Jia Yao replied: "If you return to the governor, the lower officials have gathered all the squires in Yuezhou, and they are waiting outside the prefect's yamen at this moment. ”

"Bring all the people to the front of the hall!"

Lin Yu sat in the center wearing official robes, and Hao Shaoqi led a hundred and ten executioners to stand on both sides, with a murderous atmosphere.

There were about a hundred and ten squires, some fat and some thin, some tall and some short; All of them are wearing straight embellishments, Taoist robes, and square scarves and various heads, which look very magnificent.

Anyway, we are all law-abiding citizens, even if you are the governor, what can you do with us?

"Sitting above is Lord Lin Zhenjiang, the governor of Fengyang and the chief military officer of Jianghuai, why don't you hurry up and give a salute?" Jia Yao flicked the sleeves of his robe and shouted.

Only then did the squires lazily clasp their fists and salute: "Meet the Governor!" ”

Lin Yu snorted coldly and instructed Deng Yan: "Bring the former prefect Liu Youde, the same governor Sun Guoli, and the general judge Wang Chao up!" ”

As soon as Deng Yan left, Lin Yu ordered Hao Shaoqi again: "Take the sticks that you used to break through Beijing City and Liu Zongmin to torture and plunder hundreds of officials!" ”

"Order."

Hao Shaoqi, who had been prepared, waved his hand, and ten soldiers had already picked up a bunch of bloody clamping sticks and threw them at the feet of the squires with a "bang".

In fact, the clamping sticks made by Liu Zongmin in Beijing have long been lost, and these were made by Hao Shaoqi according to Lin Yu's instructions before sending troops, and blood stains were specially sprinkled on them, in order to intimidate these squires.

"What does this governor mean, ready to use a stick against us? is going to force the donation of food and wages, is there any royal law? ”

"Shh......h Be quiet, lest trouble come out of your mouth, and look at the signs before making plans! ”

"That's right, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and it really means that they can't push it off!"

There was an uproar among the squires, some were frightened and trembling, some were indignant, and some were disapproving.

After a while, Deng Yan escorted Liu Youde and Sun Guoli, who were wearing prison uniforms, to the front of the hall, and clenched his fists and replied: "Go back to my lord, bring the criminals!" ”

Lin Yu frowned, swept around the squires in front of the hall, and left the seat with Shang Fang's sword in his hand: "Fellow squires of Yuezhou, the army of Jiannu is close at hand, and the governor will not beat around the bush."

Jiannu was brutal and regarded the lives of our Han people as a mustard, and the slaughter of 200,000 people in Sizhou is a living example.

Recently, the Governor has gathered a force of 80,000 soldiers and horses in Tongcheng, and will fight the Tartars to the end to defend Hunan to the death. It's just that there is a shortage of food and pay in the army, so this governor borrows food and pay from you today, and after the Tartars are repulsed, he will definitely repay the full amount! ”

"Your people are in Tongcheng, why did you come to our Yuezhou to raise food and money?" I don't know who in the crowd shouted.

Someone immediately chimed in: "The people gathered by the governor are all Li Chuang's rebels, and they kill many officials and squires on weekdays, but now they are short of money but want us to fund them, what is the reason?" ”

Lin Yu raised his sword and snorted coldly: "Tongcheng is the county seat under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou Mansion, and it is only natural to come here to raise grain."

Of course, this governor not only has to raise grain in Yuezhou, but also has to go to Changsha, Changde, Jiujiang and other places to raise grain, as long as I am under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, everyone has an unshirkable responsibility.

Those who have money will pay, those who have food will give food, and those who have no money and no food will give me people! If the city is broken by the Tartars, it doesn't matter if you are Yuezhou or Changsha, and it is not looted?

