Chapter Forty-Four: Dismantling the Longhu Bandits
Wang Bi hurried to find the news of Liang Yuexia: The good news is that it was confirmed that Liang Yuexia was not in the hands of the robbers during this time, this is the testimony of many people, and the boat that stopped the robbers that day rescued Yuexia.
The bad news is that no one has seen Liang Yuexia, let alone where she is. Could it be that he has been buried in Longhu under the moon? The king didn't want to believe it. Completely settled in Chenzhou, never saw anyone alive, rented a boat and hired a fisherman, even if he sank in Longhu, he would see the corpse. He didn't believe that the living man had just disappeared.
However, Zhang Yi also went to Longhu Villa in person, and came back to tell Wang Bian in person that Liang Yuexia was not in the hands of the bandits, and Wang Bian did not ask the master how to do it, and he didn't need to ask, just believe it, since he knew that Liang Yuexia was not in the hands of the bandits, he would act boldly.
On the surface, Wang Pan is either boating on the lake, or with Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi in the restaurant tea shop, there is no shortage of famous businessmen who Mu Zhang Yi visit, and Wang Pan is accompanied by wine and laughter. This official and businessman, old and young, one benevolent and one high-spirited, are becoming more and more attention-grabbing.
This Zhang Yi is also a celebrity in Wanqiu, not to mention that Longhu Villa has both beggar disciples, and admires Zhang Yiwu's business attainments, and he has the ability to make friends.
The robbers of Longhu Villa had a mustard against Wang Bian before, just because Wang Bian was Di Qing's apprentice, and he was stirring up trouble at the Lantern Festival, and when he saw that Wang Bian returned to Chenzhou, he had a very heavy precaution, and now it seems that Zhang Yi's face is hindered, and Wang Bian does not force the government, so his vigilance is slowly let go
Wang Pan didn't care about the county government's suppression of bandits, but the more he didn't ask, the more nervous the county order became. There is no more explanation for it, especially this Wang Fang seems to be settling in Chenzhou, and the county order is eager to let him leave early, Wang Pan is already at the same level as him. Then there were Zhang Yi and Wang side together, and some civil disputes and miscellaneous matters were resolved by the two of them singing and talking. The county is safe, but it is safe, but there is no oil and water.
The county commander sent people to pretend to besiege once or twice to make a show, one is to show the king, and the other is to point out the robbers, it's time to send silver.
Wang looked at it in his eyes, didn't comment or say anything, and didn't mean to leave for Beijing, the county order was helpless, and sent someone to send the "Zhao'an Book" to Longhu Villa, both sides are masters, and one will be sent away anyway.
Lu Shenyan and He Libo were not idle, according to the meaning of the king, Chen Zhou released the news that the disciples of the original beggar gang were insured by Zhang Yi, the "head of the group", and all the Hui beggar gangs who had been bandits, on the other hand, the imperial court incorporated the robbers, and those who returned to the army could be incorporated into the box soldiers, which were different from the forbidden army and the township soldiers. He is responsible for repairing bridges and paving roads in the prefectures, cities and counties. If you have a little effort every month, you can also have a solid income, and you don't need to put your head on your belt.
Wang Bian gradually disintegrated the robbers, and the initial results were achieved, and there were only about 30 bandits, and there were more than a dozen fewer bandits.
The county order also came to report, and the robbers spoke, please reward a hundred taels of gold, and you can accept Zhao'an.
Who is next to the king? Bao Zheng Yizi, Bao Zheng is in charge of the three divisions, and Wang is indispensable to contact this financial matter in Bianjing, not to mention that he is already careful about this money.
As far as Wang Bi knows: in the first year of Tiansheng, Gong County occupied 18 hectares of land due to the construction of Yongding Mausoleum of Song Zhenzong, with an estimated value of 700 yuan, and an average of 388 wen per mu. In order to show his filial piety to the first emperor and the generosity and grace of the royal family, Song Renzong raised the price to 1,000 guan, that is, 555 wen per mu, which is obviously not the market price.
The ratio of gold to silver is between one to four and one to six; One tael of silver can be exchanged for six or seven hundred copper coins. The robbers demanded several times as much as the 18 hectares.
