Chapter 44: The Brave and Righteous Village of Yuang

  On this day, Qin Feng was practicing archery in the backyard, and it's not that he didn't hit the target six or seven times out of a hundred shots. He felt that the yard was too small, which was somewhat unsatisfying, and to practice horse riding, he had to go outside the city.

  Fortunately, he had instructed Zhou Shan to find a villa outside the city a few days ago.

  The Yellow Turban Rebellion is getting closer, he must have a place to train some strong men. When the chaos begins, it will be an army. He had thought about it long ago, and when he found the place, he would ask Gao Shun to train the strong men.

  "Brother Boda, is your wife doing well today?" Qin Feng thought of this and couldn't help but think of Wang Ling's soft and fluffy peaks. His heart skipped a beat, damn it, he wasn't Cao Boss, absolutely must not have ideas about his subordinate's wife.

  "Thank you, brother, for your concern. Doctor Hua Tuo said that in about a month, she will be fully recovered. Thanks to your care, I am deeply grateful...". Gao Shun sighed in his heart. Qin Feng spent a large sum of money to buy expensive medicinal materials and supplements, so that his wife could recover smoothly. Such great kindness, he had no way to repay.

  Talking about Hua Tuo, this guy stayed in the mansion and gained a lot of Western medical theories from Qin Feng, thinking that he had dug up many good things.

  Compared with Qin Feng, they have a deep and long-standing friendship as both teacher and friend, so in the future if he gets sick or something, there will be someone to take care of him.

  "Brother Boda's words, our family brothers don't say such things." Qin Feng smiled and said. As long as you train the Trapping Array for me, I'll give you whatever you want. He hadn't spoken these words face-to-face before, but after having the Zhuangzi, under the pretext of training the Zhuang Ding, everything was proper on the surface and in private.

  Just then, Zhou Shan walked over and saluted: "Your Excellency, near Mengjin in the northwest of Luoyang, I found a manor house adjacent to the Luo River. It is situated by the mountain and beside the water, which meets your requirements."

  Qin Feng nodded secretly, naturally wanting to find Zhuangzi in the northwest direction of Luoyang. If he searched in the southeast direction, with the Yellow Turban Rebellion starting, he might be caught and killed by the Yellow Turbans who were pressing towards Luoyang.

  "Bo Da, can you go with Qin Feng to take a look?"

  "Cannot be found."

  Three people and three horses, Qin Feng's riding skills have also made great progress recently, and they arrived at the location of the manor in half an hour.

  "Master, look, it's this estate, covering over a hundred acres. The villa is situated on high ground, so even if the Luo River floods, there will be no problem."

  Qin Feng looked around, behind Zhuangzi's back, it was a branch of Fenghuang Mountain extending down in Mengjin County. Although the mountain is not too high, it has a lush and spiritual atmosphere. In front of the village is the Luo River, and not far away is the Mengjin Port, which is quite convenient for water transportation.

  "Zhou Shan, this estate you've found is not bad, convenient transportation and nestled between mountains and water, let's buy it." Qin Feng is now wealthy and arrogant, with a demeanor similar to that of Bai Qiye, never stingy with money and unaware of how much money his family has.

  "My lord, what shall we name this estate?"

  "Let's just call it Yiyong Manor."

  Having a manor, Qin Feng began to recruit manor workers according to his original plan on the second day.

  However, he didn't want to gain a reputation for inciting rebellion, so the external explanation was that the expansion of business required guards, with a quota of 500 people. He ordered Zhou Shan to raise a large flag in front of the manor to recruit estate guards, with the two characters "Righteous Bravery" written on it.

  Qin Feng's reputation for benevolence and righteousness had long been spread throughout the Luoyang area through the propaganda of the Beggars' Sect and the Hong Gang. With the continuous release of prisoners from the Luoyang prison, his fame was spread far and wide in Jianghu. The common people of Eastern Han were already living a hard life, but with Qin Feng's reputation for benevolence and righteousness, as soon as he raised his great banner, volunteers flocked to him like rain.

  ……

  "My lord, there are many people who have come to offer their services, far exceeding the number we need." Zhou Shan said on this day.

  Qin Feng stood in front of the central hall of the manor, looking at the bustling recruitment scene not far away. Since having more people was beneficial, he said: "You go and inform Gao Shun to select 500 people to stay, and disperse the others with some money."

  "Give some money?" Zhou Shan was somewhat surprised, if he didn't recruit, then so be it, why would the master want to give him money?

  In a chaotic world, reputation is everything. Qin Feng, who didn't care about money, said: "Zhou Shan, give the order. From now on, our Yiyong Zhuang will welcome heroes from all over the world, generously distribute wealth to help the poor and needy in all directions. Traveling heroes will be provided with food and a certain amount of silver for their journey." He wanted to follow in the footsteps of Song Jiang and Chai Jin to spread his own reputation.

