Chapter 617: Haojie
Jiang Wenlun saw that the other party was worried and yelled at himself, the corner of his eye was a twitch, and after sighing secretly, he finally lifted the sword in his hand, he was not lightly injured during this time, and his strength was not fully recovered, but these soldiers were not masters, and if they wanted to kill them, they still had a certain degree of certainty, Jiang Wenlun made a move here, and the pressure on the other two suddenly decreased a lot, and they saw that they were about to kill to the edge.
Jiang Wenlun was originally a martial artist in the innate realm, and this move was naturally like a tiger entering a flock, unstoppable, and after the military attache led by him was furious, he soon joined the battlefield.
These soldiers are a little bad, but this military attache is real, and his strength is still above Jiang Wenlun, after a few moves, Jiang Wenlun's heart is a little heavy, and it is not easy for him to bargain under the hands of this military attachΓ©.
Just when Jiang Wenlun was a little desperate, but saw that the two people who were about to be killed had come back for some reason, Jiang Wenlun was not sure why, but the Confucian with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks shouted, "If you don't leave at this time, when will you stay?"
After speaking, he and the muscular man killed the officers and soldiers around Jiang Wenlun, Jiang Wenlun couldn't care so much at this time, and followed the two of them to kill together.
The three of them killed and killed, and then they came to the edge of a cliff, and after jumping, they entered the river, and then the three of them swam up, and when they reached the shore, they looked at each other and laughed, and the Confucian with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said to Jiang Wenlun, "What happened just now was that it affected my brother, I can't help it."
If at the beginning, the two of them dragged themselves into the water for no reason, and Jiang Wenlun still had a little resentment in his heart, then after the two of them killed again and rescued themselves, the mustard in Jiang Wenlun's heart disappeared.
"It's okay, I can only blame myself for my bad luck, but unfortunately I entered the broken temple at this time, and if the two of them didn't come back to save me in the end, it is estimated that I would have fallen in" Jiang Wenlun waved his hand again and again, and took over the conversation.
After the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked Confucian groaned slightly, he spoke, "I see that Your Excellency is also a very person, and there must be inconvenient places to walk, so this is like our two brothers, hiding in this wilderness,"
"I shouldn't have talked too much, it's just that my two brothers have special identities, and your Excellency got together with the two of us by chance, and then walked in front of the official, but there were some obstacles"
Jiang Wenlun was slightly stunned when he heard this, knowing that the other party's words must have something to follow, so he didn't speak again, only to see the Confucian continued, "In Xia Xie Le'an, this is in the second brother Wei Zhenghao, I think Your Excellency must have heard of it."
Jiang Wenlun was shocked when he heard this, and then raised his head, Jiang Wenlun traveled all the way from Wuling County, the reputation of the two Xie Wei brothers can be described as thunderous, of course, this is not how strong the martial arts of these two brothers are, but these two brothers are the most famous among the dozens of salt lords in the Jiangnan territory.
The Salt Gang arose in the Jianghuai River Basin since the beginning of the dynasty, and the general trafficking routes were divided into two routes: north-south and east-west. The north and south generally go north along the canal to Mobei, and the east and west generally follow the Nulong River to the northwest region.
Since ancient times, the salt and iron official camp, but the Southern Chu Imperial Court is now in name only in other counties except Jiangnan County, and the control of the official face is naturally not as good as before. These salt barons often take advantage of the privilege of monopolizing the salt trade for personal gain, and the price of salt is extremely high, and the profits are very high.
Of course, for those martial arts sects and famous families, things like gold and silver treasures are no longer very attractive, and their status is noble, so they don't need to learn from those reckless people to go south and north, as long as they manage their own forces well, they will naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth.
Therefore, trafficking in illicit salt in order to make personal profits, but most of them are reckless dragons and snakes. And the two brothers Xie Wei in front of Jiang Wenlun are one of them. However, Xie Wei, the salt lord, killed all the court officials who had a bad reputation on weekdays. If they are good officials who love the people and are praised by the people, they will not only not come to kill, but will take the initiative to maintain order in the city they guard.
For the local people who are kind, Qiu will not commit any crimes, and will even protect their personal safety, as for the sale of illicit salt, in fact, it is a bit of a last resort.
Since ancient times, the people have taken food as the sky, but after the collapse of the Southern Chu court, in the territory of Southern Chu, the land annexation is serious, most of them belong to the family, and after the people are displaced, in order to fill their bellies, they naturally don't care about what the king does not care about.
Although Xie Le'an and Wei Zhenghao were born as martial artists, they were born and raised here after all.
Of course, no matter how many legitimate reasons there are, this kind of thing cannot be put on the table, and some forces that claim to be righteous naturally look down on this group of salt lords, and are just too lazy to do it.
