The next day, it wasn't until noon that Zhang Deshun woke up from his sweet dream, got up from bed lazily, looked at the dirty and somewhat dim room, and let out a big sigh.

He staggered and got dressed,

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and he opened the door in a daze, and a tall figure appeared in front of him, with his waist bowed up, looking at him condescendingly.

Wu Quangui said in a rough voice: "Boy, you have to pay back the hundreds of dollars you owe me." ”

Zhang Deshun smiled a little weakly, and said flatteringly: "Big brother, big brother, see if you can give a few days of grace, brother, I have been a little tight recently." ”

Wu Quangui suddenly grabbed Gao Shun's collar, pulled Zhang Deshun up from the bed, and scolded: "Boy, are you fooling me? You dare to play grandpa and me, do you still want to live? ”

Zhang Deshun's face was pale, and he said trembling slightly: "I, big brother, I was wrong, give me a few more days, give me a few more days, please, please." ”

Wu Quangui showed a smile on his face and said, "It's okay, in fact, I'm not bad at this money, and it's not bad to discuss." ”

Zhang Deshun knelt on the ground excitedly, kowtowed again and again, and said, "Big brother, you are my reborn parents." ”

Wu Quangui said: "You forget, I have a younger sister, the widow of Wu, his man just died, he has a good impression of you, if you marry her, our debts will be written off." ”

Zhang Deshun sat on the ground all of a sudden, her face was even paler, just the dignity of her sister Wu Widow, her fierce appearance, like a fat pig-like figure, it was disgusting to think about it, not only that, this woman had a rough temper, how could she look like a woman, if she married this tigress, she would not have to live.

But seeing the strong man standing at his door like an iron tower, staring at himself with eyes like copper bells, he knew that if he said a word, then he felt that he couldn't eat good fruit to eat, this person was a fierce man in the neighborhood, and it was said that he was still the number one thug under the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, and he was a ruthless character.

Zhang Deshun smiled reluctantly, but this smile was not much better than crying.

He looked at Wu Quangui's sneering expression, and knew in his heart that he couldn't hide today, so he said embarrassedly: "Brother Wu, Brother Wu, to be honest, I have admired your sister for a long time, and I want to be your brother-in-law in my dreams?" Is this a coincidence, you say? ”

Wu Quangui laughed and said, "Okay, you see how we settle this matter, let's go, follow me to marry my sister." As he spoke, he was about to pull Zhang Deshun and leave.

Zhang Deshun hurriedly said: "Big brother, you see that today is not an auspicious day, and you also know that I don't have any dowry, I have to go to the city to procure it." ”

Wu Quangui thought for a while, nodded and said, "You're right, okay, then give you a few days." ”

Wu Quangui turned around and just wanted to leave.

Zhang Deshun hurriedly grabbed Wu Quangui's thigh, and said a little shyly: "Big brother, big brother, my brother has been a little tight lately, do you see how I can buy a bride price for your sister, can you lend me some money?" ”

Wu Quangui turned around, looked at him, frowned and said, "Okay, you are considerate, how much is it?" Go ahead. ”

Zhang Deshun hurriedly said: "200 Wen is enough, 200 Wen is enough, big brother, big brother, you know that this is my deep love for Miss Wu." ”

Wu Quangui thought for a while, threw him a bag of money, and said, "Here you go, take it, I'll come to you in a few days." ”

"Also, you'd better not play tricks with me, if it's about tricks, you can't play with me, you know that I like to nail a living person in a coffin and bury this kind of play, that heart-rending roar, how wonderful." Wu Quangui sneered and said in Zhang Deshun's ear, and then Wu Quangui turned around and left.

After Wu Quangui left for a while, Zhang Deshun nervously opened the door and looked around, seeing that there was no one around.

He began to tiptoe, his eyebrows fluttering, and he scolded: "This stupid big man, no brains, I'll run away if I take the money, the world is so big, you can still find me, and your damn sister, she looks like that, and she doesn't know how to look, and she still wants the master to marry you, I want to go crazy." ”

Saying that, put on your clothes, take your luggage, and take away all the valuable things in the house, damn it, this damn big man, and let me marry your ugly sister, I won't leave you anything, let you pay for your death.

He secretly opened the door to a small corner, and saw that the stupid big man had indeed left, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and strode towards the city.

