The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

On the small mound behind Changshan Village, a new grave was erected. Two low pine trees swayed in the cold wind. The name and life of the tomb owner had not yet been written on the smooth stone tablet in front of the grave.Liu Ziqiu bowed deeply three times, looked up into the distance, and said flatly, "Dapeng, you're still a little unconvinced, aren't you?"

Xiao Dapeng snorted, but did not speak.The sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy is in the rebellious period of youth.

Liu Ziqiu's expression darkened suddenly, and he said, "Do you still remember what your grandfather said before he left?"

"Senior, elder brother is like a father." Xiao Dapeng muttered, "But you are not from our Xiao family."

Liu Ziqiu sneered: "Then what is left of your Xiao family?"

Last night, Liu Ziqiu invited a few more mature villagers into his home and carefully learned about the history of the Xiao family.The Xiao family has been a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River since the Liang Dynasty, but the population has not been very prosperous. The most famous person is Xiao Xin's elder brother Xiao Mohe.

Xiao Mahe was originally a general of Nanchen, known for his bravery.His wife died early, and married a step-wife, who is young and beautiful, and looks amazing.At that time, when the Sui army was attacking Chen, Xiao Mahe was fighting hard in the front, but Chen Shubao took a fancy to his stepwife, so Xiao Mahe refused to do his best, and was defeated by the Sui army, so he surrendered.Take it, Xiao Mahe rebelled with Han Wang Yang Liang, and was finally captured and killed by Yang Su.

Xiao Xin has never been involved in government affairs, and chose to live in seclusion in Changshan Village before the Sui army crossed the river, so she was not implicated by Xiao Mohe.Although the Xiao family is a prominent family and once glorious, most of their properties are fields and houses, which cannot be turned into cash in a hurry. When they fled to Changshan Village, they actually did not have much wealth. In addition to the expenses of these years, The days are getting harder and harder.

These villagers used to be the Xiao family's domestic slaves. The older ones are still loyal to the Xiao family, but the younger generation is not.Xiao Xin can still hold them down while he is alive, but if he is gone, Xiao Dapeng will not be able to rely on a young man at all.Xiao Xin is a smart person, he has already seen this.Just at this time, Liu Ziqiu "returned to his hometown in fine clothes", so he entrusted Changshan Village and Xiao Dapeng to Liu Ziqiu before his death.

I know the family affairs well, Xiao Dapeng has not enjoyed a few days of blessings since he was born, he just bears the name of a famous family, he can't help but lower his head, but soon raised his head again, saying: "I want to avenge my grandfather!"

Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Who is the enemy?"

"It's the Yang family!"

"There are many people in the Yang family."

"It was Yang Heihu who hurt Grandpa!"

"Oh, are you sure you can beat Yang Heihu?"

When Yang Heihu competed with Liu Ziqiu that day, Xiao Dapeng was also among the crowd watching the battle.Although Liu Ziqiu knocked Yang Heihu away in the end, he had received many punches from Yang Heihu before.Xiao Dapeng knew that his kung fu was much worse than Liu Ziqiu's, let alone Yang Heihu's opponent, how easy is it to get revenge?

Xiao Dapeng was a little discouraged, but he refused to bow his head easily, and said stubbornly: "If you can avenge my grandfather, I will really obey you as a big brother!"

"I will definitely take revenge! But this is not the condition for you to admit that I am your elder brother." Liu Ziqiu stepped forward to help him up, and said seriously, "Dapeng, don't you still understand what Second Uncle means? Let me help you, whether the Xiao family can really revive depends on you, and one day the Xiao family will still be handed over to you."

Although the Xiao family has fallen, there are still people there. More than 78 people in 300 households are the basis for Liu Ziqiu to build his own strength.Therefore, Liu Ziqiu readily accepted Xiao Xin's end-of-life entrustment.Of course, Xiao Xin's condition is that he take care of Xiao Dapeng.

However, Xiao Dapeng is the young master of the Xiao family after all, if he is not allowed to understand the situation and comfort him well, there is no way to twist Changshan Village into a single rope.

Xiao Dapeng felt ashamed all over his face, and said, "Brother, I was wrong!"

Liu Ziqiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, let's go back to the village."

On the way back to the village, A'an hurried over and whispered in Liu Ziqiu's ear, "Ah Lang, the salt field didn't let them in."

Liu Ziqiu was not surprised, and asked in a deep voice, "Is everyone alright?"

Ah An said: "Everyone is fine, they have already returned to the village."

No one came from the saltworks yesterday to urge them to work, so Liu Ziqiu expected that the saltworks had recruited new people.

Without one hundred salt workers, the output of the saltworks would drop by a third or more, and every day of delay would cost a considerable amount of income. It was impossible for the Yang family to sit and wait.

What Liu Ziqiu was worried about was the conflict between the villagers and the salt field, so before the villagers set off this morning, he repeatedly emphasized that the villagers should exercise restraint.Because Liu Ziqiu knew that the Yang family would definitely prepare thugs in the salt field, and the only ones who would suffer would be the villagers.

Even so, Liu Ziqiu was still not at ease, and sent out the four Kunlun slaves to follow the villagers.Keep abreast of the situation and provide assistance when necessary.

