The owner of the dock wall is named Meng Fang, a short and fat middle-aged man in his early forties, and there are more than a dozen people sitting on the table beside him, both young and old, all of whom are his eldest sons. The north has been turbulent for many years, and there is no friendship between the royal road and the country, and only family affection can be trusted, and the big families live side by side.

Today, the clan gathered to welcome a distinguished guest who lived with the host, a young man named Yang Shi.

Yang Shi's appearance is not amazing, and he lacks a very strange spirit when he sits in the banquet, but even so, the Meng family still does not dare to slack off, and there is a lot of respect in his words under the patriarch Meng Fang, as if his visit is a family blessing, and this Yang Shi is indeed worthy of the courtesy of this family.

Hongnong Yang's family, a famous family in the world, is famous in Kansai, and enjoys a good reputation for a while. It can be said that a handful of soil in Hongnong County can pick up many stories of his family under the deep grasp.

The Meng clan is just a gateway to the countryside, and if it is a man-made disaster and war, it can be said that the clansmen have been familiar with the deeds of the Yang family since childhood, and it is also very important to be able to visit naturally.

"The local poor family, it is rare to have a banquet to treat the guests, a little little bit of a thin meal, and I hope that the brothers will not be guilty."

Meng Fang, as the host, personally held a knife to serve food to the distinguished guests, and the meat was mostly arranged on the dining table, either cooked or burned, such a sumptuous meal was rare for even the Meng clan relatives here, and some young children looked at these meals and swallowed saliva frequently, only because the relatives on the side looked at them fiercely and did not dare to eat in large pieces.

"The local disaster has been going on for a long time, the civil service is lacking, and it is not easy to get enough warmth, Meng Jun is too polite. At present, the countryside is in trouble, I was ordered by the elders of the family to visit the door of the villagers, the township poverty can not be alleviated, although the feast is also rare. ”

Yang Shiqi was not arrogant, and he responded politely in the face of Meng Fang's hospitality: "This visit to the palace is still for the earlier announcement." This time, the elder sent me into the house to solve the problem for Meng Jun in detail, hoping to gather the strength of the villagers and alleviate the situation of the siege of the countryside. ”

When the people of the Meng clan heard this, their faces also faintly changed color, and the patriarch Meng Fang was even more silent.

Yang Shi said that the past was the most intense township fighting a month ago, and the Yang clan elder came forward to mediate the conflict in the countryside, and called on the powerful township sects to unite to deal with external troubles.

Although the Yang family had a high reputation in the countryside, this proposal was lacking.

Although today's Hongnong Yang still has old hopes, it is not strong in terms of human power, and at that time, the township was fighting fiercely, and the powerful people in the township were not willing to be restrained.

Although the villagers are bold, they can't guess what the Yang family wants to gather the villagers, if it is to forcibly prevent the king from entering, they will not die for the Yang family, an empty shell portal with old hopes.

Although people like Meng Fang live in the countryside and know little about the general trend, they also understand that it is only a matter of time before Wang Shibing enters Hongnong, and it is not something they can stop. How to the future local order will still be based on the will of the king, before that, the reason why they fought in the countryside was actually to control more people, and hoped that the day of the arrival of the king's master could be a little more important.

Meng's hometown is located in the east of Hongnong, closer to Tongguan, and once Wang Shi enters, it can be said that he will bear the brunt. During this time, the most important thing to do is to collect people from the countryside to accept them in their own portals, and the other is to actively contact the king of Tongguan, hoping to reach a dialogue and respectfully invite the king to enter the country.

However, although his family is also a gathering of thousands of households, there are only a few hundred soldiers who can fight, so how can he be valued by Wang Shi. Especially in this position where his family is located, Shi Sheng's garrison at this time earlier, it is inevitable that he will have to provide military funds for Zhang Luo, and how can Wang Shi be adjusted because of his family's advances.

Therefore, the current Meng family is also very anxious, on the one hand, they even sent their family members close to Tongguan to show their loyalty, and on the other hand, they were also worried that Wang Shi would pursue the old and inferior and was ready to flee with his family at any time. Just how the movement of Tongguan on the other side had already worried his family, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to Yang's unreliable proposal.

