I remember that when he escaped from the county jail, Yuma had some vague suspicions because the security inside the county jail was too sparse at that time.
Especially when it was time for him to pick the lock, the Shang Shui sergeants who were left behind to act as jailers were all drunk themselves.
At that time, Yuma was in a hurry to escape from the county jail and didn't think much about it. But now that he thinks about it carefully, his smooth escape was probably deliberately arranged by someone.
In fact, perhaps the Zongwei Zhou Pu followed his wishes and deliberately left the copper wire for him so that he could break the lock and escape.
Since there is Zongwei's involvement, it is not difficult for those who hope that Yuma can escape from prison smoothly. After all, the ten Zongwei in Yangxia County only obey the orders of one person, that is King Su.
Following this line and recalling it carefully, Yuma gradually felt that there was something wrong with Prince Su's attitude at that time, especially the way Zhao Hongrun was speechless when he asked how to learn the secret of the tunnel.
Thinking of this, Yuma couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
Because he originally thought that he escaped from the prison by relying on his own ability, but now that he thought about it carefully, it was clear that Zongwei Zhou Pu and the Shang Shuijun in the prison had received private instructions from Su Wang Zhao Hongrun and secretly cooperated with him to escape from prison.
As for Zhao Hongrun's purpose in doing this, Yuma also guessed based on Ying Kang's few words when he was furious.
That King Su wants to get the location of the Fuqiu people's lair in Geyang Mountain!
When he told Ying Kang about this guess, Ying Kang also looked shocked, but then Ying Kang said bitterly: "Even if you and I have guessed that Zhao Run's intention, what can we do? Can we just turn a blind eye?"
Are you going to watch the people of Fuqiu assist the Shang Shui Army to catch us all in one fell swoop?"
Hearing this, Yuma couldn't help but feel speechless.
Indeed, what if you guessed King Su's intention? Is it possible to avoid revealing the location of the Fuqiu crowd's lair?
Why?
How come the people of Fuqiu can put the people of Yiqiu into such a crisis, but the people of Yiqiu cannot fight back in the same way?
Even though they knew Zhao Hongrun's intentions, they had no choice but to obey in order to retaliate against the people of Fuqiu.
This is a conspiracy. Even if you know it is a trick, you still have to dig into it.
Thinking of this, Yuma couldn't help but taunt Jin Gou secretly: You are as cunning as a ghost, trying to use the power of the Shang Shui Army to annex the rest of the hidden thief forces in Yangxia, but how can you defeat that King Su? Do you think you are helping that person?
If King Su has purged Yangxia County, then King Su will let your Fuqiu people continue to expand?
"Brother Ying Kang, what should we do next?... If we also reveal the location of the Fuqiu people's camp, although we can take revenge on Jin Gou, the one who ultimately benefits is the Lord Su Wang... In front of him,
We, the people of Yiqiu and Fuqiu, can decide at will. When he wants to send troops to annihilate us, he can send troops to annihilate us when he wants..."
After listening to Yuma's words, Ying Kang fell into deep thought and asked after a while: "Brother Yuma, what do you think we should do?"
I saw Yuma thinking for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "We will not reveal the location of the Fuqiu people's camp for the time being... If I guessed correctly, King Su will not wipe out the remaining people and leave only one Fuqiu people.
Otherwise, how will he check Jin Gou in the future? And once Brother Ying Kang leaks the location of the Fuqiu Zhong's camp to Zhao Run in vain, then we will really have no support at all..."
"you mean……"
"Only the Yiqiu people know the location of the Fuqiu people's camp. Maybe we can use this to negotiate with King Su." Yuma lowered his voice and said, "This may give the Yiqiu people a chance to survive."
After hearing this, Ying Kang paced back and forth in the secret room, frowned and said, "But if this happens, won't our people in Yiqiu have to take orders from that Zhao Run, lose their freedom and become the lackeys of the imperial court?"
Hearing this, Yuma smiled bitterly and said: "Now that things have come to this, how can we still care about the hidden knight's purpose of not being a traitor?"
The so-called ghosts are a custom of the Wei State. Wei people believe that the ghosts of people who were killed by tigers died in the tiger's mouth and had no way to vent their resentment, so they transformed into ghosts and assisted those who killed them.
