"Is this man suffering from dementia?"
The county magistrate stroked his beard and watched Liu Taozi leading everyone away. He couldn't help but look at the chief clerk beside him.
"Mr. Zheng. The person who serves as the county captain is either an old soldier or a foolish general. I think this person is also from the army and does not know the local government affairs. It is normal."
The chief registrar made his own judgment.
The county magistrate shook his head with disdain in his eyes, "This guy thinks this is a border fortress and he can forcefully requisition food at will!"
"If this city is either a member of the Cui family or the brutal Xianbei, who can we ask to forcefully seize food?"
"Anyway, I won't be here for long. If he wants to make trouble, let him make trouble!!"
The county magistrate waved his hand, turned around and walked into the house.
At this moment, Liu Taozi led everyone out of the county government office, and Yao Xiong laughed, "With the county magistrate's signature this time, we can recruit food to gather the county soldiers!"
"Brother, it's time to go and make a split now, right?"
Tian Zili frowned, "I have the name, but the strength is still not enough."
"No rush."
Liu Taozi rode a horse and drove slowly on the road, "Zili, you first go and find out the situation of the wealthy families in and around the city in as much detail as possible."
"only!!"
"Liu, go and find out about the Xianbei people. Don't tell them your purpose yet."
"only!!"
"Xiong, take the people outside the city and check the nearby roads and terrain. Also, take a look at the locations of the various forts."
"only!!"
"If you have both, you can go to the temples and Taoist temples in the city to inquire about them."
"only!"
Everyone dispersed one by one, and horses galloped out of the team.
There were only two knights left beside Liu Taozi.
The houses on both sides were lifeless, and the dark facades were stained with various stains. It was obviously noon, but there was no rising smoke. There was not much snow on the roads in the city. They were clean and had obviously been swept.
, but in front of the houses on both sides, dirty and thick snow was piled up. The snow was frozen into a ball and dark, which was even worse in contrast to the flat road.
It seemed that a pair of eyes could be seen peeking at the road through the cracks in the facade.
Liu Taozi narrowed her eyes and looked around.
When more than thirty people were walking on the road, everything seemed so ordinary.
But when the three people were walking on the road, they felt that the city suddenly became weird.
Even the two knights following Liu Taozi had their hairs standing on end at this moment, looking around warily.
They had an indescribable and subtle feeling, as if something was staring at them.
The door of a residential building in the distance was slowly opened.
But no one came out.
The two knights looked at Liu Taozi. Liu Taozi had no expression on his face and continued to move forward. The other two followed him, and the three of them arrived in front of the residence together.
The door is open, and you can clearly see what's going on inside.
This house is relatively spacious and occupies a large area.
It's just that the middle of the courtyard is empty, and there are five or six houses directly in front.
Straw debris was piled on three sides.
The back room directly ahead seemed to be flickering and swaying with firelight.
Liu Taozi rode her horse and walked slowly into the courtyard, followed by the two knights.
"Is there anyone here?!"
the knight asked.
There was no answer from inside. Liu Taozi jumped off the horse, walked to the door in a few steps, and pushed it open.
"Whoosh!"
Liu Taozi quickly turned sideways, and the arrow flew past his face, leaving a gash on his face.
The knight was shocked and quickly drew his sword.
"Oh!!"
The piles of straw and debris on three sides were opened, and strong men emerged from inside, holding long knives. They quickly blocked the door, and a group of people rushed out from each house, each wearing a strong sword.
The eyes are fierce.
The horses neighed, and the two knights hurriedly looked to the left and right. Liu Taozi held his sword and looked at the people around him.
These people are grotesque, with strange beards and hairstyles.
Their eyes were fierce, staring at Liu Taozi among the three, and they were approaching cautiously.
Liu Taozi suddenly raised the sword in his hand.
"qa?!ir qaγan qrag!!" (Do you recognize this thing? The sword of King Gao is here.)
The few people looked at each other, but showed no reaction, and slowly approached again.
