Jiangshan and Qinglian Mountain tore their faces, and the Jiangzhou Mansion suffered, and the two sides grabbed something in the past, as long as they didn't make any moves, the government would turn a blind eye. After all, now the Great Song Dynasty is in turmoil, with Tianhu and Song Jiang in the north and Fangla in the south, and the two bandits of Jiangshan and Qinglian Mountain are really nothing, so there is nothing too excessive, and the imperial court will not care too much about Jiangzhou.

I didn't care about it before, it doesn't mean that Xiàn doesn't care, in the past two days, Yi Xiangde, the prefect of Jiangzhou, has a headache, and a batch of good horses transported by Fu Xiangzhu's family to the imperial court were robbed at the border of Jiangzhou. Although Yi Xiangde is a civil official, he also knows what the Great Song Dynasty lacks, more than 4,000 good horses, if he can't find it, he, the prefect, will be at the end.

"Yi Zhifu, it's not good, the lady of the Zhu family and Hu Jingluo are here again" A government soldier ran in in a panic and said a word, which shocked Yi Xiangde.

Although the legend says that the eldest lady of the Zhu family may enter the East Palace and become the crown princess, that is just a legend, so there is no need to worry too much, but how to deal with this call? Hu Jingluo, whose real name is Hu Yanqing, is currently the envoy of Mengzhou, this Hu Yanqing has served in the army during the first emperor's period, leading one side, and today's officials rely on him quite a lot. It is said that the batch of horses was prepared by the Zhu family for the Luoyang Jing soldiers stationed in Mengzhou, and the purpose was to establish a light cavalry.

"Where's it? Please, please don't go to greet the official in person" Yi Xiangde straightened his official robe, shook his cuffs, and just took two steps, he heard a sound of footsteps, and then a burly old man in his fifties stepped into the threshold. This old man is none other than him. It was Hu Yanqing. Although Hu Yanqing is not young. But he was full of energy, his gray beard was like steel slag, and when he entered the door, he glared at him, and scared Yi Xiangde into a clever one, "No need to invite, someone can't afford to be the master of Yi Zhifu." ”

Bowing a big bow, Yi Xiangde arched his hand and said with a dry smile, "Come here." The lower officials have not greeted him from afar, and I hope that I will not be surprised, come here, hurry up and serve tea! ”

Hu Yanqing didn't buy Yi Xiangde's account at all, blew his beard, glared and snorted coldly, "Drink tea and be free, Yi Zhifu, call someone to come to you to ask for a war horse." ”

As he spoke, Hu Yanqing looked at the woman behind him with his spare eyes. The woman had an elegant look and a dignified demeanor. Yi Xiangde also saw this woman. So he was very sad in his heart, thought about it, and replied a little helplessly, "Hu Jingluo, the matter of the war horse, the lower officials have to investigate in detail, then Jiang Wuping is just a little thief, how can he have the courage to fight the idea of a war horse?" ”

Hearing this, Hu Yanqing raised his eyebrows, and was about to scold a few times, when Zhu Lian next to him had already spoken first, "Yi Zhifu, what you said is wrong, the war horse passed through Jiangshan and was robbed by Jiang Wuping, this matter was seen by my own eyes, how can it be fake?" ”

Zhilan stepped forward, bowed slightly, and told the ins and outs of the matter in front of Hu Yanqing. Seeing Yi Xiangde's melancholy expression, Hu Yanqing sneered, "Yi Zhifu, you shouldn't be afraid of those bandits, if you are afraid, then leave the matter of suppressing bandits to someone." ”

Hu Yanqing said this, but Yi Xiangde was taken aback, this Hu Yanqing is famous for his stinky temper, hard stone, if he really bent on suppressing bandits, if he still has other thoughts, it will be a big deal. As the prefect of Jiangzhou, Hu Yanqing knows very well how many cats are hidden under his rule, and the Jiangshan bandits are not a big force, if they really want to exterminate them, there is always a way, and the reason why Jiang Wuping is kept is also because the interests of all parties are closely related. After hesitating, Yi Xiangde arched his hand and said, "Hu Jingluo, you give Xiaguan five days, and after five days, Xiaguan will lead someone to kill Jiang Wuping and retrieve the war horse." ”

"Okay, Yi Zhifu, then call someone and give you five days, if you haven't gained anything within five days, don't blame someone for calling someone to play the official's house!" Hu Yanqing clenched his fists and went south, staring at Yi Xiangde tightly with tiger eyes. Although he has a strong temperament and seems to be rough, he actually sees the affairs of this officialdom very thoroughly, and Yi Xiangde is so opposed to Mengzhou's soldiers and horses entering Jiangzhou, he is also afraid of pulling out some unsightly secrets. The officialdom is tired, he doesn't care about Yanqing, all he wants is a war horse.

