Weighing the approximately one hundred coins in his bag, Du Chengfeng had more and more opinions about Yanzhou.
I thought that when he did good deeds in Jizhou, the Governor's Mansion would give him five hundred coins. Now that he had caught prairie spies in Jizhou, he only got one hundred coins. It's not that he hadn't thought about finding those people. The predators argued, but after taking the sparrowhawk into prison, these predators refused to take out even one more coin.
"There is no bounty on the spy! We all paid for it ourselves!"
When faced with Du Chengfeng's questions, the predators responsible for public security responded like this.
That's okay, they were all colleagues, and Du Chengfeng didn't make it too difficult for them. Anyway, a hundred big bucks was not too small, at least it was enough for him to eat.
However, the rewards offered by these predators aroused Du Chengfeng's interest.
The targets of the bounties are all mountain bandits near Yanzhou. Just looking at the long list, it seems that there will be no peace after leaving Yanzhou. Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng prepared to leave the city for a while, so that he could run away. Folks on the road, please wait a moment, otherwise with the little fighting power of the people in Yangjiabao, the next time we meet, we may be in some unknown mountain village, or in a mass grave on the roadside.
But just as Du Chengfeng was looking up the list to see who the robbers in Yanzhou had a reward for, he suddenly saw an acquaintance on the list.
"Crazy swordsman Cui Yuan, a bounty of ten pounds, no matter whether he lives or lives?"
Du Chengfeng's eyes widened. Even though he was not short of money now, this was the first time he had seen such a large amount.
"What has he done? Why is he so valuable? All the robbers in Yanzhou are not as valuable as him, right? Who has he offended?"
"This is a traitor!"
The predator who was asked by Du Chengfeng had a look of hatred on his face.
"You are from Jibei, don't you know?"
"ah?"
Du Chengfeng was a little confused, he really didn't know.
However, after the predator told him, he probably understood the reason for Cui Yuan's high net worth.
It all started when He Xiqing broke into Ji Town. At that time, Governor Liu was beheaded by He Xiqing on the spot because of his poor condition. Ji Town was also destroyed. Jizhou's resistance was reduced to a piece of sand - but scattered. After all, there was some resistance to Shagui Sansha. For example, the rangers and swordsmen trained by Governor Liu had deliberately taken advantage of Jizhou's tough folk customs. They were the mainstay of the resistance against the barbarians in the grassland after Governor Liu's death.
But just when these brave knights finally connected with each other and prepared to attack those grassland barbarians head-on, Cui Yuan appeared.
The sword at his waist was not unsheathed, so Cui Yuan just carried the sheathed sword and came to the door one by one. He knocked them all down with his own strength and threatened to tell them to get out of Jizhou, otherwise don't blame him. You're welcome.
How could these rangers and swordsmen endure this, but Cui Yuan's skills were really powerful, so they could only grit their teeth and go south to Yanzhou, ready to fight back at any time, letting the grassland people know that they Jibei men Not someone to be trifled with either.
And the name Cui Yuan gradually spread as these rangers and swordsmen went south.
"Everyone is busy beating up the prairie people, but Cui Yuan is beating up his own people. He is not a traitor. Who is the traitor?"
The more he continued, the more the predator gnashed his teeth.
"I'm afraid this Cui Yuan has already become that prairie man's dog! He's chewing bones!"
"Ah this..."
Du Chengfeng was speechless for a long time.
Strictly speaking, this is still his problem. In order to prevent He Xiqing from killing people and becoming stronger in Jizhou, he asked Cui Yuan to help clear the area - of course, because Cui Yuan's clearing was too effective, even Du Chengfeng himself once couldn't find anyone to compete with to eliminate evil spirits, but in general, Du Chengfeng was quite appreciative of the matter itself.
But who would have thought that Cui Yuan not only helped him clear the place, but even took the initiative to help him take over the pot.
No wonder few people in Yanzhou City are discussing the battle in Jibei right now. One reason is that the clearing was too complete and no news about Du Chengfeng was spread at all. The other reason is that people in Yanzhou are currently denouncing the traitors with righteous indignation.
Just like these ten pounds of gold, they are the rewards offered by all the major businesses in Yanzhou, together with many common people, and of course the rangers and swordsmen.
