Chapter 23: Finding Allies

Not to mention that Zhang Huang and others rescued Zang Ba's father, Zang Jie, Zang Prison Cao, one by one, they were full of joy, and said that Taishan was too guarded.

In fact, last night, when Ma Yan, the governor of Fei County, broke the Taishan army and led the soldiers to chase and kill Xu Xun, He Ying also thought that this matter was almost over, after all, in his opinion, no matter how powerful Xu Xun was, he would not be Ma Yan's opponent.

Therefore, He Ying instructed his brother-in-law Wang Hu to keep vigil in Fei County instead of Ma Yan, and he rested early.

But who would have thought that in the middle of the night incident in Fei County, a group of thieves came in out of nowhere, not only set fires everywhere in the county, but also released hundreds of mine slaves who were imprisoned on death row in the inner prison.

This is going to be a dead end.

You know, those mine slaves usually hate the bullying of the county soldiers, how can they not retaliate now when they get the opportunity? No, the two hundred county soldiers brought by He Ying were killed so that only a dozen people remained, and they desperately protected him and fled to Taishan County.

On the way to flee for his life, He Ying was frightened, for fear that those people would catch up and kill him with a knife, and it was not until later that he joined Ma Yan, the lieutenant of Fei County, who was under his heart, that he breathed a sigh of relief.

A money-making mine was ruined like this. Perhaps this is what He Ying is most annoyed by.

He originally planned to use Zang Jie's bait to catch the big fish of Xu Xun, the leader of the Taishan thieves, but he didn't expect that he was bitten by Zhang Huang's group of small fish fry and broke the hook, so that not only did Xu Xun still get a good one, but he lost such a lucrative mine in Fei County, and was burned by Zhang Huang. Hundreds of prisoner-status mine slaves held in the county also escaped clean after escaping and killing. If this mine is to be restored to its original state, it is obviously impossible to do it without a year and a half.

But then again, in fact, the wealth brought by this iron mine to He Ying is still secondary, the key is that the iron ore produced by this land is directly supplied to Luoyang, which is the best way for He Ying to climb to Luoyang's officials, and now the mine has been completely destroyed, at least three or five months can not produce iron ore, if the court blames it, not to mention He Ying a Taishan Taishou, even if it is ten Taishan Taishou, they can't afford to bear it.

"Knock knock, knock knockโ€”"

At dawn, when he returned to the Taishan County Mansion, the first thing He Ying did was to beat the drum in the mansion.

"Who? Lord Taishou is not here, which door did you knock on early in the morning? โ€

Some unsuspecting officials came out of the class room when they heard the sound of drums and curses, and when they saw He Ying standing in the hall in tattered clothes and covered in dust, they were all stunned.

"Didn't you escort the prisoners to Fei County? What's wrong, could it be that something is wrong? โ€

"Nonsense! Just by looking at the appearance of the adult, you know that something is wrong...... Shut up and say a few words, lest the adults get angry with our brothers. โ€

"It's ......"

After whispering a few words, a group of officials who had seen the world stepped forward as usual, without squinting, as if they had not noticed He Ying's wolf bรจi at all.

Among them, there are also sharp-eyed ones, and after seeing Ma Yan beside He Ying, he was slightly shocked.

"Why is Captain Ma here too? Could it be that something really happened? โ€

"Shh......h

After seeing the Du Wei Ma Yan behind He Ying with a calm face and not speaking, the officials suddenly realized that something big might have happened, and immediately kept silent.

"Bastard! Darn! Darn! โ€

In full view of everyone, He Ying walked back and forth in the hall, scolding loudly. Maybe it's because he has returned to his own turf, his heart has settled down, but the anger in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, He Ying slapped the table and shouted, "Someone! โ€

The officials were shocked, and after a short pause, an older middle-aged official stood up and clasped his fists.

"What do you command?"

"Blockade the four gates of the county seat and put them on strict alert. If there is no way to enter or leave the city, take it on the spot. If the other party is arrested, it will not matter if you are killed! โ€

"Yes!"

[It seems to be a big deal......]

The officials looked at each other.

"Also," he raised his hand and said, "Report to the state capital, last night, Xu Xun, the leader of the thieves and thieves of Taishan, disregarded the king's law, led the thieves to openly rob the prisoners, robbed the prisoner Zang Jie, killed the officers and soldiers for no reason, and set fire to the Fei County mine, these three crimes are unforgivable!" Taishan petitioned the Xuzhou Mansion to issue a silver reward for the thief, and Xu Xun, the head of the thief and thief of Taishan, seized 1,000 taels of silver; Taishan Zang's door, Zang ring five hundred taels, Zang Ba one thousand taels! โ€

"Hiss......"

As soon as He Ying's words came out, all the officials in the hall gasped in shock.

Xu Xun's reward was mentioned as a thousand taels, although this amount is a bit high, but it is still acceptable after all, after all, Xu Xun occupies Mount Tai, and it is indeed a tyrant in Taishan County, but Zang Ba was mentioned at a young age to be a thousand taels of silver, and Xu Xun, who is the leader of the Taishan thieves, is on an equal footing, which is really unexpected to them.

