"It doesn't matter, I'll just talk to Master Bi about this matter. I think Master Bi will be happy to come."
Zhan Zhekun also said a lot of compliments, touting Bi Xuansheng as a "young talent" who would be "promising" in the future and "assist General Feng in becoming a general and becoming a prime minister." This not only made Feng Haijiao feel proud, but also thought he had recruited
What a capable person, even Bi Xuansheng believed it to be true.
Now that he had become an officer and a soldier, he had to be granted an official position and make a wish. Feng Haijiao named more than a dozen of his subordinates as "Team Officer" and "Sentinel Officer", and gathered the bandits together to eat and drink. It only made Qinglian miserable.
The common people of Wei had many more “offerings” for nothing.
Zhan Zhekun and Bi Xuansheng poured a lot of rice soup at the banquet and coaxed Feng Haijiao into a state of confusion. They repeatedly said wildly at the banquet that they would take Yangshan County and show it to Governor Xiong.
As soon as Feng Haijiao became the "General Manager", he set up a banner in Qinglianwei and started "recruiting troops and horses". He also sent people to the surrounding villages and towns to ask them to "help them with money and food." While they were making a fuss, suddenly someone
When I came to report, shopkeeper Sun Dabiao from Dawangwei sent someone to ask "Uncle Feng to come over and discuss matters."
In the past, as soon as Sun Dabiao said "please", he would leave immediately - Sun Dabiao was the richest among the three brothers. Sometimes Feng Haijiao's "business was not good" and his brothers couldn't turn over money and food, so he had to ask this person.
A "big brother" spoke up. On weekdays, if you grab all kinds of large amounts of stolen goods, you have to ask this "big brother" to sell the stolen goods.
But now he is a little arrogant - he is an "official", and only Sun Dabiao, a "citizen", comes to see him, so how can he go to see Sun Dabiao? Thinking about it again, Sun Dabiao did not congratulate him when he took office as the commander-in-chief, which made him very sad.
I didn't know how to praise him. I felt a little angry in my heart. I didn't see the messenger, so I said: "Go and tell the messenger that I am busy with official duties now. If he has anything to do, just come and tell me."
His subordinate Wei Wei was about to retreat, but Bi Xuansheng said: "Slow down!" He stopped his subordinates, turned around and said to Feng Haijiao: "Master, I heard that this grandson is your elder's sworn brother?"
Before he came here, he had learned a lot about the local situation from Jie Wendong, especially the details about Feng Haijiao. Naturally, he knew the origins of people like Sun Dabiao.
"Yes, he is older, so I call him big brother."
"In that case, it seems inappropriate to reply like this..."
"X, your mother, what's wrong?!" Feng Haijiao's impression of Bi Xuansheng was that he was a well-spoken and "talented" guy, so he made him a "master" on a whim. Now he said "No"
"Appropriate" made him feel embarrassed, and he stared at Bi Xuansheng with wide eyes, quite like "If you can't tell me something today, I'll chop you off."
Bi Xuansheng was really scared, but he was also well-informed and knew that he must not act softly at this time, otherwise he would be underestimated by this green forest hero, and it would be more difficult to speak in the future. He immediately coughed and pretended to be calm: "
Master, now that you have an official status, your status is unusual. However, since you and Uncle Sun are sworn brothers, we are brothers who will live and die together - the word "loyalty" must be mentioned. This matter must be spread.
You know, there is a difference between the superiority and inferiority of officials and civilians. If you don’t know, they will say that you are always unloyal..."
"Me? Not loyal?" Feng Haijiao is a hero after all. When he said that he would be criticized for being "unloyal", although he still blew his beard and glared, his heart softened a bit. Bi Xuansheng knew that these words were useful.
Then he hit the railway while it was hot: "Since I am an official of the imperial court, I am about to do something good now. It is said that you need brothers to fight tigers. This uncle Sun is my sworn brother. If you can join forces well, Dong Weng will be a great help.
I hope Dong Weng will think twice."
Feng Haijiao thought about it and felt that what Bi Xuansheng said was reasonable. Although this sworn brother had been attacked by the Yao people and suffered heavy losses, he was still a centipede in the end. He had a lot of money and food in his hands. There would be no benefit in offending him. If
It was helpful to win over him. His anger turned into joy, he patted Bi Xuansheng heavily on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "No wonder people say that scholars have many clever ideas, they are really knowledgeable!"
Bi Xuansheng's shoulder hurt from being slapped by him, and he secretly cursed "Kill" in his heart. However, he put on a calm expression on his face and said: "No, I still have far-sightedness and follow the good path."
"In that case, I will condescend... just for a moment," Feng Haijiao stood up, walked a few steps, and said to his entourage, "Go and tell the messenger that I will come tomorrow - let him prepare wine and meat."
From Qinglianwei to Dalangwei, the land journey only took half a day. In the past, they often moved between each other, and there was no pomp and circumstance - just to prevent enemies from robbing the road or Yao people from plundering, they had to bring some followers to escort them.
I usually walk on foot, and sometimes I just ride on a sliding pole carried by two people.
On this trip, Feng Haijiao had to put on airs - after all, it was the first time he went out after becoming an official, and the ceremony was indispensable. Naturally, there was no need for a sliding pole, which was too simple. However, sedan chairs were rare in Yangshan: all decent sedan chairs were
In the county town or the local gentry family, there is no place like Qinglianwei that is almost a "bandit's nest".
