After opening the Taiping Jing and turning to the end, Liu Zhaoqing looked at his own attributes and was slightly surprised.

【Liu Zhaoqing】

【20 years old】

【Wu: 52】

【Wisdom: 181】

【Body: 141】

【Charm: 99】

[On the 22nd day of the first month of the sixth year of Zhongping, I received a letter from someone and obtained three heroes]

……

[On the fifth day of the second month in the sixth year of Zhongping, the Duke saw Yinglong, killed a six-headed red dragon in Pingyuan, took the river map, and was able to avoid water and receive the mandate of heaven.]

"My strength increased from 43 to 52, and my physique also increased from 133 to 141. I increased my intelligence myself, so the fight with the six-headed dragon also improved me a lot."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded slightly: "And the most exaggerated thing is this charm... It's actually 99?"

Ninety-nine points of charm should be considered the limit for mortals. You should know that when Liu Zhaoqing asked his three heroes to train before, he never saw their charm increase.

Charm, like intelligence, is an attribute that is very difficult to improve.

"Look at it this way, if a few more outstanding people come to join me, I might be as brave as Lu Bu." Liu Zhaoqing nodded.

Of course, this was just a joke. The golden hero was not that easy to come by. In Liu Zhaoqing's eyes, even Liu Bei entrusted his life to him for the sake of the people. He was still not his subordinates like his own three heroes.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing looked at the three Yellow Turban heroes and the little girl again and found that their martial arts and physical strength had also increased differently. Baoer and Jiaoer were still in a blank state and should need to awaken slowly.

Liu Zhaoqing didn't dare touch the painting of Yinglong again. It should be sleeping, and it must have consumed a lot of power for Liu Zhaoqing to kill the dragon.

After putting the book aside, Liu Zhaoqing prepared to get up.

Ever since he knew that the Renshu was impervious to water and fire, Liu Zhaoqing became less worried and even took the Renshu with him when taking a bath.

After putting on his clothes and walking out from behind the door curtain, Liu Zhaoqing saw Baoer entering the house with his coat.

"Master, this is the cotton-padded jacket I just found. Madam asked me to bring it to you immediately. It's almost evening, don't catch a cold."

As he spoke, Baoer walked over and helped Liu Zhaoqing put on his coat with a smile on his face.

Liu Zhaoqing also happily stretched out his arms, and then asked: "Bao'er, do you... think that I am too reckless?"

This naturally refers to the matter of spending all the family wealth.

"Of course not. Even Xiao Pi said, 'I think what our master does is really awesome.'" Baoer said as he helped Liu Zhaoqing put on his coat.

"It's not just one or two days. We servants all know the master's heart. And the master shouldn't worry. Some of our servants just discussed with the actors in the theater and asked me to do some calculations. The money they have saved is enough for our whole family to live on for at least a year."

"How can this be possible?" Liu Zhaoqing frowned.

But Baoer interrupted immediately: "Hey, Master, please listen to me first."

"This is the servants' own idea, and not all of it is given out. Master, you may not know how generous those rich people who watch the show are. Liu Manzi has saved a lot in the past four years by performing the Iron Head Kung Fu every day. Even Xiao Pi has saved 50,000 or 60,000 yuan."

This really surprised Liu Zhaoqing. She didn't expect that Liu Pi, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was actually a wealthy woman.

Later, Liu Zhaoqing learned from Baoer that Liu Pi not only worked at home, but also followed Baoer to the theater to move things. He also often served as a bodyguard for Huang Ying'er and others. Therefore, although he had not been in Qing Mansion for a long time, his income was not low.

In addition, Liu Pi's food, clothing and housing were all provided at home. Apart from his big appetite, he had no other bad habits. He didn't even buy makeup or powder (cosmetics), so he really had no money to spend.

He usually treated his servants well, and now the servants became Liu Zhaoqing's pillars of support.

This made Liu Zhaoqing feel emotional for a long time.

After putting on their clothes, Liu Zhaoqing and Baoer just walked down the stairs from the theater and saw the little girl rushing up and almost bumping into them.

