Hare Hill Cottage.

Xiao Jiu looked at the fat man kneeling on the ground with cold eyes, and said slowly: "Shopkeeper Song, today's fate is saved, Xiao is really fortunate in three lives." ”

Listening to Xiao Jiu's cold words, Song Yuqiao no longer had the vigor he had before, and he trembled and crawled on the cold ground, silent.

Seeing this, the gold in the hall said directly: "The owner of the village, cut it directly, I will be angry when I see this birdman." ”

Xiao Jiu was unmoved, and continued: "Shopkeeper Song, do you know Li Gui's whereabouts? If you can say something useful, I can give you a decent way to die. ”

When Song Yuqiao heard this, his heart suddenly cooled, knowing that he would inevitably die today, he looked up at the roof, and sighed sadly.

"I didn't expect the government to be so useless, but don't be happy too early, if the county government can't hold it, you will report to the county government."

"Even if the imperial court doesn't care about banditry, it will never give up the profits of burning knives, and you Xiao Jiu will have to be exterminated sooner or later."

Song Yuqiao knew that Xiao Jiu had the determination to kill him, and he had no scruples at this time, so he sneered at Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu's eyes were even more chilling when he heard this, but he didn't expect that in addition to those landlords in Lingshui County, there were still people who were eyeing their own wine business.

If what Song Yuqiao said is true, when the government and the court know that there is such a huge profit, they will definitely not sit idly by and let go of the fat in their mouths.

Looking at the fat man in front of him, Xiao Jiu knew that he couldn't get useful information from his mouth, so he beckoned to Jin Zi and said in a cold voice: "Shopkeeper Song is a decent person, give him a decent way to die." ”

Jin Zi promised, beckoned to the two subordinates, grabbed Song Yuqiao and dragged him out, then Song Yuqiao did not struggle, there was still a trace of relief on his face.

He Song Yuqiao asked himself if he was also a character, how many winds and waves he had seen in the first half of his life, he was not defeated by Xiao Jiu, but by the weakness of the imperial court.

At night, after everyone left, Xiao Jiu sat in the council hall with his chin propped up, stunned.

It seems that he is accustomed to this kind of loneliness, and whenever he has something on his mind, he will sit and think quietly in the council hall by himself.

He Xiao Jiu is a person who has died once, and he is not afraid of death, but he doesn't want to let his death be meaningless when he lives again.

"At least let's live with this group of brothers."

Xiao Jiu sighed in his heart.

Now the situation is not clear, no one knows the attitude of the government, if the county sends troops to suppress bandits, his little hare mountain will definitely not be able to resist the army of Great Xia.

In this big dynasty, he Xiao Jiu is just an insignificant piece of gravel after all.

Maybe at that time, I can only take this group of old, weak, sick and disabled people in Hare Mountain to continue to die in the world.

……

Lingshui County Ya, the county magistrate Liu Hong's face was pale, and even the beard at the corner of his lips was curled angrily.

"Suppress bandits, even two hundred pigs can't even touch the shadow of Hare Mountain."

"What are you eating, do the people of Hare Mountain have three heads and six arms?"

Listening to the scolding of the county commander Liu Hong, County Lieutenant Zhang lowered his head and said nothing, just frowning slightly and showing displeasure.

When Liu Hong's anger was almost gone, he said slowly: "Lord Liu, it is really those temporarily recruited villagers who are not of great use, so they ended up in this defeat, and it is better to report to the county for today's plan." ”

After the county lieutenant Zhang finished speaking, the county commander Liu Hong also knew that it was not much point to continue to pursue responsibility at this time.

It's just a good situation, but it failed to exterminate Hare Mountain Xiao Jiu, which made him unwilling.

If you want to say that the county guard will send troops to suppress bandits, I am afraid that it is not enough to pay money and food, and if there is not enough benefits, there is a high probability that the county will not send troops.

Only by letting the county keeper know about the profits of shochu can it be possible to impress the county guard.

Liu Hong made up his mind in his heart, and no longer held accountable for the gains and losses of this crackdown on bandits, decided to ask for help from the county seat, and told County Lieutenant Zhang the promise that Song Yuqiao had given him before.

Although the county lieutenant Zhang has a subordinate relationship with himself, the county shou Wenjie of Yang County is his brother-in-law, so even if he makes a mistake, he doesn't dare to really do anything to him.

When Liu Hong told the profit in this liquor business, County Lieutenant Zhang was shocked, although he knew some things about this kind of soju before, and also knew that the county order and Song Yuqiao wanted to get this brewing method from Xiao Jiu, but he didn't expect that the profit would be so huge.

At first, he didn't believe it, but when Liu Hong told the price of soju one by one, the channels and the news that he had sent someone to investigate, County Lieutenant Zhang knew that there was no need for the county order to deceive him.

Liu Hong was worried that the county shou Wenjie would not send troops to suppress the bandits, so he told the news, indicating that he didn't want to let County Lieutenant Zhang and the county take a piece of the pie at all.

Although County Lieutenant Zhang had a pimple in his heart, if it could be done, he would also get a lot of benefits, so he didn't bother anymore, and after he went back, he was going to send a letter to his brother-in-law in the county town to talk about the matter.

In the afternoon of the second day, the county guard of Yangjun County.

At this time, a banquet was arranged in the county guard's mansion, and the county keeper Wenjie was setting up a banquet to entertain his teacher's family, preparing to see off his teacher's family to Qingzhou Mansion, and his teacher was naturally Li Li, who had been assassinated from Lingshui County before.

After three rounds of drinking, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, only Li Li's youngest daughter Li Luoyao was a little absent-minded.

But no one cared about her, and his father, Li Lizheng, discussed with his own county guard students about the various forms of state policies and the secret information in the officialdom of the capital.

After a while, a man dressed as a servant knocked on the door, walked in from outside the door, and came to the side of the county shou Wenjie and whispered a few words, but Wenjie didn't pay much attention to it, just waved the man away.

Seeing this, Li Li thought that there was some official business, so he opened his mouth and said: "Wen Jie, if it is an official matter of the imperial court, you can go first, and you don't need to accompany me, an idler." ”

Wen Jieyan smiled when he heard this, and bowed to Li Li and said: "Teacher, don't be arrogant, now that the factions in the court are in chaos, when the new emperor ascends, he still needs the teacher to come out of the mountain again." ”

After Li Li listened, his face showed a little helplessness, and he didn't want to discuss the affairs of the court with Wen Jie, so he changed the topic and asked, "What did the servant report just now?" ”

Wen Jie said without thinking: "Without him, it was a letter from Lingshui County, and I heard what the messenger said, it was about banditry." ”

As soon as Wen Jie's voice fell, before Li Li could speak, Li Luoyao on the side heard the word banditry, and blurted out and asked, "But Xiao Jiu from Lingshui County?" ”

Wen Jie looked at Li Luoyao, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Luo Yao, don't be rude."

Li Li, who was a guest seat, directly reprimanded, and Li Luoyao also knew that he had lost his words, so he sat down honestly and stopped talking.

Looking at his teacher and his beloved daughter, recalling the previous experience of hearing about Li Li's assassination in Lingshui County, the county shou Wenjie was interested, and shouted outside the door: "Someone, invite the messenger from Lingshui County." ”