"Water, what do you mean?"

Seeing Chen Zilong say this harsh words, Li Xiao hurriedly asked him about the reason. Chen Zilong lowered his voice and said his thoughts.

Li Xiao laughed and said, "Water, you can think of it. OK, as long as you can get food, I will let the staff of the Security Department cooperate with you with all your strength."

Chen Zilong smiled and bowed, "Mr. Li, just take a look."

Three days later, an early morning with rainy autumn rain.

In the late autumn in the north, once it rains, the weather will be colder every day. The sparse autumn rain is like a blank curtain covering the sky and the earth, connecting the light gray sky and the dark gray earth, making the already bleak autumn and winter feel even more lonely and vast.

Such weather always makes people feel depressed.

My home is by the Beiluan River and has tens of millions of fertile land. At this time, I was even more depressed.

In the luxurious and luxurious house of Gu family, a room with extremely exquisite tidying but exuding a rich atmosphere, Gu Zhidao, who had never seen one night, pushed away the white and seductive arm of his concubine, sighed, lifted up the thick red peony pattern, sprinkled with gold silk quilt, and sat up halfway from the bed.

Gu Zhidao is in his fifties, has fair skin, and a fat face that is well maintained. He looks like a standard squire rich man, with three sparse rat whiskers, which makes him look a bit mean.

He sat up halfway from the bed, looking sad.

The concubine whispered softly, snuggling up to her mouth like silk, and complained in a low voice that he was doing so early in such a cold weather.

Gu Zhidao didn't care about her. He stared at a short distance. On the long table made of pear blossom trees, there were exquisite and gorgeous treasure-gathering golden basins, mutton fat jade Ruyi and other mascot items. However, the sadness on his face became increasingly strong.

The concubine stood up straight and sat half up from the bed. Her tall and white chest seemed to jump out of the tight bellyband at any time, and her whole body exuded a sweet fragrance that made people indulge in. Seeing that Gu Zhidao ignored her, she became more and more lingering.

What the concubine didn't expect was that Gu Zhidao's face showed an expression of boredom and pushed her away.

Before the concubine could complain, she heard Gu Zhidao's cold words.

"When the Squire Wang in the east is coming with the gentry in Zhaoyuan County. Don't sleep, wait and see the master, I'll get up."

The concubine's eyes turned red, but she didn't dare to cry, so she had to get up, put on her clothes quickly, and then come over to help Gu Zhidao get up and dress.

Under the service of my concubine, Gu Zhidao wore a dark brown Tang grass ball flower dark pattern Hang forging robe, a pair of black felt-wool boots, and at the same time he tied his hair bun, put a straight hairpin on Han jade, and then a black gauze scarf.

After wearing clothes, I cleaned the dough with a plain sausage, and then used toothwood made of star fruit trees, dipped it in water with willow branches, locust branches and mulberry branches, added toothpaste made of ginger powder, Tianqiasarum and other substances, and brushed my teeth carefully in front of the bronze mirror.

After washing, Gu Zidao walked into the side room, and a servant brought him breakfast. The main dish was a plate of sea cucumbers with green onions, a small bowl of stewed shark fins, and some side dishes such as garlic sauce steamed buns and kohlrabi. Gu Zhidao looked at it roughly, but there was no special appetite on his face. He ate a few bites in a hurry, but he didn't know how it tasted. He brought a copper bowl to rinse his mouth. Then he got up and wore a wide robe with five bats holding a longevity and wealth pattern, and slowly walked into the living room.

Gu Zhidao only sat in the living room for a while, and a housekeeper came to report that Wang Shengtong, another big landlord in Hedong, was bringing some familiar landlords from the Beiluan River area and Zhaoyuan County to discuss matters.

Gu Zhidao quickly asked the butler to invite everyone into the living room and then sit and watch the tea.

Wang Shengtong, who had a bitter face and a tilted eyebrows, looked like she was in her forties. As soon as this man sat down, he immediately screamed in a thick throat: "Oh, Brother Gu, the situation is so urgent now. Although your tea is good, Wang really can't eat it."

Gu Zhidao blew tea foam, his eyebrows trembled, and he whispered: "Brother Wang, Brother Yu knows that your family was robbed by bandits yesterday. Now, I'm asking everyone to come here to discuss and see how to deal with this matter?"