Yi Xiangde wanted to set up a banquet, but unfortunately Hu Yanqing didn't give him face, and lived directly in a house prepared earlier. With a glass of wine, Zhu Lian saluted Yanqing with some apologies, "The matter of the war horse is also the negligence of the slave family, if you send more people, those thieves will not be able to succeed, and now you have to worry about Hu Jingluo to run in person." ”

"Lady, where is this, how can you blame you? If you want to blame, blame the confused officials in Jiangzhou, and our Great Song Dynasty was made into a miasma because of these people. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, if this word reaches the ears of the official, you will have to be punished. Hey, Hu Jingluo, this Yi Zhifu promised to capture Jiangshan, do you think there will be any problems in this? ”

"There will definitely be a problem, this Jiang Wuping has been in Jiangzhou for a few years with hundreds of people, and it has nothing to do with this Yi Xiangde's connivance, hmph, Hu didn't expect the surname Yi to help find the war horse. The lady can rest assured, Hu has already sent someone to keep an eye on Yi Xiangde, as long as there is news of the war horse, he will send someone to Jiangzhou, counting on Yi Xiangde, unless the sun hits the west and comes out. ”

Listening to Hu Yanqing's words, Zhu Lian was also taken aback in his heart, who said that Hu Yanqing was a rough person, this mind is still quite fine.

Before the end of the day, Zhu Lian led Zhilan to the other courtyard to rest, and when she returned to the house, her own guards guarded outside, and lit the lamp, Zhilan said softly with some concern, "Lady, if Hu Jingluo really finds out something, what can I do?" ”

Zhu Lian didn't worry about it, she lowered her head and pondered, and after a while, she showed a little smile, "Lan'er, you go to find Meng Xuan and ask him to keep an eye on Yi Xiangde, as long as Yi Xiangde sees Jiang Wuping, send Jiang Wuping immediately" Saying that, Zhu Lian raised his jade hand and slashed it.

Zhilan didn't understand what Zhu Niangzi meant, and said worriedly, "Lady, kill Jiang Wuping, will it work?" ”

"Don't worry, it will definitely work, just do as I say, in addition, let Dongfang Jin transfer a team of people over" Zhu Lian was confident and full of confidence.

Late at night, it was pitch black outside the window. Yi Xiangde walked around the house. Didn't walk for a while. He also looked at his forehead and sighed. Over the years, I have received a lot of benefits from Jiang Wuping, so I gave him some, but I didn't expect this guy to be so bold, even the Zhu family dared to rob the horse that Hu Jingluo gave him, if he couldn't pass this level, he Yi Xiangde would be killed by Jiang Wuping. Around the clock, there was a knock on the door, but it was strange. Three heavy and two light, frowning, Yi Xiangde personally walked over and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, a black-clad masked man jumped into the room, and Yi Xiangde poked his head out to look around, and only closed the door after making sure that no one was paying attention.

The person who came was none other than Jiang Wuping of Jiangshan, who took off the black cloth and said with his hand. "Lord Prefect, you call Jiang Mou to come. But what's the matter? ”

Yi Xiangde looked at Jiang Wuping with some hatred, and after a while, he snorted coldly, "Jiang Wuping, Jiang Wuping, I see that your courage is really getting bigger and bigger, do you know whose horses you robbed?" That was set up by the Zhu family for Mengzhou Hu Jingluo, you have now snatched the war horse, and the eldest lady Zhu and Hu Jingliu have already found the head of the official. Jiang Wuping, listen well, no matter what method you use, within five days, return the war horse, otherwise, don't blame the government for not remembering the old feelings. ”

