Chapter 3: Morning Dew

That night, the husband and wife deeply understood what it means to be in troubled times. ~~.~~ Not only is it impossible to live in poverty, but wealth is also insecure. Climbing to a high position is not enough to show off, because you may fall into the abyss at any time and be crushed. If you don't have enough strength to keep it, it's like a baby walking in a bandit's den with a gold ingot, and in the blink of an eye, you will lose your wealth and your life.

The biggest advantage of their stationing in Pyong'en is not that they have avoided Zhang Jincheng, but that the information is no longer as closed as Zedizhong. Cheng Mingzhen sent information from the outside world back to the barracks at all times when he went to the sentinels of the neighboring counties. In just a few months, the husband and wife knew that the world outside had changed again. Some of the famous and surnamed Green Forest magnates have lost their heads, and many of them have been chopped into meat sauce in their sleep by their brothers who they regard as arms. And the situation in the court is not much better, fratricide, and son-in-law are everywhere.

All rules are trampled underfoot, and all traditions are seen as hypocrisy. When nobility ceases to be noble, meanness and cruelty are taken upon pride and appear in front of the public. Because Yang Guang listened to the rumors, he thought that his country would be replaced by someone surnamed Li. Therefore, Quan Chen Yu Wenshu suggested that he take the surname Li in a high position. And the minister surnamed Li, who was the most powerful minister in the dynasty, was Li Hun, a general who had a good relationship with Yuwenshu. In order to prove his loyalty, Yuwenshu immediately sent his henchmen to falsely accuse Li Hun of rebellion. Yang Guangxin comprehended, and immediately sent Li Hun's family to prison, and dispatched the sycophant who was the best at meeting him, the imperial historian Pei Yun, to preside over the case. It may be that this case is too ridiculous, and even the imperial historian Pei Yun also had compassion, investigated for more than a month, and reported to the court with no evidence. Just when Yang Guang was riding a tiger, Yuwenshu had an idea, and secretly found his own niece, Yuwenjuan, who was married to Li Min, the son of Li Ming, and promised to pardon her and her son alone, and asked her to come forward to correct her husband and father-in-law. In order to protect her son and herself, Yu Wenjuan confessed in prison. Yang Guang used this as evidence to behead Li Hun's family. Subsequently, in order to make the case true, Yuwen Shu ordered someone to poison his niece Yu Wenjuan.

People do not fear ghosts and gods in their hearts, nor do they believe in cause and effect. They couldn't even believe that their parents and brothers could rely on the knife in their hands.

And whether the knife in the hand is sharp enough or not requires blood to verify. Therefore, the head of the city changes its flag every day.

After killing Li Hun, in order to prove that he did not intend to persecute the minister surnamed Li. In April, Yang Guang appointed Li Yuan as the ambassador of Hedong Province. After Li Yuan took office, the county soldiers crusaded against the thieves. Longmen Shuai Mu Duan'er was defeated and escaped by luck, but she was assassinated by her subordinate Zhou Que'er on the way to retreat. Zhou Que'er took more than 40 cronies and carried his mother's head to Li Yuan to surrender to Li Yuan, and was beheaded by Li Yuan's son Li Shimin on the charge of "betraying the Lord for glory". The human head and the head of the mother Duan'er were hung on the wall of Taiyuan City.

The bones of the mother Duan'er were not cold, and the little official of Chengfu County rebelled and proclaimed himself the king of Garuda. Bringing the people to join the army, whether they are men or women, they are chopped up and salted for military rations. Degree.

Human life is like a mustard.

This is true in the eyes of the bandits, and it is also true in the eyes of the court.

In order to deal with the people who rose up one after another, the imperial court successively appointed important ministers to local areas to suppress bandits. Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, fought bravely and skillfully, defeated several rebel armies in succession, and recovered more than ten fortresses. Because the people of the forts could not prove whether they had ever been thieves, Fan Zigai dug a big pit overnight and buried all the adult men and women in the recovered land alive, completely exterminating the "source" of the rebellion.

Rivers of blood flowed and corpses were strewn all over the field. And innocent heads often become the steps for careerists to climb up.

Li Mi, who fled to Wagang Village, heard that Fan Zigai had killed innocents indiscriminately, and immediately called on the heroes of the world to resist together, overthrow the tyranny of the Great Sui, and rebuild order through the hand of Zhai Rang, the great boss of Wagang. The warlocks who were bought by Li Mi also came forward to testify, and the new emperor who replaced Yang Guang in the ballad of "Peach and Plum" must be Li Mi. Under the double inspiration of rumors and righteousness, Henan green forest colleagues have gathered in Wagangzhai. In just one month, nearly 200,000 people gathered.

Although there are many heroes in the rivers and lakes, how can they neglect training. Henan pacification ambassador Zhang Xutuo led his generals Li Xu, Qin Shubao, and Luo Shixin to go to the conquest, and in the first battle, they beat the Henan Province Green Forest Coalition Army led by Li Mi in Yangwu, Yuanwu and other places. More than 100,000 heroes were chased by more than 10,000 officers and soldiers and fled in the wilderness, not even caring about the broken trouser belt. If it weren't for Xu Maogong's timely response to the mountain, more than seventy percent of the heroes of the green forest would have died in the chaos.

