Marry the wildest man in the village

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Chapter 381 Ambush

As the sound got closer and closer, the flickering light of a torch appeared in the distance.

Lu Tingyuan squinted his eyes, watching the firelights getting closer and closer, and finally slowly walked into the basin in front of him. Judging from the number of torches, there seemed to be two to three hundred people.

By the light of the torch, Lu Tingyuan saw about a hundred carriages, covered with canvas and bulging sacks underneath.

They were far away, so they couldn't hear what those people were saying. They only saw someone lift up the canvas to reveal the sacks underneath, and then randomly opened a few sacks. After looking at it, the man nodded.

Immediately afterwards, someone carried out several large boxes. After the boxes were opened, the silver inside glowed with a faint silver light under the light of the torch.

Lu Tingyuan looked at this scene indifferently, but Magistrate Meng took a breath, such a big deal, so much stolen money! If someone really reports him, then his black hat will be at risk!

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and whispered to the attendants around him: "Get ready to take action, and be sure to capture everyone!"

"Yes!"

The attendant agreed, and went down to make arrangements.

Cao Shixiong did not come in person, but a steward named Xu Jin who came next to him. However, Magistrate Meng had already set up an ambush near Cao Mansion. As long as he caught these people in front of him and confessed to Cao Shixiong, he would have reason to enter Cao Shixiong. The government has arrested someone.

At this time, Xu Jin was leading people to count the money, while the other party's people were also counting the goods.

Everything seemed normal. They had been doing this transaction for two years, and they had great trust in both parties, and there had never been any problems.

Therefore, their vigilance is much lowered.

Just when both parties were about to leave with what they had obtained, suddenly, countless torches lit up all around, illuminating the forest as densely as daylight and illuminating each of them clearly.

On the spot, these people fell into panic. In the past two years, they had been careful every time and never made any mistakes. The scene at this time really caught them off guard.

"Liu Daniu, what do you mean? We have been cooperating for so long, and you actually do this to me?" Xu Jin thought it was the buyer who wanted to get the goods but didn't want to give money.

Liu Daniu sighed: "I thought it was your damn trick! Did Cao want to take the money and not deliver the goods?!"

"I didn't!"

"I didn't!"

The two quarreled for a while. , no one gave in, a Xiao Si beside him reminded in a low voice: "Boss, those seem to be people from the government?"

Xu Jin and Liu Daniu looked up at the same time, and sure enough, those people were wearing official clothes.

Magistrate Meng waved his hand and ordered loudly: "Get them all by me, no one can be spared!"

After giving the order, the officers and soldiers lying in wait poured out from all directions like a flood, and soon Xu Jin was captured. He and Liu Daniu's people were surrounded by water.

Magistrate Meng clasped his hands behind his back, looked at these people and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time, and finally I've got you here. How dare you, these audacious gangsters, to sell private salt?! Be

honest with me ! Go, I may let you live. If anyone dares to resist, he will be killed on the spot!"

Hearing this, Liu Daniu raised his head and sneered: "I didn't expect it to be Master Meng. You are really well-informed!

" Huh, if I can't even find you, I'm really blind!" Magistrate Meng ordered the officers and soldiers: "Take them all away!"

Magistrate

Meng looked at Xu Jin: "What else do you have? What do you want to say?"

"Mr. Meng, we are both working in the same world, why should we embarrass each other?" Although Xu Jin hated Magistrate Liu very much, he also knew that now was not the time to be tough, "Okay, Master Meng, From now on, how about we pay you a portion of the money every month?"

"Zhang Zhi, who do you think I am?" Magistrate Meng was not willing to accept his bribe, not to mention that Lu Tingyuan was around and there were so many people listening. , even if there is no one else, he will not take this risk.

Once he accepts the money, he will be in the same boat as these people. When the matter is revealed, he will be the first to escape!

"I have been an official for decades and have always been upright and upright. Why would I associate with you people! Isn't that insulting the court and insulting me?"

Magistrate Meng's righteous words, anyway, only he knows whether they are true or false. , Lu Tingyuan just listened silently.

Seeing that Magistrate Meng refused to accept his words, Xu Jin became a little anxious: "Prefect Meng, do you have to do this?"

"Hmph, as an official of the imperial court, I naturally cannot tolerate people like you doing anything wrong. I say it again, if you Just follow me and I may spare your life, but if you resist, don't blame me for

being rude!" "Fart! I have traveled all over the country and never surrendered." Liu Daniu was very dissatisfied! After saying this, he shouted: "Brothers, let's fight this dog official today!"

After saying this, people from both sides immediately started fighting each other.

Liu Daniu said while taking action: "Xu Jin, we are like grasshoppers on a rope now. If you want to avoid being captured by this dog officer, let your people take action quickly!"

Xu Jin did not hesitate and also ordered his side people take action.

Under the firelight, the swords collided, making a harsh sound in the silent forest.

No matter how much Liu Daniu and Xu Jin resisted, they only had two or three hundred people, but Magistrate Meng brought thousands of officers and soldiers, and soon captured both groups of them.

Liu Daniu spat out the blood in his mouth and said angrily: "I am unlucky today. If you want to kill me, you have to scrape me as you please!"

Magistrate Meng looked at him with a sarcastic smile on his lips: "Haha, you don't have to do this if you want to die. Don't worry, it's still useful to keep you!"

These people are just people on the surface, and the people behind the scenes are the real main culprits. Naturally, Magistrate Meng will not kill these people until the main culprit is caught.

"Take away!"

Two to three hundred people were tied up tightly and taken away.

On the other side, the people who were ambushing near Cao's Mansion also got the news. They broke down the door of Cao's Mansion overnight and arrested everyone in the house.

It was already late at night, and Cao Shixiong was in Mrs. Cao's room. Someone suddenly broke in, making him furious.

"Who are you? Dare to break into my Cao Mansion? Do you want your life?!"

"Humph, you dare to be so arrogant when you are about to die, take it down for me!"

Cao Shixiong was only wearing inner clothes at the moment, and together with Mrs. Cao, they all He was pulled directly from the bed by these people.

Mrs. Cao was furious. She grabbed her clothes and put them on while shouting: "Who are you? Do you know where this is?"

"Cao Mansion, you are Cao Shixiong's wife."

"Since you know, why are you still here? Dare you make a mistake?"

"Haha, you are the ones being arrested. When you go to where you are supposed to go, you will know everything!"

More than a hundred people from all over the Cao Mansion were arrested overnight, including Cao Rufen and Cao Ruyu. .