Yang Xiaoyu ordered his subordinates to set up checkpoints on the road, and all merchants who passed by on the official road were inspected.

Except, of course, women and children.

In the woods on both sides of the official road, there were sixty brocade clothes in ambush, and if they found anyone trying to escape, they immediately took them away.

Most of the people who went out of the city in the morning were some businessmen, and Yang Xiaoyu didn't pay much attention to it.

When the sun was approaching noon, three fast horses came out of the city, galloping all the way to the official road to the south, and the three on horseback were all men in the prime of life.

Unexpectedly, just when everyone was relieved.

The three of them suddenly whipped their horses wildly, and the painful horses neighed, put their hooves and ran, and instantly rushed through the checkpoint of Jinyiwei and headed south.

The sudden scene shocked everyone without reacting, and the three war horses had disappeared on the official road.

Yang Xiaoyu secretly scolded carelessly, knowing that the other party was riding a horse, and did not take it down as soon as possible, so he immediately ran out of the forest with a group of horsemen and chased after him on the official road.

Because the other party was riding a horse, Jinyiwei was running on two legs, the speed difference was thousands of miles, and he chased dozens of steps away, and he couldn't even see the back of the other party riding a horse.

"Stop, stop chasing!"

Yang Xiaoyu looked at the smoke-filled official road, and waved his hand to order his subordinates to stop.

"My lord, these three people forced their way through the checkpoint, it is likely to be Xu Hongru, why didn't they chase after them?" Cao Tai pointed to the disappearing figure and wondered.

"The official only guessed that Xu Hongru was coming to Suzhou, and there was no real evidence, but now it seems that the official really guessed correctly!" Yang Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"The adults guessed the thief's whereabouts, but the Xu thief ran away under our noses, and the world was big. Where are we going to chase him? Cao Tai sighed.

Yang Xiaoyu turned around and said with a disapproving smile: "Since he came to Suzhou and went south, this official guesses that he should go to Wujiang and Jiading counties!" ”

"My lord's clever calculation, it is really the reincarnation of Zhuge !" Cao Tai's eyes lit up, and he smiled and complimented.

Yang Xiaoyu's newly ignited interest was suddenly lost by Cao Tai's sycophancy. shook his head and smiled bitterly, and led his subordinates to Suzhou City.

At this time, Zhou Heguang came out of the city with his cavalry and went south to find Yang Xiaoyu and his party.

As soon as they met, Yang Xiaoyu ordered: "You take one hundred and fifty horsemen to Jiading County, ask the county order to send troops to search for the foreign population in the city, and this official will take one hundred and fifty horsemen to Wujiang County, if you can't find Xu Hongru in Jiading, bring people to Wujiang." ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Zhou Heguang nodded. Signaling that he understood.

In this way, Yang Xiaoyu did not delay, took the reins of the horse from the rider, turned over on the horse, and chased straight to Wujiang County with one hundred and fifty horsemen.

Going out of the city from the south of Suzhou, the only places to go were Wujiang and Jiading, and this time, Yang Xiaoyu was completely sure to catch up with Xu Hongru. All the way fast, there has been no rest.

Wujiang County is a small county seat under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture. It is less than 100 miles away from Suzhou Prefecture.

Yang Xiaoyu galloped with Ti on horseback and came to the city gate before the sun set.

Without waiting for the soldiers defending the city to intercept him, Yang Xiaoyu rode forward and asked in a cold voice, "Can you see three men on horseback entering the city?" ”

The sergeant defending the city saw the clothes on Yang Xiaoyu and his entourage, his expression was grim, and he hurriedly said, "An hour ago." There were three merchants from other places who entered the city! ”

Yang Xiaoyu smiled, took out the command token on his waist, and shouted at the defending sergeant: "This official is the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard, the commander of the Beizhen Fu Division, and the three people who went in just now are rebellious thieves." Hurry up and close the gates of the city, and don't let anyone out of the city, or if you let the thieves escape, the official will cut off your heads first. ”

There was a commotion among the sergeants guarding the city gates, and many of them had a look of fear in their eyes.

"What are you doing in a daze!" Yang Xiaoyu snorted coldly and led his subordinates into the city.

As soon as the Jinyi guard entered the city, the soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly closed the city gate.

Since he knew that Xu Hongru was in the city, Yang Xiaoyu was not in a hurry, he sent his subordinates to the other three city gates to order the city gates to be closed, and took his subordinates to Wujiang County.

Wujiang County Commander is a red-faced fat man, named Ye Maocai, he heard that the deputy commander of Jinyiwei came to the city, and hurriedly went out to greet him, but Yang Xiaoyu entered the county hall early.

Ye Maocai hurriedly stepped forward to salute Yang Xiaoyu, and after reporting his name, he asked cautiously: "My lord, I don't know what you have to do in Xiaoxian?" ”

"Listen, gather all the officials, let them go to the street to find the three men who have just entered the city for the official from house to house, and after finding the person, immediately take it away, if you can't find it, Ye County Commander will follow them to find it, when will you find it, when will Ye County Order come back to deal with business!" Yang Xiaoyu glanced at Ye Maocai's face and said in disgust.

Ye Maocai was a little dumbfounded, stunned, and said with a sneer: "I don't know what the characteristics of the three men that the adults are looking for?" Or what crime has been committed? ”

Yang Xiaoyu took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "One of the three of them is Xu Hongru, a thief in the north, as for what characteristics there are, the official didn't see it clearly, but these three people rode into the city on horseback, so it shouldn't be difficult to find!" ”

Xu Hongru?

Hearing this name, Ye Maocai's legs trembled with fright!

When did the thieves of the north come to his little city? Isn't that killing him?

Ye Maocai calmed down, thought for a moment, and hurriedly gathered his subordinates to go to the street to find Xu Hongru and the others.

Yang Xiaoyu sat in the hall of the county government with the posture of an uncle, sipping tea, looking east and west, but Ye Maocai, who was waiting below, was in a hurry.

"My lord, the lower officials have prepared some wine and food, you can take you to taste it!" Ye Maocai said with a flattering smile.

"Then thank Lord Ye for your kindness!" Yang Xiaoyu waved his hand to let the seed crowd ride down to eat, while he continued to sit in the lobby and wait.

Ye Mao saw that Yang Xiaoyu didn't go to dinner, thinking that Yang Xiaoyu had eaten enough delicacies in the capital and couldn't look down on the food in his small county, so he thought of an opportunity to please Yang Xiaoyu: "Do adults like to write poems?" ”

"Slightly involved.!" Yang Xiaoyu replied casually, in fact, he was thinking about how Xu Hongru would escape next after learning that the city gate was closed?

Ye Maocai didn't think so, Yang Xiaoyu was a member of the third rank at a young age, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and it was normal for him to be arrogant in Ye Maocai's opinion.

Let's ask, if any young man becomes a confidant of the Son of Heaven and has a smooth career, how can he not be arrogant?

"Wait a minute, my lord, go out!" Ye Maocai lowered his head and bent down and smiled, and withdrew with his hand.

Yang Xiaoyu didn't care, it was just a small county order, and he didn't dare to use any means to harm himself. (To be continued......)