The Four Links had been in business for more than a hundred years and had a deep involvement in all kinds of trades. Naturally, they had their own escort company to transport goods. At this time, the group that was traveling on the official road was carrying the banner of the Four Links.
Hearing Pang Xiao's order, those men, who had been training with Pang Xiao for the past few days, immediately rushed towards those carts and wooden boxes like fierce tigers coming down from the mountains. While howling, they rushed towards those carts and wooden boxes, one after another.
The escorts of the Four Links had been through hundreds of battles. Unfortunately, they did not encounter ordinary brothers, but a group of rough men who only obeyed military orders.
These men who were so excited by the sight of the treasure chests that their blood was boiling could only see the carriages and chests. How could they care about anything else?
Before the escorts of the Four Links could even open their mouths to say anything, the soldiers had already arrived in front of them. They used their strength to crush the group of escorts to the point that they could not fight back. In the blink of an eye, they were tied up like dumplings.
Pang Xiao hugged his shoulders and watched as the group of escorts and workers were stuffed with rags. They were pulled into the forest and tied up against a large tree.
The other group went to check the goods on the carriages.
"Wow! It's silk! There's even porcelain! "The crowd cried out in surprise.
When the news spread, the thousand men who came along soon knew that they had struck gold.
Pang Xiao said, "These bandits are quite smart. They actually dare to use the banner of the Four Links when transporting stolen goods. They even dare to impersonate us!"
Everyone looked at each other. Actually, they all guessed that the Four Links that had been robbed might really be the Four Links.
But since Wang Ye was willing to give such an order, he must have his own reasons. Even if something really happened, there would be someone else to take the blame. They were pretending to be noble and virtuous. Did they not want their pay?
Therefore, no one questioned it at this time.
Pang Xiao had already expected this reaction from the crowd. He was not surprised at all and said, "Come, throw away the banner and transport these goods back to the camp. Since we don't know where these bandits robbed from, we probably won't be able to find out anything even if we ask them. Then, these will be the profits for us brothers to suppress the bandits! "
"Good! Good! " Everyone cheered loudly and obeyed the order to drive the carriages back to the barracks. Their enthusiasm was unprecedented.
Huzi whispered in Pang Xiao's ear, "Wang Ye, what should we do with these people?"
Pang Xiao turned around and looked at the bodyguards and assistants who were tied up tightly. He smiled and said, "Let's go. Ignore them for now."
Huzi immediately agreed. Without any doubt or second thoughts, he mounted his horse and left with Pang Xiao, leaving the people of the Four-Way Pass to whine in despair. There was a ninety-nine percent chance that they were going to be fed to the wolves. Who would have thought that this group of soldiers would actually be so ruthless? Not only did they snatch away their things, they even left them to fend for themselves!
Only Pang Zhixi, that evil spirit, could think of such a way to silence the witnesses without shedding a drop of blood!
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When Pang Xiao and his group returned to the barracks, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Those who had maintained a wait-and-see attitude and wanted to see if Pang Xiao could get the money saw that they had actually driven six or seven carriages back, and each carriage was full of goods.
Pang Xiao didn't delay any further. He immediately ordered his men to distribute the things they had brought back to the one thousand men who had gone out today. Their salaries were deducted. The rest of the things were distributed according to the barracks. However, there were a few people in each barracks who didn't receive anything. This was because their names were on Pang Xiao's black list.
No one would have thought that Pang Xiao would be able to clearly identify the people who caused so much trouble that day!
This made those who wanted to fish in troubled waters break out in cold sweat.
It seemed that the rumors of Prince Zhongshun's power were true. If they wanted to cause trouble under his watch, they really had to consider their own power.
Seeing that the people around them received silk or porcelain, which was worth more than their wages, and everyone was laughing and talking, those who caused trouble at the beginning could only stare helplessly.
They all began to regret. They had clearly taken the lead and did not hesitate to be hated by Prince Zhongshun. In the end, when it was time to reap the benefits, they chose to retreat.
They wished they could slap themselves a few times. Why did they make such a stupid choice!
Pang Xiao and his group had almost finished distributing the goods. He ordered people to pass on the military order and ordered the one thousand people who went with him to gather immediately.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and everyone held torches in their hands. The military field was bright.
Pang Xiao slowly walked through the crowd and said loudly, "This King just received a report from the scouts. The bandits kidnapped a large number of civilians. Can our army not do anything about this? "
"No, we can't!" Although the people did not understand what Pang Xiao wanted to do, they had already received their pay today. In their hearts, they had already firmly believed in Wang Ye. Therefore, everyone naturally believed what he said.
Pang Xiao immediately said, "We are hot-blooded men. If it were not to protect the safety of the people, who would suffer here? Brothers, are you all willing to follow this king to rescue those commoners?! "
"We are willing to follow Wang Ye!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Good!" Pang Xiao said, "In that case, everyone set off immediately!"
