Zhang Fei and the others only returned at night. They saw a dense crowd standing in front of the Zhang Village. When they approached, they saw that the villagers were waiting for them to return.
"Father, Mother, Second Uncle, look!”Zhang Fei waved his hand, and the two strong men behind him moved aside. Hundreds of bandits were tied up in front of everyone." Second Uncle, heads!”Zhang Fei's shout scared Second Uncle so much that he touched his head.
"It's not your head, dad, it's the head of the bandit leader. Look!”The second brother found it funny that his father was so timid. After all, his brothers had gone out to kill thieves, which made his family worry a lot. The second brother threw the head of the bandit leader on the ground and rolled in front of Zhang Fei's father. Zhang Fei's mother immediately closed her eyes and did not dare to look. Zhang Fei's father looked at it carefully and then looked at Zhang Fei with doubt and asked,"Fei 'er, did you really wipe out the bandits of Chicken Cry Mountain?”
"Uncle, how can that be fake? There are so many hundreds of bandits. Do you think they were picked up?”Little Five, Zhang Ji, smiled and said," Brother Fei is really brave in killing those bandits.”Everyone laughed when they saw how cute he was.
"Great, great, the bandits on Jichao Mountain have finally been eliminated, great!”The villagers at the entrance of Zhang Village were overjoyed and cheered. All the villagers went forward to thank Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed and kept scratching his head. Zhang Fei's mother was smiling from ear to ear.
"Yi De, this place is under the jurisdiction of Anping County. Tomorrow, you will go to the county captain of Anping County to receive a reward. After all, you have caused such a huge commotion this time, so you have to report it to the county captain.”Second Uncle whispered to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei thought that was the case, so he agreed.
"Brothers, drink well today. The wine of my Zhang family is unparalleled in the world.”" Alright!" Zhang Fei shouted and the hundreds of brothers behind him agreed loudly before following Zhang Fei into the manor.
Zhang Fei's third uncle counted the items he had found in the bandit stronghold. There were indeed a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry. There were forty-eight horses, a hundred pieces of inferior cloth, twenty pieces of silk, thirty sets of armor, two thousand weapons, and two thousand catties of grain. There was also a lot of cash. Seeing this, Third Uncle secretly marveled at how long it took for these mountain bandits of Chicken Crow Mountain to obtain so many things without any capital.
"Yi De, bring the gold, silver, jewelry, and cash to the county office tomorrow. We don't lack anything anyway. Leave the rest, especially the horses, which we will need in the future.”Wang Xi reminded Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei understood Wang Xi's thoughts and agreed.
Everyone set up a banquet in front of the Zhang family's door. The villagers also came over to help cook. Some elders also frequently came over to toast, making Zhang Fei feel embarrassed. Xiao Mang also poured wine for the seven hundred men one by one. When she poured it for Zhang Fei, her face turned red, making Zhang Fei's round eyes even rounder. Xiao Mang chuckled and ran away. Zhang Fei swallowed his saliva, picked up a jar of wine and gulped it down. It was not easy to suppress his burning desire.
Early the next morning, Zhang Fei brought his second and third brothers along with 500 of his brothers to escort the bandits to the county office. He asked his fourth and fifth brothers to stay at home to pack up.
Zhang Fei and his group went to Anping County in a grandiose manner. Along the way, the pedestrians kept making way for them, thinking that it was some strong pedestrian path. When they heard that it was the hero who destroyed Chicken Life Mountain, they immediately clapped their hands and cheered. Along the way, countless people followed Zhang Fei's group. For a moment, Zhang Fei was regarded as a peerless hero by everyone. He was very proud and mighty.
Zhang Fei rode a horse, wearing leather and black armor, and led the crowd to the front of the county government. He saw that the county captain was already waiting at the door. It must be because of the commoners running around to tell each other.
"Which one of you is the eldest young master of the Zhang family?”Before Zhang Fei dismounted, the county captain had already bowed. Zhang Fei couldn't stand it and quickly returned the greeting."I'm Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide. Greetings, county captain."”After saying that, Zhang Fei bowed. Zhang Feng and Zhang Ping hurriedly bowed as well. The county captain nodded and stroked his beard with a smile. Zhang Fei also looked at the county captain's clothes. It was very simple, without the noble air of an official, nor the pedantic manner of a poor scholar. His every move revealed the elegance and grace of a teacher. Zhang Fei thought to himself, This county captain was a good person. This was Zhang Fei's initial evaluation of the county captain.
"Please." The county captain made an inviting gesture and looked at Zhang Fei with a smile." As expected, he's as powerful as the rumors say. He has an extraordinary bearing."”The county captain's praise made Zhang Fei a little embarrassed. He scratched his head, causing the county captain to laugh out loud," I didn't expect the eldest young master of the Zhang family to be such a cute person."”
"The county captain is making fun of me.”Zhang Fei followed behind the county captain, entered the hall, and sat down.
"Milord, how should we deal with the bandits?”Zhang Fei asked.
"Don't worry, I've already instructed my subordinates to lock them up first.”The county captain nodded and said with a smile. Zhang Fei listened to the arrangements and was relieved.
"The bandits of this Chicken Life Mountain have been causing trouble for more than a day, but I have no way to exterminate them. Fortunately, I have a high moral standing, and the bandits have eliminated a worry in my heart.”Zhang Fei saw that the county captain did not put on any airs from the beginning to the end, nor did he call himself "this official" but "I". It could be seen that he was an amiable and good official.
