A quarter of an hour later, a large number of officers and soldiers came, and it was Wu Ding who led the team.

He first asked the troops to surround the crowd, and then came to Sun Sifu and arched his hand: "Chief Sun Guard, where is the general?" ”

Sun Sifu clenched his fists and said, "The general has returned to the yamen." The general has an order to give these mobs who are disturbing the Yamen important place half an hour, and if they don't leave after the time, they will all be arrested! Now a quarter of an hour has passed, and every quarter of an hour there will be three drums, and Wu Qian will follow the order. ”

Wu Ding looked at Master Liu at the front, as well as the women and children in the crowd wearing linen and filial piety, and asked hesitantly, "Are they all arrested?" ”

"Everyone who didn't leave!" Sun Sifu said expressionlessly.

Wu Ding nodded, and then asked, "Then, can I persuade them?" "He's feeling a little guilty. He contacted the attack on Liu's Grange, but he didn't expect that the third child of the Liu family was also in the Grange, and he was killed by Tian Yong. So he wanted to persuade the Liu family, so as not to be angry for a while, so that the whole family would suffer.

Sun Sifu said lightly: "Wu Qian is always casual. ”

After Wu Ding thanked Sun Sifu, he came to Master Liu and arched his hand: "Master Liu, you better go back with your family first." You brought the third master here, it doesn't look good. It's better to finish the funeral first, and let the third master go to the ground for peace. ”

"Don't think!" Master Liu roared angrily: "He, Li Yan, must give me an explanation today!" My son, you can't die in vain! He said that there were no more thieves, but my family's grange had been attacked three times and twice! How did he, a guerrilla general, behave ?! He's going to kneel down for my son to apologize! He wants to compensate my Liu family for the loss! ”

Wu Ding persuaded: "Aren't you using strong words? When Gao Yuanheng was there before, wasn't your home often harassed by thieves? The reason why they are called thieves is that they are here today and will run there tomorrow. To tell the truth, after General Li came, there were many fewer thieves than before. This time the matter of the third master was just an accident. ”

"Accident?! Let's say it lightly! Master Liu smashed his crutches on the ground and said, "My Liu family is not easy to bully!" If he doesn't give me an explanation today, he'll wait to be impeached! ”

Wu Ding looked at the angry old man Liu helplessly, not knowing how to persuade this angry old man who lost his son.

The drums of "knock", "knock", "knock" sounded. It's been two quarters of an hour.

Wu Ding came to the crowd behind him again, and said to the eldest young master of the Ye family inside: "Ye Dashao, don't follow the coaxing, hurry up and go home." As you can see, the troops are coming, and if the time passes, we will have to take people. ”

Ye Dashao said dissatisfiedly: "Still taking people?!" I'd like to see, which of you dares to do it?! He Li Yan was derelict in his duties first, if he dared to come nonsense, we would never agree! ”

"Yes, never!" The young masters of those families were all shouting excitedly. These people are all at the age of studying, and some of them have already made a name for themselves, and they are not afraid of things at all. They are all privileged groups, they don't have to bow down when they see the county officials, they don't need to open the way to other places, and they can travel far away with swords. If they encounter injustice, they can also scold in the street unscrupulously, and generally no government will come out to punish them. Even if it is a punishment, there is no need to hit the board, as long as you pay a little money, you can atone for your sin.

Wu Ding looked at these people helplessly, then shook his head and left. As for the people on the periphery, he didn't try to persuade them at all, after all, there are superior and inferior people.

A moment later there was another drum beat. Wu Ding didn't remind those people, but Li Yan's personal soldiers did. They repeated Li Yan's order loudly, telling the people at the yamen to leave immediately.

The people were most afraid, and after seeing the soldiers around them, they dispersed for the most part. After the soldiers reminded them again, they basically left the yamen. But the people also loved to watch the excitement, they just retreated behind the soldiers, or climbed on the roof, and continued to watch the excitement.

Soon the fourth drum sounded, and the half-hour deadline had arrived.

Wu Ding finally shouted loudly: "Everyone, get out of here now, otherwise we will take people!" ”

"Give us the third master a vigilance!"

"Kneel down and apologize!"

"Compensate for the damage!"

……

The people of the big families who didn't leave continued to shout in a hurry. didn't take Wu Ding's words seriously at all.

Sun Sifu said lightly: "Clear the field!" ”

Wu Ding was helpless, and then ordered: "Arrest people!" ”

Although the order was given, the soldiers still had a natural awe of these families and scholars, and they cowered one by one, not daring to do anything.

"Those who do not obey orders, twenty military sticks! Salary deduction in March! Sun Sifu saw that the soldiers did not dare to move, and shouted loudly in dissatisfaction. This is why the original officials and soldiers will be a little afraid of these families. If it were their new recruits, there would never be such a thing as a cower.

With the shouting of Li Yan's own soldiers, those soldiers finally stopped grinding, and it was easy for them to make a choice between the fear of the big family and the starvation of the whole family.

"I'm sorry, Young Master Ye." A chief stepped forward, grabbed Young Master Ye, and together with his soldiers, began to tie them up with ropes.

The young master also struggled and yelled: "I am Xiucai!" I'm famous! You can't catch me! I want to submit a letter to the Xuezheng Lord, I want to see Dong County's order, I want to see Su Zhifu! ”

Some of the other scholars shouted loudly, but instead of giving them another chance, the soldiers helped them all and gagged them with something.

Master Liu watched the soldiers come over, and said angrily: "There is no royal law anymore!" What crime have we committed? How dare you arrest us in broad daylight?! ”

The people of the Liu family were all surrounded, and the subordinates stood on the periphery, protecting their master and the coffin with the things in their hands.

The soldiers hesitated again, and to deal with the scholars, they just had to go up and arrest them. But these subordinates, there are nursing homes in the middle, and some of their kung fu is not weak. If you forcibly arrest someone, you may have to die.

Sun Sifu ordered loudly: "If you dare to resist, you will be killed!" ”

Wu Ding also let go at this time, since Li Yan has already attacked the Liu family, will he still care about these subordinates and the nursing home? So he also commanded loudly: "Archers prepare!" If there is a resistant, shoot immediately! ”

At this time, Master Liu finally knew that he was afraid, and he looked at the officers and soldiers outside in horror, as well as the archers who were ready to release arrows at any time. His family and the nursing home were also scared, and when there was no clear order from Master Liu, the officers and soldiers who rushed up were subdued one by one and tied up.

For those female dependents, they were given some respect, and they were not bound, but just fenced up.

And Master Liu, who was also supported by two soldiers, was put on the edge of the captured crowd, waiting for further processing.

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