The notice that Zhao Hongrun posted all over the city soon reached the ears of the hidden thieves in Yangxia, making the leaders of the hidden thieves both happy and depressed.
Fortunately, since King Su Zhao Run has posted this notice all over the city, it will be difficult for him to go back on his word in the future, and the leaders of the hidden thieves do not have to worry that King Su will cross the river and burn down the bridge.
What is depressing is that this announcement is clearly adding fuel to the fire, making the already fierce fight even more intense and cruel.
"We, the hidden thieves, are just like the two fighting cocks trapped in Zhao Run's pen, pecking each other hard just for that handful of fried rice!"
Duan Pei, the leader of Duanlou, was very angry after hearing the news.
Hearing this, the leader of the Black Spiders, a short and sturdy man with dark skin, Black Spider said calmly: "Now that the matter is over, what's the use of talking about it anymore? The only thing we can do now is to peck down the rooster opposite.
, just to win that handful of fried rice from the "master"." He deliberately emphasized the word "master" in his words, which was quite full of mockery and self-deprecation.
At this time, the leader of Mangyao, the man wrapped in a black cloak and playing tricks, used his hoarse voice to laugh strangely: "If you don't like this, why don't Brother Duan quit? I think it's so flattering.
The fried rice is getting more and more fragrant and tempting, hehehehe..."
Duan Pei glanced at Mangya with hatred, snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Let him quit now? Are you kidding?!
Perhaps seeing that the atmosphere at the table had become a little solemn, Ying Kang clapped his hands and smoothed things over: "Looking at the good side, that Zhao Run has no intention of burning bridges. But looking at the bad side, His Highness Prince Su
, it can be said that he is really good at using his tactics... The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. As soon as he posted that notice, both us and the golden hook dog thief had to cheer up and fight to the death. "
Isn't that right? The winner is hailed as "loyal and good". Not only can he climb the high branches of King Su Zhao Run, but he can also have his own village of hidden thieves. From now on, he no longer has to hide and hide. It can be said that he will gain both fame and fortune; if he loses, he will be reduced to a thief village.
Not only will thieves get nothing, but they will also be charged with various crimes, making it difficult for them to stand up for the rest of their lives.
The difference in treatment between the two was like a world of difference, forcing the hidden thieves to work hard, use all their strength, and risk their lives to peck the rooster on the opposite side.
And who is the biggest beneficiary?
Isn’t he Zhao Run, the king of Su who sits firmly on Diaoyutai?
The illustrious Yang Xia Hidden Thieves were reduced to two fighting cocks imprisoned by Su Wang Zhao Run. They had to peck each other fiercely for a handful of fried rice. This was what made the leaders of the Hidden Thieves the most depressed and angry.
At this time, it was too late to use other means to make King Su surrender, because just two days ago, the second batch of the main force of the merchant navy that came to support had arrived under the leadership of deputy general Zhai Huang.
It’s Yangxia.
A total of five thousand soldiers!
But this time, the hidden thieves finally understood the reason why the main force of the Shang Shui Army was able to arrive in Yangxia so quickly: the support army took a transport ship from the Imperial Household Department, passed through the Cai River, the Wohe River, and finally
Arriving in Yangxia.
In fact, this second batch of merchant navy reinforcements also brought a lot of rice and a batch of weapons to Yangxia.
There are two main types of weapons in this batch. One is like a wooden box that can fire crossbow bolts. Shangshui sergeants call it "mechanical crossbow box". The other type is a wearable weapon.
On the small arm, a convenient and compact sleeve arrow.
Needless to say, that "mechanical crossbow box" was the main reason why the thieves and rangers in Yangxia County were defeated by the Shang Shui Army that day.
As for the sleeve arrow, the leaders of the hidden thieves are actually not unfamiliar with it, because it is said that this convenient and compact weapon was also born in the hands of the skilled craftsmen of the Lu State, and was used by the latter for self-defense.
Unexpectedly, Wei State can also make them, and they can make hundreds or even thousands of them.
Currently, there are 12,000 Shangshui soldiers stationed in Yangxia County. In fact, because the county cannot accommodate such a large number of troops, the Shangshui Army has built two camps outside the county, one is called Xu Camp.
, was guarded by Xu Jiong, a general of 3,000 men, while the other place was called Zhai Camp, and was guarded by Zhai Huang, the deputy general of the merchant general Wu Ji, who was also a general of 3,000 men.
At this point, even if the people of Fuqiu and Yiqiu, including Black Spider, Sangya, Duanlou, Genglou, Xujiazhai and other hidden thief forces put aside their past grievances and join hands, they still can't do anything to Zhao Hongrun.
What's more, at present, the Yiqiu people, Black Spider, Mangyao, Duan Lou, Geng Lou and other hidden thieves have formed an intractable enmity with the Fuqiu people.
It turned out that they had attacked the Fuqiu people's lair two days ago, but they just failed to capture it.
In retaliation, Jin Gou sent a group of people to the lair of Black Spider and Mourning Crow, killed all the thieves who had stayed in the camp, and burned down the latter's lair.
Black Spider and Mangyao were not as strong as the Fuqiu people, so they brought their troops to join the Yiqiu people.
In order to take revenge, the two of them and Ying Kang fought with Jin Gou for a while yesterday. The forest of Geyang Mountain was full of corpses of each other.
Let go of the past at this time? Are you kidding?!
Let alone Ying Kang, not even Black Spider and Mang Crow would agree.
The three of them have already made up their minds and will cut Jin Gou into pieces!
But what gave them a headache was that after Jin Gou learned that their group had formed an alliance, he roped in Xujiazhai.