The time has come to the afternoon, in the city of Ningchuan Prefecture, people come and go, it is still very lively, as an important border town, there are naturally a lot of businessmen.

In the crowd, Zhang Deshun, who was depressed and disheartened, hurried to the road, and several fierce men chased after him.

He had just lost all his only 200 yuan in gambling, and he wanted to escape from the city as quickly as possible, but he found that the ruffians and hooligans under Wu Quangui were following him tightly, and he didn't get rid of it after a few street corners.

He knew that he couldn't go out of the city, if he ran away from the city, if he was discovered by Wu Quangui's subordinates, if he lost all the money he borrowed from him to gamble, with Wu Quangui's ruthless heart, he would definitely beat himself half to death. He had seen the scene of the lackeys of the Liao people led by Wu Quangui beating people, which was called flesh and blood.

And the coffin buried alive is no joke.

Zhang Deshun thought of the damn fat black widow with a freckled face again, thinking that he might have to marry such a mother-in-law in the future, and scolded in his mouth: "Wu Quangui of the dog day, it's so fucking treacherous, damn it, what should I do?" ”

Wu Quangui's subordinates in the back found that there was something wrong with Zhang Deshun, he never went to any bride price shop, but dangled around the city, and those subordinates sped up their pace and walked towards Zhang Deshun.

Suddenly, he saw that there was a crowd of people in front of him, and the thugs in the back of Wu Quangui were about to catch up with Zhang Deshun, and Zhang Deshun saw this situation and hurriedly got into the crowd.

The crowd surrounds a high platform.

On the high platform, two Liao soldiers in armor walked up to the high platform, and countless people in coarse cloth clothes below shouted and discussed.

A fat nobleman of the Liao Kingdom dressed in brocade said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen of the Dinglong Mansion, today, your opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune has arrived, and the general personally gave an order.

From today onwards, all the people who report the shadow hiding place of the rebel army will be given the citizenship of Liao State until it is confirmed that it is true, and they will be rewarded with 100 gold, 1,000 fiefs, and the fiefs will be exempt from taxes for 3 years.

Those who provide effective clues will be given 10 gold, 100 fiefs, and 3 years of tax exemption for fiefs.

People who report that someone is secretly hiding or colluding with shadows can take possession of all their property, including their wives and daughters, and those who collude will not be killed. ”

Then, the fat Liao official beckoned, and several soldiers pulled a box of Grand Duke Ding Jin to the high platform.

The fat Liao official shouted: "If any of you know the news of the rebels and see this box of gold, these are all yours, and you will become honorable citizens of Liao, you will never have to enter that filthy mining camp, you will be nobles, and your descendants will always be nobles."

But if anyone dares to deceive us, your time of death will come. ”

This fat man's name is Yeluqi, he is the president of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, he is greedy and shameless, and he has a group of vicious thugs under him.

As soon as Yeluqi's voice fell, many people in the audience talked to each other, and many people were a little different, this temptation was too great, but they were helpless, because the stronghold of the shadow was so easy to grasp, and the mountain was now covered with snow, stretching for thousands of miles, even if the old hunter went deep into it, he might lose his way.

At this moment, Zhang Deshun's face was covered with sweat, and the thugs of Wu Quangui were looking for themselves in the crowd, gradually surrounded him, and gradually approached his direction.

And Zhang Deshun heard the words on the high platform, but his eyes lit up, thinking of Jiang Zhe and his daughter Jiang Yan who did not return at night, since Jiang Yan is Gao Yongchang's woman, how could their family not know the residence of the shadow? Moreover, Jiang Zhe sneaked out of the mountains in the middle of the night, probably to deliver grain and grass to the shadow.

Although he couldn't call accurately, when he saw the fierce thug chasing behind him, he was smooth, and the so-called blessing was not a curse, and it was a disaster that could not be avoided.

Zhang Deshun shouted without hesitation: "I know, I know, I know that someone is colluding with the shadow." ”

When the fat nobleman Yeluqi saw that someone took the initiative to report it, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the soldier next to him: "Quick, bring the person who spoke." ”

The thugs under Wu Quangui, who had already approached Zhang Deshun, stopped.

And the two Liao soldiers separated the crowd and escorted Zhang Deshun to the side of the fat nobleman Yeluqi.

That Yeluqi looked Zhang Deshun up and down, his face showed disdain, Zhang Deshun was dressed in shabby and somewhat smelly clothes at the moment, unkempt, and a little drunk, and his body was thin and a little withered.

