At the beginning of February at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, it was still very cold.

Especially at night, and when it is still cold, it is almost the same as winter, or even colder.

Weng Chengjiu said it well, Jinzhai Town is the throat of the northeast foot of Dabie Mountain, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it belongs to the place where soldiers must fight.

Yang Li's family, that is, Li Ling'er, turned out to be the person of Little Red Flag, which was the first time Xiong Chu did not expect.

Yang Lao Liu and Zhang Jie turned out to be the people of the Rolling Earth Dragon and the Mixed River Dragon, which was the second thing Xiong Chu didn't expect.

Lao Hui Ma Shouying and the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong divided their troops in Luzhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Huoqiu line, which was the third time that Xiong Chu did not expect.

The little red flag is a female soldier unit released by Li Xin and the Red Lady, headquartered in the Black Dragon Temple in the southwest of Yingchuan.

According to personal friendship, Li Xin and the Red Lady are both old friends of the Xiong Prince, and when they gave them the Wenyue Villa, the Xiong Princesses also left tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Rolling Earth Dragon is Qiu Wanshan, the deputy leader of the Zhongzhou Beggar Gang, who is also Xiong Chu's old friend in Funiu Mountain, and he has fought side by side.

Mingjianglong is Jiang Tengjiao, the deputy leader of the Yellow River Pai Gang, one of the first friends Xiong Chu met when he went out of the rivers and lakes after Xiaoyaozi died.

Qiu Wanshan, the rolling dragon, and Jiang Tengjiao, the dragon of the mixed river, gathered 40,000 elite disciples of the beggar gang and the Pai gang, and occupied the first line of Yingshan and Macheng at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain two years ago.

In the past ten years, Mo Jiuniang has been sitting in Dongting Lake, in charge of the scout camps in the north and south of the river, and knows everything about the rivers and lakes.

After some investigation, almost all of the people who were imprisoned in the cell by Weng Chengjiu were from the rebels, namely the people of Xiaohongqi, Rolling Earth Dragon, Chaojiang Dragon, and even a few people from Zhang Xianzhong, the Eight Great Kings, a total of 179 people.

There is no doubt that what Weng Chengjiu said about "slandering the good as a thief" and "causing trouble to the township" is all a false accusation by Xiaohongqi's spy Li Ling'er, the purpose of which is to stimulate Xiong Chu to help.

In the end, the interim trial of the Xiong Chu did not continue, because fundamentally speaking, it seemed that all the people were related to him and could no longer continue, so everyone was held in solitary confinement.

One of the biggest problems of Xiong Chu is that he can't afford to put it down in many cases, also known as "indecisiveness". He has the heart of a bodhisattva, and what he lacks is the means of thunderbolt.

Now this problem has been committed again, and until after dinner, the bear prince still hasn't figured out what to do.

The people who were imprisoned were all Red Lady, Qiu Wanshan, Jiang Tengjiao, Zhang Xianzhong, and they were all old friends, could they not be saved when they saw death?

Weng Chengjiu, the person who was arrested by himself, turned out to be a rare general with some tactical vision.

What makes Xiong Chu most discouraged is that this Weng Chengjiu is loyal to the court and upright, the key is that he is not afraid of death.

A person who is upright and not afraid of death, Xiong Chu has the most headache.

For people like Weng Chengjiu, Xiong Chu has always admired him. Although he is very young, the bear prince is still very respectful.

The problem now is that if he releases the Red Lady, Qiu Wanshan, Jiang Tengjiao, and Zhang Xianzhong, Weng Chengjiu will definitely have no way to explain to the court, and he may even lose his head.

If Weng Chengjiu is released first, the people in the cell, the Red Lady, Qiu Wanshan, Jiang Tengjiao, and Zhang Xianzhong will definitely be killed by Weng Chengjiu in advance.

A hot potato is unbearable, and now Xiong Chu grabbed five hot potatoes in his hands at once, so the cold wind outside was biting, but he was still sweating all over.

When a person finds that he has fallen into a trap, he will definitely not be in a good mood, and Xiong Chu's mood is very bad.

"That Li Ling'er didn't study well at a young age, and he actually gave me a set, which is really hateful. "The bear is deflated again, and he feels a little guilty.

Yan Erniang sat opposite Xiong Chu, holding the wick of the candle with a silver needle in her hand: "This thing is really difficult to do. If we don't know, it's better to say, now that we step in, how can we take care of the four aspects? Let's throw away the mess and leave, and that Li Ling'er will go back and say, Xianggong will not be a man in the rivers and lakes in the future. ”

Xiong Chu rubbed his temples and said to Mo Jiuniang with a wry smile: "Jiuniang, what is the result of the secret investigation of the brothers below?"

Mo Jiuniang made a strange appearance: "No way, Weng Chengjiu of the Jinzhai Town Inspection Department has no bad reputation, except for arresting Yang Laoliu and Zhang Jie this time, he has not arrested the people nearby, so it is untenable to slander Liang as a thief." As for the following ten-captains, they were originally local disciples, and it was impossible for them to harm their own people. ”

It can be seen that there is no hope of finding an excuse for the release of these people in Weng Chengjiu. The only way now is for us to forcibly release the people in the cell and then slap the ass and leave. The consequence of this is that the court thinks that we and the displaced people are all the way. ”

Xiong Chu listened to Mo Jiuniang's words, and the strength of rubbing his temples became greater and greater, and it took a long time before he said weakly: "What is the situation of the two teams of Rolling Earth Dragon and Mixed River Dragon?"

