Xia Xun supported Peng Ziqi and asked in surprise: "Mr. Peng, what's wrong with you?"
Peng Ziqi had difficulty seeing and said reluctantly: "I was splashed with lime and my eyes hurt. There is a secret cave in Qiu Mansion. The entrance is in the study room. You can enter by pushing open the bookshelf."
"Lime poured on it?"
Xia Xun's expression changed drastically, he turned around and said, "Master Du..."
Du Qianhu said: "I'll save it, brothers, charge!" He led more than thirty big men, holding various weapons, like young and Dangerous boys fighting in the streets at midnight, rushing towards Qiu Mansion with murderous intent, Xia Xun bent down
He picked up Peng Ziqi's legs and picked her up.
Peng Ziqi screamed, subconsciously grabbed his neck and yelled: "What are you doing?"
Xia Xun didn't answer. He looked around and saw a decent door. He rushed forward and kicked the door with his legs: "Open the door, open the door quickly!"
After shouting twice and unable to wait for the answer, Xia Xun kicked hard, three times in a row, and forced the door open. The lights inside came on, and a shirtless dark man rushed out with a rolling pin and asked tremblingly: "You
……what you do?"
"Vegetable oil, get the vegetable oil quickly!" Xia Xun hugged Peng Ziqi and went to the hall like a room. He just shouted as if he was in a deserted place.
The young and old of that family ran out in disheveled clothes and saw a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar, carrying a girl. It didn't look like a robber came to the door. Then they realized that the man in charge hurriedly told his mother-in-law: "Hurry up and get the girl."
Bring me the vegetable oil."
Xia Xun put Peng Ziqi on the chair, grabbed the vegetable oil from the woman's hand, and rinsed Peng Ziqi's eyes. The vegetable oil was flowing horizontally and was only used as water, which made the family feel distressed. When his eyes could see a little, Peng Ziqi
My heart suddenly felt light, and then I realized that my disheveled hair, face covered with vegetable oil, and that ugly appearance were all seen by Young Master Yang. Unconsciously, he felt embarrassed and quickly asked the man of that family: "Uncle, what are you doing?"
Is there clean water at home?”
"Oh..., over there, there is a tank in the backyard..."
The man still didn't understand what was going on. He replied blankly. Peng Ziqi had jumped up and walked through the main room and into the backyard. Xia Xun couldn't follow him, so he could only wait in the hall. He explained to the young and old of the family.
After a few words, he raised his feet and looked in the direction of Qiu Mansion. He didn't know what the situation was like at Du Qianhu's side. He was really worried about both sides.
Du Qianhu ran along the road and after running for more than a hundred steps, he saw a large mansion beside the road. There was a light pole at the door. According to the two characters "Qiu Mansion" on the lintel, someone shouted: "Sir, this is it.
Here, this is Qiu Mansion."
Du Qianhu was a cheerful person. He waved his hand and ordered: "Break the door!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of people rushing towards him from the other end of the street. One person was limping in front of him. This group of people were holding forks, sticks, and various weapons in their hands. They were shouting and killing more fiercely than they were. Du Qian
Hu couldn't help but be startled.
Before he could ask questions, those people had already seen that they were attacking Qiu Mansion. The limping man was Tang Yaoju. When he heard that his wife was not found, he took a brother in and went in. He was so anxious that he went crazy.
He personally brought him here to fight for his life, but as soon as he arrived here, he saw Du Qianhu and his group storming Qiu Mansion. Tang Yaoju was overjoyed. It was inconvenient to reveal the other party's true identity on the street, so he shouted: "You are from Taibai."
A brother from Ju Lai?"
Du Qianhu was startled: "How did they know that I came from Taibaiju?" He responded: "Exactly, how?"
Tang Yaoju said happily: "Brother, I have wronged you. You are really a loyal man!" He raised his arms to the people he brought and shouted: "Help is coming, let's go shoulder to shoulder." After that, he led those people to rush towards the enemy.
