Chapter 13: A Thief Strikes

Zhen Jiang lost! Fierce beasts don't like to live in groups, each has its own territory, Liu Xie and Dian Wei hit two leopards, it is estimated that there is no more powerful beast than these two leopards in the vicinity. Zhen Jiang is willing to gamble and lose, so Liu Xie will lose interest in continuing to hunt in the mountains, and Dian Wei knows that his duty now is to protect Liu Xie's safety, and if Liu Xie does not enter the mountain, he will naturally not enter the mountain.

And the reason why Zhen Jiang proposed the hunting competition was not because he really wanted to win or lose with Liu Xie, how to successfully solve the crisis of the Zhen family this time was what Zhen Jiang cared about. Now that there is a reasonable excuse for the food, Zhen Jiang is naturally happy.

When women go out to play, most of the time they just hang out, or get together to play some small games, and they play more elegantly, so naturally Liu Xie will not be interested. Zhen Jiang took a few younger sisters to play a game of pitching pots, while Liu Xie was telling stories to Zhao Yu.

It's best not to tell a story to a little girl, it's best not to say anything like hot-blooded jingo, most girls have little interest in that kind of story. Love, love, and other stories are suitable for all ages. Liu Xie first told Zhao Yu a deleted version of the White Snake Biography, and Zhao Yu was in tears, and after listening to it, he begged Liu Xie to talk about another one.

As soon as Liu Xie wanted to talk again, he found that the Zhen family didn't play games anymore, so they all came over one by one, staring at Liu Xie and waiting for Liu Xie to speak. Liu Xie couldn't help but smile when he saw this, looked left and right, and just wanted to speak, when he suddenly saw a team of people coming from a distance looking a little wrong.

"Childe, the one who came is not good." Dian Wei reacted immediately, reminded Liu Xie and ran to his war horse at the same time, turned over and took out the double halberd. And although the people of the Zhen family were half a beat slower, the guards also immediately got on their horses and took weapons.

"Prince Wang, get into the carriage quickly." Zhen Jiang urged Liu Xiedao while pushing his sister into the carriage.

Liu Xie agreed, helped Zhao Yu beside him into the carriage, and then stood in front of the carriage and observed the group of people who were not good. Seeing that Zhen Jiang couldn't help but feel anxious, he couldn't help but step forward and wanted to stuff Liu Xie into the car. But before she could make a move, she heard Liu Xie shouting to Dian Wei: "Brother Dian, capture the thief and capture the king first, and solve the leader first." ”

"Well, Dian Wei understands." Dian Wei agreed, put the iron halberd in his right hand horizontally in the saddle, and then took out a small halberd from his pocket and put it in his hand, just waiting for the other party's leader to approach.

"Miss, it's a Black Mountain thief!" Someone in the Zhen family's guards saw where the person came from and exclaimed. Zhen Jiang's face also changed slightly when he heard this. The predecessor of this black mountain thief was the remnant of the Yellow Turban thief who spread to the eight states of the Han Dynasty, and it was claimed that there were millions of people to the outside world. Even if this number is mixed with water, I am afraid that there are still hundreds of thousands of people, and now this black mountain thief is obviously coming for the Zhen family. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves worrying about how the little Zhen family resisted the threat of Montenegrin thieves.

"Wang Gongzi, the thieves are not good, so they should ...... separately" Zhen Jiang hurriedly suggested to Liu Xie, but before Zhen Jiang finished speaking, Liu Xie had already interrupted categorically, "The field of vision here is wide, there is no place to hide at all, no one should be spared if they flee separately, it is better to gather in one place and wait for reinforcements." ”

"Prince Wang, we can hide in the forest......"

"Black mountain thieves operate in the deep mountains and dense forests all year round, and they are more familiar with the terrain in the dense forests than us. Miss Zhen, don't panic too much, with me, the general, here, this gang of thieves can't make waves. Liu Xie said confidently to Zhen Jiang.

Zhen Jiang was anxious and angry when he heard this, the heroes couldn't stand the crowd, this Dian Wei was indeed a tiger's back, and his appearance was also very terrifying, but he was only one person after all, and the number of this group of Black Mountain thieves was no less than a hundred, even if he added his own guards, he was probably not an opponent.

Zhen Jiang saw that Liu Xie was stubborn, he was really a little anxious, and he couldn't help but regret that he shouldn't have chosen to go out to play today, let alone invite Liu Xie, an outsider, to travel together. It is naturally not good for his family to have an accident, but if something happens to this nephew who is Situ of the dynasty, the Zhen family will also be guilty. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and no matter how weak the court is, it is not something that a merchant family can offend.

