Chapter 15: The Jiao Family
Since Bai Shi was leading the team, Jin Mao was not stingy and equipped these 50 people as much as possible.

At this moment, all 50 people were holding sharp inner-edge knives, and those who were not wearing armor also had wooden shields and spears, and their combat effectiveness increased sharply.

With the support of 50 elite Min Yue soldiers, He Wei was full of confidence and wished he could capture Pan Lin immediately to avenge yesterday's crime.

He Wei's reliance for catching Pan Lin was precisely that old horse. The man and the horse had been together for nearly twenty years. To exaggerate, He Wei could even smell the smell of the old horse's manure.

Pan Lin has shot himself in the foot.

...

Lizhou is a large township, eighty miles long from east to west and fifty miles wide from north to south.

Both the population and arable land are twice as much as those in Jinyun Mountain.

This is Jinmao's third visit to Lizhou.

The first time I just passed by quickly, the second time I had dinner there and took away some local specialties.

The third time, which was this time, he came here with two purposes.

The first thing is naturally to wait for the equipment to arrive.

The second is to investigate the local customs and see if it is possible to transform it into his territory.

As more and more of his men gathered, Jinyun Mountain was too small and was far beyond its capacity. If the territory was not expanded, it would probably collapse.

But governing Lizhou is also quite difficult.

Before setting off, He Wei denounced these gentry, saying that they should be thankful if they did not collaborate with the enemy, let alone help. Now he wanted to drink their blood and peel their skin.

After hearing what He Wei said, Jin Mao wanted to "kill with a borrowed knife" and let Min Yue pretend to be the Yao people and rob him.

But he still has a group of lovely family members living in Wushang County. He has done such a ruthless thing. If it is exposed, wouldn’t it implicate both families?

It can’t be done through hard means, and it can’t be done through formal channels.

To this day, Jinmao is just a small villager in Jinyun Mountain. Even with the power of his family, he has no way to manage Lizhou.

"It seems that I have no choice but to go with the prefect on his visit to the county this time."

If he is lucky enough to be noticed by the prefect, he can extend his hand to Lizhou. At that time, he will have the final say on whether the gentry are loyal or not.

Lunch.

The gentry of Lizhou spontaneously sent a large amount of dry rice and even a big pot of meat.

“These guys are so rich.”

Jin Mao originally thought that after he plundered hundreds of gold worth of supplies last time, there was not much money left in Lizhou.

After staying in a simple place like Jinyun Mountain for a long time, he thought that all the tribes and villages in Wushang County were similar to his family.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin, for your generosity in driving away the thief Pan. Please accept my small token of gratitude."

The leading squire is a white-haired man and is the most respected person in Lizhou.

This man's surname is Jiao, and his given name is Jiao Qian. He is from a branch of the Jiao family in Taimo County. No matter what happened outside before, he never showed up.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jiao. I am leading the troops outside and only eat the dry food I bring with me."

Jin Mao didn't dare to accept the gift. Fortunately, the county soldiers had all returned to Jinyun Mountain, and the 250 people present were all Min Yue soldiers. Since Jin Mao didn't ask for it, no one dared to take it.

"Could it be that Mr. Jin looks down on my Taimo Jiao family?"

Ha! You dare to threaten me?

I admit defeat, so can I just keep quiet?

There is no way, the reputation of the Taimo Jiao family is well-known.

If the Liu and Jin families were the dominant families in Wushang County, then the Taimo and Jiao families were the dominant families in Kuaiji County, and even the county governor did not dare to disrespect them.

They are not on the same order of magnitude, I can't afford to offend them.

“Haha.” Jiao Qian stopped pretending and said, “I will wait for Jiao Zhengqiang to say hello to you and invite you to visit the Jiao family in Taimo.

I advise you not to be ungrateful!

Jiao Zhengqiang doesn't have such a good temper as me!"

Very good! The feud is over!
"Go away! I won't see you off!" Jin Mao's face darkened: "Take the things with you!"

"You!" Jiao Qian pointed at Jin Mao and sneered, "You will regret it. Before long, you will kneel down and beg me to introduce you to someone."

Gan!
I have soldiers, food, and territory, and I don't believe that I can't defeat a branch of the Jiao family.

Jinmao decided that it could not treat Lizhou the same way it did Jinyun Mountain.

"Wait, then."

He was furious in his heart: "After I deal with the Yao people, I will come back to deal with you!"

On the other hand, Jiao Qian failed to recruit Jin Mao, and immediately sent someone to inform Jiao Jiao with exaggerated information.

He is arrogant and domineering, and looks down on others. He blames all the shortcomings on Jinmao, even though it has nothing to do with him anyway.

After hearing this, Jiao Jiao sneered.

This is all for later.

The next afternoon, the weapons sent by the family finally arrived in Lizhou. Before they even reached the shore, a figure jumped off the boat and flopped on the mudflat.

"Woo~Uncle Mao! I was wrong, Uncle Mao! I will never go home for the New Year again!"

It was Jin Yang. This guy was usually heartless and loved to brag, but he worshipped Jin Mao more than anyone else.