The tiger kills more victims and causes more people to suffer, so the idiom "helping the tiger" comes into being. Note: This is the correct interpretation of this idiom.
The self-discipline, or purpose, of not being a swindler among hidden thieves is intended to warn fellow thieves not to covet glory and wealth and seek refuge with the court or the powerful. After all, even in the Wei State, the phenomenon of nobles oppressing civilians was still very common, and the court,
Because he favored the nobility, he was shamed by many liberal people.
In contrast, the hidden thieves who were convicted by the court as bandits did not attack the common people. Many of the targets they attacked were nobles who were unkind and wealthy. Therefore, from the perspective of civilians, the hidden thieves called themselves hidden heroes.
There is nothing wrong with a righteous man.
But from Zhao Hongrun's perspective, it's completely different.
After all, Zhao Hongrun is the largest nobleman in Wei and comes from a distinguished royal family. When he looks at the hidden thief from a national perspective, the hidden thief becomes an unruly person who refuses to obey the constraints of the court. The so-called chivalrous person uses force to break the ban.
, which refers to exactly this.
"Anyway, I'll find a way to negotiate with King Su first."
After leaving a few words, Yuma set off back to Yangxia County.
He remembered that when he came out, he took a secret tunnel, but when he returned, because he had vaguely guessed Zhao Hongrun's intention, Yuma simply stopped being sneaky and walked in through the county gate openly and told the gatekeeper.
Shang Shuijun, he is a fugitive who escaped from the county jail.
The Shangshui soldiers at the county gate were shocked. They had never seen such an "arrogant" fugitive. He had obviously escaped from the city, but he actually came back.
So, without saying a word, the Shoshui sergeants who were guarding the city gate tied up a dozen of Yuma's group and took them to the county prison.
The person guarding the county jail was still Zongwei Zhou Pu.
When he heard the news that Yuma had left and returned, he was really stunned for a moment.
One had a bruised forehead, and the other had a bruised nose and face. Zhou Pu and Yuma, the two injured people, looked at each other, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
"I'm back."
Finally, Yuma spoke first to break the deadlock.
"Hmm." Zongwei Zhou Pu responded. He wanted to ask Yuma, but he was worried about ruining their highness's important matter, so he had to keep the question in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Yuma Hui took the initiative and said: "Thanks to Lord Zongwei for secretly assisting me in escaping from prison, I have already met Brother Yingkang, the leader of the Yiqiu people... Lord Zongwei can restore his life to King Su in this way."
"..." Zhou Pu was stunned when he heard this, with a hint of interest in his eyes.
He originally thought Yuma was a smart man, but now after hearing these words, he thought of Yuma even more highly.
"Don't blame me for teaching you such a miserable lesson..."
"In fact, I should be thanking Mr. Zongwei." When he said this, Yuma also felt very awkward. After all, Zhou Pu beat him up severely, but he still had to thank the former.
It's really awkward to say.
"I have received your thanks." Zhou Pu touched the bandage on his forehead with an unclear expression. He was obviously dissatisfied with Yuma's dirty tricks at that time.
Yuma smiled slightly awkwardly, then clasped his fists and said, "I have something to ask Master Sowei for help... I would also like to ask to see Prince Su."
Zhou Pu took a deep look at Yuma, then suddenly called a few Shang Shui soldiers, pointed at Yuma and said, "Take this man to the county government. If anyone asks, just say it was my intention."
"Yes, Lord Zongwei!" The Shangshui soldiers nodded and responded.
After about a cup of tea, Yuma was taken to the county government office. When the Shangshui sergeants on duty at the county government heard that it was Zongwei Zhou Pu's intention, they did not stop him and allowed the Shangshui sergeants to tie him up with ropes.
The horse was brought to the county government office.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun was waiting in front of the county government office. As for what he was waiting for, he was just waiting for the reaction of the people in Yiqiu.
If everything goes well, it won't take long for him to get the location of the Fuqiu Clan's lair. In this case, Jin Gou and his Fuqiu Clan will become nothing but meat on his chopping board, and they won't be able to do any tricks.
But what Zhao Hongrun didn't expect was that he did not wait for the Fuqiu Clan to send someone with information about the location of the Fuqiu Clan's lair, but instead waited for Yuma, a fugitive who had escaped from prison, to fall into a trap.
