"Lao Jiu, take him to the next door. He will speak orally and you will write it." Li Zeping said to Tan Shuo.
"Third brother, why do you want me to write again?"
Li Zeping said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I can't even read a few big characters!"
"Brother, if you really, really commit some big crime, what will happen to you?" Some of the bandits' hands were shaking and they didn't dare to write.
Tan Shuo said: "There was a very evil person in our gang who committed all kinds of evil in private, but he wanted to cover it up and didn't write anything. Later, he was reported by many people. Mr. Guo couldn't stand it and sent him to Xitian directly."
"Ah... what should we do? I have an old one and a young one..." The pen in the man's hand suddenly slipped and he burst into tears. Many others also put down their pens and knelt down.
Rescue.
Tan Shuo continued: "We have more than a hundred people, but he is the only one who died. My eldest brother said that he had killed seven innocent people and was willing to die..."
"Is this He Qizhou with the scar on his forehead?" someone asked.
"No, he's my brother. Have you heard of Tan Zhuang, the second son of Feihu Gang?"
"I have admired you for a long time."
Tan Shuo laughed and scolded: "You are so polite, my eldest brother is willing to die, but He Qizhou said that as long as he sincerely repented, he would be given a chance to make meritorious deeds. If he joins the army with him in the future, as long as he takes the lead in a charge, it will be regarded as atonement.
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After hearing this, my eldest brother said on the spot that he would take the lead in the charge every time. If you have serious crimes, you can also choose to be a passionate man and fight on the battlefield to deal with those who really oppress the people, instead of doing these shady things.
The deeds of human beings, once Helian Chenwu defeats Helian Qingfeng, we will be the heroes of the restoration of the country!"
"Is there any military pay?"
"Can you eat enough?"
"Are you going to be issued a military uniform?"
…
Li Zeping said angrily: "Damn it, don't bother me. Brother He said that he will definitely go to Helian Chenwu to fight for it. How are the soldiers of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so are we. In the future, if we make meritorious service, we will become the marquis of thousands of households, the marquis of ten thousand households, etc."
If it’s time to seal it, seal it!”
"Brother Ninth, I won't write anymore. There are too many bad things to remember. I will stay by your brother's side from now on. As long as others can look at me, it's worth risking my life!"
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"Second brother, how did you become the captain of Tutang? How many years have you been there? How come the Golden Eagle Gang is getting more and more banned? Tell me, what should I do now?" In the royal tent of the Datta tribe, the clan leader Situ Xia
Keeping pacing back and forth, the princess fainted on the bed from crying.
"Brother, don't worry. The Golden Eagle Gang has just sent someone to deliver a letter, asking for a price of one hundred thousand taels. According to their previous practice, as long as the ransom is paid, Ben Lei should be safe." Situ Qiu said humbly.
"How much? One hundred thousand taels?" Situ Xia almost fainted on the spot.
"Brother, how much can you offer?" Situ Qiu asked.
"The imperial court has been keeping a close eye on me all these years, conscripting soldiers and donating sheep. How can I get so much money? Even if we include the dowries of several wives, it will not exceed 70,000 taels!" Situ Xia sighed.
"You still have cattle, sheep, and horses, but Ben Lei's life is more important." Situ Qiu advised.
"But the kidnappers won't accept those things. Besides, without the cattle and sheep, how will we survive next year? Forget it, let's call all the big families over immediately and discuss whether we can get everyone to donate some." Situ Xia said anxiously. "Brother,
Although I don’t have much money, my family can contribute thirty thousand taels for my nephew, but..."
"You are really rich when you are a captain. It's just that, as long as you rescue Ben Lei, I will promise you anything."
"Brother, you also know that I am working for the court now. The owner of the second house is my eldest son. If I take out so many belongings from home at once, I am afraid that my sons will have ideas. Can you store a few of them first?
A hundred cows and sheep go to Quanzi, and when I find a way to catch the bandit leader and recover the ransom, I will return the ransom to my elder brother along with the cows and sheep," Situ Qiu said.
"Okay, that's all I have. It seems that I won't be able to support this big family in the future. As long as I rescue Ben Lei, you can take the position of clan leader!" How could Situ Xia not know what his brother was thinking.
"Brother, don't say that. As long as the Golden Eagle Gang is destroyed, all problems will be solved. I know that the people from Hanjian Villa are now in Pan Gu's tribe. They have just killed a group of Golden Eagle Gang gangsters, and they will definitely help Pan Gu.
The ancient tribe rescued the little princess, so we made two preparations. On the one hand, we paid the ransom and rescued Ben Lei first, and on the other hand, we helped Hanjian Villa eliminate the Golden Eagle Gang. Hanjian Villa prides itself on chivalry, so it will definitely not swallow the ransom, and maybe return it.
I will get back the money that was blackmailed before." Situ Qiu said.
"But didn't you say that Hanjian Villa has betrayed the imperial court? Shouldn't you have sent people to suppress them?" Situ Xia asked confused.
"Didn't the number of people under my command die in the past? Even if all the young men of our clan were sent, we might not be able to win the battle. Besides, rescuing Ben Lei is more important now. I can't go to Hanjian Villa. I just treat it as nothing.
I just don’t know. If the court blames me in the future, please ask the eldest brother to take more care of the second brother’s family.” Situ Qiu said emotionally.
