Chapter 207: Obtaining the Jade Blade Sword
He wore the stars and the moon, and ran all the way to King Ling's mansion. At the same time, the soldiers led by the two martial arts masters also lurked behind the county mansion.
There was a cry of knowledge, and the bright torch burned incessantly. There were several figures of guards in a row, armed with sharp spears.
"Brothers, hold fast and make no noise." They stooped down, and in a few moments, they were rounded to the back of the house.
There was a commotion and singing and dancing from inside. It turned out that the prefectural order, the tax collector who entertained the here, hugged the courtesan, pulled the hoarse voice, and sang.
Hou Qu looked there, his eyes spewing fire. "It's all scraped people's fat and people's ointment, and today, it's time to go back."
He kicked the door straight open. "You despicable people, the time has come! We were sent by the Imperial Brother, and we are going to arrest you! ”
In his hand, he held the order that Liu Yichen had written for him, which was stamped with a red seal. Those tax packages came over with knives one after another.
Hou Qu held a sharp wooden stick in his hand, flicked the palm of his hand, and stabbed it hard. With a kick of both feet, he rushed towards the county order.
The county order was stunned. His eyes widened and he shouted. "You and other despicable thieves can go to this official to spread wild."
He had the little singer in his hand and blocked it that way. Hou Qu threw his body, and the wooden stick hit him on the head.
On the forehead of the county order, a stream of blood suddenly spurted out. He shouted. "Come on, this thief wants to kill people and rob money!" The soldiers rushed forward.
The rest of the tax package is also staying there, not daring to move. Xiong Li followed, twisting the county order's shirt vigorously in his hand, and said with a smile.
"Give us the key to the city gate, and naturally enter the city, and you will get rid of the things that plague the people and give us a life of peace."
Those tax collectors are full of fear in their eyes, they only know how to bully the common people on weekdays, and they have scruples when they see people with such high martial arts.
At this time, the county commander's lips trembled, and he was so frightened that he couldn't do it, and cold sweat broke out on his head. It was a moment before he stammered.
"How many of you are really the people of the Imperial Brothers?" Xiong Li smiled. "Naturally, our imperial brother has always been as vicious as an enemy."
The soldiers stared at them for fear that they would run out. They looked behind them, at the gap in the floor on one side, and wanted to run out.
"The key is here." Xiong Li felt a sharp, cold metal object in his hand, and grabbed it at once.
At this time, a tax package suddenly shouted loudly at the top of his voice. "Run, brethren! Repay King Ling! They ran out without saying anything.
The soldiers cut down a few, and the rest continued to go out. When Hou Qu saw that, he didn't mention it in his heart, he was so anxious.
"Brothers, go and open the gates." They tied up the magistrate and dragged him to the back, where there were several guards.
The guard standing in front of him held a sharp spear in his hand, the sharp spear glowing with golden light, and stabbed at him.
"You dog thieves, you actually ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, quickly enlarge people!" He was stabbing towards the bear force, with all his might.
Xiong Li felt a pain on his body, a sharp scar, and blood flowed in an instant. He turned around and kicked the man away.
"You don't recognize this thing, what is this?" Hou Qu held Liu Yichen's order in his hand, and stared at the guards with righteous words.
The guards who led him didn't expect Xiong Li to have such a powerful explosive power. Before he could react, he was knocked out by a punch.
Xiong Li struggled to pick up the sharp gun again, gritted his teeth and stabbed it down. "Poof." A stream of blood flew out in an instant, along with pieces of flesh.
The rest of the guards surrounded him. They fought and retreated until they reached the gates, and there was confusion in the city.
Xiong Li wielded the sharp gold-encrusted spear, and he was vigorous. "You people, don't be ignorant of life and death, we only catch tax packages."
At the same time, Liu Yichen and Song Zhiyao, two people on horseback, were staying in front of the city gate. Behind him was Ren Wang, and his thousands of cavalry.
A gust of cold wind gently blew across Song Zhiyao's forehead, she couldn't hold her body and sneezed. Liu Yichen stretched out his hand and pulled her back.
"My good Yao'er, is it still cold? This is my silk cloak to cover you. A handful of Song Zhiyao was directly wrapped in a silk cloak.
Her eyes widened, she looked at her beloved, and felt that she was very happy. "Good husband, don't pay attention to me, there are many enemies in front of you."
At this time, Ren Wang, he waved hard in his hand. "The gates are open, brothers, go up and take control of the situation in this city."
They rode horses and brandished sabers. "On the orders of the Imperial Brother, martial law is imposed on Tanzhou City, and it is not allowed to be disobeyed." The sound of horses' hooves rattled rattle.
The officials and tax collectors inside, wielding spears and knives indiscriminately, really could not withstand the attack of the army, and soon became a mess.
At this time, in the midst of the chaotic army, Liu Yichen saw Hou Qu again. "Brother Huang, damn it, those people are not caught, hurry up and close the city gates."
At this time, they took those soldiers and sealed the gates of the city. "Seal these places for the time being, and don't let anyone out."
The whole city was in chaos, and it was not until the early morning that the warm light shone in the sky, and it was quiet.
At this time, the county commander and the Taishou, they were so frightened that they hid in their official residences, not daring to move around, and they didn't know what to do outside.
