"This... they were the ones who took the lead, saying they wanted to show off to the new governor. But they didn't come with many people at that time, and... a few of my people also came," Han Qiu said.

"Then how many are there?" Ruan Yuan asked again.

"The number of people... there are not many people, twenty or thirty, I don't think there are more than thirty. But they are all fierce and have knives. I'm afraid they also have a lot of guns hidden. There are a few inside, I heard.

He is still a smuggler of salt, and he never cares about his life when fighting." Although Han Qiu has been robbing wealth on the Qiantang River for many years, he still seems to be full of fear when talking about these bandits.

Ruan Yuan nodded to Qin Ying. Qin Ying knew that perhaps this was the only key information Han Qiu could provide, and it would be useless to ask any more. He then ordered the yamen servant below to lift Han Qiu down. Han Qiu and the yamen servant were both looking at each other.

When he disappeared in front of the main hall, Ruan Yuan suddenly stepped forward and whispered to Qin Ying: "Brother Xiao Xian, watch these two government officials and don't allow them to move around any more."

"Bo Yuan, are you so nervous?" Qin Ying was puzzled for a moment while listening to Ruan Yuan's words.

"It's necessary." Ruan Yuan thought about what happened before, but still couldn't rest assured, and said: "My personal soldier Wang Shun brought a basket of gunpowder in because of his friendship with the thieves before.

In my Fuyuan. It seems that these thieves are in the government, and they are afraid that there are many informants, so they are so unscrupulous. If they cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles. Brother Xiaoxian, you, the government servant here, must

Look, on weekdays, only use those who are older. I can’t see this thief rising for more than two or three years. The older people have been in the government office for a long time, so they won’t get to know them.”

"Boyuan, I think you are still too concerned. However, it makes sense. After all, you have only been in office for less than a month and you have captured this crow boat bandit. Maybe I am not wrong in listening to you." Qin Ying said with a smile:

"But there's one thing that I'm a little confused about. When I saw you talking to that Han Qiu, you looked so handsome, as if you knew he would definitely confess. You...why are you so confident?"

"How can this be self-confidence? It's just that I happened to meet such a thief." Ruan Yuan said with a smile: "I also said just now that this Korean ball only looks at the dark night, wind, waves, and fog without harming human lives.

, this is enough to show that they are not thieves who are not afraid of death. On the contrary, they are somewhat frightened towards the government, which is why they are hiding from us. So I took advantage of the situation and told him about life and death. Don't look at him.

He has grown a lot of beard, but the fear in his heart cannot be concealed by the beard. Now that he hears that he still has a way to survive, doesn’t he say everything that needs to be said? "

"Boyuan, I always thought you were only good at studying and studying. I didn't expect you to be so proficient in this art of attacking the mind?" Qin Ying said with a smile.

"This is Brother Xiaoxian's overestimation. In fact... the real strong enemy is still behind..." Ruan Yuan responded to Qin Ying while thinking about what Han Qiu had just said about Chen Asan, but his expression gradually became serious.

, and began to think deeply again.

Chen Asan's group of more than 20 people may be more difficult to deal with than the Crow Boat with 40 people.

But even if Han Qiu confesses, the only information Ruan Yuan gets is that Chen Asan and his gang committed robberies in Nansha. However, Nansha is tens of hundreds of miles away, and there are many people selling illegal salt often walking around the seaside.

It is no easy task to find and arrest this group of thieves. Ruan Yuan had to ask Qin Ying to investigate the major robberies in Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Shaoxing in recent years. If there are any results, we will discuss countermeasures.

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But just when Ruan Yuan was successful in his first battle against the robbers, Na Yancheng from Shaanxi ran into trouble again.

When Na Yancheng arrived at the bank of Baoshui River, he camped across the river with Funing, and agreed that if one of them was attacked by the White Lotus Sect, they would immediately launch a signal bomb, and the other person would rush to rescue them. The two places were only half an hour apart by road, and they could be ready at any time.

He was able to cope with it. However, there was no attack from the White Lotus Sect for several days in a row. Therefore, although Funing responded verbally to Na Yancheng, his heart was still relaxed. When night fell, he also leaned on the soft chair in the main tent, ready to rest at any time.

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At this time, a private soldier came from outside and saw Funing. After saluting him, he did not explain his intention where he was. Instead, he walked straight up until he was in front of Funing. Fang whispered in a low voice: "I'll tell you, sir, and we'll do it."

It’s done.”

"Isn't there anyone missing?" Funing seemed cautious.

"Sir, no more, no less, there are two thousand two hundred and thirty-six people. When we count them later, it will be the same number." The soldier said. But when he said this, the soldier seemed a little embarrassed, and there was a trace of hesitation on his face.

With a look on his face, he asked Funing in a low voice: "But sir, haven't they already surrendered? Isn't it a little bit... to treat them like this?"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Funing remained calm and said, "This thief is from the common people. He usually coerces people to fight for them. Some people have stayed with them for a long time. Once they are persuaded by the thief, they will no longer do it."

There are a lot of things like this that they recognize the imperial court? So you think they are two thousand surrenders. In my opinion, they are just two thousand thieves who can work for the thieves at any time. What we did today may be a bit extraordinary.

, but in the future, our officers and soldiers will have two thousand fewer opponents whenever and wherever they fight. This will also be a long-term strategy for our plan to suppress bandits."

