In general, Zhao Xiang is a pacifist. People who are used to living in the prosperous world always feel that nothing in life needs to be solved by violent means. No matter how complicated things are, they are nothing more than interests, and negotiating and compromising can always find a balance between the two sides.

But now he suddenly felt how cute those monks of the once domineering Kaiyuan Temple were.

In addition to the three roads sent out, Zhao Xiang also asked Chen Hanlin to take the young men of the North Branch of Liushui to Liushui Village to find Chen Chun. I used to think that Xiucai's rebellion would not be successful for ten years, so Chen Chun made some small moves behind his back, and Zhao Xiang never bothered to pay attention to it. After all, he is the face of Liushui Village, a person who has entered the scholar class with one foot, and it is really unwise to have a head-on conflict.

Let Chen Hanlin come forward, it's just a trick, what can be said, Zhao Xiang doesn't have any hope.

Shi Ding'an and others were sent out to inquire again, and the focus of this investigation was the reaction of the county and state governments.

At the state level, so far there is still no attitude to come out, the chaotic people rushed to Kaiyuan Temple Zhao Gongsilk and chose to be silent, if it wasn't for a heavy rain and the chaotic people gathered together, it is estimated that this Zhizhou Lord would not have sent an army to the embankment to deter. Those Xiang troops were only guarding the river embankment, and they didn't get an order, and they wouldn't be nosy even if Xiao Zhishan was bleeding like a river.

There was a whistle on the south side of the opposite bank, and then a whistle on the north side, indicating that both sides were ready.

Hearing the whistle, the guards of the landlord on the opposite side became nervous, and the hundreds of people who had been scattered on the defense suddenly gathered together and gathered around the wooden stakes where the hostages were tied.

That's going to be hard. If there is still a chance to scatter and break through, now hundreds of people are gathered together, if Xiaozhishan's courtyard team still rushes up, it will undoubtedly be eaten easily, and the consequence of forcing the other party is the life of the hostage-the leader over there is a ruthless character, who has already put a knife on the hostage's neck, claiming that if he moves forward, he will do it.

It's back to a stalemate.

At half past ten in the morning, the temperature was 18 degrees, sunny, and the north wind was blowing.

It took more than an hour, and people on both sides were a little bored.

Zhao Xiang couldn't wait any longer, and decided to solve it in his own way, he jumped onto the earthen wall more than one meter high, and shouted: "The good man on the other side, killing someone will pay for your life, is it worth it for you to do this for a rich man?" What do you get by working hard? ”

The man who took the lead on the opposite side responded: "Our brothers are just eating together, and no one wants to work hard, but the seven brothers who folded in your hands today also have wives and children, and there is no way to explain to their families if they don't take it to the government to pay for their lives." ”

"If a person dies and cannot be resurrected, what can he do if he pays for his life? Can the dead be brought back to life? The most important thing now is to keep the living alive! Hurting human lives is not something that everyone wants to see, and there is no need to increase casualties. I'll call everyone back, and we can discuss something! ”

"What to discuss, brothers' lives can you negotiate?!" The leader shouted, and the bandit-like family members around him also shouted: "I have to pay for my life!" ”

"Teach these men to pay for the lives of their dead brothers!"

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Zhao Xiang stretched out his hand and shouted, "Seven hundred taels!" I will pay seven hundred taels of silver, and one hundred taels of silver will be paid for one life, so that their wives and children can also have a way to live. ”

The other side was quiet, looking at each other. The leader and the circle of people around him exchanged heads and ears, obviously those people were all the heads of the nursing homes belonging to different rich families, but they were only represented by the captain of the Wang Million family.

"However, a man gave them a hundred taels of silver for his family, but he wanted to redeem the person, and one person lived for a thousand taels of silver!"

"You're going crazy about money!" Zhao Xiang couldn't help but burst into foul language.

But there was a laugh: "You can also take the corpse back, and give one hundred taels for a whole corpse!" ”

Zhao Xiang calculated, one tael of silver is two hundred yuan, one thousand taels is two hundred thousand, and a dozen people opposite are two or three million...... Of course he could afford it, and he had so much money himself, but! If this money is out, he feels aggrieved!

At this moment, someone pulled his trouser leg from behind, and when he saw that Shi Ding'an was back, he hurriedly squatted down and asked, "How is it, what is the news?" ”

Shi Ding'an whispered the latest information: "Dongjia, this time the county government decided to ignore this matter, the eight local big families just came out of the county government, and the yamen was closed, obviously it was discussed." The little one beat the drum outside, and only two tolerances came out to drive me away and tell me to go again the day after tomorrow. That Wang Dahu was surrounded by Captain Black Bull just a mile out of the city, and now he is coming this way. ”

"Is it only Wang Million? Where are the other seven big families? ”

"Just catch Wang Wanwan, and the others go back through different doors. Wang Million probably wanted to see the situation here, and walked through the north gate to this side, just when he happened to bump into Captain Black Bull and them. The owner, I have inquired, this matter is indeed led by Wang Million, but those big households only come out of the people, and after the matter is completed, according to the number of heads, one head is counted as fifty acres of land. ”

Grass!

Zhao Xiang shouted at the other side again: "Seven hundred taels, one hand to hand over the silver, the other hand to the person!" ”

A group of people on the opposite side laughed wildly, and the leader responded: "Twenty thousand taels!" These people are ready to send you with their hands and feet! ”

"In that case, it's non-negotiable." Zhao Xiang turned around and jumped off the wall, "Seven hundred taels of silver is seven hundred yuan, seven hundred thousand yuan, and one of you can share a thousand yuan." Don't be too greedy, you discuss and discuss, and then talk after you figure it out. With that, he retreated to the back of the crowd.

After only waiting for a short while, the black bull returned, along with Wang Million and his eight family members.

As his name suggests, Wang Wanren is really a rich man, short, black and fat, although his hands are tied behind his back, his bones are still hard, and when he sees Zhao Xiang, he will say ruthlessly: "If you don't let me go, my subordinates are not vegetarians, and when the time comes, even your Xiaozhishan will be taken away!" I've taken care of all the relationships above, and no one will help you! ”

Zhao Xiang didn't bother to say anything when he heard this, he went up and kicked down Wang Million, followed by a punch and kick, and he didn't have the slightest burden in his heart to beat a fat man. The people on the side frowned, and the people on Xiaozhishan's side were stunned, they always thought that Zhao Xiang had a gentle appearance, and he didn't speak loudly a few times, but he didn't expect to fight people so hard, and it was just a matter of hitting the thick flesh on his body, he wanted to greet his face......

When Wang Million was covered in blood and wailing for mercy, Zhao Xiang stopped, pulled off Wang Million's front swing and wiped his hands: "I thought your mouth was really hard, and you can still beat it softly." Since you can speak softly, then let the people you let go. ”

Wang Million hung himself from a big tree by the river, hung above the river, and howled for his men on the other side to let them go.

Zhao Xiang motioned for the nursing team to prepare to go over to pick up the hostages.

But! The hundreds of people on the other side actually didn't pay attention to Bai Wang Wan! Let Wang Million cry his father and call his mother, and the group of people with him just pretend not to know Wang Million!