Fan Kuai carried the head to Old Chen's house. When everyone saw it, they were all shocked. Fan Kuai put his head on the ground, poured a bowl of wine, and knelt in front of old man Chen's soul. He said, "Sir, I know you died unjustly. I have killed this bastard and used his head to kill him." Let me pay homage to you!" Fan Kuai bowed twice, then stood up and summoned his neighbors and said, "I have avenged the old man, but his body must be buried." He pointed to his east neighbors and said, "You guys go to the market town right away and buy a coffin. , I'll pay for the materials, don't worry about other things." Then he pointed at the neighbors to the west and said, "You choose a place outside, dig a hole, and don't worry about the rest." He pointed to the neighbors to the north and said, "You are here. Wait patiently. When the coffin arrives, put the old man in it and carry it to the grave." He pointed to the neighbors to the south and said, "Each of you prepare a shovel and wait by the grave in advance. As soon as the coffin arrives, we will bury the person." The neighbors didn't dare not listen, and everyone was ready to go.
Fan Kuai sat at home and watched quietly. It wasn't until midnight that the east neighbor delivered the coffin. Fan Kuai personally packed up Old Man Chen and asked him to carry him for burial. Fan Kuai then said to Yingzi's uncle: "Your niece will stay at my house and let her accompany my wife. If I meet a good family in the future, I will decide to marry her and I will inform you then." Yingzi's uncle was very sad. Grateful, he said: "I will obey my benefactor's arrangements. But if my benefactor kills someone, the government will come to arrest you, so you should hide!" Fan Kuai said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, I have my own opinion!" and added: " There is nothing left in this house, so it is better to burn it, so that Yingzi will not miss it!" After saying this, he lit a fire. It was already daybreak, and Fan Kuai and Yingzi's uncle left Chenzhuang.
When Fan Kuai came home, Zhuang Ke had already sent Chen's mother over. As soon as Fan Kuai entered the door, his wife saw that he was covered in blood, so she panicked and said, "Now that you have committed a murder, what should you do?" Fan Kuai said, "I have a big axe, come with a hundred, and chop fifty pairs; Come and slaughter five hundred heads, what are you afraid of?" Lu Yan cried: "You are such a butcher! You think they are all pigs and dogs, can you kill them all by yourself? That is a big Qin country. ? You run away now and go far away. If you leave too late, you will be dead!" Fan Kuai said: "What will you do if I leave? One person is responsible for the work, I can't leave you!" Lu Yan said anxiously: "Yingzi, I, and Chen's mother went to my brother-in-law's house to hide. Because of his reputation, he will protect us. You go quickly!" Fan Kuai said: "No, that will affect my brother-in-law's family. I have a place to go. You guys come with me and keep the food and drinks safe!" Lu Yan asked where. Fan Kuai didn't say anything and just told everyone to pack their things quickly.
Fan Kuai then summoned all his family's servants and village warriors and said: "Now the Emperor of Qin has no way to repair Afang, build Lishan Mountain, build the Great Wall, dig five ridges, and carry out large-scale civil engineering projects. Even if we want to be good people, we can't do it. People are fleeing everywhere to avoid hard labor. Recently, the county is recruiting migrant workers to serve the Qin State. There is no telling where they will be assigned. If they are nearby, it will be better. If they go to the north to build the Great Wall, they may not be able to come back alive. ?I heard that Mangdang Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles. It is really a good place. If we can occupy the mountain and become king, we can live a comfortable life like gods! I am killing people now and want to go there to fall grass. You can go if you are willing. Go with Lao Fan!" At this time, two big men said together: "Now the Qin State is recruiting more soldiers. If you don't go, they will come and arrest you. If we are arrested, we will die, and if we don't go, we will die. The same is true. It's better to go to the mountains and fall grass, maybe you can still survive!" Fan Kuai saw that the two people talking were his martial arts friends Wang Sui and Xue Ou, and they were also two heroes in this city. Wang Sui is handsome and strong, with a long face and narrow eyes; Xue Ou has a green face and purple beard, a round face and a short beard. After the two of them finished speaking, more than a hundred people responded. They gathered together and said in unison: "We are willing to go with Master Fan!" Fan Kuai was overjoyed, so he returned home and took his beloved Hei Qiao with him. The horse took out the big mountain-breaking ax and walked out and said to Wang and Xue: "You two will lead the way." After saying that, Fan Kuai jumped on the horse's back, and then stood with the ax at the entrance of the village, telling everyone to leave quickly. After everyone had finished leaving, he roared and left Fanjiazhuang and ran towards Mangdang Mountain.
