That night, the official office of Gulan Town held a banquet and warmly entertained the two groups of people and horses who escorted grain and grass for the imperial court.

Because the official defense seals of the two teams have been verified in advance, and there are no flawless omissions. Therefore, it is not surprising that a country is so large that it occasionally sends the same grain convoy.

Therefore, the big and small officials in Gulan Town seemed to welcome the return of their families for a while, and they were happy to descend from the sky and were defenseless.

Everyone raised the wine glass, you said, I said, completely immersed in the banquet of this feast, pushing the glass to change the lamp, and the kettle was staggered.

Of course, there's a special weirdness right now. It is profit-making and favoritism, which is naturally a little secret that is not made public.

Lord He, who was jointly dispatched by Liang Wangfu and Lei Xiangye to escort grain and grass, had already been secretly invited to the most prestigious "Chunxiang Courtyard" in the town by Liu Dapang, the biggest official in Gulan Town, and He the shopkeeper of the "Dafu Rice Shop". At this time, under the arrangement of the two noble sons of Li and Di, they made a lot of noise and were very happy.

During the banquet, Li and Di glanced at each other, picked up their cups and saluted the two adults again and again. "Thanks to the care of my lords, my brother and I have gained the benefits of this grain road, and I must not forget the kindness of the two adults. Today's gift should be respected. He will repay you in the day. As he spoke, he thanked the three of them heavily, and then sat down and took a sip of his own drink.

These three old ghosts were also not humble and excused themselves. picked up the wine glass and bumped into the two of them, as if these contrived joints were supposed to be dredged by Li and Di's two sons. We just don't refuse to come, we do our own thing, then you don't care where you come from.

Under the charm of such a wine-colored and meaty aroma, before waiting for the three rounds of wine, the three wine sac-colored ghosts have been made by the girl of the "Chunxiang Courtyard" to fall into fragrant nephrite. Coupled with the friendship between Li Qiusheng and the old bustard's mother, the top card of the "Chunxiang Courtyard" is surrounded by golden flowers, and the sound of the warbler is like a swallow. These three drunken people who colluded with officials and businessmen had become prisoners of the "Chunxiangyuan" in disguise before the spring went deep into the night. Drunk in a mess, he didn't argue between east and west, north and south.

Li Qiusheng and Di Jinyan secretly glanced at each other, "The three big families, my two brothers are too strong to drink and leave for the time being." I've taken care of everything, and the three of you can just enjoy it here. As he spoke, he pushed the cup and left.

Shopkeeper He stood up and waved his hand, swayed from side to side, and said drunkly. "It's rare for two adults to get together with us, why can't the two sons be strong enough to drink. Hey, what a pity the opportunity, it's a pity that it was wasted like this. "After that, I want to keep Li and Di with my sons.

Lord He on the side said drunkenly at this time, "Brother He, let them go." Wouldn't it be better to have fewer outsiders present at this time, so that we don't feel more uncomfortable, which is really an obstacle to people's ears and eyes. ”

Shopkeeper He immediately smiled treacherously, turned his head sideways and said, "Well, Lord He taught me a lesson." Immediately made a favor and let the two of them make it convenient for themselves.

The two of them went out of the "Chunxiang Courtyard" and went straight to the official post station in the town.

At the corner of the street, Di Jinyan kissed the whistle and sounded the code of contact. After a while, I saw a group of black-clothed people pouring out from the darkness in all directions, running towards the two of them to obey their orders.

Di Jinyan pointed to one of the black-clothed men and said, "Zhao Sheng, you quickly take what is in my hand and sneak out of the city to hand it over to the owner of the village." Report the situation in the city, and after we succeed, let the owner of the village answer at the east gate of the city anytime and anywhere. As he spoke, he handed over the things in his hand. Zhao Sheng received the object in his hand, turned around and disappeared into the night.

Li Qiusheng saw that Di Jinyan's arrangement for foreign aid had been properly handled, and he couldn't see the slightest loophole. Immediately turned to Di Jinyan and said, "Lady thief, let's go to the post house to exchange grain and grass while this time is ready." ”

Di Jinyan glanced at Li Qiusheng dissatisfiedly, as if there was a twelve-point disobedient hatred swirling. She wanted to refuse Li Qiusheng's undisguised instructions in front of so many subordinates, and do it herself, so as not to lose her eldest lady's prestige in front of everyone. But after thinking about it, all the actions of these days have been planned by this kid, he is like a follower, everything is a guest and the master, and his thief nature has disappeared without a trace in front of this kid. She had to grit her teeth aggrievedly, shouted an order, and walked towards the post house with the help of Anle Village.

In the post station, another team of people and horses escorting grain and grass had already withdrawn from the banquet organized by the official office, and took advantage of the opportunity of the other party's people and horses to get drunk, and secretly changed the other party's grain and grass carts and horses. As if he was just waiting for his own manpower to arrive, he immediately hit his horse and went out of the city, and galloped towards the old nest of Anle Village, Gulian Peak, Shiziling.

Everything is in place, only the east wind is owed. Waiting is a painful journey.

The rooster whined half-loudly, and the sky will be slightly cloudy.

In the post house of Gulan Town, a team of people and horses with the banner of the word "He" came to the east gate of the city with 30 carts of grain and grass.