For Cui Yuan, a traitor who had taken refuge with the grassland people, they wished he would die soon.
"Um……"
Du Chengfeng returned the list.
Let's find a chance to say a few words to Cui Yuan. After all, this swordsman with an abnormal mind ended up like this because he worked for him.
Of course, that's definitely not possible now. If you stand up at this time, not only will you not be able to help Cui Yuan clear his name, it will even be counterproductive, and you will be involved as well.
After all, Jizhou has been reduced to ashes. Who can tell clearly what is going on inside?
"You still have to use your brain a little bit."
Du Chengfeng thought for a while, but couldn't think of any good solution for a while, which made him lament his lack of intelligence.
And if you don’t have enough intelligence, you naturally have to study hard.
Of course, studying is only one aspect, and the other reason is because of the long knife in his hand - he still remembers that this long knife was used by an old man named Ruan Shantao with a method that didn't look like sharpening at all. The grinding method has been polished, and in the past few days in Yanzhou, he has also known that Ruan Shantao is currently living in seclusion in the mountains, setting up an academy by himself, and serving as the mountain leader.
So as a foreign grinding craftsman, since he came to Yanzhou, he naturally had to have a good academic exchange with the local grinding craftsmen in Yanzhou.
But when Du Chengfeng finished instructing the folks in Yangjiabao and rode all the way to Ziyang Mountain outside the city, he was stopped by two servants guarding the mountain gate.
"You can go into the mountains if you want, just give me the money first."
"Give me money?"
Du Chengfeng was stunned when asked directly.
Pointing to the war horse beside him and the seal around his waist, Du Chengfeng looked at the two servants in front of him in confusion.
"Would you like to stop thinking about it? Don't you know who I am?"
"I don't know, we only know that you are a rich man."
The two servants cupped their fists and bowed slightly to Du Chengfeng.
"Since a strong man has money, he might as well donate some. The poor students in the mountains are in need of everything."
"I……"
Du Chengfeng was so choked that he couldn't speak for a moment, so he simply took out the hundred coins he had just taken from his waist and threw the whole bag away.
No matter, this is still the reward for handing over the sparrow hawk. Donating it to this academy now is considered a good thing and a good deed.
But the two servants shook their heads after counting the amounts in the money bags.
This little money is not enough.
"Strong man, you are a high-ranking official, you can ride a horse, you are high-spirited, and you can be regarded as a person with unlimited glory."
After some compliments, the two servants came to see each other.
"For a person like you, this is all you can donate?"
"The co-authors are deliberately entertaining me, right?"
After being stopped again and again, Du Chengfeng became a little angry, and his eyes immediately began to aim at the necks of the two servants, ready to slap their heads into the cavity at any time.
Just when Du Chengfeng was about to take action, a hand passed over him and threw a bag of coins.
"Well, don't make things difficult for this strong man. I gave him his money."
"Mr. Liu!"
This time, the two servants did not dare to take the money bag anymore. Instead, they bowed deeply and did not dare to raise their heads.
Du Chengfeng also turned back curiously.
It turned out that this was an ugly man who was six feet tall. Although he was wearing a wide robe and long sleeves, just like Wang Gaocheng who was dressed as a celebrity, he only looked at the smell of alcohol and his slovenly appearance. But he is more like a beggar who comes from nowhere to beg.
But what concerned Du Chengfeng the most was the strong smell of alcohol on the other party's body.
He always felt that he must have smelled this alcohol smell.
And impressed.
"Anyway, I have to thank you sir for this matter."
Du Chengfeng first clasped his fists at the ugly man named Liu, and then frowned slightly.
"I just don't know where sir this wine comes from..."
"Huh? Have you tasted that wine yet?"
The ugly man surnamed Liu was stunned, and then he grabbed Du Chengfeng's shoulders.
"It's good to have tasted it, it's good to have tasted it. After all, this is not so much about you thanking me as it is about me thanking you..."
"You thank me?"
Du Chengfeng's face turned dark when he thought of a certain guess.
"You can't be that..."
"You've come into the mountains to block me, what else can I say?"
The ugly man named Liu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Liu Bolun, the former ordnance chief of Yanzhou, met his colleagues."
