Chapter Sixteen(1/2)
"Have you heard that? A very capable junior came to the village these two days."
"It's the little ghost named Zhang Huang? Why haven't you heard of it? As far as I know, our leader Xu admired that little ghost very much. On the day when the little ghost came to join our Taishan Army, the leader Xu appointed him as a little leader. He was so envious."
"But that little devil is indeed capable. Not only did he rescue all the brothers who were abducted a few days ago, he also caught the guy who dared to flirt with my Taishan Army tiger beard."
In the main village of the Taishan bandits, a group of Taishan bandits were talking about it.
Two days later, Zhang Huang really lived up to Xu Xun's high hopes. He took advantage of his skills and brought the murderers Zang Ba, Chen Dao and Shan Fu to Xu Xun. This ability made Sun Guan, who had previously distrustful Zhang Huang, greatly improve.
"Captain Xu, Zhang Huang lives up to your expectations and brings you the thief who caused the accident."
In the lobby of the meeting, Zhang Huang presented Zang Ba, Chen Dao and Shan Fu, who were tied to rice dumplings, to Xu Xun. Behind the three, Wu Dun, Yin Li and more than a dozen other Taishan bandits who had been imprisoned and kidnapped, patrolling the mountain. Except for Wu Dun and Yin Li, there were many different opinions, and there were many generals like Zang Ba and the other three.
"Well done." Zhang Huang came back safely and brought back the thief who caused the accident. This made Xu Xun somewhat unexpected. He nodded at Zhang Huang with approval, and then waved his hand to the younger generation brothers behind Zang Ba and others, "It's good that he is back safely and well. Xu still has some things to ask these three people, so you can go on for the time being."
Even though the dozen or so small-speaking mountain patrol officers Zang Ba and the other two were so angry that they felt annoyed, they saw Xu Xun speak, but they dared not refuse to obey and retreated respectfully. Only Wu Dun and Yin Li looked at Zang Ba with concern on their faces. After looking at each other, they hesitated for a moment and did not move.
Although Xu Xun was a little surprised at Wu Dun and Yin Li's abnormal behavior, he didn't take it seriously. He turned his eyes to Zang Ba and the other two who stood proudly in the hall and did not kneel down. He frowned and asked in a tone of incomprehension, "Who are your three people's surnames? What are their grudges with our Taishan Army? Why do you have to make things difficult for us?"
"Hmph!" Zang Ba, Chen Dao, Shan Fu and the other two snorted coldly, and looked as if they were ready to die, but they insisted on not speaking.
Except for Zhang Huang, Li Tong, Wu Dun and Yin Li, Sun Guan did not leave, staring at Zang Ba and the other two with gritted teeth. Seeing that they ignored Xu Xun's question, he said angrily, "Big Leader, these three guys are plotting to murder my brothers in Taishan Army. This time he is so rude to the big leader. Why would you give them some color and look at them? Maybe they will speak."
Zhang Huang was a little angry when he heard this, but he couldn't defend Zang Ba and others at this moment. At this moment, he saw Wu Dun unable to help but walk forward and said to Xu Xun respectfully and anxiously, "Big leader, Wu Dun, who is of the younger generation, has something to say."
Xu Xun was wrong and waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Xu will make the decision on this matter for you, and he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Wu Dun's expression changed suddenly, and his expression became more anxious. He kept saying, "No, no, the leader misunderstood. Wu Dun didn't want to take revenge on them..."
Behind him, Yin Li couldn't help but stand up and said, "Big leader, just listen to Wu Dun's words. These three people kidnapped us, but in fact they were helpless!"
[Huh?]
Zhang Huang looked at Wu Dun and Yin Li in surprise. He couldn't understand why they would explain it to Zang Ba.
Xu Xun looked even more surprised. After being slightly stunned, he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on? Wu Dun, tell me in detail."
Hearing this, Wu Dun stepped forward and pointed at Zang Ba and said to Xu Xun, "Big Leader, this is the young master of Zang Juecao!"
