There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, according to the agreement, Chen Xianjun convened the county gentry again in the county government.

It wasn't until noon that the men arrived. Zu Ju, Zu Zhao and other elders of the ancestral family all rushed to the county government, and Li Xin naturally went with him. As for the order of the county government, everyone already knew about it the day before yesterday, so I won't go into too much detail today, and go straight to the point. Chen Xianjun briefly explained Zu Zhao's suggestion, and hoped that the volunteers of the pavilion teams would start to sign up voluntarily within today, and it would be best to determine the list of people who would help the county government in the next two days.

Anyang Ting, Zhang Jia and others echoed from the side, coupled with Li Xin's agitation from time to time, the atmosphere at the scene was still indispensably positive. Not only that, the two brothers Zhang Yuan and Zhang Pre, who also went to the county government to participate in this discussion, said on the spot that they would voluntarily go to the county government with Zu Zhao, and they also straightforwardly determined that they could instigate twenty or thirty familiar partners to go together. Although the Zhang family members feel complicated about this, after all, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu are not descendants, since the two must go, it is naturally inconvenient to dissuade them, and they can more or less show the determination of the Zhang family.

Chen Xianjun is a person who understands, he guessed that the current situation of the county government is tight, so he took the initiative to raise another amount of money and food for the county volunteers who rushed to the county government this time. As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene was obviously reduced, and the gentry of the major families looked at each other, or looked embarrassed, or looked displeased. After all, the county has already sent out 800 people's money and food this year, and they will come out again at this time, which is really too different from the situation at this time in previous years. The last thing you like is to break the traditional rules, especially when it comes to such practical issues.

However, when the ancestral family and the Zhang family were the first to take the lead and were willing to contribute another sum of money and food, the others couldn't hold their faces and could only follow suit. Thinking about it, this time is to help the county government relieve the siege after all, once things go well, when the rebellion of thieves subsides, it is inevitable that he will be rewarded by the county government, and it can be regarded as a reward for his efforts.

By the afternoon, the general issues were basically all agreed, including how much food and food each household would donate, what to donate, and the work arrangements for each kiosk to mobilize volunteers. Chen Xianjun was unprecedentedly generous, and made a special trip to set up a banquet in the mansion to entertain the wealthy gentry and Li Xin and others.

During the banquet, I don't know when, I suddenly turned the topic to the Zhao family in the south of the city.

The Zhao family colluded with the general of the Che Cavalry to engage in Wang Wei's framing of Zu Zhao, and now although it is not spread in Xu Wu County, several wealthy families still have heard of it. What's more, the Zhao family twisted in every possible way to recruit volunteers in the past year, and Zuihou did not donate a penny of food, taking a big advantage in vain, and this incident alone has made other families very angry. Because of this, the Zhao family was not invited to participate in the deliberations of the county government, and the meaning was very simple, that is, to deliberately isolate the Zhao family.

When it came to the Zhao family, Zu Ju was indignant, and the relationship between the Zhao family and Wang Wei was ruthlessly exposed, and it was categorically determined that Zu Zhao's imprisonment was framed by the Zhao family.

Other gentry have long been concerned about the Zhao family, so they followed the words of the ancestors and did not hesitate to say that the same batch of Zhao family was not.

Li Xin listened from the sidelines, even if he didn't speak, he further knew in his heart what the reason for Zu Zhao's arrest was.

In the afternoon of the same day, the county began to publicize the relevant matters related to the dispatch of volunteers to help the county government.

Whether it is the announcement of the county government, or the publicity of the pavilion chiefs and lieutenant chiefs of various families, they all advocate that this expedition is to win glory for Xu Wuxian and a great opportunity for men to make contributions.

"Just imagine, this time we are not as prepared for thieves as in the county in previous years. Preparing for theft in the county is nothing more than trying to get a bag of grain, but in the county it is very different. ”

"Our Xu Wunan'er often fights with thieves, in terms of momentum and foundation, how can it be worse than other counties? Why do you want other counties to know how powerful our Xu Wunan'er is, do you say? ”

"Do you know, the eldest son of the ancestral family has said that a man should bring a seven-foot sword and make immortal achievements."

"What nonsense are you talking about, where did the seven-foot sword come from, stupid, it's a three-foot sword!"

