Although it's still freezing outside, it's still warm inside.
Lu Yao was wearing thick clothes and sitting in the upper seat. Like Lu Qubing, he was also round, as if he were a mushroom growing on the ground.
"Meet Lu Gong!"
Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing bowed to meet each other. Master Qian hurriedly helped Lu Yao stand up. Perhaps the clothes were too thick, which made his movements clumsy.
"It's Liu Jun here!"
Lu Yao stepped forward with a smile, took Liu Taozi's hand enthusiastically, brought him to his side, and then asked him to sit down.
Lu Qubing sat on the other side, and Master Qian could only sit further back.
Lu Yao looked at the man in front of him, and he was stunned for a moment, "I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you feel that Liu Jun is getting taller and taller!"
Master Qian answered quickly, "I heard that Liyang is a land that produces grain. I guess Liu Jun is eating well."
Lu Yao laughed.
However, Liu Taozi looked at him with such an indifferent expression, and Lu Yao's laughter became a little embarrassing. He stopped smiling and cleared his throat, "I heard that Liu Jun has been promoted again?
"
"I don't dare to talk about being promoted to Lieutenant of Boling County."
"Bo Ling"
Lu Yao glanced at Liu Taozi secretly, "That's a good place."
"The Boling Cui family has many talented people and is famous far and wide. They are the first-class wealthy family in our country. The Murong Li family cannot stand in front of them. They sit in Boling, educate the people, and make the local literary style rise.
The people live and work in peace and contentment.”
"At the beginning, there were military households in the towns of the previous dynasty. Emperor Shenwu divided them among the states. The other states had insufficient farmland and bad weather, so Dingzhou accepted the most. These military households were brave and strong, and helped the government drive away bandits. Every family could ride horses and shoot arrows.
, extremely brave, they protected the people in Boling so that there would be no foreign invasion in the area."
“Great place, great place!”
Lu Yao sighed.
Lu Qubing's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Liu Taozi was unmoved, "Since Mr. Lu praised it, there must be something extraordinary about it. I will go and take a look after I go there."
Lu Yao's face darkened, and he hurriedly said: "Liu Jun, you were able to break the rules and become an official before, and I have contributed a lot."
"Thank you Mr. Lu for the promotion."
"Well, in the past few days, I have received a lot of letters, all about Liu Jun. They are from wealthy families in Liyang, or their relatives, and their official positions are not low. They wrote to me, asking about you.
Mr. Liu, I have always been a generous person and have never been an enemy."
Speaking of this matter, Lu Yao's eyes were extremely complicated.
For most of his life, he never argued with others, could get along with everyone, and had a very good reputation. Until he met this dirty guy in Cheng'an, his reputation began to take a turn for the worse.
Every day people come to him to ask questions.
At first, Lu Yao was in a hurry to send Liu Taozi away and used a lot of effort, which alarmed many people. These people all thought that Liu Taozi and Lu Yao were related.
Liu Taozi was biting everywhere in Liyang. They didn't dare to go to Liu Taozi to question him, so they all came to Lu Yao and asked Lu Yao to give him an explanation.
What other explanation can Lu Yao give?!
Lu Yao was also aggrieved. He raised his head and looked at Liu Taozi, with even a little pleading in his eyes, "Mr. Liu, the situation in the temple is currently in chaos. The new saint has ascended the throne. Prime Minister Yang is eager to solve the bad government. Officials inside and outside the government are alarmed.
, everyone has complaints. I really don’t know when a big turmoil will occur. At this time, every move will be used by others. If it causes a big riot, and finally gets involved in disaster, then there is only one death!"
"Liu Jun is still young. He has not yet been crowned, but he is already a captain of a county. When he is an official, he should not be too hasty. After Liu Jun arrives in Boling, he should focus on the overall situation and listen to the advice of talented people.
Maintain local law and order”
"Although Liu Jun is getting promoted quickly, his reputation is not good. Some people may think that Liu Jun is too cruel. There is no problem in becoming a ninth-grade or eighth-grade person with simple means. But to achieve great things, he still has to win over everyone with his virtuous reputation.
recognition.”
"What do Liu Jun think?"
Liu Taozi nodded, "What Mr. Lu said makes sense."
