Turbulent Times Chapter 3: Underestimated the shamelessness of the ancients

When the man in bright armor saw Wang Junlin, his eyes lit up, and he secretly praised, "What a burly man."

Compared to most people in this era, Wang Junlin's physical advantages are already very obvious. In addition, he has undergone extremely hard training. a feeling of.

"The blood is still on this leopard skin, did you hunt and kill the leopard?" Although this person secretly praised Wang Junlin's figure, his expression and demeanor were very arrogant.

Wang Junlin was quite disgusted with this man's arrogance, but he did not show any emotion on his face. He cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "This leopard is the one I hunted and killed."

The man's eyes were full of admiration, and he said: "This general is Han Ziliang, General Ying Yanglang of Cheqi Mansion, Tianshui County. I want to accept you as a personal soldier. Are you willing?"

Wang Junlin was taken aback when he heard the words, hesitated for a while, and said: "Thank you for your favor, General, I don't want to join the army yet."

Han Ziliang's expression darkened immediately, but he was of a noble background, and he had just arrived in Tianshui County to take office, so he would not do anything that would be persecuted in public.

With a cold snort, Han Ziliang turned around and left, followed closely by the scribe and a group of cavalry.

Wang Junlin was slightly relieved when he watched Han Ziliang and his party enter a restaurant a hundred paces away.

Just kidding, who is this Han Ziliang? What details? He didn't know at all, how could he sell himself out of nowhere if he had no other choice.

"I have to sell this leopard skin for 300 taels. If someone is willing, it can be traded on the spot." After the incident just now, Wang Junlin suddenly found that the act of selling the leopard skin on the street today is a bit eye-catching. What trouble did he cause? He didn't want to stay here any longer, he just wanted to sell the leopard skin as soon as possible and leave quickly.

However, at this moment, someone outside the crowd shouted: "This leopard skin is a rare item, I bought it!"

As soon as the sound came out, the street suddenly became quiet, and many people's expressions changed, and they retreated like avoiding snakes and scorpions.

I saw seven people walking swaggeringly from outside the crowd, the leader was a young man in brocade robes, and the other six were all wearing black guard uniforms. This young man is none other than Zhang Hongmeng who robbed the women from Shetang Village yesterday.

Everyone was obviously very afraid of Zhang Hongmeng and others, they all backed away, not daring to fight for the leopard skin, Chen Xiaoliu was so frightened that his face turned pale, Wang Junlin also cursed secretly, thinking that today is really unlucky to meet this scum.

Although the Zhang family is nothing in Tianshui County, it is a tyrant in Qingshui County, and it is like an emperor in Maiji Town. He did all kinds of evil, and was hated to the extreme by the common people in Maiji Town.

Zhang Hongmeng took a look at Wang Junlin and Chen Xiaoliu, and seeing that they were wearing shabby civilian clothes, he didn't bother to take a second look, and said arrogantly: "I bought this leopard skin, please make a price." !”

Wang Junlin knew that this person was not easy to provoke, and he didn't want to cause trouble. He hesitated for a while and said, "I'll sell this leopard skin for a hundred jin."

In order not to cause trouble, he directly lowered the price from three hundred to one hundred. But Zhang Hongmeng's face darkened, and he said: "How can there be such an expensive leopard skin? I'll give you a penny and get the **** out of here. The leopard skin belongs to me."

Wang Junlin's face changed slightly. He realized that he still underestimated the shamelessness of this person. Chen Xiaoliu next to him lowered his head and held Wang Junlin's arm tightly, implying that he would take a bag of money and leave quickly. After a while of changes, he hesitated in his heart and didn't immediately agree.

Seeing that Wang Junlin dared not listen to him, Zhang Hongmeng narrowed his eyes, and said in a cold voice, "I just suddenly remembered that a leopard we raised in our family was killed, and now I suspect that it was you two." For this reason, I want to take you to the officials!"

Wang Junlin's face changed drastically, and he directly pulled out the hatchet at his waist, resisting the murderous intention in his heart, and said: "This leopard skin belongs to you, let the two of us leave."

But Zhang Hongmeng didn't take Wang Junlin seriously at all, he waved his hand and shouted: "If you dare to attack me, I will take them down for you. If you dare to resist, you will be shot."

"Xiao Liu, you run first, I'll block them." Wang Junlin finished speaking anxiously, and pushed Chen Xiaoliu back. He knocked down the three guards to the ground.

At this time, Wang Junlin still didn't want to go on a killing spree, he just wounded the guards, but when he brought down the fifth guard, he suddenly heard a scream from behind him, turned his head to look, his face turned ashen In one piece, Chen Xiaoliu was caught by the last guard and Zhang Hongmeng. The guard held a long knife and put it on Chen Xiaoliu's neck.

Zhang Hongmeng was very proud, he laughed wildly, and said: "You are very good at fighting, right! Put down the knife and let my men tie you up, or I will cut his throat now."

Wang Junlin would not do the stupid act of letting others slaughter him even if he was killed, because he knew that not only would he not be able to save Chen Xiaoliu, but he would also trap himself in it. With Zhang Hongmeng's ruthlessness, the two of them would surely die .

