At night, Pan Jia, the head of the official who had finished a busy day, dragged his tired body back to his house.

The village was scarce in resources, so naturally there would be no consumption of lamp oil and candle wax, and the house was pitch black, and the woman heard the sound in the courtyard, and stood vigilantly behind the door with a staff, and when she heard the familiar footsteps and whispered, she breathed a sigh of relief, opened the latch and welcomed her husband into the house.

"It's night again, and I don't know what I'm busy with?"

Touching her husband's strong arms, the woman felt more down-to-earth, and couldn't help but complain a few times.

"If I don't run outside, how can you young and old live!"

The husband chuckled and took two handfuls into the woman's arms, and when he heard the woman's faintly shy gasp and reprimand, the fatigue of his body disappeared a little, and when he touched the wooden cane that the woman was holding under his armpit, he laughed again: "Women are always small-hearted, and now there are patrolmen in the city day and night, who dares to offend the villagers without knowing whether they are alive or dead, let alone my family!" ”

Speaking of this, there is no lack of pride in the man's tone, the eldest husband cannot be without power, and now he is in charge of the township righteous regiment to train nearly a hundred strong soldiers, except for the young and somewhat excessive county lieutenant and the fierce and abnormal Wang Shi general, no one in the city really dares to offend him now.

As he spoke, he gave the woman a piece of bacon and whispered half to cook and half to put away. The woman did as she said, and after being busy in the stove, she brought back the hot meat soup, while Pan Jia found a few crude clay pots and poured out about one-third of the meat soup, and the woman was a little distressed when she saw this, and pouted and complained: "That's not a blood relative, why ...... it?"

"Shut up!"

Pan Jia frowned when he heard this: "Uncle Huli Sanding is dead, I am his son-in-law, if you dare to be unfilial to your wife and say too much, I will expel you from the house!" ”

When the woman heard this, she was silent, and did not dare to say anything more.

Pan Jia turned into the inner house with the hot meat soup, heard an old man's cough, and stepped forward to help the old man lying on the meadow up, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, I've eaten." ”

The old man muttered in his mouth, drank two sips and waved his hand: "Full, full, leave it to the little slave." ”

"The food at home is enough, and I am promoted by Ming Gong, grandpa don't worry too much."

Pan Jia ignored the old man's excuse, and poured the meat soup of the half-crockpot down, and then patted the old man's skinny chest: "Grandpa rest in peace, I will be on duty early tomorrow morning, so I won't come to greet you." ”

After returning to the front house, by the faint moonlight, Pan Jia saw that the woman was still smearing and rubbing linen, so he stepped forward and patted her and said, "Go and wake up the little slave." ”

"He had already slept......"

"Go quickly, eat and sleep."

Pan Jia sat back on the edge of the dining table, and listened to the woman's chatter: "Wandering games all day long, what's the use of eating too much!" ”

"You woman is really stupid, how can a living person be strong and immortal, there is no hope for Ding Zhuang in the portal, and I don't know where to die after the next year."

At this point he remembered another incident: "I asked you to teach the little slave to read, how did you do it?" Don't slack off in this matter, if your husband is not lucky enough to have this shallow ability, how can he be reused by Ming Gong. Huan Wei said, when the thief is decided, the county will still study, my Xiaolang Youhui, if you can learn a little, you will be able to bring the deed family in the future! ”

"How can thieves be so easy to settle? The day before yesterday, you didn't return all night, and there was such a commotion outside the city, it must have been disturbed by the pawns again. That's a man-eating tiger wolf, why should we Xiaohu Handing provoke it. If a catastrophe really comes, that county lieutenant Minggong may not be able to live, how can he allow for long-term schemes......"

The woman was a little unoptimistic, but she got up and went to call her little slave.

"What a foolish woman, what a cruel character the lord is, she is not a pig and a dog who was expelled by the king and fled. Those evil pawns outside the city won't last long......"

Pan Jia picked up the pieces of meat in the crockpot and threw them into his mouth and chewed them, but there was no lack of joy and expectation between his eyebrows, and he took his sleepy-eyed son into his arms, and said with a low smile: "Little slave eat more, stay in the county to study, Grandpa will send you to school, and in the future, you will be like that Huan Wei, be a dignified and upright prince, and glorify your family!" ”

Early the next morning, Pan Jia left his house to go to the county office to stand by, and on the way he met those villagers who worked with him and greeted each other warmly. The county has not been in rule for a long time, although the people's dietary situation has not been greatly improved, but with these township brave day and night patrol and search, there is no strong beam to dare to run rampant, at least a little bit of steadfastness.

