Chapter 5 The undercurrent is surging and killing
The group returned in the dust, and along the road there were traces of the crushing of the chariots, which were very chaotic, and the caravan probably fled after seeing them attacked. Walk until the sunset, and then arrive at Shule City. Shule City was now heavily guarded, with nearly a third more soldiers on the city walls than before, and the soldiers at the entrance of the city gate below were also carefully checking the passers-by. When Jiang Yun and the others approached, the soldiers glanced at them, ordered them to stop, and carefully inspected them before letting them go, and asked for a few altars of daughter Hong in the name of leaving samples. The Yunhai Dart Bureau on the right side of the city, which was originally extremely conspicuous, was firmly surrounded by a group of soldiers at this moment, and not far away were the people who were squirming and discussing, among which the merchants who had paid a lot of money to the Yunhai Dart Bureau were even more bitter, pointing to the location of the Yunhai Dart Bureau and scolding. Notices and wanted notices posted in various parts of the city have clearly informed everyone, "The Yunhai Dart Bureau has a private connection to Qingquan Village, and those who know the case should report the case to the government." The former Shule No. 1 dart game is down.
Notices were posted all over the city, and twenty taels of silver were awarded for assisting in the capture of a thief. Many people are eager to try, after all, a thief can get twenty taels of silver, which is almost worth the cost of more than ten years.
As they continued to move, pedestrians along the way also noticed Jiang Yun and the others, and they talked about it. Jiang Yun looked at the direction of the Yunhai Dart Bureau, and heard that many people were also talking about this time, it is said that the owner of the Yunhai Dart Bureau was a person from Qingquan Village, and when the officers and soldiers went to the Yunhai Dart Bureau, there was no one inside. After that, the man muttered a few words, but the other person in the same company covered his mouth, looking secretive. The vendors next to him were not affected in the slightest, cleaning up the dishes on the wooden table and preparing to close the stall. Jiang Yun silently looked at the two people who were closing the stall, and walked over to find a seat and sit down.
A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked over and said a little embarrassedly, "We have closed the stall." ”
Jiang Yun looked at this man, "But do you still have a sip of tea for me?" Today, he escaped death and did not drink water. ”
The man looked embarrassed, looked back at the other bearded man holding the bowl and chopsticks, the bearded man nodded, and this person took out a pot of tea and filled a cup for Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun kept watching his movements, and his fingers tapped on the wooden table.
"Please take your time." The man smiled and turned around to leave, but was shouted by Jiang Yun.
"The store likes to practice martial arts." Jiang Yun's fingers tapped on the table and smiled indifferently.
The man was stunned, "How is it possible, the two of us are just doing some small business to eat, and we are both authentic crop men." ”
"Small business. For example, the kind of robbery that is, right? ”
I saw that the man shouted, Kong Wu's powerful right arm hit Jiang Yun in an instant, Jiang Yun had already prepared, dodged on the side of his body, and quickly buckled his left hand at the joint of the man's right arm, the man was in pain, and was about to withdraw away, Jiang Yun unloaded it hard, and the man's joint made a sound, and it was dislocated all of a sudden, and the man shouted in pain. Jiang Yun leaned forward, his right fist hit the man's temple hard, and when he was about to hit, a sharp sound of breaking the air buzzed out, and six darts pointed directly at Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun hurriedly rushed to the left, and the bearded man took the opportunity to grab his companion and run towards no one.
"Click-" The sound of neat footsteps came from all around, and the soldier with a longbow waited early in the direction of the two men's run.
"The thief is on the run!" One of the officers and soldiers shouted, "Shoot the arrows!" ”
The arrows were released, and the two thieves became hedgehogs in a trance, and fell to the ground unable to move.
"Not even a single one alive." Xiao Yigu looked shocked.
A commander walked towards Jiang Yun with his soldiers, "Taishou has invited Yun Gongzi to the mansion for a while." ”
The Taishou Mansion is located in the center of Shule City, there are elite soldiers guarding the door, and there is a hidden silver light everywhere on the roof, Jiang Yun feels that there are many pairs of eyes staring at him with every step.
Entering the Taishou Mansion while walking, Jiang Yun only felt that there were two worlds inside and outside the mansion. The screen at the entrance of the house is the "Fu Lian Tu" made by the Southern Dynasty painter Ming Yuelan 200 years ago, and the lacquer plate is painted on it, and it is also a good wood. Bypass the screen, the top beam and pillar are carved with hook lines, the state is extremely beautiful, and the road on the ground is granite flat rock, and it is quite comfortable to walk.
The commander took Jiang Yun to the cabinet study and knocked lightly on the door, "My lord, Young Master Yun has arrived." ”
"Come in." An old but still energetic voice came from outside the study.
Jiang Yun walked in slowly, only to feel that the interior decoration of the study seemed to be simple, but every material was of high quality, such as the Huanghuali round table and the Tai Yaming column lamp.
"Your Excellency." Jiang Yun leaned over and saluted, and an old man was sitting on a chair, writing something.
"What do you think of today's events?" The old man didn't look at Jiang Yun, he was still writing.
"Today, I was robbed, but fortunately I picked up a life, I just want to fulfill the Liu family's entrustment, and I have nothing else to ask for."
"How did you find out about the thief?"
"Ordinary street vendors, how can there be thick cocoons in the tiger's mouth."
The old man looked up at Jiang Yun, his eyes glittered, "I am the official of Shule's parents, and I am very disgusted by the scourge of Qingquan Village, and today I am fortunate to have the opportunity to completely eradicate such thieves." ”
"Speaking of which, the old man also wants to thank you." The old man looked at Jiang Yun and smiled slightly, not seeing any change in his expression.
Jiang Yun looked at the old man lightly, his expression did not change at all, but he could feel that he was like a thorn in the back, this person seemed to be plain, and he was afraid that he would only feel that he was an ordinary old man when he threw it on the street, but there was a faint momentum between his words, if it was an ordinary person, I am afraid that he should not look at him.
After staring for a long time, the two of them did not say anything, the Taiya lamp was still bright, only the darkness outside the door was deeper.
"Very good." The old man broke the silence, "The notice said that you can get twenty taels of silver for helping to capture a thief, and you have made a great contribution today, so go down to the yamen and get eighty taels of silver, which is a little bit of gratitude to you." ”
Hearing this, Jiang Yun thanked the old man, and everything outside the door returned to normal.
After registering, Master Yamen respectfully handed the eighty taels of silver tickets to Jiang Yun, and Jiang Yun divided the silver tickets into two parts, one twenty taels of silver tickets in his arms, and one forty taels of silver tickets to Xiao Yigu for distribution to his brothers.
"Yun Gongzi.. Brother Yun, this is too much! Xiao Yigu said that he was unwilling to accept it, the pension of the Liu Mansion had been paid, and the dead brothers had each received two taels of silver, which was enough for their families to live for several years.
"Listen to me, take it." Jiang Yun waved his hand and returned to the inn where he was staying. Previously, he lived in Zhang's Mansion, but it was impossible to live there all the time, so he went to the city inn and asked for a room to live in.