"It's all done hard! Eat meat at noon today, tube full! ”

A wall-like outer wall outside Zhengjiazhuang is under construction, Zheng Baihu took people to inspect and supervise the project, and shouted two sentences from time to time, just like many villages in Lingzhou, once they have a lot of money, most of them will take out some money to build fortifications to prevent bandits. Zheng Baihu knew that Xiao Tianlei and the others had earned a lot of money, although he didn't know what to do specifically, but his insecurity made him take out his family wealth to build a new exterior wall and build a safe fortress. Zheng Baihu is not afraid of masked thieves, he feels that his reputation is not bad, and masked thieves can't find him, but he is not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

"Master, someone is asking to see you!" The family came to report.

Zheng Baihu immediately became vigilant, for fear that it would be some characters who came to fight the autumn wind, and asked, "Who is here?" ”

"Look at the dress and bearing of those people, as well as the entourage, they don't look like ordinary characters." Jia Ding also has some eyes, and he can see that he is not an ordinary person.

"Then be greeted in the living room, and ask where you came first, and I'll be there later." Zheng Baihu ordered to go down.

After the tea, the family came to report again, but without asking anything, Zheng Baihu cleaned the soil on his body before going to meet him in person.

After seeing the people, Zheng Baihu saw more in the end, just after a few glances, he knew that the status of these people was not low, and they might still be official figures, but since the other party did not report his identity and did not ask questions, he greeted as usual and said some gossip.

The people who came were Zhang Shibi, Xie Jin'an, and Zhou Shizhi, and it was rumored that the brotherhood would be a disaster in the township, but there was no sign along the way. What I saw and heard, those villages along the way are a piece of peace, some small workshops, the people in the fields are busy, many people are full of laughter, from time to time can hear the mountain songs of the Shanyue people, it can be said that this place is the people's happiness, all industries are prosperous, than the prosperous land of the countryside is not bad, but see the vigilance of the outsiders is extremely high, the three want to talk, those people either avoid, or do not know.

The three of them arrived at Zhengjiazhuang, the birthplace of the brotherhood, and compared with other villages, the villagers were more affluent, and even built a tall city wall, no less than a small city, and entered it, with workshops on both sides of the street, men and women working.

"I don't want to be in a remote place, but there is such a paradise, Zheng Baihu is really well-managed." Xie Jinan praised.

"Wherever and where, thanks to the ancestors to accumulate virtue." Zheng Baihu kept playing haha, saying something that didn't hurt or itching, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"I just heard that your son Zheng Biao is a disaster in the township, known as the little overlord, as a father, why don't you discipline him strictly?" Zhou Shizhi suddenly asked such a sentence, which suddenly ruined the atmosphere.

"Yo ho, my son is in trouble, why don't I know?! Besides, I'll take care of my own son's troubles with you! Zheng Baihu rolled his eyes, his face was extremely unhappy, and he spit out dirty words on his mouth. Zheng Baihu usually scolds his son, but he is actually very protective, no matter how much his son is a jerk, it will not be the turn of others to say. Besides, Zheng Baihu was still a little proud, thinking that his son was a loser, and he didn't want to make a career. The Brotherhood is doing some bastards, but now it seems to be doing a very good job, and now everyone is living a good life, and to deal with those bastards, you have to use the bastard method.

"Don't be angry, what we mean is that if Ling Lang can be disciplined and strictly restrained, he may not be able to have a good future." Xie Jinan persuaded, but his words were much more tactful.

"...... future" Zheng Baihu is more and more sure that these people are official figures, Zheng Baihu has a bad impression of those officials, most of them just want to make money, layer by layer. Now his son is following Xiao Tianlei and others, earning a lot of gold and silver, and thousands of people under his command bow down to obey orders, what future do they want, really have anything to do with those officials, and they are not eaten and wiped clean by those cannibalistic Hades, maybe they will be charged with some crimes, and they will not end up, they must have a plan in their hearts, pretending to be very annoyed, and flatly refused: "Hmph, you just came to the door to point fingers, how can I discipline my son, I don't need outsiders to teach me, I will not accompany you, send off guests!" After that, ignoring the reactions of Xie Jinan and the others, he turned around and left the living room, leaving them cold.

Zheng Baihu said that he would turn his face, and the three of them were a little stunned, feeling that Zheng Baihu could not communicate, Zhou Shizhi sighed: "My father has such a temperament, and he can't be educated by sages, no wonder he taught the little overlord." ”

"The great opportunity was delivered in front of me, but I didn't know it, and I launched it casually, it's really a mediocre person!" Zhang Shibi also said.

"In that case, it's useless for us to stay, go to the Xiao family to have a look, and I heard that it is a scholarly family." Xie Jinan had no choice but to say.

The three of them went to visit the Xiao family's old house, and when Xiao Shaoyun heard that someone was visiting, he didn't lose his politeness and went out to greet him.