And some people who lack merit and lack achievements and need to be gilded to be added to the rank of knight, they are rarely forced to use these salt barons, and Xie Le'an and Wei Zhenghao have a great reputation among the salt barons, and the so-called tree is naturally very popular.
Now Jiang Wenlun is mixed up with these two by chance, and he will walk on this realm in the future, I am afraid that there will be no peace, thinking of this, Jiang Wenlun couldn't help frowning, he originally planned to go to Liuyang to finish the task of the master, but he was in charge of a nosy thing on the way, and the troubles were one after another, so that now he is panicked like a lost dog, almost unable to get out, and he can't argue, even if Jiang Wenlun has some wisdom, he is at a loss for the current messy situation.
Xie Le'an saw Jiang Wenlun's brows frowning, thinking that Jiang Wenlun was quite concerned about this matter, so he expressed relief. And Jiang Wenlun also talked with the two of them, Jiang Wenlun originally dealt with a few words casually, but after talking for a long time, he found that the more the three of them chatted, the more speculative they became, especially Xie Le'an, don't look at his mean appearance of a sharp-beaked monkey, in fact, he has a wide range of knowledge, and he has poetry and books, which is a rare talent.
And although Wei Zhenghao is as his name suggests, he is a little rough, but he is very bold, has no scheming, and is an upright man. The three of them chatted for a long time, the ancients could not look good, the sea water could not be measured, the ancients did not deceive me, Jiang Wenlun sighed in his heart, and then said to the two of them
"When I didn't get here before, I often heard people talk about the two of them, saying that they were two strong martial arts and heroes with a heroic temperament, and they were really one of the best men. However, there is no one who talks about the two brothers who does not sigh about the two brothers, saying that it is a pity that the two brothers have taken the wrong path. β
"With the skills and talents of the two, they did not go to the right road, made meritorious contributions, and became a wife and son in the future, but by chance, they sold illicit salt. I heard that several times against the officers and soldiers, the two of them won, and the government tried to recruit two of them several times, but the two not only ignored them, but also killed several officials, so that the government had no way out, so they had to offer heavy rewards to arrest them. β
"Although I haven't met the two of them before, I listened to them at the time, and I regret them for the two. Xie Le'an sighed when he heard this, and said: "Everything is not experienced, and it is not easy to understand. I am only a shallow learner, but I have also read the books of sages, how can I not tell the difference between right and evil?"
"For example, if a man riding on the back of a tiger does not know the danger and wants to jump off the tiger's back? If there is a way to jump off this back, and you can avoid the tiger's mouth, we have already changed our ways. β
"Hehe, I hit it off with Brother Jiang at first sight, some things I don't bother to tell others, but Brother Jiang can hear it, I'm not afraid of the little brother's jokes, before this, I have the idea of finding a quiet place and becoming a monk, but my situation at the moment, if I can do something as a monk, I don't have to worry about it. β
Before Xie Le'an finished speaking, Wei Zhenghao took over the conversation, "Although Brother Xie has only entered a talented school, he is very knowledgeable, and none of the old students in the county did not admire my Brother Xie's talent and literary brilliance. And he is not only superior in learning, but also marches and arranges formations, and plans and plans, although the famous generals in ancient times may not be able to surpass him. β
"Over the years, my generation's career reputation in the rivers and lakes has been all due to his single-handedness. As for me, Wei Zhenghao, I'm just a thug for his command and drive. However, every time I confronted the officers and soldiers, I always fought bravely and was invincible, so my reputation in the rivers and lakes fell above Brother Xie. β
"In fact, if my generation didn't have Brother Xie's strategy, he would have been unable to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes. Brother Xie also knows that the green forest can only be temporarily supported, not as a lifelong career. However, the thousands of brothers under me who have been sharing weal and woe for many years are all people with a mountain of cases, and once the gang is dispersed, they will not be able to find a foothold. Looking at them in the hands of those dog officials, we who are good men, how can we bear it. β
Jiang Wenlun stopped and asked: "Didn't they all say that the government sent people to recruit people several times, but the two of them not only refused, but killed all the people sent by the government?"
Xie Le'an said with a smile: "The word Zhao'an is not easy to talk about. Which of those dog officials has the courage to recruit us? The ability to control us? Dog officials who have neither courage nor talent should not mention the word Zhao'an. The word Zhao'an came out of their mouths, but they wanted to invite merit and reward, and they planned to use the word Zhao'an to deceive us into his trap.
"How dare you send someone to try, since he wants our lives, we can't forgive him. If there really is a good official with talent and courage, Hugh said that he would give us back to the official and let us do it, then even if he coaxed me to serve him on an errand and serve him all day long, I would be willing. My second brother and I both made up our minds: we would rather be slaves to a great hero than a dogleg behind a mediocre and incompetent person. β