This Youyun Village is twice as big as an ordinary village, and there are also high stone walls around it, which cuts the inside and outside, and there is only a river surrounding the wall, otherwise it will be an absolute small city.

Li Ling and the others did not react much to this, because Youzhou is located in the northern border, and Gui Rong invaded from time to time, and there were also loud horse thieves to harm all directions. It is not uncommon for people in towns to live together and form self-protection villages.

Seeing this, Sun Bi sighed and said to Li Ling in a low voice: "This is the result of the government's inaction. We have to use a good countermeasure to solve the problem in the future."

Li Ling nodded deeply. In the past, the border army regarded Gui Rong from the north as the top priority. As for the Xiangma bandits and bandits, as long as they did not hinder military affairs and did not do things too much, they turned a blind eye. But now, Gui Rong's great troubles have been gone, and it is indeed time to rectify other chaos in various parts of the northern border. However, all of this must be waited for Sun Bi to return to Luoyang and become the emperor before he can make the decision.

Thinking that these people had passed the gates that were pulled up and entered Youyun Village. Li Ling looked at him and saw that the environment here was not much different from that of ordinary villages. The fields were crisscrossing and dotted with village houses. At the front was a very grand house, which was obviously the residence of important people such as Xin Ruhai.

However, there were not many people in the village at this time, and it looked a little deserted, which made many people look suspicious. Xin Ruhai explained casually: "Today, except for us brothers, the women and the women in the village were sent to the nearby city."

"Why is this?"

"Aren't the thieves who made a fuss? This time we made up our minds to catch them all in one place, so we had to take all the brothers in the village and leave only a few people to guard them. In this way, there will be no guarantee here. In order to prevent the family from being frightened, they simply sent them all to the city for a while." The person who replied to this was a gentle young man who looked at Li Ling and the others, and he just claimed his identity, named Gu Fei, who was the youngest among the Eight Essentials of Youyun.

Compared with the other seven brothers, Gu Fei is not only the youngest, but also has not been very strong in martial arts. However, relying on his extraordinary mind and means of dealing with people, he has been highly praised by everyone. Although he is the youngest, his status is only under the influence of his boss Xin Ruhai.

At this time, the others said nothing more, and just smiled and nodded from the side. Then, Gu Fei led everyone to the mansion. While walking, he also introduced the grass and trees in the village to them. He was very eloquent, and he nodded repeatedly, and the relationship between the two parties became closer.

After entering the mansion and sitting in the spacious hall, Gu Fei rushed to arrange food and drinks, while Xin Ruhai and others accompanied the guests to chat and talk in the hall. This was exactly what Sun Bi wanted to see, so after both sides praised each other, he deliberately led the topic to the other's way out: "Her Sin, have you ever thought about the future?"

"What does Boss Sun mean?" Xin Ruhai asked in confusion.

"You are united because you want to eliminate harm for the people and protect those unarmed people. But you have thought about how you Youyun Village will deal with yourself if you don't have these troubles in the future?"

"This... I really haven't thought about it." As a turtle man in the world, Xin Ruhai and others obviously didn't have that far away look, and only said, "If Youzhou is peaceful one day, we naturally don't have to worry anymore, and we will still live our good life here."

"That's not necessarily true. I think once the troubles of Guirong are gone and the bandits in Youzhou are also wiped out, your existence will become a trouble for the government and court. How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed? I wonder if you have heard of this sentence?"

Several people shook their heads subconsciously, and Xin Ruhai glared: "We have helped people save people over the years, and we can also be said to be working for the government. We have even met the local prefects several times. What kind of people are we, they should all understand, how can we have any trouble with us?"

"Haha, you are too simple to see things, especially those who are officials. As the saying goes, one time and another, they have a place to use you before, so they will naturally be tolerant of you. Even those who are officials who are officials will turn a blind eye, let alone you.

"But that is only a temporary measure after all. The government will have such a high tolerance when there is a threat from Guirong. But now it is different. I have heard that Guirong has been defeated and will never invade our northern border again for decades or even a hundred years. If external troubles are gone, the government army can free up its hands to eliminate internal troubles. Those sound horse thieves who cause harm must be eliminated, but you Youyunzhuang are afraid that they are not happy to see existence.

