Chapter 136 Punishment
The dock wall was not far from the rural road. Zhang Chong and others were guided by the honest villagers to the outside of the dock wall. They saw that the place was full of large locust trees, lush and green.
Zhang Chong sniffed the air and smelled a familiar smell of blood. He was once again determined and planned to continue acting.
Just as everyone was about to enter the wall, the honest countryman from before said:
"My lord, our dock wall is too small to park these people, horses and carts. But there is a millet field outside my dock wall. It is very spacious and is a good place to camp. I wonder if your lord can let you gentlemen stay there first." Su Chang feels aggrieved.”
As soon as these words came out, Tian Jun beside him became angry and cursed:
"Dear Mr. Xiu, didn't you call us to live in a dormitory just now by the roadside? How come there is no place to live now?"
The honest countryman turned around and didn't see the person who made the sound. He was surprised when he lowered his head and saw a five-inch man standing on his feet, pointing at him and scolding him. There was a flash of anger and disdain on his face, but he still showed his original honesty. He explained:
"It's not a joke. How dare we country people play tricks on the nobles. Originally, I also asked the nobles to rest in the wall. As for the disciples, they can just deal with it in the millet field for one night. And this private brewing we are talking about, It’s also rare, how can everyone get it?”
Zhang Chong smiled and pointed at the ignorant craftsmen behind him. These people still didn't know where they were going or what they were doing, so they just followed. Zhang Chongdao:
"What you said personally makes no sense. How can everyone have everything? Let us live in a house and let my brothers sleep in mill fields? I can't do this. Okay, okay, let's keep moving forward. Find an open space in front and set up camp.”
After saying that, Zhang Chong was about to take the people away. Now the honest countryman was anxious. He grabbed Zhang Chong and said:
"Noble man, don't be anxious, don't be anxious. I'll go in and ask my master to find a way. Let's find a way."
Afterwards, Zhang Chong sent the man away.
As soon as the honest countryman in front left, Zhang Chong turned around and said to the generals:
"This place is a bit sneaky, everyone should be careful."
The generals were puzzled and were about to ask, when the honest country people over there came running over again. Now everyone saw that something was wrong. These villagers were too enthusiastic.
As soon as the honest countryman came, he smiled, nodded, and said:
"Oh noble man, when our master heard that you were so kind to his subordinates, he praised him as a good official. So we opened the west wall for everyone to live together. Come with me."
Zhang Chong and others meandered into the wall. As soon as they entered, they saw a large and prosperous locust tree, as big as a car hood.
Zhang Chong keenly saw the stains of blood under the tree, pretended not to know, and asked the honest countryman:
"Fellow, why are there still blood stains under your big locust tree?"
As soon as he said this, the honest countryman who was facing away from Zhang Chong turned pale with fright, but he was quick-witted and immediately turned around and said with a smile:
"A big fat pig was killed in the dock today. Those who killed the pig didn't know how to do it. The blood was wasted and splattered all over the floor."
Seeing that Zhang Chong and others believed him, the honest countryman breathed a sigh of relief and continued to guide him. He just secretly hated him and wanted to deal with these people in a while.
After walking for a while, the sound of sharpening knives suddenly came from behind the wall. The generals were surprised, but Zhang Chong answered on behalf of the honest countryman:
"Don't panic, the Wubi family must be killing pigs and sharpening their knives there, right?"
The honest countryman wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded hurriedly, and said yes again and again.
But as soon as he dealt with it, a message came from behind the wall:
"Do you think we tied them up and killed them directly, or hooked them to a tree and let them bleed?"
The honest villager was frightened after hearing this, and immediately turned around and said:
"I'm talking about killing pigs. I mean killing pigs. Please don't misunderstand me, gentlemen."
Zhang Chong smiled here:
"Don't worry, of course we know we are talking about killing pigs, don't worry, you and others are all good people."
The honest and honest villager was no longer willing to stay any longer, so he hurriedly told Zhang Chong that he would go find the owner to arrange food before leaving.
But as soon as he turned his head, a hand reached over, lifted his neck, and said with a smile:
"I've been playing with you for so long and now you want to leave?"
After the Honest Countryman was mentioned, he kept begging for mercy, saying it was a misunderstanding. Zhang Chong ignored the man over there, crushed his neck, and then yelled at the wall:
"Come out, don't wait any longer."
Then a roar broke out from behind the wall:
"Hot girl, where is the public's entertainment?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Ling rushed in with his companions holding swords. He was about to say a few harsh words, but suddenly he saw a halberd thrown towards him. He immediately bent down to avoid it, and the halberd was inserted into the head of the person behind him. superior.
Qi Lin did not speak anymore, but hid behind the companions, and only allowed the companions to kill them, and a bloody battle would break out inside the wall of the dock.
Then Zhang Chong's assault cavalrymen directly pulled out a bunch of stringed crossbows from their robes, and vented their anger on the thieves who were running towards them.
These hand crossbows were plundered from the arsenal by Zhang Chong and others and had been issued to them long ago. This will be used on the heads of these thieves, that is, arrows are like locusts, and those thieves who rush towards them will fall down one after another.
In the end, only Qi Lin was lying on the ground shivering. When he saw Zhang Chong coming, why did he kneel on the ground and beg for mercy:
"I was temporarily lost. Spare me, spare me."
Qi Lin was knocking there, and suddenly he felt blessed. He thought of the dream he had last night. He was stunned, raised his head and said:
"Are you a saint?"
