"Who's going to tell me what's going on here?"

Chao Gai took a deep breath to calm down, patted his horse forward, looked at a few village girls, and then looked at the forbidden soldier who was hit by the arrow, and asked knowingly. The voice is cold and unmistakable, but uplifting.

The surrounding people saw that Chao Gai was inexplicably confident, and they talked nonsense.

"My lord, these new forbidden soldiers are molesting the girls of good families."

"Chao Tianwang, I have been bullying our people and caravans a lot recently."

"That is, some of them set up checkpoints to extort tolls from us."

The people spoke with resentment and indignation.

"How can such a thing happen?" Chao Gai frowned, he really didn't know that the situation was so serious, and his eyes naturally fell on the Chao family army patrol.

The twelve-man squad members hold their heads high!

"Yes, big officials, the villagers are right." The leader of the squad was a twenty-two or three-year-old young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and stepped forward to confirm.

The young man was concise and honest about what he knew. For example, the envoy of Bianliang City and the 10th Battalion of the Privy Council Forbidden Army arrived, and pointed to the area on the right side of Chaojiazhuang, indicating that the new forbidden army was stationed there.

"Hmph, this is the team that assists in suppressing bandits, who will exterminate whom?" Chao Gai's face turned black after a preliminary understanding of the situation, and he looked coldly at several forbidden soldiers, and then looked at the forbidden army station, as if he was muttering and as if he was telling the people around him.

Han Shizhong's face was serious after figuring out the cause, and he was secretly ashamed in his heart. For a while, he thought that Tong Guan, the privy envoy, was a good official who was in charge of the army all the year round. I didn't expect it to be such a useless product!

Hu Sanniang, Huazi and the female soldiers had cold faces, and their eyes were not good or murderous. As women, they are most disgusted by this kind of molestion and defile women. Every time I encounter it, I can't wait to kill it and then hurry up.

"A few girls are frightened, Chao will definitely give you an explanation for this matter." Chao Gai came back to his senses, looked at the village girls with a smile on his face, and then shook the reins and stepped forward, glancing at a few soldiers.

"In that case, come here, arrest them, and report them to the whole city after the trial."

"Yes!" The patrol officers responded, and immediately rushed up and pushed several people to the ground.

The forbidden soldiers desperately struggled to resist, and they all roared angrily at Chao Gai.

"No, why are you arresting us?"

"We are here to help suppress the bandits, not to be subordinate."

"Ah, Chaogai, how dare you? What qualifications do you have to move us? ”

The new forbidden army dared to be arrogant, and the patrol members were furious, and in the shouts of the squad leader, they pressed one by one in groups of threes and twos.

"There is no respect and humility, call the big officials by their names, beat, beat me hard."

There are many people on one side, but there are few people on the other, no matter how many forbidden soldiers shout, no matter how they struggle, it is useless, and soon the belt is untied and binding. In this process, he was touched and patted on the head, and his nose and face were swollen.

The fight here attracted several more patrols. Seeing Chao Gai returning, everyone beat their chests and saluted, and when they saw a few people who were beaten, they were eager to try. During this time, most of them were driven away, and they held back a breath of anger.

Chao Gai looked at the people who were gathering more and more, and simply dealt with the matter here. He ordered the patrol to go to the forbidden army camp and inform the supreme military supervisor of the arrival. He also asked some of his guards to dismount to maintain law and order, clearing out an open space.

The news of his return with his team had already been transmitted back to the base camp.

didn't wait long, Zhiduoxing Wu Yong, and the pharmacist Xiao Jiasui led the team out of the city. After meeting with Chao Gai and his party, he reported the situation in the recent time.

The envoy from Bianliang City is okay, but the forbidden army transferred back from the border is restless, and it is still the same style, flying and domineering, and oppressing the people. It has attracted many caravan complaints, warnings are useless, and repeated prohibitions have not stopped.

Chao Gai's face turned black when he heard this, but his anger did not attack, and he asked coldly: "This forbidden army is loosely disciplined, can there be a record of what it has committed?" ”

"Please take a look at the lord, no matter how big or small, there is evidence." Wu Yong, the old fox, had already prepared, and smiled and took out a booklet from his cuff and handed it over.

Chao Gai said "yes", took the booklet, and flipped through a few pages at random. And Xiao Jiasui quietly threw out a piece of good news: "Lord, what happened here, after sorting it out, it was sent to the Jeju Mansion for the record." ”

Chao Gai was stunned when he heard the Jeju Mansion, and his eyes appeared in front of Zhang Shuye's angry and helpless expression after seeing the report, but the phrase "It is better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone" appeared in his mind, and the originally suppressed anger dissipated a lot.

When he saw Wu Yong, Xiao Jiasui and the two had a smile on their faces, and scolded with a smile.

"You two old foxes."

Wu Yong, Xiao Jiasui calmed down, smiled and said nothing.

During the conversation between the three, Zhao Tan, the highest military commander of the forbidden army, was angry when he heard the news, but he did not dare to slack off, and led all the officers to rush to the place of the incident.

Zhao Tan has been a teacher since he was a child and has learned good skills. He joined the army as a teenager and made great achievements in the Western Army, and was one of the generals who were important to him. I got a secret report from Tong Guan before I was transferred, don't let Chao Gai be comfortable. Therefore, turn a blind eye to the reckless behavior of veteran oilers in the army.

Unexpectedly, Chao Gai gave Xia Ma Wei as soon as he came back.

This made Zhao Tan, who was a little fluttering with his own strength, quite annoyed. With three or two hundred elites out of the barracks, come to meet Jeju Chaogai for a while.

