I followed Lao Li to the second hall and went through some formalities to take over the position of Zhao Libing Cao, and then he led me to a room on the east side, "This is where Zhao Bingcao lived, and he married a widow a few years ago. So he moved away from here and lived in the widow's house, and was idle. I'll call someone to clean it up right away, and Mr. He, you will live here for the time being. ”

"Okay, there's Steward Lao Li." I said politely.

"Don't call me Steward Li, just call me Lao Li." Lao Li said, "People who know me are called that. ”

Lao Li looked naïve, so I asked him: "Lao Li, can you tell me why the county magistrate wants me to take over Zhao Li's position so much?" ”

"In my opinion, the county commander has taken a fancy to your martial arts, and secondly, because Zhao Li is also old, and he is indeed not suitable to serve as a soldier anymore. The county order began to send people to pay attention to those people with superb martial arts a few months ago, and I should have had this idea since then, and I happened to meet you, so it can be regarded as fate, ahaha. Lao Li laughed heartily.

"What about Zhao Li?" I asked.

"He's a person, he does have a bit of kung fu, and he is bold, when he was young, he often went up the mountain alone to catch some fierce beasts, but his temperament was too irritable, otherwise he might be able to mix up with a general when he was a soldier in the army." Lao Li shook his head, "It's a pity, hey." Later, he was taken by the county order, so he was given the position of soldier, and he did it for eleven years. ”

"He's been doing it for eleven years?" I expressed surprise.

"Although he has been doing it for eleven years, didn't I say it, he is too impatient, and he is always unsatisfactory in handling military affairs, and he hasn't made much mistakes before, but recently, he has made frequent mistakes, and the county commander can't say anything about the old feelings, but the position of Bing Cao is also very important, and it is really not suitable to continue to hand it over to Zhao Li."

"By the way, how is this person from the county order?" I asked, "I think he's very approachable." ”

"The county magistrate is a good official, although he has not said that he has done anything big in the past ten years, he has managed Ailing in an orderly manner."

"Then why are those people in the yamen running rampant and domineering all day long? Does the prefectural order not care? "I get angry when I think about the ugly faces of those people yesterday.

"Mr. He is talking about the gang of people who were beaten badly by you yesterday?" Lao Li said, "Those people have just been recruited, they were all idle people who had nothing to do all day long, fought everywhere, and caused trouble. The county magistrate usually criticizes and punishes them, but after learning yesterday that they had been beaten for an incident, the county magistrate was furious and severely punished them. ”

"It seems to be a good county order!" After listening to Lao Li's description, I couldn't help but sigh.

Lao Li arranged for a few people to help me clean the room on the east side, and when it was almost time to clean up, there was a shout from outside the yamen: "The surname is Feng, you come out for me." ”

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that the county order is surnamed Feng." Lao Li smiled bitterly and said, "Listening to this voice, it should be Zhao Li who is making trouble." After speaking, Lao Li walked out, and I followed, wanting to see what kind of person this Zhao Li was.

"The surname is Feng, Lao Tzu has been a cow and a horse for you for more than ten years, and you won't appoint me when you're old? And people like you? You come out for me, if you don't give me an explanation today, Lao Tzu won't leave here! The man named Zhao Li was burly, his beard was long and dense, almost covering his entire face, his hair was also very long, the clothes on his body were very simple, the whole person looked a little unkempt, and he was still shouting loudly, "You surnamed Feng come out for me!" ”

"Zhao Bingcao, what you said, the county order also saw that you had a family, and wanted you to spend more time with your wife, and the county order also sent someone to send you a lot of shell coins, how can it be said that it abandoned you?" The short and sturdy Lao Li leaned forward to hug the arms of the tall and straight Zhao Li, and from my point of view, he looked like a monkey lying on a tree, which was very funny.

Zhao Li pushed Lao Li away, "Don't fart me here!" Lao Tzu wants to confront the person surnamed Feng in person. With that, Zhao Li was about to go inside the yamen, and those officials immediately rushed up to stop him.

"You little minions, you forgot Lao Tzu after not seeing you for a few days? Lao Tzu is still your master, one day as a teacher and a father for life, don't you understand this truth? Get out of the way of Lao Tzu, otherwise Lao Tzu will be welcome! Zhao Li said sharply.

Seeing that this group of officials had no intention of dispersed, Zhao Li slammed into them with his body, and a bunch of people flew away in an instant, and the rest of the people hurriedly dispersed to the side. "I can't help myself!" He said to them contemptuously.

He inadvertently glanced at me, then looked away again, angrily walking inside.

"Surnamed Feng, where did you die? How many times has Lao Tzu called you? Zhao Li roared angrily.

"Zhao Li, are you a little too much?" I saw the county commander slowly moving his fat body, "I've always treated you well, this time it's also because you're old and have a family, so I'll ......"

