Ah Lian almost didn't sleep at night, she lived next door to Yang Yuanqing, and she could clearly hear the slight snoring sound coming from next door, and the whole small building was inhabited by her and the new owner.

She lay on the bed, looking at the dark roof, her heart was inextricably linked, uneasy, she understood in her heart the meaning of the personal maid, in fact, it was another way of saying the concubine, she also knew that she couldn't help herself, sooner or later there would be such a day, she had accepted it calmly in her heart.

Moreover, her new master was young, handsome, and tall, and not the bad old man she feared the most, and she secretly felt glad in her heart.

She heard the maid Qiu Ju talk about last night that her new master has a wife and children in the capital, and when she came to Youzhou last year, there was a Turkic princess by his side, who went back to the capital a month ago.

Ah Lian thought about it all night, but to her surprise, the night was safe, he didn't get up at all, and she was a little scared in her heart, did he decide not to give himself to his subordinates?

She had heard from her former hostesses that it was common to reward maids in Goryeo, and it was said that it was normal in the capital.

Just when her heart was in a mess, she suddenly heard another movement next door, it was estimated that it was the fifth watch, and she suddenly remembered that the little maid had told her that her new master got up at five watches every morning.

She also got up in a hurry, she lay down with her clothes all night, she quickly tidied up her dress, opened the door and went to the next door.

On the fifth watch, Yang Yuanqing got used to waking up, this is a habit he has developed since he was a child, and he also has to get up at this hour in the army, and after the fifth watch, he can no longer sleep.

A Siduo went back to the capital a month ago, Yang Yuanqing no longer slept in the tent, and moved back to the bedroom on the second floor, his room is two rooms inside and outside, it stands to reason that the maid who serves him should sleep in the outer room, but Yang Yuanqing doesn't want Ah Lian to sleep in the outer room for the time being......

He heard a knock on the door, so he opened the door, and saw Ah Lian standing outside the door, she was still dressed like yesterday, wearing a long dress, her eyes were a little red, and she whispered: "I'm here to serve the son!" ”

"There's water in the room downstairs next to the stairs, the soldiers have put it away, you can bring it up, and then comb my hair."

"The handmaid knows!"

Ah Lian hurriedly went downstairs, brought half a bucket of water up, waited for Yang Yuanqing to wash, and combed his hair, although she didn't talk much, she was very careful and thoughtful, Yang Yuanqing could feel it from her combing hair, the force was not light or heavy, and the movements were very gentle.

Yang Yuanqing stood up and put on his armor, and put an ingot of five taels of gold on the table, "This will be rewarded to you, go to the mansion store to exchange money, buy some clothes, and things for women, fat powder and the like, whatever you buy, then go to the kitchen to eat something, sleep well, don't care when I come back, I want to use you, I will naturally call you." ”

"Thank you, Childe!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled, turned around and went out, walked to the door, and turned back to her and smiled: "I'm not as terrible as you think, don't think nonsense." ”

Yang Yuanqing went downstairs and left, Ah Lian held the gold in her hand, looking at Yang Yuanqing's back as she walked away, she suddenly felt that in fact, the new master was not so terrible, and he was very easy-going.

Yang Yuanqing rushed all the way with more than 100 personal guards, and soon arrived at the yamen of the governor's mansion.

"Mr. Yang!"

Someone shouted him behind him, Yang Yuanqing turned around, but it was Zhao Yuanpeng, after Zhao Yuanjian completed the repair, he returned to the governor's mansion, he did not represent any interests at this time, and Yang Yuanqing got along a lot, Yang Yuanqing's orders could be implemented in a timely manner, and the two cooperated for several months, and the relationship was much closer.

Yang Yuanqing smiled and asked, "Zhao Changshi came earlier than usual today, why?" ”

Zhao Yuanti said with a gloomy face: "I saw the wrong time today, I thought I was going to be late, so I hurried here, and I didn't know that the hour was still early halfway." ”

Both of them laughed, and Zhao Yuan said again: "Today, I have to discuss with Li Yuanjun about organizing soldiers to assist in measuring the land, I don't have a plan in hand, so I can prepare it if I come early." ”

These days, Li Yuan has been busy reclaiming the land, Yang Yuanqing and him rarely meet, and Li Yuanji has not shown up for a long time, it is estimated that Li Yuan went home to clean up, in fact, Yang Yuanqing is very interested in Li Yuanji and Li Xuanba's martial arts, but he has no chance to meet.

Yang Yuanqing and Zhao Yuanspleen chatted while going up the steps, and at this time, a soldier came out to report to Yang Yuanqingyu: "Chief Qiyu, General Su has sent someone to report the news, just arrived!" ”

Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Where are the people?" ”

"Just wait in the ya!"

Yang Yuanqing had been waiting for Su Lie's news, and he didn't bother to talk to Zhao Yuanjian anymore, and walked quickly into the yamen of the governor's mansion.

Yang Yuanqing walked into a rest room, only to see a young officer resting on a low couch in his clothes, and he could see that he was very tired, and he should have rushed back non-stop.

The young officer is Luo Yi's eldest son Luo Cheng, who is only eighteen years old this year, of medium stature, but he is heroic, a bright silver spear makes him elusive, and he is quite famous in the entire Youzhou Army, for some reason, Yang Yuanqing always associated him with Luo Cheng in Romance, in fact, Luo Cheng in Romance is based on Luo Shixin.

