Chapter 32: The Assassin in Lock
Early the next morning, Li Zhiyun took a group of people to the street. They came to one of the most prosperous streets, and Li Zhiyun said: "You can open a money bank here." The scarface on the side said: "King Chu, I heard that you opened a money bank in Chang'an, what is this money bank for?" Li Zhiyun thought for a while and asked, "Wang Baoqiang, where is your hometown?" ”
"Ju County."
"Is there anyone else in the house?"
"A lady in her sixties".
"Aren't you going to send money to my wife?"
"Hey, I'm worried about it!" Scarface said, "I haven't been home for half a year, and the accumulated military salary is being delivered to my wife somehow!" ”
Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "When my money bank is opened in Ju County, you only need to pay a small handling fee, and your money will be delivered to your mother."
"Really? Isn't that going to be flying money? ”
"That's a good name!" Li Zhiyun said, "In the future, one of the businesses of Qianzhuang is to fly money......
As they were talking, they suddenly heard a passer-by next to them shouting, "There's a fight ahead!" There's a fight ahead! ......" When Li Zhiyun heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the fight?" A passer-by pointed to the front: "It's just ahead!" ”
At this moment, two hundred zhang ahead, the woman in the silk clothes was chased into an alley by a group of nurses, and suddenly, several nurses in front blocked her way. She wanted to escape over the wall, but the eaves on both sides were too high, and she tried several times without success.
Xue Qiang, who commanded the pursuit of the nursing home, sneered and said, "Even if you put on your wings today, you don't want to escape!" Give it to me! The nursing homes swarmed up. The sword in the woman's hand had been dismantled earlier, and the guards who hugged her grabbed her and tied her up.
"Take it back to Fuchu!" Xue Qiang ordered. As soon as they walked out of the alley, they were stopped by a group of people.
Li Zhiyun stood in front of Xue Qiang with his hands behind his back and said, "The sky is blue and the sun is bright, what is the reason why you are openly arresting people on the street?" Xue Qiang hurriedly smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this woman sneaked into the cold house and wanted to assassinate someone, but she was chased here by the family and arrested!" ”
"Since he entered the palace to assassinate, he should hand over the criminal to the official family, and the government will punish the crime! As the sufferer, you can file a complaint, and the government will definitely deal with it impartially! ”
On the opposite side, a fierce-looking nurse with a big knife in his hand glared and said, "Lao Tzu just doesn't pay, what can you do?" Scarface was a fiery temper, rushed forward and kicked him to the ground, the steel knife on his neck, and said, "Again verbose, Lao Tzu will cut off your head!" Do you believe it or not? ”
Xue Qiang's eyes were dripping, and he was thinking in his heart: the number of people on both sides is about the same, but the other party is an official army, with armor all over his body and excellent weapons in his hands. Although everyone in his nursing home is armed with swords, after all, he has never fought, and he will definitely not take advantage of fighting with the officers and soldiers who have been in battle for a long time.
For a moment, he even thought that this King of Chu was only two zhang away from him, and he could rush forward with a single arrow step, put the knife on his neck, and force him to back down. But this idea only flashed in his mind, and he vetoed it. Because he knew that if he kidnapped the king of Chu, then the four gates of Xihe City would be closed immediately, and it would be difficult for him to escape from the city even if he put on his wings.
So, Xue Qiang squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu said that the government will deal with it impartially, then I will hand over the prisoners to you!" ”
Li Zhiyun waved his hand, Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu stepped forward, pushed the two nurses next to the woman away, and escorted her back to the team. Li Zhiyun arched his hand at Xue Qiang, and took his group of people away.
The nurse who was kicked down got up, leaned over to Xue Qiang's side and said, "Master, just let them take people away?" Xue Qiang gritted his teeth: "One day, I will crush them to pieces!" ……”
Li Zhiyun took the woman in the silk cloth to the Yamen of the Assassin and put her in prison. As soon as her eyes adjusted to the dim light in the cell, the cell door was opened again, and Li Zhiyun walked in.
Li Zhiyun stared at her and said, "Let's talk about it, why did you assassinate Xue Qiang?" The woman turned her face away and said nothing.
"You threw that dart, right?" He asked, slowing down.
Seeing that the other party still didn't squeak, Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "Let me guess, do you think what I said is right?" …… Xue Qiang has been a county magistrate, and he is a local tyrant, with a lot of money, people like him must have done a lot of bullying men and women! You assassinated him three times and twice, it must be for revenge! It's just that you didn't succeed twice, and you have already aroused his vigilance, and if you want to kill him again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go to the sky! After a pause, he continued, "Maybe, I can get your revenge."
When the woman heard this, she turned her head to look at him, and said hopefully: "Can you really help me get revenge?" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "As long as our enemy is the same person, of course we can!" The woman thought about it, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll believe you once!" ”
"Alright then, tell me where you came from."
