Chapter 45: Attacking the Mountain
It was boiling just now, because Fang Mo's silver was very high, and now the audience was in an uproar, and Wang Youcai won!
It doesn't matter if you win, the price of the two is so close, and Wang Youcai is only ten taels more than Fang Mo.
It is inconvenient to say more about whether there is a cat or not, but the person concerned, Fang Mo, was suddenly dissatisfied in his heart, got up and pointed to the stage, "Slow! The owner is thin, I want to test the price of Master Wang! ”
Gu Feng handed over the two pieces of paper to the official on the side and said, "Master Fang, our county yashi is the middleman and lessor of this auction, so we must be fair and just, please rest assured, if you question it again, it will be disrespectful to the yamen!" ”
Wang Youcai smiled and smiled, everything was under control, walked up to the stage, wrote his name on the two agreements, and pressed his fingerprints.
After Gu Feng ordered the people to collect the agreement, he went to the backyard of Fuxin Pavilion, and at the same time, Yan Gang also followed.
Seeing this, Mo Xiaofei patted Su Qingqing gently, "Sister Su, thank you for accompanying me, I still have important matters, and I will take care of your business another day." ”
"You ......" In front of the magistrate, Su Qingqing couldn't say the word shameless, and watched Mo Xiaofei walk down the attic with a red face.
Yan Gang and Gu Feng really knew each other, but the relationship was not as close as Mo Xiaofei guessed.
Mo Xiaofei hid behind a few tall bushes and listened to the conversation between the two.
"Gu Zhubo, I have done it for you, I still have no clue about my affairs, Wuxian may not have any clues, I will rush back to the provincial capital Nanzhong Mansion tomorrow." Yan Gang arched his hand and said.
Gu Feng patted Yan Gang's shoulder, "Well, it's hard work this time, brother, but Butcher Zhang deserves to die." By the way, I know a little bit about you, both factions are looking for the whereabouts of the prince, but I hope that the best result of Lu can't be found, so let the prince live an ordinary life. ”
Yan Gang sighed, "This is not something that those of us below should worry about, our Huangtang Master is secretly searching for the prince on the order of Governor Wang, even if he can't find it, he can't let that group of people find it, if one party really finds it, Luonan Province will definitely have some waves." ”
Gu Feng's expression was very solemn, and he said, "Well, I hope there won't be a big mess, Brother Yan Gang, I can't stay for a long time, I have to go in to accompany Lord Zhixian, I won't send you tomorrow, take care all the way." ”
"The owner of the Gu is bleak, and Yan is a rough person, so you don't need to send it away." Yan Gang said with a big grin.
Gu Feng left, Mo Xiaofei pondered for a while, and didn't understand anything, but he had a guess in his heart that Butcher Zhang might have been killed by Yan Gang, and the mastermind behind it was Gu Feng, but the motive was unknown, in order to plant it for the Wuliang family, it was too much trouble.
Also, Mo Qixing should be the prince in their mouths, stepping on the seven stars is enough to prove everything, but the two factions are competing for what the prince is talking about, and why did the prince live in Wuxian.
Seeing that Yan Gang was about to leave, Mo Xiaofei rushed out, "Brother Yan, wait." ”
Yan Gang turned around and looked at Mo Xiaofei, "It's you, you eavesdropped on my conversation with Gu Zhubo nearby?" ”
Mo Xiaofei said, "Don't say it so ugly, who eavesdropped, I was passing by, do you understand." By the way, what did you do for Gu Zhubo, can you tell me? ”
"Why do I have to tell you, our well water does not interfere with the river water, your affairs Lao Tzu will not be involved, and you don't ask about my affairs."
Yan Gang didn't have time to chat with Mo Xiaofei, in his heart, he didn't regard Mo Xiaofei as a friend, if nothing else, just for the safflower iron plate on Mo Xiaofei's waist, Yan Gang would never have anything to do with Mo Xiaofei.
Mo Xiaofei grabbed Yan Gang and asked in a low voice, "You killed Butcher Zhang?" ”
Yan Gang's face changed greatly, "You still said that you didn't eavesdrop!" The surname Mo is let me tell you, we don't have different wills, so let's leave it at that. ”
Where can Mo Xiaofei stop Yan Gang, Yan Gang shook his hand hard, took a step and left, Mo Xiaofei secretly made up his mind that he must take the time to practice martial arts diligently, and if he meets Yan Gang again in a few months, he is absolutely sure that he will be captured.
Knowing who is the murderer Mo Xiaofei can't help it, the officials are almost a group of wine bags and rice bags, although they can consume their physical strength, they will definitely not be able to keep him.
Seeing the murderer's back disappear, Mo Xiaofei shook his head, he still had to worry about the beggars' nest for now, these beggars were about to be expelled.
In the Fuxin Pavilion, Zhang Huai'an temporarily convened a meeting, and Wang Youcai could figure out how to drive out the beggars, but he could not use open violence.
Mo Xiaofei heard it, what's the matter, has Zhang Huai'an changed sex in this gentle township, according to his character, he should be left to Wang Youcai's disposal.
Gu Feng's words made Mo Xiaofei relieved, it turned out that someone from the government came early in the morning and informed the counties to make every preparation, and Wang Liancheng, the governor of Luonan Province, wanted to go to various places to make secret visits and inspections, and if any major problems were found, the local officials could take off their hats on the spot.