And this Luo Cheng in front of him is a very honest and loyal young man, completely different from his father Luo Yi, Yang Yuanqing specially transferred him to the army directly under the governor's office, and he is currently a captain.

When Luo Cheng saw the chief manager coming, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Humble Luo Cheng see the chief manager!" ”

"General Luo, please come to my room to talk!"

Yang Yuanqing took Luo Cheng to his office room, sat down, Luo Cheng took out a military report from his arms and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is General Su's report to the general manager!" ”

Yang Yuanqing took out the military newspaper and looked at it, but the content of it was beyond his expectations, and there were losses and gains, as if Wang Basu knew his intentions, just the day before the Sui army arrived at Wang Songzhuang, Wang Basu had already moved everyone in the Zhuangzi to Wuhuiling, so that the Sui army pounced.

But Su Lie accidentally caught Wang Basu's cousin Wang Xiao in the Zhuangzi, this person is the fifth master in Wang Basu Village, somewhat weighty, Su Lie got two pieces of information from him, one is that the food in the cottage is about to run out, and the other news is that not long ago, Lu Mingyue came to visit Wang Basu, the specific content of the conversation is unknown, but they closed the door and discussed secretly for a day.

After reading the military report, Yang Yuanqing asked Luo Cheng: "Where is this arrested Wang Xiao?" ”

"On the way back to Youzhou, the lowly post was faster than their horses, so they arrived first."

Yang Yuanqing paced in the room with his hands behind his back and pondered, what did Lu Mingyue do when he came to find Wang Basu? Borrowed food? If Wang Basu borrowed grain, it should be that he went to Lu Mingyue, and he didn't need to close the door for a day, back then, the premise was to really close the door for a day.

Yang Yuanqing knows Su Lie very well, since he planted a heel in Yiwu because of his gullibility, he has become a lot more mature and very capable, the reason why he sent Su Lie to do this is that he believes in Su Lie's ability, Su Lie's words written in the letter must have been repeatedly confirmed, and he will not easily believe the other party's explanation.

Of course, Lu Mingyue's worship of the mountain will not be just to deepen friendship, it will be very dangerous, he will be slaughtered, and then the army will be annexed, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, this truth Lu Mingyue should know better than herself.

So excluding friendship and worship, Lu Mingyue must also be going for big things, for what big things, the answer is already coming out.

The million-strong army of the Sui army in Beishan left hundreds of large warehouses, and the grain and armor in them, Lu Mingyue, who occupied the mountain as the king, or Wang Baha, would they not be tempted?

At this moment, Yang Yuanqing realized that an opportunity to suppress bandits had come.

Huairong County, Zhuo County, here is the northernmost county seat of Zhuo County, located in the south bank of the upper reaches of the Sanggan River, backed by Liyang Mountain, is a small county town with a population of less than 1,000 households, the total population is five or six thousand people, the city is narrow, the city wall is low and dilapidated.

Since Lu Mingyue became the king of Yanshan in the north, it once caused panic in Huairong County, setting off a wave of escape, fleeing nearly half of the population, but Lu Mingyue's army has never harassed the county, and after a long time, the people in the county town gradually became numb and no longer felt afraid, and many people who fled returned one after another.

On this morning, an army of about 3,000 people marched murderously in the valley north of Huairong County, waving the banner of the King of Heaven, their goal was directly aimed at Huairong County, and the general who led this army was Lu Mingyue's brother Lu Xingxing, they did not choose to be at night, but went straight to Huairong County during the day.

When this army appeared on the north bank of the Sanggan River, it was discovered by the people of Huairong County who were fishing in the river, and they rushed back to the county seat to report the news.

"The Yanshan bandits are here!"

"The King of Heaven is here!"

The frightening news spread rapidly in the city, and the whole small county began to panic, and the men and women did not care about their family property, so they helped the old and the young to flee for their lives, and the whole county was in chaos.

The county magistrate of Huairong County is surnamed Zhang, he is trying the case in the county office, and a government official rushed into the lobby from outside the county office, and shouted from afar: "County order, it's not good, Yanshan bandits are coming!" ”

Zhang Xianling was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Who said that the Yanshan bandits are coming?" ”

"The fishermen saw it, they were crossing the river, there were tens of thousands of people!"

Lu Mingyue only has a total of 10,000 people, which is obviously exaggerated, and Zhang Xianling can't care about distinguishing these, and shouts: "Hurry up and ask for help from Youzhou!" ”

"County order, run away!"

The official couldn't care about the county order, so he ran away, and Zhang Xianling ran to the street, but saw countless men and women at the gate of the city fleeing back.

"The bandits are coming!"

Zhang Xianling was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and shouted: "Close the city gate quickly!" Close the gates! ”

The city gate was slammed shut, Lu Xingxing led 3,000 bandits to kill the county seat, hundreds of people who had no time to flee into the city were hacked to death by the thieves, dozens of women were captured by the bandits and marched, and the bloody tragedy frightened more than 100 defenders on the head of the city.

Lu Xingxing laughed, and waved his hand to order: "Garrison and besiege the city!" ”

Tents were erected outside the city, and dense troops were stationed outside the only southern gate, and they were not in a hurry to attack the city, but what was waiting for?

The three pillars of wolf smoke on the head of the city soared into the sky, asking for help from Youzhou City, which was two hundred miles away!