Chapter 32: The Storm: The Quartet Goes Badly!
Tunpeng Mountain is located offshore to the east of Wuzhou. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
Here, there is a rampant force, named after the mountain, so there is a loud slogan, called the Swallow Peng Army.
The leader of the Tunpeng Army is called Zhao Heng, and there are two leaders at the bottom, Zhu Jing and Lu Jingjun.
Before that, they were originally a strong man with a face in Wuzhou, although Confucianism and Taoism were prosperous at that time, but Wuzhou was located on the coast, and it was considered to be far away from the emperor, relying on the smuggling of goods, as well as the reputation of righteousness and wealth in the face, colluding with the local squires, pulling up gangs, on the surface in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, going back and forth to the rivers and seas, accumulating wealth, and living a very leisurely life.
After the collapse of Confucianism and Taoism, the influence of the imperial court in this area rapidly declined, and the local officials who had relied on the official authority of the literary atmosphere to suppress the common people became panicked after losing their literary atmosphere. Zhao Heng took advantage of this to further grow bigger, and even the government did not dare to provoke, so that in this coastal area, the people only knew that there was Zhao Boss, but did not know that there was a new son of heaven, forming a local force that the court could not control.
With the surrender of the Red Turban Army and the Broken Grain Army in the southwest to the imperial court, the prestige of the new Lin'an Dynasty once rose, and there was even a faint trend of reorganizing the dynasty and setting the Central Plains in the north. Under this general trend, Zhao Heng also had to follow, accept the government's recruitment, reorganization, and become a local township group controlled by the imperial court.
However, immediately afterwards, the total destruction of the imperial court sailors, and the large-scale invasion of the barbarian army led by Cha Che, the Son of Heaven fled south, Lin'an fell, and the entire Zhou Dynasty was about to perish.
In response to the call of King Qin, Zhao Heng at that time also quickly gathered the township soldiers to rescue the Son of Heaven, although because the far water could not save the near fire, he did not directly face the main force of Cha Che, but after the main force of Cha Che was destroyed, he also fought a few fierce battles in the barbarian army under the encirclement and suppression of the leopard throne, showing impressive strength.
After the defeat of the 200,000 army of the Leopard King, Zhao Heng led the army back to Wuzhou, at this moment, he has been named a Zhuangyuan general by the imperial court, and he can be regarded as a military general of the fourth grade, and all the brothers below are all official, and the power of the Tunpeng Army continues to grow, and it can even be said that the Wuzhou soldiers are the Tunpeng Army, and the Tunpeng Army is the Wuzhou soldiers.
Today's Tunpeng Army is known as 100,000 people. After the soldiers and horses grew stronger, Zhao Heng was not as domineering as when he formed gangs and was a local hero, while maintaining local order, he held the Nine Yin True Scripture every day, practicing every day, and the big and small leaders at the bottom, although there were some, because they once gained power, they flew up among the villagers, but after he was found out, they were often punished heavily, and for a while, the public security in Wuzhou was much better than before the collapse of Confucianism and Taoism.
On that day, Zhao Heng and his two brothers were discussing martial arts in the mansion together, and suddenly, a personal soldier entered the house and said: "General, Gan Yushu Gan Shuai of the Baozhou Governor's Mansion is visiting!" β
Zhao Heng and the others looked at each other, all stunned.
After Cha Che's death, in the successive battles of encircling and suppressing the basin enemy Lie and the barbarian army led by Xiao Gusuo, all the Qinwang righteous troops were controlled and dispatched by Gan Yushu, that is, under the excellent deployment of troops by Gan Yushu, all the soldiers and horses in the south were able to completely annihilate the two barbarians who tried to fish and kill the enemy Lie and Xiao Gu after losing their support at the minimum cost, and successfully killed the enemy Lie.
Although Xiao Gu escaped in the end, the ashes of hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops still brought a great shock to the high-level barbarians in the north, and successfully helped the southern court that had lost half of the country to gain a firm foothold.
At that time, the Tunpeng army was also restrained by Gan Yushu. After King Qin ended, the rebel armies from all walks of life, under the orders of the imperial court, returned to their respective prefectures, and they also returned to Wuzhou. Later, I heard that Gan Yushu was named the prince of the country by the Son of Heaven, and left the Sanya Army and went to Baozhou to establish the Governor's Mansion. Although he realized that this might be the secret move of the Son of Heaven, because he could not understand the movements in the court, although Zhao Heng and his two brothers discussed it, they did not come to a specific conclusion.
