Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 289 Back to the Mountain

Facing Yang Xiancheng's question, Xin You smiled: "It's natural to move people with emotion, to understand people with reason, and to lure people with benefits."

 Hmm, mainly because I can cheat and have money.

Yang County Cheng nodded slowly, looking at Xin You with eyes full of appreciation.

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.

Yang Xiancheng knew the affairs of the Yazhong very well, and said without thinking: "Although Lu Dianshi has a good relationship with Zheng Ming, his powerful explanation should be useful..."

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

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

Mr. Xin, the most difficult task of instigating bandits, has accomplished it. Suppressing bandits is the responsibility of the local government. If they can't recruit people, there is no need for him to 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 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 gate 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 hurriedly opened the gate of the village.

“Sixth head of the family, where are the other brothers?”

The sixth master wiped his face and said hoarsely: "They are all dead!"

“Huh?” The guarding bandit’s eyes widened.

 The Sixth Master walked quickly inside: "Something serious has happened. 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 village and those who were not resting rushed to the meeting hall.

 “The Sixth Master is back, how was the harvest?”

 When they rob, they usually don't stay near the stronghold. They catch a lot of robbed 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? Could it be that I made a mistake?”

 “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.

 “Lao Liu, what’s going on?”

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

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 all dead!”

 As soon as the sixth master said these words, everyone was in an uproar.

 The Fifth Master rushed over and grabbed the Sixth Master by the collar: "What's wrong with them, Master? Tell me clearly!"

The first master and the fourth master went to Ling County to have fun with some of their cronies. The second master and several others knew it well. When the first master and the others came back, it was the second master and the others who went 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!”

 “Lao Wu.”

As the second master spoke, the fifth master let go of his hand and stared at the sixth master with a pale 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. Unexpectedly, I was the only one who escaped in the end..." Speaking of the confrontation with Xin You and his party, 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. In a panic, I took a sidetracked route. After spending a lot of effort to get around, I found that I was not far from Ling County."

The Sixth Master patted himself and smiled bitterly: "I was thinking of not going into the city, so I rested at a tea stall outside the city to rest my stomach before returning to the village, but I didn't expect -"

 Speaking of this, his face trembled, as if he was trying to restrain his fear.

  The second master and others could not 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 quietly sneaked into the city and mixed in with the crowd watching the excitement 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 master scolded.

 The hall returned to silence, waiting for the fifth master to continue speaking.

“The county master came out to greet him, but his head was chopped off by Jin Linwei. 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 the 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!”

Honestly given a gold medal?

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

As expected, I heard the Sixth Master 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. You need to make an idea as soon as possible on how to deal with the brothers.” The Sixth Master 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 we going to do?” asked the fifth leader.

“After all, Lao Liu is from the original village, so we 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 looked calm on his face, but in his heart he was convinced by the predictions of 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)