Turbulent Times Chapter 378: Lanping County

These are still important, but they are no longer the most important thing in his mind at this moment. When the suspected sniper strikes him, Wang Junlin's focus is no longer on the Longxi Li family. Even if it wasn't for Chen Danying who was still in the hands of the Longxi Li family, he would have been too lazy to deal with the Longxi Li family with all his strength.

At this moment, Wang Junlin was preoccupied with whether he was the so-called messenger of Spring and Autumn. For this reason, he plans to go to the ancient tomb in Qingshui County, Tianshui County as soon as possible. Maybe there he can find out whether he is a **** Spring and Autumn Messenger or not.

However, Emperor Yang Jian's appetite is far more than that. Whether Wang Junlin didn't want to do things too badly, causing hostility from all the powerful families, and secretly expressed his intention of reconciliation to the Li family in Longxi, or because of the Spring and Autumn Envoy, Wang Junlin The focus is no longer on this matter. But in order to give Yang Jian an explanation, some things still need to be done on the surface, such as concocting evidence that can frame the Longxi Li family for treason. Of course, if the Longxi Li family can pay enough price, it may be a deal.

Xu Jingzong covered his eyes with his hands to block the sharp cold wind, and came to his side to ask for instructions: "Master Hou, according to the current speed, tomorrow he will be able to leave the territory of Lanping County and enter the boundary of Longxi County. "

Not long after Wang Junlin left Jincheng, he secretly left the imperial guard of honor. They were in a caravan escorted by more than ten guards.

Pinglan County is the southernmost county of Jincheng County. It is surrounded by countless mountains and rivers. To the east is the mountainous Pingliang County. The place that must be passed from Longxi County to Jincheng County is not far from the two big cities of Longxi City and Jincheng. It is a place where merchants gather and is busy, and people's livelihood is peaceful and happy.

It's just that Pinglan County looks a bit dilapidated today. It's not because the scenery is bleak or the houses are old. Come on, pancakes, steamed buns...all seem to have cooled down.

The reason why Pinglan County has turned into what it is today is strange. Since the beginning of winter, there have been snowstorms in the three northern counties of Yongzhou. Not too many people died, and there was no major epidemic, but such a traumatic toss also made the entire Pinglan County look lifeless.

Second strange officials, this county magistrate of Pinglan is an official of the Li family in Longxi. Relying on the power of the Li family in Yongzhou, he usually only knows how to do good things in the county, curry favor with the top, and bully merchants and common people. Don't talk about building roads and bridges, even the general law and order can't be maintained, only exorbitant taxes. And it has been rumored that this county magistrate has something to do with the White Scorpion Gang, a green forest gang in the Black Rock Mountain to the east. In such a place under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, the people's livelihood is naturally dying, business travelers are sneaking around, and it is too late for serious businessmen to hide. Who dares to stay in the city.

Three strange thieves, the people of Pinglan County are tough and tough. Since ancient times, there has been a glorious tradition of fighting against the government with a hoe, and now there is such a ghost official. Naturally, more and more poor people went down the river and up the mountain.

However, since this year, the situation seems to have changed a lot. The first is that the Pinglan county magistrate was captured by the vicious poison general a few days ago and killed in Jincheng in front of the victims.

On the day they learned of the death of the county magistrate, the people of Pinglan County beat gongs and drums, cried and shouted, and rushed to tell each other to celebrate the death of the plague god. Get married collectively on this day.

Another change is that the white scorpion bandits in the Black Rock Mountain to the east seem to be much more honest, and have not come out to do business without money for many days.

However, the people in Pinglan County were not happy for long, because when they wanted to come to the county magistrate to die, the imperial court would send another county magistrate. The lives of ordinary people are still so difficult, and there will be no qualitative changes.

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In the backyard of a tavern in Wutou Town, the southernmost part of Lanping County and the border of Longxi County, a dozen men dressed as coolies are discussing something together, and the ferocious expressions on their faces seem to reveal another identity for them.

Surrounded in the middle was a young man in his twenties, with good facial features, fair skin, and quite handsome, but there was such a ruthless look in his eyebrows and eyes. They all shut up obediently, but he was a leader.

"I have found out that it is a merchant who came from Shazhou in the Western Regions to buy silk and pottery, and is going to the capital of Guanzhong."

"Master Shaozhai, there are more than ten guards in the caravan." A coolie reminded.

The person known as the master of the Shaozhai is the young master of a big green forest gang in the mountains at the junction of Longxi County and Jincheng County. From now on, there will be snowstorms in the three northern counties, and the people will have a hard time. The heroes on the Green Forest Road will also be punished. Affected, life is also difficult.

Master Shaozhai sneered and said: "They are just businessmen, what's the point? Besides, you have stepped on it a bit, so I don't need to tell you how heavy the box on the carriage is?"

The words were plain, but when the box was mentioned, the eyes of the coolies began to become hot. Walking on the rivers and lakes, experienced green forest heroes can judge the weight of the goods in the car by looking at the dust from the wheels, and thus judge the value.

A caravan came from the north yesterday. There were four carriages in total, three of which were loaded with goods from the Western Regions, and one of them contained two rather heavy boxes. Since last winter, they have rarely seen this caravan. A large-scale caravan is naturally a rare big fat sheep for the bandits. When the caravan was resting in Wutou Town to buy food and water, someone had already inquired about the caravan clearly.

What makes these bandits wonder is, since they are merchants who collect ceramics and silk, how can they put such a heavy load on one of the carriages? So much so that the weight of this car is obviously very different from other trucks that pull goods. This question was finally answered when an eyeliner brought food and water to the caravan—there were two boxes on the heavily guarded carriage. The thieves were extremely sharp-eyed and found that the box was full of silver!

"No caravan would bring so much silver from Shazhou to Guanzhong to buy ceramics and silk."

The young man known as the head of the Shaozhai still has some doubts in his heart, but he wants to stand out among his father's many sons, and finally inherit his father's cottage. Convinced. Otherwise, I wouldn't be rushing around to rob Dao myself.

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