Yang Shi saw that Meng Fang was silent, and he was not discouraged, but said sincerely: "The elders of the family sent me here, naturally they also know where Meng Jun's distress is. The king of Tongguan is prosperous, and he will enter the county in the name of recovery within ten months, and how is the safety of our villagers, all of them are under the sword soldiers. ”

"The countryside has been in turmoil for a long time, order has not existed, and the township has no way to cling to. Hu pawn is vicious, at the cost of human life, each family in the countryside survives independently, even if he does not take the preservation of his own family as a great wish, he also needs to take into account the lives of many shadowy villagers under the door. In order to preserve the vitality of the people in a place, it is inevitable that even a thief will be out of control. Although the situation is helpless, most of the bad deeds are conclusive......"

When Meng Fang heard this, the corners of his mouth also moved slightly, which showed that Yang Shi's words also spoke to his heart. Before he could open his mouth here, an old man in the family next to him had already said in a trembling voice: "What Lang Jun said really tells the suffering of my fellow villagers. If the crown and belt portal can be calmly, who is willing to be humble! Wang Sheng has been isolated in Kansai for a long time, and the small people have nothing to rely on, and the villagers and elders can't live alone with their ambition......"

"It's hard to talk about the past, and the royal road replays Kansai, which is indeed a great luck for me and other villagers, and my father and old people are eager to be born into Dazhi. But the world is sincere, and there are many difficulties in personnel, once the king enters the country, how we and other villagers want is secondary, and only the king's decree is the yardstick of the township. At that time, whether the villagers are virtuous or bad, good or evil, it all depends on people's words and opinions, and they will be chosen by force, and the glory and disgrace will no longer be up to me. ”

Yang Shi visited the countryside this time, Mengjiawubi was not the first stop, and a set of rhetoric has already been explained: "The royal road has been extinct for a long time, and the so-called General Shen Da, who is a soldier in the east, is not an old household in Zhongzhou, so it is natural that we and other villagers lack much old care." Even if we have the idea of fist and are willing to help the king, but it is inevitable that we will be arrogant, even if they are not pitiful to the villagers, they are really human nature, and there is no way to complain......"

As Yang Shiyi told the story, Meng Fang and the other clansmen couldn't be indifferent, this is where they are deeply worried, the foundation is not very clean is common to these villagers, after Wang Shi enters the country strongly, it is really suspicious whether he will treat them well.

Even if the king ordered to be comforted and clearly not judged the old and inferior, but once the army moved, how could it be so simple? To put it mildly, once Wang Shi's vanguard entered, he surrounded and slaughtered them in Mengjiawu, as a military merit, where would their souls complain?

At that time, it will be impossible for Heluo Xingtai to punish his own meritorious soldiers for their grievances, not to mention that these villagers themselves have the old inferiority of being thieves. Even if they are driven out and exterminated, there is a great chance that they will only be erected as an example of announcing the canonical punishment of Wang Wei and Ming to deter the rest of the villagers.

As soon as he thought of this, a layer of cold sweat had already gushed out on Meng Fang's body, and he looked at Yang Shi with a bitter face and said: "As Brother Shi said, even if the villagers are old and inferior to thieves, it is forced by the world. I wait for the cold to be a pawn, the way of heaven is not compassionate, the king's life is not gracious, I want to live, I can only seek my own ......"

"This is the deep meaning of my visit to the villagers, the township is poor, only my villagers can experience it in the suffering, and outsiders can not get it in two or three. At present, the entry of Wang Shi has become a fixed situation, before that, we and other villagers can only unite with the voice, gather in the voice of the people, and tell the bitterness of the township, in order to get the attention of one or two! ”

When Yang Shi said this, his demeanor also became very solemn: "Fortunately, thanks to the patronage of our ancestors and sages, my family can enjoy the old reputation and be famous in this world." Now the countryside will return to the royal order, because it is my family elders who miss the hometown, and they are willing to spread this old voice to help the villagers. All voices made a vow to welcome the king, so that the north and south of the world know that although my Hongnong countryside has been abused for a long time, it has always been pure and good, so that the king's life can be hoped for, and the life of the native grass and trees will be harmless. ”