Feng Haijiao looked at the broken sedan that his men had collected with great difficulty, and his face was full of displeasure. However, Bi Xuansheng was smart and said: "The master is now a military attache of the imperial court. According to the rules, he rides a horse. It's okay if he doesn't sit in this sedan."
There were several horses in their hands, and they chose the most "sacred horse" at that moment. Feng Haijiao finally had a mount. Behind the horse was a red umbrella cover and a surname flag, and dozens of minions were surrounding him to protect him.
Then, with the top horse in front, he imitated the style of the county magistrate when he went out on patrol, found a gong, beat the gong sound of "Soldiers and civilians, get out of the way", and set off in a mighty manner.
As soon as this man and horse came out, they looked very majestic. Originally, after the Yao Rebellion in Yangshan County, there were few pedestrians on the road. But when Feng Haijiao came out again, there was no pedestrian on the road.
Feng Haijiao walked all the way, posting his "notices" along the way. This was Bi Xuansheng's idea, saying that this way the people would know that Feng Haijiao was now an official of the imperial court, and it would be easier to collect money and food.
"...If you don't follow the notice even though it's posted, you might as well kill a few of them as a warning to others!" Bi Xuansheng said.
"I didn't expect that your brother is quite ruthless despite his young age." Feng Haijiao admired him very much.
"Everywhere, the master is so powerful." Bi Xuansheng lowered his head and replied, but he was laughing secretly in his heart: This is putting him on the fire to roast. In this way, the thief's attention will be attracted to this outstanding bird.
Mr. Yang can breathe again for some time to wait for changes.
When encountering villages and towns, they ask the people to "help with food and grass and pay for the army." Large villages and towns have closed doors, but small ones are in bad luck. They often have to extort a certain amount of food and grass from him. No matter how poor the place is, it will cause a lot of harm.
A chicken and duck.
Naturally, the journey couldn't go any faster with this method. The distance that could have been reached that night ended up being reached at noon the next day. Sun Dabiao and Zhang Tianbo thought something had happened on the road, so they sent some people out to inquire.
After inquiring, he found out that this brother was "an official". Sun Dabiao immediately called the subordinate who was sent to deliver the letter and gave him a scolding. He asked him why he didn't tell him when he came back and whether he wanted to deceive him. The subordinate quickly told him that he was not even with "Feng"
I haven't even seen the "Second Master" in person, I just heard from others. As for the fact that "Second Master Feng" is an official, no one told him - there is nothing unusual in Qinglianwei.
"It's not abnormal, your eyes are blind!" Sun Dabiao became furious and threw the notice he took back from his hand into the face of the young man, "He has posted notices everywhere, and you still say everything is business as usual! It's business as usual! Give it to me!
Pull him down and give him forty blows!"
The gangsters kept shouting that they were wronged, but they were dragged down and beaten severely. After a while, the sound of wailing for mercy could be heard in the courtyard. Sun Dabiao was still angry and stood on the steps and shouted: "Beat me bitterly! I'll tell him not to have eyesight."
!No ears!" After saying that, he turned back to the hall angrily.
Zhang Tianbo understood the state of mind of this brother-in-law: he was originally going to drag Feng Haibiao to surrender, but now it is better that he was recruited by the court first! Although they don't care much about who is recruited, Feng Haijiao
He was so unloyal that he gave himself the title of "General Manager" without saying a word! As a result, Sun Dabiao, who was preparing to bargain with the Australians, suddenly lost a lot of bargaining chips.
Zhang Tianbo was also quite annoyed with this "second brother". However, the matter had come to this, and it was useless to be angry anymore, so he advised: "Brother! Now that the second brother has been recruited by the court, it will be useless for us to be angry.
, why not think of a countermeasure first? When he comes, how should we speak and where should we stand?"
"Where are you standing? Could it be that I have to open the middle door to greet you, kneel down and call the common people?" Sun Dabiao scolded, "xtlm, this Feng Haijiao is really not a thing, it's a good thing that I am still sworn in with him! He is so
Damn it, what are the Australians talking about about recruiting him? Even if he is really recruited, if the Australians want me to suppress him, should I suppress him or not?! How could Feng Haijiao be so reckless!"
Zhang Tianbo advised: "Brother, don't be angry! Brother Feng can come this time, and the brotherly loyalty is still there. Let's not worry too much for the time being, and let's listen to what he has to say."
"That's all it can do." Sun Dabiao was very frustrated and a little resentful in his heart: Daming was very generous in giving his adopted brother a boss, but this Australian only agreed to work as a land security guard.
It's really a difference between cloud and mud! For a moment, my heart was filled with envy and jealousy, mixed with resentment towards Feng Haijiao and the Australians.
Zhang Tianbo did not think as much as he did. He realized that the situation of their brothers was quite delicate at the moment. Not only did Feng Haijiao accept the recruitment of the Ming Dynasty, but he also made it public. Regardless of whether this was his original intention, he had already made it clear that he wanted to fight with the Ming Dynasty.
With the Kun thieves acting against him, the possibility of recruiting Feng Haijiao is already very slim.
Sun Dabiao's strength is now greatly reduced. Without Feng Haijiao's bonus, it will be difficult to get greater benefits from the Australians.
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