"Don't talk to Lao Tzu!" Zhao Li rudely interrupted the county order, "Why did you dismiss me and have no bottom in your heart?" I also said that I have found a suitable person to take my place, have you long been displeasing to Lao Tzu? Or did Lao Tzu offend you? ”

"Zhao Li, don't mess around with me here! I'm just going to fire you, what's wrong? Because I have found someone who is very strong in martial arts and much younger than you, I think he is more suitable for the position of Hyocao than you. The county commander glared at Zhao Li and continued, "The capable go up, and the mediocre go down!" ”

"Humph!" Zhao Li snorted, pointed at me and asked, "Is this what you're looking for?" It's ridiculous to wear a mask and pretend to be a hero. ”

"You have more respect for Mr. He!" The prefectural order warned.

"Okay! Just according to what you said, the capable are on the top, and the mediocre are down. Then I'm going to compete with this Mr. He today, the winner will take the garbage position of Bing Cao, and the loser will slip away! ”

The county commander frowned, obviously there was no way to take this Zhao Li, he walked up to me, "Mr. He, what do you think?" The county magistrate leaned close to my ear and whispered, "You can only win against him and convince him." ”

"I think Mr. Zhao should take the position of Bing Cao, after all, he is more experienced!" I didn't care, "I'm willing to do it for him." ”

"No, you have to compete with me today, if you don't win, the surname Feng won't be willing to let me continue to be a soldier." Zhao Li rubbed his hands, "Come on, don't look down on me because I'm older than you, but for the sake of you being so self-aware, I'll be a little lighter." ”

"Then Mr. He will try it with him." Lao Li also came to persuade me.

The county magistrate nodded, "I also think that you should really try it, but this is not suitable for you to compete, you go to the west to compete, there is a suitable venue there." ”

Zhao Li walked in front with his head held high, and after a while, he came to a relatively large field in the west, and there was a prison not far away.

Lao Li said: "Let's try your skills here." ”

"But you can say it in advance, the winner stays here as a soldier, and the loser leaves on his own." The prefectural order added.

"Of course!" Zhao Li responded loudly, his mood has stabilized a lot.

"I'm okay with that." I said to Zhao Li, "Mr. Zhao is so offended! ”

Zhao Li gently touched his beard, waved his hand and said, "Don't say these polite words to me, I don't want to hear it, I only know that fists are the last word!" ”

With that, he clenched his big fist and swung it at my face, and I immediately ducked with my head sideways, only to feel a gust of wind blowing over my face, and a corner of my mask floated upward. Then his leg kicked me in the stomach quickly, and I turned to one side and dodged again.

The left fist, right fist, left leg, and right leg alternately hit me, all of them were extremely powerful, I dodged them one by one, Zhao Li became more and more impatient, "Damn! He cursed in a low voice and attacked me again, and in a moment he lost his strength and stood there panting.

"What kind of real skill have you been hiding?" He said to me, "Come on, hit me, you shit!" ”

In desperation, I had no choice but to attack him, his physical strength gradually could not keep up, I punched him in the face, he fell to the ground, his nose was bleeding, his hair and beard were full of sweat, he lay on the ground panting, his face showed unwillingness.

"Now the winner or loser is decided!" The county magistrate looked at Zhao Li who was lying on the ground and said.

"Okay! My words count, I'll leave now! Zhao Li got up from the ground and walked away without a sound.

"Mr. He is really strong in martial arts, and he actually beat Zhao Li without the power to resist." The county commander walked up to me, "Now you are the soldier of the Ailing Yamen!" ”

I wasn't interested in this position from the beginning, to put it bluntly, I wasn't interested in being an official, and I really didn't understand why some people wanted to be an official.

"Don't forget what the county decree promised me." I reminded.

The county commander replied with a smile: "I haven't forgotten, I have always counted when I speak, and I will immediately mobilize the entire people of Ailing to find someone for you." ”

"Then there is a Lao County Order." I couldn't have been happier to hear what he said.

"By the way, Mr. He, no, what does the person He Bingcao is looking for look like? Or what are the characteristics? It's convenient for me to ask the people to help me find it. ”

"I'm looking for a nice woman, with a small nose and big, bright eyes......" I didn't think I was stupid, and continued with a sigh of relief, "She may be called He Sui'er, and the most important thing is that she is carrying a boy of seven or eight years old, no, she should be twelve or thirteen years old now." ”

"That's all there is to it?" Lao Li asked.

"yes, that's all." I replied.

"Okay, then Mr. He, oh, look at my head." The county commander knocked his head lightly, "Then He Bingcao, you go and rest first, I will ask Lao Li to arrange it quickly, and I will notify you as soon as there is news." ”

"That's fine! Thank you, there is Lao County Order for bothering! "I had a look of joy on my face.