Liu Taozi drew out his sword and waved it.
The sword made a sound of breaking through the air, and flashed with several light and shadows in the mid-air. Liu Taozi weighed it sideways again, with an excellent sense of balance and ease of use.
Everyone gathered around Taozi and looked at the sword in his hand. Yao Xiong stared at it intently, "Brother, what a sword! Where did it come from?"
"Given it by the prefect."
"ah?"
Yao Xiong didn't understand the logic. His brother killed someone, and the prefect gave him a sword??
Shi Yao also stared at the sword and murmured: "Hua collar sword."
"Oh, does this sword have a name?"
Yao Xiong asked quickly.
Shi Yao nodded and explained: "I heard that when Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi was in power, he selected the best gold and ordered the country's craftsmen to refine it into three swords. One is called Feijing, the second is called Liucai, and the third is called Liucai.
The Hua collar is four feet and two inches long and weighs one pound and fifteen taels. It is tempered with clear zhang, sharpened with zhu, carved with jade, and green with rhinoceros. This is Cao Pi's third sword, the Hua collar sword.
.”
"Lou Rui loves this sword so much that he often shows it off. How could it fall into Liu Jun's hands?"
Liu Taozi did not answer the question. He looked at Tian Zili and asked, "Have everything been shipped?"
"Not yet. There are too many. There are not enough donkey carts. So I borrowed these people's carriages. They are still transporting them now. The officials are very tired."
"You go to the county government now and ask the county officials and county soldiers in the city to help transport it."
Tian Zili was stunned, "Brother, can they be willing?"
"Just say it's the prefect's order."
Everyone looked at each other, and Tian Zili asked again: "Brother, what's going on?"
Liu Taozi put away his sword and led everyone back to the inner room. He sat on the upper seat and looked at everyone on the left and right, "I have reached an agreement with Lou Rui. I have to give him half of the food shared this time, and the other half.
It is used to appease the people."
Yao Xiong suddenly became anxious, "Brother?! We all stole it from us, why should we be evenly matched with him?!"
Tian Zili also hesitated, "Isn't it half too much?"
Shi Yao was deep in thought at this moment. He gently stroked his beard and said, "It's okay if we break up."
"Um??"
Several people looked at him. Shi Yao looked at the confused people and said again: "Although the Li family gathered people to resist taxes and attacked officials this time, it was their own death, but their family is powerful and they have many friends in the government and the public.
, if something like this happens, you will definitely be targeted."
"If Lou Rui is here to protect me, no matter how many friends the Li family has, they won't dare to say more."
"Secondly, the people of Liyang County really have no food left. If we want to open a warehouse to release food, our county government alone is not qualified. Once we file a lawsuit with the temple, it may attract a large army to attack. Moreover, today,
Liyang has two counties and one township. In the name of the county government, we can appease the people of Liyang County, but what about the people of Dunqiu County and Dongli County?"
"If we can induce Lou Rui to take action against the wealthy families in the entire county, even if he takes half of it, the other half can feed countless people and keep the people alive until next year's autumn harvest."
Everyone also became quiet and nodded gently.
Yao Xiong was still a little dissatisfied. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "No wonder this old dog is so generous and can give away such a precious sword. It turned out that he got half of the money and food in exchange. If Liyang County has become like this, then
The old dog is the chief culprit. He can kill the Li family but cannot get rid of him. It's really annoying!"
Shi Yao chuckled lightly, "Yao Jun, don't be anxious. Although I hate those monks, I still agree with what he said. Good and evil will be rewarded. Evil people like him will have their retribution sooner or later, but
, the time has not yet come.”
Liu Taozi has already begun to assign tasks.
Tian Zili was responsible for continuing to transport grain, while Yao Xiong was responsible for maintaining public order and hanging heads on the city gates. Chu Jiande was responsible for treating the injured officials and burying the dead to avoid illness.
Everyone left, but Shi Yao stayed where he was.
"Liu Jun, you haven't told me yet."
Shi Yao naturally sat next to Liu Taozi and looked at Liu Taozi.
"Magistrate Shi, you will be responsible for the food distribution."
