In the cottage on Changqin Mountain, Yao Juling looked at the little minion from before, who was reporting the situation to the former.

"Tell the king, after the team of the Eastern Army entered Changzhi County, the first few people went to the county office. I don't know what they were doing inside, anyway, it took a day, and then Zhou Puze arranged a sumptuous dinner. ”

Yao Juling listened, twisted his beard with his fingers, and didn't know what he was thinking. After a long while, he said, "Have you ever asked who is leading this team?"

"Back to the king, the little one is useless, I didn't hear it!" As soon as this little minion heard Yao Juling say this, he immediately opened his mouth and admitted his mistake. It seems that he feels that he has not done a good job, so he quickly admits his mistake first, lest he be punished even worse if he is punished for a while.

"Then what do you know? All day, just ask about these things?" asked Yao Juling with anger in his endurance.

But those who are familiar with Yao Juling know that this giant spirit king is already on the verge of anger at this time, if this little minion still has no useful news to report, it is estimated that he will feel better.

Although everyone is a bandit who licks blood with a knife, no one dares to challenge the authority that Yao Juling has established over the years. Therefore, when the little minion saw Yao Juling's appearance, he immediately knelt on the ground in fright, and said in a trembling voice: "The little one has seen the person who led the team! ”

"Official?"

"Yes, the king, the little one saw that the old man who led the team was very well dressed, and he must have come out of the mansion of some big official. ”

"Okay! I know! You go down, go and ask for some useful information and come back!" Yao Juling was very dissatisfied with the information that his subordinates had spooked back, and said it was basically the same as not saying anything. It didn't sound interesting, so he waved impatiently and motioned for everyone to stand down.

Yao Juling was the only one left in the council hall sitting on the chair, and then he stood up and paced back and forth in the council hall. Ever since he learned that this team had entered the territory of Changzhi County, Yao Juling had always felt a sense of unease in his heart. This sense of uneasiness has not only not dissipated over time, but has become more and more intense.

......

Night.

Zhou Puze on the house.

Lao Pang was standing in the courtyard, and saw Zhou Puze walking out of his room. Zhou Puze was stunned for a moment when he saw that Lao Pang was standing in the courtyard instead of going to sleep, and then asked: "Steward Pang, haven't you slept so late?" But you are not used to sleeping on the bed in the Xiaguan Mansion? Xiaguan will order someone to change it!"

"No need!" Lao Pang stopped him and said slowly: "It's just that the night is long, and I have no intention of sleeping, so I came out to enjoy the cold!"

"Steward Pang has something on his mind?"

Lao Pang glanced at Zhou Puze and said, "Doesn't Lord Zhou have something on his mind?"

Zhou Puze sighed when he heard this, and said to Lao Pang: "Hey! I'm not afraid of Steward Pang's jokes! Since this gang of bandits came up on this Changqin Mountain, Xia Guan hasn't slept well!"

Zhou Puze continued to complain to Lao Pang with a sad face: "I started studying at a young age, and I am dedicated to my career. Of course, it is for the sake of being prosperous and wealthy all his life, and to be crowned a wife and a son! But I have also thought that I can make some achievements so that I can leave a name in history! But Xia Guan may really not have that talent, and he has only been a small county magistrate for so many years. Although it is still relatively close to the capital, who would know that he is such a small official! Sometimes I think about it, dreams may really be just dreams, and I can't achieve anything, so it's better to be a small county magistrate in a corner of peace. It's not very rich, but at least it's comfortable!"

Lao Pang nodded on the side and said approvingly: "Well, that's good!

Zhou Puze continued: "But sometimes fate is quite grinding! It is very difficult to live a life in a corner of peace, honestly, and with peace of mind! I thought that in this small county town, which is close to the capital, most of the people are quite responsible, and the public order is good, so it should be very easy to manage, and life should be very comfortable! Who would have thought that there would be such a gang of bandits to this place to make trouble, and this gang of outlaws would really dare to cause trouble at the feet of the Son of Heaven! But I can't help them!"

"I know, it's not just the bandits who don't take me seriously. Even the people in this county town probably have a lot of people behind their backs who will say that I am useless! But who wants to do this? I don't want to! But what can I do, I am also quite desperate! I also want to exterminate this gang of bandits, but there are not enough manpower! The armed forces in the county town cannot compare with each other at all! Should I call these helpless people to suppress the bandits? What is the difference between that and asking them to be sent to death? Who will agree!"

"I've been worrying about this gang of bandits all day long, and I've been thinking about a solution all day long! Obviously, the easiest way is in front of me, which is to report to the higher authorities and ask for troops to suppress the bandits! But I don't dare to use this method, I'm afraid that the people above will think that this is just a trivial matter, and they will think that I can't even solve such a small matter. Maybe then I'm really going to come to the end of my road, so sometimes I really feel like I'm really useless!"

"Hey!" Zhou Puze sighed heavily after spitting out the words in his heart in one breath. Then he glanced at Lao Pang, and confessed to Lao Pang with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry to let you see the joke! Xia Guan just lost his temper!"

Lao Pang waved his hand and said lightly: "It's okay! In life, unsatisfactory things are nine times out of ten! The so-called tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and sometimes it is not so easy to live happily! There will always be some troubles sweeping over the world like flies and mosquitoes. As long as you can get through it, you can say anything!"

"Thank you very much Steward Pang for comforting the lower officials! Speaking of which, it should be considered my blessing! That gang of bandits is really not long-sighted! It is really a good way to commit a crime on the head of Marshal Chen! Steward Pang has led the troops to suppress the bandits this time, and he will surely be able to completely exterminate this gang of bandits! At this moment, the hard life of the lower officials can be regarded as coming to an end! In fact, the lower officials have also figured it out! Even if the official career is over, it doesn't matter! As long as this gang of bandits is destroyed, I can live comfortably......

Zhou Puze was talking here, but suddenly heard the sound of tiles colliding on the roof behind him. Then I heard the old man shout, "Who!", and then saw a flower in front of him, and he was no longer in sight!