"Zang Zhucao? Which Zang Zhucao?"
"It's the Taishan Prison Prison Cao, Zang Jie Zang Prison Cao!"
"What?" Xu Xun's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He even sat upright subconsciously. He looked at Zang Ba up and down, and asked in surprise, "Are you the young master of Zang Yucao? What's your name?"
Zang Ba didn't know about the Taishan Army and his father Zang Jie. He nodded in surprise and doubt, "A real man will not change his name, and will not change his surname. Zang Ba, Zang Xuangao! Cao Zang Jie, the prison of Taishan Prison, is his father."
"It's actually the young master of Zang Yucao..." Xu Xun murmured to himself. Before, he looked at Zang Ba with a few murderous intent, but now he retreated completely, rubbed his hands gently, and remained silent.
[Chance!]
Zhang Huang's eyes lit up and he poured Xu Xun a glass of water slowly, but where Xu Xun couldn't see it, he gently shook the white powder in a small paper bag in his palm into the teacup. Then, he shook the teacup slightly, letting the white powder melt into the teacup, and then he calmly handed it to Xu Xun.
"Captain Xu recognizes this person?" Zhang Huang asked as if nothing had happened, but his heartbeat accelerated unscrupulously.
No wonder, after all, Xu Xun had shown his strong strength before. To put it bluntly, under normal circumstances, even if Zhang Huang's black feather crows were all on, they would not be Xu Xun's opponent. Now, their black feather crows are trying to kill Xu Xun. Even if Zhang Huang is, they can't help but feel nervous as if they are about to suffocate.
Zang Ba and others obviously noticed Zhang Huang's actions. Although the expression on their faces did not change, their heartbeat was also different from before.
Especially Zang Ba, who was eager to save his father, was ready to break free from the ropes at any time and cooperated with Zhang Huang to kill Xu Xun. Although the ropes on the three of them seemed to be tied tightly, in fact, they were all buckles. As long as Zhang Huang sent a signal, Zang Ba, Chen Dao and Shan Fu could break free at any time.
The arrow is already on the string, ready to go!
However, at this critical moment, an incident happened. Xu Xun took the tea handed over by Zhang Huang, but did not drink it. He just looked at Zhang Huang with confusion and asked with some concern, "What's wrong? Suddenly his heartbeat increased... was injured?"
[Not it? Even my heartbeat can be heard? Wait... he can hear our heartbeat?]
Zhang Huang's eyes changed slightly, and he exclaimed that something was wrong.
At this moment, Xu Xun seemed to have noticed something, turned his head to look at Zang Ba, Chen Dao, and Shan Fu. After looking at the three of them intently for a few glances, he turned his head again to look at Zhang Huang and Li Tong.
At this time, a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
[He...has noticed it?]
Zhang Huang subconsciously held his breath. Even though he endured it in every way, his forehead still sweated frequently.
You know, their only advantage against Xu Xun is that they are surprised. To put it bluntly, it is a sneak attack. If Xu Xun is asked to notice, let alone five people, even fifty people may not be able to hurt Xu Xun.
When Zhang Huang thought of the strength Xu Xun had shown before, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He could only sincerely hope that Xu Xun quickly drank the cup of tea with sweating pills.
But unfortunately, after looking at Zhang Huang with a smile, Xu Xun put down the teacup, shook his head and said with a pleasant look, "Xu is not thirsty."
Hearing this, Zhang Huang's heart skipped a beat. He vaguely realized that his group might have been exposed.
Just when he was slightly at a loss, Xu Xun said to Wu Dun, Yin Li and Sun Guan, "You three are going down first, Xu wants to interrogate these three people in private."
"Yes, the big leader." Seeing Xu Xun speak, even if Wu Dun and Yin Li were willing to say a few words for Zang Bamei, they did not dare to speak anymore. They could only leave the house with Sun Guan obediently.