Liu Taozi laughed, and the corner of her left eye trembled, with a hint of fierceness flashing in her eyes.
I saw him jump directly to the door of the house, waving the sword in his hand. The two of them fell down immediately. Several others rushed towards him. Liu Taozi kicked the person in front of him away, sideways to avoid the chop, and held the sword in his hand.
The knife waved sideways, and another head flew out. Liu Taozi approached again and rushed directly into the house. There were two people holding bows and arrows. They looked at Liu Taozi who came in. They were about to draw their bows and shoot arrows, but Liu Taozi slashed left and right.
Cut, the two people fell directly to the ground.
At this moment, the two knights followed Taozi and rushed into the house. Taozi continued to kill the enemies in the house. The two knights were blocking the door. They worked together to attack and kill the thieves who came.
Liu Taozi picked up the bow and arrow from the ground and pointed it outside.
The road was quiet, but suddenly there was a scream that broke the silence, followed immediately by shouts, roars, and the sound of weapons clashing, and the street quickly became extremely noisy.
But even so, the surrounding houses were quiet and no different from before.
The screams became more and more frequent, followed by the heavy sound of falling to the ground.
This happened for a long time.
Finally, the voices inside gradually died down.
The door was slowly opened.
A man who had lost half his arm staggered out of the door. He held a long knife and took a few steps forward. He suddenly fell forward, revealing Liu Taozi standing behind him.
Liu Taozi stepped on his body and walked out of the courtyard.
The two knights supported each other and staggered out.
At this moment, Liu Taozi had become a bloody man. He was almost covered in blood from head to toe, and his appearance was completely invisible.
Every step forward will leave a clear blood stain.
The green lion and the two horses walked out behind them. Liu Taozi turned around and stroked the wound on the green lion's body with a solemn expression. The green lion rubbed its head against Liu Taozi's body, very intimately.
Liu Taozi returned to the house again.
Soon, the green lion and other horses were covered with heads.
Liu Taozi took the green lion and walked towards the school ground.
In that instant, the malicious peeks from around him disappeared without a trace.
Liu Taozi walked away, leaving only a long trail of bloody footprints behind her.
When they entered the alley and turned around, two people suddenly emerged from the house on the side. Their clothes and appearance were exactly the same as the group just now.
They looked in horror at the direction Liu Taozi disappeared, and then slowly walked into the courtyard.
Standing at the door, they saw a neat row of headless corpses spread out on the ground.
The leader shivered with fright.
"Who is this guy? Who is this guy?"
"I am Lieutenant Boling."
Suddenly there was a whisper from behind.
The two of them trembled and turned around in a hurry, only to see Liu Taozi standing in front of them covered in blood at some point, holding a sharp knife and looking fierce.
"ah!!!"
The two men screamed in horror. Liu Taozi rushed forward, kicked one of them down, grabbed the hair of the other, picked him up and threw him to the ground, and then tied them up like this.
Soon, the two of them were thrown on horseback.
Liu Taozi led the horse and immediately took the head and the two prisoners, bloody and walking to the school ground.
This time I really left.
When Liu Taozi led people to the school ground, the school ground was empty except for the old man who was sweeping the floor.
This old man was also named Cui. When he saw Liu Taozi and others entering the school with such appearance, the old man was so frightened that he almost fainted. It took him a long time to recover and hurried forward to help.
Two petty officials walked out of the county government office and were stopped by someone as soon as they passed through an alley.
This man had a smile on his face, was leading a horse, and was very polite.
"You two, please stay."
The two men looked at Tian Zili warily, looking up and down, "Who are you?"
"Ah, I am a military official under the command of the county captain. I used to serve as an official in Liyang, Cheng'an. I have something to ask you."
"My lieutenant asked me to feed the horses. I don't bring much feed. I think the two cities are also closed. Where can I get some feed?"