Du Qianhu suddenly realized: "Is this the reinforcements that Mr. Yang mentioned? Tsk, tsk, tsk, a bunch of rabble, it's hard to find where they came from for Mr. Yang."
The situation was urgent, so Du Qianhu didn't say much. He joined forces and attacked Qiu Mansion. Although Qiu Mansion was prepared, how could he be the opponent of well-trained professional soldiers like Du Qianhu and Tang Yao?
He led the desperate gangsters to cooperate fully, and they broke into the Qiu Mansion and killed them in depth. For a while, the Qiu Mansion was in turmoil, with women and children wailing.
Such a loud noise had already alerted the neighbors. Many residents had woken up, but they didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to show up to watch. They all hid in the dark to observe the movement. There was the night watchman who noticed the movement from afar.
, ran over and took a look, but turned around and ran away, shouting all the way: "The bandits are entering the city, the bandits are robbing the enemy's compound..."
Xia Xun faintly listened to the shouts of killing coming from Qiu Mansion, and he just wanted to rush over immediately. At this moment, Peng Ziqi slowly walked out, his clothes were wet and wrapped around his body. Under the weak light, his graceful and exquisite figure
With her figure looming, she walked to Xia Xun and said a little embarrassedly: "I...I'm fine..."
Xia Xun hurriedly asked: "How are your eyes?"
Peng Ziqi's eyes were red and swollen, and he didn't want him to see them, so he kept his head down. When he heard his concern, his heart felt warm, and he said softly: "Fortunately, the treatment was in time, it's just a slight swelling.
It’s nothing serious.”
Xia Xun felt at ease, and then he was in the mood to look at her. She nodded slightly, her complexion was as fair as fine porcelain, and the crystal clear water drops gently slid down her cheeks, which were still flushed.
There was a blur under the light. Somehow, it reminded him of the poem "Before there is a meeting in the brocade tent, let me first bathe in the grace of the golden basin and jade dew."
"What are you looking at? What's wrong?"
Although Peng Ziqi didn't raise his head, he noticed his burning eyes and raked his hair uneasily.
"Oh, it's nothing." Xia Xun calmed down and said, "As long as you're okay, I don't know what's going on over there in the Qiu Mansion. I have to go and have a look."
"I am coming too!"
Peng Ziqi gritted his teeth and said: "They actually used such a despicable method to deal with me. I will definitely cut them into pieces..." Before she finished speaking, she rushed out. Xia Xun quickly took out a roll of treasure money and put it on the
On the table, he apologized and said: "In desperation, I have offended many people. Please accept a small amount of compensation." After saying that, he rushed out like a gust of wind, leaving the whole family looking at each other in silence.
When Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi arrived, Du Qianhu and Tang Yaoju had already rushed to the main house of Qiu Mansion. Qiu Yuanwai led some loyal and capable family members to guard the door of the study. Both sides set up lanterns and torches, lighting up the room as brightly as possible.
day.
When the enemy saw each other, they were extremely jealous. Peng Ziqi grabbed a knife and rushed forward. However, she did not expect that the young master Xia Xun Yangzi would have the courage to rush forward. Xia Xun seemed to be punching him with his fists and feet.
After a few times, he fell out with an ouch, as if he had been hit. As soon as Peng Ziqi saw him rushing in, he paid attention to his whereabouts. Seeing this, he quickly flew over. Du Qianhu, who was afraid that something might happen to the nobleman of Prince Qi, had already rushed over.
He came over and held Xia Xun's other arm.
The two of them helped Xia Xun up and asked in unison: "Mr. Yang, are you okay?"
Xia Xun said: "These servants of Qiu Mansion are so fierce. I'm fine, it's just...just..."
He rummaged in his sleeves for a while, pulled out a handful of fragments, and said angrily: "It's a pity, my palace card has been smashed into pieces."
Peng Ziqi didn't know what he was talking about, so he asked in surprise: "What is the palace card?"
