Yuan Feng said: "There is no need to go through fire and water. As long as the two masters continue to do their job, they will spread their troops around the Heifeng Gorge and stop the caravans when they see them. As long as they are carrying brick tea, they will be detained."
Robbery on the road, this is something you are familiar with, it is not difficult, but this robbery is an illegal activity. The two leaders looked at each other and expressed embarrassment: "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. After all, it is against the law."
Yuan Feng thought, just pretend, there are not many things that violate national laws, but he said with a smile: "No, everyone is responsible for investigating tea and horse smuggling. I have a few copies of Luyang County here."
Take the copies of the documents issued by the main hall with you and show them to anyone who dares to question you. Now you are not thieves, but upright... helpers of the Luyang County Quick Service."
Liu Hailong grinned widely: "Then we are also people from the six gates. If the brick tea is seized, does it belong to us?"
Yuan Feng said: "Of course not. Even if the smuggled items are not found, they should be transferred to the government. How can they be owned by private individuals?"
"Then aren't we busy in vain?" Liu Hailong was puzzled.
"Old Liu, you still don't believe me when you say that you are short-sighted." Luo Xiaohu tugged on Liu Hailong's arm, "We are following Yuan Baozheng, and we are afraid that we won't make any money? You have been living like a dog for more than thirty years!"
"That's right, that's right, you're right to follow Yuan Baozheng." Liu Hailong laughed naively. It's not like he didn't know about Yuan Feng's deeds. Yuan Feng from Shibali Fort wiped out the Li family of Lanzhou, a big salt lord, in one night. Such courage and such courage
In terms of strength, there has not been such a hero in the past 20 years.
The two groups of horse thieves received the order and roared away. Yuan Feng said to Zhao Ding'an: "Seizing Yuchi's goods is a big deal. We must report it to the county magistrate. I will set off for the county immediately. You will take care of the house.
If you provoke them again, they will be killed without mercy, and the corpses outside the fort should be buried in coffins so that they can be buried alive."
Zhao Ding'an said: "Brother Feng, don't worry. By the way, do you still want to talk to Uncle Sun?"
Yuan Feng said: "People are always afraid of trouble. Just go and comfort him. It won't be too late. I have to set off now."
We selected ten agile men from among the brothers, took off their armor, put down their spears, and carrying only their bows, arrows and swords, the group left the fort and headed straight for the county town.
It is eighty miles away from Shibalibao to Luyang County, and the journey is fairly smooth. We arrived at the county in the evening, and it happened to be dinner time. It was not easy to go to the county government office, so we could only arrange to stay and have dinner first.
I found a small restaurant and ordered a few bowls of noodles and sat down to eat. When it got dark late in the summer, I saw a few people dressed as businessmen walking around outside. Their skin color was fair and they were incompatible with the locals. Yuan Feng grew up.
With a sharp mind, he called the waiter over and asked, "Who are those people?"
The waiter knew that he was the county's fast-track catcher, and he politely replied: "To tell you the truth, it's a businessman from Lanzhou Prefecture who has come to collect fur goods. He has been here for two days and has not received much fur goods. He only collected them in the city.
He was wandering around and asking about things."
"Oh, what are you asking about?"
"They are all short-sighted, but these people seem to be very interested in the yamen, and hang out outside the yamen when they have nothing to do."
"Okay, you go down."
Luyang County is located near the Great Wall. It was originally established as a county town to support the Great Wall garrison. The land is barren and desertification is severe. There are no rare furs to purchase. Could it be that you have traveled thousands of miles just to collect sheep skins? Let’s connect it to the recent incident.
Yuan Feng immediately knew the answer to the matter. These people were coming for Liu Zhixian. As long as he killed Liu Zhixian, he would have no one to rely on and could not openly arrest smuggling. This move was a brilliant one.
"Brothers, come here and listen to me." Yuan Feng called the ten little brothers over and made arrangements in this way.
Late at night, the lights in the study room of the county government house were still on, and a silhouette was sitting behind the window reading a book. It was quiet outside, except for the sound of clappers coming from the street in the distance, which was the watchman on night watch.
Five black figures sprang out from the inn. They were all covered with black cloth and wore soft-soled shoes. They made no sound when walking. The street was dark, and the moon was hidden behind the clouds. The shadows clung to the wall and came to the county.
Outside the government office, I saw that there was no one around, so I left one person outside the wall to guard the place. The remaining four people climbed in quietly. The wall of the county government office was made of adobe and was very short. They climbed over easily.
It is just a two-entry courtyard, with a court in front and a residence in the back. The residence has only three rooms, a main room and two side rooms. The room on the left side of the main room doubles as the master's study. Looking at the silhouettes behind the window, masked people are talking to each other.
Nodding, two of them took out their steel knives and walked over. The other three held the doors of the wing rooms respectively. They had inquired in advance. In the wing rooms on both sides lived the magistrate's son, daughter-in-law, and an old woman. Apart from the son,
Apart from a little kung fu, everyone else is easy to deal with.
The two walked to the door of the main room and were about to break in. Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a lit torch was thrown in from the outside. While the torch was rolling in the air, two arrows shot out the two blind men.
The masked man was nailed to the door panel, and then he shouted everywhere: "Bold thief, abandon your weapons and surrender."
The incident happened suddenly, and the masked people were caught off guard. They didn't know how many people were coming from the other side. In panic, they could only hide in the side room. When they rushed into the side room, sharp screams rang out in the room.