Huan Yi of the county office also got up early, and when Pan Jia entered the office, he called him in, and did not arrange a new task, but just asked about daily trivial matters, and after a while, his expression became solemn: "I have an urgent matter to tell Pan Jun here, but this matter is quite dangerous, and I may not be able to return if I go." But if you can do it, I will guarantee you a great future! ”

When Pan Jia heard this, his face became solemn, and he didn't dare to agree easily for a while. Although the incident was not long, he was more convinced by Huan Yi, and he also saw that those lost villagers and Yong's family members were properly supported, but after all, the days were short, and he didn't dare to believe it.

Huan Yi also knew that not everyone had the courage to sacrifice their lives, and it was indeed a little difficult for people to make such an important decision for a while, and after a little silence, he said again: "Pan Jun has been in trouble for many days, and the situation between the enemy and me must be clear. The thieves seem to be rampant, but in fact, it is difficult for a long time, and the king seems to be trapped here, but the follow-up is endless. Quzhou this city, it is not a place to defend, the thieves harassed several times but did not dare to take it, which shows that its momentum is strong and weak. The thief is about to be broken, and all the merits are waiting to be picked up, but where there is any progress in everything, how can there be stability without danger? ”

"Before entering Qu Zhou, I was also a prosperous idler in Luozhong, and there was no shortage of shade at home, even if I didn't go to danger and work, I would be happy and prosperous for the rest of my life. But in this great world, Hu Ling can still be famous in the north and south, how can I be a dignified Chinese husband, and how can I be a guinea dog posture in the door? The husband is a body, and the person who can receive it is nothing more than a knife. There are many dry bones on the left side of the road, which may not be harmful to people during life, and those who regret it are nothing more than unable to die well. I don't want to die in peace, but I want to trust my life to the big things, although the thief is ferocious, but if I can get away with it, I will be a great merit and a good reputation in the ......world."

Pan Jia heard this, his demeanor was already a little moved, although he is not a talented wild sage, but he has also seen many things about life and death, and his heart naturally has the consciousness of dying at any time, but as Huan Yi said, there is also a difference in the severity of a husband's life, if he can really have a big wish to win, what is the regret of a life.

Not to mention anything else, at least the lives of these villagers who have trained in the regiment have been much more precious than ordinary villagers, at least as I have seen during this time, the families of those villagers who unfortunately died have been supported. If they change the past, they will die, and who will care about their families.

"I'm not sparing my life, I'm afraid that my talent is shallow, and I can't be qualified to be entrusted by Ming Gong......"

After a long time, Pan Jia said in a deep voice.

Huan Yi saw that Pan Jia was already a little moved, so he said again: "Since I chose Pan Jun to do this, it is because you have the possibility of success." If it is impossible to force it, it is to store up sins for myself. Besides, my current fate is like duckweed, and only when things are done can I turn safe. ”

Whether Pan Jia has the possibility of success, Huan Yi is not sure. In fact, Jin Xuangong and Huan Yi had a disagreement about whether to send Pan Jia abroad.

Jin Xuangong believed that since it was clear where the eyes and ears of the Qian army were distributed on the Qu Si side, he could directly send troops to capture them while they were unprepared, and he could interrogate as many enemy troops as he could. For a villager like Pan Jia, whether it is ability or loyalty, he should not be too trusted, and it is very likely that he will not only fail to find out how much the enemy situation is, but may leak his own intelligence.

Regarding Jin Xuangong's opinion, Huan Yi does not disagree. However, Jin Xuangong belonged to the commander of the Wang Division, while Huan Yi was an official of the Quzhou County Bureau, and the different positions of the two sides determined that when Huan Yi considered the problem, he could not only focus on the current military, but also take into account the governance of Quzhou after the war.

According to the standard of the Xingtai chapter system, the current Quzhou does not have the conditions for establishing a county at all. Aside from anything else, the fact that the registered person alone is far from meeting the requirements. And people are not born out of thin air, in addition to helping the king in the current military, Huan Yi must also take into account the people in this realm after the war.

Of course, in addition to this, once the Quzhou War is over, Wang Shi will definitely need to continue to advance northward, and Huan Yi must also have a trustworthy arm to help him handle county affairs more calmly.

It is precisely based on this consideration that Huan Yi decided to take a certain risk and give Pan Jia a chance and test. If this person can succeed this time, regardless of what he has gained, at least he can ensure that this person is credible and can trust him with great things.

