The Zhou family's mansion was a bit abnormal, and the door was closed during the day. Zhou Junshou and Wang Juncheng, the two officials with the highest rank but the weakest power in Zijun City, gathered in a small mansion named by Zhou, and several people sat around eating hot pot. Even Captain Hong relaxed a little, but he still insisted on his guard duties, holding a bowl with some slices of meat and vegetables, squatting in the corner of the wall, eating while watching the wind.

"I've already got a batch of ordnance from the Quartermaster Department, but unfortunately these ordnance should be scrapped, don't get your hopes up." Zhou Junshou ate and was courteous, his movements were elegant, and the captain squatting in the corner made Zhou Weiming, who was a protector, feel very uncomfortable, and he was thinking about whether he would also go to the corner to eat. At this time, as soon as Zhou Junshou spoke, the atmosphere was finally not so dignified, which made Zhou Weiming breathe a sigh of relief, "As long as we have equipment, we can't actually form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, these ordnance can be trained enough, so that the soldiers can familiarize themselves with the usage." However, when it comes to actual combat, you still need to be well-equipped. ”

"Suck and slip." This sound was not from Zhou Weiming, who was born in the army, but Wang Juncheng, the second-in-command of Zijun City, his eating appearance was not good-looking, only a little stronger than Hong Duwei, but it made Zhou Weiming feel a lot more comfortable.

"Lord Wang, is there enough money and food?" Zhou Weiming took advantage of the conversation and asked the question he cared about the most. "Now that he is standing on the ship of the county guard, he naturally has to do things wholeheartedly, but if he wants to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, the most important thing is to have enough food to eat and a reward to pay.

"No problem, although the scope under my jurisdiction is very small, I have saved a lot of money and food in the past few years, which should be enough." The position of the county is the same as that of the county guard, and he will not choose local officials to serve, and it is not easy for Wang Lexian to get these powers in Zi County, and he has always been regarded as a role model by Zhou Junshou. He continued: "For the people, how many soldiers have you recruited? ”

Zhou Weiming's face was bitter, what good source of soldiers could he have, and the reputation of our Zhou County Guard could only look for those refugees who couldn't eat enough. "There are less than five hundred people, give me some time, and we should be able to put together the formation."

The number of the anti-bandit army won by Zhou Junshou is 1,000 people, which is not much, but it is enough. All they need is a name, and the army directly under the command of the county guard is a bargaining chip, a force to be reckoned with. Even if they didn't have combat power, the wealthy clans in the city didn't dare to confront them head-on, they represented the majesty of Tianfu.

"With these troops, we're ready to carry out our plans." The plan mentioned by Zhou Junshou is naturally a way to retreat and give way, in the vacuum period of power change, the county can temporarily take over the position of the county guard, so that Wang Juncheng can directly control this army, and in exchange for retirement, various wealthy families will also contribute money and efforts, and really start to suppress bandits.

But Wang Lexian knew that this was only temporary, and Tianfu would definitely send a new county guard to accept Zi County, and he couldn't do much in such a short period of time, all of this was too idealistic. He needed to deepen the county's resolve.

"Mingzhi, since you already have an army, you might as well choose some to be your guards, and at this critical moment, you still have to ensure your own safety."

Zhou Junshou didn't want to be so troublesome, but after thinking about it, he agreed to choose a guard.

……

When he heard the news of the destruction of the bandits, and saw that You Ziji had not returned, he felt that You Ziji should have left, and it might take some time for the villagers to entrust.

Now that the bandits who threatened the village nearby had been resolved, Yi Laodao didn't want to wait here longer, so he explained to the villagers and set off on the road with Xiao Huang.

He was old, and he wanted to find a place to eat with his cultivation skills, but he didn't expect to go directly into the thieves' den, and along the way, he saw a lot of villages that were plagued by bandits, and he blamed himself more and more for not knowing people before. He went straight to Zijun City this time, just to see which force was the one who gathered the monks, so desperate, and combined the cultivators and bandits to burn and loot.

