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Chapter 2 BMW Iron Elephant Chapter 146 Driving back in vain on the stone road

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    The wooden bridge was only five or six feet wide. A total of seventeen or eighteen small wooden carts came onto the bridge one after another. The carriage Fang Jinshi was riding in could only wait on the side of the road. He sat for a long time, standing at the shaft of the carriage and was deeply moved.  He stretched out and suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves approaching. Fang Jinshi turned around and saw that a group of people had also come to the fork in the river.

    There are about fifty or sixty people in this group. They are said to be human beings, but there are three or four people riding horses in front, followed by runners. The first rider is a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, gorgeously dressed, and riding a horse.  He dismounted from his horse, with a long bow slung across his shoulder and a long sword hanging from his waist. He looked quite heroic. Fang Jinshi had seen this man before. He was beaten with a shoe by Guo Jing in Jinmanlou and endured it.  A noble boy.

    Unexpectedly, within one day, Fang Jinshi would meet the Huanhuan Emperor Ji and the young man he saw that day. It was a coincidence.  Behind this young man were three or four high-level entourage on horseback and a group of servants guarding the courtyard, as well as a small number of Song Dynasty officers and soldiers. Each of these people were armed with bows and arrows, and some were carrying hares and pheasants, as if they were hunting somewhere outside the city.  return.

    The noble man reined in his horse at the end of the bridge and waited for the big men pushing the wooden carts to cross the bridge. The people behind him swarmed behind him, blocking the carriage of Fang Jinshi and the two men.

    The big men pushing the carts slowly pushed the small wooden carts across the bridge. The young man was about to ride on the bridge, but suddenly he seemed to feel something was wrong. He waved his team to stop, got off the horse and walked toward the people who were gradually walking on the bridge.  The wooden wheel convoy going away shouted: "Stop!"

    A strong man at the end of the wooden wheel team looked back at the young man, ignored him, and continued to push the cart forward. The young man took a few steps quickly, ran up to this man and shouted loudly: "I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?"  ?¡±

    The big man pushing the cart put it down and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I'm sorry for this young man, I'm a little deaf and didn't hear. May I ask what you think?"

    The young man looked at him coldly, pointed at his wooden cart and asked, "What are you pulling on the cart?"

    The big man was stunned for a moment, then continued to smile and said: "It's some grain sent to other places by the city's Zhongliang Company." The young master said calmly: "Really?"

    He walked forward and lifted up a corner of the covered tarpaulin with his hand to take a look. There were more than ten cloth bags underneath, all bulging with goods. The young man said: "This bag is so wet.  , how to pack food?¡±

    The big man looked a little embarrassed. Just when he was about to step forward and explain, the young man pulled out the sword from his waist and opened the bag with his sword. White granular things were revealed inside. It turned out that the bag was full of salt.

    The young man shouted loudly: "How dare you disregard the laws and regulations of the court and sell salt privately? It is so blatant and daring!"

    The big man hurriedly said: "These are consignments from regular salt dealers in the city, not private salt." The young man said: "Then take a look at the salt quotations issued by the imperial court."

    The big man kept saying: "Yes, yes, yes." He took out a piece of paper with a big seal from his arms and handed it to the young man to see. After reading it, the young man sneered and said: "The salt seal issued by the Duyan Institute is sealed.  The seal and the location of the seal contain hidden secrets. Yours is a fake. If you forge a court seal privately, your crime will be increased."

    The big man pretended not to understand: "It's obviously from the government, how can it be fake?" The young man ignored him and shouted to his men: "Come here, arrest these people, and escort them to the Kaifeng government office."  The followers obeyed his order and gathered around him, shouting loudly.

    The big men pushing these carts were all salt lords selling illicit salt. The royal courts of all dynasties had a monopoly on salt and iron. Selling illicit salt was a serious crime. The salt in these dozens of carts was worth a lot of money. Seeing that the young master could not be fooled, the big man had no choice but to go to the car.  "I don't know which nobleman the young master is from," he said, "please enlighten me."

    The young man said loudly: "You are selling illicit salt. All the people of the Song Dynasty can come forward to arrest the officials. I am Zhao Gou, the king of Kang. What will happen to you?"

    When he shouted these words, Fang Jinshi couldn't help but stand up from the carriage and looked towards Zhao Gou. Unexpectedly, this nosy young man was actually the hated Song Gaozong Zhao Gou who surrendered and ran away.  .

    No wonder he went to Jinmanlou with Emperor Huanhuan that day. They were originally the prince and daughter, brother and sister.

    The man Yan Xiao originally asked to see if he could get some connections and asked the young master to let him go. But then he heard that it was Prince Kang, so he had no connections. He saw people from Prince Kang's palace surrounding them and wanted to take them into custody.  When they arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, they felt desperate. Not to mention selling illegal salt was a serious crime. Even if more than a dozen carts of salt were confiscated, they would not be able to afford compensation.

    The Salt Owl looked at the sky. It was almost dark at this time, and there was no one else on the road except a carriage beside the road. The Salt Owl made a sudden move and walked to the side of the salt truck and walked towards Zhao Gou who was not far away.  ?"Prince Kang, you must be unwilling to let me wait today?"

    Zhao Gou said: "If I had known this, I would not have done this illegal thing in the first place!" The salt owl sneered: "Really?" He said with a sinister smile, and touched a short knife with his right hand under the tarpaulin in front of the car.  , suddenly stepped in front of Zhao Gou and slashed with his sword.

