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Chapter 1 sets the plan for catching thieves

The Spring Festival is the most solemn festival in China.All countries have also stopped their disputes, and people enjoy this peaceful time rarely, and celebrate the Spring Festival with their own customs.

In Prince Ping's mansion, from the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, servants and maidservants have been coming in and out, preparing to buy things for the festival, cleaning the courtyard, and arranging the entire palace in a joyous manner.Twelfth lunar month 23, commonly known as Xiaonian in Qi State, is the day of resigning from the stove. On this day, every household offers candied melons and dried persimmons, pastes up the Kitchen God, sets off firecrackers, and delivers dumplings to send the Kitchen God back to heaven to report on his duties.The so-called heaven says good things, and the lower realms will keep you safe.There are children's songs on the street: children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the new year; you drink Laba porridge for a few days, and it will be la la la 23. 23 Tanggua sticky; 24 to clean the house; 25 to make tofu; 26 to cook meat ;27 to kill a rooster; 28 to make noodles; 29 to steam steamed buns;

The period before the Spring Festival is also a time for relatives and friends to walk around and connect with each other.Prince Ping and his wife personally went to the residences of several old princes to deliver New Year gifts, and then sent King Wuyou to visit the houses of princes, princes, princes, princes, princes, princes, and princes who had made friends in Lucheng; them.

As usual on New Year's Eve, we go to the palace to watch the year together. As King Qi, King Ping, and King Shun of the same clan, they lead Prince Qi Yi, King Wuyou Qi Si, and King Xiaoliang Qi Chang to drink in the main hall. Waiting in the inner hall.Near midnight, the ceremonial officer asked to go to the ancestral temple to worship.After returning from the ancestral temple, King Ping and King Shun each took their family members back home.

All night in Lucheng, firecrackers and fireworks were set off.Wuyou King rode on a horse, walking side by side with his father. He liked to smell the smell of incense and candles in the fireworks, and he also liked the feeling of being with his parents and family.Wuyou Wang looked at his father's silhouette. Under the light of the lantern, his father's resolute face looked a bit vicissitudes.After many years of fighting and worrying about state affairs, King Ping rarely had a smile on his face.Wuyou Wang knew that although his father was always strict with him, he loved him the most.King Ping felt that King Wuyou was looking at him, and turned his head to look at his son, with a look of questioning in his eyes, but King Wuyou laughed, and rode his horse to gallop.King Ping looked at King Wuyou's back, and there was a smile on his face. If King Wuyou could see it, he would know what a kind smile it was.

Before dawn, Qi Lu came to Ping Wang's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, got a red silk lucky wallet from Ping Wang and his wife, and took Wuyou Wang and Ying'er to another house to pay New Year's greetings.It is customary in Qidi that girls are not allowed to pay New Year's greetings, but once they get married and become other people's daughter-in-law, they have to pay New Year's greetings with their husbands.Ying'er was betrothed to King Wuyou since she was a child. When she was young, King Qi personally conferred the title of Princess Wuyou for her, so she came out with King Wuyou wearing new clothes.After a circle, he also received a lot of red envelopes. Qi Lu looked at it and said that it was more than his own. He tried to grab it several times, but was blocked by Mingmei and **.Several people were arguing all the way, until Wuyou Wang promised to give him a big red envelope, Qi Lu didn't give up.

It was almost noon, and a group of sons from various palaces gathered around King Wuyou, and they all clamored to go to the prince's mansion to drink and gamble with the prince.The streets have already become lively. In the city, no matter officials or ordinary people, everyone is wearing new clothes, visiting relatives and friends, greeting each other along the way, a peaceful scene.The most joyful ones are those children, wearing new clothes, holding incense, lighting a firecracker or a hanging firecracker from time to time, covering their ears and hiding, and clapping their hands and laughing loudly when they see someone frightened.

Compared with King Wuyou's happy holiday in Lucheng, Zilong and Zhuge Qingyun are much more busy.It has been many days since the two of them divided their forces in Lincheng. Years ago, King Xiang sent his ministers to come to the city together to handle the handover. This side originally belonged to Xiang State and was adjacent to Qi State. The people had close contacts with Qi State, so they knew that they had become Qi The fief of Zilong, the general of the country, is safe.Zhuge Qingyun entered the city of Lincheng, first posted the notice of Anmin, and then took advantage of the Spring Festival to open a granary to help the poor people.At the same time, the servants in the original government office were called to understand the customs.

Zilong led the army to Hecheng, which originally belonged to Chendi. Although it was named Chendi, but because it was located at the junction of the three countries, conflicts continued for years. Apart from the actual control of the city, Chen Guo basically had no control over the places outside the city. .Zilong knows that taking over Hecheng will never be smooth sailing.

The [-] Qi army stationed [-] in Lincheng, and Zilong brought [-].After entering the city, he handed over the city defense to the officials of Chen State.On the one hand, Zilong ordered the soldiers to post notices to appease the people, and on the other hand, he sent troops to garrison all major places in the city.In addition to reading a large number of graphic county chronicles and previous government documents in the government office, Zilong also practiced military horses.The granary in the city was already empty, but fortunately, the Qi army had enough food.In the first few days, a few big families came to visit, and Zilong also received them in the government office, and everyone couldn't figure out how lukewarm they were.Before and after the Spring Festival, the city and the city were basically quiet, but some villagers came to report that the bandits went down the mountain to plunder, and Zilong also assigned the servants retained by the government office to lead the army to conquer, but before the officers and soldiers arrived, the bandits had already fled into the mountains .

