Chapter 69: Dying Struggle

When Li Cheng was stabbed to the ground with a spear by a blacksmith, the whole battle was finally over. The battle lasted about a quarter of an hour, maybe longer, maybe shorter. Because the battle was so fierce, everyone had lost their sense of the passage of time.

After the battle, Zhang Song rushed to Xiaoli as soon as possible and hugged Xiaoli, who was hugging Xiaolan.

Xiaoli was still a little blind, Orr, he hugged Zhang Song with trembling hands a little awkwardly, and cried out with a "wow". Xiaolan also shed tears.

Zhang Song kneaded Xiaoli with his hand, and asked softly: "Xiaoli, don't cry, don't cry, the eldest brother is here." Tell the eldest brother if you are injured. ”

"No, no, big brother, I was so scared just now!" Xiaoli cried loudly, his voice miserable and helpless.

Zhang Song's heart was sour, and he hugged Xiaoli tightly for a while, comforting Xiaoli. After Xiaoli calmed down, he looked towards Zhou Gu and Kiko.

Yu Minzhi hugged Zhou Gu tightly, although Zhou Gu was pale with fright, his mental state was quite normal, and he should not be injured. Kiko was now kneeling intently beside a wounded man, examining the man's wounds.

stepped forward and hugged Zhou Gu, checked his body, and after making sure that he was not injured, he comforted him a few more words, and Zhang Song walked towards the old merchant. The old merchant saluted Zhang Song and refused Zhang Song's request to check on his injuries.

"The lord went to see Father Fan, it was Father Fan who first rushed out and beat Zhou Mingshu with a stick, and Xiaoli was saved from Zhou Mingshu's poisonous hands, for which Father Fan took Ding Sanshan and them several times." The old merchant pointed to Kiko and said.

Only then did Zhang Song know that the angry shout at the critical moment just now was from Father Fan, and it was Father Fan who Xizi was treating. Zhang Song stepped forward, looked at Xizi's eyes, and asked Xizi about Fan's father.

"Don't worry about me, my lord doesn't have to worry about me, I'm fine, but I was beaten with two wooden sticks, and my shoulder and back hurt badly." Father Fan grinned with a grin.

"It's not just your shoulder and back, you have a puncture wound on your thigh that needs to be dealt with in time, and everything else is fine." Kiko said calmly.

"Uncle, you just listen to Xizi, lie down and don't move first, and let Xizi take care of your wounds. Aunt doesn't have to worry too much, Xizi's medical skills are very clever, and uncle will definitely have no problem. Zhang Song persuaded Fan's father while comforting Fan's mother and Fan Xin.

"That's okay, it's just too troublesome for Kiko."

"It's okay!" Kiko didn't lift her head and concentrated on the wound.

"Kiko, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, don't worry, big brother, what about yourself?"

"I'm fine, too."

Yu Xinzhi and the blacksmith were leading people to tie up the people who entered the valley with Zhou Mingshu one by one, and all of them were hung up, and a few of them were seriously injured. Yu Xinzhi was striking Zhou Mingshu vigorously with the handle of his spear, and Zhou Mingshu was lying on the ground, making a ho-ho sound from his mouth.

"Chen Jia, you told the guards of the valley that Zhou Mingshu had infiltrated the valley and all the people who had infiltrated the valley were arrested." Zhang Song said to Chen Jia, who was sitting on the ground resting, "Tell them to guard the valley with their hearts." ”

"Yes!"

Chen Jia turned around and got on his horse, and rode towards the valley mouth.

Zhang Song walked up to Yu Minzhi, discussed a few words with Yu Minzhi, and discussed with Song Pei for a while, and then stood on a dirt slope.

"Bring Zhou Mingshu and the others to the council hall and wait for disposal. All the other personnel also went to the council hall to wait for the arrangement. Zhang Song ordered loudly.

A group of women and children in the council hall were panicking, and when they saw Yu Minzhi, Zhang Song and others coming, everyone let out a long breath, and the group of people settled down.

