”

"Not really." Li Tong shook his head, and said, "I heard that although the thieves of Mount Tai occupy Mount Tai, they rob some wealthy merchants and rich gentry, and they are harmless to ordinary people......

"Then it's none of our business." Zhang Huang said lightly.

Shan Fu and Chen Zhi looked at each other and nodded.

"Am I not worried that the other party will come to the door?" Li Tong smiled bitterly, and after shaking his head, he changed the topic and asked, "Boss, are you planning to recruit like-minded companions in Mount Tai?" ”

Zhang Huang sighed lightly.

Although Huang Luo and his gang in Ash Mountain in Zhangxian County can only be regarded as a small passerby during the journey of Zhang Huang and his party, it is undeniable that Huang Luo made these four young and vigorous little guys realize the vastness of the world under this blue sky.

"What the hell is this 'qi', you say?"

At this time, Chen Zhi suddenly interjected and asked.

In the middle of the sound, Zhang Huang and the three of them were silent.

In fact, since bidding farewell to Liu Yan, the county lieutenant of Zhangxian County, Zhang Huang and the four of them have been thinking about this problem in their hearts, because Huang Luo, who has mastered the 'qi', his toughness really shocked the four of them.

The problem is that Huang Luo is just a former soldier of the Northern Army, and he is also a loser who has been brushed down.

A loser who was eliminated from the Northern Army turned out to be powerless to contend with it, and in the end they could only rely on trickery to subdue it, how strong was the Northern Army, the most elite army of the Han Dynasty?

"Sure enough, we were just making a small fuss......"

Chen Zhi sighed a little discouraged.

Li Tong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and just wanted to say that he had killed all the more than thirty robbers left behind in Ash Mountain by himself, but when he thought about it, he thought that his ability was at most equal to Chen Zhi, so he was also silent.

"If only that County Lieutenant Liu could teach us......" Shan Fu said with some regret.

Hearing this, Li Tong's eyes lit up suddenly, after all, he had seen Liu Yan cut off a thick wooden pillar with a knife, but immediately, his eyes became dim again.

Before saying goodbye, the four of them didn't ask Liu Yan about it, but unfortunately, Liu Yan only learned the use of qi from others by chance, and he didn't have any experience at all, just built a mansion opened by martial artists from all over the world to try their luck.

It is said that it is difficult for poor scholars to study, but in fact, if ordinary civilians without any background want to practice martial arts, it is far more difficult than the former. Otherwise, Li Tong, Chen Dao, Shan Fu and other civilians from poor backgrounds would not have even heard of Qi.

"Let's go to Taishan County and have a look!"

Slowly opening his eyes, Zhang Huang said conclusively.

Half an hour later, Zhang Huang and his entourage drove the ox cart and slowly came to the north gate of Taishan City.

"Stop!"

The guards guarding the city gate seemed to see at a glance that Zhang Huang and the others were not locals, and after drinking the order, three or five people surrounded them with weapons.

"Where's Lu Yin?"

A bearded captain looked Zhang Huang and the others up and down and asked.

Seeing this, Shan Fu hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, touched it in his arms for a while, took out a roll of bamboo ceremonies, and respectfully handed it to the bearded chief.

"What is this?" The bearded Wu Chang was stunned, because what Shan Fu handed him was not an ordinary guide, but a roll call book similar to that of the army, with the words 'Black Feather Crow' engraved on it.

"Black Feather Crow ......" The bearded captain glanced at the words engraved on the bamboo ce with some surprise, and suddenly realized a little in his heart.

Zhang Huang, Shan Fu, Chen Dao, Li Tong...... Is the guarantor the county magistrate Liu Yan of Zhang County? After taking the roll call one by one, the bearded captain handed the roll call back to Shan Fu and said, "Okay, you guys go into the city." After entering the city, remember to sign in to the government office to inform you to avoid misunderstandings. In addition, remember not to make trouble in the city, otherwise, even if it is a rebel army who has 'hung up the card', our city guards can also be arrested by the order and punished according to the crime! ”

"Understood......" Shan Fu nodded again and again.

It's no wonder, after all, the rebel army is just a team spontaneously organized by some rangers, and the imperial court only acquiesces but does not approve of it, and in terms of status, even the county soldiers can't compare. Of course, some of the famous rebels are not in this category.

"Release!"

After a few words, the bearded captain beckoned the guards to put Zhang Huang and his party into the city.

Taishan County, located on the west side of Mount Tai, is the seat of the county, and it is also the largest and most prosperous city that Zhang Huang and others have seen along the way.

It's a pity that Zhang Huang and his entourage don't have time to appreciate this city for the time being, because they must first go to the city's guard post to 'put up', to put it in layman's terms, that is, to inform the government of Taishan City, inform them that the Black Feather Crow, a rebel army, will stay in the city in the near future and ask for permission. Otherwise, without the recognition of the local government, the rebels were not allowed to stay in any city, which was a disguised control and restriction of the rebels by the local governments of the Han Dynasty.

