The fire was raging, turning the back village into a sea of fire. On the top of the dirt mountain, the simple pry bar constantly throws the wood into the wall, even the broken bamboo ladder outside the wall is burning, the water in the moat is steaming hot mist, and the gate of the village is piled up with tall wood, even if the people in the village want to rush out, it is not easy.

There is no human figure on the wall, more than 20 zhang away from the wall, you can still feel the heat wave rolling hot, Rao Qiangfeng with soldiers and horses lined up a hundred steps away, strictly preventing the people in the village from rushing out at the risk of death, Shu Yongjie stood on the dirt mountain with a hideous face, and let the soldiers continue to throw wood into the village.

Rao Qiangfeng and Dong Haoyun have specialized in the study of catapults, and there is no physical object can only make a simple pry bar according to the description, and remove the beams of the houses in Pingshan Town as a simple lever. This kind of simple pry bar didn't take long to break, Shu Yongjie asked people to remove all the beams of the houses in Pingshan Town, and replace them with new ones when they were broken.

The fire burned for two days and two nights, and even the moat burned dry, Rao Qiangfeng tried to shoot an arrow at the wall, and a large piece of stone fell like powder, and it was all burned. To Rao Qiangfeng's surprise, no one rushed out of the village, Rao Qiangfeng did not plan to enter the village to see, the fire is still there, it will take at least three or two days to wait for the temperature to drop, time does not win, the food in the village must have turned into ashes, if the village has no way out, the people in the village may also be burned to ashes, and they will turn the Jiang family and even Pingshan Town into ashes, which is regarded as revenge. Meng Zihui's attack on Xinqi City was unfavorable, and it was time to go to reinforcements.

Leaving Pingshan Town, Shu Yongjie ordered people to set the house on fire, and the champion archway had already been smashed to the ground.

The arrival of Rao Qiangfeng not only brought thousands of soldiers and horses to Meng Zihui, but also brought many siege equipment, looking at the mighty army outside the city, the defenders on the city wall were as white as earth, and everyone knew that Xinqi County could not hold it.

Shu Yongjie was ordered to ride his horse to the front of the city, and shouted loudly: "General Rao of the Heavenly Army has an order, you will open the city gate and surrender as soon as possible, and the general will promise not to harm your life." Otherwise, when the city is broken, the chickens and dogs will not be left. ”

Under the escort of the officials, Li Xian Ling replied with a trembling probe: "This general, this county is willing to open the city and return to obedience, I hope that the general will be true to his words and not harm the people in my city." ”

The city gate opened, and Li Xian Ling led the officials out of the city, knelt in front of Shu Yongjie's horse, and welcomed the Tiantian army into the city. Shu Yongjie felt raised his eyebrows, when he saw the little officials of the yamen, he had to bend down and hold his breath, and today the county lord who was high up knelt in front of his horse and shook into a ball, and the eldest husband was holding a murder knife in his hand, ruling the world.

The Heavenly Army took over the four gates of Xinqi County, and the Li County Order welcomed Rao Qiangfeng and others to the county office, Rao Qiangfeng sat down in the middle, glanced at the restless Li County Order, and said with relief: "Lord Li, rest assured, since you have opened the city and surrendered to Chengcheng, this general will not embarrass you." When the army returns to the west, Lord Li will go with me, and the Heavenly Army is very short of such a talent for managing affairs. ”

Li Linyi had no choice but to be, he opened the city to meet the enemy, although it was to save the lives of the people in the city, but the Son of Heaven may not understand his own hardships, Xinnan County ordered Wang Wenchi to surrender to the enemy after being captured, was executed by Ling Chi, his family was demoted to Qingzhou to serve hard labor, and he opened the city to welcome the army into the city, and the family was afraid that it would be affected.