Surprised and surprised, but seeing that He Ying was so angry at this moment, they didn't dare to ask, so they immediately responded. I secretly guessed in my heart that maybe Zang Ba's kid had done something that made Lord Taishou extremely angry.

They couldn't have imagined that in fact, it was not Zang Ba who hated him, but the murderer who killed his wife and brother Wang Hu and set fire to the Fei County mine, Zhang Huang, the leader of the Black Feather Crow. However, He Ying mistakenly thought that Zhang Huang was one of the diners recruited by Zang Ba, so that in the future, Zhang Huang, Li Tong, Chen Dao, and Shan Fu found out about the anti-thief list posted by the government, and compared the amount of silver seized by themselves and Zang Ba, and they were dumbfounded.

After giving orders, He Ying waved his hand to let the officials retreat, and sat on the chair with a gloomy face. And on the chair next to him, Du Wei Mayan also had a deep face, his hand pinched the armrest, and only pinched the armrest and clicked.

After a long time, Ma Yan said in a deep voice, "Hunting geese all day long, I didn't expect to ask a few little geese to peck at the end of my life...... My lord, doesn't that dog cub who killed the lowly beloved disciple really have the slightest clue? โ€

He Ying shook his head when he heard this, and said, "At the time of the incident, that gang of thieves killed all the county soldiers who witnessed the incident, but when they set fire to Fei County, there were a few people who had seen it from a distance, and all of them were quite young, if the official expected it, most of them were the doormen recruited by Zang Ba Xiaoer a while ago...... "Saying, He Ying's mind couldn't help but appear Zhang Huang's appearance, after all, when he met Zang Ba two days ago, Zhang Huang always stood behind Zang Ba and didn't say a word, So much so that He Ying mistakenly thought that Zhang Huang was Zang Ba's follower.

"This matter must not be left at that!" A punch smashed the handrail, Ma Yan held back his anger and asked, "As far as I know, in addition to the eldest son Zang Ba, Zang Jie also has two sons, Zang Ai and Zang Shun, where are the two of them now?" โ€

"What do you mean......" He Yingyan's heart moved slightly.

I saw Ma Yan clenching his fists and said in a deep voice, "The old one escaped, so grab the little one and go to the top." In the case of Fei County, Zang Jie's collusion with Taishan thief Xu Xun is obvious to all, the evidence is conclusive, and hundreds of soldiers under the lowly rank can testify, so there is no need to go through Xuzhou Mansion again. Please give an order immediately, arrest Zang Ai and Zang Shun, and ask for beheading at the entrance of the vegetable market three days later! โ€

"This ......" He Ying frowned when he heard this, and hesitated, "The execution of the beheaded prisoner needs to be approved by the state government, and I Taishan beheaded the prisoner privately, I am afraid that it is a little unreasonable, in case the Xuzhou government asks the guilty ...... in the future."

"Your Excellency is confused." Ma Yan sneered and said, "If the Xuzhou Mansion blames it in the future, the adults will say that Mount Tai is unstable, and the escort is afraid that the prisoner will be robbed by the thieves of Mount Tai...... After the incident of Zang Jie, the fact that Taishan thieves attacked officers and soldiers and kidnapped prisoners is obvious to all, how can the state capital be blamed for this? โ€

"It's ...... too," He Ying stroked a few of his goat's whiskers and nodded thoughtfully.

Ma Yan licked his lips and continued, "When the time comes, my lord will stuff some benefits into it, and the Xuzhou Mansion may not be able to take care of the Taishan thief's storage and grant me the authority to kill prisoners in Taishan, so that it will ......" Speaking of this, the anger on Ma Yan's face actually receded a little, and he looked at He Ying meaningfully.

He Ying's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he muttered, "If that's the case...... That's a blessing in disguise. โ€

Think about it, if Taishan really got the permission to behead prisoners from Xuzhou Mansion, then the land of Taishan in the future, it will all be up to him He Ying and Ma Yan, and when the time comes, will there be a shortage of mining prisoners when the Fei County mine is rebuilt? As long as he ticks the list of beheadings, a large number of prisoners will be unknowingly escorted to the Fei County mine to die for the two of them.

Thinking of this, He Ying was happy in his heart, and the pain of losing his wife and brother was reduced by a few points.

"But then again, who are those thieves recruited by Zang Ba Xiao'er? Can you kill my apprentice Wang Hu......" Ma Yan touched his beard and frowned and thought, after all, in his opinion, his apprentice Wang Hu had almost learned his skills to forty percent, and he could also skillfully use the martial art of 'rigid body', although it was not invulnerable, but it was not casually killed, why did he die inexplicably? Not even a single corpse was left behind.

After thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, so Ma Yan had no choice but to put this doubt behind him for the time being, and took people to Zang's Mansion to arrest people. It is not difficult to guess that Zang Ba conspired with Xu Xun, not only rescued Zang Jie, but also destroyed his Ma Yan's old nest Fei County, if Ma Yan could not kill Zang Ai and Zang Shun brothers, it would be difficult to swallow this evil breath in his heart.

