On October 17, Ji Rong, a side general of the Nanyang Army, obtained enough food and grass in Kunyang County and ordered his troops to withdraw to Wancheng.

After the news reached the county, the people of Kunyang were excited.

This damn foreign army finally left!

But some people also regret the departure of the Nanyang Army, such as the head-catcher of the county government.

After getting off work that night, Ishihara returned to the house where he lived with his three brothers, Xu Bai, Wang Pin and Chen Gui. It happened that Xu Bai and others had already prepared the stew, so the four of them sat around a big pot, drinking hot wine while eating stew, and chatting casually.

During this period, Xu Bai said to Ishihara: "Ayuan, when I went out on the street today, I heard that Ji Rong had led his Nanyang army back to Wancheng?"

"Um."

Ishihara held the wine bowl and said in a muffled voice: "They have got enough food and grass from the prefecture-guard to return to Wancheng..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, adding with regret and annoyance: "Another, the black tiger thief escaped!"

Hearing this, Wang Pin interrupted from the side, "It's not a question of asking the Black Tiger Thieves to escape, right? You and I know that as long as the Brotherhood is still there, the Black Tiger Thieves will not be wiped out. In case of urgent matters, as long as they hide in the workshops of the Brotherhoods in the county town, the county government will not dare to act rashly..."

"The Brotherhood is now becoming more and more deeply rooted in the city..." After a glance at Ishihara, Chen Guiyi interrupted: "This group of thieves know how to win people's hearts. For example, what is the 'Brother Loan'. As long as they are from the Brotherhood, if they encounter urgent matters at home, they can borrow some money from the Brotherhood. In the future, in addition to repaying the principal, they only need to repay a very small amount of interest, which is much more cost-effective than borrowing from other rich families in the local area... Sun Da and Sun Er next door, I was able to negotiate with his two brothers, and the two brothers were also wary of the brothers. A while ago, the brothers were seriously ill. The brothers were originally planning to sell the land. After being persuaded, they joined the Brotherhood and borrowed some money from the Brotherhood. Now, the two brothers say that the Brotherhood is good and they don't have much contact with me..."

Ishihara sneered: "The traitor looks like loyalty, the fake looks like the truth. I probably mean the Black Tiger Thieves..."

Chen Gui shrugged and then said, "After that being said, it seems that it is getting harder and harder to remove the Brotherhood... A few days ago, I met Captain Yang Ganyang from the county government and chatted with him for a few words. He heard from him that the county government is interested in recruiting the black tiger thief? A Yuan, isn't that true, right?"

"No way?" Xu Bai and Wang Pin felt incredible.

Ishihara frowned and said, "I have heard of this matter too... It is said that Li Xu and County Magistrate Li proposed it, and I don't know what this county magistrate thought."

Hearing this, Xu Bai lowered his voice and said, "Ayuan, do you say that County Magistrate Li, he was not threatened by the Black Tiger Thieves, right? Recruiting the Black Tiger Thieves with a ferocious bandit? How could he make such a ridiculous proposal? What did County Magistrate Liu and County Ma say?"

Ishihara shook his head slightly and said, "I haven't heard of the statement from County Ma. County Ma talked about this matter. The County Ma lieutenant is now a little jealous. He also knows that there is a shadow of the Black Tiger Thieves behind the Brotherhood in the city. But you have also seen the things that Ji Rong caused this time. Half of the people in the county town are standing on the side of the Brotherhood. The county government does not dare to act rashly, so the County Majeutenant is not good at expressing his opinion. I think he should support County Majeure Li's decision to recruit Black Tiger Thieves."

"Unbelievable." Chen Gui sneered and shook his head.

As he said that, he seemed to have thought of something. After looking at Xu Bai and Wang Pin, he said a little embarrassedly: "Ayuan, there is something we three think we should discuss with you..."

"What?" Ishihara asked in confusion.

After looking at each other, Xu Bai said embarrassedly: "We don't have much money anymore."

Ishihara suddenly realized.

Yes, they had traveled around the world, and although they had saved up a lot of money, they were not much. Even though they received a bounty for encircling and suppressing the black tiger thieves two years ago, they hadn't really much left until recently.

Looking at the somewhat unspeakable expressions of the three brothers, Ishihara's heart sank and asked in a muffled voice: "It seems... you have discussed it first? What are you planning?"

In order to prevent the brothers from having sex, Xu Bai quickly explained: "We didn't discuss in advance, but you mostly stayed in the county government for a while, and we couldn't find a suitable opportunity to discuss with you..."

Shi Yuan nodded and asked, "So, what are you planning?"