One person is not as bitter as all of them, Li Linyi arched his hand and said: "General, if you want to talk about the talent of managing things, how can Li be compared with the former head of the household Shangshu Yu Zhijie Yu." Lord Yu is now living in the city, and if the general can ask Lord Yu to help, it is a hundred times better than Li. ”

"Yu Zhijie? Jiang Anyi's teacher stayed in the county. Rao Qiangfeng's eyebrows stood up, this was really unexpected. He knew that Yu Zhijie was from Xinqi, but he thought that Yu Zhijie would definitely flee to Wenping Mansion when he learned that the Heavenly Army was coming, but he didn't expect that he was still in Xinqi County. Yu Zhijie has been a household secretary, Jiang Anyi is his disciple, and Zhang Yucheng, the assassin of Huangzhou, is his son-in-law, if such a person can take refuge in himself, the blow to the court will be huge, even if he does not surrender, he will take him captive in the army, and declare to the outside world that Yu Zhijie will surrender to the heavenly army, and it will be much easier to attack the city and recruit officers and soldiers in the future.

Rao Qiangfeng immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Daxian is here, Rao Mou should come to visit, Li County Order, bother you to lead the way." ”

Yufu in the west of the city, the gate was opened, Yu Zhijie learned that Li County ordered Kaicheng to surrender to the enemy, immediately dismissed his family, handed over the letter to the four masters sent by the Jiang family to protect him, refused their request to protect himself, and sat alone in meditation, he knew that the traitor would not let him go. The old housekeeper Yu Fu said that he would not leave anything, and when he was in a hurry, he simply said that he would stay and collect the body for the master, and Yu Zhijie saw that he had made up his mind, so he went with him.

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the house, Yu Zhijie took a deep breath, and the thief came. Li Linyi led Rao Qiangfeng into the house with a complicated expression, bowed to Yu Zhijie, who was sitting behind the desk, and said, "Duke Yu, the great general Rao Qiangfeng came to visit Duke Yu." ”

Yu Zhijie stroked his beard and sighed: "Master Li, you are still known as an honest official in Xinqi County, how can you stoop to the enemy and ruin your reputation." Who doesn't die if life suffers from self-suffering, why should you cherish life so much, survive for a while, and even affect your family. ”

After saying that, Yu Zhijie shook his head again and again. Li Linyi hurriedly argued: "Duke Yu, why is Li a mortal, but the people in the city are innocent, Li is willing to exchange his reputation for the survival of the people in the city, this heart can be learned." ”

Yu Zhijie ignored him, looked at Rao Qiangfeng and said: "You are the traitor Rao Qiangfeng, I heard An Yi say that you made trouble in Linhua County, but unfortunately the government did not take you to punish you." Thou hast not repented, but thou hast intensified thy rebellion and rebelled again, causing millions of souls to be miserably wrecked by thee, and thou shalt be guilty of thy sin, and God will not tolerate thee. ”

Rao Qiangfeng said with a smile: "God has eyes, good people don't live long, and disasters enjoy glory." Rao is not afraid of God, he only believes in the steel axe in his hand, but there is injustice in his chest, and he cuts it over. Yu Da said that he was for the country and the people, and Rao's rebellion was also so that the people did not have to be exploited by the government, and his ambitions were the same. ”

"What if the old man refuses?"

Rao Qiangfeng sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's up to you, Lord Yu, come here, please let Lord Yu go." ”

Yu Zhijie took the tea on the table and drank it all, and said with a smile: "Don't work hard, Yu will take the first step and see how the traitor ends." ”

There was poison in the cup, Yu Zhijie had already prepared, and black blood dripped from his nose as he spoke, and he fell on the desk. Rao Qiangfeng stepped forward to help Yu Zhijie, and reached out at the end of his nose, and his breath was gone. Let go of his hand, lean on the chair with Yu Zhijie, Rao Qiangfeng said: "It's also a man, let people be buried in peace." ”

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On September 18, flowers were hotly discussed in Beijing

Kui Hui, Qinglou restaurants, street corners and alleys are all talking about the hot candidates for this year's championship. The fast horse galloping in from Qixiamen did not attract much people's attention, and it has been seen in the past year or so that the people of Beijing have seen it in a hurry.

