Chapter 22: The Stolen Goods Are Captured

Jiang Ruyue and Zhou Yunlong walked around the county government for a day, and they didn't see half a shadow of the so-called messenger. The county government was surprisingly quiet all day, except for the errand on duty, there was not even a shadow of a ghost. Except for Lin Xiancheng hurriedly taking a sedan chair in the morning, there were no other people in and out.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Jiang Ruyue realized that something was wrong. He saw through the open mansions outside the county government that the county government was suddenly lively, and Liu Heng gathered almost all the errand officers and soldiers in the courtyard except for the personnel on duty at the necessary posts, and nearly a hundred people stood densely, as if they wanted to take action. He hurriedly found Zhou Yunlong on the side to ask what was going on,

"Zhou Zhutou, what do you think is going on in the county office? Why did all the officials and soldiers gather together, and did they have to do anything at night? ”

Zhou Yunlong looked at the door of the mansion, and was also confused, if the county government had an errand, then there was no reason not to inform him and his subordinates. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out, and he said to Jiang Ruyue: "You are staring here, don't let them find out, I'll go in and ask." With that, he took two small catchers and rushed into the yamen.

"Lord Liu!"

As soon as Liu Heng counted the number of people, he was about to start an official tone and teach two sentences, when he heard Zhou Yunlong's voice behind him. In his heart, he secretly said that he would not come sooner or later, but at this time, he turned his head, conjured a smile and said, "Oh, Zhou Zhutou, but you have something to do with me?" ”

Zhou Yunlong arched his hand at him, pretending to be surprised: "It's okay, it's okay, I just passed by the county government, Lord Liu is going to ....." He pointed to these people in the courtyard,

"Oh, you said they, hey~ Tonight, the King of Shu is going to take action against the mountain bandits, Lord Zhu thinks that we have to cooperate as the local government of Huayang County, no, let me order these brothers to strengthen the momentum." Liu Heng snorted and said to Zhou Yunlong.

"Do you need me to bring my brother with me?"

Liu Heng hurriedly waved his hand at him and said: "This is not necessary, Zhou Zhutou is concerned about the safety of the people, Lord Zhu said, it is inevitable that there will be wandering mountain bandits who will enter the county seat at that time, and you should take precautions against catching the head." ”

Zhou Yunlong admitted: "Please tell Lord Zhu that Zhou is here, and he will not let the mountain bandits be presumptuous." ”

"That's good, that's good, that's good...... Then we'll go first, Zhou Zhutou, please take care of it. Saying that, Liu Heng arched his hand towards Zhou Yunlong, and left the county government one after another with these hundred or so people, and walked towards the outside of the city.

Zhou Yunlong saw them walking away, and walked out of the county office quickly.

Jiang Ruyue, who was outside the county office, saw him walk out, hurriedly greeted him, and said to him: "Zhou Zhutou, who was that team of people just now?" ”

Before Zhou Yunlong could finish speaking, he made a silent gesture at him, then looked around, pulled Jiang Ruyue to the back street, and said: "Liu Heng said that the King of Shu was going to attack the mountain at night, and Zhu took him to take people to strengthen his momentum." ”

After Jiang Ruyue heard this, she frowned and said, "How is this possible, this mountain bandit has been operating on Jiulong Mountain for a long time and is familiar with mountain roads. The army of the King of Shu came from afar and chose to attack at night, isn't this asking for trouble? ”

"That's right! I think of one thing! Jiang Ruyue suddenly flashed something in her mind, "Did the county Cheng who went out in the morning come back?" ”

Zhou Yunlong couldn't remember clearly when he asked so suddenly, his attention had always been on the "messengers" who would appear around the county office, and he didn't pay too much attention to the county government.

"I'll send someone to see it right away." After that, he called two catchers to go to the county government and outside the city to inquire about the situation.

After a while, the catcher sent to the outside of the city ran back out of breath and said to Zhou Yunlong: "Zhou Zhutou, the brother in the Fucang outside the city said that when Lin Xiancheng returned from the camp of the King of Shu in the morning, he took a convoy full of mahogany to the north. ”

"Oops! Woe to you! Jiang Ruyue next to her was annoyed for a while after hearing this, and patted her head vigorously with her hand. He thought that Taketori might make some moves to destroy the evidence, so he kept staring at the people who came in and out of the county government, but he didn't expect Taketori to be more vicious than he thought, and at this time he sent the county Cheng to escort the mahogany, that is, he planned to do nothing, and planned to kill both sides tonight, and then blame all the evidence on the county.

