And Fu Cun, a former officer and military academy who wanted to run away and return to his hometown, encountered his own troubles in the unknowing chatter.

He first encountered several suspected bandits and robberies by homeless groups, and finally managed to get away with some skills, and also grabbed some things; Then he was inexplicably chased by the villagers for several miles.

then because of his foreign accent from Henan, he was detained by the local Tutuan; Then, because of the obvious scars on his body, he was used as a fugitive of the grass thief, and was handed over to the nearest state official army to be executed.

But fortunately, he actually met an old acquaintance in the Gwangju army. With the guarantor of this old man, it was confirmed that he was an officer and soldier who escaped under the thieves, so that he could avoid being killed.

And this fellow villager is now a captain in the Taining Army, and he has just escorted Zhao Zai, the new assassin of Suzhou, who was newly appointed by the imperial court, to cross the sea to take up his post. And it is said that this Zhao Thorn History is also a well-known figure, and he is from the first minister of the dynasty, the great eunuch Tian Lingzi.

Then, he learned a piece of news from this fellow countryman. As the grass thieves ravaged Huainan and crisscrossed the north of the Yangtze River, Huainan guarded all over the country, and as a result, Liu Hanhong, the assassin of Suzhou who originally surrendered to the imperial court, also raised troops again to rebel against the south and plundered Shen and Guang, which made the situation in Huaixi ruined again.

Therefore, his former general, Li Hanzhi, was not questioned by the imperial court after the defeat and fled back to the north; On the contrary, he was ordered to stay in the eastern capital in Dugi Province to guard Cui Anqian, re-replenished money, food, and armor, and entrusted him with the appointment of the assassin of Zezhou, and also led the Guangshen defense envoy, and began to recruit troops in the land of Heyang to prepare for war.

Therefore, even his old subordinates, who used to be under the account, also received some courtesy from this official army. and at the moment set up a special banquet for him to entertain, and also found a trick to catch the wind and suppress the shock.

Then, with this fellow countryman leading the conversation, Zhao Zai and Zhao Mingfu, who were the chief officials, came forward, and asked him in detail about the situation among the thieves at the banquet, and recorded his experiences and observations back and forth by the staff members who accompanied him.

Therefore, Fu Cun, who was flattered for a while and relaxed his guard, couldn't help but be a little drunk under the frequent persuasion of gentleness. However, this time I woke up to a different situation, and the wine banquet and soft banquet were gone.

Lying on the cold ground where the hard life hurts, his mind is still dizzy; But he felt that he had been tightly bound by the cowhide rope, and he had lost consciousness when he was strangled into the flesh.

Originally, at the banquet last night, he was still a kind-looking or smiling fellow countryman and his old friend, but he stared at him viciously like a different person, eager to eat meat and eat bones.

"Good thief, I've woken up."

"Brother Yu, but Brother Yu, why is this?"

Fu Cun couldn't help but cry out in shock and anger...

"You wolf-hearted thing, I didn't check it for a while, and I almost let you be deceived."

The fellow villagers became more and more resentful and looked hideous.

"How can this be, isn't there some misunderstanding and misidentification, I am bent on escaping back to the imperial court."

Fu Cun struggled fiercely with a red face and bruised muscles.

"It's grateful, but there's nothing else to think about."

"It seems that you will not admit that the thieves are involved. It seems that he is a fool who does not see the real chapter and does not give up.。。 We'll have to do some tricks to find out."

The fellow villager sneered.

"What kind of foolish words are you talking about, since I am bent on escaping to the court and don't want to be a thief, how can I have a thief's behavior. It's only half a day since you and I want to see each other.。。 ”

At this time, Fu Cun, who was full of unwillingness, shouted loudly.

"Then you obviously have the kindness of the court, but you keep saying that you are a thief at the banquet, what is your intention?"

"What..."

Fu Cun was speechless for a moment; Then he racked his brains and began to recall his words and deeds at the banquet. Then, some fragments also vaguely appeared in Fu Cun's mind.

Perhaps, maybe, or under the indulgence of the left and right persuasions, he has said some untimely truths and unpleasant observations. For example, he complained drunkenly to the other party, and there are still many captured officers and soldiers who are among the thieves, and they have turned into the thieves in a short period of time, and they don't want to repay the country's loyalty to the king.

Then, under the persuasion of Zhao Mingfu, who was not smiling, and his assistant, he said a lot of "enemy situations" such as "the Taiping thieves are superior to the soldiers and have sufficient food", "everyone is proficient in writing and forced to read", "there are many people with excellent medical skills in the military, and there are no worries about the epidemic when they are injured or sick".

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel numb, but he didn't know what words to use to defend himself.

"This... This. That's not what I intended. ”

"Not what you intended? So what? But the thieves sent you back to disturb our army's heart, lurking and waiting for change? ”

But the townsfolk ignored his confusion and confusion, and further forced him to enter the road.

