Li Xiaosi's nickname was finally in vain. Although he didn't know where he got the rumor, it is undeniable that Zang Ba's uncle Zang Min really returned to Sheyang County, Guangling County, and to his ancestral home of Zang's family in Sheyang.

At this time, Mr. Zang was talking to his son Zang Hong in the study.

Zang Hong, whose courtesy name is Ziyuan, is twenty-five years old, has a tall figure and a strong body. What is rare is that his face is as beautiful as a jade crown, red lips and white teeth, and looks handsome. In terms of temperament, he is gentle and elegant in every move.

At the age of fifteen, Zang Hong was appointed as a Tongzilang for his father's achievements, and then entered the Imperial Academy. When he was over 20 years old, he was appointed as a filial and honest man. He is now the magistrate of Sheyang County. He is capable of literature and martial arts. He is a young generation with a reputation in Guangling. Even though he grew up under the dazzling halo of his father since childhood, no one underestimated him because of this. He all believed that Governor Zang was a successor.

Not only did the neighbors think so, but even Zang Min, who is in power, feels so proud and relieved for his son's outstanding talents. However, the old man did not reveal anything in his words, but just said that Zang Hong should be cautious and impatient and continue to practice. I am afraid this is the common way of education for wealthy families.

Zang Hong listened to his father's admonition from beginning to end. Until his father finished drinking tea, he slowly expressed his still guess.

"My father is coming back to Guangling this time, is it because of the south?"

Zang Min, holding the teacup, his slightly white beard trembled slightly, and said without hesitation, "What? Did you hear the wind?"

Zang Hong couldn't help but chuckled and said, "What else does this need? A few months ago, the imperial court changed his father to the prefect of Shouchun, and moved Yangzhou Prefecture to Shouchun. Isn't it just that if something happens, it will damage the foundation of Yangzhou? Anyone with a little scruple may see it." As he said that, he raised his head and asked solemnly, "Father, is the court really planning to wipe out the thief in the south this time?"

"It's probably..." Zang Min nodded and said, looking at his son with approval.

Zang Hong's expression turned right after hearing this and asked in a tight voice, "Can the court send the Northern Army?"

Zang Min glanced at his son and said with some amusement, "Do you think a mere county of bandits should mobilize the most elite army in my Great Zhou?"

"But that's definitely not an ordinary bandit!" Zang Hong took a deep breath, shook his head and said in a deep voice, "If it were an ordinary bandit, it would never be possible to break Wu County with more than 10,000 people alone! The child thought his father should pay attention to it."

"Take attention..." Zang Min sighed slightly when he heard this, and murmured, "In March, Kuaiji County fell, and the war disaster affected Wu County. Now that even Wu County has been captured, only a few scattered counties are still fighting hard. The war is about to expand to our Guangling County. How can you not pay attention to the demon thief for such a fierce relationship? But for your father, who valued the demon thief for your father? The court replied to the letter: In a rebellion, the soldiers of a county can be controlled, and there is no need to easily move the Northern Army. Those officials and officials who are above the capital know the danger of the Jiangdong bandits?"

"Then, what should I do?" Zang Hong asked in shock.

"I can only wait for myself." The old governor closed his eyes and said lightly, "Although the Northern Army did not arrive, my father has dispatched troops from Yangzhou and sent ten thousand elite soldiers..."

"Ten thousand? Isn't it a little less?" Zang Hong looked incredible.

"Soldiers are more important than energy," Zang Min said lightly. But in his heart, he sighed secretly. He thought that if it weren't for the continuous disasters in the past two years, even Yangzhou had been affected many times, and the government had insufficient food reserves, and the bandit army in the south was about to invade Guangling County, how could he have summoned only 10,000 soldiers?

The so-called "smart women" are hard to cook without rice. There are actually not many soldiers in Yangzhou, but the problem is that there are insufficient military rations. No matter how many troops you have, what can I do if there is not enough food? Could it be that those soldiers can still go to war on hungry days?

"Is it a problem with food and grass?" Zang Hong, who was meticulous, immediately guessed the reason.

The old governor smiled bitterly and nodded as accusing his son's guess.

After hearing this, Zang Hong also knew that the matter had become difficult, after all, he could not convert food. After thinking about it, he looked up and said, "Ten thousand soldiers... To be honest, I don't like this battle."

