Dao Fruit

"Treat them with courtesy three times?"

The vanguard officer was not impressed when he heard this. Although he was a military commander, he was very clear about the government's style. If the officers and soldiers who were fighting against them came over, perhaps the vanguard officer would still be a little cautious, but most of those officials were just trying to keep their jobs, so they were mostly appeasing people. Even if they took the opportunity to bully, it was nothing. ♦, w±ww.2○3wx.c︾om

However, when Qiu Yan spoke, he had a dignified momentum, which captured the vanguard officer. The other party muttered in his heart, but on the surface he had to make a certain response, so he led Qiu Yan and others into the mountain village.

Immediately, the whole village was in mourning.

Even many people walking in the village were wearing hemp clothes, but they still held weapons in their hands. They came and went in a hurry. When they saw the vanguard officer and others, most of them looked strange.

In addition, there were many men in ordinary clothes or strange clothes settling around.

This mountain stronghold has its own system. Not only does it have a teahouse for resting, but it also has a tavern and an inn. These people in ordinary clothes are distributed in the teahouse, tavern and inn lobby.

Qiu Yan looked around and took in these scenes. His eyes flashed from time to time. Watching the changes in the fortunes of the people, he understood a little bit in his heart. He knew that those who were in mourning were the original people of this mountain stronghold, and those who were in ordinary clothes and strange clothes were the people from all corners of the world.

On the side, Ding Guan came over and whispered: "It will take two more days before the hero conference, but according to the distance, there should be many people gathered here. The rivers and lakes have their own set of communication methods, and it is not easy for us to find out." Obviously, he also saw the composition of the personnel in this mountain stronghold.

People in the rivers and lakes often regard the court as an imaginary enemy, so when dealing with many things, even when gathering for armed fights, both the enemy and us will consciously exclude the interference of the court, and naturally develop a set of secret codes for communication. To avoid the supervision of the government.

Nowadays, those who have received the hero invitation, after arriving in Qilu one after another, will rely on some signs on the streets to get further information, and finally gather in the corresponding place.

In this case, even if the court sends out scouts, it will take some time to find the figure of the big boss, but the people of the world can easily find them--

Of course, there is another reason. That is, the big boss and others can wait until the day of the hero conference to show up, so that the new army will still find it difficult to find the other party.

"Who is coming?"

At this time, someone suddenly came over. This person was tall and strong, but he was wearing ordinary clothes, with a strange weapon on his back. When he came over. His eyes paused slightly on Qiu Yan's official uniform and Ding Guan's military robes, and sneered: "What? Are you the officials and hawks of the court? What are you doing on Juyi Mountain? Do you want to catch all these heroes who are doing justice for the heaven?"

After hearing this, the vanguard officer suddenly remembered the order of the big boss. Just about to speak.

But Qiu Yan took the lead and said: "We are here on orders to recruit the leaders of this village."

"Recruit?" The big man showed a look of surprise, and then laughed, "ridiculous! Ridiculous! You said that the heroes of Juyi Mountain would accept the recruitment of corrupt officials like you and go along with you. I almost laughed my teeth off!"

His voice was loud. The laughter spread out, attracting many people from the surrounding rivers and lakes. This group of people was originally scattered and didn't think it was a big deal. Now they gathered together, surrounded by three layers inside and outside, and immediately looked numerous.

Moreover, they all showed disgust for Qiu Yan's official uniform. Talking to each other, they spread the news among the crowd, and immediately made the crowd explode.

"You said they came to offer amnesty?"

"What? Is the previous rumor true? The imperial court really wants to offer amnesty?"

"What a joke! Don't we know what the imperial court is like? If the leader of Tiangang really wanted to accept the amnesty, would he issue a call for heroes?"

"That makes sense!"

"I think this imperial official has a good demeanor. He is not a simple person..."

...

The discussion came over, but the vanguard officer had no intention of stopping it, and even seemed to be watching the fire from the other side.

Suddenly, a nimble man rushed out of the crowd and came to Qiu Yan and others. He raised his hand and pointed at Qiu Yan, and then cursed. He said some ugly words, but made the people around him laugh!

Ding Guan and others frowned and their faces turned red, but they didn't dare to do anything without Qiu Yan's order.

Qiu Yan shook his head, moved his feet, and was already in front of the man. He raised his hand and grabbed the man's arm, and then twisted it!

There was a crisp "crack" sound, and the laughter around stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Qiu Yan in amazement.

Qiu Yan was not affected by the gazes of others. He did not stop, and with a few strokes, he broke both hands of the man. It was very neat and tidy. Then he picked up the frightened and painful man and threw him in front of the vanguard officer.