Everyone sat down separately, Zhang Song sat at the top of the council hall with a cold face, slapped a few cases with his hand, and shouted: "Bring the rebels up!" ”

Yu Xinzhi and Shen You escorted Zhou Mingshu into the council hall and forced them to kneel on the ground. Although Zhou Mingshu knelt on the ground, his head was high, and his eyes were stubbornly staring at Zhang Song.

"Ho ho, Zhang Song, you must be very happy now, right? You should indeed be happy that this time you won. Zhou Mingshu said, "I guess you must have a lot of questions to ask me now, right?" If you want to know anything, just ask, I know everything, I can't say anything! ”

Zhou Mingshu had a smile on his face, but the trace of cunning in his eyes, Zhang Song did not ignore it, Zhang Song knew that Zhou Mingshu wanted to use this as a means to delay time, and hoped that the young adults in Huangnan Village, Xiaoxi Village and Shifu Village would rescue him in the future, Zhang Song did not break him, and just asked the whole thing clearly.

"Tell me about the iron smelting yard and the military training ground, you made it up, right?"

"That's right, I did it, and it was Li Mo and Tang Wen who were specifically responsible for the implementation, and I asked them to do something today to cause chaos in Qingsong Valley and make it easier for us to act."

"The blast furnace is such an important thing, you actually go to destroy it!" The blacksmith interjected indignantly.

"When did Qingsong Valley become so unruly, and any subordinate could interrupt Changshang's words?" Zhou Mingshu glanced at the blacksmith with contempt, "Even if it is built, and I am also in charge of the Green Pine Valley, no one knows how to use it, why keep it?" ”

Waving his hand to the blacksmith, indicating that he didn't mind him interjecting, Zhang Song continued to ask: "There is another question that I don't understand, how did you bring people into the valley?" ”

"You want to know?" Zhou Mingshu said proudly, "I'm sorry, I won't tell you!" ”

Zhang Song smiled, and he didn't care, he said slowly: "I guess you turned over from the high mountain, of course, I don't know where the road is yet, but it doesn't matter if you don't tell me, I have time to investigate, I will definitely be able to find out that road." ”

Zhou Mingshu was noncommittal, just smiled, but the smile was obviously a little more reluctant than just now, his eyes flickered, and his eyes kept turning.

"I'm guessing you're wondering why Taniguchi is still so safe after all this time, isn't it? Do you think the villagers of Huangnan Village, Xiaoxi Village, and Shifu Village will attack Qingsong Valley at the time agreed with you? Zhang Song looked at Zhou Mingshu with a smile and said unhurriedly.

Zhou Mingshu didn't answer, but the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes were shocked.

"Let me tell you again, Liu Wuzi has already explained all your plans to us, and we already know that the villagers of the three villages outside the valley have an agreement with you. I also guess that you don't dare tell all the villagers the truth about your desire to monopolize the Green Pine Valley, so I wonder if the villagers outside the valley know about your plot, will they cooperate with the plan? ”

Zhou Mingshu still refused to respond to Zhang Song.

"Madame, spare your life, we were deceived by Zhou Mingshu, it was Zhou Mingshu who said that you were held hostage by Zhang Jun, your life is in danger, and we are sincere to rescue you."

Li Cheng suddenly fell to the ground, kowtowed desperately, and begged Yu Minzhi for mercy with tears and snot. When the other villagers saw this, they also kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"You tied Gu'er and Xizi to save me? Who do you think would believe that? Do you think I'm crazy, and I can't even judge the basic right and wrong? Yu Minzhi said coldly in disgust.

Li Cheng and the others couldn't answer, they just kowtowed desperately, and their foreheads were broken.

"Things are done, don't beg for mercy like a kowtow worm, and you don't need to push everything on me, our purpose is to occupy Qingsong Valley, first kill Zhang Song and Song Pei in the name of Mrs. being held hostage, and then imprison Mrs. and others, this has been explained at the beginning of the discussion, at that time, several of you were still arguing about what position I want to give you after I occupy Qingsong Valley." Zhou Mingshu said in disgust.