At this moment, there was only a "swish" sound, and there seemed to be incendiary bombs rising into the sky outside. Funing and the soldiers stopped talking and just listened to the sound outside. Sure enough, after a while, there was a sound outside.

Mingxiao Cavalry School walked into the tent and said to Funing: "I'm reporting to you, Lord Dutong, that this is a signal bomb on the other side of the Bao River. It seems that the Lord, the imperial envoy, was attacked. According to the Lord's previous agreement with our army, our army should go to the rescue.

Lord Commander, should we set off as a team immediately?"

"Why set out? There's no need at all." Fu Ning said calmly, "The Imperial Envoy's troops are all elites in the capital. How many thieves are there in this area? How many have you seen? There are definitely not many.

Are you going? So I think the imperial commission is more than enough to deal with the thieves. You can take care of yourself and go back to camp to rest. We don’t need to worry about the rescue."

"But the appointment between the imperial envoy and us at that time was that we had to seek help only when we were unable to survive independently, so this..." The Xiaoqiu School still hesitated. At this time, there were waves of tremors on the ground.

It was also mixed with the sound of shotguns and swords and guns. After a while, everyone gradually heard the "crackling" sound of the flames. Everything was silent in the dark night. Although these sounds came from the other side,

But it's still clearly audible.

"What? Are you saying this because you have doubts about me? The general's command, whether to send troops or not, all depends on my thoughts. How can you, a small cavalry school, still want to stand in my position?

Can't you give the order? Go out and deliver the order. The whole army will be on standby. Anyone who attacks without authorization will be dealt with according to the military law!" Funing seemed to have not heard the voice on the bank of the Baoshui River and continued to scold him.

"But sir, this sound sounds like someone is setting a fire. I'm afraid it's probably..." Xiao Riding School said worriedly.

"What happened to the sound of fire? The thief panicked and set some fires randomly. In fact, he was already guilty. We have seen this kind of thing many times. How could the thief not be defeated and escape? In half an hour, the master will naturally

Now that the fire is out, why are you asking these questions now? Do you want to pretend to be a good person?" Funing still disagreed. Seeing that Funing was so arrogant, how could the riding school dare to say anything more? He had no choice but to obey the order and pass the order on to the outside world.

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The sound of fighting on the other side continued unabated for a while, but Funing completely ignored it. He looked at the sky outside and saw that it was almost the second watch, so he returned to the inner tent and prepared to go to bed.

I didn't know when it was, I just heard the sound of horse hooves outside the tent, and it seemed that a large group of cavalry had arrived. Many of the White Lotus Sect were fighting in the mountains and forests, and there were not many horses. Such noises were probably from Na Yancheng's troops on the other side. Funing still said that

After some time passed without moving, I heard a familiar voice outside the tent shouting loudly: "Where are you all now? Where is Fu Ning?! Let him come out, I have something to ask him!" Fu Ning and the man

Yancheng also knew him personally and knew that this was exactly the voice of Yancheng.

Funing then straightened his clothes, stood up reluctantly, put on his outer robe and walked to the tent. Looking at the people coming, he felt a little surprised. The person in front of him was indeed Na Yancheng, the imperial envoy who came to Shaanxi to help out.

But at this time, Na Yancheng seemed to have just come ashore from the water. His hair and head were covered with water droplets, and the cotton robe on his body was soaked with water. At this time, he was glaring at Funing with water droplets still on his body.

Keep dripping.

"Hey, isn't this the master? This... what happened to the master? The master just crossed the river and fell into the water? Which slave who did not want his life actually made the master suffer like this? If it is inconvenient for the master, this

How about I leave the matter of punishing the slaves to you? I will definitely punish them severely and vent my anger on you!" Funing looked at Na Yancheng's expression and knew that Na Yancheng's anger was directed at him, but he still hesitated.

Pretending to be stupid.

"Fu Ning! Are you still pretentious here?" Na Yancheng saw Funing being so pretentious and couldn't hold it in any longer. He shouted loudly: "I made an agreement with you the day before yesterday. Each of our two armies will defend one side of the river.

, if one side is attacked by thieves, it only needs to release signal bombs, and the other side must go to the rescue. But what about today? Have you eaten all the promises of the day?! Just now, the thieves came to attack our military tent, and I fired three bombs in a row.

I asked you for help, but what are you doing? Seeing the thieves setting fires everywhere in my tent, but you don't care? So far, you have no regrets. Well, I came to supervise the division on the order of the emperor.

, I have the right to supervise the report. Tomorrow I will write to the emperor. Since you are so incompetent and timid, you should not lead troops here!"

"My lord, what are you talking about?" Fu Ning asked in surprise: "Of course I remember that I agreed with you to take care of each other that day. But tonight, I really didn't hear anything? To be honest with you, your Majesty.

The headquarters has been very busy in recent days, and there are not many soldiers in this battalion. The subordinates have been working hard on military affairs these days, and are exhausted mentally and physically. So tonight, I went to bed early.

The matter was just mentioned by the Lord, and it was only the lower officials who knew about it, right?"

"Fu Ning! What are you still arguing about now?" Na Yancheng looked at Funing like this, how could he endure it any longer? He said angrily: "Do you want me to help you look after your own military camp?

?You have many camps here, and at least thousands of troops can be stationed there. Why do you think the number is not large? You said you didn't hear the signal. Could it be that the thousands of people in your army didn't hear any of them?
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