Since Ande Water Station has opened, Dai Dabin did not want to delay too much and planned to set off early to return home.

Shen Rui had a time limit to taking office, so he had to go to Jinan to complete some procedures first and meet Shen Li again.

However, four seriously injured guards should not move and bump, and they should not be on the road.

Although Ande County is a small town, fortunately, it is next to the canal pass and has a waterway station, not far from Dezhou, so it is considered prosperous. There are good doctors and good medicines.

Shen Rui left two smart guards, rented a small courtyard in the county, hired a few servants, and placed four wounded people here, so that they could recover their injuries and then go to Dengzhou.

Pan Qianhu achieved great success this time and exclaimed in front of Zhou Zhixian, who was usually wearing a pair of pants, was really happy.

In addition, he looked at the uninjured horses left by the "bandits", and the slightly injured horses were no less than 20 or 30 years old. He was really jealous and said a few words casually, but Shen Rui was generous in giving them to him. In addition to replacing the horses damaged by his own guards, Shen Rui only took away five top-notch horses, and the remaining injured horses were left behind by Pan Qianhu.

Pan Qianhu couldn't help but be overjoyed. Although Hebei and Henan are all places for raising horses, a large number of Liaodong horses have poured into the Central Plains. However, this is still not an easy thing to obtain. The main reason is that Pan Qianhu's status has also lost the horse. Not in his hands.

Even if he has the money to buy horses, he is reluctant to buy it. It would be better to raise soldiers in real life. Not to mention, he has not bought the money to buy many horses.

Pan Qianhu, who has to give a horse, looks more and more pleasing to Shen Rui. If Shen Rui is older and younger, he will definitely be able to make friends with shamelessness and call him brother, but Shen Rui is more than teenager younger than him. He was so embarrassed to ask his brothers to take advantage of him. At the moment, he could only complete what Shen Rui had more attentively and quickly search for soldiers who knew the rules and knew how to advance and retreat, and escorted Dai Dabin back to his hometown.

Because Shen Rui also lost his manpower this time, he would not mention the serious injuries. Although the slightly injured people were not hindered from walking, they could not use force again for a while, so naturally they would not be able to act as a guard. Pan Qianhu also had 200 people under him. There is no task except for military farming. It is not a big deal to allocate ten to Dai Dabin and twenty to Shen Rui.

After this battle, although the two masters were well-informed and did not become as scared as Lin Fuyu, they did not dare to be careless and let the boss take risks.

Therefore, although Shen Rui felt that he was separated from Dai Dabin and that Qiu Jujun could not kill him, he would be blamed for Liu Jin. Even if he had captured more people, he would not do it easily, the two masters still advised Shen Rui to take advantage of the situation. Pan Qianhu is easy to talk to, so he leaves more people to guard him.

"The boss is young and I don't know how powerful the refugees are. If there are more hungry refugees, they will be more fierce than the bandits." Mr. Chen helped his former boss to appease the refugees, and he was deeply touched.

Shen Rui has indeed not seen many refugees, but he has not seen film and television literary works in his previous life. Knowing that the miserable and terrifying refugees in the deserted years, he did not insist and discussed with Pan Qianhu to borrow some people.

Pan Qianhu agreed immediately, hoping that Shen Rui would make more "simple" requests so that he could lose some favors.

He picked out the better skills and gave the soldiers who were smarter and smarter. Here he asked Li Baihu to return to Qianhu to get a certificate of assignment. Mr. Jiang from Shen Rui took the letter to Zhou Zhi. The county is open to the road.

Dai Dabin only rested for half a day, and said goodbye to Shen Rui early the next morning and headed south by boat.

Pan Qianhu was in a hurry to go to the Zuo Guard of Dezhou to report his merits, and also farewell to Shen Rui, and rushed to Dezhou.

Shen Ruize stopped in Ande County for a day and settled the wounded, so he set off on his way. This time he was going to follow the official road to pass Taoyuan Post, Liu Pu Post, Yancheng Post, and then to Jinan Prefecture.

The day before yesterday, when Dai Dabin went south, Zhou Zhixian came to see him off and prepared Cheng Yi, looking very polite. However, when Shen Rui left, Zhou Zhixian did not send him a message.

The county magistrate and chief clerk both arrived, but looked sad and apologized repeatedly, saying that Lord Zhou had a sudden illness last night, vomited and had diarrhea, and was unable to get out of here today, so I really couldn't come. Please forgive me.

Shen Ruiyuan didn't mean to make friends with this magistrate, so he naturally didn't mind. Although he accepted Cheng Yi, he also asked Changsui to prepare a gift, which was considered to be a condolence to the patient.

The county magistrate and the chief clerk obviously did not expect to see the "returning money". They looked right for a long time before accepting the thanks to Shen Rui.

Watching Shen Rui's team of men leave the city and head for Jinan Prefecture, the county magistrate wrinkled and whispered: "You really told him to leave?"