"It's okay." Zang Min stroked his beard, and the old god said, "The court's struggle for power and profit is getting hotter and the troubles of the bandits in the world are beyond the reach. Many things can only be depended on ourselves. This time the monster thief was aggressive and his troops were aimed directly at our Guangling County. We just need to suppress his arrogance first, and then slowly plan to recover the lost land. We should take action steadily and not be too hasty."

Zang Hong nodded and said, "Well. I'm afraid this is the only way to do it for the present..."

"Oh, by the way." As if he remembered something, the old governor touched his beard and smiled, "I have something forgot to tell you about it. A few days ago, my father had sent someone to contact Mr. Xu, the prefect of Danyang, and the prefect of Danyang. When the time comes, the Danyang soldiers will also send troops to help us! With the help of the elite Danyang soldiers of Xu, I think it would be no problem for me to defend Guangling County."

"Danyang elite soldier? It turns out that my father was confident." Zang Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

You should know that Danyang has long been one of the important military sources of the Northern Army. Otherwise, how could the world say that Danyang's elite soldiers are the best in the world? I heard that this time I could get the help of Danyang's elite soldiers, Zang Hong suddenly felt a little confident in his heart.

The father and son chatted for a while. Then, seeing that their father was in good spirits, Zang Hong suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "By the way, father, you wrote a letter to the Taishan branch of my Zang family for a while. I wonder what response would you have?"

Zang Min shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Gaode politely declined my invitation." The Gaode he mentioned refers to Zang Ba's father Zang Jie.

Zang Hong raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said in surprise, "My father invited him to the position of princess, but Brother Gaode actually rejected him? Although the position of prison in other county is also glorious, how can he be compared to the position of princess? "

It is undeniable that Zang Hong's words are true at all. After all, the chief clerk is the head of civil servants under the prefect, and he is not comparable to the prison.

"The official position is not important. It is actually a good man from my Zang family. It's a pity..." The old governor sighed slightly.

Zang Hong's heart moved slightly, and he would not know his father's thoughts. He thought that the Zang family was originally not prosperous, and the number of scattered in several prefectures and counties was gradually declining in recent generations. Therefore, his father considered whether to integrate this Zang family bloodline into one and revitalize the prosperity of the Zang family. But then again, his father Zang Min thought so, but the other Zang family bloodlines may not be willing to leave their hometowns. In the end, they have been in their hometowns for several generations, and they are not willing to leave just by leaving.

However, how could Zang Hong directly tell his father about defeating his father's interest? He smiled and said, "I think Brother Gaode has probably delayed it."

"That's true." Zang Min stroked her beard and said thoughtfully, "Gaode said in the letter that the prefect of Mount Tai should have committed any violation of the law, but he was suffering from the lack of evidence... I hope it was not an excuse." At this point, the old governor's eyes were slightly disappointed.

Zang Hong quickly said at the sight, "My father is worried too much. With Brother Gaode's character, how could he deceive your father because he didn't want to come to Guangling with his family?"

Zang Min pondered silently, and saw that he could not gather the bloodlines of Zang's family scattered outside. The old man was really disappointed.

The father and son were chatting when suddenly the housekeeper of the mansion hurried in and said respectfully after saluting, "Your Majesty, Master, there are six people outside the mansion asking for a visit, one of them is said to be from the Zang family in Taishan County..."

"Huh?" Zang Min, Zang Hong and his son looked at each other, and both found that the eyes of each other were lit up.

"Who?" Zang Hong asked in a tight voice.

The housekeeper thought for a while and replied, "The Zang clan of Mount Tai, Zang Jie's son, Zang Ba and Zang Xuangao, and his five companions."

"Zang Ba? Brother Gaode's eldest son?" Zang Hong smiled unexpectedly. After asking for instructions, he said with a smile, "Please come in and go to this study. Be kind, be more polite, and be polite, and you must not be rude."

"Yes." The housekeeper stepped down respectfully.

Seeing that the housekeeper left the study room again, Zang Hong turned to his father and smiled, "Father, look at this. As soon as he talked about Brother Gaode, Brother Gaode's son came to visit us. I think my father still told Brother Gaode..."

"Not sure." Zang Min shook his head when he heard this, frowned slightly, and murmured, "The previous version of Gaode has politely rejected my husband's invitation, and now he has sent his eldest son here. If he comes to apologize, it would be fine, but he is afraid that something will happen to Mount Tai..." At this point, the old man showed a strong look of worry between his eyebrows.

