Chapter 40 Chaos and chaos in Kaihua County
“... Most of the townspeople did not dare to offend these bandits, for fear of attracting revenge from their accomplices. The few who had a grudge against them didn't have the courage to kill so many people, so I tied them up first. As soon as Mu Qingyun and Ji Yongan appeared, Yan Nanxiao told what had happened in the most concise language.
Mu Qingyun's eyebrows were raised, "Why didn't I think I could let the bandits be our boatmen!" Now, our boat across the river has finally landed. ”
Yan Nanxiao blinked, "You and Senior Brother couldn't rent a boat this time?" ”
Mu Qingyun sighed, "There are quite a few people who sell boats, but there are none who are willing to send us across the river." It's very chaotic here now, except for the garrison camp and Shuzhou City, there is no place where those water bandits dare not set foot in. ”
Yan Nanxiao didn't know what to say, in his opinion, He Shuning, who did whatever he wanted, actually became a great hero to help them solve their problems... The world is changing so fast that he can't adapt to it.
"Didn't you bring poison? If there is a longer seizure cycle, get me four or five copies. In front of the bandits who were tied into zongzi, Mu Qingyun stretched out a right hand towards Yan Nanxiao.
Yan Nan hurriedly took out a bottle of poison from his treasure bag, "This is the medicine powder I just made that can make people itch, it attacks every half a day, and I haven't thought of a name yet..."
It doesn't matter what Mu Qingyun's name is, she just needs to know the effect of the medicine.
Holding the timed itching powder newly made by Yan Nanxiao, Mu Qingyun chose four people to eat the medicine powder with the close cooperation of Ji Yongan (she fed the medicine, and Ji Yongan pinched the other party's chin).
These four people were originally in charge of driving the boat among the bandits, Mu Qingyun fed them medicine, and escorted them to the boat with Ji Yongan.
He Shuning and Yan Nanxiao watched the horses and carried a backpack until they boarded the ship and walked out of the shore, and the people in Yangwan Town who had a grudge against the water bandits took the water bandits who were tied into zongzi and went to Wangjiang County to receive the reward.
Besides, He Shuning and his group of four people.
The four water bandits who were forced to take poison and were stared at tightly by He Shuning were under the low eaves, and there was no other way than to drive the boat honestly.
The four of them controlled the boat with an aggrieved face, and they wanted to take He Shuning and them to a place where the water was turbulent without a trace, but Mu Qingyun was like a big carp that had become fine, but whenever they did a little tricking, Mu Qingyun could immediately detect that they had deviated from the correct course.
In addition, every time they came out of the moth, Yan Nanxiao would casually throw out a little medicine powder to give them a little bitterness, and the four of them gradually extinguished their thoughts of revenge.
After all, they still want to be able to live well more than to avenge their companions.
After realizing the cruel fact that even on "their own turf", they were still a piece of dead meat on the plan board, the four bandits suddenly became honest.
Especially after the itchy powder produced by Yan Nanxiao had an attack, these four water bandits who almost didn't itch to death directly turned into four good cats.
Under the watchful eye of He Shuning and others in turn, they sent He Shuning's senior sister and brother to the other side of the river as quickly as possible, and then before the boat docked, they banged their heads and begged Yan Nanxiao for an antidote.
"There's no need for an antidote, this thing can only attack once." Yan Nan smiled casually, but the words he said made the four water bandits angry half to death.
If they knew that they could only have one seizure, they wouldn't kowtow to this little white face with a bad stomach!
"Dissatisfied? Why don't I send you a few more times? Yan Nanxiao had a good temper and discussed with them, but the four water bandits were so frightened that they didn't dare to raise their heads again.
Just kidding, who knows what kind of poison these little white faces will give them, they haven't lived enough.
The four of them shook their heads into rattles, and begged for mercy and flattered them like cannons.
He Shuning and the others, who were in a hurry, didn't have the leisure to listen to them talk about these cars, and Ji Yongan, who was walking at the end of the line, squinted at the four water bandits with an impatient face, "If you don't want to die, get out of here, next time let the master run into you and harm the people, and the master will directly copy your nest." ”
If it weren't for the fact that they didn't harm the people of Yangwan Town, but just kept guarding the ship with knives, Ji Yongan would not have given them a chance to retreat safely this time.
The four water bandits were swept away by his eyes that were sharper than blades, where did they dare to say the first half of the word, they only made promises, but what they thought in their hearts was "This world is so big, they will not be so unlucky, and they will meet these four killing gods again." ”
What they don't know is that they're really unlucky enough.
Of course, that's for later.
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At the beginning of June, the four of He Shuning's senior sisters and brothers hurried and hurried, and finally caught up with the Qincha team who went to Quzhou Wufu to deliver the edict and arrest people by the way.
At this time, the people of Kaihua County were more panicked than the people of any place where He Shuning and the others traveled all the way, because they were not only facing rebels, bandits, and mobs at this time, but also the Japanese who wandered to the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty and killed and robbed people when they saw them.
More than a month ago, the Wu army guarding the southeast was defeated because of a serious lack of military supplies, and the southeast line of the Great Zhou Dynasty was completely lost.
Everyone who understands knows that General Wu has become the scapegoat of Empress Dowager Zhang's party, and Empress Dowager Zhang's cousins and nephews are all serving in the military department, and these two goods have been blatant to the point of being outrageous.
General Wu has not only failed to get the money he deserves for his soldiers for two consecutive years, but has also failed to get weapons, armor, horses, grain and grass and other military supplies for three consecutive years.
With such a team, it is a pure miracle that General Wu can bring it to this day, and if you want to use them to win the battle, you can really only say "think beautifully".
In fact, not only the Wu army guarding the southeast, but also the other two armies guarding the southwest and northeast respectively, the imperial court also defaulted on military salaries and military funds for several years, so that the generals who led the troops could only try to support their own troops in the end.
These generals have a weak foundation, unlike the Ji family, which has its own mines, and their methods of making silver are basically not very upright.
In this way, the place they are guarding will inevitably be filled with resentment.
As a result of the boiling of public resentment, the imperial court became more and more unpopular, and the rebellious ranks of the people in various places became more and more difficult to exterminate.
However, the magnates sitting in the capital are either like Qin Zhengde, who have more than enough heart but lack of strength, and want to do something but have no power to return to the sky, or like Empress Dowager Zhang and her party, they are drunk and dreaming every day, eager to enjoy this last wealth and luxury.