Knowing the hustle and bustle, the sound of frogs is drumming, the night is refreshing and comfortable, Tang Lixiu looked around with his arms on his pillow, Zhang Qixiu under the tree was already snoring, Tang Lixin said that he had a big heart, and he could sleep soundly anywhere.

It's like yourself, falling asleep without drinking is more tiring than not sleeping.

Tang Li's previous look, after most of the people in the courtyard closed their eyes and rested, those few strong men with unkind faces quietly disappeared from another exit of the manor, according to the layout, it should be where the county lord's mansion is located, and sure enough, the county lord invited the martial artist to monitor these civilians, but Tang Li's was not too entangled, after all, he only needs two taels of silver to sign up for recruitment, and if he doesn't really do a good job of precaution, he won't succeed in suppressing bandits, and maybe he will capsize in the gutter.

Tang Lixi stretched his waist, turned over and planned to enter the red dream to practice, but he closed his eyes for a while and opened his eyes suddenly, muttering to himself with some doubts: "Suppress bandits, a county government is so extravagant, is there really so many bandits in Tang Kingdom?"

And on the other side of the manor here, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the wine is fragrant, a group of people are drinking in a room, if Tang Lixi can see it at this moment, he will inevitably find that there are four fierce strong men, but at this time these people are like a beggar nodding their heads, and the guest sitting on the main seat at the table is drinking, I don't know how outsiders will feel when they see a few people like this.

One of them held a cup in both hands and respectfully said to the man with a goatee on the main seat, "Congratulations, Lord He, this time you have gained a lot." ”

He Ruhong, the county magistrate, smiled, raised his wine glass and took a sip of wine in return, and said with a smile: "These are all eaten by Qiu Youwei and everyone, and what happens after tomorrow will depend on everyone, and after the matter is completed, it will definitely be indispensable to the benefits of everyone here." ”

Qiu Youwei, who was named and grateful, was already drunk and his face was red at this time, and he drunkenly waved his hand: "This ...... Brother He still appreciates his face, Brother He can rest assured, the soldiers I led will definitely complete the things that should be done. ”

Another man dressed as a scholar with a sharp beak touched his chin, rolled his eyes, and saw that all the guests were full of wine and food, so he took out a book from his arms and presented it to He Ruhong with both hands, "My lord, this is a small battle damage report this time, and it is expected to earn one hundred taels of gold, tax exemption for one to three years." ”

He Ruhong took the fold, took a cursory look, nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, master, what is the use of that hundred taels of gold for me to He, I will leave it to you at that time." ”

After that, he handed this fold to Qiu Youwei, Qiu Qiji didn't dare to be confused in this kind of big thing, and he had to stare at the fold seriously even if he was drunk, and after closing the fold again, Qiu Qiji looked at the person who was called the master by He Ruhong, and his face was sad. said: "My soldiers actually have to die a few people, the master is a good means, but the resettlement fee is ......."

The master took a sip of wine, touched his beard that was deliberately like He Ruhong, and smiled strategically, "What Qiu Youwei said is extremely true, the little one thinks that a few of us can only take one-fifth of it, and when the time comes, the rest will be handed over to you to dispose of, and it will be distributed to the love general who died because of your 'accident', what do you think?"

Qiu Qiji smiled, raised his glass, and the group also raised their glasses, and the room was full of laughter again.

After drinking for a while, the martial artist who had been frightened by Tang Li's eyes said solemnly: "Qiu Youwei, the batch of 'sheep' recruited this time seems to have an idea that is not easy to mess with. ”

He Ruhong put down his wine glass, and after a sigh, he said: "You are talking about the young man who knows a few big characters by looking at it, what is 'Han Yuzhu' today?"

After saying that, He Ruhong also took out a string of beads from his waist, it was Zhang Qixiu who kept saying that he would mortgage the bead chain to be redeemed when he came back, He Ruhong was well-informed, and after hearing what Tang Li, he deliberately took this string of beads and took a closer look, but he didn't find anything special, but he was bluffed by the little ghost's serious nonsense, but when he saw that the color of this bead chain was also gratifying, he took it on his body and played with it.

The martial artist nodded and said, "This is the person, I have a hunch that he should have practiced kung fu for some time, and now that I think about it, I want to report it to the two adults." ”

Qiu Qiji was already drunk at this time, his hands were up and down on the handmaid who was pulled over, and the handmaid was only trembling slightly, not daring to resist, the rest of the people present seemed to have not seen this scene, still talking and laughing, listening to the report of this martial artist, Qiu Qiji snorted coldly, and the strength in his hand suddenly increased, making the handmaid snort, and then sneered and said:" It doesn't matter, after a few days of learning martial arts, his eyes are above the top, and compared to the well-trained army, he is just a mantis arm blocking the car. ”

"Tomorrow I'll let that kid suffer a lot. ”

"Your Excellency is wise. ”

Qiu Qiji held the maidservant girl in one hand and raised the wine glass with the other, "Come on, come on, toast another glass of Brother He, thank Brother He for rewarding us with a mouthful of food." ”

There was a burst of laughter and laughter, and the room was full of guests.