"What else can you plan? It's just like what you used to..." Speaking of this, Xu Bai asked Ishihara: "Ayuan, I'll ask you first, do you really have to keep in charge? I mean the Black Tiger Thieves... You know more about this group of people than us. This group of thieves is different from those we have encountered before. Even the county government has no way to deal with them now..."

Wang Pin interrupted from the side and said, "Yes. If you want to avenge Achang, we will get rid of Yang Tong, which is worthy of Achang. Although Yang Tong was not dead at the hands of us... I think it's almost done."

“…”

Ishihara glanced at the three brothers, nodded, and shook her head again.

Immediately, he said in a deep voice: "Although Yang Tong died, Zhou Hu, who took over his position, was a little more powerful than Yang Tong... When Yang Tong was the leader of the Black Tiger Thieves, the Black Tiger Thieves were just a group of fierce bandits and robbers, but now that Zhou Hu took over Yang Tong's position, the Black Tiger Thieves reached out to the county town, and even ordered the county government to throw rats and beware of the weapons... If Zhou Hu was not eliminated for a day, I think Kunyang would sooner or later fall into his hands."

"No way?" Wang Pin said in surprise: "No, this is also the world of the Great Jin."

"I have this premonition." Ishihara said with a calm face.

After saying that, he frowned and thought for a moment, and said to the three brothers: "Brothers, you want to leave Kunyang and make a fortune. I won't stop you, but I decided to stay in Kunyang and help the Ma County Ma eliminate the Black Tiger Thieves... You also know that even the county government has internal supporters who have been bribed by the Black Tiger Thieves. Even a few places have joined the Brotherhood, and only Yang Gan and the others are still supporting it. I'm not saying that I am very capable, but I'm really afraid that after I leave, the brothers in the county government will be forced and surrendered one by one by the Black Tiger Thieves. In the end, even the County Ma County Ma can't... be safe."

"Is the county government so serious?" Chen Gui asked in surprise.

"..." Ishihara nodded silently.

Seeing this, Xu Bai, Wang Pin and Chen Gui looked at each other.

When Wang Pin and Chen Gui nodded, Xu Bai patted Ishihara's shoulder and said, "Ayuan, brothers, since you have decided to stay in Kunyang, how can we abandon you? As you said, we have indeed discussed in advance. If you are willing to give up, then we will leave Kunyang together and continue to live the happy days like that of the year. If you decide to stay in Kunyang, then we will stay in Kunyang with you and continue to fight against the Black Tiger Thieves. At worst, we will die."

"That's it." Wang Pin and Chen Gui smiled and agreed.

"You..." Shihara looked at his three companions in a state of disguise. Then, he raised the wine bowl in his hand, nodded and said, "Don't say much, do it!"

"Do it!" Xu Bai, Wang Pin, and Chen Gui also raised the bowl and drank it all in one go.

After drinking the wine in the bowl, Xu Bai wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "But that's the case, we really have to find a way to get some money, otherwise we will probably not even be able to eat in a few days."

From the side, Chen Gui laughed and said, "Isn't there any Heihu Yishe? If you don't help, you can get into the Brotherhood and borrow some money from the Brotherhood..."

"This joke is not funny."

Ishihara looked at Chen Gui, then frowned and said, "Let's do this, I'll talk to Ma County Ma tomorrow to see if there is still a shortage of people in the county government. I'll find a way to get you to the county government government. How many people and three people will help you. I think Yang Dan and the others can breathe a sigh of relief..."

Hearing this, Chen Gui laughed and said, "Can you get a headmaster for us?"

Ishihara smiled and said, "With you skills, you are more than enough to be the headmaster. However, the county government still has to talk about qualifications, because I want to ask the county magistrate Ma for this matter, I..."

Perhaps seeing Ishihara's embarrassment, Chen Gui smiled and said, "I just said casually. With our abilities, can't we make a fortune in the county government?"

"What's more, there is a stone captain to take care of him." Xu Bai joked.

Just as Xu Bai and Chen Gui teased Ishihara, Wang Pin suddenly said, "If it were to get rid of Zhou Hu, what would we do if we were going to get involved in the Black Tiger Thieves?"

"..." Ishihara, Xu Bai, and Chen Gui all looked at Wang Pin in shock.

Perhaps seeing the expressions of the three people, Wang Pin said seriously: "I was not joking... I think even if we join the county government, we may not be able to fight against the Black Tiger thief. What can we do? There are no honest people in the county government, such as Ma County Ma, Yang Gan and He Feng, but do they dare to attack the brothers? Don't! The county government dares to act rashly, and half of the county town will run to the county government to protest. Since that's the case, it's better to sneak into the Black Tiger thief and find out the details of Zhou Hu... If I remember correctly, we don't even know what Zhou Hu looks like, so how can we get rid of him?"