When they came to the scene of the incident, people gathered on both sides of the road and pointed their fingers. From afar, I saw a brigade of heavily armed cavalry waiting silently. The object of the onlookers in front of him was several forbidden soldiers who were tied up and beaten with blue noses and swollen faces, and one of them had an arrow stuck in his shoulder.

Zhao Tan and many officers behind him had unkind faces.

Chao Gai was riding on his horse, and he saw this large crowd of people coming from a distance. At the forefront was a thirty-seven or eighteen-year-old military general wearing Mingguang armor. Burly figure, dignified appearance, resolute face, short beard, between walking, tiger and tiger, this is Tong Guan's love general Zhao Tan.

Sure enough, Wu Yong, Xiao Jiasui confirmed it.

The marquis of Yu in the army was specially transferred to command the forbidden army to Jeju to assist in the suppression of bandits. One is to add to the blockage, and the second is to exterminate the strongmen in Liangshan and let Lao Tzu be cannon fodder. Chao Gai thought of this with a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.

"Chief Chao, you will be disappointed when you come back, I don't know how a few soldiers offended you?" Still in the distance, Zhao Tan, who was walking in the front, laughed. Naturally, I also saw Wu Yong and Xiao Jiasui, and understood that the comers were not good.

Chao Gai stared coldly and didn't speak, and Han Shizhong, who was beside him, stepped forward and shouted: "Zhao Yuhou, you are not strict in governing the army, as the chief officer, what crime should you be guilty of?" ”

This shout was like a thunderbolt, making the eardrums of the people on both sides buzz. And the generals of the forbidden army led by Zhao Tan, who bore the brunt of the attack, had a deeper experience.

"You..., Han Shizhong, is that you?" Zhao Tan was a little annoyed when he was scolded in public, but when he saw Han Shizhong's face clearly, his face was full of astonishment.

"Zhao Yuhou, long time no see!" Han Shizhong nodded indifferently. Remembering that the credit for being impersonated in the Western Army had a lot to do with this person, the smile on his face became colder, and he looked at it with a condescending gaze.

Zhao Tan hated this kind of look very much, stared at Han Shizhong and asked angrily: "You, what is your identity, but you are just a small capital." Still leaving the Western Army, a civilian, dare to talk to me like this? ”

"Who is that, General Han is not a civilian, but the soldier and horse supervisor under my command, recognized by the imperial court." Chao Gai stepped forward and helped with a smile, since he got the information, he learned about this tortuous story from Han Shizhong, since he met it, he had to find a way back and rush back from Dengzhou in a hurry, there is also a reason for this.

Chao Gai glanced at Zhao Tan: "Zhao Yuhou, no, it's Zhao Dujian, you two have the same official position, but you don't belong to the same family, and your private relationship is not good with you." Tell me, why can't General Han talk to you in this tone? ”

"Hahaha, that's it."

"He has a big head, and he has a big official position." Chen Hu, Li Kai and other generals burst into laughter. The officers of the forbidden army had ugly faces, and they wanted to refute but had nothing to say. A few people's eyes twinkled, and the key was heard from a sentence or two of dialogue. This Han Shizhong from the Western Army took refuge in Chao Gai and upgraded so quickly!

"You... You ......" Zhao Tan's face turned red, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Han Shizhong glanced at his cousin Chao Gai gratefully, then shook the reins, and said very unceremoniously: "Zhao Dujian, don't talk much other nonsense." I will be solely responsible for connecting with you in the future. A few soldiers in your battalion molested the people in public, and they were arrogant and arrogant, insulting the court's orders, regardless of dignity and inferiority, lawlessness, and beheading according to military law. ”

Several forbidden soldiers who were tied up and beaten were originally relieved or a little proud when they saw their own people coming, but when they heard this, they were suddenly frightened, and they knelt on the ground one by one and kowtowed to Zhao Tan and begged for mercy.

"My lord, help us!"

"I don't dare anymore, I know it's wrong."

"Zhao Dujian, I don't know what you should do?" Han Shizhong asked with a smile.

Zhao Tan listened to the sound of begging for mercy in his ears, then looked at the smiles on the faces of Chao Gai and Han Shizhong, and then looked at the people around him and his eyes fell on him. Suddenly, I had a bad premonition in my heart that I was in a bad situation.

Saving a few people would cause indignation among the local population, and the consequences would be serious. Wherever you go, others talk about it in private, and you don't like it, and you can't move forward. If you don't save a few people, your prestige in the army will be damaged, and the soldiers and generals below will definitely be dissatisfied with you, and it is a taboo for soldiers to deviate from morality.

This trick is ruthless enough!

Zhao Tan thought that he had just taken over ten battalions of the forbidden army, and he had to be saved. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to consolidate the ten battalions into a monolithic one. I was just about to open my mouth and say that I would handle the things in my business by myself.

But it suddenly occurred to me that the crime of insulting the imperial court officials was very promising. To say small, it can't be done with a few good words, but if it gets bigger, the lawsuit goes to Bianliang City, and he is stubbornly caught by the old man of the Ministry of Rites, and the consequences, not to mention that a few soldiers can't run away, and he, the military commander, is also held accountable.

Think of the key points!

Zhao Tan couldn't help but shudder, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. There was no stepping, no opening, and it was like a wooden pole in place.

It's a very funny action!

Han Shizhong felt funny and admired Chao Gai. Then he snorted coldly: "If you don't speak, you just acquiesce, come on, drag it down and behead." ”

"Ah, help! General, help. ”

Zhao Tan didn't speak for a long time, and several forbidden soldiers kowtowed on the ground and begged for mercy. It's a pity that it was useless, and he was dragged down by the Chao family soldiers who rushed up.