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As soon as the competition started, Zhao Dongsheng's side punch gave Long Tingjiu a big jump. It had been a long time since he had seen such a powerful person.

Long Tingjiu immediately distanced the two of them, trying to use his flexibility to fight against the opponent.So the competition was not as exciting as imagined, and basically the contact was much less.

After more than [-] rounds of punching and kicking, Zhao Dongsheng finally caught an open opportunity. Long Tingjiu moved a little slowly, and suddenly turned his body sideways to him.It would be a fool not to take advantage of something, he immediately swung his iron fist, ready to end the competition.Unexpectedly, this flaw was deliberately sold to him by Long Tingjiu, who was more experienced than testing.Zhao Dongsheng swung his fist, and his chest was immediately exposed. Taking advantage of the momentum, Long Tingjiu slanted his body, and struck out his palms like thunder. Amid Ye Ziwen and others' exclamations, he usually tidied up the guards obediently. Zhao Dongsheng fell a few meters away like a wooden man.Fortunately, Long Tingjiu withdrew his strength during the competition, and his body was fine except for some severe redness and swelling in his chest.

Long Tingjiu bowed and said, "Accept."

The crowd of onlookers burst into loud cheers and shouted Long Tingjiu's name together.

It was really the first time for Wang Zhenyu to see Zhao Dongsheng suffer in a fight. The last time Ma Xicheng dealt with Zhao Dongsheng was because of the crowd and the kid was distracted and unprepared.

Wang Zhenyu immediately walked down, took Long Tingjiu's hand and said, "Mr. Long, is he willing to serve in our army and use what he has learned in his life?"

Long Tingjiu asked calmly, "Can I know who you are?"

Wang Zhenyu laughed and said, "Xiangxi Guardian, Wang Zhenyu."

Long Tingjiu heard it, and immediately showed admiration: "It turns out to be Commander Wang. I have heard the story of you smashing the bandits in Jingzhou a long time ago. We said at the time that if Guzhang had a hero like you, why would the bandits not come?" Annihilation, the hometown is restless!"

Wang Zhenyu waved his hands and smiled: "It's all about everyone's love. Wang's ability is limited. It all depends on the hard work of his brothers. No, I will ask you to help me now."

Learning literary and martial arts and selling them to the emperor's family, even a fierce man like Long Tingjiu can't escape this historical category. As for his failure to become an official in history, it's just that he didn't find the right person and the time was not right.

But he didn't agree. He also had doubts about becoming an official, so he asked Wang Zhenyu a few questions.

Long Tingjiu: "Master Guardian, if I take refuge in you, and the brothers from these 58 Miao villages are bullied in the future, who will take the lead?"

Wang Zhenyu: "In the future, there will be no officials appointed by the superior in Guzhang. You can choose the county magistrate by yourself. The government office is your own. Why do you bully me? There are really such things, just change the government office."

Long Tingjiu obviously didn't believe it, but he didn't have any hope for it himself, this wasn't what he wanted.

"There are too many miscellaneous taxes on the head of the Miao Village, can the Lord Guardian envoy also exempt them?"

"Haha, Mr. Long still needs to go out more. The counties in Jingzhou Prefecture are exempted from all showdowns except for the [-]% normal tax stipulated, and the land rent cannot exceed [-]%. It will be the same in Guzhang's side sooner or later, but this time Water conservancy is a public welfare undertaking, and in the future, large households will take the lead in contributing money, while small households will participate in contributing people, but it is still necessary."

Long Tingjiu thought for a while, and asked the last question: "Bandits have been causing disasters in western Hunan for hundreds of years. The imperial court has repeatedly levied and suppressed them, but they always retreated into dangerous mountains and mountains, so they always returned without success. Is there any guardian envoy?" Good strategy?"

This question was a bit offensive, Tian Yingquan wanted to yell loudly, but was stopped by Wang Zhenyu with a wave of his hand.