The white-clothed captain who led the team drove his horse in front of the east gate of the city and shouted, "The convoy escorting the imperial court's grain and grass is about to leave the city, and the soldiers guarding the city should quickly open the city gate, and there must be no mistake." ”

As soon as the soldiers above and below the city heard this, someone called the door out of the city before dawn, and they dared to be a little careless. Immediately, several people walked by in front of the convoy to check the official anti-seal letter, and there was no time to leave, shouting "let go", and the closed city gate was slowly opened with a "squeak". The white-clothed captain who led the team waved his big hand, and the soldiers who carried the grain pushed the carts, horses, grain and grass out of the city slowly.

Seeing that the convoy carrying grain was about to leave the city, only one woodcutter could be heard shouting loudly from behind. "It's been stolen, it's been stolen! Come on, catch the thief! Catch the thief! Grain and grass have been stolen! ”

Shouting, shouting, and striking, the gong in his hand was struck in a hurry. Suddenly, the sound of shouting and catching thieves rose from all directions, and the overwhelming rumbling came from all directions, filling in front of the east gate of Gulan Town, which was about to dawn.

The soldiers defending the city were suddenly startled, and suddenly stayed in the middle of it, at a loss for a moment. The captain on duty was so anxious that he didn't think much about it, so he showed the blade in his hand, and with the soldiers guarding the city, he shouted loudly, and rushed to the chariots and horses that had not yet had time to leave the city.

But they were obviously a little late, and the Golden Daoke and Old Man Dong had already rushed in from outside the city gate with a group of people from Anle Village, and immediately joined the scene that was already in the chaos at that time, and fought with the soldiers defending the city.

In an instant, the black-clothed men who grabbed the grain and the soldiers who guarded the grain fought together, and the two groups of men and horses fought together without giving in to each other, between the more than ten carts of grain and grass that had not left the city. The sound of swords clashing and screaming, wave after wave resounded and fell between the city gates, stirring up the wind and rain in the city, and the people were panicked.

Among them, what Old Man Dong is most worried about is that Li Qiusheng, this kid, doesn't know martial arts, and if he starts martial arts in Chengguan, he will inevitably suffer a big loss. So as soon as he rushed into the east of the city, Old Man Dong didn't dare to stay for a moment, holding a torch in his hand and looking back and forth in the chaotic scene. Suddenly, he saw a soldier with a spear stabbing the man in Chinese clothes who fell to the ground. The man in the Chinese clothes saw that he had no way to avoid it, and the tip of the gun was about to reach the vest and whimper. Hearing the sound of a long time, a steel knife was not biased or oblique, just blocking the vest of the man in gorgeous clothes.

The man in Chinese clothes immediately turned around and exclaimed, "Master, you're finally here." Otherwise, my little life will be separated from you forever. ”

At this time, Old Man Dong glanced at Li Qiusheng hatefully and sneered. "It's okay, it's not me who scrapped my life anyway. You kid likes to be so tricky, so it's up to you. It's up to you whether you go now or not. If I lose my life again, I don't care. ”

"Hey, I said old man, why are you so confused. Old man, I can't leave yet, I have to go back to deal with that Lord He. Otherwise, if the horse's feet are exposed, Anle Village will be in trouble. Li Qiusheng got up from the ground and patted the dust on his body and said, his eyes flashing with ghosts.

Old Man Dong thought for a moment and then admonished. "Okay, but you kid have to be careful, I don't want my good granddaughter to guard me in the future."

"Well, then I've got to go. After a long time, let others see through it. Li Qiusheng responded, and added this sentence, and disappeared into the faint morning light.

As soon as Li Qiusheng's figure disappeared, Old Man Dong rushed into the melee with a steel knife, as if he had fished into the sea and disappeared.

More and more officers and soldiers and people in the city came to hear the news, and the east gate of the city was in turmoil. Seeing that the situation dragged on for a long time, the more unfavorable it was to his gang, and he couldn't grab these trucks of grain and grass that had not left the city for a while, but injured the lives of many brothers in Anle Village. Simply don't do two stops, pull the mouth and play a kiss whistle that pulls the wind, throw out the fire beads in his hand and throw them at the grain and grass cart, the fire rises by the wind, the grain and grass smoke, the carriage and horses roar, and the chaos is unbearable.

In a moment, the gang that came to grab grain from Anle Village slipped away at the east gate of Gulan Town, without a trace.

The soldiers defending the city wanted to chase him out on a whim, at least catch him a scapegoat and come back to ask. But he was stopped by the captain on duty, after all, there were still eight or nine trucks of grain and grass at the gate of the city that they desperately snatched back. They could explain a little reason to their superiors, so they just figuratively chased after them for a while, and then led their horses back to the city, dutifully doing their duty.

Early in the morning, Liu Dapang woke up from the drunken wine of last night. After hearing the report of the official about the loss of food last night, he roared angrily, "Why didn't you wake up Master Ben last night and let the thieves steal the grain? The official replied in fear, "It's called, it's called, it's just that the master slept to death last night, and no matter how much we screamed, we couldn't wake up." Liu Dapang glared angrily, and a "ah" snub fell on their faces. The official was startled and hurriedly changed his words, "Yes, the old man slept soundly, and he couldn't wake up." ”

Liu Dapang was so angry that he beat his chest and screamed. For a moment, he was so agitated that he didn't care about dressing barefoot, so he rushed to the top of the hall, grabbed the token, and smashed it fiercely at the official who was kneeling under the hall to listen to the errand, and shouted loudly. "What are you waiting for, send an order down, search the whole city, and work together to catch the thief."