Thinking that one of his decisions would bring almost annihilating the Zhen family, Zhen Jiang couldn't wait to rush up and fight that gang of black mountain thieves. Fortunately, Liu Xie organized it in time, "Miss Zhen, don't go up and make trouble, don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

At the same time that Liu Xie stopped Zhen Jiang from stepping forward, Dian Wei's side had already exchanged hands with the other party. The luck of the thief leader was really good, he didn't die under Dian Wei's halberd for the first time, he was just injured and fell off the horse, and after Dian Wei threw the twelve halberds in his pocket, he asked the Zhen family's guards to protect the carriage, and he rode alone to kill the thief.

It is worthy of being a fierce general valued by Liu Xie, one hundred and ten thieves were originally aggressive, but after being greeted by Dian Wei with a small halberd, morale suddenly decreased, except for the good luck of the thief who did not die, none of the remaining eleven small halberds failed, taking the lives of eleven thieves. And after Dian Wei saw that the thieves were all foot soldiers, he also got off his horse and brandished his double iron halberd and killed the crowd.

Don't look at the number of thieves, but in the case of being robbed, they can only be chopped and chopped vegetables by Dian Wei. The reason why thieves are called thieves is because these people are basically a rabble. It's okay to fight a tailwind fight, but once you encounter fierce resistance, the thieves will often break up first.

Now this gang of thieves is facing Dian Wei who is like a fierce god, especially watching their companions who used to get along with each other fall in a pool of blood one by one, these thieves are frightened, the sky and the earth are big, their own lives are the biggest, and they can't do anything, so they naturally have to take care of their own lives first. There was no need for the thief leader to order, and the thief who was still alive did not hesitate, and immediately turned around and fled.

"Miss Zhen, let people chase after you, it's best to catch a few alive and come back for interrogation." Seeing this, Liu Xie hurriedly reminded Zhen Jiang, who had been stunned by Dian Wei's killing.

"Ah, uh-huh, don't chase it yet." Zhen Jiang nodded a little sluggishly, seeing that his own guards were also dumbfounded, he couldn't help but raise his voice and order.

The Zhen family guards rushed to do the beating of the water dogs, and Dian Wei was not interested in the thieves who escaped, so he walked straight to the thief who was abandoned by his companions, stretched out his big hand, and slipped the thief head in front of Liu Xie.

"Miss Zhen, your sisters may have been frightened, why don't you go and appease them?" Liu Xie saw that Zhen Jiang's face was pale, and knew that this girl was also frightened, so he proposed.

"Thank you for your concern, let's ask the origin of this gang of thieves first." Zhen Jiang thanked him, but insisted on staying aside to listen. Seeing this, Liu Xie no longer persuaded him, looked at the thief who was escorted by the two guards of the Zhen family but still held his head high and asked: "Good man, if the eldest husband does not change his name, he will not change his surname, since he has been arrested, how about he hurry up and report his family?" ”

"Humph! Your grandfather, my name is Li Damu......" Before the words fell, Li Damu's mouth was twitched, and Liu Xie shook his right hand and said angrily: "Can you speak human words?" Brother Dian, if this guy dares to do this for a while, he will be pumped if he is neither big nor small. Dian Wei nodded when he heard this, and looked at Li Damu with a hideous face, his eyes seemed to be looking forward to Li Damu continuing to speak like he did just now.

Heroes don't suffer immediate losses!

"What's it called?" Liu Xie asked again.

“…… The small one is called Li Damu. ”

"Isn't this a human being, why can't you get along with yourself? Let's talk about it, what are you doing in Wuji County? Why attack us? Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.

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After Li Damu's explanation, the matter is inseparable from Liu Xie's guess. The Montenegrin thieves are known as millions, and the number of people is overwhelming, but this also means that the Montenegrin thieves have millions of mouths to eat. The identity of the thief will not be recognized by the government, and the thief will naturally not get the land allocated by the government. On the one hand, he had to avoid the government's clearance, and on the other hand, he had to feed so many mouths waiting for dinner, which was a big problem for Zhang Yan. Although during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court sealed Zhang Yan as an official position of a difficult general because of its inability to conquer and suppress, but now the imperial court itself is in difficulty, and where can it take care of Zhang Yan's gang of thieves, and the princes of various places are also worried about Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army and easily refuse to accept it.

