"Brother Xian, don't think things so badly, everything will be fine. You have to take care of your body, your niece's illness is not yet cured, you don't want her to worry about it with you. ”

Zhou Mingzhi thought of his baby daughter, his face was full of guilt, "Alas...... Qing'er and I have suffered together, and I don't know when this strange disease will be cured. ”

"I heard the housekeeper say that Xian's niece is seriously ill again? Li Langzhong has a strange temper but his medical skills are still very good, and I don't know what he is doing recently, so I will talk to him when I go back, and I hope that I can put what he has in his hand in advance for the sake of my face. ”

"Then thank you brother, if it wasn't for my brother's recommendation, I wouldn't even have been treated for typhoid fever at this time." Zhou Mingzhi hurriedly got up and thanked him, "At this time, only Li Langzhong doesn't care about gossip and is willing to come to treat the disease." If I didn't have him, I could only watch Qing'er suffer, and this kindness is something that my little brother will keep in mind. "My daughter is already Zhou Mingzhi's last sustenance, and I feel that I can't be too grateful when I am emotional at this time.

Wang Lexian and Zhou Mingzhi were polite for a few words, and suddenly the words changed, slightly serious, "I came this time, and there is one more thing I want to tell you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"I've heard rumors that some people have gathered homeless laborers, and a large force has been formed, and I'm afraid there will be some chaos."

"There are many large and small officials in this Zijun City, the army is full of weapons, and there are even Tianfu Temple Divisions subordinate, what kind of chaos can be made?" Zhou Mingzhi wasn't too worried, even if his county guard had been hollowed out, and the county government decrees were different. But the various families who resisted him would not allow such a thing to affect their own safety. ”

"Brother Xian is confused, Tianfu Temple has always ignored mundane things, and the so-called family is just sweeping the snow in front of the door, and if there is a mess, it will not affect them, don't think they can contribute. But you're different, you have a bad reputation, and you have no one to protect you, so you're bound to be targeted. You take some money and recruit some samurai to guard it as a precaution. ”

Zhou Mingzhi looked stunned, he was ostracized by officialdom as an outsider since he came to Zijun City, but when he thought about things, he developed a habit and never brought himself. After thinking about it carefully, he understood that the county guard mansion was indeed dangerous, but he immediately showed a wry smile, "Brother, I'm afraid that if you forget, no matter how much money you pay, no one will do the business of the county guard." ”

"If you can't do it, you can go out of town and find some people."

"Those people may not be trustworthy, with Captain Hong Du, he will definitely be able to protect us."

"No matter how powerful Captain Hong is, he is just one person, he can't get out, he still listens to me, and find some guards." Wang Lexian's words were sincere and his true feelings were revealed, and Zhou Zhiming really didn't want to refute his face, so he had to agree.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Wang Lexian said goodbye and left, he still had business to solve. Walking out of the gate of the county guard's mansion, he raised his eyes and saw that it was not yet noon, and after carefully calculating the time, it was still sufficient, and he said to the groom, "Send me out of the city." ”

The horseman seemed to be a mute, but he just nodded, and when Wang Lexian got into the car, he raised his horsewhip, and then the sound of the horse's hooves and the sound of the bell rang out, and he went straight out of the city with a bump.

……

In the ruined houses of the city, a group of poor people in tattered clothes gathered, among them women and children were surrounded in the middle, and the remaining middle-aged people blocked the doorways and windows, but these actions were of little use and could only provide some psychological comfort, because the people from outside did not want to attack at all.

Most of these refugees-like guys did flee, but they didn't have a stable way to make a living in the city. Surrounding them outside were the laborers in the city of Zijun who helped carry goods to and from merchant ships, and they had their own organization, that is, the boat gang.

The Ship Gang is divided into several factions, most of which are not large-scale. These laborers formed a boat gang just to make ends meet, but where there were people, there were disagreements and disputes, and every year they didn't know how many times they fought in order to rob people and live, and how many lives were caused. However, the prosperity of Zijun City also has some of their hard work, and the yamen generally does not care.

The reason why the various boat gangs are gathered here today is because of the problem of people.

They heard that a group of people had gathered together the refugees who had been smuggled in, and the singles who had lost their money and could not survive. Isn't this clearly grabbing the interests of various boat gangs, if there is no new blood to join, how can the boat gang maintain? What else do they do with buying and selling?

So a few people came out of each family, and then elected a principal, and came to this gathering point, to establish a threat to this new force, and by the way, snatched everyone away together.

These laborers surrounded the courtyard on three floors and three layers outside, and waited for a long time until they finally found someone. The group of old men craned their necks and looked over, only to see a group of people coming from outside the courtyard, all of whom were half-grown young men.

