Chapter 172: Trouble ensues
After Wang Yi practiced martial arts in the morning and checked the accounts at home in the afternoon, he changed his clothes and put on light makeup to play gonghou in the courtyard.
When she thought that she was about to leave her family and parents, she felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart. However, she has a strong personality and is quite knowledgeable, and the music she plays is full of many things, and she is nostalgic for this place rather than crying.
Wang Yiduan said, "I haven't been introduced yet, my name is Wang Yi, and I am the eldest daughter of the Wang family." Dare to ask what Shaojun is called? ”
Although Tong Yuan had guessed a little before, his heart was still throbbing, and he said, "Eh, it turned out to be Wang Yi...... Little lady. I'm a child...... He Yuan is currently the confidential officer of the Four Seas Business Gang. Wang Xiaoniang can call me why I do it. ”
Tong Yuan's words are extremely strange, his own name is fake, and according to this era, he calls unmarried women Xiaoniang, and the temporary compilation is full of flaws.
But think about Wang Yi, who is quite famous in later generations, the last time he killed the gangsters in seconds, he shocked the world, and today he plays Konghou weaving fairyland. No matter what Tong Yuan calls her, it's a little unnatural.
Wang Yi is down-to-earth and generous, introducing this Konghou from the Western Regions, and its unique beautiful timbre can make people feel refreshed. At present, this musical instrument is still relatively rare and has not yet spread in the Central Plains.
Tong Yuan also knew when he thought about it. The Wang family is located in Tianshui, and the head of the family and Wang Yi are people with great pioneering courage and extraordinary perseverance, so they can naturally come into contact with many good things in the Western Regions.
I really don't know what kind of subtlety it will be for Wang Yi's Konghou and Cai Yan's guqin to be played together?
Wang Yi resounded about the situation just now, and said, "He Shaojun just listened to the music of Konghou, and his mood gradually eased, and he suddenly breathed rapidly in the back. I'm worried that the music I played was too perverse and disturbed Shaojun's mood, which was really rude. ”
Tong Yuan wiped his sweat and replied, "This song is mysterious and moving, and I am really fortunate to be able to listen to it." He had heard of Wang Xiaoniang's reputation for a long time, and he was really grateful for the rescue last time. ”
The two had a brief exchange for a while and talked about many affairs of the Four Seas Merchant Gang. It's just that Wang Yi still cares a little bit about him killing others, which leads to the pursuit, so he doesn't have in-depth contact.
Tong Yuan was still unsatisfied, even if he was already thinking about Wang Yi on the way back to the Shanggang branch.
She was extraordinarily skilled in martial arts, read a lot of books, and was enthusiastic about her family's business and security work. I admire that there can be such a strange woman in this era.
But I heard that she was going to get married, and she was still married to Zhao Ang, the eldest son of the Zhao family in the same county. This kind of marriage with the same county clan and the right family is very common. And for the slightly weaker Wang family, they must have been looking forward to this marriage for a long time.
Zhao Ang, if he can leave his name in history, he must be a character, but there is no sense of existence in the game, and the mediocre value makes Tong Yuan unable to regard him as a second-rate talent.
After the interview, let Tianshui stabilize a little, I really don't want Wang Yi to suffer those hardships.
In the distance, some people were watching Tong Yuan and his party.
"Master, should we do it on the road?"
A young man in his early twenties kept pacing in place.
Finally the figure was gone, and he stopped and said angrily, "I really want to eat its flesh raw." Last time, Steward Chen and his concubine missed, and I was almost caught. Let's go with a safe plan this time. ”
He watched the opportunity pass, but there was clearly a way to go. He asked an elderly man, "By the way, how is the connection between Wudu and Anding?" ”
The old man replied, "Please rest assured, there will be news tonight, and the result will definitely be done." ”
The young man smiled and said, "Good! Good! Good! Those cavalry come and go like the wind, and the child thief is definitely not the opponent of the Ma family's cavalry, and when the time comes, I will personally join the battle and avenge my uncle and everyone with my own hands! ”
Three days later, a cavalry of about 1,000 men came to Xianqin County from the north. The leader is Ma Teng's son, Ma Tie.
"Bell, bell, bell!"
"The thieves are coming from the north along the long water, evacuate quickly!"
The rare tranquility near Xianqin County was shattered again, and the families hid in the county seat, the township and the Haoqiangwu Fort.
Most of the people in the townships were from local origins, and they immediately gathered the young and strong, distributed weapons, and guarded the charge.
They had been dealing with Han Sui, Ma Teng's Han Chinese, and Qiang-Hu mixed cavalry for several years. If you go back to the earlier Qiang rebellion, it will be decades old.
Most of these cavalrymen were mediocre in their equipment, and they were accustomed to raiding and plundering, and were often able to accomplish great damage. However, due to poor discipline, they are often helpless against slightly defended cities, after all, they are out to rob, and they are not here to take revenge.
This time the situation was similar, Ma Tie and his cavalry did not attack any township forts, and even some old people who had inconvenient legs and feet and were forced to hide in the mountains and ravines did not seriously search.
On the contrary, as if he was specifically looking for someone, he didn't stop in any village or town, and went directly to the county seat of Xianqin.
If these men had the courage to look closer, they would have found that Ma Tie's cavalry was each wearing leather armor, and most of them had curved bows on their backs, except for various swords and spears.
