Chapter 205

Li Qiufeng originally wanted to hear the old man surnamed Yang explain the matter in detail, but the man kept repeating these few sentences over and over again, and he didn't know much about it. Later, an idler asked: "The people from Zhengyang Village came to

What is our town doing?”

Old Yang slapped his head on the table and said: "You are on to something with your question. I heard that these heroes will go down the mountain in the next few days and rush to Yong'an City to gather righteousness. But think about it, the army is dispatched, the most important thing is

The most important thing is to have military pay. But the military pay from the imperial court has not been allocated yet, so these heroes naturally have to think of a way."

When Old Yangtou said this, he glanced around again, and then lowered his voice and said: "Have you heard? In the past few days, green forest heroes everywhere have set up checkpoints everywhere to collect taxes. There are four outside Qinghe Town

The checkpoints set up in the village cost ten copper coins each time for ordinary people to cross the road, and thirty copper coins each time for merchants. If they brought goods, they would draw one out of every ten. Zhengyang Village is incomparable to those big mountain villages, so we have to stay in our place.

A small town like this has a trap outside to draw some oil and water. I heard that today's incident happened because someone broke through the trap without paying. So these heroes chased them all the way down and had a fight here.

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After a discussion among the crowd, an idler said: "These people set up cards everywhere to collect money. Doesn't the government care?"

Old Yangtou glared and said: "Now that we are also officers and soldiers, how can the government dare to take care of it? The fight was so big today, did you see a policeman coming to take care of it? Everyone, if you have nothing to do these days, don't go out.

Run. When you meet these uncles asking you for money, if you bring money, you will inevitably lose money. If you don't bring money, you may get a beating. In short, just stay at home."

Li Qiufeng listened to the old man's words, and he said them from beginning to end. There was no structure at all. He thought he was a man who spoke in a cloud, and he was afraid that most of what he said was unreliable. Then he deliberately said in a hoarse voice: "I know it."

There are so many. But then why did these good guys leave again?"

When Old Yangtou heard him call him "Lao Zhang", his face immediately glowed, and he stroked his beard and said: "Several village owners in Zhengyang Village also have entangled grievances in private. I heard that the second master stole the wife of the third master, and the two

People were already on fire. Just now, the third master was accidentally captured, and the second master actually wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone. After the third master escaped from danger, he fell out with the second master, and the two groups started fighting on the street. Later, the Jin Yiwei arrived,

Then we persuaded both parties to leave, and took these people out of the town, presumably to Yong'an City."

When Li Qiufeng heard that the Jin Yiwei had arrived, he was startled and said, "Don't be ridiculous, old man. Although I have never been to the capital, I know that the Jin Yiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers. They don't go out easily, so how could they come to us?"

Come to this small town? Besides, how can those green forest heroes listen to the instructions of the Jin Yiwei?"

The old Yangtou hadn't spoken yet. He only listened to the tea stall owner who came over with a tea tray and said: "He didn't lie. The Jin Yiwei is indeed here. Otherwise, how could those green forest heroes give face? Besides, so many people died in the restaurant, and the Jin Yiwei

When he said he was not allowed to report to the government, the boss was so frightened that he agreed again and again. If it weren't for Jin Yiwei, how could anyone else have such power?"

Li Qiufeng said: "This is really strange. I think these green forest heroes have really become officers and soldiers."

The boss shook his head and said in a low voice: "There is something fishy about this matter. From the founding of our Ming Dynasty by Taizu to the ascension of the current emperor, the emperor has always guarded the country. He has always treated these rebellious ministers and traitors, green forest heroes,

The suppression has been carried out to the end, and there has never been a precedent for recruiting rebels. However, in the past five or six days, there have been rumors everywhere that the imperial court is going to recruit the green forest bandits into the official army. This is not a good thing. I advise everyone to find someone in the past few days.

Hide it in a safe place and come out after the storm has passed."

Li Qiufeng said: "How do you know that the person coming is really a Jin Yiwei?"

The boss said while clearing the table: "I used to sell tea in the capital, and Jin Yiwei saw it a lot. Although those people just now were not wearing official uniforms, they were wearing genuine official boots. And they took

I have seen the waist badge before, and it is not fake. The second head of Zhengyang Village is also a knowledgeable person. When he saw these people, his tone softened. "

Everyone was whispering again. Seeing that he could ask no more questions, Li Qiufeng took out a copper coin, bought two bowls of tea and drank it. Then he thanked Lao Yangtou and walked slowly to the front of the restaurant.