Old Man Xiao's eyesight is not weak, seeing that Zhang Shibi, Xie Jin'an, and Zhou Shizhi are extraordinary, although they are just ordinary literati, they can see in the subtleties that their status is not low, and they may still be official figures. However, I didn't care too much, as a literati, I have studied for many years, cultivated my own bearing, and faced the three of them without being humble or arrogant, which made Zhang Shibi, Xie Jinan, and Zhou Shizhi feel comfortable, and there is a feeling that they have finally found someone to communicate with, and Zheng Baihu's unhappiness of touching the nail has also dispersed a lot.

"It turned out to be the Xiao clan of Langxie County! Rude faux pas! ”

During the conversation, he learned that the Xiao clan of Zhengjiazhuang was a branch of the Lang evil Xiao clan, Xie Jinan was taken aback, and hurriedly saluted solemnly, and then sighed: "The Lang evil Xiao clan has been inherited for thousands of years, and there are many talents, all dynasties, and the officials and generals do not know how many, and they don't want to, because of a court dispute, they are divided and scattered...... Alas! ”

Zhang Shibi was suddenly a little curious and asked, "Oh, Brother Jin An, what kind of court is it?" ”

Xie Jinan was about to explain, but Zhou Shizhi hurriedly waved his hand to stop it, and said: "This matter involves the major politics of the DPRK and China, and it is widely implicated, but it is inconvenient to say more, otherwise it will lead to trouble." ”

Zhang Shibi is also interested, although he is still curious, but he doesn't dare to ask more.

Old man Xiao is actually a little curious, as a side branch, he didn't have much status in the Xiao family at the beginning, he only heard a few words, and didn't know the details of the Xiao family's exile, at this time, seeing Zhou Shizhi's cautious appearance, he didn't dare to ask more, for fear of causing some trouble to the Xiao family.

Not to mention those secrets, the four of them continued to chat, Xie Jin'an's Qinghe Xie family is also a famous family, speaking of which, the Xie family and the Xiao family still have some in-law relationships, originally, intermarriage between the big families is common, and they have some relationship with each other. There are also many rules for the interaction of the big clans, according to the ranking of generations, the specific generations or something, you have to check the family tree for a long time, at this time Xie Jinan did not pay attention to it, and called Old Man Xiao his brother.

Xie Jin'an, regardless of his status, turned it in, Old Man Xiao was also happy, and he was not hypocritical, so that the children who were studying at home came to meet the three of them, and some of them saw Zhou Shizhi and immediately recognized him as the mountain chief of Yuzhu Academy, but the three of them did not hide their identities anymore.

Old Man Xiao was taken aback, although he had already guessed, and he only thought that some local officials drank literati, but he didn't expect that the three of them were all big shots, but he didn't show that he was too surprised, and he didn't change his attitude because he learned his identity.

The four of them were admitted to the school for the children of the Xiao family, several of them were talented and intelligent, and they surpassed their peers in learning at a young age, and Xie Jinan sighed that there were successors to the Xiao family.

"Brother, do you know about the Brotherhood?" The children of the Xiao family retreated, and Xie Jinan returned to the topic.

"I've heard a little bit that a few boys in the village are just messing around." Old man Xiao didn't care, he rarely went out, and the affairs of the brotherhood were not clear, he only knew that this group of children was doing business, there were more workshops in the village, and the life of the villagers was much better, and the Xiao family also benefited from this, and the ordinary clansmen could eat some meat from time to time.

Zhang Shibi, Xie Jin'an, and Zhou Shizhi glanced at each other, and the three of them were also strange, Old Man Xiao spoke and behaved well, was very educated, and his knowledge was not low, and the children of the Xiao family he saw were also polite and decent, but among the leaders of the brotherhood, the children of the Xiao family also accounted for several of them, and it turned out that they did not know it.

"Nonsense...... It seems that the world brother does not know the truth about the brotherhood. ”

"Huh?"

Xie Jinan briefly talked about the situation of the Brotherhood, not only what they saw, but also some investigations by Zhang Shibi's subordinates, and after they carefully checked and analyzed, they were also shocked. Nowadays, the Brotherhood is not just a superficial industry, but a huge network, which includes workshop workers, farmers, merchants, black and white, all into every link of the Brotherhood's business. The Brotherhood has become a powerful and widely implicated Brotherhood, the Brotherhood is still expanding rapidly, more and more people in Lingzhou are included in it, and as the days go by, on the ground of Lingzhou, it is estimated that Zhang Shibi of Zhizhou has not yet had the Brotherhood work.

The government's control over Lingzhou is already very weak, and now that such an organization as the Brotherhood is born, the government has to be cautious, because if you are not careful, the consequences will be unimaginable, but it is still in the hands of some flutes who love to mess around, like a naughty boy playing with a sledgehammer, God knows what will happen? !

"As the days go by, arrogance will arise, and if you don't control it, you can't harm one party!" Xie Jinan asserted.

