"You're just kidding! Don't worry and do your job well." The second princess replied slightly unhappily, and the answer from the person behind her was not as refreshing as a "no".
"There were two buckets of water in the kitchen, but I poured one bucket. I hope the two guys who survived didn't know about this." Xu Muxue whispered.
Qi Zhou replied: "Probably not. I haven't seen them going to the kitchen. Don't worry. The two cooks are dead and this matter is over."
Xiaoxue said: "I always feel that there are masters behind the second princess, but she has been unwilling to reveal her identity. Maybe she wants to catch bigger fish."
"Well, I think so too. I think I came to bask in the sun at noon that day because I deliberately let people know that I was on a business trip to fish. It is normal for the princess to be calm just now. After all, she is a powerful person, but those few of his guards
It's unusual for it to be very calm. There should be experts inside who can withstand such smoke. It seems that most of them are at the master level. Shouldn't we intervene?" Qi Zhou asked.
"With your personality, is it possible that you would not intervene? What if you don't have a master and watch everyone being killed?"
"With our personalities." He Qizhou smiled.
"You're still laughing! Now the princess must be suspicious of your identity. You must be extremely careful on the road ahead! She is a princess of the Zhou Dynasty. She can even kill her own husband. People like us, even more so
Just get rid of it quickly! But she seems to be happy to drink your saliva, maybe she will be lenient."
"Oh, it's rare that I want to have a solid night's sleep. Stop thinking about it and go to sleep!"
Hong Lei was still not caught after all. Before setting off in the morning, Zhai Biao first apologized to He Qizhou, saying that he had scolded him last night after mistakenly thinking he had been poisoned by He Qizhou. Of course He Qizhou didn't take it seriously.
Zhai Biao then told He Qizhou that Hong Lei ran out from the east gate. The guards were very familiar with the salt gang and had no suspicion at all. He entered the hilly area three miles outside the east gate and it was difficult to catch him. However, the officers and soldiers were still able to catch him.
In pursuit.
The group of people set off as usual, but behind the Lotus Gang there was no longer a businessman pretending to be the princess, and He Qizhou became the last one again. Guo Wen said that because Hong Qi was not caught, the princess's plan to lure the enemy into the bait would not work.
, so I plan to stay in this small town for another two days to see if I can find Hong Lei, and even follow the clues to eliminate the remaining members of the Pei family.
He Qizhou rode a horse and walked beside Xu Muxue's hay cart, and finally walked out of the East City. Outside the city gate, two women suddenly walked out of the wooden house where the guards were resting. One of them was covered with black gauze and waved to He Qizhou. It was the second princess and
Her maid.
"Master Deren, I won't go with you. I haven't thanked you properly for saving my life last night!" the second princess said, staring at He Qizhou's eyes with her wonderful eyes.
"Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. In fact, I just want to save myself. If everyone is poisoned, they will definitely not be able to escape Hong Lei's poisonous hands!" He Qizhou said.
"I can see that your wife was a stunning beauty before she fell ill. You will not abandon her, so I am embarrassed to ask you to stay. When I get to Xuancheng, I will bring a letter to the county governor and ask him to treat you well.
, No more words, take care of yourself!" the princess said with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. The common people are most afraid of meeting high officials. Besides, I can't eat much and are afraid of showing up, so I really don't need the hospitality." He Qizhou really had a headache meeting the officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. If he met the Northern Zhou officials again,
One or two people like Ouyang Xuan will reveal their secrets sooner or later. "That's up to you. If you want to show off your skills in the future, you can come to me. Guo Wen knows how to find it. Have a good trip!"
"Common farewell to the princess." He Qizhou really didn't want to wish her success or anything. If she really succeeded, there would be a lot of heads on the ground.
Looking at the caravan going away, the princess asked: "Do you think that guy is more like a herdsman, a tough guy, or a scholar?"
"He dresses like a herdsman, fights like a tough guy, and talks like a scholar, but he can't see clearly," said the waitress.
"His little eyes looked very sincere, as if he couldn't tell lies, but yesterday he not only deceived Hong Lei, but also everyone present, so I couldn't see clearly, so I had to keep a close eye on him.
Just hold him." The princess sighed.
"yes!"
…
No one would have thought that the lair of the horse bandit "Little Beard" was located in the hilly area less than thirty miles away from the small town of Anping, and Hong Qi went straight to Little Beard.
Hong Qi is an old gangster. He had handled the underworld business for the Pei family ten years ago. However, he made a mistake in his work. He was afraid of being held accountable by the Pei family, so he directly joined the Salt Gang with a vote of red goods. From then on, he has been in Anping Military Town.
He became the shopkeeper incognito. Of course, this was also deliberately arranged by the Pei family.
As soon as he left the city last night, Hong Qi scratched his throat, vomited out everything in his stomach, and then galloped to Mustache's secret lair. There is a mountain road of four hundred miles from Anping Military Town to Xuancheng. It is said to be a mountain road.
, but most of them are gentle low hills, but there is only one exception, and that is Baifeng Mountain, thirty miles east of the city.
If Baifeng Mountain looks like a mountain from north to south, there will be snow on the top of the mountain most of the year. But when you get closer and look from east to west, you will see that there is a canyon about two miles long and only a few dozen feet wide between the two mountains.
