Thinking of this, Liu Ce laughed, "Yes, yes, you brothers should have a nice drink after a long separation, so we won't disturb you."
After saying this, Liu Ce glanced at Zhang Qian and asked him to take the people away. After walking out of the inn, Liu Ce waved and called someone over.
"Go back and tell the lady to ask him to mobilize his troops immediately to surround Centipede Ridge and not let the criminal escape."
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Qian and said, "Take some people to guard here. If Yang Zhi can't ask anything, you can just capture Yang Chun and take him back to Hetou Village."
After Liu Ce finished making arrangements, he reached out to touch his waist tag and strode towards the county government office.
The total number of Liu Rumei's men and those brought by Liu Yuanwu was no more than 100. It was obviously impossible to fight against Centipede Ridge, so we had to rely on the power of the officials.
Seeing Liu Ce coming, Hu Fan quickly stood up to greet him, his words were quite respectful, "What kind of wind brought Butler Liu here?"
Liu Ce cupped his fists, returned the salute, and went straight to the point, "To be honest, I came today to ask for something important."
"I would like to ask Mr. Hu to mobilize the patrol camp in the county and accompany me to exterminate the bandits in Centipede Ridge."
Hu Fan's heart skipped a beat, "Oh, Butler Liu. I'll tell you the truth, the bandits from Centipede Ridge have been encircling and suppressing them many times before, but they all escaped and returned without success."
Liu Ce raised his hand to stop Hu Fan from continuing, "Master Hu, you have to go if you go this time, or if you don't go, you have to go."
After saying this, he took out his waist card and put it on the table, "The second son of the Protector of the Country was killed by bandits from Centipede Ridge in Qingniu Mountain."
Upon hearing this, Hu Fan stood up in confusion, "How, how is this possible?"
"Magistrate Hu, whether it's possible or impossible, I've already said this. It's up to you to decide." After speaking, Liu Ce took back his badge and stood up, as if he was about to leave.
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Hu Fan's expression also became serious, "Steward Liu, please rest assured, I will immediately mobilize all the manpower of the patrol battalion and send troops to Centipede Ridge."
After leaving the county government office, Liu Ce felt a little more relaxed. The county patrol camp had a thousand soldiers and horses. It could at least guard all the entrances and exits of Centipede Ridge.
Coupled with more than a hundred of his own, it is enough to level Centipede Ridge.
At this time, Yang Zhi had already brought Yang Chun into Zuixian Tower.
This is the best restaurant in Qingniu County. The two of them entered the private room and ordered wine and food.
Yang Zhi poured the wine and said to Yang Chun, "Second brother, you are so embarrassed after not seeing you for so many years."
Yang Chun drank a glass of wine, sighed, and started talking, "Well, my father had no choice but to leave his hometown at that time, but he died of illness within two years. Later, the master took me in and taught me martial arts. But there were unforeseen circumstances, and later the master also
After death, I was all alone, with nowhere to go, so I wandered in circles and fell into the grass on Centipede Ridge."
"Yes, nature plays tricks on people," Yang Zhi said as he poured another glass of wine for Yang Chun.
After going back and forth, Yang Chun became a little drunk. After all, he spent the whole night last night and was dragged out to drink after an hour of sleep.
It is easiest to get drunk if you drink some wine when you are tired.
Seeing that Yang Chun was drunk, Yang Zhi tried again and said, "Second brother, there are no outsiders here. Tell me, Liu Yuanwu, whether you were involved in this matter."
This time Yang Chun didn't hide it anymore and sighed slightly, "Oh, to be honest, the Li Tong you are looking for was indeed found by the leader of my stronghold, and it was indeed him who shot Liu Yuanwu."
"Do you know his identity?" Yang Zhi opened his eyes wide.
Yang Chun nodded slightly.
Yang Zhi sighed, "Second brother, who is Liu Yuanwu? How dare you..."
"Oh, fifth brother, someone has offered 10,000 taels of silver for Liu Yuanwu's head. The leader of the village is jealous of the money. I can't resist him, so I have to go with him."
Yang Zhi put down the wine glass and said, "Second brother, you can't go back to Centipede Ridge. I'm afraid you're surrounded by people now. You'd better fly away."
Yang Chun had a wry smile on his face, "Oh, flying away? I have no friends. At least I still have a few brothers in the village who can drink a glass of wine with me. If you ask me to fly away, where can I go?"
Yang Chun's words played into Yang Zhi's mind, "Second brother, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"
Seeing that Yang Chun did not express his position, Yang Zhi continued, "Second brother, why don't you just go back to Centipede Ridge? I will take you to see Liu Rumei. This is your vote."
Yang Chun still didn't speak. He took the wine bottle and drank a swig. Then he put it down slumped and leaned back on the chair.
After being silent for a long time, Yang Chun breathed out slightly, "Those are the brothers we get along with every day. You want me to fight back against them."
Yang Zhi looked indifferent, took the jug again and poured Yang Chun a glass, "As the saying goes, husband and wife are like birds in the same forest. When disaster strikes, they will fly separately. If husband and wife are like this, what's more, you are just drinking and fighting together. At most,
It’s just a way of living together, nothing more.”
"Second brother, what they committed was the crime of destroying nine tribes. If you didn't do this, you would have no choice but to accompany them and get stabbed."
Just at this moment, I heard a commotion outside the street, and there were shouts one after another, followed by the chaotic sound of horse hooves and the sound of uniform footsteps.
The two of them stood up and stood in front of the window to take a look.
Below, soldiers from the patrol battalion passed by, and the one walking at the front was Hu Fan.
Watching them go away, Yang Zhi once again spoke out to persuade, "Second brother, have you seen it? The end of Centipede Ridge is right in front of you."
Yang Chun thought again and again, picked up the glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp, "Fifth brother is right. I tried to persuade Da Laohei at the beginning, but he just didn't listen. You can't blame me for being ruthless now."
After hearing Yang Chun's statement, Yang Zhi was very happy. He raised his glass and said, "Come on, second brother, have two more drinks, and then we will go to see Liu Rumei together."
The two drank a few more glasses of wine, and Yang Chun was so drunk that he fell unconscious on the table. Yang Zhi had no choice but to call the shopkeeper to come over for help, called a carriage, threw Yang Chun onto the carriage, and the two
People rushed to Hetou Village drunkenly.
At this time, Centipede Ridge knew nothing about anything.
After Da Laohei and the others came back, they fell asleep without doing anything else and woke up at noon.
Naturally, there will be a banquet at noon to prepare for a grand celebration.
At this time, Hou Liu came to see Da Laohei again, "Master of the village, Brother Yang hasn't come back yet, something seems wrong!"
Da Laohei touched his chin and nodded, "Yes, Qingniu Mountain is only fifty miles away from here. With Yang Chun's foot strength, he can reach it even by walking."
Hou Liuyi clasped his fists and said, "Brother, why don't I go back along the way to look for you so I don't encounter any accidents!"
After hearing this, Da Laohei thought for a moment and said, "Go down the mountain quietly and don't make any noise. If you encounter anything, come back and report it quickly."