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As the sound of the three watches fell, Songjiang City fell into darkness, and even the chaotic cicadas in the day also rested one after another. Occasionally, three or two dog barks came from afar, and finally all the silence was restored.

On the street in front of the prefect's yamen, the wind blows the shadows of the trees, and the shadows are full of shadows, and there are some other things in between. On the wall not far away, a thin black figure crouched on the wall, looked into the distance, and then gently slipped down the wall.

At the mouth of the alley, dozens of people in black walked forward quickly. Because the soles of the feet are wrapped in cloth, the sound of the footsteps landing on the ground is low and dull, and it is extremely inconspicuous in the middle of the night. Behind the men, the two spoke in low voices.

One person asked, "Sir, has all the news from the yamen been delivered?" Is it properly arranged? ”

Another humanitarian: "People die for money, birds die for food, dozens of taels of silver are smashed down, but they just open a side door, and those who refuse are fools." ”

The person in front breathed a sigh of relief: "Just go in, the oil barrels are ready, no matter whether you can kill Qin Cha smoothly or not, there will always be a big trouble." ”

Another said: "Don't forget to arrange a few more people to make a fuss on the side of the prison, as if it was the He family." Hmph, that Second Master He, I've been knocking on the side for a few days, but the oil and salt don't enter. Even if you are disobedient, you should also teach you a good lesson. ”

The person in front answered, and with a few followers, he chased the team in front.

The man was left behind, wrapped in a cloak, and turned to leave. When his figure was about to disappear in the street, two people followed, walking against the wall, far away.

At the side door of the prefect's yamen, there were a few cat meows outside the door, followed by the sound of cat's claws scratching the door.

After a while, there were two inconspicuous knocks at the door.

A group of people outside, the black-clothed man who was about to go in to make trouble, heard the knock on the door, and also stepped forward and knocked lightly twice.

"Squeak", the door was withdrawn a crack, and someone probed out and said: "Come in and get out, don't be involved......"

Before the words fell, the head rolled down, and the body had fallen to the side.

This group of people is an outlaw, so they naturally don't take life and death into their eyes. In order to avoid future troubles, it is also a rule not to leave a living mouth.

I hate the door of the prefect's yamen, who thinks that he has obtained a foreign fortune of dozens of taels of silver, although he knows that there must be some irregularities when he opens the door in the middle of the night, and he hangs high because he has nothing to do with himself, but he lost his life because of this, which is exactly "people die for money, and birds die for food".

The bandits entered the side gate, except for a few people left here at the side door to pick them up, and everyone else went to the guest house southeast of the prefect's yamen, where the Qin cha stayed.

This is a big courtyard, the east and west wings have been turned off, only the right side of the main room is still lit, there are figures inside, like sitting behind the bookcase reading a book.

This is to find the main master, and the black-clothed leader of the bandits is determined in his heart, and waves his hand to beckon his subordinates to come forward.

The bandits did not rush to attack the upper room, but first took the oil drum and poured the doors and windows of the east and west compartments. After sprinkling grease and getting ready, the leader of the black-clothed bandits led people to the upper room.

When he arrived at the door of the house, the black-clothed bandit leader reacted that something was wrong and stopped.

Although all the bandits in the courtyard held their breath and concentrated, there were dozens of people, not all of them were silent, and after half a cup of tea, the figures in the upper room did not move at all, and they were still in the same posture.

"Something is wrong with this shadow!" The black-clad bandit leader muttered.

At this moment, a lot of torches suddenly appeared around, lighting up the courtyard at once, making the bandits in the courtyard have nothing to hide. Around the corners and corners, I don't know how many figures, the silver light on the roof is shining, nothing else, there are crossbow arrows, facing the bandits in the courtyard.

The trap has been prepared for a long time, and it seems that it has been waiting for the bandits to come.

The black shadow walked out of two people, a middle-aged man in a green shirt, and an official in his thirties wearing official uniforms, who were Zhang Yong and Wang Shouren.

The man in black knew that his party had been ambushed, and he couldn't help but greet Yan Juren's ancestors for eight generations. But in the end, he was an outlaw, and he was used to licking blood on the tip of the knife, but he became more and more ferocious, and his gaze at Wang Shouren was fierce.

Zhang Yong boasted of his bravery, frowned and stepped forward, covered Wang Shouren, and said, "Since you have been ambushed, you are not ready to be captured?" You must know that attacking Qin is a capital crime! ”

The man in black said in a hoarse voice: "If you are captured, you can forgive me for the crime of rushing against Qincha?" ”

Wang Shouren's ears moved lightly, and Zhang Yong smiled: "If a strong man is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, let alone forgiveness and others, it is not impossible to make meritorious contributions." ”

The man in black did not step forward, but took two steps back, hid himself behind a pillar under the porch, and waved his hand.

The black-clothed men who had been besieged and divided into two groups on their own guard immediately scattered and threw torches at the east and west wings. Because of the oil poured before, the outer walls of the left and right wings were immediately ignited by torches, and a lot of flames immediately burst out, mixed with black smoke, and the scene was chaotic.

The black-clothed bandit looked smug and screamed, "Kill!" ”

The bandits took advantage of the fire and began to kill out. And the black-clothed bandit leader did not retreat but advanced, and came directly at Wang Shouren with a knife. The brocade guards with crossbow arrows around them saw it, and they all aimed at the man in black. But because of his scruples about Zhang Yong and Wang Shouren, he was bound and did not dare to let go of the crossbow easily.

