Seeing his father's puzzlement, Ye Qingqiu explained: "Dad, you don't know yet, in the tragedy in Zhushan, the barbarians can only be regarded as accomplices, and the real murderer is actually Lian Dan!" ”

Zhushan is a small county in Hanzhong County, with a small population, less than 10,000 people, and Ye Qingqiu's cousin Xia Ruoyan's family lives in Zhushan.

When the Jingshi army first entered Yizhou, there were barbarian troops who wandered to the Zhushan area to burn and loot, and after Lian Dan learned the news, he immediately sent people to Zhushan to exterminate the barbarian army.

After this battle, the barbarian army was defeated by the Jingshi army, but more than 3,000 people died in Zhushan County, and almost the entire county was killed, including Xia Ruoyan's family.

At that time, Xia Ruoyan happened to be not in Zhushan, but in Zhuxi, her grandfather's house, and she was lucky to escape.

According to the Jingshi Army, the people of Zhushan County were slaughtered by the barbarian army, but the actual situation is that most of the people killed died at the hands of the Jingshi army.

The Jingshi army cut off the heads of the slain people, used them as the heads of the barbarian army, and took them to receive merit and rewards. Xia Ruoyan heard the bad news and rushed back to Zhushan to know these things.

In fact, this kind of thing is really common in the army under Lian Dan. Lian Dan's army, no matter where it fights, the local people will definitely suffer.

Treating human life as a mustard and indiscriminately killing innocent people as a military merit has almost become a common practice in the Liam Dan troops.

To what extent are the people afraid of Liandan? People specially made a limerick poem for Lian Dan.

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Rather meet the red eyebrows, not the Taishi; The Taishi is still acceptable, and he will kill me.

Red eyebrows refers to the Red Eyebrow Army, which is a peasant rebel army that rose up because it was not full of food, it grabbed wherever it went, and the places it passed were like locusts crossing the border.

Taishi refers to the current Taishi Wang Kuang, who is the sixth son of Wang Mang, who is brutal, no matter where he goes, he is robbing, raping and plundering, and doing all kinds of evil.

The beginning of the change naturally refers to Lian Dan, the general of the beginning. Wang Kuang is brutal enough, but in terms of brutality, Wang Kuang is insignificant in front of Lian Dan.

Through this limerick poem, you can also see how Lian Dan behaves on weekdays.

Ye Qingqiu carefully recounted what happened. The hall was silent, and no one spoke immediately.

Like Liu Xiu and Long Yuan, they had no contact with Lian Dan before, and they only heard that this person was brutal, but they didn't know exactly how cruel it was. Now hearing Ye Qingqiu's words, a slight chill arose in the hearts of both of them.

More than 3,000 people, killed by Lian Dan's subordinates?

Xia Ruoyan raised her head, looked around at the people present, and said, "Lian Dan is the murderer of my father and mother and my brothers and sisters, shouldn't I seek revenge on him?" ”

The "......" hall was silent, and I don't know how long it took, Ye Tian took a deep breath, looked at Ye Qingqiu, and asked, "Qingqiu, when did Ruoyan come to the county seat?" You were also involved in the assassination of Lian Dan? ”

Without waiting for Ye Qingqiu to reply, Xia Ruoyan preemptively said: "Uncle, I have come to the county seat a long time ago, but Qingqiu didn't know that I was in the county town, and I didn't come to her, and the assassination of Lian Dan has nothing to do with Qingqiu." ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Liu Xiu and the others, and said, "If you want to catch the assassin, just arrest me, don't involve my uncle's family because of my relationship!" ”

Liu Xiu secretly smiled bitterly, the assassin fled into the Ye Mansion, the Ye family was already inseparable, but now it's good, the assassin is still a relative of the Ye family, if there is nothing to do with the two, no matter who it is, no matter who it is, it will not be believed.

Liu Xiu understands this truth, and Ye Tian naturally understands it. The latter shuddered, hurriedly walked up to Liu Xiu, and said urgently: "Uncle Wen, you must not hand Ruoyan over to the government!" ”

Xia Ruoyan is small alone, and the Ye family's family is big!

It can't be said that Ye Tian is selfish, greedy for life and afraid of death, as the head of the family, he should be responsible for the lives of the whole family. This matter is not one or two lives, but the lives of one or two hundred people in the Ye family!

Liu Xiu blinked, his mind turned quickly, and after a while, his face turned straight, and he arched his hand to Ye Tian and said, "Miss Biao's visit to the Ye family is a private matter of the Ye family, and it has nothing to do with the assassins. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Long Yuan and Gai Yan and asked, "Uncle Zhong, Juqing, what do you two think?" ”

Long Yuan, Gai Yan and Liu Xiu looked at each other for a moment, and said in unison: "That's right! We chased and lost the assassin, and we happened to pass by the Ye family, and cheekily came in to ask for a bowl of tea, quench our thirst, and rest by the way! ”

Liu Xiu smiled at the two of them, nodded, and said, "It's almost time to rest, we should also go." As he spoke, he bowed to Ye Tian and said, "Ye Gong, I still have important business to do, so I will leave first!" ”

Ye Tian was moved to hold Liu Xiu's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Wen has a great favor to the Ye family!" ”

Liu Xiu said: "Ye Gong's words are serious. As he spoke, he looked at Xia Ruoyan again, and said, "I can understand Miss Biao's feelings, but to do things, you still need to think twice and do what you can, otherwise, you will harm others and yourself, and it will be too late to regret it." ”

Fortunately, it was him, Long Yuan, and Gai Yan who were chasing Xia Ruoyan this time, if it was Lian Dan's subordinates, she would have fled into the Ye Mansion in a panic, and the Ye family would still have their lives?

