It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Jia Wanhe actually doubted Lu Xingchen in his heart.

Although the surrounding counties seem to be living in peace, they are actually competing with each other internally.

Who doesn't want to expand their sphere of influence?

However, when Jia Wanhe saw that Lu Xingchen's answer was reasonable and well-founded, he put his doubts aside.

The key point is that he also led troops out to inspect the territory and boundaries of Song County.

He suffered heavy losses this time.

When he came out, he brought nearly two hundred people with him. A rough estimate shows that more than half of them were killed here.

He used to think that the troops in Song County were quite capable of fighting.

But just now when he saw Lu Xingchen leading the troops of Xing County to kill people everywhere, he realized that the people under his command were simply vulnerable.

Looking at the troops in Xing County, it seemed that there were not as many as the people he brought with him.

He knew that this old man Lu Kui usually hid his strength.

"Nephew, I will definitely come to your house with gifts to thank you someday. That's all. I will handle the rest myself." Jia Wanhe was very polite, but his attitude had indeed changed drastically, and he wanted to keep people at a distance.

Lu Xingchen naturally knew what Jia Wanhe was thinking.

But I just saved your life, and now you are going to kick him out the door. You just say these words lightly and send him away even though you want me to come and thank you later.

There is no such thing as a cheap thing in the world.

Lu Xingchen had no interest in the property of Song County because the entire Song County would belong to him in the future.

"Uncle Jia, you are too polite." Lu Xingchen said softly.

"Have these bandits discovered your whereabouts?"

“I feel like they came prepared.”

"Let me remind you that there must be an informant among the bandits around you. You should be more careful in the future."

Jia Wanhe had just realized that his whereabouts were completely within the control of the bandits, and someone must have betrayed him.

These bandits from Feihu Village were coming for him.

If we kill him here today, it is very likely that the entire Song County will become Feihu Village tomorrow.

Everyone knows that the three strongholds on Niutou Mountain are very ambitious and always want to seize a county town as their base.

"Bandits are rampant and vagrants are a problem." Lu Xingchen's eyes were firm and his tone was firm, "Uncle, go back and hang these people's heads on the city wall to serve as a deterrent."

Jia Wanhe's expression changed, "Is this not necessary?"

"That would be really cruel."

Lu Xingchen knew what Jia Wanhe was thinking, because hanging the heads of the people from Feihu Village on the city wall would most likely invite revenge from the bandits from the other two villages.

Although the three mountain strongholds usually confront each other and compete for territory.

But when facing the government, they will unite as one and face the outside world in unison.

Jia Wanhe didn't want to cause such trouble.

"Uncle Jia, I not only saved your life, but also helped you keep your position as the magistrate of Song County. I can say that I saved your entire family and the people of Song County. I don't think my request is too high."

Jia Wanhe was about to say something but was interrupted by Lu Xingchen again.

"Now the bandits have already bullied you to the point of being too much, and you don't even have the courage. What would the other bandits think if they saw you like that?"

Jia Wanhe was in a dilemma for a moment, because if Song County was attacked by bandits, he would still be waiting for Xing County to rescue him.

So he couldn't ignore Lu Xingchen's words.

"Uncle Jia, now is the time for us to unite and fight against the bandits."

"Since you are the first to bear the brunt, then go forward bravely." Lu Xingchen said and stood up.

Lu Feng walked towards him and said, "Master, the prisoners have been taken together. The bodies of the bandit leader and other ordinary bandits have been placed."

"Is there anyone with skills, such as carpenters, please pick them out and take them back." Lu Xingchen said.

Even if they are bandits, as long as they have skills, their lives are worth saving.

What's more, some of those petty bandits were just trying to get a meal.

"If they are the leaders of the bandits, there is no need to kill them even if they have the ability. They should be taken back to Song County to face trial."

Jia Wanhe looked at Lu Xingchen in shock. He didn't expect that he would drag the bandits to Song County for trial.

But Lu Xingchen didn't ask for his opinion at all.

Lu Feng nodded and agreed.

"Lu Feng, Lu Yun, take the bandit leader back to Song County for trial."

Lu Xingchen said to Lu Feng.

This is what Lu Feng is willing to do.

So Lu Feng took fifty soldiers, along with Jia Wan and the soldiers from Song County, and returned to Song County with the heads of Cao Feihu and others, as well as some leaders of the Feihu Village who were not killed.

"Young Master, what should we do? Continue the patrol?" Ling Xiao asked.

Lu Xingchen looked at the completely immature boy and said, "What do you think we should do now? Continue the patrol?"

Ling Xiao didn't expect Lu Xingcheng to ask him back. He couldn't answer for a moment and scratched the back of his head.

"Of course we have to take advantage of the fact that Feihu Village is empty at this time, charge into the village, and take away all the money and food in the village." Lu Xingchen said in a relaxed tone.

Ling Xiao showed an expression of disbelief.

I didn't expect things could be done this way.

All those who had some skills in Feihu Village were left behind. At this time, they were escorted by Lu Xingchen and others to the direction of Feihu Village.

They had just questioned several prisoners.

There were less than 400 people in Feihu Village, including some elderly, weak, women and children.

Today, Cao Feihu knew that Jia Wanhe brought more than a hundred soldiers, so almost all the young and strong men in their Feihu Village went out in full force, intending to kill Jia Wanhe in one fell swoop and seize Song County.

Things had already achieved a decisive victory, but who could have known that Lu Xingchen suddenly appeared and completely shattered the fruits of their hands. Now they are about to lose even their nest.

The sun sets in the west, hanging on the treetops on the top of Niutou Mountain with a grayish-yellow glow.

Lu Xingchen followed the captives from Feihu Village all the way up the mountain.

The road in the mountains is rugged and there are dense forests, so the light is very dim.

When they were almost at the village, they saw an open area.

Lu Xingchen asked Ling Xiao and another soldier to take their men to hide in the bushes on both sides.

He himself led the prisoners forward to the gate of the stronghold.

The people guarding the gate of the village happened to be bandits known to these captives.

After brief negotiations, the gate of the village was opened.

Because Cao Feihu was full of confidence when he went down the mountain. He planned to capture Songshan County today, burn down the mountain stronghold tomorrow, and move completely to Songshan County.

The bandits guarding the gate thought that Cao Feihu had already captured Song County, so they sent these people back to inform them of the victory.

So they happily opened the gate of the village to welcome their brothers.

But at this moment, Lu Xingchen suddenly flew into the air and killed the bandits guarding the gate of the village.

Then shouts of soldiers from Xing County rang out from all directions, and they rushed in and broke into the mountain stronghold.

The bandits who stayed in the mountain stronghold no longer had much fighting power.

After they rushed in and killed a dozen bandits, the other bandits surrendered one after another.