"Yes!"
The group of people immediately prepared and left the military camp in an aggressive manner. Those soldiers who did not receive their pay and those who did not follow the prince out at the beginning were envious. They wondered how many benefits they would get this time!
Pang Xiao led the 1,000 soldiers straight to the small forest where the people were kidnapped.
The closer they got, the clearer Huzi's guess became. Seeing that Pang Xiao really reined in his horse outside the small forest, Huzi could not help but ask, "Wang Ye, the civilians we are going to rescue, are they the ones we kidnapped today?"
"Yes." Pang Xiao dismounted and answered without hesitation.
Huzi was shocked. He stared dumbfoundedly and allowed the night wind to blow on his face.
What was Wang Ye trying to do!
Even if he wanted to act out a heroic rescue, he should at least be more careful. At least disguise himself when he kidnapped these people, right? Look at what they were wearing when they kidnapped these people, and what they were wearing when they came to rescue them. Were they going to use their glib tongue to accuse a deer of being a horse?
However, Huzi was right. Pang Xiao really did plan to do so.
He led his men into the forest and released the leaders with his own hands.
The warm smile on his face made Pang Xiao's aura seem different. He was a completely different person from the guy who led his men to rob this afternoon.
The escort leader of the Four-Way Pass and the shopkeeper who followed the carriage were still confused about the situation.
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "Sorry for the fright. This King heard that bandits robbed the Four-Way Pass and kidnapped all of you, so he specially brought his men to rescue you. "
Pang Xiao looked into the dark forest and smiled, "It seems that This King's military prowess has spread far and wide. The bandits have already fled at the sight of him. Fortunately, This King came in time and none of you were injured. "
The shopkeeper and the escort leader looked at Pang Xiao with astonishment in their eyes.
This person was really thick-skinned. He really dared to say that! They were not blind or stupid. It was clearly this person who led his men to rob their carriage today, but now he was pretending to be a good person. If he wanted to swindle them, he should have at least put on a disguise!
The shopkeeper and escort leader were so angry that they almost went mad.
However, Pang Xiao's face was full of smiles. He called Hu Zi over and said, "You take some people and personally escort these people home. We should do good deeds to the end and help the Buddha to the west. "
The shopkeeper and escort leader …
They were so angry that they could not speak.
Pang Xiao looked at the backs of these people and could not help but sigh with emotion, "It turns out that doing good deeds is such a good thing. Brothers, we must continue to do good deeds in the future and save the people from disaster."
"Wang Ye is right!"
"Yes, Wang Ye!"
Everyone chimed in. The group of people who were escorted by Huzi were so angry that they almost fainted.
Pang Xiao did not care what these people would report when they returned to the territory of the Four-Way Pass.
The next day, he took the same thousand men from yesterday and left the military camp to "suppress the bandits" as usual.
They waited by the roadside for several hours before they saw the flag of the Four-Way Pass.
Ever since the previous incident, the people of the Four-Way Pass had learned to be shrewd. This time, they brought three times as many armed escorts as last time. Moreover, they were on guard the entire way. This was because they did not know where the enemy was hiding.
However, these people's vigilance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in Pang Xiao's eyes.
This time, they effortlessly transported the stolen goods from the "bandits" back to the military camp. They also rushed back and released the hostages who had been kidnapped by the "bandits".
This process was too smooth. Regardless of what the people of the Four-Way Pass thought, Pang Xiao gathered all the people at the square again.
"Fellow villagers, let me tell you a piece of good news. In order to collect provisions, the army has been suppressing bandits recently. Now that we have taken back a lot of stolen goods from the bandits, I believe that with the army's actions this time, all the kings in the mountains near the old capital will have to think twice before taking action. This way, the safety of the people in the old capital will be guaranteed.
"Good! Good! "
The people cheered. This was because there were many bandits in this world. They had no respect for life and were even more unreasonable. As long as the people encountered them, losing their belongings and going bankrupt was a small matter. What they were most afraid of was threatening their lives.
However, this time, Prince Zhongshun actually led the army to suppress the bandits!
"Prince Zhongshun is benevolent and righteous!"
"That's right! Prince Zhongshun is really a good person. Not only did he help us suppress the villains, but now he's going to suppress the bandits for us! "
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Pang Xiao stood on the stage with a very humble expression: "Doing things for the people is exactly what Your Majesty ordered us to do. It's not worthy of everyone's praise. I really don't dare to accept it, I really don't dare to accept it. "
The people's impression of the humble and polite Prince Zhongshun became even better.
In a private room on the second floor of a teahouse by the roadside, Yuchi Yan and Gu Shixiong's faces were ashen.
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