The gray figure of a hunchback, panting rapidly, walked through the mountain gallery and arrived at a place surrounded by flowers. Before he could catch his breath, he was pushed away by the soldiers guarding the door as soon as he stepped onto the steps. Then there was a swish sound, and a simple sword was lying in front of him, half out of its sheath.
Under the reflection of the moonlight, the hunchback could clearly see the big drops of sweat on his forehead on the bright blade of the sword. The hunchback stood firm and said to the soldier: "What are you doing? Get out of the way quickly. It's important." The matter must be reported to the master."
The soldier didn't seem to agree with him. He lowered his voice and said unceremoniously: "Several of my non-commissioned officers are also drinking inside. How can you come and disturb the drinking pleasure!"
The hunchback saw that the soldier was not accommodating, and became even more anxious, so he simply jumped in without any hesitation. The soldier refused to give in, and started to argue with each other after pushing and shoving.
At this moment, the burly man sitting in the flower hall, sitting at the top, could only hear the commotion outside. The wine glass he just raised stopped in mid-air as he listened carefully, with a very troubled expression on his face. Hua Yin, who was accompanying the drinker. County Magistrate Liu was very embarrassed when he saw it, so he put down his wine glass and left the table.
When he opened the door, he was met with a loud shout, which startled him. When Magistrate Liu calmed down, he opened his mouth to curse. Unexpectedly, the hunchback rolled and crawled on the ground like a dog that had met his master. When he climbed up the steps, he looked as if he was superior to the soldier.
When Magistrate Liu saw him coming, his eyes were filled with anticipation, but he seemed uneasy.
He saw the hunchback whispering in his ear, and Magistrate Liu's face gradually became gloomy at first, and then relaxed slightly. After the hunchback finished speaking, he glanced at the soldier who was full of doubts, and felt even more proud that he had Magistrate Liu. As a warning, he quietly retreated.
When Magistrate Liu returned to the flower hall, the man in charge saw his heavy face and couldn't help but said: "Who is making noise outside, why is Brother Liu so melancholy!"
Magistrate Liu sat down hesitantly, picked up the wine glass, and said with a forced smile: "Brother Li, it goes without saying, lest you lose your temper with alcohol."
Including the man surnamed Li, all the officials have been staying in Huayin County for several days in the name of suppressing bandits. They treat them like honored guests every day, visit the mountains and rivers, dance and play, it can be said that it is like this So comprehensive.
And these expenses were all made by County Magistrate Liu in the name of suppressing bandits for the people. He cleverly created names and collected taxes and donations. Of course, part of them went into his own pocket, and the rest naturally had to be taken care of by the sergeants. These sergeants were paid by others. The benefits will naturally make you work harder.
This time, seeing the county magistrate's gloomy expression, he became even more interested in showing off.
As expected by County Magistrate Liu, he deliberately did not say anything, and the man surnamed Li insisted on asking.
County Magistrate Liu saw that the heat had arrived, so he said in a low tone: "You all know that today Shaohuashan went to fight against Shijiazhuang. We wanted to sit back and watch the fight, but we didn't know that the whistle had just informed us that although Shi Jin had some trouble with the strong man They fought fiercely and were captured by strong men, but Shi Jin rode down from Shaohua Mountain not long ago. Not only was he not injured at all, but he also had a face full of youth and smelled of alcohol. That guy was not always peaceful. I'm afraid, he had already It would be even more disadvantageous for us to vote for a strong man..."
Before Magistrate Liu could finish speaking, the short sergeant sitting in the banquet interrupted him and said: "Hey, why should a Shi Jin be afraid of him? Don't let others have their ambitions and destroy your own prestige." After saying this, Li looked up to Li. The general cupped his fists and said, "General, please give me the order to watch me attack Shijiazhuang at night and kill him by surprise!"
General Li naturally agreed, and the short sergeant left the table.
Magistrate Liu was overjoyed, but his face didn't show it. He gently pushed him back to the table and said: "The general is so powerful that Shi Jin cannot compare with him. This battle will be successful. It's just that the general has just arrived, so for that
I am not very familiar with Shijiazhuang. Let me explain it in detail to the general."
So he drank wine and started narrating on the table: "This Shijiazhuang is divided into four parts, namely Qianzhuang, Houzhuang, Dongzhuang and Xizhuang. There are thousands of people in each village, and they agree with each other to fight.
