Han official!

Chapter 125 Four-layer vest
Du Junao of Ba Ling was a powerful family with a fortune of more than three million coins. After several generations, most of the original residents of Gushuli were squeezed out and displaced, and all the fertile land was annexed by the Ba Ling Du family.

The Du family of Baling had many members, and Du Jun'ao had stored a batch of two-foot swords at home, which they were going to sell to the border strongholds. Now they were all taken out and distributed to the villagers.

Three or four hundred villagers, holding two-foot swords, surrounded the house, waiting to capture the Insect King Rou who broke into the house.

The only remaining squad of soldiers arrived late. The squad leader had sharp eyes and saw a crossbow arrow piercing the elm tree at the door. His face suddenly changed.

The old elm tree is as hard as gold and stone, and it is impossible for it to be penetrated by a hunting bow. It can only be the yellow-shouldered crossbow in the hands of the general. However, there is no trace of the general at the door. So,
A group of thieves broke into the house.

“Qin Lu Ren!”

The sergeant gripped his spear tightly, looked at a tall soldier beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Light a fire immediately and call the soldiers stationed near Gushuli to protect the safety of the officer."

There are two types of military alarm signals.

One method is to sound the alarm during the day, usually by raising a beacon and burning firewood.

Another way is to sound the alarm at night, often by lighting torches and burning firewood.

Sometimes, signals such as beacons, smoke, and drums are used as aids, so the military alarm signals are called beacons or beacon smoke.

Qin Lu Ren was wearing a red-ribboned armor and replaced the spear in his hand with a bean-shaped lamp. He hurriedly lit a pair of firewood piles not far away.

Along with the raging fire, thick smoke billowed from the pile of firewood and rose straight into the sky. The nearby villagers who were working in the fields could see it clearly.

In the simple camp next to the mulberry forest, a village chief's face changed drastically. He hurriedly put on his red ribbon fish scale armor and shouted, "Hurry, everyone, put on your armor and get to the granary within a quarter of an hour."

Maoling Ling went to Gushuli to discuss the matter of distributing rumor-mongering hemp paper, and also had an affair with Du Junao's daughter Du Ji.

The magistrate of Maoling was worried about being discovered by Du Junao, so he brought a group of soldiers with him, using the excuse of conscription as an excuse, and passed by Gushuli.

Without a legitimate reason, a county official cannot mobilize soldiers at will.

Du Junao did not dare to station a group of soldiers in the grist trees, so he chose a mulberry forest near the Beilimen and arranged for servants to deliver a lot of millet wine and meat.

A group of soldiers hurried to the grain tree.

The thick smoke billowing into the sky was quite astonishing.

Even the nearby post office and pavilion noticed the smoke from the beacon trees.

The post office is responsible for the delivery of official documents. Compared with the post station, it focuses more on the delivery of goods. The young official in charge of the post office is the post assistant, who looked at Gu Shuli in surprise.

The head of a nearby village pavilion also looked surprised and turned his head to look in the direction of the grain tree.

The postmaster and the head of the pavilion had the same idea in their minds.

Is there a flood in the granary?

How could there be such thick smoke like burning firewood?

"war!"

Guo Jie's heart sank. "It seems the Maoling Magistrate has gone to Gushuli with a number of soldiers. They've already got the hemp paper. There's no need to waste time in Chongwu. Follow me, my clerk, out of the Beili Gate and head to Chang'an to get the thief catchers and the prison clerks to arrest the criminals."

As for the gift given to Princess Pingyang.

Stay in the granary for now.

It would not be too late to send the Maoling Order to Princess Pingyang after Guo Jie summoned his wife's brother Yi Zong, who was working in the Chang'an government, and the large number of thief catchers and prison clerks he brought with him.

"boom!"

Guo Jie kicked open the door of the heavy house, and several people, armed with two-foot swords and ring-handled knives, broke through the encirclement of the villagers and quickly rushed towards the north gate.

He was a brave knight who could kill a tiger with his bare hands.

Guo Jie now has Chong Huangrou, the best swordsman in Chang'an, by his side, and the situation has changed completely from the past.

Come and go freely.

Guo Jie and his companions quickly broke out of the encirclement of hundreds of villagers.

He couldn't help but glance at Chong Huangrou a few more times, and said with emotion: "It has never been as easy to break out of the encirclement of powerful people as it is today. Thanks to you, the marquis who is the best swordsman in Chang'an."

"hehe."

Chong Huangrou's face was filled with joy. "After following Guo Jun today, I realized how dull and boring my past life was. It's not as interesting as following Guo Jun to fight against the powerful. There will be such things in the future. Guo Jun can't leave me alone and take the others to the neighborhoods and villages where the powerful live."

Guo Jie burst out laughing.

He could only nod slightly and agree to Chong Huangrou's request.

"Array up!"

The Beili Gate suddenly opened, and hundreds of soldiers wearing flat turbans, red belted armor, and holding spears, led by the garrison commander, blocked the entrance of the Beili Gate.

