That night, there was a hurried knock on the door with a wooden lattice window. There was a small opening on the large bed with white curtains. The concubine who was lying on the bed looked out the window and asked, "Who is it?" The servant outside the door replied in a deep voice, "Reporting to Daren, there is a constable who wants to see you. It is said that it is related to the bandits who robbed the horse market."
The concubine quickly retreated and pushed Li Yongfang who was sleeping soundly on the bed. "Master, have you found the people who stole your money?" Li Yongfang was sleeping soundly on the bed. When he heard that there was news of the bandits in the horse market, he sat up immediately and asked in a loud voice, "Have you found those bastards? This official wants to hack them into pieces! "
Li Yongfang was really heartbroken these past two days!
Zhou Qingfeng organized and planned with fifty Mongolian cavalry as the backbone and more than three hundred local people who were both farmers and bandits. They made a lot of money in the horse market. This incident not only dealt a severe blow to Li Yongfang's prestige as an official, but it also earned Li Yongfang a large sum of money. These past two days, Li Yongfang gnashed his teeth in hatred in his sleep. He swore that he would find the bastard who dared to offend him and kill him.
After hastily putting on his inner clothes, Li Yongfang pushed open the door to his bedroom with a bang. He did not wait to see the situation outside the door and shouted, "Whoever finds the news for me will be heavily rewarded by me."
Under the moonlight, there was a man kneeling in the courtyard outside the bedroom. Seeing Li Yongfang come out, the man quickly kowtowed and shouted, "Daren, I am Han Gui, the constable in the city. When I heard that there was a bandit who dared to offend you, I was worried and arranged for my men to investigate the entire city. Sure enough, I found something. "
"This daring bandit is actually in my Fu Shun City? Continue! "Li Yongfang asked anxiously.
Seeing that Li Yongfang paid so much attention to him, Han Gui, who was kneeling on the ground, felt really proud. He was secretly glad that he had a sudden idea to monitor him today.
During the day, 'Flat Hair' chased after him everywhere. He even chased up to Han Gui's head, causing him to lose face and lose all his prestige as an official. He begged the Society to raise money to repay the debt, and only then did he get a few more days. It was just that he was extravagant on a daily basis, so where would he find the money to pay off his debts? Perhaps one day he would really be pecked to death by that hateful puppet bird.
Being forced into a corner, Han Gui made up his mind and secretly kidnapped a few of Merry Forest's workers at night to interrogate them. He wanted to find out if Guo Jiao had anything that he could use against her even if he had to fall out with her. Who would have thought that this information would come so easily? A waiter of the hotel saw Zhou Qingfeng and Guo Jiao meeting, and he also confessed that Zhou Qingfeng and ten other accomplices were staying in the hotel.
Han Gui immediately rushed to Lord You Ji's house as if he had found a treasure. However, when Li Yongfang heard the news, she was not as angry as expected. Instead, she asked in a deep voice doubtfully, "Han Gui, is what you said true? If there's even half a word of falsehood, I won't let you off easily. "
Li Yongfang knew very well what kind of people her subordinates were. It was impossible for them to investigate the case seriously, but they were good at framing others and using the tiger's power to intimidate others. This group of bastards used the official position given by the Thousand Households to bully the people every day, causing a foul atmosphere in Fu Shun City. The people had no way to make a living. Today, they actually said that they were 'burning with worry' and 'investigating with all their might'. Only a ghost would believe them.
Not to mention that Merry Forest had Guo Buyi standing behind it. That 'Vagabond' had a very strange temper. Li Yongfang heard that this person was good at traps, divination, and medicine, so she had tried to recruit him many times. However, the other party had ignored her and did not put an official of the imperial court in his eyes at all. However, Li Yongfang did not dare to offend him, so she could only pretend that she did not see him.
Hearing Li Yongfang's suspicions, Han Gui hurriedly swore that the information he had obtained was absolutely true. From his point of view, if he did not pay up, he would be pecked to death by 'Flat Hair'. It was better to risk his life and see if he could defeat Guo Buyi. As for whether this matter would cause an earth-shattering commotion, he did not care.
Seeing that Han Gui was willing to gamble with his life, Li Yongfang was skeptical. He asked the servant beside him, "What time is it now?"
"It's already the Zi Period," the servant replied. The Zi Period was between eleven o 'clock at night and one o' clock the next morning. It was the time when people were sleeping soundly at night.
Han Gui quickly suggested, "Milord, why don't we mobilize the soldiers in the city to surround Merry Forest? It would definitely be like a turtle in a jar. "
"Mobilize your head," Li Yongfang scolded. Mobilize the soldiers who did not even have enough to eat in the middle of the night? It would be strange if the soldiers who could only eat two meals a day and had been hungry since four o 'clock in the afternoon would wake up.
"Why don't we call the people from the Eastern Faction Guards and the Jinyi Guards over?"
"Idiot, if we call those foreigners over, I will not be in charge of this matter."
"Why not wait until dawn?" Han Gui asked again.
"What's the point of investigating until dawn? If it was really Guo Buyi playing tricks behind my back, he would have run away long ago. "Li Yongfang scolded again. He ordered the servant beside him, "Go and call the soldiers from the Guards Camp. Get them armed and come quickly. Milord, I want to use them. "
The Guards Camp was the servant camp. They were the only elite force in the entire Fu Shun Qianhu Station. However, there were only about a hundred servants for all the officers. Li Yongfang was the highest ranking officer in the Qianhu Station, but he had at most thirty servants. There had been no war at the border for twenty to thirty years. It would be a waste of money to keep too many servants.
The servant hurriedly went to gather the servants. Li Yongfang returned to her room and dressed. After struggling for more than two hours, they finally managed to gather everyone. The group of people set off from the government office of the House of Thousand Households and headed straight for the Merry Forest.
