After hearing this, Zhang Xiaowu and Gu Qingxi looked at each other in silence, feeling heavy pressure in their hearts. On the contrary, Gu Qingxi smiled and said: "As long as these days are happy, everything I experienced going north with you is...
I am the happiest." After the old gentleman left, Ma Changge couldn't say what he had originally planned to do to recruit for the county magistrate, so he had to say goodbye and leave to explain that he would visit him early the next morning. Zhang Xiaowu sent him out.
Gu Qingxi said: "Actually, it's good to know how long I can live. At least I will be happy in the next two months and don't have to be as depressed as before."
"Don't you go and see Ruoxi?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.
Gu Qingxi shook her head and said, "I won't go, she has her own life."
Early the next morning, Zhang Xiaowu got up early to pack his bags. After leaving the room, he planned to ask Gu Qingxi if she was feeling well, but when he walked to the door, he decided to let her rest a little longer. He then went to the yard and looked at the old horse.
Horse, said to himself: "Am I possessed by a weak spirit? Why do the women around me always have accidents or get sick, or maybe it's just me who is destined to be the evil star. Whenever I am sincerely interested in someone, they always
Things like this happen frequently."
The old horse neighed and shook his head to express his disapproval, and rubbed his head affectionately. Zhang Xiaowu smiled and added some beans and water to its trough. The old horse ate happily and barked a few more times. Waiting for it
After eating, Zhang Xiaowu fetched another bucket of water and carefully brushed the old horse's body. After bathing the horse, he was covered in sweat, so he rinsed himself with well water. After the old horse was brushed, his whole body was full of sweat.
With a shiny brown hair, she jumped twice proudly, as if she had returned to the same state as ten years ago.
"The customer has a good figure." The waiter who was passing by saw Zhang Xiaowu's strong and well-defined muscles and couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He thought to himself: How can someone be so strong? He really is a tiger with a back of a wasp and a waist of a monkey with a wolf's arms. He is really a good man.
Other customers staying in the store also saw Zhang Xiaowu's topless appearance and took a peek. There was even a female customer who kept peeking with a red face, biting her lips and feeling hot all over.
"Zhang Daxia, is Zhang Daxia here?" Ma Changge shouted, leading a gentle young man in.
This young man was tall and had seven piercing eyes. Although he was dressed in blue, his whole body exuded a confident nobility. Zhang Xiaowu took one look at him and felt that he looked familiar, and he seemed to have forgotten where he had seen him before.
The young man smiled and said, "I have met Zhang Daxia. Can you share your morning meal with me if you get up early?"
Ma Changge hurriedly introduced: "Master Zhang, this is Lord Cao Weicao, the magistrate of Ba County."
Zhang Xiaowu felt that this name was also very familiar, but seeing that the county magistrate was so friendly to the people, he would not refuse, so he extended an invitation to sit inside the inn.
The store prepared soup cakes for guests as morning meals, and they also went with mutton soup. Zhang Xiaowu accidentally discovered that there was pepper in the mutton soup. He looked at the peppercorns and was puzzled. There was pepper in this world. He asked the waiter at the store what this thing was called.
What? The waiter said that these things are called peppercorns and they come from Nanyang. Zhang Xiaowu asked where Nanyang is. The waiter said that Nanyang is south of Nanjing Island. There is a vast world south of the Nanyang Islands, called Nanyang, and Nanyang is rich in various kinds of food.
Spices, thanks to the Lvcheng Port established by Hejian King Zhang Xiaowu, the variety of spices in Shenghan today is rich and colorful.
"Speaking of the King of Hejian, I was lucky enough to see him once before. That was when he led his army to leave Longdu. It's a pity that I only had a quick glance at it." Cao Wei said.
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Is Magistrate Cao from the capital?"
Ma Changge hurriedly said: "Back then, my county was called the Ten Young Masters of Longdu."
Only then did Zhang Xiaowu remember who this person was. He was none other than Cao Wei, one of the Ten Young Masters of Longdu. However, the Ten Young Masters of Longdu all came from wealthy noble families, but he didn’t expect him to be so close to the people. Cao Wei saw his
Confused, he smiled and said: "Although I come from a noble family, I was fostered in a farmhouse when I was young and came into contact with many children from the world. On the contrary, I like the life of the common people."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You are the only official who is so close to the people among the people I have come into contact with. You are more close to the people than the officials under King Hejian. You are destined to be a good official in the future."
