"The villain is willing to take the lead." The old steward's attendant didn't have time to think about it before he knelt down in front of Wang Xingping.

"Shiro!" The old steward roared sharply, his voice full of surprise.

"Second uncle, is there any other way to go?" The young attendant looked back at the elder and said, "Besides, the Li family can't get rid of many things that Guo Tianfeng has done, didn't the first second uncle come out earlier to ask our family to accompany the Li family to the funeral?" ”

Funeral?

The old steward frowned when he heard this, this nephew was really stupid, he originally planned to push the matter on Guo Tianfeng alone, no matter whether Guo Tianfeng died or escaped, as long as he was not captured alive, there would be no evidence. When the time comes, it will only be captured by thieves, and then some silver can always be perfunctory, but this nephew directly shouted about the relationship between Guo Tianfeng and the Li family, which was to hand the knife to the other party.

However, he immediately calmed down a little, these people call themselves officers and soldiers, and I am afraid that there are still some turnarounds.

"I don't know what to call the master."

He thought that if it was really officers and soldiers to suppress bandits, the left was just a nearby state and county, and the Li family was also a Renqiu clan, so they still had a little face, and they could always pass with some silver.

Wang Xingping watched the performance of the two, and the corners of his mouth curled, "Steward Li is a little loyal, but this time we are waiting for the bandits to be ordered by the emperor, and the old steward's little caution doesn't have to be played in front of Wang." ”

"This general laughed, what can the old man think."

"The wind is dead." Wang Xingping didn't talk nonsense, but after the words came out, he observed the other party's attitude quite playfully.

The old steward was inevitably shocked when he heard the news, but then a hint of joy appeared on his face, and he felt a great sigh of relief.

"So, the next thing to do is to trouble Li in charge."

The old steward, who had just recovered his breath, was nervous again when he heard this.

At this time, another young man came into the house, "Senior, the cloth that was robbed in my house has been found." ”

Bian Dashou was older than Wang Xingping, and he didn't know how to call Wang Xingping because of the face of a scholar, but fortunately, after learning the identity of his country's prisoner, he finally found a title that could be shouted.

But the old housekeeper of the Li family didn't hear the trick in his words, but looked at Bian Dashou and looked frightened, "You...... You are the ...... of the Bian family Jiro. ”

"Steward Li's memory is good." Bian Dashou looked proud of the victor, and arched his hand to the old man with a smile.

Wang Xingping said: "Since it is a gathering of acquaintances, I will leave the matter here to you to take care of, I believe that Bian Xiu can do it well." ”

"The younger generation dares not to be unsatisfied." Bian Dashou gave a light salute and sent Wang Xingping out of the door.

When Wang Xingping went out, he ordered his subordinates to separate the Li family's uncle and nephew into custody, leaving only a few guards and Bian Dashou to interrogate the two.

He weighed his previous decision again, and still felt that there was no big problem. Guo Tianfeng has been entrenched in this place for more than ten years, and there have been a lot of crimes in the last two or three years alone.

After another half an hour, news from the south came back one after another.

A total of more than 10 captive women and children were found at the head of several camps, all of whom were business travelers and family members who had crossed the border in the past and villagers from the left, and these people were naturally concentrated in one place, and they would be sent to the rear for screening after dawn.

The rest of the wealth is not much, such a big state seems to consume a lot, and has looked at the autumn, before the autumn harvest is the time of green and yellow, there is not much grain and silver, only some of the gold collected over the years is not easy to get rid of and found together, converted into cash The total will not exceed three thousand taels, but Wang Xingping will not be too little, this trip to suppress bandits can be regarded as capital preservation.

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"Are you a native soldier of Baojing Prefecture?"

A thick southwestern official dialect came into his ears, and Peng Huaigui's heart was shocked.

"Don't worry, if you are really a new bandit and have no blood debts, I will naturally give you a chance to mend your ways." The young man always played a package ticket.

Peng Huaigui finished digesting Wang Xingping's words, he tried to move his knees to make himself kneel more comfortably, and then he said the words he had explained to the soldiers of the Yelang Battalion with the interrogator in front of him.

"Now there is a group of native soldiers on the south bank of the Hutuo River to form a formation against the heavenly soldiers, I read that they belong to the same line in the southwest and can't bear to be punished, if you can say that this part will vote anyway, I can protect my life, and he will have a chance to return to his homeland one day."

According to Ding Yi's report, those Xiangma were fleeing to the west and south at the moment, and they were killed and injured by the Yelang camp and the new army intercepted along the way, but they encountered a hard bone not far south of the Hutuo River. These people, numbering about two hundred, formed a formation and held out not far from the shore. The new army, which had killed its confidence, suffered a lot of losses when it crashed into this department, killing and wounding more than a dozen people, but fortunately, those people only held on and did not pursue.

Ding Yi looked for a captured Xiangma to ask, only to know that these people were all newly surrendered Huguang native soldiers, and there was probably no way out to retreat when they formed a formation to defend themselves, so they could only fight to the death.

While reporting the news to Wang Xingping, he naturally also mentioned Peng Huaigui, who had been captured alive before, and the matter of these local soldiers suddenly made the young man who had just won a great interest in Mr. Qian, so there was this temporary 'arraignment'.

