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A quarter of an hour later, Xiaowei Yan sent someone to deliver bows and arrows, sabers, spears, and three horses. What Yu Shouzhong didn't expect was that she also sent two pairs of golden soldier armor and two golden soldier centurion soldiers. I don't know where she got it from?

Yu Shouzhong and his men changed their armor and rode to the vicinity of the county government office. The beggars were going to the jail to rob people, so they couldn't stand by and watch.

Both of them are very skilled in martial arts, especially Yu Shouzhong, who is extremely good at archery. The so-called skilled man is bold. If his subordinates hadn't been arrested, Yu Shouzhong would definitely not be troublesome, but now he has to make a move.

9Chapter 17 Distress

The magistrate of Yanshi County is called Wu Guangzhi, but the people in the county can't see his lofty ambitions. They only see his claws to grab money, so they understand that his surname and first name are one and cannot be separated. Get rich, so they call him Wu Baocai.

This county magistrate of Wu does not have a bright resume, he is not from a major, he has never been to an imperial school, he has not even studied in a state school, but he has a solid background, and he is one of the three confidantes who can be expected , followed Zhe Keqiu for more than 20 years, from a young clerk to an old staff, and finally two years ago, he became the county magistrate of Yanshi as he wished, became a county parent official, and finally had the opportunity to display his wealth-making skills.

So Aunt Yan said that it is useless to seek the prestige of the county to persuade the county magistrate Wu. In fact, there is another sentence behind it. But begging, no matter how much money is given to the scout of the Western Army, he must give it to Zhe Keqiu. The money can fill his job, but Zhe Keqiu can destroy his job. Which is more important, he knew very well in his heart.

The reason why they didn't leave until noon was because there was no prison cart in the county, and they couldn't borrow it. They could only find a carpenter to use a horse-drawn carriage to transform it into a prison cart, so they could only leave at noon.

In the lobby, Wu Zhixian paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and one of his confidantes kept reporting to him the progress of the prison van.

"Come on! Come on! The carpenter says just two more fences."

Wu Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly ordered his subordinates: "Go to County Lieutenant Yang and ask him to bring all the archers and prepare to follow me to Luoyang."

The subordinates rushed away, and Wu Zhixian looked at dozens of leaflets, which were found from the scouts of the Western Army. There were more than 50 leaflets. It was strange that they actually distributed leaflets in the countryside. Why didn't they distribute them in the city?

Wuzhi County doesn't know yet, last night [-] leaflets have been distributed in the city, but no one has told him that's all.

After a while, his subordinates ran back and said: "Wang Yasi said that the Yang county government took the archers to the countryside to arrest the scouts of the Western Army. They said that a villager came to report that three scouts from the Western Army were found in Songzhuang."

"What? Three more people were found."

Wu Zhixian's eyes widened, "Then how many archers are there in the county government now?"

"Qi County Lord, all the archers were taken away by County Lieutenant Yang, and none were left behind."

"asshole!"

Wu Zhixian stomped his feet angrily and cursed, "How can I explain to him, I want to escort the criminals to Luoyang, and he took all the archers away, how can I escort them?"

"Your Majesty, maybe you can really catch a few more people. Wouldn't it be better if there were more people?"

"What a fart, he thinks other people are fools, waiting for him to be arrested in Songzhuang? They have already run away, and they have delayed me to escort the criminals."

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside, and then someone came to report, "Your Majesty, a group of beggars are rioting in the prison city, saying that we have arrested their brothers and demanded to release them immediately. I can't stop, I implore the archers to help!"

"Even beggars are here to make trouble, damn Yang Xiuyu!"

Yang Xiuyu is Yang Xianwei, he took all the archers to the countryside to arrest people, and now there is no one to suppress the beggars making troubles, so how can the county magistrate not be annoyed.

"Come with me!"

The magistrate of Wu took seven or eight yamen servants to the outside of the county yamen.

Archers are fast catchers, with martial arts and weapons, and they are the backbone of the county yamen, while the yamen servants are just doing odd jobs, eating and waiting to die all day long.

Yu Shouzhong has been waiting outside the county government office for a long time, and a spiked arrow has been set on the bow. They are scouts, and scouts must not take action easily, but once they do, they will be fast, accurate, and ruthless, never procrastinating, and never subordinate show mercy.

A group of people came out of the county government office, at this moment, a little beggar ran over and said, "Master Jun, Madam let me tell you that the magistrate is the one wearing a hat and a green robe, and county captain Yang has gone to the countryside with all the archers. "

Yu Shouzhong yanked his bow like a full moon, loosened the string, and shot a spiked arrow towards Wuzhi County like lightning. A poor civil official in Wuzhi County, who had never practiced listening to the wind, raised his head, and a spiked arrow appeared to him In front of him, before he could react, "Pfft!" An arrow shot through Wu Zhixian's throat, and Wu Zhixian fell on his back without even screaming.