  "Our lord is benevolent." Zhou Shan secretly admired and asked: "My lord, what conditions are needed to choose these 500 people?"

  "Hmm?" Qin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Alright, go tell Gao Shun. Have them run to test their endurance, and over there aren't those piles of huge rocks? Test the strength of these people. Add both together, and select the strongest among them to keep." It's not that just because someone is tall and sturdy they can fight, so Qin Feng had this idea.

  After Zhou Shan gave the order, the people who came to answer the call began to compete. Immediately, a dark-skinned, ferocious-looking, and exceptionally strong man caught Qin Feng's attention.

  This person runs extremely fast, five or six times faster than an ordinary person. His strength is also astonishingly great, able to lift up huge stones of several hundred kilograms. Such a person, even without martial arts skills, would become a top general with just a bit of training, and Qin Feng called him over.

  "Master, I'm Hu Che'er. Several brothers told me that you are generous and chivalrous, so I've come to join you." The big black man said with a hum.

  Hú Chē Er! Qin Feng has read the Three Kingdoms script and knows that Hú Chē Er is Zhang Fei's deputy general, said to have "the strength to carry 500 catties, traveling 700 miles a day".

  Zhang Heng and Cao Cao fought a battle, during which Hu Che'er got General Dian Wei drunk and stole his pair of halberds, leading to Dian Wei's death at the Battle of Wan City. Looking at this person's extraordinary bravery, I think he should be that Hu Che'er.

  Qin Feng was overjoyed, never expecting such good luck. Just as he had started recruiting for his future troops, a renowned general came to join him. He smiled and said: "You are Hu Che Er, excellent! I hereby appoint you as the deputy leader of my future estate guards." The position of leader was not one that Qin Feng was keeping for himself, but rather had someone else in mind.

  At this time, Gao Shun was carefully helping Qin Feng select the village guards. Gao Shun was a man of integrity, with dignity, not drinking or taking bribes, and was known for his loyalty. After Lü Bu was defeated, he did not say a word and accepted death by beheading. Among those under Lü Bu's command, Cao Cao could not persuade to surrender were only him and Chen Gong.

  The elite troops under his command were the top-notch ace corps of the Three Kingdoms, having once defeated Liu Bei's forces led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Qin Feng had long intended to have Gao Shun train his future troops, and this position was reserved for him.

  Hú Chē Er didn't expect that as a newcomer, he would be appointed as the deputy leader. The reputation of Rěn Yì Qín Zǐ Jìn was indeed well-deserved. Hú Chē Er felt grateful for Qín Fēng's kindness and bowed his head, saying loudly: "If the master orders me to go west, I will absolutely not go east!"

  "Hahaha... Alright, Hu Che Er, hurry up." Qin Feng felt that he had taken another step closer to his goal by capturing a famous general for the first time. As for Hu Che Er addressing him as "Master", at this point, Qin Feng's household was worthy of such an address. "Hmm, what is it that you have on your back?"

  "Master, here is a pair of iron halberds!" Hu Che'er took down a pair of iron halberds from behind his back. "The left hand weighs thirty-five catties, the right hand weighs thirty-nine catties, they are the eating utensils of a certain someone."

  "Huh? Dian Wei also uses a guandao, no wonder the two of them started drinking as soon as they met. In the end, Hua Xiong was killed by Dian Wei. 'Dance for me to see...'"

  "Yes sir!" Then Hu Che'er swung his twin halberds, like a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing, with a fierce gust of wind.

  Zhou Shan, who was watching from the side, stared in amazement. "My goodness, over 70 kilograms! I'm only 90 kilograms myself, this is like playing a game for him." This person can walk with ease even carrying over 70 kilograms on his back, truly impressive. With this man's assistance, our lord will be invincible...

  After such a selection, Qin Feng got 500 robust men from the recruits. Most of these 500 people came because they heard his reputation for benevolence and righteousness.

  He knew the importance of reputation, so he ordered Da Niu, Lu Zhang and Zhou Shan to spread the news constantly. It was said that Yiyong Manor welcomed heroes from all over the world, scattered money generously, and provided food and travel expenses for any heroic warriors who passed by.

  To carry out this affair of Song Jiang and Chai Jin, in order to spread his own fame.

  "Brother Qin Feng, fortunately, you didn't disappoint me. These more than 500 people are all strong and capable, they will definitely be able to protect your business and keep it safe." Gao Shun's wife owed her life to Qin Feng's care, and he had always wanted to repay him. This time, he finally lent a hand, and his heart was also happy.

  Qin Feng took advantage of the situation and said: "Brother Boda, I have an unreasonable request."

  "Oh, Qin Feng brothers just talk about it."

  "It's like this, brother has also seen it, these guards are mostly lax and undisciplined. Brother used to serve in the Great Han army, I'd like to ask brother to train these guards."

  Gao Shun's face fell upon hearing this...