"Don't talk nonsense!" the young man shouted back, his face turned red, and he spoke earnestly to Guan Yu. "General, I am actually sixteen this year, and I have always been known as the number one in the West City when it comes to fighting in the city."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the surrounding officers and knights, but also the people watching all burst into laughter.

"It doesn't matter if you're sixteen or fifteen!" Guan Yu suppressed his patience and scolded. "At such an age, you should be making progress at home, studying, or practicing martial arts. Why don't you join the army?"

"General!" The young man was still reluctant. "My parents died young and my family is extremely poor. I can only survive by relying on the family's financial support. How can I make progress?"

Guan Yu was too lazy to listen to what he had to say and directly waved his hand to have the little scoundrel pulled down.

Seeing the other party's reaction, the rogue young man became even more anxious: "General Mingjian, I couldn't have thought of it for a while. If it weren't for the fact that the clan is not allowed to thief in the yellow turban, otherwise I would have been wrapped in the yellow turban that day! I also heard about the army stealing horses before.

The most elite ones all ride on white horses, so they ignored the gold and silver of the yellow turban thief leader and only stole the white horses before returning!"

Guan Yu rarely laughed, but still did not answer.

The two officers beside Guan Yunchang took matters into their own hands and easily pulled the young man up and to the side. The young man did not dare to resist anymore and could only retreat while shouting: "General, take me in! I am a poor leftist and a yellow turban thief."

The yellow turban thief is still like grass when he rises, the yellow turban thief is still like grass when he walks... I am all in vain, if I can't stand up with a sword, what else can I do? I can't serve as an officer today, are you going to force me to become a thief?

?!"

"Drag it back!" Guan Yu's expression suddenly changed.

The slovenly and ragged young man knew that he had made a mistake. After he was dragged back, he remembered the heads of the thieves who had been chopped off before. His hands and feet became cold and his limbs trembled.

When Guan Yu saw this scene, he wanted to scold him, but his heart softened.

"Both your parents died early?" After a long silence, Guan Yu asked slowly. "Does the clan only care that you don't starve to death?"

"Yes!" the young man responded carefully.

"You are not old yet," Guan Yu said seriously. "The army will not accept you as a regular soldier, let alone a white horse. But this horse is indeed a sacred horse..."

"I would like to offer it to the general!" The young man kowtowed quickly after hearing this. "I don't want to surrender to the army anymore."

"How can I covet your horse?" Guan Yu immediately said angrily. "I mean, if you offer the horse to my family, I will make the decision and let you join my army, get half salary, and be my personal guard. Please know that I

There is a weapon that weighs eighty-two kilograms. Although it is extremely sharp, it is difficult to use because of its heavy weight. Therefore, every time I go into battle, I have a bodyguard ride beside me to carry the sword for me. And I see that you are quite strong..."

"I'm willing to bear the sword for the general!" the rogue young man raised his head in surprise. "As an officer and soldier, you don't just have to eat, but you also get pay? You are much better than the yellow turban thieves!"

Guan Yu's anger was half gone when he heard this: "What's your name?"

"Pan Zhang!" The rogue boy quickly kowtowed again. "Fake the local Pan Zhang!"

"Pan Zhang?" Guan Yu leaned over and pressed his back. "When I was in Hedong, I heard a local old man say that when there was a war in Xiliang and young people were recruited to join the army, many young people with tied hair left in a hurry. At that time, the elders in the family

So I bound his head as a crown! Since you followed me today and there is no virtue in the clan to take care of you, I will decide to crown you and give you a title... Your name is Zhang, so you take the title Gui, and you are rude and unlearned.

, it’s time to practice prose... How about calling yourself Wen Gui?"

After hearing this, the young man couldn't help but kowtow and express his gratitude. He couldn't help but burst into tears. For a while, he was even confused about what his new word was.

Not to mention how Pan Zhang and Pan Wengui shed tears of gratitude to the noble man Guan Yu, nor how Gongsun Xun dispatched his generals to clear up and settle the situation in Hebei. It is only said that as the sky got darker that day, because wars and defeats all occurred in Hebei, counties in Henan

, especially Dong'a County, which has never been captured by the Yellow Turban thieves, still appears to be in order at this time.

