Will he swallow us up too?"

Wang Zhen thought for a while, then asked seriously on the bed: "So what if I swallow it?"

Chef Fan was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"So, so what if I swallow it?" Wang Zhen saw this and continued to ask. "Have you forgotten that I was the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang? I was there when the gang was first established."

Chef Fan finally said: "But the people up and down Mangdang Mountain are just bandits, not members of the Deposed Dragon Gang..."

Wang Zhen thought for a while and continued to ask: "You don't want to recognize me as the boss?"

"Of course not." Chef Fan shook his head quickly. "I want the master to take us and not get involved..."

"How could I not get involved?" Wang Zhen was helpless and a little hard to understand. "And didn't you tell me before that officials are officials and thieves are thieves?"

Chef Fan sighed: "But a thief is a thief, and a bandit is a bandit. And we have made meritorious deeds. As long as we grit our teeth, he will break the rules and swallow us up in public."

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"I probably understand what you mean." Wang Zhen also sighed. "Anyway, you want to hold on to the Mangdang Mountain area and then make ends meet by yourself?"

"Yes." Chef Fan was stunned and nodded immediately. "That's what I mean."

"But why can't we go with Brother Zhang?" Wang Zhen asked seriously.

"Not only this Third Master Zhang, but also Second Master Sima and White Lady, I don't want to follow them." Chef Fan said sincerely. "These are all big shots, with ideas and abilities..."

"Isn't it good to have ideas and abilities?" Wang Zhen said thoughtfully.

"That's good, but I don't have the ability, and neither do these bastards in the mountains. Those who have no ability follow the capable people, so that Xilihutu will be used as a stepping stone and their lives will be wasted.

" Chef Fan's words became more sincere.

"I understand your reasoning. One general's success can lead to thousands of bones drying up." Wang Zhen finally came to his senses. "What do you want from me?"

"I will propose it tomorrow and ask everyone to go back to Mangdang Mountain." Chef Fan answered seriously. "That person understands it in his heart. Once you tell him, he will understand."

Wang Zhen nodded hurriedly: "Whenever brothers want to leave, I will do my best. At worst, I will stay and let Brother Zhang send someone to take care of things on the mountain... It will never damage our loyalty on the mountain."

Hearing this, Chef Fan finally felt relieved, but he said goodbye and left while feeling his stomach.

As soon as the person left, Wang Zhen looked at the large and small crescent moons outside the window. He only felt that it was so hard for people to maintain their loyalty after entering the Jianghu. This was really something he had never thought of before. However, he was fascinated by the two moons for a while. It took a long time.

Go to sleep.

In fact, it was probably rare to enter the city that night, and the news of Han Yingong's escape gave everyone a reassurance, so many people began to care about it. Chef Fan and Wang Zhenlai discussed it one time and another, although Fang Yanlang

, Du Caiqian and other confidants were accused by Zhang Xing of cleaning the battlefield in Lihu, but there was still a big leader Zu Chenyan beside Li Shu who took the initiative to show concern.

Zu Chenyan came from a famous family in the Eastern Qi Dynasty. He was a good writer in literature and was known as a talented scholar in his early years. However, because his father, as the last powerful official in the Eastern Qi Dynasty, had a bad reputation, he was publicly humiliated by the pilgrim saint who had just ascended the throne at that time.

, and then for decades he could only work as a low-ranking official in the Eastern Qi family.

This incident not only reflects the Wei Dynasty's basic ethics of adhering to Guanlong's standard, but also reflects the noble character of the pilgrim saint. A small side effect is that this ancestor has been particularly aggrieved in the past ten years of his life.

At the same time, he had to live in the state and county, doing dirty work for more than ten years as a so-called noble person.

Therefore, he was very worried about some things, but he did not dare to show off in public, so he could only go to see Li Shu privately.

"There is no way."

Facing the worries of his supporters, Li Shu seemed a little magnanimous. "There is no better way to gain prestige than fighting. I didn't follow him in Yuncheng. They won in Lihu, so I gave him the opportunity to win."

The strength of people's momentum... If you try to hit them at this time, you are asking for trouble."

"Then don't you care?" Zu Chenyan was sitting on the other side of Li Shu, worried. "I heard that this man was born as a military man in the north. He usually behaves in a arrogant and arrogant way. Once he is allowed to help others,

If we gain the upper hand and pull in all these reckless people, where will we go?"

When Li Shu heard this, he smiled calmly: "It's not that we don't stop him, but that we wait for him to make a mistake."

"How do you say that?" Zu Chenyan couldn't ask further.

"Things must be done according to rules." Across a table, Li Shu explained seriously. "People's hearts have their own direction... For example, after a battle, what you need to do is reward and punishment and expand the victory... This

Sometimes, it is wrong to do other things without doing these two things, so we can bring it up and take the initiative; but on the other hand, if someone is doing these two things, even if their own selfishness is involved,

Even if others are dissatisfied, there is no room for opposition, because if they jump out to oppose at this time, they are opposing the entire Deposed Dragon Gang."

Zu Chenyan thought for a moment and then thought of something: "What about today's events?"

"Of course it is." Li Shu answered seriously. "Today's matter is both reward and punishment and expansion of victory, and that prince and father-in-law indeed have merit... If you speak out at this time, you will not get any favors, you will only be punished.

The other side grabbed our sore feet and hit us in turn."

"But..." Zu Chenyan was still uneasy. "What if he never makes mistakes? What if he always expands his side's power while taking the overall situation into consideration?"