"This has nothing to do with whether you have helped the government, nor have you any friendship with the prefect, but only with whether there is a threat in their eyes. You think that even the horse thieves like the Four Seas Alliance are not your opponents. In the eyes of the government army, aren't you more threatening than them? Even if you say you will stop from now on, will the government believe it? Even if the local officials really believe it, will the court tolerate such a force as you have been entrenched here?

"As long as the court really issues an order to let the Youzhou official army wipe out you, do you think that relying solely on such a small village can block the attack of thousands or tens of thousands of troops?"

These words made everyone in Youyunzhuang change their colors, especially Xin Ruhai, who was even more worried after pondering: "I have never thought about this matter... But what can I do now that things have come to this point? I can't just disband the entire Zhuangzi and let us brothers go their separate ways, right?"

As soon as he said this, the other brothers immediately started shouting: "Brother, I have vowed to the heavens. I will share my blessings and hardships in the future. How can I part in this way?"

"That's right! Our brothers are not afraid of Guirong people and even the sound horse thieves, and are they afraid of those useless official troops?"

Their statement made Xin Ruhai calm down and smiled: "What brothers say is that we have a clear conscience, can the government still deal with us? Brother Sun, your statement is still a bit too sensational. Even if there is really that day, we are not afraid, we will deal with them."

When Sun Bi heard this, he shook his head again, Li Ling took the opportunity to say, "Everyone has a good martial arts. No matter how dangerous it is, it should not be too difficult to protect yourself. But have you ever thought about how your family and wife should protect themselves?" He understood that Sun Bi had a desire to recruit these people, so he helped him speak.

This statement was even more remarkable, which made everyone who was already in high spirits discouraged. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say. If this were the case, Zhuangzi would definitely not be able to defend it. With only these hundreds of brothers, they would face dozens of times of encirclement and suppression of the official army, and their families would be in danger.

Just as the atmosphere in the hall became a little depressed, Gu Fei rushed back. Many brothers who came with him were serving dishes and wine jars. Their hands and feet were quite fast. In just over half an hour, they arranged a lot of wine and food to deliver them.

While asking someone to put the wine and food on the huge round table and invited Li Ling and others to the table. Gu Fei also found that everyone was not in a high mood and asked. Then he learned about their concerns from his brothers and smiled and said, "Brother, you are a little over-concerned. Since Boss Sun said that, he must have already had a way to help us untie this knot. Boss Sun, don't keep it in a silence. Let's say what Miao Ce first."

Sun Bi, who was sitting in the guest of honor, smiled slightly, but did not refuse, saying, "This matter is actually not difficult. It is nothing more than making the government believe that you are no longer ordinary gangsters, but righteous men who can contribute to the court..."

"What do you mean is to let us surrender to the government?" Gu Fei immediately understood the profound meaning of his words and asked incisively.

As he asked, everyone's faces were cold. Although Sun Bi felt strange, he still said, "That's it. This is the wisest choice. To be honest, although I am just a small businessman, I have a few friends in the court. As long as you can trust me, go to the south with me. After arriving in Luoyang, I will recommend you to know the officials in the court. All the problems will naturally disappear."

Until this moment, he finally revealed his final intention and said it very clearly. The only thing he kept was his true identity.

However, when Sun Bi said this, Youyun and others did not show the echo or thanks he had expected. Instead, they all looked solemn. Xin Ruhai even raised his gray eyebrows and looked like he wanted to say something. However, Gu Fei pulled him and smiled first: "Boss Sun is so kind, I'll thank you in advance. But this matter is very important, so let us discuss it..." After saying that, he half pulled Xin Ruhai and went out of the hall.

Under his gaze, the other brothers temporarily suppressed their emotions and poured wine for Li Ling and the others to drink: "You are friends who can come to our Youyun Village. Now they are willing to think about our way out. They are even a few good friends. I'll also treat this cup full, so I'll respect you!"

As he said that, several people raised their glasses and raised their necks, and drank the full glass of wine.

Seeing this, Sun Bi and the others didn't want to refuse too much, so they raised their glasses one after another. Although they were very wary along the way, they did not have much doubt about these righteous men in Youzhou.
Chapter completed!