Chengde Governor's Palace.

The next day, Zhao Erxun discussed with his adviser Yuan Jinkai and said: "In the area of Pingquan Mansion, bandits are rampant, and it is not very peaceful. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, I heard that this time the commander of the fifth battalion of Pingquan Mansion Qin Liang went to conquer and suppress the Chenjiayu security team was not smooth, our officers and soldiers died more than the bandits died, when the officers and soldiers went to the expedition, they broke into pieces, scattered, and drilled into the mountains, as soon as the officers and soldiers left, they came out again, therefore, this bandit is difficult to exterminate, not for a year, it has been suppressed for many years, and it cannot be exterminated, the more it is suppressed, the more bandits there are, and moreover, Qin Liang has been assassinated, and the murderer has not been caught, and I don't know who the murderer is." Yuan Jinkai said.

Zhao Erxun listened quietly.

"Your Excellency the Governor, you are familiar with the scriptures and history, do you still remember Song Jiang, a good man in Liangshan? In the end, they were still recruited, and after Song Jiang was recruited, Song Jiang was sent to fight Fangla, so that the imperial court saved more effort, and the situation around Pingquan Mansion is now much the same as that time, we will recruit Zhang Tianhe's security team to come over, to put it bluntly, as long as they are sent a few sets of military uniforms, equipped with guns and ammunition, and a few taels of silver per person every month, let them fight, no matter which side wins, it will be good for us, of course, If Zhang Tianhe can really exterminate all the bandits, it would be the best," Yuan Jinkai said, "In addition, the plague of Mongolian bandits has always plagued us, they are nomadic people, they have no fixed residence, come and go without a trace, the harm is extremely great, and they can never be completely eradicated. ”

"You have a point," Zhao Erxun nodded, "Since you also say so, then entrust him to lead the battalion of the Pingquan Mansion Horse Team, with a staff of five hundred people, you go and draw up a letter of appointment, and immediately send it to Zhang Xiluan of Pingquan Mansion, so that he can deal with this matter." ”

"Yes, Lord Governor!" Yuan Jinkai said.

On this day, Zhang Tianhe was patrolling outside on horseback, when he suddenly saw a sentry Pegasus come to him and report: "Captain, go back quickly, someone is looking for you." ”

"Who's that?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"He said that he was sent by Lord Zhang Xiluan, the prefect of Pingquan Prefecture, and it was their master, named Qian Wenbo." The sentry said.

"People from the government?" When Zhang Tianhe heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, he pondered for a while, and then said, "Go back and have a look." ”

Zhang Tianhe returned to the team headquarters, turned over and dismounted, and saw an old gentleman standing at the door, with a thin figure, a hat on his head, and a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Under Qian Wenbo, congratulations to Captain Zhang, congratulations to Captain Zhang!" After the old gentleman saw Zhang Tianhe, he bowed his hand.

"Mr. Qian, may I ask if you are the master of Lord Zhang of Pingquan Mansion?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Not bad."

"May I ask Mr. Qian, where does my happiness come from?" Zhang Tianhe said.

"Captain Zhang, we have received instructions from Shangfeng to recruit your security team and become the official army of the imperial court, isn't this a great joy?" Qian Wenbo said.

"Is there such a thing? Are you kidding? Although Zhang Tianhe was already mentally prepared, he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and he still couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.

"Captain Zhang, how dare I joke about such a big thing?" As he spoke, he took out the letter of appointment from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Tianhe and said, "You see that the letter of appointment is here, how can it be fake?" It's also covered with a big seal. ”

Zhang Tianhe took the letter of appointment, read it carefully three times, and after confirming that it was correct, he said: "Mr. has worked hard all the way, please go inside to serve tea." ”

"Captain Zhang, please!" Qian Wenbo stepped into the security team.

After the two entered the team headquarters of the security team, the guests and hosts sat down, and someone offered tea.

"Captain Zhang, I really didn't expect that you would meet a noble person." Qian Wenbo said.

"What do you mean, sir?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Do you know a person named Li Xuewen? This person is the god of wealth in Chengde, and I heard that he went to the governor's palace to intercede for your security team, and the governor Zhao Erxun ordered you to be recruited. ”

"I see." When Zhang Tian heard this, he understood in his heart.

"Governor Zhao, that official is too big, he has a lot of opportunities, and he can't be busy with this matter, so I will entrust this matter to our Lord Zhang Xiluan of Pingquan Mansion to deal with it with all powers, and Lord Zhang sent me to you, explain the situation to you clearly, and fully communicate and exchange with you, to see if you still have any opinions and suggestions, if not, I want to ask you to bring your people to Pingquan Mansion in the next few days to officially integrate into the imperial army, and the Governor is still waiting for us to return to life." Qian Wenbo said.

"I already understand what you said, so please go down and rest and allow me to discuss it with my brothers." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Absolutely." At this time, someone came to take Qian Wenbo down to rest.

So, Zhang Tianhe convened a meeting with everyone, and added double posts outside the door.

Zhang Tianhe handed the letter of appointment to everyone and circulated it.

"Let's talk about it, do we accept Zhao'an, or don't we accept Zhao'an?" Zhang Tianhe said, "Everyone spoke freely and expressed their opinions. ”

"Captain, I don't think you can accept Zhao'an, it's a trap!" Tang Dalong said, "This must be the Pingyuan Mansion wants to exterminate us, and we can't exterminate it, so we set up this poisonous plan, set a trap, and let us drill it, which is very clear, the establishment is only 500 people, let you take us 500 people to Pingquan Mansion, if you really go and get into their pockets all of a sudden, it will be all over." ”

"Why is it a trap?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Captain, things like this are a common trick of the government, do you remember Jia Daya, the bearded leader of Jilin? In the end, he used this method to grant him an official position and lead them forward, but he believed it and pulled all his more than 200 brothers over, but when he got there, he was wiped out by all of them, and there was no one left, and all of them were cut off heads," Tang Dalong said. ”

"Yes, captain, Leader Tang is right, this is a trap, you can't come back if you go, we can't be fooled, we don't accept Zhao'an." Everyone is talking nonsense.

"Mr. Liu, what is your opinion?" Zhang Tianhe looked at Liu Bodu, who was sitting next to him, and didn't speak, so he asked him.