Chapter 60: Murder and Arson
Ma Yongniu was suddenly frightened when he heard it.
The emperor can play this kind of thing, but he can't afford to play.
Play it once, and it will be the end of the Nine Clans!
"Don't hide it, the county lord is in crisis now, his life is in danger at any time, and he needs the imperial city to send troops to help" Yun Que said.
"There are tens of thousands of defenders in Bashan City, isn't it enough for so many people to protect the county lord?" Ma Yong wondered.
"I got definite news that there are traitors in the defenders of Eight Mountains City who want the life of the county lord." Yun Que said in a deep voice: "That's why we need reinforcements from the imperial city, don't worry, lighting the beacon fire is not only not guilty, but a great achievement!" ”
Ma Yong thought about it when he heard this, gritted his teeth and agreed.
The matter of the beacon fire is very important, if it is an ordinary princess of the county, Ma Yong will definitely not take the risk of doing it.
Even if he saves a princess, maybe a good reward can't withstand the emperor's anger, after all, there is no real enemy army, and the emperor will definitely be unhappy when he learns the truth, and the gains outweigh the losses.
But the weight of the Lingyun County Lord is enough!
For the sake of the safety of the county lord of Lingyun, warning the imperial city with a beacon fire will not only not attract the anger of the emperor, but will have a great chance of becoming an official and a knight.
The most important thing is that if he hugs the big tree of Lingyun County Lord, even if he can't make steady progress in the Jin Kingdom in the future, no one will dare to provoke him.
The county lord of Lingyun is the daughter of the king of Funan!
In the entire Great Jin Dynasty, few people can be on an equal footing with the King of Funan.
After agreeing on the fireworks and arrows as a signal to light the beacon fire, Ma Yongniu and the two of them hurriedly left to prepare.
After the two left, Mu Qingyao approvingly:
"You are simply full of scheming, together with the beacon fire, the Imperial City will definitely send troops to Bashan City to check, and we have another backhand."
Attracting troops from the Imperial City is equivalent to shortening the distance to the Imperial City.
If no one comes to the imperial city, Yun Que and Mu Qingyao must at least flee to the city gate, and if the imperial city sends troops, it is equivalent to coming to greet them.
"In front of a powerful hunter, no matter how cunning the prey is, there is no way to hide, and it is difficult to survive." Yun Que looked out the window and said calmly.
The sky is cloudless, and the sky is high and crisp.
But the two people sitting opposite each other had a heavy layer of dark clouds in their hearts.
"Yun Que, I will make an agreement with you as the owner."
Mu Qingyao's eyes were clear, and she said: "Our deal, until the appearance of the four-rank powerhouse, if there is a four-rank powerhouse, you will flee by yourself, if you still want to die, all my previous promises will be invalid, you can't get the silver, and you won't get the place in the school palace." ”
"You're the owner, and you're up to the cracks." Yun Que stretched his waist and said, "But whoever I want to cut with my knife, I have the final say, go, follow me to kill people and set fires!" ”
On the east street of Bashan City, there is a spacious house.
This is Tong Qi's mansion.
Chang Wei wore a hat to cover most of his face, gritting his teeth at the moment, hating him too much.
He's been here more than once.
At that time, Tong Qi's house was not even half the size of now, but now it has expanded to such an extent, which shows how well people are mixed.
Yun Que pushed the door in.
"Who are you?" An old man said in a bad tone.
"But Captain Tong Qi's mansion?" Yun Lacks a polite way.
"Where are you from, what nonsense! My lord is already a general! Lao Ding said with a cold face.
"Yes, it turned out that I was promoted, congratulations." Yun Que said with a smile.
"Do you understand the rules, I want to see my lord to send a message first, whether I see you or not, look at my lord's mood." Lao Ding said disdainfully.
"It's not that troublesome, Tong Qi and I are old friends, you go and report it, he will definitely meet." Cloud lacks a way.
"Nonsense! Get out of here! We don't have leftovers to send beggars in Tongfu. ”
Seeing that Yun Que was just a teenager, where could he believe it, he waved his hand impatiently, like a fly.
"It seems that your master has been an official for a long time, and even the servants in the family have developed such a great official authority."
After Yun Que finished speaking, Chang Wei behind him went up and kicked Lao Jia Ding to the ground.