"Zhong De Gong." Under the candlelight, Xue Fang, a local wealthy man who helped Cheng Li retake Dong'e County's prime minister that day, was sitting awkwardly on a high stool, and then respectfully reported something to Cheng Yu who had changed his name. "

As you said, we did not embarrass the county magistrate. He asked the young men of our clan to accompany the county soldiers to regain Fan County, and we did not refuse at all."

"That's enough." Cheng Yu continued to look at the "Taiping Jing" in his hand without even raising his head. "Is there anything else?"

"Hey," Xue Fang asked carefully. "Every household wants me to ask Mr. Zhong De..."

"What are you asking me for?" Cheng Yu reluctantly put down the book in his hand. "Are you asking why I resigned as a county official, or why I want you to try your best to cooperate with the Wenren County Magistrate?"

"Both."

"The world is going to be in chaos." Cheng Yu sighed rarely, then covered his head and replied calmly. "I am forty-four years old this year. I am already old. Isn't it okay to resign from the official position and stay at home?"

"this……"

"I know what you mean." Cheng Yu continued. "Since I declined General Gongsun's call, I will not go back on my promise. I will defend my hometown and will continue to do so... From now on, if there is any disaster in the village, you can do it regardless."

Just come and find me."

Xue Fang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for the Wenren County Magistrate." Cheng Yufu shook his head again and sneered. "Today I am no longer his official, so I have nothing to worry about. Although he is a waste, after all he is the Liubaishi County Magistrate and the official of the Han Dynasty.

! I ask you to obey him, not because I want you to obey the three words "wenshengsheng", but because I want you to abide by your duties and obey the Lord Dong'a County! Do you understand?"

"Understood." Xue Fang quickly stood up and saluted, looking like he was being taught. He didn't know whether he really understood or pretended to understand. "Thank you Mr. Zhong De for clarifying my doubts. It's getting late, so I won't disturb you."

"Then I won't give it away either." Cheng Yu simply said, "Be careful on the road."

Xue Fang said no more and left the hall. Cheng Yu's eldest son Cheng Wu escorted him all the way out of the Cheng Mansion before boarding the car to go home.

In other words, since Wang Du became a thief, the Xue family has become the largest family in Dong'a. Therefore, Xue Fang's dozens of strong men each held swords and carefully guarded them. They were rushing and rushing along the way, even when they passed by the county temple.

It doesn't stop, but it looks very powerful.

However, such a high-profile gesture caused a person standing in the gate of the county temple at dusk to hide his nose and glare. A closer look revealed that this person was Wen Shengsheng, the local county magistrate who "defended the country with merit".

"That person's arrogant attitude is completely unethical. Now they are taking advantage of their great achievements to look down on me. If I don't need that person, they will be humiliated sooner or later to vent the evil spirit in my chest." Wen Shengsheng put down his nose.

With his hand, he simply spoke.

"Why should the county monarch be angry?" A person standing next to Wen Shengsheng immediately bowed and smiled. "The county monarch has done a good job in defending the land. This time he has regained Fan County. Before the chaos is over in a few months, he will definitely be promoted to another place. When the county monarch comes, he will leave.

If you find something, just humiliate and ridicule Xue Fang."

Wen Shengsheng smiled and said nothing. He just stared at this person from a high position and asked: "Let's not talk about this, Chief Wang Ting, you just said that this afternoon, you found a lot of property that he had hidden in Wang Du's house, including some

Are these two ancient artifacts from the Zhou Dynasty real?"

"It's absolutely true." The pavilion chief quickly replied seriously. "It was just unearthed in the afternoon. All the valuables and antiquities are there. How can a small official dare to deceive the county king? The thief Wang Du's old house is in the city. If the county

If you don’t give up, I will drive the county king’s carriage now. I’ll be there in a moment. Please take a look at it in person!”

