Chapter 225: Peeling Back the Cocoon
Xu Changqing was stunned for a moment and glanced at Wu Sanfu.
Wu Sanfu subconsciously closed his mouth and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu Changqing's eyes, as if he had made a mistake.
After a moment, Xu Changqing couldn't help but smile and patted Wu Sanfu's shoulder: "Third brother, it's a trivial matter, if you want to see it, wait a minute, you go to prison." ”
Seeing that Xu Changqing was not angry, Wu Sanfu relaxed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and showed a happy smile on his face.
Xu Changqing was a little amused in his heart, but even though he was a little speechless, he sighed a little.
Although Wu Sanfu is not weak in ability and comes from a famous family, in the final analysis, he is still a ...... Kids.
It's a pity that his innocence, under the pressure of his spicy father Wu Xiang, the calm eldest brother Wu Sanfeng, and the second brother Wu Sangui of Shenwu and wisdom, is destined to be annihilated.
Xu Changqing suddenly liked this third uncle.
Wu Sanfu's gradual closeness to himself is by no means a bad thing.
……
The battle on the frontal battlefield of Liujiabao lasted less than half an hour, and then gradually returned to tranquility.
In this process, Xu Changqing did not dispatch a single soldier except for a round of flowering bombs in front of him, but with this kind of power and psychological pressure, the bandits in the entire Liujiabao were defeated, and Liujiabao was preserved to the greatest extent, and Liujiabao was also taken.
As the horse harrier who wanted to commit suicide was rushed in and captured alive by Zhang Jisheng and several of them, the battle also came to an end.
"Get on your knees!"
The two pro-soldiers kicked directly on the back leg of the horse harrier, forcing him to kneel in front of Xu Changqing.
Ma Harrier clenched his teeth tightly, staring at Xu Changqing with extremely resentful eyes, but he didn't say a word.
At this time, Xu Changqing had already learned some information about the horse harrier from Zhang Jisheng and them, and examined the horse harrier for a while before saying: "You are the elite under Mao Shuai, and you can be regarded as a good man, why are you a thief?" ”
"Phew!"
Ma Harrier smacked Xu Changqing fiercely: "How do I do it, and I still use you to teach?" Ha ha! Grandpa, I'll go first, and I'll wait underground......"
Syllable!
He still wanted to say something, but Zhao Zengjin's whip directly smashed his head and face on Ma Harrier's face, and suddenly a piece of skin and flesh bloomed, and blood rolled and surged, which directly stopped Ma Harrier's words.
Zhao Zengjin wanted to whip him again, but Xu Changqing waved his hand to stop him, "Take him down, watch him alive, don't let him die, and don't abuse him." ”
"Huh? Be. ”
Even if everyone looked at the horse harrier unpleasantly, Xu Changqing had already spoken, how could he dare to refute it, and quickly brought the horse harrier down.
Wu Sanfu said in a low voice at this time: "Dashuai, if you don't get rid of the horse harriers, those bandits, I'm afraid there will be unease." ”
Xu Changqing smiled: "It's okay, let's go meet them first." ”
At this time, Zhang Jisheng and several of them, along with the two or three hundred minions, had been disarmed and were detained in a circle like sheep.
Seeing Xu Changqing, dressed in bright silver armor and a big red cloak waving in the wind, like the stars holding the moon, these people couldn't help but be slightly restless, and they all looked at Xu Changqing with some horror but expectation, waiting for the man who decided their fate to speak.
Xu Changqing glanced around everyone, and everyone didn't dare to face Xu Changqing's gaze, and they all lowered their heads humbly and respectfully.
They are all in the prime of life.
Most of them are in their twenties and thirties, and there are very few half-grown children and old men in their forties.
Moreover, compared to the average person, their nutrition is significantly better, and many people have obvious muscle contours.
These people are in the year of fighting, and it would be a pity if they were to be coolies or slaughtered directly.
"Hehe, since you have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, Ben Shuai will keep his promise and save your lives. So, don't be nervous. ”
After examining it for a while, Xu Changqing said very gently.
The crowd suddenly stirred slightly, and many people's tension was obviously relieved a lot, and they all looked at Xu Changqing gratefully.
