Volume 1 Painting the Corner of the Heaven and the Earth Cracks 25 Stick Thieves (1)

Zhao Dangshi suddenly made a difficult attack and broke free from the coercion. The three soldiers were all skilled in the battalion, and they also used their capture at the moment when the other party was sluggish, and put down the people behind them.

"Bah, this kind of thief, dare to ......" Before a soldier finished speaking, he felt bad. I saw countless torches suddenly rising from the grass beside me, almost illuminating the entire road. Zhao Dangshi and the others also saw the number of opponents - there were no less than 100 people!

Before Zhao Dangshi could see the other party's appearance clearly, he was crushed to the ground by three or four people who pounced on him, and the three soldiers were two of them were executed, and only one of them rolled down the grass slope by the side of the road without hesitation, and his life and death were unknown.

"Bring back these three dog officers who don't know whether they are alive or dead!" The man who was bumped into by Zhao Dangshi just now rubbed his bruised cheeks and got up from the ground, and said viciously. Zhao Dangshi was sure that if the other party hadn't decided that he was a valuable official, he would have slashed the knife a long time ago.

To Zhao Dangshi's surprise, there is actually a big city on this big mountain. This big city in the former Song Dynasty is the place where Langzhou is governed, and now it has been abandoned for a long time, lack of repair, there are still some residents in the city, there are thieves up the mountain last year, take this city, according to the danger to repel the village soldiers, then for the thieves' nest.

Zhao Dangshi was tied up by five flowers and tied to the city, he did not consider his own safety, but was surprised by this city under the cover of the jungle. The city is in disrepair, overgrown with weeds, and the walls are dilapidated, but looking at its grand appearance, you can still imagine the majestic and dangerous past.

Zhao Dangshi walked in from the cave of the city gate, looked up, and saw a white big silk inserted on a sentry tower next to it, there was a breeze from time to time, and the flag was fluttering, only to see that it was crooked and written on the three big characters of "King of Food", and turned his head and asked: "Your family holds the plate number 'King of Food'?" ”

The man glared at him: "Dog officer, how dare you call the name of the palm plate!" As he spoke, he kicked Zhao Dangshi hard in the leg. Zhao Dangshi suffered this, knowing that he hated himself for being hot, and deliberately retaliated, so he didn't say more.

It was late, and the king of the big city was in his arms in his arms. Listening to the report of the small Xie Lai "big official", he instantly came to his senses, and he didn't wear clothes, and came to see Zhao Dangshi and others bare-chested. "Stick thieves" like him are not strong enough to conquer cities, and the main source of the harvest comes from looting villages and forts during the harvest season and extorting property from unsuspecting officials and squires.

"What's your name? Where do you do things? What is your position? The King of Food straddled his chair with one foot, leaned back and tilted his head, and asked three questions in a row.

Zhao Dangshi looked at his obscene appearance, so disdainful, I thought that these "stick thieves" entrenched in the river also had some ability, but now at a glance, just talking about bearing, it is far worse than the Guanzhong Zhukou.

"The villain Ni Daye, passing through the noble land, has no intention of offending the tiger power of the palm plate, and please palm the plate for the sake of the people in the same way, and give a face."

After hearing this, the king of snatching food opened his eyes and said suspiciously: "You say that you are a fellow believer? ”

Before Zhao Dangshi could answer, the man on the left who was hit by him said sharply: "Hold the plate, you don't listen to him fart." Look at his outfit, he is clearly a person in the government! ”

The King of Snatching Eyes slipped over Zhao Dangshi and the others, and said, "Not bad." This kind of armor is not as good as Yuan Tianwang. There are dozens of people in charge of the plate in Sichuan, Lao Tzu knows it, Gua Wa's mouth is full of, is Lao Tzu reckless? After thinking about it, he continued, "I want to give you a turtle son some means, Fang Xiao didn't give the title of the king of food for nothing." After speaking, the command left and right, he was going to press Zhao Dangshi down and beat him hard.

Zhao Dangshi saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "The palm plate calms the anger, it is the villain who said the wrong thing." The villain confessed ......" At this point, his thoughts changed, "The villain is a general under Li Ya's general Luo Shangwen. Lord Luo led troops to suppress Dayu Mountain, and sent villains to survey the terrain at night. ”

"What?" The King of Snatchers put his feet away and sat up straight, "General Li Ya?" ”

The man who was beaten by Zhao Dangshi was a "leading sentinel" in Dahushan, and his status was not low, second only to the king of snatching food, he thought about it and said: "There is indeed a man named Luo Shangwen, two months ago, the king of the earthquake and the king of rebellion fought with him in Liya, and suffered a little loss, did you forget to hold the plate?" ”

The King of Snatchers nodded and said, "Yes, the surname Luo has two hits, and it is not easy to deal with." Then he hated and said, "Shen Guofu is a shrimp, but he can't get Lao Tzu to call a helper, and sooner or later he will be tied up and dissected." Shen Guofu in his mouth is the magistrate of Cangxi, and he has organized township soldiers to seize Dabao City many times, but they have been repelled by thieves, and the relationship between the two sides is very tense.

