Li Jing rode a black war horse 'Yizhang Hei', carried a horned bow, a seven-foot sword, wore a horizontal sword, and carried a horse lance, and took Zhang Chengzong, Liu Shouqian and eighteen young and hungry people to the north gate. When I arrived at the north gate, a large number of villagers had already gathered under the village wall of the north gate. Lin Wei, Lin Wu, and Wang Chong also arrived on horseback, but the eight of them arrived one step earlier, and they also wore iron armor and spears and went up to the village wall in full gear.

The villagers were full of worry when they heard the alarm, and when the old village chief Wang and the village chief Shugen saw Li Jing coming, they immediately surrounded him. "San Lang, could it be a bandit or bandit? The bolt said that there were more than 100 people, all of whom were the faces of tall horses. "That bolt is a slave of the old village chief's family, and he usually does some shopping things, so he is a relatively flexible person. Seeing Li Jing looking at him, he immediately said, "Those people are gathered on the road in front of the Silla Mansion, and I see that there are many people carrying bows and swords, and some are holding spears." ”

When Li Jing heard this, he was a little puzzled in his heart: "Those people have all taken weapons and gathered in front of the store?" After getting a clear answer, Li Jing had already ruled out more than ninety percent of the possibility that it was a bandit. If it was a bandit, it was most likely that they came quietly after dark, and it was impossible for them to come in such broad daylight with a staff with an open fire, and they actually gathered in front of the Silla Mansion store, which was only a few miles away from the Chisan Military Town.

Lin Wei has now passed the dowry with the matchmaker for the fourth sister's relationship, and even the zodiac day of the marriage has been set on the twenty-third day of the lunar month. In a few days, Lin Weike and Li Jing will be a real family. He glanced at Li Jing and saw that he had the same thoughts as himself. "San Lang, I don't think these people are bandits, why don't I ride with Erlang and go to investigate."

"It's okay, you two be careful, don't get too close to them, and come back quickly after investigating from a distance."

"I know that if these people are really bandits, then I will let Erlang come back first, and I will go directly to Chishan Town to ask for reinforcements. If the visitor is a friend or foe, I will also come back to inform you first. After Lin Wei and Li Jing discussed a simple countermeasure, they asked Xiaoshi and them to open the village gate and rode away with Lin Wu.

The old village chief stepped forward and said: "San Lang, if it is really a bandit, the old man and all the old and young in the village will fight the thief to the end, and all the people will be led by you." As long as you pass the trumpet, we will listen to you. Li Jing nodded: "Shibo doesn't need to say that, this Wang Li Village is also my Li Jing's Wang Li Village, if it is a thief, I will definitely hold out until the reinforcements arrive." In fact, you don't have to worry too much, our Wangli Village has this village wall of nearly two zhang, and there are more than 100 young people in the village, as well as these weapons, even if the bandits come, Chishan Town is so close, we can also insist on reinforcements. ”

"Third Brother Wang, we don't all want to stay at the north gate of the village, if it's a thief, we have to hold on to the Red Mountain soldiers for at least two or three hours before we arrive. Therefore I will guard the north gate, and you will divide some to guard the east gate. There are only two village gates in Wangli Village, as long as they are guarded, more than 100 horse thieves will not make trouble. Wang Zhong said: "I listen to you." ”

Wang re-elected the village chief of Shugen, who had been the leader of the team, as his deputy, and picked three small stones and other three people with weapons and armor, and then selected fifty village chiefs with sticks to rush to the east gate. Li Jing instructed the rest of the people to set up iron pots under the village wall to boil water and oil, and moved some stones and wood to the village wall. He also arranged for Zhang Chengzong and Liu Shouqian and several other archery masters to divide bows and arrows, so that they could ignore everything else at that time, just listen to his command, and shoot people and horses first when the bandits approached, and specially asked to pick the neighbor's shot. Li Jing believes that even the strongest horse thief can play a deterrent role if the leader is killed.

When everything was almost arranged, Zhang Chengzong, who was climbing on the long tree that was more than four feet tall and looking out at the temporary erection of the wall, immediately shouted: "Here they are, here they are." ”

"See clearly, how many people are here?"

"There are more than a hundred, all of them on horseback in front, and a dozen carriages in the back, and some wagons."

"Have you seen Brother Lin or Second Brother Lin?"

"It's too far away, I don't know if they're with those people, but there's no one else in their group."

Li Jing frowned, why didn't Lin Wei and Lin Wu send someone back to report the news as he had said beforehand? It is difficult to fall into the hands of bandits, and with their brothers' skills, this does not seem impossible. was guessing wildly, when suddenly Zhang Chengzong shouted: "Two horses came out over there, oh, one of them is Brother Lin." ”

Li Jing hurriedly stared into the distance, and sure enough, smoke and dust hit all the way, and two horses rushed straight forward. When he got closer, sure enough, one of them was Lin Wei. The two came in an instant, Lin Wei stopped his horse outside the village gate, waved at Li Jing and said with a smile: "San Lang, open the door quickly, it is General Song Shi of the Wendeng County Emperor Fu Ming Mansion and the Wendeng Battalion of the United Soldiers and Cui Zhen from Chishan Town who have come to pay tribute to their mother-in-law." ”

Hearing this result, Li Jing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this time, the team behind was also close to the front, and several people got out of the carriage, Li Jing had good eyesight, but he had already seen that among these people, there were Cui Zhenjiang of Chishan and Song Shijiang, the old boss of the unity camp, and as for the green-robed head next to him, it must be the county commander of the county. At the moment, he hurriedly said to the wall: "Open the village gate, it is the county commander of this county, the Huangfu Ming Mansion and the Cui Zhen General of Chishan, and the Song Shi General of the Unity Camp have arrived." ”

The old village chief below breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the official was not a bandit, and when he came over, he immediately realized that the person who came was the parent official of Wendeng County. At the moment, how dare he slack off, and hurriedly asked the village chief Li Shugen to beat the gong again and organize the villagers to go out of the village to greet them.

