Pirate Song

On the way home, Gao Huaiyuan told Xue Yan who was following him about this matter. After Xue Yan heard about it, he frowned and said: "This matter seems to be a bit inappropriate. The matter of arresting bandits is a matter of the Yamen. Why bother, young master?" What about going into this muddy water?"

"Don't you think this gang of thugs is really abominable? It's nothing more than seeking money, but they still want to kill and rape women, then they really deserve to die!" Gao Huaiyuan replied.

"That is to say, these bastards are damned, but it is not appropriate for the young master to do this. Although I know that the young master is jealous, but the last time the young master took care of Jin Heihu, it was out of self-protection. I have to do it, and this gang of gangsters is said to be stronger than Jin Heihu's original power. There are thirty or forty of them. Based on the words of the young master and me alone, I am afraid that they will not be cheap when they meet! Once offended I'm afraid this kind of person will bring a lot of trouble to the Gao family in the future!" Xue Yan expressed his worries to Gao Huaiyuan while walking.

"What you said is indeed good, but when a man walks in the world, he always looks forward and backward, and is afraid of this and that. It is always difficult to achieve great results. I have made up my mind on this matter. Don't say any more. Over here in the old house, you will replace me." Be optimistic, let those domestic servants learn a few moves from you, even if they can't fight the enemy, at least let them strengthen their bodies! I naturally have my own ideas in doing this!" Gao Huaiyuan instructed Xue Yan.

Seeing that Gao Huaiyuan couldn't be persuaded, Xue Yan said no more, but said: "Since the young master has already made up his mind, then I won't say much, but if the young master really goes to those bastards this time If you are in trouble, you should bring the younger one, although the martial arts of the younger one is not as good as the young master, but it is no problem to deal with one or two people, and it can help the young master to some extent!"

"No need! Just take care of the old house for me this time. Your injury is just right. I don't want you to be injured again for me. If I go to help Xing Butou this time, I will bring Go to Huang Yan, Zhou Hao, and some youngsters from Crouching Tiger Village, let them see the world." Gao Huaiyuan shook his head.

Xue Yan was very grateful to Gao Huaiyuan for taking care of him. He didn't say anything, but he decided in his heart that he had to follow Gao Huaiyuan this time, otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.

Regarding Gao Huaiyuan's proposal to Liu Zhixian, there was news soon. During this period of time, not only he was troubled by this matter, but also the county magistrate and county lieutenant under him were also troubled. They organized a civil defense team to help the county government arrest the bandits, so they immediately nodded their support. Such a thing is also a good thing in their eyes, and the county captain is actually the head of the county's public security bureau. He has to be careful, if Liu Zhixian did not dare to form a bow and arrow club, he would have already organized a bow and arrow club to help him maintain local law and order. Now that he has the support of Liu Zhixian, although he can't organize a bow and arrow club, but in this way The civil defense team can be considered to solve some problems, so Lima began to arrange.

Soon the big families in each village received a notice from the county government, asking each of them to send out five servants, who would be led by the local elders (the elders were the landlords appointed by the Song Dynasty government to control the people, and they were responsible for arresting bandits. , are somewhat similar to Lizheng and household head, except that Lizheng household head is mainly responsible for helping the government collect taxes!) If each household has two strong men, one of them should be sent out to patrol the local area to prevent bandits from attacking their ground .

As for the required weapons, it is up to the elders or the big households to solve it themselves. To put it bluntly, let them figure it out. Anyway, it is semi-open to let them have their own weapons.

And this news was sent to Gao's old house first, and it was none other than Xing Tutou himself who delivered the letter.

Xing Butou was in a state of desperation during this time, and led a group of guards to run around Daye County all day long, looking for the whereabouts of the culprits, but after almost a month of tossing, he didn't even catch a single butt hair, so he was frustrated. In the past two days, Liu Zhixian lobbied Gao Huaiyuan to help him. Although he didn't know whether Gao Huaiyuan could really help him, he also knew that Gao Huaiyuan must be capable, otherwise, Jin Heihu and his gang would not have fallen into his hands.

So when he heard that the townships organized militias to help the county government defend the area, he was the first to take a few guards and ran to the Gao family's old house.

Gao Huaiyuan's old house is a well-known big family in this area. After Gao Huaiyuan came back here, he managed it in an orderly manner, and he was kind and fair, and he already had some reputation among the local people, although he was not a lizheng or a householder Elder, Elder Senior, but no one in Gaojia Village dared to underestimate him.

Even the Lizheng, the head of the household, and the head of Qi () in this area did not dare to ask them for nothing. They were quite polite to Gao Huaiyuan. The first thing that comes to mind is Gao Huaiyuan.

Originally, the elder Qi should have come forward to talk to Gao Huaiyuan about this matter, but Xing Tutou asked the elder to go to another family's affairs, first to recruit young men from another family, the Gao family's situation is special, and there is no need to join the local civil defense team Instead, he went with him to arrest the bandits. Naturally, the senior elder did not dare to say no, so he quickly agreed, and searched for strong men from the households in this area to arrange for them.