Lu Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly looked at the Master Qian aside. The Master Qian quickly stood up and walked out.
Not long after, he came back here again, holding a plate in his hand and covering it with a cloth.
Lu Qubing looked at the plate curiously. Master Qian walked to Liu Taozi with a smile and handed the things to Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi opened the cloth and found a book on top.
It was a thick book, and the cover of the book was beautifully decorated. It didn't look like a book, but more like a collection liked by nobles. Liu Taozi held it in his hand, and it felt very heavy.
Lu Yao said with a smile: "This is the art of war left by my ancestor, King Cheng of the East Dynasty. My ancestor, King Cheng, was good at using troops. He never suffered a defeat in his life. He suppressed internal and external bandits and became famous far and wide. He left behind this book "Cheng Cheng".
"The King's Military Strategy" records his program for training and using troops."
"This time Liu Jun takes up a military position, commanding the county soldiers and protecting the people, so I will give this book to Liu Jun."
Liu Taozi picked up the book and looked at Lu Yao in front of him, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing left here. Master Qian sent them away and then returned to Lu Yao. He looked worried, "Mr. Lu, with his personality, I'm afraid he won't
Be obedient. Mr. Yang, too. It’s not a good idea to go anywhere, but to Boling. Isn’t it life-threatening? What if this guy really offends the Cui family, or forces the rebels to rebel?”
Lu Yao also frowned and whispered: "He was sent by Prime Minister Yang to kill people."
"The Cui family is at odds with Yang, but is mostly close to the two kings. Those Xianbei people don't even pay attention to the temple. To this day, they only call them Khan instead of Emperor."
"Yang Xiang should want him to cause some trouble, and then intervene to rectify it."
"Then what can we do?"
Lu Yao looked at him slowly, "Shouldn't it be you who tells me what to do?"
Only then did Master Qian remember his identity as a counselor. He frowned and began to think hard.
"Mr. Lu! I have a solution!"
"you say."
"Please resign and go home until they decide the winner!"
"Oh, forget it, you should go out and help me check the winter disaster situation in various places."
"Why did I find a follower like you in the first place?"
Master Qian scratched his head, "It's all because Mr. Lu is generous."
Liu Taozi led the people to the gate of Cheng'an City.
There was no one in the distance, it was empty.
Lu Qubing repeatedly told Liu Taozi to be careful. Lu Yao's words just now made him very worried about Liu Taozi's situation after arriving in Boling.
According to Lu Yao, there were the most powerful Han family and the worst Xianbei military family there.
Adding the two together, Lu Qubing didn't dare to think about what was going on over there.
Both of them were difficult to deal with, and Lu Qubing was very worried.
Just when Liu Taozi was about to turn around and leave, someone suddenly shouted: "Stop!! Stop!!"
Liu Taozi and others looked into the city and saw a group of people coming on horseback.
County Lieutenant Changsun jumped off his horse and limped up to Liu Taozi. He frowned and said, "Now that Mr. Liu has been promoted, does he no longer recognize his old friends? When he came to Cheng'an, he didn't get along with me."
See??"
Liu Taozi replied: "I heard from Lu Cheng that the county captain had a leg problem, so I didn't pay him a visit."
The eldest grandson Kasyapa hit his leg a few times, "Isn't this good? What, this leg will break if it meets Liu Jun?"
He was about to complain, but suddenly he looked at the sword on Liu Taozi's waist.
At this moment, the eldest grandson Kasyapa seemed to have been struck by lightning and froze in place, staring at the Huajing sword, motionless.
"Liu Jun. Is that Gao Wangjian?"
The eldest grandson Kasyapa's voice was trembling, Liu Taozi took off his sword and handed it to him.
The eldest grandson subconsciously reached out his hand, but did not dare to take it.
He shook his head, then looked up at Liu Taozi with complicated eyes, "I don't dare to take this. I don't dare to take it. Liu Jun still recognizes General Lou?"
"Yes, why? County Captain Changsun also recognizes him?"
Kasyapa, the eldest grandson, looked at the sword blankly and murmured: "When King Gao rewarded the general with the sword, I was there holding my sword to defeat the thief."
He suddenly laughed, "I heard that Mr. Liu was going to Dingzhou, and I wanted to give you some instructions, but now it seems that I don't need to."
