Fang Wei held the teacup in his hand and looked sideways at Tang Ji.
Tang Ji nodded slightly and explained: "Zhai Master Fang also knows that people are always concerned about my physique. Secretly, I don't know how many people are watching and trying to get rid of me. This makes me have to be careful even when I get up at night."
Establish a personal guard force exclusively for me. This is the Xiaoyao League. Since I promised you before that I will help you place your brothers, I will not break my promise. I will assign the ordinary brothers in your village to major bookstores and
Banks, those who are capable can join the Xiaoyao League and work for me. If not, I will find a way out for them."
After listening to Tang Ji's words, Fang Wei slightly raised the corner of his mouth and raised his hands to clasp his fists: "Brother Tang is a righteous man, so I will hand over my brothers to you. From now on, as long as there is a place where Fang can be used, you can speak.
Don’t hesitate!”
"Brother Fang is serious." Tang Ji smiled and waved his hand, then looked at everyone in the hall and added: "Also, I hope you can keep what I just said a secret. After all, my force is still making preparations.
stage."
He originally thought of naming the bodyguard force after "Ji Ran" again, but now Ji Ran's industry is already well-known, but as a bodyguard force, he doesn't want to be known to too many people.
Hearing this, several heads of the Black Dragon Village and Fang Hou who were present raised their hands and replied: "We will not tell anyone what we heard today. Brother Tang, please rest assured."
Then, they all put their hands down, except Li Qingmei who didn't move. She pursed her lips and thought for a while, then suddenly turned to Fang Wei: "Brother, you know I don't like those rigid rules, so... I want to join the Xiaoyao League.
"
Hearing her words, Cheng Tie, who was sitting opposite, suddenly raised his head and gradually raised the corners of his mouth.
Fang Wei was stunned at first, glanced at Cheng Tie unconsciously, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, Mei Zi, you have to ask Brother Tang about this!"
Tang Ji, who was drinking tea, put down his tea cup and replied: "Welcome, of course, welcome. With Aunt Mei joining us, my team will be greatly improved!"
Sister-in-law Cheng, I’m sorry!
He knew that Li Qingmei chose to stay because of Cheng Tie. Although he promised Song Sanniang that she would watch over Cheng Tie and not let that idiot mess around, but... Li Qingmei is the pinnacle of the top class!
"Thank you, Mr. Tang." Li Qingmei bowed to Tang Ji, then silently lowered her hand, looked at Cheng Tie's piggy look, her face turned red, and then she quickly lowered her head.
Everyone chatted for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, Tang Ji stood up and said, "It's almost noon. I've prepared a lunch in the backyard for you all. I also want to thank you all for taking care of me in Black Dragon Village. Please come
!”
"Thank you, Mr. Tang!" Everyone stood up, returned the salute in unison, and then headed towards the backyard under the leadership of the servants in the mansion.
Tang Ji, Fang Wei and Hua Yuan'er walked at the back. The former turned his head and said, "Master Fang, have you seen Mr. Sun?"
He originally wanted to ask Old Man Sun to get rid of the four master-level scum, but he didn't see the old man coming after waiting for six or seven days.
"Brother Tang, I will no longer be the leader of the Black Dragon Village. You should stop calling me the leader of the Fang Village." Fang Wei raised his hand and touched his head twice, responded with a smile, and then continued: "Old Sun, Qian Duan
Someone sent me a message that day. He said that he was drinking and eating meat in Hengzhou City. After you settled the matter in Yingzhou, he would go directly to Shuozhou to wait for you."
Hearing this, Tang Ji curled his lips and murmured: "That old guy really didn't think of a way to come to Yingzhou to help me, but he actually acted without permission."
He didn't think any more, turned to Fang Wei and said, "Thank you, Brother Fang, I understand."
But before Fang Wei could respond, Hua Yuan'er, who was following behind, interrupted directly: "Hey, we are brothers, and you call my adoptive father brother, isn't this confusing the seniority?"
Tang Ji touched his chin and thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "That's right, then you can call me uncle from now on, my dear nephew."
"Bah, don't try to take advantage of me." Hua Yuan'er glared at him angrily, and after thinking about it, said casually: "Forget it, let's just call each other our own from now on!"
Tang Ji was too lazy to discuss such boring questions with him, but when he stepped out of the lobby, he heard Hua Yuan'er behind him asking another question.
"Hey, Tang Ji, your Xiaoyao League should also include me, right?"
"No, you are too noisy." After answering, Tang Ji suddenly remembered something, turned around and warned: "By the way, don't tell Lao Su about the Xiaoyao League yet."
Hua Yuan'er scratched his head in confusion: "Why?"
The reason why I revealed the news about the "Xiaoyao Alliance" today was firstly to give an explanation to everyone in Black Dragon Village, and secondly because Su Qing was busy with the army and was not present. I had discussed with Su Qing the arrangements for everyone in Black Dragon Village before.
Although the other party was not opposed to letting those bandits who did not want to go to the battlefield find another way out, because Su Qing's identity was too sensitive, Tang Ji did not reveal that they were under his banner to avoid spreading the news to the old emperor.
