Chapter 439 Shenwang Township
But it was said that Chao Gai, Han Bolong, and Yan Liu captured Zhu Dian from the pirate camp, and Li Yun and Li Wang led the troops. Under the guidance of subordinate officials in the county who knew the route, they divided into Visited six villages. The backbone of the church members in the village were captured effortlessly before they could react.
Only the supervisor of Zhangkou Village had some martial arts skills and dared to resist when he saw the army. Han Bolong knocked him down with a stick. The others surrendered obediently when they saw the army.
Zhao Zhen led two battalions of horse troops and went straight to Jiaozhuang. A thousand horse troops surrounded Jiaozhuang.
Liu Xinmin was having fun in the Heavenly King's Hall that had been converted from the village hall. When he heard that the officers and soldiers surrounded Jiaozhuang, he thought to himself: "Why are the officers and soldiers here?" Then he shouted: "Please invite the four protective generals to come to the hall. .”
Liu Xinmin, the four guardian generals, sat down in the middle of the Heavenly King's Hall and said: "I have received an order from the Heavenly King: The officers and soldiers from the lower world are ignorant of their sins and have come to attack today. You and other guardians must be careful to resist and must do their best. The Heavenly King is happy, I will inject your names into the immortal book, so you must not neglect it."
After hearing this, Zhang Chi shouted: "Don't worry, Master, there are four of me here, official. No matter how many soldiers there are, we are not afraid of him. The four of us joined the villagers, drank the talisman water, and moved forward together, not leaving any soldiers behind. "
Ji Guangye said: "Yes, the four of us have received the favor of the leader, and it is right for us to do our best to repay the king of heaven."
After that, the four of them each held a sword, led fifty or sixty people in the village, drank the talisman water, and left the village. Meet the enemy.
Zhang Chi, holding a thick iron rod, was the first to come out of the battle and shouted: "Where are you idiots who dare to come to my Buddha Kingdom of the Heavenly King of Many Treasures? Those who know the truth, retreat quickly, otherwise the Heavenly King will be angry and he will bring you and others down. Eighteen levels of hell, mountains of swords and seas of fire, suffering endless torture, it will be too late to regret.”
When Zhao Zhen looked, he saw this man: he was as skinny as a jackal, his body was upright, his head was no bigger than a teacup, his eyes were wide open, he had a few small beards, his mouth was pointed and his ears were upright.
Zhao Zhen shouted: "Who will win this guy with me?"
Tang Bin beside Zhao Zhen could not hold himself back for a long time. After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, he did not say anything and got down. The war horses, carrying mountain axes, immediately came out of the battle and went straight to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi shouted: "Master Zhang Chi, General Protector of the Duobao Heavenly King, who are you? Let me know you by name. I will not kill unknown people under my command."
Tang Bin listened. , shouted: "Things with deer heads and rat eyes, listen up, I am the commander of the Youyong Cavalry Battalion under Zhao Zhen, the magistrate of Liangshan Prefecture, [Mountain-Mounting Warrior] Tang Bin."
The two exchanged names and each raised their weapons.
The four people in this chapter are all mountain people in Juye County. The four of them live in Leshi Village between Qinglong Mountain and Baihu Mountain. They were all ordinary farmers at first, but they found four volumes of secret books from a corpse in the mountains, and picked and consumed an unknown mountain fruit from the tree next to the corpse.
This fruit is as red as blood and is as big as a longan. When peeled open, the white kernels and green seeds are very bright. When the food is in the mouth, the sweetness fills the cheeks.
The four of them each ate one pill and fell asleep for three days. They were covered in dirt and smelled bad.
After waking up, I hurriedly distributed the secret book and went down the mountain to clean myself. After comparing it with the secret book, after practicing for three to five years, the four of them only thought it was the effect of the secret book. Unexpectedly, with this fruit and the I Ching cleansing the marrow, the four of them would not only have greater strength, but also have a much larger appetite than ordinary people. Based on this, the four people guessed that when they went deep into the mist, they encountered the remains of the immortal.
Afterwards, the four of them, either together or alone, went deep into the fog to search for the original cave, but unfortunately, they never found it again.
Later, the four of them met Liu Xinmin's missionary, and he tricked Fuluan into inviting saints and cursing water to cure diseases. The four of them were coaxed into becoming guardians.
