Of course people do exist, but with the abilities of this gang of horse bandits, it is unlikely that they have actually been seen.
"Why is the young general so sneaky and trying to find out our whereabouts?"
A tall and burly man sat in an armchair opposite Wu Zheng, but the person who asked the question was a man with a small goatee standing next to the burly man.
He is thin, has slender eyes, and looks very cunning. He should be the brains behind this gang of horse bandits.
Wu Zheng snorted coldly: "What's the matter? I can't inquire about you? I am an official and you are bandits. If this official inquires about the bandits, he still has to report it to the bandits in advance?"
Arrogant and domineering, with eyes higher than the top of the head and air coming out of the nostrils.
Seeing that the bandit leader couldn't help but squeeze the armrests of the chair, if he hadn't taken the middle leader into consideration, and if he hadn't been the nephew of the captain of the middle leader, he would have kept this man awake long ago!
"The young general is right. The young general is an official, and we are bandits. Therefore, the young general is trying to find out about us, so we must be careful." Goatee said cheerfully.
Wu Zheng seemed to be choked by him. For a moment, he didn't know how to retort, so he could only hold his neck and said: "What nonsense, please let me go!"
Goatee's eyes flashed: "If the young general doesn't explain something, I'm afraid he will have to pay some lip service."
"How dare you!" Wu Zheng shouted, "If I have one hair on my head, your nest will be destroyed!"
The horse bandits looked solemn and seemed to be hesitating.
A look of color appeared on Wu Zheng's face: "Think about it with your brains, I will be in danger alone..."
As if he realized that he was getting carried away, Wu Zheng's expression changed and he immediately stopped talking.
On the contrary, this made the horse bandits feel a little nervous. The most worrying situation has indeed appeared.
"Hehehehe..." Goatee laughed out loud, took a dagger and stepped forward to cut the rope for Wu Zheng in person, "Don't get me wrong, little general, I can't wait for the people who are just living. How dare I go against the little general and the great prime minister? Come here, little general."
There must be a need for this. The young general can just say it bluntly. It is an honor for us to be able to do our little bit for the Prime Minister."
Wu Zheng stood up, moved his wrists, raised his foot and kicked Goatee's calf bone, causing him to fall down.
"Dick!"
"Second Master!"
"stop!"
The leader of the horse bandits and the other horse bandits stood up angrily. Someone had already raised their swords at Wu Zheng, but Goatee shouted and stopped them.
A gloomy expression flashed across his face, and when he stood up despite the pain, there was already a flattering smile on his face: "Young general, have you calmed down? If you still haven't calmed down, I will make amends with the young general."
Annoyance and fear flashed across Wu Zheng's eyes, as if he resented his impulsiveness just now. Now that he saw his goatee going down the steps, he raised his chin very proudly and said, "You know what you're doing!"
Goatee, who had a clear view of his reaction, ordered the following: "Go, set a table with good wine and good food, and we will entertain the young general!"
Soon, Wu Zheng was brought to the main hall. He was arrogant all the way, but he didn't look around. Occasionally, when he glanced over, it was full of contempt and disgust.
Sitting at the table, he was quickly attracted by the good wine and food, especially the wine.
These horse thieves actually have high-quality Bolingfen wine!
This is unique to the Lin family and is not sold to the outside world. It is because he followed Jun Ci and cooperated with Jun Ci that he could drink it from time to time.
I never expected that there were many dens of horse bandits. I wonder who they robbed and killed!
"Good wine!" Wu Zheng drank it all in one gulp, not worried at all that they would poison him, and showed his confidence that they would not dare.
Goatee kept urging him to drink, and Wu Zheng refused anyone who came. He probably started to feel drunk after drinking one jar of wine, until after drinking two jars, his vision was blurred and he kept shaking his head.
"No... we can't drink anymore. I... I'm going to look for them..." Wu Zheng grabbed the wine jar with one hand and supported the table with the other, speaking unclearly, "I'm late... it's a big deal... a big deal is bad!"
"Little general, if you don't explain any important matters in detail, I will definitely relieve the little general's worries." Goat Hu was good at tempting.
"You..." Wu Zheng came closer drunkenly, "You... you can't..."
Naturally, Goatee would not give up. After some insinuations, he finally got the words out of Wu Zheng's mouth.
It turned out that they met the guards in the city today, and they had a quarrel and even got into a fight with them.
The Central Guards Army's martial arts competition was in the spotlight and they belittled them everywhere. After their stimulation, these few decided to raid the horse bandit gang in Jinyong City overnight to vent their anger.
There were quite a few of them, about twenty of them. Someone had entered here by mistake before and knew a road that bypassed the village in front and reached their base.
He came here to explore the truth and make sure that they didn't dare do anything to him. He would wait for him to go back and join them, and then kill them by surprise!
"Damn, these bastards are really coming for us!" The bandit banged his head on the table, stood up and grabbed a long knife, "Grandpa, I'm going to kill these grandsons right now!"
"Brother, wait a minute." Goatee stopped him.
"What? Brother, do you think it's a scam?" Ma Banditou glanced at Wu Zheng, who was already drunk, "Kill this little bastard first!"
"Brother." Goatee hurriedly stopped, "This man can't pretend to be drunk with two jars of strong liquor. News came from the city today that the Central Guards escorted the Yuan family to support the spirit. It was true that there was a conflict with someone around noon. The other party
I have also inquired privately about his identity, and it seems to be true."
"In that case, why are you stopping me?"
"We still have to make a good living." Goatee said helplessly, "We can't kill this person first. Unless we kill all the leading troops who came, otherwise it will bring disaster to us."
They indeed have all the advantages, but since the Prime Minister is determined to destroy them, they will not stand a chance.
Others will be fettered by the villages outside and are afraid of being criticized verbally and written down, but the Prime Minister is not afraid. He is the evil god who slaughtered two thousand imperial officials!
"Since they ambushed a dozen people, brother, please take thirty people with you. It is best to capture them alive, but not to hurt them," Goatee said. "Capture them all. Let's show our sincerity and let them go."
"How can they be so easy to get rid of?" Ma Banditou was not a wise man, but he had some knowledge.
A sneer appeared on Goatee's lips: "Why are they here? They were just provoked by the Central Guards. If we promise them, we will help them kill the people of the Central Guards before they return."
The horse bandit leader frowned: "Isn't this also an offense to the imperial court?"
"It depends on who in the court we offend." Goatee sneered, "We have reached an agreement with them. As long as they go back, they ask General Di to be their guarantee. This person is General Di's nephew. In this way, we can be the opposite of Dacheng.
If you build a relationship, you will be more stable in the future."
"Wonderful!" Ma Banditou happily agreed.
No one saw Wu Zheng lying beside the table, the corners of his lips slowly rising.