"No, it's ...... There must be some hidden reason! ”

In the secret room under the Youma Pavilion, Youma made his own guess about the loss of the military reserve by the merchant army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the long table in the secret room was already full of bigwigs and representatives of the hidden thief forces in Yangxia.

Yiqiu people, Fuqiu people, Youma people, black spiders, mourning crows, Duan Lou, Geng Lou, etc., but all the hidden thief forces with a scale of more than hundreds of people have been invited by Youma to come to this meeting.

Before Zishi, they discussed how to force Su Wang Hongrun to withdraw from Yangxia, so that Yangxia would continue to maintain the original situation.

During this period, brainless and absurd suggestions such as simply killing him and tying him up to threaten him emerged one after another, only to hear scheming people such as Jin Gou, Ying Kang, and You Ma secretly roll their eyes.

Unexpectedly, after a while, they suddenly heard that the Shang Shui Army had lost the arsenal, which made them a little shocked.

Think about it, the really powerful hidden thief forces among the hidden thieves in Yangxia, most of them are concentrated here at the moment, and they haven't officially attacked the Shang Shui Army, but the Shang Shui Army was defeated by those small forces in Yangxia County?

Maybe even Zhao Hongrun doesn't know, those Shiguan built in Yangxia County, the hidden thief force behind them is just a vassal force under the hands of the hidden thieves and bigwigs here at the moment, the real big power of the hidden thieves in Yangxia is not actually in the county, but in the mountains around the county, where is the nest of the hidden thief power.

For example, the Yiqiu people and Fuqiu people in Geyang Mountain, the black spiders in Anling in the southern suburbs of the county, and the mourning crows in the forest farm outside the city, these big hidden thief forces will not build their nests in the county openly, otherwise the army sent by the imperial court again to encircle and suppress them will not be all gone?

And now, while the bigwigs were still discussing how to deal with King Su Hongrun and the Shangshui Army, those small forces that depended on them joined forces with many rangers in the city to capture the arsenal guarded by the Shangshui soldiers in one fell swoop, and recaptured the confiscated weapons, which really caught them a little unexpected.

If the merchant army is really so easy to deal with, then wouldn't this meeting be unnecessary?

But the question is, is the merchant army really that easy to deal with?

"That Zhao Run...... Could it be a fraud? ”

The leader of Duan Lou, a middle-aged man with strong martial arts, touched his beard and guessed.

Maybe none of these people here have seen Zhao Hongrun, but they have long heard of the latter's great exploits in fighting against Chu State, attacking Sanchuan in the second battle, and winning two battles and two victories.

And the Shang Water Army is the victorious army of the crusade against Sanchuan, although this Shang Water Army is not the other Shang Water Army, but think about it, the two are from the same military camp, how can there be too much difference?

In other words, it was not the small hidden thieves in the county town who teamed up with the rangers to capture the arsenal guarded by the merchant army, but the latter deliberately ceded the arsenal to the former.

But why did the king do this? Is there some conspiracy in this?

This is exactly what the bigwigs of the hidden thief forces here can't figure out.

Suddenly, Ying Kang, the leader of the Yiqiu people, had a flash of inspiration, and said in a low voice, "Could it be...... The king of Su used this move to show that he intended to back down and compromise? ”

Hearing this, You Ma asked suspiciously: "Brother Ying, do you mean that those guys in the county who can't hold their breath make that King Su realize that his actions may provoke us to resist, but they are self-respecting and refuse to withdraw the sword ban, so they use this way to return the confiscated weapons and convey to us their willingness to reconcile?" ”

When the bigwigs heard it, they felt that there was some truth in this explanation.

On the contrary, he explained to Ying Kang, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

Because he has met Zhao Hongrun, in his eyes, Zhao Hongrun is a very proud and conceited person, although it is said that this person can always make correct judgments, but it is undeniable that this Su Wang is a bit stubborn.

Recalling what Zhao Hongrun said that day, he told the people of Yiqiu, and the tone of this king's words when he took back Yangxia was simply domineering, and he had the meaning of those who obeyed me and those who disobeyed me died, and it was difficult for You Ma to imagine that such a person would change his mind and compromise with them again after deciding to take back Yangxia immediately.

Although You Ma still hasn't figured out why Zhao Hongrun, who obviously said that he would take back Yangxia after a month, changed his mind and immediately took back Yangxia, and hurriedly began to deal with their hidden thief forces, but no matter what, the capricious attitude of doing things is not at all like the style of His Royal Highness King Su.

"Brother Jin, what do you think about this?" You Ma turned his head to look at Jin Gou, the leader of the Fuqiu people.

In Youma's eyes, although he has great respect for Ying Kang, but when it is his turn to be treacherous and cunning, Ying Kang is far from being the opponent of Jin Gou.

However, the old and strong Jin Gou only moved his eyes, laughed twice, and did not speak.

At this time, the leader of the mourning crows, a guy who pretended to be a ghost in a black cloak, said in a hoarse voice after the monster laughed twice: "If you want to understand, it's very simple, we might as well scare him again, if he is really afraid of us, maybe he will obediently leave Yangxia." ”

"No!" Ying Kang immediately objected, frowned, and retorted: "Then Zhao Run has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is used to seeing the battlefield of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people, how can he be scared casually, don't be self-defeating." ”

"Boss Ying, what do you mean?" The mourning crow turned to look at Ying Kang.

