The moonlight is light, and the night is as cool as water.

In a hilly area seven or eight miles away from the county seat, there is a nest of bandits.

These bandits occupy the mountains and specialize in robbing some merchants who come and go.

The government has encircled and suppressed it several times, but with little effect.

Because these bandits are all wandering around, the officers and soldiers have not yet arrived, and they have already fled.

As soon as the officers and soldiers left, they slipped back and continued to be the king of the mountain.

After Nie Hongshu took office, he also organized an operation to suppress bandits, but in the end, he lost a lot of people and horses, and only caught a dozen insignificant little thieves.

It was close to midnight, but the cottage was still brightly lit.

Dozens of mountain bandits sat around the bonfire to eat and drink, and more than a dozen pairs of red lanterns with double happiness were hung on the side of the stone houses around them.

Looks like these bandits are doing a happy event?

At the foot of the mountain, three bandits sat on the ground, drinking and grumbling.

"It's really unlucky, the mountain is so lively, but it's our three brothers' turn to be on duty at the bottom of the mountain."

"What's the excitement? It's not like we're going into the cave room. ”

"You kid just want to go into the cave room? How? Missing a woman? Why don't we find a girl together tomorrow? ”

"Hey, hey, just go......"

The three bandits were chatting happily when a figure walked over.

"Who?"

The three bandits were taken aback, stood up in unison and drew their knives.

"Don't get excited, come down and talk to your boss about some deals."

"Talking about trading?"

The three bandits looked at Gu Ming suspiciously: although he had a sword hanging from his waist, he didn't look like a person in the rivers and lakes, but looked like a scholar.

"Friend, which way?"

"Confucianism!"

Where can the three bandits understand what Confucianism and Taoism? They glanced at each other, and one of them shouted: "I haven't heard of it, those who know each other should leave quickly, otherwise don't blame us for using the knife!" ”

Gu Ming said lightly: "Then you can try it." ”

"It's against you!"

The bearded man in the middle was furious, and he couldn't help but say that he was carrying a knife and slashing at Gu Ming viciously.

When he saw that the knife was about to slash at the target, his hand suddenly lightened......

"Where's my knife?"

The bearded fool lowered his head and looked at his empty hands in a daze.

The other two bandits stared at the knife in Gu Ming's hand with wide eyes...... They didn't see clearly how the knife got into Gu Ming's hand at all.

"Smack!"

Before he could recover his beard, a cold blade slapped his face, causing half of his face to swell immediately.

Not to mention the pain, this guy was so scared that he almost peed his pants on the spot.

"Again, hurry up and inform you bosses!"

The small bandit in the back was in a cold sweat, and asked in a trembling voice: "I don't know, I don't know your Excellency's name?" What is the school? The small ones are also good to report to the big masters. ”

"You just tell you that the big boss said that Gu Ming is a scholar in Guobei County."

"Huh? Are you a reader? ”

"What? Can't a scholar dance a sword or a sword? ”

Gu Ming raised the knife and stretched out his fingers......

"Bell~"

A crisp sound shook the eardrums of the three people.

Look at the knife in Gu Ming's hand again...... It was even more frightened into a cold sweat.

for the knife was broken in two.

"Childe, please wait a moment, the little one will go and report to the big boss immediately."

The little bandit spoke quickly, and then ran up the mountain path with a puff of smoke, running faster than a rabbit.

"Big boss, it's not good, it's not good......"

As soon as he went up the mountain, the little man opened his throat and shouted.

"Bastard!"

A tall black man got up angrily, and stepped forward with a slap: "Tonight is a great event for Lao Tzu, what are you saying to Lao Tzu?" ”

This big black man is the head of a group of bandits, named Wei Dahu, nicknamed Black Tiger.

The little man looked aggrieved, covered his hot face and said, "Big boss, a scholar came down from the mountain and said that he wanted to see you and talk to you about something." ”

"What? Scholar? ”

"He himself said that he was a scholar, what is his name Gu Ming......"

"Wait!" Wei Dahu thought he had heard it wrong, and asked in surprise: "What do you say his name is?" ”

"He said his name was Gu Ming, and he was a scholar in Guobei County."

Gu Ming ...... Gu Xie Yuan? No way? What deal did he come here to talk about? ”

Wei Dahu is a big boss anyway, and he is naturally much more well-informed.

Moreover, as a big boss, he can usually sort out the relationship network of important people in the county, so as not to cause unnecessary rights and wrongs.

For example, more than ten years ago, a bandit leader did not find out the situation and kidnapped a beautiful woman in the city.

But he never thought that the woman was the most favored concubine of Guobei County at that time.

Where does this put the county order's face?

As a result, the county commander did his best to launch a large-scale anti-bandit operation in Guobei County.

In this way, it spread to other bandit cottages, and for a while, the wind was loud, and the chickens and dogs jumped.

Within a few days, several heads were thrown in cloth bags at the entrance of the county government......

These heads were the few bandits who kidnapped the county concubine that day, including the head of the bandit leader.

The people of the Tao know what is going on.

To put it simply, these bandits were not caught by officers and soldiers, but were killed by other bandits, in order to calm down the turmoil as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the county order has been sending troops to encircle and suppress it, and everyone will not have a good life.

This Wei Dahu has a bit of brains, and from time to time he will send people to probe the interpersonal network in the county, so as not to catch the wrong person.

Therefore, the name "Gu Ming" is naturally familiar.

At the same time, he was very surprised, dignified Xie Yuan, and at the same time the son-in-law of the county magistrate, ran to his small cottage to talk about what business?

I'm afraid I'm not here to find out?

Could it be ...... The county commander is going to suppress bandits again?

A series of questions swirled in Wei Dahu's mind, where did he still have the heart to think about the cave house, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go down the mountain and have a look." ”

Immediately, more than a dozen of his men rushed up and descended the mountain together.

