Chapter 4: Suppressing Bandits (4)

After determining the truth of the attack on Xu Jianshi, Cangzhou was surprisingly unanimous, that is, to express strong condemnation of the people and organizations that planned, organized, and carried out this incident.

The only hope of the Cangzhou clan in the face of the change in Cangzhou's power structure is to stabilize and maintain the status quo. The porridge in the pot is divided according to the old way, and the firewood under the pot is burned according to the old way. But as soon as it is stirred up like this, this steady state is broken, and the new assassin has a big reason that cannot be refused to do one thing, to suppress the bandits!

However, there are many private soldiers raised by families among the bandits!

This group of big families relies on these private soldiers to maintain the order in the Cangzhou territory, but who can know what the result of this bandit is? The family was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they didn't dare to clear Xu to end the matter. To say that before the assassin was attacked by bandits, if Xu Qing hurt their interests and secretly get rid of the assassin history, everyone said a word and covered up the past, which was also a possible way.

But the attack on the assassin is a big thing, and it has already spread throughout the city, and it can't be hidden. Even if you work hard to get rid of Xu, it will only attract the imperial court to send troops to suppress the bandits, and the result will be just as ugly when the time comes. Besides, there are still so many people looking forward to a big reshuffle in Cangzhou!

Everyone just cursed the person behind the back while being in a hurry, but no one could come up with a way to do both. Finally, someone proposed:

"You can't do the beauty of both worlds, why not give up and think of a way to make it beautiful?"

"You mean, it's better to break a finger than to hurt ten fingers?" A person from a big clan said, as soon as these words came out, everyone had a flash of inspiration, some people were happy, some people were worried, and a small clan was humane:

"Hmph, you want to abandon the pawn to protect the car, aren't you afraid that we will die and break the net?"

"Don't pay for it, brother, this wild boar gang is not our people, there are a lot of such forests in Cangzhou, big and small, right? Get them out and let Lord Thorn Shi extinguish the fire......" The man of the great clan said with a smile, "And those people don't obey our discipline in the first place, and they still need a lot of money and food to give them every year, and if they get rid of it, it will also be beneficial to us?" ”

"Oh? My brother is really an old man!"

"Hahaha, don't dare to be, don't dare to be, it's just that in order to completely clear our suspicions, I have to send some military expenses to Lord Thorn Shi, you may agree?" The man asked the people present, but his eyes finally fell on the faces of the representatives of the "Xia and Shao" families, and the two representatives nodded and said yes. The people present suddenly put their hearts down, the sky fell, and the Xia Shao family could stand up for a while!

After the plan was spread, Xia Hao, the initiator, was furious, and took all the subordinates in the family to make a punching bag and blamed him, and he hated Xu Qing more and more, although he didn't know where the hatred came from. Perhaps, it was because of Xu Qing's arrival that his life as a young master had been smooth for decades, right?

And Xu Qing, since the attack, has been staying in the Assassin's Mansion and waiting! Wait for the group of heads in Cangzhou to come to the door! Originally, there was no better reason for suppressing the bandits, but now that the division is famous, Xu Qing is still a little grateful to the group of bandits who attacked him, or the person behind the bandits. Xu Qing has already done the right thing, and the rest of the words depend on whether they are worthy of cooperation or not, and whether they take the initiative or not.

After waiting for a long time, sure enough, the three families of Xia, Shao and Huang found Xu Qing together with representatives of more than a dozen families, and after expressing their condolences, they first condemned the evil bandits and forest thieves, and then wept bitterly, really crying bitterly, saying that Cangzhou has been persecuted by bandits for many years, and the people are not happy. Then he righteously asked Xu Qing to come forward to suppress the bandits, and gave Xu Qing a list of more than a dozen thieves.

--Xu Qing cooperated and expressed shock: There are so many bandits in Cangzhou!? This assassin must uphold justice for the people of Cangzhou and exterminate this group of lawless thieves! Pity......

"Lord Thorn Shi doesn't need to worry about military expenses, I and other big clans have gathered five hundred taels of silver, two thousand stone of food, and some of our own guards' armaments, and handed them over to Lord Thorn Shi together to help Lord Thorn Shi suppress bandits."

"Hahaha, you squires really understand the righteousness, with this help, this assassin will be able to return victorious!" Xu Qing originally only planned to order food, but he didn't expect that this group of old foxes knew the times. Xu Qing opened the list and saw that the armament actually had leather armor and swords, lances, bows and arrows, if it was configured according to the standard configuration of the government soldiers - horizontal knife + bow and arrow + gun, it could also equip 800 people, and if it was equipped separately, 2,000 people could barely be strong.

So Xu Qing said again: "After the success of this crackdown on bandits, I will write a recital, go to the court, give you a knighthood, and ask the emperor to send you a plaque of 'Shoushan' to your family!" Celebrities through the ages! ”

"Lord Assassin Shi is serious, maintaining law and order in my hometown is the responsibility of our big clans, and it is incumbent on us......" The people of the big clan suppressed the excitement in their hearts, they originally just wanted to put out the fire for Xu Qing and settle down, but they didn't expect Xu Qing to say that he could also add a knight and give a plaque, and he could get all the face.

