Cao Thief

Chapter 165 The Great Earthquake in Shangtun ([-])

A series of changes made the flower hall very quiet.

Wang Cheng's screams still echoed endlessly, but in the ears of everyone, it seemed that the taste had changed, and there was a sense of suffocation.

That's right, suffocation!
Huang Zheng, Pan Yong and others sat silently, not even daring to move.

The young man standing behind Deng Ji put the dagger in his sleeve and returned to the original place as if nothing happened.

Could it be that tonight...will be bloody again?

Back then, when Deng Ji eradicated Chen Sheng, it was quite similar to today.If there is a difference, it is that the last time Deng Ji hosted a banquet, there were very few guests, but today... although a few people left, the flower hall is still full of guests.It was also silent, and there was no sign at all.Chen Sheng may be full of evil, but what about Wang Cheng?What is it for?

By the way, Deng Ji called out 'Xue Zhou' just now.

Who is Xue Zhou?

How could people like Huang Zheng not know.

Could it be that……

Huang Zheng and the others gasped, and the way they looked at Wang Cheng changed suddenly.

Two sharp men walked into the flower hall, stepped forward to hold Wang Cheng down, and tied him up with ropes. However, while tying him up, he stopped the bleeding.Wang Cheng's round face turned pale as paper.Beads of sweat flowed down his chubby cheeks. He stared at Deng Ji, his eyes gleaming with hatred.His lips were pursed tightly, as if he wanted to swallow Deng Ji alive.

Deng Ji picked up a wet towel and wiped the blood off his face.

"Wang Cheng, Wang Mingwei?
Xue Zhou, Xue Ziyang... To be honest, when I got the news, I still couldn't believe it.I didn't expect... what should I call you? "

"Dog officer, don't be arrogant," Wang Cheng yelled suddenly, "If you are sensible, just let me go obediently, or I will let you die without a place to bury you."

"is it?"

Deng Ji smiled.

"I tell you the truth, I have ordered my brothers to go out, and they will arrive tonight.

After a while, I'll see if you can still be arrogant..."

Huang Zheng and the others changed their expressions upon hearing this.

But Deng Ji, as if he didn't hear it, still looked calm and calm.

He stood up, picked up the fish kiss copper coin, and walked slowly to Wang Cheng.Wang Chenghu struggled and wanted to rush up, but was held down by two sharp men.Deng Ji just looked at Wang Cheng without saying a word.That gaze made Wang Cheng's heart tremble.

"I thought you were a character, and you were nothing more than a poor man."

Deng Ji sneered, and said to the young man behind the food case: "Bo Dao, there is no need to keep anyone in the government office, you take someone to Youxue, and listen to him at his disposal."

"Here!"

Hao Zhao stepped in to obey the order and strode away.

Hu Ban came in immediately, with more than a dozen house slaves behind him.

"Since I dare to attack you, if I am not sure, how can I scare the snake?" Deng Ji said with a smile: "Xuezhou, haven't you been clamoring for me to fight pirates? Now, you can be satisfied! It's just not me Go to fight, but you will send it to your door yourself."

"you……"

"Ilu Township, right?"

From Deng Ji's mouth, he spat out a place name.

Huang Zheng and the others do know that Yilu Township is a place name in Donghai County, which is located next to Qu County.There, there used to be a very important person, Zhong Limei, one of the five generals under Xiang Yu's tent, the overlord of Western Chu.Deng Ji had mentioned the name of the place, and Wang Cheng's face changed drastically.He looked at Deng Ji in horror, his eyes flickering with fear.However, Wang Cheng did not speak again, but turned his head away.

"Idiot, didn't you realize that I am the only one in the county government office today?"

Startled, Wang Cheng looked at Deng Ji again.

Deng Ji said: "Presumably at this time, your people in Yilu Township have already subdued the law. By the way, do you still remember that I introduced you to you, the two sworn brothers of Youxue? One is the son of Dianwei, a general in the middle of the dynasty. The other is the son of Xu Chu, Captain of Wumeng, and they took people to Houqiu three days ago... Wei Mi of Houqiu has a fellowship with Dian Zhonglang, so it is not difficult to borrow troops."

"how do you know……"

"Hehe, of course it was your good son who told me."

Huang Zheng and the others are confused!
Everyone knows that Wang Cheng has no heirs.

Uh, actually he is Xue Zhou.No one knows whether Xuezhou has any heirs.But one thing, Xuezhou's son, shouldn't he be a pirate?

Deng Ji smiled, got up and returned to his original position.

"Okay, let's just wait here and see what happens.

However, taking this opportunity, let's discuss some things.Just now we talked about Tuntian... Gentlemen, what do you think? "

Huang Zheng and the others kept silent.

