That night, when Zhao Hongrun was thinking about the reaction of the hidden thief in Yangxia in the back wing of the county office, in a secret room under the ground of the Youma Pavilion, the traveling horse who had a relationship with Zhao Hongrun during the day was waiting for several distinguished guests with special status. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the Youma Pavilion has been searched by the Shang Shui Army, but in fact, the weapons seized by the Shang Shui soldiers are only a small part of the Youma Pavilion, such as in the secret room underground, there is still a warehouse full of weapons, and I believe that this is also the case with other Warrior Pavilions in the city.

In all fairness, You Ma was not distressed by the confiscated weapons, what he cared about was the attitude of the King of Su towards the hidden thief in Yangxia.

I don't know how long it was, and Youma, who was sitting alone in the secret room, faintly heard a footstep in the corridor outside the secret room, and then, a man about fifty years old walked out of the corner with two entourage.

I saw that this man was dressed plainly, but his appearance was ordinary, at first glance he looked like a rural villager, but who would have thought that this man who was not good-looking was actually the leader of the Yiqiu people in Yangxia Hidden Thieves, Ying Kang.

Seeing this person, You Ma hurriedly stood up and said respectfully and with a little apology: "Brother Ying, it's hard for you to run, but I'm really sorry not to go." ”

"That's what my brother said." Ying Kang, the leader of the Yiqiu people, waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a small road from outside the city to inside the city, how can it be hard?" ”

But having said that, Ying Kang couldn't help but reach out to cover his mouth after saying this, and coughed a few times.

You Ma looked shocked: "Brother Ying, you ......"

Ying Kang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just that the tunnel is stuffy, and I just inhaled some turbidity, and it will be fine in a while." ”

Hearing this, You Ma was relieved, and at the same time, he still did not forget to tell his brothers to make a pot of tea for Ying Kang to suppress his cough.

In fact, the tea had already been prepared, just waiting for Ying Kang to arrive, so that not long after You Ma commanded, a person came to the secret room with a pot of tea and poured a cup of tea for Ying Kang.

Ying Kang took a sip of the teacup, his breathing was obviously much easier, he turned his head and asked Youma, "Youma, I heard from the person you sent to deliver the message that that King Su has already taken action against me Yangxia?" ”

You Ma nodded and stated: "Su Wang Hongrun transferred four thousand merchant and sailors from Yanling, and at this moment he has settled in the city, taken over the city defense of Yangxia, and ordered the implementation of a sword ban, and at this moment he is still searching the whole city from one scholar hall to another, and confiscating the weapons found......"

"Just collecting weapons?" Ying Kang stroked his beard and asked in a deep voice, "Didn't you order the closure of the Shiguan?" ”

"There is no order to close the Shikan yet, but it seems to me that it will be sooner or later." Saying that, You Ma paused, and added: "In addition, during the period when the Shang Shui Army collected weapons, some rangers refused to hand over their weapons and even intended to resist, and were killed on the spot by the Shang Shui Army......

"Kill on the spot?" Ying Kang's eyes lit up, and his expression became much more solemn.

Because in his opinion, since there was a fatality, it meant that His Royal Highness King Su's determination to try to take back Yang Xia was already very resolute, and it was almost difficult to have any room for maneuver.

After thinking for a while, Ying Kang raised his head and asked Youma: "Youma, besides me, who else did you invite this time?" ”

"All invited." You Ma explained in a low voice: "Black Spider, Mourning Crow, Xu Jiazhai, Duan Shanzhong, Geng Lou, Anling, etc., as well as ...... Fuqiu people. ”

Hearing the three words of Fuqiuzhong, Ying Kang's eyelids couldn't help but tremble slightly, and it seemed that he didn't like to see the former, although Yiqiuzhong and Fuqiuzhong were in the same team.

While a few people were talking, suddenly a little brother of Youma came to the secret room and reported in a low voice: "Brother Youma, the people of Fuqiu have come from the tunnel." ”

Hearing this, the smile on Ying Kang's face immediately put away, and he picked up the teacup and drank tea to himself.

Before he could take a third sip, several people walked in at the entrance of the secret room, and the leader seemed to be about forty or fifty years old, and his hair had shown signs of graying, which seemed to be the same age as Ying Kang, but he looked quite old and strong, and his strong muscles bulged the night clothes that covered his body, and his complexion was completely different from that of Ying Kang, who looked sickly.

This person is the leader of the Fuqiu people, Jin Gou.

As soon as he entered the secret room, Jin Gou saw Ying Kang who was sitting in the secret room drinking tea, and after laughing a few times, he said, "Hey, hey, old ghost, you're still alive." ”

Ying Kang glanced at Jin Gou coldly, and said lightly: "You are not dead yet, how can I die easily?" ”

Seeing that the two of them were arguing again, You Ma hurriedly stood up and said, "Brother Ying, Brother Jin, the top priority at the moment is how to solve the matter of that King Su...... That is the major event related to the survival of Yangxia Yinxia. ”

"That little ghost named Zhao Run (Zhao Hongrun)?" Jin Gou walked to the table, straddled the chair, and smiled evilly, "Is he going to do anything to my Yang Xia and the others?" ”

"It's not preparation, he's already done it." You Ma then explained what happened during the day to Jin Gou, only to hear the latter's eyes be different.

"He really dares to kill someone in my Yangxia?" The beard on Jin Gou's chin said in surprise: "Don't he know that if my Yangxia group unites, it will be more than his 4,000 merchant army?" ”

Hearing this, You Ma smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that King Su doesn't know about my Yangxia situation. …… What's more, there are nearly 50,000 of the Yanling army and the Shangshui army alone, and it is said that he pacified Sanchuan and incorporated 50,000 cavalry of different races...... I think even if he knew about my Yangxia's situation, I'm afraid he wouldn't care too much. ”

100,000 soldiers......