It formed a natural road. The last time the Lianhua Gang was robbed was in the canyon of Baifeng Mountain. Since all the people escorting the gang were killed, it is only suspected that the remnants of the Pei family were responsible.
The surname "Mustache" is Hu. Because he has no beard on his chin and only has two sparse mustaches, he was given such a nickname by the Taoists. His white and fat body, his fat head and big ears, coupled with such a funny mustache
, anyone who sees him can't help but laugh. But people on the road never think so, because the most famous thing about mustache is not his beard, nor his fatness, but his viciousness!
Ten years ago, he was Hong Lei's most capable general. Ever since Hong Lei followed the Pei family's arrangements and went to work for the Baiyin Gang, Mustache has become the leader of this group of more than 40 bandits. The lair where he is located is really
"nest"!
There is a red sandstone mountain seven or eight miles north of Baifeng Mountain. I don’t know when it started in ancient times. Hundreds of large and small caves were dug out of the mountain. Because it is far away from the popular trade routes, no one will go to this area.
He came from the bare maze-like sandstone mountains, so even though he was very close to the military town, under Hong Lei's care, no one noticed him and he was safe and sound.
After resisting the initial outbreak of cold poison from the snake gallbladder, Hong Lei felt that he was not in danger of his life except for the fact that he could only bring up one success at most. However, his cold body had ridden for more than thirty miles in the extremely cold night. Now,
In the warm stone cave of Mustache, he was still trembling, even his voice was trembling: "Little, little, Mustache, this vote must be done, one by one, must be done!"
As his former subordinate, Hong Lei has always called Hu Dan, who is eleven years younger than him, Mustache, not because of how close the two are. Since the incident in the Pei family, Hu Dan's life outside has become more prosperous. Everything in the Pei family has turned out to be smooth.
They all talked to him in a consultative tone, and sometimes he still got the lion's share of the stolen goods.
"Brother Hong, I also want to take action, but you also know very well that since the Salt Gang has started to take away the goods, how can I possibly take advantage of it with my few men? Besides, who knows if this is bait? Take a bite
I won't do anything that will cost my life!" Mustache said.
"Do you, do you know, how much is this batch of goods worth?" Beside the charcoal stove, Hong Lei finally regained some vitality.
"How much? Don't be fooled by me. You want me to kill that bitch Helian for you? That's just killing an egg with a stone!" Mustache held the wine glass in his hand, showing no signs of being moved. When he heard that Hong Lei was plotting to assassinate Helian Changying,
After I missed it, I had already become determined and unable to move.
Hong Lei was angry that Hu Dan had already addressed him as "you", but now that he was suffering from cold poison and wanted something from him, he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only say calmly: "I can't say how many specifically, but judging from the number of camel carts and carriages,
Come and see, I estimate that there are nearly 100,000 jins of green salt and more than 20,000 skins. Think about it, even in the Zhou Dynasty, how much were these worth? What if they were sold to the south and east? You know, our Pei family is still
Whoever masters the trading route! You still get 50%!"
Mustache's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and several of the brothers who were discussing the matter were drooling. They all advised Hu Dan to think again. Mustache still shook his head in pain and said: "The Salt Gang alone can't deal with it.
What's more, there's Helian Changying? You know, you Pei family all asked her to serve you! You just missed it when they were most alert. If I do it now, aren't I looking for death? "
"Helian Changying's identity has been exposed, and he will definitely not go with the caravan again. Don't worry about this. As for the Salt Gang, this time it is the second and fourth sons. It is indeed a bit tricky, but you think, since you think
It's impossible to take action the next day, then they won't think of it!" Hong Lei still kept persuading.
"Brother, I think you can give it a try. We brothers are not vegetarians, and besides, we are still in the dark!" one of Hu Dan's confidants encouraged.
"It's still too dangerous!"
Mustache has countless enemies, so he has his own reasons for surviving till now.
"You all go out for a while, and I will persuade your elder brother alone." Hong Lei could hear that Hu Dan's tone was already a little loose.
When those subordinates saw Hu Dan nodding, they all exited the cave. Before leaving, they still did not forget to persuade Xiaohu to take action.
"I know that you haven't done any decent business in almost two months. Brothers also have to eat. After you finish this business, you will be secure for the rest of your life. There is no reason not to work hard." Hong Lei said.
.
"Even if it's an ambush, at least half of our brothers may die." Mustache is still very aware of his own strength.
Hong Lei thought to himself: What half, I guess it would be good to survive one or two. He knew better the strength gap between the Salt Gang and the Mustaches. The reason why he encouraged the Mustaches to take action was to weaken the strength of the Salt Gang and continue to suppress them.
Helian's Lotus Gang.
As for whether Mustache can be robbed, he doesn't care at all, because there are still some interests involved. Mustache did not betray the Pei family, but now that he has been exposed, it is still unclear whether he will survive.
I can no longer provide him with valuable information, and I can no longer check and balance him. Therefore, in order to avoid future troubles, it is the best outcome for Mustache to die at the hands of the Salt Gang. It is best to severely defeat the Salt Gang at the same time. By then, Pei
Your chances of success will be greater if you live in Yinshan!