Water Margin people

"Let's go downstairs and have a drink!"

Zhang Bao took his people to the lobby on the first floor, ready to wait and see.

Until night, Zhang Bao and others were still drinking on the first floor of the inn.

"Master Zhang! It's time to close the shop!"

The shopkeeper looked at the time and was a little glad that Shi Xiu and others didn't reply. He came to Zhang Bao with a flattering look and said.

"Did you let go of spies from other countries!"

Zhang Bao grabbed the shopkeeper and asked, "There is something obviously wrong with the outsiders not returning to the inn at this hour."

"Master Zhang, don't get me wrong. I don't know why this person didn't come back. Did he go to some Wazi or a brothel?"

The shopkeeper said quickly.

"If those people come back today, you must report to me immediately!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Bao stared at the showcase and said something before leading the others away.

After leaving the inn, Zhang Bao walked directly to his home. He was tired after hanging out all day. The soldiers also smiled and dispersed, agreeing to come back to see him tomorrow.

"What bad luck, the fat sheep ran away!"

Zhang Bao kicked open the courtyard door and muttered, "The guy guarding the city gate said that this group of people is quite rich, and it's easy to swindle hundreds of dollars."

Zhang Bao didn't even light a lamp. He just went into his room and lay down. He was the only one in the house. He was really full and the whole family was not hungry.

"Why don't you light the lamp?"

As soon as Zhang Bao closed his eyes, there was a sound outside the door.

"Who is it!"

Zhang Bao yelled irritably, but he still lit the oil lamp.

"who are you!"

Zhang Baozheng wanted to see who was coming, but when the light came on, he didn't recognize the people outside the door.

"Aren't we the fat sheep you are looking for!"

Shi Xiu smiled.

"Fat sheep? Are you..."

No matter how stupid Zhang Bao was, he knew who was in front of him and hurriedly wanted to reach for his own weapon.

"court death!"

When Shi Xiu saw Zhang Bao going to get the weapon, he stepped forward and kicked Zhang Bao directly in the heart. He kicked Zhang Bao away, hit the wall, and landed heavily on the ground.

"You...you...we..."

Zhang Bao felt severe pain in his chest and stuttered when speaking. He looked at Shi Xiu and others in horror.

"Tell me, who asked you to find us!"

Shi Xiu looked at Zhang Bao on the ground and said.

"Ji Laosan, who is guarding the city! He said that you are both handsome and rich, and he wants to defraud you of hundreds of dollars with me."

Zhang Bao said quickly.

"Guardian of the city?"

Shi Xiu thought of the city guard when he entered the city.

"Looks like you can't show weakness sometimes!"

Shi Xiu smiled and said that when he entered the city that day, he thought it would be better to do less than to do more, so he directly gave him five taels of silver, but he didn't expect to be treated as a soft persimmon.

"Hero, spare your life, I won't dare to do it again!"

Zhang Bao saw that Shi Xiu's face was gradually turning evil, and he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Don't you dare anymore? Haha!"

Shi Xiu looked at Zhang Bao with cold eyes, in the future?Where can Zhang Bao have a future?

Zhang Bao seemed to have guessed that Shi Xiu was about to take action, and he opened his mouth to shout, but Shi Xiu was faster, and the sharp knife was already at the tip of Zhang Bao's nose.

"If you open your mouth and shout, I will make holes in your face."

Shi Xiu smiled ferociously, he was not a good guy, he was just pretending to hide his identity.

Before Zhang Bao could speak, the soldiers behind Shi Xiu had already taken a stone and stuffed it directly into Zhang Bao's mouth.

"Take it away!" Shi Xiu sneered and waved his hand, and the soldiers took Zhang Bao and left.

Finding a secluded place far away from Zhang Bao's residence, Shi Xiu interrogated Zhang Bao. Zhang Bao was uneducated and didn't know much about the military formations trained in the army, but he knew a lot about the army's food, grass and baggage. It's very clear, and I even steal some carelessly on weekdays.