"Wang Mou has a different opinion on the matter of suppressing bandits. The place is not rich, and the banditry is not eliminated. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, where do the bandits come from? In addition, Wang Mou protects the commercial roads, builds commercial towns, and distributes the profits to the villages under the jurisdiction of the commercial towns. , everyone works together, the bandits have no way to talk. The government lightly pays and pays less, power belongs to the people, it is harder to be a bandit than a good citizen, where do the bandits come from?"

In fact, Wang Zhenyu knew the bandits in western Hunan very well, why these bandits were never afraid of the army from the provincial capital to attack, but they dared not provoke the armed forces in places like Chen Quzhen.The reason is nothing more than that these foreign troops are not familiar with the terrain, and this kind of attack is of the nature of a gust of wind. They either set up an ambush to eliminate them, or hide in the mountains to avoid the limelight.In this way, it is difficult to see the merits of the campaign, but Chen Quzhen is different. They are local snakes like the bandits.Even if he doesn't go up the mountain to suppress, if he seals off the mountain or cuts off the channels for selling stolen goods, these bandits can only gnaw bark on the mountain.Therefore, under many policies, Wang Zhenyu, who has already determined to be the local leader in Xiangxi, is not worried about these bandits at all.

Seeing Wang Zhenyu's confidence, Long Tingjiu half-kneeled and said, "Long Tingjiu is willing to encourage the Lord."

Chapter 099 The Phoenix Walk ([-])

"Chen Quzhen, are you Chen Quzhen?" Looking at the tall man in front of him, with a tall nose bridge, round face and big ears, Wang Zhenyu asked in surprise.

Chen Quzhen answered yes in surprise, and then boldly asked: "Did the guardian envoy ever know you well?"

Wang Zhenyu couldn't understand this Chen Quzhen very well. He knew the history of this person known as the Bandit King of Xiangxi in later generations, including learning Miaoquan from Long Changqing.Including applying for the new army and being assigned to Sichuan to follow Lin Xiumei, including going to Tibet to suppress the rebellion, including the love with a Tibetan girl named Xiyuan and the sensational book "Dream of Wild Dust".No way, the title of Miao King Chen Quzhen is so resounding that more than half a century later, people still tell the story of Chen Dadutong who ruled Western Hunan for 30 years.

Wang Zhenyu smiled nonsense with his hands behind his back, "My uncle and Mr. Lin Xiumei are close friends. I was lucky to meet Mr. Lin, and I heard him mention you, saying that you are a man who trusts the lecture notes."

Hearing Lin Xiumei's name, Chen Quzhen's complexion darkened: "I was greedy for meritorious deeds in Tibet that day, and brought Mr. Lin into trouble. I don't think Mr. Lin still remembers me."

Tian Yingquan hurriedly came to warm up the scene: "It's rare for the guard to come here, and these unpleasant past events have been brought up. The guard, Mr. Qu Zhen, is mainly responsible for the construction of farmland and water conservancy facilities in Guzhang. If you have any questions about this, sir You can ask him."

After Tian Yingquan finished speaking, he gave Chen Quzhen a wink. The meaning couldn't be clearer. If you deal with it properly, you will have a bright future. Otherwise, your future will not be bright.

Everyone walked and chatted all the way, Ye Ziwen didn't know whether it was intentional or not, she fell behind, and whispered something with Ye Xiaoyue, who was a new wife, but Ye Xiaoyue blushed at the words and shouted with dissatisfaction After saying "Miss", Ye Ziwen went after Wang Zhenyu with a smirk on her face. . .

After some conversation, the distance between everyone seems to have narrowed a lot.

"Quzhen, is there any difficulty in governing the river here in Guzhang?" Wang Zhenyu asked very kindly.

Chen Quzhen is also straight-hearted: "There really are. There are many Miao villages here, with a total of 58. Let's not talk about other things for river governance. There is a shortage of labor, but these Miao people are unwilling to send people. I have negotiated several times. , but all failed, they have a formidable character named Long Tingjiu, he is very skillful, and he is the one who took the lead in making trouble."

When Wang Zhenyu heard it, isn't this the hero who used martial arts to break the ban in the historical records? He asked in surprise: "The martial arts are so good that you can't even deal with him. I remember that your master is well-known around here." Long Changqing."

