The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

After the man entered the room, Heifu saw that he was a man with flying sideburns under his chin and three red birthmarks on his left face that looked like leopard spots. He was in his twenties and his hair was wet with rain. The man didn't care about the manners either. He kicked the door shut with his heel and cursed, "What are you guys still standing there for? Send me a piece of cloth to wipe it!"

At this time, Heifu found that the people who had just stood up and sat down because of his reputation stood up again. Especially Ping, Ke, and Bu Ke, who lived in the county town, came over like servants and handed their towels to the man.

"This is Bao. He lives in the east gate of the county town. Everyone calls him Dongmen Bao. He has been known for his bravery since he was a child. After inheriting his father's title of Gongshi, no one dared to provoke him..." Zhu came over and said to Heifu and the others. It can be seen that everyone in the room is a little afraid of Bao.

"Are the two latecomers here?"

At this time, Dongmen Bao also noticed the newcomers, and came over to look at Ji Ying, showing disdain on his face. He raised his thick eyebrows and began to look at Hei Fu.

Dongmen Bao really looked like a leopard, with three birthmarks on his face that looked like leopard spots. Although he was very strong, he was only seven feet tall, half a head shorter than Hei Fu, but his eyes did not show any weakness at all. He glared at Hei Fu for a few times, his eyes stayed on the bun on Hei Fu's head, and then he said: "Are you also a public official?"

"Yes, this is Hei Fu from Yunmeng Township who was appointed as a public official today for catching a thief!" Ji Ying was indignant at Dongmen Bao's rudeness to him, so he responded angrily.

"Did the public ask you?" Dongmen Bao glared at him fiercely, scaring Ji Ying to step back half a step.

"This gentleman." Hei Fu also spoke, still in a leisurely manner: "We are all comrades serving together, what can't we talk about nicely?"

"Who is your comrade?"

Dongmen Bao smiled, he jumped onto the straw mat, puffed out his chest, put his hands on his waist and announced: "Nai Gong has long said that I will be the leader of this shift, and you are all my subordinates!"

Ping, Ke, and Bu Bu echoed in succession, Xiao Tao shrank back in fear in the corner, Zhui and Mu remained silent, and even the older Chao Bo dared not speak out.

Hei Fu understood that Dongmen Bao seemed to have taken the leadership in the room on the first day of the gathering and became the boss of this room. Everyone should be careful to respect him, and when he became the leader, they should follow his lead for a month.

Ji Ying was the first to disagree. He said, "I heard that anyone with the title of a public officer can be a military officer. My brother Heifu is also a public officer! He got the title through real merit."

"Heifu?"

Dongmen Bao had obviously heard about Heifu. His arrogance was slightly restrained. He nodded and said, "So you are Heifu. If you really have the skills they said, I will let you be the squad leader. What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Heifu smiled and said, "What if I say I want to be a squad leader?"

"Then you will be my opponent!"

Dongmen Bao was a hot-blooded young man with a bad temper. He was stunned at first. When he found that his kindness was rejected, he became furious and pointed at Heifu and said, "Come on, let's compete. Let me try it too. Is your skill of fighting three thieves alone and snatching a white blade with bare hands real or fake!"

As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked over aggressively.

Everyone in the room was shocked. Chao Bo at the foot of the wall also shook his head. This was the nth time he had served in the military service. He had hoped to get through it safely, but these young people fought over a small matter...

He had already planned that after the two of them started fighting, he would go to the generals and the head of the garrison with the other seven people to file a complaint, so as to avoid the whole group being punished.

Hei Fu did not confront Dongmen Bao head-on. He took a step back and raised his hand to stop them, saying, "Wait!"

Dongmen Bao pressed on step by step, and said provocatively, "What, are you afraid?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm thinking about you." Dongmen Bao stopped when Hei Fu said this.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you know the laws of Qin? Those who have military merits will be awarded titles according to their rates, and those who fight for personal gain will be punished according to the severity of the punishment! You and I will fight in this room. No matter who wins or loses, once we are discovered, we will be punished by law and sentenced to life imprisonment and shaving of hair and beards."

Hei Fu touched his smooth chin and smiled, "I don't care about this, but you, you have been growing hair on your face for who knows how many years, and you are going to have it shaved off! Isn't it a pity?"

Dongmen Bao is a brave and aggressive person, with the style of Chuyue Ranger. I really don't know how he has lived for so many years in the strict law of Qin. But after being awakened by Heifu, he also touched his beard and hesitated. If he shaved his beard, wouldn't he be laughed at by people in the same village for the rest of his life...

