"Ahem! Killing? ”

A loud shout came from behind the caravan, startling the bandits who had raised their knives and slashed them.

And Brother Cheng, who was originally in a trance under the huge pressure of the bandits, was suddenly sober in this shout, and saw that the opponent's knife was about to be cut down, so he instinctively waved the knife in his hand to the left, hitting the opponent's arm with the knife.

I heard a scream, the long knife fell to the ground, and the bandit's arm was bleeding.

All of this happened a moment after that shout, the wounded bandit turned and ran backwards, and Brother Cheng looked at the bloodstained knife, not having time to think about what was going on.

"What people! Dare to go to troubled waters, I don't want to live! Hurry up and let Lao Tzu come out and die! The blackbearded man heard the voice coming from the official road behind the caravan, so he shouted and asked.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a man and a horse appear on the official road more than ten zhang away behind the caravan, shake the reins, and slowly stepped forward.

The black-bearded man's pupils shrank, and he wanted to mess with them alone, he must not be an ordinary person, and immediately whispered: "Brothers, it is estimated that it is not a good stubble, be careful!" ”

After speaking, he shouted again and asked: "What kind of person is Your Excellency, dare to take care of my black wolf's affairs!" ”

The other party walked slowly and did not answer.

A group of bandits were on guard with knives and completely blocked the official road in a half-arc style.

After a short time, the man and the horse slowly came to the front of the caravan and stood side by side with the frightened Brother Cheng.

At this time, the bandits saw clearly the man who suddenly appeared on the horse.

I saw that this was a young man in his twenty-six or seventeenth year, dressed in green clothes, and his hair was combed into a bun and tied on the top of his head.

This young man is none other than Yang Congyi, who traveled all the way to Nanjian Prefecture to verify the exploits of the forbidden army.

Seeing the color of the person's clothes clearly, the corners of the black-bearded man's eyes jumped, and the expression on his face suddenly became complicated.

Yang Congyi just happened to fall not far behind the caravan, seeing the caravan in front of him stop, and hearing the loud laughter that resounded through the valley, he knew that there was something ahead, and after seeing the situation clearly, quietly observing and weighing, he finally decided to stand up.

He was an official of the imperial court, and he served in the front division of the palace, and he encountered bandits on the road, and there was no reason to escape.

"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, you have already violated the law by blocking the road with a knife, and you will not retreat, let alone when!" Yang Congyi rode on his horse and scolded loudly.

"Who the hell are you?" The blackbearded man was a little panicked, but he still wanted to find out who he was alone.

Yang Congyi took out an object, wanted to move forward, and said loudly: "This official is the former secretary of the palace, if you don't want to implicate your relatives, you will obediently go to the yamen to surrender yourself, if you have bad intentions and dare to make a move against this official, then you will correct the law on the spot, if you don't believe it, you can try it, is your sword fast, or your official's sword is fast." ”

After speaking, he put the token in his arms, patted the horse's back, jumped off the horse, stretched out his hand and took the sword hanging on the side of the saddle in his hand, and looked at the more than ten bandits not far away with an indifferent expression.

Brother Cheng saw that an official stood up for them, and subconsciously moved a few steps to Yang Congyi's side, and his panicked and chaotic mind calmed down a little, but the knife in his hand still trembled slightly.

"Thank you for your help!" Brother Cheng turned his head to thank him, but his face was really ugly.

"If you don't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and plant sweet potatoes. Don't thank this official, you should thank this peaceful world. Yang Congyi glanced at the other party and saw that his eyes were sincere, but the horror in them was revealed.

And the bandits immediately panicked when they heard Yang Congyi's introduction, they knew very well what the front division of the palace was, so they turned their heads to look at the black-bearded man, whether to advance or retreat, and asked the boss to make an idea.

The blackbearded man was obviously shocked when he heard the three words of the palace front division, the palace front division is not ordinary, it is one of the highest institutions in charge of the military of the Great Song Dynasty, the power is not trivial, and the officials serving in it are not easy to provoke. But the words had already been spoken, and he walked away in such a gloomy manner, obviously damaging his reputation, and he asked in his heart: "You said that you are an official or an official?" I also said that I was an official! ”

"Hahaha...... Interesting, if you want to say that, then don't blame the official for beheading you thieves without trial. As he spoke, he slowly pulled out the sword in his hand, and then said: "The world has been peaceful for many years, there has been no war for a long time, and I am worried that there is nowhere to establish meritorious service, and I can't be promoted. When he writes you down in the officer's merit book, you will be counted as helping the officer. ”

Turning his face and saying to Brother Cheng, "Pick up the knife and prepare to fight back!" Kill them, eliminate harm for the people, and this official will make the decision for you. ”

Brother Cheng was sure in his heart, and immediately turned around and shouted: "Brothers, there is an official master who calls the shots for us, and we all pick up the knives, instead of waiting for death, it is better to fight with these robbers!" ”

After speaking, he roared, completely dispelled the fear in his heart, flipped his wrist, danced the knife flower, and moved the stiff arm.