As soon as they left, the whole room suddenly became silent, as if even the air was about to stagnate.
I don’t know how long it took, but Xu Xun suddenly laughed, recalling Zhang Huang, shook his head and smiled, “It seems that Xu is going to take back his previous evaluation of you… Even if the world is so dangerous, you will definitely have a place to gain fame!”
"Zhang Huang doesn't understand what the big leader said..."
Looking at Zhang Huang with a smile, Xu Xun said softly, "Do you really think you five can harm Xu?"
Zhang Huang and the other five people in the room changed their expressions when they heard this. Among them, Zang Ba, Chen Dao and Shan Fu subconsciously broke free from the rope, but Xu Xun was unmoved at all. He still covered his hands with his knees and looked at the five little ghosts with a smile to surround him.
"Every time it happens when something goes wrong..." sighed in annoyance. Zhang Huang immediately took out a few pieces of talisman paper from his arms. At the same time, his eyes at Xu Xun were no longer as harmless as before.
It is not difficult to guess that Zhang Huang is planning to fight his life, after all, Xu Xun's strength left a deep impression on him.
Zang Ba and the other four obviously realized their current situation, their whole bodies were tense and ready to go.
Xu Xun was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he raised his hand and shouted, "Don't be impulsive, junior! Xu and Zang Jue Cao have old friends. They don't want to hurt you, they just want to talk to you a few words."
This light shout finally woke up Zhang Huang, Zang Ba and others.
"You know my father?" Zang Ba stared at Xu Xun with suspicious eyes.
Xu Xun chuckled and said lightly, "Xu did not deceive you. If Xu intends to take you down, not to mention that there are hundreds of brothers from my Taishan Army in this village, just Xu takes action by himself, you five can't stand it..." Speaking of this, he glanced at the talisman paper in Zhang Huang's hand with deep thought.
It is not difficult to guess that this former Juping County lieutenant probably recognized what it was.
"Take it seriously?" Zang Ba's eyes still had distrust.
Seeing this, Xu Xun didn't talk nonsense and took a breath. Suddenly, a powerful aura that seemed to be overwhelmingly covered the five people. Except for Zhang Huang and Li Tong who had already experienced the power of Xu Xun's oppressive power, Zang Ba, Chen Dao and Shan Fu were actually pale in shock. Although they had already learned about this from Zhang Huang's mouth, their personal experience was completely different from listening to others' descriptions.
In just one or two breaths, Xu Xun's powerful aura closed again and said to Zang Ba seriously, "Do you believe it, junior?"
Zang Ba said nothing.
It is undeniable that in the face of the powerful strength that Xu Xun showed, he thought he had no confidence.
"Sit down and tell Xu the whole story of this matter." Xu Xun raised his hand and greeted the little devils and sat down in front of him. During this period, he even smiled and said to Zhang Huang, "Captain Zhang is a smart person. You must understand the right and wrong, and not be deceived. You can do something that your relatives are hurt and your enemy is happy."
Zang Ba and others looked at Zhang Huang after hearing this and waited for him to make an idea.
Zhang Huang looked at Xu Xun deeply, and saw that his eyes were still the same as before. After he hesitating, he nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground in front of Xu Xun, but the talisman paper in his hand was not put in his arms.
Seeing this, Zang Ba and the other four also sat down on the ground.
"Tell me, the whole story. Why do you five have to set up a trap and plot against Xu?" Xu Xun asked again.
Zang Ba hesitated for a moment and told Xu Xun a full story about his agreement with He Ying, the prefect of Taishan, that his father was dissatisfied with He Ying's various evil deeds. Instead of theorizing, He Ying was imprisoned. Xu Xun frowned repeatedly.
"It turned out to be caused by the force of He Ying..." After hearing the whole story of this incident, Xu Xun suddenly realized, looked at everyone and nodded in praise, "For my father, I will not hesitate to oppose my Taishan Army; for my brothers, I will not hesitate to go to the steep and live and die together... OK, okay, although I am a junior, but you five are worthy of love and friendship, and they can be called the heroes among the juniors!"
