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It was the help of the eight imperial merchants that gave Dongyao a chance to breathe, and at the same time accelerated the demise of our Ming Dynasty.
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Zhangjiakou,
A huge caravan drove to a remote official road, and suddenly more than 100 men in black appeared in front of the caravan, holding shining steel knives in their hands, blocking the caravan's advance route.
There were hundreds of caravan guards. Seeing someone dare to stop their caravan, the leader of the caravan was furious and urged his horse to come in front of this group of people.
He pointed at the people in front of him and cursed:
"Who are you, have you eaten the heart of a bear, or are you blind? You dare to stop the caravan of our eight Shanxi merchants, and immediately give me a bastard if you are interested."
The person at the head of the other party, dressed in black, held a steel knife in his hand and an iron box on his back. He looked coldly at the caravan in front of him.
After a while, he asked coldly:
"You are the caravan of the eight major Shanxi merchants? Is this true? If you find out that you dare to lie to me, this is where they will be buried today."
"Hahaha, it's a joke. No one dares to control how the eight major Shanxi merchants do things. Come and kill these blind ants on the spot."
"Yes"
Before he finished speaking, five hundred guards galloped out. They raised their knives and guns high, and rushed towards the black-clothed crowd, trying to kill these black-clothed men in one fell swoop.
These guards often escorted caravans to travel north and south, all of them were very skilled and defiant, but as soon as they fought against the man in black, they found something was wrong.
"Come on, don't live."
The leader in black waved the steel knife in his hand, and urged his horses to meet the Jin merchant guards. As soon as the two groups of people came into contact, the steel knife in his hand swept across, and three people were immediately cut in half.
The men in black who followed behind him rushed into the crowd of the guards like a gust of wind, wielding steel knives and slashing wildly, quickly killing more than half of the guards.
After a short fight, the guards were defeated, and the strength of the two sides was not at the same level.
The caravan leader, who was still arrogant just now, turned pale at this moment, he had to be powerful even if he was arrogant, and he watched his subordinates being beheaded and killed one by one.
"Hold it, hold it up for me..."
The leader of the caravan yelled desperately to make his subordinates stand up. The strength is not at the same level. No matter how you shout, it is useless. One hits five, and within a time, the guards are all killed.
After killing the guards, they quickly surrounded the caravan, leaving the leader of the caravan behind, and killing all the others.
The bloody scene in front of him frightened the leader of the caravan. He plopped and knelt down in front of the leader of the man in black, begging for mercy.
"The hero, please spare me. It's all because the villain has eyes and is not Taishan. You take all these things away, and I only ask the hero to spare the villain's life."
"Well, wasn't it very arrogant just now, how did it turn into a dead dog in an instant, where are these goods going to be sent, tell me honestly, otherwise..."
The leader of the men in black said, and took off his black clothes a few times, revealing the flying fish suit of Daming Jinyiwei. This person is the commander of Jinyiwei, Qinglong.
After Qinglong showed his true colors, everyone else took off their black clothes one after another. All of them were Jin Yiwei in flying fish suit with embroidered spring knife on his waist.
Seeing that it was Jin Yiwei who robbed their caravan, the leader of the Shanxi merchant caravan was even more frightened. Who in the world does not know the ferocity of Jin Yiwei.
"My name is Fan Fu, and I am under the command of Fan Yongdou, one of the eight great Shanxi merchants."
Mainly responsible for escorting supplies, we have not done anything against the law and discipline, I hope the adults can spare the villain's life. "
Chapter 53 Buying People's Hearts
Qinglong raised his eyebrows and thought to himself:
"Sure enough, it's Fan Yongdou's caravan. The news is very reliable."
Ignoring Fan Fu's jabbering, Qinglong waved to his Jin Yiwei:
"Check the caravan goods immediately to see if there are any commodities that the imperial court prohibits trading."
"Yes"
A small leader of Jinyiwei agreed, and led a group of Jinyiwei to inspect the caravan's merchandise.
Fan Fu, who was chattering just now, turned pale when he saw Jin Yiwei inspecting the caravan's items, and an unknown liquid began to flow out of his trouser legs.
Jin Yiwei didn't kill him just now, he still had a little fantasy, now he feels that he is finished.
If Jin Yiwei finds out the things transported by the caravan, it would be enough for him to die hundreds of times.
Even if he fled back, it is estimated that Fan Yongdou would not spare him, so it is better to run away, the farther the better.
Think about it and do it. Once people feel that their lives are threatened, their potential will be fully stimulated in order to escape.
Fan Fu, whose legs were trembling just now, suddenly ran away, faster than a rabbit.
It's a pity that all he met today were hunters, and the rabbit would soon die.
Seeing Fan Fu running away, a sneer appeared on the corner of Qinglong's mouth:
"I wanted to save your life for another half an hour. Since you want to die so much, this commander will do good deeds and fulfill you."
"Whoosh..."
Before Qinglong finished speaking, he raised his foot and kicked a long spear flying on the ground. The long spear seemed to have eyes and flew towards Fan Fu with a strong wind.
"Pfft... ah..."
Fan Fu's martial arts is very average, and he can be a caravan captain because of his good tongue.
He clearly heard the strong wind coming from behind him, but he had no ability to dodge at all. The spear kicked by Qinglong pierced directly through the back of his heart.
There was a scream, and the huge inertia of the spear took Fan Fu forward a few meters before nailing him to a tree.
"My lord, look at what they are transporting. These people are simply daring."
Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of the inspection, had just opened the large box that the caravan had sealed with wooden boards, and reported loudly to Qinglong.
In fact, Qinglong had long thought that the caravan transported contraband, otherwise the emperor would not have asked him to make a special trip when the capital was short of manpower.
"All the boxes are opened."
"Yes"
When Qinglong saw a box of salt, he immediately ordered the box to be opened for inspection.
When all the boxes were opened, Qinglong's face changed drastically, and his eyes were about to burst into flames.
The goods transported by the caravan include not only salt, grain, cloth, bows and arrows, knives and guns and other weapons.