Xie Yuhou, the governor of Tanzhou County, was very angry when a bandit asked to see him in the middle of the night, even though the bandit had a secret deal with him.
Of course, the fourth child knew what his eyebrows were like, but this was a mission. Even if he broke his head, he had to see the county guard tonight.
"Sir, I'm not here to disturb you because I don't know the general situation. It's really something serious that happened in the mountains, and I have to come here to ask for help."
Something happened? Help?
The county guard sneered and said: "What happens in the mountains is in the mountains. Although I am the county guard and the parent of a state, the affairs of you bandits are not under my control."
Isn't that right? If you blatantly interfere with your bandits' affairs, what will happen? Spread the word and let people know that I, Xie Yuhou, openly colluded with bandits?
The fourth fell to his knees and cried loudly: "Sir, our Five Tigers Village was destroyed. There are more than 500 people in the whole mountain, and there is no one left alive..."
oh? Wuhu Village was destroyed? When did this happen?
I thought it was a turf war between bandits, but I didn't expect that Wuhu Village was destroyed. This was really a big deal. Xie Yuhou finally got serious.
The fourth child spoke eloquently and cried: "It all started from the day before yesterday. We made a deal the day before yesterday and received tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver jewelry..."
"Wait a minute, gold and silver jewelry worth tens of thousands of taels? Most of the people in Tanzhou are poor. Which big family is so rich?" The county guard was more concerned about money.
"He is the silly son of an unknown jewelry merchant from Chang'an. He went to Lingnan pretending to be poor and looking for relatives. We found out and captured him."
"Oh... So you made a fortune, and others got the news. Because of your wealth, you attracted hatred? So you were killed? Haha, then there is nothing I can do. The government cannot help a group of bandits to avenge you." The county guard I complained in my heart, mother, you have made a fortune, but this county governor has not made a penny, and I don’t even know the news. Do you still have the nerve to come to me?
The fourth child cried and cried: "No, sir. Our Wuhu Village is quite powerful, and we don't dare to attack at any time."
"Because the treasure moved people's hearts, there was internal strife in the village. The third brother and the fourth brother took action to kill people and seize power. A fierce internal fight, the vitality of our Wuhu Village was seriously damaged. But it was unexpected that the remaining party of the third brother went down to inform and leaked the news. To Sanlong Village and Heifeng Village. These two families united to destroy our Five Tiger Village."
hiss……
It's really exciting. First there is internal fighting, and then there is an invasion by foreign enemies. It seems that the Five Tigers Village is about to be destroyed.
The county guard thought for a moment and sneered: "Okay, Wuhu Village is dead, and I am not the one who kills donkeys. You have always been entrenched in the city and are responsible for taking care of business. You can continue to take care of business in the future. Wuhu Village The business in Tanzhou City belongs to the Xie family. With my official guarding you, the people in the mountains will not dare to take action against you."
ah?
The fourth child was stunned for a moment and shook his head quickly, that's not what I meant.
"Sir, this villain is not here to ask for shelter."
"Then what do you want to do? Do you want me to destroy Heifeng Village and Sanlong Village to avenge your Five Tigers Village?"
The fourth boy shook his head and said: "You misunderstood. The Black Wind Village and Sanlong Village didn't get much benefit either. I don't know how they leaked the news. The three families in Mazhai were trapped, and a mantis came to catch the cicada and the oriole behind them. . Just this morning, the Heifeng Village and the Sanlong Village were all wiped out. Even the people who had money and food in their territory were all taken captive to the Enmazhai."
What? ? ?
How can this be?
"Although I haven't had any contact with the people in Enmazhai, I know they are a bunch of poor people. How dare they take action? Black Wind Village and Sanlong Village are not weak." The county guard exclaimed and stood up.
The fourth man explained: "When Black Wind Village and Sanlong Village destroyed our Five Tiger Village, their vitality was also severely damaged. The three families in Enmazhai had nearly a thousand people in total. They set up an ambush halfway and caught them off guard, so no one expected it. ah."