Yu Shouzhong swung his spear and led his men to kill. Several yamen servants were frightened. Suddenly they saw two golden soldiers on horseback rushing towards them. They thought it was the golden soldiers. An arrow! The county lord..."

Yu Shouzhong had already reached his sight, pierced with his spear, and instantly pierced the chest of a yamen servant, and then he and his men brandished spears and stabbed left and right, killing five more yamen servants, and the remaining two yamen servants fled into the city. The county government.

Yu Shouzhong didn't intend to kill people, but to rescue the captured subordinates, so he ran towards the prison with another subordinate.

As soon as they arrived at the prison gate, hundreds of beggars had already broken through the prison gate and released more than 100 prisoners. I can still walk.

"Get on the horse!"

Yu Shouzhong yelled, his subordinates endured the pain, got on their horses, and the three urged the horses to run out of the city...

Yan Xiaowei heard that Wu Zhixian was shot through the neck by an arrow and was already dead. She stuck out her tongue and said, "My dear, a spy is so decisive and ruthless. No wonder Chen Qing can sweep the puppet Qi army and Jin soldiers."

She hurriedly shouted: "Let Erlang go quickly, this place has nothing to do with us!"

A beggar yelled a few times, and hundreds of people fled in all directions. They ran away in an instant, leaving only a mess outside the county government gate and prison gate.

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Two days later, Wu Guangzhi, his confidant, was killed. The news that the Western Army leaflets had been found in various counties of Henan Province reached Luoyang City. Numerous leaflets were also found, even in the barracks. His anger turned into panic and nervousness. He just got the news that more than 300 soldiers left the camp without authorization last night and disappeared.

There were deserters in his army. For any general, deserters were an extremely terrible thing, which meant that the morale of the army was on the verge of collapse.

There is no sign at all, and the morale of the army is about to collapse?Zhe Keqiu immediately realized that it should be the effect of those leaflets, [-]% of his soldiers were locals, and the widespread appearance of leaflets in Henan Province was to influence these [-]% soldiers and their families.

Mo Wentai, his aide, persuaded: "The opinion of the humble officer is still the same as yesterday. The commander-in-chief must first appease the soldiers, and he can improve the treatment a little bit. He is strictly controlling, and no outsiders are allowed to contact the army. Their The family will not be able to influence the army."

Zhe Keqiu nodded, and said worriedly: "I have already accepted what you said, and the notice of remuneration will be implemented today. What I am worried about now is not the army, but the source of chaos in the army. These scouts and spies of the Western Army must be caught. If you don’t catch them, you don’t know what demon moth will appear next time, you must catch them, no matter where they hide?”

"Marshal, I believe that the possibility of hiding in the county below is extremely small."

"why?"

"It's very simple. The only value of the following counties is the soldiers' families. The other party has already distributed leaflets and achieved the purpose of inciting the soldiers' families. They will not stay in the counties for a long time. Luoyang is a strategically important place. They will definitely hide in Luoyang In the city, to find these people, the whole city must be searched, there is no other way!"

"After all, there are more than [-] people in the city, and there are so many empty houses, how do we search?"

Mo Wentai said with a sinister smile: "Commander, we don't know, but it doesn't mean others don't know. Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men!"

Chapter 948 Soucheng

In the morning, the gates of the city that had been opened for two hours were suddenly closed again. Thousands of soldiers began to search and arrest the city. All young and strong men were subject to interrogation, especially those who did not speak a local accent. If there is any suspicion, he must be arrested immediately and taken to the barracks for further interrogation.

All of a sudden, chickens and dogs jumped around in Luoyang city, screaming and cursing, and young men rushed to the street, and then they were chased and knocked down by soldiers, tied up and taken away.

At the same time, dozens of announcements offering rewards for clues were posted all over the city. Anyone who knows the clues of the Western Army's spies will be rewarded with five guan. , As long as you come to inform, you can get five strings of money.

All of a sudden, the rogues in the city flocked to the county government, and there was a long queue in front of the two tents on the left side of the gate of the county government. There were hundreds of people, all of whom came to inform and receive the reward.

A thin and withered man also hesitated to come to the tent. Before he got close to the tent, the people behind shouted, "Line up! No jumping in line!"

A soldier maintaining order pushed him back and nearly fell down. The thin man said urgently, "I really have a clue!"

