Lei Heng had lost too much blood and was already so weak that he could not sit properly.
He could only lie on the horse's back and let the old horse who knew the way take him back to the government office.
When the sun was setting in the west, Old Ma suddenly stood still at the entrance of the government office.
Lei Heng couldn't hold on and fell off the saddle with a plop.
The bailiff on duty at the entrance of the government office was shocked.
As he ran inside to inform the magistrate Zhou Kang, he carefully carried Lei Heng back to the county office.
After an unknown period of time, Lei Heng slowly woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he realized that he was surrounded by a group of people!
"Lord Lei Yu, where is County Lieutenant Chen?"
Lei Heng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the person who spoke.
This person was in his early fifties and had some white hair on his temples.
His face was glowing red, and he was in high spirits. He looked very good!
Zhou Kang stared at Lei Heng, his face filled with anxiety."Where's County Lieutenant Chen? Why didn't he come back? And what happened to your injuries?”
Lei Heng opened his mouth. His throat was like a ball of fire burning, so dry that he could not say a word.
When Zhou Kang saw this, he quickly said to the chief constable beside him,"He Tao, get Marquis Lei Yu a cup of water!”
Chief Constable He had a good relationship with Lei Heng.
Seeing him like this, she was also very anxious.
After hearing Zhou Kang's words, he quickly poured a bowl of herbal tea and carefully fed it to Lei Heng!
After drinking a bowl of water, Lei Heng's life was saved!
He looked at Zhou Kang and said with a pained expression,"Magistrate, County Lieutenant Chen died in the line of duty!
When President He heard this, his expression changed drastically.
"Marquis Lei Yu, what exactly happened?" he cried out involuntarily. You and Zhu Yuhou couldn't even protect County Lieutenant Chen?”
When Lei Heng heard this, he shook his head with a dark expression.
"As soon as we arrived at the foot of the White Tiger Mountain, we encountered the main force of the mountain!”
"Lord Lin personally led the team and scattered our formation in one move!”
"There are two leaders on Mount Liang, and one of them is the Imperial Army's instructor, Lin Chong!”
"These two have extraordinary martial arts. Marquis Zhu Yu and I are no match for them!”
"If they didn't leave one person behind to report back, I would probably have died there too!”
When Zhou Kang saw Lei Heng like this, he was already mentally prepared.
He didn't take Lei Heng's words seriously.
He was just an old man. If he died, so be it. It was no big deal!
He was concerned about something else!
"Lei Heng, where is my warhorse?"
"I spent a lot of money to buy those top-grade warhorses from the Outsiders!”
"I was even prepared to give it to Grand Preceptor Cai as a birthday gift!”
"Damned Chen Hai! If one had to say that warhorses that had been on the battlefield were different, the Grand Preceptor would like them even more!”
"This official was also bewitched, that's why I let him ride away!”
"If the warhorse is lost, this official will burn Chen Hai to ashes!”
Hearing this, Lei Heng sighed in his heart again.
The reason why they sent troops to White Tiger Mountain this time was not for the official business of the imperial court, but for Zhou Kang's private affairs!
Zhou Kang had listened to Wang Lun's slanderous words and plotted against the Liang Mountain Stronghold's salt mine. That was why he had sent a large number of troops to rob it!
Five hundred people went out, and only Lei Heng came back.
However, Zhou Kang did not care about their lives at all. He only cared about his warhorse!
That was hundreds of lives!
In Zhou Kang's eyes, so many lives could not even compare to a warhorse!
Lei Heng could not help but think of the Liang Stronghold!
If it was that Great Master, his subordinate returning in defeat would definitely not be as disappointing as Zhou Kang!
Zhou Kang saw that Lei Heng did not speak and asked,"I'm asking you a question. How are the warhorses?”
Lei Heng sighed and said,"The horses were taken away by the people of Liang Stronghold!"”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Kang's expression immediately changed!
"Trash!"
"All of you are trash!"
"You brought five hundred men out, but in the end, you couldn't even protect one of my warhorses!”
"What use do I have for trash like you!”
After saying that, he finally thought of the 500 people."Why did you come back alone? Where are the others?"
Lei Heng looked embarrassed.”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Kang's expression suddenly changed!
He couldn't care less about scolding and chased after her,"Liang Shan was only a captive and didn't kill anyone?”
Lei Heng nodded." Captured. He didn't kill anyone!" The Liang Stronghold's Chief let me come back because he wanted to give you some conditions!”
When Zhou Kang saw this, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"It's good to be captured!"
If these 500 people were killed by the people of Liangshan, then his year-end evaluation would be over!
He might not even be able to keep his black gauze hat!
If they were only captives, it meant that there was still room for negotiation.
As long as he could get her back and make some arrangements, it would be easy to hide!
It would be even better if he could redeem the warhorses!
Senior Grand Tutor Cai was about to celebrate his birthday!
At that time, he would send this peerless horse to the top!
If Grand Tutor Cai was happy, he might even raise his official position!
Thinking of this, Zhou Kang asked Zhu Heng,""What conditions does the Liang Stronghold have?"
"The Liang Stronghold's Chief wants you to spend money to redeem him!" Lei Heng said.”
Zhou Kang's expression immediately changed when he heard that he had to spend money.
"How much do they want?" he asked in a deep voice.”
"A hundred taels for ordinary soldiers, a thousand taels for Zhu Tong and Zhu Yuhou, and five thousand taels for the corpse of County Lieutenant Chen!”
When Zhou Kang heard this, he immediately cursed,"Has Lin Yuan gone crazy?”
"A soldier actually costs a hundred taels. Why doesn't he rob?”
"Those bastards have rotten lives. Even if they were slaughtered and sold, they wouldn't be able to sell for a hundred taels!”
"And that old fart Chen Hai!"
"Lin Yuan wants me to buy a pile of rotten meat for 5,000 taels of silver? He's daydreaming!”
Lei Heng and He Tao looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.
Fortunately, Magistrate Zhou did not mention Zhu Tong!
The two of them had a close relationship with Zhu Tong.
If Zhou Kang scolded Zhu Tong by name, they really didn't know what to do!
Thinking of this, Zhu Heng asked Zhou Kang,"Magistrate, how do you think we should deal with this situation?"”
"What can I do?"
Zhou Kang said angrily,"This group of trash is disappointing themselves, and I have to clean up their mess!"”
"You don't know yet, but the news of the bandits at Liangshan Lake has already spread to Bianliang City!"”
"The Emperor has already given the order for Grand Marshal Tong to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Liangshan Lake!”
"The Bureau of Military Affairs has already issued the transfer document. They will arrive at Jeju Prefecture in a few days!”
"The Ministry of Revenue has allocated 100,000 taels of silver and ordered me to prepare the logistics of the army!”
Hearing this, Lei Heng and He Tao gasped at the same time.
"Liang Mountain Lake only has a few hundred men, why would we need a hundred thousand?" He Tao asked in shock.”
Zhou Kang sneered. As long as the army left the city, the profits would be huge!”
At this point, a hint of determination flashed across his face.
"When the army reaches Jeju Prefecture, 100,000 taels of silver is simply not enough!”
"I might even have to pay for it!”
"Since that's the case, we might as well not let them come!”
"Sir, what's your plan?" Lei Heng asked curiously.”
Zhou Kang gritted his teeth.”
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