Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters provoking trouble
In Qinghe County, Beizhou, Hebei Province, a Yongji Canal divides Qinghe County into two parts. The county seat is located in the west and belongs to the Jin State, while the four townships to the east of the canal belong to the Wei State. Many elder brothers live in the west of the canal, but their younger brothers do not.
Living in the east of Qudong, even though they are only a few miles apart, they are two completely different worlds.
At first, the people were peaceful and did not take the situation of two countries seriously. However, after just two months, everyone realized that something was wrong.
A bucket of salt in the west of the canal sells for 140 cash, a bucket of salt in the east of the ditch costs 550 cash, a bucket of rice in the west of the ditch and a bolt of coarse cloth cost respectively 60 cash and 20 cash, but in the east of the ditch the price is higher.
More than twice as much. Most farmers are self-sufficient. They grow their own grain and weave cloth. They don't buy grain or cloth. They even knead the soil and bake their own containers and make their own furniture. However, they have to buy salt.
Because of the huge difference in salt prices, the people in the east of the canal became excited. Everyone went to the west of the canal to buy salt. There were even some clever villagers who specialized in this business. They bought salt from Qinghe County and sold it in the east of the canal. As a result, they were
The patrolling troops caught him and killed several people, but no one dared to do so anymore.
But people’s wisdom is infinite and they cannot buy salt. Can I buy fish pickled with heavy salt? Is it OK if I go to the river to fetch water and only bring back a load of brine?
If you don't let me buy it during the day, can I buy it secretly at night? It's even more convenient, especially for relatives on the other side. They swam across the shore in the middle of the night, and someone came to pick them up. They picked up two bags of salt and ran away, quickly disappearing into the woods.
The patrolling soldiers were extremely defensive.
As time went by, the patrolling soldiers had no choice but to turn a blind eye to small things like large-scale salt smuggling.
That afternoon, a patrol of about thirty people from the east of the canal was patrolling along the coast. When they passed through a forest, there was a strange noise in the forest. Before the soldiers could react, dense arrows roared towards the patrol.
The soldiers were hit by arrows one after another and screamed in agony.
Immediately afterwards, countless soldiers emerged from the woods, wearing the armor of the Jin army. The commander of the patrol brigade led by him saw that the situation was not good, so he ran a few steps and jumped into the Yongji Canal. Other soldiers were not so lucky.
, another round of arrows came, everyone fell in a pool of blood, and several injured soldiers who were not dead were also brutally killed.
An hour later, thousands of soldiers, led by General Sima Li, rushed to the scene of the incident. The attackers had disappeared.
The brigade commander who jumped into the river was rescued by the villagers. He was hit by two arrows. A military doctor treated his wounds and bandaged them.
Several soldiers brought the brigade commander to the general Sima Li. The brigade commander knelt down on one knee and saluted.
Sima Li waved his hand, "Since you are injured, you don't need to salute."
"Thank you, General!"
"Let me ask you, who did it? You should have seen them!"
"I can see clearly. There are about fifty or sixty people. They are all wearing armor, just like... just like the army on the opposite side."
"Jin army?" Sima Li was stunned.
The brigade commander nodded, "The armor is exactly the same, and the weapons are the same. Use crossbows to kill us."
Sima Li's face became serious. He originally thought it was a private salt dealer taking revenge, but he didn't expect it to be the Jin army. Regardless of whether it was true or not, this matter was not trivial. He must report it to his lord immediately.
Thinking of this, Sima Li ordered his troops to collect the corpses and lead his troops back to the military camp. Half an hour later, a carrier pigeon took off and flew towards Yuancheng in Weizhou.
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In Guantao County, Weizhou, that night, dozens of men in black came from Beizhou, each carrying a large package and walking in a hurry.
"This way!"
There were still two miles away from the county seat. The leader led them onto a small road. Not far ahead was a small village. They passed through a bamboo forest and came to a large house.
There were already people waiting for them at the door. They walked into the door. The gatekeeper looked around and slammed the door shut.
At this time, a tall and thin middle-aged scribe came out, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Captain Lu, everything went well!"
The leader nodded, "The report back to Mr. Wang went very smoothly. Almost all the thirty patrol sentries were killed and their brigade commander was let go."
"Well done, I believe Mr. Liu will reward you heavily!"
The scribe clapped his hands again and said loudly: "Everyone put down your things, go to the backyard to eat, and then have a good rest."
The more than fifty warriors in black were all exhausted. They put down their large packages and walked to the backyard.
Their packages were full of armor, crossbows, swords, and spears that were too conspicuous, so they threw them into the Yongji Canal.
