Seeing that Luo Jiutian was calm, Luo Shaoan hurriedly asked, "According to the eldest brother, what should the brothers do next?"

Luo Jiutian said: "Lift Xiang Ying's corpse down first, it looks disgusting." The four of them listened to his order to drag Xiang Ying's body to the garden behind the hall, dug a pit and buried it.

After a while, the four of them returned to the hall and sat down. Luo Jiutian said: "The government is keeping an eye on us by the judge, but this person is no longer able to be the most right with us." The governor is also being held hostage by me. The current situation is stable, just in case, Shao'an, you still lead the brothers to retreat first. Leave a dozen people for me, and I will continue to sing this scene in Chengdu. ”

The thin-faced Han Jinlong said: "But big brother, let's go, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it alone, so it's better to let me stay and assist you." Luo Jiutian glanced at it with a smile and said slowly: "I know the thoughts of my brothers, and I still focus on the overall situation at the moment.

I have my own reasons for leaving alone, and you just obey the command. Shao'an, you tell our brothers to change into the military uniforms they had prepared before and go out of the city in batches. I've already said hello to the gatekeepers. Without further ado, do it now. ”

The four of them glanced at each other and arched their hands: "Big brother, take care." Luo Jiutian said: "Brothers, take care." With that, he stood up and watched the four of them leave.

A moment later, ten big men walked into the hall, and they all bowed down when they saw Luo Jiutian. Luo Jiutian smiled and said, "Brothers, are you afraid of death?" The ten people said in unison: "Not afraid." Luo Jiutian said: "Very good, what we are left behind is to break off the queen for the brothers who left." Your parents, wives and children will take care of your life, and from now on you will be the dead soldiers of the Chishui Gang. ”

Everyone said in unison: "The Yangtze River is rolling, and it flows endlessly." Blood-stained banner, no regrets. These four sentences are the slogans that everyone must memorize when they join the Chishui Gang, and at this time, they have the taste of being windy and cold.

Luo Jiutian said: "Very good, the brothers recited the slogan of my Chishui Gang at this time, which shows your sincerity to this gang." Who among you is the leader? A big man with a scar on the left side of his face said: "If you return to the helm master, the villain Wu Qing is the head." Luo Jiutian said: "Very good, you lead the brothers to the warehouse to get fire oil and pour every room here for me." ”

Wu Qing said: "The helmsman is not here for the key to the warehouse. Luo Jiutian said with a smile: "At this time, I can't care so much, no matter what method you use, you take your brother to open the door of the warehouse." Do what I have commanded me to do immediately. Wu Qing said loudly: "Yes." As he spoke, he led the others and hurried to the back hall.

Luo Jiutian stood up, picked up Xiang Ying's folding fan on the ground, and thought about something. Suddenly, a man fell from the beam.

He was about to turn around when a long sword was already on his neck, and the man behind him said in a deep voice, "Don't move. Luo Jiutian said: "Who is Your Excellency?

The two stone lions in front of the General Soldier's Mansion are solemn and majestic. Two sergeants stood guard in front of the door with spears in their hands and their waists straight. In the conference hall, Li Yingxiang wore a red tassel on his head, wore a tiger on his head and shoulders, and stood in front of a sand table with a horse whip and said, "What did the scout come to report?"

A staff general beside him said loudly: "Back to the general army, the thieves in the southwest Songpan and Maozhou have gathered in the forty-eight villages, which can be described as huge. Now they have even Kepu'an Fort, Guishui Rock and other places, and now they have arrived at Jinhua Fort, and the generals stationed there have sacrificed their lives for the country. Li Yingxiang's forehead was bulging, and he scolded: "How can this be reasonable, this gang of Diao people openly flouted the laws of the court and openly rebelled. Can I get an approval for the urgent paperwork sent to the Ministry of War?"

The general said, "No reply yet." Li Yingxiang said: "This battle will be fought sooner or later, how much is the salary and grain and grass of the household department?" The general replied: "The household department allocates 20,000 stone of grain and pays 30,000 taels." Li Yingxiang sneered: "This is not to ask the brothers to drink the northwest wind. ”

The general bowed his head and said: "My lord, the household always cries with us poor, and the brothers all put their heads on their belts and work for the court." This is too chilling for the brothers. ”

Li Yingxiang asked the Chishui Gang for 100,000 stone of grain, but now he doesn't even have 2,000 stone. He and Zhou Guanghao have quarreled several times over this matter, and if it weren't for Xu Yuantai to mediate, the two would have fallen out of harmony. The three armies have not moved, and everyone understands the principle that grain and grass go first, but Sichuan is again plagued by disasters.

The people's rations are already limited, if it is forcibly requisitioned, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the people, if the official is involved in another book, provoked the anger of Long Yan, really to respond to the old saying "Die before leaving the school, and make the hero full of tears." ”

The military system of the Ming Dynasty was based on the system of guards. After Emperor Hongwu unified China, Na Liuji (Bowen) suggested that the army should be established to defend the law and establish guards throughout the country to control the key points. Set up five armies (i.e., center, left, right, front, and rear armies) to manage the military registration of the Tianxia Guard.

Military requisition, suppression, training, etc., are under the orders of the military department. In the event of war, the military department was ordered by the emperor to transfer the army, appoint a leading officer, send a letter to Yin, and lead the army transferred from the guard to the battle. At the end of the war, the leading officers surrendered the seal to the court, and the officers and soldiers returned to the guard post.