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On the second day of the whole army, the county commander He Ruhong handed over forty iron knives from the treasury to the officials to distribute to the people standing at the door. ”

Tang Li took the iron knife sent by the servant, weighed it, and was surprised in his heart, it was so light, and it didn't have the feel of the firewood knife he didn't brought, and Zhang Qixiu got the knife, his expression was a little worried, and he silently muttered a few times before putting down the knife.

Tang Lifu asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Zhang Qixiu smiled and said in a low voice: "I'm telling myself that the people I may want to kill next are all bad people, so my hands won't be so shaky after saying it a few more times." ”

Tang Li smiled, nodded and said, "It's excellent to think like this." ”

An order interrupted the whispering of the crowd below, and everyone followed the prestige, it was the county commander He Ruhong and Youwei Qiu Qiji who walked out, He Ruhong hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Our Wushui County bandit suppression activities have been launched again today, first of all, we must thank you for your brave help, and then the trip will be led by Qiu Youwei to eradicate the thieves near Wushui, Ruhong wishes you a victory and a peaceful return!"

A crowd of applause sounded, He Ruhong smiled, turned his head to look at Qiu Qiji, "Lord Qiu, I'll leave it to you next." ”

Qiu Qiji nodded slightly, stopped reminiscing about the beautiful night with the servant girl he Ruhong selected for him last night, held the handle of the knife on his waist, and said solemnly: "This time the bandits will be the main attack of the army led by me, and you will block the road on the periphery, so that any fish that slips through the net will have nowhere to escape and be captured." ”

"Although it is not too dangerous, I still hope that you must be cautious and never let the thieves escape, so as to restore peace around our Wushui County. ”

After Qiu Qiji's rendering, everyone followed the army led by Qiu Qiji with enthusiasm, and even Zhang Qixiu was encouraged to turn red, his eyes were resolute, as if he was the hero who saved the sky, Tang Li couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, it was really a young man's spirit, and he was indeed much more enthusiastic than a person like him.

Zhang Qixiu quietly approached Tang Li, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Li, do you know where we are going this time? Why haven't we been notified until now?" ”

Tang Li patiently explained: "The military situation is important, presumably because we are worried that there is an internal response from the bandits among us, so we were not notified, and the problem should not be big." ”

After Zhang Qixiu heard the word Neiying, he looked at the people walking around him with a slightly nervous expression, and whispered: "Neiying...... Can there be such a bold thief?"

Tang Li smiled, looked around by Zhang Qixiu, and didn't say anything more.

After leaving Wushui County, about a mile or so to the east, Qiu Qiji ordered everyone to stop, and arranged for a personal soldier to ride a horse to the phalanx where Tang Li and the others were. The soldiers flicked their whips, pointed at Tang Li, and shouted, "You, out of the ranks." ”

Looking at the doubtful eyes emanating from all around, Tang Li stretched out his hand slightly to stop Zhang Qixiu's question, and whispered to him, "If you encounter something wrong, remember to run away", and then walked out with a calm face, waiting for the guards on the horse to speak.

The soldier threw the horsewhip, and with a snap, Zhang Qixiu was about to exclaim, but saw that Tang Li grabbed the horsewhip steadily, and looked at the soldier with a faint look, "The military master wants to give people a whip without saying a word, what is the reason?"

Seeing that Tang Li, the soldier who was fighting for the whip with Tang Li, said angrily: "Daring, you are good at martial arts, right? ”

Tang Li smiled, let go of the horsewhip, spread his hands and said, "If the military master suspects, I will not participate in this anti-bandit operation." ”

The soldier saw that Tang Li's horse whip was loosened in his hand, and when he lifted the whip, he wanted to pull it back again, but when he saw Tang Li's somewhat grim smile, he put down the whip in his hand and said righteously: "If you want to prove your innocence, put down your knife and go with our army, so that we can monitor." ”

"Your Excellency has an order, if there is resistance, you will be killed. ”

Tang Li threw the knife tied around his waist back to the soldier on the horse, looked back at Zhang Qixiu, signaled him to be careful, and followed the soldier to the formation, and the soldier did not continue to embarrass him when Tang Li was honest and did not make trouble. just stared at Tang Li's face a few times, then turned around and went to Qiu Qiji, who was walking in the forefront.

When they arrived at a mountain that Tang Li's name could not name, the army began to disperse, and a whole group of soldiers and horses began to move towards another prescription, leaving only six or seven people to lead the people who had volunteered to participate in the suppression of bandits over the mountain, and Tang Li's army followed the army of a hundred or so people to the same place.

After walking a little longer, a team of six or seven people led Tang Li's path into the dense forest.