"Brother An is still in Long'an Forest Farm, the people Liu Heng brought out just now must have also gone to Long'an Forest Farm, and Brother An has dozens of militiamen around him, so they must be in danger!" Jiang Ruyue was a little anxious for a while, frowning, and pacing back and forth.

"How's that for good? Why don't I rush over with my brethren now? When Zhou Yunlong heard this, he was also anxious.

Jiang Ruyue stopped suddenly, covered her face with her hands, took two deep breaths, and gradually controlled herself to calm down, and said to Zhou Yunlong: "Zhou Zhutou, in this way, it must be too late for you to rush to Long'an Forest Farm now." We went our separate ways, and I went to the barracks to find the King of Shu, told him about the situation, and tried to move him to the direction of the forest farm. In Huayang County, Zhou Zhutou will stay behind, and you will also bring the man in the county jail to the county office, and he will also be one of the witnesses in the future. There are only two Uncle An's father and daughter on the Anfu side, and we are all gone, in case Taketori has any attempts, it will be uneasy after all. ”

After saying that, Jiang Ruyue hurriedly ran out of the city, leaving Zhou Yunlong alone. Zhou Yunlong stayed where he was and thought about it, and then said to the catcher next to him: "Go!" Call me all the brethren! ”

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Lin Xiancheng took the mahogany convoy to the Long'an Forest Farm and was still three or five miles away, and he had already seen the sentry tower of the forest farm from a distance. He had been jolting on the horse for a day, and his stomach was now turning over the rivers and seas, but he still didn't put down the small notebook in his hand that he didn't know how many times he had turned over since this morning, and it was densely written with kids, and he was still muttering while looking at his mouth: "Daxia is dignified and heavenly ......, rich all over the world."

On the side of the forest farm, An Yi was ready, he changed into the outfit of the Western Regions, and looked into the distance in the forest farm. The two people behind him, one is Jin Mingyin and the other is Maozi. They specially changed into the clothes of the guards, hid behind them with crossbow arrows, and stood behind the comfort behind their hands.

The wooden piles in the middle of the field had already been arranged in ambushes, and they only waited for a comfortable order, and the crossbowmen came out to surround them. It's okay to take Taketori to tie his hands and catch it, but if you plan to resist stubbornly, you will shoot arrows and correct the law on the spot!

"Brother Yi, they're here."

Jin Mingyin saw from a distance that sporadic firelight appeared in the dark night, gradually turning into torches. In front of the whole convoy were several servants pulling the timber in small carts, and in the middle were a large cart, and finally followed by an old black horse with a figure in a black veil.

In front of the forest farm, under An Yi's special instructions, only two torches were inserted under the sentry tower, and when he looked into the forest farm from the direction of Lin Moxuan, he could only see the light on the door and the sentry tower, as well as the three black shadows in the forest farm, and he couldn't see the specific face.

He snorted lightly: "These barbarians don't even understand the basic etiquette. ”

The convoy slowly drove into the forest farm, and the first car was quickly pushed aside after entering, opening a way for the big car behind. Lin Moxuan rode on a tall horse, deliberately slowed down the horse, and rode the horse slowly to the end, putting the "Celestial Empire" in full swing.

As the convoy entered, the darkness around An Yi and the three of them was gradually dispelled, An Yi didn't want to be recognized by Taketori so quickly, and he still wanted to know what kind of face this Qipin Zhi County Lord was under the mask. So he pretended to look at the mahogany, and walked into the shadows again.

Lin Moxuan's horse walked through the forest and finally slipped to the bottom of the watchtower. He looked at the guards on the guard tower, and then at the "Western Regions Merchant" who was checking the mahogany in the dark, and said loudly: "On the order of Lord Lingzhu of Huayang County, Chenglin Moxuan of Huayang County came to discuss with you and others about the sale of mahogany. ”

Listening to the comfort of "carefully" checking the wood in the dark, there was a "buzz~" sound in his head, and he felt that the whole person was trapped in a big bell, and someone outside knocked the bell hard, and the three souls and seven spirits were shocked out of the shell.

Who? County Cheng? What about Taketori?

An Yi hurriedly rushed out of the darkness with two arrows, and in the distance, he saw that the figure on the horse was thin and tall, where was there a little bit of Taketori's fat appearance? What's going on? Didn't the letter they intercepted today come from Taketori to meet with the merchants of the Western Regions?

