The merchants took back their belongings, and after summing them up, they took out three gold bars for the head merchant as a thank you and stuffed them into Gong Jichang's hand: "My lord, this is a little bit of our meaning, it is not a respect, and I hope to accept it." ”

Gong Jichang pushed the gold bar back with one hand and said angrily: "Who do you think of me?" ”

Shang Jia hurriedly added three more gold bars: "My lord, is it too little?" ”

Gong Jichang frowned: "Where do you want to go, if I collect this gold bar, wouldn't it be a disguised protection fee, please don't embarrass me, it is my duty to ensure the peace of one party." ”

Yang Jie, who was tied up by five flowers, shouted: "I don't want gold bars, then give it to me!" ”

"Damn, you bandit! You fall into the grass again and become a thief! Gong Jichang slapped Yang Jie in both mouths.

"General, I was wrong...... Yang Jie felt guilty.

Seeing that Gong Jichang insisted on not accepting the gold bars, the leader of the merchant Jia asked: "My lord, could it be the Gong Jia clan of Bohai County?" ”

"Exactly, my old Mr. Yang Kaiyan is trying to develop industry and commerce in Rulin County, and I hope you will help." Gong Jichang hugged his fists.

"Your Excellency, you're welcome! We're saying goodbye. The leader of the merchant thanked Gong Jichang again, bowed to him three times, and then carried the goods, drove the horse, and walked forward.

Gong Jichang led the troops and escorted Yang Jie and his gang back to the Zhu family compound, and handed over Yang Jie and others to Yang Kaiyan, the head of Miao. More than 30 people were punished to kneel in front of the courtyard wall with "loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, and righteousness" written on it, and they were all tied, and Gong Changyu stood next to him, carrying a saber with a serious face.

Yang Kaiyan pointed to the word "righteousness" and said: "The word righteousness, from me, from the sheep." 'I' is a weapon and a guard of honor, and 'sheep' is a sacrificial animal. The righteous one, i.e., the proper morality, behavior, or reason. You have gathered a crowd to rob and committed a big taboo, what crime should you be guilty of? ”

"According to the villagers' covenant and the Qing and national legal calendars, the leader should be the head of the public for three days, and the accomplice will be punished with hard labor for one year." Yang Jie whispered.

"Then what should the old man do with Yang Jie?" After Yang Kaiyan finished speaking, none of Yang Jie's accomplices said a word.

"Then I'll act according to the law, come on, will-" Gong Jichang shouted.

"Outside the staff, and slow down...... When General Gong came to arrest us, no matter how the general tied us up, we didn't resist, just waited for the fate, did it count as a voluntary surrender? Yang Jie shouted.

"Well, Old Man Rong think about it......" Yang Kaiyan paused, "Fortunately, you didn't get any lives, or you all had to be beheaded." In this way, Yang Jie will be fined 30 military sticks and punished with hard labor for one year, can he take it? ”

"Elder, Yang Jie is my subordinate, as a soldier, gathering crowds to rob, knowingly committing crimes, he should be severely punished!" Gong Jichang did not agree with Yang Kaiyan's treatment plan.

"My lord, Yang Jie was hot-headed for a while, so he became a bandit. He belongs to our Yang family, and he will be dealt with according to the clan rules, what do you think? Yang Kaiyan asked Gong Jichang's opinion.

There is a reason why Yang Kaiyan interceded with Yang Jie. Yang Jie belongs to the Feishan Taigong lineage, a Shangguan villager, and is of the same clan as Yang Kaiyan. When Xiantong was eight years old, Gong Jichang returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers, and Yang Jie, who was born as a bandit, was persuaded by Yang Kaiyan to wash his hands in a golden basin and throw himself into Gong Jichang's men and become a member of the musket team.

Although he has been in the Jingyi camp for five or six years, Yang Jie's gambling addiction has not been completely quit, as long as he drinks, he doesn't know how many pounds and taels he has, he is drunk, he gambles in a team, and every bet must be lost.

Yang Jie was arrested by Gong Jichang several times, and he was punished, but he still did not repent. Every time he received a silver salary, Yang Jie lost all his money, not to mention, he had to borrow money to gamble, and owed hundreds of taels of silver, such a big hole, he had to leave the team without authorization, and went to Yangmei Pass in a daze.

Gong Jichang is very strict in governing the army, he himself has quit gambling for many years, and every time his subordinates gamble, he has to deal with so many soldiers. Now that Yang Jie has committed an accident, if he is not beheaded, it will be difficult to enforce the military discipline of the Jingyi Battalion.

"Elder, it's okay to deal with it according to the clan rules, but I have to deprive Yang Jie of his fame first." Gong Jichang will not budge.

"My lord, Yang Jie still has fame?" Yang Kaiyan asked.

"Naturally. He has fought with me, has made several military exploits, and is currently a foreign general, and I must be expelled from the army. Gong Jichang said.

"The general manager?" Yang Kaiyan was surprised, "This kid has also mixed up with a low-level military attaché?" ”

"If it weren't for the repeated violations of discipline, he would have been the general manager and didn't want to make progress, hey, ......," Gong Jichang sighed.

"Is there any other remedy?" Yang Kaiyan asked.

"Nope. I violated the military discipline of my Jingyi Battalion and did not deal with it seriously, and I would not be able to stand as a chief military officer. Gong Jichang put the saber on Yang Jie's neck.

"My lord, I was wrong, don't kill me. I still have a wife and children at home......" Yang Jie trembled with fright.