"How could those Taiping thieves spend money and food in vain to collect and treat the captured well, let alone treat your injuries and release people back with food. I'm afraid that they are spies and ears who are planning to spy on our military intelligence? ”

"It stands to reason that the Taiping thieves are known as the ones who hate the government and the gentry the most, and they are good at eating people's hearts and bones, and they will massacre and capture people in every place, regardless of men, women, and children, they must be caught to make soup, boil soup, and salted for military use."

"Therefore, they do not need food to fight in all directions, and they are never hungry and thirsty. Since you have survived, I am afraid that you have not eaten the blood of your comrades before you handed in the thief's surrender? You still want to get through from me.。。 ”

"Do you want me to take off all the bits and pieces of your body before I can tell the truth?"

The more he spoke, the more resentful the fellow said, while holding up a pair of carpentry's pliers, and then freed two shirtless strong men to come forward, set him up and press him stiffly on a large board used to kill pigs and divide meat...

It wasn't until Fu Cun was tortured that he couldn't speak anymore, so he was dragged out on a dying breath, kneeling in a ditch, supported by a wrestler and waiting to be decided.

"This guy is a thief who has used all kinds of means and refuses to tell the truth, so don't let him die too neatly."

Then the fellow villager again confessed to the executioner.

"When the time comes, hang the rest of the bits and pieces in the city, and think it will be a warning."

"Lieutenant, let go of your heart, I'll make this human meat harrier's craft, and I'll keep it to your satisfaction."

And the rune that had been tortured to the point of being like a walking corpse could not react and make any more noises for a while; All that remained was indescribable remorse and chagrin, sorrow and dismay that surged in my heart.

Then I remembered the thieves and homeless leaders I had seen in the Northland, who were disemboweled, bloodied, and hung on the wall after being executed by the officials and soldiers. I'm going to suffer this kind of result.

however

In the sudden screams, the pain did not come; After taking a few breaths, I found that my head was still on my neck, and there was no missing part of my body; Then he was crushed to the ground by the heavy body of the executioner.

Then a large stream of warm, moist fluid continued to flow down his back and neck; He couldn't help but try to open the bruised and swollen eye bubbles, and only then did he vaguely see another movement and noise.

The fellow had already fallen to the ground with an arrow in his hand, and in the midst of shouts and curses, a group of soldiers dressed as officers and soldiers rushed forward; slashed and beheaded the swordsmen and guards who were close to the prison and fell to the ground; Then he lifted him up and cut the cowhide rope from his body.

"In the Lower Suzhou Army, Tiger Hill Town Brigade (Marshal) Deputy Liu Jiwei."

Someone whispered in his ear

"Where did this rebel brother Fu come from, is it okay?"

"I heard in the camp last night that as long as you are willing to work hard, you will have money and eat meat every day. Return the capture to heal. ”

"This dog official is not good at making any good things, the Wang Sanlun and Wang Poison Pit who escaped before, but they owe us money for several months, and all they leave behind is bad chaff."

"Now there is a person surnamed Zhao who is also full of bad water, and more than a dozen old brothers who have been elected to ask him for salary, on the surface, he is politely turning around and calling people in and beating them to death, and making people arrest family members everywhere."

"If someone hadn't reported to them... After thinking about it, there was no way to live, so I simply reversed him and went to join the rebels. ”

"It's just that next, I have to trouble you to take the lead and lead the way."

Hearing these words, Fu Cun couldn't help but feel great absurdity and tragedy in his heart; The official army he wanted to defect to was old, but he didn't believe in himself at all and almost took his life, but it was the identity of the suspected thief army who saved his own life.

However, do you have any other options next?

。。。。。。。

Li Shicheng, who worked tirelessly all the way back to his house, looked at the preset mourning hall and the spirit banner by the door. He was stunned for a moment before he hurried in, shouting at the horrified servants and guests.

"I'm not dead yet, why did I come up with this. Whose idea is this?,Don't take these bad things soon.。。 ”

Then, in the midst of a flurry of movement and strange eyes, he walked towards the inner courtyard unconsciously, but he couldn't wait to comfort his family members who were frightened because of him.

"Come, stop,"

However, he was soon stopped by several uniformed soldiers in front of the backyard door; And unceremoniously scolded.

"How can this be, this is my mansion, and you dare."

He couldn't help but be so angry that his beard was about to rise, first he was sacrificed as a dead man for no reason, and then he was blocked from entering his own house. Rao is the clay man with the best temper, and he must also be angry.

"It turned out that Li Kongmu was back, what an unexpected luck."

Then, immediately behind the door, a small colonel who was a little familiar with the yaxia walked out, and said loudly with a smile

"Xiao Yanei is consoling your relatives in it, don't disturb it."

"What..."

At this moment, Li Shicheng only felt that his chest was hammered hard, and he was so angry that the blood in his whole body was about to surge to his head, and it turned into a certain kind of blue blood and danqing-like color.

(End of chapter)