"I have to go find King Ling!" One by one, they were all terrified. "It's just such a thing, and only the dragon species can cover it."
At the same time, Song Zhiyao also followed them to search the city. "Those who include taxes in here must have hidden a lot of treasure anyway."
Those who collect taxes are all ambushed in the shadows, not daring to come out. "These people don't know where they came from, but they were able to mobilize troops."
They were all ready in their hearts to raid Song Zhiyao and them. He sent out many eyeliners, pretending to be the people, and followed them.
Song Zhiyao and her beloved husband were inseparable, and they found the mansion again. "Taishou, don't hide anymore, we're from the imperial court!"
When the Taishou inside heard this, he was also terrified. "You ridiculous things, you dare to fool this official, it's really damned."
Hearing this, the cavalrymen slammed on the door one by one. The door creaked, and in a few moments, a few traces cracked.
Taishou looked over there now, and ordered the guards to stop it. "Burn these account books to the old decay, and be happy."
He knew that if he was really caught, then he would have to destroy these ledgers in advance, and there would be no evidence to investigate the harm to the people.
Those family members didn't dare to slack off one by one, so they just set a fire and threw coke on it. After a while, a raging fire broke out.
At this time, the door also cracked, and those soldiers, all of whom were brave and fearless, rushed in one by one and grabbed them directly, and the Taishou in the hall.
He looked at Liu Yichen and pretended to know nothing. "Brother Huang, what is the matter with this official? There's just been a fire here. ”
When Liu Yichen saw that scene, he was also very anxious in his heart. "Go and put out that fire, there must be something in it that he doesn't want people to know."
The soldiers, beating the water from the well, tried hard to extinguish the fire. Smoke billowed along the way, spewing out a very choking breath.
Liu Yichen stayed there alone, staring at Taishou. "I know what you're trying to do? There must be something important in it. ”
When the Taishou saw him like that, he only sighed softly, and his expression seemed to be smiling. "In this way, it is too much to promote the old man."
After a while, the fires were extinguished, and the soldiers took out so many ledgers that they could still be read, even though they were yellowed by smoke.
Liu Yichen looked over there alone, about to squat down, covering his nose, and his hands were stained with a lot of dust. Cautiously look at the inscription on it.
"On the twentieth day of the first month of the Wuxu year, the horse tax collector, fifty taels of silver ......" Liu Yichen read loudly, the Taishou, his body trembled non-stop.
Liu Yichen looked at him and smiled slightly. "It's just that it can't contain the fire in the paper, if you want people to not know, unless you do it."
They took the inside of the Taishou Mansion again and quickly checked it. "300,000 taels of silver were found inside." The silver was piled up, and it only shone white.
Liu Yichen looked at Na Taishou, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said very politely. "Old lady Shou, if you dare to do such a thing, you don't have to say it."
If you are too anxious, you can't do it, and the old tears are rampant. "I'll recruit them all, but it's just about this tax, it's still King Ling, he forced me to do it."
At this time, Liu Yichen also said. "We already know about such things, let's go, and the rest of the things will naturally be told to the people sent by the imperial court."
They tied the man directly to it. "Let the people see, what will happen to the dog officials who plague the people?"
They drove the carriage directly and dragged the Taishou. When the people saw it, they all clapped their hands loudly and shouted loudly. "Okay!"
It's just that at this time, Song Zhiyao had a sense of foreboding in her heart. "It's just that King Ling hasn't been caught yet."
After all, according to the words of the old county king, their strength is very large, not only these officials, once they counterattack, it will be very dangerous.
Thinking of this, she said softly biting her ear. "Xianggong, with such fanfare, then King Ling, isn't it strange that there is no one in sight?"
Liu Yichen listened to her words and replied without thinking. "It shouldn't be anything, presumably he, how dare he compete with the army of the imperial court?"
At this time, in the cheering crowd, a figure suddenly flashed. He rode his horse and ran quickly towards King Ling's mansion.
Hou Qu looked at the figure and shouted loudly. "That person is the county magistrate!" They rode together on horseback and chased after each other as fast as they could.
The county commander sweated on his head and gritted his teeth. "I didn't expect that after so many years of stability, there would be such a trouble, and there is only this way."
He knew how serious his crimes were, how many taxes he had overcharged with them, and how many people he had killed.
At this time, a soldier from behind, riding on a horse, chased after him. "Hurry up and get off the horse!" As soon as the words fell, the county order was indeed vicious.
The palms of his hands were full of sweat, and there was a sharp poison dart in it. He turned around and threw it hard, stabbing the soldier into him.
Before the soldier could react, he threw himself and fell to the ground, spitting blood. In front of him was the magnificent gate of King Ling's Mansion.
The county commander felt a sense of relief in his heart. "No matter what, as long as they successfully escape there, they will not dare to rush to the palace no matter what."
Liu Yichen rode on the horse, looking at him like that, and his heart was anxious. "If you don't arrest this man, he will hide in it, and it will be difficult to do it."
At this time, Hou Qu took out a round iron cable in his hand. "The big man helped the little one hold that side and put it in his direction."
At this time, a row of family members appeared in the gatehouse above. They all had bows and arrows in their hands. "Lord Wang, here is the royal brother."
They were also very scared in their hearts, and no one could afford to shoot the imperial brother. At this time, the gate was open, and the county order was about to run in.