"Before, I was shallow and failed to understand the deep planning of the virtuous men in the township. It is difficult to publicize the small force, if I can help the country, I am duty-bound! ”

To be able to survive and survive in this troubled world, Meng Fang is naturally not lacking in shrewdness, and what Hongnong Yang's idea is, he can figure it out after a little thought. It is nothing more than consolidating the nostalgia and township, and using it as a bargaining chip to communicate with Wang Shi for progress. His family is only a poor family in the countryside, and he does not have the same big demands as Hongnong Yang's, but if he can protect the township industry because of this, there is naturally no reason to stay out of the matter.

Seeing that he persuaded Meng Fang, Yang Shi couldn't help but laugh, and then talked about more details. Although the villagers protect each other, they naturally cannot fully gather the villagers who live in various parts of the county, but it is also the proper duty of the villagers to gather in one place, and only when there are more people can they be powerful.

Although the Meng family is not a strong and powerful person, it can also draw out one or two hundred strong men to help the momentum, in addition to some goods and goods, just hoping that this alliance can protect their own family business.

While talking, Meng Fang saw that the scout sent by his family was poking his head out under the corridor, and he also wanted to show his strength, so he asked the scout Feng Shan to summon in and asked, "You sneaked into Tongguan, have you ever found any changes in the Wang Shi on the other side?" ”

Feng Shan saw that the treatment of a guest in the hall who didn't know the so-called was much more generous than what he had earned by his own hard work, and he couldn't help but feel a taste in his heart, but he just lowered his head and said nothing. He has such a skill that he must be used in any way he invests it, and besides, what is happening in the east at the moment is the focus of attention, and there are even fewer people who can sneak in, and he is not worried about angering his master.

Seeing that Feng Shan was silent, Meng Fang's face was already extremely embarrassed, and he was about to open his mouth to scold, when Yang Shi in the other seat had already opened his mouth and smiled: "Tongguan is heavily defended, I don't expect that there are still such warriors under Meng Jun who can peep!" ”

As he spoke, he stood up from the seat, looked at Feng Shan, and then untied the saber at his waist and stuffed it into his arms, and then patted Feng Shan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This knife comes from the sky, and the edge is far better than that of the four sides." Although I wear it in and out, I can't help but kill people. Treasures should be given to strong men! ”

Feng Shan was not a respectful disciple in the first place, so he took the knife and pulled it out to see the edge, his eyes were already bright: "Good knife!" ”

Yang Shi didn't let Meng Fang be too embarrassed, and after sending the knife, he retreated to the seat, and said with a smile: "Please also ask the strong man to tell the details of the eastern customs in detail." ”

With this treasure knife, Feng Shan was happy in his heart, and some of the slight grievances were gone, even if he told all the details of what he saw yesterday.

Hearing such a change in Tongguan Customs, everyone present looked awe-inspired, although they were not enemies of Wang Shi, but for self-preservation, this change was not a good thing for them.

Now that the alliance is in order, Meng's dock is the last stop of Yang Shi's trip, and after learning about this, he will not stay for long, and he needs to return as soon as possible to inform his family in order to be able to communicate with Wang Shi as soon as possible. Before leaving, he carefully told Meng Fang not to communicate with Wang Shi in private, so that the collective affection could show the solemnity of the countryside.

When Yang Shi left, Feng Shan rushed out and said that he wanted to follow the benefactor to repay the grace of the gift, although Meng Fang secretly hated in his heart, but at the moment to protect the family business, Yang still needed to speak, so he could only pretend to smile generously: "Brother Shi's virtue is high and he can feel that this slave knows righteousness, if you don't think that the slave is evil and untamable, please laugh at it." ”

After hearing this, Feng Shan already sneered in his heart, he saw that Wang Shi was about to enter, and the dock wall must be difficult to defend before he took the opportunity to leave the fierce place, and when it came to his own plot, how many people were missing!