"Cao Juren's family is all here."

Li Xiangqian listened, suddenly pointed to a teenage child in the carriage, and said, "Let this doll go, let's not engage in continuous work." ”

Yuan Tai followed aside, and suddenly said anxiously: "Elder, let the tiger return to the mountain, there will be troubles." ”

"If you have a grudge against the government, how many people does the government need to kill? He has committed a big crime in his family, he doesn't know how to review it, and if he still has a grudge against the government, then what is there to be afraid of? ”

Although according to the rules of this era, there is really any big revenge, and it is normal for people to take revenge, but if it is destroyed by the law of the country, what qualifications do you have to take revenge?

I don't know how much power Cao Juren has, but the arrest of the elders obviously alarmed many people, as the area where the clan power and gentry power reached its peak, the arrest of Cao Juren really caused pursuit and peeping, fortunately, the people in Cao Juren's Zhuangzi were blinded at the beginning, and then they went straight to the county seat without any delay, which can be said to have not given much chance to chase.

However, in this era, there is no idea of a first-class highway and a second-class highway, and if you want to get rich, it is even more fallacious to build a road first, and the bumps and detours of this road, sure enough, there are already a group of croppers holding various farm tools are far behind.

The closer you get to the county seat, the more people gather, and when you feel that the county seat is in sight, the sky is gradually getting hotter, Li Xiangqian has the opportunity to enjoy the surrounding scenery, if it weren't for a few captives who were covered in their mouths and kept whining, this scene would still be very pleasant.

No wonder a traveler like Xu Xiake appeared in such a place.

"I remember a science fiction writer who wrote that the starting point of aliens defining humans as intelligent creatures is a group of apes, looking up at the sky with curiosity, and honestly not deceiving me, people will indeed have great curiosity about the outside world after completing the initial diet and survival guarantee."

"Therefore, it is important to arouse the people's curiosity about the overseas world."

"It's still habitual, depending on the people of Guangdong and Fujian, how cool and crooked they are, the key is that people are willing to go out."

Li Xiangqian understands that this kind of thing is more related to the geographical layout than the difference in race.

From the front, with a lot of smoke and dust, a team of people and horses ran over, and the leader actually rode a horse, obviously well maintained, which can be said to be quite remarkable in this Jiangnan.

"Phew! You and other bandits, dare to rob the squire, are you not afraid of death? ”

"Raise our red flag and don't clash with these people."

No matter how bad stability is, it is better than chaos, this is by no means perfunctory, but an objective fact, like a reckless man rushing into the porcelain shop and smashing all the bottles and cans, is not in the interests of the elders, in the long run, although these bureaucrats are not suitable in many aspects, but in terms of stabilizing the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, they are grasshoppers on a rope.

A red flag was raised, and due to the rise of revisionism, in the imperial capital, how long the red flag could be fought, was all shouted for, and what kind of red flag should be used actually showed its ideological tear.

Naturally, some people are ready to learn from the advanced experience of future generations and continue to use that flag according to their habits.

Of course, in the name of "the sea of stars", the United Nations flag represented by the rubber stamp of the United Nations in later generations without a sense of existence is also quite admired by the figures of decadent ideas in the West.

Fortunately, in this era, there is basically no concept of the national flag, at least the Koreans who created the universe have not yet remembered to turn Taejitu into their national flag, the so-called flag, more on behalf of the military general, or the monarch, basically the name of the monarch.

So, as has evolved countless times in the past, put aside the controversy and develop together.

The elders stipulate that the "tentative" flag for external use is the red flag, and of course, according to personal preference, the elders can put up their own "coat of arms" or titles, which is a matter of opinion.

In Jiangnan, this red flag has not yet established its own prestige, and it is naturally very embarrassed, but fortunately, everyone is loaded with guns, and no one dares to approach.

"Did you see that official, this kid is also smart, blocking us, still hiding under the tree, he knows how to hurt himself, shoot directly, hit the tree on his head, if a branch falls on his head, see if he is afraid."

"Steady, steady."