These half-grown teenagers looked at the battle in the courtyard and felt a little weak, and there was a commotion in the procession, but only the leader remained calm.

But the age of this leader is not very old, and the appearance of a teenager is Liu Qiming.

When the laborers saw that they were all children, they couldn't help but feel contempt.

"Where did you come from, go home and feed."

"Hahaha."

“......”

Everyone laughed at it, making the teenagers red-faced, but they still kept their sanity and didn't dare to do anything. These laborers look skinny and malnourished, which is normal, after all, they are coolies, and it is already a great thing to be able to maintain food and clothing. But they are all adults after all, and there is still oppression for these lads.

Liu Qiming's expression was calm, and Zhu Xiong, the principal elected by the boat gang, was quite concerned and felt that he was a good seedling.

"Boy, if you admit your mistake now and come to work with me, I can let you have a full meal in the future."

Liu Qiming smiled contemptuously, "Eating enough is your life goal, it's too unpursuing." ”

Zhu Xiong looked at it coldly and didn't answer, he had seen many young people who regarded the county town as heaven, thinking that they could live a good life with their enthusiasm. Who knows, you can't be famous in your hometown, and what waves can you make in other places.

He doesn't speak, and others can't control their mouths or their tempers.

"Where's the little brat, go to the side of death." A laborer was short-tempered, and he didn't care how many people were standing behind Liu Qiming, and he stretched out his hand to teach him a lesson.

These teenagers were all scared silly, how could they show off their might on weekdays, and they stayed where they were one by one.

Liu Qiming has long been different from his previous self, he has experienced the slaughter of bandits, and he has also killed people with his own hands, how can he be frightened by this small scene, but some things are not necessarily solved only by killing, or in other words, the timing of killing must be grasped well, so as to maximize the benefits.

He has been trained as a bandit, and it is not difficult to beat a malnourished adult. He dodged the laborer's punch sideways, then took a few steps back to let the other man rush forward, and suddenly advanced and slammed his knees, knocking out the man's bitterness.

Then he stretched out his arm and strangled the man's neck, pulling out a knife and plunging it into his throat.

This set of operations shocked the people around them, where had they ever seen such a smooth way of killing, and it was too late to come forward to help.

Liu Qiming saw that the timing was good, and hurriedly shouted loudly.

"What do we gain by killing each other here? It's not all left over from other people's food. ”

This sentence is said in the hearts of everyone, everyone is a low-level person, and they know this helplessness. Zhu Xiong also appeased his own laborers to see what kind of fame this kid could make.

"In this county, there is oppression everywhere, we can't get a full meal, and life is a luxury."

"Are we going to live like this forever, what's the point of living like this?"

"Don't you want to have a steady income? Do you not want to marry and have children, and live a life of hope? ”

"So what do we do? That's how this world is. The young man behind Liu Qiming asked questions, but unfortunately the effect was not very good, and it did not arouse everyone's emotions, which made Liu Qiming feel bottomless, but he could only continue to talk hard.

"Of course we have a way, all of this is caused by those big families, and the heavenly government sent the county guards to manage the place in order to benefit the people, but the current county guards are in the same stream as the family to exploit the people. Before he came, we didn't live like this, they were all enemies. We want to make them pay the price, so that they understand our anger. ”

"He directly rebelled against them, drank their blood and ate their flesh." When Liu Qiming said this, he became more and more excited. He brought into his heart the feelings of hatred and contempt for his superiors.

The people around him were also ignited, Zhu Xiong looked at this group of excited people, and saw the vitality in their eyes that he hadn't seen for a long time, perhaps, this is right, and continuing to live is just a few more days, what difference can it make. He didn't interrupt the young man in front of him with a word, he also wanted to go crazy with a bang.

……

Liu Qiming came to a secluded garden, and after settling the assembled laborers, he rushed straight to the place. This garden is all rockery and fake water, but it is properly arranged, and the scenery is pleasant, no worse than the beautiful scenery in the mountains, which is really a big deal.

There is a person under the rockery who is sitting cross-legged to nourish his qi, Liu Qiming saw this person, and hurriedly bowed his hand and knelt down on one knee, "Little Liu Qiming has seen Lord Zhao." ”

The person in front of him is sturdy and has red hair, it is Zhao Ji who was defeated by You Ziji, his complexion has recovered a lot now, and he is good to be defeated and injured by You Ziji.

"Is it done?"

"It's done, everything is going well, most of the people who came to stir up trouble have joined us, as long as the adults give an order, we can lead them to attack the county guard."

"Well, you're doing a great job."

"It's all an adult's clever plan, those poor ghosts are too easy to deceive."