Yeluqi said in a majestic voice: "You really know who is the shadow of collusion, I can warn you in advance, if you see the general and dare to talk nonsense, I will cut out your tongue and feed it to the dogs, do you understand?" ”

Zhang Deshun trembled a little, and hurriedly said: "My lord, I know that I do have full evidence. ”

Na Yeluqi frowned, took out a handkerchief with gold rimmed to cover his nose, and said to the soldier next to him with some disgust: "Take him away and take him to the general." “

In the general's mansion, Dagong Ding, dressed in military uniform and with a sword hanging from his waist, stood in the hall, followed by Yelu Dashi, who was dressed in a black robe and somewhat emaciated, and a bearded general.

The nobles of the Liao Chamber of Commerce, who were bloated and fat, dressed in gorgeous costumes inlaid with gold wire, walked into the lobby with Zhang Deshun, who was escorted by two soldiers.

When Yeluqi saw Dagongding, he rubbed his hands and said with a smile on his face: "General Dagongding, General Yelu, your idea is really good, someone replied as soon as the news was sent, you see that this person is the one who provided the news." ”

Zhang Deshun saw the man at the head, and he clearly remembered that one month ago, the man drove to the Dagong Dinglong Mansion with thousands of neat Liao cavalry, and the man rode a high-headed horse, wearing armor, tall and mighty, accompanied by the cheers of the crowd into the scene of the general's mansion.

I remember that day I was drunk with a few fox friends and dogs, and I looked at the tall figure in a daze and said: "To be a man is to be such a person, and live under the crowd of people." ”

For this reason, I was ridiculed by those fox friends and dog friends, but I didn't expect to see that person today.

He burst into tears with excitement, quickly knelt down, kowtowed like a chicken pecking rice, and stumbled and said: "General, general, I know the whereabouts of those damned traitors, and I know that someone has colluded with traitors without permission." ”

Dagong Ding looked at it, frowned, and looked disdainful, this person was really a completely ruffian and hooligan figure, covered in a foul smell, stained with wine, emaciated, and vain, so he did not speak.

Yelu Dashi saw that Dagong Ding was a little unhappy, and immediately said: "You get up and speak, don't be afraid, what to say, if the matter is true, it is indispensable for your benefits, but if you dare to talk nonsense, I swear that you will die a miserable death, understand?" ”

Zhang Deshun hurriedly nodded and said: "Okay, what I said is true, the day before yesterday, I returned to the village from the city with a brother, it was already ten years of darkness, and it was very dark, but I saw our village elder Jiang Zhe coming out of the mountains with his daughter Jiang Yan, and pushing several carts of things.

My brother told me that this Jiang Yan had an affair with Gao Yongchang, the young master of the rebel shadow, and this Jiang Zhe was a respected person in the clan, who had done some business and made a lot of money, but recently he had bought and hoarded a lot of grain and grass, don't you think this is suspicious? I suspect that this Jiang family should have colluded with the Shadow Clan. ”

After hearing this, Dagong Ding laughed and said: "But what you said is not absolute evidence, what if people go hunting in the mountains?" Even if he hoards grain and grass, what can he do, in order to prevent famine, don't you also say that he is a businessman? What you're saying is just speculation, do you have any evidence? ”

"Why should I trust a scumbag like you? You're drunk, unkempt, unlearned, come here, kick him out for me, I don't want such a person to dirty my general's mansion. ”

As soon as the Grand Duke Ding gave the order, the soldiers on both sides were about to step forward to drive Zhang Deshun.

But at this time, the obese Liao nobleman Yeluqi hurriedly said: "My lord, no, what this person said is not true, as long as I take someone to arrest that damn Jiang Zhe and torture him, I am not afraid that he will not confess, they are just lowly inferior people, why bother." ”

Dagong Ding said indifferently: "Why care? You know that Jiang Zhe is an ordinary person, he is the clan elder in the village, he is highly respected, if we arrest him for no reason, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the people, if he does not speak, it is not us who will help, but those damned rebels, and more people will join the rebels, don't forget, you damned nobles arrested the clan elders a few months ago without our consent, tortured them, and finally caused a riot, which killed us hundreds of Liao army brothers before this matter was settled. ”

The fat face of the Liao nobleman Yeluqi was a little distorted, and he said angrily: "You, Dagong Ding, you are a general, your primary responsibility is to protect the safety of our nobles, those soldiers died to protect us, and they died as they deserved, do you know how much loss a shadow attack on our caravan will cause us every day?" This money is enough to train thousands of Liao soldiers. ”

The Grand Duke was furious, he really wanted to tear this damn fat man alive with his hands, these damn vampire-like nobles, he and his soldiers were born and died for these nobles, and these damned nobles didn't treat their soldiers as human beings. He was about to stand up and accuse this damned nobleman, but was stopped by Yelu Dashi next to him.