Xia Ruoyan naturally knew very well how much crisis and danger her actions had brought to the Ye family. She lowered her head and bowed to Liu Xiufu.

Liu Xiu didn't delay any longer, glanced at Long Yuan and Gai Yan, and then the three of them said goodbye to Ye Tian together and walked out quickly.

When the three of them walked into the courtyard, Ye Qingqiu chased after him and called Liu Xiu. Long Yuan and Gai Yan glanced at each other, walked out of the gate of the Ye Mansion with interest, and waited for him outside.

Looking at Ye Qingqiu, who walked in front of him, Liu Xiu asked, "Miss Ye is still in trouble?" ”

Ye Qingqiu asked curiously, "Why are you willing to help my cousin?" ”

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Miss Ye is asking knowingly. ”

"Huh?"

"When Miss Ye decided to let Miss Biao come out to show up, she was already sure that I would definitely help her." If Ye Qingqiu didn't have such a certainty in her heart, she would never let Xia Ruoyan come out to show up.

Ye Qingqiu snorted and laughed, and muttered in a low voice, "You're quite smart." ”

Liu Xiu said: "Miss Ye is smarter and can figure out my thoughts. ”

"In my mind, Uncle Wen is a person with outstanding character and righteousness, and will never change his principles in order to climb the flames." Ye Qingqiu looked at Liu Xiu with bright eyes, and said with feeling.

Her words undoubtedly gave Liu Xiu a very high evaluation. Listening to Ye Qingqiu's words, looking at her bright eyes, Liu Xiu's heart throbbed for a moment.

If he hadn't already had a favorite object, maybe he would really be attracted to a girl like Ye Qingqiu!

He bowed his hand, bowed deeply to Ye Qingqiu, and then turned around and walked out.

Ye Qingqiu stood in the courtyard, looking at the direction of Liu Xiu's departure, and remained motionless for a long time.

Xia Ruoyan walked to her side, glanced in the direction of the gate, and asked softly, "Qingqiu, what's his name?" ”

"Liu Xiu!"

Liu Xiu......

Leaving the Ye Mansion, Liu Xiu and the three walked back. On the way, Gai Yan said indignantly: "It is really a misfortune for a country that a person like Lian Dan can become a general!" ”

Liu Xiu pulled down his sleeve and reminded him to be careful of misfortune. He said, "I don't know what happened to the eldest brother and the grandson brother, and whether they captured the other two assassins." ”

Long Yuan said in a low voice: "Lian Dan is innocent of death, and those who dare to assassinate him are also righteous people, I hope they can all escape!" ”

It's a pity that Long Yuan's wish didn't come true.

Of the 13 people who assassinated Lian Dan this time, three of them were shot dead on the spot, five others were killed by cavalry while fleeing, and two of the remaining five were captured alive and three were at large.

However, the entire county city has been blocked, the city gates are closed, and the city is full of soldiers under Lian Dan's command, people from outside the city cannot enter, and people inside the city cannot get out, and the three assassins who are on the run must still be trapped in the city.

The officials of the county government took the household registers and led the soldiers to go from house to house to count and check for assassins.

Towards evening, an Assassin who had been in hiding was searched and killed, surrounded by a large number of soldiers.

In the second half of the night, another Assassin was found by the officers and soldiers, who captured him alive.

The two people who were captured alive in front of him were both tortured to death, but the assassin he captured in the end was a soft bone, and before the real punishment could be used on him, he recruited everything.

These assassins are all from the Green Forest Army, and the leader is named Ma Wu.

In fact, the Green Forest Army is just a general term. Today the peasants here have revolted, and they are playing the banner of the Green Forest Army, and tomorrow the peasants over there will revolt again, also under the banner of the Green Forest Army.

Many of the rebels who called themselves the Green Forest Army were not affiliated with each other, and some of them may have merged for common interests, while others fought on their own and had little connection with each other.

Their group of assassins came from such a rebel army under the banner of the Green Forest Army, and the team was not very large, with only about 100 people.

Don't look at the small number of people in this Green Forest Army, the combat power is not weak, many of them are chivalrous warriors in the rivers and lakes, and the leader Ma Wu is not simple.

Ma Wu Zi Zhang, nicknamed 'Wu Plague God', is strong in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, holding a nine-eared eight-ring knife, and it is said that he has not met an opponent so far.

The thirteen people who assassinated Lian Dan this time were twelve men and one woman.

The woman was supposed to be an internal response for them, and she didn't need to do it, but when it came to the action, she still participated in it herself. The last assassin currently on the run was this woman.

Due to the woman's late advocacy and mysterious identity, he knew very little about her, not even her name.

After listening to the assassin's confession, Lian Dan narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Where are you hiding this Green Forest Army?" ”

"In ...... In the vicinity of Zhushan. ”

Zhushan! Lian Dan rubbed his chin, was silent for a moment, and asked, "You don't know that woman's name, you should always know what she looks like, right?" ”

"This ......" "If you don't know anything, what's the use of me keeping you?"

The assassin shivered and said urgently, "Villain...... The villain remembered what she looked like. ”