While thinking about it, I was in a hurry, I didn't pay attention to my feet, I tripped over a piece of wood, I didn't step steadily, and I knelt on the ground.

Lin Moxuan sat calmly on the old horse and stroked the small handful of beard on his chin, he saw the "Western Regions Merchant" kneeling on the ground from afar and saluting, he felt very useful, thinking that the other party was afraid of the might of the Heavenly Empire. He sat on his horse, made a lifting motion with both hands, and said, "Your Excellency, please get up, don't be polite." He also played the tolerance and generosity of the officials of the Celestial Empire.

An Yi is already anxious about every clue, no matter how energetic Lin Moxuan himself is on the horse. He got up and walked quickly to the horse, grabbed Lin Moxuan and grabbed the reins of the old horse, and dragged the old horse to a golden rooster and nodded, Lin Moxuan on the horseback didn't sit firmly for a while, hurriedly leaned forward, and helped the horse's neck with his hand,

"Oops, you're so rude."

This comfort looks real, how can there be any taketori, the person immediately is Huayang County Chenglin Moxuan!

Lin Moxuan has been in Huayang County for so long, and natural people recognize the eldest son of An Mansion, and he is puzzled: "An Gongzi? Why are you there? Could it be that you are the merchant that Lord Zhu said? When did you start a timber business? ”

An Yixin said that Lin Moxuan was also involved in this matter? Could it be that he was mistaken, could it be that he was really here to transport the mahogany? He pointed at Jin Mingyin with his hand and said; "Ming Yin, let's see if there is any rice in this wood."

Jin Mingyin took an axe and pointed an axe at the wood on the cart next to him. The axe dug deep into the mahogany, and he twisted it from side to side, widening the gap cut in the mahogany.

Seeing this, Lin Moxuan, who was on the horse, turned over and dismounted, and he asked An Yi and said, "Gongzi An, you haven't paid the silver taels yet, how can you cut my wood casually." Stop it! Stop! As he spoke, he was about to go over to stop Jin Mingyin, who was swinging the axe,

As the cracks in the mahogany widened, the rice hidden inside finally flowed to the ground like a small waterfall.

Lin Moxuan was shocked when he saw this, he was an elm head again, and he also knew that the rice hidden in this wood should not appear here, "This, this.... This bamboo lord asked me to send mahogany, how can there be rice in it? ”

When An Yi heard this, his heart was bad, and he dared to love that Lin Moxuan was also a master who was kept in the dark, and he was broken, and he fell for the trick of this old dog. One of them is a county prince of the imperial court, and the other is the son of a wealthy businessman, and they appeared at the scene at the same time, although there are hundreds of people, it is difficult to distinguish the sin of stealing and selling official grain. He hurriedly asked, "Lin Xiancheng, where is Taketori?" ”

"Hahaha, Gongzi An is looking for Zhu?"

Suddenly, Taketori's chilly laughter was heard in the darkness.

"Whoosh~"

With laughter, two arrows pierced the darkness and shot at the militia on the arrow tower. Before the two militiamen could react, they snorted and fell headlong, lifeless.

For a time, the low slopes around the wall and on the periphery were full of men and soldiers with torches, and they were pointing their bows and arrows at the woods, and the arrows were still burning with flames.

"Whoosh~"

A few more arrows, arrows with flames shot on several wooden piles in the field, this autumn is dry, the dead branches and leaves on the wooden pile meet the open flame, "Teng~" on the rise, the flame flies up the old high, licking the night sky, all of a sudden illuminated the entire forest farm. Taketori walked out of the darkness in front of the sentry tower with a wicked smile on his face, looking at An Yi and Lin Moxuan and the others. He was followed by several people in night clothes, and the first one was Liu Heng.

Seeing this, the militia who were originally lying in ambush behind the wooden pile in the forest farm also at first, and pointed their short crossbows towards the surrounding soldiers, and the two sides confronted each other, but Taketori had an almost one-sided advantage in numbers.

Liu Heng glanced at An Yi proudly, and whispered in Taketori's ear: "Second uncle, I didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain tonight." ”

Taketori laughed coldly twice, and said to An Yi: "Gongzi An, Zhu has no grievances with you. Tonight is Zhu Mou's own business, if you don't let a good rich boy do it, if you have to come to mix, then it's no wonder I'm ruthless. If you have an afterlife, remember to be less nosy! ”