Hundreds of soldiers pressed forward step by step.

They are completely incomparable to ordinary county soldiers. These are soldiers who have been on the battlefield. They have strict military discipline, are neatly lined up, and look impressive.

Guo Jie and Chong Huangrou's expressions changed at the same time. Just by taking a look, they knew that the soldiers blocking the Beili Gate were not easy to deal with.

Of course, you pick the softest persimmon.

"Let's leave from the South Gate."

Guo Jie was about to reach the North Gate when he suddenly stopped and rushed towards the villagers behind him: "Try not to come into contact with the soldiers at the North Gate. Go directly to Baqiao from the South Gate. Once we get near Chang'an City, these soldiers will not dare to pursue us."

Ok?
Du Junao was confused. Chong Huangrou almost rushed out of the north gate, but why did she turn back and rush towards the large crowd of residents?

Seeking death on your own initiative?

Just when Du Junao was puzzled, he saw hundreds of fiercely armed soldiers following closely behind Chong Huangrou.

They were the soldiers brought by the Maoling Order.

Du Junao was furious: "It seems that you think I am a soft persimmon. Well, today I will let you know why Ba Ling Du Junao can become the Prime Minister's guest and why he is a famous hero in Chang'an."

"wrong."

Du Junao looked at Chong Huangrou, who was trampling the sunflowers in the vegetable patch and rushing towards the South Gate by a shortcut, and frowned, "The man beside Chong Huangrou looks like... looks like Guo Jie? It's not like, it's Guo Jie!"

So brave!

A mere official, with three or four men, dared to run into the granary.

Seeking death!

Du Junao was worried that he couldn't get rid of the officials around Zhao Yu, but Guo Jie actually came to him on his own initiative.

Although in the eyes of many guests in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Guo Jie was not as good as Yin Qi who dug a tiger's den, nor as good as the inhuman Wang Wenshu.

Cutting off Guo Jie's head was also considered an achievement.

"Guo Jie!"

Du Junao stopped and gave up chasing. He sneered and said, "You went to Gushuli this time because you must have been sent by Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang to investigate Gushuli and confiscate all the property of the Du family in Ba Ling."

He steeled his heart and said, "If you dare to escape from the granary, I will burn down the barn and destroy everything in it. I will burn all the grain and money of the Du family in Baling and leave nothing for Zhao Yu."

The vest that Guo Jie put on himself continued to exert force and was still working.

In the eyes of the nobles and powerful people, the person who confiscated their property was Zhao Yu in order to make up for his inability to govern the county.

The first plan is to use the property of the powerful to compete for the top spot.

After all, most of the powerful people's wealth was sent to the treasury of the official temple in Chang'an, and Guo Jie only got a small share of the money, and he and Yin Qi and Wang Wenshu took away the small amounts of money. The real masterminds were Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang.

Guo Jie is nothing but a knife.

But.

It was precisely because of Guo Jie's insignificance and low status that Du Junao was certain that he would not dare to allow the warehouse in Gushuli to burn down.

Zhao Yu sent Guo Jie to the granary, but after a long time of searching, he found nothing.

He would not let Guo Jie off easily.

At least twenty or even thirty lashes would be enough.

"Threatening this official?"

Guo Jie glanced at Du Junao and sneered, thinking to himself, what a fool! It seems he has been fooled by his disguise again.

The only thing he was interested in was.

I don’t know which layer of vest Du Junao saw, the second layer of Zhao Yu, or the third layer of Zhang Tang.

Or it could be the fourth level of Horse Beetle Emperor Soft that Guo Jie recently put on.

"Brother."

Wei Guang hesitated, knowing how important the warehouse was to Guo Jie, and decided to take the risk. "I'll go guard the warehouse. As long as I block the door to the inner chamber, I should be able to hold out until you arrive with the thief catcher and the prison official."

He said solemnly, "The grain and money in the warehouse are related to the purchase of a title to atone for sins. This matter cannot be lost. We need to keep the grain and money."

Guo Jie glanced at Wei Guang's sincere face and felt emotional. No wonder he was the best friend in Chang'an. No wonder many low-level actors and actresses were not afraid of offending officials and powerful people for Wei Guang.

"No matter how good the money is, it's not as important as the lives of you and my brothers."

Guo Jie reached out and grabbed Wei Guang's black robe, then continued running towards the inner gate, raising his ring-handled sword: "Defeat the five men guarding the gate and open the inner gate. As long as we can ride the Hexi horses, we won't have to worry about being surrounded by the gush."

In the past, without Chong Huangrou by his side, he might have been blocked by the five people at the inner gate and the sentry shed.

If they delayed for a few moments, they would be stopped by Du Junao and hundreds of villagers, and blocked at the entrance of the South Gate, missing the opportunity to leave Gushuli.

Things are different now. Guo Jie, who killed a tiger with his bare hands, and Chong Huangrou, the grandson of Chong Da, the sword master of the Western Han Dynasty, lead several people to come and go freely in the granary as if they were in an empty place.