If not, the result is nothing more than two kinds, one is that Pan Jia died, but Qu Zhou was able to report well, and his person was sent by Huan Yi to die, and Huan Yi would definitely properly settle his family, which was not a difficult thing for him. Second, Pan Jia surrendered to the enemy, attracting the Qian army to attack in advance, making the situation in Quzhou even more dangerous.

But even if Pan Jia is not dispatched, there is a danger. The general Shi Min was cunning and vicious, and although there were frequent attacks by the kings of Dongwu City to attract the attention of his people, giving the Yanzhou army time to raise and arrange a counterattack, it was not decided how long it could be delayed. Qu Zhou was at the forefront of the battle between the two armies, and the intensity of the battle would definitely be very strong at that time, and Huan Yi did not dare to have the luxury of being foolproof.

Of course, no matter what the situation develops later, Pan Jia's trip will definitely be very dangerous. But where there is progress, who can be fully thorough? Huan Yi is naturally also adventurous, and even Shi Min, the general on the opposite side, who relied on the ferocity of his rangers to trap all the soldiers of the Wang Division in their respective strongholds, is he not playing with fire?

Knowing what Huan Yi was going to arrange for him to do, Pan Jia first breathed a sigh of relief, after all, this was not a direct death, but then he became nervous again: "The humble duty is real, it really has never been ...... Just ask Ming Gong, can you be cautious in your actions? ”

After all, he is just an ordinary villager, and even if he has made up his mind to participate in this kind of big event, he really lacks confidence.

"Just be ordinary, remember what you have seen and heard, and think more and say less."

In Pan Jia's situation, it is impossible for Huan Yi to give him too complicated instructions, and he is told all kinds of instructions, mainly to remind him to maintain his true colors.

Although Jin Xuangong did not agree with Huan Yi's approach, when Pan Jia was really ready to travel, he still came forward to meet Pan Jia, and at the same time explained some details related to military affairs.

"This Pan Jia may lack knowledge, but he does not live up to his righteousness. Hebei is more generous, and sincerity is true. ”

Standing under the gate of the county seat, watching Pan Jia and the two attachés gradually moving away, Huan Yi couldn't help but say with emotion. These Hebei villagers are different from those who have lived in Luoshang for a long time and have been living in the north for a long time, and they are willing to undertake such a dangerous task, and the torment in their hearts must be even worse, after all, it is difficult for them to determine whether they can get a reward.

"Yan Zhao is heroic, and what is more valuable is tenacity."

Jin Xuangong still has some reservations, and the generous are easy to be irritable, but it is difficult to keep things. In his opinion, these people may be able to take on the dangerous responsibilities in a hurry, but if the situation does not go smoothly, or they are oppressed by force, they are also very likely to abandon their original position.

In the final analysis, it is related to his personal experience, being betrayed by his loved ones one after another, and he does not dare to have too many good expectations for human nature.

But since the people have already sprinkled it, it is useless to say any more. The top priority is to enhance Qu Zhou's ability to protect himself, once the counterattack officially begins, if they can hold on for a moment longer, they can also increase many chances of survival.

After Pan Jia and a few others left the county seat, they went straight to a villager stronghold that they had clearly investigated before.

The journey has also been smooth, and in recent times, they have been going out frequently, and it has also summed up the law that the cavalry activities of the Qiang army are becoming more and more rare. This is also one of the reasons why Pan Jia dared to venture out of the city, the scouts of the army were unreasonable, and once they encountered any misfortune and fortune, they were all thought by the other party, but if they were just negotiating with the villagers, he was still somewhat sure.

After a cautious journey through the countryside, they finally reached a meadow after nearly three hours of trekking. As far as the eye can see, there are weeds and barren branches everywhere, which seem to be inaccessible.

However, when Pan Jia and the others deliberately made some noises in the left vicinity, there was a quick reaction in the surrounding wilderness, Pan Jia and the others seemed to be unconscious, and suddenly seven or eight figures rushed out of the field, each holding hand-made bamboo and wood instruments to surround them.

"You, who are you......"

Although he already knew the details of the other party, Pan Jia still showed a panicked look, as for the other two entourages, they didn't need to act at all, they didn't know the purpose of this trip, but their whereabouts were exposed, and they were so shocked that they couldn't possess their bodies.

"Heh, it turned out to be the Pan family!"

