Chapter 279: Interests are the key

Zhang Hu has been a warm-water county magistrate for many years, he eats well, wears well, and rests well. For many years, he has been his own soil emperor in Wenshui, and he still has some momentum, plus dozens of soldiers standing behind him, he has nothing to fear. The soldiers were all armed. The warm water is rich, and the equipment of the soldiers is better than that of other places, even better than those county soldiers in other counties. All of them were men with big shoulders and round waists, standing there like a mountain.

"It turned out to be Zhang Xianzun, please open the city, my husband has something urgent to rush back to Chengdu!" Huang 13 saw that it was Zhang Hu, so he said with a smile.

Zhang Hu also smiled: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" According to the rules of our warm water, the city is opened at dawn and closed at night, and no one can open the door at night, even if I come. ”

"Zhang Hu, you turtle son, Lao Tzu gives you face, don't be damn ignorant!" Although Huang Shisan is honest, he is not stupid, how can he not hear the meaning of Zhang Hu's words. He is also a Wenshui person, what Zhang Hu used to do, he knows it in his heart. The big axe slammed into the ground, pointed at Zhang Hu's nose and scolded: "The dog is blind, if it weren't for Mr., then what is the great thing about being a county order, if Mr. can let you be a county order, he can let you get out!" ”

"Hahaha...... huh?" Zhang Hu didn't laugh angrily, ignored Huang Shisan, and looked up at Su Ren not far away.

Su Ren was a little strange when he entered the city in the morning, and it stands to reason that Zhang Hu would definitely come to greet him. Not only did Zhang Hu not come, but even those warm water businessmen did not come, Su Ren had a plan in his heart at that time, and now he is more convinced.

Su Ren gave Leng Jun a look, and as soon as the cold horse moved, Zhang Hu on the city tower immediately spoke: "Leng Dao Chief, I advise you not to move, in addition to these people you saw on this city tower, there are also thirty archers, as long as I give an order, you people ......"

"Zhang Hu, what do you want to do as a turtle son?" Huang 13 was furious.

Zhang Hu smiled: "Don't do anything, it's just that this city gate can't be opened tonight, in order to protect the safety of the people of Wenshui, it is my duty as the order of Wenshui County." ”

Zhang Hu is a repeated villain, Su Ren has already understood it. When they first entered the city, Zhang Hu was not polite to them, and later Su Ren became the god of wealth for common things, and Zhang Hu immediately became well-behaved when he saw Su Ren. That time to report to Laojunguan was actually a big gamble by Zhang Hu, maybe before he went to Laojunguan, he also found Hou Jian and Liu Wen, Su Ren was just his second plan.

nominated Zhang Hu to be the commander of Wenshui County, in fact, he also felt that Zhang Hu was at both ends of the head, and Zhang Hu would never have the courage to betray if there was no problem with him or ordinary things. However, Zhang Hu betrayed today, which proves one thing, there will definitely be a big problem in Chengdu, and even the Wen Party and ordinary things can't stop it.

Su Ren said loudly: "Dare to ask Zhang Xianzun, can you go out of the city tomorrow?" ”

Zhang Hu smiled and nodded: "As long as the city opens at dawn, anyone can go out of the city, now let's ask Captain Su and you to go back!" ”

"You!" Huang Shisan gritted his teeth, he really wanted to rush up to the city tower and cut Zhang Hu with a few axes, and turned his head to look at Su Ren.

Su Ren nodded: "Okay then, let's wait until dawn." ”

"Sir!" Huang Shisan felt that Su Ren's humiliation was due to his failure to do a good job as a guard, so he turned around and was about to rush up, but Su Ren grabbed his clothes. Su Ren shook his head slightly and ordered everyone to go back to the inn.

The stuffiness in Huang Shisan's chest had nowhere to come out, he swung an axe and slashed at the big tree next to the road, a big tree with the thickness of the bowl mouth, he cut it off by him, and fell on the road with a squeak: "Zhang Hu, you turtle son, wait for Lao Tzu!" ”

Go back to the inn again and open the door. The shopkeeper watched a group of angry people greet him more diligently. It was still the original house, and the shopkeeper personally boiled hot water for Su Ren to bring in, so that Su Ren could soak his feet and relieve his fatigue.

While soaking his feet, Su Ren began to think about this matter. Cui Jiuming's news has shown that the Empress Dowager was angry with the emperor's actions and imprisoned Dong Zhongshu, which shows that Confucianism has lost its position in the imperial court. Since Confucianism has lost power, the Wen Party, which is also Confucian, will definitely not be able to run. Wen Dang can't run, and his two students, Chang Shi and Su Ren, will definitely be implicated. Maybe at this time, the will of the imperial court was already on the way to Shu County, so Zhang Hu had nothing to fear.

"Zhang Hu must have gotten some news!" Leng Jun came in from outside the door and sat opposite Su Ren: "With this guy's temperament, even if there is a slight turnaround, he will never do this to us, it seems that the turmoil in the court this time has a great impact, maybe Shu County is really going to change." ”

"What? I don't believe that the court can still kill me? ”

"What's not to do? You are a student of Wen Taishou and Mr. Dong's future son-in-law, and you are within the scope of Xulian from any point of view. ”

Su Ren waved his hand: "Do you understand, don't say if you don't understand, the teachers and students are not in the Nine Clans and the like, in addition, I am not Dong Zhongshu's son-in-law, the court can only think of other ways to punish the crime, even if you want to arrest me, you have to take care of my contribution to the court to give salt and peacefully extinguish the rebellion in Shu County, not to mention that with those county soldiers in Shu County, I don't worry about what they can do to me!" ”

"A little Zhang Hu will block you in the city, what can't you do?"