Seeing that Xu Xun, who was originally planning to get rid of, actually praised him and others, the black-feathered crow's little ghosts were a little surprised.
At this moment, Xu Xun snorted coldly, shook his head and said, "It's a pity that he is still too young after all, young and energetic. Do you really think that if you kill Xu, He Ying will do what he should do before?"
Zang Ba and others looked at each other.
"Then Heying is not a good thing!" Xu Xun cursed viciously, and gritted his teeth and said, "Last year, my Juping County suffered a severe drought and had no harvest. Xu had to lead the local county residents to Heying, but who would have thought that Heying looked at the appearance of a person, but in fact, it was something worse than a pig or a dog!"
"Last year?" Shan Fu was stunned and interrupted curiously, "I heard that Xu...the leader of Xu had a conflict with He Ying in Taishan County due to the rice and grain incident, and he turned to Taishan in anger..."
"You all heard of it? It's right, it's because of rice and grain." Xu Xun breathed a sigh of relief and asked calmly, "In your opinion, who is the fault of this matter?"
"this……"
The Black Feather Crows were silent. After all, according to the news in Taishan City, Xu Xun was dissatisfied with He Ying's only knowing how to treat the people of the city well, but ignored the refugees from Juping County, saying that Xu Xun was insatiable and planned to snatch all the stored grains from Taishan County to his own county people. This conflict with He Ying, which eventually led to a tragedy of war. However, at this moment, they dared not say it.
"In your heart, I probably think that Xu has ever had it?" Seeing a few little ghosts silent, Xu Xun might have thought of something, smiled bitterly, and then sighed, "It is said that near Mount Tai, the riots in Taishan County last year were caused by me, Xu Xun, but who knows the truth?"
"I hope to hear it carefully!" Zhang Huang said, vaguely feeling that there might be some secrets in this matter.
After a moment of pause, Xu Xun lowered his voice and said, "It is said that Taishan County is short of food, but is Taishan County really short of food? Don't forget that this is Taishan County! It is the governance of a county! Why is there enough food in other counties in the county? Instead, Taishan County, where this county is located, is short of food?"
"Well?" Zhang Huang thought about it carefully and found that this incident was a bit incredible.
However, Li Tong, Chen Dao, and Zang Ba were unable to figure out the key, and asked in surprise, "Isn't it because they have hosted many refugees that the food supply in the city is insufficient?"
"This is just the news that He Ying thief deliberately released, it's not credible!" Xu Xun raised his hand to interrupt Zang Ba's words and said gritting his teeth, "Listen, the reason why Taishan County lacks grain storage is definitely not because it has accommodated refugees who have defected from all over the place, and consumed too much. Before that, the granary of Taishan County was empty! When no one knew about it, He Ying secretly sold the rice and grain in the county warehouse to the rice merchants at a discount, profited from it, and took a lot of money. Whatever the people of Juping County, who said that I, Juping County, had eaten up the food of Taishan County, were all bullshit! All of me, these people, took the blame without even notice!" When they were excited, Xu Xun's face turned red with anger.
"What?" Zhang Huang and others looked at each other.
"Xu was originally a vegetarian food, and he led dozens and hundreds of brothers under his command. If he was in peace, would Xu let Juping County be inappropriate and rebel in Taishan? The whole thing was all hesitant, He Ying was forced to do so! That guy lost his county warehouse, but he blamed the blame for the people of Juping County, and spread rumors in private, instigating the people of Taishan County, saying that if we eat his Taishan County granary, the people in the city will starve to death..."
"Why did he do this?" Chen Dao asked in surprise.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shan Fu touched his chin and said with a smile, "What else can be the reason? Let's cover up his crime of privately losing the county warehouse! He sold the grain in the county warehouse to rice merchants at a discount. If this spreads, he will be beheaded."
To be continued...