"Does Milord have any other worries? If Yi De can help in any way, Daren can just instruct him.”Zhang Fei stood up and bowed. The county captain waved his hand and gestured for Zhang Fei to sit down.
"Yi De, you might not know, but other than this Chicken Crow Mountain, there are countless bandits of all sizes in Anping County.”The county captain sighed.
"Oh? If it wasn't for the extermination of these bandits, I wouldn't have known that Anping County was so unstable. Don't worry, sir. If you don't mind, I'll agree to exterminate the bandits. What do you think?”Zhang Fei's words made the county captain smile. He stepped forward and held Zhang Fei's hand tightly as he shouted,"Thank you for your trouble, Yide." Looking at the smiling face of the county captain, Zhang Fei suddenly understood. Oh, so he had been waiting for me to fall into the trap of exterminating the bandits. However, he thought that this county captain was indeed thinking for the people, so he didn't care.
In fact, Zhang Fei didn't know about the difficulties of the Anping County Lieutenant. Ever since he took up the post of Anping County Lieutenant, the Zhuo County Governor didn't help him with a single soldier. With a piece of paper," Anping County Magistrate can act as he pleases ", the county lieutenant who asked for help was stopped. Otherwise, why would they ask Zhang Fei to go out and suppress the bandits? It was the court itself that didn't send troops. Now that he saw Zhang Fei, this good bird, if he didn't catch it now, when would he? Therefore, the two of them had a tacit understanding. They each had their own plans and thoughts, but there was one thing in common: Get rid of evil for the people!
"I'll appoint you as a bandit suppression lieutenant.”Ever since the county captain took office, Anping's city guard captain had retired one after another because he was afraid of the bandits entering the city to harass him. There were all kinds of strange reasons. Some of them were clearly in their prime, but they said they wanted to retire and return to their hometown. Some of them simply found a way to transfer to other brisk counties. The county captain was so angry that he scolded these people all day long for harming the country and the people. Originally, the bandit problem was not so serious. After being messed up by those cowardly lieutenants, some bandits who could not survive in other places also came to Anping County to do this business without capital. Therefore, just like that, the soldiers in the county became fewer and fewer, and the thieves on the mountains became more and more. In the end, Anping County became the famous " Thief's Nest "," Bandit Town ", and " Bandit's Nest " in the Hebei and Henan Provinces. Many merchants originally thought that Anping County had more people doing business, so they used to swarm over. Now, they didn't even want to come to Anping County, which was a bandit's nest. Who would want their hard-earned money to be robbed by a strong person halfway? Moreover, it was hard to guarantee that they would not run into those fierce bandits. Not only would they take money, but they would also hurt people.
"It's good, but I don't have a suitable weapon now. I need to forge a sturdy spear to be able to use it comfortably.”Zhang Fei wanted to ask the county captain for a good weapon, but who knew that the county captain would look worried again.
"Yi De, you don't know this, but the weapons in Anping County are all old and rusted. How can I give them to you?”The county captain's words made Zhang Fei extremely annoyed." But don't be anxious. I'm classmates with that Zhongshan magistrate. That Zhongshan magistrate is famous for making weapons. Wait for me to write a letter and you can ask him for weapons."”Seeing Zhang Fei's unhappy expression, the county captain immediately took out a pen and paper to write a letter and handed it to Zhang Fei.
"That's great." Zhang Fei also knew that the blacksmith in Zhongshan was famous for being expensive. Without some yellow and white materials, no one would be willing to help you forge a good weapon, not to mention a good weapon that was hard to come by in a thousand years.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhang Fei bid farewell and went home. He was prepared to go to Zhongshan County the next morning to get a good weapon. The county captain did not keep Zhang Fei because there was nothing in the field. To put it bluntly, in the entire Anping, the county captain was a commander without an army. Moreover, he said that he was appointing Zhang Fei as a lieutenant. In fact, he did not have the power to appoint him. However, he did have the power to recommend him. Now, he wanted to write a recommendation letter to the Governor of Zhuo County. In fact, it did not matter whether he wrote it or not. If someone came to Anping County to die, he would be happy to be free as the Governor, so that the Anping County Lieutenant would not have to come and bother him every day. In any case, Zhang Fei, this bandit suppression captain, could not escape. Although he was not a city gate captain in charge of the twelve gates of the capital, and he was only a minor official, a minor military officer, he was still an official, right? Therefore, after Zhang Fei went back and told his family, the Zhang family immediately invited everyone again. This year, the Zhang family had invited the most people. As the saying goes, good things happen every year, and this year was especially good. After hearing that the Zhang family had an official, the friends and relatives who came to visit broke through the threshold of the Zhang family. The more Xiao Mang looked at Zhang Fei, the more she felt that this marriage was not unjust. It had a different style. Zhang Fei's eyes kept rolling. At night, Xiao Mang was tormented beyond recognition. The next day, when Zhang Fei went to Zhongshan, he did not get up. The family understood and did not bother her.
Zhang Fei brought his four brothers and headed to Zhongshan County, while Wang Xi stayed behind to help Zhang Fei supervise his seven hundred brothers to train well.
After two days, the five brothers finally arrived at Zhongshan County.
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