"When the money and food are in place and the statistics are completed, they can be distributed."
"good!"
Shi Yao nodded heavily, and suddenly, a very relaxed smile appeared on his solemn face, and he actually laughed.
"I never thought that being a bad person would be so refreshing. I also thought about leading people to kill Nancheng in the past, but I didn't have the ability."
"I only know how to kill people. To bring peace to the people, it is up to Magistrate Shi to do it."
Shi Yao said sternly: "From now on, Mr. Liu will just give orders. I have been here for two years and have accomplished nothing. I have never done anything for the people. When you come, you will eliminate great harm for the people! I am convinced. From now on, Mr. Liu
Just give your orders and don’t worry about what level you belong to! I will do my best!”
Liu Taozi nodded lightly and said nothing more.
Shi Yao hesitated for a moment and then said: "There is just one thing I want to ask Liu Jun."
"Let's just say it."
"I wonder where Liu Jun comes from? Why does Lou Rui call you nephew?"
Liu Taozi said: "I was favored and promoted by Lu Yao, the commander of Cheng'an. Lu Yao is related to King Changshan, so he is jealous of him and calls him a good nephew."
"King of Changshan"
Upon hearing this ban, Shi Yao's face became a little ugly.
His face was tangled, and he wanted to say something several times. In the end, he sighed and said, "Forget it, let the Grand Duke of the temple worry about the important matters in the temple."
"We will do what we can to save the people of Liyang first no matter what."
"I will not even be an enemy of Liu Jun."
"good."
Shi Yao spoke again, "Liu Jun, there is also the matter of this Chongguang Temple. The money and food accumulated by this Chongguang Temple and the cultivated land it occupies are no less than that of the Li family, even worse! They are like this
How to deal with it?"
Liu Taozi's left eye twitched, and a trace of ferocity flashed in her eyes.
"No rush."
"Come one by one."
Sogo Temple.
Four great monks were sitting cross-legged in the back of the monastery with serious expressions. They were all wearing black cassocks, their faces were solemn, and they were very sacred.
There was also a Hu monk standing nearby, telling the four great monks what was happening outside.
"After Mr. Lou came, he actually took the demon's hand and took him into the car!"
"This monster is really lawless."
This Monk Hu was the one who had stopped Liu Taozi back then. At this moment, he was trembling all over, his voice was trembling, his eyes showed panic, and he was filled with fear.
Thinking of how he had blocked the opponent with great arrogance that day, he felt that he was destined to die.
The four great monks all frowned at this moment. One of them opened his eyes. It was Ayanna who had appeared in Lou Rui's house before. "Why are you so panicked? I ask you to cultivate your mind on weekdays, and you have cultivated like this?"
Monk Hu quickly closed his mouth and lowered his head.
"Go ahead."
Ayanna waved his hand, and Monk Hu saluted again, then turned and left.
There were only these four people left in the room. Ayanna looked at everyone and said, "There is a big monster in Liyang City. He is killing people in the south city, and more than a thousand people have died. If the monster is not eliminated as soon as possible,
I'm afraid that all the good men and women in the city will be harmed by this demon."
A gray-haired old monk opened his eyes and said, "The prefect is so polite to him. I'm afraid he is not an ordinary monster. I'd better ask him about his origin first before taking any action."
As soon as he finished speaking, another ferocious monk spoke up and said: "Look at the murderous nature of this demon. Before we knew the origin of the other party, he killed us first. Regardless of his origin, let's subdue the demon first.
Get rid of the devil and get through this catastrophe!!"
"No, if a county guard helps him, the temple will be destroyed in just a moment. How can he be reckless?"
The three of them were arguing, and their tone became increasingly rude.
The peaceful Zen machine just now was no longer visible in the room. All that could be seen was four ferocious beasts covered in human skins, roaring at each other and demonstrating to each other.
"That's enough!!"
Ayanna stood up angrily and looked at everyone, "A county magistrate has destroyed your decades of Buddhism?! Why are you so afraid?!"
The three of them closed their mouths and slowly returned to their original solemn appearance.
Ayanna looked out through the window, his eyes becoming more and more fierce, "The demon is extremely cruel, and you should not act rashly. From today on, Chongguang Temple will be closed for practice. I will write a letter to seek the protection of a good person."
