Liu Xin looked thoughtfully at the people under the hillside, especially the representative of the traveler's side, the middle-aged man. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the middle-aged man listened to the words of the leader of the bandits, he couldn't help but change his face, but he quickly pretended to be calm again, and said with a smile: "King, you are joking again, we travelers are all from Wuwei in Liangzhou, and there is a considerable distance from this white water, and the king only gave us such a short time of a month, I think our family will not have time to send the money to the king." ”

The leader of the Diren bandits touched his chin, nodded and said: "What you said seems to have some truth, Wuwei is quite far from here, so let's do it, I will give you a few more days of grace, and I will add half a month to you?" But don't delay any longer, after a month and a half, if I can't see the money, you will all have to use it as fertilizer for me and bury it in this barren mountain and wilderness! ”

The leader of the Diren bandits is not a fool, he knows that the longer the time drags on, the more trouble there will be, but he also knows that the distance between Baishui and Wuwei is not only a little far, but also the road is difficult to travel, and it is very easy to get lost, so he also agreed to add another half a month.

The middle-aged man wanted to say something, but probably thought that he was facing a bandit leader, and this kind of person did not have the patience to continue to negotiate terms with him, and if he provoked him impatiently, he might be clicked with a knife.

The leader of the Diren bandits was very satisfied with the middle-aged man's performance, and couldn't help but nodded, he had already thought about it, if this middle-aged man still dared to negotiate terms with him, then he would slaughter him with a knife and make an example of him, but this middle-aged man knew him so well, so he would let him go.

The leader of the Di people bandits beckoned to his subordinates and said: "Now that we have negotiated, you obediently put away your weapons and hand them over to us, since you are all scholars, then your carriage should have bamboo slips, pen and ink and other things, you can write letters to your family now, and hand them over to me when you are done." ”

At this time, Jiang Wei said to Liu Xin in a low voice: "Lord, do we want to do it, now is our best chance, the Di people bandits have lowered their vigilance, it is most suitable for us to launch a surprise attack, and when they collect the weapons of the travelers, it will be difficult for us to make a move, and it is easy to cause accidental injuries." ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said in a low voice: "Let's wait a little longer, I think that middle-aged man should still have a back hand, let's wait and see what happens." ”

Liu Xin said, and the middle-aged man also spoke: "King, please forgive me, even if you get our letter and then go to our family to ask for ransom, I'm afraid that not only will you not receive the ransom, but you will also lose a few of your subordinates." ”

The leader of the bandits frowned, and said unhappily: "Oh, why did you say this, I will listen to your statement first, and if you can't convince me, I will send you to see Lord Yama first." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said: "First of all, our group of people are all from different families, and their respective family backgrounds are also different, and it is very likely that the thoughts after receiving the letter will deviate, some people will choose to pay the ransom, some people will choose to ignore it, and some people will even choose to report to the official. ”

"And as long as someone chooses to report to the official, then with the family background of our people, it will definitely attract the attention of the government, and when the time comes, we will send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the king, and the consequences will not be too much for me to say."

After hearing this, the leader of the Diren bandits frowned even deeper, this middle-aged man was right, if he sent his men to Wuwei, it was very likely that he would not be able to come back.

The middle-aged man saw that the leader of the bandits was deep in thought, so he continued: "King, we don't want to see this happen, after all, we are all very willing to make this deal, human life is more important than property. ”

The leader of the Diren bandits nodded, and said: "You are right, if there are officials and soldiers who come to find trouble, then I will definitely kill you first, but if there is no letter from you, just with the efforts of my subordinates, I am afraid that your family will not believe it, but since you raised this question, then I think you must have a solution, you just say it, as long as it is reasonable, then your ransom can be halved." ”

The middle-aged man smiled, nodded and said, "Thank you for your generosity, then I'll be straightforward, my method is actually very simple, that is, select one of us as a messenger, return to Wuwei to inform everyone's families, and then bring back the property to ransom people, so that at least it can ensure that no one will choose to report to the official, and there will be extraneous branches." ”

The leader of the Diren bandits pondered for a moment, then sneered and said, "I think the messenger you are talking about should mean yourself, right?" I think you're just trying to get out of here, right? ”

As he spoke, the leader of the bandits walked up to the middle-aged man and placed the long sword in his hand around his neck.

But even so, the middle-aged man still didn't change his face, and said calmly: "King, you are joking again, how could someone in my Duan do such a ruthless and unrighteous thing, I will not choose to sell the lives of these friends behind me in order to save my life, not to mention that I will not fall into the prestige of my Duan family!" ”

The leader of the Diren bandits moved his sword away, and said with some surprise: "What, your surname is Duan, is it the Duan family of Wuwei?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said proudly, "Of course, my grandfather is Captain Duan." ”

The leader of the Di people bandits suddenly changed his complexion, and the surrounding Di people bandits were also shocked.

The leader of the bandits said in a trembling voice: "Your grandfather is Duan Cheng?!" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded.

Liu Xin, who was on the hillside, also hooked up a smile at the corner of his mouth at this time.

Duan Cheng, a native of Wuwei Guzang, learned to ride and shoot when he was young, and had a civil and military wisdom, and was initially raised as filial piety, for the Xian Cemetery Cheng, Yangling Order, and later entered the army, and fought in the West Liang Border for more than ten years.

During this period, he fought against the Qiang people many times, successively reached 180 times, killed nearly 40,000 people, and finally pacified the Xiqiang, and destroyed the Dongqiang.

When Emperor Ling was conscripted into the court, because the party attached to the eunuchs, and for them to hunt and kill the students, and keep the wealth, the official to the Taiwei, and increase the number of 4,000 households, but in 179, because the crime of the eunuch Wang Fu was exposed, Duan Cheng was implicated, and soon after he died in prison.

Although Duan Cheng was now dead, for alien races like the Di people, the name Duan Cheng alone was enough to make them fearful.

However, Liu Xin has now guessed the identity of this middle-aged man, he is not Duan Cheng's grandson, but the poisoner of the Three Kingdoms - Jia Xu Jia Wenhe!

ps: The restoration has been updated, this chapter allows Jia Xu to appear, he is an important person, and he is the main force of the protagonist to deal with Dong Zhuo in the future.

By the way, thanks to Gargamel JAKC and Xu Jian for their tips, as well as for your recommendation votes.