Their leader is named Zhou Fei, who is about 30 years old. He is the most elite Huben Guard scout captain in the Wei army. When Tian Xu became the commander of the Huben Guards, he selected 300 of the most elite soldiers from the Huben Guards to form Tian Xu.
Zhou Fei served as the captain of the Flying Eagle Camp. This time he was sent to Qinghe County to perform a secret mission.
Zhou Fei handed over the soldiers, and he reported the detailed process of ambushing the patrolling soldiers to his staff Wang Deli. Wang Deli nodded and said with a smile: "Let's go to the backyard to eat first! After dinner and sleep, we will talk in detail tomorrow."
Zhou Fei cupped his fists and saluted, turned around and hurried away. Wang Deli looked at his back with his hands behind his back, a sinister smile in his eyes.
Zhou Fei quickly came to the backyard. He went to the toilet first, but couldn't find it for a long time, so he found a remote corner and peed.
He jumped up the steps and walked along the corridor to the back hall, where his men were drinking and eating meat, noisy and lively. At this time, he suddenly heard someone in the room whisper: "Zhou Fei is a fine man, don't be fooled by him."
You can taste it.”
Zhou Fei suddenly heard his name, he hesitated in his steps, made a hole in the window paper, and looked inside.
I saw two men in the room, one of whom was a very fat middle-aged man, and the other was a young man who looked like a servant.
The middle-aged man poured something very viscous into the wine jar, and he faintly heard him saying: "This is osmanthus syrup. Just tell them that this is the most famous osmanthus wine in Guantao County, and they won't be able to taste the other flavors."
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Zhou Fei was surprised, what is this?
At this time, the boy walked towards the door with a wine jar in his arms. Zhou Fei quickly took a few steps, turned and disappeared.
In the back hall, more than fifty men were drinking from large bowls and eating meat. Many of them were also playing guessing games. Zhou Fei found a seat and sat down. He saw half a bowl of unfinished wine next to him, so he picked it up and tasted it.
After tasting it, there was indeed a slight bitter taste in it.
"Captain Zhou, drink this wine!"
The waiter stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is the most famous local osmanthus wine. The wine we brew has a lime smell and is not good to drink."
"I understand, eat something first and drink later, otherwise you will get drunk."
The boy filled a bowl of wine for him and then retreated to the door. Zhou Fei glanced at him quickly and found that he was hiding outside the door, secretly staring at him.
Zhou Fei began to wonder, could the wine be poisonous? He just tasted it briefly and did not swallow it. He picked up the wine bowl and tasted it again. In fact, it was exactly the same as the wine just now, except that a little osmanthus honey was added.
Zhou Fei knew something was wrong, so he stood up and walked out. The boy stepped out to stop him, "Where are you going, Captain Zhou?"
"I want to go to the toilet, please take me there."
The boy still wanted to stop him, but a sharp dagger silently hit his side. Zhou Fei pretended to be drunk and held his shoulders, lowering his voice and saying: "Take me to the back door, or I will kill you!"
The boy was so frightened that he froze up and led Zhou Fei towards the back door in fear.
At this time, something happened in the back hall. The soldiers had a poisonous attack and rolled on the ground in pain. Many soldiers bled to death.
Twenty white-clothed warriors rushed in from outside. They killed all the soldiers who were still alive with their swords. Wang Deli walked in and asked coldly: "Are they all here?"
"Zhou Fei seems not to be here!"
The warriors suddenly discovered that one of their leaders, Zhou Fei, was missing.
Wang Deli's expression changed, and he turned around and asked sharply: "Where has the person gone?"
The two servants said tremblingly: "Jiang Sanlang took him to the toilet just now and walked towards the back."
"Search for me!"
The white-clothed warriors searched around and soon found the boy's body. His throat had been cut, and he died in the corner. The back door was locked with a big iron lock, but there were footprints on the wall next to it. It was obvious that he had escaped over the wall.
Wang Deli stamped his feet anxiously, "Open the back door and chase after him!"
"Someone opened the back door, and twenty warriors in white rushed out and chased him out.
Wang Deli was so angry that he cursed. At this time, a black figure appeared from behind, covered his mouth with a dagger against his back, and asked in a low voice: "Who wants to kill us?"
When Wang Deli heard that it was Zhou Fei, he was so frightened that he quickly said: "Don't kill me, I said...it was the order from Mr. Tian Liu."
"Not Xu Shize?"
"It's Xu Shize's intention to kill you to silence you. Mr. Tian Liu arranged for me to poison you here."
"Thank you very much!"
Zhou Fei covered his mouth and pierced the back of his heart with a knife. Wang Deli died immediately.
Zhou Fei killed Wang Deli, left the mansion through the front door, and walked away.