After the worship was completed, Hou Cheng officially led the horse thieves to meet He Bai and reported all the situations under his command. In addition to the fifty-one people, there are still fifty-seven people in Hou Cheng's department and sixty-five good horses. There were still twenty people left behind in the old nest, and thirty-three good horses. Dozens of catties of gold and silver, more than 100,000 yuan, and 5,000 stones of grain and grass.

Hou Cheng has always liked good horses, and the horsemen in his hands mostly ride high-quality horses over six feet five inches. In the past ten years, Hou has become a mount for his subordinates, and it took a lot of thought. Or buy or rob, use all means, and finally get it together. There are not many wolf thieves, because good horses are difficult to get together. Most of the money and grain were used to buy horses, so there was not much left.

He Bai naturally couldn't look down on this little money, and with a wave of his hand, he left it all to Hou Cheng, and only took away the grain and grass. Including the 132 good horses captured last night, which were not much damaged, they were also returned to Hou Cheng. finally got Hou Cheng's gratitude again.

Nima, He Bai wiped a handful of non-existent sweat, and scolded secretly: This is really tiring to buy people's hearts, especially to buy such famous generals in history. Thinking of Cao Cao in history, in order to buy Guan Yu's house, he raised gold on the horse and silver when he got off the horse; A small banquet on three days, a large banquet on five days; It's a beautiful woman again, and it's a BMW, but it's still not Guan Yu's loyalty. He Bai felt a whimper. It is so difficult for a person to buy, let alone buy most of the civil and military generals in the world in order to fight for the world.

He Bai couldn't help but hesitate a little, this battle for the world is just the beginning, it's so difficult, next, there is a must to continue? As the saying goes, those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people. It depends on whether you want to work hard or hard.

He Bai led the army to return to Jinyang City, but after only a day and a night's work, the wolf and Meng thieves who had been rampaging in the northern part of Taiyuan County for twelve years were completely destroyed. Everyone who heard about it clapped their hands and rejoiced, and at the same time, they were shocked by the speed with which He Bai sent troops.

It is necessary to know that Hou Cheng's department, everyone is high-headed and strong, and his actions are like wind and lightning. This morning in the south, in the evening in the north. The officers and soldiers fought several times, but they couldn't help Hou Cheng with half a point, but they were broken by Hou Cheng several times, and they suffered a lot of losses. made Hou Cheng quite notorious in Taiyuan County, and he didn't want to be broken by He Bai with one blow.

Half a year ago, He Bai defeated 30,000 white wave thieves, and the people of Taiyuan County were only afraid of the white wave thieves, but they were not afraid of the white wave thieves. Even if He Bai has achieved this merit, it is difficult for the people of Taiyuan County to admire. This time, the wolf Meng thief was exterminated, and finally the people of Taiyuan County really paid attention to He Bai.

He Bai came back too quickly, and the other generals may still be on the way. He Bai had nothing to do, so he asked Hou Cheng to place his soldiers and horses on the flanks of the county battalion, and prepared to evaluate and reward the Chinese soldiers who went out in this battle.

Du Lei, the deputy commander who didn't want to be righteous and obedient, came to visit him privately, and said: "My lord, the last general's martial arts are vulgar, and he is humiliated by just a thief, and he is really not worthy of serving the deputy commander of righteousness anymore, and I hope the lord will stop it." The last general is only willing to be a pawn under the lord's command. ”

He Bai shook his head, Du Lei was born in Baima Yicong, and he is the best in Yicong. Although he is loyal, his ability is still poor. But who said that he had no one under him, so he had to choose the tall one from among the short ones.

On weekdays, I have to do ideological work for these unconfident subordinates from time to time, so he said: "For the generals, there are brave generals and wise generals, and the brave generals are famous for their martial arts, leading the troops to break through the battle, and the enemy is rampant in the world." Wise generals are famous for their wisdom, although they can't lift spears in their hands, but they are well versed in military affairs, good at rewards and punishments, and soldiers use their lives, up and down as the arms point to, and there are one person. ”

"This natural brave and wise general is hard to find in the world, most of them are just mediocre generals who do nothing, at best, they have a few years of experience in commanding troops. You say that your martial arts are vulgar, are you born with such martial arts? It is not through hard work that you can do this. If the martial arts are vulgar, then you can practice hard, others practice for one hour a day, and you will practice for eight hours. If this goes on for a long time, if others practice for one year, you will be equivalent to practicing for eight years, where is there still a vulgar saying about martial arts. ”

"I'll give you another year, and then you'll be so vulgar, and I'll replace you without you saying it. Besides, the white horse is my personal guard, the important thing is loyalty, ability or something, but it is secondary. When Durrey heard this, he happily bowed down.

When He Bai led the troops back to Jinyang City, the Taiyuan Wang family heard about it, so he came forward with the Jinyang Wang family and invited He Bai to the Wang mansion for a banquet, which made He Bai surprised and delighted. It was not a surprise that the Wang family gave face, but a surprise that several of the Wang family's disciples might be summoned as subordinates.

The Taiyuan Wang family has a long heritage, with cultivation and reading heirlooms, and the ethnology of the clan has become a model for many years. After arriving in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Wang family provided a lot of talents for the country, and there were many at the level of prime ministers alone. Although there is a suspicion that the family controls the government, it is undeniable that before the imperial examination system began, when talents were widely selected in the world, this Wang family was indeed a multiplier of talents, and most of them were law-abiding and dedicated talents.

In the afternoon of the second day, He Bai led twenty cavalry guards and marched towards the Jinyang Wang's clan residence outside the city. The residence of the Wang clan is located in the northwest of Jinyang City more than 20 miles, the back of the mountain and the water, sitting in the north and facing the south, covering an area quite wide, there are more than 1,000 households, and it has become a separate large village of the Wang family.

