Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 480

"Li Liangjin is dead?"

Li Xiuyuan received such a message the next day.

This news not only surprised him, but also seemed to be expected.

Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin was defeated and fled into the mountains. It was a matter of time before he died. He had already sent people into the mountains to search.

"Yes, general, a bandit soldier under Li Liangjin's command has brought Li Liangjin's head to receive the reward." One of the commanders reported.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Even Nao Da was taken down? Where is that bandit soldier?"

"Waiting outside the yamen." Du Tong said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Let him in."

"Yes, General."

The Dutong walked out with his fists clasped in his hands, and soon a bandit soldier in distress was escorted in by two soldiers. His expression was haggard, his face was flustered, his body was stained with blood. Bleeding, what appeared to be a head.

"Don't kneel down when you see the general." The soldiers on the left and right shouted.

The thief immediately knelt on the ground in fright: "My little one pays his respects to the general."

Li Xiuyuan took a look: "What is Li Liangjin's head in your hand?"

"Yes, yes." The bandit soldier replied.

Li Xiuyuan gestured: "Take it and open it."

The soldier next to him responded, took the package immediately, opened it, and found that it was indeed a bloody head.

Although it was a bit messy, Li Xiuyuan could clearly recognize that it was Li Liangjin's head.

"That's right, it's Li Liangjin's head. Where is his body?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

The thief said cautiously: "Go back to the general, and lie down in a forest on the mountain. The place is very remote, and ordinary people can't find it."

Li Xiuyuan said: "Really? So you killed Li Liangjin?"

"Yes, it was the little one who killed him."

Li Xiuyuan stared at him coldly: "You dare to assassinate Li Liangjin even if you are so brave? This general must listen to the truth. If you falsely claim the reward, you will be beheaded if you are found out by this general. If you tell the truth now, this general will kill you." The general not only forgives you for your innocence, but also rewards you with 100 taels of silver. You should think about it clearly.

Although a thousand taels of gold is good, you have to be famous to get it. "

This person has a deer head and mouse eyes, with a flustered expression, he doesn't seem to be such a courageous person, and he is cheating.

The bandit soldier immediately lay down on the ground in fright, and hurriedly said: "No, I dare not lie to the general, Li, Li Liangjin was not killed by the little one. When the little one found him, he had already died in the woods. Only then did he have the courage to cut off his head to accept the reward, and asked the general to forgive him.

The little one really didn't know that he would lose his head if he pretended to claim the bounty. "

"It turned out to be a cheap one. Judging by your courage, you don't dare to assassinate Li Liangjin. When Li Liangjin was defeated, he was surrounded by personal guards. No matter how poor he was, he couldn't easily succeed." Li Xiuyuan said coldly: "Look at you To be honest, and for the sake of bringing Li Liangjin's head,
This general forgives you for your innocence, and rewards you with another 100 taels of silver. "

"Thank you, General, thank you, General." The bandit soldier was also very happy, although he won't get a thousand taels of gold, but he can get a hundred taels of silver and he will be able to spend a lot of time later.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Li Liangjin's head is not enough here, I will send a team to you, you go to show the way, and help General Ben bring back Li Liangjin's body, you can leave after this thing is done."

"Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely bring back Li Liangjin's body." The thief hurriedly responded.

"Go down." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand.

After dismissing the thief, he thought about it again, took out the book of life and death from the ghost king's bag, flipped through it, and found Li Liangjin's name.

"It turned out that he was assassinated by a Chai Fu named Jin Dayong." Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he closed the book of life and death.

"I gave an order before that anyone who can take Li Liangjin's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold. Although the bandit soldier brought back his head just now, I can't give him a reward. Otherwise, there will be an endless stream of deceitful deeds, but You have to give him a reward, otherwise you won't be able to convince the crowd, but the reward is still worth it.

I have to send it to Jin Dayong's Chai Fu, otherwise my reward and punishment will not be fair enough. "

"Brother Wang's words are reasonable, but that person doesn't seem to receive the reward in the future." Wang Ping, who was in charge of government affairs in the yamen, suddenly raised his head and said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "So I have to send it to him. Yangzijiang King, you should go there and find a suitable opportunity to send 1000 taels of gold to Jin Dayong. All the gold and silver seized this time are stored in the warehouse. Go there yourself." Take it."

"Please don't worry Mr. Li, I'll take care of it now." King Yangzijiang stood up and gave a salute.

Wang Ping also quickly wrote the note, stamped it and handed it to King Yangzijiang; "This is a note for receiving 1000 taels of gold, please take it well."

King Yangzijiang nodded, took it and left quickly.

"Let's get Li Liangjin's body and bury it with his head after we get it later. Just bury it outside the county and don't put up an inscription." Li Xiuyuan said.

Wang Pingdao: "What if the imperial court needs to see Li Liangjin's body?"

