Two hundred and seventy first chapter clever premeditated tit for tat
[Shijie Village·Suburban Dense Forest]
In the early morning of this day, the weather was exceptionally bright, and the soft morning light shone through the dense forest. Looking at it, it seemed like a forest carved from jade stood in front of Magistrate Wu. Magistrate Wu listened to the chirping of birds. The sound resounds gently in the air, and after a deep sniff, you are filled with freshness. Such a leisurely place is really a good place to go after work and leisure.
At the moment, on the edge of this dense forest, Zang Hanzhong had already sent someone to clear out a lawn, place several sets of tables and chairs, set up a pavilion cover, and put various fruits on the table. Of course, Zang Hanzhong's observation of words and expressions Naturally, people know Mr. Wu's preferences, so he specially ordered his subordinates to bring a small charcoal stove from the house, specifically for the purpose of boiling the good Longjing tea for the magistrate, and the tea set is even more exquisite. After careful study, even the tray was of the finest root carving. Mr. Wu tasted Longjing leisurely and played with the tea set in his hand, and couldn't put it down.
While Zang Hanzhong was drinking morning tea with Mr. Wu, the crisp sound of horse hooves gradually came from the distance. Zang Hanzhong raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Four fast horses came from the distance. Zang Hanzhong raised his eyebrows slightly. He stood up, raised the corners of his mouth, laughed secretly in his heart, and said to Mr. Wu seriously: "Sir, Chao Gai is here, I will go to greet them."
"As a landowner, you should go and greet me," Mr. Wu didn't even raise his eyes, he was immersed in the taste of Longjing.
Lieutenant General Zang Han saw Mr. Wu's attitude and laughed secretly in his heart, but the old fox's face was very deep, without any trace of it. He put on a smile and quickly led his son Zang Ao towards the Chao family and others. Went in the direction we came from.
"Ah, Mr. Chao, I'm just waiting for you, I'm just waiting for you, hahaha," Zang Hanzhong pretended to show a happy meeting, asked Chao Gai to dismount, and walked together to Master Wu.
Chao Gai also smiled with his face, cupped his hands and made a salute, and said to Zang Hanzhong and Mr. Wu: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I kept you waiting for so long,"
"Haha, if Mr. Chao comes here to show his respect, he is giving me the Zang family's face. How could he say such a disrespectful thing? Come and have tea first, tea first," Zang Hanzhong smiled and pulled up a chair to invite him. Chao Gai sat down.
Chao Gai didn't dare to accept it, so he slowly entered the table.
"Dong Chao's family, the Zang family is very interesting. The weather is also very good. I am very satisfied that you can come. I am really lucky to have you two big families in this county." Mr. Wu put down the teacup in his hand. , looked at Chao Gai and said: "Hey, Chao Dong's family, since we are hunting, why didn't you bring your bows and arrows with you?"
Chao Gai smiled and said: "For this hunting trip, I was picking things up at home, but I didn't even have a good bow to use. I didn't even have a bow. It was really inappropriate to just bring arrows. I heard that Zang Ao He is good at volley shooting and has many good bows in his hand. Isn't this right? I just shamelessly borrowed one and used it for a while. I don't know, except for Zang Yuan..."
"Easy to say, easy to say, it's just a matter of a bow," Zang Ao smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Here, take my ten-denier carved bow and lend it to Yuan Chao to try it out."
A servant of the Zang family soon came over with a big black bow in both hands. Chao Gai left the table and took it in his hand, smiling: "I still have to borrow a pot of arrows from Brother Zang."
"Here~," the servants together delivered a pot of arrow feathers in front of Chao Gai. Chao Gai drew an arrow from the pot of arrows, put it on a dark strong bow, and walked away from the table for about seven or eight steps. , his arms immediately filled up with strength, and he drew the strong bow into a full moon shape. Chao Gai deliberately pointed at the root of a small tree a hundred steps away, shouted "Hold," and the arrow feathers went there with a whoosh. .
The three Ruan brothers, who were pretending to be Chao Gai's servants, stood on their respective horses, holding a pergola with one hand and looking into the distance with the other hand. They saw that the arrow feathers had indeed pierced the small tree without any bias, so they cheered loudly: "Hit it, hit it,"
It was far away over there, and although Mr. Wu couldn't see it, he heard Chao Gai's shot and everyone cheering. When the atmosphere became joyful, he felt energetic in his heart and said with a smile: "Chao Gai's family, you have good skills, let's go. Let's go to the woods,"
As a result, Magistrate Wu and the Zang and Chao families got on their horses one after another, and the chariots stayed in place. More than 20 officers followed closely around Magistrate Wu on horseback to protect Master Wu's safety. To avoid accidents, more than 30 people were dispatched to follow closely behind.
Everyone here had just left on horseback, when there was movement in the dense forest a hundred steps away. After a branch swayed slightly, Shi Jin had already unknowingly shot Chao Gai's arrow rain on the small tree. After pulling it away, Shi Jin glanced at the people here jumping into the forest on horseback. He couldn't help but smile, and then flashed into the dense forest again and disappeared.