"Whoever has no clues, these are people who have clues, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and line up!"

The skinny man had no choice but to stand at the end of the line, and his heart was full of expectations, five thousand!As long as someone is willing to give him five thousand guan, he is willing to sell his wife and children.

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The Fortune Restaurant has been closed for five days. In the alley behind the Fortune Restaurant, there is a yard covering an area of ​​one mu. This is the home of shopkeeper He. Although the restaurant has been closed, shopkeeper He has not moved. At this time, he Urging his wife to leave quickly.

Shopkeeper He has a son and a daughter, and his son is the head of the Western Army. Back then, Li Cheng and Guan Shigu led an army of [-] to conquer Chengji County, but the entire army was wiped out. Shopkeeper He's son was one of the [-] troops who surrendered. , now the Western Army is doing well, has accumulated [-] ranks, and will be promoted to deputy commander this year.

And the daughter has already been married, and currently in Yanshi County, only shopkeeper He and his old wife live together in this yard.

"I don't want those things, let's go!"

Shopkeeper He's old wife has already packed up her belongings, but she is reluctant to part with the belongings at home and wants to take them away, "Wait a minute, I don't want the cloth, but I want to take away the silk and satin, which cost a lot of money to buy."

At this time, a clerk ran over and said, "Boss shopkeeper, Lao Liu Qiu is not at home. His wife said that he went out early in the morning and is missing."

"It's broken, this bastard must have gone to inform."

Qiu Lao Liu is a private salt dealer who drew a map for shopkeeper He. The military posted a reward notice, and shopkeeper He became worried.

"Old lady, if you don't leave, Jin Bing will come to arrest you."

Shopkeeper He's old wife came out with three parcels, and angrily said to her husband, "If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't be in such a mess. I still have dozens of coins, hundreds of pieces of cloth, and so many good daily necessities." ..."

"Okay, okay, leave it to Jin Bing! Otherwise, they will search forever."

Shopkeeper He took the package, and the shopkeeper helped to carry one. The shopkeeper's wife carefully locked the door, and the three quickly left the house through the backyard door.

The Three Caves of the Rabbit, since shopkeeper He worked for Xijun, he has been waiting for the opportunity to reduce the price of the house, and he really got it. The year before last, when Luoyang’s house prices plummeted, he bought another one about a mile away from the old house. In a small house of three acres, for a sophisticated person like shopkeeper He, this is the real technique of hiding. He also specially left half a pot of stinky food and a list for renting an ox cart.

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After queuing for nearly two hours, it was finally Qiu Lao Liu's turn. The official who was in charge of recording only wrote down a few notes, and felt that something was wrong. This person seemed to be a real clue, not the kind who came to cheat money. The sixth child took him to the Marshal's Mansion opposite the county government office.

Zhe Keqiu looked up and down at this thin middle-aged man with a brown complexion, and asked, "What's your name?"

"The villain's name is Qiu Yin, Yin of Yinshi, and my friends call me Qiu Laoliu."

Zhe Keqiu nodded, "Tell me! What clue?"

"The villain used to do some small business for a living, and he is very familiar with the situation in the twelve counties of Henan Prefecture. Just a few days ago, a person I knew before came to me and asked me to draw a map of the twelve counties, mainly the small roads. How to get around Pass the checkpoint, and then what are the local snakes in each county, etc. After a while, the villain heard about the leaflets in the twelve counties, and the villain guessed that it should have something to do with the map I drew."

Zhe Keqiu regained his energy. He thought the clue was interesting, and exchanged glances with his aide, Mo Wentai. Mo Wentai also nodded, indicating that it was credible.

"Who is the person who asked you to draw?" Zhe Keqiu asked anxiously.

Qiu Laoliu said slowly, "Is what the villain said a clue?"

This is like a paid movie, if you don't pay, you can't even think about watching it.

Zhe Keqiu cursed secretly, and ordered: "Bring 200 taels of silver!"

The personal soldier brought a plate with twenty ingots of white silver. Qiu Laoliu immediately smiled and put the silver into the cloth bag he brought.

Zhe Ke begged for patience and patience, and finally said viciously: "The money is yours, tell me quickly, who is it?"

Qiu Lao Liu didn't expect to get [-] guan, he would be satisfied if he could get [-] guan, he hurriedly said: "General, this person is Manager He of Fortune Restaurant!"

"Where is the Fortune Restaurant?" Zhe Keqiu got up and asked.

Mo Wentai had been to this restaurant before, and he replied: "It's directly opposite the west gate of Xiangguo Temple, I wonder if it's that one?"

"That's the one!" Qiu Laoliu hurriedly said.

