The title of "Red Beard Bandit" has been spread in Jianghu due to two things. One is that this red beard bandit destroyed the Tantai family, a powerful family in Suzhou, with a single attack, and the attack was fierce, destroying the entire family and setting fire to it. Burning the entire Tantai Village to make white ground, this method, this ruthless style is really frightening. A family as big as Tantai naturally has many eyes and ears, but he was able to uproot it and kill all the dogs and dogs. It really made other big families look at him. His approach can be said to be extremely bold. It is to risk the disapproval of the world. The other is that the leader of the gang has a red beard according to a servant girl who slipped through the net and escaped from Tantai's house. Red beards are rare, so his name became famous all over the Jianghu.
But as the saying goes, "a centipede is dead but not stiff", the Tantai family is a big family, although the family is destroyed, but there are countless officials in the capital and various branches in various places, naturally they will not allow the family's direct line to be destroyed. What's more, the Tantai family's disciples and old officials have spread all over the world over the years, and they have great influence. The imperial court will not let the family be destroyed. Therefore, the red-bearded bandit became famous in the Jianghu from the very beginning, and became the number one wanted criminal on the imperial court's reward list.
Even so, China is so big that it is not easy to find a person. The key point is that no one has ever seen the red bearded bandit except the servant girl, and he has never made a move since he wiped out the Tantai family. He was like a shooting star, appearing suddenly and disappearing suddenly, no one could find his trace.
However, after hearing the news, County Magistrate Zhang and Zhou Shoubei couldn't help sweating behind their backs. They knew that this was probably the incident that happened eighteen years ago. County magistrate Zhang heard from Zhou Shoubei that the bandit leader in the mountain city had a red beard eighteen years ago. From this point of view, the daughter of the bandit leader who jumped off the cliff may not have died, and the child in her stomach has grown up now. It's time for revenge. The Tantai family has been wiped out, who will be next? Is there any need to guess?
The enemy is dark and we are clear, so we have to guard against it. So on the first day when he heard the news, County Magistrate Zhang hurriedly invited Zhou Shoubei to discuss matters. This is the first scene in the introduction.
County magistrate Zhang returned to the table, asked Zhou Shoubei to sit down on one chair, and sat on another chair himself.
"Brother Zhou," both of them are in this riverside town. Although they don't belong to each other, they communicate frequently in private. It may be because both of them participated in the extermination of the mountain city, which is really not a glorious thing. Because of this, the relationship is extremely warm (someone has analyzed that people who do good deeds together are not as close as those who do bad deeds together, I am afraid this is unreasonable), so in private, they just call each other brothers, "Ten The incident eight years ago may have happened." County Magistrate Zhang said while staring at Zhou Shoubei's face.
Zhou Shoubei nodded and said, "I'm afraid it is."
"Brother Zhou, who do you think this red-bearded robber is?"
"I've been thinking about it too."
"Mr. Tantai, oh, even though Tantaiyu was considered a direct descendant of the Tantai clan back then, it was precisely because he was only a descendant, and his parents died early¡ªhis father had worked several times in the early years. Ren Xiaoguan, just passed away early, and his mother died shortly after his father's death - so he was not taken seriously in the clan, and not many people in the clan paid attention to his travels back then. Not many people in the clan knew what happened afterwards. And he was a little disheartened after going through such an accident on that mountain. It is said that he gave up his life and became a monk soon after returning to the clan, and his whereabouts are unknown. The red bearded robber Finding the entire Tantai family and exterminating it so viciously is one aspect of revenge, and I am afraid it is also trying to force Tantaiyu to come out." Zhou Shoubei paused at this point, and glanced at County Magistrate Zhang.
"Brother Zhou knows such details."
"To tell you the truth, Brother Zhang, I have been brooding over the events of those years. Although the imperial court enacted bandits as traitors, what I did back then was too much. Therefore, I have also done what happened in those years. These investigations were originally intended to be compensated, but they never expected things to be so out of hand."
"Brother Zhou, have you found any clues to this red-bearded bandit during his investigations over the years?"
