After a fierce battle for nearly an hour, the Ming army finally defeated the thieves, bit the tail and chased out more than ten miles, killed more than 1,000 thieves, captured nearly 700 people, and the rest fled, the two bandit leaders died and fled, and also captured 100 horses, a large number of weapons and grass.

This is undoubtedly a big victory, but Xu Jin is not the slightest bit happy, this battle is too bad, the regular army of Yiwei against the same number of thieves, the weapons used by the other party even have wooden sticks and dung forks, just like that, even the gutter almost capsized, even his own Qincha almost died under the knife of the horse thief, so this victory is really not worth boasting about.

The gate of Qufu City was opened, and Kong Wenshao, the sixty-first generation of Yan Shenggong, and Qufu County Ling Gui Youzhi led a group of soldiers to greet them.

Kong Wenshao is about forty years old, the word knows virtue, the number is Cheng'an, is the sixty-first grandson of Confucius, the current Yan Shenggong.

"Xiaguan see Lord Qincha!" Qufu County Linggui Youzhi led a group of officials and gentry to salute Xu Jin, looking at the young Qincha in front of him, everyone present couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Of course, everyone just sighed, and no one dared to disagree, Xu Jin is now famous, whether it is in the literary world or officialdom, he is a hot star.

The leader of the Wenhui, the poets, the five yuan tanhua and the first, and the military affairs of the two governments under the order of the Qincha Commander, are full of halos, and not long ago, he vigorously arrested and killed a large number of officials, and the entire Yanzhou Mansion officialdom was almost overturned by him, so no one dared to underestimate Xu Jin, the young Qincha.

"You don't have to be polite!" Xu Jin smiled and nodded, and turned to Kong Wenshao and said, "Xu Jin has seen Yan Shenggong!" ”

Although Yan Shenggong is only a title and has no real power, his rank in the Ming Dynasty is a first-class member, and he is specially given to ride a horse in the Forbidden City, and he has the aura of a saint's descendants, so his status is very transcendent, even if the cabinet ministers see it, they have to be courteous and courteous.

The Kong family is the first family, prosperous for more than a thousand years, to have status, to have wealth, the wives and concubines married by the men in the family are naturally women with good character, genes have been improved from generation to generation, so Kong Wenshao, the sixty-first generation of Yan Gong's appearance, is naturally quite good, the heavenly court is full of square circles, a pair of red phoenix eyes, three long beards under the chin are black and shiny, well-dressed, and elegant temperament.

"Lord Xu doesn't need to be polite, I have long heard that Xu Ziqian is a young talent, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary!" Kong Wenshao praised him, and the officials and gentry next to him echoed him.

After greeting each other politely for a while, Xu Jin entered Qufu City surrounded by officials and gentry, accompanied by the main generals of Jinyiwei and Gui Dewei, while Gui Dewei continued to be stationed outside the city, and the head of the bandit leader Zhao Zhi was hung on the flagpole for three days.

After Xu Jin entered the city, he first bathed and changed clothes in the residence arranged by the magistrate, and then went to the Confucian Temple to worship Confucius, and then went to the Yansheng Mansion to participate in the celebration banquet.

The luxury and magnificence of the Confucian Mansion made Xu Jin breathtaking, the scale of the entire Confucian Mansion complex was comparable to the imperial palace, worthy of being a big family that had been yellow for more than a thousand years, this heritage is unparalleled in the world, the real wealth is comparable to the country, no wonder those thieves knew that there were heavy troops stationed in the nearby Yanzhou Mansion City, and even ventured to attack Qufu.

The celebration banquet set by the Confucian Mansion is naturally abundant, and some mountain delicacies have not even been eaten by Xu Jin, who has been a man for two lifetimes, such as the ovaries of the golden pheasant, the bear's paw, the monkey brain, etc., the cost of this meal is estimated to be hundreds of taels of silver, which is jaw-dropping.

Huang Qi is the commander of Gui Dewei, and he naturally participated in this reception banquet, and there was no shortage of compliments during the banquet, after all, this battle was Gui Dewei's great victory and resolved the crisis in Qufu.

However, Huang Qi obviously knew that he was very bad today, if it weren't for the Jinyi guards beside Xu Jin, this battle would probably be lost, so he behaved very modestly and low-key.