"Hey, what's wrong with my little girl?" Liu Zhaoqing asked, quickly supporting the girl's crooked body.

"Master..." The little girl looked a little bewildered.

"There are... a lot of people..."

"so many people?"

"Well, outside, there's some Yi who wants to see you."

"Ah? An aunt?"

Liu Zhaoqing didn't quite understand what was happening.

Baoer poked his head out and took a look or two, and immediately understood what was happening.

Then he smiled and said, "Oh, I'll come, I'll come. My lady said that several heroes came to the door of our theater. They must want to see the master of the house!"

The little girl nodded quickly.

"righteous?"

"Yes, Master, you are here now. I will go and help see what's going on." Baoer said as he walked down the stairs and headed out the door.

Then she asked the servants who were stopping the heroes to loosen their hands a little, and then she went to ask them with a dignified manner, looking like a leader.

Not long after, Baoer came back, smiling all the time.

"How about it?"

"Master, they are indeed heroes. Most of them come to see you or to thank you. There are quite a few girls, and some of them also said they want to join you."

"What? Take refuge with me?"

"Yeah." Bao Er tilted his head and thought for a moment, "I remember what they called themselves?"

"Deng Mao, Gao Sheng, He Yi...what's the other one's name..."

When Baoer was counting on his fingers and saying these names, Liu Zhaoqing saw three blue beams of light coming from outside the mansion.

"...Oh, right." Baoer remembered and clapped his hands, "Zhou Cang!"

At this moment, a purple light appeared over there.

"This..." Liu Zhaoqing was stunned, and then his eyes showed joy.

What a surprise.

You have to know that even ordinary people are not easy to recruit, and among them there is a person with the character "地" (earth) as the hero.

The most important thing is, just by listening to the name Liu Zhaoqing, you can tell that these four were all Yellow Turban generals in the original history. They are definitely our family members.

At this time, before Liu Zhaoqing was finished being surprised, he heard Baoer continue to say: "But there is also a beautiful woman who said she wanted to personally thank you for saving her life. What's her name..."

A life-saving grace?

Liu Zhaoqing remembered: "Could it be that tall county official with a high ponytail?"

"Yes, that's the one!" Baoer clapped his hands and thought for a while, "I remember she said her last name was 'Zhang', and then she said 'Liao has not yet come to thank you for saving my life', so the sum of these should be called..."

Before Baoer could finish his words, the corner of his clothes was pulled by the little girl.

Just as Baoer was looking at the little girl in confusion, the little girl pointed at Liu Zhaoqing in front of her.

Baoer then discovered that Liu Zhaoqing's expression at this moment was the same as that of Magistrate Liu's third sister, his eyes were as loud as a copper bell.

"Bao'er, tell me her name again. What's her name? Zhang...Liao???"

Chapter 56: Return of the Righteous

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Baoer Liu Zhaoqing looked frightened.

Liu Zhaoqing looked like he had caught some kind of illness. If she had not learned some medical skills and could tell from his complexion that Liu Zhaoqing was in good health, she would have immediately asked her daughter to carry him on her back to find his mistress.

"What was the name of the person you were talking about?" Liu Zhaoqing repeated.

"Zhang Liao."

What? Is it really Zhang Liao?

I just casually saved a woman, and this woman turned out to be Zhang Liao?

Just when Liu Zhaoqing was still in a strange and puzzled mood, the corner of his clothes was pulled by the little girl.

Only then did he come to his senses and saw that there were many righteous men waiting for him outside the door.

Quickly tidying up his emotions and appearance, Liu Zhaoqing took Baoer and walked out the door.

After nodding to the servant at the door, the servant stepped back, and Liu Zhaoqing appeared in everyone's sight.

Although Liu Zhaoqing deliberately had the entrance of Baixi Tower made a little bigger to make it more convenient for customers to enter and exit to watch the show.

But now it seems too small.

At first glance, volunteers dressed in different styles surrounded the gate of the courtyard. At a rough glance, there were at least thirty or forty of them, almost all the volunteers who came to help Pingyuan.

