The Yamen of the Governor of Pingyuan Prefecture.

"Zhang Tianhe, Governor Zhao Erxun has decided to recruit your troops, why don't you bring all your men and horses over, what are you waiting for?" Zhang Xiluan asked.

"Lord Zhang, I came today, there are two conditions in person, if you and the Governor can agree, then I Zhang Tianhe will not say a word, pull my brothers over, serve the government, then again, if I can't agree to these two conditions, then I'm sorry, we would rather be killed than accept Zhao'an." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Oh? What are the two conditions? ”

"First, at the beginning, our security team and the government were incompatible, incompatible, therefore, there may have been a fight, there were casualties, if we accept Zhao'an, become a person in the government, then, we all become colleagues, people in the same way, the past grievances and grievances will be written off, can not turn over the old accounts, second, these people I brought over must maintain independence, not to break up our people, these people must be under my command, not allowed to disperse them, into other teams, I just these two conditionsIndispensable. Zhang Tianhe said.

"Zhang Tianhe, let me ask you, did you kill Shi Tang and Qin Liang?" Zhang Xiluan thought to himself, this Tianhe is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Yes, I killed both of them." Zhang Tianhe confessed.

"Zhang Tianhe, do you know? That Qin Liang is the commander of the five battalions, the official of the imperial court, his official rank is equal to the mansion, if you kill him, how can the imperial court give up, how dare you do such a thing? ”

"If you go back to the prefect, he killed my brother, Dongfeng and Hongzhong, how can I let him go?" Zhang Tianhe, "These two people are my life-saving benefactors, when I was in Zhong'anbao, if it wasn't for the help of the two of them, I would have died a long time ago." ”

"I have heard that you are a person who values righteousness, and when I saw it today, it was really so, which is admirable." Zhang Xiluan said.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean by that? Are you looking for me to settle the score? Zhang Tianhe asked.

"That's not it, Zhang Tianhe, I can do the master's business, I'll give you an answer now, I can't do the master's thing, I have to ask the governor before I can give you an answer," Zhang Xiluan said, "Regarding the first article you said, the grievances between the past and the government will be written off from now on, and if you don't turn over the old accounts, I can reply to you now, yes!" At the beginning, you each have your own masters, there may be some friction, that is all in the past, no one is allowed to find anyone's account, that is, Qin Liang and Shi Tang are dead, and if they die, they will die, and they will not be blamed in the past, from now on, you will work with the government with one heart and one mind to serve the court together; As for the second point, maintaining the independence of your security forces, which has never been done before, I need to ask the upper echelons to give you an answer. ”

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news," Zhang Tianhe said, "Lord Zhang, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." ”

"You can finish your meal here before you leave."

"No need."

"Okay, after the Governor's instructions come down, I'll let Mr. Qian inform you." Zhang Xiluan said.

After Zhang Tianhe left, Zhang Xiluan sat for a long time before he came to his senses, thinking that this person was wise and brave, courageous, knowledgeable, polite and courteous, no wonder Qin Liang was not his opponent.

On the same day, Zhang Xiluan invited his master Qian Wenbo to come over to write a good line and sent someone to present it to the governor.

Within a few days, the Governor's instructions came down, and he fully agreed with Zhang Tianhe's two requests.

So Zhang Xiluan asked his master Qian Wenbo to go to the Chenjiayu security team with the instructions of the governor.

"Captain Zhang, I'm here to congratulate you again." After Qian Wenbo saw Zhang Tianhe, he handed him the instructions of the governor.

"Mr. Qian, Tongxi!" After Zhang Tianhe read Governor Zhao Erxun's instructions, he took out a thousand taels of silver and stuffed it to Qian Wenbo, "Mr. has worked hard, take it to buy a bag of tea to drink." ”

Qian Wenbo saw so much money, so he smiled and said: "Captain Zhang, the first of the two conditions you put forward is easy to accept, after all, each was its own master at the beginning, but your second request, to be honest, is unprecedented, which means that there are people above you and nobles to help." ”

"I will ask Mr. Qian to take care of me in the future." Zhang Tianhe said.

"The Governor's letter of appointment, I have already handed it to you, and now I will also hand over this instruction to you, now, you can rest assured, and I hope you will hurry up and pull the team to Pingquan Mansion, however, there is a requirement above, the establishment of five hundred people, and the number of personnel shall not exceed this number." Qian Wenbo said.

"I understand, please allow me to have another meeting with everyone, and in a few days, we will be rushing to Pingyuan Mansion." Zhang Tianhe said.

"In that case, then I'll go back to my life first, and I'll wait for your arrival in Pingquan Mansion."

"Yes, sir, you go slowly!" Zhang Tianhe said.

In the end, Zhang Tianhe convened a meeting and circulated the governor's instructions to everyone.

Zhang Tianhe told everyone again the two requirements he put forward to meet Zhang Xiluan, and when everyone heard it, they gave a thumbs up and praised, or the captain considered the problem far-reaching.

"Captain, if we go to Pingquan Mansion, then we are now facing several problems, first, our team has more than 1,000 people, but the quota given by the government is only 500 people, what should we do if there is an extra part?" Tang Dalong asked.

"The palm of the hand is meat, the back of the hand is also meat, it hurts everywhere to cut, but there is no way, there is only one battalion above, a quota of 500 people, then only carefully selected, survival of the fittest, select 500 strong people, and the rest will give them travel expenses, let them go home." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Captain, I'm afraid this won't work, these brothers follow us, everyone has feelings, they are reluctant to leave, isn't this too cruel?" Tang Dalong said.

"In that case, let's pick out five hundred people first, and let the rest go home for the time being, and then gather them back when we have a suitable opportunity in the future, what do you think?" Zhang Tianhe said.

"That's pretty much it." Tang Dalong said.

"Then what about our people in Tianjiazhai?" Tian Xiaoting also participated in this meeting, "Since Ren Zhanbiao and they bombarded our Tianjiazhai, more than 200 brothers in our Tianjiazhai have been scattered at home, they have long been clamoring to come to the security team, you have not accepted it, and now you are going to take refuge in the government, so what should these people do?" ”

"After we settle down in Pingquan Mansion and gain a firm foothold, we will definitely have to expand our personnel in the future, and at that time, they are willing to do it with us, I welcome it, and those who are not willing to do it with us will not be reluctant." Zhang Tianhe said.