Soon, the housekeeper brought six young men into the study, which were the six black-feathered crows, including Zhang Huang, Zang Ba.

"Zang Ba and his five companions are here to visit my uncle this time. I would like to ask my uncle for any presumptuous things." When Zang Min saw Zang Min behind the desk, Zang Ba took the lead in kowtowing to salute. After all, this old man was his uncle, and he was two generations taller.

"Kid, get up." Zang Min did not show off his elders at all. After asking Zang Ba to get up, he asked anxiously, "Xuan Gao, you are here for me this time, but something happened to Mount Tai?"

Zang Ba was stunned when he heard this.

Seeing this, Zang Min's eyes became more worried, his tone became heavier, and even a hint of shock and anger.

"Tell me quickly, what happened? Could someone touch your Taishan Zang clan?"

Although Zang Min is nearly fifty years old and is a civil servant, once he gets angry, Zhang Huang and others can feel a sense of the deterrence of the superiors, which makes them secretly shocked: This old man is full of momentum!

"Yes...not...ah, you will know after reading this letter."

With Zang Ba's stupid mouth, he could not explain this matter clearly, so he had to take out the letter from his father Zang Jie in his arms and hand it respectfully to Zang Min.

Zang Min frowned and tore open the cover. He glanced at the ten lines at a glance and then stretched a little. The anxious and worried look in his eyes faded a little. He smacked his lips and scolded, "Why is that guy He Ying so? His crime should be punished! It's outrageous!"

It can be seen that this upright old governor was disgusted with the evil deeds of He Ying, the prefect of Taishan, who was corrupt and abused by the law, so that he couldn't help but curse in front of his children and grandchildren.

Unfortunately, after He Ying, he became Zhang Huang and Zang Ba and others after being scolded.

"However, although you should die ten thousand times, you guys... are so bold! Collude with Taishan bandits to rob prisoners? Attack Fei County in Xishan? Well? They still create unrest in Taishan County and instigate refugees to rob the county warehouse? You... are so brave!" At the end of the talk, the old governor slapped the table and angrily scolded, "Do you know that this move is like a blatant rebellion? Oppose the government? Ah?"

Seeing Mr. Zang who was almost angry and white-haired and upside down, Zhang Huang and others didn't dare to speak out, especially Zang Ba, who looked at the uncle with a dull look on his face and muttered in his heart: Didn't he say that his uncle is a civil servant? But his aura... is even more powerful than his father.

After scolding Zhang Huang, Zang Ba and his group, Mr. Zang was relieved. He looked at the letter and sighed, "Okay, okay, I thought you were persecuted by He Ying, so I had to do it. I will no longer scold you too much."

[You still don't teach enough lessons?]

The Black Feather Crow muttered in his heart, but he did not dare to reveal it at all.

"I understand the meaning of Gaode." After putting away Zang Jie's letter, Zang Min looked at Zhang Huang and others and said in a deep voice, "But there is no mistake in Xuzhou Prefecture's wanted business. I can't help but clear it up for you, but... you can stay here for the time being. Gaode praised you for being a martial artsman. It happened that I was at the moment of hiring people. If you make military achievements, I should submit a report to the court for you and atone for your sins. The court came forward to call Xuzhou Prefecture, and Qingzhou Prefecture revoked the wanted business for you... However, even if you come to join me, I will not forget my public because of your own private matters. Remember!"

While speaking, Mr. Zang looked at Zhang Huang and the others calmly. He said three times in a row, but the juniors in front of him remained unchanged from beginning to end. This made Zang Min secretly surprised, and the little guys were so calm.

"Is there anything I want to say?" Mr. Zang asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shan Fu step forward and asked curiously, "Mr. Zang just said military merits. Could it be that Guangling County wants to suppress the thieves?"

[This kid is smart.]

Zang Min was stunned and smiled, without hiding it, nodding and said, "Not bad!"

"I wonder which one it is?"

Mr. Zang's eyes showed a little anger in his eyes and said word by word, "That Kuaiji monster thief who is independent of Emperor Yangming, Xu Zhao!"

[It turned out to be the most powerful thief in Jiangdong...]

The black-feathered crows looked slightly shocked and looked at each other.

They couldn't help but realize that what they would encounter next was no longer the battles they were familiar with, but the killing between the army.

A fighting style they never touched on.
Chapter completed!