And some are particularly excited.

For example, there were four women with yellow scarves on their sleeves, of different appearances and heights. When they saw Liu Zhaoqing, their eyes lit up with anger.

"Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu!!"

Liu Zhaoqing naturally noticed these four people, and also noticed Zhang Liao not far away.

He nodded to Deng Mao, Zhou Cang and others, and then nodded to Zhang Liao. They immediately understood what Liu Zhaoqing meant, which was to ask them to wait for a while.

Although most of the remaining heroes did not come to join him, they all looked excited, and Liu Zhaoqing did not dare to neglect them.

"Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu!"

"Mr. Liu!"

……

Everyone was talking at once, leaving Liu Zhaoqing with a helpless smile.

"Everyone, be quiet. You say 'Liu Gong' and I say 'Liu Gong'. If others don't know, they might think something is wrong with me."

When this was said, everyone burst into laughter, and then many of them touched their heads and said that it was indeed true.

"So, what's the matter with you all coming here? If you want to claim your reward, my wife is working with the county magistrate at the county magistrate's mansion to register and count everyone. You heroes can go there to claim your reward. However, it may take some time for those who go late, as it will take some time to sell my property." Liu Zhaoqing said patiently with a smile.

As soon as these words fell, a bald man with a scar on his face stood out from the crowd.

Seeing his unfriendly expression, Liu Zhaoqing thought that this person had misunderstood that he wanted to delay the reward and was going to beat him up. Unexpectedly, he raised his hand as soon as he opened his mouth, and then shouted in a tone that could scare a baby to tears: "No, Mr. Liu, we are here to give up the reward!"

"Give up the reward?"

"Yes, I have never seen a man who cares so much about the people as Mr. Liu in my life. He is truly the people's God." A righteous man stepped forward and saluted deeply to Liu Zhaoqing.

"The reward for the recruitment of Yingshu is huge, and Lord Liu has spent all his money. Although Lord Liu has included our reward in the calculation, we are too embarrassed to accept it."

"Yes, just take me for example. I just killed a mullet, and I had the nerve to take 100,000 coins, and so much gold and cloth."

"That's right. Lord Liu killed the dragon for the people and distributed his wealth to them. We were born as commoners, and were fortunate to be granted the position of minor official by God. However, we have also known the hardships of the people since we were young. We cannot accept this money."

"We will never accept it!"

It turned out that these heroes came to refuse the reward.

Liu Zhaoqing's guess was correct. There were quite a few people in Hebei who were righteous and their humble origins could not determine their noble character.

Looking at the heroes who saluted him one by one, Liu Zhaoqing felt a warm feeling in his chest.

Baoer on the other side was surprised when he saw this scene, then he thought about it in his mind and a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.

If all the heroes present gave up their rewards, they would at least have enough money to support their families for another five or six years, and maybe even enough to open another theater.

However, after a moment's silence, Liu Zhaoqing also bowed deeply to the heroes.

"Zhaoqing is grateful for the kindness of all the righteous men, and I also deeply appreciate your righteousness." Liu Zhaoqing slowly stood up and continued, "But, please be sure to accept this money."

Just as the heroes were stunned and began to wonder what was going on, trying to persuade Liu Zhaoqing, Liu Zhaoqing raised his hand and continued.

"Everyone, please listen to me."

"This should be the first time that you have come from all directions to help the plain, right? If a second 'plain' appears, and a third 'plain', you will surely do the same."

"Of course, you are all too busy to deal with all of them. What if these 'plains' are hit by a disaster at the same time? I think you can only choose one, and the other two will require the help of other heroes."

"You all have noble character and do not need to be rewarded, but there are also righteous people who are in financial difficulties or need money to treat their relatives. They also have noble aspirations. If no one wants to be rewarded, they will certainly be ashamed to give up. If this continues, there will be fewer people to help in the future disasters, and things like the 'recruitment letter' will be no different from waste paper."

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Half a minute later, Liu Zhaoqing said goodbye to the heroes at the theater gate one by one. Almost every hero looked at Liu Zhaoqing with sighs in their eyes.

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