The four of them were just ordinary bankers at first. They only scratched the surface of this secret book practice. They all relied on their strength. They felt that they were destined to be immortals, and no one else noticed.
Zhang Chi's thick iron rod met Tang Bin's mountain axe, and he almost knocked the thick iron rod away with just one blow.
After seven or eight rounds, Zhang Zhi’s stick skills were messed up and he could only cover his frame to dodge.
Tang Bin tried out Zhang Chi's martial arts skills. Thinking of Zhao Zhen's instructions, he used a flaw and let Zhang Chi attack in with his long stick and a big ax. He bumped forward and knocked Zhang Chi to the ground. Then, he took a step forward, picked up Zhang Chi, put it under his arm, picked up the mountain ax and walked towards the formation.
Ba Zeng, Ji Guang and Lu Duo saw him and shouted: "Leave the man behind."
The three of them each held weapons and went forward to snatch the man.
In Zhao Zhen's formation, [Mountain-shaking warrior] Wen Zhongrong, [Mountain-moving warrior] Cui Ye, and [Mountain-splitting warrior] Min Gong saw each other, and each held a sword to greet them.
Six generals fight in three pairs in front of the formation.
How could Bazeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo be opponents? However, Shihe and Shihe were all knocked off their weapons and captured without any help.
Zhao Zhen saw it and asked people to shout: "Whoever surrenders will avoid death."
In the opposite formation, after seeing such a large formation, their legs and hands were already numb, hearing this sound He shouted loudly, and the timid weapon fell to the ground unconsciously.
After hearing this, the others quickly put down their weapons.
Wang Tianba sent the sergeant forward and tied up everyone.
They also sent people into the village to search for Liu Xinmin.
Liu Xinmin didn't know whether he was ignorant and fearless, or he was confident that the four protective generals could repel the army. He just sat there carefree in the Palace of the Heavenly King.
Seeing Wang Tianba pushing in the door, Liu Xinmin said arrogantly: "How dare you and other people in the lower realms interfere with the coming of the King of Heaven. If the King of Heaven gets angry and the flood comes, you and others will go to Abi Hell. "Suffer endless punishment."
Wang Tianba was not angry after hearing this. He just picked up the pen in his hand, passed it through Liu Xinmin's belt, and picked it up. With another throw to the side, Liu Xinmin fell out of the hall like a gourd.
The sergeant came forward, searched Liu Shimin, and tied him up. When Wang Tianba saw the clay sculpture of the Duobao Heavenly King standing upright in the palace, he shouted to the sergeant to carry it to the yard. Several sergeants stepped forward and pushed together. The clay sculpture shook but could not be pushed. There are too many people to push it, and there are too few people to push it.
One of them said right: "Li Laosan, call a few people and find some thick hemp ropes. The brothers outside are holding them while I wait inside and push them out."
When Wang Tianba saw it, he stepped forward and shook the clay sculpture. He estimated that the clay sculpture weighed only seven or eight hundred kilograms. He asked everyone to disperse. Wang Tianba took off his armor and tied up his clothes. He stepped forward and picked up the clay sculpture, gently picked it up, and carried the clay sculpture outside.
When all the sergeants saw it, they were all shocked: "The commander is extraordinary! He is like a god."
When the villagers who were walking outside saw it, they all lost their countenance and lowered their heads, not daring to Look directly.
A high platform was built, and Liu Xinmin and others were tied to it. The clay sculpture of the King of Heaven was also placed on the high platform.
After Chao Gai and others led the sergeants to bring households from each village to Jiaozhuang, Zhao Zhen began the trial.
Zhao Zhen asked a few loud-voiced sergeants to pass Zhao Zhen’s words to the villagers gathered below.
"Demon Dao Liu Xinmin, since you are known as the master of the case of the Duobao Ruyi Heavenly King, and now you are a prisoner, will any gods come to save you?"
Liu Xinmin sneered: "You are in the lower realm. Corrupt officials, how do you know the divine power of the Heavenly King? The Heavenly King is merciful and wants this religion to influence you. At this time, you will not lose the blessing of ascending to the Heavenly Palace after death."
Seeing that Liu Xinmin was so stubborn, Zhao Zhen did not want to get involved. He pointed at the clay sculpture and shouted: "You, the king of heaven, are just a figment of your imagination, but a false god. Look, I struck it with thunder from the sky."