When they arrived at the city gate, there were still refugees and tents, but a notice was posted near the city gate, saying that the county guard wanted to recruit strong men for the purpose of suppressing bandits.

"Alas, the place of this life is different, and the fate is not the same, you see the refugees outside the city, all of them are yellow and thin, and the people who come out of the city have big shoulders and round waists. Thieves were found in the villages outside the city, fleeing for their lives and without a livelihood. Now in order to eat with a mouthful of food, he still has to put his life into it to protect the nobles in the city, how can there be such a reason. ”

"That is, if Tianfu doesn't care, then everyone will have a destiny, let the people in the city fight for their wives and property, if Tianfu is in charge, then send troops seriously, if you want to wait for these refugees to become a climate, the city will have the surname of the bandits." Yi Laodao sighed, Xiao Huang's words naturally have to be evaluated.

"At that time, the young people in the village could get out as long as they worked hard, and they worked hard for the nobles for half their lives."

"Then why are you still so miserable?" Xiao Huang just complained, but was covered by Lao Dao.

"There are a lot of people here, don't talk nonsense and expose it. I read the meaning of the notice, it was the head of the county keeper in the city, and I will also go to see the old way. Although my cultivation is not good, I am also a cultivator, and it is still okay to be a centurion if I want to. By the way, I'll meet the 'much-loved' county keeper-sama. ”

There was a strong man standing next to the notice, selecting available soldiers for the county guard, and when he heard that the old Taoist was a cultivator, he immediately caused a sensation around him, and hurriedly took the old Taoist priest aside.

It stands to reason that although the monks in this Qi cultivation period are also cultivators, their power is weaker, and they should not have received this kind of attention. However, apart from him, there were no other cultivators who defected to the county guard, for no other reason, and the reputation of the county guard was too bad. Now that a cultivator has joined, it must be a foreigner who will choose this way, so he must take Yi Lao Dao away alone first, so as not to be guided by gossip outside, worry about his reputation, and finally run away, then the county guard will lose a lot.

In order to ensure that Yi Laodao received the highest treatment, after discussion, the county guard agreed to take him directly to the county guard's mansion, and the county guard personally received him, and no one would refuse this kind of courtesy.

Yi Laodao followed the housekeeper to the elegant and atmospheric courtyard of the county guard's mansion, where it was good, especially the flowers in the garden were very well cleaned up, all of them were delicate, and they were carefully taken care of.

The strange thing is that except for the steward who led the way, the huge county guard mansion could not see a single subordinate again, and I don't know how this old steward cleaned up this garden full of flowers.

Continuing to move forward, passing through the corridor, a wide figure blocked the front, exuding a strong coercion, which made Yi Laodao a little breathless, and Xiao Huang in his arms was even more tossed and turned, restless.

"This is Tianfu's suppression law! This strong man is a monk of Tianfu! Yi Laodao's mind turned sharply, and he guessed the identity of Hong Duwei at once, and secretly said badly, and stretched out his hand to remind Xiao Huang.

Hong Duwei didn't care about anything else, his voice was like spring thunder, and he shouted: "Where did you come from the demon Dao, you actually raised a monster in captivity that has not turned into a human form." ”

"......" Old Dao had nothing to say, as soon as he practiced Qi period monks, he also wanted a Xuanjing monster, but his strength did not allow it.

In fact, it is not against the laws of heaven for monks to keep pets in captivity, but they only need to go through formal procedures. But now that this law has been in force for more than 500 years, the way people below have implemented it has long since changed.

The law requires that the strength of monks be stronger than that of pets, and in order to reduce the impact of monsters on human settlements as little as possible, except for a few special institutions, each city has a proportional requirement to raise monsters. But after a long time, this place was naturally occupied by the children of the big clan, and the strength of the pet was naturally stronger than that of the owner, so he became the bodyguard of the young master and the young lady of each family.