"Yuma?"
When he heard the report from Zong Wei Chief Shen Yu, Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised and frowned.
Didn't he contact the people in Yiqiu? But if he didn't plan to contact the people in Yiqiu, what would he do if he escaped from prison?
Zhao Hongrun, who was suspicious in his heart, ordered someone to bring Yuma who was waiting outside.
When he saw Yuma again, he found that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. While Zhao Hongrun was shocked, he was also secretly amused.
After all, Zongwei Zhou Pu had already told Zhao Hongrun how he secretly helped Yuma escape from prison.
After laughing to himself a few times, Zhao Hongrun deliberately made a serious face and said in a bluff: "Yuma, you dare to come back?!... You are so courageous. I am giving you a wide berth, but you are waiting for an opportunity to escape from prison...
"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Yuma smiled and said, "Your Highness, King Su, didn't you secretly ask the Zongwei named Zhou Pu to help me escape from prison?"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, looking up and down at Yuma with some surprise. At the same time, he put away the scowl on his face and said with a half-smile: "So, you brought what I want?"
really……
Yuma thought to himself, then shook his head and said: "Only two groups of people know what King Su wants, but one group of people will definitely not give it to King Su. Therefore, only the other group of people are left.
...I would like to know what price King Su is willing to pay in exchange for that one thing?"
…
Zhao Hongrun frowned, of course he understood what Yuma said.
Just because he understood, he felt that the evolution of the matter was slightly different from what he had guessed. He originally thought that the Fuqiu people would hand over the location of the Fuqiu people's lair, but he did not expect that this group of people was more powerful than he expected.
Be a little smarter and try to use this to bargain with him.
It's a pity...
Zhao Hongrun shook his head secretly and said calmly: "Yuma, it seems that you and that Ying Kang are not suitable for business."
"What do you mean?" Yuma asked confused, not understanding why Zhao Hongrun brought the topic to business.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "You have to know that judging whether an item is valuable or not does not depend on the seller, but on the buyer, that is, market demand... Believe it or not, if I change my mind,
If you no longer want that thing, will the situation of your Youma people and the Yiqiu people become even more disadvantageous?"
Yuma's expression changed when he heard this. He understood what Zhao Hongrun meant: If you don't hand over that thing to me, then I will have to cooperate with the people of Fuqiu. In this way, you, the people of Yuma and the city will have no choice but to cooperate with each other.
Will Qiu Zhong still have a way to survive?
But after thinking about it again, Yuma's face showed a little joy.
Because from these words, Yuma could vaguely hear that Zhao Hongrun did not intend to drive away all the hidden thieves in Yangxia.
Why is this?
Yuma was very surprised because he had always thought that Zhao Hongrun planned to uproot the Yang Xia Hidden Thief.
He didn't know that the reason why Zhao Hongrun changed his mind was precisely because of Jin Gou's words.
I have to say that although Jin Gou was cunning and cunning, some of his words were quite reasonable and won Zhao Hongrun's heart.
For example, he said that Zhao Hongrun lacked a secret force around him, which made Zhao Hongrun very moved.
However, in view of the various evil deeds of the Fuqiu people, Zhao Hongrun did not trust this group of hidden thieves very much. In comparison, he was more inclined to the Yiqiu people who had maintained public order in Yangxia County in the past.
But even so, Zhao Hongrun still couldn't tolerate Yuma being so self-righteous in dealing with him and posing as a soft threat.
Just like what he said to Sima An: An army that disobeys orders has no need to exist.
In the same way, what use does Zhao Hongrun have for the disobedient and disloyal hidden thieves?
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun had to make his position clear, lest these hidden thieves think that they had to do it.
After struggling for a long time, Yuma finally took a long breath and smiled helplessly.
"The people of Yiqiu are willing to offer the location of the camp of the people of Fuqiu. They only hope that King Su can give him a way out... This is not to coerce King Su, but to plead."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun finally showed a smile on his face.
I saw him raising his hand, holding up two fingers, and said calmly: "I do not intend to drive away all the hidden thieves in Yangxia, but I do not allow too many hidden thieves to take root here. Two groups, only
There are two shares that I can acquiesce in... Go back and tell Ying Kang what I said."
…
Yuma's face changed color, of course he understood the profound meaning of Zhao Hongrun's words.