Zongwu: Madam, please respect yourself

"Drive, drive, drive!"

The sound of horse hooves echoed through the official road.

Clouds of smoke and dust were flying all over the sky.

The caravan with black flags, listening to the rapid sound of horse hooves behind them, did not have the slightest intention to avoid it, just because they were the caravan of the Mingjiao. In this region of Fujian, the Mingjiao can be considered to be at its peak. Who dares to do so? Anyone who messes with them will be killed!

Therefore, they didn’t even bother to give way.

And the sound of horse hooves gets closer and closer.

The caravan manager frowned.

He was sensitive enough to notice that the sound of horse hooves seemed to be coming towards them.

But if he wanted to react at this time, it was completely too late.

Because the sound of horse hooves has already rushed to the front.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The sharp spear cut through the air, stabbing the guard who was slashing backhand with a short knife directly through and nailing him to the ground.

The shopkeeper looked back and realized that the people coming turned out to be a group of cavalry with iron guns in their hands and wearing blue robes.

Traveling around all year round, he recognized it immediately.

These people are a local sect in Fujian called the Qingqiang Gang.

This Qingqiang Gang is a small sect. The disciples of the sect usually wear green clothes and fight with iron guns.

However, this is just a small sect, and originally it was just making a living under the influence of the Ming Cult.

Baotian, who is so bold now, dares to rob the Mingjiao caravan?

Didn't they see the flag?

The shopkeeper waved a black flag.

But unexpectedly, the leading man in Tsing Yi suddenly became excited.

He directly threw out the iron gun in his hand and pinned the shopkeeper to the carriage.

Then he pulled out the dagger from his waist and slashed back and forth.

In the blink of an eye, not even a single person in this Mingjiao caravan was left alive.

Corpses lay everywhere, and scarlet blood on the ground quickly gathered in low-lying areas. When the horses' hooves ran over, it splashed again, like rain.

Pulling out the iron gun stuck on the shopkeeper, the man in Tsing Yi took off the flag, folded it carefully and stuffed it into his arms. Finally, he said to the people of the sect behind him: "Take away the bodies of our own people and their heads." Cut them off, and burn the corpses and these things without leaving a single one. Also, don’t take the money they have on them, leave it to the poor people passing by! Let’s go to the government to collect the reward!”

Flames shot into the sky, and thick black smoke echoed among the trees.

People in Tsing Yi come and go in a hurry.

It disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

About an hour later.

The three carriages slowly stopped beside the caravan that had been burned to ashes.

Wu Gong jumped out of the carriage and walked to the side of Ashes.

Qiao Feng followed closely behind.

Huang Rong also came over.

Wu Gong looked at the ashes on the ground, feeling the lingering warmth, and said, "This is the second one, isn't it? Are some of the bandits now too rampant? This is still in official circles, and they actually dare to rob homes, kill people, and steal goods. Already?"

Huang Rong observed more carefully. She looked around the ashes and picked up a piece of silk that had not been burnt clean. "This kind of fine silk should not be burned like this, even if it is stained with blood. This is probably not the work of ordinary robbers."

Qiao Feng picked up a burnt black iron knife.

With a slight exertion of his palm, he crushed the handle of the knife to pieces.

Finally, a patch with words engraved on it was revealed.

After a gentle glance, Qiao Feng said with certainty: "This caravan is the Mingjiao's caravan, and the handle of the knife has the special Holy Fire Order mark of the Mingjiao. This is what the Mingjiao's own forging method must be engraved on when it is forged. sign.”

Wu Gong suddenly realized: "So that's it. Let me tell you, it turns out to be the Ming Cult! Hehehehe, this entire caravan together with the cargo guards is probably worth thousands of taels of silver?"

"Far more than that!" Li Qingluo came over: "From the texture of this silk, it should be high-end goods. This kind of goods is only produced in three places: Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Yangzhou. Even if it is transported by water, the freight It’s also scary. If you use land transportation, the shipping fee will be even higher.

