The two soldiers in charge of guarding the door had fierce expressions on their faces, and their expressions were even more arrogant.

"The fool from there dares to call our righteous general by name, so that the young master can use the steel knife in his hand to remember it for a long time!" one of the soldiers shouted, and the long blade in his hand did not stop, and the handle of the knife was flipped and forced.

Not long after getting off the donkey, the spirit on his body had not dissipated, and he was hit head-on by the guard sergeant with a backhand slash.

The old man, who had an extraordinary bearing just now, looked very embarrassed at this moment, blood was splashing on his face, and a mouthful of bright red blood in the middle of his palm was dotted with sporadic white, obviously a tooth had been lost.

When the old man saw that the sergeant wanted to do it again, he hurriedly stepped on the broken steps and led the rented donkey away.

"Hey, it's gone! It's an old pimp who cheats and cheats. The sergeant spat into the ground, then sheathed his knife and looked in the direction in which the beaten old man had fled, and then returned to his post.

"Daddy, why are you dressed like this, will you be beaten by the sergeant who guards the door? ”

Just after everything returned to normal, in front of the county government, an old man and a young man sat in front of a stall selling food and watched the movement that had just happened here.

"You mud baby, learn less from your brother in the future, this Zhu Yuanzhang is the person your father has been looking for, and now I finally met it in Fengyang, why don't you go in and have a look." The older man spoke, and then after cleaning up his little son again, he tidied up the coarse linen clothes on his body in front of the stall, and took a little step to think about the county government.

"Two military masters, Xiaomin wants to see your general Zhu Yuanzhang, can you tell me?" When they came to the gate of the county government, an old man and a young man came forward and spoke to the sergeants standing on both sides.

And these two sergeants glanced at the comer, and saw that they were dressed as civilians, and their hearts were a little less resistant, not to mention that their generals were always warning them to be close to the people and love the people, let alone bully the peasants.

The reason why he fought the old man who came before was that he was too gorgeously dressed, and there was a small brand on the back of the butt of the donkey he was riding, which he borrowed at first glance. In addition, in order to show himself, he deliberately saluted the two sergeants, and when his hands were raised, the two of them deliberately observed, fingers, palms, and tiger mouths, there were no traces left by scholars holding pens and ink for many years, and there were no calluses of labor, such people were only wealthy people except liars.

Moreover, since the news spread that their general opened the granary of the county government to relieve the deserted people, there have been such deceitful students who eat and drink and claim to be well-educated.

But the two people in front of them had calluses on their finger joints and the edges of their palms, and the two sergeants guarding the door were also farmers who worked hard to cultivate the land, and they knew that such people were not liars, so they answered, leaving one person to guard the door, and the other went in to report.

After half a ring, the sergeant who had gone in to report ran out, and then exchanged some more, and took an old man and a young man who had been waiting for a long time into the county government.

He followed the sergeant into the county government, and then walked along the corridor through the outer hall, and walked through an archway, along which there were soldiers with knives in their hands, which could be called heavily guarded.

Passing through the archway, the sergeant took the old man and the young man to the door of a hall, and out of it came a sergeant, took over the shift, and led them in.

After a while, the old man and the young man were taken by the sergeant to a courtyard in the inner hall, where there were no guards, only a round stone table, surrounded by three stools, on which some white flour was prepared for food and drink.

Then the sergeant who led the way withdrew, and no one came from the courtyard.

"Daddy, this place is really big, you see these peach blossoms, they bloom so well, maybe they can catch big fruits, you smell it, even the surroundings are full of fragrance. The young man who followed the old man was a little curious, he had never seen such a pomp and circumstance.

"Okay! Don't embarrass Lao Tzu, sit well, don't talk when someone comes later, just listen, and then watch their leader's performance, especially the one named Zhu Yuanzhang. ”

As soon as the old man spoke, the young man's originally impatient heart stabilized a little, and his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.

After taking a sip of water, an old man and a young man heard footsteps in the distance, and a man who looked very young, but looked a little old, walked in front, followed by two men in armor.

"Uncle, you are in a hurry to find me Zhu Yuanzhang, is it that my soldiers have spoiled your family's grain, or pigs and sheep, so you came to sue?" As soon as they met, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, his deep voice contained extremely convincing power, and he felt warm in his heart.

An old man and a young man, seeing that this young man called himself Zhu Yuanzhang, were also a little surprised, but they still reacted, and they got up and knelt before they got up.

Before the two of them could get close, the two people behind Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to draw their knives, but they were stopped by a gesture from him, and they stepped forward to drag the old man's body that was about to fall.

Then he came to the stone table and sat and spoke.

