Chapter Ten The Winged Tiger Drives the Bad Lands 3
Zhang Wenyuan heard that the gangster said that Three Eyes was angry in the thatched cottage, and he knew something was wrong. When he came up to the so-called Juyi Hall, Three Eyes was indeed sitting on the wolfskin chair looking very angry. appearance.
The Three Eyes not only failed to get the heads that they deserved, but they also lost their troops and escaped in a hurry. They were already a little angry after being restrained, but now they heard the reports from the minions that Master Zhang was here to beg for the heads. After arriving, the three eyes that were pacing back and forth on the ground became even more upset. They sat down on the wolf-skin chair and watched Zhang Wenyuan come in with an expressionless face, neither welcoming nor rejecting him.
As soon as Zhang Wenyuan saw it, he understood three points in his heart. People like Three Eyes, who lick blood with their sword tips, have always been straightforward. If they are a little arrogant, that's fine. This time, they didn't say a word and let Zhang Wenyuan see. There is some momentum of jumping over the wall.
Zhang Wenyuan suddenly felt that he was in danger of going deep into the tiger's den. If any sentence was not accurately grasped, he was afraid that he would be killed by the knife of the three eyes.
Zhang Wenyuan walked to the high chair where he sat last time, sat down firmly, took ten taels of silver from his arms, and put it on the disproportionate tea table next to him with a loud voice.
Before Zhang Wenyuan could speak, Three Eyes looked at him and said without any emotion: "Master Zhang, let's avoid this. To be honest with you, you want to kill people, but we can't." Here, Three Eyes stood up, walked to the center of the thatched cottage, looked at the distant sky outside the door, and said: "Song Jiang's head was already on my blade. Who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin, a big man, would come out halfway? I came out to save that guy, but my brothers and I were no match for him. Four or five people were killed or injured. However, although I didn't kill Song Jiang, I still caused him a lot of injuries."
"It seems that God will not let him die, but since I hurt him, it is enough. As long as you are fine, Your Majesty, everything will be easy." Although Zhang Wenyuan was unhappy, he was now being invisibly coerced by the three eyes. He couldn't give up even if he wanted to. At that moment, Zhang Wenyuan said: "Song Jiang will come back eventually. When the time comes, it will not be too late for the king to kill him. Some people can save him once, but no one can save him a second time."
After listening to Zhang Wenyuan's theory of "God's will," Sanyan put the responsibility on God, which was the best thing for the two of them. At that moment, Sanyan's face was somewhat polite, but deep down in his heart There was another concern, so he said in a desperate manner: "I will ask someone to return the gold and silver to you tomorrow."
Zhang Wenyuan knew that Three Eyes did not want to repay the money, but was just being polite. Tomorrow comes tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows, there is tomorrow every day, and every day is far away from tomorrow, so Zhang Wenyuan simply thought about it and said as a favor: " There is no need to return the gold and silver. We have had many dealings with each other, and they can be considered as one of our own. Now is the time for the king to use the silver, so why not just keep it for use?"
"How embarrassing," Three Eyes felt a little more happy when he heard it, and he said politely.
Zhang Wenyuan knew that Three Eyes had just debuted, and he still retained a bit of his original nature in his heart, and was not so cunning. So, Zhang Wenyuan accepted Three Eyes' "sorry" and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to Excuse me, I am an official and you are a bandit. We just need to take care of each other, so we can survive for a long time. You can just keep the gold and silver and spend it. I will show you a way to make money along the way. I don’t know if the king is interested, "
"Since you can make a fortune, why aren't you interested?" Three Eyes turned back to look at Zhang Wenyuan, with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Zanglong Ridge is to the east of Yuncheng County, but I wonder if your Majesty knows that there is a place called Shuangfeng Town forty miles to the west from Yuncheng County," Zhang Wenyuan said while looking at the three eyes.
Three Eyes thought for a moment and asked: "Shuangfeng Town is a poor and remote place. How can you make a fortune?"
Zhang Wenyuan smiled and said: "Shuangfeng Town is indeed not a wealthy place, but it is indeed a necessary place to communicate between the north and the south. There are many merchants coming and going. If those merchants are extremely rich, each of them will leave a tael of silver as a gift. I have paid for the king's travel expenses, and the king will enjoy the benefits. I am afraid that if I don't get out for half a month, I will be as happy as a local emperor. When the time comes, I will still ask the king to help me."
When Three Eyes heard this, he suddenly felt happy and said: "Master Zhang, you are very polite. If this matter comes true, don't mention the word "relief". There will naturally be a meaning." After saying this, Three Eyes could not hide his heart. He was filled with ecstasy. Although he betrayed and escaped from Liangshan, he suffered from having no financial resources and no foundation to establish himself, let alone recruiting people to avenge Fei Bo. And now Zhang Wenyuan pointed out a way to make money for him, no doubt How can you make the three eyes unhappy by offering help in the snow?