    Zhao Gou instinctively took a step back and swung his sword to seal the seal. The swords met and sparks shot out. This salt owl has been fighting with people for many years and earns money at the risk of his life. Now that he does it, he will no longer show mercy. In addition to his height and strength,  The sword actually knocked Zhao Gou's long sword to the ground.

    Zhao Gou was shocked and tried to escape. Yan Xiao followed with another stab. Zhao Gou hurriedly avoided it. Yan Xiao's short knife passed in front of his face. The cold wind hit his face. Zhao Gou felt a pain on his face, and the skin of his forehead was cut.  Cut off a small piece.

    This move was extremely dangerous and was just a hair away from killing Zhao Gou. At this moment, the subordinates next to Zhao Gou seemed to be just waking up from a dream. Someone came forward with a hunting fork to fight the salt owl. With a move, the remaining  Yan Xiao also took action with the weapons hidden in the car, and the two sides fought for a while.

    Fang Jinshi stood on the shaft of the carriage and watched from a distance. Although the number of people in Prince Kang's palace was doubled, courage was definitely the most important factor in small-scale fighting with cold weapons. These salt lords lived a daily life under the light of swords.  He was a strong man who showed his strength. How could those followers who only hunted and yelled and never experienced actual combat be opponents? The crowd in Prince Kang's Mansion collapsed at the first touch, and more than ten people were killed in an instant. The remaining people scattered like birds and beasts, or ran away with their heads in their arms, or knelt down to beg for mercy.  These salt lords are ruthless and merciless, and their swords are deadly, regardless of the injured person's plea for mercy.

    Fang Jinshi stood on the carriage and saw that the momentum was not right. He quickly shouted to the driver: "Run, run."

    The coachman didn't wait for him to say anything, and got out of the car to turn the carriage around. Fortunately, their carriage was blocked by people from Prince Kang's palace at the end, but the scene was chaotic, the horse pulling the carriage was frightened, and the coachman managed to turn the horse's head off.  After adjusting, beat the horse and run back.

    Fang Jinshi looked back and saw ghosts crying and wolves howling at the end of the bridge. The scene was extremely tragic. Where he looked, he saw Kang Wang Zhao Gou running with all his strength. Behind him, the salt owl raised a bloody dagger and chased after him. The distance between the two was only five or six feet. Zhao Gou planned  He wanted to take off the bow on his shoulder to resist, but he took it twice in a hurry without taking it off. The distance between the two of them was one or two feet closer in an instant.

    The initial speed of the carriage that Fang Jinshi was riding in was not very fast. Zhao Gou had already rushed forward, but the salt owl behind him was chasing him more urgently. Zhao Gou rushed to the carriage and stretched out his hand to Fang Jinshi in the carriage, hoping that Fang Jinshi would pull him and drag him.  He gets in the car.

    In the midst of the lightning and flint, what Fang Jinshi was thinking was that if he didn't help Zhao Gou, the Ninth Brother Kang Wang Zhao Gou would most likely die in the hands of the salt owl today. Then history would be completely rewritten, but  Human nature dictates, and Fang Jinshi is also a very kind person. He looked at Zhao Gou who was running for his life after the carriage, with blood on his face and a panicked expression. The salt owl behind him who was holding a bloody dagger was extremely vicious. Zhao Gou instantly  He would die under his sword in a short time, and he felt pity in his heart. He couldn't help but leaned out from the car, took Zhao Gou's hand, and dragged Zhao Gou into the carriage with all his strength.

    Zhao Gou was lying on the carriage in embarrassment, and his shoes were hung up and missing. The salt owl hurriedly sprinted and slashed with his sword in two steps, but missed. The carriage was getting faster and the distance was getting farther. The salt owl was  Frustrated, he threw the short knife out of his hand. The light of the knife flew toward the carriage like a meteor. His throw was quite accurate. The short knife flew past Fang Jinshi's ear and pierced into the wall of the carriage. Two or three inches came out of it.  , the blood stains on the knife gathered together on the board wall, flowing down and dripping on Fang Jinshi's shoulder.

    The carriage ran faster and faster, and the salt owl could no longer catch up.

    Fang Jinshi¡¯s heart was pounding, and it didn¡¯t calm down completely after a long time. Even though he had experienced war, he was still frightened.  Zhao Gou had grown up in a small palace and had never seen such a battle before. His face was stained with blood and his expression was gloomy. He looked behind the carriage from time to time, as if he was afraid that the salt owl would catch up.

    This dangerous appearance had a great impact on Zhao Gou's life. Perhaps from this time on, he began to doubt the combat capabilities of the Song Dynasty's army. In his opinion, the number of soldiers had an absolute advantage.  It is impossible to fail under such circumstances. Now this idea has changed. These salt lords are at the bottom of society and are ordinary working people. This experience also made Zhao Gou no longer dare to trust the people easily.

    Fang Jinshi saw that Zhao Gou was still a little uneasy, so he pretended to be calm and smiled and said, "Don't worry, those people can't catch up." Zhao Gou couldn't help but look behind the car and said, "These are all unscrupulous people.  They are extremely vicious desperadoes, and the imperial officers and soldiers do not know what to eat, so these criminals dare to act so boldly under Bianliang City."

    Fang Jinshi smiled lightly, Zhao Gou bowed his hand to him again and said, "Thank you for your help." Fang Jinshi said, "No need to thank you."??, anyone who encounters such a situation will take a hand. By the way, Prince Kang, where are we going now?  "

    Zhao Gou looked forward and said: "There is a town ahead. Let's go immediately and report to the government to send a large army of officers and soldiers to arrest those selling illegal salt."

    He himself fled alone, and he didn¡¯t know how many of his men had escaped. Now he could only report to the officials and ask for help from the army.
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