Prime Minister take care

Chapter 114

Southwest County.

The land of barbarians in the past is now glowing with a different kind of vitality.

Southwest County has jurisdiction over twelve county towns and one port. After more than a year of construction, it has begun to take shape.

Golden Lion Port.

When the port was first built, stone and wood were placed everywhere.On the dirt road that has not yet been paved with bricks, there is a flow of people.Without clothes and covered in dust, if it weren't for the difference in language, it would have been impossible to tell whether they were natives of Yizhou or natives of Southwest County.

In the distance, the sky is white, the sea is blue, the waves are calm, and seabirds occasionally gather, stretching as far as the eye can see.

In the temporary magistrate's mansion, Jiao An, the magistrate of Southwest County, sat at the head of the table uneasily. Beside him, there were three people sitting. Behind these three people, there were seventeen men in black standing.

"Old Jiao, why are you so anxious to find me?"

Although Samoko, the king of the southwestern Yi, was dressed in brocade and splendid clothes, he was covered in dust.This outfit looked awkward on him.

Samoko's whistling voice made the atmosphere in the hall relax a little. Jiao An immediately stood up and introduced Samoko.

"Samoko, this is the envoy sent by the Prime Minister. He is here to discuss important matters with us."

The visitor stood up and slightly cupped his hands.The visitor was skinny and said, "My name is Wang Yaoxian, and by order of the Prime Minister, I would like some help from King Yi."

Samoko was not familiar with Wang Yaoxian's name, but Jiao An had heard of it. More than 30 years ago, during the Chengtian Dao rebellion, Wang Yaoxian followed Yuan Cheng, the number one rebel in Tianzi, and he was one of the many bandit leaders!
Jiao An was cautious and nodded towards Samoko, implying that he had gone through the procedures.

Samoko, on the other hand, was bold and loud.

"Since it is my lord's order, just say it! I will definitely help."

"We want to hunt a sea dragon, but we are not familiar with the blue South China Sea, so we want to ask King Yi for help."

"Hai Long?"

Samoko thought for a while and said: "There are some people among the tribes in Bianhai who are familiar with the sea. However, sea dragons generally live in the deep sea, which is the territory of the sea tribe. If we go there rashly, it may cause conflicts. "

Wang Yaoxian nodded and said: "The Prime Minister has ordered that this matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed. Therefore, although it is risky, we still have to do it. I wonder if there are any ships available in the county to accompany us out to sea, Governor Jiao?"

Being nominated by Wang Yaoxian, Jiao An's heart was in his throat. He said with some difficulty: "In the past year, all the energy in the county has been on building the county town and the port. Now there are only two warships in the port. I don't know. Is it enough?"

"We only need one boat, and Sheriff Laojiao will prepare boatmen, soldiers, food, water and necessary weapons for us."

"Don't dare! I must be prepared."

Wang Yaoxian brought two alchemists and seventeen Dharma protectors who were proficient in water manipulation on this trip, in order to capture a sea dragon.

The matter had been discussed, and Wang Yaoxian left with the people from Chengtian Chengdao.It wasn't until their figures disappeared from sight that Jiao An breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lao Jiao, what's wrong with you?"

Samoke patted Jiao An on the shoulder, but saw that he was shocked, sweat dripped down his face.

"Samoko, you don't know who that person was just now? Listen to me and don't be so careless in front of him in the future. It's better to be careful."

Samoko was a little unimpressed, but Jiao An persuaded him.

Jingzhou, Qingshui County, Cuijia Village.

This originally peaceful mountain village has become gloomy and gloomy because of the food shortage.It happened to be winter, and the young men in the village united to go hunting in the mountains, hoping to catch some prey to survive the food shortage.

Tong Gu walked into the Cui Village with a bow on his back and a leather bag hanging on his waist.

It is very common for him to dress like this, just like a hunter in the mountains.At first, no one wanted to see him.After all, at this time, all the young people in the village go up the mountain.In addition to hunting for prey, the most common thing people in the village do is lie down and bask in the sun to avoid expending too much energy and making them hungry easily.

"Little friend, is Cui Erer, the head of Cui Family Village, still alive?"

Tong Gu walked up to a muddy little kid, licked his old face, and asked with a smile.

Then I realized that this little brat ignored him, stopped going overboard, and devoted all his energy to the great art of living mud.

Tong Gu had no choice but to take out a piece of dried meat from his sleeve and wave it in front of the kid.

Smelling the aroma of meat, the kid's eyes lit up, he took the dried meat from Tong Gu's bag and bit it in his mouth. "That person who is basking in the sun is the village chief!"

Tong Gu walked in the direction and saw his old friend lying on a folding chair under the big tree, basking in the sun.

"Cui Laoer, are you not dead yet?"

He felt someone moving in front of him, Cui Laoer half-squinted his eyes and looked a little dazed.

After seeing the person in front of him clearly, Cui Laoer stood up and murmured: "Colonel Tong Tong?"

After 30 years of separation, the comrades who once fought side by side and fought side by side met again. Cui Laoer had tears in his eyes and said slowly: "You are an old killer. You ran away after the death of Governor Fan. When you went to visit a prostitute with me, you owed me a lot of money." You don’t plan to pay back my thirty dollars, do you?”

Then, Cui Laoer tugged on Tong Gu's sleeve and said, "I've been studying this for decades. If you don't pay back the money today, don't even think about leaving."

"No! Are these children watching? Am I, Old Tong, the kind of person who refuses to pay back money?"

Tong Gu's face turned red and he gasped for breath. He wanted to pry the other person's hand away, but then he realized that Cui Laoer looked old, but his hands were really strong.

It took Tong Gu a long time to break free from Cui Laoer's shackles.

At night, Cui Laoer's house.

Half a jug of wine, a plate of peanuts, a basket of coarse cakes and bacon made from unknown wild beasts.

The two of them drank half a pot of wine for half the night.

"I'm talking about Mr. Cui! How did you become like this in the past few decades?"

"It's not that old bastard Cai Tong. After he killed Governor Fan, he started to retaliate against those of us. We were asked to do the most painful and dangerous things, and the promised rewards were pushed back. He had money in his hands. , the reins have been worn out by him, and he is reluctant to give them to us."

The two of them looked drunk, but they were both sober and talking to each other.

"Old Tong, where have you been these past few decades?"

"Going back to my hometown. No, I was recently invited out and returned to my old job. General!"

Old Tong Niu raised his thumb angrily and said.

"Who is so generous? There are only so many princes left in the world. Is it Zhu Zi?"

"The Liangzhou army is so poor. Even if they invite you, I, old Tong, won't go."

"Jing Yun?"

"The wind in Liaodong is blowing, can my old Tong like it?"

"Huan Wu?"

"Bah, for a guy like Huan Wu, do you think he would be so courteous to a corporal?"

"It can't be that old bastard Cai Tong, right?"

Cui Laoer's guess became more and more outrageous. Tong Gu slapped the table and said.

"Tell you, Prime Minister Yang Xian of Shu."

Cui Laoer's expression changed, and he had already guessed half a dozen of Tong Gu's intentions.

"You old killer, don't you want to come to the empty-handed white wolf?"

"Our Prime Minister is very hungry for talents. Although he is young, he is a rare hero."

"Don't give me any false pretenses. We, Commander Fan's old subordinates, also have five or six thousand men under our command. If Yang Xian wants to recruit us, he must give us some sweetness!"

"Good talk good talk!"

Tong Gu heard that Cui Laoer and the others had 6000 or [-] men, and secretly thought that his general was stable.With a smile on his face, he patted Cui Laoer on the shoulder and offered him another glass of wine.

(End of this chapter)