Wang Shengtong heard Gu Zhidao's words calm, but his face was filled with anger. He put the teacup heavily on the table table and sighed: "I don't know if this group of bandits from Golden Wing Ridge are confused. Wang has never paid less protection every year. Yesterday, a group of people came to the ground, reporting the name of the bandit leader Scar Head, saying that it was expanding the team on the mountain and that they needed to borrow grain. Humph, is that you borrow grain? Then you just start robbing it. Grandma's, a warehouse of more than 1,000 stone rice and grain was robbed by such a guy who killed thousands of swords!"

Wang Shengtong gritted his teeth and looked sad.

"Has such a bandit been killed?" a landlord asked with concern.

"The man was not killed, but a few servants were injured. The robbed granary was set on fire by these people to white ground. You don't know that the bandit leader, who led the team, put a harsh word before leaving, saying that I would borrow the grain first and ask me to prepare 10,000 taels of silver. They will take it in a few days. If they don't give it to me, they will kill my whole family!"

After Wang Shengtong finished speaking, he sat down dejectedly, looking helpless.

"Oh, how could it be your family, Brother Wang? Many families in Zhaoyuan County have been robbed by bandits. Fortunately, they only robbed grain and rice, but did not hurt their lives, but it was a blessing." A half-white rich man sighed.

After the rich man finished speaking, nearly ten people immediately agreed, saying that his family was also robbed, but fortunately the bandits only robbed food and did not kill people. However, they also said that the bandits would ask them to prepare a large amount of disaster relief money in a few days. If they were not given, the whole family would not keep it and kill them all.

Gu Zhidao heard everyone talking and talking, his face turned pale without realizing it. In the cold weather, his tight hands were already full of juice.

Gu Zhidao did not tell everyone that yesterday, a large number of people came to his granary, and they also received the title of Scar Head of Golden Tyrant Ridge. After coming to his own granary, he immediately started to snatch it without saying a word.

At that time, his housekeeper was counting the little bits in the granary. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately told the bandits that this was the granary of Mr. Gu's house and told them that Mr. Gu also had a son Gu Tai, who was a staff member under General Liu Zeqing of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, and asked them not to steal the wrong territory.

Unexpectedly, after the butler said these warning words, the bandits did not take it seriously at all. The leader even slapped him twice without hesitation. Then he angrily ordered to grab the grain first and then burn the warehouse.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, the housekeeper quickly changed his tone and begged the bandits loudly that the grain could be moved away, but it was enough not to burn the warehouse. After all, the bandits finally gave up the idea of ​​burning the warehouse.

However, this full warehouse of nearly 2,000 stones of wheat was taken into a cart by these people and quietly transported away.

When the butler reported to Gu Zhidao that the granary was robbed with a crying voice, Gu Zhidao was almost fainted.

The scar of the sky, I paid the protection fee and robbed my food. Are you still motivated?

Soon, Gu Zhidao quickly learned that many landlords were robbed in the Beiluan River and even in the entire Zhaoyuan County area. The methods were almost the same. They first robbed the grain, and then threatened to cancel the disaster in a few days, otherwise they would kill the whole family.

Feeling that the situation was serious, Gu Zhidao quickly sent a group of servants to Zhaoyuan County to inform the familiar landlords to come from his home to discuss countermeasures tomorrow.

"Or why don't we report to the official immediately?" a rich man suggested.

"Oh, it's very useful to report to the official!" He immediately shook his head and sighed: "This group of 700 bandits on the Golden Tyrant Ridge have been entrenched on the Golden Tyrants for nearly three years, and the government is helpless. We are not using it now to report to the official."

"Can you have to raise money and wait for those bandits to come and get it?" someone said with a sad face.

"This is not a good idea," someone came out to object, "If they can do the first day of the lunar calendar, they can do the fifteenth day of the year. We can give them the money to eliminate disasters so easily. I am sure that such bandits will definitely eat the taste of the martyrdom. In the future, it will be difficult to calm down."

"Yes, although everyone still has two money on them, they can't stand the exploitation of these bandits like this. The bandits are greedy and their money and food are always limited. How can they block this big hole?" Someone followed.

At this time, the meeting was already in a panic atmosphere.

The rich men who were whispering to each other all their faces were full of fear, anxiety, and resentment.

"What should I do? Brother Gu, you are the most prestigious among us. Please give everyone an idea. What should I do in the current situation?" Wang Shengtong asked with a sad face.

Gu Zhidao's face was tense, his brows were furrowing, but his fingers were twisting his beard quickly and urgently.