To live, to eat! But there are millions of thieves in Montenegro, and the harvest of those wastelands carved out in the mountains alone is far from satisfying the demand, and it has become necessary to find a place to borrow grain. It is said to be borrowed, but it is not clear when it will be. At this time, the Black Mountain thieves did not want to provoke the conquest of the princes because of the attack on the city, but if they attacked the idea of a businessman like the Zhen family, there was nothing to scruple about.

Li Damu was originally the leader of a force among the Black Mountain thieves, but he was convinced by Zhang Yan and was willing to obey Zhang Yan's dispatch. This time, Zhang Yan planned to borrow food from the Zhen family, so Li Damu volunteered and took more than 100 people to Wuji in disguise. It is impossible to visit the door, and it is Li Da's plan to find an opportunity to kidnap the important members of the Zhen family, so as to achieve the purpose of borrowing food. And Li Damu insisted on kidnapping tickets is also a little selfish, I have long heard that the five daughters of the Zhen family are all beautiful, which is a good opportunity for Li Damu, who is still in his thirties.

The Montenegrin thief said that he was a thief, but this thief was not only young and strong, but also the old and weak women and children who needed to be taken care of. Although Li Damu is the leader of their Black Mountain bandits, the people around him are either related to each other, or they have been with each other for many years, even if there is a woman with a good appearance, it is also a famous flower, if Li Damu doesn't want to be poked in the backbone, he can only keep to himself.

But now, even if the woman of the Zhen family looks like a fairy, Li Damu doesn't have that thought. I'm all taken prisoner, and I don't know when I'll have my head cut off, so how can I have other thoughts.

"Miss Zhen, since this gang of thieves is coming for your Zhen family, then this Li Damu will be handed over to your Zhen family to deal with." Liu Xie turned his head and said to Zhen Jiang.

Zhen Jiang nodded when he heard this, "Thank you for your understanding." ”

encountered a thief attack, and everyone lost the interest of continuing to play, so they packed up and prepared to return to the city. When he left the city, there were two carriages, and when he returned to the city, he also had one, but in order to hide people's eyes, Liu Xie's car was used to escort Li Damu, and Liu Xie took Zhao Yu into the carriage of the Zhen family.

Liu Xie, who didn't like to be looked up and down with eyes like looking at a giant panda, got out of the carriage and sat on the wheel and chatted with Dian Wei, who was accompanying him.

"Childe, what are your plans for that black mountain thief?" Dian Wei couldn't help but ask Liu Xiedao.

Liu Xie glanced at Dian Wei when he heard this, shook his head and replied: "Brother Dian, I understand what you mean, it's just that you need to be hard to strike iron, we must first deal with the white wave thieves, and then we can start to deal with the black mountain thieves." Moreover, the Black Mountain Thieves are even more difficult to deal with than the White Wave Thieves, and if we don't have a force that can deter those rebellious people, it doesn't make sense to just talk about it. ”

Dian Wei nodded slightly after hearing this, he just reminded Liu Xie that he also wanted to see if Liu Xie was a person who could speak, but now it seems that his own lord can not only speak, but also has a very clear mind, knowing that things need to be prioritized. As a subordinate, what I am most afraid of is that the leader is easy to get hot, and Liu Xie's answer made Dian Wei's worries a little relaxed.

"Prince Wang, please come in and talk about it." Inside the carriage, Zhen Jiang's voice reached Liu Xie's ears. Liu Xie shook his head and smiled when he heard this, said hello to Dian Wei, turned around and got into the carriage, and saw that Zhao Yu and Zhen Mi were talking in a whisper, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, when did the relationship between these two girls become so good? Catch up with the old man at first sight.

"Wang Gongzi......" Zhen Jiang couldn't help but call softly when he saw Liu Xie stunned.

"Ah, Miss Zhen, I don't know what to learn?" Liu Xie came back to his senses and asked.

"Childe's words are serious, I don't dare to be taught, I just want to ask Son, at this moment, where should the Zhen family go?" Zhen Jiang looked at Liu Xie with a sincere face and asked. This is also Zhen Jiang's illness and rush to the doctor, and he didn't come up with a safe idea after thinking about it in the carriage, and suddenly thought of Liu Xie's performance in the face of the attack of the Black Mountain thieves today, so that Zhen Jiang couldn't help but have some expectations for Liu Xie.