Ying Kang, the leader of the Yiqiu people, and Jin Gou, the leader of the Fuqiu people, couldn't help but be silent.

I think they are a group of hidden thieves in Yangxia, who have dominated the Yangxia area for many years, during which they have been sent by the imperial court to encircle and suppress the army, but in the past, the number of those armies was at most about 5,000 to 10,000, if it really evolved to the point of 100,000 soldiers besieging Yangxia, let them assassinate one by one with high skills, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist such a number of troops.

"There is still a month to ......" Glancing at Jin Gou and Ying Kang, You Ma said in a low voice: "The army that followed King Su to conquer Sanchuan last year, that is, the main force of the Dangshan Army and the 20,000 Shang Shui Army, has now returned to Daliang and received the post-war reward from the imperial court. …… When the Dangshan army returns to Dangshan, the 20,000 Yanling army of the Chu general Qu Cheng can return to Yanling, and the main force of the Shangshui army will also return to Shangshui during this period...... This means that in a month, what my Yangxia will face is no longer just the 4,000 merchant army in the city at this moment, but it is very likely that it will be 20,000 Yanling troops plus more than 20,000 merchant army. It is unlikely that the king of Nasu will summon the 50,000 northern Sichuan archers who have just surrendered to this side, but the nearly 50,000 troops of the Yanling army and the Shangshui army are probably not something we can resist......"

Jin Gou smiled when he heard this, and said, "This is easy to do, then within a month, kill that little ghost named Zhao Run!" ”

Hearing this, Ying Kang's face sank, and he said coldly: "Su King Zhao Run, that is Zhao Si (Zhao Yuansi)'s most important son, this son fought in the south and the north, and his achievements are impressive, if you kill this son, Zhao Si will let you go?" When the time comes, we will all be implicated by you! ”

"So what do you say?" Jin Gou sneered: "Could it be that we wag our tail and beg for mercy and beg him to let us live?" ”

Ying Kang was speechless by this sentence, and said hatefully: "This matter was originally caused by you, if you didn't take the account of assassinating Zhao Run, how could Zhao Run notice me Yangxia?" …… He went south this time, obviously to settle the dispute between Yanling and Anling counties. ”

Jin Gou smiled when he heard this, and said mockingly: "Old ghost Ying, what you said is unreasonable, I also gave you a part of the 50,000 gold, and you accepted it at that time." …… Blame me all the blame at this time, you guy, it's really hypocritically disgusting. ”

Ying Kang's face turned red, his mouth was open but he couldn't say it half-loudly, and finally sighed.

On the side, You Ma couldn't bear to look at it, because he knew the reason why Ying Kang accepted the money.

Because the Yiqiu people are too poor, they don't accept assassination missions like the Fuqiu people, and they don't use rangers to rob the surrounding squire and wealthy families, but only rely on meager bounties to operate.

For example, in the late autumn and winter of each year, the wolf plague in the nearby counties is rampant, and at this time, the people of Yiqiu will send a large number of people to hunt wolves and receive compensation from the county orders of nearby counties.

In addition, the people of Yiqiu live on the taxes of Yangxia County.

It's funny to say that the Yiqiu people, as a hidden thief who is good at assassination, have replaced the functions of the local county government and maintained law and order in Yangxia County, and they collect a small part of the taxes paid by the county residents of Yangxia County, and hand over most of them to Yingshui County, that is, to the imperial court.

It is for this reason that the imperial court saw that it was really unable to exterminate the hidden thieves in Yangxia, so it simply turned a blind eye, after all, the Yiqiu people can also play a role in maintaining law and order in Yangxia, and the deterrent effect is better than the imperial court sending another county commander to sit in the town.

This is the reason why Zhao Hongrun found that the security in the city was not inferior to that of Yu County when he entered the city: although Yangxia County lost the control of the county government, the Yiqiu thieves were equivalent to exercising the functions of the county government.

As a result, the imperial court and Yangxia gradually developed a tacit understanding: you Yangxia An'an divides the shares, regularly pays the county's taxes, and does not allow anything to happen, and my court will no longer send troops to encircle and suppress you.

Unexpectedly, the long-standing tacit understanding between the imperial court and Yangxia was shattered with a reward for the assassination of King Su Hongrun.

I have to say that this is his own death, as Ying Kang said, if Jin Gou does not accept the bounty task of assassinating Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongrun will hardly notice Yang Xia, if nothing else, he will go directly from Yu County to Yanling, and start to deal with the ******** of the people of Yanling and Anling counties.

Suddenly, a faint sound of shouting and killing attracted the attention of everyone in the secret room.

Everyone subconsciously raised their heads, although they all knew that they were in an underground secret room at the moment, and they couldn't see the situation on the ground at all.

"Sure enough, those guys who can't hold their breath ......"

Yuma sighed.

As early as this evening, when the Shang Shui Army forcibly searched the castle and forcibly ordered the rangers in the city to surrender their weapons, You Ma had already guessed that there would definitely be a bloodshed tonight.

Of course, You Ma didn't think that the King of Su, who led his troops to win consecutive battles, would not guess this.

"Those idiots...... Hehe, let's just let those guys explore the bottom of the merchant army for us. ”

Jin Gou Monster laughed a few times.

The laughter was so weird that Yuma couldn't help but glance at him. (To be continued.) )