"You go to the side and look at the wind for me, and I'll go down and see what is going on!" Chi Leshan commanded, and the little guy hurriedly ran to the side as if he had been amnestied, and Chi Leshan took out a cloth towel from his bosom to cover his mouth and nose, jumped off the mule and walked inside. Judging from the scars on the corpses, the deceased should have been surrounded by people and suddenly hacked to death with a knife, as he went deeper, Chi Leshan recognized more and more familiar faces, these are the officials of Yichuan County. He walked to the mound on the side, lowered his head and thought about it, but the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, although he didn't understand why, he had a premonition that the Chi family had fallen into a great danger. He quickly jumped on the back of the mule and shouted the name of the little man: "Go, slipper!" “

The slipper asked a little confusedly: "Second master, the county seat is over there, you are going in the wrong direction." “

"That's right, let's not go to the county seat, go back to the village!"

"You don't go to the county seat to inquire about things?"

"No, there are more important things!" Chi Leshan slapped the mule's buttocks hard, this sturdy beast was in pain, let out an ugly cry, and rushed forward as fast as he could, it was a very dangerous thing to do so on the Loess Plateau crisscrossed by ravines, and at this time Chi Leshan could not care so much.

When Chi Leshan saw the intact village after a meal, he breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down the speed of the mule, and the strong man guarding the village saw that he was back, and hurriedly opened the gate of the village, and came down to greet: "Second master, aren't you going to the county seat?" How did you come back so soon. ”

Chi Leshan's mood at this time was very urgent: "Don't talk nonsense, what about my brother?" ”

The strong man touched his head, and hurriedly smiled: "It just so happens that the eldest lord is in the backyard, and the debts of Yu Jiachong's widow Liu are due, and the eldest lord is going to take a few brothers to play a trick, if you come back later, it will be staggered." ”

"Hmm!" Chi Leshan jumped off the mule. was about to run to the backyard, when he suddenly stopped and turned around and said sharply: "You close the gate of the village immediately, no one is allowed to come in or go out without the order of me and the eldest master." ”

When the anxious Chi Leshan ran into the backyard, Chi Lechuan was sitting on the chair with a smile and watching a few of his subordinates struggling to saddle a three-year-old jujube red horse.

"Second brother. Why did you come back so soon? Chi Lechuan saw his younger brother rushing in, and laughed casually: "Don't you want to go to Widow Zhang's with my brother and me to play?" Why are you in such a hurry, our brothers have nothing to say. “

Chi Lechuan's vulgar jokes did not arouse the echo of his subordinates as usual, several subordinates in the courtyard knew Chi Leshan's ruthlessness, Chi Lechuan could say so, but if they talked nonsense and annoyed Chi Leshan, they didn't know how they died. No one agreed, Chi Lechuan laughed twice and felt bored, and looked left and right with some annoyance.

"You all get out! You are not allowed to come in without us! Chi Leshan shouted. The men all went out tamely. Seeing all this, Chi Lechuan shouted a little unhappily: "Second brother, what are you doing here?" ”

"Big brother, we're going to be in trouble. Are you still in the mood to say what Widow Zhang, Widow Li. Chi Leshan walked up to his brother and said in a low voice.

"Disaster is coming? What's the big deal? Chi Lechuan laughed disapprovingly: "Our stockade is built on atoms, and there are cliffs more than ten zhang high on the east, west, and north sides, and the wall on the south side is almost three zhang high. There are also seven or eight shooting towers, and there are five or six hundred Ding Zhuang in the stockade, with bows, arrows, knives and guns. There is enough food to eat for three years. Even if tens of thousands of thieves come over, we can just close the walled gate, what can happen? “

"Big brother, this time it's different." Chi Leshan sighed, recounted everything he had just seen on the land, and said in a low voice: "The officials in dozens of counties have been killed like chickens, think about what a spicy hand it is!" ”

"Second brother, but what does it matter to us, and we didn't kill it." Chi Lechuan still looked confused, looking at Chi Leshan inexplicably.