Zhang Yong didn't expect these people to be so fierce and very angry. This ambush of King Ning's rebellious party was Zhang Yong's idea, if it really killed Wang Shouren, a messenger, then how to explain it to the emperor.

In the blink of an eye, the black-clothed bandit leader rushed in front of Wang Shouren, and the sharp blade slashed at Wang Shouren's neck.

Zhang Yong watched from the sidelines, and felt that his hairs stood on end, and his soul was scattered, and he shouted angrily: "How dare a thief? ”

A cruel smile appeared on the mouth of the black-clothed bandit leader, what about the trap, as long as he killed Qin Cha, he had completed the task. As for completely losing his life, it is just a reincarnation, and he is a good man again after eighteen years.

Taking advantage of the fire, there were many bandits who ran out, and there were a few who saw that the leader was hesitant to follow his footsteps. It's just that their lives are at stake, and there are a few people who can share the hardships and fall to the ground, but only three or two people come to help, and the others continue to flee.

The crossbowmen who were ambushed on the roof were still a little unable to let go of the courtyard because of their scruples about Wang Shouren and Zhang Yong; For the bandits who fled out, they had no scruples, and for a time the crossbows and arrows rained down, and the thieves screamed non-stop.

In the courtyard, Wang Shouren had already used a short sword to block the sword momentum of the black-clothed bandit leader. He looks like a weak scholar, but because he has had the heart of abandoning the pen since he was a child, he has always been a civil and military student.

The man in black paid the price for his contempt, and when he realized that Wang Shouren was wrong and wanted to "exchange his life for his life", Zhang Yong had already woken up and slammed his hand into the back of the man in black's heart.

The man in black snorted and fell to the ground. Several bandits who helped next to him were panicked and protected the man in black in the middle.

Wang Shouren and Zhang Yongqi took a few steps back, and the brocade guards with bows and crossbows had already surrounded everyone on the ground.

The bandits who were injured or killed by crossbow arrows in the previous escape were also sorted out by the Jinyi guards. The dead bodies were piled aside, and the wounded were tied up.

The prefect's yamen is so large, and most of the prefect's yamen subordinates live in the back house of the prefect's yamen. There was such a big movement in front, and the flames were everywhere, shouting and shouting and killing, which naturally alarmed the back.

In order to prevent the fire from scurrying back and affecting the pond fish, everyone had the heart to put out the fire, but they were frightened by the sound of killing.

Others can continue to pretend to be dead and not show up, but the newly appointed Dai Songjiang prefect Dong Qihe does not dare not show up, if Qin Cha really has an accident in the prefect's yamen, he, the prefect of Songjiang, not only can't turn positive, I'm afraid he can't even keep his original grade.

Asked people to probe around, and seeing that the sound of killing was getting weaker, Dong Qihe made an anxious gesture and entered the courtyard. The ground was full of bandits who were tied, and the originally burning courtyard was not extinguished, and the fire had gradually been extinguished.

"Chincha-sama, what is this?" Dong Qihe said with a worried look on his face.

Wang Shouren said: "Attacking Qin Chaxing, it will be punished according to the crime of conspiracy and treason, Lord Dong came just in time, and these bandits will be put on death row, and they will be tried again tomorrow." ”

Seeing that Wang Shouren did not pursue the lack of guards in the prefect's yamen, Dong Qihe breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly beckoned the officials who were dodging not far away because he was afraid of the might of the Jinyi guards, and dragged a group of thieves down.

Because the leader of the black-clothed bandits was hit by a musket, he lay on the ground, vomiting blood, and he was already getting more out of the air and less in the air.

Wang Shouren squatted down, looked at the bandit leader and said: "Look at you, you are also a person who can't be restrained, where is it not good to treat the mountains and rivers, why do you want to be with the vassal king?" ”

The bandit leader was slightly surprised, and then laughed and said: "I can't complain that you are a thief, but I have some good eyesight...... It's just a mixed meal, it's done, I can't take off the skin of a thief, and I can get an official ......"

Zhang Yong said on the side: "Hmph, chaotic ministers and thieves, don't dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival!" King Ning and his ancestors didn't do much at that time, and now they don't even have the three guards of the palace, and they are in the hinterland, and they can't jump up if they want to! ”

"yes...... I already knew that it was just a dream, and I would never dream again in the next life, I just wanted to be a little common man innocently, no longer hiding in Tibet, and ...... in a dignified manner" The bandit leader's voice became smaller and smaller, his brain was crooked, and his eyes were staring, but he swallowed his breath completely.

Wang Shouren stretched out his hand and closed the eyes of the bandit leader, no matter what happened to the other party in his life, he also regretted it now, obviously not bad to the end, and the hateful person must have pity.

Zhang Yong looked at the corpse on the ground, a little irritable. Originally, the bureau was set up to arrest people, so that he could confess and reveal King Ning's rebellious heart, but now that the bandit leader is dead, the remaining minions may not be able to get useful confessions. After all, it is a big crime to plot rebellion, even if King Ning secretly raises thieves, he will not show his chariot and horse and make his identity public. The one who can know his identity should be only the bandit leader.

Zhang Yong frowned and paced, when he heard footsteps behind him.

When he turned around and saw the visitor, Zhang Yong's originally irritable heart immediately calmed down, showed a little smile, and praised the visitor: "Good job!" ”