"If you are asked to shout, how sure are you that these soldiers will be right?"

"Don't hide it from the master, those local soldiers were originally from the same village as the villain, and they hadn't done anything bad before, but they wanted to return to their hometown sooner or later to earn a life."

He had already known Wang Xingping's identity from elsewhere, and the same southwest lineage made him feel a little close, and at the same time, his heart was a little calmer, and even the tone of his voice was smoother.

"It doesn't matter if you have done anything that hurts the heavens and lives, but as long as you can help me subdue this department, at least they will not lose their lives in vain, this is also a merit, I can protect you from the crime of desertion earlier, and other villagers will also give them a way out."

"The villain first thanked the chief master for his kindness on behalf of my fellow villagers, and the villain set off to cross the river." Peng Huaigui was like being amnestied, and he didn't know how much sincerity he meant when he said his words of gratitude.

But Wang Xingping didn't care, "Ding Yi, you take Yelang Camp with him." ”

Ding Yi naturally understood Wang Xingping's thoughts, and hurriedly went out with Peng Huaigui and a few of his subordinates.

Not long after Ding Yi left, news came from Bian Dashou that the goods that had been robbed by the Bian family had also been found.

With the physical evidence, Wang Xing said calmly, "Are the two of the Li family obedient?" ”

"Seniors, rest assured, they have already planned according to the previous plan, and this time they will not let the Li family get out of touch easily, and the two of them have already understood how powerful they are, and there will be no recurrence." After this night, Bian Dashou has fully realized Wang Xingping's strength, and the trace of contempt that originally existed in his heart has long disappeared, and his attitude is much more respectful.

"In fact, whether the Li family can get rid of this layer of involvement still depends on the strength of your family." Wang Xingping looked at Bian Dashou meaningfully.

Bian Dashou felt a pang in his heart, and his attitude was a little more respectful. How did he not understand the deep meaning of Wang Xingping's words, in the future, the side family in this area will be the representative of this young man, no matter what, he will not be able to get out of contact, although he has not yet noticed that there is anything wrong, but he also faintly feels that it seems that the family's opportunity is coming, and he is solemn in his heart.

It didn't take long for the 'physical evidence' boat to move, and the 'human evidence' also followed, escorted by the new army all the way along the Hutuo River to the outside of the city of Juzhou.

Although this place has been abandoned, it is not as abandoned as the ancient state city, and there are still thousands of residents in the city, which is no less than the county seat in the southwest. But when he arrived at a barren beach on the bank of the river five miles away from the city, Wang Xingping ordered to set up camp, but the time was in a hurry and he did not set up a tent, so he did not approach the state city.

Not long after the camp was set up, a group of men and horses approached from the direction of Juzhou along the river, there were not many people, but they were all dressed in black cloaks, and the people who came simply passed until Wang Xingping was beside the bonfire.

Withdrawing the cloak, revealing the close-fitting flying fish suit, the coming person was a little more powerful.

"Xingping has seen the deputy wave (note: the commander is the same as the other name)."

"No need to be polite, things can be done in the north?" The person who came had a cold face, and the wolf on his face didn't look very close.

Wang Xingping didn't have many surprises, "Don't worry, Xingping has already done it, there are all the human and material evidence, there is no room for denial, and he will never let the deputy wave run in vain." ”

The person who came nodded with satisfaction, and his tone was also softened, "Ruiyang (Tian Shengzhi) and my family are connected to the sect, and he is an official in Hebei, since he strongly recommended you in front of me, I will naturally help you, and this is also a credit, if you do a good job this time, Luo Command will also have your goodness there." ”

Wang Xingping secretly thought to himself while admitting it, if the case of the Li family's nest owner is really confirmed, he will not only benefit from it, but the person who benefits the most is obviously the head of the Tian family in front of him. The person who came was one of the eight surnames of Renqiu, the descendant of the Tian family of Yanzhou, and his grandfather was the military department of the Wanli Dynasty, Shangshu Tianle, who had inherited the position of a Jinyi Wei because of his ancestors, and now he has achieved the command of the Jinyi Guard.

This time, it was Wang Xingping who laid out in advance and took advantage of Tian Shengzhi's relationship to connect with this person, and sent a personal favor with this credit, and by the way, it also made the matter of cooking the Li family more certain, after all, there is a Jinyi guard, as long as the evidence is conclusive, there is a fear of local big clans, and the Tian family is a big family here, and the family is still above the Li family, whether it is from the interests of the family or personal promotion, there is a good reason for Tian Er to step in.

Wang Xingping deliberately inquired carefully, seeing that Luo Sigong, who was in charge of Jinyi Weitang, was old and frail, and his son was not very qualified and lacking, Tian Ergeng, who was also the commander of Jinyiwei, was one of the most likely candidates to take over Jinyiwei.

After joining Tian Ergeng, the brigade immediately set off and continued to go south, and finally came to the outside of Renqiu City before dawn.

As soon as the city gate opened, Niu Jinxing immediately came out and informed Wang Xingping of the situation in the city.

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