Zhang Jisheng reacted quickly, and was busy kowtowing desperately: "Uncle is benevolent and righteous, in the future, all the cheap lives I wait for will be sold to my uncle." ”
The others came back to their senses, and they were busy kowtowing like pounding garlic.
Wu Sanfu didn't understand Xu Changqing's thoughts, but he already knew Xu Changqing very well, so naturally he wouldn't talk much at this time.
Xu Changqing waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet: "You can wait for the death penalty to be avoided, but the living crime is unforgivable!" If you are not able to show it, then you must first serve five years of hard labor to atone for your sins. ”
The crowd, which had been a little calmer, was suddenly in a commotion again, full of horror.
At this time, they also understood that the young but towering man in front of them was by no means as easy to fool as they were before, and it was far from so simple to want to eat under his hands.
Seeing that everyone began to digest this information, Xu Changqing continued: "Now, separate them and detain them, staggered them into a team of twenty people, and give them half an hour to rest. If anyone has figured it out, you can come to this General Wu next to me, and he will accompany you to have a good chat. Okay, now let's get started. ”
"Yes!"
Soon, in the horror of these crowds, they were quickly staggered into teams and placed in isolation.
Wu Sanfu finally understood what Xu Changqing meant at this time, and his spirit couldn't help but lift his spirits.
According to Xu Changqing's method of 'dividing and dividing', these people are already dough, and they can knead it however he wants.
Xu Changqing looked at Wu Sanfu with a smile, "Third brother, this matter is left to you." ”
Wu Sanfu nodded heavily: "Handsome, everything is wrapped up in the humble position!" ”
……
Soon, the belongings in Liujiabao had been lightly revealed, but they were not as rich as Xu Changqing imagined, only more than three thousand taels of silver and two or three thousand stone of grain, as well as some blades that were not very useful, and there were only a dozen pairs of armor, all of which were worn by several masters.
In addition to the nearly 300 bandits who surrendered voluntarily, there were more than 300 captured prisoners, and the remaining nearly 200 people were all killed in the previous chaos.
By this time, the overall situation was already under control, and Xu Changqing was not in a hurry.
After resting for a while, I was just about to go to Ma Harrier to talk to Dong Lifu, when Dong Lifu's follow-up troops finally arrived.
There were six or seven hundred of them, and they were not better equipped than these bandits.
At this time, they also knew the current battle situation, and they were all a little confused and at a loss.
Zhang Hu's cavalry had already surrounded them and quickly came over to ask for instructions.
Xu Changqing thought for a moment and said, "Keep the status quo." Be careful not to let the message get out the crack. ”
"Yes!"
Not long after, Xu Changqing first came to the big tent where Dong Lifu was being held, compared to the horse harrier who was bent on death, Dong Lifu was undoubtedly much more sensible.
Dong Lifu had been tied to a piece of wood at this time, and he had been imprisoned in the tent for almost half an hour, just getting used to the darkness in the tent.
As soon as he saw Xu Changqing coming, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
After a while, he finally came back to his senses and pleaded: "Uncle, you have been wronged and wronged......"
Xu Changqing smiled, took a chair and sat next to Dong Lifu: "Master Dong, you are wronged or not, you know, and Ben Shuai also knows." Now, it depends on Dong Ye, whether you want to live or die. ”
“……”
Dong Lifu was speechless.
After being silent for a long time, he smiled bitterly: "Uncle, if you don't kill the lowly position, the lowly position will die." It's better to give the lowly job a happy one. If you can die under your hands, uncle, you will die without regrets. ”
Xu Changqing couldn't help laughing.
This Dong Lifu is really a wonderful person.
His statement is quite similar to that of Hong Chengchou when he was captured in another time and space.
Seeing Xu Changqing laughing like this, Dong Lifu's cold sweat kept surging out.
It's not that he won't betray the ghost master, even if his wife, children, and mother are all dead, it's nothing, as long as he is alive, just find a few little wives to be born again.
However, if you can't get enough assurance from Xu Changqing's side, then you will really die in vain.
At this time, seeing that Xu Changqing finished laughing, Dong Lifu was busy making righteous words, and just wanted to say something more.