The situation outside is chaotic, and the peace of Ping'en's generation is even more precious. In order to maintain this temporary peace, Cheng Mingzhen and his wife can be said to have exhausted all their strength. They couldn't tell when the official army would come to conquer them, and they couldn't judge which direction Juluze behind them would show in the future. All they can do is to make the days of peace one day longer, for the sake of the tens of thousands of brothers and people who trust them, and for the sake of the husband and wife.

However, things in the world are often unsatisfactory in ten. Just began to harvest autumn, lurking in the area of Taihang Mountain sentinel took the risk to send back the alarm, the fourth master Wang Mazi walked too much at night and finally met a ghost, in the pursuit of a team of merchants offended the local Haoqiang of Hedong Province, in the area of Baoqi Mountain was ambushed by unknown forces, the whole army was defeated, Wang Mazi himself life and death is uncertain. Degree.

"Who did it, didn't you even see the flag clearly?"

"Did any of the brothers flee back? What is the strength of the other party? ”

After getting the news, the husband and wife were shocked, called the scout, and asked one after another. In the past six months or so, with the growth of Juluze's momentum, the green forest heroes of Hedong Road also looked up to Wang Mazi. If you can endure a conflict, you will endure it, and if you can't bear it, you will send someone to say hello to Zhang Jincheng, and Juluze will send someone to mediate for the two sides. This time, a certain hero of Hedong Road didn't even ask, so he took action to clean up Wang Mazi. Its strength is not weak, and its eyes do grow to the top of its head. The news came back to Juluze, and I am afraid that Zhang Jin said that even if he was dissatisfied with Wang Mazi in his heart, he would have to avenge this blood feud for his old brother.

"Belong, subordinates are incompetent. Didn't have time to inquire clearly! Ling Yunqing, the leader of the sentry detectives, didn't know how to answer, so he had to bow his head and apologize.

"Waste snacks!" The cuckoo was anxious and angry, and slapped the table case at Ling Yunqing.

Cheng Mingzhen's cultivation is much better than hers, although he is anxious in his heart, he still has a smile on his face. waved his hand and comforted him with a pleasant face: "It's sudden, and it's inevitable that you won't get specific news." Tell the brethren to continue to pay attention, and even if the team of tens of thousands of people is defeated, a few will always run out of the way! ”

"There is a living, a living mouth. Nine masters don't know! Ling Yunqing, the leader of the sentry detectives, grinned, and added very ashamedly, "When I heard the rumors of the defeat of the four masters, I scattered all the eyeliner under my command." Three days later, seven people were recovered, two of whom had wounds and died of illness only overnight. The remaining five only repeatedly emphasized that it was not the officials and soldiers who attacked them, and repeatedly emphasized that the other party killed fiercely, and they couldn't resist it. As for the other party's banner and who the family is, I didn't see it clearly at all! ”

"Doesn't that mean you didn't say it?" Zhang Jin listened impatiently and roared angrily. "I don't know who beat them, what's the use of saving them? It's better to kill it with one sword! ”

"Isn't it! The subordinates thought so at first! Ling Yunqing glanced sideways at Zhang Jin and argued with a wry smile, "But they said that the attack was born in the night." The other party rushed in from all directions while they were resting in the camp. Several hall masters who led the team were hacked to death in the quilt before they even had time to put on their clothes. If the remaining brothers do not have a backbone, how can they still put up a decent resistance? The cowardly, like them, ran away with their legs, and escaped with their lives. Those who are more daring, and if they hesitate, they will all be hacked to death in the chaos! ”

Since Cheng Mingzhen entered Juluze, the brothers have never fought such a bad battle. After listening to Ling Yunqing's explanation, they became more and more angry, and reprimanded the sentry detectives for talking nonsense, in order to shirk their responsibilities and 'grow the morale of others and destroy their own prestige'.

"Genus, subordinates have done their best. subordinates, subordinates even sent brothers to a few nearby houses to investigate, but no news came out! Seeing that he had become the target of everyone, Ling Yunqing panicked in his heart and hurriedly defended himself. The rules on Ping'en's side are different from those in Julu Zeli, and they attach great importance to the work of sentinels. Only veterans of the Hundred Battles are qualified to serve as scouts, and they get five times as much money per month as regular minions. But the same as the treatment, the Nine Masters are also very strict with the requirements for scouts. If you always fail to complete the specified tasks, or deliberately perfunctory, once verified, you will be divided into punishments, and you will be deprived of your scout status and become a minion in the team.

"Try your best, I see you're patronizing the!"

"I haven't heard any news yet, if I don't try my best, then I haven't even lost my head?"

The generals were indignant and continued to reprimand Ling Yunqing.

"I, I'm ......" One person couldn't say so many mouths, Ling Yunqing was full of grievances, and turned his gaze to Cheng Mingzhen pitifully, looking forward to the nine masters presiding over justice for themselves.

Cheng Mingzhen didn't doubt Ling Yunqing's ability and loyalty, he knew that what the other party said might be the truth. Even if Wang Mazi himself is not a good general, the minions under his command have not been trained much in the past two years, and no matter how many people there are, I am afraid that they will be scattered. Commanding a rabble with a mediocre general, is it not surprising that when confronted by a master of commanding troops, this team collapses in an instant?

It's just that the other party is so thoughtful and so decisive and ruthless, not only did he destroy Wang Mazi, but even the news was blocked in the mountains!

It's just that Wang Mazi's defeat doesn't matter, and the peaceful days of Ping'en County may come to an end!

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