They also have land, and they also have farmers.

If they agree, they will definitely lose their roots; but if they don't agree...

Huang Zheng suddenly remembered something.

There are pirates coming tonight, and those gentry and elders who left just now... Deng Ji had prepared for it, but he didn't tell anyone.Could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity... If so, no one would dare to disobey Deng Ji in Haixi...

"Magistrate Deng."

"Huang Xingshou, please tell me."

"Although Xiaomin is not from Haixi, he is still a member of Haixi.

Xiaomin's family still has [-] mu of land, of which about [-] mu is fertile land.It's just that few people cultivated it, so much wasted.Xiaomin is willing to sell the [-] mu of land, but I don't know how much is the high price that Magistrate Deng just said?Xiaomin is willing to cooperate with the county magistrate. "

"Hahaha, no wonder Youxue often praises you in front of the county, you are indeed a smart person."

Deng Ji laughed loudly, "Don't worry Huang Xingshou, this county will never let you suffer. I can't help but not let you suffer, and there will be a great benefit for you."

"benefit?"

Huang Zheng looked confused.

Benefits, what would be the benefits?
Could it be that the government will take back the land at double or triple the price?
Not only Huang Zheng didn't understand, but others also couldn't figure it out... Deng Ji smiled, got up and shouted: "Hu Ban."

Hu Ban immediately came over with a box in his hand and put it in front of Deng Ji.

Deng Ji signaled him to pass the box to Huang Zheng.But Huang Zheng was dizzy, and he didn't quite understand what Deng Ji's action meant.

"Huang Xingshou, open it and see."

Huang Zheng took the box suspiciously, put it on the table, and opened it gently.

People on the side stepped forward one after another, looked inside, but only saw a piece of exquisite Zuo Bo paper, with two large characters written on the far right: Yan Yin.

Huang Zheng was stunned!
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The night was getting darker, and the plain outside Haixi City was pitch black.

The lights on the watchtower swayed in the cold wind, flickering on and off, appearing lifeless and lifeless.

Dozens of men in black were rushing along the long street, and soon came to the gate of the North City of Haixi County.The leader, dressed in black, wearing black leather armor and a pair of black shoes, suddenly stopped in his tracks.He looked to the left and right, then nodded to the people behind him, stretched out his hand and pointed forward, the men in black immediately swarmed up, quickly rushed to the city gate, and occupied the gate tower.

"Xiao Shuai, there is no one!"

"Xiaoshuai, there is no one on the watchtower..."

The man in black was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately shuddered Lingling, growling in a low voice: "No, I've been tricked, withdraw!"

withdraw?
A group of men in black were just about to turn around and flee, but they saw a long black-painted street, which was suddenly brightly lit.

On the upper floor of the city gate, a young man stood up and looked down with his hand on the battlement.

"Mai Cheng, since you're here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

While speaking, a group of soldiers rushed out from the boxes on both sides of the long street.

But they were dressed as soldiers, all dressed in black, rushed over and surrounded the men in black.

The first two are Wang Mai and Deng Fan.

The two held weapons in their hands and surrounded the men in black.

"you……"

"Mai Cheng, do you want to continue pretending?"

The young man standing on the top of the wall is none other than Cao Peng.

Holding a five-foot Han knife in his hand, he stared at the man in black under the tower, and asked with a smile.

The leader of the man in black suddenly tore off the black scarf on his face, and the firelight shone on his face, which was clearly the Mai Cheng that Cao Peng said.

"Brothers, break out!"

"Keep a few alive, and those who dare to resist will be killed."

Cao Peng shouted sharply on the top of the wall.

I saw Wang Mai and Deng Fan, each leading fifty law-enforcement teams, rushing forward with a fierce attack.

Cao Peng stood on the top of the city and watched quietly, returning to his senses from time to time, looking out into the dark wilderness outside the city.Pu Yangkai stepped forward and stood beside Cao Peng.

He asked worriedly: "Ah Fu, can this be done?"

"how?"

"According to the news, there are a lot of pirates coming this time, more than two thousand. We have only two hundred soldiers in this city, and will not be more than Zhou Cang Xiahou, Wang Mai Deng Fan. I am really worried. If If you can't resist, all the previous efforts will be shattered."

Cao Peng smiled, "These people are enough!"

"But……"

"Mr. Puyang, just rest assured, I'm not that kind of reckless person.

Although there are many pirates, they are no more than a rabble.It's fine if they don't come, since they're here, I won't let them go easily..."

In Cao Peng's words, there is extremely strong self-confidence.

