"Where are you deserters from?"
Mingyue looked at their expressions, as if it was just a casual remark.
But in the ears of the bandits, these words seemed to weigh more than a thousand pounds, which instantly shattered all their confidence and made them lose all their strength.
The bandits' pupils trembling and eyebrows pulled upwards could not be hidden from Mingyue's eyes.
Sure enough, her guess was correct, they were indeed soldiers from the State of Song.
Oh no, now he's a deserter.
Both the Song and Wu states had always dealt harshly with deserters, and even implemented the system of collective responsibility. Once a deserter was caught, not only would he be beheaded, but everyone in the same barracks would be punished, and his entire family would suffer as well.
The bandits, who had been fearless before, now felt afraid.
The bandit leader didn't know how this woman knew their identities, but he knew he couldn't admit it.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What deserter? We are all bandits. We are bandits, not soldiers." The bandit leader narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to pretend to be confused.
It was a pity that his white knuckles exposed his true thoughts.
The other bandits also tried hard to agree with their boss, vying with each other to say that they were bandits and that Mingyue was talking nonsense.
However, their attempt to cover up their crime attracted the attention of the escorts standing by.
The escorts had complicated expressions and sighed:
"They are actually deserters. How dare they do that?"
"The soldiers have all turned into thieves. The world has changed. Do we ordinary people still have room to live?"
"The emperor above and the Emperor of Wu only want to unify the world. How can they see the suffering of us ordinary people? Alas!"
"It's a mess, everything is a mess..."
The bandits' faces turned pale, but who would be willing to be a deserter unless they really couldn't survive
As the escorts got more and more angry, one of the bandits couldn't help but shout, "Enough, you know nothing. If the higher-ups didn't force conscription, who would want to join the military camp and live a life of having food to eat? And those generals are all good-for-nothings, thinking of using the lives of us soldiers to gain military merits. Many of our brothers have died at the hands of our own people. If we don't run, we will die."
The escorts were stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Mingyue sneered: "So it's right for you to run out and become bandits, wantonly killing people? You and the general you hate are birds of a feather."
He didn't want to die in the military camp, so he ran out to rob and kill others. This is a heinous crime.
Upon hearing this, the bandits suddenly opened their eyes wide and their faces turned red.
After they escaped, they dared not return to their hometown, nor did they dare to show themselves in public, so they could only become bandits.
Relying on the skills they learned in the military camp, they always win every battle.
Gradually they forgot that their original intention was just to survive.
Instead of just killing and robbing and becoming a real bandit.
Even the escorts who had just been confused by the bandits' questions now came to their senses.
The escort with a strong temper immediately spat on the ground, "It's ok to be selfish and cowardly, but you have to think that you are excusable and pitiful. You are really a womanizer who wants to build a memorial archway."
The other escorts also echoed: "That's right, when you wanted to kill us just now, you were not like this, why are you pretending?" "Those generals are not good, you can vent your grievances on them, why do you catch us ordinary people?"
"You have to squeeze the soft persimmon..."
The chief escort shook his head. Just by looking at their weapons, he knew that many civilians had died at their hands. Those people were truly pitiful.
Forget it, just hand them over to the county government office. The county magistrate will make the final decision.
After everyone rested for a while, they set off again.
But at this moment, Mingyue invited the chief escort to the side, and suddenly whispered: "They have been bandits for such a long time, they must have robbed a lot of silver. It should be used for the people, why don't we accept the silver, treat those who need help, and accumulate merit for them."
The chief escort was stunned. He never expected that she would have such an idea of robbing her thieves.
But after thinking about it carefully, the chief escort leader clapped his hands and smiled, "Okay, Miss Song is right. Instead of letting the silver be buried in the mountains and forests, it is better to use it where it should be used."
Mingyue added: "But what I mean is that the fewer people who know about this, the better. It must not be made public. After all, money can move people's hearts, so as to avoid people having any unnecessary thoughts."
The chief escort nodded, and that was indeed the truth.
However, he frowned slightly: "I'm afraid those bandits won't be willing to tell us where the silver is hidden."
Mingyue's eyes rolled and she whispered a few more words.
The chief escort smiled and said, "Miss Song is such a wonderful person."
Mingyue touched her nose a little embarrassedly. Was this a compliment to her? Why did it feel a little ironic
The chief escort arranged a confidant to threaten the bandit that Mingyue specifically pointed out, and he actually got the location of the bandits' treasure.
Well, Mingyue has studied it for a long time and has long discovered that the bandit is the most timid one. He only needs to kill him as an example to scare the monkeys if he disobeys, and he will be as obedient as a chick.
So Mingyue and his friends found the treasure trove and threatened the bandit not to say anything.
By the time the chief escort and the confidant went to get the bandits' stock, Mingyue and the others had already set off again.
The bandits probably never dreamed that Mingyue not only injured them, but also exposed their identities as deserters, and finally planned to take their savings.
After Mingyue and the others met up with the two chief escort leaders, they found out while secretly whispering to one side that this group of bandits were quite wealthy. They had more than three hundred taels of silver alone, and even a few gold ingots, as well as some jewelry. It was obvious that they had robbed many people.
But it makes sense, those who can take the official road are all wealthy families.
This is because these bandits are too greedy and never know how to be satisfied.
But so much silver...money is really tempting!
In the face of enough temptations, there are no saints in this world.
When Mingyue saw the greedy eyes of the escort following the chief escort, she made a decision in her mind immediately.
The chief escort is knowledgeable and can be trusted, but his so-called confidants may have lost their minds after seeing the silver.
It turns out that human nature should not be tested. After seeing and touching so much wealth, how could he be willing to be a small escort who risks his life to make a living
However, Mingyue will be very useful to this silver, so she must not let the escort take it away.
so…