Everyone in the caravan saw that the bandits seemed to be suppressed by the people who suddenly appeared, and Brother Cheng shouted again to cheer them up, and everyone immediately cheered up, picked up knives from the ground, and quickly gathered behind the two of them, forming a confrontation with the bandits on the opposite side.

When the bandits saw this, they were even more frightened, and someone immediately whispered, "What about the eldest brother?" ”

The black-bearded man didn't answer right away, and was silent. He really couldn't be sure if what the person in front of him said was true or false, the front division of the palace was not an ordinary place, they were in charge of most of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, if he was really an official of the front division of the palace, they would have to leave immediately, the farther away the better, if it was pretended, then they could be killed together, but at this time it was difficult for him to judge.

"There are dozens of numbers for this official, and if you don't leave after counting ten, you deliberately block the way of this official with a knife, deliberately murder the court officials, and you won't regret it when you die!" After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he immediately began to count.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

"Four!"

"Five!"

"Six!"

"Seven!"

Seeing Yang Congyi's calm tone, his eyes were resolute, and the sword in his hand did not shake in the slightest, he knew that this person was not easy to deal with, if he didn't leave, it was really possible to fight with them, twelve people against more than twenty people, the outcome was unpredictable.

"Eight!"

"Let's go!" The black-bearded man let out a low cry and slowly stepped back with his knife.

When the other bandits heard the order, they immediately retreated along the official road.

Yang Congyi saw the bandits retreating, so he stopped counting.

After the bandits had withdrawn a few feet away, they turned around and galloped away, and soon disappeared from the official road without a trace.

Only at this time did Yang Congyi move his somewhat stiff arm slightly, and then returned the sword to the sheath.

"Thank you for saving our lives, the villain is grateful, and I can't repay it!" After Brother Cheng finished speaking, he knelt down in front of Yang Congyi with a "poof", kowtowed three times with a "bang, bang", and fell to the ground.

When the rest of the caravan saw Brother Cheng kneeling down and kowtowing, they all did the same, kept kowtowing, and shouted the words "Thank you, adult".

"It doesn't have to be like this, please get up. This official is an official of the imperial court, and when you encounter bandits on the road who want to commit murder, they will naturally make decisions for you. Yang Congyi stretched out his hand and gently helped Brother Cheng up.

After Brother Cheng got up, he thanked him several times before he stopped.

After everyone in the caravan got up, Yang Congyi saw the injured bandit's long knife on the ground, and felt a little familiar, so he leaned over and picked it up, and was immediately shocked.

"What's going on, how can they be eyeing you?" After looking closely, he put the knife away.

Brother Cheng replied respectfully: "The villain Song Cheng, working in a pharmacy in Jianpu County, usually helps to collect goods, mostly from the counties of Jianning Mansion to collect goods back to Jianpu, this official road is the most recent, the villain also often goes, every few months will transport about ten trucks of medicinal material goods, I have never encountered bandits before, and I don't know how to be targeted by the black wolf today, fortunately, the adult appeared in time, otherwise the villain's more than 20 people would all die here." ”

"Black wolf? Do you know where they come from? Yang Congyi frowned.

Song Cheng shook his head and said: "What is the specific origin, the villain doesn't know, I only heard other people say, this gang of bandits often rob businessmen on remote and uninhabited official roads, rob property and goods, and kill people, never leave a living mouth, if the people they rob dare to resist, they will be left with a life, and then brought into the mountains to feed the wolves alive. ”

"Since there are victims who have reported to the official, why are they here again today, and the yamen doesn't care?"

Song Cheng replied: "My lord doesn't know, this gang of bandits is very cunning, after robbing the merchants, it is like disappearing, and they only came out again after more than half a year, it is said that the last time they came out to commit a crime was at the end of last year, and the yamen also sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find clues, so they had to stop it." ”

"If you have a live witness, how can you not find clues?" Yang Congyi glanced at the knife in his hand again, and there was confusion in his eyes.

Song Cheng shook his head and said, "This villain doesn't know." ”

It is reasonable for ordinary people not to know the Yamen case, so Yang Congyi no longer asks about it.

"How far is this place from Jianpu County?"

Song Cheng replied: "It's not too far, more than a hundred miles, and it can be reached in two days." ”

"More than a hundred miles is not close, hurry up and set off, I will accompany you and give you a ride." After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he turned over and got on the horse.

"Thank you, sir! With an adult accompanying him, the villain will have a bottom in his heart. Song Cheng bowed his head and bowed.

"Get up, it's important to hurry." Yang Congyi clamped the horse's belly between his legs and walked slowly.

"Let's go, let's go, with this adult with us, we all cheer up and hurry up."

Song Cheng got up and turned around and shouted, everyone returned to everyone, patted the horse's buttocks, and the caravan set off again.

"Song Cheng, today's case of attempted robbery, after returning to the city, you continue to go to the yamen to report to the official, you should see clearly what that gang of robbers looks like." Yang Congyi picked up the knife and looked at it carefully.

Song Cheng asked with some hesitation, "Is it useful to report to the official?" This gang of bandits has robbed several times, and the yamen has also been dispatched, and they cannot be found at all. ”

"How do you know it's useless if you don't report to the official." Yang Congyi said and handed over the knife in his hand: "Take this knife." ”