And Liu Xie did not disappoint Zhen Jiang, and after hearing the words and muttering for a while, he asked Zhen Jiang: "Miss Zhen, dare to ask what is the relationship between the Zhen family and Yuan Jizhou at this time?" If the Zhen family has a heavy weight in Yuan Jizhou's heart, then the Zhen family only needs to ask Yuan Jizhou for help. But if Yuan Jizhou didn't care about the Zhen family very much, then the Zhen family had better arrange a retreat earlier. ”

Zhen Jiang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, of course Yuan Jizhou valued the Zhen family, without the Zhen family, who would raise the grain and grass he urgently needed for him, but this kind of attention would not make Yuan Jizhou give up competing with Gongsun Zan for the sake of the Zhen family, and turn around and lead the army to find trouble with the Black Mountain thieves. It seems that the Zhen family can only arrange other retreats as soon as possible as Liu Xie said, and being close to the Yuan family may not be able to make the Zhen family foolproof.

Who can you rely on? The whole Hebei is now standing side by side, the Zhen family has taken refuge in the Yuan family, and then in Gongsun Zhan, not to mention whether Gongsun Chan will trust the Zhen family, but if this matter is discovered in the future, the Zhen family is likely to be hated by the final victor because of the two ends of the snake and rat. But if you can't find a new backer in Hebei......

At this time, the most powerful Han was the second son of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao in the north was the eldest son of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shu in the south was the eldest son of the Yuan family. Because of the difference between the concubines, the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu is not harmonious, but in this way, with the popularity accumulated by the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the second son of the Yuan family still looks at the crowd. As for Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms, they were either under the fence at this time, or their forces were weak, and they were not regarded by Zhen Jiang as worthy of refuge.

In addition to the two sons of the Yuan family, the rest are Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Yan in Yizhou, but these two families are too far away for the Zhen family, as the so-called people leave their hometowns, if the Zhen family leaves Wuji County, it is equivalent to starting anew and starting again, and the two local forces may not welcome the arrival of the Zhen family.

After thinking about it, Zhen Jiang inadvertently glanced at Liu Xie, and a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred in his mind, isn't this ready-made. Although the imperial court is weak now, because of Dong Zhuo's relationship in Guanzhong, the local forces have been seriously damaged, and the entry of foreign forces will not react as fiercely as Jingzhou and Yizhou. And take refuge in the imperial court, the imperial court has righteousness, the Zhen family has money and food, the so-called icing on the cake is easy, and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, if you can win the favor of the imperial court, even if the Yuan family wants to make things difficult for the Zhen family in the future, the Zhen family will have somewhere to go.

The more I thought about Zhen Jiang, the more I felt that this method was feasible, and my mood couldn't help but become cheerful. Looking at Liu Xie's gaze, he became more and more friendly, and Liu Xie couldn't help but check his clothes, and wondered in his heart that there was nothing abnormal, what did this girl want to do with a smile?

Liu Xie didn't know what Zhen Jiang thought in his heart, after entering the city gate and breaking up with the Zhen family's convoy, Liu Xie took Zhao Yu and Dian Wei back to the Zhen family's manor outside the city, as for how the Zhen family dealt with Li Damu, it was the Zhen family's business, and Liu Xie didn't plan to ask.

Although the incident of the attack has passed, Liu Xie still mentioned it when he saw Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun couldn't help but be shocked into a cold sweat after hearing this, and couldn't help complaining about Liu Xie's boldness, and even blamed himself for not accompanying Liu Xie. Seeing this, Liu Xie made another guarantee, so that Zhao Yun would not mention the matter again.

"Zilong, can't you really teach me martial arts?" Liu Xie asked Zhao Yundao with some disappointment.

"Childe forgive me, it's not that Yun refuses to teach, but Yun thinks that there are better teachers in this world who can teach Childe." Zhao Yun explained.

"Who?" Liu Xie hurriedly asked.

"Nature is the mentor of the clouds."

"Guns? That Zilong knows the whereabouts of the Tong teacher? ”

"Uh...... Ignorance. Since Yun left the school, the teacher went down the mountain to visit friends......"

"And where am I going to find him?" Liu Xie said angrily.

"Uh...... Don't be angry, although Yun doesn't know the whereabouts of his teacher, there is one person who absolutely knows where his teacher's whereabouts are. ”

"Who?"

"Master of the clouds."

"Huh? Does a child teacher have a family? Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, he really hadn't heard of this.

"Naturally, there is, not only that, but there is also a son who is famous."

“…… Where is the master now? Liu Xie hurriedly asked.

has been getting along for a while, Zhao Yun also has a certain understanding of Liu Xie's personality, and when he saw Liu Xie ask like this, he replied honestly: "Wei Jun." ”