"Forget it!" Wen Shengsheng thought for a moment, but nodded in agreement. "If we go again tomorrow, the two ancient relics may still be there, and the property may be stolen by you cunning little officials!"

The pavilion chief Wang quickly went to the door to drive his car.

"Hold on! Your surname is Wang, so you must be from Wangdu's distant clan. Why are you so attentive?" Just as he was about to board the car, the county magistrate suddenly remembered something.

"That's why we need to be diligent!" The chief of the pavilion smiled more and more bitterly in the car.

When Wen Shengsheng heard this, he laughed proudly, then got into the car, and then asked two close clerks and four county soldiers to follow him in turn, and then allowed the car to go to the west of the city.

Just like that, the car arrived in just a moment as the pavilion chief said, and Wangdu's old house in the west of the city was indeed brightly lit, and there were dozens of strong men holding torches and hoe sticks there for a long time.

At this time... what's even more terrible is that when he only arrived in front of the courtyard gate, before entering, Wen Shengsheng saw with his own eyes a pile of money and silk piled up and scattered under the torch in the courtyard. There was a lot of money!

So, hearing that the county magistrate did not doubt that he was there, he got out of the car and rushed into the courtyard with the two officials and four county soldiers. Wang Du's distant tribe, the chief of the pavilion, came in last.

, but he turned back and closed the courtyard door.

The four county soldiers and the two county officials had no time to say anything, so they fell limply. It was not until the steel knife was placed on their necks that they were frightened by the news of life, but they did not dare to make a sound.

"Cut his tongue first."

A big man walked out of the shadows, and he became even more frightened when he heard that this man was Wang Du's confidant.

It was too late for Dan to do anything at this time. Before Wenren County Magistrate could scream in fear, four or five big men pinched his torso, two of them even forced his mouth open, and one of them directly pulled out a handle with a strong smell of fish.

The dagger pierced his mouth fiercely... Wen Shengsheng only felt a sharp pain, and then his nose, tears, and even feces and urine flowed out.

"Everyone!" The leader didn't feel happy when he saw this scene. Instead, he looked gloomy. "Your Majesty, you deserved your death. We have nothing to say. But as the so-called cannibalism of being loyal to others, we were raised by your Majesty."

After all these years, if you can’t do anything for it, how can you live with dignity?”

Everyone held torches, including the pavilion chief named Wang, who listened in silence.

"What the king said before his death was clear and correct. He rebelled, and the cause of the rebellion was because this person had been humiliated too much... The king was responsible for everything, and the reputation king was responsible for it, but this man was sitting in the temple all day long, sitting and reaping the credit.

In the end, he is still an innocent and moral gentleman, and he wants to use the king's hard work to get promoted and make a fortune! That's fine, it's fine for others to say that the king has no virtue... How can he condescendingly mock the king for his powerful appearance, no virtue, and no conduct?

What? Everyone, do you think there is such a truth in the world?"

No one should do it.

"That's right." When the man said this, he suddenly sneered. "In fact, this is the truth in the world... But it's not true, that's why the king rebelled! We are bringing him here today! No need to say more

Too much to say, let’s talk about how to deal with him?!”

"How about cutting each person into pieces?" Someone gritted his teeth.

"Just kill someone, how can there be any reason to dismember the body?" Another person immediately objected. "The king was very magnanimous before he died. We must not do such unprovoked cruelty in a foreign country, so as not to lose his face.

.”

"Then what should we do?" The original man immediately asked in turn. "I don't want to embarrass the king, but seeing how useless the county magistrate is, I'm worried that if one person kills him, he will die before everyone can take revenge.

Well, how can someone who has not taken action by then express such a bad temper?"

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

"I have an idea." After thinking for a moment, the leader Wang Du's confidant suddenly spoke up. "Get a cloth bag and hang him under the eaves. Then everyone will take turns and beat him to death with sticks! Wait until everyone moves.

After you have vented your anger, let’s examine his body again! At that time, what if his whole body is left here for the people of the county to dispose of and bury?”

It was a good idea, and naturally everyone responded.
To be continued...