Gu Feng was only worried about one thing, and then said, "My lord, what about the bandits, the silver has been pulled out, in case the thieves have another incident these days, Lord Fu Xun knows, we can't pay the errand." ”
Zhang Huai'an nodded, the matter of the bandits is indeed a headache, but the governor came out to investigate, Zhang Huai'an didn't dare to slack off, made up his mind, and said, "Well, Zhu Inspection, arrange it immediately, twenty volunteers plus government service, five days later, together with the government officials of neighboring counties, exterminate the bandits!" ”
Most of the land occupied by Wuluo Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Wuxian, so Wuxian County took the lead in this crackdown on thieves.
The mountain is very high, the highest peak in the Chengzhou Mansion is on the top of this Wuluo Mountain, there is a cottage on the mountainside, this is the gathering place of the bandits, from the foreign state capital, there are 69 bandits in the cottage now.
Entrenched for many years, the bandits' eating and drinking are all robbed of passers-by, all small fights, so it has not attracted the attention of the county government, but the accumulation of many years should not be underestimated, some accumulation but dare not blatantly go to the county to buy grain, after all, the amount is too large, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
But the food should not be sloppy, there is silver and treasure, you can't eat it directly, it's not easy to digest, and it's not nutritious, so I hit Master Fang's idea of transporting food back from neighboring counties before.
After robbing the grain and grass, the bandits knew that the county government would find them sooner or later, but they just wanted to send someone to warn them, and they were not afraid of those who really wanted to use knives and guns.
Isn't it just dozens of bandits, they will block the road and intercept the wealth, they don't kill people and set fires, and if they don't believe it, the court will send a large army to suppress it.
The village is very orderly, dancing and practicing knives, fetching water and cooking, drinking tea and basking in the sun, and they are busy with their own affairs.
There is a stone house in the village, and the head of the house is in it, and several leaders are discussing things with the head of the house every day.
At this moment, there are five people in the stone room, sitting on the central stage, and four people on the left and right sides.
One of them said, "In charge, our rations can only be eaten for two months at most, and if we continue like this, we can't grow grain in this mountain, or we should go to the county town to buy some in batches, so as not to attract the attention of the yamen." ”
The head of the house is called Hu Yuenan, who has a tiger's back and a strong waist, sits domineeringly, and his domineering spirit shows the majesty of the boss.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Hu Yuenan said, "Don't use it for the time being, the time is still long, there is time to prepare, don't leave any evidence in the near future, Wuxian is not very peaceful, you know the Tao when Butcher Zhang is dead, he is our internal response, he just negotiated with us, and the matter of buying grain for us in the future, how could such a thing happen, I think the county government has already targeted us." ”
"Yes, I can see that in a few days, anyway, there is no shortage of food now, don't think too far, take one step at a time." The other replied.
"Report ......"
A man from outside the door hurried in, and the people from afar shouted loudly.
"Report ......, be in charge, be in charge of ......"
Hu Yuenan calmly looked at the person who came to report, leaned back on the back of the big tiger skin chair, and said magnificently, "What's the hurry, what's the matter, do you want to say it slowly, whether there are passers-by under the mountain, do you find out clearly, if it is an ordinary person, we must not provoke it." ”
The old rule of the cottage is that robbing the rich does not rob the poor, even if it is not easy for the rich to make money, it is even more difficult for the poor.
"It's not the ...... who is in charge That's not the case, Yamashita ...... There are a lot of officials coming down the mountain! ”
Hu Yuenan patted the chair handle and stood up, his eyes wide open, his eyes staring at the outside of the stone house, and hurriedly said, "What! Gather everyone and the guys! If they dare to do it first, we don't have to be polite! ”
The officials of the two counties, plus the volunteers, a total of 50 people, under the leadership of Zhu Laifu, quickly rushed up from the bottom of the mountain.
The waist knife of the yamen has been pulled out, and the twenty volunteers are all holding the red cherry guns in the yamen's inventory, but starting from Zhu Laifu to all the ordinary yamen, all of them are panicked, and several of them have trembling hands, and they almost shake off the weapons in their hands.
Don't look at the majesty of the officials on weekdays, when it's really time to move the knife, who doesn't mumble in their hearts, knives and guns don't have eyes, their heads move, and they talk about eating, drinking, and having fun.
Less than two miles away from the cottage, Zhu Laifu was rushing to the front, but stopped at this time, "You guys, go on!" ”
waved his hand to the phalanx of volunteers, signaling them to rush ahead, these volunteers are the poor people of Wuxian County, who were pulled to fill the amount for some silver, so their lives are the least valuable in Zhu Laifu's opinion.
The volunteers did not dare to disobey the order, so they could only rush forward with their hair stiff.
There was a sudden rustling sound in the jungle, and the officers and soldiers all stopped, all of them looked nervous, and looked around cautiously, and a servant standing next to Zhu Laifu touched Zhu Laifu, "Lord Inspector, what should I do, shall we withdraw?" ”
Although Zhu Laifu was also panicked, as the leader of this crackdown on the thieves, he couldn't escape first, which affected morale, not to mention, he threw away his armor before he fought, how could he explain it to Zhang Huai'an when he returned to the county office.
So Zhu Laifu said loudly, "Don't be afraid, the bandits are a group of rabble, we are wearing military uniforms, they will immediately kneel on the ground and beg for mercy as soon as they meet, you volunteers, go, go to the jungle in front of you and take a look, if there are bandits, kill them!" ”
"Ha Luha, where did the rats come from, since they dare to go to Wuluo Mountain to spread wild!"
The heroic and hearty voice sounded around, and there were more and more swishing sounds in the jungle, and soon dozens of figures appeared, condescending, and Hu Yuenan looked at the officers and soldiers with a tiger on his face.