"Big brother, why don't you understand!" Chi Leshan looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Think about it, why don't those dozens of officials die in the east and don't die in the west, but they just die in a place separated from our village by a mountain beam?" Aren't they coming for us, why are you killing them there? ”

"Second brother, are you saying that someone killed so many servants there just to blame us?" Chi Lechuan then understood what his younger brother meant, and he became anxious: "But, who believes this, we have no grievances with those who eat the yamen, why do we want to kill them?" “

"When the official master wants people to believe when he does things, people just need an excuse." Chi Leshan sneered: "Big brother, you are also the one who has done things for them, do you think they care if others believe it or not?" “

Chi Lechuan was dumbfounded, he had indeed done a lot of unsightly things for the gentlemen in Yichuan in the past, so he naturally knew how many disciplines those good-mannered guys had on weekdays. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get anxious: "Master Guan, you said it was the Qu County Order?" “

"I'm not sure about that, but he must have a hand in it." Chi Leshan sneered: "Dozens of officials have all been killed cleanly, if he doesn't interfere with the ghosts, he will believe it." ”

"Why did he kill these servants? Without these servants, who will help him catch food and husbands? Besides, why did he deal with us? Just because they don't pay money and food, there are more people who don't pay money and food. ”

"No one to help him catch food and catch his husband?" Chi Leshan sneered: "It's just a change of people, I'm afraid that no one will eat yamen rice this year?" It's just time to kill those who are disobedient and replace them with those you can trust. As for why you want to deal with our brothers, I am just a showman, there is a lot of money and food in the village, and I have done too many things to offend people on weekdays, and no one will call Qubei for us if I kill us! “

"This, this, where is this government, isn't it a robber?"

"The government is originally a robber, did you only know this big brother today?"

"Then, I'll ask the little ones to raise the wall of the stockade by two feet at once?" Chi Rakugawa rush road.

"Big brother, it's useless." Chi Leshan sighed: "Think about it, why didn't the Quxian Commander start sooner or later, and find our brothers now?" There's someone behind him! ”

"Anyone?" Chi Lechuan is not a fool, and he also came back to his senses when he heard this: "You mean the Eighth Master Qiu who passed by?" ”

At this moment, the courtyard door was slammed open, and a small servant rushed in and shouted, "Two masters." Oh no, no! ”

"Fart!" Chi Leshan was in a terrible mood at this time, and he stepped forward to give the guy a crisp face, and scolded: "Do you understand the rules, didn't I say that I was not allowed to come in?" ”

The little guy was slapped in the face, trembling and not daring to speak, Chi Leshan pulled his brother away and said to the little guy, "What's the matter?" ”

"Tell the second master, there is a team of officers and soldiers outside the stockade, saying that they want to come in and rest!"

"Damn. Let them! Chi Lechuan was on the fire, and waved his hand to let the little guy retreat. Chi Leshan stretched out his hand to stop the little servant and said to his brother: "Big brother, don't you think it's too coincidental for this team of officers and soldiers to come?" Come sooner or later, let's go and have a look first. ”

"Hmm!" Chi Lechuan nodded reluctantly.

On the wall, Chi Leshan vigilantly looked at the group of officers and soldiers not far away, compared with the impression of the officers and soldiers in his memory, the discipline and mental condition of the Ming army in front of him were much better, and they also carried many firearms. Although there are no threatening enemies around. But the soldiers had already maintained the queue, and did not fight in twos and threes like most officers and soldiers, and the two officer-like men sat under the big locust tree more than 70 steps away from the Zhaimen, which should be the leaders of this group of officers and soldiers.

"Second brother. How can we get rid of these hills? Chi Lechuan asked.

"I don't know their intentions, so I have to send someone to find out the wind first." Chi Leshan turned around and instructed the steward: "You let the guy steam more white flour buns, get two loads of dates from last year's harvest, and wine." They were all sent to the gate of the village. ”

"White-flour buns?" Chi Lechuan shouted painfully: "There are more than 100 officers and soldiers outside? How much wheat does this have? No way! ”

"Big brother!" Chi Leshan looked at his brother a little helplessly, he also knew that this brother's vision was narrow, and he was a loan shark on weekdays. I developed a habit of only entering and not leaving, but I didn't expect it to break out at this juncture, so I had to endure the persuasion and said: "Now is not the time to care about this bit of wheat, it is the life of more than 30 servants, and people have been slaughtered without blinking an eye, and they are missing the top cylinder." ”

"But that's not what we did?"