If you agree to the robbers, the court will be crazy, and then everyone will become robbers in the future. Wang Bi told the county order, "You have to ask for instructions on this matter, the county master, you first send troops to guard everywhere, so as not to be able to afford the outflow of bandits." ”
Wang Fang knew that there must be fraud here, that Nan Jifeng was a person who absconded with a crime, and with such an identity background, he would never do something like a lion asking for money and not wanting his life.
Oh, by the way, Chang County Order, I'm just urging, just report to the court, the specific negotiation can't be the master, don't be embarrassed by the numbers, I will definitely fight for you. Before leaving, please write a note, write down the robber's request, I have a number in mind.
The county lord hesitated, and then looked at the king, holding a cage bird, smiling brightly. It was not the right time for Xiao Lu to come in, and whispered to Wang Bian that Zhang Yina had come to be a distinguished guest, saying that it took eight turns to find Zhang Yina, and he wanted to see Wang Bian, and asked Wang Bian to intercede in front of Lord Bao for a case in Kaifeng Mansion.
Chang County's order was heard clearly by standing with his ears, which seemed to be quite beneficial. After listening to this, Wang Jian immediately stood up and wanted to go to Zhang Yifu, and when he turned around and saw that Chang Xian Lingna was still stunned, he said: "There is an unspoken rule for everything?"
When the county magistrate heard this, he hurriedly took up a pen and wrote a note, signed it himself, and handed it to the king with a smile on his face, "This, I understand, I understand, and I am still annoyed that the young man has something to say in front of Lord Bao." ”
Wang next to laughed "Haha, it's easy to say," turned around and left, this laughed and turned around and walked away It seems that he also learned from Zhang Yi, don t you want to see my expression after laughing. Because as soon as he turned around, he sneered: "The Lantern Festival connived at the robbers to slander the teacher, this is not a settling account, you know the unspoken rules, the rules are set by the master, and if you solve the problem Nan Jifeng, you will be dived."
There have been three days, the time limit on the Zhao'an book has passed, the county order is not knowing how to reply to the king, it just so happened that a prince from the capital was robbed by robbers, this son is too ostentatious, actually took the beautiful woman, from the west water rafting night tour on the Dragon Lake to Wanqiu, the boat is full of lights, and the beauty of the bow of the boat chanting poetry drunk, looking for fun. There is also a song played and chanted in the middle of the lake by the courtesan,
They were not at ease, but the young man was a little drunk, and he was very drunk, and when he awoke, the beautiful people said that they had come up to gang up with robbers, and that they had taken away the soft carry-on box containing gold and silver that had been placed in the stern of the boat.
The prince reported the case in Chenzhou, and Wang heard that the county government saw that this son was his "friend" Yue Li. Now the king is angry, Chang County Order, you see how this thing is done.
Chang County ordered to bring a hundred soldiers to surround and suppress the robbers in Longhu, and when the king heard it, he arched his hand and said: "This time I want to watch the battle in person" So he brought He Libo on the boat, and the soldiers rushed to Longhu Villa before the reed barrier.
The king is here, can Chang County Order not come? Chang County ordered the attack on Longhu Villa. Wang said: "Slow down, order the soldiers to shout: Jiaozhi is coming, and anyone who is willing to return to his hometown to fight Jiaozhi will be paid the travel fee." ”
Why did Wang Fang shout, because Yue Li lost a "Di Bao" with the content of: Jiaozhi sent troops to Silang, Sumao Andezhou, this is not a real Di Bao, this is a plan by Wang Bei
The soldiers pulled their necks and lined up on the lake, and shouted in unison into the reeds: "Prisoner Ande, return to his hometown to collect the fare!" The shouts echoed across the wide lake. I shouted more than a dozen times in a row, but I didn't see the slightest movement from the reeds.
The county commander stood behind the king and pursed his lips disdainfully, and the king was not in a hurry to stare at the movement of the reeds. Say: "Keep shouting! ”
After shouting more than a dozen times, the king waved his hand to stop, and there seemed to be a sound in the reeds. But the officers and men stopped, and the noise stopped.
The king said, "Go on!" "His psychology is a little bottom, as long as there is movement in the reeds, then he will not shout in vain.