Unnecessary trouble.
Fang Wei had also learned that Su Qing was the son of General Su Ling, and also understood Tang Ji's difficulties. He raised his hand and patted Hua Yuan'er on the head: "Don't talk nonsense if I tell you not to talk nonsense. Why?"
So many whys.”
The corners of Tang Ji's mouth moved slightly but he didn't speak again.
In fact, he was quite worried that one day Su Qing would become an enemy.
Just like that, the three of them became quiet one after another and headed towards the back hall.
...
At night, the cold wind howls.
Now that it has entered the cold winter, the nights are even colder. Tang Ji is sitting in the study, adding a brazier to the left and right of the desk to ensure warmth. He has just finished sorting out the files of many affairs in Yingzhou, and plans to spend a few days to sort out those who were dissatisfied with Li Wenquan.
The imprisoned honest officials were released and gradually restored order in Yingzhou and the Eight Prefectures. As soon as he put down his brush, he saw Su Qing walking in.
"How are you so busy now? How is the army? There is no disobedient one, right?"
As he spoke, he picked up the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water for the other party.
Su Qing took it, drank it, and replied calmly: "It's okay. Several teams have arrived in Yingzhou and are stationed outside the city. They are expected to be assembled in two days. How are you doing here? I heard that Fang Wei and the others
We've arrived, have we discussed everything?"
"Aren't you still worried about what I'm doing?" Tang Ji responded jokingly, and then added: "You should go to rest early, you will be busy next!"
Su Qing didn't refute. He was indeed getting busier day by day. Without Shen Chonglin's guidance, he really wouldn't be able to lead an army of 100,000. He was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly remembered something and reminded: "By the way, there is news from outside.
There are many rumors about you and Princess Xian'an, you'd better write a letter and send it back to Kyoto to avoid Miss Jiang misunderstanding."
Hearing this, Tang Ji's eyes widened, and he raised his hand and patted his head: "I just said that I seem to have forgotten something, and it's all your fault. You have to give me the title of Jiedushi. I'm so busy that I can't even get away."
!”
After leaving Kyoto, he would send letters back to Kyoto every few days, but the last time he wrote a letter was when he was in Heilong Village. More than a month has passed, and Ran Ran must be worried. If he hears any rumors again,
That silly girl must be thinking nonsense!
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He quickly found a few neat pieces of paper and started writing.
Seeing this, Su Qing replied helplessly: "I told you two days ago!"
...
The next day, in the middle of the morning, a man in black clothing rode a reddish-brown horse galloping on a certain official road in the east of Yingzhou. Unexpectedly, not long after entering the dense forest, a long rope suddenly straightened and knocked him down.
The horse flew forward. Fortunately, he reacted in time and his martial arts skills were not bad, so he finally landed safely on the ground.
But before he had time to see who was attacking him, a long knife pierced his heart. He tried to struggle again, but he couldn't use any strength, and finally he stopped moving.
Seeing this, the stout-looking man grinned and pulled out the long knife: "I'm sorry, brother, I don't have any money, so I'd like to borrow some from you."
The slender man standing next to him swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said hesitantly: "Brother, let's just steal money. There is no need to kill people."
"The northwest is in chaos right now. Who knows how good his martial arts skills are. If he is a master, he may kill us if I don't take action. Stop talking nonsense and go check the luggage on the horse to see if there is anything valuable.
Something." Pei Yuanhao waved his hand casually.
Hearing this, Gao Shaoyuan had no choice but to walk quickly towards the horse. Just as he was about to look for his luggage, he found the word "official" printed on the horse's back. His eyes widened immediately: "Big brother, he, he is an officer and a soldier!"
Pei Yuanhao frowned slightly, became wary, and quickly approached. After confirming that this was a government horse, he was a little frightened, but quickly shook his head: "This guy is not wearing official uniform, maybe it is a stolen horse."
, stop writing ink, search first, forget it, I will come in person."
After saying that, he reached out and picked up the baggage on the ground. After opening it, he found that except for two letters, it contained a change of clothes. Although he couldn't read, he could still recognize the official seal on the envelope, and then he realized that he was in trouble.
He turned his eyebrows slightly and ordered: "I didn't expect it to be an officer or soldier. Go dig a hole in the forest. We have to bury the boy's body and the horse to avoid being traced."
Gao Shaoyuan's body was trembling a little. Now that Yingzhou had just been recaptured, the officers and soldiers who brought the letter must have been delivering important news, but now they were killed. If they were found out, they would definitely die. He murmured in his mouth: "I won't
I should have listened to your nonsense, followed you to the northwest, and even went to Shuozhou to participate in some Jianghu conference..."
Even so, he still acted honestly.
After a long time, the two men buried the man in black and the horse in the forest. Pei Yuanhao tore the two letters in his hands into pieces and threw them away.
"It's not a good time to stay here, leave quickly!"
In the cold wind, the scraps of paper with the words "Ranran, I miss you so much" floated for a long time, and finally slowly fell into the mud.