Afraid that something would go wrong on the road, Zhao Zhenji ordered his own guard captain to set off with Wang Yongji. The two led a hundred sword and axe men, and traveled at night, and arrived in Suzhou four days later, and handed over the warrant of Lord Qincha to Cao Bangfu, the governor of Susong. Governor Cao has long wanted to get rid of the three banes in the prison, how can there be any reason to shirk it?

For the sake of insurance, Governor Cao also sent another 100 soldiers to follow and protect, a total of more than 200 people, to escort the three well-wounded Japanese robbers and embark on the return journey.

The speed of going back slowed down, just because the three would-be robbers were too abrasive, and they had stomach aches for a while, thirst for a while, and chains on their bodies were too tight, and they had just healed wounds.

The captain of the guard had a bad temper, so he naturally hated it, but he was helpless. Because Lord Mintang and Cao Zhongcheng specially told them that these three people are not ordinary criminals, they must be taken care of along the way and sent to Hangzhou alive!

After walking for three days in a row, they only crossed the Wujiang River, and they didn't even walk half the way, but the captain of the guard was so angry that he had to let them hurry up, but the three widows were not afraid of boiling water, and they didn't give him face at all.

The captain of the guard picked up the stick and was about to hit it, but Wang Yongji hurriedly stopped him, and kept comforting him with warm words, so that he did not have a seizure. At noon, because they were afraid of being calculated, everyone sat on the side of the road to eat dry food, nibbled on pickles, and looked at the crowds of pedestrians on the avenue from time to time, each carrying a cloth bag, from the north to the south of the Wujiang River, and the appearance of rushing and rushing.

After looking at it for a while, Wang Yongji said strangely: "Why do you only see the south but not the north, and everyone carries a rag bag, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Just ask." The captain of the guard still respected Lord Wang very much, so he patted his buttocks, stopped a pedestrian and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

The man didn't want to pay attention to him, but when he saw that he was dressed as an officer, he was afraid that he would be beaten if he was angry, so he had to say: "Today, Ma Dashan, a good man from Dongshan, gives alms of white rice in Qingyunguan, one liter per person, a total of 200 stones, until the end is finished." As he spoke, he broke free and said, "The military master walked forward and saw it!" Qingyun Temple is so lively in front of it, the road is blocked! And he hurried on.

When the captain of the guard returned, he saw that the king was so worried that he couldn't swallow it, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "My lord, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I see," said Wang Yongji, lowering his voice, "let's stay here today!" ”

The captain of the guard became more and more puzzled, and his eyes widened and asked, "Why?" ”

"I didn't hear from the man, the roads are blocked, and I can't walk through." And the king said worriedly.

The captain of the guard laughed, "Won't I tell them to give way?" ”

"That's not it!" Wang Yongji shook his head and said: "The people in this area are strong, and they are used to making trouble out of nothing, in case of misunderstanding and conflict, they will suffer a big loss." ”

"The adults are too worried, they take their rice, we go our way, the well water does not interfere with the river water, what misunderstanding will happen?" The captain of the guard smiled disapprovingly: "We have more than 200 officers and soldiers, but they are not decorations!" Saying that, he felt that this was a bit excessive, and quickly apologized: "My mouth is too stinky, don't worry about it, but we have already delayed the return, if we delay it any longer, it will ruin the minister's mission, and the responsibility will not be bearable...... At most, I'll tell everyone to be careful. ”

Wang Yongji's surname was already a little soft, and when he heard the words, he was moved again: "Okay, be careful in everything." ”

"Don't worry." The captain of the guard grinned and urged the team to leave.

After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, the two of them could see from afar from their horses, and the black pressed a large number of figures, as many as thousands of people, extending westward from the Qingyun Temple, blocking the official road from north to south.

The captain of the guard instructed one of his subordinates to take a few soldiers to clear the way. When the hundred households received the order, they led four or five cavalry to march away.

Wang Yongji and the captain of the guard had been looking at the horse from afar, and when they saw that the hundred households approached the crowd, they raised the banner in their hands high, shook it sharply, and shouted in their mouths: "Avoid, avoid!" Then he suddenly slapped his horse and ran out, and the crowd avoided one after another, and sure enough, he rushed out of the way.

When he had reached the south, he turned his horse's head and led the crowd back so that the road which had just been reopened would not close, and he galloped back and forth, until by the third time the brigade had arrived.

The crowd that had been cut off from west to east was cut off from the waist, and it was the natural surname of the Chinese people to love to see the excitement, and they even forgot to receive rice for a while, and stopped to watch the slowly approaching procession, as well as the three conspicuous Japanese robbers in the procession.

So the crowd became two walls of people in the middle of the road, and because they were so engrossed, there was no noise, no crowding, and the order was actually very good.