"Oh, that's natural. Second brother, you have to worry more. The most urgent task is to rescue Ben Lei first. The eldest brother will go raise money now."
"Don't worry, brother, I have sent people to quietly follow the gangsters who sent the message. When I find the Golden Eagle Gang's lair, you will send people to send a message to Pan Gu's tribe and ask the people from Hanjian Villa to deal with the Golden Eagle Gang again!"
"Well, after rescuing Ben Lei, it's best to wipe out those damn gangs! By the way, if the Pangu tribe is really helpful, let them cross the river to graze in the future. We have been doing this for the past few years.
It does take up a lot of space.”
"Then just listen to big brother!" Situ Qiu laughed wildly in his heart.
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The Pangu camp seems to be built on a sand dune. Except for a few sparse clumps of hay, there is almost no green. There are hundreds of yurts in the huge camp with a radius of several miles. Most of the people in the camp are old and weak.
The women, children, and Tokuyama went ahead to inform the camp that a friend was visiting, otherwise they would have been shocked to see such a large group of horse bandits breaking in.
Although it was already late at night, a meeting of elders was still being held in the largest royal tent in the camp. He Qizhou was invited by Deshan to attend. There were many people sitting in the large and open tent, mostly old men and women.
Sitting in the middle was a sixty-year-old woman in gorgeous clothes, with a sad look on her face, and kneeling beside her chair was Tuoba Ling'er's mother, Princess Pangu.
"Sister, please think of another way to save Ling'er." Concubine De cried. After Deshan came back, he did not inform the camp that Ling'er had been rescued, as he wished to Qizhou.
"Sister, it's really not that I don't want to save my sister. You also know the situation in the tribe. In recent years, we have been unable to make ends meet. Let alone fifty thousand taels, we can't even get out ten thousand taels. Besides, time is so tight, even if we borrow it, we can't make ends meet.
I need to borrow a place." The princess, Inashi, sighed.
"How about borrowing it from the Datta tribe?" Concubine De asked.
"Third Madam, if it was not the fault of Datta's envoys, then they would definitely have to pay the ransom and would not be able to lend us any more money; if it was their envoys, let alone borrow it. Unless..." A man in his fifties
The more than 10-year-old man said.
"Unless what? Mr. Ge, you have many ideas. Let's see if there are any other ways?" the princess asked.
Ge Ye, the manager who just interrupted, said: "Unless we marry the Situ family and send Ling'er away, whether it is to marry the eldest son Situ Xia or the second son Situ Qiu, I think they will not stand idly by for the sake of their women, right?
"
"Absolutely not! Your Majesty has said that we cannot marry the Situ family under any circumstances!" The main concubine Inasi flatly refused, and the Datta tribe retaliated with resentment, which had already aroused strong indignation among the Pangu tribe.
"Didn't Deshan bring a group of helpers? Can we let them search in the mountains again?" Ge Ye had to change his mind.
"Brother said that he has been searching for half the night, but there is no trace at all. We killed so many of them not long ago, what should we do now?" Concubine Deshan was so anxious that she began to cry again. Deshan wanted to go to Anwei, but was stopped by him.
He Qizhou pressed it quietly.
Mr. Ge said: "We need to raise enough silver taels before tomorrow night. I think everyone should go back as soon as possible and ask the herdsmen in their respective jurisdictions to hand over all the gold, silver and jewelry. We have hundreds of households, and each family can only contribute a few hundred taels."
That’s enough, it’s more important to rescue Princess Ling’er first.”
Someone in the tent suddenly shouted, "Ge Ye, how can my family have any money? We still owe the king thousands of taels."
"Yes, these past few years have been either drought or war, taxation, and robbed from time to time. Now that the pasture has shrunk so much, how can we get money? I am embarrassed to speak to the people below." Another old man shouted.
"Ten thousand taels can be scraped together, but fifty thousand taels will definitely not be available. Concubine De, it is better to wait until the king and others come back and ask the people from Hanjian Villa to help. They should be more than enough to deal with those horse bandits." Sitting in the middle.
The princess waved her hand to tell everyone to stop arguing.
Another tribe elder sighed: "If we still let the people from Hanjian Villa help, we will have to go to the north. I heard that the winter there is so cold that your nose can freeze off..."
Ge Ye continued: "Yeah, I don't think it's appropriate. We went to the north. Not to mention whether we can come back here to graze next year, what about the fodder for the winter? Should we kill all the animals? Besides, Hangshan is so big.
, there are only a few people in Hanjian Villa, and they may not be able to find them. If the time is delayed, Ling'er..."
"Stop talking! I have asked the king to stop collecting salt and come back with his people. Then we will send more men to search together. I will ask the shaman to do this tonight. If Linger's life is good, he will live
Come down, if we are doomed to be doomed, we will drive out the Golden Eagle Gang even if we kill all the people!" The clan leader was not around, and the concubine Ina resolutely issued the order to prevent the clan, which was already panic-stricken, from causing further trouble.
When Concubine De heard what the concubine said, her eyes suddenly darkened and she fainted. Deshan immediately stepped forward and helped Concubine De to her position. He Qizhou stepped forward and took a pulse. It was just a rush of fire that attacked his heart.
After getting angry, De Fei woke up leisurely, leaned on her brother and started sobbing again.