Chapter 137: Bandits
"This ...... The villain ...... "Xia Gongzi is used to doing evil in the town, and he has never been cleaned up, this time he found that he looked down on people, and moved the soil on Tai Sui's head, so frightened that he lowered his head and did not dare to speak, and his body trembled like chaff, and a sharp-eyed official saw a small piece of land under Xia Gongzi's body, presumably he was frightened and incontinent, and secretly covered his mouth and smiled next to him.
"So Miss Wanjun didn't wronged you? Boldly Diao Min, set fire to it late at night, intending to assassinate, fortunately, the girl Jiren has her own natural appearance, and there was no accident. It's just that this burning luggage delayed the two of them to enter Beijing, what crime should you be guilty of? The county magistrate looked at Xia Gongzi's appearance, presumably this fire was really set by him.
"My lord, now that the people are in a hurry to enter Beijing to receive a reward, they don't have time to waste here with Xia Gongzi. Before Xia Gongzi repeatedly disturbed my life and my family's father-in-law's life, I don't want to pursue it anymore. It's just that we don't have any luggage, Xia Gongzi said, how to solve it? Wanjun used words to order the county order, not only to investigate the responsibility of Xia Gongzi's many previous intentions, but also to make him compensate for the loss.
"Miss Wanjun, the villain knows that he is wrong, and he really knows that he is wrong. How much silver is the value of the burned luggage, the villain will double the compensation. Xia Gongzi hurriedly kowtowed to Wanjun, hoping to get her forgiveness.
The county magistrate was very smart, he heard Wanjun's voice, and looking at Xia Gongzi's cowardice, he also knew it in his heart.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Wanjun, Su Gongzi, you see that it is late at night, why don't you deign to rest in my house, and tomorrow at dawn, and then try this lawsuit, can you appreciate it?" The county magistrate made a gesture of "please", and the group saw that there was indeed no place to settle around, so they agreed to the county magistrate's suggestion.
"As for you, I'm afraid you'll have to spend the night in prison. You guys, take him away! The county official pointed to Xia Gongzi and motioned for a few of his subordinates to take him away.
Xia Gongzi knew that he had made a big mistake this time, so he drooped his head and didn't dare to squeak.
The group spent the night at the county office, and the next morning, the county commander asked his subordinates to bring them face wash water to their rooms, and prepared breakfast for everyone.
When you are full of wine and food, you can get down to business.
"Ah......h
"When will this hard life be enough!"
Xia Gongzi has never been imprisoned, and he has been pampered since he was a child, and he is very frightened in the dark cell. In addition, mosquito bites at night, rats pass by from time to time, and they are even more frightened to the point that they don't close their eyes all night.
Xia Gongzi was taken to the court by several officials, and the whole person was not good. The pants that were accidentally wet the night before were steamed dry by him with his own body temperature, but the thinking on his body still made people feel unflattering.
"Oh, what does this smell like......
Several officials threw him to the ground, covered his nose and left.
Xia Gongzi didn't sleep all night, with thick dark circles under his eyes, looking like a panda.
Several Beijing officials sat in the right seats, watching the county order try the case. The county magistrate was actually under a lot of pressure in his heart, and he was afraid that if he couldn't handle this matter perfectly, his career might be affected.
The people who were watching had never seen such a battle, but they had heard that the people who participated in the trial of this case today were well-known figures in the capital.
They looked at Xia Gongzi like a deflated ball, drooping their heads, and they all felt very happy, the scum that endangered the party was finally cleaned up, and it could be regarded as a breath of hunger.
Xia Gongzi knew that he had caused a big disaster, but he didn't dare to deny it, and explained the cause and effect of the whole incident.
Xia Gongzi knelt in the lobby and confessed to the crime he had committed.
"Lord of the county order, the villain knows his mistake......"
The people who were instigated by Xia Gongzi before and troubled Su Qing and Wanjun learned the truth, and they all felt ashamed and apologized to Su Qing and Wanjun.
Wanjun was also generous, knowing that they were also deceived by Xia Gongzi, so he did not hold them responsible.
The proprietress of the inn heard with her own ears that it was Xia Gongzi who set the fire, knelt on the ground on the spot, and asked the county order to let Xia Gongzi compensate according to the price.
The onlookers witnessed the county magistrate's good handling of the arson case, and spontaneously applauded and celebrated.
Su Qing and his entourage were very satisfied with the verdict, resigned from the county order, went to the street to stop a carriage, and prepared to leave for Beijing.
"Master, my lady and I want to enter Beijing yesterday for your carriage, how much silver do you need?" Su Qing asked the coachman very politely.
"Two taels of silver." The driver's voice was cold, making it sound weird.
Su Qing helped Wanjun into the carriage, Wanjun put the luggage first, Su Qing hurriedly followed and got into the car and sat next to Wanjun.
The sun was shining, and the coachman drove away in the carriage.
It rained heavily the other day, and there were many potholes and water on the road, and the carriage walked on it very bumpy.
Wanjun was a little dizzy from the carriage, holding her forehead, her face was bloodless, she was very pale, and her whole person was also out of spirit.
"Wanjun, what's wrong with you?" Su Qing looked at his wife's poor state and asked with concern.