However, Three Eyes has always been cautious and did not get excited by such a happy news. Instead, he thought about it carefully and asked: "Doesn't the government have guards to guard such an important place?"
"There is a patrol room. If your Majesty goes there, you can go in and have a look by yourself."
Three Eyes heard something strange and asked: "How...how do you say this?"
"The patrol house is still there, but there is only one policeman left. The rest are running and escaping. No one wants to settle down there, let alone eat the wind and sand." Zhang Wenyuan said: "Only one is left. , he was recently expelled by Yuncheng County, a small officer who offended the county magistrate, and served as a head catcher. However, if the king goes up with his troops and swords, I'm afraid he won't be able to stop him. Feng Town, let alone the businessmen who come and go, even the people there must be obedient to you."
After hearing this, Three Eyes felt very happy and immediately shouted: "Here comes someone."
The two minions who were waiting outside came forward and stood at the door with their hands folded, waiting for the Three Eyes to give orders.
"Ask seven or eight brothers with black belts to be the vanguard, pretend to be merchants, and go to Shuangfeng Town to find out the information about the merchants coming and going from the brigade. After they keep a close eye on me, they will send someone to report back quickly," San One Eye said here, waved his hand and sent the two minions away. Three Eyes looked at Zhang Wenyuan and said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your advice. This time I have to do something big, otherwise it will not be enough to scare Shuangfeng Town. However, Liangshan You will definitely not let me go..."
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured. Yuncheng County is more afraid than your Majesty. What the county magistrate is most afraid of is Liangshan coming down and asking him to borrow food. The Yamen has already planted many eyes and ears around Liangshan. As long as Liangshan has a large-scale The Yamen will know about the transfer of troops and horses immediately, and when the time comes, I will naturally inform the king,"
After hearing this, Three Eyes nodded, feeling somewhat reassured, and said, "It's not that I'm worrying too much, it's just that with Liangshan here, I'm afraid that Three Eyes can sleep peacefully."
"The Yamen can't do anything to Liangshan because the Yamen can't run away, but your Majesty is different. As soon as my news comes, Your Majesty can 'walk away' as a strategy. The green hills left behind will be there, so you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. When the time comes, you will have more troops." It's not impossible to come back after getting stronger. The most important thing right now is money. There are so many brothers waiting to open their mouths to eat. What can we do without money? One vote is one vote, and you won't lose money anyway, right? "Every word Zhang Wenyuan said went to the heart of Three Eyes, and the last worries in his heart disappeared just by speaking to those Three Eyes.
Three Eyes was overjoyed and invited Zhang Wenyuan to have some dinner in the back hall. The two drank some wine and chatted. Seeing the dusk gradually ending, Zhang Wenyuan stood up to say goodbye and went down the mountain to meet the waiter. The coachmen at the foot of the mountain gathered together and headed leisurely to Yuncheng County.
【Shuangfeng Town】
After Lei Heng left Zhang Wen far behind, he strode straight forward. After walking for about thirty or forty miles, the vegetation along the way gradually became sparse. As far as the eye could see, they were all bare mountain ridges. , it’s hard to see any green shade, it’s simply early autumn. If it’s a hot summer day, walking along this road without being roasted to death by the scorching sun, this place is really a place where birds don’t shit.
Lei Heng had heard about Shuangfeng Town before. Although Shuangfeng Town is a subsidiary of Yuncheng County, due to the harsh environment and the barrenness of grass, there has never been a farmer to farm here. The people here have never They don't know how to grow food, so the government naturally doesn't collect rent and taxes. I don't know when the government started to ignore this desolate land. Not to mention that the government doesn't care about the livelihood of the people here. It's just that The patrol house set up here was also because the government did not provide food and wages, so the officers could not bear to disperse. I don't know since when, there were no more official patrol houses here, only an empty patrol house standing in the wind and sand.
Lei Heng walked into Shuangfeng Town step by step. The people in the town had seen the police officers passing by, but they were all escorting prisoners to assassinate prisoners passing by. They would not stay here for a long time. Now the people saw Lei Heng dressed as a police officer. There was nothing unusual about his attire, but Lei Heng walked along the only north-south street in Shuangfeng Town. There were many wine shops, hotels, casinos and brothels on both sides, which made Lei Heng look around. It was quite dizzying to see.
The people here have no food to grow, so they can only rely on the caravans here to do business. Many hotels and inns were opened, and then there were gambling houses and brothels, and then there were more ancillary businesses. Shuangfeng Town was abandoned by the government by default. However, there is always a way, and God has brought another source of income to the people of Shuangfeng Town that can barely support their lives.
Lei Heng looked at everything in front of him and felt that it was not as bad as he imagined. He suddenly felt relieved. He felt so comfortable that he stopped and raised his eyes just in time to see a two-story restaurant on the corner of the town center. , an apricot yellow wine flag was picked up from a long pole outside, with the four characters "Hongtai Restaurant" written on it. The wine flag fluttered and rolled in the wind, which made Lei Heng feel happy, so he stepped into the hotel.