The short man hurriedly kowtowed on the ground and said loudly: "Caomin Jin Er, there is something big to report to the eldest master." ”

The fat prefect snorted from his nostrils: "What big thing can you have, let's hear it, if it's not a big thing, see how I punish you!"

Jin Er hurriedly kowtowed to the ground: "The grass people don't dare to deceive the adults, it is indeed a big thing, the grass people want to report Li Feibai, the owner of the Tuofeng Mountain Villa, and work with Pan Wenqi, the general of Tianping Customs, to smuggle bows, crossbows, armor and other weapons to the northern Tartars, so that the combat strength of the Tartar army has increased rapidly, and they tried to kill people after being discovered." ”

The fat prefect picked up the shocking wood and feared it fiercely: "Boldly Diao the people! Dare to frame the imperial court officials! General Pan has fought for the country for many years, and has guarded the Tianping Pass for seven years, and no Tartar has ever broken through the Tianping Pass, but he is one of the best generals in the army, and you dare to bite indiscriminately?"

"There is also the owner of Lifeng Villa, Lifeng Villa is responsible for half of the bow and crossbow manufacturing in the imperial court, the task is not heavy, it is not easy for Lifeng Villa to be completed on schedule, where is there the spare strength to rebuild the excess bow and crossbow to sell to the Tartars? I see you are talking nonsense, come on, give me a big punishment!"

Jin Eryi heard the fat prefect say that he was serving the big punishment, and he kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Adults spare their lives, adults spare their lives, what the grass people say is true, there is no half of a lie, if there is half a lie, the grass people are willing to die." ”

The fat prefect sneered: "Would you like to die?" Okay, then you can tell me what's going on, tell me the truth, if there is half a lie, I have to let you know that this yamen punishment is terrible!"

Jin Er kowtowed vigorously: "Yes, yes, the grass people will never dare to talk nonsense, all the grass people say is what they have seen with their own eyes." ”

The fat prefect waved his hand impatiently: "Give me less nonsense, talk about it." ”

Jin Er raised his head and said: "I am not a northerner, my family is in Jinjia Village in the five southern provinces, the ancestors of the family are blacksmiths, the ancestral craftsmanship is not bad, passed on to our generation, the three brothers are blacksmiths, and they are still quite famous in Shili Eight Village." ”

"It was two years ago when someone suddenly approached me and asked my brothers if they would like to work in the Northern Frontier Villa. ”

"Originally, our brothers were unwilling, after all, life was not bad when they were at home, who wants to leave their family and run so far?"

"But the conditions offered by that person really surprised me, as long as we work for three years and build some weapons and armor, we can't earn so much in a few years of compensation, so a few of us were moved, discussed with our families, and decided to go to work in Sharp Peak. ”

"Sharpening Mountain Villa arranged us in a cave in the Valley of Kuaijian in the back mountain, and when we arrived, there were already hundreds of blacksmiths in the cave, working overtime every day to build weapons and armor and make bows and crossbows. ”

"There are people patrolling the cave all the year round, and they watch us very closely, and we are usually not allowed to contact each other, and we are not even allowed to talk much, and there is a special person to take us back to the village to rest at night, so as to prevent us from being like thieves. ”

"This Sharpedge Villa has the manufacturing task of the imperial court, and we all know it, but we didn't doubt it much at first, but the more I got to it, the more strange I felt that the armor we created didn't seem to be the same as the one used by the imperial court, at least it looked much worse in appearance. ”

"It's very strange to us, but after all, we took the money from Sharpedge Villa, and people can do whatever they tell us to do, so our brothers didn't ask much. ”

"Later, the third child of my family found that among these blacksmiths, there would be accidents every three or five times, either accidentally dying of illness, or falling down the mountain, and all of them happened when the construction period was almost complete and they could go home immediately. ”

"Two days ago, another blacksmith died, and he had a good relationship with my eldest brother, saying that he fell asleep and died. ”

"That blacksmith usually has a good relationship with my eldest brother, like a strong calf, only in his thirties, how can he fall asleep and die of sleep?"

"My eldest brother suspected that there was a ghost in this, so he took advantage of the fact that in the middle of the night, the guards did not pay attention, and quietly slipped out to find out the news. ”

"When it was almost dawn, my eldest brother came back, covered in blood and wounds, and he couldn't do it. ”

"The third brother and I asked the eldest brother what was going on, and he forced his last breath to tell us that the batch of bows and crossbows we made were smuggled from the Sharp Peak Villa to the northern Tartars. ”

"Just now he sneaked out, and just happened to bump into a Tartar loading a cart in the village, and the car was the batch of weapons we made. ”

He hid aside and eavesdropped, and vaguely heard that General Pan of Tianping Pass was also involved in this matter, and these weapons were transported from Tianping Pass. ”

Before he could finish listening, he was discovered, and the people of Sharpedge Villa chased him all over the village, and he relied on practicing his fists and feet for a few days, and it was dark, so he escaped with serious injuries. ”

"But my eldest brother died before he finished speaking, and at this moment, the people of Sharpedge Villa began to search us one by one, where can my eldest brother's body be hidden, and I and the third child were found out after a check. ”

"So the two of us were locked up, and I knew that the people of Blade Mountain Villa would definitely not let us go, and we were going to die this time. ”

"The next night, someone called our brother up and took us back into the mountains. ”

"We knew that it must be broken, and the people of Sharpedge Villa must be trying to kill us, so the two of us took advantage of the fact that the escort was not paying attention, so we injured one and prepared to fight to the death. ”

"But after all, Sharpedge Villa is a martial arts family, which one of our country masters can deal with, only a few moments later, the third child and I were seriously injured, and the third child's leg was injured, so let me run first. ”

"I fled in the village for a while, and I was about to be overtaken, but who knew that two masters suddenly appeared, rescued me, and sent me out of the village. ”

"I know that only the court can handle this matter, so I have recovered a little from my injuries, and I will come soon, my lord, what the grass people said is true, please save my brother. ”

After hearing this, the fat prefect was shocked again: "Nonsense! You even dare to frame the imperial court officials, I think you don't want to live." Tongfeng Villa and General Pan have always been loyal and patriotic, how could they have done the absurd thing of fornicating with the Tartars? I think you must have deliberately framed me, come to someone, give me a big punishment, beat me hard, and beat me until he tells the truth!"

(End of chapter)