Yelu Dashi said in that low tone: "The two of you don't have to quarrel, everyone is working hard for the great cause of the Liao Kingdom, I have a compromise method, we can't startle the snake, first drive him out, and then let him secretly spy on the Jiang family, if they enter the mountains here, send some thugs to follow them, so that we can find out where they live." ”

The fat Liao nobleman Yeluqi was covered with sweat on his head, seeing that the Grand Duke Ding was really angry, and was ready to draw his sword, he was really a little scared, and also realized that his words were a little too much, and it happened that Yelu Dashi, who was dressed in a black robe, gave him a step down, and he immediately smiled and said: "It's all heroes and teenagers, it's true, it's true, it's right, I have a group of thugs under my command, the leader is called Wu Quangui, who was also born in the army in the past, and has some kung fu that can help him." ”

Dagong Ding nodded, he knew that he couldn't do anything to this nobleman, even if he was the supreme governor of this region, if a Liao nobleman was beaten by himself, then his position as a general could be regarded as the end, he forced himself to calm down, smiled and said: "Okay, since the Chamber of Commerce is willing to send people, it is better, as long as you find out the place of the shadow, my army will arrive." ”

At this time, Zhang Deshun on the side was already frightened, if he was pulled out, then what was waiting for him would be in the hands of the burly and ruthless Wu Quangui, then it would be good if he could die, but suddenly the peak turned around, he was excited, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said: "General, I swear to be the liver and brain of the Liao State, and I will not give up." ”

Zhang Deshun suddenly saw the box of gold, and said tremblingly: "General, if I find the stronghold of the shadow, can this box of gold and that Jiang Zhe's property belong to me?" ”

Dagong Ding looked at him with disdain on his face and said, "Don't worry, as long as things are done properly, the money will come to you, and I will not miss you this amount of money." ”

Zhang Deshun hurriedly kept kowtowing, and suddenly thought of Jiang Yan's graceful figure in his heart, if he really found the shadow, then Jiang Yan was his daughter-in-law, he was very happy in his heart.

At this time, the obese Liao nobleman Yeluqi said at this time: "General, our Chamber of Commerce has decided to increase taxes to alleviate the losses suffered by the Chamber of Commerce and the large amount of money invested by the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Dagong Ding frowned and said: "As far as I know, the taxes of the farmers under the jurisdiction of your Chamber of Commerce are already very high, if you increase the taxes, how will you let those people live?" ”

The fat nobleman Yeluqi said: "I don't care about the affairs of those damn lowly people, you have to know how much the goods of our chamber of commerce have been looted recently, and how much we have lost, these are all done by these lowly people."

Naturally, they want to compensate me for my losses, as for those lowly people starving to death, it is better for us to suppress them in the province, and don't forget, I just want to inform you, the lord of Huanglong Mansion has agreed to our request. ”

Grand Duke Ding shook his head, he couldn't manage so much as a soldier, he gritted his teeth and said: "You go, when you find the location of the shadow, tell me, I will personally lead the army to quell the rebellion." ”

The fat Liao nobleman Yeluqi smiled and said, "General, then I will take this Zhang Deshun and leave, and the general takes care." As he spoke, two house slaves were holding Zhang Deshun, and Yeluqi, a nobleman of the Liao Kingdom, was in front of him and left like this.

When this Liao nobleman left, Dagong Ding slapped the table angrily and scolded: "These damn greedy Liao nobles, just want some money, they collude with officials and businessmen, and act in embarrassment, they are a bunch of damn parasites that grow on our Liao State, and sooner or later the Liao State will be gnawed away by these damn bastards." ”

Yelu Dashi sighed and said: "General, we are soldiers, we can't manage these things, and we can't manage them, the only thing we can do is to make contributions on the battlefield, and then return to our hometown." ”

Dagong Ding talked and said, "Yes, that's the only way. ”