Li Cheng and the others suddenly seemed to find an outlet for their fear, and they cursed Zhou Mingshu angrily, their words full of malice and resentment.

Zhou Mingshu didn't answer, nor did he get angry, just looked at Li Cheng and the others with pity.

"Report, Mrs. Yu and Changshang, the enemy of Taniguchi has retreated, and Taniguchi is safe and sound." Chen Jia rushed in and reported loudly.

"Alas, it seems that this time I lost and you won." The content of Chen Jia's report froze Zhou Mingshu's joy when he first heard the voice of the report, and his tone seemed very gloomy, "You are really a nobleman!" I was so well prepared, and I still failed! ”

"If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself!" Zhang Song replied.

"If you do too much injustice, you will be killed." Zhou Mingshu muttered a few times in his mouth.

"Zhou Mingshu, as a subordinate, you betrayed your master, it can be said that you committed the following crimes, and you should be beheaded, can you be guilty?" Yu Minzhi said sharply.

Zhou Mingshu glanced at Zhou Gu with a gloomy expression, bowed slightly to Yu Minzhi and said, "It is indeed my fault to plot against Qingsong Valley, and I apologize to my wife." ”

Yu Minzhi was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Zhou Mingshu to confess his guilt in public. Seeing Zhou Mingshu's dejected appearance, perhaps because he remembered Zhou Mingshu's past exploits, Yu Min still had a trace of unbearability in his heart after all.

"Zhou Mingshu, why can't you do your part with peace of mind and assist Zhang Song in developing and growing Qingsong Valley!" Yu Minzhi hated iron a little.

"It's useless to say more, ma'am, the mistake has been made, and it is impossible to undo it, and I have no other requirements than to die." Zhou Mingshu smiled, but his smile was a little bleak, "It's just that before I die, let me do my best for Zhang Song and help him clear out the traitors in Qingsong Valley and the three villages outside the valley." ”

Li Cheng was annoyed and said, "Zhou Mingshu, you are crazy, you don't even want your own relatives!" ”

Zhou Mingshu ignored Li Cheng, he raised his head and looked at Yu Minzhi, Zhang Song and Song Pei, etc., the corners of his mouth hooked, and said in a calm tone: "Among the people you have captured, except for a very few, they are all my cronies. In addition to this, there are other people involved in this, and they are ......"

Zhang Song watched Zhou Mingshu kneeling in the hall, reporting one name after another, and always felt strange in his heart, how could Zhou Mingshu suddenly change his personality and be so good to himself? Why did he do this?

As Zhou Mingshu's names were reported one by one, the people in the council hall gradually stirred.

"Zhou Mingshu, don't spew blood, who has a close relationship with you in private! It's your own business to kill yourself, don't drag me into the water. One of the people whose names were read was angrily reprimanded.

Zhang Song was suddenly startled, stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Plug his mouth, don't let him talk more!" ”

Zhang Song shouted as he snatched it to Zhou Mingshu's side. When he arrived at Zhou Mingshu, he suddenly found that there was nothing to plug Zhou Mingshu's mouth, and in a hurry, Zhang Song slapped Zhou Mingshu's mouth hard.

After Zhou Mingshu was beaten, he didn't have any anger at all, he laughed and said, "Madam, Zhang Song, what's the matter...... Like, my gift to you...... You alright? Remember to put ...... They are all ...... Kill them all. Ha ha. ”

Here, Song Pei also reacted when Zhang Song grabbed Zhou Mingshu, he tore a piece of cloth from himself, rushed to Zhou Mingshu, and gagged Zhou Mingshu's mouth.

Although his mouth was gagged, Zhou Mingshu was still laughing, laughing so much that his waist was bent and tears came out, but he couldn't make a sound.