Li Xiuyuan said, "With his seal and banner, is it enough for me to take credit for a dead body? Since he is dead, the body should be buried in the ground."

"Brother Li is benevolent and righteous." Wang Ping said with a smile.

"This is not benevolence and righteousness, it's just normal treatment. Even if any bandit dies, I will send someone to bury it. I will go out and leave the affairs of the yamen to you brothers."

Li Xiuyuan saluted Wang Ping and several other scholar staff, and then left.

He did not go far, but went to a deserted place and called out; "Li Liangjin died at the beginning, his soul should still be wandering in the mountains and forests, and at night, he will send Yin soldiers to arrest him and send him to the underworld. Lest this person raise his arms after becoming a ghost, occupy the mountain as king, and continue to harm the world."

After the words fell, a gust of wind blew up in the dark corner nearby, and then whispered voices sounded, but quickly disappeared without a trace.

And on the next day.

The Chai Fu Jin Dayong who killed Li Liangjin left the mountain along the mountain road and walked towards his hometown.

He was lucky, and when he was about to go down the mountain, he picked up a lost war horse. After riding the horse, he returned to a county town somewhere in Yangzhou in the afternoon.

Thinking that there might be bandits entrenched in the county town, he didn't dare to enter the county like this when he saw that he was covered in blood, so he went to a river to wash off the blood, dressed up, and prepared to sneak into the city.

Jin Dayong was originally a thief soldier, so it was not difficult to get in.

But when he was cleaning the blood, suddenly a strange wind blew on the river, which dazzled his eyes, and he couldn't help rubbing it with his hands.

"Boom~!"

Accidentally, the bloody hatchet at his feet fell into the river.

"My knife."

Jin Dayong exclaimed, and hastily stretched out his hand to catch it, but his hatchet had already fallen into the water and disappeared.

When he was a little depressed, a voice suddenly sounded from the other side of the river. A boy about twelve or thirteen years old squinted his eyes and looked at him with a smile on his face: "Brave woodcutter, I am The river god of this river saw your hatchet fall into the river just now.

Is it the hatchet made of gold, or the hatchet made of silver? "

The Yangtze River King held a hatchet made of pure gold in one hand and a hatchet made of silver in the other, floating on the river.

Jin Dayong opened his eyes wide, and the two looked at each other for a few breaths.

Jin Dayong immediately yelled in fright: "There is a ghost."

After finishing speaking, he left like running away, and as soon as he got ashore, he rode his horse quickly and left immediately.

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Holding two hatchets, King Yangzijiang watched Jin Dayong leave with complicated eyes. After a while, he murmured: "Could it be that this king's method doesn't work anymore?"

Although Jin Dayong dared to assassinate Li Liangjin, he was still terrified of ghosts and gods like ordinary people, and finally ran into the county in fright.

The county town is in chaos, and bandits are everywhere.

However, the discipline was loose, and he easily slipped in and returned to his old father-in-law's home.

In the dilapidated house is just an old man lingering on his last breath, suffering from cold and hunger in this turbulent county town.

"Is it Dayong? Dayong is back?" the old man called out with a feeble voice.

Jin Dayong strode in; "My father-in-law, it's me, I'm back."

The old man held Jin Dayong's hand and said excitedly: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, you're the one who came back to those men who were captured by the rebels in the county, Tietou, Huanggou and the others haven't heard from them until now, I'm afraid It's already dead, these damn bandits are still hunting and killing everywhere in the county, the one in the next room
Zhang's daughter, who had been hiding in the cellar for ten days, was finally discovered by the bandit soldiers. When she was sent back yesterday, she was only breathing and had no clothes. I heard that Zhang's daughter was dead last night. He stabbed his throat with scissors. "

"It's better for my girl to leave earlier, so she can suffer less."

As he spoke, he wiped away tears.

"Old man, those damn thieves are going to die in a few days. The young master has become a general and is leading an army of tens of thousands to quell the chaos. Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin has already been defeated, and he is in Fengyi County. It will take less than ten and a half days." Yue Shao's boss is about to call, and I will avenge my daughter-in-law, so Li Liangjin alone

The man was ordered and stabbed to death by me. I wanted to bring his head, but I was afraid that people would scold me for betraying the master and seeking glory, and shame my ancestors and descendants, so I only cut off a piece of his flesh. "Jin Dayong said as he took out a piece of meat from his arms.

The old man nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay, my daughter's revenge is finally avenged, and I deserve death."

"Don't say that, the hard times will pass soon, and the Shaodong's bodyguard bureau will definitely be rebuilt. I will go to the bodyguard again, and then I will give you a pension." Jin Dayong said.

"You are a filial person, pity my daughter, she died a miserable death." The old man cried again.

Jin Dayong looked sad, and couldn't help but wiped his tears and lowered his head to cry.

(End of this chapter)