This reception banquet was eaten until the evening, Xu Jin returned to Qinchaxingyuan, and immediately summoned Huang Qi and the generals above the thousand households of Dewei to reprimand him fiercely.

"Look at the bad battles you fought today, what kind of stuff are you, from today on, every morning and evening for Lao Tzu to practice......"

Xu Jin was on fire today, and at this time it finally broke out, and even the explosion sprayed Huang Qi and others to the point that their faces were green.

Xu Jin was originally a calm person, but today's performance of Gui Dewei is really embarrassing, you must know that today is the first battle, and his own coach almost lost his life, so he will return to Dewei's combat effectiveness, and the next battle will be a fart.

Xu Jin sprayed the generals, and then began to formulate a drill plan, this is the point, Gui Dewei's combat effectiveness needs to be improved urgently, Xu Jin doesn't want to put his net worth and life in the hands of such a garbage army.

When it was completely dark, the generals of the Guide Guard were able to come out of the Qincha line, and a thousand households muttered dissatisfiedly: "Lord Qincha is too harsh, we won the battle today, even if there is no reward, we will be trained!" ”

"Not really!" Another Senhu chimed in.

Huang Qi frowned, and said in a low voice: "Shut up, there is a lot of nonsense, today's battle is really a mess, no wonder Lord Xu is annoyed, alas, the life of the brothers over the years has indeed been too comfortable, tomorrow to get up early and go out to exercise, and those who have not completed the drill task have no food." ”

"Yes!" Several thousands of households agreed, but they secretly complained in their hearts, but they knew what the battle was like today, although it was a big victory, but they also killed and injured nearly a thousand people, and Jinyiwei also lost more than 100 people, and the loss was really not light, and Lord Qincha was also in danger, and almost died under the knife of the horse thief, so this scolding was actually not wronged.

After Xu Jin sent the generals away, he called Qi Jingtong to him and said, "Deputy Inspector Qi, this official wants to form a cavalry of 500 people as a pro-army, how about you be responsible for commanding the training?" ”

Xu Jin really saw the power of cavalry on the frontal battlefield today, and he almost turned the tide of the battle with two hundred horse thieves, so he felt that it was necessary to form a cavalry guard with strong combat effectiveness, and the Jinyi guard was really bad, and more than 100 people were killed and wounded in today's battle, and the losses were heavy!

Judging from Qi Jingtong's performance today, whether it is riding or martial arts, he is the best candidate to serve as the commander of this cavalry.

Qi Jingtong was overjoyed when he heard this, and snapped on one knee and said loudly: "Obey the order!" ”

Qi Jingtong's father, Qi Xuan, was the commander of Dengzhou, and he wanted to inherit his father's position in the future.

Of course, Qi Jingtong has great ambitions, has practiced good martial arts, and is familiar with military books, so he naturally wants to do something big, instead of relying on the remnants of his ancestors to live a life, and now there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for meritorious service in front of him, and he is willing to miss it, so he immediately agreed.

Xu Jin nodded and said: "Okay, tomorrow this official will order the transfer of Linqingwei as well, and then you can choose these five hundred cavalry in Guidewei, Yanzhouwei, and Linqingwei, and the same is true for war horses and weapons, you choose!" ”

Since you want to build a cavalry force, whether it is soldiers or horses, you must naturally choose the strongest one.

Qi Jingtong was naturally overjoyed, and after talking to Xu Jin about some details, he hurriedly left the hall, and then Jin Biao, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei, walked in, handed Xu Jin a piece of paper, and said mysteriously: "My lord, take a look at this!" ”

Xu Jin took a look, this was obviously a document of thieves attacking Qufu, in which the Confucian Mansion (Yan Shenggong) was accused of embezzling tens of thousands of people's land, exploiting and oppressing tenants, and causing hundreds of people to be displaced......

Xu Jin frowned, as a traverser, Xu Jin naturally knew that in the Ming Dynasty during this period, the problem of land annexation was already very serious, even to the point of shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule, so the accusations on the text were true, and a wealthy family like Yan Shenggong was definitely the main force of land annexation.

"My lord, the slave has already put hot water in place, and she can bathe and change clothes!"

At this time, a plump and pretty servant girl walked in and said coquettishly, this is a handmaid transferred by the Yansheng Mansion to serve Qincha, her name is Mingxi.

Xu Jin quietly folded the text and put it in his arms, nodded slightly.