"Hey, the official word is two mouths, and it's not up to them to say it?" Chi Leshan sighed: "Even if it's a delay for a while, it's fine." ”

Ji Lechuan was persuaded by his younger brother, but his pride was reluctant to let him speak out. Chi Leshan saw his brother's intentions, waved his hand to the steward, and signaled him to hurry up, and after a while, the dates and wine were moved to the door of the village. Chi Leshan said to Chi Lechuan: "Big brother, I'm also a showman, let me go, you stay in the village, be cautious!" “

"Second brother!" Chi Lechuan was also moved by emotion at this time, and his eyes were slightly red and said: "Be careful, it's important to save your own life." “

"Thank you, big brother!" Chi Leshan gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Big brother, if the situation is not good, you should quickly escape from the path behind the village, the green mountains left behind, you are not afraid of no firewood!" ”

Outside the village, Du Gu was sitting lazily on a horse tie, playing with the leather whip, while waiting for the reply of the strong man guarding the village, Hao Shaoqi on the side seemed to be not very accustomed to the Ming army on his body, and kept pulling the hem of his blouse, as if this made him feel better.

"Wave the flag, you're not a girl, why do you always go with the clothes on your body, shouldn't it be the softness of the servants who killed those officials just now?" Du Gu smiled and joked with his new partner, because of his outstanding performance in forcing He Renlong, Hao Shaoqi has been promoted by Liu Cheng to the general manager, this time before leaving Liu Cheng specially told Du Gu: Give all the dirty work to Hao Shaoqi, see if it is a good knife. Du Gu faithfully carried out the orders of his superiors, and the lives of more than 30 officials were the result of Hao Shaoqi.

"Phew!" Hao Shaoqi spat on the ground: "Those guys are jackals who eat people and don't spit out bones, and I don't know how many countrymen's lives are lost in their hands when they go to the countryside to collect grain every year. “

"Then what are you doing like this? Listen to me and sit firmly, so that the people in the village can see the flaws, and it will take a little more effort. “

Hao Shaoqi sat down helplessly: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a little uncomfortable wearing this clothes." ”

"What's uncomfortable about this?" Du Gu laughed: "To tell you the truth, I was an officer and soldier, a thief, and then a soldier again. Isn't it just a piece of clothing? If you can put it on, you can take it off, as long as you follow the right general, this must not be wrong, otherwise you will lose your head. ”

At this moment, there was a shout from the top of the village, the door of the village opened, and a group of people walked out of it. The one who can be in charge is here, wave the flag, you don't miss the stuffing later. “

"Look down on me, I don't know who it is later!"

Under the big locust tree, Du Gu and Hao Shaoqi sat under the tree, and Chi Leshan stood with their heads bowed in front of them, looking respectful and cautious, and said respectfully: "See the two adults in Xia Chi Leshan." “

"Oh, it turned out to be Xiucaigong." Du Gu laughed: "Come on, show Xiucai Gong a seat!" "Someone else has already brought a Maza, and Chi Leshan thanked him before sitting down. Du Gu said with a smile: "We are the officers and soldiers who exterminated the thieves, passing through Guizhai and wanting to find a place to rest, why is the gate of Guizhai closed?" “

"To the two adults! At present, the boundary of Yichuan is not quiet, thieves and homeless people are everywhere, I am afraid that the thieves are pretending, so I close the door of the village, and please forgive the two adults! ”

"What Xiucai Gong said also makes sense!" Du Gu laughed: "But now you should see it clearly, then open the gate of the village and let my sons rest for a while." ”

"Adults have worked hard to suppress thieves, and it is the proper meaning to open the village, but-" Speaking of this, Chi Leshan changed his words: "The place is small, and there are many women, if you open the door of the village, I am afraid that it will be a little inconvenient." If there is any shortage of officials and soldiers, the village should do its best to supply, but if it wants to open the door of the village, it is absolutely impossible. “

Du Gu and Hao Shaoqi glanced at each other, both of them heard firmness from Chi Leshan's tone, Hao Shaoqi moved his right hand to the hilt, but Du Gu shook his head lightly and vetoed the deputy's tough plan. He coughed lowly, and a reserved smile appeared on his face: "The official will tell you the truth, today this gate has to be opened, and if it is not opened, it must be opened." A sum of money and grain escorted to the state was robbed, and more than 30 escorted officials were killed, and the corpses were separated by a mountain beam. Xiucaigong, don't say that this matter has nothing to do with you! (To be continued.) )

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