Old Man Xiao was also stunned, unbelievable, he thought that the brotherhood was just a few children messing around, they were just doing a little business, they didn't want to do it so big, and the government had to deal with it carefully, and he didn't have an idea for a while: "What should I do?" ”

What should I do about this? Zhang Shibi, Xie Jin'an, and Zhou Shizhi have also been discussing, and they wanted to use the power of the official, but they couldn't find a reason at all, and there were also officials from the county government who summoned the leader of the Brotherhood for questioning, but as a result, the Brotherhood didn't care at all, and they didn't even bother to say anything about shirking, it can be seen that these boys don't pay attention to the government at all, and they are originally more than ten years old to be lawless, and other teenagers are just that, but these teenagers have mastered such a force, and anyone who encounters it will feel a headache. After thinking about it, the three of them thought that these teenagers were still young, and the best way was to discipline and persuade them through the elders of these teenagers, so that they would repent and change their past wrongs, and maybe they could be used by the government, specifically, Zhang Shibi, the governor of the state.

It is also a common thing for officials to subdue some Jianghu forces to serve themselves, and it is also a common thing in Daxia for officials to use Jianghu forces to calm down places, and Jianghu forces can also use officials to seek some benefits, maybe they have a serious background.

"Therefore, please also ask Brother Shi to advise Sun a lot, let them go on the right path, and don't go astray."

"Alas...... That's it, I'll give it a try. ”

Old Man Xiao sighed, feeling that if this matter was not handled well, it might indeed turn into a big disaster, and he had to be cautious. It's just that thinking of his influence on Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianfu, Xiao Tianbao and other grandchildren, he suddenly feels a little bottomless, he has always paid attention to the children of the clan who are studying, and he doesn't pay much attention to those who don't like to study, those boys have quietly created such a foundation, he still can't believe it. After recalling it carefully, Old Man Xiao suddenly realized that Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianfu, and Xiao Tianbao, the brothers, every time they taught them, they were all stunned and honest, and they thought they listened to their own words, but now it seems that they are just perfunctory, and they may have been pretending to be stupid. If those children were really stunned and could make such a career, Old Man Xiao would not be stupid.

"If I can, I'll find a chance to meet Ling Sun."

"Whoever dares to work for your master, I will let them visit you."

"If that's the case, that's the best."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Shibi, Xie Jinan, and Zhou Shizhi said goodbye and left.

In fact, Zhang Shibi, Xie Jin'an, and Zhou Shizhi really want to meet those boys of the Brotherhood, and persuade and educate them face-to-face, the problem is that they can't see people at all, even if they take the name card to meet, according to the temperament of these boys, they may not necessarily meet, and the three of them are a little helpless, you must know that their name card is sent to the palace of the prince and minister, and it is not difficult to meet.

Moreover, at present, in addition to the brotherhood, the more important thing is still the masked thief, but the masked thief has been less and less active recently, and it is not surprising that there are only so many big families in the county government of Lingzhou, and the reputation is only a part. There are also many large households living in the city of the county government, and if you want to rob these large households, you must first break through the city, but it is not comparable to the Wu Fort in the village, and the masked thieves should not have this ability.

Xie Jinan investigated a series of robberies of masked thieves, masked thieves are very clever, and can easily rob those Wu forts, there is only one explanation, there are many masters among masked thieves. To deal with such thieves, it is only possible to deal with some masters, so Xie Jinan wrote a letter and sent it to Sanwuwei. Xie Jinan had some friendship in Sanwuwei, and he wrote a letter to ask someone to investigate the matter, and Zhang Shibi also lost a lot of hands and feet.

On the other side, Old Man Xiao was anxious and wanted to see a few grandsons who worked in the brotherhood, but he just saw Xiao Tianfu, Xiao Tianfu stayed in Zhengjiazhuang most of the time, Old Man Xiao asked, he didn't know, only said that business has been very busy recently, he hasn't seen his brother and others for a long time, and Old Man Xiao can't do anything for a while.

Xiao Tianfu actually secretly informed Xiao Tianlei of this matter, Xiao Tianlei listened, thought about it, for most of the people in this world, the government's solicitation is a good thing, however, Xiao Tianlei is not interested in being a dog, the emperor can't look down on anything, not to mention a Zhizhou, the business of the brotherhood, it is best not to have anything to do with the government, his strategy to deal with this situation is to ignore it for the time being, and it is best not to see his grandfather Xiao, everyone has different ideas, and it is just a waste of saliva.

It is nothing to attract the attention of the government, as long as the power continues to grow and there is no rebellion, the government will not force it, at most use some tactics such as division and co-optation. Xiao Tianlei feels that only by experiencing some things can he screen out some trustworthy people. Therefore, Xiao Tianlei doesn't plan to pay more attention, just go with the flow, just follow the trend, there are indeed a lot of things recently, Xiao Tianlei is busy, Ziqian is about to mature, and is about to usher in another trip to Yazhou City.