As everyone walked through the forest, the sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting countless light spots. Walking through it felt like visiting a fairyland.
Zang Ao just saw Chao Gai hugging him, secretly stealing the limelight from him. He let go of the reins and rode ahead. Zang Ao strived to outdo Chao Gai and competed to win the lead in the hunt. So, Those triangular eyes were very smart. Zang Ao turned the horse's head twice and saw a gray-haired rabbit with a short tail deep in the jungle grass. Zang Ao was not willing to let go of such an opportunity. He immediately took a rabbit from his waist with his right hand. He picked up the feathers of his arrows, put on his bow and arrow, took a good look at the hare and shot it.
Mr. Wu only heard Zang Ao shouting in front of him, and followed the sound. The young man of the Zang family moved very quickly. He had already jumped off the horse and quickly picked up the rabbit that he had shot. He cheered: "Hit the rabbit, hit the rabbit." When everyone saw it, they all shouted: "Good archery, good archery."
Zang Hanzhong took a look, and looked at Master Wu with a proud look in his eyes, and said: "Sir, let's go over there, there are still spores there,"
Master Wu was eager to try after hearing this, so he said: "Okay, let's go."
"Sir," Chao Gai galloped over and stood in front of Master Wu's horse, saying, "Sir, the forest ahead is quite deep. I think it's better not to go in. If something goes wrong..."
Mr. Wu blinked his eyes, feeling that what Chao Gai said made sense. However, just as he was hesitating and before he could speak, Zang Hanzhong, who was just listening, said from the side: "Dong Chao's family, there are some things in Linzi." Deep, but the good prey is hiding inside. If you don't go in, just hunting around here would be boring. Besides, with you and me protecting you, even if you meet a bad guy on the way, you will definitely be killed. I will protect the Lord’s integrity with all my life, don’t you think so?”
Chao Gai smiled, nodded, and said: "Zang Yuanwai is absolutely right, but sir, look..."
Mr. Wu was moved by Zang Hanzhong's words, and he smiled and said: "This county is very courageous, so we are not afraid of any bad people. Besides, we have so many people here, as long as the two of us don't set up a trap to harm me." , then there is nothing to fear,”
"I don't dare, I don't dare," Chao Gai and Zang Hanzhong quickly shook their heads after hearing this: "I will protect you Zhou Quan to the death,"
Mr. Wu laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "Let's go."
So, the group of people rode forward slowly, heading straight into the depths of the forest. Zang Ao walked in front as always, but this direction was carefully arranged by him. When he saw everyone on the road , thinking that his father must have persuaded Mr. Wu. Now, everything is going according to plan. Every step Chao Gai takes, he is closer to death. Thinking of this, Zang Ao feels happy and feels light. Flying up, he proudly turned around and glanced at Chao Gai secretly. At this moment, Chao Gai was still chatting and joking with Mr. Wu.
Zang Ao galloped forward and took two steps. He saw a small trident symbol carved under the trunk of a tree in front of him. Zang Ao couldn't help but feel happy. This was the place he had arranged in advance. , and the place where he started to enter was Chao Gai's desperate situation. Zang Ao had already made arrangements for Dou Quanquan. During this night, Zang Ao didn't know how many times he thought about the situation where Chao Gai was hit by an arrow: those two The men who were placed in secret slowly put their bows and arrows on, and somewhere in the dense forest, they silently aimed at Chao Gai's front. As long as he let go slightly, two arrows would instantly hit him. It penetrated Chao Gai's heart. From that moment on, the overall situation of Yuncheng County was decided.
Zang Ao relived his reverie, his blood boiling in his heart, and the more he took a step forward, the more indescribably excited he became.
And just as everyone was slowly moving forward, two men in black at the other end of the dense forest also followed the advance instructions and ambush at the designated location. They looked at the people who were slowly moving forward fifty steps away from a distance. The two men in black locked their eyes and stared at Chao Gai's movements. They each took out an arrow feather from the quiver and quietly put it on the long bow. However, before they could draw the bow to full , suddenly the sound of wind quickly passed through their ears, and before they could turn around, someone over there was screaming in pain.
The two men in black looked intently and saw that the county magistrate was already lying on his back. Everyone came to save him in a panic. The accompanying officers shouted "There is an assassin, search quickly." and rushed toward him like crazy. As they came over, the two men in black saw that the situation was not quite right. They immediately did not care about shooting at Chao Gai anymore. They hurriedly put away their bows and arrows, turned around and ran away.
However, after running only a few steps, his feet were suddenly entangled by something, and he was unable to control his movements. He suddenly lost all his center and fell to the ground.
Wei Du rushed at the front and heard a lot of noise over there, so he rushed over there with his servants without saying a word. When the two men in black saw the officials approaching, they struggled to get up. Unexpectedly, the official arrived so quickly that he was kicked to the ground by the official in front of him. At this critical moment, Zang Ao knew something was wrong and quickly followed Wei Du and rushed over. When he saw the whereabouts of his subordinates, he In the hands of the government, these two were disciples of the Zang family, and their mouths were not necessarily reliable. Zang Ao was afraid of being implicated, so he suddenly had the idea of killing people to silence them.