"Mother, I'm back," Ye Qing said as he walked in. Behind him were three more strong men, carrying rice.
As the setting sun shone, Liu's mother came out of the inner room to welcome her. She was stunned when she saw it: "What is this?"
"My child has not done anything illegal or disciplinary, so don't worry, mother." Ye Qing smiled and ordered the three people to remove their burdens and dump the millet into the jar: "This is Chen Ting, this is Huang Yan, they are all new here.
people."
Chen Ting was about 20 years old, very capable and very agile, while Huang Yan was about 25 years old, tall and strong, with a dark complexion. At this time, they both came over in a hurry, bowed to Liu's mother, and said: "Little girl
Mr. Chen Ting (Huang Yan), pays homage to the old lady."
Mother Liu quickly helped her up: "I don't dare, but a strong man will get up quickly."
Ye Qing said a few words and then moved to the main room. Straw mats were spread in the main room. This cost no money and was already available at home. At this time, there were fourteen people in the room, sitting on their knees on the left and right.
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Seeing Ye Qing entering and arriving at the main seat, seventeen people knelt down and knelt down, saying in unison: "Greetings to my lord."
Ye Qing turned his gaze from the crowd and saw Zhou Feng and Zhang Fangbiao on the left and right, Liang Si, Yu Tao, and Jiang Peng behind, and nodded: "I've already checked, how many are there?"
Zhang Fangbiao glanced at Zhou Feng. Jiang Chen was not there, so he regarded Zhou Feng as the top one, so he didn't speak for a while.
Zhou Feng was in a daze and woke up: "Four more were recalled today, and now there are eighteen in total. It's just that it's not appropriate for Mr. Ji to show up now. He is guarding the market... Jiang Chen and Mr. Lu were not found.
Ye Qing listened and asked: "The two ladies, Jiang Zinan and Lingling, have not been found?"
Zhou Feng's expression darkened: "I have never seen the two ladies, Jiang Zinan and my sister-in-law."
Ye Qing frowned, the other world was not yet complete, and she could always accompany him in the dream. This time he came in and lost it. Now his power is weak, his Taoism has not been restored, and he has a sense of a gap between his eyes.
Ye Qing said: "With their martial arts skills, they don't have many difficulties, they just have to look for it..."
Having said this, he didn't say anything. He looked towards the door and saw a middle-aged man wearing a black jacket coming in. He looked excited and his face was flushed.
This was none other than Liu Yuanqi. Ye Qing quickly stood up to greet him and saluted him, while seventeen people all saluted him together.
Liu Yuanqi didn't have time to talk to Ye Qing, so he looked up and saw seventeen people gathered in the room. No one could wear armor at this time. Everyone's clothes were shabby, but their actions were well planned, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. He still didn't believe it, so he asked
He said: "Bei'er, is this the person you've been relying on these days?"
"Yes, please invite your uncle to receive the gift." He waved his hand, and everyone present hurriedly saluted.
"Gaozu was born in a peasant family, he was open-minded and generous, and did not engage in production. When he was the head of the Sishui pavilion in Peixian County, he made friends with Xiao He and Cao Shen, and used Fan Kuai as his minions."
"This preparation has the style of the great ancestor and is the weapon of a hero."
Liu Bang was a knight-errant, and Liu Bei was actually similar when he was a boy, so he is said to have the style of the great ancestor.
"It was supposed that it would take ten or twenty years before it would be prosperous, but I didn't expect that when I was only twenty-three years old, I showed strange characteristics, and strong men came to join me one after another. This is a gift from heaven."
However, he was a little worried and asked: "You have so many people taking refuge, it's Zuyou, but how do you make a living? Well, I'll give you another thirty taels of silver when I go back."
Ye Qing sighed inwardly, Liu Yuanqi's family was not rich, but he often supported Liu Bei. As time went by, Yuan Qi's wife became a little unhappy, and Liu Bei was not engaged in production, did not like reading, and did not like to be happy, have dogs, horses, or beautiful clothes.
Liu Yuanqi was under great pressure, but he still resolutely offered thirty taels of silver.
In other words, these seventeen people spent all the funds they could, and contributed fifty taels of silver at once. However, they were responsible for seventeen men who were not engaged in production and had to take care of food and meat. The most they could do was maintain.
One month.
But one month is more than enough. In troubled times, there is such a force that can accomplish many things. He did not refuse at the moment, saying: "My uncle's gift, I have received it."
He was also asked to spread out a simple map and point to a mountain valley: "Uncle, look, this is a rogue bandit. It was formed by mountain bandits who broke into large households over the years. There is news that they are about to surrender to the south."
The coming thief army Cheng Yuanzhi
Speaking of this, Ye Qing smiled coldly: "How can I tolerate the harm to the villagers? I should destroy them in order to pay for their goods - my uncle gave me silver, and I just bought some long knives."
Liu Yuanqi was shocked when he heard this and said, "Is this too risky?"
Ye Qing smiled, walked a few steps, and said after a long time: "Uncle, there is no other way. I am poor and lowly, and everyone in the village despises me."
"Now my ancestors are protecting me, and there is green smoke on my grave. May I ask my uncle, are there no villains who are jealous?"
"After being shocked for a while, some villains may feel jealous and unbearable, and go to the county to report their evil intentions."
