Chapter Seven: A wave of unsettled waves rises again
Chao Gai looked at the ferocity of these strongmen before they died, and praised them. Chao Qiang, Li Rong accompanied his master left and right, and reported the situation by the way.
The gang of outlaws actually fled from Hebei to Jeju, and their leader, Hou Ming, was shot into a hedgehog and killed on the spot. Dozens of miles away, Dayun Mountain is their temporary nest. According to the confession, it was confirmed that it was Han Bolong who attracted it.
Chao Gai thought about it for a while, what Hou Ming didn't remember, it was estimated that he was a small person. However, he became interested in Dayun Mountain, and asked Li Rong to pick dozens of guards to gather, and brought out all the horses on the village to feed them and stand by.
Chao Qiang guessed what Chao Gai was going to do, and he wanted to ask for a battle and suddenly patted his head: "By the way, master, I caught a big fish while cleaning the battlefield." ”
"Huh? What big fish? "Chao Gai is interested!
"When a strongman was found playing dead during the battle, the guards paid attention. Later, without waiting for interrogation, many people recognized him as the second son of Ma Dahu in Xixi Village. Unexpectedly, the road is narrow and falls into our hands......"
"Huh? Is there such a thing? Chao Gai was taken aback, could it be that this matter is still boring? Or that the enemy of King Chao has another big family.
He knew about Xixi Village, but the old housekeeper of the big family didn't say anything about it. Thinking about it, his eyes became sharp, and he interrupted Chao Qiang and hurriedly asked: "Xiaoqiang, you tell me what happened, who is this big family?" ”
Chao Qiang knew that his master had changed, so he didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly told the whole story.
It turned out that Dongxi Village and Xixi Village were only separated by a stream. It is said that in the beginning, it was a village, but it was only differentiated because of the large population. The registered population of the two villages is similar, with many men and women marrying and many relatives.
Dongxi Village Baozheng Chao Gai is generous and righteous, and has never bullied the township. Thousands of acres of land in his family were accumulated by his ancestors for generations. We often help poor families, and there are many people who have received favors in disaster years. Several large households in the village looked to Chao Gai Ma as their heads. Dongxi Village is monolithic.
And the situation in Xixi Village is diametrically opposite!
Originally, Xixi Village had several large households and got along well with the villagers. But since 20 years ago, Ma Dahu has a brother who has become the lord of Yuncheng. The situation took a turn for the worse, and several large households were squeezed out and relocated one after another.
The good days of the people of Xixi Village have also come to an end, and their land has been forcibly bought and seized by Ma Dahu. even directly occupied it, causing a lot of lives. For this reason, the village is often haunted, and the people pool money to ask monks to exorcise ghosts.
led to the later Chao Gai catching ghosts, and finally found that all this was a bureau set up by Ma Dahu. Just want the villagers to contribute money and goods, so that he can benefit from it. was beaten by the king of Tota, and finally lifted the stone tower by the river and smashed the legs of the birds. At this point, Xixi Village has stopped.
The name of the Heavenly King of Chaogaitota has also spread! Because he beat the eldest son of the Ma family to half death and almost crippled, the two families naturally appeared to be harmonious, but they were actually mortal enemies.
Chao Gai is rich, famous, and related, but Ma Dahu in Xixi Village has always been helpless. Over the years, there have been many conflicts and disputes over the affairs of the fertile land.
The grudge is naturally accumulating deeper and deeper, just waiting to explode!
"Ma Dahu?" Chao Gai's eyes flickered after learning something. In his heart, he was vigilant, and even secretly scolded me, Chao Gai was assassinated, sneak attack, and Chao Mansion was attacked by strongmen, which is a bad sign.
Well, it seems to be the enemy of the world, which is not good!
Could it be that he is rich or a big man in the rivers and lakes, which caused the official to be red? It's not just that the black guy is mixed, or that the black guy is also a subordinate faction. For example, the backer behind Ma Dahu - the lord of Yuncheng County!
Win over strongmen, collude with each other, and rob houses......
The more Chao Gai thought about it, the more he felt that his brain hurt, and there were too many worries. I always feel like I'm in a room with air leaking on all sides, and it's like a boat on the waves that flips over and overturns. You can't mess up, you can't panic, and you can deal with things one by one.
He took a deep breath to calm his mind, and the expression on his face became calm. happened to see Chao Qiang finish speaking, he touched his head suspiciously and shouted: "Master, you said that the second young master of the Ma family was mixed in the robber's nest." Did they also get involved in the attack on Chaofu? ”
"What do you say, Brother Qiang? Isn't that obvious? Chao Gai saw that the man who didn't like to use his brain brought up the old things to the point. I can't help but enjoy the bitterness. At the juncture, there is another Ma family, and the situation has become treacherous.
