Bozhou is located at the junction of Hebei East Road and Jingxi Road, and when you go east, you will enter the territory of Pingyin County, Yunzhou, which is located on Jingxi Road, and the terrain will enter the hilly area from the plain.

In the evening of this day, a large contingent of officers and soldiers came from the direction of Bozhou and entered the Tongcheng town of Pingyin, and then this small town was stirred up by this team. Zhang Qin, the township clerk in the town, didn't know the details of the people, hurried to the army, and after a lot of twists and turns, he saw the general who led the army, and then he knew that these people were Jing Zhong, the envoy of the Qinghe Tianshui Festival, and 10,000 soldiers and horses under him.

"The villain really doesn't know that General Jing passed through the town, and please give some time, and let the little one prepare some small gifts to apologize, but - just ask the general to restrain his subordinates before, don't disturb the peace of the people."

In a big inn in the town, Zhang Qin followed the shopkeeper who wanted to cry without tears to meet the envoy of Jing Jiedu, but his plea got a cold reply.

"I will be ordered by the emperor to conquer the Liangshan bandits, and all the places I pass through should be supplied with grain and grass materials, you and the slackening army should be questioned, but now I will spare you once, before dawn, you must send five thousand stone of grain, three thousand taels of silver, and one should be chicken, duck and fish, otherwise they will be questioned together."

Zhang Qin's future defense was pushed out of the inn by several sergeants.

Jing Zhong squinted his eyes at Zhang Qin, who staggered out, but he couldn't suppress the pride in his heart. This guy was originally an ordinary military attache in Qinghe County, but because he befriended Ximen Qing, and then bribed and interceded with Song Qiaonian, the superintendent of the imperial history, he was promoted to the position of commander, and later managed carefully for many years, and obtained the high position of the envoy of the festival. When Ximenqing was killed the year before last, he had been promoted to the envoy of Jiedu, and he was not in Qinghe at that time, but after learning that it was the hands of the people of Liangshan, he was bent on avenging his appearance. In fact, this is not how deep their feelings are, this guy is actually thinking about the Ximen family's Ruoda family property, all of which were taken away by Liangshan, if this gang of grass cowards is destroyed, not only can the huge wealth be taken back, but also make a great contribution, and by the way, avenge the old friend. It's just that Liangshan is far away in Jeju, Jingdong, which makes it beyond his reach.

A few days ago, Jing Zhong suddenly received an order from the imperial court, ordering him to send troops to Jeju to assist Gao Taiwei to exterminate the Liangshan bandits. So he ordered 10,000 horses and immediately set off for Jeju, but this guy was originally a scoundrel, so he did all the evil of extortion and extortion all the way, and the officials and gentry and people along the way complained.

Let's say that after Zhang Qin was scolded by Jing Zhong, he returned home in despair, although he was a village scholar, he was just a solid family, and he couldn't think of the five thousand stone grain, three taels of silver, and a supply to go there overnight to raise it. Just when he was at a loss, the insider Yang said, Lang Jun, the crossing of the imperial court army is such a big event, how can you decide as a township scrivener, why don't you go and ask the county lord. As soon as he heard it, it was really reasonable, and he didn't care about the darkness at the moment, so he set up a carriage and went to Pingyin County with an old servant. Yang was not at ease, and carefully ordered to be sent to the gate, but unexpectedly, the graceful posture fell into the eyes of a caring person outside the door.

The town is not big, and Zhang Qin and the two of them only went out of the west of the town in half a pillar of incense, but they only went a short distance before they saw a strange man stopped in the middle of the road.

"It's too late for Zhang Langjun to turn around quickly, otherwise your lady will fall into the hands of poison!"

Zhang Qin's heart was shocked when he heard this, and the chaotic soldiers all over the city suddenly floated in his mind, and he didn't care about interrogating whether it was true or false, so he immediately turned around and hurried home.

"Who are you waiting for! How dare you bully my lady for no reason! ”

When Zhang Qin rushed to the door, he happened to see his lady being pulled out of the gate by several big men, he shouted angrily, and drove the carriage straight over. When those people saw that their master had returned, they restrained a little.

"Straight lady thief, if you can't see the grain and silver taels tomorrow, the master will come to get someone again."