"Old thing! You weren't so tough back then, and when you saw Lao Tzu, you nodded and bent over, and now you're out of breath! ”
Chang Wei picked up the old butler and said fiercely: "Open your dog's eyes and take a good look, who is Lao Tzu!" ”
Lao Ding exclaimed: "You, you are Chang Wei!" ”
"That's right! Where is Tong Qi's dog thief! Chang Wei shouted angrily.
"No, I'm not at home! The lord is out! The old man begged: "Young Master Chang, don't kill me!" Back then, you lost the family business by yourself, and it has nothing to do with our master! ”
"It's okay? You old thing already knew that the gambling house had a share of Tong Qi, what did you say back then, you said that feng shui takes turns, and Young Master Chang is rich and noble at a glance, and sooner or later he can turn over the book! ”
Chang Wei grabbed the long knife and said fiercely: "Lao Tzu is now looking for you to turn over the book!" ”
Poof.
Directly pierced the heart of the old man.
After killing the old man, several nurses in the house rushed to the house and shouted to do it.
These people all have two strikes, and two of them are nine-rank martial artists.
But they were faced with a hundred bandits equipped with heavy crossbows, and they became corpses just by looking at them.
"Looks like Tong Qi isn't here."
Yun Que instructed: "Just raid the house, arrest all the living people in the house, and divide the valuable things equally among the brothers." ”
At this moment, a group of bandits were all red-eyed.
This is a partial general, there must be something good!
After many years of robbery, the mountain bandits never dreamed that one day they would rush into Bashan City and loot the General's Mansion!
After a short time, all the family members in the house were tied up, a total of more than 20 families, most of whom were female dependents.
Yun Que stood in the courtyard and asked in a cold voice:
"Where is Tong Qi?"
Seeing the corpses on the ground, these family members were already frightened, how dare they lie, and quickly told Tong Qi's whereabouts.
It turned out that Tong Qi went to the old house on East Street.
It's an obscure place name that may sound unfamiliar to ordinary people, but it's definitely familiar to gamblers.
The old house of East Street is a famous gambling house in Bashan City, located in the east of the city.
After getting Tong Qi's whereabouts, Yun Que looked at Chang Wei and said:
"These people, what does the big boss want to deal with."
The grudge between Chang Wei and Tong Qi, Yun Que just kills Tong Qi, and he won't care about the rest.
Chang Wei carried a long knife dripping blood, gritted his teeth, and almost breathed fire in his eyes.
Mu Qingyao turned her face away, and couldn't bear to look at it more.
Nor can they be discouraged.
Chang Wei was killed and his family was ruined, his wife and children were killed, and at this time, no one was qualified to intercede for Tong Qi's family.
The steel knife in Chang Wei's hand was raised three times and lowered three times.
In the end, he didn't do anything.
Chang Wei spat thick phlegm at those family members and scolded:
"Lao Tzu has killed countless people in his life, and his heart has already darkened! But Lao Tzu is still a person, not a beast like Tong Qi! There is a saying that disaster will not happen to the family, I will not kill you, but Tong Qi is dead today! ”
The family members trembled like chaff, their faces were pale, and they were frightened.
Yun Que ordered the mountain bandits to tie up the family members of the house and put them near the door.
After that, a fire set the mansion on fire.
The family members in the house could only watch the house being burned to ashes, they were far away from the house, and they could not burn it, but they could not escape, and they could not inform the owner.
After burning Tong's mansion, Yun Lack's soldiers were divided into two routes.
Twenty people were selected to follow him to the gambling house to settle accounts with Tong Qi, and the rest of the people drove the carriage to the end of East Street to stand by.
At the end of East Street is the location of the East City Gate.
It is also the ultimate destination of Yunque.
It's not dark yet, and the gambling house is already overcrowded.
The shouting, shouting, scolding, and lamenting came and went, noisy, and smoky.
After following Yun Que into the gambling house, Mu Qingyao immediately frowned, very uncomfortable.
As the lord of the county, she had never been to such a place, and while she was curious, she was full of disgust at the room full of gamblers.
Chang Wei's experience made Mu Qingyao understand the fate of gamblers.
Nine losses out of ten bets is actually a deceptive word.
As a real bookmaker in the gambling house, we all know that it should be called ten bets and ten losses.
Because from ancient times to the present, no gambler can turn over at the table.
There are no wealthy businessmen who rely on gambling money to win their wealth.
Twenty mountain bandits infiltrated the gambling hall one after another, and after they dispersed, they also followed the crowd shouting and drinking, and soon merged with the atmosphere in the gambling house.