After that, he recited the mantra and pointed at the clay sculpture. A bolt of thunder fell from the sky and struck the clay sculpture of the King of Heaven. The clay sculpture was shattered and scattered on the ground.
But even though Zhao Zhen learned the [Five Thunder Dulu Dharma] and lit up the [Controlling the Five Thunders] Tiangang Technique, the power of the thunder method was not enough to break the clay sculpture.
It was indeed Zhao Zhen who discussed with Gongsun Sheng. Zhao Zhen pretended to do it while Gongsun Sheng stood in the distance and secretly cast a spell, which finally broke the clay sculpture into pieces in one fell swoop. Use shock to wake up these blindly obedient bankers.
Seeing that the clay sculpture was broken into pieces, Zhao Zhen continued to shout: "You are waiting for the people to be ignorant and deceived by the demon. Today, you will expose and report the demon comrades, identify the upright people in each village, and pardon their crimes. From now on From now on, don’t trust evil people and work with peace of mind.”
Saying that, Zhao Zhen said to Zhang Chi and other four protective generals: "Are you waiting for the four of you to die or live?"
The four looked at each other, and Bazeng said: "Mr. If you want to live, following Liu Xinmin is just to fill your stomach."
Zhang Chi and others nodded.
Zhao Zhen said: "I have interrogated several supervisors. Although you and the other four have never killed anyone, they have also contributed a lot to the demon path. I see that the four of you have physical strength. It would be unavoidable to kill you and the others. It's a pity. I will give you four a chance. If you come forward and kill this guy, I will forgive you."
Zhang Chi said: "My lord, I am willing to serve."
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After hearing this, Ba Zeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo also shouted quickly: "We are willing to kill the demons and submit to our husband from now on."
Zhao Zhen had people untie the ropes of the four of them and tie them up. A plain knife.
The four of them walked hesitantly in front of Liu Xinmin. When Liu Xinmin saw them, he shouted: "You are waiting for these idiots. If I hadn't brought you out, you and the other four would still be eating glutinous vegetables in the village. An I can eat meat and drink wine every day. The king is in the upper world, but he is watching you wait."
Lu Duo shouted: "Bah. If my four brothers hadn't protected you, how could you have come here to preach."
As he said that, he tightened his sword in his hand and stabbed Liu Xinmin. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but this knife avoided Liu Xinmin's vital parts and only cut off Liu Xinmin's left arm.
Liu Xinmin screamed and wailed again and again. He could no longer maintain the demeanor of holding the pearl of wisdom in his hands, and begged repeatedly: "For the sake of getting to know each other, please give me a pleasure."
Zhang Chi and others met, No longer hesitating, he stepped forward, raised his knives, and stabbed Liu Xinmin randomly. Liu Xinmin lost his breath before his eyes, and the four of them dropped their simple knives and knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen also had Li Zheng, who was involved in the killing of the village's supervisors, backbones, and thieves, brought up, and had the sergeants read out their crimes, and all were rewarded with a knife.
The key members with minor crimes were also punished with hard labor and sent to the Heihu Temple Town coal mine for five years to atone for their sins. The rest of the people were pardoned on the spot and sentenced to ten days of hard labor. The county designated a place to dig ditches.
For those who donated family wealth, Zhao Zhen returned half of the confiscated property, and the rest was taken back to the public as a punishment for everyone's aid to the evil way.
If he commits another crime in the future, he will be killed without mercy.
Of the seven villages, only Zhang Zhuangli was about to go to report the news, but unfortunately he was killed. Only one son, Zhang Lei, was left hiding in the cellar of his home to survive.
Zhao Zhen made him the head of Shenwang Township, which was newly formed from seven villages. Shenwang Township will then be included in the agency of nearby Shouzhang County.
After hearing all the matters in Shenwang Township, Zhao Zhen stayed for one more day and gave an explanation to the magistrate Sun Zheng and the county prime minister He Chong who came from Shouzhang County. Yan stayed behind and took a number of sergeants with him to assist Zhang Lei in handling rural affairs. Only then did Zhao Zhen break camp and return to Fan County.
Wang Lun, the magistrate of Fan County, and Gao Qiao, the county magistrate, were fined one month's salary as punishment.
After Wang Lun and Gao Qiao heard this, they also repeatedly promised that they would be careful in the future to prevent evil spirits and traitors from inciting the countryside and causing harm to the local area.
(End of this chapter)