Jiang Wuping was stunned, and he was also a little panicked, the reputation of the Fu Xiang Zhu family, he naturally knew, and that Hu Yanqing was not easy to get along with. If he offends Hu Yanqing and the Zhu family, he will definitely suffer, of course, he can also hear that Yi Xiangde is really ruthless this time, if he doesn't hand over the war horse, he will definitely be killed. Thinking of this, Jiang Wuping was a little unhappy, raised his head, and sneered rather unhappily, "Yi Zhifu, Jiang has not given you any benefits over the years, but now that Jiang is in trouble, Yi Zhifu will not help, and he will fall into the well?" Don't forget, we are grasshoppers on a rope now, and if Jiang dies, you won't be able to get any good. ”

"Jiang Wuping, are you threatening this mansion? Hmph, you'd better be smarter, if this mansion doesn't help you, just take someone to destroy your Jiangshan cottage, why bother to buy you five days? You don't have to threaten the government with the things in the past, those things are just to make the government lose its office, if you still come nonsense, then the government will lose your life. You go back and think about it, if you want to live, send the war horse back, otherwise, this government will not be able to protect you. ”

Yi Xiangde didn't coax Jiang Wuping this time, so Jiang Wuping exhaled and said, "Yi Zhifu, Jiang will definitely do his best when it comes to the war horse, but you also know the situation in Qinglian Mountain, and Jiang is not sure about it in five days." ”

"Jiang Wuping, don't tell this government these words, what this government promised in front of Hu Jinglu is five days. How to get back the war horse is your business, in short, you can't see the war horse for five days, even if the government can let you go, Hu Jingluo can't spare you. ”

"Okay, five days is five days, so, Jiang will leave!"

Jiang Wuping arched his hand and left the Jiangzhou Mansion in a huff, but as soon as he left, he was targeted. Immediately following Jiang Wuping, two black-clothed people quietly left the mansion, and this qiē all fell into the eyes of a middle-aged man.

In the south of Jiangzhou Mansion, there is a dense forest, called the pear tree orchard, at this time Jiang Wuping walked quickly in the pear tree orchard, one hand also clenched the steel knife at his waist. In fact, as soon as he entered the pear tree orchard, he felt that someone was following him, and he thought that he could get rid of the people who were following him by relying on the complex terrain of the pear tree orchard, but he didn't expect these two to follow so closely. Coming to the depths of the pear orchard, Jiang Wuping suddenly stopped, looking at the empty path behind him, he shouted loudly, "Two brothers, dare to follow, why hide your head and show your tail, you are a hero, just stand up." ”

The pear orchard was quiet, the cyan pears were hanging on the branches, and in the dark inky night, two black-clothed people dressed like Jiang Wuping slowly walked out, "Jiang Wuping, you must die tonight, if you want to blame, blame you for not knowing how to lift." ”

Looking at the two men in black, Jiang Wuping sneered, and after thinking about it for a while, he laughed at himself, "Yi Xiangde asked you to come?" Hehe, what a murderous mouth, Lao Tzu thought he was really kind to help, it turned out that Lao Tzu came to Jiangzhou, just to ask for Lao Tzu's life. ”

"Jiang Wuping, you know too much, the matter of the war horse takeaway must not be revealed, so you can only die."

What War Horse Takeaway? When did he sell his horses? Jiang Wuping was suspicious for a while, and then scolded, "If you want Lao Tzu to die, first ask Lao Tzu about the knife in his hand, surnamed Yi, if Lao Tzu doesn't die today, he will behead you." ”

Pulling out the knife, Jiang Wuping pounced on the two black-clothed people opposite, but unfortunately, the two black-clothed people were very skilled, the two knives were up and down, and the cooperation was quite skillful, one was on the road, the other was down, and after a few moves, Jiang Wuping was cut in the chest. The body staggered, and the person behind him immediately caught up, grabbed Jiang Wuping's hair, and with a wipe of the steel knife, he took Jiang Wuping's life.

As soon as Jiang Wuping died, the two men in black groped in Jiang Wuping's arms, and after taking out a letter, they hurriedly said, "Hurry up, someone is coming." ”

Footsteps sounded, and a big man in a strong suit ran to Jiang Wuping's corpse panting, probing his nose, he was already dead, and seeing that there was no other figure around, he said hatefully, "Damn, it's too late." (To be continued......)