Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

If the matter is really as the salt worker said, if the salt boat is ridden by thieves, Xie Bin will definitely be charged with dereliction of duty.

Fortunately, I found it in time and followed it, and there was always an excuse to make amends afterwards.

On the one hand, the condition of his aunt, and on the other hand, the safety of Xie Bin, everyone present was uneasy.

In the afternoon, during this period, Xie Xiu went to the inspection department several times to inquire about the news, but each time he was disappointed.

At this juncture, Xu He knew that there must be something wrong with the ship, otherwise Xie Bin would not have been there for so long.

And it is estimated that the problem is not small.

At this moment, suddenly the porter hurried back with an old man.

Xie Xiu finally showed joy on the old man's face: "It's Hou Langzhong, it's Hou Langzhong!" ”

When everyone heard that it was Hou Desheng, they all felt that something had finally begun to develop in a good direction, and their faces showed a hint of relief.

But Xu He found that Menzi and Nahou Langzhong looked very flustered.

"What's going on?" Xu He asked.

The old man in the porter finally rested, and his whole body was like a sifting chaff, shaking non-stop, and he was completely speechless.

Only then did everyone realize the strangeness of the two.

Fortunately, Hou Desheng could still speak: "No, it's not good, when we came from Rugao, we found that the bandits had looted the village, and it seemed that there were more than 500 people!" ”

Everyone was startled when they heard this, and they all stood up in an uproar.

"Five hundred? Looting villages in broad daylight? Xie Liangcai's eyes were split, "When you came, did you see that there were soldiers dispatched in Rugao County?" ”

Hou Desheng took the water handed over by Xu Peng, poured two sips and shook his head and said, "How do you know this?" If I knew that there were thieves, who would dare to go out, anyway, there was no movement in the county when the old man went out! ”

At this time, Xu He suddenly remembered that he had heard the teacher talk about bandits.

At that time, they said that there were about 1,000 thieves who robbed the Taixing County Treasury, and more than 500 of them were exterminated by Caojiang Yushi.

The rest of the people all went north along the river.

Jiangdu County also belongs to Yangzhou Prefecture, in the west of Hailing County, if today's thieves are the same group of thieves who robbed the county treasury.

Then their so-called northward trip to Huai'an Mansion is purely a sound attack on the west.

The thieves should have gone north first, attracting the attention of the officers and soldiers, and then turned east and then south, killing Rugao from the coastal direction.

"Hiss......" Xu He gasped, as if he had thought of something.

Xie Liangcai said: "Little crane, what's wrong?" ”

Xu He said: "Brother Defu, something is wrong, if the thieves come from the east, it will be impossible for the salt field to send salt to Hailing." ”

Xie Liangcai also came to his senses: "Those boats must be dressed as thieves!" Their goal ......"

The two glanced at each other: "Hailing County!" ”

Thinking of this, the two of them were taken aback.

Don't look at the salt ship, it's not big, but it's still easy to fit twenty or thirty people inside.

Five boats are hundreds of people.

If these people sneak into the city, then something big will happen to Hailing County.

"So what now?" Xie Xiu didn't care about Hailing County, he just cared about his father who followed this gang of thieves.

In case Xie Bin didn't handle this matter well and was discovered in advance by the gang of thieves, more than two dozen soldiers who had never seen blood would immediately scatter and flee.

Just when everyone was talking, Xu He was still frowning and pondering.

Bailai people say that there are not many people, and they say that there are many less, but there are thousands of garrisons in Hailing County.

Although the number of guards stationed in Hailing is small, it is very close to the county government and the county treasury, and this gang of thieves must ensure that they will be hit with one blow!

The hundred-number number one is obviously not enough.

That......

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he thought of the wild birds that had flown in the reeds last night.

Xu He thought that the boat he was riding had disturbed the wild birds, or as Xiao Er said, he was the one who caught eels at night.

But is there a possibility, in fact, those people are ambushes laid by the thieves in advance, just waiting for the gang of salt ships to mix into Hailing, and then they should join forces with the outside or attack the west, so that the first place in Hailing County can't care about each other!

Thinking of this, Xu He said his thoughts, and Xie Liangcai realized that when he fell asleep last night, he had actually walked before the ghost gate closed.

Xu He said: "Uncle should send soldiers to inform the county in advance!" But last night's incident can't be prevented, and now someone needs to go to Hailing to inform about it! ”

Xu Peng said: "I'll go!" ”

Just when Xu He was thinking about it, Xie Liangcai said: "You can't go, I have to go to this matter!" According to the itinerary of the thieves on the salt boat, the time for the other party to launch is either in the evening or early in the morning of the next day, and only I can catch up on horseback! ”

Although Xu He was afraid that something would happen to him, he also knew that this matter was very important, and now although there were people in the Inspection Division, they still had to be stationed in Shuizhai, and they could not go out lightly, so they could only report the news from their own side.

And Xie Liang can ride a horse, and his identity is also special, and the county will believe it when he says it, and he is undoubtedly the best candidate to report the news at this time.

Xie Xiu said: "The horse of the inspection department was ridden away by my father, I know that there is a family in the town that has a horse, so I will borrow it now!" ”

Xu He reminded: "At this time, the news that there is a thief on Rugao's side may have spread, you call the deputy inspector to go with you, if he doesn't borrow it, he will requisition it directly!" ”

Xie Xiu nodded, turned around and went out.

Taking advantage of the kung fu of borrowing a horse, Xie Liangcai said: "Xiaohe, since the target of the thieves is Hailing County, what is the matter with the thieves over there in Rugao?" ”

"Didn't they loot the villages, revealing that they had turned south?"

Xu He nodded: "It's really unreasonable, but it may also be to make a big show and attract the attention of the surrounding guards and soldiers, so that they can't support Hailing County!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around him were frightened, and Xie Liangcai wiped the cold sweat on his head: "If you are unfortunate enough to be serious, then there must be someone in this gang of thieves who has a plan!" ”

After a while, Xie Xiu came back with a horse.

Seeing this, Xie Liangcai did not hesitate at all, turned over and said, "I'll go first, you guys pay attention to safety!" ”

Xu He came to the horse, held his hand and said, "Brother Defu, everything depends on you!" ”

Xie Liangcai laughed and said: "Rather be a centurion, than a scholar, a good man should be like this!" ”

After speaking, he pulled the reins of the horse, turned around and left the back of a sassy bag and went out.

After Xie Liangcai left, Xu He hurriedly asked Hou Desheng to help treat his uncle.

At this time, Doctor Hou was frightened for a while, and was just about to enter the house under the leadership of Xie Lan to heal, but Xie Lan turned around and offered a piece of cloth and asked him to cover his mouth and nose.

Seeing this, Hou Desheng was curious: "Why is this?" ”

Xu He then came forward to explain the contagiousness of tuberculosis.

Hou Desheng was silent for a while when he heard this, and suddenly nodded: "No wonder the villagers, once there is tuberculosis in the family, there is a high probability that this disease will appear in the family." ”

After saying that, he tied his cloth and walked into the room to check the pulse.