He looked at Zhao Dangshi, thought about it again, and suddenly had an idea in his heart, and said to the man who was beaten with a flowery face: "Lao Tzu tied up the general surnamed Luo to coerce him to withdraw from the army, what do you say?" ”

The man who was slapped touched Shang Zi's aching cheek and was a little worried: "I'm just afraid that the surname Luo is ruthless, no matter whether this fight lives or dies." ”

Zhao Dangshi was busy at this time: "I don't know what is in charge, the villain is still related to Lord Luo, and Lord Luo's main room is the villain's eldest sister." ”

"Oh?" When the King of Pills heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. This Ni Daye's words are reasonable and well-founded, not like casual nonsense, leaving him to blackmail Luo Shangwen can solve the immediate crisis.

"Palm the plate, you can't easily listen to this person's nonsense......" The man who was beaten hated Zhao Dangshi deeply, and when he heard that he was going to keep him as a hostage, then his idea of abuse and revenge must have no hope, so he tried his best to dissuade Zhao Dangshi into an ordinary general who could be blackmailed.

However, the king of food didn't care much, stretched out his hand to interrupt him, and said lazily: "Lao Tzu is sleepy, I don't want to say any more, take these three down and lock them up in that better room." "This Ni Daye has a lot to do with Luo Shangwen, and he has use value, so it is not easy to move him, so he is specially instructed to warn the man who was beaten with a flower face not to come nonsense.

The man who was beaten with a flower face couldn't help it, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, and he took Zhao Dangshi to a room, kicked him in, and closed the door heavily. The other two soldiers were taken elsewhere.

It was pitch black in this room, and he couldn't see his five fingers, Zhao Dangshi's upper body was tightly tied, and he couldn't do anything, so he had to sigh and lie down on his side. Fortunately, he had an idea and involved Luo Shangwen, otherwise Zhun Bao would have been beaten to no one now.

But paper can't contain the fire after all, once the snatcher finds out that he is a fake or sends himself to Luo Shangwen, the so-called imperial hegemony will really become a dream. I only hope that the people in Zhao Ying's camp can find Dahou City as soon as possible and rescue themselves.

He sighed twice, closed his eyes, and was about to close his eyes to recuperate, but a voice came from nowhere: "This military master, are you okay?" Her voice was delicate and tactful, as if she was a weak woman.

Zhao Dangshi was shocked into a cold sweat, this big mountain is really weird, how can there be a woman in the same room with him if he doesn't go to the village or the store in front of him, obediently, he must have met a ghost.

"Master Jun, Master Jun......" The female voice sounded again and again, seductive, indescribably moving, but Zhao Dangshi only said that there were female ghosts, and he became more and more afraid, and his body involuntarily curled up into a ball.

"You, who are you?" The female voice saw no response, but stopped calling, and instead sighed softly. Zhao Dangshi barely calmed down, and couldn't help laughing at himself. Thinking that he is a second human being, he is still worried about some strange power, and he really lives in vain for decades. Although the source of this voice is strange, it is nine times out of ten human. After thinking for a moment, he tried to ask.

Hearing Zhao Dangshi's response, the female voice sounded again, and there was obviously a trace of joy in her words at this time: "Master Jun, the slaves saw it when you entered the door." The slave had been imprisoned for two days, and he spoke to a man for the first time today. ”

There is no doubt that the person who spoke was a real woman. Zhao Dangshi's heart was a little calm, but he was full of suspicions, so he asked: "This lady, why are you here in this barren mountain and wilderness?" ”

Under the question, there was a low sobbing sound in the dark, Zhao Dangshi was most afraid of women crying, and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't cry, I won't ask." ”

The woman sobbed for a moment, and said, "Don't hide it from the military master, the slave family came to Cangxi to save their relatives a few days ago, and was robbed to the mountain by this gang of thieves on the way back. Intent on extorting money from the slave husband. As he spoke, he felt sad and sobbed again.

Zhao Dangshi nodded secretly, this kidnapping and blackmailing is a common trick used by stick thieves, and this woman is also unlucky, so she wants to get down from this mountain.

Now that they are in prison, Zhao Dangshi comforted the woman and stopped the woman from crying, and then asked, "Is there any news about your husband in the past two days?" "This woman came in early, and maybe she had some experience to draw on.