Such a cavalry is already considered to be the equipment that can only be possessed by the elite of a hundred battles in the entire Xiliang, and they can easily defeat the local powerful forces equal to them in the field.
Even if there were 2,000 state and county soldiers who obeyed the orders of the imperial court sixty miles to the south, stationed in the area of Ji County, they would have nothing to fear. This year, except for Huangfu Song and Li Dao, they are really not afraid of anyone else.
Ma Tie was arranged by his father Ma Teng this time, with only one purpose, that is, to slaughter the caravan from Xia Yang's side to Xianqin County.
According to reliable clues, the other party only had less than 100 guards, but they carried 500,000 yuan and even more than 100 catties of gold.
Regardless of whether this kind of fat sheep has anything to do with the Xiliang Army or not, as long as they arrive in these counties of Liangzhou, they must listen to their arrangements.
This is not the first time that Ma Tie has plundered south along the Changli River from the Anding side. This time, however, he restrained his soldiers to conserve their horses' stamina to ensure that they would not run away from their prey at critical moments.
I heard that the caravan from Xia Yang was quite close to the Wang family in Xianqin County, so he simply robbed the old son of the Wang family. Anyway, the soldiers have one person and two horses, and they are not afraid of not having animal power to carry them.
"Report, there is a messenger in front of me, saying that he has come to negotiate."
Ma Tie heard the scout's report, and in line with the etiquette of his original official family, he wanted to meet him.
However, a young scholar beside him said, "Ma Shaojun is slow, Chen thinks that it is not appropriate to see this envoy, on the contrary, it is better to kill him or detain him." ”
Ma Tie asked: "Although we have to let the big families and evil officials donate their family resources to help the poor, we have always saluted first and then served the soldiers. Mr. Yang, you are from a famous family, why do you say that? ”
The scholar said, "Ma Shaojun doesn't know, the other party must be in collusion with Xiayang Dong Thief Tong's side, they must move out of the prestige over there to suppress General Zhengxi, so that they can occupy here." ”
Although Ma Tie is not good at studying, he is also very filial to his father, and when he heard that the other party would move out of the background to suppress his father, he was naturally indignant.
Na Shizi continued, "That Xiayang Dong thief Tong rebelled very clearly, they first occupied a few counties north of Youfufeng, and then intervened in Beidi County and Hanyang County, who is Anding County in the middle of the two counties, who in the world does not know?" ”
Ma Tie said angrily: "It's really infuriating! In this case, it is necessary to eradicate the royal family that colluded with the thieves, so as to warn the other nobles. ”
However, his mind has also calmed down a little, and the person in front of him has not been in contact for a long time, so he doesn't need to listen to him completely.
After calming down a little, he said, "But this envoy still needs to meet him, maybe he will come to ask for surrender." ”
The young man didn't care, and turned away, avoiding the return. If you are careful, it is not difficult to find that there is a smug smile on his face.
In a few moments, the messenger was brought in.
Ma Tie looked at this person and saw that he was a practitioner. Choosing a messenger instead of a man who can speak well, but using such a strong man, it seems that the person who comes is not good.
"You are the messenger? If you have anything to say, don't ask any questions! ”
The envoy was not afraid of Ma Tie's threat, and said in a loud voice, "I am the secretary of the Four Seas Merchant Gang Tianshui Association, and I am here to ......."
"Smack!"
Ma Tie's whip flew past the messenger's face.
"If you don't want to die, don't talk nonsense, the young master is not in a good mood."
Ma Tie was not such a person, but he had an impatient personality, and he was provoked by the young man just now, so he didn't have much patience at this time to listen to what the envoy said about the merchant gang.
The envoy had no choice but to get straight to the point, "I am here on behalf of General Zhang Lu Zhonglang of the Xinxi Liang Army, and I am willing to contribute 100,000 yuan, Su Wanshi, please don't plunder, and restrain your subordinates to retreat." ”
The muscles on Ma Tie's face twitched slightly, and he said, "You just said that Zhang Lu, the lieutenant general of the Xinxi Liang Army?" ”
Again, the messenger replied, "Yes! Now that the two sides are friendly forces, if there is a need for trade, they can also go to the not far away county to buy supplies. ”
If it hadn't been for the young scribe's reminder just now, he might have really been tempted. However, now, he was angry in his heart, and sure enough, it was the Dong thief and the rebellious person on Xia Yang's side, or the level of Zhonglang General.
"Bastard! I thought my father would be afraid that you wouldn't make it! ”
Ma Tie whipped the messenger with a whip, and the rest of the attendants immediately punched and kicked the messenger. The messenger was a veteran of the Dreadnought, and he had to flee quickly.
Ma Tie looked at the back of the envoy and shouted, "Go back and tell that Zhang Lu Na, I will let you know who is the master of this land immediately!" ”
The young scribe returned to Ma Tie's side at this time and asked, "Why didn't the young gentleman take one of his arms, or a pair of ears, as a sign of deterrence?" ”
Ma Tiexin thought that this person was a famous family, but he didn't expect to be so fierce. He said impatiently, "You don't have to worry about this, how to arrange it in this land still depends on our family." ”
The young scholar replied politely, "That's very good, it's the morning that has just been reckless." ”
But he cursed faintly in his heart, "Sure enough, they are some contemptible villains, even after being a famous general, they can't change their uneducated minds." ”