Shuan Zi, Er Zhuang and dozens of young and strong villagers were discussing there, some looked angry, some sighed.Seeing Liu Ziqiu coming in, they all surrounded him.

The villagers said in one voice, "Daniu, the saltworks won't let us in, you have to decide for us!"

Although Er Zhuang is not as tall as Liu Ziqiu, but he is stronger than Liu Ziqiu and has the hottest temper. He said in a rough voice: "Brother Big Niu, you are very skilled, take us in. If you don't let us do it, no one will do it." Digging up the dikes and flooding the salt fields, no one will be able to please anyone.”

Although they already knew Liu Ziqiu's real name, the villagers still used to call Liu Ziqiu "Da Niu".

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Er Zhuang, if you quarrel with your wife, do you want to tear down the bed, so that no one can sleep?"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Liu Ziqiu suddenly said solemnly: "Everyone remembers it. The salt field is not only owned by the Yang family, but also by our Changshan Village! We can't do something that hurts both sides!"

Shuan Zi hesitated, "But now the salt field is dominated by the Yang family..."

"He is domineering, let's go get it back!" Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "However, this matter cannot be forced, it needs to be outsmarted. Didn't we have a contract with the Yang family at the beginning? Go to the government first, Yuan The county magistrate is the guarantor."

But Xiao Dapeng frowned and said: "Brother, you don't know yet, Yuan Tiangang has resigned from office, and now Ouyang Yu, chief secretary, is temporarily in charge of county affairs."

"Yuan Tiangang resigned? When did it happen?" The main purpose of Liu Ziqiu's return this time was to meet Yuan Tiangang.Now, Yuan Tiangang actually resigned, which caught him off guard.

Xiao Dapeng thought for a while and said: "About half a month ago. I heard that there was a man named Li Chunfeng who brought two pieces of gold and wanted to worship him as a teacher. He took Li Chunfeng into the mountains to teach art."

"Yuan Tiangang is not here. An acting county magistrate will not care about the dispute between us and the Yang family. It is impossible to ask the government for help." Liu Ziqiu was silent for a while, and said, "I have returned to Changshan Village. Don't let it out! Shuanzi, Erzhuang, you stay here for a while, and everyone else leaves first."

From the very beginning, Liu Ziqiu did not expect the government to stand up for Changshan Village.Even if Yuan Tiangang was still in Yanguan County, as a mere county magistrate, he would definitely not be able to compete against a behemoth like the Yang family.But with the help of the government, at least it would be easier for Liu Ziqiu to deal with it.

Thinking about defeat before winning is Liu Ziqiu's consistent style. Liu Ziqiu began to assign tasks.

"Er Zhuang, take some people and go to the mountain to chop more bamboo and come back. Try to choose the hardest ones, cut them into lengths of ten feet and five feet, and sharpen one end."

"Dapeng, you lead the villagers to plant tree stumps around the village, tie up the fences, paste the outside with river mud, fill the inside with rammed earth, and build a watchtower at each of the four corners."

Shuanzi became excited and asked, "Brother Big Niu, what about me?"

Liu Ziqiu said: "Shuanzi, you have been working in the saltworks, do you know Yang Jishan and Yang Heihu?"

"Of course I do."

"And do you know where they live?"

Shuanzi shook his head and said: "Brother Big Niu, you also know that when the salt farm was first built, Yang Heihu lived in the farm. After the salt farm produced salt, Yang Heihu would go out early and return late, and Yang Jishan would only come back every now and then. Let's go around. We really don't know where they live."

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles. We want to regain our rights, and we don't even know where Yang Jishan and the others live. How can we do this?" Liu Ziqiu patted Shuanzi and said, "Therefore, there is an important but A very dangerous task is entrusted to you."

Shuan Zi raised his chest and said, "Brother Big Niu, tell me. I promise to complete the task!"

Although he was born thin and weak, he has a bit of courage and is quite clever, which is why Liu Ziqiu chose him.

Liu Ziqiu's face became serious, and he said, "Besides the salt field, the Yang family must have a place to stay in Yanguan County. If my prediction is correct, Yang Heihu should live with Yang Jishan. Your task is to find this place come out!"

This mission is thrilling and exciting, and once discovered by members of the Yang family, they will most likely silence it.Shuanzi was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, and he looked extremely excited, and said, "Brother Big Niu, don't worry, even if I search Yanguan City, I will find out the old lair of the Yang family!"

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As it was getting late, Yang Heihu walked out from the salt field, followed by four henchmen.When Yang Heihu came from the north, he brought a whole cavalry team with him, but after the saltworks were completed, Yang Xiaogan transferred the cavalry team away.However, Yang Heihu was left behind.On the one hand, it is to protect Yang Jishan's safety, and on the other hand, he is also required to keep an eye on the saltworks.The saltworks are making a lot of money every day and have become an important source of income for the Yang family, so naturally there is no room for loss.

After leaving the salt field, Yang Heihu and his party drove five or six miles towards Yanguan City, when a carriage suddenly appeared in front of them.The car was full of firewood, and a young man was sitting on the pile of firewood, with a piece of straw in his mouth, humming something.

Yang Heihu passed by on horseback, saw that the boy's figure looked familiar, but he didn't recognize him after a closer look.Look at the dark-skinned driver, dressed as a farmer, a bit like a Kunlun slave from Nanyang, but a bit different.