"Zhang Hu is just a clown who jumps off the beam, it doesn't have to be so troublesome to clean him up, I am now thinking about how to tell Dong Qian about Dong Zhongshu."

The two of them became silent, no one could say anything about this question, so both of them made the decision not to tell Dong Qian for the time being. It was already the second half of the night, and the bustle of Wenshui City was no longer lively during the day, especially in the inn where they lived, it was even quieter. Becoming deserted, unsettling, is never a good sign.

Su Ren shouted outside the door, and Huang Shisan immediately came in. Su Ren said: "Have you arranged to be on duty tonight?" ”

"It's arranged, there is one more person than when I was in the mountains."

Su Ren nodded: "Tell the brothers, keep your eyes bright, I always feel that it won't be peaceful tonight." ”

A scream came suddenly. Leng Jun jumped three feet high, and rushed out with his sword in his hand. Huang Shisan held a big axe in both hands, and a pair of big eyes constantly patrolled the doors and windows.

A guard hurried in: "Sir, the shopkeeper is dead!" ”

The sound of clanging fights was heard, and the shouts of the guards were heard. The people who had just fallen asleep were all awakened, and Dong Qian rushed out of the house with a sword, just in time to take a face with Su Ren. Su Ren pointed at Dong Qian as he ran: "Go back, protect the mother and daughter of the Twelve Niang and Leng Yue!" ”

Dong Qian was still scolding, but when she saw Su Ren's eyes, she stopped and turned around and ran back.

The shopkeeper died in the lobby, with more than a dozen blows all over his body, and his head was almost cut off, which shows how cruel the perpetrator was. Su Ren pinched his nose and glanced at it hurriedly, then ordered the few people who came with him not to move anything, turn around and run towards the place where the fight was fighting.

In the dark-lit courtyard, no one except Su Ren went out, and there was no light in the house. Su Ren could sense the eyes lying by the window and in the crack of the door.

Leng Jun was fighting with a man in black, and there were several black-clothed people and guards lying next to them, and Su Ren immediately ordered someone to save them first. He said to Huang 13 again: "Help, capture this person as soon as possible, remember not to kill him!" ”

Uncover the corpse of a man in black, an unfamiliar face. is a young offspring, at most ten ** years old, but he is surprisingly tall, a head taller than Huang Thirteen. I have seen several other people in a hurry, and they are also the same young and the same good figure.

"Ahh With a muffled snort, the man in black was stabbed in the shoulder by the cold and kicked to the ground, and Huang Shisan's big axe immediately hit the man's neck: "Don't move, move again and cut you!" ”

The man really didn't move, and by the time the two guards ran to his side, the man was already out of breath. The black cloth covering the face was removed, and the black face was bleeding from seven holes, and at a glance, he knew that he was poisoned. Leng Jun hurriedly checked it and shook his head.

Su Ren's eyebrows were twisted together, he didn't believe that Zhang Hu did this, Zhang Hu didn't have the ability or the courage. These black-clothed men have good martial arts, and they regard death as home, more like terrorists in later generations.

"What is this, sir?" Huang 13 groped around with the man in black for a while, and suddenly touched a piece of jade from the man. The jade is not big, a very small piece, but the carving is very detailed. Su Ren looked at it over and over for a long time, but he didn't see what it was, so he handed it to Leng Jun. Leng Jun only glanced at it, and then gasped.

"What's wrong?"

"Ebony Bluff is here!" Leng Jun said: "This jade carved figure is called the green harrier, which is the totem of the pre-Qin people, the sacred bird of the Qin people, known for its protection and ferocity, and is an accessory only for the nobles of the Qin State." ”

"This person is a nobleman of the Qin State?"

Leng Jun shook his head: "It used to be like this, until the Qin Mugong period, after the Shang Dynasty changed the law, this privilege was canceled, and it was used by the Ebony Cliff and became their emblem, this person actually used jade to carve the emblem, which shows that this person's status is very high, could it be that those people came back from the extreme north?" ”

"Not so fast!" Su Ren shook his head: "The skills of this group of people are far worse than those people, if it were those people, we would be in trouble today." ”

"Then they are ......"

"I'm afraid it's someone who hired a helper!"

"Who? Who has the ability to move Ebony Cliffs? ”

Su Ren sighed: "The king of Huainan is already mad, not only colluding with bandits, foreigners, but even people like the remnants of the Qin Dynasty are within the scope of his wooing, this person is not uneasy in the world, he uses any means for his own selfishness, no, we have to go back to Chengdu, I don't know what Chengdu has become now!" ”

"But Zhang Hu ......" The cold words were not finished.

Su Ren's eyes instantly became fierce: "If you are in charge, kill!" ”

Huang Shisan sneered a few times: "The ungrateful villain should be killed!" Brothers, pack up, let's go back to Chengdu! ”

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