The door of the hall suddenly opened, and Magistrate Liu, wearing clothes and holding a sword, shouted: "Who dares to break into the government office!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two corpses hanging on the door panel, and he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
The door of another wing also opened, and Liu Jingyun rushed out with a long sword in his hand, rushing to Magistrate Liu first: "Dad, are you okay?"
Several people fell on the wall, and it was Yuan Feng who walked quickly and shouted: "Seal all the exits, don't let the thieves escape!" He didn't have time to say hello to Liu Zhixian, so he walked straight to the door of the wing and said: "
Come out and surrender and I will let you live, otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"
The two masked men knew that they were ambushed and there was no way out, so they simply came out with the hostages. The one in the front was strangling an old woman's neck. The old woman was so frightened that her face was pale, with snot and tears flowing from her nose. The man behind was carrying a
The little girl, the little girl was pink and had a bellyband on, and she was struggling and crying.
There was a commotion in the yard. Everyone came out. Liu Zhixian's family, the two old policemen who lived in the front yard, and ten of Yuan Feng's men were all crowded in the small yard. The lanterns and torches were brightly lit, and the two thieves were there.
His traces were clearly exposed, and he looked exactly like the so-called merchants who were wandering around outside the county government office during the day.
"Get out of the way and let us go! Otherwise, we will kill them!" the masked man shouted. As he spoke, he raised the steel knife. The old woman was so frightened that she could not stand still.
"Let me go and let you go!" Yuan Feng shouted tit for tat.
"You think we are stupid. This old woman and this little girl are our talismans. If you let us go and promise not to follow them, we will put them down fifty miles away."
"Dream! Why should I believe you?"
The two sides were quarreling, and suddenly Magistrate Liu said: "Stop quarreling, holding young, old, women and children hostage is nothing. Let them go, and I will accompany you out of the city."
The two masked men looked at each other and said, "No, you are only one person, and we have two lives in our hands."
"Okay, let Nanny Zhang go, and we, father and daughter, will be your hostages."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Liu Jingyun shouted: "Father, no, they are just coming after you."
Yuan Feng was also shocked. He personally went to the danger to rescue the women and children. This was already a very fearless act. When the other party suggested that he could only exchange for one person, Liu Zhixian decided not to exchange for his own daughter, but decided to exchange for a servant.
Yuan Feng was shocked by his safety. Liu Zhixian was an extraordinary person!
We must find a chance to protect them! Yuan Feng made up his mind and focused on the little girl who was held hostage. The little girl's eyes happened to be cast over. When their eyes met, Yuan Feng was shocked again. It turned out that this little girl
The girl was the little loli who had had a bowl of ramen with him in Lanzhou Prefecture. The little loli obviously recognized him, and slowly stopped crying and twisting. The masked man relaxed and also
He took the knife farther away.
The Liu family and his daughter were both kind-hearted people, which strengthened Yuan Feng's idea. He turned his head and looked at Liu Zhixian. Liu Zhixian looked at him and nodded slightly, and Yuan Feng also nodded slightly.
The exchange of hostages began. Liu Zhixian threw down his sword and slowly walked towards the masked man. When the other party saw him approaching, he pushed the old woman away and reached out to grab Liu Zhixian. He said it was too late and soon, Liu Zhixian raised his hand.
He kicked the opponent in the chest. The masked man never expected that a frail middle-aged man would suddenly attack him. He was kicked back a few steps without warning. The other masked man was just about to make a move when an iron bullet hit him.
The bones in the hand holding the knife were all shattered on the spot. When the steel knife was released, he screamed in pain. Yuan Feng and others saw the opportunity and swarmed up. The swords came together and killed the two of them on the spot. Liu Zhixian screamed for the knife to stay.
It's too late for anyone.
After hacking the thief to death, Yuan Feng raised his hands to Magistrate Liu and said, "I'm sorry for my late duty, but I'm late to save you. My lord, please forgive me."
Liu Zhixian had already pulled his daughter over and gave her to his wife to comfort her. He still looked calm when facing Yuan Feng, as if he didn't care about the disaster just now.
"Leader Yuan came at the right time, but the thief is already dead and there is no evidence, so it will be difficult to find the culprit."
"There is no need to worry, adults. There is another one outside to protect from the wind, and we have already captured him alive."
Yuan Feng had his men bring in the man who had been captured alive, but his men reported that the man had bitten his tongue and committed suicide. Only then did Yuan Feng become upset: "They are still a bunch of dead soldiers."
"As expected, it seems that someone in the court wants me to die." Liu Zhixian whispered to himself softly. Yuan Feng didn't hear it and said loudly: "My lord, although I didn't leave anyone alive, I know that the thief is a harvester.
The orders from the Yuchi family in Chang'an are here."
"Oh?" Magistrate Liu became interested, "Could it be that you have already checked his goods?"
"Exactly, fifteen hundred loads of brick tea and three hundred camels have been impounded. The Yuchi family has already sent people to beat them once. It is because they are worried that they will be harmful to you, so I brought people here to protect them."
"A small businessman dares to plot to assassinate an official of the imperial court. The northwest is indeed in chaos, but this is somewhat interesting. It is better than sitting idle. Yuan Feng, I will write a handwritten letter for you to send to Lanzhou in person. The main hall of the Ministry of Household Affairs
Mr. Zhou is patrolling there, and I will find a way to hand it over to him, it will definitely be of great use."
After the letter was written, Yuan Feng was about to leave overnight. Before leaving, he called Wang Xiaoga to Liu Zhixian and said: "This is Wang Xiaoga, my sworn brother. A man of skill is brave. He was the one who shot the iron bullet just now."
Yes, let him lead his brothers to protect the master."
Liu Zhixian happily said: "Okay, you can be the leader of the strong class."