When things have reached this point, if Yu Fang doesn't leave, how can he still survive?
During this period, he cooperated with Xia Ping and made a lot of money. As long as he could escape to Wu State, he could still live a prosperous life with his wealth.
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to stop. He hurriedly packed up his important gold and silver and other belongings, took all the servants, and the guards' thugs, and hurried to the border, preparing to get out of the border and take a boat down.
When Liu Changqing and others rushed to his mansion, the building was already empty.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Liu Changqing shook his head slightly: "It's still a step too late, but fortunately, the Ningyang defenders should have set up a checkpoint at the border."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go and chase him along the road!"
On his side, he brought several masters from the Duwei Battalion and a group of Long'an County guards. The number was not very large. If the military was not notified, there was really no way to stop Yu Fang.
After chasing and running, although Yu Fang left early, he brought more things with him after all, so the distance was slowly getting closer, and similarly, time was also slowly passing.
That night.
Ningyang border.
There have already been troops stationed here and checkpoints set up. Xia Ping stood at the front of the soldiers, looked around and said:
"Before this, this general received a request for help from Prime Minister Chang Shi, asking our army to help him intercept the important criminal!"
"This criminal is suspected to be a traitor and wants to break out to join the enemy. Once you see him, don't hesitate and shoot him immediately!"
He casually found a valid reason. As soon as he finished speaking, the Qin army officers straightened their backs and shouted: "Understood!"
The army is waiting here quietly, with torches brightly lit.
Time passed slowly, and half an hour later, a large number of people appeared.
Seeing the army intercepting them in front, all of Yu Fang's servants were startled, but the latter showed no signs of panic and even trotted forward.
As a result, at this time, Xia Ping waved his hand and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
He gave the order, and the Qin army officers loaded their bows with arrows, aimed at Yu Fang and others in front, and launched a volley of fire.
After one round of shooting, the soldiers immediately alternated, and then another round.
Plop, plop!
A rain of sharp arrows swept over them, and for just a moment, they started to howl.
At this time, Yu Fang had rushed to the front of the crowd, still raising his hands and shouting:
"summer……"
He was about to shout something, but the arrows all over his body made his life pass instantly, and he finally fell to the ground with a thud.
After confirming that he was dead, Xia Ping pointed his finger and shouted:
"These people! They are all suspected of collaborating with the enemy! We must kill them all! Leave no one behind!"
"yes!"
Under the military order, the soldiers immediately responded in unison, and then the infantry stepped forward with their halberds drawn out.
Blood splattered. How could Yu Fang and his servants be the opponents of the regular army? In just a moment, they had been killed and no one could escape.
Immediately afterwards, the chaotic sound of horse hooves came, and Liu Changqing and others hurriedly arrived.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Qin army did not know the situation, and they all prepared themselves for battle.
"Put away your bows and crossbows. Master Liu is here." Xia Ping waved his hand, and then hurried forward to greet him.
Liu Changqing, on the other hand, looked at the scene in front of him and was speechless for a long time.
"Master Liu." Liang Yuan shouted next to him.
Liu Changqing came back to his senses, took a deep breath, then got off his horse and walked towards Xia Ping.
The two met soon. Xia Ping smiled with a smile on his face. He first bowed his hand and then spoke first: "After receiving Mr. Liu's request for help, my general immediately deployed his defenses and just in time intercepted and killed these thieves."
Liu Changqing returned the salute and said, "Why did the general kill them all?"
"Didn't Master Liu request our department's assistance to set up a blockade to intercept the important criminal?" Xia Ping asked rhetorically.
"But you... shouldn't kill them." Liu Changqing didn't know what to say.
Xia Ping raised his eyebrows and pretended to be puzzled: "The other party is a key criminal who wants to escape to the enemy's country. He just led a group of people to break through the pass. They were all armed with sharp weapons. I ordered the arrows to be fired. Is there any problem?"
"This..." Liu Changqing choked for a moment, then paused and said, "The real offender is the Ningyang County Sheriff. Now that he is dead, how can I interrogate him?"
"This is Master Liu's problem, not my general's problem." Xia Ping said righteously: "As a general of the Qin Army, if there are bandits who break through the pass, I can only order them to be shot."
"Oh! Okay." Hearing what he said, there was no way to refute it. Liu Changqing could only sigh.
Then, he raised his hand and said, "In that case, it's time for you, General."
"Where there is, it should be." Xia Ping replied with a smile.
Liu Changqing looked at the carts of goods brought by Yu Fang and said, "General Xia, these properties are probably stolen money. Look..."
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. This general is only responsible for guarding Ningyang." Xia Ping said casually.
Liu Changqing nodded, and then began to order the guards: "Quick! Bring all these things back to the city and record them one by one."
"No!" Everyone started to take action.
Liu Changqing took a deep look at Xia Ping without revealing any trace.
After finishing this, Xia Ping began to withdraw his troops and said goodbye to Liu Changqing. The two parties said goodbye and left here separately.
After escorting Yu Fang's cartload of property back to the city, Liu Changqing also temporarily entered the county governor's house and began to count the stolen money.
At the end of the day, he was also shocked. He didn't expect that the Ningyang County Sheriff was so rich.
After locking up the gold and silver, Liu Changqing returned to the study and began to write down.
This includes detailed files on Hu Qingqing's case, including Yu Fang's various crimes explained by Gou Ju, what happened in Ningyang this time, and the stolen gold and silver that were inspected.
He took detailed notes and organized the files, and when the time came, he would hand them over to Xiao Yuan for review, and this work lasted all night.
The next day, when he had just put some things away, Liang Yuan knocked on the door and walked in. He came forward and said:
"Master Liu, I always feel that there is something wrong with this matter."
"Just say what you want to say." Liu Changqing glanced at him.
Liang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "Tell me, this General Xia Ping set up a blockade to intercept Yu Fang and others. With the bravery of our Qin army soldiers, wouldn't it be easy to capture them alive? Why bother killing them all and leaving them alive?" None left."
"What do you mean by death without evidence?" Liu Changqing asked rhetorically.
"Hiss, what do you mean, sir, do you also suspect something is wrong?" Liang Yuan's expression became solemn.
Liu Changqing did not answer this question directly, but shook his head and said: "General Fenwei, Earl, just you and me? Don't be kidding, he can crush you to death even with his title!"
"This..." Liang Yuan choked and said, "But this matter..."
Liu Changqing glanced at him again: "On this matter, you and I only need to report the truth to the king."
"By the way, about Hu Qingqing's case, that Gou Ju, please notify the Long'an County Magistrate to lock it up for now. How to deal with it specifically? An official document will be issued by then."