Although Li Yingxiang commanded the guards in Sichuan, he naturally could not mobilize troops without the seal letter granted by the Ministry of War, and the governor of a province was the governor. He has the rank of chief soldier, and after all, he still has to act according to the governor's face. Even though he has grievances in his heart, he is helpless.

The backyard of the General Military Mansion is the school field, and there are weapon racks on the east and west sides, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds on them are shining in the sun. On the south side of the grass stood five arrow targets. Li Yingxiang was born in the army, and he was not a problem with archery and riding kung fu, and after inspecting the camp defense, he practiced martial arts on the school field.

With a whoosh, a feathered arrow was fired towards the target. Poofed on top of the grass target, the shaft of the arrow buzzed. The arrow was a few points off the bull's-eye. He sighed softly, rather dissatisfied. Then he drew a sprig from the quiver and shot it at the target. Dozens of sticks were fired in a row, always a few points away from the bull's-eye.

The attendant smiled and said: "My lord has walked through Yang in a hundred steps, and those thieves will have a hard time in the future." His words were flattering, but unexpectedly he touched the mold. Li Yingxiang said with a straight face: "Nonsense." You kid knows a piece of. If this is a battlefield and an arrow misses the enemy, how can there be a second chance? The enemy will stand there and be a target for you?"

The attendant nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, what the lord said." Li Yingxiang shot a few more branches, but still missed, unhappy, and immediately handed the longbow into the hands of his entourage. Walk towards the copper basin on the edge of the school yard.

Li Yingxiang lay on a wicker chair and looked at the flowing clouds in the sky. A short time later, a letter came from a small servant. He opened it and saw that it was Xu Yuantai's handwriting, and the letter said that there was something important to discuss, and he was asked to go to the governor's yamen.

In the Chishui Gang, Luo Jiutian stood in place. The man behind him said in a deep voice: "Aren't you dead?" Luo Jiutian said: "If I am really dead, how can I speak." The man behind put his sword down. Luo Jiutian slowly turned around and saw Xiao Yunfan looking at him with a wicked smile.

Luo Jiutian stretched out his fist and smashed it in his chest, and said, "Mom, I didn't expect it to be you bastard." You have to scare your brother to death before you can rest assured. As he spoke, he held his arm with both hands and smiled: "Good brother, why are you back again?" Xiao Yunfan smiled and said, "The younger brother is not worried about the safety of the eldest brother. ”

It turned out that after Xiao Yunfan returned to Chengdu from Yibin, he changed his appearance and inquired about the situation in the city. After learning that Luo Jiutian was detained by the Yamen of the Judge, he investigated again. When he learned from a jailer that Luo Jiutian had hanged himself, he was in great grief.

But the body in the morgue was secretly investigated, and it was found that the deceased was not Luo Jiutian. Thinking about it, thinking about it, Luo Jiutian must quietly return to help. So he sneaked into the Chishui Gang at night and saw the scene of Luo Jiutian's blade and mole.

Luo Jiutian pulled a chair, and the two sat down. Luo Jiutian asked, "Did you see that I killed Xiangying just now?" Xiao Yunfan nodded. Luo Jiutian put the folding fan on the table, sighed and said, "Xiang Ying and I have been for some years, I never thought that he would betray me." ”

Xiao Yunfan's gaze looked at his face, and he saw tears flashing in Luo Jiutian's eyes, knowing that this righteous brother was the most righteous. Although this person has failed him, he will not be able to let go after all. Immediately comforted: "Brother Luo, I know you feel uncomfortable. That's what rivers and lakes are. ”

Luo Jiutian turned his head, looked at his face and said: "Yes, I don't know how many people will be betrayed every day in this Jianghu, many of them have seen the king of Hades, big brother, I am sitting here now, which shows that God treats me well." Xiao Yunfan nodded and said, "Big brother, this matter of the Spring and Autumn Building is not simple. ”

Luo Jiutian said: "You're right. The case of Chunqiu Lou's anti-book is a bureau set up by Duan Wangye, and the purpose is to control my Chishui Gang. Xiao Yunfan sighed and said, "Big brother, most of the masters you asked Xiang Ying to summon were from the palace. Luo Jiutian said: "Groove cake, then isn't the place where you escorted the Feng family completely exposed?"

Xiao Yunfan looked solemn and said slowly: "Big brother, I escorted the Feng family to that valley that day, and then the Feng family girl had a lot of grievances with her relatives, I went to chase the Feng family girl, and when I turned around to see those people, they were all missing. Luo Jiutian said strangely: "Missing?"

Xiao Yunfan nodded and said, "There is an abyss in that valley, and you need to take the chain bridge to enter the valley. When I returned, not only was the Feng family missing, but even the chain bridge was cut off. Luo Jiutian frowned and said, "You mean that Xiang Ying has other preparations and takes those people away." Xiao Yunfan said: "I'm just guessing, and there is no definite evidence." ”

Luo Jiutian stretched out his hand and pressed his temple, and said slowly: "All the mistakes are the fault of the eldest brother, if I hadn't mistrusted Xiang Ying, I'm afraid these people would not have fallen into the hands of King Duan." Xiao Yunfan comforted him and said, "Big brother, don't blame yourself. You are a man of temperament, and you have always been considerate of your brother. If you want to blame, you can only blame Xiang Ying for being cunning. ”

Luo Jiutian picked up Xiang Ying's folding fan and said, "Right now, Xiang Ying has been slaughtered by me, and most of the princes don't know about this matter." We don't know the true purpose of King Duan's attempt to control the Chishui Gang. I evacuated the brothers in the gang, just to plan to have a good time with Duan Wangye. It just so happens that you are back brother, and you can help me. ”