Chen Quzhen shook her head in shame: "Master Guardian, don't make jokes. My old Chen can't go through a few rounds under this Long Tingjiu. This man is skilled in martial arts and has extraordinary strength. He is good at fighting injustices and has won the trust of the Miao people. And it is said that he is Ou Qingyuan, a general of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Wing King Shi Dakai, learned boxing for three years. After he finished his art, he went to Mount Emei, Sichuan to worship Zeng Seng Guangming Zhenren as his teacher. After practicing "Iron Palm" and "Shenbian" for three years, he met Taoist Hu Renming again , learned to throw knives. I met Liang Huaming, a righteous man of Bailian and a master of Wudang, who had practiced Wudang internal boxing for three years. At the age of 30, he had already combined the external force of Emei boxing, the internal energy of Wudang boxing, and the short strike of Yuejia boxing into the one of Zuquan. In the Shan family boxing, not to mention me, even if the mentor comes in person, he may not be an opponent, not to mention that the mentor is also close to his family, so he will definitely not interfere in this trivial matter."

Hearing Chen Quzhen's analysis, the first thing that popped up in Wang Zhenyu's mind was Guo Jing described by Jin Yong. Wow, there are so many masters.

It is said that this talent is 40 years old and can be used for his own use.

Wang Zhenyu tilted his head and said, "Brother Tian, how about we meet this master?"

Tian Yingquan didn't want to make any trouble out of it. In his opinion, the guardian envoy doesn't know how barbaric this Miao man is, but now that he has just joined the job, how dare he spoil the boss's interest.Of course he nodded in agreement, and secretly ordered someone to go to Guzhang County to send a team of soldiers to wait for orders, just in case.

Chen Quzhen led Wang Zhenyu and his party to Jiulongzhai where Long Tingjiu was.

As soon as Long Tingjiu saw Chen Quzhen, the first thing he said was: "It's coming again? Didn't I tell you that it's not good? Why don't you give up?"

The second sentence: "I didn't bring anyone here. I, Long Tingjiu, promised to protect these 58 Miao villages. I will not be afraid or back down."

Wang Zhenyu patted Chen Quzhen on the shoulder lightly and said, "We are here for you, Mr. Long."

Long Tingjiu was a little surprised, what do you mean, you came after me?Want to make trouble.

But out of politeness, he still cupped his hands and said: "If this friend of the Han family is a guest, our Miao family sincerely welcomes him. If it is otherwise, please leave. We do not welcome people other than friends."

This opened the mouth to kill the words, but Wang Zhenyu was not as angry as Chen Quzhen expected.Wang Zhenyu whispered to Zhao Dongsheng who was behind him: "Mr. Long, we are here as guests, but we are also studying. I have heard for a long time that you are superb in martial arts. My brother really wants to fight with you. I want to teach you a trick or two. I know Miao. The family is hospitable and there is absolutely no reason to refuse."

In other words, Long Tingjiu took a closer look at this Han man who was much younger than Chen Quzhen.He is not a fool, he has traveled far and wide and has seen a lot, and he inferred that this young man's status is not low just from the action of patting his shoulder just now.He didn't want to cause trouble for the village, if it was just a trick, it would be fine if he agreed, so he nodded in agreement.

The news that Long Tingjiu was going to compete with the Han guests from outside spread like wildfire, and the whole Kowloon Walled was a sensation. Everyone surrounded the city and sat on the ground in a circle, waiting to see the competition.

Zhao Dongsheng is also a Lianjiazi, he was a disciple of Liling Liu Qianxin before joining the army, and he has some skills in his hands, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be a scout at the beginning.Because of the tall and burly physique by nature, under Liu Qianxin's training, he can lift 300 catties with one hand, and he is good at boxing. Wang Zhenyu saw this with his own eyes when he was a hero in the Hankou Concession to save the United States. It is quite powerful.But it's a pity that Zhao Dongsheng was young and vigorous at the time, with an unruly personality, and was eventually kicked out of the teacher's school and mixed into the army.