But I heard Xu Changqing say directly: "Please ask Gonggong Li to come over to supervise the sentence and send our Dong Ye on the road." ”
"Yes!"
Several pro-soldiers stepped forward like wolves in an instant, holding Dong Lifu firmly, while Xu Changqing didn't look back and went out of the tent directly.
Syllable!
At this time, there was no yellow paper, but there was some rice paper, and some pro-soldiers slapped a few pieces of white rice paper directly on Dong Lifu's face, and some pro-soldiers next to him quickly brought over the water that had been prepared earlier.
The whole world was suddenly blinded by white paper, feeling the terrifying depression and despair, Dong Lifu's soul was about to fly for a while, and he was busy struggling desperately and shouting: "Uncle, uncle, I said, I said it all!" I know the location of the ghost master's treasure, which is enough to have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. I beg my uncle not to kill it......"
However, no one paid any attention to him at all.
"Whoa!"
In a moment, a basin of cold water was poured directly on his face.
Dong Lifu instantly felt that his whole person had been cut off from this world, and the indescribable feeling of suppressed pain quickly raged towards his whole body.
Soon, like a small boat floating in the sea, he gradually began to lose his way......
Just when Dong Lifu was almost unconscious and instinctively began to give up resistance, the position of his mouth was suddenly knocked open, and immediately, the folded cold and piercing rice paper, which was more terrible than the devil, was directly revealed.
Dong Lifu came back to his senses for a moment, his eyes widened violently, but he saw Xu Changqing looking at him with a smile: "Master Dong, now, can we talk?" ”
"Wow-"
Dong Lifu actually cried out directly, and said desperately: "Uncle, say that you are lowly, and you can say everything." ”
Dong Lifu's position is still very critical, equivalent to a big housekeeper of the ghost master, mainly responsible for coordinating many affairs on the side of Zhanhua, Wuding Prefecture, including Lijin, and some property.
With Dong Lifu's narration, Xu Changqing's brows couldn't help frowning slightly.
Only in the Zhuangzi more than 30 miles away from Dong Lifu from here, the ghost master left more than 300,000 taels of silver!
Moreover, it also includes 30,000 or 40,000 stone of grain.
Especially the ghost master's way of domination, including some of his channels, made Xu Changqing a little dumbfounded.
The reason why Ma Harrier and others will be firmly controlled by the ghost master is because Ma Harrier only has the right to lead troops, but the logistics supply is stuck by Dong Lifu.
And Dong Lifu was counter-monitored by the people around him and Ma Harrier, and this kind of surveillance Dong Lifu and Ma Harrier couldn't understand at all, or that everyone around them was the eye of the ghost, so they naturally had no possibility of making trouble.
What's even more speechless is that even Dong Lifu has never seen a ghost master.
Every year, he only has the opportunity to meet his wife and children twice, and each time the place is not fixed, maybe in Zhanhua, maybe in Wudingzhou, or maybe in Cangzhou.
It's hard to figure it out.
Xu Changqing came out of the big tent, and Gonggong Li, who had been listening to the side, was also dumbfounded, and after a while, he said: "This ghost master's evil intentions are really unseen and unheard of!" Uncle, this Dong Lifu doesn't know the front of the ghost master, so what should we do? ”
In the face of this existence, who can not have a numb scalp?
Rao is Gonggong Li's identity is respected and he has great righteousness, but he has already boarded Xu Changqing's ship, if he can't catch this ghost master, how can he feel at ease?
Xu Changqing smiled: "Father-in-law, don't worry. No matter how cunning a rabbit is, it can't escape the eyes of a hunter. You put your heart in your belly. By the way, what we said earlier still works. As long as you catch this ghost, you can take 10% of all the goods. ”
"This ......"
Gonggong Li was stunned for a moment, the expression on his face changed like turning a book, and soon, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Uncle, this, how can this be made." However, uncle, you are loyal to the country, and the miscellaneous family will definitely report to the emperor truthfully. ”
He understood what he heard just now, and if it was Dong Lifu's side, it was more than 300,000 taels of silver.
He thought that he would be very satisfied with coming over this time and getting a thousand taels, who would have thought that Xu Changqing was going to give him a golden mountain.