"Order five hundred soldiers and go to the Fortune Restaurant!"

Zhe Keqiu personally led five hundred soldiers to the Fortune Restaurant, and the soldiers in charge of searching the whole city had just found this area.

Zhe Keqiu waved his hand, and five hundred soldiers surrounded the restaurant, but soon found that the restaurant door was locked from the outside and was closed for business. The building, the front yard and the back yard were all searched, but there was no sign of anyone, and there was even dust on the stove, which showed that it had not been fired for at least five days.

The shopkeeper of the grocery store next door was asked for questioning, and he said tremblingly, "It's been almost five or six days since the door was opened, and no one has come."

Zhe Keqiu gritted his teeth and asked, "Where do the shopkeeper and the buddy live? You must know, tell me!"

"I don't know where the guy lives. No one cares. My wife may know about shopkeeper He's house. She has delivered goods."

He found his wife, and his wife pointed to the alleyway behind: "There is only one family in the alley, and it is the shopkeeper He's house."

Zhe Keqiu immediately led the soldiers and ran there. The alley was very short, and indeed there was only one house, which was locked from the inside. The soldiers rushed up and kicked the door open, and dozens of soldiers rushed into the yard.

There are only five houses in the yard, the front and back yards are relatively large, a pear tree is planted in the back yard, and there is a small gate.

After a while, the room was searched, and the lead soldier shook his head, "Report to Commander, there is no one!"

At this time, a soldier came over with a list, "I found it in the drawer, the list from five days ago."

Zhe Keqiu looked at it, and it was a car rental slip from a mule and horse shop. This is the first receipt reserved for car renters. The Dapeng mule and horse shop seems to be near the Xiangguo Temple. He immediately handed the slip to his subordinates and said: " Go check!"

His subordinates rushed away, Zhe Keqiu thought about it, and went to the kitchen again. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he smelled a foul smell. There was half a pot of food on the stove, emitting bursts of unpleasant stench. He pinched his nose, I wiped the stove with my hands again, and there was dust on it.

It seems that they haven't lived here for a long time. The front door is locked inside and the back door is locked outside. They should have left through the back door.

Returning to the courtyard, I saw that the soldiers found more than 100 bolts of fine linen, dozens of pieces of money, and a few bolts of silk and satin from the room, and then some copper basins, high-quality folk kiln porcelain, and a dozen pieces of high-quality silk and satin. The dress, after conversion, is worth five hundred guan.

At this time, the soldier who went to the mules and horses shop came back and bowed to report: "The shopkeeper of the mules and horses knows this shopkeeper He. He said that five days ago, shopkeeper He rented an ox cart and went back to his hometown in Xingyang."

Zhe Keqiu suddenly understood that after killing Wuzhi County in Yanshi County, this group of people knew that something would happen, they must have moved away from Luoyang and hid in other places, and they even sent the army to search for the fart!

Knowing this point, Zhe Keqiu was extremely annoyed, and ordered: "Send the order, stop searching the city, the soldiers return to the camp, and that Qiu Lao Liu, take back my 200 taels of silver, he doesn't deserve a penny reward!"

Chapter 949 Dispelling

Although he found nothing, Zhe Keqiu urgently sent someone to Bianliang to report the leaflet incident to Wanyan Wushu in writing.

It was late February at this time, and the spring was already blooming in Bianliang City. This was the most vigorous season of the year, and it also brought a ray of life to the sluggish Bianliang City.

For more than ten years, Bianliang City has been unable to restore the grand scene of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". On the one hand, the population of Bianliang has dropped sharply. They were wiped out, their families were destroyed, or their families moved southward, leaving only ordinary people who were unable to move southward, living lingeringly under the cruel exploitation of the puppet Qi and the iron hooves of the golden soldiers.

On the other hand, it also lost its political status as the capital of the Song Dynasty, and it was impossible to bring wealth from all over the world. The rise of Lin'an and Jingzhao also exacerbated the decline of Bianliang.

The third aspect is the impact of the Yellow River's embankment breach in the second year of Jianyan. The affluent Central Plains became a flooded area thousands of miles away. The vitality was greatly damaged. Coupled with the cruel exploitation of the puppet Qi, it has not yet recovered.

However, in the puppet Qi era, Bianliang, the capital city, also flourished briefly, which was a deformed prosperity.

The abnormal prosperity of Bianliang's nightlife reached its apex during the Puppet Qi Dynasty. The streets were full of taverns, brothels and gambling halls, all night long, "food and sex, sex too!" 'Meng Fuzi's words were vividly reflected in the pseudo-Qi Bianjing era.