"The big boss, that's right, it's him, I saw him once in the city before, and he was with the daughter of the county magistrate."

As soon as he came down the mountain, one of his subordinates hurriedly attached himself to the ear canal.

"Oh? Could it be that he is really here to find out our details? Go to a few people and look around to see if there is an ambush. ”

"Yes!"

Several of his subordinates responded, and immediately dispersed.

"Big boss, if he really comes alone, do we want to ......?"

Another of his men made a vicious head-killing motion.

"Smack!"

As a result, the horse's fart was slapped on the horse's leg and was slapped by Wei Dahu.

"Are you stupid? If he dares to come alone, it means that he has to rely on. Besides, if you really want to do him, the county order must not go crazy to encircle and suppress our cottage? ”

"Yes, yes, the big boss teaches ......"

After walking down the mountain road, Wei Dahu took two steps and hugged his fists and said: "In the next Wei Dahu, I don't know that Gu Gongzi is coming, and he will miss the distance." ”

"You're the boss here?"

"Exactly, I don't know what Gu Gongzi came from?"

"This is not the place to talk, go to the mountains and talk in detail."

"This ......" Wei Dahu frowned: "Gu Gongzi, it's not that you don't welcome it, it's too late, and you drink a little too much, so it's better to talk about it here." ”

Gu Ming smiled and said, "I think you've already sent someone to check around, right?" Don't worry, Ben Gongzi came alone. ”

"Ahem, where, where." Wei Dahu smiled awkwardly.

"Or is it that the big boss suspects that this son is here to find out?"

"No, no ......"

Although he thought so in his heart, of course Wei Dahu couldn't admit it.

"That being the case, then what is the reason to refuse to let this son go up the mountain?"

"This ......"

"The big boss, this son came alone, I just don't want the big boss to have any concerns. There are so many of you, are you still afraid of me? ”

The words have come to this, and Wei Dahu can't push back anymore, so he has to make a gesture of please: "Gu Gongzi, please!" ”

In fact, a series of questions in his heart also need to be solved.

A group of people surrounded Gu Ming vigilantly and went up the mountain.

On the way, Wei Dahu sighed half tentatively and half from the bottom of his heart: "I didn't expect Gu Gongzi to have such courage and dare to come up the mountain alone, which is really admirable." ”

"Hehe, this is not a Longtan tiger's den, why don't you dare to come?"

"Ahem, that's that."

Going up the mountain, Gu Ming subconsciously looked around, only to understand why these bandits were still carnivaling so late.

"What? Someone from your cottage got married tonight? ”

"That's right, tonight is a great day for our bosses!"

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help frowning: "I don't know which girl the big boss has harmed?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Dahu's face couldn't help but change: "Gu Gongzi, I read that you are a scholar, and you are Lord Nie's beloved son-in-law, so I will tolerate you a little, you don't have to step forward." ”

"Hahaha, I didn't expect the big boss to know how to endure. Okay, then I'll get straight to the point and ask you, how many people have you taken these days? ”

"Boy, don't be too arrogant, dare to talk like this to our big boss."

"Irritable!"

Gu Ming's figure flashed, and he heard a miserable scream.

The guy who was in a hurry to slap the sycophants just now had blood spurting out his mouth, and a few teeth were broken, and his body turned around twice before falling to the ground.

The crowd just watched him shake for a moment, not seeing how he made a move.

When he came back to his senses, Gu Ming stood back again, as if he hadn't moved at all.

"You...... How dare you do it in our cottage? ”

"It's against you!"

"Big guys go to the ...... together"

The bandits were furious and drew their swords one after another.

"What? Do you really want to do it? ”

Gu Ming looked calm and shouted at Wei Dahu.

He didn't threaten Wei Dahu, he really wanted to make a move, this rabble was not his opponent at all.

Otherwise, how could he break into the cottage single-handedly?

"Stop!"

Wei Dahu's face changed for a while, and he finally stopped his subordinates with a calm face.

Although he was holding his breath in his heart, it was not yet to the point of life and death.

Once you do it, there's really no room for manoeuvre.

And he still had a lot of questions in his mind, and he had to find out Gu Ming's true intention of going up the mountain.

"Gu Gongzi, Ming people don't say secret words, what is your purpose in going up the mountain this time?"

Gu Ming asked in a deep voice: "Since the big boss said so, then the son also said straight to the point, was Zeng Dehao, the eldest young master of the Zeng family, taken captive by you?" ”

"Zeng Dehao?" Wei Dahu couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously asked, "You mean the young master Zeng who runs the silver building in the county?" ”

"That's right, it's him!"

Wei Dahu frowned and said, "Gu Gongzi, do you have any misunderstanding?" Our cottage has not taken anyone captive at all recently. ”

"Haven't been taken captive?" Gu Ming narrowed his eyes: "Then may I ask the boss, where did the girl you married tonight come from?" ”

"This ...... She was lost on her own, and I was kind enough to take her in. Wei Dahu quibbled.

As soon as he heard this, Gu Ming couldn't help but be happy.

There are still such "kind" bandits.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, there have been several cases of missing people recently, do you dare to say that it has nothing to do with your cottage?"

"Gu Gongzi, this is really ......wronged," Wei Dahu defended innocently: "I have also heard about the disappearance case you mentioned, but this matter really has nothing to do with our cottage."

Even Boss Niu hasn't done it yet, and he's asking me about it.

Although we are bandits, the captives do not mean that they are taken indiscriminately, so there must be some misunderstanding in the middle......"

Hearing Wei Dahu's endless explanation, Gu Ming couldn't help but groan.

It sounded like what Wei Dahu said did make some sense, and it didn't look like he was lying.

So, where is Zeng Dehao?