Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 289
Faced with Yang Xian Cheng's question, Xin You smiled: "It's natural to move people with emotion, to understand people with reason, and to lure people with benefits."

Well, mainly because I can cheat and have money.

Yang Xian Cheng nodded slowly, looking at Xin You with admiration in his eyes.

This Mr. Xin is amazing. He can talk things over with bandits by reasoning.

"Yang County Cheng, who are the available people here?" He Qingxiao asked.

Yangxian Cheng knew the affairs of the Yazhong very well and said without thinking: "Although Lu Dianshi has a good relationship with Zheng Ming, he should be able to explain it well..."

The Dianshi of a county was originally a miscellaneous official responsible for arrests. Although he was not popular, he was a figure in the county.

"The next official will call for the manpower to be used." Yang Xiancheng handed over.

Mr. Xin, the most difficult person to instigate bandits, did it. Suppressing bandits was the responsibility of the local government. If they couldn't recruit people, he wouldn't be the county magistrate.

It gets dark late in the summer, and the mountain road leading to Wuyun Village is deep and quiet, with only one person running wildly.

"Who?" The bandit who was responsible for guarding the gate was drowsy. When he heard the noise, he stood up suddenly, raised his lamp and looked down.

"It's me, the sixth master!"

The bandit guarding the door took a closer look and recognized him: "Master Six, why did you come back alone?"

"Let me come in first!"

The bandit guarding the gate came down from the watchtower and quickly opened the village gate.

"Sixth Master, where are the other brothers?"

The Sixth Master wiped his face and said hoarsely: "They are all dead!"

"Ah?" The bandit guarding the gate widened his eyes.

The Sixth Master walked quickly inside: "Something is going wrong. We need to summon the brothers to discuss it quickly."

The bells of the mountain village rang, and they were heard far away in this stretch of mountains, disturbing many living beings.

Those who were resting in the cottage and those who were not resting all rushed to the meeting hall.

"The Sixth Master is back. How was the harvest?"

When they rob, they usually don't stay near the village. They catch a lot of goods and it's common for them to go out for a few days before returning.

The Sixth Master threw his hands away and sighed: "Don't mention it, something happened!"

"Something happened? Did you miss it?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen Xiaoba and the others..."

……

The sixth master was surrounded by his brothers and kept asking questions until the second master arrived.

"Old Six, what's going on?"

The bandits surrounding the Sixth Master subconsciously stood behind the Sixth Master, and those outside the Second Master's side were there.

The others didn't think too much. The Sixth Master noticed the reaction of the old brothers and became more confident in what he was going to do.

"Oh no, something big happened, the boss and the others are dead!"

As soon as the Sixth Master said this, everyone was in an uproar.

The Fifth Master rushed over and grabbed the Sixth Master by the collar: "What happened to the First Master and the others? Tell me clearly!"

The eldest master and the fourth master went to Ling County with some of their cronies to have fun. The second master and several others knew that when the eldest master and the others came back, it would be up to the second master and the others to have fun.

At this time, the leaders in the village are the second master, the third master, and the fifth master, plus the sixth master who has returned.

"Ahem, my brother came back with a life. Fifth brother, please let go!"

"Old fifth."

As the second master spoke, the fifth master let go of his hand and stared at the sixth master with a livid face.

The Sixth Master coughed twice and said: "The day before yesterday, I led my brothers to rob a caravan. Unexpectedly, many riders came behind. Those people actually brought crossbows and shot many brothers as soon as they came. We saw The situation is not good and we have to retreat quickly. I didn't expect that I was the only one who escaped in the end..." Speaking of the confrontation with Xin You and his group, although the Sixth Master lied in words, the fear and panic on his face could not be more real.

The second master frowned and asked, "Since it happened the day before yesterday, why did you come back?"

The Sixth Master calmed down and said, "I was chased by those people. I took a sidetrack in panic. I spent a lot of effort to get around and found that I was not far from Ling County."

The Sixth Master patted himself and smiled bitterly: "I thought I wouldn't go into the city, so I would just rest at a tea stall outside the city and rest my feet before returning to the village, but I didn't expect -"

When he said this, his face trembled, and he looked like he was suppressing fear.

The second master and others couldn't help but hold their breath, waiting for him to continue.

"I actually saw those people again!" The Sixth Master took a deep breath, his voice was still trembling, "They were wearing majestic official uniforms, and each of them had a person on his horse, eldest brother, fourth brother, Xiao Qi... …”

Every time the Sixth Master said a name, his face turned pale.

The second master's face was filled with dark clouds and his eyes were cold and stern: "What happened next?"

"I sneaked into the city quietly, mixed in with the crowd watching the fun, and went all the way to the county government office. Those people revealed their identities, and the leader was actually the envoy of Jinlin Weibei Town!"

Hearing that it was Jin Linwei, the bandits in the hall made a noise.

"Shut up, everyone!" The Fifth Leader scolded.

Silence returned to the hall, waiting for Master Wu to continue speaking.

"The county master came out to greet him, but Jin Linwei chopped off his head with a knife. He said that the county master colluded with the big boss and accepted the big boss's benefits so he didn't suppress the bandits..."

The second master and several others exchanged looks.

The eldest brother decided to open up connections with the government after discussing with them, and did not let the original people in Wuyun Village know about it.It was also because of this that they felt free to take turns to enjoy themselves in the city.

Lao Liu can say this, which shows that it is true.

"Then Jin Linwei directly chopped off the county master's head?" The second master still couldn't believe it.

The magistrate is the head of a county and an official of the imperial court. Is Jinlin Guard so arrogant?

"I watched the county master's head fly with my own eyes. Among those Jinlin guards, there was Mr. Xin, who was awarded a gold medal by the emperor!"

Royal gold medal?

The second master's heart sank, and he had an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, I heard Master Six say: "They said they were going to mobilize the Ningshan Guards and flatten Wuyun Village!"

The faces of the people in the hall changed drastically.

"Second Master, what should we do?"

Facing everyone's questions, the second master looked solemn and did not answer.

"Second brother, Ningshan Guards will arrive soon. Brothers, you have to make an idea early on how to deal with it." Head Six urged.

The second master frowned and looked at the flustered faces, and said in a deep voice: "Don't mess up your position yet. Brothers from all teams will stop going down the mountain tomorrow, and we will discuss it carefully then."

Having said that, after everyone dispersed, the second master, the third master, and the fifth master quietly gathered together to discuss.

"Second brother, what are our plans?" asked the fifth leader.

"After all, Lao Liu is a member of the original village, so you can't believe everything he says. Tomorrow, Lao San and I will comfort everyone in the village. Lao Wu, you quietly go down the mountain and go into the city to inquire about the situation."

Early the next morning, Master Wu quietly went down the mountain.

The prominent people in the village gathered together, and someone asked: "Where is the fifth leader?"

The third boss sighed: "The fifth brother has the deepest relationship with his eldest brother. The wind blew at night and he got hot. Let's discuss it first and let him rest more."

The Sixth Master remained calm on his face, but in his heart he was convinced by the predictions made by Mr. Xin and others.

The second master really sent someone to the city to inquire about the news, which shows that he cannot be trusted.

This also shows that his choice is right. The brothers and the second master cannot get along with each other.

(End of this chapter)