But Zhou Qing laughed: "You deserve it, you don't know where Mangdang Mountain is? It's a famous bandit den that officers and soldiers don't dare to set foot on easily. Don't you want to die here?"
"Of course I know how dangerous Mangdang Mountain is." Hou Zhao's face turned red and he lowered his voice: "But I also know that there are not only bandits in Mangdang Mountain, but there are also a large number of Han Dynasty tombs buried underground. As long as one tomb is dug,
You can make a fortune."
Zhou Qing glanced at him and sneered: "Grave robbing is detrimental to moral integrity. I think you dug a lot of tombs, but you definitely didn't get rich. Instead, you got retribution at home!"
Hou Zhao sighed and said: "You are right, nine out of ten tomb robbers will not end well. The money they get will be a waste of money and cannot be saved at all. I have had my fortune told. In this life, there will be two disadvantages and one disadvantage.
, having no wife and no descendants is a terrible fate, perhaps the retribution for tomb robbing."
"Then you should have washed your hands long ago." Zhou Qing said.
"I've been doing this since I was thirteen, and it's been eighteen years now. My hands are still itchy if I don't rob tombs. I can't change it!" Hou Zhao said with a smile.
"You are hopeless!"
Zhou Qing was speechless for a while, then waved to the soldiers around him and said: "Take the people and things with you and withdraw the troops!"
…
Late at night, a dark figure tumbled into the county government office, avoided the police on guard, and came to the side window of the county magistrate's bedroom. He knocked lightly three times. After a while, the window opened, and the dark figure quickly tumbled in.
The window was quickly closed.
The room was dark, and only the breathing of two people could be heard. The black shadow was the first to speak: "County Magistrate Mei, why did you call me here in such a hurry? There are many eyes watching you outside."
Mei Changyuan said angrily: "Xu Wangtang's daughter-in-law didn't catch the good thing you did, but Han Baihang was injured!"
The black shadow was silent and said coldly: "County Magistrate Mei, don't forget that it was your order to capture Ding Qingyao. We were just following orders. No one expected Han Baihang to show up halfway. In that case, we are enemies, not friends.
Naturally, casualties are inevitable, and we even injured a dozen brothers!"
Mei Changyuan snorted coldly and said impatiently: "Don't show your face during this period. It's best to leave Yongcheng and don't let anyone catch you."
"Don't worry, even if you are caught, I won't betray you, County Magistrate Mei." Black Shadow said coldly.
"That's best."
Mei Changyuan paced and asked in a low voice: "How are the people who broke into Ding and Xu's houses?"
"We have gained the target's trust. As long as we wait for the right time, we can seal the throat with one sword!" The black shadow's words revealed murderous intent.
"That's good!" Mei Changyuan showed a smile and said: "Tell your president, as long as we get rid of Ding and Xu, we will divide their property 50-50, and then I will organize the Red Spear Association into a militia.
Your president will be the group leader."
The black shadow said calmly: "I will tell you. If there is nothing else, I will leave."
"Go slowly without seeing me off!" Mei Changyuan said.
After waiting for the black shadow to leave the window, Mei Changyuan closed the window and bolted it, then returned to the bedroom. His concubine was sleeping drowsily. He also went to bed to rest, but he did not notice that the concubine was there.
I opened my eyes in the darkness, and a strange light flashed through my eyes.
…
The next day, Han Baihang was awakened by the reveille signal from the military camp. After resting all night, he felt that the wound on his back was not so painful. He called in the orderlies to solve the problem of urination, then he lay down and sat up, thinking deeply about the current situation in Yongcheng.
He no longer had the energy he had when he first arrived in Yongcheng. As he learned more about the old events in Yongcheng, he felt more and more that the water in Yongcheng was very deep. Some of his preconceptions were overturned, and he had to become cautious in his actions.
He got up, so he took the opportunity to leave Yongcheng and hid far away in Yong'an Town.
But who would have thought that Yong'an Town is also a den of right and wrong. At first, Pang Yumin gave him the impression that he was just a weak and incompetent gentry. But the more he got to know him, he realized that he was also a powerful figure. He killed Song Qiyuan's family without revealing anything, and also...
He poured dirty water on Ding Zuopeng. If he hadn't sent people to watch outside Pang's house earlier, he would have been deceived by his appearance. Later, Pang Yumin revealed the truth about opium cultivation in Yongcheng. This was a way to drive away wolves and tigers.
Thoughts, but Han Baihang will also use the plan. Both sides have their own calculations, and it is difficult to say who will be the final winner until the end.
In fact, the person that Han Baihang couldn't see through the most was Xu Wangtang. This man was born in the military and had been in charge of the army in Yongcheng for more than ten years. In the past, when Ding Zuopeng had not yet made his fortune, the Xu family was already one of the top wealthy families in Yongcheng, and had a close relationship with the bandits.
He has a lot of connections, but since he was hit by the death of his eldest son, he has faded out of the military world. His family business has been bleak, and he lives a life of isolation from the world. He is rarely seen in the affairs of Yongcheng. Such a person would not be able to attract attention in the first place.
Han Baihang paid attention to it, but when he heard Pang Yumin tell old stories about Yongcheng many times, he would mention Xu Wangtang's name repeatedly. Such a person would really lose his ambition and fighting spirit because of the pain of losing his son. Han Baihang had question marks in his heart. There were two situations.
From a personal perspective, if Xu Wangtang is indeed reining in himself, then everyone will be happy, but if he is secretly keeping a low profile and actually still controlling the situation in Yongcheng, then this matter will be troublesome and the problem will be directed to another person.
That is Ding Zuopeng, the most powerful and richest man in Yongcheng. He controls two major armed forces, the militia and the business group, and has strong financial resources. Nine out of ten Yongcheng gentry follow his lead. He acts in a domineering style, and is the person Han Baihang is most afraid of. But
Ding Zuopeng's rise to prominence only lasted a few years, and he took over the Xu family and became the local emperor of Yongcheng.
This made Han Baihang suspicious and guess whether the Ding and Xu families had any other relationship besides being in-laws. Is Ding Zuopeng a real tiger or a paper tiger? This question prompted Han Baihang to agree to Pang Yumin's suggestion to operate on Ding Zuopeng's tobacco field. If Ding Zuopeng
It's a paper tiger, so Han Baihang has long been coveting the Ding family's property, but if Ding Zuopeng is a real tiger, then Han Baihang will sell out Pang Yumin without hesitation.
Moreover, Han Baihang also learned a new trick, which was the strategy of driving away wolves and tigers. Xu Wangtang could use bandits to destroy the Red Spear Society. He also followed the same example and used bandits to rob smoke and soil. He could stay out of the matter and avoid suspicion at the same time.
Even if the secret is exposed, the responsibility can be cleared.
As for the Red Spear Society, Han Baihang didn't take it seriously. This kind of society was disorganized. When the local government was weak, they came out to cause trouble, but as long as the government was determined to suppress it and kill a group of people, they would not become a phenomenon.
Thinking of the government, Han Baihang couldn't help but think of the county magistrate Mei Changyuan. This magistrate seemed weak and incompetent, and was bullied by Ding Zuopeng. But at this time, he had a strange and bold idea, could this magistrate?
It is not impossible that he is hiding his strength and biding his time, waiting to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
Thinking of this, Han Baihang suddenly got a headache. Since ancient times, it is difficult to know the heart of a person. It is hard to say who is the mantis, who is the oriole, and who is the cicada.