Liu Yuanqi was reminded by Ye Qing and was immediately shocked. This was very possible. Of course, Liu Bei was a member of the clan, and this alone would not mean he would be executed unnecessarily. But even if he was scolded and imprisoned for several days, he was still humiliated. The momentum just created was
It turned into nothing. When I thought of this, I immediately blushed and said, "This is possible, so what should I do?"
"There is a way, and that is to kill to establish authority." Ye Qing said calmly: "There are rules for killing people, and you can't do it randomly. Again, these bandits have harmed the villagers, and people and gods are angry. They should be destroyed in order to pay for their goods."
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"With these mountain goods, these strong men who follow me will have supplies. And with these thieves' heads, they can intimidate the villagers and the county magistrate, so that they will not have any objections."
"Without these heads, even with the blessing of our ancestors, it would be difficult to think about peace."
This was said in an orderly manner. Liu Yuanqi stood up and stared at Ye Qing for a long time before swallowing his saliva and saying, "Beer is different, but even if he kills the culprit, the county magistrate still won't give up?"
Ye Qing was startled and then chuckled: "By capturing the bandits and getting the money and goods, you have to be filial. If it were someone else, there might be trouble, but I am a descendant of the clan, and the county magistrate and I have no hatred, how can we risk our lives?"
to fight against me
Liu Yuanqi was startled for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Now that Bei'er has thought about it, I have nothing to worry about. The day you succeed in capturing the bandit is the day when I will help you with all my family."
This kind of support is not just a small amount of support, but the whole family and life.
Seeing his uncle go away, Ye Qing smiled and glanced at them again. They all looked the same as before, with sallower complexions and most of them were from the bottom of society.
Ye Qing knew that although he had inherited his original influence in the main world, it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot and maintain cohesion and organization.
"In terms of cohesion, what can be more powerful than winning a battle to unite the morale of the military?"
A group of people came up to look at the picture. They were junior non-commissioned officers of the Ye Family Army. They were all veterans of the battlefield. They were well organized and well-trained in combat awareness. Ye Qing had always been generous in training them.
Seeing that there were only a few strokes on the map and it was still relatively rough, they all combined what they saw on the way here, communicated with each other, and modified and added some parts.
The atmosphere of the heated discussion was filled with a desire for military exploits and trophies. No one was afraid. Even the grassland army had it, and the mere mobs were not a problem... When this was because they had never really seen the impact of the rogue bandits all over the mountains and plains.
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Soon, a marching route plan was finalized and submitted to Ye Qing.
It may not be perfect yet, but now the first month is a race against time. Ye Qing looked at it and said generously: "Just follow this plan. In three days, we will invite Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to accompany us. No matter where we come,
If you don’t come, it’s time for us to attack and kill this bandit.”
If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei come, once they win, they will become comrades in arms. At that time, if they propose the Taoyuan Three Brothers, it will be a matter of course.
Xuyi County
Yu Fan was refreshed and stood up to change his clothes. Soon he heard Cheng Pu smiling outside: "My lord, you have worked so hard while patrolling the county. It makes me ashamed."
As he came in, he saw Yu Fan's face was serious, he was startled and then bowed his head.
Cheng Pu was an official at this time. Although his official position was not as high as that of Sun Jian, he was not a servant of the Sun family. He bowed and sat on the left side. He was secretly surprised in his heart. He glanced sideways at Yu Fan and said nothing for a while.
Yu Fan asked, "What's the matter with you?"
Cheng Pu said seriously: "My lord, this month's silver offering has arrived. Please check it out."
The three counties of Jianli and Zuo are well-known. The officials and the people are close to each other. They know the old people in the village. The young people are doing good things. Hundreds of people often come and go. Jian takes care of them and takes care of them. He is like a son.
This is a historical evaluation, but there are often hundreds of people who are closely related to the officials and the people. The key is the wealth behind it. How did Sun Jian raise it?
Just the salary of the county magistrate?
I can't even afford to support ten people.
The Sun family was not originally a big family. It is nonsense to say that the Sun family has been an official in Wu for generations. They are just landlords. To support so many people and establish a power, they naturally have a lot of gray income.
But these were what Sun Jian was paying attention to, but at this time Yu Fan was a little absent-minded, glanced at Cheng Pu, and said: "Very good, very good."
After saying that, Yu Fan smiled and stood up: "You can go down."
Cheng Pu was a little stunned. He had followed Sun Jian for a short time and realized that although he was cold and majestic, he was not perfunctory. Today was a little too unusual, so Cheng Pu said: "Yes"
"I won't send you off." Yu Fan walked out and stood under the eaves, watching Cheng Pu leave, feeling thoughtful and confused.
The background of the Sun family has become known in the past few days. In addition to Cheng Pu, there are also Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhu Zhi, and Xu Kun, and there are also Sun Jing, Sun Bi, and Sun He in the family.
Since secretly cultivated confidants early on, there were five to six hundred people from the village and clan available, which was no less than the Yu family in the main world.
But Yu Fan was not happy, he was just thinking: "How is this possible? I felt familiar at first, but I was not sure. But now I think about it, this is probably the world in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Why am I here? Is this just a world?
A big dream?”
"Or is it Ye Qingshi's trick that made me fall into an illusion?"
This confusion could not be solved, so I behaved at a loss and hesitated, unable to think about how to develop.