A wooden plaque engraved with the word 'Black Feather Crow' was hung on the wooden board of the righteous army in the guard, and Zhang Huang and his party came out of the guard.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to Zhang Huang's black feather crow, there are also more than a dozen rebels hanging on the wooden board of the roll call in the guard. The names of these more than ten rebel armies are strange, some are called 'three hundred people', some are called 'Gouzhai Li Erniu', and what are the 'one-eyed', 'Wang Dadao', in short, the name is very strange, in comparison, Chen Zhi and Shan Fu, who originally had some different opinions on the name of the black feather crow, after seeing this, they felt that their name of the rebel army was much better.

"Boss, where are you going next?"

Outside the palace of the guard, Li Tong asked.

Zhang Huang thought for a while and said, "Trillion (Li Tong's small characters), you go and find out if there is a martial arts hall opened by a martial artist in the city, if there is, test it, if the other party will be 'angry', then we will find a way to worship the martial arts hall to learn, if not, then there is no need to waste time, meet us." ”

"Hmm!"

"Daifuku." Zhang Huang turned his head to look at Shan Fu.

In the laughter of Chen Zhi and Li Tong, Shan Fu said with a bitter face, "Leader, Xiaosheng is not called by this name......

Unexpectedly, Zhang Huang didn't seem to have heard Shan Fu's pleading, and said to himself, "You go to the city to inquire about the news, if there are no powerful people in this Taishan City, let's continue to move forward, you go to inquire first, it doesn't matter what the news is." ”

"I'll leave this matter to Xiaosheng......"

"Ah to, you follow me, let's go find out what powerful people are in this city."

"Hmm!"

After the division of labor was completed, Li Tong and Shan Fu left, leaving only Chen Zhi and Zhang Huang together, looking for like-minded companions like a needle in a haystack. After all, Zhang Huang didn't want his Black Feather Crow to always have only four people, and he was not even satisfied with the establishment of the army.

"Is there any powerful person in this Taishan County?" Chen Zhi asked with a frown, because in his opinion, looking at the pedestrians on the street, there were only some ordinary civilians coming and going.

And in this regard, Zhang Huang couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"Why don't you go to the Ranger Pavilion?" Chen Zhiti yì said.

"Ranger House ......"

Chen Dao's mention made Zhang Huang frown slightly.

The so-called Ranger Pavilion refers to a special place used by the government in the city to house some wanderers and rangers from all over the world, all of whom are guys who lick blood with knives and kill people without blinking.

These guys range from ruffians and scoundrels who give alms for nothing, to hunters who want to find a job in their spare time, and occasionally run into local soldiers who have been discharged from the army. There are local people and there are people who come from other places to make a living, and these people's skills are also good and bad, but they have one thing in common, that is, for money.

As long as they are willing to pay for it, anyone can hire those rangers and drifters in the Ranger Pavilion, whether it is as bodyguards or seeking revenge and murder, as long as they are well paid, these people will never say a word.

Although there are occasional righteous people who value righteousness and ignore money, Zhang Huang instinctively resists there, after all, what he wants is a like-minded companion, a chivalrous man who can draw a sword for the weak for free, not a guy with a strong copper smell.

"Let's take a look around."

Zhang Huang shook his head and rejected Chen Zhi's suggestion.

blocked the road to the Ranger Pavilion, and Zhang Huang could only think about the local martial arts.

Taishan City, as the county governance of Taishan County, is only relying on Taishan where thieves are constantly in turmoil, and there are naturally many martial arts families in the city. It's just that it is difficult to persuade a warrior with a family background to join an unknown rebel army. What's more, Zhang Huang is also quite picky in recruiting companions in line with the idea of preferring shortage to abundance.

No, Zhang Huang visited more than a dozen martial artists in a row, but he was rejected without even entering the door. As soon as he thought of the contemptuous eyes of those martial arts disciples and disciples, Zhang Huang itched with hatred.

In desperation, Zhang Huang had no choice but to pick up Chen Zhi's Jian yì again and go to the Ranger Pavilion to try his luck.

But when he came to the Ranger Pavilion, he was surprised to find that there was a lot of noise outside the Ranger Pavilion.

[Is there anyone making trouble here?] ]

Zhang Huang felt a little funny, so he asked a person who was watching the excitement nearby.

The man glanced at Zhang Huang and said strangely, "What? You don't know? The eldest son of Zang Prison Cao has been recruiting diners in the Ranger Pavilion these days! If you two have the ability, you might as well go up and try it, if you are lucky, you must not be able to treat you badly. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Huang frowned, vaguely feeling that this was a bit weird.

"What is the name of Zang Prison Cao's eldest son?"

"You're a foreigner, why don't you even recognize the eldest son of the Zang family?" The man looked at Zhang Huang a few times in surprise, and then solemnly said a person's name.

"Zang Ba, Zang Xuangao!"