Until dark, Wang Qun's brother-in-law did not come. Li Xun was generous and allowed Wang Qun to have a good sleep tonight and send him to the government tomorrow morning.

Late at night, while Li Xun was sleeping, he was woken up by Ouyang Li.

"What sin have I committed? Why has it been so difficult to get a good night's sleep in the past two days?"

"Master, Wang Qun's brother-in-law is here."

Ouyang Li said cautiously.

Li Xun nodded, he finally came and started to get dressed: "You call it Shanqiu?"

"Jiang Daxiong has already gone to call."

Li Xun got dressed and went to the woodshed in the backyard. Shan Qiu and Jiang Daxiong were already in the house. Shan Qiu was holding a banknote in his hand and counting them. Wang Qun's brother-in-law Niu Jin was standing beside him.

"General Li, I have already brought the money, please let me go."

Seeing Li Xun, Wang Qun said anxiously.

"Why are you so anxious? Are you afraid that I will regret it?"

Li Xun glared at him.

"Haha, I don't dare, I don't dare."

Wang Qun laughed twice, he was really afraid that Li Xun would not keep his word.

"Brother Shan, is the money correct?"

Shan Qiu nodded.

Li Xun thought for a while and said: "This time, twenty-seven people were killed and twenty-six were injured. Each of the brothers who died in the battle will be given one thousand taels, those who were seriously injured will be given three hundred taels, and those who were slightly injured will be given one hundred taels. The extra money will be divided equally."

To all the remaining brothers."

One thousand taels of silver can buy nearly a hundred acres of fertile land, enough for a family of seven or eight people to have enough food and clothing.

"Everyone, please go back to sleep. We have to continue our journey tomorrow!"

When he came outside, Li Xun yawned and said, "Let Wang Qun go!"

Ouyang Li said softly: "Master, do you really want to let Wang Qun leave?"

Li Xun smiled: "We can't break our word!"

Ouyang Li smiled bitterly and said: "What kind of credit can you give to a bandit?"

"Although Wang Qun is a bandit, he is not too bad."

Li Xun shook his head and said to Ouyang Li: "Cut off one of his hands and let him go."

"Yes, my lord!"

Ouyang Li nodded, turned around and walked towards the woodshed.

Wang Qun has been a bandit for nearly twenty years. He often blocks roads, robs homes, and kills and sets fires. Perhaps it is because of the Han people. Wang Qun is quite friendly to the Han people. He usually only robs wealth and does not take lives. Han caravans

When passing through their territory, they only collect a certain amount of money, and their methods are relatively mild. But for the Dashi people, it is completely different. They are ruthless and want wealth as well as their lives. This may be due to the fact that Wang Qun's parents were killed by the Dashi people.

related.

Early the next morning, everyone gathered and set off on their way.

Before leaving, Shan Qiu took a stack of silver notes and gave them to Li Xun. Li Xun asked in confusion: "What are you doing for me? Isn't it for you to share with your brothers?"

Shan Qiu smiled and said: "The distribution has been completed, this is redundant."

extra?

Li Xun was a little surprised and counted the banknotes in his hand, which amounted to more than 73,000 taels.

"what happened?"

Shan Qiu told the story again, and it turned out that it was Niu Jin, Wang Qun's brother-in-law, who presented all the silver notes in the village and made a request, hoping to join the army and join Li Xun's army.

"Wang Qun will probably be pissed to death after he returns."

Li Xun chuckled and said, "In Wang Qun's village, there is nothing else except banknotes?"

"Even if there are gold and silver treasures, Niu Jin can't move them."

Shanqiu smiled and then talked about Niu Jin's personal situation.

Niu Jin is twenty-two this year. His father is a Dashu people, so he is half of the Dashu people. His original name is Abu Fankel. Influenced by his mother, he likes Chinese culture very much and is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. He took the Han name Niu Jin and studied under Han Chinese in his early years

After Longyou was restored by the Jin Dynasty, Niu Jin did not return to Dashi with his father, but stayed with his mother. He persuaded Wang Qun several times to surrender to the court, but was flatly rejected by Wang Qun.