Because of the White Wave Thieves Rebellion half a year ago, the Wang family was not exempt from vulgarity, and built a large Wu Fort in the mountains behind the village for self-defense. The establishment of Wu Fort can ensure that the clansmen can survive the troubled times safely and wait for the arrival of a peaceful world. For thousands of years, every famous family has been like this.

Including the later Wuhu Chaohua, it was the role of Wu Bao that allowed millions of Han people to survive in the north, instead of being bloody everywhere. Only the common people who could not afford to build Wu Fort died in large numbers in the troubled times. He Bai couldn't help but secretly swear that he would not let the scenes of the five chaotic flowers in later generations reappear on the land of China.

If it weren't for Wang's Wubao, the combined money of the Taiyuan Wang's might have been able to buy more land. Seeing that there are more and more people in the Wang clan, there is less and less land available for the clansmen to cultivate.

God is pitiful, He Bai, a loser-like guy, sells a lot of real estate. Let the Wang family buy 100,000 mu of land, 100,000 mu of land, and 200,000 stone of grain at one time, which is enough to support nearly 20,000 clansmen. Let the Taiyuan Wang clan divide three new Wang clans in the three southwestern counties. Therefore, by the time He Bai arrived, the clansmen of the Jinyang Wang clan had decreased by one-third.

"Lord Duwei can come to the Wang family as a guest from afar, and the scenery is not very happy, this is polite." A scribe who was nearly thirty years old led several Wang clansmen to pay homage at the gate of Wang's Zhuangyuan, and this person was Wang Jing, the second son of Wang Yun, the patriarch of the Jinyang Wang clan.

Wang Yun has been incognito for several years because he offended Zhang Rang, the first of the ten permanent servants in the court, and he doesn't know whether he is hiding in Hanoi County or Chenliu County at this time. Wang Yun's eldest son, Wang Gai, was in charge of the shogunate at this time, so among the Jinyang Wang clan, this Wang Jing was the leader.

Although this Wang Jing had not yet come out of the court at this time, He Bai did not dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward to bow to the same person: "The Taiyuan Wang family is famous all over the world, and the poetry and books are not famous. He Bai has been looking forward to going to the Wang family for advice every day in the past 20 years. Now I am fortunate to have the position of Taiyuan Governor, but I can often be accompanied by the Wang family as a neighbor, He Bai is not very happy. It's just that He Bai has shallow knowledge, and he has been in office for half a year, but he doesn't dare to come to the door to ask for advice. Fortunately called today, He Bai is so happy, so happy. ”

When Wang Jing heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly. Originally, He Bai was invited to the banquet to thank He Bai for destroying the wolf Meng thief and avenging the clansmen who were unfortunately killed by Hou Cheng in Wolf Meng City. I didn't want to hear that Hou Cheng was not killed by He Bai, but was summoned, so I didn't like it in my heart, and my face couldn't help but be cold. I didn't want He Bai to have such admiration and respect for the Wang family, which made Wang Jing feel proud for a while.

At this time, although the Taiyuan Wang family was well-known in the world, it could not reach the height of the later five surnames and seven families. At this time, the famous family was headed by six families, which were Deng Yu family, Geng Yi family, Liang Tong family, Dou Rong family, Ma Yuan family and Yin family.

It's just that in recent years, none of these six families have been able to serve as high-ranking officials in the court, and their prestige has inevitably declined. In their place, it was the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family that rose up. The lord of the Hongnong Yang clan is currently Yang Biao, while the lord of the Yuan clan in Runan is currently Yuan Kui. As for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, they are still small characters at this time, and they can't be the masters of the family.

This Taiyuan Wang family is a grade lower than the Yang family and the Yuan family, and is on the same level as dozens of similar families in the world. Even so, in addition to the top eight families, this Taiyuan Wang family can also be regarded as the world's first-class gate valve family.

Therefore, even though He Bai praised and admired the Wang family, in Wang Jing's opinion, this was just what the Taiyuan Wang family deserved. Wang Jing's expression made He Bai look at it, and he couldn't help but be dissatisfied, he was using a hot face to stick to someone's cold ass.

It seems that the eldest brother Gongsun Zan said it well, the family family thinks that his family is noble, and he deserves to get a lot of things, even if it is given to him, he will not feel cherished and grateful.

"Lord Captain, please ...... inside."

After meeting the other Wang clan members one by one, Wang Jing led the way in front, He Bai followed, others followed, and the subordinate guards naturally had Wang clan servants to lead them to the side hall to rest.

Everyone sat down in the hall, and the hall was already full of wine and food, and there were two beautiful maids kneeling on each side of the table. The hall is arranged in a grand and magnificent manner, and the atmosphere of pepper orchid rises spontaneously. The aroma of food is mixed with a hint of incense, and it is indescribably weird.

At this time when the material life and culture are simple, Wang's kind is already good. It's just that He Bai is from the next generation, although he has not experienced it personally, but he has often seen a lot of it in movies and television, and he doesn't feel new and unheard. Just looked around for a while, and then sat down without changing his face and changing his shoes.

He Bai knelt on the soft Mingjin seat, and the beautiful maid immediately offered warm water to wash her hands and clean her face, and then the servant took it away. Just when Wang Jing said his opening words and called He Bai to the banquet, the maids had already poured the wine syrup, cut the meat, and picked it up with chopsticks to prepare for feeding. In this decadent feudal aristocratic life, there is no need to operate even a pair of chopsticks by yourself.

But how do you place your empty hands? He Bai couldn't help but look around, only to see that everyone in the Wang clan opened their bows left and right with both hands, and a beautiful maid ate tofu in one hand.

This decaying ancient aristocratic life...... I like it.