Seeing the crowd of onlookers on both sides, the captain of the guard was very proud, and smiled at Wang Yongji: "My lord, the last general didn't lie to you, did he?" Wang Yongji nodded and whispered, "It's better to pass quickly." ”

The captain of the guard was proud in the middle of the team, followed by two lines of soldiers, all of them holding their waist knives, holding their chests and belly protruding, very vigorous. In contrast, the three widows who were tied to the carriage looked very depressed, with blue noses and swollen faces, and copper handcuffs.

In the blink of an eye, halfway through the procession, when the three would-be robbers walked to the middle of the crowd, someone suddenly shouted: "Oh no, I can't get rice!" ”

This sound was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the crowd was frightened together, and they involuntarily stood on tiptoe at the same time to look at Qingyunguan - only to see that the two vermilion gates were slowly closing, and they were really going to stop putting rice!

"Quick, quick!" Another person shouted, "Come on, everyone, don't close the door!" ”

People went out of the city so far just for this little rice, and when they heard that the order was in chaos, they rushed forward to prevent the Qingyunguan from closing the door...... Most of them stood on the west side of the road, and as soon as they ran east, they broke the escort of officers and soldiers.

Seeing that the team was scattered, Wang Yongji was shocked and said in a loud voice: "Please let one go, let one go." Before he had finished speaking, he was startled by the horse, fell off the churning horse, and was dragged out by the stirrups for more than ten feet before stopping.

The captain of the guard brandished his horsewhip and whipped in all directions, shouting: "Get out of the way, or you will be killed!" ”

However, no one listened to him, and in fact could not listen to him, because in the surging crowd, everyone had no choice but to go with the flow, and let it go wherever it wanted.

The same was true of the soldiers guarding the carriage, several of whom were squeezed down alive, and some who were squeezed away, were separated by the crowd. Knowing the seriousness of the consequences, they hurried to squeeze as hard as they could, trying to get closer to the carriage again. But there are always people rushing on the opposite side, or blocking from the side, always visible but unreachable...... "bang bang......" a few deafening bangs, startling the crowd for a moment, following the prestige to see the officers and soldiers around the captain of the guard, holding high the fire gun, and the mouth of the gun is still billowing green smoke.

The captain of the guard was furious and finally gave the order to open fire on the crowd...... Seeing that they lit the fuse again, the crowd was finally frightened, and could no longer care about any white rice, so they scattered in a hurry and ran into the four fields.

Only then did the officers and soldiers rush to the carriage to take a look, and couldn't help screaming in horror: "All dead!" ”

The captain of the guard was shocked, and hurriedly rode over, and sure enough, he saw that the three widows in the cart had been stabbed three times and six holes, and all of them were stabbed to the vital point, and they were completely killed.

"Fuck, fooled!" The captain of the guard was as pale as dirt when he boarded, and he almost fell off his horse and said, "Quick, surround that Taoist temple, and no one is allowed to run!" ”

The officers and soldiers who were furious and rushed up when they heard this, and the captain of the guard remembered that Wang Yongji had come, so he searched around, and finally found the unconscious Wang Xun on the hillside more than ten zhang away. Quickly checked, and found that he had many abrasions all over his body, and a few bones were broken, but fortunately, there was no danger of his life, so he woke him up by pinching people.

The first thing Wang Yongji said when he woke up was: "Are you okay with the prisoner?" ”

The captain of the guard lost his soul and said, "It's over, it's all over, it's all dead......"

Wang Yongji's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted again, grabbed his arm tightly and said, "Quickly surround Qingyunguan, it must be those who did it!" ”

"Someone has been sent." The captain of the guard whispered, he now wants to die, why did he hold it so big in the first place and didn't listen to the king?

Wang Yongji also repented of his bowels, and secretly said to himself: 'Why are the roots of my ears so soft, why don't I stick to my own opinion?' ’

Now the two are looking forward to the last straw to see if they can catch the suspect in Qingyunguan. But soon they were disappointed, and they saw a soldier galloping to a halt and reported loudly: "My lord, the temple is empty, and there is no one in it." ”

The last glimmer of hope was dashed, and the two stared at each other for a long time, and Wang Yongji said, "You must quickly inform the ministry of this matter." ”

"What about you, my lord?" The king's leg was broken, so the captain of the guard asked.

"Leave me alone, go!" Wang Yongji became decisive, waved his sleeves and said, "Leave two sergeants to serve me." ”

The captain of the guard was already six gods, and he said what was what, so he left a cart and two sergeants, and hurried away with the rest of the people.

Looking at the backs of those people running away, Wang Yongji felt a pain all over his body, and hissed: "Quick, send me back to Wujiang, I want to see a doctor." ”

(To be continued)