At this time, I saw one of the vicious men scolding a few words and taking his men down. And Zhang Qin no longer dared to leave the house for half a step, but where did that huge amount of grain and silver come from! For a while, he was so sad that he couldn't help but bury his head deeply

In the palm of your hand.

"Lang Jun is worried about food and silver?"

At this moment, an abrupt voice sounded in front of him, Zhang Qin looked up and saw that it was the person who called the police on the road just now, and then asked suspiciously:

"Who the hell are you? Why did you warn me? How did it end up here? ”

"There are many inconveniences in the lobby, can you take a step to talk?"

Zhang Qin saw that he followed him, and the two went into the backyard together.

At dawn the next day, those soldiers came to Zhang's house early, but when they saw the village scrivener, they were surprised to find that this guy was not in a hurry and had no fear. The man at the beginning asked coldly:

"The surname is Zhang, but where is the grain and silver? Get it now! ”

"Grain, silver, chickens, ducks, and fish are all ready, but they are not here, and I bother you to send someone to Dongtang Village five miles away to get them."

"You dare to scold your grandfather, if you don't want to die, the brothers will take down all the family, and ask the handsome to fall."

When the leading man heard this, he immediately lowered his face and beckoned his subordinates to make a move.

"Wait!"

At this time, Zhang Qin, who only listened to it, shouted, and then stared at the man's face with a pair of angry eyes, and said angrily:

"This general, for the time being, regardless of whether the officers and soldiers should be sent grain, grass and silver by me for the time being, but in a small town here, whoever has 5,000 stone of grain and 3,000 taels of silver stored in his house. Last night, the villain was going to go to Dongtang Village to borrow silver grain, but who knew that something unbearable happened at home, and asked, who is to blame for this matter? If you are unreasonable, we can only die, as long as there is one person alive in Tongcheng, I believe that under this bright future, there will always be a place for us to redress our grievances. ”

Let's say that early in the morning, there was a commotion at the door of Zhang's house, and the onlookers of the neighbors had long been attracted to it, and these people were harassed all night, and they all had a belly full of anger. At this time, I saw that the village clerks in the town were arguing with the soldiers, and immediately followed the coaxing.

When the army leader saw that the people were angry, he thought about it and took a step back, so he ordered a personal entourage around him to report to Jing Zhong and apply for the dispatch of 500 people to Dongtang Village to transport grain. A moment later, a group of soldiers came under the leadership of a lieutenant. Seeing that he didn't wait for orders, Zhang Qin asked the old servant to still put the carriage on and went to the west of the town.

The distance between the two places is not very far, and it only takes half an hour to arrive. I saw a good terrain in this Dongtang village, and saw that the whole village was on a gentle slope to the south, with two low beams in the east and west surrounding a large field, and a passage in the north, just like a basketball.

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers followed the carriage into a compound in the village, and saw Zhang Qin carrying a woman from the carriage, the military leader recognized the one from last night, but said in his heart, straight lady thief, if the master does not let go, what is the use of escaping here. Immediately shouted:

"The surname Zhang, where is the grain and silver? Get it quickly, the master doesn't have the time to spend here. ”

And that Zhang Qin ignored him, and only shouted at the courtyard gate: "Shi Boke, little nephew Zhang Qin came to borrow grain." ”

"The virtuous nephew just asked someone to come over last night, why did he come here in a hurry today, could it be that there is something urgent?"

As he spoke, he saw a man in his thirties and forties coming out of the courtyard. I saw that he looked at the officers and soldiers in the courtyard for a moment, and then immediately calmed down, only to see him ask:

"Virtuous nephew, could it be borrowed for military rations?"

"Who said no, there was an officer and soldier yesterday, and they asked for 5,000 stone of grain and 3,000 taels of silver when they opened their mouths, how could a small town in Tongcheng get it out, so I had no choice but to ask for Shibo."

"That's the case, it's okay, it's okay, it's right to contribute to the country, five thousand stone of grain, three thousand taels of silver is also convenient in my village, and he is."

Let's say that the head of the army and the captain with the troops, seeing this man who looks like a Confucian student, actually understated such a huge amount of grain and silver, he couldn't help but knot in his heart, thinking that this guy must be a person with extraordinary background, so he didn't dare to be too arrogant.