"The red-bearded bandit got his name from his red beard. According to the servant girl, this man is very young. It is impossible for him to be an old man in the mountain city back then. But this man suddenly appeared and only did this The big event that happened, it will never appear again, it is really hard to guess who it is."
"Tell me, could it be the child in the womb of the bandit chief's daughter?" County magistrate Zhang leaned forward and narrowed his eyes.
"I've been sending people to look for it under the cliff all these years, but the woman just happened to be alive, no one was dead, no dead body, and there was no trace. Although jumping from such a high place, it is really impossible not to die, but according to the opinions on the red beard in the world According to the rumors, it is also possible. However, gangsters are used to doing things.??Putting it out, who knows that this man didn't dye his red beard on purpose, and called on the bandits under the banner of the old master? Moreover, the child in the woman's stomach is said to be the seed of Tantaiyu, and he showed a red beard, so it is impossible for Tantaiyu to sit idly by. "
"In this way, the only thing that is certain is that this person must have something to do with what happened back then?"
"Yes, even though the mountain city was set on fire back then, there must be a gap in every secret, and there are not a few fish that escaped the net. Those people have bloody feuds with Tantaiyu, you and me, and they all have reasons for revenge."
County magistrate Zhang couldn't help but shivered.
"Brother Zhou, since this is the case, what should we do?"
"Ants are greedy for life, and when they encounter intruders, they must fight to the death. What's more, we are a man of seven feet tall, a majestic official of the court, and soldiers who will block the water and cover them with soil. Why should we be afraid of him?" He paused for a while, and then said, "It's just that the enemy is dark and we are clear, so we have to guard against it."
"I have arranged for my subordinates to patrol day and night."
"It's impossible to rely on them." Zhou Shoubei shook his head. "These Jianghu people cannot be prevented by ordinary soldiers."
"so what should I do now?"
"For the current plan, it is better to spread the hero post and invite martial arts people to deal with the red bearded bandit together."
"Those people in the world have always been very lofty, and they are not willing to cooperate with the government. It may be difficult for them to say that they are not born into the public family."
"Humph, hum," Zhou Shoubei snorted coldly, "They just refused to do it openly for the sake of checking and balancing each other. They secretly sharpened their heads and wanted to get in touch with the government, but they just suffered from no chance. This time The red-bearded bandit has committed public outrage. We only need to report the relationship between the red-bearded bandit and the bandits back then to the imperial court, let the imperial court decree to establish a name, add the appeal of the Tantai family's influence in the imperial court and the small sects in various places, and then we can do it again. Under the weight of profit and fame, why worry about those martial arts people who are not willing to work for us!"
After a pause, Zhou Shoubei said again: "My master is the Kongsang Sword Sect of Kongsang Island. Master Kongsang, the old man, was well-known in the Jianghu. I have sent someone to invite him to come out of the mountain. Even if he refuses When he comes out of the mountain, he will also send his disciples to preside over it, and even if the people in the world are not motivated by fame and fortune and want to see his old man's face, there will be a large number of people who will come to help."
County Magistrate Zhang nodded, pondered for a while, and then said: "Speaking of which, it's time for my daughter to go down from the Goddess Sword Sect."
"Oh, your daughter is in the Goddess Sword School?"
"Yes, when my daughter was ten years old, she worshiped the goddess Fengdu Ershitai who had traveled all over the world as her teacher, and when she was twelve years old, she was taken to Goddess Peak by the teacher to practice superior exercises."
"Coincidentally, the master that the little dog worships is none other than Master Duer's elder brother, the eighth head of the Wushan Sword Sect."
"Hahaha, in this way they are still brothers and sisters."
"That's right. Xiaogou sent a letter saying that he's going down the mountain soon." After a pause, Zhou Shoubei laughed and said, "Brother Zhang, according to me, the two of them are not young, so it's better to leave the mountain this time." Let's get their business done."
County Magistrate Zhang nodded and said, "Brother Zhou, it's easy to say, easy to say."
Under the lamp, the two discussed in secret how to report to the imperial court and summon experts to deal with the red-bearded bandit. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com