Early the next morning.
The merchants were released as scheduled, and the village specially washed their clothes. They looked the same when they came, and they looked the same when they left.
Song Che, Guo Shuyun, and Kui Jin, accompanied by more than fifty militiamen, set out for the border of Daliang with more than twenty Liang merchants, as well as more than thirty heads of Hala Shao and his main subordinates.
Perhaps they were eager to go home. The merchants never complained of fatigue along the way, and the speed was much faster than when they arrived.
In the afternoon, Daliang Pass comes into view.
Finally going home, all the merchants were very excited.
Guo Shuyun and others looked grave. Once upon a time, Daliang was their home, until one day they became abandoned children.
A child who is abandoned by his mother will have some resentment in his heart, right?
"Who is coming? Stop quickly!"
There were about seventy or eighty people in this team, and they had horses and weapons. Naturally, the pass defenders had to order them to stop.
Representative Kuijin stepped forward to answer:
"We are the villagers of Yanshan Fort. We have killed the horse bandits who looted the market, and all the captured Liang merchants have been rescued. Look, they are all here!"
Liang merchants quickly raised their arms and shouted:
"It's us! I am Huang Wanwan, Mr. Cao Huang, Huang Shi of Xiliang Prefecture, is my brother-in-law!"
"I, I, I...Wang Dafu! Mr. Wang from Tea Horse Division is my sworn brother!"
"Let us in quickly! We want to go home!"
Even without Song Che's relationship, among these old businessmen who hang out in shopping malls, who doesn't know some high-ranking officials from Xiliang Prefecture?
In the past half month, there had been a lot of commotion over the dispute. The defenders of the pass did not dare to neglect and hurriedly let their troops enter the pass.
As luck would have it, the general guarding the gate happened to know the businessman named Huang Wanwan.
"Oh, Boss Huang, you are finally back. Do you know that since the market was robbed, the entire northwest has been almost turned upside down!"
"Yes...yes, I...do I, Huang Wanwan, have such a big reputation? It is worthy of the Xiliang army coming out in full force."
"Anyway, it's good that you come back. Go back to Xiliang City quickly and report to Mr. Ma that he is safe. This will also allow us soldiers to have a few days of leisure!"
If there are acquaintances, it will be easier to handle. Not only will they be allowed to go, but they will also send a special team of 500 soldiers to escort the merchants all the way to Xiliang.
In the evening, we arrived at Xiliang City.
After the merchants entered the pass, the pass sent scouts back to the city to inform them of the news. When Song Che and others came to the city gate, the merchants' relatives and family members, the people of Xiliang City, and tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in the city. Under the gate, they lined up along the road in separate lanes.
For those who didn’t know, they thought they were going to welcome some prince or general.
"Brother-in-law!"
"boss!"
"Father!"
Liu Xiang'er, Nangong Yue, Dina and other business relatives and family members all ran away in tears.
"Brother-in-law, I thought I would never see you again!" Liu Xiang'er threw herself into Song Che's arms and cried loudly.
Nangong Yue, Lu Jingxiang and other female swordsmen also wiped away tears and blamed themselves, "I'm sorry, boss, it's our incompetence that caused you to be captured by the horse bandits. You must have suffered a lot during this time..."
Facing the tearful family members, Song Che couldn't help but feel sad inside. Instead, he became the one who comforted him: "Look, I've gained weight. Do I look like someone who endures hardship?"
"That's right, my brother-in-law is so smart, even if he is caught in the gangster's den, those bandits will still treat you as their treasure!"
That sounds pretty good!
"Let's go, let's go, Master Ma is here!"
A line of officers and soldiers cleared the crowd, and then they saw a carriage driving up to the merchants. Beside the carriage was a strong young man escorting him, a familiar face, Liu Chao.
Liu Chao is the son-in-law of the Xiliang Prefect. There should be no one else sitting in the chariot that allows him to accompany him.
Guo Shuyun, Kui Jin and other village militiamen immediately became nervous.
