Chapter 61: Murder and Punishment
The county commander looked at Du Jia, his eyes were bigger than a cow's egg, and he stammered and asked, "You, you just said Du Jia, the leader of the Liangshan bandits?" I heard that you are a fierce man with a tall height and a round waist, how can it be like this? ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Lin Chong said: "Jia Shao, I didn't expect you to be like this outside, now it's convenient for you, and you are not afraid of being recognized wherever you go." ”
Du Jia also smiled: "The head of the Lin Sect smiled, I said the old father, I can't say it, let's go on a trip to the mountain with us, you love my father and my fellow villagers so much, how can Xiaosheng not repay the favor?" ”
The county order calmed down at this time, and the laws of the imperial court clearly stipulated that once all the magistrates lost the territory they were responsible for, not only would they be killed, but even the three clans could not be protected, unless they were killed in battle, then they could be held accountable, and they could also get a reward for their loyalty.
So he immediately changed color and said: "Hmph, this official, as the magistrate of Tangshan County, is appointed by the imperial court, long live the entrustment, what dare you and other thieves do to me?" Du Jia, I think you are also a scholar, willing to pull you along, as long as you immediately lead people to retreat, the official can let you go, but if you insist on going your own way, otherwise in the future, not only will you die for yourself, but even your family will be implicated, you should be a smart person, you have to think clearly about where to go. ”
Du Jia smiled calmly, and then asked rhetorically: "Adults are really broad-minded, it's not a secret, we encountered some obstacles when we entered the city before, and we had no choice but to force our way in, as if we killed a head and dozens of soldiers, and the city wall was also accidentally set on fire by us."
In addition, the adults also know that our cottages are all poor people, lack of money and food, and the court does not give a penny of subsidies, which is absolutely incomparable with adults, so I asked the little ones to go to the granary and armory in your county to have a look, and those who can be moved are moved, presumably the adults must be able to understand. ”
Du Jia's every sentence is like a knife, every time he says the county order's face is white, Du Jia's meaning is very clear, if you want to say that a few people are dead, he can barely cover up the lack of food, but now both heads have been killed, most of the soldiers are killed and wounded, the city gate is burned, how can you hide it, as for the grain depot and weapons depot, you don't have to think about it, as long as the 'locusts' have gone in, there will definitely not be a single hair left, and it is good to leave him a door panel.
The county order's face turned pale, this Du Jia is really too vicious, this guy is not like those bandits who can only kill people with knives, but every word is heartfelt, this person is very clear about the law of the imperial court, and he has completely grasped his weakness, now whether they go or not, their officialdom career is completely over, and the best ending is to assassinate and exile for three thousand miles, and if you are unlucky, you will destroy the three clans.
He pointed his finger at Du Jia and said viciously: "Du Jia, you are a demon in human skin, you, you are too vicious, this official has no grievances with you, why do you harm me like this?" ”
Du Jia suddenly put away all his smiles and said coldly: "No grievances, no hatred? You dare to say this, what kind of enmity do my parents have against you, but you have captured him and tortured him? To tell you the truth, it will be easy for me to kill you, but I will make you more painful than death, and repent of your crimes. ”
After speaking, Du Jia turned his head to Wu Yong and said: "Mr. Scholar, the work should be almost done, let the little ones withdraw, remember to have people post hundreds of copies of this notice in the city to show our respect for the old husband's platform." ”
Wu shook his fan and said with a smile: "Jia Shao, don't worry, Xiaosheng has been arranged, and the team can be evacuated at any time." ”
Then he took out a piece of paper and put it in front of the county order: "My lord, this is a notice written by Xiaosheng, and I hope that the adults will give more guidance on the shortcomings." ”
After speaking, Du Jia and Wu walked away with a long smile, seeing that the room was empty again, and touched his head and still on his neck, the county commander breathed a sigh of relief, but after taking the paper tremblingly and looking at it, the cold sweat that had just dried on his head was trickling down again.
It turned out that this was a joint notice to the people, saying that the magistrate of Tangshan County felt that the court was dark and the boss was mediocre, which led to the people's misery, so he decided to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and took away all the stolen goods in the county with the righteous men of Liangshan, and hoped that the people of the county could follow them.
After reading this notice, the county commander closed his eyes in pain, and kept hitting the table with his head, but the blood flowed everywhere as if he didn't know the pain, as if this head was not his.
Because the last trace of luck in his heart at the moment has been completely shattered, and the more vicious crime than the capture of the city is to surrender to the enemy and sacrifice the city, which is equivalent to Chiguoguo's rebellion, what, you say this is fake, it was framed by thieves, but does your boss believe it? Do the officials believe it? Do the imperial historians believe it? Do the eunuchs believe it? Even if you can't tell it all over your mouth, Du Jia and Wu Yong are equivalent to charging him with death.
The county commander also regretted it in his heart at this time, why did he go to this troubled water to offend Du Jia, the devil, Liang Shan was not under his rule at all, why bother with such idle things? But now it's useless to regret it, he sighed, took off his belt and hung it on the beam, gritted his teeth and hanged himself directly, so that at least he could still have the reputation of dying rather than being a thief and dying with the city, maybe the court could spare his family.
At this time, Du Jia and the others had already left Tangshan County, and there were dozens of carts in the team, most of which were urgently needed food and weapons on the cottage, which was not worth the trip.
At this time, Wu Yong's admiration for Du Jia added another three points, and the relationship between the two sides was basically about to reach the level of reverence, Du Jia's hand made him extremely impressed, it was completely killing people without seeing blood, this is the most clever killing method in the eyes of Wu Yong's literati, and it is ten thousand times stronger than Liu Tang's kind of direct knife cutting down at every turn? Even he couldn't think of it.
He really didn't know how Du Jia knew so much about officialdom at such a young age, it was like an old fritter who had been immersed in officialdom for decades, to be honest, Wu Yong himself was also proficient in physiognomy, but he was never able to see through all of Du Jia's life, as if there was always a strange power that covered his life and couldn't peep at it all.
But at least Wu Yong is sure, this son is by no means an ordinary man, maybe he will really have the luck of being a marquis in the future, and he can even tear the earth and seal the king, compared to Chao Gai's kind of life that is just a reckless hero is too strong, so he has unconsciously made up his mind, in the future, he will sincerely serve Du Jia as the master, as for Chao Tianwang, then I'm sorry, in the future, you can be a general who charges forward under the account of Xiaosheng, and treat you more well in the future to repay the past friendship.