Mo Jiuniang nodded: "They have occupied Yingshan for more than a year, and they did not attack the city everywhere at all, but began to operate Dabie Mountain. Ordinary people should still farm the land, and those who should pay taxes still pay taxes. However, it was not handed over to the imperial court, but handed over to the rebels. ”

"It is precisely because they don't run around, let alone kill people casually, that they do almost no harm to the outside, and they do business with the outside. Until now, even many people didn't know that Yingshan County was no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so the governor of Huguang was mainly aimed at the Liukou and did not move them for the time being. ”

Prince Xiong was really a little helpless: "Since the imperial court can temporarily tolerate their existence, it means that it is indeed not too bad." Dai Li, go and invite Weng Chengjiu over to see how you can find the best of both worlds. ”

It's a pity that after Weng Chengjiu came in, he dragged a chair and sat down, grabbed the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and crossed Erlang's legs without saying a word.

"Lord Weng is upright, and Xiong admires the backbone of serving the country very much. Xiong Chu felt that he had never spoken so hard: "Xiong has a reluctant invitation today, I don't know-"

Weng Chengjiu put the teacup on the table and directly interrupted Xiong Chu's words: "Since it is a reluctant invitation, please don't talk about the throat sword." Xia Guan had already figured it out just now, and the Throat Locking Sword was originally here to save those rogues. It's a very simple thing, pull out the sword and give it to this place and everything will be all right at once. ”

Weng Chengjiu stretched out his hand and pointed to his heart.

Prince Xiong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lord Weng, although Xiong is a rebel recognized by the imperial court, Xiong can open his heart and say to the sky: he has never done anything perverse. Not in the past, and naturally not today. ”

"I have sent someone to investigate, and the people you arrested did not harm the people. Yes, they oppose the court, oppose the emperor, and come out to be spies, according to the laws of the court, they really deserve to die. ”

"But, Lord Weng, who are the Liukou? Aren't they still our ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty? What are they rebelling for, don't they just want to have something to eat? If the common people want to eat a full mouthful, is it the crime of killing them?"

The head that had been tilting back finally lowered, and Weng Chengjiu looked at his toes without making a sound.

Xiong Chu didn't continue to speak, but stood up and poured a cup of tea for Weng Chengjiu, and then sat opposite him and waited quietly.

As the saying goes: you don't need a hammer to ring a drum.

Weng Chengjiu is a small sesame mung bean official from Jiupin, and he is in such a poor country as the northeast foot of Dabie Mountain, and he has not harmed the people in the past three years, which is a very popular figure in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Xiong Chu believes that Weng Chengjiu is a very upright person, and he will inevitably make a decision in the face of the situation in front of him. It's just that this decision is very difficult and requires repeated trade-offs.

"Alas, the Throat Locker has a point. Weng Chengjiu sighed.

Xiong Chu thought he had figured it out, so he was very happy. Unexpectedly, Weng Chengjiu said a solution, but Xiong Chu was surprised.

"Yes, the vast majority of displaced people do not deserve death. Even if they rebel, they will not sin unto death. Weng Chengjiu looked at Xiong Chu's eyes and said, "Let's take them away with the Throat Locking Sword, just don't have such a thing." As for how to explain to the imperial court, that is my business, and it has nothing to do with outsiders. ”

Is it that simple? Xiong Chu absolutely didn't believe it: "Lord Weng, tell me your method?"

"This is my untold mystery, how can ordinary people hear it?"

Weng Chengjiu threw down a sentence, stood up and walked out.

Xiong Chu's lips squirmed, but he didn't make a sound.

The next day, Mo Jiuniang once again counted the temporary cells of the Jinzhai Town Inspection Division, Yan Erniang calmed down and scrutinized all the files, and finally found more than a dozen people who should not be released.

Among the dozen or so people, there are grave diggers, murderers, and prostitutes, all of whom are real criminals.

The others did not have a clear record of criminal facts, but they only admitted their identities, so they all fell into the category of rogues, indicating that Weng Chengjiu did not interrogate any names.

In the past two days, that Li Ling'er repeatedly asked to enter the cell, but unfortunately Tang Da led twelve personal soldiers to guard it strictly and did not give her any chance.

Prince Xiong instructed Mandeli to spy on Weng Chengjiu to see how he was prepared to deal with the problem at hand.

Unexpectedly, at the same time that Mo Jiuniang received the news from the dark line, Mandeli also came back to report: "Weng Chengjiu led all the archers to urgently reinforce Huoqiu County in the east, and only left six jailers at home. ”

Xiong Chu sighed with some emotion: "Although Weng Chengjiu is in the officialdom, he does not have the kind of deceit in the officialdom. is not a person in the rivers and lakes is better than a person in the rivers and lakes, he is indeed a good man. I owe a great favor, a favor that is related to more than 100 lives!"

Mo Jiuniang said softly: "Brother, don't feel too guilty, I have ordered all the dark lines in the vicinity to keep an eye on Weng Chengjiu, and we must ensure the safety of his reinforcements this time." ”

Xiong Chu nodded: "As the saying goes: friendship is not a feeling of a day, it will last a long time." Well, let's get ready to release them tomorrow night. Deli, take all the people out there, and we'll leave here overnight tomorrow, as little as possible to disturb the nearby folks. ”

It is said that all the obstacles have been removed temporarily, and it is time for everyone to be happy. As long as Weng Chengjiu leaves a certain distance, he can implement a "prison break" and implement a retreat plan.

I didn't expect God to suddenly wake up at this time, and he was obviously bored.

If God is bored, he must find something for mortals to do in order to show his supreme majesty.

As a result, several urgent messages came in a row, coupled with an unexpected accident that suddenly happened, so that Xiong Chu had to expose his whereabouts again and personally solve the headache.

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