If this ordinary monk has the opportunity to raise monsters in captivity, he naturally can't give up the opportunity because of this, so he can only raise them secretly. For hundreds of years, the intricacies of the various forces have not been sorted out, and this law has long existed in name only.

But the law is the law, and if someone really wants to be more truthful, there is no way not to be.

Yi Lao Dao had already secretly pinched the earth escape talisman in his hand, and just waited for the opponent to make a difficulty, and then left in an instant, after all, this kind of good and bad makes it difficult to encounter, and he has to wait and see again.

"Captain Hongdu, don't frighten my guests." The sound of Zhou Junshou getting up and moving his chair came from inside the room, as if he hadn't paid attention to the outside just now in the office.

This kind of black and white face, Yi Lao Dao has a lot of experience, and he has long seen through it, as long as he is soft and loyal, he must be beneficial.

Who knew that Zhou Junshou was stunned as soon as he came out, and he was also distracted, and the two looked at each other for a long time, looking each other up and down.

Yi Laodao's hair was gray, his clothes were shabby, and his mouth was pursed, but he still didn't speak after all.

Zhou Junshou didn't hold back after all, and asked, "Brother Yi?" Is that you? ”

The corners of Yi Laodao's mouth trembled slightly, tears flashed in the corners of his eyes, and he nodded, "It's me." Then he said nothing more.

Zhou Junshou smiled, he took Yi Laodao's hand and held it tightly, he had never expected to reunite with his old friend in this cold city.

"Big brother, you're getting old." After speaking, he thought of his situation and smiled bitterly, "By the way, I am over forty, and my eldest brother is naturally old." ”

The two old friends recounted, and the people on the side did not intervene, only Na Hong Duwei stared at the big eyes like copper bells to prevent the dangerous actions of Yi Laodao.

Zhou Junshou led Yi Laodao into the study, and wanted to entertain the big brother well, but found that his situation was not very good, and he blushed.

"Brother Yi, I'm really sorry, I'll order someone to prepare a meal now."

"Don't bother, just take a sip of tea." Yi Laodao took the herbal tea and drank it, feeling relieved.

"Big brother went out to practice back then, and I want to learn a lot of skills, I don't know what realm I am now?"

"I have dull qualifications and have not met a famous teacher, now my hair is gray, and I am only the eighth layer of Qi training, I can't compare to the guards in your house, you are in a deep predicament now, but I can't help anything."

"What is this big brother, what kind of cultivation can Hong Duwei and others play in this Zijun city. It's just that the younger brother feels guilty in his heart, the bandits in the vicinity are serious, and the people are displaced, but it's a pity that I, as the parent official of Zijun City, have no ability to protect them. ”

Yi Lao Dao comforted Zhou Junshou, "Mingzhi, you had the highest ambition when you were a child, and now that you have reached such a position, it is the best opportunity to realize your ambition, let's find a way to survive the crisis together." ”

"Okay, big brother, we two brothers get together, let's not talk about this difficult matter. I have a daughter, Zhou Qing, wait for me to ask her to come over and say hello to my eldest brother. ”

"Oh, my clothes are shabby, don't let my niece dislike it." For the first time, the old road showed both apprehension and expectation.

"What's the big brother, you are Uncle Qing'er, if she knows that there are relatives who come to see him, it's too late to be happy."

……

After a while, the butler came over and said, "My lord, Miss is feeling unwell again." ”

"Why, isn't it okay in the morning?"

Zhou Junshou suddenly became nervous. Yesterday, Zhou Qing was in a very good state, and he got Li Langzhong's promise that he would come to continue to treat Zhou Qing tonight, and he originally put down a big stone in his heart, but he didn't expect it to deteriorate now.

"Mingzhi, let me go, I have also learned some medical skills by walking the rivers and lakes, and now it will take time to find other doctors, so let me take a look first."

"Then please big brother." Zhou Junshou had no choice, so he had to let Yi Laodao give it a try.