This time, he attacked Li Xun with more strikes and fewer blows, but was severely defeated. Niu Jin saw for the first time the power of the Jin Dynasty. There were only a few hundred people, but they were so elite and good at fighting. They knew autumn with a leaf, and the Jin Dynasty would never do that.

Weak, this strengthened Niu Jin's determination to join the Jin Dynasty and establish meritorious deeds. No matter what, it was much stronger than being a bandit.

Li Xun nodded: "This guy does have some backbone and ambition, so let's recruit him. Anyway, one more person is not too much, and one person less than him is not a lot."

Everyone set off on their way.

The seventh year of Taiping, February 16th.

After more than twenty days of travel, Li Xun and his group finally arrived in Wuzhou.

Wuzhou is a large state with jurisdiction over five counties: Wu'an, Wuhua, Shenchi, Wuzhuo and Linxia, ​​with a population of nearly 500,000.

After the Battle of Longyou, the entire land of the seven states in the west of Longyou was a barren wilderness, and people's livelihoods were in ruins. For example, Minzhou had a population of just over 100,000. The situation in other states was similar. Only Wuzhou had a population of over 100,000.

There are many, and its strategically important city of Wu'an is still prosperous because it is the only way from the Jin Dynasty to the Western Regions, or from the countries in the Western Regions to the Jin Dynasty, and there are many merchants coming and going.

After Li Xun entered Wuzhou, he did not make any stop. Instead, he went straight to Wu'an City, the important town in the west of Wuzhou, and sent people to Wu'an City in advance to notify Fan Zhongyun of his arrival.

Upon learning of Li Xun's arrival, Wu'an City's deputy general Yuan He led dozens of generals to meet Baili.

"General, there are people blocking the way a few miles ahead."

A scout came to report.

Li Xun asked: "Have you seen Fan Zhongyun?"

"Mr. Fan is among them."

Li Xun laughed loudly and said: "When did Lao Fan become so polite? He went out to meet me hundreds of miles away and waited for me."

After that, Li Xun set up his horse and moved forward. After a while, he saw dozens of people on the road waiting for their horses.

When Li Xun arrived, Yuan He and others immediately took a few steps forward, half-knelt on the ground, and saluted loudly: "General, I will see you, Lord Governor."

In the Battle of Jiangnan, Yuan He, as Huang Zhen's confidant, also participated in the war, so he and Li Xun were old acquaintances.

Li Xun quickly dismounted, stepped forward, helped Yuan He up, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many days, but Brother Yuan is still so energetic."

"The Battle of Jiangnan has only been more than two years now, and the Governor has become more and more ambitious."

Li Xun treated him like an elder brother and was very polite, which made Yuan He's nervous mind relax a little.

After Huang Sheng was imprisoned, Yuan He, as his old subordinate in Wuzhou, had been worried and uneasy. He didn't know what the court's plans were for him. As far as the military system is concerned, once a general is questioned, many people will be implicated.

When people go in, as Huang Zhi's confidant and favorite general for many years, Yuan He must be the first to bear the brunt. However, there has been no movement from the court, which makes Yuan He always uneasy. Now Li Xun's kind attitude makes Yuan He feel uneasy.

There is some peace.

"We are all old brothers. There is no need to be so polite. Let's go and talk again when we get to Wu'an City."

"Captain please."

Yuan He turned sideways and asked.

Li Xun nodded, turned around, mounted his horse, and rode forward.

Fan Zhongyun followed and asked in a low voice: "The number of people is much smaller."

The number of troops in the army was reduced by more than fifty, and some of them were still injured. How could Fan Zhongyun not see this?

Li Xun told the story of the attack that night.

Fan Zhongyun nodded and said quietly: "It seems that some people have already targeted you."

Li Xun shrugged: "I'm not a woman, so I'll just stare at you."
Chapter completed!