Li Jing took the villagers out of the village, and said with a smile from afar: "General Cui Zhen, General Song Shi, Huangfu Mingfu, a few people came to the village, it really made me wait for Hongyu." It is late to greet you under the next, and please also have a sea letter. "Li Jing and Huangfu Zheng County Decree is the first time they have met, and I only feel that this county magistrate is a little too young, at most thirty years old, and even the beard only pops out. But the long image is good, and when we meet, it's very warm, and there is no shelf.

"I should say I'm sorry, I heard that there was a civil and military all-round talent in this county, and when he was sixteen years old, he had the status of a township tribute for the imperial examination. Later, he volunteered to enlist in the United Army, and on the road he fought fiercely against bandits, killing several thieves in a row. As soon as he entered Dengzhou, he had to be clear-eyed by Cui Gong and Yu Gong, and he was accepted as a protégé. In the Dengzhou battalion, he performed even more outstandingly, and he was praised for creating a set of training laws, and in a short period of time, he has been promoted to a dignified general. This is the glory of our Wendeng County, and it is also the glory of my parents and officials in Wendeng County. It was rude to hear that General Li had returned to his hometown, but he had not been able to come to the meeting. I heard that General Li was filial and wanted to hold a big birthday for his mother, so this official specially invited officials of Wendeng County to come. ”

Unexpectedly, this matter was learned by the squires and wealthy families in the county, and they all wanted to follow and come to bet on General Li's demeanor with their own eyes, and they also came to pay tribute to Li's mother in person. This matter, the official is not easy to shirk, so they came together. When I arrived in Chishan, I just invited General Cui Zhen and General Song Shi to make an introduction, but I didn't expect to hear that it caused a misunderstanding to the general, which is really a sin. ”

Huang Fu Zheng said this, and Li Jing also understood the reason why so many people suddenly came. According to his words, there are almost half of the officials and gentry in Wendeng County in front of him. If Li Jing was just a general of the seventh grade, it would naturally be impossible to have such a result. He knew that if Huangfu Zheng and the others were to cheer, the bigger reason was because of the identities of his two teachers. Everyone carries the sedan chair, and everyone will do the things that people support. Wendeng is a small coastal county, and suddenly there is a young general, and he is also the protégé of Cui and Yu, and these officials and squires in Wendeng County will naturally not miss this opportunity.

Although many people understand that even if they are so eager to come to cheer, Li Jing may not really care about them. But there is a saying in officialdom, if you give a big gift, maybe the other party doesn't remember, but if you don't go to the field and don't give a gift, the other party will definitely remember you.

All the people who came were guests, not to mention that they were all the leading figures in the same county, and Li Jing was also very polite to these officials, squires and wealthy families who came. He personally welcomed people into the village and arranged them at home. The Li family did not have enough space, so they arranged for those who had no official status to be in the homes of several wealthy families such as Village Chief Wang and Village Chief Li Shugen. He also arranged for people to boil water and sencha for wine, and the village was not lively for a while. These guests over there, of course, it is impossible to come empty-handed, these more than 100 guests all brought a generous gift, less than twenty or thirty times, more such as Cui Zhenjiang and Huangfuzheng and several wealthy businessmen in Wendeng County have come up with gifts worth no less than 100 yuan. Especially the head of the Du family, the largest wealthy merchant in this county, is even more powerful as soon as he makes a move, but he also comes up with such a generous gift, and he also brings a small condition, that is, he hopes that Li Jing can let his second son follow Li Jing's subordinates to find an official position. Li Jing saw Du Zhongwu, the second son of the Du family who came with him, although he was a little weak, but he had passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi. However, it took two years for Datang to be selected as an official of the imperial court, and not every Jinshi could be selected as an official.

Du Zhongwen waited for two years, and participated in the election of officials twice but was not selected, and Du Shoufu heard that Li Jing had great ability, so he brought his son here. As soon as he made a move, it was a thousand times, and sure enough, Li Jing happily accepted this heavy gift, and then told Du Zhongwu and his son that as long as Du Zhongwu did not dislike going to the border army, he could arrange for him to be a soldier Cao Zuo official position from Jiupin. When Du Shoufu heard this result, he almost fainted with joy. Although it is only the lowest grade within the thirtieth level below the ninth grade, for the Du family, a merchant family who has never been an official for generations, this thousand flowers are worth it.

Li Jing not only accepted the money from the Du family, but he also accepted all the gifts brought by all the other people who came. The gifts of more than 100 people add up to 3,000 yuan, and Li Jing made a windfall.

"Chengzong, are you ready to go see the next drama troupe? When you're ready, the singing starts and the banquet is set up. Seeing that dusk was approaching, Li Jing hurriedly asked everyone to prepare for the birthday banquet. Li Jing was about to go home to invite his mother Han to come over to greet and accept everyone's birthday greetings, but Xiao Shi suddenly ran in a panic again.

"Brother, something is wrong!"

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