"It's time for you to hit the road!"

After asking for details, Shi Xiu cut Zhang Bao's throat with one knife.

"Tie a stone and sink it into the river!"

Shi Xiu pointed to Zhang Bao's body on the ground and said to the soldiers around him that it would be too troublesome to destroy the body and eliminate traces. They had been exposed and must leave the city as soon as possible.

"Taoist Ma, we can't stay in Jizhou anymore. I think we will burn the food, grass and luggage tonight and take advantage of the chaos to leave the city!"

Shi Xiu looked at Ma Ling and said that they had figured out the situation of Jizhou's grain and grass supplies. Since they were leaving, they naturally had to leave some gifts for the Liao people.

In the second half of the night, Jizhou City fell into silence. Due to the unfavorable war situation, there was still a curfew in the city, but it was a little later.

Ma Ling quickly reached the roof of the government office by relying on his body skills. He looked in the direction of the military camp. Shi Xiu and the others went to the military camp to set fire, and he would set fire here to disturb the hearing and hearing of the Liao people.

The fire soon became angry in the north of the city, and the raging fire illuminated the entire north of the city.

"Go away!"

The shouts rang out in the city, and everyone in the government office was also alerted.

The magistrate messed up the clothes on the boat and ran into the yard. When he saw the flames in the north of the city, his face turned pale. The north of the city was where the army camp was.

"Go and put out the fire!"

The prefect yelled at the officers who ran out of the government office, and the officers quickly ran to the north of the city with their tools.

"Go, go to the palace!"

The prefect did not dare to delay, so he took the government officials to Yelu Zhongde's residence. This matter must be reported to Jizhou guard Yelu Zhongde.

Not long after the magistrate left the government office, the government office was also in flames, and even the prison city next to the government office was on fire.

"what happened!"

Yang Xiong looked at the prison city that had been set on fire with surprise on his face. The prison city was under his jurisdiction. He stayed in the prison city 20 days a month. There was absolutely no chance of water leakage here.

"Fire out!"

Seeing the prisoners running around in fear, Yang Xiong yelled to calm everyone down, and then waved his sword to chop down the ignited straw shed to prevent the flames from spreading to the prison city.

The fire in the government office made the already chaotic Jizhou City even more chaotic. Firefighters were running around, not knowing where to go.

"Go, get out of town!"

Shi Xiu had already taken advantage of the chaos and led people to the south of the city. He threw the hook and lock and climbed out of the city.

A night of fire caused heavy losses to Jizhou City. Nearly half of the army's food and supplies were burned, and the government office was burned beyond recognition.

"What's going on? Why did the water leak! Didn't I tell you to be careful!"

Yelv Chongde was anxious and shouted angrily at the officials and generals in the city.

"Father, this fire is burning strangely. The military camp has strict management and strict fireworks. How could it possibly catch such a big fire? Someone is obviously setting the fire!"

Yelu Zongyun immediately spoke and said that today he was in charge of the night in the army, and he was mostly responsible for the fire.

"Your Majesty, this fire is really strange. My government office is also on fire! How could it be on fire together?"

The prefect also looked at Yelu Zhongde and said.

"I don't want to listen to excuses. Let me see the results. You said someone set the fire, but what about the person who set the fire?"

Yelv Zhongde looked at everyone and said coldly, he went to the fire scene and looked at the path and scale of the flames. It was true that someone set the fire, but the person must be caught.

"Father, the four doors have not been opened, and the thieves cannot escape! We will lead people to search the whole city right now!"

Four people, Yelu Zongyun, Yelu Zonglin, Yelu Zongdian and Yelu Zonglei, held their fists together.

"Your Majesty, the person who set the fire is not only audacious, but his origin is also not simple!"

When the prefect saw that everyone was gone, he whispered.

"Who do you suspect?"

Yelu Zhongde asked with a frown.

"Jurchen, Great Song Dynasty, Liangshan!"

The prefect gave three answers. (End of chapter)