At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 339 Xu Shiji

The water of Yongji Canal is flowing quietly. The busy waterway, which was full of boats and boats two days ago, is now so quiet that not even a fishing boat can be seen.

At this time, two people rode horses from the official road towards Liyang County, chatting unhurriedly.Both of them were wearing bamboo hats, their faces could not be seen clearly, but they both carried weapons. It is not uncommon to carry weapons for self-defense these days, but there are only three types of people who have both horses and weapons, either officials or thieves , or they are rich people, and one of the two men's weapon is a horse lance.

At this time, the man who made Ma Qiang said: "Shiji really predicted things like a god, Yang Xuangan really turned against him, by the way, how did Shiji conclude that Yang Xuangan would turn against him?"

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "Yang Guang is currently fighting in Liaodong. People eat horses and feed them, and the daily consumption is not ordinary. However, Yang Xuangan is in charge of supervising the transportation of grain and grass in Liyang warehouse, but he is not very active. The tank boats on the canal are in twos and threes, and they can only see each other after several days. Once there, it is definitely far from keeping up with the consumption of the front line. Brother Shan, think about it, if Yang Xuangan doesn't want to rebel, is it because he is tired of work?"

Shan Xiongxin suddenly realized, and said in admiration: "Shiji observes the subtleties, Xiongxin admires it."

"Brother Shan is absurd." Xu Shiji smiled and said, "Yang Xuangan was born in the Guanshan noble family. At this point, Big Brother Shan, the time has come for us to flex our muscles."

Shan Xiongxin lifted his spirits, and said with great emotion: "The sky is dead, and the yellow sky is about to stand. The Great Sui Dynasty is exhausted. It's time to change the dynasty. Let's go back to the village and tell everyone the good news!"

Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji rode their horses and galloped for a few miles, the horse let out a whistle, dozens of minions came out from the woods beside the road, surrounded them and continued to move forward.

"Master Shan, Commander Xu, it's not good. Lord Hong fell down and was caught by the officers and soldiers." A thin monkey-like thief came galloping from far away from the official road, kicking the dust billowing from his bare feet on the mud.

Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji were taken aback, and hurriedly galloped up to meet him and asked, "Where did the army come from? How many people are there?"

Panting, the thin monkey raised a finger and said weakly, "One...one!"

Shan Xiongxin said angrily: "Fart, are you entertaining a certain family?"

The thin monkey blushed anxiously, and stammered: "How dare you little one, the other party is really only one person, what do you call yourself... Gao Bufan Gao Changqing of Xingxian County."

Xu Shiji said in astonishment, "It's him!"

Shan Xiongxin's expression darkened and he said, "Is this person Gao Changqing, who was appointed as the Shepherd Supervisor of Zhuo County by the Hunjun?"

Xu Shiji nodded and said: "That's right, Zhang Jin said that Zhang Jin, who was called Xionggao Jibo back then, was exterminated by this person and Li Jing. It is said that this son is both civil and military, and his martial arts are extremely high. Last year, he made his name in Liaodong. Head, don’t let it be underestimated, it’s no surprise that Master Hong falls in his hands!”

Shan Xiongxin said with a murderous look: "That certain family just happened to meet him for a while, and see if he is as powerful as in the legend, lead the way!"

The thin monkey was very courageous, and led Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others to kill immediately.

At this time, the sunset in the sky was about to sink completely. Gao Bufan sat leisurely on a stone beside the road with a piece of grass in his mouth. He begged: "Young man Gao, Lord Gao, I have eyes but don't know Mount Tai. Your lord has a lot, please forgive me."

Gao Bufan glanced at the setting sun on the horizon, and said jokingly: "You plot against me with a tripping rope, and shoot me with an arrow in the dark. If it weren't for my two brushes, I'm afraid you'd already be selling salted duck eggs in the Yan Luo Temple, so how could you be so easy?" forgive you?"

Di Hong was a bit clever, he heard Gao Bufan's implication, and rolled his eyes and said: "Then how can Gao Shaoxia forgive me?"

"That depends on how much gold and silver your own brother is willing to give to redeem you." Gao Bufan said calmly.

When Zhai Hong heard it, he was relieved immediately. If the other party was only asking for money, then it would be easy to deal with. He tentatively asked: "How much gold and silver does Young Master Gao need to let go?"

Gao Bufan extended a slap casually, and Zhai Hong smiled and said, "50 taels of silver? That's too simple, as long as Gao Shaoxia puts it down, the money will be delivered immediately!"

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "So Master Hong's life is only worth 50 taels?"