As a mountain bandit, I am not familiar with anything else, but two points are the most familiar.
One is to kill people, and the other is to gamble money.
Chang Wei looked around after coming in, and shook his head at Yun Que.
I didn't see Tong Qi's figure.
Yun Que didn't care, and chose the biggest table to sit at.
The gambling house is Tong Qi's business, and he must be here.
The dice are played on the table, and you can bet on the big and the small, and you can buy and leave.
Several gamblers were holding broken silver, discussing whether the game should be big or small, and they were hesitating.
Yun Que glanced at the dealer and said:
"What's so fun about a few taels of silver, let's play bigger."
"Done! Our old house gambling house has been open for more than ten years, and we can afford to play no matter how big we are. "The dealer is a small, middle-aged man with rolling eyes and a shrewd look.
Yun Que smiled and took out five hundred taels of silver tickets.
Seeing the face value of the silver ticket, the gamblers around with broken silver immediately did not dare to place any more bets, and watched the excitement from the side.
Five hundred taels at a time, it can be regarded as a big gamble!
Yun Que shook the silver ticket and said, "Let your host come out and play a game." ”
When the dealer saw the silver ticket, he was surprised for a moment and quickly regained his composure, and said:
"No need, I'll just play with you."
"Are you sure, can you afford it?" Yun Que said with a smile.
"Of course! I've been in this business for a few years, and I can still afford to play a game of five hundred taels. The dealer laughed.
Yun Defect nodded, signaling that the other party could start.
The dealer took the three dice in his hand and let Yun Que take a closer look, and there was absolutely no movement on them.
Then the dice are rolled.
The gambling game of 500 taels is not common in the gambling house, and it attracted many gamblers to come around to watch the excitement for a while.
After a bang, there was a bang.
Smack!
The dice cup landed.
The dealer smiled and measured the gesture of please, so that Yun Que bet first.
If the cloud is short and bets big, the dealer will bet small by default.
The rules of betting on dice are simple.
Three dice, identified by the sum of the numbers.
Three to ten o'clock is small, eleven to eighteen o'clock is large.
The three dice are the same as the leopard, and the dealer takes all.
Mu Qingyao stood behind Yun Que and looked at the gaming table carefully.
The Lingyun County Lord was gifted and intelligent, and quickly learned the rules of victory and defeat, and even more discerned the insidiousness contained in it.
The dealer shakes the dice all the year round, even if he does not cheat, he also has a strong sense of hearing, and the number of points formed by the shaking of the dice must be roughly estimated.
Gambling with such an experienced veteran, it's no wonder that you can win.
But Mu Qingyao saw that Yun lacked a confident posture.
It seems that this time it was won.
Mu Qingyao really couldn't figure out how sure Yun Que could win this game.
However, Mu Qingyao was not worried that Yun Que would lose five hundred taels, because this gambling money was purely to find fault, and the purpose was to force Tong Qi out.
At the gambling table, Yun Que picked up the silver ticket and bet on the bigger side.
The dealer suddenly smiled.
Yun Que stopped his hand and moved to the smaller side again.
The dealer is also laughing.
As Mu Qingyao judged, this dealer is a casino master, and he can distinguish the number of dice with his sense of hearing alone.
He already knew that the number of points in the dice cup was big.
However, it doesn't matter what Yun is missing, because the real mechanism is not in the dice or the cup, but under the table.
As soon as he touches the trap, the dice in the dice cup will change the number of points.
Whether it's big or small is entirely up to the dealer.
Yun Que also laughed, and finally bet the silver ticket on the big one.
The dealer knew that the other party had bet, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Buy and leave!" ”
After that, press the mechanism.
"Wait a minute."
Yun Que suddenly stopped the other party and said, "Take your hand and I'll take a look." ”
The dealer laughed, deliberately rolled up his sleeves, and then stretched out his right hand for Yun Que to check casually.
Yun Que grabbed this person's wrist and looked at it carefully, his serious appearance was really cautious in the eyes of outsiders.
This is a person who can't afford to gamble, and he still wants to gamble.
The onlookers are now starting to look down on Yun Que.
Check it so carefully, if you lose later, you won't have to cry.
"Doesn't seem to be a problem."
Yun Que nodded, and after saying this, his hand rose and fell.
Click!
A knife cut off half of the dealer's right arm!
The dealer was so stupid that he even forgot about the severe pain for a while.
Holding the bloody severed arm, Yun Que said with a smile: "Now, you can open it." ”