Then the two of them took a few of their subordinates, along with this elegance

Man, before he came to a storehouse, he saw that the first few houses were really full of grain, and when he saw that it was more than 5,000 stones, he suddenly couldn't help but have a trace of evil thoughts in his heart.

"The two of you are the subordinates of General Jing of the Qinghe Jiedu?" At this moment, the man suddenly asked.

The two men were shocked when they heard this, and their eyes immediately stared at each other.

"The two of you don't need to be surprised, a few days ago, I received a letter from the Taiwei of Jingshi, saying that this time the Gao Taiwei went to crusade against Liangshan with ten knots, among which there were soldiers and horses of the Qinghe Tianshui Festival, and I guessed that the officers and soldiers of the brigade passing here at this time must be General Jing's troops."

This person actually has a good relationship with the imperial court's captain, but today's bamboo pole is a little mysterious! When the two of them heard this, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts.

"The imperial army conquered the bandits, and our gentry were generous in helping each other, not to mention five thousand stones, and it would be okay to move away all these stored grains. The two of them are not lying in front of them, this time they go to Jeju, but it is the only way to go outside the village, it is better to report to General Jing and let him lead the troops over, one is to do the friendship of the landlord in the next, and the other is to transport grain back and forth from the province. ”

And when the two soldiers were worried, the man said something again, and they suddenly felt much more relieved when they heard it, and they couldn't help but look at this man differently. Then the two of them discussed, and then saw the military leader ask:

"If you dare to ask the senior surname, you can return to General Jing in the next place."

"In the next surname Wen, but it is the world and this, you only need to tell General Jing that you can meet the old Captain Su here."

When the commander heard this, he said no more, and let the captain stay, and hurried back to Tongcheng with a few of his men.

In the afternoon, Jing Zhong came to Dongtang Village with an army of 10,000 as scheduled. When the two sides saw each other, Jing Zhong saw that the other party was talking elegantly, and he had no doubts about the secrets of the imperial court.

At that moment, the two of them hated to see each other late, and the clerk actually took out the treasured fairy drunk to entertain the guests, Jing Zhong was grateful and overjoyed, and the two cups went back and forth, and they did not rest until nightfall, and at this time Jing Zhong was already drunk, so the 10,000 Qinghe army was all left in the field of Dongtang Village and camped for the night.

However, in the middle of the night, Dongtang Village suddenly burst into flames, and when the officers and soldiers woke up, they found that they had been blocked in the gap in front of the village by a large group of unknown armed men, and then a one-sided massacre began.

Jing Zhong woke up dimly in the miserable screams of more than 10,000 subordinates, and when he arrived at the courtyard, he saw the firelight in his eyes and the screams all over the field, and he couldn't help shouting:

"What's going on?"

"I still don't understand what's going on, you still deserve to be very modest!".

At this time, a joking voice suddenly sounded beside him, Jing Zhong turned his head to look, but saw a fierce man standing aside with a few sergeants.

"Who are you waiting for?"

Jing Zhong felt bad, and secretly pulled out the sword beside him as he spoke.

"Master Zou Yuan, I've been impatient with you for a long time."

Zou Yuan didn't wait for Jing Zhong to draw his weapon, and immediately slashed it down with a single sword.

"The brothers still have leftovers under their heads, and if you don't go, you won't have anything to eat."

It turned out that this Zou Yuan was arranged to guard Jing Zhong here at night, seeing that the fight below was in full swing, his hands were itchy, and when he saw him come out just now, he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, he chopped him with a knife, and immediately led his subordinates to the bottom to catch up with the excitement.

Surrounded and annihilated overnight, only more than 5,000 people remained intact of the 10,000 Qinghe army, and because another army of 10,000 people was about to be ushered in, Wen Huanzhang had no time to deal with these prisoners, he ordered Yu Sheng to send a battalion to temporarily detain these people and the wounded in Dongtang Village, and then seize the time to clean up the battlefield, until the afternoon The large messy land was cleared.

At this time, Ma Ling, who was seen at this time, quickly flashed into Wen Huanzhang's courtyard, and the army of the Taiyuan Shangdang had already passed through Bozhou, and it would soon be in Tongcheng.

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