You don't care if he was an army or an army of the imperial court, at least they were fighting a bloody battle against the Qing Dynasty. Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi led the elite of the Ming Dynasty, and now they haven't become traitors? ”

Lin Yu walked to Liu Youde's side as he spoke, and said with a glare: "Governor Liu, start with you, how much food and salary do you plan to donate?" ”

Liu Youde clenched his fists and begged: "Governor Lin, the mansion of the lower officials has been raided, and I can't even get a penny out, so don't be embarrassed to get the officials, okay?" ”

Lin Yu snorted coldly and quietly clenched the hilt of the sword: "Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver." It's gone in your mansion, but the money in the shop you set up outside, and the money in the bank, don't believe that the governor can't get it? ”

"Du Du Xiu wants to force people too much, is it difficult to let the lower officials donate their heads?" Liu Youde turned his heart sideways and determined never to pluck a hair again.

"Then Ben Du will fulfill you!"

With a "choking" sound, Shang Fang's sword was unsheathed, Lin Yu held Liu Youde in his arms, the blade of the sword turned around his neck, and a bloody mouth was torn open.

Blood splattered, the cool breeze swished into Liu Youde's cavity, and he collapsed to the ground in pain, a pair of dead fish eyes in disbelief: "You...... Dare...... Kill...... Magistrate? ”

"Hmph...... The command made me kill without blinking, let alone a prefect! ”

Lin Yu swept around the squires standing in front of the hall with the bloody Shang Fang sword in his hand, shrugged his shoulders and said, "You have all heard it, what he Liu Youde said about donating his head, how can this governor not be the beauty of an adult?" ”

Suddenly, his voice was cold: "Come on, cut off Liu Youde's head and hang it in front of the hall!" ”

A moment later, Liu Youde, who was the official of Yuezhou's parents, hung in front of the hall, and blood kept dripping down his neck to the ground. A pair of dead fish eyes stared at the squires in front of the hall, frightening the faint ones to sweat and lose their souls.

Lin Yu paced behind Tongzhi Sun Guoli and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Sun Tongzhi, what about you, donate money or food or donate head?" ”

"Don't donate your head, don't donate your head!"

Sun Guoli was so frightened that he peed his pants, fell to his knees with a "poof", and cried: "Xiaguan has also been raided, but what the governor said is reasonable, Xiaguan will donate the three thousand taels of silver stored in the 'Jingchu Qianzhuang' as military salary, and there will be no more!" ”

"Are you a beggar to the Governor?"

Lin Yu stabbed out with a sword, and instantly penetrated Sun Guoli's chest, "Since you don't donate your head, then donate your body!" ”

Wang Chao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "The governor spares his life, the villain is willing to donate money and grain, I am willing to donate 18,000 taels of silver and 7,000 stones of grain, I will take you to get money and grain, and I will never dare to hide a tael of silver and a bucket of grain." ”

With Wang Tongju leading by example, with the high hall of the prefect of Liu's mansion, and with the government of Sun Tongzhi's corpse, all the squires immediately "enthusiastically" donated, and raised 170,000 taels of silver and 110,000 stone of grain in one day.

Lin Yu left 30,000 stone of grain for Jia Yao and Qi Zhenguo, 10,000 taels of silver, and all the rest were loaded. Then he left Yuezhou City as fast as he could, and returned to Jiugong Mountain to meet the army.

10,000 taels of silver is equivalent to about 300 kilograms before Lin Yu crosses, and the carrying capacity of this Dongfeng truck is five tons, Lin Yu decided to pull 100,000 taels to Fengyang to recruit troops. The rest was left to Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others for them to be used as military salaries.

"The governor has already given a letter to Yuan Butang and Governor He, saying that you have submitted to the governor and will stay in Jiugong Mountain to fight guerrillas, harass the rear of the Qing army, so that Azig cannot attack Changsha with all his strength.

The war on the Fengyang side is urgent, so the governor will temporarily go to Fengyang, and then attack Wuchang to the west after the siege is lifted. ”

Before leaving, Lin Yu solemnly explained to Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Gao Guiying and others, "From now on, you must not rob the people again, and you must be worthy of the banner of the Lin family's army!" ”

Got nearly 100,000 taels of silver, 130,000 stone of grain, and some weapons at once, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others were naturally satisfied, and they all hugged their fists and received orders: "The governor is in charge of going to Fengyang with confidence, and I will wait to fight to the death with the Tartars to the end, and I will never let the Tartars touch Changsha!" ”