"So that the general knows that the old decay is the temple blessing of the Chenghuang Temple on the outskirts of Tianfu City, and the old Qin Tou, this time he came to be entrusted by others, and came to bring a word to the general. As Lao Qin Tou spoke, his eyes kept staring at the face of the young general in front of him, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that there was a smile on his dark face all the time, which made people unable to have other evil thoughts in their hearts.

"Oh, my husband was entrusted to bring me a message, I don't know what it is?" After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face was still the same, but he was guessing in his heart whether this old man was Guo Tianxu, or his father-in-law Guo Zixing sent to beat him.

Old Qin Tou looked at the two people behind Zhu Yuanzhang, his face was a little embarrassed, and he refused to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little funny, so he made the two people in armor and knives behind him retreat.

"Uncle, let's talk about it now. Zhu Yuanzhang was still smiling.

"Don't hide it from the general, in recent days, I have been inquiring about the name of the general in this generation, but there has been no news, since you opened the granary in Fengyang County to help the people, this is the door. ”

"Oh, it turned out that he wasn't sent by Guo Tianxu?" Zhu Yuanzhang had some doubts in his heart, guessing the origin of the old man in front of him.

"Recently, I'm afraid that the general is short of food here, right?" As soon as Lao Qintou's words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still speculating a moment ago, suddenly showed a sharp and slightly murderous gaze in his eyes, and the youngest son of Lao Qintou on the opposite side couldn't stand this gaze, and sat on the ground all of a sudden.

"Hehe, General Zhu, don't misunderstand, it's not too late to think after listening to the old man's words, let's go back to the original topic, the person behind me asked me to bring you a message, and then talk about the next thing when you react. ”

Old Qin Tou saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were different, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, coupled with his slightly burly body and rich bloody aura, this gaze was really unbearable for ordinary people.

However, Lao Qin Tou is not an ordinary person, since he was opened by Zhang Yixian of the City God, not only has his cultivation increased a lot, but there are also some lonely souls and wild ghosts along the way, not only has his horizons broadened a lot, but even his courage is far from being comparable to ordinary people, plus he has lived for decades, it is really not something that ordinary people can be scared of.

"Listen, I'm really curious about what I'm talking about. Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze became gentle again, as if the person before was not him.

Old Qin Tou smiled on his slightly old face, and he was not in a hurry to speak, but took a sip of cold tea, and then slowly said: "Before I came, that person asked me to observe you, if you have the ability, then you are qualified to listen to these words, if you have the ability, I will not be here at this moment." ”

"The man didn't want me to bring much, just nine words, 'Accumulate grain, build a high wall, and slow down to be king'. ”

After Lao Qin Tou finished speaking, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and he didn't observe Zhu Yuanzhang's expression at this time, just waited quietly on the side.

"Accumulate grain, build a high wall, and slowly become the king! Accumulate grain, build a high wall, and slowly become the king! Wonderful! Wonderful!" Zhu Yuanzhang first muttered to himself, and then slapped his thigh a few times, stood up suddenly, looked at the old Qin Tou, who was still there, and knelt down all of a sudden.

At this moment, Old Qin Tou Gujing Wubo's face showed a look of surprise.

He didn't expect that when the city god said that after he said this, that person would definitely kneel like himself, but he didn't expect it to come true now.

"Please help me, sir!"

Zhu Yuanzhang knelt on the ground, his palms folded in front of his forehead, and his eyebrows against the back of his hands.

Old Qin Tou hurriedly got up and stroked him up, he didn't dare to hold his identity, besides, this Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him was the person that the City God had been looking for, and he must have something on his body that the City God had taken a fancy to, if it was said that Old Qin Tou would not have paid attention to these before, but since he opened his eyes in the sky, not only did he not have the slightest sense of blockage in his mind, but he also felt very flexible and looked at things more deeply.

"Get up, get up, this can't be done, this kind of great gift can be tormented by old age. Lao Qintou complimented him, and helped Zhu Yuanzhang, who looked respectful and sincere, to sit down, and then said: "This time, I didn't report much hope, but because of the trust of others, and I often heard the reputation of the general along the way, and now I see it in person, and it is really the same as the rumors." ”

"Not to mention that he is old and decayed, he can be entrusted by others, even if he thinks about these good deeds of the general towards the people, he can do things. ”

"Is the old man willing to help me?"

"This is not in a hurry, my husband went out before, and he hasn't come back for a long time, there must be something important to do, and the crisis in front of the general, I can be the master to help one or two. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the words of Lao Qintou, and then put down the stone in his heart, the most difficult thing for him now is food, the army is increasing, but there is not much food, if it goes on like this, he wants to rob those squires.