Chapter 808: Windfall (Part II)
Zhukongyan's body is indeed strong, even if he is seriously injured, after such diagnosis and rest, the person is completely awake, and there is no hindrance in speaking, except that his voice is slightly softer: "In Xia Zhukongyan, he is the head of Zhujiazhai in Wuzhou, Guangxi." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Just a few months ago, someone from the White Lotus Sect suddenly came to see me, trying to persuade me to lead the brothers in the village to rebel against the government and attack Wuzhou City.
"In this regard, I politely refused, my Zhujiazhai has never had any grudges with the local government, and my life is very good, there is no need to do such a rebellious and extremely dangerous thing. But I didn't expect that these White Lotus Sect thieves would not give up, and came to lobby again and again, and then tried in vain to plot against the other brothers in my village behind their backs, and after I found out, I took down all these people.
After that, Xu Chongshan rushed over with gifts, only saying that he was making amends to me, saying that everything was made by someone, and since we didn't want to rebel, they wouldn't force it, they just begged us not to leak the matter. I listened to him speak appropriately and politely, and I actually believed his lie in a moment of delusion, and set up a banquet to entertain them, thinking that I could solve this holiday......"
Speaking of this, Zhu Kongyan's body trembled, his face changed, and it took a long time to recover, and he continued: "I didn't expect him to hide sinister intentions, ostensibly to make amends, but in fact, he had already sent someone to attack the people in my village, and even took my long-sick bedridden brother Zhukong Mountain as a hostage, trying to force me to comply." My brother is willing to die for the sake of the stockade......"
Looking at Zhu Kongyan's red eyes and hideous expression when he said this, Yang Zhen and Tang Guangchen didn't feel a little embarrassed in their hearts, it seems that this person is indeed deeply hated by blood.
After a long while, Zhukong Yan calmed down: "I want to fight with them, I don't want them to have an arrangement, and they actually shot me and my brothers in the village from the crossbowman, and I was stabbed by that Xu Chongshan's sword, and I almost lost my life."
"Fortunately, the heavens will not kill me, I have a vision, my heart is on the left, and his sword that goes straight to my heart does not kill me. But my elder brother, my clansmen ...... "There are tears in the tiger's eyes at this moment, such a strong man, and he doesn't feel sad when he mentions the past at this moment."
Yang Zhen and the others were moved again, and sighed deeply at the same time, from this point of view, there is indeed no problem with the identity of this person. No wonder he would fight with Xu Chongshan outside the city, so deep hatred, anyone would make the same choice as him when he saw the enemy.
"The master of the bamboo village really understands the righteousness, and the official knows. You can rest assured that you are recuperating here, and when Guangxi is settled, this official will definitely report your Zhujiazhai to the imperial court, in recognition of your and your village's contribution to resisting thieves. Tang Guangchen hurriedly comforted.
He has found a good example from the other party's words, because this turmoil, the contradictions between the Han court and the local Miao Zhuang and other ethnic groups have become very deep, and such a positive example is needed now to open up the situation for the recovery of Guangxi in the future.
Yang Zhen is not in his position, so naturally he will not think about these things, but what he thinks of is Xu Chongshan, according to what Zhu Kongyan said, the one who was killed should be Xu Chongshan himself, after all, the two are so deeply enmated, it is impossible for him to recognize the enemy by mistake. Then, this result should also be reported.
Just as he was thinking about it, a brocade guard walked quickly to the door and whispered, "My lord." ”
Yang Zhen turned his head and beckoned: "Come in and talk." Just before coming to the medical hall, he had already ordered someone to mention those prisoners to identify the identity of the corpse, after all, Xu Chongshan's identity was not ordinary, and he had to deal with it carefully.
Sure enough, after the subordinate came in, he reported: "My lord, I have let those captives see it, and they have confirmed that the corpse is their young master, Xu Chongshan, who escaped from Baijia Village before. ”
"Oh?" Yang Zhen smiled when he heard this, and glanced at Zhukong Yan again: "Master of Zhuzhai, you have really made a lot of contributions to us this time." ”
"The lord is serious, I don't dare to be ashamed, it's just revenge......" Suddenly, Zhu Kongyan looked stunned, and looked at Yang Zhen with some surprise: "Dare to ask this adult, you just said that Xu Chongshan escaped?" Has the government already breached their lair? ”
Seeing that this person reacted so quickly, and only listened to a few words without a beginning or end to make such a judgment, Yang Zhen unconsciously showed a look of appreciation, so he nodded without concealment: "Yes, just yesterday, I led people to break through the main altar of the White Lotus Sect, and killed and captured all the people in it, including their sect leader Xu Jinghong. Only this Xu Chongshan has become a fish that slipped through the net, but his luck is not good, and he bumped into you headlong and died under your knife, which can be regarded as retribution. ”
"When...... Really ......" Zhukong Yan suddenly became a little excited, and after muttering a sigh, he immediately struggled to get up and knelt down towards Yang Zhen: "Zhukong Yan, thank you, Lord for avenging the one hundred and seventy-three people in my village......" said and kowtowed hard.