"Wait." Ying Kang said in a deep voice: "If Zhao Run really intends to negotiate with us, he will definitely send someone to negotiate. ”

"When?" The leader of Duan Lou, the powerful middle-aged man, frowned when he heard this, and said: "According to the Youma brothers, then Zhao Run can summon reinforcements in a month, if this matter can't be resolved before then, he will summon reinforcements after a month, and then we will have no advantage at all......

Ying Kang heard this and said, "Isn't that still a month? Let's wait a few days and see what he does. ”

The bigwigs present glanced at each other, nodded one after another, and said hello one after another.

Only the suspicious look of the swimming horse, and the slight roll of his eyes, I don't know what I was thinking, and I didn't say a word.

After a while, the meeting ended, and several bigwigs slipped out of the city along the tunnel, only Jin Gou, the leader of the Fuqiu people, came to the roof of the Youma Pavilion under the pretext of wanting to see the situation in the city, crossed his arms, and stood on the roof looking in the direction of the county government.

"Uhhh

A figure flashed, and then, a black shadow appeared on the side of Jin Gou and knocked on one knee.

"Leader, I found out that the team of people who left the city two hours ago was led by two Zongwei beside Zhao Run, and the destination seemed to be Shangshui County."

"Shang Shui?" Jin Gou muttered, and then a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

I saw him frown, and asked in a low voice: "Bai, who do you think will win in the end in this confrontation between us and Zhao Run?" ”

The black shadow called Yu looked like a man, and when he heard this, he whispered: "The only chance to win is to reach an agreement with Zhao Run, and the rest will lose." ”

"Yes...... Jin Gou laughed a few times in a low voice, and muttered: "This son's identity is too noble, so noble that we can almost resist it...... It's ridiculous that the mourning crow guy actually plans to coerce that Zhao Run, he really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. If Zhao Run dies in Yangxia, will Zhao Si let us go? We can't win, we can only lose......"

Yu Wenyan lowered his head, and said with a little shame in his tone: "It's all my fault, I failed to assassinate Zhao Run before he entered the territory of Yangxia County......"

"That's not your fault, after all, that head is worth 50,000 gold, and it's not so easy to get."

"Chief, what now?"

"Now?" A hint of discoloration flashed in Jin Gou's eyes, and he chuckled: "Since you don't want to lose, you have to find a way to win...... Or rather, to take refuge with the side that is destined to win. ”

"Huh?" He looked at Jin Gou in shock, wondering if the latter was joking.

"Follow me!"

With a few words, the old and strong golden hook ran quickly on the roof, and although he ran fast, he didn't make any sound.

Even during this period, he encountered several pairs of merchant soldiers patrolling the streets, but no trace of him was found.

At the same time, in the front office of the county government, Zhao Hongrun was sitting idle in the hall reading a book.

Although Zhong Zongwei urged Zhao Hongrun to rest on time, it was a pity that Zhao Hongrun couldn't sleep in a county town infested with hidden thieves.

So, he dug out some books in the study of the Ma County Commander, intending to pick up the lamp to read the books to pass the time.

I don't know how long it took, Zhao Hongrun suddenly heard a few strange sounds from the roof, as if someone was knocking on the beams.

He subconsciously looked up, and was shocked to see two people in black night clothes standing on the beams in the room, one was an old man with gray hair, and the other was a young man.

At this time, Shen Yu, who was waiting beside him, also noticed the two people on the beam, and his face suddenly turned white.

Because he didn't know when and how the other party came in, what it meant, it meant that the other party had the opportunity to assassinate His Royal Highness at any time.

He subconsciously pulled out his sword, protected it in front of Zhao Hongrun, and shouted loudly to the merchant army guarding outside the house.

On the contrary, Zhao Hongrun looked at the two guys standing on the beam with great interest, and said with a faint smile: "I didn't expect there to be guests visiting in the middle of the night." …… Hey, what's the next thing to say, this king doesn't like to talk to people with his head up. ”

"Hey, hey, just according to King Su's wishes." With a few strange laughs, the two figures, one old and one young, jumped down, ignoring the merchants and sailors who had poured into the hall at this moment.

It's the two of Jin Gou and Yu.

"Stand down." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Jin Gou a few times, waved his hand and dismissed those Shangshui soldiers.

Seeing this, Shen Yu stopped in shock: "Your Highness, this ......"

Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to interrupt Shen Yu's words, held the scroll and said lightly: "If this old man wants to assassinate this king, this king and you will die...... Presumably he had something to say to this king. ”

When Shen Yu heard this, he gave up.

At this time, Jin Gou looked at Zhao Hongrun carefully, and was greatly surprised to see that the latter's face did not change.

"Uncle, who are you?" Zhao Hongrun asked.

Jin Gou hugged his fists and said, "The old man is the head of the Fuqiu people, Jin Gou." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smile: "Is it the Fuqiu people who intend to assassinate this king?" ”

"Exactly." Jin Gou bowed his head.

Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to stop Shen Yu, who was angry, and looked at Jin Gou and asked with interest, "What are you doing here?" Are you going to come and take the king's head? ”

"No, what the old man wants right now is the head of the old man. …… The old man hoped it would still be in its place. ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and then a smile rose on the corner of his mouth.

"Interesting......" (To be continued.) )