The chief clerk's face was almost the same as bitter gourd, and he said in a weak voice: "What if I can't do it? The lord didn't dare to come and pushed us two scapegoats. Could it be that you really dare to ask him?"

The county magistrate shrank his neck and said, "If he doesn't know, and ask him and let him know, wouldn't it be worse? Then the boss can peel us alive. How dare you ask?"

What a magistrate is? He has not served a magistrate anymore. The adults above are really deadly. He subconsciously touched his neck and cherished his head.

The chief clerk spread his hands and said, "It's not the case. We should be right and the words, how can we go back to the adults?"

The second-in-command and third-in-commands in the county met and discussed the words together. There were policies and countermeasures from above. The magistrate recommended them to die, and they would not be surrenders in vain.

There are tall people pushing them when the sky falls. At this time, the magistrate even shrinks his neck and is taller than them. They just need to squat down.

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The county magistrate Zhou, who was regarded as tall and wanted to be at the top, couldn't stand up at this moment. He lay on the couch with a hot towel on his forehead, humming, he looked like he was terminally ill and could die at any time.

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His wife and two concubines were crying at his feet, which was so unsatisfactory.

When Niu Qianhu came in, he saw this look. His stomach was about to burst into laughter, and his face was panicked, and he said hurriedly: "What's wrong with Lord Zhou?"

Zhou's wife hurriedly took her concubines to escape, and she wanted to cry through the curtain: "My master is very sick, and I will ask Lord Niu to help you."

Niu Qianhu hummed and didn't agree. When he saw Zhou Zhixian stretched out his hand and grabbed it twice. Niu Qianhu knew it well, but he still refused to go forward. He still stood 800 feet away and stretched his neck and asked about the warmth.

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Zhou Zhixian felt a secret hatred, but he could only say, "Mr. Niu, have you found out? My life is all about Master Niu."

Niu Qianhu only said that because he had closed the city gate before, many merchants who wanted to go north had gathered. Later, the city gate opened wide and said that the bandits were wiped out. The merchants rushed out of the city one after another, and the people were coming and going,

It is difficult to detect whether there are bandits or not during the period of hiding.

Zhou Zhixian was already angry when he heard his push, and he pretended to be sick on his face, and almost whimpered, "What should I do? It's not just about the adults in Jinan Prefecture.

Even Commander Lu can’t leave it alone!”

But he was hitting Niu Qianhu nakedly.

Niu Qianhu sighed and said, "I can't delay the affairs of the adults. Although this matter has nothing to do with me, it's just a matter of my colleagues. Seeing that Lord Zhou, you are so sick, I can't even get rid of it.

If you don’t help, I have brothers here who have not paid the money for this year. If Lord Zhou needs to respond, just take it away.”

Zhou Zhixian could no longer lie down, and sat up, and the hot towel fell from his forehead to the quilt, and he grabbed it and threw it on the ground, saying, "Niu Jie! This is not a trivial matter, this kind of thing

If you stand on the shore, if we turn around, we will be doomed. What kind of emergency will it be! Is this a thousand eight hundred taels of silver?! Hurry up and capture the bandits for me!"

Niu Qianhu sat on the official hat and chair by the wall, crossed his legs and lowered his robe, and said coldly: "Why do you want me to be doomed? Commander Lu only asked our garrison to transport the things and come into you, Lord Zhou.

The gulf is yours, but it has nothing to do with mine. Yesterday, you ordered the city gate to welcome the prefect who came in. What does it have to do with me if you sneak in?”

Zhou Zhixian gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Don't think of pushing me like this, two, five, six, and all. Dezhou is a military town. You were going to maintain local public security and jointly catch thieves! Now that the thieves have come out, you can't

Refute the blame! You used to push the bandits outside the city to block the enemy's fault and refused to suppress the bandits. Now let the bandits enter the city to commit such a major case, you..."

"Master Zhou." Niu Qianhu interrupted Zhou Zhixian's words stiffly, and said, "Our garrison is just to help all the governors and ministers. What does it have to do with us? We are not from Shandong Dusi.

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Zhou Zhixian was choking, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Niu Qianhu stressingly say, "Mr. Zhou, I heard that you didn't go to send that prefect today, and you asked the county magistrate to go and ask for a conversation? Sir, you

This is a matte chess. If that prefect knows... well? So, sir, I'd better find a way to plug the leak immediately."

Zhou Zhixian was angry and annoyed. He slapped his palm on the edge of the bed, shaking his palms so hard that he felt ache, and said fiercely: "What are you using to plug the leak! Don't you know? Is that something that can be blocked by three or five hundred taels?!

How much oil can I get if I throw my old bones into the pot and squeeze them dry! That's 50,000 taels, 50,000 taels! My people are in charge of the warehouse, they knocked my people out and robbed the silver! 5

Ten thousand taels can be carried by one person and two people? Fifty thousand taels, how many cars are needed?! You, the person in charge of the street, didn’t you see it?!”

Niu Qianhu suddenly slapped his hands and yelled, "What Lord Zhou said is, who can move so much money in this Ande city now?"