The carriage door opened, and an old man in his late sixties, dressed in purple and gold robes, stepped out of the carriage. He was worthy of being the border pacifier, with his old eyes full of energy and energy.
Guo Shuyun tightened her grip on the reins, her eyes filled with hatred.
The old man glanced at the merchants and said, "Excuse me, who is Song Che, Boss Song?"
Song Che responded lightly.
The old man waved slightly, led Liu Chao and the officials of Xiliang Mansion to Song Che, and nodded respectfully:
"Ma Wei, the lower official, will lead all the civil and military officers of Xiliang Prefecture to see Boss Song."
Song Che changed the courtesy, started to support him and said, "My dear husband, sir, and generals, Song is just a businessman, so there is really no need to be polite."
"Boss Song is too modest. It's all because of the poor management of the subordinate officials that the horse bandits attacked the market, causing you to be frightened and suffered. The subordinate officials must remonstrate with the capital and ask His Majesty the Emperor to punish you."
It could be seen that he was really afraid that this matter would reach the emperor's ears.
The most surprised person was Guo Shuyun. Yesterday she was still worried that Song Che's relationship was not strong enough and she could not handle the governor of Xiliang. When she saw that Ma Wei honored Song Che as an honored guest, all her worries disappeared and she looked at Song Che with an increasingly serious look. Admiration and love.
If he says it can be done, then it really can be done.
"Hey, His Majesty the Emperor will not punish you, but will reward you. Come on, come on, old husband, Mr. Song is going to give you a big gift today!"
Song Che pulled Ma Wei to the carriage carrying the heads, and peeled off the white cloth covering it. The heads of Young Master Hala and other gangsters suddenly appeared in front of him. The man was killed yesterday. It was too hot in June. Even though every effort was made to embalm the body, it still emitted a stench, but his face could still be seen clearly.
"This is... Master Hala!"
All the civil servants and generals in Xiliang Mansion were shocked.
Ma Wei was extremely surprised and said in disbelief: "Boss Song, this ruthless bandit has been in chaos in the northwest for several years, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil. How did you kill him?"
Song Che smiled and waved his hand, "My husband is joking, how can Song, a businessman who only knows how to do business, kill a gangster?"
He raised his hand and pointed at Guo Shuyun and other villagers, "Thanks to the compatriots in Yanshanbao Village for killing these ruthless bandits and rescuing us from Master Hala."
"Oh?" Ma Wei glanced at the villagers and couldn't help but wonder: "Is the Yanshan Fortress located in Daliang? I have been in charge of the northwest for decades, but I have never heard of such a fortress."
Guo Shuyun seemed a little at a loss.
Kui Jin calmly replied with a smile: "Mr. Ma, we were once in the country. Later, Northern Liang was ceded to the Hu people. We were unwilling to be ruled by barbarians, so we took our family and the whole village and moved to the western hills. We have been living in seclusion all year round. , live in poverty and live in peace;
To be honest, Mr. Ma, the villain also stayed in the market that night when the market was robbed. Fortunately, I was born with a foreign face, so I was not kidnapped by the horse bandits.
The Yanshan Fortress where the villain is located is seventy or eighty miles away from the Hala Shao tribe. In the past, I purchased salt and other necessities, and I had more or less dealings with horse bandits. On the night when the Hala Shao tribe looted the market, I recognized him. A few familiar faces;
The villain originally wanted to inform Xiliang Mansion, but unexpectedly the Xiliang army blocked the border that night, and I couldn't enter, so I had to go back to the stronghold;
The night before yesterday, Young Master Hara took Liang Shang into custody and happened to borrow the road in front of our village. Six to seven hundred well-trained militiamen from our village intercepted and killed the horse bandits in one fell swoop and rescued Boss Song and others;"
After saying this, he tilted his head and looked at Song Che with a smile: "On the day of the negotiation, I did business with Boss Song, and we were considered partners. Based on this friendship, I sent them back. "
Song Che smiled and nodded, not bad, not bad, a combination of false and true, true and false, this lie was woven just right.