At the same time, wild boar forests:

Uncle Pig looked at the corpse of the second master of the pig and was silent, where did the third master of the pig roar: "Big brother, the second brother died like this, don't we do anything?" ”

"What can we do ? Your second brother is the most witty, and they all ended up like this......" Uncle Pig sighed sadly: "That Lord Thorn is not simple......"

"It's all the Huang family, if they didn't say that Thorn Shi was a little hairy child, the second brother wouldn't be like this......"

"Yes, Zhu San, you call all the brothers in the village, let's go to the Huang family to rob and avenge the second brother!" Uncle Pig knew that Cangzhou Thorn was a hard bone, so he had to burn the anger in the village to the customer, because the customer's information was wrongly reported, which led to the failure of the operation.

Nearly 200 people from the wild boar forest ran down the mountain in a hurry and went straight to the Huang family's manor.

And Xia Hao, after listening to the report of a confidant, the anger on his lips disappeared, and the smile was even worse, and after ten breaths passed, he finally couldn't help laughing. That henchman was the one who went to the Wild Boar Gang to discuss the "work", and he told Xia Hao that when he went to the Wild Boar Gang to discuss, it was in the name of the Huang family, not the Xia family, and at this time he expected that the people of the Wild Boar Gang must be on the way to take revenge on the Huang family.

Once the Huang family's manor is looted, the Huang family's savings for decades will be destroyed. In this way, the Huang family will inevitably suffer a great loss of blood and qi, and if it does not go back, the Xia family can take the opportunity to annex it. If the Huang family is annexed, the Shao family will also succumb, then Cangzhou will be dominated by the Xia family. Xia Hao thought about the refreshment after annexing the Huang family, and remembered the feeling of pressing Huang Shimei under him, and couldn't help but become demented.

In ancient times, small landowners preferred to live in the city because it was safer. The larger landlords, however, preferred to live in Zhuangzi in the countryside, which was open and free, allowing them to settle a large family of people, and they had their own guards and did not have to fear bandits.

The Wild Boar Gang rushed towards the Huang family angrily, and when Xia Gongzi looked at the future triumphantly, a small paper scroll appeared in Xu Qing's hand.

"Two hundred bandits attacked the Huang family"

After a while, Qi Tai Niu grazing each gathered five hundred soldiers under his command, and Xu Qing led forty cavalry, ready to go. A battle of unequal power and unequal information is about to begin.

In the Huang family manor, Huang Shimei stayed alone in the study, with a large number of letters and accounts in front of her, so she had to keep her lonely, and she didn't see her in-laws at the age of sixteen or seventeen. Not to mention, there is no one in the entire Huang family who can do things, and the affairs of the whole family are pressed on Huang Shimei, and everyone feels distressed when they see it.

"Miss, it's time to rest......" a maid poked into the study to remind.

--Huang Shimei listened, looked at the sky outside the window, stretched her waist, for some reason, a strange feeling appeared in her heart, and the figure of a person appeared in her mind but swept away that strange feeling. That figure happened to be the man who saved their caravan that day-Xu Qing. The body is strong, the eyes are deep, and the horse is like a heavenly soldier. As for the cold face, it can be ignored, as the so-called thick willows and thin willows, who in the world thinks men are ugly, Huang Shimei thought about it, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Miss? Is it to practice the sword or play the piano today? The little maid came in again and reminded. Huang Shimei realized that she had lost her temper, her face turned red, and she hurriedly said, "Huh? Oh, let's practice swords......"

But the little maid asked again:

"Miss, since you came back that day, you have always been in a daze, aren't you uncomfortable?"

"You little girl, you have a lot of control...... Huang Shimei scolded with a smile, after she came back that day, she did not tell her family about the attack, but strictly locked the news, hoping to investigate secretly.

"Isn't it, Miss has a crush?!" The little girl smiled and said, If you don't explain well, I won't let you go.

"Little Nizi, are you getting bolder, huh?" Huang Shimei reached out to dig out the little maid's armpit, the little maid couldn't dodge, and the resistance also made Huang Shimei's armpit, and suddenly the two women laughed together.

"Okay, okay miss, don't make trouble, let's practice the sword......" After all, the little girl was younger than Huang Shimei, so she had to beg for mercy again and again.

"Hmph, little Nizi ......" Huang Shimei hummed two sentences, indicating victory, but she heard some hurried footsteps outside, and then a subordinate shouted from afar: "Miss, it's not good, there are bandits in Zhuangzi, hundreds of people!" ”

"What?! Hundreds?! The little maid was startled, and Huang Shimei also realized the seriousness of the situation, but several years of experience in dealing with the affairs of the Huang family told her that she must be calm, and she ordered: "Gather the family soldiers, gather all the men in the Zhuangzi, and fight!" ”

"Miss, there are hundreds of bandits! Can't go, let's go! The little maid jumped up in a hurry.

"No, the foundation of the Huang family is in Zhuangzi, and you can't go!" Huang Shimei then said to the little maid: "Good, you go and let the ladies of the family leave, and secretly go to Cangzhou City with the little master, the Huang family still has some foundation in the city, and you must ensure the safety of the little master." ”

The Huang family's Zhuangzi is very large, and from the place where the bandits entered, there is still a lot of distance from the center of the Huang family. After Huang Shimei assembled the family's subordinate guards, she saw black smoke rampaging not far away!

Under the Black Smoke:

Burn! Kill! Rob! Rob!

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