Your fiefdom gains one soldier every second, what should you do, Queen Mother?

Yingchuan, Shiniushan Mountain.

In the meeting hall of Yunqing Village, the leaders of the four major villages in Yingchuan gathered together. All four of them had solemn expressions and did not utter a word.

After a while, a bandit ran into the meeting room and shouted, "Village leaders, the brothers who went down the mountain to consult the city lord have returned overnight."

Zhao Hu, the leader of Yunqing Village, immediately shouted, "Let them in quickly!"

"Yes!" The bandit left immediately.

A moment later, several bandits entered the meeting room at the same time, and clasped their fists towards the village chiefs and said, "Greetings, village chiefs!"

"Let's get down to business! What did the city lord say? We are so worried sick!" Xu Dali, the leader of Duotian Village, asked anxiously.

"Yes! Did the city lord tell us the details of this Marquis of Zhenxi? How many soldiers did he bring with him?" Li Kui, the leader of Qingfeng Village, asked solemnly.

The bandits looked relaxed, with smiles on their faces, and replied slowly: "The village leaders can rest assured! This Zhenxi Marquis is just a title!"

"The city lord said that although this Zhenxi Marquis is a marquis, he did not bring any soldiers with him when he came to Xiliang this time!"

"Simply put, it's just a paper tiger! It has no power at all!"

Xu Dali touched his chin and asked in surprise, "You didn't bring any soldiers? Is this news reliable? Isn't it fake news?"

"Yes, how could a marquis be without soldiers and horses? Do you know how honorable the marquis' status is in the Daying Dynasty?" Zhao Hu said with a frown.

The bandits still laughed disdainfully: "Don't worry, village leaders! The city lord personally sent this marquis to Gaoliu City, and he was only accompanied by some servants and guards."

"With so few people, even killing a few cows is a struggle, not to mention suppressing the bandits! Eliminating the bandit problem? Isn't this ridiculous!"

After these words were spoken, the three village chiefs finally breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on their faces.

After a moment, laughter suddenly broke out, and the three village chiefs slammed the table and laughed, their faces full of disdain and mockery.

"Just servants and guards? What? Was this Marquis Zhenxi really sent to Xiliang by the imperial court?"

"Isn't it the self-proclaimed Marquis of Zhenxi? I've never heard of a marquis who doesn't have soldiers and horses."

"Xiliang is a desolate place. I'm afraid this Marquis Zhenxi was exiled here by the court? Otherwise, how could such a noble Marquis come to a place like Xiliang?"

The three village chiefs looked at each other, but couldn't help but continued to laugh.

"No matter what, he only has so few people. Let alone eliminating the banditry, he may not even be able to break into the gate of our Yunqing Village." Zhao Hu showed a hint of mockery and a look of disdain.

"It seems that we thought too much. A Zhenxi Marquis with a name but no power is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Yes! It was just a false alarm. Why don't we take some people down tomorrow to invite this marquis to come to the mountain and have a visit?"

"Haha! I'm afraid this Zhenxi Marquis will be frightened to death on the spot. Even if he doesn't die, he will be frightened to death!"

The three village chiefs laughed along with the bandits. They were already thinking about how to divide up the resources in the mansion of the Marquis of Zhenxi.

Only the leader of Longwang Village, Wu Meng, remained silent, as if he was thinking about something else.

Suddenly he said, "Don't be too happy too soon, don't you think there is something fishy going on?"

The laughter in the meeting room suddenly stopped, and Li Kui, the leader of Qingfeng Village, immediately asked Wu Meng: "What do you mean by this? What do you mean by a fraud?"

Wu Meng frowned and said slowly: "I heard that the Marquis of Zhenxi brought his entire family to Xiliang, including the number one general of the Daying Dynasty, Ying Tianqian! That is the Marquis of Zhenxi's father."

"A great general came to Xiliang. Do you really believe that he doesn't have a large army around him?"

"Don't you think this is the plan of the Lord of Longxi City? He wants to join forces with the Marquis of Zhenxi to encircle and suppress us. The news he has shared with everyone is just to paralyze us and make us let down our guard."

When the three village chiefs heard this, their faces turned pale and they all felt that what Wu Meng said made a lot of sense.

"But the Lord of Longxi City has always cooperated with us. He has also made a lot of money from us over the years. He and we are in the same boat." Xu Dali said, looking at the others.

"Why don't we observe for a while?" Zhao Hu looked at Wu Meng and asked.

Li Kui immediately raised his hand and slapped the wooden table. He shouted, "No matter if this Zhenxi Marquis is a swindler or a tapeworm, we have to deal with him!"

