During the period when Xue Zhinong went to inquire about the situation of the bandits in Guide Mansion, Wu Shigong was not idle, and he went to the homes of the dead and wounded soldiers in turn to offer condolences.

Fortunately, those soldiers all lived nearby, and they lived in a relatively concentrated area, so it didn't take Wu Shigong a few days to visit these families. However, Wu Shigong's condolences moved these family members very much, and Wu Shigong also helped solve some difficulties of those family members in the condolences, so this behavior made Wu Shigong's reputation for "benevolence and righteousness" among the soldiers even louder.

After that, Wu Shigong prescribed a system for his officers, so that they should also care about the families of the dead and disabled soldiers under his command in the future, and absolutely not let these families encounter difficulties in life.

And Wu Shigong's fortress of the Thousand Households also welcomed some visitors one after another. The first to visit was the Sect Gong Haoran. He brought some students from the county school to express his condolences to Wu Shigong and them.

Knowing the arrival of Gong Haoran and those students, Wu Shigong was overjoyed. It's not because of the bullshit tradition of the Ming Dynasty that lifted literati to the sky, but because the literati who finally had a heart and righteousness respected Wu Shigong and these warriors for the sacrifice of the country.

So, Wu Shigong immediately organized a parade of soldiers and gave Gong Haoran and his party a grand welcome and review ceremony. And in the subsequent conversation with Gong Haoran, Wu Shigong said that he was going to build a martyr's shrine for those soldiers who died in the fortress of Qianhusuo.

After that, Wu Shigong also warmly invited Gong Haoran and those students to write a memorial for those soldiers who died in battle, Wu Shigong will erect a stone tablet at the entrance of the martyrs' shrine, and this memorial text will be engraved on the stone tablet. And it will also be engraved with the names of Gong Haoran and all the students in the county school.

Wu Shigong's practice is the most suitable for the literati's habit of loving fame. So as soon as Wu Shigong's invitation was proposed, these students were eager to try, and even Gong Haoran couldn't sit still with his beard.

But Wu Shigong's means of friendship are not only like this, he also promised that in the future, he will give every Xiucai in the county a certain annual support, and if those Xiucai go to the government to take the exam in the future, or even go to the capital to take the exam after the examination, Wu Shigong will provide a certain amount of Cheng Yi.

As soon as Wu Shigong's two hands were sacrificed, everyone immediately enjoyed themselves and laughed continuously. Of course, this is also related to the fact that those students know that Wu Shigong is also a talent, and it is also related to the fact that they are a literati.

Wu Shigong did not do this without purpose, there are more than 100 talents in the county, and Wu Shigong's annual expenditure is not much. Besides, Wu Shigong came back this time to make himself the spokesman of the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty, such as the literati and gentry, so it was one of the most convenient and cheapest ways to increase Wu Shigong's reputation by winning over these young and enthusiastic students.

So when he arrived in Zuihou, when Wu Shigong proposed to Gong Haoran to introduce some more children as his soldiers' literate gentlemen, Gong Haoran immediately agreed. Gong Haoran knew that the children who used to teach here were very well paid, but in fact, there should be no resistance in any way to do this kind of introduction.

Then, Yao Yuanwai, these gentry also invited Wu Shigong one after another. However, at Yao Yuanwai's banquet, Yao Yuanwai introduced Wu Shigong to his in-laws surnamed Li.

After Wu Shigong went to King Qin this time, there were six or seven local gentry who wanted to seek Wu Shigong's 7,000 acres of land, and Li Yuanwai was also one of them.

The gentry had colluded to bribe a warden in the county government and get the warden to make some fake title deeds for them. Of course, these title deeds have the seal of the government, and from the outside, they are no different from the real thing.

After these gentry learned from the rumors that Wu Shigong might not be able to come back, they used these fake land deeds to go to the county government to complain, and of course, along with the pleadings, there was also a generous gift to the county magistrate Yu Zilian.

But although Yu Zilian, the county magistrate, has a personal grudge against Wu Shigong, he is no longer the hot-blooded scholar he used to be, and he has transformed into a slippery bureaucrat. Yu Zilian is not like those gentry, he doesn't know Wu Shigong's background very well, he knows that Wu Shigong has two behemoth-like Hou mansions behind him.

Therefore, Yu Zilian was not willing to make a verdict before the situation was clear. It was only in a few court trials that he made a gesture in favor of those gentry, in order to be worthy of the generous gifts given to him by those gentry. After that, Yu Zilian used procrastination to make a judgment for a long time.

Yu Zilian's wishful thinking is that if he gets the accurate news of Wu Shigong's death and defeat, Yu Zilian will not mind giving Wu Shigong another stone. But in case Wu Shigong made military achievements, and Yu Zilian did not tear his face with Wu Shigong, then there would be room for maneuver. And because of the ignorance of those gentry, Yu Zilian can justifiably take those generous gifts for himself, and he doesn't have to return them to those gentry.