Alas, the government has no choice, what can I do?

"Or why don't you ask Brother Gu's son Gu Tai to report the bandits of Jinchiling to Shandong General Liu Zeqing, and ask Lord Liu to send troops to suppress the bandits." Seeing that Gu Zhidao didn't say anything, the old rich man said tentatively.

Gu Zhidao sighed and waved his hand and said, "It's difficult. The general's soldiers are far away in Jinan and it's difficult to quench their thirst. Moreover, the government army is not concerned about suppressing bandits, thinking that this is a matter of success if success is small, and failure is sharp. Because of the long road, we are even more reluctant to come. I'm afraid that I will only put on a cold butt when I wait to ask."

There was a sudden embarrassing silence in the room.

A voice suddenly rang out: "Everyone, there is a true Buddha in front of us, why bother to ask others for far away! Why don't we go to the commander of Chifeng Guard, Lord Li, and ask him to send troops to suppress bandits? Isn't it great?"

"Then Lord Li of Chifeng Guard, are his troops powerful? Can he fight the Golden Wing Ridge bandits who have survived these three years?" Someone asked immediately.

"Why can't it be!" The rich man said with a hurried look on his face: "The commander of Chifeng Guard Li Xiao, I heard that he was from Liaodong. After coming to Shandong, he first wiped out the bandits in Shouquanshan, and then went to Shan County to annihilate the bandits who invaded Shandong. Isn't such a capable man the best choice to destroy the bandits in the Golden Wing Mountain?"

"After you say this, I remembered it. Some time ago, Lord Li made great contributions in Xuanfu Town and killed hundreds of Tartars, and then he was promoted to commander of the Chifeng Guard. If Lord Li could send troops to suppress the bandits, it would be the best." A rich man looked as if he suddenly realized his mind.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became warm.

People quickly reached an agreement as if they had discovered a savior.

That is, go to Chifeng City as soon as possible, inform the Chifeng Guard commander Li Xiao, and ask him to send troops to destroy the bandits.

Among these people, especially the landlord Wang Shengtong, he looked anxious and wanted to leave here immediately and go to Chifeng City in person to ask Li Xiao to send troops to destroy the bandits.

Seeing the crowd excitedly, Gu Zhidao's face showed an indescribable anger.

There is a reason why Gu Zhidao deliberately kept a distance and indifference to Li Xiao.

Gu Tai, the son of Liu Zeqing's aide, once told him that he should not get too close to the commander of Chifeng Guard Li Xiao.

He told Gu Zhidao that Li Xiao was the mortal enemy of Shandong General Liu Ze, and sooner or later, he would die at the hands of Liu Zeqing. If he had had a close relationship with him, I was afraid that when Li Xiao died, Liu Zeqing would take his anger on him, and disaster would come to an end.

Gu Tai also told him that since Li Xiao became the commander of the guard, he has been doing things according to his own tricks. The other guards are divided into thousands of households and hundreds of households, while the commander Li is completely different from others. He has never heard of such a business department or an industrial department. It can be seen that although this man is known as a brave man, he has no economic talent. Li Xiao was only lucky to be promoted to the commander position, but he may be difficult to do this commander position in such a mess.

Gu Tai concluded that such people were squeezed and suppressed by officials, and he was unrealistic. Such people would probably leave after staying for more than half a year. Therefore, as the Gu family, who had the most land and the richest property in Zhaoyuan County, although they have now reached the boundary of Chifengwei, there is no need to get too close to Li Xiao, who will step down soon.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhidao sighed deeply.

To be honest, in his heart, he still agrees with his son's statement.

However, at such a critical moment, except for Li Xiao, who seemed to be alone for a few days, who could solve this urgent problem?

Even if Li Xiao gets out tomorrow, he can only beg him today.

A bitter taste filled Gu Zhidao's heart.

Who can tell the future accurately? Let’s pass the moment before talking about it first.

"Since you have no objection, Gu also agrees. Let's go to Chifeng City now. Please command Lord Li to send troops." Gu Zhidao coughed twice in a pretentious manner, and then said calmly.

More than an hour later, the landlords who were riding in the sedan chair rushed to Chifeng City in the cold autumn rain.

After Gu Zhidao and others explained their purpose, Li Xiao invited him into the living room.

"Dear gentry, come to my Chifeng City in the rain, but I don't know what it costs?" Li Xiao and Chen Zilong, who was beside him, looked at each other tacitly, and then said to everyone with a smile.

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