On this day, Jiang Wei was listening to a play at the head of the Longhu Gang. He was specially called to come here to join the troupe. He was singing babblingly on the earthen platform set up in the courtyard. A dark-faced man was sitting below, with his eyes half-closed.
While shaking his head slightly, he was beating time with his hands, and humming along with him from time to time.
Beside him, there were two concubines on each side. One was beating his shoulders and the other was beating his legs.
At this moment, a gang member suddenly walked quickly from outside. When he came to Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei opened his eyes: "Cheng Bancheng, have you figured it out?"
"Gang leader, this is an obvious thing, isn't it? Our Longhu Gang is famous, and you are a big shot that even the county magistrate dare not offend. Cheng Bancheng is just a businessman who owns some shops at home, how can he dare to disobey the gang leader?" The gang members laughed.
Flattery.
Jiang Wei nodded with satisfaction: "He knows the current affairs!"
"In order to apologize, Cheng Bancheng specially set up a table of good wine and food on the second floor of the Yingke Restaurant. I want to invite you, the gang leader, to come over and discuss the mine this year. I have sent someone to check the restaurant.
We are not accepting any outsiders today, probably because we have specially reserved a restaurant for you."
Jiang Wei suddenly raised his hand, and all the opera singers on the stage stopped immediately. Even the two concubines carefully retracted their hands and took a step back.
Jiang Wei stretched his neck and stood up slowly: "Since he is so sincere, I can ask my brothers not to do anything first. If the price is satisfactory, I can let him continue to open his shops!"
Then he pinched the cheeks of the two concubines and smiled: "You two stay at home and wait patiently. I will go back as soon as I go. When I come back, I will bring you fashionable hairpins."
Seeing that he was happy, the two concubines responded, looking very affectionate and loyal.
But in fact, he was the one who snatched these two women from good families off the street because of his pleasure. In order to survive, he went through a lot of torture. Those who wanted to die were already dead. If he wanted to survive, he could only endure it.
Next, don't bring trouble to your family.
When Jiang Wei changed into black clothes, he took over a maroon horse brought by his subordinates, got on the horse, and headed towards the Yingke Restaurant.
Those who noticed this scene from afar rushed back to report it.
The laws of the Zheng Dynasty stipulated that ordinary people and even officials were not allowed to ride horses when traveling, and could only use oxen instead. However, the Longhu Gang was already used to being unscrupulous in Hongping County, so naturally they would not care about this law.
Riding a bay-red horse along the way, even if the people on the road had never seen Jiang Wei or knew the leader of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, they could immediately guess his identity and avoid him one after another.
Not only was Jiang Wei not annoyed by being avoided like an evil beast, he was actually somewhat proud of it.
I think when he was a teenager, he was still a little gangster who was looked down upon and looked down upon by people in the city. But now, in his early thirties, he is a big shot that even the county magistrate would avoid!
"It's not that I was born a few years too late, what's the matter with the emperor? A hero like me can actually claim the throne!"
While I was thinking this, the welcoming restaurant appeared in front of me.
The food in this place is pretty good. Although Jiang Wei's favorite cook has long been half-invited and half-forced to join his gang to cook exclusively for him, it is still an interesting thing to go out for a meal once in a while.
Son.
"I heard that County Magistrate Huang has a daughter who just turned sixteen. It's a pity that she didn't come with her to take office. Otherwise, I could have just called him father-in-law." Jiang Wei, who has not officially married yet, is still doing it at this time.
Sweet dreams.
Just thinking about it, I was suddenly startled and shouted: "Stop it, stop it."
The brother who followed could not give orders and stopped. He stopped in a panic and asked: "Gang leader, what's wrong?"
Before Jiang Wei could say anything, a man came out from the front, and three drums sounded. In front of the restaurant, county soldiers with spears lined up in formation, and archers squatted on the left and right, with arrows strung and bows ready to go.
"Okay, there is no good banquet without good wine!" After Jiang Wei was startled, he immediately understood. His face, which usually looked a bit ferocious when he was not angry, suddenly showed a sinister smile and roared
He said: "Cheng Bancheng, how dare you join forces with the government to trip me up!"
"When I get away, I will definitely wipe out your entire Cheng family!"
Then he threatened these county soldiers: "Do you know who I am? I am Jiang Wei, the leader of the Longhu Gang! It is said that ghosts see sorrow! The person you are facing is the leader of the Longhu Gang, don't say kill him
If you can't help me, even if you kill me, my brothers won't be able to spare you! One by one, all of you will die! Those of you who are wise, please make way for me!"
Just as he was making an angry threat, he saw a man wearing a seventh-grade official uniform coming out of the restaurant just a short distance away. Magistrate Huang, who had come here to take office half a year ago, looked at him with a sneer.
"Jiang Wei, you are just a gang leader. The knife is almost to your neck, but you are still telling such a joke?"
"It's you!" Seeing that the person coming out was County Magistrate Huang, who had never dared to face him directly, Jiang Wei twitched his lips, his disdain evident.
"Why, you have hired help. Are you not afraid that I will take charge of your county government? You are just a coward. Do you think I am afraid of you?"
What he said was extremely arrogant.
Since Magistrate Huang was sent from outside, he had been keeping calm for the past six months and sorting out the situation in the county. In addition, Jiang Wei still had the support of many people, so he put it on hold for the time being.
Magistrate Huang is an official, so he has naturally received relevant training. Even if he has martial arts, no one can escape the attack of arrows. Seeing that Jiang Wei was about to die, he was still so arrogant, and a trace of anger flashed across his face.
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Glancing at Cheng Bancheng who followed him out and was trembling with fear, County Magistrate Huang said: "I originally thought you were a reckless husband, but unexpectedly you turned out to be a complete idiot. You don't even know what the magistrate is!"
As he said that, he raised his hand and said, "Fire the arrow!"
Following the order, there was only a "buzz" sound, and more than ten arrows were shot.
"Ah..." There was a rain of arrows, and screams immediately came from the opposite side. Five or six of the so-called powerful men in the world rushed a few steps, and then they heard repeated pop-pop sounds and fell over.
"Shoot again!" The archer received three consecutive shots, that is to say, three consecutive shots in a short period of time, no matter how many times, his arms could not bear it.
At this time, puff puff enveloped the air again. This time, they were on guard. The heroes in the world screamed and dodged one after another, drawing swords and arrows. Some of them were panicking, and their feet slipped. If they were not careful, they stepped on the weak foot, slipped down, and fell on the ground.
land.
More fell to the ground, screaming, and some were unlucky enough to be shot in the vital part and died on the spot.
Even Jiang Wei immediately fell behind his horse. The horse was hit by several arrows, and the horse's blood splashed all over his face. With a glance, most of the dozen or so majestic brothers he brought with him were already dead.
"How is it possible? How is it possible?" Jiang Wei originally despised the government and felt that the county magistrate and the emperor were nothing but inferior to him. But now he was frightened. Seeing the third round aimed at him, Jiang Wei's pupils fiercely
Shrinking, he suddenly raised his head and shouted.