"If the military households over there despise Liu Jun, you can use this sword to chop them down. I'll see if they dare to fight back!!"
"Hahaha~~~"
"Help!!!"
There was a scream from the official road, and a woman was seen, wearing very thin clothes and barefoot, running wildly in the snow. She screamed in terror, did not dare to look back, and just moved forward at full speed.
"Beauty~~~"
Behind her, there were two people with sinister faces and long knives in their hands, laughing and pursuing her.
The woman's speed was not slow, but it was far inferior to the two thieves behind her. Her foot slipped and she fell to the ground. She screamed in pain. Just as she was about to get up and climb forward, the two thieves were already chasing her.
Come up.
They saw the bandit reaching out to grab her long hair and throwing her to the ground. The two of them laughed and were about to pick up the woman and leave, when the sound of horse hooves was heard from the front.
The thief was shocked, threw the woman to the ground, turned around and ran away.
It's just that people can't outrun a horse after all.
The horses galloped over. The knight took out his bow and arrow and killed one of them with one arrow. The other was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and wanted to beg for mercy, but the knight flew past him. "Pfft", he
The head immediately flew up, and the headless body fell to the ground.
The knight reined in his horse, turned around, and rushed back to the woman's side.
The woman raised her head and saw that the person riding the horse was a barbarian with light green eyes and a ferocious face.
The woman's eyes were filled with grief. She took out the dagger from her arms and was about to plunge it into her heart.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
"I am not a villain, I am Li Yang Youyou, an official!"
Yao Xiong shouted, but the woman still pointed the dagger at her neck, her eyes full of vigilance.
Yao Xiong touched his beard and tried his best to put on a kind smile, "Look over there, my lord is the captain of Boling County. He went to Boling to take up a post. He will never hurt you."
The woman turned around and saw that it was indeed a group of people, slowly approaching here.
Just when the two were in a stalemate, Liu Taozi came here with someone. He lowered his head and looked at the woman kneeling in the snow.
The rest of the people were stunned at this moment.
They have never seen such a beautiful woman.
This woman is very delicate, with a childish complexion, clear eyes, timid face, and two tiger teeth, which makes her even more petite and cute.
Yao Xiong hurried forward, "Brother!"
"I'll kill the two thieves!"
Kou Liu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, he was so reckless.
Liu Taozi looked at the woman and said, "Put some clothes on her."
Yao Xiong wrapped himself in clothes and said, "This is the only one I have."
Kou Liu let out a long sigh, quickly dismounted, and put his coat on the woman's body. The woman then stood up, with a pained look on her face, and performed a standard etiquette towards Liu Taozi.
"Zhang Siyan, a civilian girl, pays homage to the county captain."
"Who are you?"
When Zhang Siyan heard Liu Taozi's words, she immediately sobbed. She said sadly: "The daughter of the people is from Yecheng. Her family is engaged in business. Because something happened, my father was going to take us to seek refuge with our uncle in Anping. Who knows when we arrive?"
I encountered bandits here, and all my family members were killed by the gangsters. It was only through their desperate efforts to protect me that I was able to escape."
As she spoke, she began to cry.
Tian Zili was furious, "There are actually thieves outside Cheng'an??"
Liu Taozi asked: "Where are your family members right now?"
"It should be over there"
"How many people?"
"Eight people."
"How many bandits are there?"
"There are five."
"oh."
Liu Taozi nodded. The woman stood in the snow, her face pale and trembling.
"Give her a horse."
"I can't ride a horse."
Liu Taozi walked up to her and stretched out his hand towards her. Zhang Siyan was a little restrained. She raised her head and looked at Liu Taozi with a solemn face. She gritted her teeth and grabbed his hand. Liu Taozi easily held her
He pulled it up and placed it directly in front of him. He then looked at everyone and told everyone to continue on their way.
Everyone suppressed their laughter and followed Liu Taozi, looking at each other.
"My lord is really lucky. He saved a peerless beauty just by walking."
Yao Xiong heard this and hurriedly said, "What the hell, I killed two thieves and decapitated them with one knife!"
Zhang Siyan sat in front of Liu Taozi. Liu Taozi was already big, so she looked even more petite. Feeling the heat coming from behind, Siyan's face turned red, but she just lowered her head and said nothing.