After a few people on the other side looked at each other for a while, a sneering smile suddenly appeared on their faces. Originally, there was no news between the countryside, there were not many exchanges, and it was difficult to see each other across a river, but at present, the villagers around Quzhou were mostly expelled to Quzhou County earlier, and then the township struggle for several months to seize the city is naturally no stranger to Pan Jia, a township fighting general.

The enemy was very red when they saw him, and the other party was mostly rushed up, and pressing Pan Jia and others in the grass was a fist and kick, and the two townsmen couldn't help but shout loudly after being beaten......

After all, these words still worked, and those people's fists and feet were finally restrained, and after venting their anger, they tied up the three of them again, and at the same time couldn't help but laugh and scold: "It is difficult for the Southern King to be stable and stable, and it is difficult for you Pan thieves to rely on!" ”

While scolding, several people were twisted into the depths of the meadow. Here the river is dry, there is a square radius of several hectares of flat land, built some simple shacks, inhabited by nature are the villagers who were defeated in the early Quzhou Township Fight. Seeing that Pan's villains were caught here, it can be said that there was a surge of emotions for a while, women, children, old and young came forward to shout and scold and fight, and Pan Jia and several others were already covered with blood in a moment.

These villagers do not hate the Qianjun who drove them away from their homes like cattle and sheep, nor do they dare to provoke the Wang Shi who now occupies the county seat of Quzhou, but they seem to have a different hatred for the Pan clansmen who also have a miserable background and are not in a shallow situation, and even some women are angry and directly pounce on them and bite their teeth.

Pan Jia had already made up his mind before leaving, but when he actually arrived here, the situation was still very different from what he had imagined. Seeing that there was no turning point in the situation, they might be beaten to death by these angry villagers, and for a while he couldn't care about anything else, and shouted loudly: "The Meng family don't think that if you hide in the meadow, no one will know what you have done!" You are willing to be lowly, act as the eyes and ears of the thieves, and leak the military information of the king to report to the thieves, and the crimes have long been known by the king, and you will soon be killed cleanly! ”

As soon as these words came out, those old women returned the word, but the faces of the few strong soldiers who were originally watching the play outside with their arms crossed changed suddenly. A few well-dressed people also rushed out of the shack, and quickly ran here to push away those who were still beating Pan Jia and the others: "Get down, don't go crazy here!" ”

After another moment, Pan Jia and the other three people, who were already unclothed, were escorted into a fairly spacious shack, and two middle-aged men sat upright, staring at Pan Jia with wide eyes and roaring, "What did you shout just now?" Say it again! ”

Seeing the other party's reaction like this, Pan Jia was determined again, and a mouthful of bloody phlegm spat in front of the middle-aged man: "Lao Tzu is already an official of the king of the Jin Kingdom, you grass guys hurt me today, and you dare to think that you can be saved?" Not to mention that your acquittal has been proven guilty, Lao Tzu's trip is to find out your whereabouts, and the next day there will be a king to kill you thieves! ”

"The dog thief still dares to be hard-mouthed, and he will answer whatever he asks you!"

Outside the door, several Meng young men heard Pan Jia's insults, raised their legs and kicked him to the ground, and before they could step forward to continue the fight, they were reprimanded by a middle-aged man in the hall.

The middle-aged man stepped forward, helped Pan Jia up, patted off the grass clippings on his body, and his expression was heavy: "Are you Pan Jia?" Do you still recognize me? In the old year, your Shiro got married, and I went to your hometown to congratulate. Generations of harmonious villagers, if it were not for the strong army to cross the border and kill the hometown, how could they form a deep blood feud? What rumors have you heard? Even if I, the Meng family, am not a high-reputation gateway to Kuazhou County, I always keep my hometown, how can I have an affair with the thieves who have ruined my hometown! ”

"You don't have to tell me this, how much nostalgia there is, and there was no blood fight left in the city earlier. Even if I still remember the friendship of the villagers in the old years, your family's crime has really been recorded in the Wang Shi's register, and Wang Wei hoeed the adultery, that is not something I can intervene to stop......"

When Pan Jia said this, a slightly hideous smile appeared on his bloody face: "Lao Tzu's life is here, I want to fight or kill you at will." I have died for the king's deeds, and I have more than a thief, and my wife and children have provided for my family......

When the middle-aged man heard this, his face became even more grim, and his anger churned for a long time, and after a long while, he paused and said, "Who injured the Pan family's virtuous relatives?" ”

Hearing the information revealed by Pan Jia's mouth, the middle-aged man couldn't help but be nervous. After all, when the lord moved the capital, he ordered the villagers of Jizhong County to go to Xindu, and the decline of the country was undisguised in front of the small people in the suburbs.