Du Qianhu, however, smiled disapprovingly and said: "Thankfully, this sign blocked it. I hope the young master is fine. It's just a sign. When I return to Qingzhou, why don't you just ask for another piece?"
Xia Xun turned his anger into joy and said: "Brother Du said it is true!" As he said that, he threw the ivory fragments in his hands on the ground. At this time, Tang Yaoju limped over after hearing the news. At first, he thought it was Du Yuqi's men.
After they surrounded Qiu Qiu's study and the two sides had time to make contact, they realized that this was a helper invited by Mr. Yang.
Xia Xun helped his mother go to the county government to work as an official. One of his men had seen Xia Xun and hurriedly explained Xia Xun's identity to him. Tang Yaoju burst into tears with gratitude. When he came to Xia Xun, he bowed his head and bowed: "My benefactor is so kind."
Tang Yaoju has nothing to repay for his great righteousness, so please be kind and pay homage to Tang."
Xia Xun then realized that Tang Yaoju, who had lost his wife, was here, and he quickly stepped forward to help him up. Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, groups of archers came and made a noise, and quickly arranged another one around them.
In the encirclement, the county magistrate Chu Maikou, dressed in official clothes and with a face as cold as water, stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Who is holding an open fire and entering a Jin gentry's house at night? He quickly surrenders and surrenders. I can investigate the crime according to the law, otherwise he will be charged with robbery."
Kou Lun, kill on the spot without mercy!"
To his left and right, there was a patrolman with a saber on each side, and in front there were two rattan players. Behind him, there was a group of archers, with their bows and arrows ready, full of murderous intent. Under these sharp arrows, no one really dared to move rashly, otherwise it would be a misunderstanding.
, attracting random arrows to be shot. No matter how good your skills are, you will never be able to escape the sharp arrows on the string.
Tang Yaoju couldn't let his benefactor get hurt for him. He struggled forward, opened his arms, and shouted: "Sir, I have been wronged. My wife has been forcibly taken away. I have inquired clearly about who took my wife away."
It is Qiu Qiu, the owner of this house, please invite me..."
"You are bold and unruly, and you have no law!"
Chu Maikou's voice was like thunder, and he yelled with his halberd finger: "If you have any grievances, you should report it to the government..."
"The common people did beat drums to complain, but the magistrate..."
"Shut up! There is insufficient evidence. How can the county magistrate listen to your side of the story? Now that you have the news, why don't you report it to the county government? Instead, you entangle a group of desperadoes, fight with open fire, and invade Qiu Mansion? Is there no royal law in the world?"
"I'm worried that there are too many people talking. Once the news is leaked, it will be difficult to catch him, so..."
The Prime Minister of Chu County shouted sternly: "Is it because you have no regard for the king's law and do this banditry? Do you know that doing this is the same as rebelling? Put down your weapons and tie your hands, otherwise I will shoot you with random arrows and you will be killed immediately."
life!"
"grown ups……"
The Prime Minister of Chu County waved his hand and said decisively: "Get ready to shoot arrows!"
"Damn it, you kill people in the corner of your clothes. You are so majestic. I would like to see who dares to shoot an arrow to kill someone!"
There was a laugh and curse from the crowd, and Du Qianhu walked out lazily, squinting at Chu County Cheng.
The Prime Minister of Chu County widened his eyes angrily and glared at him: "Who are you? Tell me your name!"
Du Qianhu tossed it casually, and a lacquered gold waistband was thrown at the feet of the Prime Minister of Chu County with a bang: "See clearly for yourself who I am."
A rattan player took two steps back, picked up his waist card and handed it to Chuxian Cheng. Chuxian Cheng took a look at Dingqing with the torch, and couldn't help but change his face. He quickly raised his hand to stop the archer's movement and looked at Du Qianhu.
, said in surprise: "Who...are you?"
Du Qianhu walked forward swaggeringly, pushed away the two rattan players, walked up to the Prime Minister of Chu County, and said proudly: "This man is Du Qianhu, the guard of Putai. This time, I have been entrusted by the nobles of Prince Qi's palace to come here.