The soldiers puffed their voices, pressed the beats, and continued to shout, this time louder and longer
The reed poked out one or two of its head, and looked at them beside the king, who again ordered him to stop. He shouted to the reeds: "You have been away from your hometown for a long time, you were originally heroes against Jiaozhi, and now Jiaozhi is coming, go back to protect your family." ”
After speaking, let the officers and soldiers withdraw and make way for a waterway. When I saw a small boat come out of the reeds, the people on it looked terrified. Wang turned to look at the county order and said, "20 per person!" The county commander did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took out the silver taels that had been prepared by the king in advance.
The boat sailed in front of him, and the silver two were thrown into the boat where the robbers were. A few of the first to eat the crabs on the boat were bold, took silver taels, waved their hands into the reeds, and pushed the boat away.
Then three or four more boats came out of the reeds, each with three or four men on them. And the king let them go one by one. Watching their figures disappear into the vast expanse, the soldiers who followed looked at each other, and some secretly raised their thumbs.
Wang Ben knew that most of the people who had not left Longhu Villa before this were soldiers from Guangyuan, Silang, and Andezhou who rebelled with Nong Zhigao, and the defeat of the army followed Nan Jifeng for so long It was already a bleak future, but he couldn't bear to throw Nan Jifeng behind.
Now that there is a problem in his hometown, everyone's hearts are fluctuating, and when they see that they are paying for the passage and do not cut off their heads, they simply take two silver and go home to find their families in the war.
Wang asked the county magistrate who was standing aside and was embarrassed: How many people have been issued. The county magistrate hurriedly replied: Sixteen people were sent.
Wang Bian secretly summed up in his heart, basically according to the original number of robbers, he turned to the soldier and asked, "Do you have the confidence to capture Nan Jifeng alive with me now?" ”
The soldiers had nothing to gain from encircling and suppressing the robbers in the first few times, but when they saw that they had broken up the robbers without spending a single soldier this time, they were naturally happy, which soldier didn't want to win the battle, so he shouted: "Capture Nan Jifeng alive!" ”
The cries of this crowd were filled with excitement and passion, as if they were eager for the king's order to rush into the reeds at once. Wang Bei was very happy in his heart, he must capture Nan Jifeng alive today, and comforted his mentor Di Qing first.
When everyone saw him, they waved their hands and raised their arms, as if commanding the formation of a thousand troops, and took the lead in shouting loudly, "Listen inside, capture Nan Jifeng alive, and reward a hundred taels of silver." ”
Seeing this, the soldiers shouted as before: "Those who capture Nan Jifeng alive will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver."
After shouting more than ten or twenty times, the king saw the reeds swinging around, and a boat was propped out of the reeds, and a man in his thirties with sharp-beaked monkey cheeks came out of the boat, and a man in his twenties was tied and lying on the bow of the boat.
On the boat was lying Nan Jifeng, who was tied up. The person with this sharp-beaked monkey cheek is Wa Fan, who wanted to be recruited for a long time, but Nan Jifeng refused.
Wang Bi had already memorized Nan Jifeng's painting and shadow in his heart, and when he saw Nan Jifeng tied up on the boat, and then looked up and saw Wa Fan, he couldn't help but feel angry, this villain who betrayed the lord for glory, and this dog face was the person who slandered Di Qing at the Lantern Festival.
He Libo also jumped on the boat at this time, picked up Nan Jifeng and turned back to the ranks of officers and soldiers.
Wa Fan was stunned when he saw the king, isn't this the young man in white at the Festival of Lights, who is this the son of Zhengtian Amusement who is not doing his job? The young man in front of him, his eyes glared at this Wa Fan, his sword eyebrows were upside down, and before Wa Fan could figure it out, the king pulled off his robe, stretched out his sword and jumped on the bow of Wa Fan's boat.
Wang next to this anger is not a day and a half, from Di Qing was framed to hold back the fire in his belly, to Zhoukou County himself was hit hard, and finally even the murderer was not caught with his own hands, a few days after returning to Kaifeng, Di Qing let the old illness of the government collude with anger recur. After holding back so much fire, I finally saw someone who could be killed, and I had to take this breath first no matter what.
In terms of martial arts, Nan Jifeng is not at all against Wa Fan, Wa Fan must also have been on the battlefield for a long time, and when he saw that the person next to the king was not good, he took his own life, and secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, and he was tricked, but he did not stop waving the big knife in his hand and rushed to the king like a king.