The leaders of the hidden thieves in Xujiazhai used to have a lot of shame, because Xujiazhai was somewhere between hidden thieves and mountain bandits. Sometimes, in order to rob money, civilians who passed by were killed.
thing.
Therefore, the hidden thieves used to look down on Xu Jiazhai, thinking that these people had lost their belief in being "soldiers" and had completely reduced themselves to a band of thieves.
On the other hand, Black Spider and Mang Crow, although they are engaged in the murder business like the Fuqiu people and kill people like crazy, they never kill unarmed civilians, nor do they rob them.
It is true that they are evil people, but they also have their principles.
Hidden thieves are completely different from bandits and bandits!
After simply eating something, Ying Kang and others began to discuss attacking the Fuqiu people's lair.
Because if they don't fight, Jin Gou will fight over. The two camps are clearly divided, and the fire is getting stronger and stronger. Not to mention that Zhao Hongrun has added a handful of firewood, how can it be extinguished?
But when the hidden thieves headed by the Yiqiu people and the hidden thieves headed by the Fuqiu people were fighting each other, Zhao Hongrun was staying leisurely in the Yangxia County government office.
He even had the leisure to bring several women who were temporarily placed in Yu County to Yangxia. After all, the entire Yangxia County was now completely controlled by the Shang Shui Army, so he was not afraid of any trouble.
The purpose of picking up the girls was that Zhao Hongrun wanted Mi Jiang to help take a look at the condition of Ma Qian, the magistrate of Yangxia County, to see if the latter's madness could be cured.
Because the two sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, in addition to the witchcraft of Ba country, the former studied medicine, and the latter studied poisons and poisonous poisons, so it was just right for Mi Jiang to diagnose Ma Qian.
After all, Zhao Hongrun felt uncomfortable watching a well-educated man who could have become a pillar of Wei State become crazy.
But unfortunately, after diagnosing Ma Qian's condition, Mi Jiang told Zhao Hongrun that the county magistrate did not become crazy because of poison, but because of a heart disease.
As the saying goes, there is no cure for heart disease. Mi Jiang regretfully said that she was helpless.
"Is there nothing we can do?"
Looking at Yangxia County Magistrate Ma Qian who still called him "Wang County Cheng", Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked Mi Jiang: "Doesn't Ba Kingdom have any special secret skills?"
Mi Jiang rolled her eyes and told Zhao Hongrun expressionlessly that Ba's witch doctor skills are not as magical and unpredictable as the world imagines. What can be cured can be cured, and what cannot be cured can still be cured.
"If I were you, I would send someone to take him back to his hometown and let him live out his old age in peace. Maybe his madness can be slightly improved in his hometown." Mi Jiang walked away after leaving a suggestion.
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"Let him return to his hometown...?"
Zhao Hongrun pondered.
It is true that once the hidden thief in Yangxia is solved, the imperial court will definitely send a new county magistrate. When the time comes, it would be outrageous to leave the crazy former magistrate Ma Qian in the Yangxia County Government Office.
But the problem is, Zhao Hongrun couldn't bear to send Ma Qian back to his hometown like this.
A lonely old man has no children, and he is also crazy. If you let him return to his hometown, wouldn't it mean that he is left to fend for himself?
Zhao Hongrun knew very well that the Wei State did not provide support for retired or resigned officials. Therefore, some upright officials spent their entire lives as unscrupulous officials, and eventually retired and became poor. There are many examples of this.
It is precisely because of this that many officials will make a sum of money before leaving their jobs for future living needs, thus fueling the unhealthy trends in the court.
It's a pity that although Zhao Hongrun wanted to change this situation, this fell into the category of official administration, and the person in charge of official administration now is Hongli, the prince of the East Palace.
Obviously, the East Palace servant would not allow Zhao Hongrun to dictate to the officials.
"I don't know if Brother Yongwang and the others have already started to attack the East Palace..."
Taking a long breath, Zhao Hongrun held the back of his head with his hands and lay lazily on the chair.
He did not blame King Yong Hongyu for not trying to persuade him to stay when he decided to leave Daliang to avoid the rumors. After all, if Zhao Hongrun had continued to stay in Daliang, it would not only have been detrimental to himself, but also to King Yong and the others, as well as to the Crown Prince of the East Palace.
And once Zhao Hongrun leaves Daliang, I believe that the battle for the throne in Daliang will undoubtedly become very fierce.
"Brother Yong Wang should be able to fight against Dong Palace, right? Although Luo Yao, the staff member beside Dong Palace, is a rare talent..."
Zhao Hongrun guessed boredly.
Because the only thing he can do now is wait.
Wait until the people of Yiqiu and Fuqiu attack each other to determine the winner or loser.
Over in Daliang, the royal capital, the battle for the throne between Yong Wang Hongyu and the East Palace Prince Hongli came to a conclusion.
Apart from that, there really isn't much he can do right now.
However, while Zhao Hongrun was waiting for the results, he suddenly received an official document from the court, which was actually from the Ministry of War.
I saw it written on it that Chenggao's army failed to encircle and suppress the great thief Huan Hu. Huan Hu's 800 mounted bandits fled into Yishan Mountain in Sanchuan and sneaked into the hinterland of Wei State through Yangzhai.
Finally, the Ministry of War reminded Zhao Hongrun to be cautious, and if traces of Huan Hu could be found, troops would be sent to suppress him.
"Huan Hu?...This guy is quite capable."
Zhao Hongrun was really in a daze.
After all, Huan Hu's ability and courage should not be underestimated if he was able to successfully escape from the encirclement and suppression by Cheng Gao's army, sneak into the territory of Wei unexpectedly, and even get rid of his pursuers.
Is this person in a panic and desperate, or is he just another "Wandering Horse in Dangjun"?