Even if you don't consider who is the orthodoxy of Guozuo in Jin and Xia, all the elderly Hebei people still have memories, and when Yongjia was a few decades ago, there were also big clans who fled south in a hurry, and then there was a catastrophe of war and chaos, and finally the country of Qian became the new master of this land.

Now the old things are repeated, but the direction of escape has changed from south to north, and the familiar old things come to mind, and it is self-evident who will be the new master of Hebei in the future.

What's more, Shi Hu, the lord of the Karma, only uses tyranny to maintain system governance, and there is no mercy to the people of Hebei Jin, once he shows a weak posture, the hearts of the people will naturally be lost. Therefore, even the people in the suburbs of these counties are really not optimistic about the future of the country.

As for the Secret Messenger Army, it was also helpless. Although the Wang division conquered Quzhou, it did not cover the suburbs, and the people who were defeated in the township struggle were still powerless to protect themselves under the iron hooves of the Xia army.

Instead of killing and maiming them, the Karma army allowed them to survive in the wilderness, only to make them pass on some of the letters, and if they did well, they could even get some rewards.

What the general trend is, it doesn't have much to do with them as villagers, and it is imperative to survive. What's more, they have never received the favor of the Jin army and the king so far, and they can't even talk about betraying them, let alone getting paid.

In their opinion, even if the Jin army and the king division retaliate, they should also go to the Shangbai army, and they may not notice them. Even if the Jin army is repulsed in the future and the Jin State completely occupies this place, after the passage of time, their deeds of fornicating with the Jin army may not be discovered, and then they can be the people of the Jin State with peace of mind.

But now that I heard Pan Jia say that the Jin army already knew about their report to the Jin army, and was even ready to retaliate, how could they be calm?

Out of fear of the Jin army's Wang Shi, the Meng clan people in this camp can be described as condescending, asking people to help Pan Jia and others deal with their injuries, and then saluting very much, hoping to learn more details from them.

Pan Jia may still be cautious and say little, but the other two entourages have been a little forgetful in the completely different treatment before and after, and the words mostly reveal the current situation of Quzhou County.

After hearing all this, the Meng clan people present also had mixed feelings, regardless of the power of the two countries, at least in terms of their attitude towards these ordinary villagers, Wang Shi was indeed much better than the Qian army. The hateful Pan people were so numerous that they had to wander the countryside and become the eyes and ears of the army.

That night, several people in the camp were sleepless and gathered together to discuss how to deal with it. It's not that they don't want to take refuge in Master Wang, but at present, the situation on the side of Qu Zhou is still weak in the south and strong in the north, not to mention that their crimes have been discovered by Master Wang, and it is possible that they are not to blame in the past?

Therefore, there was a fierce debate this night, and there were many people who strongly advocated handing over Pan Jia and others to the Qiang army, and even reporting the news to the Qiang army, and when Wang Shi's troops came out of the city to attack, they would be attacked with the help of the strength of the Qiang army!

The left and right are at a loss, and there is no result in the end, after all, how to choose is a blessing and a curse. These hundreds of them seem to be a lot, but compared with the thousands of troops of the two countries, they are just a mustard, and they can be trampled to pieces with one foot, which is the sorrow of the people in troubled times!

"Let's have breakfast first and then discuss."

The middle-aged man who had first recognized Pan Jia waved his hand, temporarily halted the argument, and then got up and stepped into the morning light to order the camp to prepare a meal.

The middle-aged man had not been away for a long time, and suddenly more than a dozen strong men rushed in, pressing all the five or six elders on the seat, and then the middle-aged man stepped back, looking at the few clansmen whose expressions had changed greatly and apologized: "You don't need to look at me like this, since there is no result in the poor argument, you might as well make a decision by me." If I can get through this disaster, I will ask my relatives for the guilt, if not, I will let me be beaten and scolded when we go to Huangquan together! ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered these clansmen with different opinions to be temporarily imprisoned, and he went to the shack where Pan Jia was staying, and said directly: "I have no deep enmity with Pan's virtuous relatives. Brother Xian was fortunate to arrive in front of the throne of the king, and cheekily asked for help to the guilty household, allowing me the Meng clan to have room for meritorious service! The body of the great sin does not dare to seek luck, but if it can live, if it is lucky, please accept it with a smile. ”