"Our four strongholds have a total of 20,000 to 30,000 people! The entire Xiliang garrison can't do anything to us. Can a general sent by the court deal with us all?"

"Master Li is right!" Xu Dali also clapped his hands on the table to show his support.

"And it is said that this Marquis of Zhenxi is the son of General Daying. If the court really wants him to suppress the bandits, wouldn't it be more direct for him to lead the army to Xiliang?" Zhao Hu frowned slightly.

One of the bandits seemed to remember something. He suddenly looked up at the four village chiefs and said loudly, "Village chiefs, I heard that the Marquis of Zhenxi came here with his entire family."

"If he came here to suppress bandits, how could he bring his whole family with him?"

Wu Meng nodded lightly: "If that's the case, then this so-called Zhenxi Marquis was probably exiled here by the court."

"Or maybe he is not favored by the current emperor, and on the surface he was given a fiefdom and made a marquis, but in reality he was left to fend for himself in Xiliang!"

Li Kui slammed the table again: "No matter what, this person from the court is still a disaster! Not to mention that he was a general before."

"We have robbed and killed people in many places in Xiliang, and many people have a life-and-death feud with us."

"If this Zhenxi Marquis recruits soldiers and horses in Xiliang, it will be a disaster in the future."

"My suggestion is that we should take advantage of the opportunity while he is still young and take action! Get rid of him first!"

After saying that, Li Kui looked at the other three village chiefs, wondering who should be the first to take action. There was no need for him to put himself in danger.

Although this Marquis of Zhenxi was sent to Xiliang by the imperial court, he is still a marquis after all.

If the imperial court were to settle accounts in the future and really send a large army to suppress the bandits, it would be troublesome.

Soon, he locked his eyes on Xu Dali. The leader of Duotian Village was the closest to Gaoliu City, so it was appropriate to let him go.

"Haha, the Marquis of Zhenxi came to Xiliang with his whole family. I guess he has a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry in his house, and all the beauties are top-notch."

"My Qingfeng Village is the farthest from Gaoliu City, otherwise I would definitely lead my men to attack tomorrow! Who doesn't want to taste the women from the capital?"

As Li Kui spoke, he looked at Xu Dali and said with a smile: "Master Xu, your Duotian Village is the closest to Gaoliu City, and you have 5,000 fierce bandits under your command! All of them are extremely brave!"

“I think it’s not a big deal to capture the Marquis of Zhenxi, right?” As soon as he finished speaking, Li Kui signaled to the other two village chiefs with his eyes.

Zhao Hu and Wang Meng received the hint, and they immediately smiled and clasped their fists to Xu Dali and said:

"Master Li is right. We are all quite far away. If we make too much noise, it will arouse the suspicion of the Marquis of Zhenxi."

Xu Dali was so happy to hear Li Kui praising him that he laughed excitedly:

"Thank you for your kindness! Who in Xiliang doesn't know me, Xu Dali? I stamp my feet and these people will hand over their food obediently!"

"This Zhenxi Marquis is making such outrageous remarks. I will definitely bring people to destroy his mansion!"

"Since my Duotian Village is close, I will take my brothers to Gaoliu City tonight and take his head to serve wine to you all!"

"Of course! I, Xu Dali, will not take all the gold, silver and jewelry in his house. I will definitely share some with you. After all, we are brothers!"

After these words were spoken, the other three village chiefs looked at each other, and then clasped their fists towards Xu Dali with smiles on their faces.

"Master Xu is indeed a good man. Come! Bring us some wine! Cheers to Master Xu!"

The bandits in the hall retreated immediately, and soon they came in with two jugs of wine and wine bowls.

Li Kui poured the wine himself, and the four village chiefs raised their wine bowls at the same time. Wang Meng spoke first:

"I wish Brother Xu a smooth operation. The three of us will wait for good news in our respective villages!"

"After this battle, Brother Xu will surely become famous! The children in the capital will be so scared that they will pee their pants when they hear your name!"

The four of them drank a bowl of wine happily. They felt that it was not enough, so they drank two more bowls.

Xu Dali's face turned red from drinking. He smiled and patted the shoulders of the other three village chiefs and said loudly:

"My Duotian Village is the smallest, so it stands to reason that I shouldn't get this kind of good thing. But since the three big brothers recommended me, I will definitely not let them down!"

"After I kill the Marquis of Zhenxi tonight, I will bring gold, silver and jewels to meet the three of you!"

"You guys keep drinking, I...I'm going back to the village to organize some people and kill the Marquis of Zhenxi!"

Xu Dali staggered out of the hall, and the followers he brought with him immediately helped him leave Yunqing Village.