boyutpedia Chapter 126: Road Robbery
Chapter 126: Road Robbery
There was a shout from the woods on both sides, and dozens of people rushed out from different directions.
Everyone was holding a weapon.
Several others were armed with bows and arrows.
Ma Zhuang and several guards instantly surrounded Liu Zhao.
"What are you going to do?" Ma Zhuang asked sternly.
These are ordinary bandits. Judging from the way they hold their weapons, they are ordinary people.
So Ma Zhuang was not worried at all.
"Passersby, we're only after your money, not your life! Just put down your belongings and I promise to let you pass safely!"
A tall, masked man came out.
"Are you afraid?"
Liu Zhao asked.
He believed that with the strength of Ma Zhuang and his men, these hundred or so people were no match for them.
"Not afraid!"
Deng Yi shook his head.
"The two people beside you are masters!"
Deng Yi nodded.
"The people following you are also very powerful!"
"Yes, it's really unsafe to go out and do business without a few experts accompanying you!"
"If you don't want to die, get out!"
The bodyguard brought by Deng Yi said in a deep voice.
"Hahaha!"
The masked man laughed.
"I have hundreds of people here, and you are just a few. Just surrender!"
"court death!"
Deng Yi's bodyguard said something.
He raised his hand and seemed to hit something.
The masked man fell to the ground.
Someone shouted from behind: "Master, run!"
Almost instantly, dozens of people ran away.
Liu Zhao was also surprised. This kidnapping was too much of a joke!
Ma Zhuang looked at Deng Yi's bodyguard, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, your flying knife is really powerful!"
"Excellent!"
The man said expressionlessly.
"Let's go! Looks like there are a lot of bandits on the road!"
"He's not your brother, he's the bodyguard you hired!"
Deng Yi asked.
The two men rode out side by side again.
"Yes, it's more convenient to call them that when you're out and about!"
"Yes, I didn't encounter any bandits when I came here before, so why are there bandits here now?"
"Have you walked this way before?"
"Ah!" Deng Yi pulled his hat. "Yes, my relatives are in Luojing, so I've definitely been there before!"
"The rainstorm caused disasters, bandits arose everywhere, and the world is not at peace!"
Liu Zhao sighed.
"Yes!" Deng Yi said, "The world is not at peace, but what can we do?"
"Alas! I don't think those bandits just now make a living by robbing!"
"How did you know?" Deng Yi asked curiously.
"Look at the weapons they're holding. Some are kitchen knives, some are plowshares! They're just makeshift people!"
"Then why did they rob us?"
"That's hard to say. Maybe some people really wanted to steal some property. After all, the disaster is serious and some people are struggling to make a living!"
"You can't rob them! Isn't the imperial court providing disaster relief?"
"Yes, but we just asked the old man who tills the fields, and he said he doesn't know when the imperial grain will be distributed!"
"I understand. Since the imperial court is busy with disaster relief, they're going to the mountains to rob some property to make a living, right?"
"I think that's the case! But it's hard to say that this was organized by some people with ulterior motives to deliberately discredit the imperial court!"
"What good would it do to deliberately ruin the reputation of the imperial court?"
"Of course they're taking advantage of the chaos to profit from it!"
"There are people like this, sir, you are very thoughtful!"
"When doing business abroad, you inevitably have to consider a lot!"
"By the way, sir, what business are you in?"
Speaking of business, Deng Yi asked.
"Uh!" Liu Zhao hesitated for a moment.
Let’s say it’s an inn!
So does that mean we can open an inn in Hongnong County as well?
Obviously there is no way to cover up the lie!
So he said, "My family runs an inn. Now that the world is at peace, they asked me to look around and see if there is any business in silk fabrics!"
"Silk cloth business? I don't know anything about business. Is there silk in Qiyang?"
"Qiyang doesn't produce silk, but it's a business! We can sell it from Yizhou. Yizhou silk is the best in the world, isn't it?"
This seamlessly connects with what Du Zheng said.
"Yes, Yizhou silk is indeed very good, but Qiyang and Yizhou are thousands of miles apart, the journey is long. Is it necessary for you to travel so far?"
"I'm just taking a look at it for now, I haven't made a decision yet!"
"Well, that's fine too!"
The sun is gradually setting in the west. We must reach Hongnong County before dark, otherwise it will be even more unsafe.
In Yangcheng, Xu Zhi has already sent the officers and soldiers in the city to suppress the bandits.
Jia Zhong had already returned from King Shanyin, and the two were drinking happily at this time.
It seems that great things are about to be accomplished, and being granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister is just around the corner.
Especially Xu Zhi, since he was already on the boat, it didn’t matter!
Hugging two women and doing whatever he wants with them, I am so happy!
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
"Sir, Tian Bao has something to report!"
Someone outside reported.
"Let him in!"
The two women were asked to hide at home first.
Tian Bao immediately ran in and said in a panic, "Master Jia, the prince has indeed gone to Hongnong!"
"I was saying, this kid is a fool to begin with, how could he endure the hardships in Yangcheng! Right! Sir!"
"Even if this kid becomes normal, he won't be a good person!" Xu Zhi nodded, thinking that he had made the right move.
"Sir, something happened on the way!"
Tian Bao carefully observed Jia Zhong's expression.
"what's up?"
"Besides the guards arranged by Du Zheng, there are several strangers following the prince. We have never seen those people before! They are definitely not from Yangcheng!"
"So what? Didn't I just ask you to give me a token scare? Those following the Crown Prince are all powerful figures! Do you really want to kidnap the Crown Prince?"
Jia Zhong frowned and blamed.
"Sir, we didn't really intend to do anything! We were just trying to scare them and leave, but they attacked first!"
"They attacked first? The guards following the prince?"
"Sir, no, my brother was killed by a stranger's flying knife as soon as he opened his mouth?"
"Throwing knives? Killed? Who are they?"
"Sir, everyone was so frightened at the time that they all ran away. How could we know who they were?"
"Strange! How could the prince suddenly meet such a person? Could it be Yang Ke? But Yang Ke can't use flying knives!"
Jia Zhong talked to himself.
"Right! Yang Ke can't throw a knife. Who is this person?"
Xu Zhi also frowned and thought.
"I understand, go back!"
Jia Zhong said to Tian Bao.
"Sir, my brother died just like that! My mother is so heartbroken now!"
Tian Bao asked nervously.
"Take it and bury it! Leave some for your mother's retirement!"
Jia Zhong took a large ingot of silver and threw it to him.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Tian Bao immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"Also, tell those people not to talk nonsense, otherwise this county will kill them without mercy!"
"Don't worry, sir! They are all trustworthy people. We will follow you in the future!"
After saying this, he ran away in a hurry.
"Sir, who do you think will be following the prince?"
Jia Zhong then asked.
"That's hard to say! Du Zheng sent a few guards. Could it be that Liu Yan was still worried and sent more people?"
"If that's the case, do you think Liu Yan will discover our plan?"
"That's hard to say, but this time the King of Zhenbei and the King of Song have made full preparations. No matter how powerful Liu Yan is, he is under the control of the King of Zhenbei!"
"That's great! I hope we can conquer Luojing in one fell swoop. By then, you and I will both be very successful. At the very least, we'll be among the Three Dukes!"
"Haha, Jia Zhong! By then, the King of Song will at least have to make you a special advancer, giving you immense power!"
"Haha! That means I've leveled up ten times in a row! Sir, I salute you!"
Jia Zhong picked up the wine glass and drank happily with Xu Zhi.