And Gao Huaiyuan also expected that the notice from the county government would arrive soon, so he stayed in Gao's old house, waiting for the news, and when he heard that Catcher Xing came to the door in person, he quickly took Catcher Xing in, sat down and said started this matter.

"This time I have to ask Young Master Gao to help me with this! These thieves are really cunning. I have been looking for them for many days, but I have never caught them. Instead, I have lost two brothers. What an annoyance! I I also know that Young Master Gao is a capable person, and this time, Young Master Gao has to help me with this, and I can only show the anger in my heart!" As soon as Catcher Xing sat down, he immediately turned to Gao Huaiyuan. In the past year, Gao Huaiyuan has grown so fast, his figure is no different from ordinary people, and he exudes a capable and calm temperament, so no one who sees him now treats him like a child Well, Xing Tutou and Gao Huaiyuan are the closest friends, so let him be regarded as an equal.

"Of course there is no problem with this. When I went to the county seat two days ago, I heard about this matter. Master Liu asked me to assist Brother Xing in this matter. With the friendship between you and me, I will naturally not sit idly by! It's just that my ability is limited. , I'm afraid I won't be able to help Chief Xing at that time!" Gao Huaiyuan said politely.

"Where is there! You don't have to be humble, Young Master Gao. You were able to catch that Jin Heihu back then, which means you have the ability. This time, I will count on you, bro! Don't be polite to me again! This time I Come here, from the county lieutenant, please adjust some weapons for the guards under Young Master Gao to use, and see if it goes well!" Catcher Xing is also impatient now, and he firmly believes that Gao Huaiyuan can help him He was busy and thoughtful, he even brought the guys used by Gao Huaiyuan's subordinates!

Gao Huaiyuan was very happy when he heard that, this way, he saved some money, so he got up to check the guy Xing Butou brought him this time.

This time the county lieutenant also invested his capital, and took out some good things from the county government's warehouse to Butou Xing. Among them were [-] hand knives made in the Song Dynasty. Among the knives of this name, it is the only short-handled knife with a curved edge, a wide blade, thick ridges and thin blades, strong and powerful, and is more suitable for chopping than the ring-straight-edged iron knives of the Han Dynasty. It is commonly used in the army. weapon.In terms of shape, it is quite different from the horizontal knife of the Tang Dynasty. It is made of solid steel. In terms of quality, although these knives are considered to be relatively good, they are not as good as the horizontal knife that Gao Huaiyuan hid privately. One comparison, it becomes garbage!

Although the country in the Song Dynasty was very rich, the number of troops was really huge, and there were too many people to support. If you want to build a large number of armed troops with sharp and unusually sharp Hengdao and Modao like the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that even an economically powerful country like the Song Dynasty will not be able to resist. Therefore, the quality of the weapons produced in batches is almost incomparable with the weapons of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. It is not surprising that the quality is inferior, but anyway, it is very rare to have a batch of such knives in Daye. No, Gao Huaiyuan didn't pick and choose anymore.

In addition to these twenty knives, Xing Tutou also brought Gao Huaiyuan a single hook gun, two long knives, ten plain wooden guns, ten black lacquer bows, and even two Zhang Huanghua made a pile of ten wooden shields covered with rawhide and placed them in front of Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan was almost overjoyed, it seemed that Catcher Xing had not treated him for nothing, this time he was really generous!It is really a generosity of the county government to get so many good things for myself. Favors are not in vain!Naturally, this sentiment is high and Huaiyuan is essential, so Xue Yan quickly put it away, and took out a few coins from the back and handed it to Xing Butou, which was regarded as a thank you to him.

Catcher Xing was not polite, he put away the money, and handed over the documents issued by the county government to Gao Huaiyuan, proving that these things came from a clean source, and promised that Gao Huaiyuan would not be in trouble because of this, and then asked Gao Huaiyuan: "Then I will be disrespectful. Thank you, Young Master Gao, for your generosity! This time, Wang Xianwei and Liu Zhixian are indeed in a hurry. Let me pick it up by myself. Anyway, it is a waste to pile it up in the warehouse. Brother, I simply took a few more. , said that it is for the elders here, so Master Gao put it away! I just don’t know if Master Gao is satisfied with these things! I don’t know how many nursing homes Master Gao will bring to help me this time? use it?"

Holding this document, Gao Huaiyuan was even more happy in his heart. Now that he has weapons hidden in his home, it is tantamount to legalization. No one can find him trouble in this matter!So he smiled and said: "Satisfied! How can I be dissatisfied with so many good things? I just have a few nursing homes. What kind of place is Xing Butou thinking I am here! So many guys, of course it is enough, but I don’t have that many people, and there are only a dozen or so of them, so I’ll go with Catcher Xing myself! Just don’t think too few of Catcher Xing!”

When Gao Huaiyuan said that there were more than a dozen people, Xing Tutou was already very satisfied. The two sat down and began to discuss how to deal with these thieves. Gao Huaiyuan naturally wanted to ask carefully about Xing Tutou's collection Based on the incoming information, let’s analyze where to start. He is a veteran in this matter, and he is much better than Xing Tutou.