"Yes, yes, yes, a seven-foot man should carry a three-foot sword and make immortal achievements."

As the saying goes, under the instigation of all kinds of words, many volunteers think that it is time to go out and have a great career, establish a great career that belongs to men, and wait until the time of returning home. In just one or two days, the registration offices of each kiosk have received more than 200 registrations, as if the number of people in Jihua has already arrived.

Also in these two days, Zu Zhao further revised the design of the plate armor. He called in the craftsmen of Honjo and refurbished all the previous twenty sets of plate armor according to his instructions, adjusted the unreasonable places, and added some more reasonable protective measures. In order to be able to wear the plate armor before the expedition, he asked the craftsmen to work overnight to complete the work as quickly as possible.

By February 11, the north finally ushered in a decent spring.

Although the wind is howling, it is not as uncomfortable as before, and the light and sun are beautiful, and there is a warm spring atmosphere.

On this day, not only did the major families in Xu Wu County prepare all the money and food for the county government volunteers, but even the staffing of the volunteers was complete. Zu Zhao and Li Xin spent several hours during the day, went to each pavilion and each mile, inspected the volunteers and braves of those resources to go to the county government, and conveyed the notice that they would officially set off for Pinggang County tomorrow afternoon.

After returning from outside, the craftsman of the village presented the adjusted haode plate armor to Zu Zhao for inspection.

The weight of the modified plate armor has not changed much, but there are some noticeable changes in the structure, although it still looks like an iron bucket covering the body, and it is not as powerful and beautiful as the armor of European medieval knights. But if you look at Chad in the dark, it can look scary. Zu Zhao naturally does not have much pursuit of appearance, so the appearance is a test of craftsmanship jishu, after all, plate armor is not popular in China, and the craft jishu can only be slowly explored.

The ease of wearing and comfort have improved significantly, and this is what makes Zu Zhao satisfied, and he rewarded the craftsmen of Honjo and put aside his words, but anyone who can come up with suggestions for better improvement of the plate armor will be rewarded heavily. In this way, these craftsmen are encouraged to actively study plate armor forging jishu.

After dinner, Zu Zhao thought that he would leave tomorrow, and couldn't help but think about Xin Qiubai's placement.

He can't leave Xin Qiubai alone in Zujiazhuang, after all, Xin Qiubai has a special identity, and he also told Li Xin about this matter, Li Xin is also looking forward to arresting Xin Qiubai, if he can't let Xin Qiubai provide useful clues, I'm afraid that it will be impossible for him to "protect" her anymore.

So he came to Xin Qiubai's residence again, and before entering the door, he asked the two servants who took care of Xin Qiubai's daily life if there was anything unusual about Xin Qiubai in the past few days. The servant told Xin Qiubai that he didn't go out all day, but he ate on time every day, and every time he ate, there were no grains left, but he didn't eat like the first day, it seemed that he was just cherishing food.

knocked on the door, and when he walked into the house, Zu Zhao saw Xin Qiubai sitting by the window in a daze. Even if others had come closer, Xin Qiubai was still indifferent.

"How are you doing?"

Xin Qiubai turned around slightly and glanced at Zu Zhao, his expression was indifferent, and he didn't mean to reply.

However, after a while, she slowly asked, "I heard, you are leaving tomorrow?" ”

Zu Zhao nodded, obviously letting him hear it when his subordinates were whispering in private. He said: "The county government is in trouble, and the man should die on the battlefield." I know you won't stay here for long, and tomorrow I'll give you some entanglement, so let's go. ”

Xin Qiubai raised her eyebrows slightly, she looked directly at Zu Zhao, and asked meaningfully, "Will you let me go?" ”

Zu Zhao smiled and said, "Do you think I have sent someone to watch you these days?" If you really want to leave, no one here can stop you. However, if you can still read a favor, I hope you can do me a favor! ”

Hearing this, instead of being angry, Xin Qiubai showed a relaxed attitude on his expression. In the past few days, she has been struggling with a question in her heart, that is, Zu Zhao not only did not kill herself, but even saved herself, she has eaten and drunk in Zujiazhuang for the past few days, and she has not been taken care of. But she obviously hates a rich kid like Zu Zhao, if she doesn't return this favor now, how will she count it if they meet again in the future?

"Say it, I won't owe you your favor."