When Zhao Hongyu left the Caoyun Wharf with his men and horses, near the besieged tavern in Yangzhou City, the officials also cleared a blank area with a range of about thirty meters.

The merchants on the left and right of the tavern also hung up their doors at this time, and dozens of officials had already surrounded the front and back, waiting for the guards to send troops to come.

On the periphery of the officials, there were many people gathered to watch the excitement.

Everyone pointed fingers at this side and talked about it.

Yo, what's going on?

Why did the officials of the prefect's yamen surround a tavern?

Do you know what to say, I heard that there were several fierce pirates in the tavern, and the officials did not dare to rush in, so they could only surround the tavern.

Cowards?

Yes, the pirates.

These pirates were so ferocious that they stormed the prefect's yamen in broad daylight and rescued their accomplices. But in the end, he still didn't run away, so he hid in this tavern.

People who know the inside story of Lu Dao whispered to the people around them.

These servants are really useless, and they don't dare to do anything against a few pirates, so they can only bully and bully us ordinary people.

After hearing this, some onlookers complained in a low voice, and looked at the officials with great contempt.

Shhhh

That's how they are, they can't catch thieves, but they're good at bullying us.

Isn't it!

Meet those outlaws, and now they're out of the way.

However, these outlaws are really stupid, and they can't escape after hiding in this tavern, and they will definitely be caught in the end.

There are many discussions like this among the people watching from the periphery.

The officials didn't have the time to pay attention to these people now, and now they were waiting like a year, waiting for the people from the guard to bring their troops over.

At this time, Chen Xiuchang, the hundred households of the guard, had already entered Yangzhou City with a hundred soldiers under his command. and arrived outside the yamen of the Yangzhou prefect.

Sigh!

Chen Xiuchang grabbed the reins and stopped the scrawny old horse under his crotch.

It can be seen from his mount that Chen Xiuchang, a hundred households, is really not very good.

"Let your master come out and answer!"

After Chen Xiuchang reined in his mount, he did not turn over and dismount, but sat on the horse with a high-spirited look, and shouted to the prefect who was standing outside.

The little man who was standing outside the door, when he saw this situation, hurriedly trotted all the way in.

After about ten minutes or so, the prefect Zhang Shoushan walked out surrounded by a group of family members.

The prefect Zhang Shoushan was still a little scared, so he summoned his family to his side to give him courage.

Those daring pirates dared to break into their own mansions. God knows if they will stab themselves.

I have to say that this prefect considers the problem quite comprehensively, especially when it comes to his own safety.

Chen Xiuchang smiled secretly in his heart after seeing Zhang Shoushan come to the door of the mansion, because he could see from Zhang Shoushan's miserable face that the prefect who usually always troubled them and saw them unpleasantly was so frightened that he was about to pee his pants.

Ha Lu Ha!

I didn't expect you, a dog official, to have this day, it's really God's eye-opening.

Those pirates are really, why don't you kill you with a knife.

If they kill you like that, that's a great thing.

"It turned out to be Chen Baihu, why don't you hurry up and arrest Haikou. What are you doing here at my prefect's yamen? ”

After coming to the door, Zhang Shoushan saw that it was Chen Xiuchang of 100 households, and immediately came to the spiritual head, and began to play music to Chen Xiuchang who was sitting on the horse.

Chen Xiuchang pursed his lips. There was a look of disdain on his face.

And the housekeeper on Zhang Shoushan's side quietly tugged at his master's sleeve, and at the same time reminded his master in a low voice: "Master, it's not good to talk to a hundred households like this." Now if you want to arrest those strongmen, you have to rely on Chen Baihu. ”

Belch!

Zhang Shoushan, who had just put on the score to show his official authority, listened to the housekeeper's words, and his expression froze.

Not really!

How can I be a demonic obstacle?

Now I want to catch those pirates. But he still has to rely on Chen Xiuchang and the soldiers under his command.

Although he usually doesn't look down on these poor military households, he really can't offend them in this form now.

However, let him talk to these rough people in a low voice, and he couldn't put it down.

You must know that in normal times, I don't even clip these people with my eyelids.

"Lord Prefect, let's not talk about it, it's about to be the New Year, and there are a lot of things going on in our guard. Who would have thought that you would have such a thing here, and you still need our master to come here. Isn't it that the officials on your prefect's side are not up to the task? I heard that the Haikou who broke into the prefect's yamen were only five people, and there were more than 100 people in your yamen? Why, can't even deal with this bit of strongman? ”

Chen Xiu's long words with guns and sticks made Zhang Shoushan, the prefect standing at the door, look very unpleasant.

Grandma's, a small hundred households, is still shaking with Lao Tzu.

No, I'll have to bear with it!

Now we have to rely on their strength to solve this trouble.