"Besides." Heifu pointed at everyone in the room and said, "We have been organized into a squad and live in the same room. That means we are in trouble. According to the system of collective responsibility, if one person commits a crime, the whole squad will be punished. It is easy for you and I to fight at the cost of endurance, but it will implicate everyone. Why bother?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room had a good impression of Heifu, and even Chaobo nodded slightly, thinking that this young man was very thoughtful.

In fact, what Heifu was more worried about was that once the two of them fought, others, especially Chaobo, would definitely go to complain in order to be exempted from punishment. When he was innocent, he was almost beaten with twenty boards by Bin Baifu. How could he be so stupid as to run into the muzzle of the gun?

"But no matter what, there is only one squad leader." Dongmen Bao still refused to give up.

After finally dispelling his idea of fighting, Hei Fu took the opportunity to say, "I have a way that can determine who is better without us breaking the ban on private fighting!"

"What method!" Dongmen Bao's eyes lit up.

Hei Fu rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "How about arm wrestling to determine the winner?"

But Hei Fu now made a great discovery, because after he proposed arm wrestling, Dongmen Bao not only had no objection, but also accepted it happily. He sat down on the ground, rolled up the narrow sleeve of his right hand, and rested his elbow on the earth platform. This posture clearly showed that he knew how to play.

"It seems that the history of arm wrestling can be traced back to the Warring States Period at least." Hei Fu thought secretly, and also sat down on the ground, lifted the sleeve of his right hand, revealing the eye-catching blood scab...

"Does your right hand have an injury?" With the last bit of light before nightfall, Dongmen Bao saw Hei Fu's scar and frowned.

"I got hurt when I was fighting with three thieves a few days ago. It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal." Hei Fu didn't seem to take it seriously, and was about to put his elbow on the earthen platform.

"How can this be!"

Dongmen Bao seemed to have been burned by something, and immediately retracted his right hand, muttering: "In this way, wouldn't it be that I took advantage of you! No, a real man must act openly and honestly. Even if I win you today, it's not a fair victory. At that time, how can I, Dongmen Zong, stand firm in Anlu County?"

Although Dongmen Bao was a reckless man who would bully the weak and didn't understand the law, he was open and honest in everything and refused all unfair competitions. This was the code of conduct for this kind of rural "scholars" in the Warring States Period.

Now Hei Fu was going to wrestle with his injured right arm, how could he not be affected! This was simply looking down on him! Dongmen Bao might as well not have the strength he got in this way.

"In that case." Hei Fu said with a smile: "Then let's use our left hands to compete, how about that?"

"Left hand?" Dongmen Bao felt very curious when he heard it: "I have never used my left hand to wrestle with anyone, this is great!"

Dongmen Bao did not doubt him, so he changed his left hand and stared at Hei Fu with confidence!

Hei Fu smiled in his heart. This guy, under his ferocious appearance, is still an honest man. Although Dongmen Bao's left hand is still strong and powerful, he has been left-handed in his past and present lives. In this way, he has taken advantage of it and it is difficult to lose!

It's not that he deliberately played tricks, but the laws of Qin are there. When dealing with a reckless man like Dongmen Zong, since he can't knock him down, he can only use the simplest and most convenient way to outsmart him.

So, he also put his left hand on the platform, and joined it with Dongmenbao's left arm to form an X...

"Ji Ying, who will win between the two of them?" On the side, the short round-faced Zhu was also asking Ji Ying, but found that Ji Ying was trying hard to hold back his laughter, and coughed twice before saying:

"Of course, Heifu brother will win! Who is he? A warrior who fought against three thieves and snatched the blade with his bare hands!"

"But Dongmenbao is also a famous warrior in the county. It is said that when he served last time, he carried a beam alone and walked a full three miles..." The brothers Ke and Bu Ke were more confident in Dongmenbao.

They were talking about it and wanted to make a bet, but they didn't dare to do it after all, because gambling was strictly prohibited in Qin State, and violators were severely punished.

At this time, Heifu and Dongmenbao's left hands had begun to hold together.

"I want to see if you, a warrior who catches thieves, are really capable!"

Dongmen Bao pretended to be provocative and exerted force with his hands, intending to teach Hei Fu a lesson.

Unexpectedly, Hei Fu was no less powerful, and his rough left palm suddenly exerted force and twisted in the opposite direction!

"No, this guy's left hand is really strong!"

Dongmen Bao felt the power from his palm and was shocked. He hurriedly continued to exert force, but not only did he fail to twist Hei Fu, but he was pressed on his wrist and elbow by the sudden huge force!

Then, there was a "snap" sound! When Dongmen Bao reacted, his left hand had been twisted down by Hei Fu, and the back of his hand hit the earthen platform heavily!

And Hei Fu, at this moment, looked relaxed and smiled at him...

In an instant, the winner was decided!

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