At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.

"Bell! Clang! Clang! ”

"Is Chang Xingfu at home?"

An official shouted outside.

Hearing this voice, Chang Xingfu, who was originally leaning on the eaves, immediately became alert.

Originally, there was nothing to be afraid of, but Chang Yiping happened to be at home.

If it were at this time, the people in the government would definitely notice Chang Yiping's words.

After all, there is not a single person around who is not frail and sickly, and when he sees such a strong man, he will definitely be suspicious.

Chang Xingfu, who was worried, immediately gritted his teeth and staggered to the gate of the courtyard.

"My lord, if there is anything, just talk about it outside, my youngest son seems to have fallen ill these days, and I am afraid that it will infect adults."

Chang Xing said weakly.

"There should be four people in your family now, you have three sons, and the eldest is almost twenty years old now, and we need manpower to prevent the plague now."

The official said very seriously.

"My lord, my three sons, the second can go now, the eldest is not at home, and the youngest is still sick."

Chang Xingfu said hurriedly.

"Yes, you can send one person from your family, but this time you can get two people's rations for one person, you have to think about the specific pros and cons."

The official said solemnly.

Chang Xingfu, who heard this, his eyes lit up.

If one person can really get food rations for two, then two people can feed a family.

"My lord, do you think I can do it? I'm also in good health, and I was working in the field some time ago, and I can top half of the old cow. ”

Chang Xingfu immediately showed a very strong appearance, but the official shook his head helplessly after reading it.

It's just that the name of Honjo Ichiyama is circled in the household register, and then he leaves.

But before he left, he still took a look in the courtyard, and after this glance, it didn't matter, and found that there were not only his two sons in the house, but also a strong man.

When he saw this, the official didn't say much, but just arranged for his subordinates to notify the next family.

After seeing the officials leave, Chang Xingfu calmed down.

"Chang Yiping, I asked you to leave now, I tell you, without you, we can live the same, did you hear it just now? If we send one, we can bring food for two. ”

Chang Xingfu said with an angry face.

"Haha, what the government said, which sentence is true? They have recess in various names every year, let's say, but which of our promises is kept? ”

Chang Yiping said with a disdainful face.

"Big brother, you better go, I'll go to the government tomorrow to report, although I don't know what to do, but what you did, I really don't agree with it."

Chang Yishan said with a solemn face.

"You can't eat the ancients, okay, I'll go, it's too late for you to regret it when the time comes."

Chang Yiping flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave.

But as soon as I walked into the courtyard, I saw that the courtyard gate was kicked open, and more than a dozen officials with knives occupied the entire courtyard.

"Chang Yiping, is it? I see that you are physically strong and energetic, and you seem to be different from others! ”

At this time, the official who had just left appeared at the gate of the courtyard again.

"Dog officer, it turns out that you already knew that I was here just now, okay, I admit it, isn't it just to cut off my head? Let me tell you, I do things alone, and I have nothing to do with my family. ”

Chang Yiping stepped forward with a smile, as if he was going to be restrained.

"It's a man, dare to do it, come with us, rest assured, your family, we won't do anything to them."

The sound of Qi Tong talking came from outside the door.

Hearing these words, Chang Yiping was stunned at first, and then his face still showed a look of relief.

He understood that if he went up to the mountain to be a bandit, he would definitely affect his family, but when he heard the official say that it would not involve his family, his hanging heart was also relaxed.

After Chang Yiping was taken away, he was not taken to the yamen of the state capital, but was directly brought to Li Yue by Qi Tong.

"Young master, according to our investigation, this person should be a bandit in the area of the Third Ring Mountain outside Huangzhou City."

Qi Tong said seriously.

"It's very easy to do, yes, the current Huangzhou City is worried about internal and external troubles, and all these bandits must be eliminated."

Li Yue smiled indifferently and looked at Chang Yiping, who was brought up in front of him.

The people in front of him were in high spirits, and they were very different from the people of Beicheng.

"My lord, I was also forced to go up the mountain to be a thief, and I admit everything I do, but when I came here just now, I said that it didn't involve my family, I hope you can do it."

Chang Yiping said excitedly.

"This is natural, but whether you can spare your family depends on your performance."

Li Yue showed an intriguing smile, stepped forward, and looked at Chang Yiping carefully.

"I killed a rich man, got 100 taels of silver and 500 stone of grain from the rich man's family, and finally ate fragrant meat......"

Chang Yiping was very bland, and told all the bad things he had done.

"People are hungry and can do anything, I can understand you, but you are so young to go up the mountain to be a thief, is your family so supportive?"

Li Yue asked with a puzzled expression.

"When I came back from the food, my father persuaded me, and my second brother also persuaded me, but I was really hungry and scared, and I didn't want to go hungry anymore."

Chang Yiping couldn't help crying anymore, and his voice was very desolate when he spoke.

"I can let your family go, I can let you go, and I won't let you starve again, but I don't know if you can help me."

Li Yue said seriously.

"My lord, as long as you can let my family go, my life doesn't matter, I will do whatever you say I want me to do."

After Chang Yiping said this, he kept kowtowing to Li Yue, as if he had found hope.

"Okay, I'll let you take us to the mountains on three sides and arrest all the thieves, are you willing?"

Li Yue looked at Chang Yiping solemnly At the same time, Chang Yishan was also brought over, and Chang Yiping, who heard this, suddenly panicked.

Originally, he was almost starved to death, but if it weren't for his friends who took him up the mountain to serve him, he might have rotted and stinked by now.

"My lord, you can take my life at any time, I really don't want to betray my friends, don't force me."

Chang Yiping gritted his teeth and said with an embarrassed expression.

"Brother, why are you so confused? Go up the mountain as a coward and do something that has lost your conscience, and you are still protecting these people. ”

Chang Yishan shouted loudly with a look of resentment.

"Second brother, why are you here, didn't the adults say that my family is not involved?"

Chang Yiping said with a panicked face.

"Your second brother is here to help the people of Huangzhou survive the plague together, I didn't catch it, but in your current state, it is really difficult for me to keep your family."

Li Yue sighed, turned around and was about to leave.

It's obvious that he is scaring Chang Yiping and wants him to comply.