Seeing Tian Zili's amiable look, the two people looked at each other and said with a smile: "You can't buy feed in the city now. If you need it, you can go to the villages outside the city to find it. Liu
There is a pasture on the other side of the village, and the village officials there may be able to think of a way."
"That's it! Thank you! Thank you so much!"
Tian Zili nodded and bowed, "If it weren't for you two, I'm afraid I'd be whipped when I go back. Alas, it's better for you. You can stay in this county government. I'm unlucky enough to follow a martial artist and eat their food all day long.
whip."
Hearing Tian Zili's emotion, the two men laughed, "We have never been whipped in the city."
"Thank you both."
Tian Zili quickly took out some money and put it into the hands of the two people. The two people declined for a moment before accepting it.
"Boy, I just came here. I don't know where the Liu family is. I heard that there is a Cui family in Anping. They are really rich and they raise a lot of horses. Is it okay for me to buy some feed from them?"
When the two people heard this, they burst into laughter.
One of them said: "Brother, this Anping is not like Liyang. To tell you the truth, both of us belong to the Cui family."
"Ah??You two are actually from high families??"
"Oops, sorry, sorry"
Tian Zili hurriedly saluted, which made the two people particularly happy.
They hurriedly helped Tian Zili up and said, "Don't do this."
One of them stroked his beard and said, "Seeing that you are also a responsible person, I will tell you about the situation here to prevent you from actually going to someone's door to buy feed."
"Our Cui family is a big family, not a small family. It has been in Anping for many, many years. Starting from Cui Wuzi in ancient times, it has been famous in the world, and it has been thousands of years now!"
"During the reign of Emperor Zhao of the former Han Dynasty, our ancestors served as censors and settled in Anping. Since then, we have been living in Anping for generations. This has been five or six hundred years."
"Those like us are just twigs in a small house. We can't hold office, so we can only work here as officials. It can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the clan, so you don't have to be too polite."
"Half of the people in the city currently have the surname Cui, and the rest are not surnamed Cui. They are also relatives, servants, and guards of the Cui family. They are all old anyway. If you want to buy feed from these people, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it. Really?
The rich ones are the people in those houses
, But. Let me tell you this, just for these big houses, even your county captain cannot enter! When the prefect comes, he has to wait for you at the door. Just go to the countryside honestly.
"Don't worry about going to Cui's house to buy feed."
Tian Zili nodded blankly, "It's really amazing that there are such people. It's amazing. No wonder when I set out, others said this was Cui's City!"
"Hahaha, some people often say that Anping is the city of the Cui family. The guards of our Dafang family are more than the soldiers of the other counties combined. Not to mention that we have several rooms here, and each room has its own
They live in different places and have been separated for a long time."
"As for the cultivated land inside and outside the city, there is no one without the surname Cui. Whether it is the county magistrate, county magistrate or prefect, the county magistrate must first pay a visit to the Cui family when coming to Anping. You may not be able to see them, you can only see some.
If someone of the younger generation is offended, hey, he is in the city."
"Ahem."
The man standing next to him cleared his throat, interrupting his bragging.
The man realized that he had said too much, smiled and scratched his nose, "If you want to buy feed, go to Liu Village. There are many horse farms outside the city. You can go anywhere. By the way, don't go to Kebo Zhen Township.
"
"They are all unreasonable Xianbei villains over there."
Kou Liu turned over and jumped off his horse. His face was red from the cold, and he was murmuring Xianbei language in a low voice.
After being ridiculed many times, Kou Liu also began to study Xianbei dialect diligently.
He breathed into his mouth and then looked forward.
A dilapidated path led to a village in the distance. The village looked very dilapidated, with no trace of cultivated land around it. In the snow, there were thorns everywhere, and there were no fences, but some smoke could be seen.
Kou Liu led the seven people. He looked back at them and then walked towards the village road.
Among the seven people behind him, three are all Xianbei people. Of course, they are all the same as Kou Liu. They are the kind of Xianbei people who are not easy to speak Xianbei and are bullied. However, you can still see a little difference from their appearance.
