Chapter 217 Arriving
When the people in Chenyao Village heard this, they cautiously stuck their heads out to see what was going on.
I only saw a group of people coming from the west. They were quickly drawing their bows and shooting arrows, and then clashed with the officers and soldiers who besieged them.
"Angel Wang was ordered to investigate the case, but he did not put down his sharp weapon and waited for his fate."
someone shouted.
When the soldiers brought by the observer heard this, they subconsciously froze. Zheng Ming, who was directing from behind, frowned. Before he came, Magistrate Liu had told him that those in Daming Mansion might be the Wang family.
Sure enough, he hit him.
If he stops now, he will only be caught. Zheng Ming gritted his teeth secretly. He couldn't be taken down like this. Whoever was caught now might become the scapegoat.
All the blame will be piled on his head. Whether he did it or not, he will have to bear it. Whether it is Magistrate Liu or Hu Tongpan, they will find a way to blackmail him into taking everything.
But if he doesn't stop, things will get bigger. Angels have their own shortcomings, and the Liu family can't escape the involvement in any way. They can only try to find a way for everyone to survive.
Wanting to understand this, the observation envoy Zheng Ming ordered: "The government office has not received any documents from the court. I have never known that there are angels coming to Daming Mansion. Someone must be pretending to be random."
"Get those people."
Zheng Ming regained control of the situation, and the two men began to fight.
Zheng Ming originally thought that it would not be difficult to suppress the people on the opposite side, but after a moment passed, he found that there were not many people on the opposite side. However, after the angel king came from the west, before they could recover, he first occupied a favorable high ground and stood down from a high position. Attack them.
This group of people is different from the villagers of Chenyao Village. The arrows in their hands make it easier to control the situation.
The soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, and Zheng Ming had no choice but to order the soldiers to temporarily withdraw to the side.
"Take everyone with you and go south first." Wang Yan ordered, and Sang Dian and others immediately stepped forward to help the people in the village, especially those injured villagers.
Xie Yuyan and Zheng also walked forward quickly.
Seeing the woman who had been hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, Ms. Zheng was at a loss for a moment. Xie Yuyan squatted down to test the woman's breathing. For fear of making a mistake, she touched the woman's neck again. Then she shook her head to Mr. Zheng: "She's gone. ”
One of the arrows hit the chest, and the man died at that time.
Zheng's nose felt sore. There was a ten-year-old daughter under the woman. The child lay on top of the woman and screamed, trying to get a response from the woman.
But the woman could never hear this again.
Xie Yuyan wiped away the blood on the woman's face and straightened her clothes.
"Place the body next to it first, and then we can find it and take it back after we get out of trouble."
When a woman passes away, she has to go to her husband's ancestral grave, which is considered satisfactory, but now they can't leave with this body. Everything must be decided now, otherwise more people will die here.
Mrs. Zheng nodded and called several villagers to move the body.
Xie Yuyan went to see the other injured people. Fortunately, no one was in danger of their lives for the time being.
When they learned that Chenyao Village had left Daming Mansion, they chased them day and night. Fortunately, they caught up.
As long as it's a little later, the villagers of Chenyao Village will be buried here. Just now, the officers and soldiers of the government office were merciless in their actions, obviously intending to put people to death.
Everyone knew that there was no danger of escaping, so no one dared to waste time and listened to Wang Yan's wishes and headed south.
"The imperial court brought many soldiers and horses from all directions in the mountains," Wang Yan told the villagers about the situation. "It is not easy to get out of here."
The villagers knew it, but the feeling of running away now was different from before.
This time Wang Angel was following, and... Chen Rong and his people reunited with the villagers. No matter how dangerous it is now, as long as their families are together, they have nothing to fear.
After this time, Chen Rong was no longer wary of Wang Yan and Xie Yuyan, but was filled with gratitude. He really didn't expect that after Wang Angel saw the Yamen's soldiers and horses at the foot of the mountain, he would lead them in pursuit without hesitation, just to save the villagers of Chenyao Village. Chen Rong secretly made up his mind that based on this alone, no matter what Wang Angel and Mrs. Xie asked him to do, he would agree without hesitation.
Everyone began to rush through the mountains again. When it got dark, Wang Yan got the news: "There is also a group of soldiers coming from the south."
In other words, they were completely besieged.
On the way here, Wang Yan asked people to leave Daming Mansion to ask for help.
The number of people Wang Yan could mobilize in Daming Mansion was really too small compared to those in Magistrate Liu. Otherwise, Wang Yan would not have to act like this and would only need to suppress it with all his strength.
In addition, there are still people going to Beijing. The servant went to Beijing secretly with Wang Yan. After the officials saw it, they would definitely send reinforcements. As long as Wang Yan could wait until the reinforcements arrived, the overall situation of Daming Mansion would be decided.
It was a pity that the people who had been placed in the Salt and Iron Division in advance went to the capital with the iron tools refined from coke, otherwise Wang Yan would have had more troops to mobilize.
So... although it's not the end of the road yet, it still takes time to wait.
The people who besieged them obviously also guessed this, and they wanted to kill people and silence them and cover up the evidence before this happened.
"Don't leave yet," Wang Yan said, "go to the front and have a rest."
If they continue like this, not only will they not be able to get out of trouble, but the injured women will also be unable to support themselves.
Xie Yuyan took out the wound medicine and wrapped the wounds of the women, while Wang Yan went to explore the terrain.
Xie Yuyan didn't know much about medical skills, but she had seen medical theory when she was studying, and she always heard her father mention the Qihuang technique at the Taoist temple. She could also deal with some emergencies when there was no doctor.
After treating all the wounds properly, Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan was thinking of a way to break the situation, but with a whole village, his hands were tied.
"Madam, drink some water." Chen Rong handed over the water bag.
Xie Yuyan took two sips to moisten his throat, and then asked Chen Rong: "The torch you used last night had a layer of black oil on it."
Chen Rong nodded: "We bought it at the market. It's called kerosene. It burns for a long time and we use it to light lamps."
Xie Yuyan said: "Which market did you buy it at? Have you seen anyone selling it recently?"
"In the grass market just outside Beicheng, Guan County, there are a few outsiders hawking. I saw them a few days ago."
Xie Yuyan nodded.
After a while, Wang Yan came over, and Chen Rong understood and hurriedly took the people away, leaving Wang Yan and Xie Yuyan talking.
Xie Yuyan said: "We can't go far with the villagers of Chenyao Village."
Wang Yan nodded.
It’s hard for everyone to get out together.
"Instead of waiting like this, it is better to let some people leave first." Xie Yuyan guessed that Wang Yan would arrange it this way.
Wang Yan said as expected: "Tonight I will lead people to divert the surrounding soldiers and horses, and you and the villagers who can still go on the road will go around to the northeast."
With Wang Yan attracting the attention of those people, it would be easier for them to escape.
It's just that... Wang Yan and the others will be in greater danger if they want to hold those people back.
Xie Yuyan did not hesitate: "Okay."