Bang is the signal, and he will protect him when he hears the sound of the state. And all the villagers are headed by Shi Jin, and this is the crux of the problem. When he goes back this time, he will definitely incite the villagers to kill the thieves. I'm afraid there are arrangements made overnight.
.If we attack by force, wouldn’t it mean that we are rebelling against Shaohua Mountain and reaping the rewards!”
All the sergeants present were indifferent, nodding secretly, quite convinced.
The short sergeant was very impatient and asked: "What should we do? We have no choice but to fight hard."
County Magistrate Liu waved his hand and said with a little pride in his heart: "General, don't worry, I'm going to lay out a little plan. Let's go out in a big way. Hold Shi Jin. We can come back in a safe way without using a single sword or a shot."
Not a single soldier was injured."
"Oh? There's such a clever idea, please tell me quickly!" General Li became even more interested when he heard about such a cheap thing.
"Shi Jin's father, Shi Taigong, is the lizheng of our county." County Magistrate Liu paused, turned his eyes towards the front yard, and continued: "And he is waiting in my village at the moment.
, please ask me to move troops to rescue you. We can just lend him his name and let him go. Please help the general to organize himself, and we can set off later!"
The short sergeant agreed happily. Magistrate Liu immediately walked to the front hall.
After Shi Taigong left the strong thief, Zhuang Ding reported that his son Shi Jin had been captured by the strong men. He felt like fetching water from fifteen buckets, fearing that his only son was in the slightest, so he hurriedly went there.
The county magistrate came over. After paying homage to the magistrate, he explained the situation and urgently begged the master to ask the officers and soldiers to come to the rescue. Magistrate Liu immediately agreed and retreated to the back hall on the pretext of making an appointment with the general to discuss a plan to defeat the thief.
After that, Shi Taigong urged him again and again, but the magistrate never came out. He only got instructions to wait for a moment. Shi Taigong was in the lobby, and his heart had already flown to Shaohua Mountain. Shi Jin was still worried about whether he would live or die.
Pulling the lungs.
Shi Taigong was so anxious that he simply wanted to slap his horse and leave. At this moment, Magistrate Liu's figure turned sharply from behind the screen. Seeing his savior, Shi Taigong hurriedly jumped up from his chair, his eyes full of anticipation.
County Magistrate Liu also looked as anxious as a spark. When he saw Taigong Shi, he rushed up to help him to bow down, and hurriedly said: "Those soldiers, they are really... really... oh, they made me work hard to persuade him to reluctantly agree.
.However, you can rest assured. It is reported that your son is still fine. He is just held hostage by the three thieves. He is currently at the village, using his name to secretly rob the village of money and food."
l County Magistrate Liu paused and said: "Don't be impatient. We can set off immediately. We are afraid of disturbing the villagers and accidentally injuring the villagers. As the owner of a village, I hope you will take a step forward and make it clear to each villager that no one will be harmed."
I went out without permission to avoid being mixed up with the thieves. Then I followed the general and quietly entered the village to rescue the son."
Taigong Shi was very grateful after hearing this. When he learned that Shi Jin was fine, he couldn't help but shed a few tears. After receiving the county magistrate's instructions, he hurriedly rode away.
As soon as Shi Taigong left, the county magistrate called the hunchback who was waiting in the dark to come out and whispered: "Follow this old guy. If anything happens to him on the way, kill him immediately."
【Shijiazhuang】
Shi Jin was sitting alone in his nave, thinking carefully about what happened that day. It really seemed like a big dream. But such a dream, when he thought about it carefully, was always unsettling. However, he
After thinking about it three times, I still can't figure out where this uneasiness comes from.
Before that, when Shi Jin came back, Shi Taigong went to the county to ask for troops but did not return. He was eager to tell his father what he was thinking, fearing that if he invited soldiers that night, it would be bad, so he hurriedly sent someone to invite the master to come back.
This man had been working for the historian for many years, and he had always been capable and reliable. At first, he had been gone for a long time, and Shi Jin thought that maybe it was because of his heavy stature that it was difficult to move. But after about half an hour, this man had been gone for a long time, and Shi Jin thought.
It's hard to feel at ease.
Just as he was restlessly walking down the courtyard, he heard someone shouting outside the wall, and torches were lit randomly.
Shi Jin was shocked. As soon as he picked up the Panlong Stick, the two gates in the courtyard collapsed with a loud noise.
Shi Jin only heard the deafening sound of killing, and the figures and swords looked towards him to kill him...