Li Xiangqian commanded a few sharpshooters, aimed at the petty officer, intending to scare and scare, hitting the branch on the head, it was not too hostile behavior.

What I didn't expect was that these boys did a really good job, I don't know which one, and they hit the trunk with one shot.

The falling branch was hitting the head of the man who did not know what official position he had, and at the same time, his horse jumped up without knowing what the stimulus was.

The middle-aged little official, dressed in an ink-colored robe, desperately pulled the reins, but his horse didn't know whether it was startled or hurt, so he jumped up with a wail and ran towards the position of Li Xiangqian and the others.

The people around him watched the boss rush, and they originally wanted to follow as if they were conditioned, but the rate of fire of the Mauser gun and the sound of the gunfire greatly deterred these guys who looked like ordinary people and had no warrior spirit.

Although he was still wielding the small knife in his hand, he couldn't even control the horse, so he couldn't do the same thing as those cavalrymen, catching the impact of the horse and slashing the infantry.

When the man approached, he was forced by several rifles, unable to move at all, and was dragged down at once.

"The horse's eyes seem to have been poked and they are bleeding."

This is really a coincidence, Li Xiangqian smiled, knowing that this situation is not one in ten thousand, and hit a large branch, causing it to land right on the horse eye of the knight under the horse, scratching the eye.

The man became a prisoner, and seemed unhurried, and although the soldiers he brought with him were a standard rabble, they did not rush to save people, but they did not disperse in a hurry, but shouted something on the side.

Li Xiangqian suddenly remembered this picture in his mind, the lord drank and retreated, ordered the loosening of the tie and gave him wine and food, so a military general knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and since then he has obtained a horse boy......

"How is that possible?"

He shook his head, and did not dismount, but looked at the person standing on the ground, and said: "This, what is your surname, what is your official position in Jiangyin County, and why are you blocking me?" ”

This middle-aged man was a little tough, but he didn't scold anything, he just kept silent.

"I didn't make it clear before I came, we are not thieves, but people who really carry out orders, everyone is paid to eat, what is the hardship for the hardship, you lead the way in front, I want to go to Jiangyin."

"Don't think! Since this official is an official of one party, he has to benefit one party, and he does not want to be a thief! ”

Li Xiangqian smiled and said, "I'm not a thief," he pointed to the car behind him, and said, "I'm from the imperial capital, and I specialize in dealing with this Cao Juren family, you should know what they did." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, seemed to remember something, and said: "I'm afraid that such a thing should be handled by local parents." ”

Li Xiangqian said: "Lao Cao is about to treat your county lord as his own home, and he expects your lord to help avenge his grievances?" I can't imagine that a person who raises people and dares to kill the imperial capital, you bystanders, can you be complicit? ”

The man felt a little embarrassed, he also knew that Cao Juren's matter was not authentic, Jiangyin made a fortune by relying on commerce, the xenophobic atmosphere was not strong, and the acceptance of aliens was not bad......

Still, you have to say good things.

"This lord, I was afraid that there was a misunderstanding at that time, their origin is unknown, Cao Juren is also thinking about the township party, and your family is only afraid that there will be violations."

"Okay, what am I doing here to delay time with you, we will be surrounded in a while, take me to the county seat, I will deal with this matter, naturally I want to be fair and honest, and judge this goods in front of the people of the city."

The man was startled, and dared not to attack the county seat, or to come directly......

He also seemed to understand something, and said, "May I ask what is your position in the imperial capital?" ”

"This is a trivial matter, let's go, eh, your horse seems to be injured, throw it to your men to heal the wound, oh, there is still a seat next to Cao Juren, sit down, you see, I don't abuse people, I am also arrested by adult men of the Cao family, and the murderer dies, but Henkel's covenant, you can't say anything."

"I haven't asked yet, what's your name?"

"Xiaguan Yan Yingyuan, the word Liheng."

"Oh, my surname is Li, by the way, Lao Yan, tell me, my people came to you, what did they do, provoked this hypocritical old guy to kill people, eleven lives, it's gone, I don't do anything, I really can't say it."

