Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 218: Foreign thieves are easy to catch, but their temperament is hard to change

"Are these horse thieves?"

Yang Shuo turned around and glanced at the two scouts. The latter immediately understood and stepped forward to reply -

"General, according to the villagers, these people are horse thieves. My subordinates also went to take a look. These people have weathered faces and strong muscles. They are unusual bandits. They must be horse thieves."

"Horse thief, what a horse thief. Being a horse thief is the only one." Yang Shuo shook his head, turned around and chatted with the village officials, and then walked forward.

In front of him, about a hundred people were tied together and circled several times.

Their hands and feet were tied up with ropes, and the ends of the ropes were even more entangled together. Moreover, the method of tying the ropes was very strange and connected to each other, so that if one of the tied people struggled, others nearby would be pulled over. , so each of them was unable to move in the end. The shoulders and knees collided with each other due to the early struggle, making very strange movements.

"It's surprising that so many horse thieves were captured in one go!" Yang Shuo looked at the expressions of these people and felt emotional in his heart. He just looked at a person's head and thought of the difficulty of arresting horse thieves by the imperial court again, so he couldn't help shaking his head wry smile.

He had been with Zhu Shou for some years. He often surrounded and suppressed bandits, and also hunted down horse thieves several times.

Fortunately for the bandits, if they don't go down to rob Luozhai Mountain, their living standards will decline, food and material supplies will not be available, their combat effectiveness will continue to decline, and they will often defeat themselves without attacking. However, horse bandits are different, they move quickly and have strong maneuverability. Even if we encircle and suppress them with several times the force, we will at most be able to repel them, but it will be difficult to completely annihilate them. There will always be fish that slip through the net.

But the scene in front of them clearly showed that the entire army had been wiped out.

The doubts in his heart made Yang Shuo observe more carefully, allowing him to notice some details about these people.

"Many people look strong, but their faces are pale and they breathe heavily, as if they are exhausted. It seems that each of them has exhausted their physical strength, or was severely injured before being caught. What is going on? "

In doubt, he became more cautious and selected a few people to look at carefully. Suddenly he noticed that the wounds on these people had been simply bandaged, although most of them only had a few strips of cloth torn off.

"interesting."

This discovery made Yang Shuo silent.

Not only Yang Shuo, but Sun Min, Xun Zhe and others were even more amazed when they saw the tied figures one after another and their expressions. Thinking of what Yang Shuo had said before, they couldn't help but become more curious.

"Chen Zhi did all this? How did he do it? If it is really his method, then this Chen Zhi is indeed extraordinary. With dozens of servants, he can capture all the horse thieves. No wonder Yang Shuo is listening After hearing the news about him, there will be that kind of reaction."

As Cao Qing and Xun Zhe thought about it, their expressions became more and more respectful. Although they did not look face to face with Chen Zhi, they undoubtedly had a feeling of admiration in their hearts.

As for Sun Min, she was even more surprised, and the idea of ​​meeting Chen Zhi became stronger and stronger.

In contrast, Ming Fa Seng and Wei Ou looked different. After being surprised, both of them looked much more solemn. Ming Fa Seng frowned, obviously thinking of something difficult, while Wei Ou looked pale. , and later turned livid again, and the thoughts in my heart were overwhelming.

Yang Shuo didn't know what these people were thinking, and he didn't want to know. What he urgently wanted to know was where Chen Zhiren was. So after the initial shock, he straightened out his thoughts and quickly summoned the town officials. , asked: "Where is Mr. Chen? Take me over for a visit quickly!"

There was a rather eager expression on his face. The deputy general knew very well that his commander Zhu Shou received awards after defeating Wang Mi, so he became even more grateful for Chen Zhi's original military strategy, and Zheng Guan Nan went to Pengcheng to congratulate Chen Zhi. After establishing friendship again, he returned to the army and informed him about the situation in Pengcheng. From then on, Zhu Shou respected Chen Zhi even more.

Because of this, Yang Shuo knew in his heart that as long as he could get Chen Zhi's favor, when Chen Zhi met Zhu Shou when he went north, he would at least be able to leave here without saying anything else. Stay here——

Don't look at Yang Shuoyi's bossy attitude. He doesn't seem to pay attention to the local nobles. But his position, far away from the general, has many disadvantages, and he has no chance to gain military exploits. Otherwise, when the news of the horse thieves comes, he will also They won't be willing to lead troops here, thinking that no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat.

With this kind of consideration in mind, he naturally wanted to form a good relationship with Chen Zhi.

But the Qiang husband in the village said: "Mr. Chen has already left."

"gone?"

From Yang Shuo and Sun Min to Xun Zhe and Cao Qing, as well as Ming Fa Seng and Wei Ou, their faces were filled with astonishment when they heard this answer.

