And that big shot just now said that they have hundreds of people.
"Let's ignore these people for now. Only that big guy has some martial arts skills, the rest are just a mob. Qingfeng, Mingyue, cut some vines from the mountain and tie them all up."
In Shangguan Ziqi's eyes, these people's fighting ability is not very good.
Except for the six they just killed.
"Yes." Both of them nodded.
"Chun Lei, take ten brothers with you and go up the mountain to tie up the remaining ones. If you encounter anyone who puts up a desperate resistance, just kill them."
"Yes." Chunlei immediately selected nine people to go up the mountain along the trails left by the bandits.
The secret guards of Prince Rong's Mansion are not only good at martial arts, but also have the ability to track.
While waiting for someone, Shangguan Ziqi asked a guard to go to the county ahead and notify the county magistrate to bring people and directly report the name of the eldest son of Prince Rong's Mansion.
This is a way to give credit to the county magistrate. I guess the county magistrate must be very happy.
Seeing that it was almost time, Yu Zheng started to make lunch on the spot.
The bandits who could not move saw that this man was so leisurely and started cooking in front of so many of them.
Even the women were not afraid.
Daniu watched them making lunch as if nothing had happened.
No matter how stupid he was, he knew that they were being taken advantage of.
Normally, they would not rob such passers-by, only obvious caravans.
But this man only had two carriages, neither of which had any cargo.
He looked at the six brothers who had been killed. He knew these brothers, but he had never seen them have such abilities before.
When did the people under the boss become so powerful?
Of course they would discuss with each other when they had nothing to do.
Although these men had never fought with him, he had seen them fight with other brothers, and he had never seen how powerful they were.
And today he showed such powerful martial arts skills.
If the opponent was not stronger, these few people would definitely be invincible in the Laowu Village.
But now they are at the mercy of others and cannot move.
Daniu lowered his head dejectedly.
After dinner, Yu Zheng saw Xia Yuchen dealing with the dead bodies.
"Master, these people have disguised themselves." Xia Yu noticed a dead person with a scratched face and immediately realized it.
At first they didn't think about this problem at all, so they didn't care.
Shangguan Ziqi also stepped forward to take a look.
"These people should be among the disguised bandits."
Now Yu Zheng understood.
In other words, these people were not bandits at all, but were just disguised as bandits so that they could blend in and kill them.
About an hour later, Chunlei and his ten men came down the mountain with a group of people.
It is indeed a mob.
Most of the people inside are the elderly, the weak, women and children.
"Husband, their fighting power is too weak. How can they become bandits?" Yu Yuzheng couldn't understand.
"That's because they met us. If they met the bodyguards hired by some caravans, it would be hard to say. These strong men do have some skills." Shangguan Ziqi explained.
"Oh. That means every one of us in the palace is worth a hundred." Yu Zheng's eyes brightened.
"Almost." Shangguan Ziqi said with a hint of pride.
"Master, there are not many strong men on the mountain. Most of them are old and weak. And their leader is actually an old man in his sixties." Chunlei said as he pointed at the old man.
The old man lowered his head, looking very defeated.
"Yeah." Shangguan Ziqi was not interested in that person.
"Master, there are still some valuables on the mountain." Chunlei reported with a smile.
He knew that the eldest young lady would definitely like to hear this.
"Of course we have to bring Xiao." Before Shangguan Ziqi could say anything, Yu Yuzheng interrupted.
As soon as Shangguan Ziqi heard this, he knew that his wife was being greedy for money again.
"Then take them. Chunlei, we will go ahead and wait for you in the county town ahead. After the county magistrate takes over, you can catch up."
This place is a bit far from the county town ahead. If we don’t hurry up, we won’t get there before dark.
Shangguan Ziqi left eight guards to guard the place.
As they advanced along the way, they met halfway the county magistrate who was coming hurriedly with dozens of yamen runners.
Everyone rode a horse, which showed how anxious they were.
As soon as the guard saw his master, he introduced him to the county magistrate.
"Your humble servant, Liu Peiye, the Magistrate of Yonghe County, greets Master Shangguan." Magistrate Liu dismounted from his horse and bowed deeply.
"County Magistrate Liu, you have failed in your duty as there is such a large group of bandits under your jurisdiction." Shangguan Ziqi said in a calm voice.
"It is my fault. Those bandits are so cunning. Lord Wu, the city defender, and I have conspired to suppress them many times. Every time, they retreated early as soon as they got the news. It is really a headache. The mountains here are huge, and it is difficult to find their hiding place."
"That means they have an insider in the city." Shangguan Ziqi began to doubt his ability.
"Yes, yes, yes." County Magistrate Liu responded quickly.
"Did they kill anyone or rob anyone?" Shangguan Ziqi was more concerned about this.
"They only robbed money and never killed anyone." County Magistrate Liu said with certainty.
"Who are they then? Have you investigated?" Shangguanzi asked again.
Since he doesn't kill people, he still has some humanity.
If they were murderers and robbers, there would be no need for these people to live.
"They are all refugees. A few days ago, there was a flood in Yunhe City in the southeast, and many people came out to escape, so they gathered here.
Later, they stopped, but Yonghe County didn't have enough places to settle them, so some of them went up the mountain to become bandits, and that's when they gathered together," County Magistrate Liu explained.
"That's enough. I have already helped you solve it. You have to judge it as it should be."
"Thank you, Master Shangguan." County Magistrate Liu bowed deeply again and said, "I will send someone to take you to the county town. It is getting late now. By the time you get to the county town, the city gates should be closed."
"Thank you very much."
We continued our journey and indeed arrived in Yonghe County only after dark.
The yamen runner who led the way was very enthusiastic in helping them find a nice inn to stay in.
Chunlei and his men arrived after noon the next day, helping the county magistrate to escort all the people to the county government office.
Bring a large wooden box.
Besides silver there were also some jewels.
Together they are estimated to be worth more than ten thousand taels.
Yu Zheng generously distributed the silver to the guards who went out with him this time.
Everyone was so happy that their teeth were showing.
There is not the slightest trace of the image of a secret guard of the royal palace.
Yu Zheng continued to count the jewels and found a small box, only the size of a palm.
It's inconspicuous among these small boxes of jewels.
She picked it up and looked at it from left to right, feeling strange.
The small box was a little worn out and the paint had fallen off a lot.
There is actually a small lock on it.
"Husband, can you open it?" Yu Yuzheng held it in her hand and showed it to Shangguan Ziqi.
Shangguan Ziqi took it and turned it around to look at it, but couldn't make out anything. Then he pushed with his thumb, and the small lock and the lock buckle fell off.
Open.
When Shangguan Ziqi saw what was inside, he was stunned and his eyes narrowed.
"What's wrong?" Yu Zheng was puzzled when she saw his expression.
Is there some incredible treasure inside?
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