Fu Shun City was not big. It did not take long to go from Li Yongfang's office to Merry Forest. However, when they arrived, they found that the first floor of Merry Forest Hotel was brightly lit. Guo Buyi, dressed in a grey robe, was sitting in the main hall, drinking wine while facing the moon. There were two other people sitting at the same table with him.
One of them had a head full of white hair. He looked to be in his sixties. His face was sallow and his body was thin. It was obvious that he had just recovered from a serious illness. However, the smile on his face did not diminish. From time to time, he would raise his cup. He was in a good mood. The other person was dressed in a female robe. He had a pigtail on his head. It was the female merchant Ma Chengta who had suffered at the hands of Zhou Qingfeng not long ago. He was also smiling, very pleased with himself.
Guo Jiao stood behind Guo Buyi. She personally poured wine and accompanied him. She was very obedient. Behind the seriously ill person was Yang Jian, whose face was full of joy, and Zhou Qingfeng, whose face was full of misfortune.
Seeing Li Yongfang coming with a group of people, Guo Buyi was not afraid. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "Lord Li, come, come. We've been waiting for you."
Li Yongfang did not understand. He got off his horse and stepped forward. He shouted, "Cultivator Guo, I heard that you made friends with a criminal wanted by the imperial court. I came to investigate. How do you explain that? "
Guo Buyi only chuckled. He was too lazy to answer. Ma Chengta, who was sitting at the same table, warmly greeted Li Yongfang. "Lord Li, sit down. Sit down. Don't be angry. I also lost a lot of money, but I'm not angry. Just listen to me quietly. "
Li Yongfang was full of suspicion. However, he thought that he was an official of the imperial court, a local emperor to appease, so he could not show any weakness. He lifted the hem of his robe and walked to the table. He immediately saw the youngest person in the group, Zhou Qingfeng. Even a blind man would know that this was the brat who had ruthlessly tricked him recently.
Zhou Qingfeng was extremely displeased. Seeing Li Yongfang look at him, he raised his head and glared back at her. He even scolded her rudely, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen someone as handsome as me? "
Li Yongfang was immediately enraged. He could become a human torch just by pouring some oil on it. He raised his hand, wanting to slap Zhou Qingfeng. He scolded, "Brat, how dare you!"
However, as soon as Li Yongfang moved, Guo Buyi lightly slapped the table. A sound wave vibrated and stopped the slap. On the other side, Ma Chengta clapped and laughed. "Good, good, good. As expected, heroes come from the youth. This courage is commendable. No wonder you were able to scare me on the battlefield. "
Li Yongfang was stopped. When he saw that Guo Buyi was actually protecting Zhou Qingfeng, he asked with even more hatred, "Why have you gathered here tonight? If you want to make fun of this official, don't blame me for being impolite. "
Ma Chengta acted as a mediator. He still invited Li Yongfang to sit down first. Then, he began to talk about the reason for their gathering tonight. "A few days ago, the horse market was robbed. Our Jianzhou also suffered great losses.
I returned to Hetuala overnight to report to the Great Khan that an elite force of Yehe Jurchen had attacked the heart of our Jianzhou. The Great Khan was shocked and angry. He immediately sent people to investigate. However, after the investigation, we found out that we were all fooled by this brat. "
Ma Chengta pointed at Zhou Qingfeng and laughed. He continued, "The one who defeated us was actually an eight year old child commanding a mob of three hundred. He used red, yellow, and blue banners as his banner. He rushed to the battlefield and commanded well. When the Great Khan learned of this, he was not angry. Instead, he was deeply moved.
The Great Khan said, 'To govern a great country, one must command many soldiers. If there are few officials, what can they do? If we have many virtuous people, we can give them their respective positions. What can't we do? Our Jianzhou Jurchen does not lack brave soldiers, but we lack officials to assist us. We should recruit many virtuous and useful people. If we can use some silver and horses to exchange for virtuous people to join us, it will be a joyous matter. '
I was naturally happy to receive this order and hurried back to Fushun to search everywhere. As expected, I found Cultivator Gu and his disciple. I explained the reason for my visit and persuaded them to come with me to Hetuala. Coincidentally, that night, this eight year old child brought Cultivator Guo to save Cultivator Gu. Everything really went according to plan. This is a good thing, a good thing. "
The sickly Gu Yuanwei also raised the cup in his hand and said to Ma Chengta, "My disciple is naughty and mischievous and offended the Great Khan. The Great Khan is really broad-minded to not blame him for having some talent. This disciple is loyal and didn't abandon me. He thought of a way to save me. I will use tea in place of wine to apologize on his behalf. "
Ma Chengta also raised his cup and said happily, "Little Brother Zhou isn't just 'having some talent'. He used the tricolor banner to command the troops. Even my Great Khan praised him endlessly. My Jianzhou has suffered greatly from the foolishness of my subordinates and the difficulty in commanding them. You must know that in the early years, my division also divided the troops according to the colors. We first created the black chess, then later added the red and white flags.
After hearing about Little Brother Zhou's pioneering work, our Great Khan felt that this method was simple and easy to implement. It was just right for our Jianzhou division, so we simply added the current Yellow, White, Red and Blue Banners to the border, making a total of eight banners. In this way, Little Brother Zhou is also the hero of the establishment of my Jianzhou's Eight Banners. "
Ma Chengta laughed and said it as if it was a joke. The others also took it as a joke.
Only Zhou Qingfeng was dumbfounded on the spot. His expression was lifeless — your Wild Boar Skin must have lost his mind. What does his establishment of the Eight Banners have to do with me? How dare you say I have a part in it?
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