If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 367 Old Friend

"Boss, it seems those young masters are completely unprepared and are all fast asleep." A young man in tiger-skin clothes on horseback said sarcastically.

"That guy in the palace really looks down on us. He brings such a small piece of junk to fill our teeth." Another man sneered.

Sitting at the front was an elderly man, his hair already somewhat grey, but his eyes were still bright and the years had left deep marks in the corners of his eyes.

"Although they are playboys, they have never committed murder or arson, unlike the county magistrate we killed before. Don't forget why we have Thirteen Villages."

"Boss, we won't kill innocent people." The tiger-skinned man immediately said seriously.

The eldest boss said in a deep voice, "We just want this Prince Chen to retreat and not kill anyone. If anything happens to the Prince Chen, the Ruan family and the Queen will definitely not let the Thirteen Villages go."

"Your father and I were able to survive because of the Queen's help," said the eldest boss.

Everyone looked solemn, "Yes, Boss."

They are different from the bandits who commit rape, murder, looting and all kinds of evil. They have their own code of conduct when stealing. They only rob unscrupulous merchants and kill corrupt officials.

The imperial court could not afford to support them, but it could tolerate those corrupt officials robbing the people of their money.

Just like the last time they killed the county magistrate, out of the 50,000 taels of disaster relief funds, only less than 5,000 taels remained in the hands of the people.

If the imperial court doesn't kill such corrupt officials, they will do it instead.

Dozens of tall and handsome horses approached the post station quietly and silently and surrounded it.

"Boss, do we want to charge in? This is the only way to scare these young masters away." The tiger-skinned young man whispered.

"Let their horses go," said the boss.

"Shoot arrows at their windows and tell them to leave immediately tomorrow."

"Yes!" the tiger-skinned young man agreed.

In fact, he wanted to go into the post station and beat the guy up first. Otherwise, how could he shock the court so easily?

If these young masters are scared away, the imperial court will send others to deal with the Thirteen Villages.

The tiger-skinned young man strode towards the stable. Just as he was about to cut the horse rope, a cold light flashed and a long sword appeared at his feet.

"Damn it, it's a trap!" The tiger-skinned young man was shocked.

The big boss's eyes widened, "Who?"

Yicheng, with a tearful face, poked his head out from behind the door and said, "Boss, it's me..."

"..." The boss looked at his deputy who used to kill enemies with a sword on the battlefield, and now he was pretending to be timid and was about to draw the sword in his hand.

Fu Jinyuan walked out slowly from the side, holding a lantern.

"Boss, it's getting late and the dew is heavy. Why don't you sit down and talk?"

"You, are Prince Chen?" The big boss narrowed his eyes slightly. The distance was quite far and the light was dim, so he could only vaguely make out the other person's tall figure.

Fu Jinyuan nodded, "Come to think of it, this isn't the first time I've met the boss."

The big boss looked around and said, "You have already discovered us."

"General Qin, the drinks are ready inside, please come in." Fu Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

"Damn it, Boss, this kid is definitely up to something, we can't go in." The tiger-skinned young man Gao Zijun shouted vigilantly.

There are only a few people in this world who can call the boss General Qin. How did this pretty boy recognize him?

The boss rode into the post station on a horse and looked at Fu Jinyuan who was standing at the door.

"Your Excellency is..." The boss narrowed his eyes slightly and felt that the young man in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

Fu Jinyuan picked up a wooden stick from the side.

Gao Zijun drew his knife and pointed it at him cautiously, "What do you want to do?"

A set of gun skills that the boss will never forget in his life is showing great power in Fu Jinyuan's hands.

His long-lost and deliberately forgotten memories gradually revived.

"It's you!" The boss looked at Fu Jinyuan in shock.

He quickly dismounted and looked at him sternly, "Why are you here? You are a soldier under Xiao Yansheng!"

Ten years ago, he had not been forced to leave the military camp. At that time, the Yong Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty joined forces to deal with the Western Regions.

He remembered that there was a brave young man under Xiao Yansheng's command who was an excellent marksman.

It was that young man who saved his life from the Western Region Army.

"I remember your last name seemed to be... Lu?" The boss didn't expect to see an old friend again, and a smile appeared on his face.

"General Qin has a good memory." Fu Jinyuan said.

The eldest boss raised his eyes and looked at him seriously, "I heard that Prince Chen came from Yong Dynasty, I never thought it would be you."

Fu Jinyuan: "I didn't expect to meet you again in this way."

"What? You saved me before, but now you want to kill me?" The boss smiled faintly.

"General Qin, would you please sit down and talk?" Fu Jinyuan said.

"If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't be the only one waiting here tonight."

Gao Zijun sneered, "You want to ambush me, but do you have the ability to do that?"

Fu Jinyuan: "General Qin, what do you think?"

The Zhenfu Division he brought with him did have limited capabilities, but how could it be that Zhenfu Division was the only one he had?

The boss sighed in his heart.

"You all wait outside. I will catch up with Prince Chen."

The boss walked into the post station and found that there was indeed a table of food prepared, with the hot pot in the middle still emitting smoke.

"Your Majesty, just say whatever you want to say. If you insist on taking the life of the Thirteenth Village's chief, I will go back with you after we finish eating."

Fu Jinyuan smiled and said, "General Qin, you have spent most of your life defending your country. If I really take you back, who will be willing to guard the border for the Southern Dynasty in the future?"

The boss lifted his robe, sat down, and drank a glass of wine in big gulps.

"What does the prince want to do?" asked the eldest boss.

Fu Jinyuan said, "Even if the emperor hadn't ordered me to come to Jingkou, I would have come here in person."

"The Thirteen Villages have indeed robbed caravans over the years. I have checked and found that all those caravans have problems. A year ago, the Liu family caravan, Boss Liu made a fortune by relying on the Yue family, but he murdered his father-in-law's family and sent people to kill his first wife's son. You saved his son."

"Half a year ago, Luo Jiadong's father died early, and he was raised by his uncle. After he grew up, he used trickery to marry his cousin, and finally murdered his uncle and seized his uncle's family property."

"The county magistrate a while ago embezzled disaster relief funds..."

The eldest boss's face became more and more gloomy, "Prince Chen, if you have something to say, just say it."

Fu Jinyuan asked, "General Qin, how many people are there in the Thirteen Villages now?"

The boss frowned and said nothing.

"After so many years, in addition to the veterans who founded the Thirteen Villages, there should be many families and children now, right?"

"Year after year, there will only be more and more people in the future."

"But the Thirteen Villages have become a major threat to the imperial court. What are the chances of victory for the bandits and officials?"

The eldest boss took another sip of wine and said, "We don't want to fight the court."

"General Qin, even if the county magistrate is guilty, it shouldn't be you who take action," Fu Jinyuan said.

"There should be many young people like those outside in the Thirteen Villages. General Qin, do you want them to live in hiding for generations to come?"

The boss smashed the cup in his hand to the ground.

Gao Zijun, who was outside, pushed the door open abruptly. "Boss, are you going to take action?"

"Get out!" the boss shouted angrily.