"My name is Hu Qiaoling, and I am from Shanyang County......"
"Wait," Li Zhiyun interrupted her, "If I'm not mistaken, Xue Qiang served as a county magistrate in Shanyang County."
"Yes!" The woman nodded and continued, "My family has opened a pharmacy in the county seat, and I am the only daughter in the family. One day, Xue Qiang suddenly sent someone to arrest my father into the county office, saying that a villager outside the city had died of plastering the plaster sold by my family, and asked my father to compensate for his life. They hung my father and tortured him. My mother had no choice but to sell the pharmacy and collect the money to send it to the county office. But the night my father was released, he vomited blood and died. My mother was so angry and anxious that she fell ill and died soon after. I was only ten years old that year, and I was orphaned, thanks to one of my father's brothers, who took me in and took me as his goddaughter. He is an entertainer, so I followed my godfather to the rivers and lakes, and my godfather taught me martial arts. Over the years, I have practiced martial arts diligently, just to find Xue Qiang one day to avenge my father! ”
"About half a year ago, my godfather got sick and died. After I buried my godfather, I went to Shanyang County to find Xue Qiang. But this dog official was impeached by his boss five years ago for perverting the law for bribes, and he has been dismissed and returned to his hometown. I found out that he lived in Xihe City, so I searched all the way to find him. …… As for that dart, that was the first time I infiltrated Xue's mansion, and I overheard Xue Qiang telling his butler that he was going to rob the weapons storehouse tomorrow night. After I was chased out of the city by the Xue Mansion family, I met you. I thought you were a good man, and when I went back to the village where I was staying, and after applying the ancestral gold sore medicine, I went into the city again the next day, and when I found out that you were staying in a post house, I climbed over the wall and threw a dart at your room."
Li Zhiyun remembered this and hurriedly asked, "How is the injury on your leg?" ”
"It's all right."
What Hu Qiaoling said is similar to what Li Zhiyun originally guessed. He pondered for a moment and said, "I know the situation. However, I have to be wronged that you stay here for a few days, and this is also for your safety. ”
After Li Zhiyun left the prison, he found Liu Zhen and Huang Qi, told them what he had learned, and finally said: "We must figure out Xue Qiang's plan, so that we can have a target." Huang Qi thought for a while and said, "A few days ago, I met an old acquaintance on the street who used to be a soldier together, named Su He. I heard him say that he seems to be a shopkeeper in Xue Qiang's house now. Do you think this will work......" Huang Qi said his plan, and Li Zhiyun and Liu Zhen nodded again and again after hearing this.
After Xue Qiang returned to the mansion, the cronie he sent out last time found him and said, "Liu Dashuai urges us to ask when we will act." He's getting tired of waiting! Xue Qiang pondered for a while and asked, "How is the situation in the warehouse?" ”
"The officers and soldiers stayed all night, and when they saw that nothing happened, they withdrew to the barracks."
Xue Qiang nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll act tomorrow night." You go and tell Liu Dashuai to send troops to meet outside the north gate, and once we seize the weapon, we will attack the north gate!" The cronies said yes and turned to leave.
The next morning, Huang Qi took off his official uniform, put on a shirt, came to the door of Xue's mansion, and stretched out his head to poke his head inside. A servant came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”
"I'm looking for Su He".
"Su He is the shopkeeper of Xiangyun Cloth Village, you go to Xiangyun Cloth Village to find him."
Huang Qi thanked him, left Xue's mansion, and after inquiry, found Xiangyun Buzhuang on West Street. He walked in and saw that Su He was receiving customers. When Su He saw him, he hurriedly walked over and said, "Brother Huang, why are you here?" Huang Qi smiled and said: "Brother Su, you and I have been separated for many years, and I want to invite you to Zuixianlou for a few drinks for my brother." Su He was a little embarrassed: "Look, I'm busy." ”
"Hey, it's almost noon, you should take a break." Huang Qi urged, "Let's go!" ”
It's hard to resist hospitality. Su He had no choice but to ask the guys in the store to help him receive the guests, and he left with Huang Qi.
The two came to the Drunken Immortal Building, entered a private seat, and the shopkeeper served wine and food. Huang Qi poured a full pot of wine and said, "Let's do it first!" After a pot of wine, Huang Qi said: "Brother Su, I invited you here today to inquire about something." ”
"What's the matter?"
"When will Xue Qiang act?"
When Su He heard this, he was taken aback, and glared: "What do you mean by this?" ”
Huang Qi picked up the wine jar and threw it to the ground. The door next to it was suddenly pushed open, and several people rushed out of the room and surrounded Su Hetuan. Scarface rests the cold steel knife on his neck. Su He stammered in fright: "You, you ......"
Huang Qi winked at Scarface. Scarface escorted Su He out of the Drunken Immortal Building through the back door. A carriage was parked outside the door, and after Su He was escorted into the carriage, the carriage carried them away quietly.