All the mountain bandits were tied up and escorted down the mountain.

The leader of the mountain bandits looked at Han Peng and said unwillingly, "How do you know that we are still on the mountain?" ”

Han Peng looked disdainful, "Anyone with a brain knows it." ”

The bandit leader looked stunned, and he spoke again, "Where did these soldiers come from?" ”

Han Peng glanced at him, "I said, am I a prisoner or are you a prisoner?" Lao Tzu hasn't even started to judge you, but you have started to judge Lao Tzu, do you really treat yourself as a green onion?

Shut up Lao Tzu, and I'll talk to you later! ”

The horizontal flesh on the mountain bandit leader's face trembled, and a dark color flashed in his eyes.

The prefect Cao Jianwen didn't sleep all night, he was waiting for news, and when he received the news that his subordinates brought back first, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Good! The brothers who participated in the suppression of bandits on this trip are all rewarded! ”

When Peng County Ling received the news, he was immediately so shocked that he stumbled under his feet and almost fell into a dog and ate.

"What do you say? Qin Xiaoyong: They were arrested? ”

The Qin Xiaoyong in his mouth is the leader of the mountain bandits.

The person who came to deliver the news to him was not someone else, but the head catcher of the Yamen, Xi Junwei.

Xi Junwei's face was anxious, and he nodded again and again, "Yes, that's right, they were all arrested, alive!" Now I have entered the city gate and come to the county office! ”

Peng Xian Ling suddenly had a cold sweat on his back, and he subconsciously paced quickly in the house.

"Good guys, how could they be arrested all of a sudden? What is the hand that moves? ”

Xi Junwei's face was solemn, "Those people are all officers and soldiers, according to their subordinates, this matter must have been done by the prefect." ”

Peng Xianling obviously thought of this, and his heart was suddenly covered with a deep haze.

He just announced to the world not long ago that he had killed all the mountain bandits in Lingyun Mountain, but now Governor Cao suddenly sent troops to Lingyun Mountain again, and he didn't disclose the slightest rumor to himself in advance, he obviously didn't trust himself!

What's even worse is that his people really caught the mountain bandit who slipped through the net, this matter is to put it mildly, it is Peng County's great achievement, he deliberately exaggerated his exploits before, and to put it more seriously, there is a more serious consequence!

It stands to reason that the prefect sent troops to completely clear out the bandits, which is a good thing, even if Peng County's order will be questioned, it will not be too serious, why is he so nervous?

This is naturally because he has a ghost in his heart!

The relationship between him and those mountain bandits was already unclean and unclear, but now that they were arrested, Peng Xianling was naturally nervous and afraid.

At the beginning, the reason why he sent Xi Junwei to the mountains to suppress bandits, and also killed a large number of mountain bandits to make the illusion of success in suppressing bandits, was actually just a last resort.

Because he learned that the prince of Chu who had been robbed up the mountain earlier had gone to Fucheng to report to the official and asked Cao Zhifu to send troops to suppress the bandits, and Cao Zhifu really began to order troops to prepare to set off to suppress the bandits.

Peng County Commander was naturally anxious when he learned about this, if the group of mountain bandits were caught by the people of Cao Governor's Mansion, then he would not be able to hide his dealings with them.

The mountain bandits have been almost killed, so Governor Cao naturally doesn't need to send troops.

Looking back now, everything is actually traceable.

The number of bandits in this Lingyun Mountain is not particularly large, but it has been entrenched here for so many years, and it has formed a peaceful situation with the government that does not interfere with each other, why is this? Of course, the credit of Peng Xianling is indispensable, because Peng Xianling himself is also the beneficiary of the mountain bandits' looting property, so he naturally will not take this group of mountain bandits seriously.

On the night when Shen Yan rescued Chu Heng, they learned of Shen Yan's identity, and they were not afraid at all, and they mentioned Peng County's order in their words, but they stopped in time, what were the unfinished words, and now they think about it, it is self-evident.

Originally, Shen Yan and the others were under a strong siege by the mountain bandits, but they suddenly retreated, not because they were afraid of the so-called reinforcements, but because they heard a code that belonged to them.

The code was issued by the leader Xi Junwei, who was ventilating to the mountain bandits, and he was his own person.

It is precisely because of this that the mountain bandits retreated so simply.

As for the accusation against Shen Yan, it was purely Qin Xiaoyong's revenge on him, who let Shen Yan take people up the mountain that night and kill so many of his brothers?

Peng Xian also hated Shen Yan for being troublesome, causing this subsequent series of troubles, so he agreed to Qin Xiaoyong's proposal.

In this way, Shen Yan's fate was decided in just a few words from them.

If it weren't for Chu Heng's status being high enough, Shen Yan would really be afraid that he would really be unable to escape this time.

Peng Xian Ling hurriedly asked, "Have the family members who let you quietly out of the city before been properly settled?" ”

Xi Junwei nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, my lord, everything is settled, and no one can find them." ”

When Peng Xianling heard this, he was a little relieved.

The family members they are talking about are the family members of the mountain bandits that the Cao Governor asked them to investigate before.

Peng Xianling originally planned to let his subordinates investigate at will, so he just went through the motions, and in the end, nothing would be found out.

But I didn't expect that this Cao Governor's Mansion was so troublesome, and he had to send troops from the prefecture to assist in this matter.

If he really wants his people to intervene to help in this matter, then I am afraid that all the things he wants to cover up will be revealed.

In order to prevent the families of those mountain bandits from being found out, and finally implicated Peng County to order himself, he asked Xi Junwei to quickly get the families of those mountain bandits who were still alive out of the city to avoid the limelight before the manpower arrangements of the Cao Governor's Mansion were in place.

As for the families of the mountain bandits who are already dead, he will not care.

Anyway, the dead can't speak, and the family members of those mountain bandits won't be stupid enough to take the initiative to admit their identities, even if they are found out and say something, Peng County Ling will not admit it.

I thought that the matter would be successfully resolved at this point, and then Cao Zhifu couldn't find anything, so he would naturally go back to Jiangding Mansion in a gloomy manner, who would have expected that he would come by surprise with such a hand.

Peng County Ling had to start thinking about it, this Cao Governor was only afraid that the comer would not be good!

Did he doubt himself in the first place? So how much does he know?

Peng County had to plan for the worst.

He only regrets it now, he knew that this was the case, he should have made a decision at the beginning, and directly eradicated Qin Xiaoyong and the others, and never had any future troubles.

But now it's too late to regret it, he has to hurry to see the situation, and he can't let Governor Cao interrogate them alone.

He even wants Qin Xiaoyong and the others to know that their family is in his own hands, and if they dare to say anything more than they shouldn't say, then their family members will also wait for the funeral!