Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 383 He has an arrogant personality*
Seeing that the sun was almost reaching the center of the sky, Laicai arrived with the soldiers from Hongjia County.

As expected, Mr. Hua also came.

Old Master Hua was panting and was supported by someone to come over. Although he had been practicing martial arts for many years to keep fit, he was still too old and not as strong as the young ones. "Xiao Meng."

Meng Changqing hurried forward to help him up and took him to the nearest house to rest. "Why did Master Hua go up the mountain in person?"

"This is a bandit den." Hua Da said only four words before he paused. "I've wanted to wipe it out for a long time, but unfortunately I never had the chance. Now that you've attacked, I'm lucky enough to be able to come to the mountain and take a look."

The servant poured out the water from the water bag, heated it on the fire, and quickly brought it over, "Master, have a drink of water."

"Okay." Hua Rujin took it and said, "I brought three hundred people with me this time. Is that enough?"

"Enough!" Meng Changqing bowed and thanked him, "Thank you for your help, sir. With these three hundred people, it is more than enough to defend the mountain stronghold."

"That's good." Hua Rujin took out a handkerchief and wiped his face. "When I came here just now, I saw a dead man kneeling beside a strange rock. What's the reason?"

"The one who died was the leader of this gang. He was arrogant and wanted to die. I only wanted to interrogate him, but he died from a blow to his neck." Meng Changqing said this with a look of pity, "Oh, I was really scared."

Yang Zheng was standing right beside her, watching her lie.

"He didn't know what was good for him, he deserved to die." Hua Rujin didn't continue to ask what happened to the kneeling man, but asked: "Did everything go well today? If there is anything I can help with in the follow-up, please let me know."

"Since you asked, Changqing will not be polite." Seeing that he had recovered, Meng Changqing personally took him around the mountain village.

"This village is not small. Although some houses have been abandoned, the number of people should be more than those outside."

"Master Hua has a good eye. We captured forty-two people at the foot of the mountain last night. According to the bandits, there are still some of their people outside the mountain."

"Is there anything outside the mountain?"

“Yes, I don’t know whether it will be the fifth or tenth day, when some people from outside the mountain will return to the mountain.”

Hua Rujin said, "The ones you captured plus those outside the mountain are almost the same. Changqing, you were able to seize this dangerous mountain on the east side, which will eliminate a great threat to the people living around the mountain range."

"I had no intention of attacking the dangerous mountain. It was all thanks to Captain Yang and his team's hard work."

Hua Rujin reached out and nodded at Meng Changqing, "You are a very honest person. If your subordinates don't nod before you do something, how can they have the courage to do it?" Meng Changqing smiled and did not continue discussing this topic.

"We finally conquered the top of the mountain. The terrain is high enough. When the weather is fine, we can see very far. I am naturally reluctant to leave it alone, but I have limited people under my command. I can only trouble Master Hua's men for the time being."

"Hey, you and I are neighbors and we are fighting against foreign enemies together. We should help each other. There is no need to be so polite." Hua Rujin said, "Look at your dark circles under your eyes. You should get down the mountain as soon as possible. Go back to the government office to rest and report to the governor as soon as possible. I will see what instructions the governor has for the follow-up. Leave the matters on the mountain to me. You can leave a few people who know the situation behind. I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest."

Meng Changqing thanked Hua Rujin again, and he thanked her for a long time, but Hua Rujin still became impatient, "Oh, instead of thanking me, why not treat me to a meal later?"

"Of course." Meng Changqing promised, "I will definitely invite you to a banquet that I will give you before the New Year."

Meng Changqing left Xi Bei and Zuo Datou to Hua Rujin, and took the others and the kidnapped bandits down the mountain.

Before going down the mountain, Meng Changqing came to Defeng again.

The person who had finally calmed down started trembling with fear again.

"Defeng, what a good name." Meng Changqing stood in front of him and praised: "You want the wind and you want the wind. It sounds like a blessing. It doesn't sound like a fate of early death."

Defeng didn't know what the person in front of him was going to do, so he rested his head on the snow and refused to raise it.

"We are going down the mountain." Meng Changqing said this, Yang Zheng stepped forward to untie Defeng, "Please carry Ma Qing on your back and take him down with you."

De Feng looked up in horror, "He...he's dead."

"I can see that."

"I have to carry a dead person?" he asked stutteringly.

Meng Changqing said, "Everyone will die one day, don't look down on him just because he is dead."

"I don't look down on you." De Feng also mustered up the courage to fight for himself, "I'm just afraid."

"Don't be afraid." Meng Changqing comforted him, "You are a bandit, what are you afraid of?"