Chao Qiang didn't know what his master was thinking, so he said to himself: "Master, this little rabbit cub of the Ma family bullies men and women and runs rampant in the township. In recent years, it has become arrogant again, and many tenants from Xixi Village have come to defect. A few months ago, Zhuang Shang guarded his cousin's family, and dozens of acres of good paddy fields were bought and occupied by Ma Jiaqiang, and the houses were set on fire overnight. ”
"Damn, folks, this kind of thing?" Chao Gai's eyes narrowed, and he ordered loudly: "Someone! Go and drag that rabbit cub over to Lao Tzu. I didn't meddle in my mind before, but now I can't let go of this bastard thing. ”
"Okay, I'll go!" Chao Qiang took the order and ran away.
Comber came to deliver the food with a food box, and hurriedly rushed over when he heard the movement here.
"Comber, you should go and rest early and let someone else deliver it." Chao Gai saw that the old man hurriedly greeted him, took the food box and said complainingly. Comber's old face smiled, and he even said that his subordinates were clumsy and uneasy.
"Master, this is the second young man of the Ma family."
Chao Gai was drinking porridge and eating egg pancakes when he was happy. A fat man in a black robe with white skin was dragged to Chao Gai by a big tie up with five flowers. It's just that this guy is extremely arrogant, struggling violently, and his mouth is not clean.
"Ah, let me go, let go of my ......, you damned pariahs dare to beat me? Wait for Young Master Ben, my second uncle will not let you go. ”
"Noise!" Chao Gai only frowned slightly, and one of his guards stepped forward to grab Ma Lao'er's hair, and a few big mouths made the kid shut up. Then several big men stepped forward to choke their necks and twist their waists, punching and kicking.
Chao Gai didn't look at this guy with his eyes, and smiled disdainfully: "The second child of the Ma family in the next village, you are actually a robber?" Attack Chaofu, killing and wounding many guards. When you become a captive, you dare to be presumptuous, haven't you forgotten your brother? ”
"Ah, Chao Gai, it's you ......" The second young man of the Ma family gritted his teeth when he saw Chao Gai.
The two sides have deep grievances, and when the enemies meet, they are very red-eyed!
A few years ago, if this guy hadn't gone to Xixi Village to catch ghosts, he wouldn't have exposed his Ma family's conspiracy, and he had to spend a lot of money to settle this matter. The eldest brother who pretends to be a ghost will not be beaten half to death, and he has changed color so far.
Now that he has been arrested and beaten, new and old hatreds are combined. How not to make Ma Ershao resentful? scolded loudly, and couldn't wait to pounce on and bite this guy to death: "Ahhh......, Chao Gai, you are a handful of birds who have been nosy many times, wait for the master." You smug of killing a thousand knives won't be long ......"
Chao Gai's face was ugly when he heard the shouting, and he knew that his guess was right. It is secretly estimated that there are people from the government who are dealing with him, and there may be more than one or two. Bad luck is not good, and the previous king left such a mess.
Lao Tzu wants an iron broom to sweep away the thieves.
Chao Gai finished eating the cake and drinking the porridge, and heard the Ma family rabbit cub still shouting and scolding, and suddenly became angry: "Damn, Lao Tzu let you scold, let you scold!" ”
He stepped forward and grabbed it with a big mouth. The fan is pumping back, and it crackles. At first, Ma Lao Er was very tough, but he was beaten and glared at Chao Gai and scolded even harder. But soon he couldn't scold, his nostrils were bleeding, and a few teeth were knocked out.
How much it hurts! The guards around him unconsciously covered their cheeks. For some reason, I felt particularly relieved, and I shouted in my heart that I had played well.
The second young man of the Ma family was beaten with blood all over his face and became a pig's head. The pain in his heart made him recognize the reality, and he was timid, and he kept begging for mercy.
"Damn, I thought he was a tough guy, and he was also a bad guy. Talk to his dad directly! Come on, drag to the open field and soak up the sun. Chao Gai saw this guy crying and wailing bitterly, and when he saw the captain of the guard Li Rong running, he didn't bother to teach this guy a lesson, so he spat and turned to leave.
After he instructed Chao Qiang to take precautions, he followed Li Rong to the backyard. Stepping on a good horse in an awkward posture, he led dozens of people to rush out of Chaofu.
There were rows of wooden stakes in the open space in the front yard, and more than 30 outlaws were tied to the stakes by the five flowers, quietly waiting for the arrival of noon.
Well, it's bathing in the increasingly poisonous sun!!
Last night, Chao Mansion was attacked by a gang of robbers, and Chao Baozheng organized Zhuang Ke to defeat the robbers in one fell swoop. Killed dozens of strongmen and captured dozens alive.
Many of the people of Dongxi Village participated in the arrest of the bandits and were the first to come. Xixi Village and several other surrounding villages learned the news and came in groups to see the robbers.
The simple villagers pointed around a row of wooden stakes and commented on their heads. The second young man of the Ma family and more than 30 outlaws had their mouths gagged, but they were round and strange-eyed. or struggling violently, or full of ferocity, making the crowd exclaim.
As people rushed to tell each other, the news spread like wings!
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