"Su Qing, it's nothing, I'm just a little dizzy, let's hurry up, it's out of the way." Wanjun was afraid that Su Qing would be worried, so she quickly squeezed out a smile. Su Qing looked at his wife's pale face and was very distressed.
"Master, can you make the horse run a little slower? My lady is a little uncomfortable. Su Qing hurriedly told the coachman, hoping that he could slow down. It doesn't matter if you slow down, Su Qing really doesn't want to watch his wife suffer.
"Drive!" The coachman didn't seem to hear Su Qing's words at all. Yang spurred the horse, the horse ran faster, the carriage bumped even more, and Wanjun almost vomited, but out of fear that Su Qing would worry, he could only suppress the nausea.
Although Wanjun was sitting in the car, she had a strong sense of direction, and she was faintly aware that the coachman was driving the carriage to change direction.
I don't know how long it took, but the carriage gradually became smoother, and Wanjun felt better.
Su Qing watched his wife's face gradually return to ruddy, and he was also relieved.
"Where is this?"
Wanjun wanted to know where she had gone, and lifted the sedan curtain with her hand, only to find that it was surrounded by a dense forest. The carriage passed by, leaving a shallow trail on the thick weeds.
The woods were quiet, except for the sound of horse-drawn carriages, except for the sound of the birds in the woods. Wanjun looked at the surrounding environment as desolate, and felt a little uneasy in her heart.
There is only a narrow lane on the ground, but it is surrounded by weeds. It seems that this is not an avenue, but a forest path.
Wanjun watched as the eyes through the woods became less and less, and the light became dimmer and dimmer, which made her heart more uneasy.
"Master, it doesn't seem like this is the Great Dao, how did you get the carriage here? It's getting dark, isn't it safe to walk on the path? Wanjun couldn't suppress the confusion in her heart and asked the coachman.
"The carriage is mine, and it will go wherever I want it to go. It's you, so much nonsense, sit if you can, take your luggage if you can't, hurry up and get out of the car for me! The coachman's tone was impatient, and he was eager to throw them to the side of the road.
"Master, do you know that the two of us are ordered to enter Beijing, if you delay your trip and the Holy Lord blames you, I'm afraid you can't afford it!" Wanjun saw that the coachman's tone was aggressive, and she didn't plan to get used to him, so she asked for the ultimate purpose of this trip.
"Oh? Little girl, the tone is not small. Ordered to enter Beijing, do you have any evidence to prove it? When the coachman saw that he had hit a hard stubble, he still did not give up and admit it.
Wanjun didn't say anything polite to him, but took out the holy decree directly from the baggage, opened it in front of the coachman, and let the coachman open his eyes and take a good look.
"Alas, even if I am an old man, I am unlucky today, and I will send you to Beijing if I am embarrassed." The coachman did not expect that the two people in the carriage would come from such a way, and some were reluctant to continue driving the carriage.
As the sky gradually darkened, the driver took out an oil lamp from the carriage and hung it in front of the car to illuminate it.
As the carriage progressed into the mountains, waist-high weeds scraping against the carriage with a screeching sound.
The mountain wind blowing at night was whistling, and the flames in the oil lamps were jumping, which was bright and dark, which made Wanjun's heart even more uneasy.
"Brothers, kill ......" Suddenly, a group of people ran out of the grass around them, and the shouts of killing instantly resounded through the mountains and forests.
The horses were frightened, lost their space, and galloped along the mountain road. The coachman tried to control the carriage, but the carriage was still so jolty that it almost overturned.
The two people in the carriage shook even more, and Wanjun's head hit the carriage even more, and tears of pain flowed down.
It took a lot of effort for the coachman to stop the horses of space.
"It's really unlucky, you can still meet bandits when you go out." The coachman slandered.
Seeing this, a group of bandits hurriedly surrounded them.
"I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave to buy road money! The thief at the head walked up to the coachman and said to the coachman with confidence.
"A few good men, I really only have so much silver." The coachman was very reluctant to take out the two taels of silver that Su Qing had just given him from his arms.
"This good man, I really don't have any money on me, so I might as well ...... like this," the coachman got out of the carriage, walked over to the bandit at the head, and whispered into his ear.
"What about the good man?" The coachman asked.
"Okay, okay, I'll let you go." I don't know what the driver told him, but the bandit smiled with satisfaction.
"The people in the car hurry down." The leader, the bandits, commanded the carriage.
Su Qing in the carriage didn't know the situation outside, but judging by the footsteps, there should be a lot of people outside the carriage, and he was probably not their opponent.
Su Qing gently held Wanjun's hand and said, "Wanjun, don't be afraid. We'll be fine. “
Su Qing tried to calm his wife's emotions, but the thieves outside seemed to be a little impatient and began to urge. Su Qing was afraid that if he angered the bandits, it would be detrimental to himself and Wanjun, so he hurriedly took Wanjun out of the car.
When the coachman saw the two of them get out of the car, he hurriedly returned to the car and whipped the horse hard, the horse was in pain, and ran wildly, Su Qing and Wanjun could only watch the carriage go away in despair.
"Tut-tut. A high-standard beauty. A thief looked at Wanjun as beautiful as an ordinary coachman described, and was very satisfied.
The thieves became lustful for Wanjun and approached Wanjun step by step. Seeing this, Su Qing hurriedly took a step forward and protected his wife to the death.