And this kind of silk is inherently valuable. If sold overseas, each piece can be exchanged for twenty taels of silver. Look at those carbonized wooden shafts. Each wooden shaft of this kind can be tied. Over twenty bolts of silk.

And now there are hundreds of wooden shafts.

Under such circumstances, the goods of this caravan exceeded tens of thousands taels at least.

If this batch of goods is lost, not to mention the Mingjiao, even Wu Guogong will suffer from physical pain for a long time.

It is generally impossible to protect such goods with just this little protection.

I suspect that this may be a big figure from Mingjiao who used Mingjiao's public funds and united with some dignitaries to steal this batch of goods from the imperial textile factory at a very low price, hoping to sell it overseas and make a fortune. .

This situation happens from time to time, and many high-level officials of the Jianghu forces and dignitaries in the government often cooperate. "

Mantuo Villa was once considered a major silk manufacturer in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, so it was quite familiar with this situation.

At its peak, Mantuo Villa had thousands of acres of mulberry fields, hundreds of silk and satin shops, and more than a dozen textile factories.

Although not as big as the Jiangnan Textile Bureau.

But it can be regarded as a legitimate one.

It's a pity that most of them have now become the property of the Murong family.

In this regard, Li Qingluo often gnashed her teeth in hatred.

"Let's go. It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. It's better not to stay here any longer. When we get to Fuzhou City, we will know what exactly happened here and why Mingjiao caravans were frequently robbed along the way." Huang Rong He turned around and got on the carriage, and everyone also got on the carriage.

After walking for another half day, we were getting closer and closer to Fuzhou City.

Directly ahead, black smoke suddenly burst into flames.

Qiao Feng took a look and had a strange look on his face when he came back.

When he left, he was empty-handed, but when he came back, he had a wanted warrant in his hand.

The wanted poster was in very new condition and looked like it had just been taken off.

"What happened? Brother Qiao?"

Wu Gong asked curiously.

"There is a reward for Mingjiao."

"What?"

Wu Gong took the wanted order from Qiao Feng.

After taking a quick look, I was so surprised that I was speechless.

The imperial court actually took action against Mingjiao!

This turned out to be a reward order issued by the Southern Song Dynasty court, requiring the Qing Dynasty to hand over Mingjiao, indicating that the Mingjiao had access to the Qing Dynasty.

As long as you hold something that can represent the Mingjiao, such as the heads, flags or tokens of Mingjiao believers, you can go to any state and state government in the Southern Song Dynasty to reward them, including Fujian where Wu Guogong is located, and if you want to kill the Mingjiao High-level people, such as Dharma protectors, Dharma kings, and envoys, can immediately be promoted to high-ranking positions and get rid of their status as ordinary people.

Huang Rong received the wanted order, and the expression on her face became very exciting.

"Godmother, what does this mean?"

Huang Rong was silent for a while and said, "This is killing someone with a borrowed knife!

The Mingjiao's current territory of activity is mainly in Fujian. After the heads of the Mingjiao believers are cut off, they can't go to the next province to redeem the rewards. They must be redeemed nearby.

The imperial court took the lead in issuing a document stating that it was the teachings that led to the Manchu Qing Dynasty rather than Wu Guogong's access to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This was a slap in the face, but it was also a matter of great justice.

If Wu Guogong is unwilling to exchange the reward, it means that he has connections with the Qing Dynasty, and then the court will immediately send troops to attack, which is justifiable.

If he is willing to exchange the reward money, let's not forget that there is no place to reimburse the money after it is spent.

Everyone knows that Mingjiao is now a lackey of Duke Wu.

It was a clever move to let Duke Wu spend his own money to cut off his own arm. "

"But where is the evidence?" Duan Yu's voice came.

Wu Gong sneered: "In the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, the voice of the Southern Song Emperor is the evidence. Unless Wu Guogong is no longer willing to obey the Southern Song Emperor's orders, then that is treason!"