This time, he had good intentions but ended up with a bad result. Not only was he scolded by the elders in the clan, but he also missed out on a lot of important things. Jin Yang was regretting it so much.

With a "thump", Jin Yang bowed to Jin Mao and cried bitterly, "Uncle Mao, hit me! Scold me! Whatever you want, just don't chase me away!"

Jin Mao touched his nose. He thought that he had neglected this matter, so he couldn't say such nonsense as "it was you who wanted to go back".

"Okay, okay, I won't chase you away. You get up first."

Jin Yang finally burst into laughter and whispered, "Uncle Mao, guess what I brought this time?"

Then, he said to himself: "Sword! It is said to be the Yuchang Sword of Gou Jian, the King of Yue in ancient times!"

"Bring it here and have a look!" Jin Mao was very interested.

Jin Yang carefully untied the cloth bag that was more than half a meter long from behind and handed it over.

"Clang", the sword came out of the sword, but it was a sharp iron sword. From the perspective of this era, it was indeed a precious sword.

Facing Jin Yang's expectant eyes, Jin Mao nodded: "Well done!"

Suddenly, the Golden Sheep smiled like a child.

More than half of these weapons were rusty, and Jin Mao equipped all of them to the Min Yue soldiers on site.

Except for the equipment seized from Bai Shi's fifty men, all the rest was equipped to the county soldiers.

From this moment on, as long as Jin Mao trained his 500 men well, he could say that he was not afraid of any force in Kuaiji County.

Next, Jinmao has two choices.

One was to wait for news, and the other was to raid Jiao Qian's house.

To be on the safe side, Jinmao chose one.

He doesn't have the strength to fight on two fronts.

"Golden Goat, I have something to ask you to do."

Since he had decided to turn against the Jiao family, Jin Mao thought it would be better to inform the family first.

As for the family's opinion, it doesn't matter.

When the time comes, Jin Mao will never back down, even if he has to face it alone.

"Uncle Mao, you say." Jin Yang was very happy when he heard there was a task.

But when he heard that he had to go back to his tribe, Jin Yang felt very aggrieved and looked at Jin Mao with great resentment.

"Okay, okay, I promise, I'll keep an important position for you when you come back."

Jin Yang then happily returned with Jin Mao's bamboo slips letter.

...

This is the fourth day since Pan Lin escaped.

Yesterday, Pan Lin discovered that he was being followed, so he turned around and launched a counterattack with his skill and courage.

When he saw the fifty fully armed men, Pan Lin turned around and continued to run. Are you kidding me? He is brave, not stupid. Wouldn’t it be courting death if he rushed forward?

Today, this group of people caught up with him again. If it were in modern times, Pan Lin would definitely suspect that a tracker was installed on him.

When he was about to ride the old horse to escape again, he heard a whistle from behind, and the old horse actually carried him towards the enemy!
Fortunately, he was agile and was not injured when he fell off his horse.

"It's actually you!?"

Seeing the person coming, Pan Lin was shocked and angry, "I should have killed you long ago!"

"Hehe." He Wei laughed evilly in the encirclement of the Minyue soldiers: "Come on! Kill me."

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Pan Lin turned around and ran away without even saying anything harsh.

He Wei rode on the old horse, drew his sword and gave orders loudly.

The Minyue soldiers did not care and did not take action until Bai Shi gave the order.

Maybe he was in too much of a hurry, or maybe he was in a panic and didn't know where to go. He ran for an unknown amount of time, but just when Pan Lin was in despair, his eyes suddenly opened up. He actually ran back to the ancestral land of the Yao people!

"Someone! Come quickly!"

Seeing the continuous emergence of Yao people, Pan Lin roared wildly.

"Follow me to kill the enemy!"

But when I turned around, the enemy was nowhere to be found.

　"The Biography of Bu Zhi in the Records of the Three Kingdoms of Wu" states: Jiao Zhengqiang of Kuaiji was a noble family in the county. Wu Lu said: Zhengqiang's name was Jiao, and he was once the commander of Zhengqiang. The guests were unrestrained. Zhi and Jing sought food in their land, and were afraid of being invaded, so they repaired the thorns and presented melons to Zhengqiang. Zhengqiang was sleeping inside, and after staying there for a while, Jing wanted to leave, but Zhi stopped him and said: "The reason I came here was because I was afraid of his strength; now I leave, I want to show my superiority, but I will only make enemies." After a long time, Zhengqiang opened the window and saw him. He hid himself in the tent and sat on the floor. He set up a mat on the ground and sat Zhi and Jing outside the window. Jing was even more ashamed of him, but Zhi refused calmly. Zhengqiang prepared food, and he served a large table himself, with a lot of dishes. He gave Zhi and Jing small plates of rice, only vegetables and mushrooms. Jing could not eat, and Zhi ate until he was full and left. Jing was angry with Zhi and asked, "How can you bear this?" Zhi said, "We are poor and humble, so the master treats us poor and humble. It is natural. Why should I be ashamed?"

　　When Bu Zhi and Wei Jing fled to Jiangdong to avoid disaster, they visited Jiao Jiao, but Jiao Jiao didn't even look at them.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)