After hearing these words, the three great monks put their hands together and bowed their heads in salute, "I will follow the instructions of the host."
Zhao Kai rode a tall horse and led many county soldiers, wandering along the official road.
This rugged official road leads to the countryside in the distance.
The group of people remained silent, only listening to the sound of breathing. Zhao Kai drove like this for a long time. Finally, he raised his head and looked at the city wall in front of him.
The city wall was in dilapidated state. Liyang's city wall was dilapidated and short, but it still had a substantial protective effect. The city wall in front of them was cracked everywhere, with many gaps. In some places, only a section of crooked soil remained, as if
It will collapse at any time.
Many places are dark and have traces of burning.
There is no one guarding the city gate. In fact, there is no need for a city gate here. There are gaps everywhere in the city wall. Zhao Kai can lead people to rush in through those gaps at any time.
A group of people entered the city and looked around, seeing the ruins of buildings in front of them.
The doors of one house after another were opened. The ground was overgrown with weeds and insects and ants were everywhere. Looking around, no one could be found.
Everyone was walking along the main road in the city. The buildings on both sides were half-ruined. The courtyard door was open and the house door was open. There seemed to be an unknown terror brewing in the dark room. The county soldiers were all worried.
Don't dare to look more.
This is Dongli Township under the jurisdiction of Liyang County.
Seven or eight years ago, this place was not called Dongli Township, but Dongli County.
Because the terrain is flat and it occupies the convenient location of Dongguan Road, the development is also very good.
Later, for some unknown reason, the cultivated land here became less and less, and the people here became less and less. In fact, even the big families abandoned this place and moved to Liyang, leaving only a few local tyrants occupying it.
It no longer met the conditions to become a separate county, so it became Dongli Township.
No one could be seen in the entire city, and all that could be heard along the way was the breathing of the county soldiers.
In this way, we reached the easternmost part of the county.
The situation became a little different. What appeared in front of everyone was a tall Wu Fort.
The city walls of Uburg are high and there are guards walking back and forth on the walls.
There are gates everywhere, this is a city within a city.
I saw a group of people, barefooted, some even wearing chains, carrying farm tools under the scolding of slaves, walking in the distance like zombies.
A servant saw the people coming and shouted something.
After a while, the gate of Wubao opened, and a group of people were seen galloping towards the place on horseback.
A fat man, riding a war horse, rushed towards here. The man was so huge, so big that the war horse was so heavy that he couldn't see it. I don't know how the war horse carried him.
.
A group of people rushed in front of Zhao Kai, the man's face was full of smiles.
"Mr. Zhao!! Why are you here?"
"Dignified guest! Distinguished guest!"
The man was helped by someone and he got off the horse with great difficulty.
"Third brother! Find me all the beautiful dancers in the hospital."
"ah!!"
Zhao Kai let out a loud roar, drew out his sword, and slashed at the man.
The man quickly raised his hand, and the sword made a gash on the man's arm.
The man was shocked, "Mr. Zhao!! Why is this?!"
"The tribute is insufficient! It needs to be shared equally by the whole city! You are no exception!"
Zhao Kai shouted, looking to the left and right, "Come in!"
The county soldiers looked at each other, at a loss. One official took the lead in charging, and the other county soldiers followed. The man was stabbed several times by the county soldiers, and he was covered in blood.
The man became fierce and fierce. He raised his head and shouted: "Come on me!! Stop these beasts!!"
"Whoever doesn't attack me will kill his whole family!!"
When the guards heard this, they gritted their teeth, held sticks in their hands, and rushed forward with shouts. At first they did not dare to fight back, and they just used wooden sticks to poke and push them. However, after the county soldiers chopped down several guards in succession, both sides were inconvenienced.
After enduring it, they fought together.
Someone else rushed out from Wu Bao, "Stop! Stop it!!"
But his words could no longer be transmitted. The two sides continued to fight and fight, and the level of chaos continued to increase.
Zhao Kai brought more than two hundred county soldiers and more than twenty officials this time, while on the opposite side, there were five or six hundred.