It's just that although Wang Junlin is not a benevolent person, he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, so watching Zhang Hongmeng take Chen Xiaoliu away like this, he can't do it either.

Staring fixedly at Zhang Hongmeng, Wang Junlin's heart was full of murderous intent, but he didn't dare to act rashly, thinking hard about the countermeasures in his mind.

Suddenly his heart moved, and he turned his head to look at the restaurant a hundred steps away. Through the window, he saw Han Ziliang sitting in a box on the second floor looking at him.

Hesitating for a while, a flash of determination flashed in Wang Junlin's eyes, he gave Zhang Hongmeng a cold look, and walked towards the restaurant. He knew that Zhang Hongmeng would not kill Chen Xiaoliu at this time.

Zhang Hongmeng's heart was inexplicably chilled by Wang Junlin's stare, and he even had the idea of ​​getting away from Wang Junlin quickly. He waved his hand, and the guards escorted Chen Xiaoliu to leave. Many people came to kill Wang Junlin.

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"General, the little man Wang Junlin is willing to follow the general, and only asks that the general will protect me after I provoke the Zhang family." In the restaurant box, Wang Junlin bowed and said to Han Ziliang.

"Your name is Wang Junlin, I will remember it. As long as you don't kill the father and son of the Zhang family, I will take care of it for you. This is the token of the general's personal soldier, you take it. Remember, when you are done If you don’t come, you will be a deserter from the Sui Dynasty, and according to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, you will be guilty of a capital crime.” Han Ziliang looked deeply Glancing at Wang Junlin, he saw in Wang Junlin's attack just now, the combat power was higher than he had expected before, especially his decisive actions, which was in line with his disposition.

This time he tried to come to the northwest as a general, because he got the news in advance that the imperial court was going to launch troops against Tuyuhun in the Qilian Mountains, and he came here for military exploits. And with a personal soldier like Wang Junlin by his side, his own safety on the battlefield is more guaranteed. So Han Ziliang agreed to Wang Junlin's request without hesitation.

With awe in his heart, Wang Junlin took the token, bowed, and walked out of the restaurant.

Sold the leopard skin at a low price of 50 yuan, and easily got rid of the two followers sent by Zhang Hongmeng. Wang Junlin bought some things in the town and left Maiji Town.

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"General, the Zhang family believes that although Qingyu is as lustful as his son, he is a ruthless character, and he can be regarded as a character. Although Wang Junlin's martial arts are not weak, his means and mind may not be as good. If the general does not take action, Wang Junlin might be harmed by him." After Wang Junlin left, the middle-aged man dressed as a scholar said to Han Ziliang.

Han Ziliang glanced at the middle-aged man in surprise, and said, "Mr. Huang, why don't you talk about this Qingyu first. Before, you provided information about important people in Tianshui County. Little people like Zhang Qingyu would not have looked at it carefully."

Mr. Huang nodded, and said: "It was Zhang Qingyu who left the previous magistrate of Qingshui County Liu Wenzhi with hatred, and this Qingyu can cover the sky in Qingshui County with one hand, and his power is not limited to Qingshui County, but also in Tianshui County. There are also people from the Zhang family in Hejun. In addition, I heard that the Zhang family has business contacts with several large tribes in Tuyuhun, and their energy is not small. This time the court may use the Zhang family in the war against Tuyuhun. The most important thing is, The Zhang family also has people in the capital."

"Oh! There are people in the capital, who are they?" Han Zihao asked curiously.

"Zhang Qingyu has a daughter who is the concubine of Qiu Baihan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials of Shangshu Province." Mr. Huang said.

"Qiu Bohan... the **** son of Changping King Qiu Rui?" Han Ziliang said.

"Exactly." Mr. Huang said.

"If Zhang Qingyu's daughter is a concubine of the son of the king of Changping, this general will be afraid, but she is just a concubine of a concubine, and my Han family doesn't take it seriously. Mister has a different opinion."

Speaking of this, Han Ziliang paused, and said: "Because I can see that Wang Junlin is a person who does not play cards according to common sense, and although the Zhang family is quite powerful in Tianshui County, they can even be in Qingshui County." The county covers the sky with one hand, but that is only when it is in the officialdom and facing the common people, and Wang Junlin is neither an official nor an ordinary commoner. Of course, this is also because the Zhang family has only a short history and no background."

When Mr. Huang heard the words, he was thoughtful and said: "What the general said is very true, but if the general did not agree to protect him, Wang Junlin would probably not dare to do it."

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In the night, Maiji Town was silent. Under the faint light of the stars and the moon, a watchman walked across the street with a lantern and clapper, and the place he walked was immediately shrouded in darkness.

After the watchman left, a black figure flashed across the street and walked towards the biggest house in the town. Cloth shoes with thick and soft soles make a faint sound.

This person is none other than Wang Junlin, and this mansion is the main residence of Zhang's family in Qingshui County.

Wang Junlin came to the corner of the courtyard and squatted down, holding his breath as if blending into the darkness. The sound of a dog breathing came from the other side of the courtyard wall. Wang Junlin took out a piece of dried meat that he had prepared in advance and threw it to the other side of the wall. .