Among those who capture thieves, who dares to kill officers and soldiers?"
Chuxian Cheng's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Isn't Master Du just trying to get rid of you?"
Just as he said this, someone shouted angrily: "Who is so bold and bold that he gathered a crowd to attack Qiu Mansion? Where is the Prime Minister of Chu County? Why haven't these people been arrested and brought to justice?"
The crowd moved away, and they saw Shan Shenglong, the magistrate of Putai County, running over panting. When he saw Chumaikou, his expression immediately softened. Chumaikou is the chief officer responsible for arresting bandits in this county. His presence means that the brigade
The archers and arresters are already in place, and the matter is settled.
County Magistrate Shan took a few breaths and said, "Master Chu has already arrived. This county has just received news. Who is the lawless person who attacked Qiu Mansion at night? Why haven't they been arrested and brought to justice?"
Chuxian Cheng's eyes flashed slightly, he stepped forward and saluted, "Sir, I'm afraid this matter is a bit tricky."
Magistrate Shan was startled and said angrily: "Troublesome? What's so tricky?"
Magistrate Chu leaned over and whispered a few words to him. Magistrate Chu's face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Du Qianhu and gradually showed hesitation.
At this time, the people guarding the study also knew that reinforcements had arrived from outside. Qiu Yuanwai asked people to help him stick his head out of the window and shouted: "Master Shan, Brother Shan, help me, these mobs are robbers and bandits.
, Brother Shan, please save me, please save me..."
Hearing the shout, Magistrate Shan's hesitant expression disappeared. His face darkened and he said: "The imperial court has its own imperial system. When will it be the turn of the guards and soldiers to come forward in local matters? I think of you and I are together.
The land is an official, a civil servant and a military officer. He is a shepherd and guardian of the place. I am not responsible for myself. I just pretend that what happened today has never happened. Master Qianhu, please take your people and leave this place immediately. No one else is allowed to leave.
Take them all back to the county government for interrogation."
Xia Xun stood out from the crowd and said loudly: "Sir, we have solid evidence. This enemy master secretly kidnapped beautiful women of the people and hid them in prostitutes to show their lust for animals. We were inspired by our righteous indignation and eliminated violence for the people.
This is an act of righteousness that should be commended. Even if there is something that violates the criminal law, and the matter is of high priority, shouldn't your Excellency send someone to the study first to find out what's going on?"
"Mr. Yang, it's you again!"
Magistrate Shan said solemnly: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Qiu is a well-known gentry in our Putai County. Without credentials, I cannot make things difficult. Now I only see you entangling people and forcing your way into Qiu's mansion.
Where is the evidence for what you said?"
Xia Xun pointed at Peng Ziqi and said: "This is the witness. She was kidnapped into the mansion by Hua Xiaoyu, the manager of Qiu Mansion. In this study, there is a cave entrance that leads directly to the underground cave. There are many women locked inside. This
The girl escaped from the devil's cave. After we got the exact information, we became vigilant for fear of the old thief and destroyed the evidence, and then we forcibly broke into the Qiu Mansion. If you don't believe me, you will find out once you go in and investigate."
"Oh?" Shan County Magistrate was secretly surprised and said bravely: "Okay, in that case, if you can be a witness, go to the county office first and wait. I will personally search the Qiu Mansion. Once I get the evidence, I will
Let the case be heard in public.”
At this moment, another person emerged from the crowd. This person was panting and sweating profusely. When he saw Yang Xuan, he immediately waved to him and raised his thumb. It was Ji Gang who had not been seen for a long time.
As soon as Xia Xun saw him making the gesture, he was immediately reassured. He didn't want to deal with Magistrate Shan anymore, so he said with a smile but not a smile: "Student, I'm afraid that if I leave, you won't be able to find any evidence, Lord Magistrate!"
"
Magistrate Shan's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He took a step forward and said with a sinister smile: "What do you mean, Mr. Yang?"