After the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival soon came. The gentry of Hecheng came to the government office early to petition, saying that the city of Hecheng changed hands, and a lantern festival should be held to celebrate.Zilong also complied with the wishes of the people and arranged for the Lantern Festival to be held in the city. All the households who make headlamps will be paid by the government. For a time, the people are enthusiastic, and almost every household in the city's streets hangs all kinds of lanterns.At night, the lights illuminate the street, making it extraordinarily lively.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival will be in a few days. Zilong took a few generals and asked a chief secretary retained by the government office to take them around the city.Along the way, the master was hesitant to speak several times, and when Zilong returned to the mansion, he sent him to the main hall for questioning.The master's name is Shi Dingshan, and his ancestral home was originally Qi State. He has served in Hecheng for five or six years. is to stay.When he was summoned by General Zilong, he didn't hesitate, and directly expressed his concerns.It turns out that to the west of Hecheng are continuous mountains, and there are a few bandits in the mountains. Taking advantage of the Three Kingdoms war here, they gathered in the mountains and forests. Although Chen Jun sent troops to suppress them several times, they all returned without success.Shi Dingshan was worried that there would be a lantern festival in the city, and those bandits might take advantage of the new arrival of the Qi army and be unfamiliar with the situation in the city, and enter the city to make trouble.Zilong listened and nodded.Seeing that Zilong was quite satisfied with his thoughts, Shi Dingshan continued: "General, I know that when bandits enter the city, they must pass through Liangxiang. You might as well send someone to guard there. If you see men ganging up and holding weapons, most likely It's a bandit, just take it down and torture it in the cell to find out." Zilong laughed and said to Shi Dingshan: "The master book is right, I also expected that there would be thieves who would take the opportunity to make trouble, I have made arrangements, you just watch the show Right. But you reminded me very well, after I catch the thief, I will give you a lot of rewards."

The Wolong Mountains run through Qichen and other places, looking down like a long dragon entrenched in the Central Plains, winding back and forth.

Fengqi Ridge is located on the side of Chen Di in the Wolong Mountains. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. It has always been a place where bandits gather and howl.This is the largest group of bandits on Fengqi Ridge, with thousands of people.They were also honest farmers. They were forced to go to war in various countries for years. In order to avoid corvee and war, they gathered in the mountains and lived by robbery.The leader's surname is Meng, and his name is Meng Qi. He was originally a lieutenant defending the army of Chen Guo. He was often excluded because of discord with his superiors. Seeing that the mountain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, they seized it here.There used to be a group of bandits on the mountain, but they were all mobs. They couldn't stand Meng Qi's attack and gave up their cottage.So Meng Qi gathered people from all the nearby hills and trained them according to military ethics. After a few years, he became one of the most famous bandits in the area of ​​Wolong Mountain.Both Chen Guo and Xiang Guo had campaigned against him, but none of them could do anything to him, and instead made him more powerful.

When Meng Qi first heard that the city of He was ceded to the state of Qi, he was very angry. He jumped and pointed at Chen Duluo city and scolded for several days, vowing to take back the city of He.But when the eyeliner sent to inquire about the news reported that Qi's [-] troops had entered Hecheng, he lost his temper and lost the energy to shout.Although Meng Qi is a martial artist, he is not reckless. Thinking about his own thousand people, going in front of Qi's army is not enough for them to bite their teeth.So he honestly led his brothers and restrained himself a lot.

After the Spring Festival, Meng Qi heard that the Lantern Festival was going to be held in He City, so he couldn't help making plans in his heart, thinking about taking advantage of the excitement of the Lantern Festival, and taking a few skilled brothers into the city to check the situation After a little stirring, let Qi Jun know the name of Fengqiling, and he also called himself by his name on the ground of Wolong Mountain.Even if it is not easy to do it, among the tens of thousands of Qi troops, entering and leaving Hecheng once is something worth showing off.Having made up his mind, Meng Qi arranged for the eyeliner of the cottage to go to the city to check out the spot in advance, and select the people who would go down the mountain with him.When the brothers on the mountain heard that they could go to the city to watch the lanterns with the leader, they rushed to sign up one by one, and finally it was decided by a martial arts competition, and a dozen strong young men were selected.In addition, arrange for 200 people to wait near Liangxiang to meet him.

Meng Qi mixed in with the crowd entering the city, and swaggered into the city.An eyeliner in the city had already arranged a place for him, and he stayed at the Tongfu Inn. This inn is close to the most prosperous main street in Hecheng, and it is a century-old brand.Fortunately, this room was booked a few days in advance, otherwise, three or five days before the Lantern Festival, the store would put up a notice of full occupancy, and there would be no more vacant rooms.

Meng Qi lived on the second floor. When he opened the window, he saw that the whole street was straight and wide, with bustling shops and houses on both sides.People from the city and the countryside rushed into the city as soon as it got dark.In previous years, the city gates were closed as soon as night fell. At this time, the Qi army moved in, but the city gates were no longer closed for the convenience of the people.In addition to the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, the gates of the city have been opened wide in the past few days, allowing people to come and go as they please.Seeing that it was evening and the sun was setting, Meng Qi asked his men to go to the store to order some side dishes and a jug of wine. He ordered a hot pot and put the wine on top to warm it up. He sat by the window with a few brothers and drank and ate vegetables. , waiting for the night to fall.