.
Kou Liu couldn't help but muttered: "This is the Xianbei countryside? Why does it look like a ruin??"
As soon as they entered the village, several strong men rushed out of the house next door with eager eyes, "Is it a merchant? Is it a merchant?"
These people rushed out and when they saw the knights in front of them, disappointment suddenly appeared on their faces.
The leader stared at the people in front of him with his big eyes, "Xianbei? Where did he come from?"
Kou Liu was stunned for a moment as he listened to this proficient Chinese, "He's from Liyang."
"Li Yang? Haven't you heard of what you are doing here?"
"I have some food. I heard that the people here are short of food, so I would like to trade the food with you for some horses."
"oops!!"
The leader's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his reins, "Where is the food? Where is the food?!"
Kou Liu cleared his throat, "I just came here on behalf of my master (master). I have to see the quality of your horses first, and then negotiate a price before I can trade with you."
"Oh, why bother? Let's just go find your family member. Where is he?"
The eyes of these people flashed with fierceness, which made Kou Liu extremely unhappy.
He pulled out his reins and looked at them, "What do you want to do?!"
Those people shook their heads quickly, "Don't get me wrong, I just want to complete the transaction as soon as possible."
The leader quickly looked behind him, "Someone is coming!!"
"A businessman came to see the horses!!"
"Dignified guest!"
They led Kou Liu and others into the countryside.
Many people walked out of the houses on both sides of the countryside. These people all looked fierce, some were bandy-legged, and some had big eyes. There were only a few decent-looking people. They were all staring unkindly at Kou Liu and the others.
The man's face was full of ferocity.
But Kou Liu was not afraid. Under the leadership of those few people, they walked for a long time and reached the innermost part of the village. Several people came forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, an old man with messy hair opened the door and walked out.
This old man was old. Not only his appearance, but also his clothes were very strange. He raised his head and looked at Kou Liu, and those people spoke a few words in his ear.
The old man nodded and motioned for the other party to come down. Kou Liu and others got off their horses and followed him into the courtyard.
There were two big dogs in the courtyard. They were huge and dark-skinned. When they saw the stranger, the two big dogs started barking and surrounded Kou Liu and others, baring their teeth.
"Go, go!"
The old man waved his hand, and the two big dogs lay down, but their eyes were still locked on Kou Liu and the others.
"My name is Potarafu. You can just call me Potarafu."
The old man spoke and took them into the inner room.
The room was very messy, exuding a stench of decay, and there were several animal carcasses hanging beside it.
He just sat on the upper seat, and Kou Liu and others sat in front of him.
The old man looked Kou Liu up and down, "Are you all Xianbei from Sizhou?"
"yes."
"I knew it as soon as I smelled it. There is no Xianbei smell in my body."
The old man was not polite and asked directly: "How much food do you have? Wheat? Or millet?"
"Mai, we have hundreds of Shimai."
"Hundreds of stones??"
The old man raised his head, his eyes a little stunned, and pursed his lips again, "That's good."
He pointed at the knight beside Kou Liu who came in with him, "Well, you go back to your master and tell him to send food."
"Well, I don't want more. Fifteen dan per person, and for the seven of you, it'll be 100 dan."
The Xianbei man on the side suddenly looked at the old man, "Master, the calculation was wrong! One person is fifteen stones, seven people is one hundred and five stones!"
The old man glared at him, "Only you have the ability! Get out!"
Kou Liu's face looked very unkind at this moment, "We are here to trade, do you want to hold us hostage?"
Suddenly several more Xianbei people came outside, and the courtyard was already full.
The old man sighed helplessly, "Logically speaking, we can't move the merchants who come to trade. After all, we still need you to come over. However, we have no food, not even any. We have to kill the horses and big dogs."
Go and eat, don't blame us."
"Let's do this. I'll give you another one, eighty shi. I'll take eighty shi."
"Oh, let alone eighty stones, I won't give you even one."
Chapter completed!