"Chen Quzhen, you are Chen Quzhen?" Looking at the tall man in front of him, with a tall nose bridge, a round face and big ears, and about thirty men, Wang Zhenyu asked with some surprise.

Chen Quzhen replied with some surprise, and then dared to ask: "The town guard envoy has ever known with me." ”

Wang Zhenyu couldn't know much about this Chen Quzhen, and the history of this person who was known as the Xiangxi Bandit King in later generations is clear, including learning Miao Boxing from Long Changqing. Including applying for the New Army and being assigned to Sichuan to follow Lin Xiumei, including entering Tibet to quell the rebellion, including aiqing with a Tibetan girl named Xiyuan and the sensational "Dream of Wild Dust". There is no way, Chen Quzhen's title of King Miao is so loud that more than half a century later, the story of Chen Dadutong, who ruled Xiangxi for 30 years, is still passed on in people's mouths.

Wang Zhenyu smiled with his hands behind his back and said: "Uncle and Master Lin Xiumei are close friends, I am fortunate to have met Master Lin, and I heard him mention you, saying that you are a man who values his handouts." ”

Hearing Lin Xiumei's name, Chen Quzhen's face darkened: "I was greedy for merit in Tibet that day, which affected Master Lin, and I didn't want Master Lin to remember me." ”

Tian Yingquan hurriedly came to warm up: "It's rare for the town guard to come here, these unpleasant past events are mentioned, this town guard envoy, Qu Zhen is mainly responsible for the construction of Guzhang's farmland and water conservancy facilities here, if you have any questions in this regard, you can ask him." ”

After speaking, Tian Yingquan gave Chen Quzhen a look, the meaning couldn't be clearer, it should be handled decently, and the future is immeasurable, on the contrary, the future is also bright.

Everyone walked and chatted all the way, Ye Ziwen didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, she fell behind, and laughed and talked about something with Ye Xiaoyue, who was a first-time wife, but Ye Xiaoyue was blushing when she was said, and shouted Miss with a little dissatisfaction, Ye Ziwen went to chase Wang Zhenyu with a bad smile......

After a conversation, the distance between everyone seems to have narrowed a lot.

"Qu Zhen, are there any difficulties in this Guzhangzhi River?" Wang Zhenyu asked very kindly.

Chen Quzhen is also a straight intestine: "There are really yes, there are more Miao villages here, a total of fifty-eight." Let's not talk about anything else, labor is lacking, but these Miao people refuse to leave. I went to negotiate several times, but the result was unsuccessful, they have a powerful character, named Long Tingjiu, kung fu is very good, he is the one who took the lead in making trouble. ”

When Wang Zhenyu heard it, isn't this the hero who violates the ban with force in the historical records? He asked with some surprise: "Martial arts are so good, even Qu Zhen you can't deal with him, I remember that your master is a famous Long Changqing in this area." ”

Chen Quzhen shook his head in shame: "Don't laugh at the town guard, my old Chen can't walk a few rounds under this Long Tingjiu, this person is skilled in martial arts, has extraordinary strength, and is good at fighting grievances, and has won the trust of Miao Min." And it is said that he learned boxing with Ou Qingyuan, the subordinate general of Shi Dakai, the winged king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, for three years. After the art was completed, he went to Mount Emei, Sichuan to worship the monk Guangming Zhenren as a teacher, and practiced the "iron palm" and "divine whip" for three years. I met Hu Renming and learned to fly knives. Liang Huaming, a White Lotus priest and Wudang master, has been practicing Wudang for three years. When he was thirty years old, he had already kneaded the external force of Emei Boxing, the internal qi of Wudang Boxing, and the short fight of Yuejia Boxing into the ancestral boxing. ”

Listening to Chen Quzhen's analysis, the first thing that came to Wang Zhenyu's mind was Guo Jing written by Jin Yong, wow, so many masters, the key is that this apprentice has not only learned, but also integrated and self-contained.

It is said that this person is only forty years old, and he can completely take it for his own use.