"Where are you going, little brat?"

Du Junao was so angry that he screamed, but he had no other choice but to watch Guo Jie and his men rush out of the South Gate, mount the Hexi horses at the gate, raise the reins, and prepare to leave Gushuli.

Guo Jie was riding on his horse, looking back at the smoke billowing from the granary, and then he felt sorry for the money and grain accumulated by the Du family of Baling.

I also gave up decisively.

There was no trace of indecision.

"Mr. Guo Guo"

At this moment, a man with his flat cap askew, his white robe open at the chest, and his tunic and hakama disheveled, came crawling over, crying, "I haven't mounted my horse yet, I haven't mounted my horse yet."

"Ignore him."

Wei Guang looked down on the cowardly An Guo Shao Ji and raised the reins in his hand and said, "Brother, cross the Ba Bridge as soon as possible and return to Chang'an to find the thief catcher and the prison official in the government temple. Maybe we can even extort some money and food."

Guo Jie glanced at Anguo Shaoji and smiled. "Be patient. Perhaps we can save the corn in the warehouse without leaving the granary, or even capture Du Junao."

Capture Du Junao?
Just a few of them?
Wei Guang and Chong Huangrou looked at each other in surprise, not understanding what Guo Jie meant.

"Get that man!"

Du Junao saw An Guo Shaoji standing alone at the inner gate, quickened his pace, crossed his two-foot sword across his shoulder, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Du Jun'ao said happily, "Guo Jie of Chen County is a man of integrity. We've already captured one of his brothers. I don't believe he'll dare escape. As long as we keep this man in the granary, Guo Jie won't escape even if he's on horseback."

Guo Jie rode his Hexi horse without pulling the reins, and left the granary of Du Shi in Baling as quickly as possible.

This made Du Junao more determined in his decision.

Guo Jie was a man of integrity.

"stop!"

At this time, a woman came over from the west side of the inner wall. She had a big bun with flower hairpins, wore a silk skirt, and wore fragrant shoes. She twisted her plump figure and came over with several servants.

The woman looked quite old, with crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. She didn't have to work in the fields, so she lived a life of luxury. She had fair skin and looked quite charming.

Coupled with the woman's extremely plump figure.

For some men, they are more charming than teenage girls.

"From the mother."

Du Junao put away his two-foot sword and hurriedly saluted Du Congmu: "My son is catching bandits. The sword has no eyes, so it is inevitable that I will hurt you. You servants, take me away quickly."

Du Congmu was the concubine of Du Junao's father.

Later, Du Junao's mother died early, and his concubine became the queen of the Ba Ling Du family.

However, Du Junao still called her "mother" over the years.

It's not that he is filial and can't forget his biological mother.

He was just worried that Du Cong's son, born to his mother, would seize the family property.

Compared to Du Junao who is the only child, Du Congmu gave birth to several sons, each of whom has grown up.

Du Congmu was no longer a concubine. According to the Han Dynasty law on inheritance of property, Du Congmu's sons could also inherit the family property of the Du family of Ba Ling.

"Slut?"

Du Congmu's pretty face was filled with anger: "I see that your daughter Du Ji is a lowly servant who spends all day hooking up with wild men. You don't know how to discipline her, and you have tarnished the reputation of the Ba Ling Du family."

She walked to An Guo Shao Ji's side, and a smile appeared on her pretty face with crow's feet, and there was also a bit of spring in it.

Du Junao glanced at Du Congmu, whose face was full of smiles, and then at An Guo Shaoji, whose clothes were disheveled. He immediately understood the hidden truth and his face turned ashen.

Little brat!
He actually dared to sleep with his father's widow.

Du Congmu's body, which had been lonely for many years, was nourished. Her eyes were full of An Guo Shao Ji. She placed her slightly relaxed white hands on An Guo Shao Ji's hands: "Don't worry, it's all a misunderstanding. Du Jun'ao didn't know you were my distinguished guest."

Under Guo Jie's gaze, An Guo Shao Ji straightened his back, held his head high and chest out, with a look of smugness on his face.

An Guo Shao Ji deliberately said with a sigh, "I heard that Du Junao is planning to let his daughter inherit the Jia family fortune. As an outsider, I shouldn't gossip, but I just can't bear to see the huge family of the Ba Ling Du family fall into the hands of outsiders."

Du Ji will get married eventually.

The son takes his father's surname.

Jia Zi finally fell into the hands of his son-in-law, who was from another family.

The Ba Ling Du family had long been riddled with cracks because of Du Ji's plan to inherit the family fortune. Du Jun'ao had been using his own reputation to suppress the clan members, barely preventing a split.

Unexpectedly, it was Anguo Shaoji who directly pointed out the biggest hidden danger of the Ba Ling Du family.

"Thief!"

Du Junao was furious and thrust his two-foot sword forward: "I will kill you today!"

(End of this chapter)