From time to time, she secretly raised her head and peeked at Liu Taozi behind her. Looking at his solemn and resolute face, her eyes became even more panicked.
Everyone was talking and laughing, obviously much more enthusiastic than before.
After walking like this for a long time, they finally saw the carriage lying aside. Siyan's face changed drastically and she immediately started crying. She jumped off the horse in a panic and walked forward quickly. As expected, there were several corpses around the carriage.
Money was still scattered on the side, the carriage fell down, and the horse pulling the carriage was gone.
Yao Xiong and others investigated this place and found that it was indeed a robbery.
Siyan lay down in front of the corpse and cried loudly.
Kou Liu cursed at the thieves, and when Tian Zili saw the corpses, he suddenly frowned and murmured a few words.
He just stared at the corpses for a long time, then suddenly jumped down and walked quickly to the corpses. Just as he was about to take a look, Siyan suddenly fell down and everyone hurriedly helped her up.
Liu Taozi looked at the carriage in front of her, "Hitch the horse and let her get in."
Everyone started busy, but Tian Zili slowly walked to Liu Taozi and whispered: "Brother, it's not right."
"oh?"
Tian Zili looked at the corpses, his eyes flashing, "Why didn't you take off your clothes? How could you leave the corpses behind? How could you leave the car behind?"
"There aren't many thieves in winter. We always take advantage of autumn to rob, and hide in caves to store food in winter."
"Even if there are really thieves and the reserves are not enough, they will still be able to grab food and clothing."
"Under the ice and snow, there is nothing. Nothing edible will be left behind, and the same goes for corpses. Not to mention the car, which is the best firewood if broken into pieces. Why are they left behind?"
"If they ran away after seeing the cavalry approaching, it would be even more unreasonable. You can't see far in the snowy sky, and we are not close to here. No, no, there are also those two killed bandits. How can we find them in winter?
How can there be such fat and strong thieves?? All of them are as skinny as firewood."
"There is also the male corpse. His hands are covered with calluses and his body is dark and rough. He doesn't look like a rich man."
Tian Zili relied on his many years of experience and instantly noticed something was wrong. The more he thought about it carefully, the more unusual things he could discover.
"There's something wrong with this woman!!"
Tian Zili suddenly looked at Liu Taozi, his eyes full of ferocity, "Could it be that someone was sent to kill my brother?!"
Liu Taozi's face remained calm, "Well, bury these people and continue on the road."
Tian Zili nodded.
Everyone buried the body and continued on their way. The woman stayed in the carriage and did not come out. Liu Taozi did not look at him, and the rest of the people did not dare, as if there was no such person at all. Everyone said their own things, and soon
I forgot that this woman existed.
It's just that sometimes, she has to go to a farther place for convenience, and everyone has to wait for her.
After walking like this for a few days, the snow on the ground began to melt a lot. It didn't seem that cold here in Dingzhou, and the situation was much better than that in Liyang.
The official road is very flat and spacious, allowing many carriages to pass side by side, but there are no pedestrians at the moment.
Their destination was Zhending County, Changshan County.
The reason why we come here is because the new commander needs to report to the Dingzhou Governor before he can take office, and the current seat of the Dingzhou Governor is Zhending County in Changshan County.
"Brother, that is true determination!!"
Tian Zili pointed to the city wall in the distance, his dusty face full of joy.
Everyone quickly speeded up and headed towards the city.
After walking like this for a long time, they finally saw the majestic city in front of them, but as soon as they reached the city gate, they were stopped by a group of soldiers.
I saw it was very lively in the distance.
Everyone looked at it.
I saw several people lying on the ground at this moment, with their mouths open, facing the high tower of the city gate.
On the high-rise building, there was a person with his bare buttocks pointed at the people below.
Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions changed drastically. Kou Liu felt sick and retched.
Liu Taozi took out his big bow. Without waiting for anyone to react, he raised his big bow, raised his head and shot.
"Whoosh!!"
Arrows flew by.
"Ouch!!!"
A scream came from the high building, and a person covered his buttocks and screamed and jumped.
ps: As the governor of Dingzhou, he defecated upstairs and asked people below to open his mouth to accept it.——"Book of Northern Qi: Biography of King Ande"
Chapter completed!