The woman choked up and said: "In the past two days, the slave family has been secluded in this dark room, and the gang of thieves only gives a bowl of gruel every day, and there is nothing else to say, but the news from outside cannot be transmitted for half a minute." ”

Listening to her weak voice, she must have suffered a little in the past two days, Zhao Dangshi felt some pity in his heart, shook his head and said: "I miss your husband, and now I must be very anxious." Maybe I'll be ransomed out in two days. Oh's heart moved, "Dare to ask who the lady and husband are?" ”

The king of food looked like a drunken man, and listening to the woman's tone, it seemed that he was only imprisoned here, and had not suffered any humiliation. I also thought that the room I was in was considered a "better room" in the mouth of the stick thief, which showed that this woman also had a lot of background, and she was not a woman in an ordinary squire's family.

As soon as she mentioned her husband, a trace of joy appeared on the woman's face, but Zhao Dangshi couldn't see it. She hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "The slave husband is Guang'an's parent official. "It turns out that her husband is actually from Guang'an Zhi County, no wonder the king of food does not dare to be easily molested.

"Oh, it's the family of the cousin, but it's rude." Zhao Dangshi didn't know who Guang'an Zhixian was, so he pretended to be a gesture.

"Does the military master recognize the slave husband?" The woman was visibly surprised.

"Well, there was a relationship. However, the people who are in the army, the vulgar martial arts, and the hall respects him and looks down on him. ”

When the woman heard this, she suddenly became a little anxious, and hurriedly said, "How can it be, it must be a misunderstanding." The slave husband is the most public and equal on weekdays. Even the maidservants in the house, he never beat and scolded wantonly. ”

Although she was anxious to explain, her words sounded extremely harsh to Zhao Dangshi. What "treat everyone equally" and "never wantonly beat and scold", the words reveal a strong sense of superiority. Maybe this woman has no intention, but she has been pampered since she was a child, and she is used to calling girls and servants, and a few random words can make people from the bottom of society like Zhao Dangshi unhappy.

Zhao Dangshi's displeasure, the woman couldn't see it, she couldn't wait for a response, she was very frightened, and said: "But in his words, there is something that offends the military master." If he has to go out, the slave family will persuade him to make amends to the military master. ”

Let the dignity of a county make amends for his own martial arts? Zhao Dangshi smiled dumbly, admiring the woman's innocence, but at the same time vaguely felt that something was wrong. This woman is the lady of the county, and she will get out of trouble sooner or later, but she has always revealed her flattery to herself, a newcomer, between her words, why?

"I don't know where the military master is?" At that moment, Zhao Dangshi did not answer, and the room of Heiwuwu was very silent, which made the woman uneasy, so she looked for a topic.

"It's just doing some hard work, and it's insignificant." Zhao Dangshi said lazily.

The woman sighed lightly and said, "A mother-in-law and two maidservants around the slave family have been detained elsewhere. In the past two days, only the military master has been sent here, and I think there is a way to come, I wonder if the military master has a plan to get out? ”

Zhao Dangshi suddenly realized, going around and around, this woman has taken a fancy to her identity, which may be unusual, and has some use value. But she is a dignified wife of the county, and she should be rescued by her husband, so why bother to ask for help from herself. I was more and more suspicious in my heart.

In order to find out, he thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to hide it from Madame. In Xiashi, it was Li Ya's general Luo who came to Dayu Mountain to suppress the thieves and explore the road first, but unexpectedly the luck was bad and he was negligent in his precautions. ”

"Oh! It turned out to be General Luo Shen's subordinates. Luo Shen also visited the slave family with his husband several times, with a graceful demeanor and a pillar material. The woman seemed to be very surprised, especially when she heard the word "thief", she exhaled even more.

Zhao Dangshi sneered at her and snorted: "The stick thief heard that I was a subordinate of Lord Luo, so he didn't dare to embarrass me. Stay here for the night, and you'll take me down. Otherwise, my soldiers will rush up the hill and level this place in an instant. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was no sound over there, for a long time, just when Zhao Dangshi was a little strange, the woman's voice sounded again, this time, but the tone was timid: "Slave family, slave family has a request, and I hope that the military master will agree." ”

"Madame, please."

"After the military master is released, can I let Lord Luo look at the slave family and save the slave down the mountain?"

Sure enough, the woman finally asked for help. Zhao Dangshi snorted coldly: "If you are a member of the family, why do you ask for help from me?" I've been here for a long time, is it a good pastime? ”

The woman said in a hurry: "The military master is laughing, the slave family is too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the spare energy to entertain the military master, it's just that there is something unspeakable here." ”