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At this time, the street had already returned to liveliness, and people were coming and going at the door of the restaurant. Li Qiufeng thought to himself that the wine had not been settled just now, and since everyone in Zhengyang Village had left, there was no need to worry, so he walked into the restaurant

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As soon as Li Qiufeng walked into the restaurant, a waiter came to greet him. As soon as he called out "Sir, please come in", he saw Li Qiufeng's face. He couldn't help but be stunned, and the rag in his hand almost fell to the ground. It turned out that this

The waiter in the store was the one who brought Li Qiufeng and Zhuyue upstairs. Later, he was forced by the gangsters in Zhengyang Village to identify them upstairs. The waiter in the store was so loyal that he didn't identify them as Qiufeng and Zhuyue.

Quite brave.

Li Qiufeng whispered: "Thank you so much, little brother."

The waiter in the shop said in a trembling voice: "My grandpa, why are you back again?"

Li Qiufeng saw that there were many guests dining in the lobby, but no one noticed him, so he whispered: "I haven't paid for my drink yet."

The waiter in the shop hurriedly pulled him to the door, found a place where no one was around and stopped, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Sir, those gangsters are not good people. You should stay away."

, never come back again.”

Li Qiufeng said: "I came back to pay for the drinks. Besides, my horse is still tied at the door. Without it, I won't be able to walk a long way."

The waiter said: "Our shopkeeper was so scared just now. I don't know how many customers escaped from the wine bill, so you don't have to settle it. As for this horse, please ride away quickly, otherwise the government will investigate and we will have to follow suit."

fall."

Li Qiufeng took out a piece of loose silver from his arms and handed it to the waiter: "Please put this money on the counter, and you can use the extra money to drink. As for the horses, I will ride one away and the other one will be used."

Gave it to you."

The waiter waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Sir, you don't know. Just when you left, you found out that the group of robbers started fighting among themselves, and they all pulled out their knives and tried to fight. But guess what? The high-ranking officials in the capital arrived, and the group of robbers started to fight.

Stop it. Our shopkeeper wanted to report to the official, but the senior official refused to report. He also said that his official was higher than our local official. The bodies of the people who died upstairs were all carried away by robbers. I guess these people are quite strong.

Afraid of those officials, I left the restaurant without even daring to fart. They were in a hurry when they left, and you forgot to take the two horses with you. These horses are not small things, and you can't hide them.

If you keep it with me, if someone comes to the government tomorrow and tell me, I will be taken in and tortured. You'd better take both horses away."

Li Qiufeng saw that the waiter was sensible and not greedy for money. He admired him in his heart. He thought to himself that it was rare for an ordinary citizen to see things so clearly. He then stuffed the broken silver into the waiter's hand and then said goodbye.

, went to the door of the restaurant and untied the reins of the two horses. He knew that since the Jin Yiwei appeared here, if he rode a horse and led another horse on the long street, he would definitely attract attention, which would inevitably lead to complications, so

He didn't dare to get on his horse, so he just led the two horses and walked slowly south.

This town is not small. Li Qiufeng walked for half an hour before crossing the town and arriving at a road. Li Qiufeng had just asked passers-by and knew that if you go south along this road, you can reach the waterway to Jiangnan.

So he walked all the way down the dock. Seeing that there were few people on the road, he picked a horse to stay with him, then slapped the other horse on the butt and watched it run away slowly.

Li Qiufeng stood on the side of the road and tied his horse to a tree on the side of the road. Then he said in a deep voice: "You followed me all the way here, why don't you dare to show up to see me?"

After a while, I heard someone laughing, and then a few people walked out from behind a broken wall on the opposite side of the road. The leading man, wearing a gray robe and a black hat, turned out to be Zhuang Hengyun, the second owner of Wuhu Villa.

The two of them had not seen each other since they parted ways in the imperial mausoleum. Yu Changyuan, the owner of Wuhu Mountain Villa, betrayed his relatives, and the other village owners and villagers were almost wiped out in the imperial mausoleum. However, Zhuang Hengyun was exposed as a member of the Dongchang faction in Wuhushan Villa.

As an undercover agent of Hushan Villa, he finally left the imperial mausoleum with Zhao Zhen and others. When Li Qiufeng left the restaurant, he realized that someone was following him, but he did not expect that it was Zhuang Hengyun.

There were three people standing behind Zhuang Hengyun. These three people had sinister eyes, white faces and no beards, and looked quite strange.

Li Qiufeng sneered and said: "It turns out to be Erxia Zhuang. I haven't seen you for a few days. Erxia Zhuang is getting healthier and healthier."

Zhuang Hengyun stopped in front of Li Qiufeng and said with a smile: "Zhuang heard that Brother Li defeated Tang He and showed his power in Yong'an City, and even Yun Feiyang was killed by you. Young heroes are really respectable and awesome.

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