But after those gentry recently learned that Wu Shigong was not defeated, but had made military achievements in the battle against the Tartars and was promoted to the garrison of Runing Mansion, they were all a little panicked.

This time, the gentry sought Wu Shigong's land, which was led by a Huang Yuanwai. At that time, Yao Yuanwai's in-law Li Yuanwai learned of this kind of good thing, and he also joined in excitedly.

However, after Li Yuanwai joined in, Yao Yuanwai, who knew Wu Shigong's strength better, once advised him, but Li Yuanwai, who was greedy for profit, did not listen to Yao Yuanwai's advice at that time.

After learning that Wu Shigong would lead the victorious army back to Guide Mansion, the panicked Li Yuanwai immediately went to his in-law Yao Yuanwai's house and asked Yao Yuanwai to have an idea. And today it is Yao Yuanwai who took Li Yuanwai to apologize to Wu Shigong.

After Wu Shigong learned that Li Yuanwai was a gentry who sought his land, of course he would not let him go so easily. So Wu Shigong immediately scolded, and then wanted to leave with his clothes. But Yao Yuanwai desperately grabbed Wu Shigong, and Li Yuanwai kowtowed again and again to prevent Wu Shigong from leaving. Seeing that the fire was almost over, Wu Shigong reluctantly agreed not to pursue Li Yuanwai's pursuit of his own land.

Afterwards, several more gentry came to apologize to Wu Shigong for the same reason. Wu Shigong also received several generous gifts from them. First, Wu Shigong was unwilling to offend the local gentry who were entangled, and secondly, he had to treat those gentry who sought their own land differently, so in Zuihou, Wu Shigong basically forgave those gentry who came to make amends to him.

However, as the gentry who took the lead in seeking Wu Shigong's land, Huang Yuanwai did not come to Wu Shigong. Although he is now staying at his house all day long and not going out, he is also afraid of Wu Shigong's revenge.

On this day, two guests from the Huang family came to visit, they were also gentry who sought Wu Shigong's land and did not go to Wu Shigong to make amends afterwards.

A gentry asked Huang Yuanwai: "Huang Yuanwai, you have to have an idea." Li Yuanwai from Nanzhuang and Ke Yuanwai from Jiguan Town all went to Lord Wu to make amends. Are we really going to fight like Lord Wu? ”

After hearing this, Huang Yuanwai was very irritable, he got up from his chair and walked back and forth in the room: "I really didn't expect that Lord Wu's life would be so big. But when we were in a lawsuit with Lord Wu, we were the most violent. What if he doesn't accept our atonement? ”

"I think so, let's put together another generous gift to send to the county lord, since we have already torn our faces, then we will fight the lawsuit to the end. It's not necessarily that Lord Wu dares to drive us all away, that is, to fight for some land, it's not a big deal. If he dares to touch us, he will be a rebellion. When Huang Yuanwai said this, he also felt a little lacking in confidence. And the reason for saying this is nothing more than to give Huang Yuanwai his own courage.

Huang Yuanwai continued: "Even if the county lord and the lord Wu protect each other, our lawsuit will be lost." Then we just need to stay up until Lord Wu takes office in Runing Mansion. By that time, his hand would not be able to reach out to us to the Defu. ”

Listening to Huang Yuanwai's words, there was indeed some truth, and the two gentry both nodded.

On 12 August, Wu Shigong led 400 cavalry, 600 infantry, and an artillery corps with 10 Franc cannons and 2 three-pounder guns to suppress the bandits. Before leaving, Wu Shigong sent people to the county seat and the city of Guide and the city of Guide, and asked them to hand over their official documents to the county government, the government office, and the Guide Wei Yamen on 14 August. Of course, along with Kumon there is also a lot of gifts.

The reason why Wu Shigong wants to fight this time difference is that he is afraid that the news of his bandit will leak out. Wu Shigong did not take all his troops out, he also prepared 300 soldiers in the fortress of Qianhusuo to prepare for another operation.

The gentry who wanted to seek Wu Shigong's land this time, as well as the Huang family and the other three families, had not yet lost their sincerity to Wu Shigong, and the soldiers arranged by Wu Shigong in the fortress of Qianhusu were prepared for them.

To tell the truth, Wu Shigong suppressed bandits in Guide Mansion this time, and there is no hard indicator for how many bandits to exterminate, Wu Shigong follows the principle that he can suppress it, and if he can't kill it, he can run away, and the main purpose is to maintain his prestige in Guide Mansion, so it is for some false fame, and the benefit is not big.

But the three gentry of the Huang family dared to seek Wu Shigong's land, this is a naked challenge to Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong decided to uproot these three gentry this time, and also give those gentry who are watching a bloody lesson.

As for the method taken, it is very simple, catch a few bandits and make them confess that these gentry are in collusion with these bandits. And after getting these evidence of torture, Wu Shigong is not ready to go to court to fight a lawsuit, Wu Shigong is ready to cleanly destroy the three Huang families, first cut it and then talk about it. Therefore, it can be said that Wu Shigong's crackdown on bandits this time is completely drunk, not alcoholic.