Zhou Zhixian was shocked and suspicious, staring at Niu Qianhu and stopped talking.

Niu Qianhu raised his thick eyelids, and his eyes were a little cold. "Isn't Lord Zhou also suspicious? It's blue sky and white sun. Where did the bandits come from? They just robbed a prefect?"

Zhou Zhixian opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. He was naturally suspicious, otherwise why would he let the county magistrate and chief clerk visit the prefect Shen? It was just...

"The man surnamed Pan was so attentive to the prefect before. He saved the prefect and sent it all the way into the city and sent someone to escort it. But the prefect also wanted to pass through Dezhou. Why didn't he, Pan Jiayu, escort himself? , do you have to go to Dezhou first?" Niu Qianhu said slowly, "How many soldiers in the surname Pan have lent to the prefect and Hanlin. Lord Zhou, have you checked them one by one?

The more Zhou Zhixian heard, the more frightened he became, and his face turned pale, which looked like a patient.

But he dared not refuse if he had any requests. He led the way according to the order, how could he really get on the boat to verify how many people! If Pan Jiayu really used this trick, he would follow the prefect Chen and Dai Hanlin. , but he quietly sneaked into the city, waiting for an opportunity to grab the money and leave...

Niu Qianhu heard it and said, "I asked someone to see the ruts of the prefect, and there was no weight on it..." Zhou Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing him like this, Niu Qianhu couldn't help but sneer and said, "That prefect is not stupid, how could he do the stolen money for the stolen money of Pan? If the person surnamed Pan hid the money outside and took it out to avoid the wind, Anyway, he is not in the city now, and he can't find anything on his head."

Zhou Zhixian was silent for a while, suddenly stared at Niu Qianhu and said, "Pan Qianhu has always been outside the city. How did he know that the warehouse has this silver? It must be that he had his fortune when transporting the silver."

Niu Qianhu snorted coldly and said, "I'm helping Lord Zhou think of a solution, but Lord Zhou wants to force this sin to my head. Well, let's just slap it apart, just go and sue it. , It depends on whether the person who transported the money leaked the secret, or whether the person who looked at the warehouse didn’t keep the door in his mouth!”

After saying that, he really stood up and walked out without looking back.

County Magistrate Zhou jumped out of bed, not caring about wearing shoes, and hurriedly called Niu Qianhu.

He actually had a clear mind. No matter how much the money was lost, he could not bear it alone. He had to drag the Niu into the water and let him come up with an idea.

Niu Qianhu glanced at Zhou Zhixian County and said, "Mr. Zhou, I have never liked the straits of your scholars. I just pointed out that this money is lost. Lord. Do you dare to report to the State Government Office? ”

Seeing that Zhou Zhixian shrank subconsciously, he became more contemptuous, "This matter is more troublesome than losing money. Why not just cover up the matter and fill in the money quietly."

Zhou Zhixian jumped immediately: "I just said that, where did I get the money to block this huge hole..."

Niu Qianhu waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, sir, we should not hide the filial piety from the water from each other. After this is done, you may be able to have another three years of job. Now, I'll tie my belt, how many more I can't get next year? The money for disaster relief is coming soon, and there will be grain to go north in the next two months..."

Zhou Zhixian had to donate money because his family was rich. In recent years, he has been holding money in his pockets. Now he is in the water and land post road. This money is really hard to come up with, but in the end It's not a small amount, he still feels a lot of pain. The key is that it is clearly a disaster... He can't help but be confused.

Niu Qianhu looked at his expression quietly. Seeing that the temperature was almost done, he said, "To put it bluntly, it was because of Pan who was surnamed Pan who calculated this to harm us. Otherwise, where did you think the bandits came from? If it were Lord Zhou, You really feel it's hard to get the money..."

He leaned close to the ear of Zhou Zhixian County, "You just write a letter to Commander Lu, saying that he suspected that the fake bandits surnamed Pan robbed the merchants, turned around and killed good deeds, deliberately gave kindness to the prefect of Dengzhou,

The soldiers behind the city harmed the local area again…”

Zhou Zhixian widened his eyes, "This...this..."

Niu Qianhu said coldly: "Are you reluctant to take the silver? The person with the surname Pan has been living in the local area for a long time than you, and the silver in the bag is also magnificent. You can tell Commander Lu a little more clearly and say that his surname is Pan.

After knowing the money, Commander Lu saw that he had so many crimes, he would not let him go. When he was imprisoned and asked for crimes, we would lead people to search the house. Maybe his people would be scared and scared.

The money was spit out. Even if they held it to the death, his surname was Pan, and his family was a landlord. The money he had saved for several lifetimes could be worth the money."

Because Zhou Zhixian was not wearing shoes, he stood on the bluestone floor with a pair of thin cotton socks. He felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, and his legs were filled with lead, and he moved not back to the bed.

His face changed with a white face. After a while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out from his teeth: "Is this matter... correct? What if..."
To be continued...