"You said that..." Xu Bai frowned and thought for a moment, then turned to Ishihara and said, "Do you don't know the details of Zhou Hu?"

"..." Ishihara Yi frowned and shook her head, saying, "That Zhou Hu has never appeared in front of others. The county government has not found the details of this person yet. I only know that after Yang Tong's death that day, it was Zhou Hu who took over Yang Tong's position and became the leader of the Black Tiger Thieves. In addition, the county government knows nothing about whether this person looks or how old he is."

"This is really..."

Xu Bai, Wang Pin and Chen Gui showed a little strange look on their faces.

After a long time, Xu Bai touched his jaw and said seriously: "In this case, it seems that Wang Pin's proposal... is indeed feasible. If we want to get rid of Zhou Hu, at least we have to know what he looks like, right?"

As he said that, he said to Ishihara: "It's better to do this. Wang Pin and I try to get in with the Black Tiger Thieves and let Chen Gui follow you."

Ishihara's face showed a little hesitation: "It's extremely dangerous to mix in the Black Tiger Thief, if..."

Xu Bai smiled and said, "Now the Black Tiger Thieves are becoming increasingly powerful in the dark. How could they care about the little people we are? I and Wang Pin disguised themselves, so I may not be able to deceive those thieves... Wang Pin, what do you say?"

"You can try it." Wang Pin nodded and said.

Ishihara persuaded him a few times, and Xu Bai was a little impatient and replied: "Do you still want to get rid of Zhou Hu?"

Seeing that Xu Bai had decided, Ishihara stopped persuading him, but only reminded Xu Bai and Wang Pin to be careful.

The next day, Shi Yuan came to the county government office and asked to see the county magistrate Ma Gai.

I saw that in Magai's class room, he asked Magai hesitantly, "County lieutenant, are there still people in the county government office?"

Magai was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "What?"

Ishihara trusted Magai very much and immediately said, "My brothers are a little tight now and want to find an errand, so I..."

"oh."

Margai suddenly realized, smiled and nodded and said, "Your brothers are all capable people, so the county government will naturally welcome you."

"I won't let the prefectural lieutenant be embarrassed, right?" Ishihara asked awkwardly.

"Not to be." Magai said with a smile: "I originally planned to recruit another group of people..."

Hearing this, Shiyuan was slightly shocked and asked quickly: "Another group of people? The county government is preparing to attack the Black Tiger Thieves?"

"Uh...that's not."

Ma Gai looked at Ishihara with a strange look, and then explained: "Do you know Xun Yixun Xun's E-mail?"

"I know." Shi Yuan nodded.

"A while ago, General Wang from Nanyang sent a side general Ji Rong to Yue Quan to interfere in the internal affairs of our Yingchuan County, which almost caused public anger. The county was very angry. The county magistrate sent General Xun to Wancheng to negotiate with the General Wang, asking him to order the withdrawal of troops... When General Xun was in Wancheng, he happened to hear that the rebels south of the Nian Dajiang River were likely to counterattack on a large scale. In order to prevent the rebels from affecting Kunyang at that time, Liu Gong decided to expand the recruitment of county soldiers and not to defeat the rebels at that time. At least he had the ability to defend and send reinforcements to the county. Otherwise, the rebels would break the county town and the people in the city would probably suffer a catastrophe..."

As he said that, he glanced at Ishihara and said with some meaning: "So, the county is not concerned about the Black Tiger Thieves for the time being."

Although Magai's original intention was to hope that Ishihara would always stare at the Black Tiger Thieves, after all, he still admired Ishihara very much and did not want Ishihara to lose his life in vain, but unfortunately, Ishihara did not feel Magai's intentions.

However, Ishihara is no stranger to the rebel army.

"This is actually happening?!"

After hearing Magai's words, Ishihara was shocked.

Perhaps he never expected that Kunyang would face a more serious crisis than the Black Tiger Thieves.

No!

It is not just Kunyang, but the catastrophe of the whole world. If the rebels south of the river really launch a large-scale counterattack.

Seeing Ishihara's face changing drastically, Magai was slightly stunned, but soon reacted and asked, "It seems that you are not unfamiliar with the rebels? I remember you said that you and several of your companions had fought with the rebels in Jiangxia in response to the recruitment of the garrison, right?"

"Well." Shi Yuan nodded with a serious expression and said seriously: "If the rebels really launch a large-scale counterattack next year, it will not only be a disaster for me, Kunyang, but also a disaster for the whole world..."

After a pause, he added: "It's okay for the rebels. The rebels' general military discipline is quite strict. They will not attack ordinary people, but will only deal with rich, gentry, famous families, and fear the 'Green Forest Rebel' who followed the rebels..."

"Green Forest Rebels?" Magai frowned: "What is that?"
To be continued...