"Speaking of this gang of thieves, I feel angry. These gangsters are very cunning. They come and go without a trace. They never do more in one place. They leave immediately after finishing a vote. They are almost all over the entire Daye County. , Tired our brothers enough, but we can't find their hiding place, and these people are ruthless, once they are discovered, they will be killed directly, leaving no one alive, and the methods are cruel! It also makes us unable to find too useful clues! I'm so angry!" Catcher Xing gritted his teeth angrily when he mentioned the gang of thieves.

"When and where did they make their last vote?" Gao Huaiyuan asked carefully.

"It was five days ago. The last time they showed up was in Qian's Village. They jumped over the wall and entered Qian's house in the middle of the night. They killed Mr. Qian and his concubine. Killed Mr. Qian Before the concubine, he raped the concubine, cleaned up the cash drawer of Mr. Qian, and even killed the gatekeeper of their house, but the rest of the Qian family didn't know it. I went to see it, there are many footprints on the ground, at least a dozen people did this, but after they left Qian's house, the clues were interrupted!" Xing Butou replied.

Gao Huaiyuan frowned. These bastards don't seem to be vendettas, they are purely seeking money and killing their lives. The methods are indeed too ruthless. If they don't get rid of them, there is no guarantee when they will really touch their own Gao Huaiyuan. Maybe even at home!So he calmed down and asked Xing Butou: "Then I heard that you killed two brothers, how did the accident happen to them, brother, you'd better explain it to me!"

After thinking about it for a while, Catcher Xing said to Gao Huaiyuan: "This incident happened ten days ago. I heard that a household in Bao'an Town was attacked by thieves. Except for his daughter, no one was killed. In addition, the other six people were all killed, and the daughter of his family was said to be pretty, but after the accident, she disappeared, so I sent five brothers to check, but after two days, only three people came back, saying Those two people found some news, went to Niangzi Lake to check the news, and never came back after that. I also went there a few days ago, but found nothing!

Pity my two brothers, one's daughter-in-law just gave birth to him a child, and then disappeared, and the other has a 70-year-old mother at home, poor! "

After Gao Huaiyuan heard this, he decided on the direction of the investigation in his heart, so he said, "In this case, let's start with the Niangzi Lake area first, and see if we can find any clues about the culprits there. If so, I can avenge you two brothers!"

"Okay! I also think that these thieves might be in the Niangzi Lake area, so let's start somewhere! If I catch them this time, I'll have to flay them alive! I'm so fucking angry!" Xing The headhunter also agreed with Gao Huaiyuan's opinion.

Gao Huaiyuan asked Xing Butou and others to rest in the old house for a day, and arranged for Xue Yanhaosheng to entertain them, but he himself said that he would go to the mountain to recruit the nurse who was working in the field, so he said goodbye to Xing Butou, took the weapons sent by Xing Butou, and rushed to Crouching Tiger Manor overnight.

The main reason why Gao Huaiyuan wants to be the first bird this time is that firstly, he can't avoid this matter, and the other is because his group of teenagers, after more than half a year of experience, Some of them have grown tall and strong. After some training with Huang Yan and Zhou Hao, they already have some skills. From Gao Huaiyuan's point of view, if you want a person to become a qualified soldier, you have to get up every day. Training will not achieve the goal. The real warriors are trained on the battlefield, not by training!

So this time, since he couldn't avoid this matter, he simply took this opportunity to let his gang of boys go out with him to experience some experience. If they don't see blood, if something happens in the future, the temporary courage training may be delayed In this year, there is no war between Song and Jin. I want to let them go to the battlefield to experience it. I guess there is no chance. I can't let these boys rebel!So this matter is not necessarily a bad thing for him, it is also a rare opportunity for him to take these boys to practice with these gangsters.

This is the most important reason why Gao Huaiyuan promised Liu Zhixian to come forward to help Xing Butou, and now it seems that things are better than he thought, at least Xing Butou is honest and took advantage of him Knowing to do things for him, at least solved the problem of his legal possession of weapons, so that he has a group of guys that can be used, and he can initially arm his small team.

When Gao Huaiyuan arrived at Crouching Tiger Village, he saw that the gate of the village was closed, and in the shadow on the wall, if he didn't look carefully, he really couldn't find a young man standing there, looking vigilantly outside the village.

Gao Huaiyuan was very satisfied. A few days ago, after hearing that such bandits appeared in Daye County, he immediately notified Crouching Tiger Manor to be careful. Now it seems that the people here did not His words were a joke, and he carried out his order earnestly. After getting off the mule cart, he stood in front of the door and shouted: "Hurry up and open the door for me, I am here!"

The young man on night watch on the wall had already seen Gao Huaiyuan's mule cart approaching, and had notified the people in the village, and soon opened the gate of the village to welcome Gao Huaiyuan in.

"Gather all the people except the servants in the backyard, and pull the car into the backyard!" Gao Huaiyuan ordered to Huang Yan who came to meet him as soon as he entered the yard.