He did these actions in one go, almost without any pause. When the dust rose under his feet, the vanguard officer came back to his senses and stared at Qiu Yan with his mouth open.

"You...you..."

"If you want to show your power to us, you don't need to understand these little tricks. It's too petty." Qiu Yan looked at the shocked expressions on everyone's faces as if nothing had happened, and said calmly, "After all, you are also a military force, so you should show some of the temperament of a force. Don't always think of using these unpresentable methods to disgust us. Deliberately insulting the status of the envoys will not embarrass us, but you, and will make people look down on you."

"How dare you hurt people here!"

At this time, everyone responded, and immediately showed fierce expressions, ready to pounce!

The vanguard officer was also full of anger and said: "You are a dog officer who doesn't keep his word. Didn't you say you would treat me with courtesy? Why did you hurt me?"

Suddenly, all around were hostile, and there was a feeling of being surrounded on all sides. Ding Guan and others immediately felt great pressure, but they were not afraid. They drew their weapons and formed a battle formation again. With the surge of blood and qi, the battle was boiling. They were evenly matched with the hostility spreading from all around, and they did not lose the upper hand!

"If I didn't treat you with courtesy, I wouldn't just stop at injuring you. I would use courtesy first and then force. I would punish you so that you know the severity of the mistake and won't make mistakes again. This principle is also courtesy! Moreover, treating you with courtesy is not waiting to be killed. Remember, this is the second time, and you only have one last chance."

The crowd was excited, Qiu Yan talked freely, and did not show any intention of retreating, which made the vanguard officer feel aggrieved. Obviously, his people were seriously injured, but the other party still said it was the second courtesy.

The people who were watched by Qiu Yan shouted loudly, but no one really took action. After a long time, even Ding Guan had some clues.

"So that's it. These people also have doubts in their hearts. They shouted loudly, but if no one took the lead, others would not be the first to take action. But just when someone showed up, the Marquis hit them hard with thunder. This gave them a warning, that is, we can hurt people, and we are not afraid of hurting people! Others should think twice before coming forward..."

When things in the world appear in front of people, they often don't touch them much. What can really touch people, make them either enthusiastic, or retreat, or rush to it, or avoid it as much as possible, is the consequences of the matter.

When the consequences are clear, people's reason will prevail, analyze the gains and losses, and seek benefits and avoid harm.

In fact, Qiu Yan had other considerations besides this. This seemed fierce, but it was straightforward. If he just talked about it, it might not produce any results, and it might even cause other troubles.

However, this situation, presented in front of the vanguard officer, made him a little confused about what to do. Just as he was having a headache, a voice came from the side-

"It turns out that the envoy of the court has come."

As the voice fell, the crowd spontaneously made way for a middle-aged man wearing a square scarf, who was dressed like the accountant in the bank, with a white belt tied around his arm and a smile on his face, giving people a feeling that harmony brings wealth.

When this person came, the vanguard officer was relieved and stepped forward and said, "Brother, you are here. This envoy of the court did these things."

"The envoy of the court is here, and it is also in accordance with the agreement," the middle-aged man shook his head, and then bowed to the people around him, "Heroes, this time it was my village that did not entertain well, and there was trouble. Li Diao is here to apologize to you." As he said, he bowed down heavily.

When the people around saw him, they were all polite, but there were also those who were doubtful. For a moment, they were a little concerned about the "court as agreed" in the words of the man, and they had some thoughts.

"Could it be that the people of Tiangang Disha Village really want to collude with the court."

But before this thought came to fruition, the man who called himself Li Diao said again: "As for the imperial envoy's coming, we thought that when Hebei City was broken, my brother saw that things were hopeless and wanted to die with the city, but we persuaded him to do so. There were also people from aristocratic families who respected my brother and came forward to persuade him to change his mind, but he had to compromise. The whole story is hard to explain. It was supposed to be made clear at the Heroes Conference, but the envoy came first today, which showed negligence."

This made it even more confusing, but it was exactly the point of wanting to say something but not saying it, so that everyone followed his guidance and thought for themselves. As for this guidance, it was also quite interesting. It all talked about my brother's loyalty and righteousness, his inability to help himself, and the admiration of others for him. With this tone, few people would think of the bad side.

After finishing all this, Li Diao turned around and smiled at Qiu Yan and the others: "I'm sorry for neglecting you. It's also because we've been busy with military affairs recently and don't have enough manpower. Your Excellency didn't send anyone to notify us in advance, otherwise I would have taken the initiative to welcome you. Fortunately, it's not too late now. My brother has already arranged the wine and food in the lobby and asked me to come and take the Marquis over." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature. The novels are better and updated faster!

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