Nearly a thousand people caused a big commotion in front of the Wubao gate. Zhao Kai's exquisite white horse was shaking in fear at this moment. The guard's eyes were red and he rushed towards Zhao to give him a blow. Zhao Kai was so frightened that he turned the horse's head.
Turn around and run.
He knocked over several county soldiers in succession, finally got out of the chaotic crowd and retreated outside.
Seeing him fleeing, several officials quickly followed him on horseback. Seeing that all the horsemen ran away, the county soldiers also began to follow.
For a moment, the county soldiers began to retreat one after another. Zhao Kai regained control of his horse, turned around, and saw a group of county soldiers rushing towards him.
"Don't run! Don't run!!"
Zhao Kai shouted loudly, but when he saw the county soldiers getting closer and closer to him, he once again chose to retreat on horseback. After retreating a certain distance, he stopped again and loudly dissuaded them.
He tried to dissuade her several times.
But his method of dissuasion caused more and more county soldiers to be defeated.
When the county soldiers abandoned their helmets and began to flee en masse, the guards began to pursue them.
The owner of Wubao looked at this scene and screamed desperately and helplessly: "Stop it! Stop it!!"
His voice was hoarse, but in the melee of nearly a thousand people, shouting was useless.
Zhao Kai led the county soldiers all the way out of Dongli. When Zhao Kai came to a wasteland outside the village and gathered people again, of the more than 200 county soldiers who followed him, only sixty or seventy were left.
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"Rebellion. Rebellion!"
"The local tyrants of Dongli Township attacked officials and led their slaves to attack and kill county soldiers. They are rebelling! They are rebelling!!"
Zhao Kai trembled and accused the other party of the crime.
At the same time, at the entrance of Wu Bao, the owner of Wu Bao was slapping the injured fat man on the face.
"Why the hell don't you die?!"
"Why don't you die?"
"Grandpa."
The fat man was covered in blood. He looked at the old man in front of him and cried bitterly.
The old man shivered and looked at the motionless county soldiers lying on the ground around him. He raised his trembling hand and pointed at his son in front of him, "I"
The old man only said one word, his mouth twisted, and he fell down.
"Grandma!!"
Three people rushed up and hurriedly helped him and asked him to take him back.
Two younger fat men stood in front of the injured fat man.
"Brother! We killed the county soldiers and beat the officials, what should we do?!"
The injured fat man took a breath of air, "Things have reached this point. Now, the only way is to take things with you and find a place to hide."
"There are nearly a thousand of us, even if we leave the city and occupy a hilltop, no one would dare to mess with us!"
"Besides, we have all seen the capabilities of this county soldier. Da Qi's army is simply vulnerable!"
"Let's run before they mobilize more people!!"
After hearing his words, his two brothers couldn't help crying.
"You have everything you need here, so why bother going to the wilds to do anything like banditry?"
Liyang County.
At this time, there was no trace of the county officials at the city gate, and it was completely under the control of the county officials.
The county gate was extremely quiet today, with few people coming in or out.
A county official was sitting at the door, smiling and chatting with his colleagues.
"Mr. Liu is truly a man of heaven!"
"Didn't you see that day, he killed hundreds of people by himself, from one end of Nancheng to the other, chopping left and right along the way, like chopping melons and vegetables, that's serious."
"And we have Yao Youyou! He is also very brave. He has always been by Liu Gong's side. He suffered many injuries, but he never took a step back. He just followed Liu Gong and killed the enemy!"
What happened in the south of the city has already caused a huge sensation in the whole county.
As the protagonist of the incident, Liu Shanman was mentioned again and again and became famous.
Even Yao Xiong has a nickname, called Yao Yigui.
Just when the man was talking about the excitement, several knights appeared in the distance. They were very fast and rushed here with all their strength. Several county officials quickly got up and shouted to the county soldiers to come and intercept them.
The horse rushed all the way to the city gate. A county official fell off his horse and was panting.
"Dongli rebelled! Dongli rebelled!!"
ps: Aha, Junzhu successfully passed the 10,000 mark, and I hope to cross the 20,000 mark soon!!
Chapter completed!