Although Pu Yangkai was still a little worried, he couldn't say anything more.

A few days ago, Cao Peng got the information that the Haixi pirates were going to loot Haixi County.As for why you came?Cao Peng could roughly guess a clue in his heart.However, Wang Cheng suddenly disappeared at this time, which made Cao Peng more or less worried.

If Wang Cheng is not eliminated, it will always be a great disaster.

Cao Peng was not sure where Wang Cheng had gone, so he set up a plan to spread the news of Yukisong Town through Mai Ren's mouth.

He was not sure that Wang Cheng would definitely appear.

It's just making arrangements according to my earlier assumption.

Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng actually appeared... In this way, Cao Peng confirmed his previous assumption.

Mai Cheng and the others are very fierce, and it can be seen that they are all experienced bandits.However, what they encountered this time was a more aggressive law enforcement team.After adjustments by Wang Mai and Deng Fan for a period of time, the law enforcement team in Haixi County has sufficient combat power.

What's more, there are many people, and there are two people, Wang Mai and Deng Fan. Although Mai Cheng and others are fierce, they can't resist soon.

Wang Mai entangles Mai Cheng, making him have no time to take care of the people around him.The iron spine snake spear in the palm whistled, killing Mai Cheng into a panic.

The screams kept ringing in his ears, and Mai Cheng became a little anxious.

The people who watched him fell into a pool of blood one by one, but they couldn't free their hands.

At this moment, Deng Fan suddenly heard a cry, "Mai Cheng, look at the trick!"

He dodged Wang Mai's shot, turned his head to look, and saw a black shadow whizzing towards him.Mai Cheng was startled, and quickly shrank his head to dodge, only to hear the sound of a clang, a copper ball the size of a baby's fist hit the ground, and sparks flew.Before Mai Cheng could recover, Wang Mai stepped forward and kicked him to the ground.Maicheng was a lazy donkey rolling and wanted to stand up, but Wang Maifei rushed over and shot him in the thigh.The iron spine spear pierced through the leg, and Mai Cheng screamed in pain.Pian Wangmai was also a ruthless person. After he shot him in the thigh, he raised his arms suddenly and lifted him up.With his head down, Mai Chenghu was hung on the gun.

The severe pain was unbearable.

Mai Cheng can be regarded as a tough guy, but unfortunately, under such severe pain, he couldn't help screaming again and again.

"Brother Tiger Head, ask clearly when those pirates will arrive."

Wang Mai promised, shook the iron-backed snake spear, and shouted sharply: "Did you hear that!"

Mai Cheng was shaken by Wang Mai, and almost passed out from the pain.

"Stop, stop...what do you ask, what do I answer, as long as I know."

"Then explain clearly how to contact the pirates."

"You put me down first."

Mai Cheng's face was sallow, and he couldn't get hard anymore.

"Don't talk nonsense."

As Wang Mai spoke, he shook the snake spear again.

"I said, I said... We have made a clear agreement with Guan Shuai that we will light a beacon fire at the top of the city, and then they will dispatch.

When the time comes, we just need to open the city gate and welcome them in... Brother, please let me down quickly, I'm going to die. "

Wang Mai raised his head and looked at Cao Peng.

Cao Peng lowered his hand slightly and looked up at the sky.

"Mr. Puyang, what I want is ready?"

"It's all ready."

Cao Peng could not help but smile on his face.

"Brother Hutou, make a quick decision, don't delay any longer."

Wang Mai agreed, shook his spear and threw Mai Cheng out.

He immediately danced his gun and rushed into the men in black.Wang Mai and Deng Fan are basically comparable to second-rate military generals, so how can they be opponents with a group of men in black?

In just a moment, a group of men in black staggered and fell in a pool of blood.

The law enforcement team went up to drag the man in black away, quickly cleared the long street below the gate, and then followed Wang Mai Dengfan into the dark alley.

"Mr. Puyang, it's almost time."

Puyang Kai hummed, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the county government office.

"Youxue, we are playing with fire."

"How to say?"

"Salt and iron are the foundation of a country.

Privately set up a salt market, in the end..."

Cao Peng said softly: "Actually, the salt road in Haixi has existed for a long time.

Even if we don't open it, there is no way to stop it.It is better to control the salt road in our hands than to be controlled by others... What's more, we control the salt road for farming.Speaking of it, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. We just get what we need. "

"I understand the truth, it's just in my heart..."

"Sir, a man does things without sticking to details.

When I was a child, I heard an old saying in my hometown: For a noble goal, use any means.Isn't what we are doing now is to return Haixi a piece of pure land? "

Pu Yangkai was silent, and nodded slightly after a long time.

(End of this chapter)