Seeing this, Yang Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and supported the other party: "Brother Zhu is like this, it is the duty of us court officials to suppress bandits and quell chaos. It's you, who was able to refuse their temptation before, and then desperately killed a key criminal like Xu Chongshan, which is really remarkable. ”
After such mutual praise, Zhukong Rock lay back on the bed. But his heart was not calm, and he took Yang Zhen's hand and asked him about the specific details of how he had pacified the White Lotus Sect. Yang Zhen didn't hide this, so he said it roughly, which made the other party feel agitated again.
At the end, Yang Zhencai said: "After this battle, at least in Guangxi, the power of the White Lotus Sect has been completely uprooted by the government, and it can be regarded as avenging the blood revenge of your Zhujiazhai and other innocent people who were killed by them." By the way, now that the revenge has been avenged, I don't know what Brother Zhu's plans will be in the future? ”
"I ......" this time, Zhukong Yan really can't give an answer. Before, he had only one thought after recovering from his injuries, that is, revenge, so he came to defect after knowing that Guilin had become the last base of the government, but he stayed outside because of the closure of the city, and killed the enemy because of this.
But now, not only Xu Chongshan, the great enemy, has been stabbed by himself, but also the other White Lotus Sect thieves have most likely been exterminated by the government, which makes him lose his goal for a while. Because his home was destroyed and his relatives were killed, Zhukong Yan became a complete loner at this time.
Yang Zhen saw his confusion, so he said tentatively: "If Brother Zhu you have nowhere to go, why don't you stay by my side, my subordinates just want Brother Zhu to be a person like you who is good at martial arts and has a cool head." ”
"Adults are ......" Zhukong Yan didn't feel moved in his heart, this is indeed the best destination. This is not some chivalrous novel in later generations, thinking that joining the government is a spineless practice. In fact, in this era, there are many people with outstanding skills who have sharpened their heads and want to become people in the government, as the so-called learning of literature and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.
"This official is now the commander of the Jinyi Guard!" Yang Zhen didn't hide it, so he revealed his identity.
"The villain is willing to follow the adults!" Zhukong Yan thought about it for a while, and then agreed. Obviously, in his eyes, Jinyiwei is not as terrible as the folklore, or perhaps, it is because he feels that Yang Zhen avenged the revenge of his relatives in the village for him, so he will think of devoting himself to service. But in any case, it is an indisputable fact that Yang Zhen has another available talent this time.
"The lower officials want to congratulate your lordship on adding another talent." Tang Guangchen congratulated him in a timely manner.
Yang Zhen smiled, and then instructed Zhu Kongyan a few words, let him recuperate from his injuries, don't think too much, and then walked out of the house with Tang Guangchen, and after briefly telling the officials outside, he returned to the governor's yamen.
After this inquiry, the last thorn in his heart was also removed. Originally, he was still thinking about where this Xu Chongshan would hide and how to find him in the future, but now all this is naturally no longer a problem. The only thing that needs to be considered is to listen to the confessions of those captives, Xu Chongchuan and Xu Shuichun, who were sent away by Xu Jinghong before, I don't know where these two people are hiding now, and how they will react after the White Lotus Sect is hit hard.
However, Yang Zhen believed that no matter how unwilling or grudgeful they were, it would be completely impossible for the White Lotus Sect to make any more disturbances in Guangxi this time. And without their connection and help, those rebellious Miao Zhuang tribes that are scattered are no longer a cause for concern.
"It seems that it's time to move your eyes away from Guangxi......" Yang Zhen looked thoughtful, but a smug smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, after all, he was able to settle the chaotic situation in Guangxi in a short period of time, and also helped the imperial court to clean up such a big disaster as the White Lotus Sect, which was indeed enough to make him proud.
However, if someone rejoices, there must be someone who is sad.
When a gray carrier pigeon flew to a hidden mansion somewhere, the White Lotus Sect Altar was broken by the official army, Xu Jinghong was killed, and the news of Xu Chongshan's disappearance reached Xu Chongchuan and Xu Shuichun, and the two of them could hardly believe their eyes.
"How...... How so? It's only been a few days, how can our main altar be broken by the official army, and even my father ......" Xu Shuichun shook his head and said tremblingly.
But Xu Chongchuan's face was gloomy, and there was naturally nothing wrong with such things. And he knew very well what such an outcome would mean for the Holy Religion, that it would be devastating.
"Xu Jinghong! It's you again, it's you who ruined our good deeds, and this time it's even ......" A raging anger came out of Xu Chongchuan's eyes, he gritted his teeth, and secretly swore in his heart: "I must kill you!" Even if I use any means, I will definitely kill you as my father, and avenge the brothers of my Holy Sect who died at your hands! ”