Yan Yingyuan got into the car at this time, and next to him was the old man Cao, but he didn't dare to untie the strip of cloth in his mouth, but just coped: "Lord Hui, this matter, I'm afraid that Master Cao has also misunderstood." ”

"Forget it, you should lead the way back to the city as soon as possible, the person died in Jiangyin, I can only come back in the county town of Jiangyin, and I will take revenge in the future, otherwise how will I lead the troops in the future."

Jiangyin County is not far away, there is Yan Yingyuan, the "leading party", naturally everything is going well, Yan Yingyuan keeps saying good things, talking about how this Cao Juren treats the villagers well, up and down say that it is good.

Of course, Li Xiangqian also said a lot of words, but Yan Yingyuan is a native of Hebei, but he is an official in Jiangnan, and before the Ming Dynasty died, he couldn't go back home, so he stayed.

Li Xiangqian was overjoyed, and asked again, but found that Yan Yingyuan's hometown was long gone, but he was slaughtered by the Tartars, so naturally he began to talk about the great achievements of himself and others without a word, of course, this is not nonsense, he can be regarded as his benefactor.

So, Li Xiangqian said lightly how the army swept through and captured prisoners, especially the Tartar leaders who led troops into the customs several times, basically didn't run away.

Yan Yingyuan knew these things for a long time, as a northerner, and a Hebei person who was the most severely slaughtered by the Tartars, he naturally had an incomparable hatred for them, and when he heard that the imperial capital had shown his might and helped him avenge himself, he also cried and knelt down in the direction of the north and cried.

However, in the end, he didn't want to go back to that sad place, so he was in Jiangyin and made the petty official of Dianshi.

Of course, as a northerner, he can win the support of the people here in Jiangyin, and he can sit firmly on his buttocks, which is enough to show his ability.

Of course, Yan Yingyuan is indeed very relieved that order has been restored in his hometown and everything is improving.

He also described the difficulty of his position, this Cao Juren is also a decades-old man, deeply rooted in the countryside, it can be said that in the Changzhou Mansion to which Jiangyin County belongs, there are many relatives and friends, once he deals with him, it is to shake his "ruling foundation".

Although Li Xiangqian knew that this so-called big family, in the original time and space, had collapsed with the Manchu Dynasty's many massacres in Jiangnan, they themselves were also responsible for these collapses.

For the landlord class, in the Han Dynasty, the Shu landlords represented the advanced, and in the Tang Dynasty, the Shu landlords could already play Niu Li with the scholars, and in the Song and Ming dynasties, basically, the Shu landlords who had lost their progressive power began to become decadent.

Just like the various doubts of later generations about why land reform is necessary.

Your existence has hindered the progress of this country, and it is only right for me to engage you.

"Those eleven people, many of them have taken my class, according to Da Ming, it can be regarded as a master-apprentice relationship, they just died, I am very unhappy, you see, I don't stay with the emperor, I ran over and killed Lao Cao's family, it is a very reasonable thing."

As an economically developed area, Jiangyin County still has a few roads that can be said, they soon arrived at the county seat, at this time there are more people behind them, but the city gate has been closed, and countless people are nervous to go to the city to defend.

"At this time, don't you want to call the city, I just need a fair and bright place to try this bastard, give my people an explanation, and let them dig up the corpses of my people, be filial sons, and send them to the end."

Yan Yingyuan was also a little embarrassed, he said: "I'm just afraid it's difficult, I don't have any deep friendship with that county order." ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to live in the city in the future?"

Yan Yingyuan was a little embarrassed and said, "I hope that the Lord will be fulfilled." ”

"Well, according to the intelligence, it seems that you were not involved in these things, but I spared you."

Ke Xiaonan took out a megaphone at this time and shouted: "The people in the city listen to me, open the city gate immediately, we are a dignified task force, specially interrogating the murder case of the Cao family, if we don't cooperate, we will shoot." ”

(End of chapter)