Di Hong's expression froze, and he said in a friendly voice, "500 taels?"

Gao Bufan shook his head, and Zhai Hong said tremblingly, "No...it can't be 5000 taels, right?"

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Gold!"

Zhai Hong's eyes darkened, and he almost fell over. He said with a mournful face, "Young man Gao, you're just kidding. You don't have 5000 taels of gold after selling our Wagang village. Less, less!"

Gao Bufan spat out the grass roots in his mouth, and lazily said: "Then I don't care, anyway, if you don't have 5000 taels of gold, you will be killed, and you should get rid of the harm for the people nearby!"

Zhai Hong wanted to cry, but this kid was even more of a bandit than a bandit. He wanted to run away but didn't dare, because he had tried N times just now, and he was caught every time without escaping within five meters. Just a beating.

"Hey, your rescuer is here!" Gao Bufan said suddenly.

Zhai Hong looked up, and sure enough, he saw a group of men and horses coming up the official road, billowing smoke and murderous intent, he recognized the first two at a glance, couldn't help being overjoyed, Ziliu rushed out, but Gao Bufan sniffed them out He hooked his ankle and fell to the ground on the spot!

Not caring about the pain, Zhai Hong got up and shouted for help: "Master Shan, Master Xu, come and save me!" After speaking, he turned to Gao Bufan and said viciously: "Master Shan and Master Xu are here. Let me go immediately, or you will die without a place to bury me!"

"Crack!" Gao Bufan slapped Zhai Hong's back with his scabbard attached, and this guy fell down again on the spot, unable to get up for a long time.

At this time, Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin had brought their people to the front, they were both shocked and complained when they saw this, the latter Ma Li pointed at him and shouted: "Let Hong Ye go!"

Gao Bufan took a look at Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji who were on the horse, cupped his hands and said, "May I ask how you two should be called?"

Just as the saying goes, do not hit a smiling face, Gao Bufan was suddenly so polite, Xu Dan and the two were not easy to get angry, and they bowed their hands and introduced themselves: "A certain Shan Xiongxin (Xu Shiji)!"

Gao Bufan's eyes lit up, he met a famous person again, and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is Shan Dangjia and Xu Junshi, who have admired him for a long time. He has long heard that Shan Dangjia is righteous, and Xu Junshi is extremely smart. Today, seeing him today really deserves his reputation!"

Di Hong rolled his eyes, you kid has a strong desire to survive, seeing that there are so many people on our side, why don't you start flattering us?Unfortunately, it's too late!
Xu Shiji said calmly: "Inspector Gao Mu has had too much reputation, I am ashamed to take it. You and I don't offend the river, so I don't know why Supervisor Gao Mu hurt people?"

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "Then I have to ask Master Hong!"

Di Hong's complexion darkened, and he said angrily: "Master Xu Jun, don't talk nonsense with him, let the brothers chop him up... No, shoot him to death with random arrows!"

Gao Bufan was a little speechless, if Zhai Rang's IQ is as low as this brother's, then don't mess around, disband the cottage and go home to farm!
Xu Shiji frowned and said, "How can Supervisor Gao Mu release him?"

"Bring 5000 taels of gold, I'll think about it!" Gao Bufan said with a bright smile.

As soon as this remark came out, all the thieves cursed loudly, and Shan Xiongxin was even more furious. He patted his horse and killed him, shouting: "A certain family rewards you for being a dog official!"

Gao Bufan unhurriedly stretched out his hand, pinched the back of Zhai Hong's neck and lifted it up, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, let the Shan master poke here!"

Shan Xiongxin had no choice but to rein in his horse, and hurriedly said angrily: "If you are a hero, you can compete with a certain family openly. What kind of hero is a man who uses a hostage as a shield!"

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "I'm not a hero, you have a lot of people, so you have to do something wrong!"

Shan Xiongxin couldn't help being angry, but Xu Shiji said coldly: "The archers are ready!"

When Xu Shiji gave an order, more than a dozen people with bows and arrows came out behind him, and a sharp arrow aimed at Gao Bufan and Zhai Hong.Gao Bufan was stunned for a moment, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Master Xu really lives up to his reputation, he is amazing!"

Di Hong almost peed in fright, and said in horror: "What are you doing? Put down the bow and arrow quickly, don't hurt me!"

Those archers looked at Xu Shiji hesitantly. Seeing the latter's expressionless face and cold eyes, they all locked their eyes on Gao Bufan again, and the bowstring creaked. As long as Xu Shiji gave an order, the sharp arrow would leave the string. , Shooting Gao Bufan and Zhai Hong into hedgehogs.

(End of this chapter)