Dengwen drum has been strictly forbidden by the Son of Heaven to beat, the fast horse stopped in front of the yamen of the military department, and the urgent report was quickly delivered to the hands of Shang Ding Dawei of the military department. Since the rebellion of the Annan Tun army, the war in the world continues, as the secretary of the military department, Ding Dawei works day and night, and the white hair on his temples spreads rapidly, Ding Dawei said to the waiter Jia Nan more than once, and when the world is settled, he will return to his hometown.

Dezhou emergency report, the rebel army attacked Xinqi County in the east, the county ordered Li Linyi to open the city to surrender to the enemy in order to ensure the safety of the people, Yu Zhijie, the former head of the household department, scolded the thief for taking poison and died, and the thief army set fire to the hometown of Jiang Anyi - Pingshan Town, Jiang Anyi's mother, concubine and a pair of children, sisters and other family members, together with more than 1,000 people who took refuge in the back village, the life and death of the unknown ......

Ding Dawei felt dizzy and dizzy, the urgent report in his hand fell weakly, and Jia Nan on the side called softly, "Lord Ding, what's wrong with you, take a sip of tea and take a break." With the warm tea in his stomach, Ding Dawei calmed down a little, pointed to the emergency report on the table, and said astringently: "Lord Yu is loyal to the country." ”

"Ah", Jia Nan exclaimed in surprise, picking up the emergency report on the table and taking a closer look. He and Yu Zhijie are officials in the same court, but they don't have much interaction with each other at different levels, Jiang Anyi has been to Yu Mansion with Jiang Anyi in the court, Yu Zhijie gives him the impression of a kind old man, not at all like the court to give people a sense of fortitude. A few days ago, Ding Shangshu also talked to himself about Lord Yu, saying that he was brave enough to retire from power, and he was ready to follow his example and return to his hometown, so that Jia Nan could do more errands and prepare to take over.

The Si people have passed away, and only Qingzhong remains. Jia Nan fixed his mind and said, "My lord, this matter must be reported to the Son of Heaven." ”

An hour later, in Zichen Palace, all the ministers in the court learned the news of Yu Zhijie's death. There is also a testament to Yu Zhijie in the urgent report, which is presented to the Son of Heaven.

Shi Chongwei said sadly: "Yu Aiqing said three things in the testament. The first is to let me stop building and accumulate financial resources, and I will not build the palace within five years; The second is to pay light labor and thin taxes, and I have also approved it, and the states have sent all the people who have entered the mountains to harvest timber and stone into their homes, and ordered the states to collect taxes in strict accordance with the law of 'combining taxes into one', and the taxes shall not be higher than the amount before I ascend the throne, except for the new acres of land; ”

Glancing at the courtiers in the hall, Shi Chongwei continued: "Yu Aiqing is loyal to the country, and he can't help but commend him, Jin named Yu Qing as the new Marquis of Qi, and his eldest son inherited the throne, and his eldest grandson was recorded as a Jinshi, and the Ministry of Rites prepared the ceremony, and I will personally go to the sacrifice in three days." ”

The Ministry of Rites set up a mourning shed in the Yu family, and there was an endless stream of officials who came to pay their respects, from the Son of Heaven to the people of Limin, who came to worship the great Zheng Zhongchen, and Yu Zhijie was extremely mournful after his death.

On September 22, Jiang Anyi received a letter written to him by Yu Shi before his death, in which he asked him to be loyal to the country and protect the people. At the same time, Jiang Anyi also received the news that Rao Qiangfeng led the army to burn down Pingshan Town and burn the Houzhai, but Dong'er sent someone to send a letter, and the family and friends in the Houzhai escaped from the secret passage of the Houzhai, which made him feel at ease.

Jiang Anyi set up a mourning hall at home to commemorate Yu Shi, and played the book to the court, willing to lead 20,000 troops south to destroy Rao Qiangfeng, avenge Yu Shi's blood hatred, and seek justice for Pingshan Town.