Zhang Shoushan just wanted to talk back, but suddenly thought of the troublesome matter at hand, so he quickly suppressed the anger in his heart.

At this time, a soldier dressed as a guard came out of a small alley and trotted to Chen Xiuchang's mount. Chen Xiuchang leaned down, and the soldier spoke something close to his ear.

With this soldier's words, Chen Slender's face also became wonderful.

"My lord, I have inquired, my cousin is on an errand in the yamen. So I know very well what this dog official is doing, so I told me the ins and outs of this matter. ”

"Oh, tell me, what the hell is going on? Zhang Shoushan, a dog official, why did he provoke Haikou? Chen Xiuchang ignored the prefect standing under the gate of the yamen, but talked quietly with his soldiers. Our Yangzhou is not offshore, and the appearance of Haikou is a bit unusual. ”

Chen Xiuchang is not the kind of person who does not learn and does not know how to do it. For this incident in Yangzhou City, his heart has always been full of doubts.

First of all, Yangzhou is not offshore here, so how can there be Haikou?

Moreover, when he was leaving, the family member who came to ask for the guard to send troops solemnly reminded himself that there was a person named Wang Qingshan among the Haikou who must be handed over to the prefect.

Who is this Wang Qingshan?

What is so important to him to the prefect?

A series of doubts made Chen Xiuchang feel that this matter must not be simple.

The prefect Zhang Shoushan's unprofitable temperament can't afford to be early, and it is impossible to value a person so much, especially if the other party is still a sea coward.

Maybe. There's something that everyone doesn't know about.

Therefore, Chen Xiuchang caused a military household under his jurisdiction to enter the city in advance to inquire about the news.

That is, the soldier who ran out of the alley just now.

The soldier had a distant relative working in the yamen, so he quickly found out the truth of the matter.

"That guy named Wang Qingshan is a pirate. The reason why this dog officer values him so much is because he wants to squeeze oil and water out of him. When he caught this Wang Qingshan at that time, he searched for more than 1,000 taels of silver from him, and the dog official thought that this guy must have a lot of silver......"

In this way, Chen Xiuchang made Zhang Shoushan's plan clear.

I'm tender for your mother, alas!

After listening to the soldier's story. Chen Xiuchang secretly cursed in his heart.

Lao Tzu drank the northwest wind with his brothers in the guard, but you, a dog official, are here to eat and drink fat, not to mention, and to fish for silver.

That's not fair, isn't it?

Originally, you, the dog official, wanted to eat alone, but it was not impossible to think that Wang Qingshan had a fierce accomplice. So now you're sitting on wax.

Hey!

Since Lao Tzu is here, then there is nothing to do with you Zhang Shoushan.

Besides, a dignified prefect's yamen allows the pirates to break in, which can be regarded as a dereliction of duty on your part.

This time. Lao Tzu will let you shed your skin even if you don't die.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiuchang waved his hand and asked the soldiers to return to the team. Then he sat on his horse and straightened up, and then looked at the prefect Zhang Shoushan who was standing at the gate of the yamen.

What's going on?

What were the two of them muttering just now?

How is this Chen Xiuchang looking at his gaze. It's kind of funny.

After making contact with Chen Xiuchang's gaze, Zhang Shoushan's heart trembled.

He could sense something extraordinary in the other person's gaze, and this feeling made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency, this matter was originally not under the jurisdiction of our guard. But the prefect can't solve it here, so that's why our guard has come out, right? ”

What are these words?

When Zhang Shoushan heard this, his face immediately changed.

It's really hard for you to answer this, if you say 'yes', then you leave the other party with a talk, if you want to say 'no', then the other party will turn around and leave and let you deal with this matter yourself, and you will be blind.

If you can handle it yourself, let them do something.

It's because those officials can't count on it, that's why the guards sent troops.

Grandma's, it looks like I'm going to bleed heavily this time.

Zhang Shoushan is not a fool either!

He knew very well what this hundred households wanted.

He didn't want his own answer at all, but some tangible good.

What I said just now is just a reminder to myself, and it depends on my own interest from time to time.

"Let's gossip, you make a price!"

As soon as the prefect Zhang Shoushan opened his mouth, he said that he made it seem like a businessman, which suddenly made him look a few grades lower.

However, Baihu Chen Xiuchang didn't mind at all, because the prefect heard the key bosom friend.

Chen Xiuchang stretched out a finger: "This piece is going to be the New Year, and the brothers' hands are also very tight, so let's come up with this number!" ”

After seeing Chen Slender's finger, the prefect trembled all over.

Mother!

Dare to ask for the benefit of a hundred taels of silver!

However, the prefect Zhang Shoushan still underestimated our hundred households, where is a hundred taels of silver enough.

They asked for a thousand taels of silver...... (To be continued......)