"Why did you leave?" Yang Shuo turned around and looked at the horse thieves all over the ground. "These horse thieves have been wanted in the north for a long time. The bandit leader Niumen was even posted on the notice. Could it be that Mr. Chen took the bandit leader to the county government to collect the goods?" Rewarded?"

In Yang Shuo's view, Chen Zhi had to take credit for capturing so many horse thieves in one fell swoop. How could he leave his military exploits here while others left?

Qiangfu said with a confused look on his face: "We don't know either, but Mr. Chen said that what happened this time was not his fault, and the horse thieves came because of him, causing losses to the village, and there were others because of it. He was injured, so he shouldn't take the credit. He should keep all the horse thieves and leave them to me and other villagers to deal with. He also said that we don't have to worry about being deprived of the credit, because the court generals and celebrities from all over the world will come soon to give us Justice." When Yang Shuo heard this, he was stunned and looked back at the people behind him with a surprised expression.

The roser pointed in another direction and said, "The leader of the horse thieves is over there. General, if you have anything to ask, why not go over and ask him."

The leader of the horse thieves?Niumen, are all left behind?The reward for this person is quite a lot. For celebrities, catching a bandit is not as important as gold, silver and jewelry. The most important thing is the gain in reputation.

Gaining fame has many benefits, too numerous to mention.

But Chen Zhi left the thief's capital here, which is tantamount to giving up this reputation, and he wants to take advantage of the latecomers.

"No, it's not a latecomer. According to Chen Zhi, the credit for catching the horse thief was clearly given to the commoners of this village, and in order to prevent accidents, he also anticipated my arrival and deliberately handed it over to the township officials. This is why we are here to help bear witness and support the villagers here.”

Sun Min thought more, and he heard more from the township official's words.

"Military generals and celebrities, you specifically named these two in the message. Could it be that you want to restrain each other and prevent one party from completely taking the credit?"

While he was thinking, Yang Shuo walked to a place close to the inside, and did not stop until he was in front of Niumen.

The leader of the horse thieves was tied to a pillar, and his body was tied with ropes and many strips of cloth to prevent him from breaking free. There were several subordinates guarding him on both sides. People in the village also knew that the real key was It's this person.

Yang Shuo walked over and took a look at the Niumen. He saw that this fierce man was like an eggplant beaten by frost, exuding a dejected air. When he saw him coming, he didn't react much. He just raised his head and glanced, and then started again. He lowered his head and muttered something.

After getting closer, Yang Shuo faintly heard what was being said in Niumenmen, such as strange escape techniques, yin and yang formations, etc. He couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart, and then asked lightly: "Are you the thief Niumenmen, and now you have been arrested , but what else is there to say?”

Niumen looked up at him again, stopped muttering, and sneered: "You are the garrison general, you don't need to show off your authority in front of me. You are not Chen Zhi, but you just came here to pick up the leaks. What is there to be worthy of authority?"

"Huh?" A cold look immediately appeared in Yang Shuo's eyes, but he suppressed it. How could he not see that the thief in front of him was consciously trying to anger himself, and the reason was not that important.

Therefore, Yang Shuo just shook his head, gave Niumen a cold look, turned around, and found the township official, wanting to know more information, especially Chen Zhi's whereabouts.

Qiangfu said: "We don't know the specific situation. You might as well ask Mr. Chu, he knows the situation better."

"Master Chu?"

"Just call me Chu Jin!"

When Mr. Chu was brought to a few people, he still looked frightened. Looking at the people in front of him, his hands and feet were trembling, and he was afraid.

Yang Shuo frowned and said, "Calm down, we can't eat you. Tell me about the situation at that time, especially about Mr. Chen."

When Chu Jin heard this, he immediately showed gratitude and said repeatedly: "Junzi Chen is really a good man. He didn't care about my fault and forgave me. He only asked me to treat the villagers well. After this, I I have also learned something, and I will definitely change my past mistakes in the future!”

His words were quite messy, leaving Yang Shuo and others confused, but they could tell that the man was agitated.

Sun Min came forward and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient. Calm down your mood first and explain the matter clearly later. General Yang, all the soldiers have come all the way and are tired from driving and horses. You might as well take a rest first and ask again later." "

Yang Shuo glanced at Chu Jin and nodded.

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At the same time, on the official road to the north of the village, the carriage moved forward slowly. Liu Gang sat next to Chen Zhi and asked a question: "Brother Chen, I really don't understand why he should let go of his great achievements? "

Tao Ya smiled and said: "In this kind of thing, if you fight, you don't fight, and if you give in, you don't give in. There is no difference at all. What really worries me is that Chu Jin. He fell into the hands of thieves last night. No one in the village wanted to To help, when Shouyi left, he also gave him a warning. I wonder if this person can change his past?" As he said that, his eyes fell on Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhiben was reading a book. He raised his head when he heard this, shook his head and said, "It's easy to catch foreign thieves, but it's hard to change your temperament."

　Change it first!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)