In just half a day, the entire Taishan County spread Zang Ba's crimes: in order to save his father who committed crimes, he colluded with Xu Xun, the leader of the Taishan thieves, to conspire to attack Fei County, killing countless officers and soldiers.

For this news, the people of the city applauded and applauded, and there were also those who hated spitting, and so on.

In the end, the news reached the ears of Black Feather Crow Zhang Huang and his gang.

"Sure enough, Xiaosheng's hunch verified ......"

In an alley, Shan Fu said to the brothers around him with a sad face.

Speaking of which, the reason why the Black Feather Crow and his gang returned to Mount Tai immediately was because they really listened to Shan Fu's construction. Because Shan Fu has thought about whether this time Taishan Taishou should return with a feather and return with a wolf, will he vent his anger on the two brothers of the Zang family, Zang Ai and Zang Shun.

No, Shan Fu guessed correctly, and soon after they returned to Taishan County, they learned about this qiฤ“ from the mouths of passers-by on the street. Even, He Ying also framed the Zang family for the fact that he sold the rice grain in the county warehouse to the rice merchant at a discount, saying that the Zang family colluded with Xu Xun, the former county governor of Juping County and the current leader of the Taishan thieves, to privately smuggle and sell the grain that was originally used for disaster relief, which made Taishan County fall into an embarrassing situation of food shortage. Fortunately, he should be aware of the 'conspiracy' between Xu Xun and Zang Jie, and arrested Zang Jie and put him in prison. was going to escort Zang Jie to Xuzhou Mansion for beheading, but who would have thought that he would be robbed by Xu Xun halfway......

"It's shameless......" Li Tong pursed his lips disdainfully.

But it's not, so why should he spare no effort to find out Xu Xun and Zang Jie, and give all the credit to himself, if it is the ordinary people who don't know the truth, I'm afraid they will really think that He Ying is a good official.

"How can this be true? How dare a dog thief do this?! โ€

Zang's face flushed domineeringly, his fists clenched with hatred and hatred, and said, "I framed my father before, and then I used my father as bait to frame the leader of Xu, and now I am arresting my brother and ruining my Zang's reputation!" If I don't kill this fang, I can't solve the hatred in my heart! โ€

Shan Fu glanced at Zang Ba, frowned and said, "It seems that such a dog official, it is not a pity to die!" But the problem is that Nadu Lieutenant Mayan is also in the city at the moment, and with him, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to succeed. The government released rumors, saying that the second and third sons would be beheaded in three days, which is probably another trap......"

Chen Zhi said without saying a word, "Even if it is a trap, we have to rescue the second and third sons!" Sticking a knife in the ribs of a brother, that's what we're all about, isn't it? Are we going to see death and not be saved? โ€

"It's not that I don't save it, it's just that it's ......" Shan Fu let out a long sigh and said embarrassedly, "With the help of Leader Xu before, we were able to rescue Zang Prison Cao, and now, Leader Xu was injured by Na Mayan and returned to the mountain to recuperate, and I am afraid that a few black feather crows alone will not be enough to ......"

Before he could finish his words, Chen Zhi grabbed him by the collar, and the latter said angrily, "Shan Fu, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that he is afraid of death? โ€

Shan Fu's face turned red when he heard this, and he said angrily, "Why is Xiaosheng afraid of death? Isn't Xiaosheng just trying to find a safe way? If you are as impulsive as you, not to mention that the second and third sons can't be saved, they will get in. โ€

"Haven't you been afraid of death for a long time?"

"You...... You reckless man! Physically fit and unintelligent! Foolhardy! โ€

"You dare to scold me?"

"What Xiaosheng said is the truth!"

Just as the two were arguing, on the side, Zhang Huang leaned against the wall of the alley, crossed his arms, and looked blankly at the stall selling meat buns on the street.

[Big Brother ......]

[Zhang Huang Brothers......]

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Huang stretched out his hand to separate Chen Zhi and Shan Fu, and said calmly, "Don't quarrel, manpower...... Yes, there is. โ€

Hearing this, the people of the Black Feather Crow couldn't help but quiet down, and looked at Zhang Huang intently.

"Leader Xu ......"

"It's not the leader of Xu." Raising his hand to interrupt Li Tong's words, Zhang Huang lowered his voice and said, "In this Taishan County, there is a force that is even bigger than the Taishan Army......

Everyone was puzzled when they heard this, but Shan Fu showed a strange expression on his face after being stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Chief, you don't want to ......?"

Zhang Huang licked his lips, a somewhat inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, raised his right hand, and clenched his hands into a fist.

"If you want to make trouble, don't be afraid of making a big fuss...... killed He Ying, robbed the county warehouse, and made all the corrupt officials of the government public...... Turn this Taishan County upside down! โ€

Seeing the strange smile of their boss, the members of the Black Feather Crow only felt their cold feathers stand on end.

Because they instinctively realized that Zhang Huang was planning a bigger plan than the rescue of Zang Jie by uniting with the Taishan army.

[Ah, in addition to the Taishan Army, there is an even more powerful force in this Taishan County, but this force has not surfaced for the time being...... As long as we Black Feather Crows are willing to bear the charges after the fact, they will most likely be happy to cooperate with us. ]

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