Wang Zhenyu tilted his head and said, "Brother Tian, how about we go and meet this master?" ”

Tian Yingquan didn't want to make a difference, in his opinion, this town guard didn't know the barbarism of this Miao people, but now that he had just surrendered, how dare he spoil the boss's interest. Of course, he nodded yes, and secretly asked people to go to Guzhang County to transfer a team of pole troops to come over and stand by, just in case.

Chen Quzhen led Wang Zhenyu and his party to Jiulong Village, where Long Tingjiu was.

As soon as Long Tingjiu saw Chen Quzhen, the first thing he said was: "Here you are again?" Didn't I tell you no? Why don't you give up? ”

The second sentence: "I didn't bring anyone here, I, Long Tingjiu, promised to protect these fifty-eight Miao villages, and I won't be afraid or give in." ”

Wang Zhenyu gently patted Chen Quzhen's shoulder and said, "We are here for you, Mr. Long." ”

Long Tingjiu was a little surprised, what do you mean, coming at me? I want to make trouble.

However, out of politeness, he still arched his hand and said: "This friend of the Han family, if it is a guest, our Miao family really welcomes it, if it is others, please leave, we do not welcome people other than friends." ”

The words were said to death when he opened his mouth, but Wang Zhenyu was not as angry as Chen Quzhen expected. Wang Zhenyu whispered to Zhao Dongsheng behind him: "Mr. Long, we are here to be guests, but we are also studying, I have heard for a long time that you are superb in martial arts, my brother really wants to fight with you, ask for a trick or two, I know that the Miao family is enthusiastic about hospitality, and there is no reason to refuse." ”

is also a sentence to death, Long Tingjiu took a closer look at this Han man who was much younger than Chen Quzhen. He is not a fool, he has traveled from south to north and has seen a lot of things, and he can deduce that this person's identity is not low just from the action of patting this young man on the shoulder just now. He didn't want to cause trouble for the stockade, if it was just a trick, it would be okay to agree, so he nodded and agreed.

The news that Long Tingjiu was going to fight with the Han guests from outside spread far and wide, and the entire Jiulong Village was a sensation, and everyone sat on the ground in a circle around the city, waiting to see the competition.

Zhao Dongsheng is also a practitioner, he was a disciple of Liling Liu Qianxin before joining the army, and he also has some ability in his hands, otherwise he would not have been a scout at the beginning. Because of his natural tall and burly physique, under the training of Liu Qianxin, he can lift 300 catties with one hand, and he is good at boxing, which Wang Zhenyu had seen with his own eyes when he was a hero in the Hankou Concession to save the United States, and it was quite powerful. However, it is a pity that Zhao Dongsheng was young and vigorous at the time, and his personality was unruly, and he was finally kicked out of the division and mixed into the army.

At the beginning of the competition, Zhao Dongsheng's side punch startled Long Tingjiu, he hadn't seen a person with such strength for a long time.

Long Tingjiu immediately distanced himself from the two, trying to use his flexibility to confront the other party. Therefore, the competition is not as exciting as imagined, and basically there is a lot less contact.

The two sides went back and forth, punching and kicking for more than thirty rounds, Zhao Dongsheng finally caught a vacant opportunity, Long Tingjiu's movements were a little slow, and he suddenly turned his body sideways to himself. It is a fool not to take advantage of it, he immediately swung his iron fist, ready to end the competition. Unexpectedly, this flaw was deliberately sold to him by Long Tingjiu, who was more experienced than the test. Zhao Dongsheng's punch was thrown, and his chest was immediately exposed, Long Tingjiu took advantage of the momentum to lean his body, and his palms struck out like thunder, in the exclamations of Ye Ziwen and others, Zhao Dongsheng, who usually cleaned up the guards, now fell a few meters away like a wooden man. Fortunately, this is a test of Long Tingjiu's strength, except for the redness and swelling in his chest, which is somewhat serious, his body is fine.

Long Tingjiu bowed and said, "Accept." ”

The crowd erupted in loud cheers and chanted Long Tingjiu's name.