After Gao Guan escaped, he heard that Fan Kuai had killed dozens of his villagers and burned down the village courtyard. He was very angry and wanted to take revenge. A young leader said: "Fan Kuai can slaughter a cow alone, we are no match for him!" Gao Guan said angrily: "What should I do? Could it be that my cousin's family and dozens of my brothers died in vain? The little leader suggested: "Sir, isn't my uncle in the county? Why don't you ask him for help? As soon as he comes forward, the whole Peixian County will be shocked. Are you afraid that Fan Kuai can't do it?" Gao Guan suddenly understood and came to the county. I went to my uncle to complain.
When Gao Guan came to Xiangcheng and saw his uncle, he described Fan Kuai as a villain who oppressed the people out of thin air. He also said that Fan Kuai had killed his cousin's family, occupied Yingzi, and burned down the village courtyard. After the county supervisor listened, he became furious. He first settled his brother and sister-in-law, then ordered dozens of soldiers and generals to go straight to Peixian County.
On this day, Peiling Zhao Feng heard that the county supervisor had arrived and hurried out to greet him. The county supervisor came to the lobby angrily and said that Fan Kuai had killed someone and sent people to arrest him quickly. At this time, Zhao Feng had not received the report, so he was surprised and said: "Master Gao, our people in Pei County are simple and simple, everyone abides by the law, how could this happen?" The county supervisor said angrily: "Dog officer! You are a The head of the county is talking nonsense, he is such a confused dog official!" Zhao Feng said: "Please calm down, sir, who killed the person? Please tell me carefully?" While he was talking, an official came over in a panic: "Report! Your Excellency, Fan Kuai, who used to cause trouble in the martial arts field, killed someone last night in Chenzhuang, Shangyangli. The villagers rushed to tell each other and cheered and celebrated. I wonder what the reason was?" Zhao Feng asked who he killed. When the official saw that the county supervisor was there, he knew that they were relatives and did not dare to speak ill of Chen Sanye, so he replied: "He killed Chen Sanye and the guests of Gao Guan's family." The county supervisor scolded the county magistrate: "Dogs Officer, if you don't arrest Fan Kuai right away, if the murderer escapes, I will hold you accountable!" Zhao Feng panicked and immediately summoned Zhou Bo and ordered him to rush to Fengyi with his officials to capture Fan Kuai and bring him to justice.
Zhou Bo left the city and thought that Fan Kuai was a good man and he was kind to me. It would be unjust to arrest him now. But it was impossible not to go, so I kept my head down and walked slowly. Among the accompanying officials, there was also a jailer who was also a good man. His name was Ren Ao. At this time, he saw Zhou Bo's thoughts and said, "We are going to catch the prisoner. If we go slowly, some people will say that we are deliberately delaying the time!" Zhou Bo said, "Fan Kuai is a strong man. I am thinking of ways to deal with him." Ren Ao whispered to Zhou Bo: "He killed someone, why are you waiting to catch him? Let's leave in a big way, he will have gone away long ago!" This sentence reminded Zhou Bo, and he shouted and galloped forward.
Everyone came to Fengyi and arrived at the gate of Fan Kuai's village. They saw that the courtyard door was wide open. Zhou Bo knew that Fan Kuai had escaped, so he asked Zuo Zuo to go in and search. After a while, the official came out and said there was no one inside. Zhou Bo said to Ren Ao: "If we go back now, the county supervisor will definitely be angry. Why don't we wait here and send someone to report and wait for instructions." Ren Ao also said that it was okay. He sent someone back to the county to report. Magistrate Zhao heard that Fan Kuai had fled without knowing where he was going, and he was left without a trace. The county supervisor said angrily: "He must have fled to Mangdang Mountain!" It turned out that most of the criminals and deserters from the Qin State went there to take refuge. This was a well-known thing at the time, so the county supervisor Only then can we definitely draw this conclusion.
The county supervisor ordered the county magistrate to immediately send troops to capture the fugitive. Magistrate Zhao was worried and asked: "Sir, Fan Kuai is so powerful, no one can catch him?" County Lieutenant Wan Qi suddenly stood next to him and said, "There is someone who can catch Fan Kuai!" The county supervisor asked who it was. who. Wan Qi suddenly said: "Liu Ji. He used to be the chief of the Sishui Pavilion. He was promoted to the county as a city gate captain just because he got the rank in the exam. He and Fan Kuai are brothers-in-law, and Liu Ji was afraid that his family would be implicated. We will definitely find a way to catch Fan Kuai, but the city gate captain cannot lead troops." The county supervisor said to the county magistrate: "You temporarily appoint Liu Ji as the right county captain and let him and Zhou Bo catch the fugitives together!" Zhao The county magistrate agreed and quickly complied.