The county guard began to pace back and forth thinking. If Wuhu Village was destroyed, he would not care much, because there was only a group of bandits around him. Although they paid tribute to him every year, without them, there would still be Black Wind Village, San As for Longzhai, just send someone to urge them to increase the amount when the time comes.
But things are different now. Heifeng Village and Sanlong Village have also been destroyed. Then his business in the mountains will be impossible, which is equivalent to having his arm cut off. The three families trapped in Mazhai were so poor that they had no money to pay tribute, and they even ignored the government.
The fourth child had the opportunity to speak: "Sir, the villain survived by chance, originally for revenge. But now that Black Wind Village and Sanlong Village have been destroyed, revenge is meaningless. I came here overnight to give The adults offer advice, and from now on, the villain wants to sincerely rely on the adults."
Offer a suggestion? What plan?
"Sir, I trapped Mazhai and became an oriole, taking away all the money and food from Heifeng Village, Wuhu Village, and Sanlong Village. Rough calculation, at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. They just transported the things today Let’s go, we haven’t had time to divide the spoils yet, if we catch them all in one go…”
oh?
The Sheriff's eyes lit up and his heart beat involuntarily.
Out of caution, he asked: "You little bandits, can you have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?"
The fourth child said seriously: "I don't know how much money the other two families have, but there are at least 60,000 taels in the treasure house of Wuhu Village. This is our savings from ten years of operation. Including the jewelry from the Fat Sheep Ticket the day before yesterday, it's just The money in Wuhu Village is worth at least one hundred thousand taels of silver."
hiss……
So, do you really have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?
The governor's breathing was different, and he cursed in his heart, I have been an official for many years, and I don't have more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. How can you, a group of bandits, have so much money?
"Come here! Send someone immediately to go out of the city overnight to investigate and see the situation of Heifeng Village, Wuhu Village, and Sanlong Village to see if they have been destroyed. Report back immediately after finding out."
The old man said it was true, it was still the Marquis who was clever. No wonder he took people to Enmazhai today. It turned out that he had even made up the lies for me.
Early the next morning, the county governor ordered that the captain of the city defense army personally led the Tanzhou city defense army of 1,500 people to wipe out the three bandits headed by Xie Mazhai.
The captain of the city defense army was part of the county guard's group, and he was also involved when dividing the money. I heard that there were hundreds of thousands of silver waiting, so he was quite active.
However, the fourth child who pretended to surrender was kept by the county guard. "If you really destroy the Tengma village this time, you will be the first to succeed. I will not be stingy in rewarding you."
"Thank you for your appreciation, sir."
"I'll wait for news in the city with you today."
The fourth child secretly cursed, "You can't trust me, haha, just wait and see, it's better to be with you, I can see your death with my own eyes."
It was approaching noon, and there was still no news from the front. The county guard gradually became a little anxious, but almost all his soldiers and horses were sent out, leaving only about twenty soldiers guarding the yamen, who could not even find out the news. Alas, let’s wait patiently for the news.
Although the bandits are difficult to exterminate, they certainly do not dare to confront the government head-on. Even if they cannot be taken down, they can still be intimidated and nothing will go wrong.
"My lord, there are three strangers outside the door. They say they have something to ask you to see your lord." The guard at the door came to report.
The county guard was upset, so he waved his hand and said: "See you, see you, I have a lot of things to do every day, do you want to meet all the cats and dogs?"
"The other party said he is from the mountains and has an old relationship with you."
"What? From the mountains? Bastard! I am a county guard, how can I associate with people from the mountains? Get away immediately!"
But then I thought about it, what if someone gave me a favor?
So he summoned the fourth child, "There are three people from the mountains outside. Go and see if you recognize them. If they are acquaintances, bring them in through the back door. See what they want."
The fourth child's heart skipped a beat and he immediately guessed who the visitor was. Could it be that Mr. Hou wants to personally come forward to eliminate the harm? I didn't mention it when we made the plan. If he leaves, how will the bandits in the mountains be subdued?