Li Shu was silent for a while and then said seriously: "Of course this is what I least want to see, but if it really is the case, there is nothing we can do."

"How to say?"

"It's very simple. This person is ambitious. Whether it's peace in the world or eradication of the violent Wei Dynasty, he can always keep doing things. But whenever he does the next thing, there will always be complications and there will always be people who are dissatisfied. This When the time comes, we will win over the dissatisfied people. When there are more dissatisfied people, it is time to speak." Li Shu said seriously. "This method is actually very easy to achieve, but it seems a bit selfish, and this method is used. By suppressing him, other people can follow our example in the future to deal with us...unless we break up and separate our families, we will use this method to rectify the situation once and not do it next time."

Zu Chenyan was thoughtful, but couldn't help but stand up, walked around the table, almost next to Li Shu, and asked: "Mr. Li, do you think the Deposed Dragon Gang is currently cooking oil here, and what will happen in the future?" Disband or split up? I think the gang is too mixed. They can unite as one when they are suppressed by the court, but once they expand, they cannot be held back."

Li Shu was silent and just shook his head, but he didn't know whether he wanted to say it wouldn't be the case, or he didn't want to say it, or he felt he shouldn't say it.

It was a noisy night, and there seemed to be exchanges and discussions everywhere, but Zhang Xing just let it go.

The next day, everyone came to the county government office in Yucheng where the wall had been torn down, and began to discuss merits and rewards for the battle before the southern front.

Zhang Xing invited Wei Xuanding and Li Shu to sit side by side, and then placed the military merit book that he had worked hard to check yesterday in front of him, and asked Yan Qing to call forward those who had made meritorious deeds on Mangdang Mountain in public... Of course, in this scene, only those Mangdang Mountains could be called forward. There is a leader of his own in Dangshan Mountain and a hero with good cultivation.

Unexpectedly, the first person called up was Chef Fan.

"Lao Liu." Zhang Xing smiled slightly when he saw the person coming. "You are here to take credit for making the decision in Yucheng. I have already thought about it. I will leave Yucheng to your management. According to the rules of our Deposed Dragon Gang, How about being a helmsman and leading the county magistrate?"

Chef Fan was inexplicably panicked, so he hurriedly asked: "How come I, a cook from Mangdang Mountain, became the helmsman and the county magistrate?"

Li Shu and others also looked sideways.

"You are a person who is loyal, has a stand, and understands the hardships of the people. How can you not be a helmsman and lead the county magistrate?" Zhang Xing answered with a smile. "As for the civil affairs, Jiyin has its own explanation. You can ask the leader Wang Zhuo. There needs to be some people who can read and understand arithmetic and find some local old-time officials. There is no reason why they can't do it well."

"That's not what I meant." Chef Fan quickly explained. "If I become the county magistrate, what will happen to Mangdang Mountain?"

"What kind of Mangdang Mountain is there at this time?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "From today on, the eastern half of Liang County will belong to our deposed dragon army. We will leave 180 people on Mangdang Mountain as an outpost."

Chef Fan was startled and looked at Wang Zhen who was also confused. Thinking of his words last night, he wanted to refuse.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhou Xingfan on the side suddenly scolded with a serious face: "Fan Laoliu... you just stand here with your belly puffed out, isn't it hard for other brothers to wait? Everyone fought hard and stabilized the southern front, and the circle He went to four or five counties and made great contributions, but it happened that the third brother was a person with clear rewards and punishments. The leaders came down to be the helmsman and deputy helmsman, and the heroes were appointed as protectors and deacons. Those who did not know how to be an official could only join the army. What a good thing it is to serve in the army and let everyone make their own way. Why don't you thank me quickly and go to rectify the city's defenses and appease the people in the south of the city who are suffering from war. Don't block everyone's way with your fat body."

When these words were spoken, in the square in front of the county government, all the backbones on Mangdang Mountain became excited, either pushing each other, or couldn't help but raise their feet and raise their heads. They all looked forward and thought in their hearts.

Think about whether you can be a county magistrate or a team general.

When Chef Fan heard the noise behind him, he turned around and saw this scene, and finally felt cold in his heart - he just had some ideas, how could he stop the big guys from chasing fame and position?

You think that one general can accomplish everything, but everyone has their heads hanging on their belts and just want to follow Mr. Zhang to have a chance and find a future.

I'm standing in the middle with my fat body, isn't it blocking everyone's way?

At this thought, Chef Fan continued to chat, his eyes swept over Wang Zhen who also had a complicated expression, Zhang Xing who looked at him with a smile, Zhou Xingfan who squinted and urged, and Li Shu and others who did not know when to calm down their expressions again, but their expressions remained normal.

I didn't even dare to decline the position, so I just gritted my teeth and accepted it.

After all, at this time, even if he resigned from his official position, he would still be hated by the Mangdangshan brothers... What's more, where can he go if he resigns?

Zhang Xing saw the other party bowing down and then looked at Li Shu who was expressionless. He felt very relieved - he was condescending and acted based on the overall situation. It was unreasonable to act in a dignified and upright manner. So what if some people had some thoughts?

Do you really think you don’t know that these people were running around in chaos last night?

However, I have carried out the most solid management, won the most difficult battle, and now have carried out an upright shuffle in a way that represents the interests of the most people.

Who? Why don't you follow your own rules? Besides, I never force anyone, I just open the way for you to choose. If you weigh the pros and cons and still come, isn't it just like a river running into the sea, it's logical?
Chapter completed!