After saying this, his head was cut off. But it was Tian Jun, Ren Yun, Xi Shen and others who heard what he said. They didn’t know why the bandit said that? They all looked at Zhang Chong with complicated expressions. Zhang Chong ignored this man's madness, because in his eyes, this man would die a hundred times without redemption. He and the honest man who originally guided them both have a skill they have never seen before:
"Iron hook peeling technique."
Some people would say that he might have learned it by killing pigs and skinning them, but Zhang Chong knew that the skills displayed were all killing techniques. And if you can skin people with an iron hook, then who are these people? Do you need to say more?
Later, Zhang Chong and the others learned more dirty things about this dock from the mouth of the woman they rescued. This group of people is indeed a habitual bandit, and they have killed countless people on this road.
They also found a large pit behind the wall. The pit was newly dug, and more than ten corpses had been thrown into it. And in this area, there were more than ten such dirt bags alone, which was a real murderous place. .
The women who were rescued began to cry. They were all kidnapped by Qi Ling and others, and their fathers, brothers and children were buried in those big pits.
There was a person in the assault team who couldn't bear it and comforted them:
"Who else do you have relatives and do you still have a place to seek refuge?"
Seeing the blank eyes of these women, the trooper cursed:
"You guys from Tugu County, what kind of officials are you? How can you, a beast like this, live peacefully?"
These words made everyone fall silent.
Finally, Zhang Chong said:
"If the official doesn't punish the crime, I will punish him!"
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"Jun Xun, your crime this time is not light."
It was Wang Xiu from Beihai who spoke.
When Xun Yu fainted and fell to the ground, Wang Xiu sent him to his house to rest. After drinking some honey water, Xun Yu recovered.
Originally, Wang Xiu planned to wait until Xun Yu got better before telling him, but Xun Yu saw that he couldn't hide anything on his face and kept asking. There was no other way, so Wang Xiu said the above sentence.
It turned out that although the fighting last night was over, the real storm was coming. For everyone in Dongpingling at this time, the first priority is not to suppress the bandits, but to find someone who can resist this.
Originally, the deceased Prime Minister of Jinan was naturally responsible for taking the blame. As I said, it was you, Xunnui, who also caused this matter. Now that you are dead, the blame must still be placed on your head.
But during the day, the King of Jinan, who had been in the deep palace for a long time, came out and went directly to Cao Temple, where only the outer wall was burned. Many Cao chiefs who are still alive, led by the meritorious Cao Gaozong, accompany them all the way.
The King of Jinan first squeezed out a few tears, and then said righteously that this matter must be done quickly, strictly, and to the end, so that the whole city can be dealt with.
Gao Zong and others looked at each other, wondering what the King of Jinan meant by his words.
According to the plan, they had already written the memorial and immediately sent it to Kyoto to present it to the country for the country to make a decision. In short, the memorial has a core meaning:
"All this is due to Jinan Prime Minister Xun Nu's stubbornness and ignorance of the enemy's situation, which led to this misfortune."
Later, Gao Zong went to ask the King of Jinan himself and asked him what he meant.
Who would have thought that the King of Jinan said:
"I heard that Jinan's acquaintance took the blame for his son? That man named Xun Yu, a man who was not supposed to hold power, has caused such a big disaster. He is not guilty and cannot be justified!"
Gao Zong understood. It turned out that he wanted to deal with Xun Yu, but he was a little embarrassed. After all, he was very fond of this son. He was a talented person. He had just made his father resist everything, and then dealt with his son. He was worried about this. Gaozong is a bit difficult.
"King Jinan, Xun Yu's wife is a daughter of the Tang family. It's a bit difficult to deal with her!"
The King of Jinan understands that it is a bit difficult, but it can be done, but the money is not enough.
The King of Jinan coughed twice and said this:
"Originally, after the granary was broken down this time, all the millet inside was removed by nearby households. Do these rioters still have national laws? I personally suggest that you take this responsibility, especially now in Jinan What do you think, the meritorious person is even more needed?"
As soon as the King of Jinan finished speaking, Gao Zong smiled, and he immediately assured the King of Jinan:
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. I will get to the bottom of everything. I promise not to let any sinner go!"
Of course Gao Zong was happy. Just what the King of Jinan said just now brought him hundreds of thousands of grains of grain. Compared with this, Xun Yu could only suffer a little loss.
Why did the King of Jinan want to kill Xun Yu?
In fact, they all came from the two talents Xun Yu recommended to his father. On that day, the King of Jinan also wanted to recruit these two people, especially the scholar named Bing Yuan, whom he was particularly optimistic about.
This was not the first time that Bing Yuan came to Dongpingling for a study tour. He had come here with Guan Ning from the same county a few years ago. At that time, the King of Jinan was a guest at Fu's Jingshe and heard this man arguing with his classmates.
The King of Jinan was there at that time, so a flatterer asked a tricky question:
"Each king and father have their own ailments, so a pill should be used to save the king from evil? Father from evil?"
Then those people talked about how to be loyal to the emperor, but only Bing Yuan said seductively in the banquet:
"What can we say? A loyal minister must be a filial son. If you are not filial, how can you be loyal? So you must save your father!"
At that time, the King of Jinan admired this man's pure filial piety and morality, and wanted to recruit him to the palace as a tutor and train his sons. But it was a pity that Bing Yuan declined at that time because he was not knowledgeable.
But this time Bing Yuan was originally going to enter his palace, but Xun Yu's son, I don't know what he said, actually let Bing Yuan go to the shogunate of the Prime Minister of Jinan.
This is really unreasonable! His majesty as the King of Jinan was trampled to the ground by these Confucian scholars?
In this case, you, Xun Yu, come and see if you can withstand the punishment imposed by me, the King of Jinan!
(End of chapter)