Wang Zhenyu really saw Zhao Dongsheng fight for the first time, and the last time Ma Xicheng cleaned up Zhao Dongsheng, it was completely because there were too many people, and this kid was distracted and defenseless.

Wang Zhenyu immediately walked down, held Long Tingjiu's hand and said, "Mr. Long is willing to serve in our army and apply what he has learned in his life?" ”

Long Tingjiu asked a little calmly, "Can you know who you are?" ”

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said, "Xiangxi Town Guard, Wang Zhenyu." ”

When Long Tingjiu heard this, he immediately showed an expression of admiration: "It turned out to be Commander Wang, and I have long heard the story of your destruction of bandits in Jingzhou." We said at the time that if Guzhang could have a hero like you, why worry about the bandits and the hometown would be peaceful! ”

Wang Zhenyu waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's all about everyone's love, Wang's ability is limited, and it all depends on the efforts of his brothers, no, I'm going to ask you to help me now." ”

Learn to become a literary and martial artist, sell it to the emperor's family, even if it is a fierce man like Long Tingjiu, he can't escape the category of history, as for the history, he didn't get out, but he didn't get the right person, and he didn't have the right time.

But he didn't agree, he also had doubts about the appearance in his heart, so he asked Wang Zhenyu a few questions.

Long Tingjiu: "Lord Guard, if I take refuge in you, who will come out of these fifty-eight Miao Zhai brothers who will be bullied in the future?" ”

Wang Zhenyu: "In the future, Guzhang will no longer have officials appointed by the top, everyone chooses the county magistrate or something, and the government is your own. ”

Long Tingjiu obviously didn't believe it, but he didn't have hope for this, he didn't want this.

"There are too many harsh taxes on the head of Miao Village, can the town guard exempt the adults from them all?"

"Haha, Mr. Long still has to go out for a walk, in all counties of Jingzhou Prefecture, except for the prescribed 30% regular tax, all the rest of the showdown has been exempted, and the land rent shall not exceed 60%. Guzhang is the same sooner or later, but this water conservancy is a public welfare undertaking, and in the future, large households will take the lead in contributing money, and small households will still have to participate in it. ”

Long Tingjiu thought for a moment and asked Zuihou a question: "The bandits have been plagued by Xiangxi for hundreds of years, and the imperial court has repeatedly conquered and suppressed them, but they have all retreated into the mountains and dangerous places, so they always return in vain. Is there a good way to do it? ”

This question was a bit of a mistake, Tian Yingquan was about to scold loudly, but was stopped by Wang Zhenyu waving his hand.

"On the matter of suppressing bandits, Wang has some different opinions, the place is not rich, and the bandits will not be eliminated. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, where do bandits come from? In addition, Wang protected the trade routes, set up a commercial town, and divided the profits with the villages under the jurisdiction of the commercial town, and everyone worked together, and the bandits had no way to speak. The government is light on the meager endowment, the power belongs to the people, and it is difficult for the bandits to be good citizens, where do the bandits come from? ”

In fact, Wang Zhenyu still knows a lot about the bandits in Xiangxi, and these bandits have never been afraid of the army of the provincial capital coming to suppress them, but they dare not provoke the local armed forces such as Chen Quzhen. The reason is nothing more than that these foreign armies are not familiar with the terrain, and this kind of attack is in the nature of a gust of wind, either to set up an ambush to destroy it, or to hide in the mountains to avoid the limelight. In this way, it is naturally difficult to see its merits, but Chen Quzhen is different, they are the same as the bandits, they are the same as the bandits, they are in Xiangxi all the year round, which bandit does not open his eyes, go up the mountain to suppress, you may not have the right time, place and people. Even if he doesn't go up the mountain to attack, he will take the mountain or cut off the channel for selling the stolen goods, and these bandits will only gnaw the bark on the mountain. Therefore, under many policies, Wang Zhenyu, who has already determined to be the head snake in Xiangxi, is not worried about these bandits at all.

Seeing that Wang Zhenyu was so confident, Long Tingjiu half-knelt down and said: "Long Tingjiu is willing to drive the Lord. ”