Han official!

Chapter 87 Group of Thieves
"The man on the top floor of the city building is Zhang Qian!"

Near the city flag on the top of the city building, bursts of shouting and killing were heard, and along with the fluttering city flag, they spread to the four neighborhoods of Liushi.

From the long house near the back gate, you can vaguely see the situation of the city building.

They are quite far away and can only be seen as blurry black dots.

Guo Jie was furious and demanded, "You have deceived me. Zhang Qian did not go to the nearby village pavilion to borrow a guard from the villagers, but instead went to the market tower to attract most of the guards and the wandering knights of Huainan."

Mang Tong remained silent.

He knew Guo Jie's character well, and if he knew that Zhang Qian risked his life to attract the guards and the knights from Huainan.

Guo Jie would also risk his life to rescue Zhang Qian.

There are too many knights from Huainan State in the market tower, as well as armored guards.

The past must die.

Mang Tong couldn't let Guo Jie go to his death.

"boom!"

Guo Jie didn't ask any more questions. He simply moved the pestle at the door, kicked it open, and said through gritted teeth, "Follow me and rescue Zhang Qian!"

Mang Tong's silence has already made one thing clear.

The man who was besieged on the city tower was Zhang Qian.

Mang Tong was anxious: "Mr. Guo, don't you want the Hexi horses anymore? Once they leave Changshe, they will be slaughtered by Wan Zimeng. The people of Jincheng urgently need Hexi horses to defend against the Xiongnu attacks."

"What the hell!"

Guo Jie stared at Shilou fiercely and said, "Forget thirty Hexi horses. Even three hundred or three thousand Hexi horses are not as important as my brother Zhang Qian's life."

He held a sword in one hand and a knife in the other, and said fiercely: "No, I don't want anything. I just hope that we brothers can leave together alive. Kill!"

Guo Jie shouted loudly and ran wildly along the Liushi Road towards the city tower in the middle.

Mang Tong silently raised the iron hammer.

Yi Zong put down the iron chain and tenon and drew the two-foot sword from his waist.

The three of them ran wildly.

Rushed towards the city building.

"hehe."

Wan Zimeng's white cloth-covered chariot happened to run into the frantic Guo Jie and his three companions. He sneered and said, "Well, you're not staying in your long house near the gate, but are coming out to die. It seems you brothers have a deep bond."

He shouted, "Men! Rush over immediately and surround Guo Jie. Whoever kills Guo Jie will be rewarded with ten pieces of gold. If you chop off a limb of his, you will also receive a reward of ten thousand pieces of gold."

More than a hundred people immediately rushed over, holding two-foot swords, and surrounded Guo Jie and the other two.

Just one order.

You can rush over immediately.

Guo Jie glanced at the precarious top of the city building with an anxious look on his face. He had no time to fight with the knights brought by Wan Zimeng.

He shouted sternly, "I am the chief of the Gaojie Duting. Attacking officials in government offices is a capital offense. Do you want to be sent to the East Market of the Nine Markets of Chang'an to be beheaded and thrown into the streets?"

Many rangers were startled.

You can't have a life to make money but not a life to spend it.

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

Wan Zimeng said in a deep voice, "According to Han law, Guo Jie and his companions are considered bandits. Killing them will not only clear your guilt, but you will also receive a reward from the government. Go and kill Guo Jie."

He originally wanted to jump off the white cloth-covered carriage and rush over to kill Guo Jie.

Wan Zimeng thought of Guo Jie beating a tiger to death with his bare hands, so he had to give up, stood on the bamboo stick, and loudly recited the Han law.

Han Dynasty Law: Bandits and fugitives who follow bandits, beat and break people, skin their bodies, or make them limp, or tie up guards or generals and rob them, or send letters or letters from people to steal people for money, or steal and kill people, or rob graves, or kidnap and sell people, or if they have kidnapped but not sold them, or if they falsely claim to be officials and then commit robbery, they shall all be crucified.

Guo Jie knew the meaning of this Han law.

Those who bandit or fugitive follow bandits, beat the limbs or buttocks, cause them to become lame, tie them up, or escort them to commit robbery, as well as those who send anonymous letters or hang letters to intimidate people in exchange for money, steal and kill, or dig up graves, forcibly take or sell people, or forcibly take people but fail to sell them, or impersonate others as officials or steal as officials, shall all be punished by dismemberment. According to Wan Zimeng's opinion.

The three of them should be sentenced to crucifixion.

"False words."

Guo Jie sneered and said, "You say that I and my men are bandits? Open your eyes wide and count carefully how many people are around me."

Han Dynasty law: If five or more thieves join forces to attack another thief, they are considered a gang of thieves.

According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the standard for a group of bandits is more than five people.

A group of five or more bandits who commit crimes, attack and rob together are called a gang of bandits.

There were only three people: Guo Jie, Mang Tong and Yi Zong.

Even if we count Zhang Qian of the city building.

There are only four people.

It does not meet the standard of a group of thieves with more than five people.

The hearts of many knights were in turmoil, and they did not dare to go forward and kill a captain without authorization.

Just as Guo Jie said, attacking and killing officials in government temples is a crime of treason.

Beheaded and thrown into the public square.

It is impossible to sacrifice your life for ten gold coins.

Wan Zimeng was furious as he looked at the ranger who was cowering and not daring to move forward. If it were him when he was young, he would often lead a group of ranger brothers to cause trouble everywhere. With just one order, the ranger brothers would rush forward to kill people.

It would never be as constrained as it is today.

After shouting for a long time, he made a promise of ten gold coins.

Still, no knight dared to step forward and kill Guo Jie.

It’s just that he is used to a life of luxury.

He has been hiding behind the scenes and plotting against others, and has not taken any action personally for many years.

There is no camaraderie of fighting side by side.

The knight refused to die for him.

"The two of you are already considered officials who attacked the government temple."

Wan Zimeng could only press: "According to Han law, besieging an official is considered assault. If you catch an official, you will be sentenced to beheading him or even have your face tattooed. There is only one way to go. Arrest Guo Jie and I will take him to the official residence of Huainan State, the state's capital, and charge him with assaulting an official in the state residence."

The more he spoke, the more he felt that this plan was brilliant: "Guo Jie is only the head of the Gaojie Duting, with jurisdiction over the dozen or so li in Gaojie. He has no authority over Liushi, let alone the right to arrest and tie up Jin Shuzuo. Guo Jie has already committed a serious crime. Just wait!"

Just when Wan Zimeng was trying to persuade Youxiaer.

He didn't notice Guo Jie slowly approaching.

Guo Jie gripped the two-foot-long sword tightly in his hand and threw it with all his might. A beam of sword light flew over with a whistling sound.

"puff!"

The two-foot sword pierced through Wan Zimeng's mouth and flew out from the back of his head, turning him into a corpse lying in the car.

Everyone on the road was stunned for a moment.

All were shocked.

He stood there blankly.

"Noisy!"

Holding a ring-handled sword, Guo Jie took advantage of the moment when many rangers were stunned and rushed out directly: "Kill them! Take advantage of the opportunity to kill the Huainan rangers in the market tower while they are not prepared and attack the market tower of the flag pavilion."

The three of them rushed out through the gaps between the many rangers. There were only more than a hundred of them, not the densely packed three hundred or so.

Guo Jie and his two companions successfully broke out of the encirclement of many knights and rushed to the entrance of the city tower, hacking at the armored guards and knights from Huainan who had their backs to them.

(End of this chapter)