"If I don't kill you, it's not enough to establish military prestige!" Gong Jichang said.

"Sir, give the little one another chance." Yang Jie's five bodies threw himself on the ground, prostrate on the ground.

As soon as Yang Kaiyan saw Gong Jichang's real attitude, and then looked at Yang Jie's pitiful appearance, he still decided to give Yang Jie a chance to make meritorious contributions: "My lord, Yang Jie will be taken back to Shangguan Village by me, and according to the clan rules, I will cut off his arm, is it okay?" ”

Yang Jie understood at this moment that Yang Kaiyan, the chief of the Miao clan, was already on the net, and hurriedly kowtowed to Yang Kaiyan: "Elder Xie......"

"Yang Jie, don't be too happy. General Ben hasn't said yes yet. Gong Jichang's face was gloomy.

"My lord, the old man made a wish of 500 taels of silver to guarantee Yang Jie...... Yang Kaiyan said.

"Elder, don't say any more......" Gong Jichang hesitated. Yang Jie fought bravely on the battlefield, and he had blocked bullets for himself a few times, so it seemed too unkind to kill him like this.

"Death is avoidable, but living sin is inescapable. Thirty military sticks are indispensable, but two conditions must be attached: a fine of confiscation of military salaries for eight months, removal from the general post of foreign commission, and a one-year firehead army. Be sure to quit gambling within one year, otherwise the penalty will be increased for three years. Gong Jichang finally relented.

"Thank you, sir......" Yang Jie saw Gong Jichang spare him from dying, so he quickly kowtowed.

"Come on, Yang Jie will go to the backyard to practice martial arts, and the military stick will serve!" As soon as Gong Jichang waved his hand, Dai Daniu and Wei Chaohui came over and dragged Yang Jie to the backyard.

After a while, there was the sound of military sticks "snapping" from the backyard. This Yang Jie is also a tough guy, and the military stick is hard to beat, although the strength is very strong, but there is no shouting "oops, oops" from beginning to end.

After receiving thirty military sticks, Yang Jie was thrown by Wei Chaohui in the grass pile in the backyard: "Brother, how do you feel?" ”

"I hit it so hard, my leg bones are about to break......" Yang Jie said with a grin.

"If the general is present, you won't be able to survive the ten sticks." Wei Chaohui said with a smile.

"Pretty much." Yang Jie nodded, "Even if I get a military stick, I will have to stop paying my military salary for a few months, how can I live?" ”

"The general is already lenient, next time you go to rob, there is really no one who will intercede for you." Wei Chaohui said.

"I almost didn't die this time...... There will never be a next time. Yang Jie said with a wry smile......

Gong Jichang agreed with the chief Yang Kaiyan to take Yang Jie back to Shangguan Village for treatment, but he also told him that after recovering from his injuries, he must return to the team in time. After dealing with this robbery, Gong Jichang can finally rest.

But trouble came again, and Ran Jiufeng's marriage to him in Lenghu Mountain couldn't be hidden, because Jiufeng was happy in his stomach, vomited from time to time, and liked to eat sour and spicy food.

Feng Jiao'er noticed the subtle changes in Jiufeng's body, and she didn't question Jiufeng directly. Anyway, Feng Jiao'er was once the eldest princess of the Blue Wolf Country, so she couldn't be so careful, so it was time to communicate well with Gong Jichang.

When he married her, the silly boy Gong Jichang swore that he only loved her alone, and now he has turned his good sister Ran Jiufeng into the third lady, and he can't be connived at like this anymore. After all, they all live in Aunt Gong Lanping's house, and they have married three or four wives in one go, dragging their children and daughters, which has many inconveniences.

Gong Jichang has always wanted a son, but Feng Jiaoer gave birth to a daughter and there was no movement, and the second wife Lin Haiying gave birth to three daughters in a row, which made Gong Jichang very helpless.

In the attic. Candlelight flickering. Feng Jiaoer and Gong Jichang looked at each other for a long time, Gong Jichang buried his head, very flustered, and did not dare to come out, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Changyu, I can't give you a son......" Feng Jiao'er finally spoke, but she felt indebted to Gong Jichang.

"The one in charge is that I can't stand you, I said that I would marry only you, and now I ...... Jiufeng's belly" Gong Jichang said weakly.

"I can see it. Did you take the initiative to seduce Sister Jiufeng? Feng Jiao'er asked.

"No, it's not." Gong Jichang shook his head, "It's all Hei Dashuai's idea......"

"Don't blame others...... It's been so many days since you've been back, why don't you tell me you slept together? Feng Jiao'er said with a wry smile.

"I'm afraid you'll be angry......" Gong Jichang rubbed his hands against the seams of his trousers.

"Raw rice is cooked and cooked, what's the use of me being angry." Feng Jiao'er stood up, "Why are you so nervous?" ”

"Boss, after you married me, you haven't had a good life for a few days, I owe you too much......" Gong Jichang hugged Feng Jiao'er in his arms.

"Changyu, let me ask you something, after you broke through the stone city, did you see my eldest nephew Feng Fu?" Feng Jiao'er looked up at Gong Jichang's chin full of stubble.

"Boss, we are on the outskirts of Stone City. The main attacking force was the Jingnan Army, a descendant of Lord Zeng. I didn't see Feng Fu...... "Gong Jichang didn't dare to tell the secret that Feng Fu, the young lord of the Blue Wolf Country, was executed by Ling Chi in Nanchang.

"You really haven't seen it?" Feng Jiao'er asked rhetorically.