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It was getting late, and the gates were about to close.

Four or five carriages were running end to end on the official road into the city.

The leader of the carriage at the front shouted loudly to the people behind: "Keep up, don't be left behind!" I'm about to enter town! ”

The coachman was familiar with this section of the road, and knew that he would be able to see the city gate after the woods in front of him.

It's just that recently due to the increase in the number of hungry people, there is some peace here. From time to time, people jump out and rob the road, all of them are hungry refugees.

However, because a few days ago, a group of people who were starving had been arrested, it had a certain deterrent effect.

What's more, there are a lot of them, and those thieves don't dare to do it even if they are greedy.

It's just that most people are very careful, so there are no other pedestrians and vehicles on the official road at this time except them.

The woods in front of him turned into a large shadow in the dark night, although there was a horse lamp hanging in front of the car, but it was not far away, the things pulled on the car were very heavy, and after a long drive, the horses pulling the cart were already covered with sweat.

"Hurry up, don't wait for the city gates to close and you can't enter the city." The leader said, "As long as you can enter the city, everything is easy to say." ”

Of course, the people who drove the car knew that the cars were all good things, and if they couldn't enter the city, they were afraid that there would be trouble, even if they were stolen, they couldn't afford to pay for them.

The coachman then whipped the horse desperately, and complained in his heart that the leader was too anxious.

Originally, they were supposed to take a break at noon, and then rush to Sangxia Town, which was about 200 miles away from the capital, to stay.

In this case, I will get up early tomorrow morning and hurry away, and I will be able to return to the capital around noon.

As a result, the leader did not allow them to rest, but kept hurrying to enter the city today.

In this way, they will be greedy for darkness, and they may even be locked out of the city gates.

But these charioteers dared not speak in anger, and did not dare to do anything other than whip the horses a few times as vents.

The autumn night was cold, and what was even worse was that the rain suddenly fell on the day that had been cloudy.

"Holy day!" The leader couldn't help but curse.

If it rains and the ground is slippery, the horses will naturally slow down, and they will most likely be outside the city and will be drenched in the rain all night.

In the past, it was not impossible to let the defenders of the city open the city gate with the power of their family, but now the ban is so strict that they are afraid that those hungry people will take the opportunity to get in, so they specially issued an order that the city gate must not be opened again after it is closed.

"Hurry up!" The leader urged.

"It's almost gone!" The coachman was a little unbearable: "The horses have been running all day, and you think they are iron-beaten?" ”

The leader was surprised that the driver dared to speak up, and just raised his hand to fight, when he suddenly fell out of the car involuntarily.

His stocky body rolled on the ground like a winter melon, and there was the neighing of horses and the wailing of people in his ears.

At first he thought it was the horse pulling the cart that had lost its strength and lost its front hooves and fell.

When I got up, I saw a lot of figures in front and on the side, all of whom were still holding weapons. Some are swords, some are wooden sticks.

It was evident that there had been a robbery, and the horse had fallen because someone had put a tripwire on the road.

"You guys, don't come nonsense!" The leader stood up with grinned teeth, rubbing his waist as he was hurt by the fall, and said to the men, "Do you know whose carriage this is?" Our master is Uncle Yunyang, you dare to rob the things of the Uncle's Mansion, you don't want to live, do you? ”

"What's this Humpty Dumpty yelling about?" One of the robbers said in a rough voice, "Since we have come out to be thieves, it doesn't matter whose things it is!" When it comes to our hands, it is naturally ours. ”

Listening to the accent, it is obvious that he is not from Kyoto.

Another said disdainfully: "I dare to mention that I had a table with my grandfather yesterday!" Grandpa Zhong......"

Before he could finish speaking, someone next to him scolded: "Shut your stinky mouth!" There is no grass by the river, and there is no shortage of donkeys! ”

The man didn't dare to speak.

It turned out that the things pulled on these carriages were silk and satin in addition to gold and silver, which were returned by the Hou family of Northern Jiangsu to Yunyang Bofu as a dowry.

The two families have been married since childhood, and they originally agreed to get married in August this year, so half of the dowry was given at the beginning of the year.

Who would have thought that the queen mother would die later, and the wedding date would have to be canceled.

However, the middle two families had some unpleasantness, so they simply canceled this family business. The Hou family in northern Jiangsu returned the dowry, and the Yunyang Bo family sent someone to get it.

Anyway, during the period of national filial piety, they are not allowed to get married, and they are not allowed to withdraw from their relatives.

But I never expected to enter the city soon, but I met a robber.

"Brothers, do it!" One of the robbers shouted, "You fat pigs have heard clearly, and they will stand aside and not kill you." ”

These thieves call the robbers fat pigs---- they are destined to be slaughtered.

At this time, the person who said that there was no shortage of mouthy donkeys opened his mouth again: "Today's rules are only afraid to be changed, and these people can't keep a single mouth!" ”

When the coachmen heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and it was bad enough to meet the robbers, but they still wanted both wealth and death.

"Don't beg for mercy, the brothers will be more clever in a while, so that you can suffer less sin." The robber said, "Who told you to listen to things that you ought not to hear?" ”

Suddenly, the rain became heavier, accompanied by screams, turning this square inch of land into hell in an instant.

In just a few moments, the people of Yunyang Bofu fell to the ground in all directions, and the robbers walked away with their belongings.

Before leaving, the leading robber did not forget to admonish everyone: "In the future, you must not mention the name of Grandpa Zhong in front of outsiders!" You must know that he is the head of our dragons, and it took a lot of effort to rescue my grandfather a few days ago. I can't make any more trouble for my grandfather, otherwise I won't recognize the knife in my hand. ”

Half an hour later, a team of ironclad soldiers who were patrolling outside the city passed by and hurriedly stepped forward to check.

It was found that most of the dozen or so people had died, and only four or five were still breathing.

So he brought these people into the city and found Langzhong for treatment.

However, in three days, it was rumored in the capital that Zhong Ye, the super brave duke, had ganged up with bandits outside the city to do evil. Because some people from Yunyang Bofu saw him robbing with bandits.

Bai Chunhuan was not wronged in arresting him before, but he escaped cunningly.

And when he posted a list and looked for him, the reason why he couldn't find him was because he stayed in the bandits' lair.

People are especially willing to add fuel and vinegar when they pass the word, so there are many versions of it, but the only thing that remains the same is that Zhong Ye is the leader of the bandits.

For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken, some people said it was true, some people said it was false.

So some people wanted Zhong Ye to stand up and make it clear, but who knew that Zhong Ye disappeared again at this time.

There was no one in the Chaoyong Mansion, and even his two servants seemed to have evaporated from the world.

Therefore, more people believe that Zhong Ye is indeed a thief, so he hides with a weak heart.