Cao Wei said with a smile: "It doesn't take long to be a good official. I am willing to be a treacherous minister."
Zhang Xiaowu was stunned.
Cao Wei said: "This sentence was actually not said by me, but by King Hejian to the late emperor."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said: "To be honest, this is the truth." Because the mutton soup was added with peppercorns, it tasted so good that he couldn't help but drink a few more bowls and ate five pancakes in a row. Cao Wei saw that he ate deliciously.
They thought the meal was delicious and ate more. The three of them actually ate ten cakes and a basin of mutton soup.
"I don't have to eat anything all day." Cao Wei sighed.
"The same goes for villains," Ma Changge said.
After eating, the three of them rubbed their bellies and laughed. Zhang Xiaowu asked the waiter to bring mutton soup and noodles to the "Madam". Ma Changge said: "The relationship between husband and wife is so good."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Thank you both very much. I also ate the meal together. The doctor also helped me find it. If you have any requests, just tell me."
Cao Weicai said: "Zhang Daxia is very skilled in martial arts. He killed countless bandits on a single horse along the way, which made the junior officials admire him. The book says, chivalrous people serve the country and the people..."
"Magistrate Cao, you can directly state your request." Zhang Xiaowu interrupted him, "I am a vulgar knight, and I like to speak directly. If you talk in roundabout ways, I will have trouble."
Cao Wei laughed dryly and said, "Then let me tell you directly. I want to hire Zhang Daxia as the instructor of the township army, command the township army in Ba County, wipe out the mountain bandits from Ba County to Lianglanggu Road, and give the people a bright and clear sky.
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Zhang Xiaowu said: "Does Magistrate Cao know how many bandits there are in Ba County?"
Cao Wei looked at Ma Changge, who hurriedly replied: "The exact number of bandits is unknown, but the information I heard is that there are probably one or two thousand people. However, the characteristics of bandits in Ba County are that they are also mixed.
, there were farmers who could no longer live, there were bandits from other places, and there were some who were defeated
Among the defeated troops who entered the mountains, there were dog barbarians who fled to the mountains and forests to avoid the massacre, criminals who had committed crimes, and even a group of criminals who had been sentenced to exile in the north of the Great Wall and escaped midway. There were hundreds of bandits in number, and few in number.
There are dozens of people occupying large and small hills, each with his own territory."
"Why did I only see a dozen bandits at most when I came here?"
"Zhang Daxia took the official road. The big bandits in Ba County are no longer around the official road. It should be noted that Ba County is the most important county for entering and exiting the Lianglang Valley Road. If the official road is occupied by bandits, the Wolf Guard will never go around them.
Ma Changge explained, "So these bandits took other places to live freely. Unfortunately, our Ba County township army only has more than 200 people. We have more than enough to defend and not enough to attack, so it is difficult to quell the bandits in Ba County."
Zhang Xiaowu frowned and said, "I'm afraid there are some bandits in the rural army."
Ma Changge scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "There should be."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Magistrate Cao also knows that Ji Nei's time is running out. I need to take her to Mucheng, so I can't help you with this for the time being. But if I have the chance, I will definitely come back to help you eradicate the banditry in Ba County."
Cao Wei said: "I have also heard about Madam Ling's illness. I am very sorry. The few silver coins are considered as expenses. Please don't refuse Zhang Daxia." Ma Changge sent a package, and Zhang Xiaowu accepted it directly without saying goodbye and said
: "Take money from people to eliminate disasters for others." The money was not much but full of sincerity, Zhang Xiaowu turned around and left.
Cao Wei and Ma Changge also returned to the county government office. Ma Changge asked: "Sir, do you trust this person so much?"
Cao Wei said confidently: "This person has a firm vision and a confident mind. He must be a man of trust. You must remember Chang Ge. Today, for every person who slaughters dogs for justice, most of them are scholars who are unfaithful."
Ma Changge said: "My lord was also one of the ten young masters of Longdu back then."
Cao Wei said disdainfully: "The ten young masters of Longdu are all passing by. Even if there are ten people, there are still many people who make up the numbers. I am ashamed to be like them."