But I didn't expect that Gan Yushu, who was supposed to be far away in Baozhou, actually came to Wuzhou?
"Hurry up, please!" Zhao Heng immediately said, and at the same time stood up with the two brothers, ready to greet him.
Outside, Gan Yushu, who was just dressed in cloth, waited for a while, and only after the soldiers came out to report back did he step into the mansion with his hands in his hands: "This should be the last place, right?" Alas...... I thought it was a drunken dreamer, but I didn't want to be running around and working hard. Busy! Busy! Busy! β
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Jinli County, Xizhou.
As the main breakthrough point for crossing the Yangtze River when Cha Cha went south, the Xizhou area was the most seriously damaged, in particular, the barbarian army adopted the strategy of feeding the enemy, as soon as it entered the territory of Xizhou, it was forcibly seized, and the officers and soldiers of Xizhou almost fled in a collapsed style, which did not play any role in resisting at all, but caused a large number of deserters and chaotic soldiers.
Now, although the situation has stabilized, the damage caused to Xizhou is irreparable for a while, and a large number of people who fled their homes in the war return home to find that their houses have been seized and their fields have been occupied. Among these people, there are even those local squires who were originally considered wealthy. The families and heroes who fled from the north and the local squires in the south formed an intricate struggle, which intensified in the chaos caused by the invasion of Chacha, and also caused the people of Xizhou to be constantly divided.
Jinli County, which is close to the long river, is a dominant family at the moment. The Jinli Lu family, with the expansion of Lu Yuhao's power in the new dynasty of Lin'an, and the rising tide lifts the boat, and the three officials in front of the prime minister, the momentum of the Lu family is in full swing in Xizhou.
When Cha cut south, perhaps because of luck or other reasons, the Jinli Lu clan was not attacked by the barbarian army. After the defeat of the barbarian army, as LΓΌ Xiang was important, the fields were constantly annexed by the LΓΌ family.
Lu Anguo, a nephew of Lu Xiang, really talks about blood, and Lu Yuhao is actually a little far away. Since elementary school, I can't get anything, I like to get some knives, guns and sticks, and I have invited a lot of martial artists at home, before the great prosperity of Xuanqi, there is also a second-rate level of rivers and lakes, and now the strength is even worse, and relying on the financial resources of the family, many people in the rivers and lakes have gathered, and further fish and meat in the township.
At this moment, Lu Anguo was angrily scolding a county official, and at this moment, he was very unhappy in his heart, and it could even be said that he was extremely angry.
"Do you know whose ship it is? Our Lu family's merchant ships, you dare to move? Ben Gongzi's boat, which guy ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to rob it? Lu Anguo, who was furious, slapped the table vigorously, and around him, those thugs looked at the reprimanded county officials with a sneer.
The reprimanded county magistrate kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, but he couldn't speak. This time, for him, it was a pure disaster, but now, he didn't know how to deal with it.
South of the Changhe River, although it was invaded by Chacha, after all, the time was short, and Jiangnan was originally the land of fish and rice, compared to the north at the moment, it was much better after all. And the imperial court also continued to reinforce and prohibit the resale of materials to the north, especially saltpeter, ironware, and gunpowder, which are all acts of the enemy, not to mention grain.
However, no one dared to investigate and deal with the Lu family's boats, they always drove at night, back and forth on both sides of the long river, and no one knew what they were carrying or transporting.
Only this time, an inspector who had just taken office for a short time, because he didn't recognize the Lu family's merchant ships, coupled with his youthful vigor, actually led a group of sailors to inspect and forcibly stopped the Lu family's merchant ships and boarded them for inspection. Who knows if it doesn't matter if it is not investigated, this investigation actually found a large number of materials that are forbidden to be resold to the north on the ship, as well as many girls who are imprisoned and are about to be transported to the north.
Human trafficking was originally an illegal trade prohibited by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the resale of military funds was even more sensitive during this period. Although everyone knows what is going on in private, as long as it is not found on the spot, it is considered to be non-existent...... In fact, it was not possible to find it in the first place.
But since it has been found, it is impossible to ignore it. Especially the inspector called Li Mao, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but he ignored the secret persuasion of the people around him and stabbed him directly, so that the government had no choice but to detain the ship first, and on the surface, he made a gesture of in-depth investigation, and secretly notified the Lu family, hoping to properly handle the matter, after all, there is the Lu family with Lu Xiang as the backstage, and they can't afford to offend these officials, and they dare not offend.
"Childe...... Lu Gongzi," the official accompanied the smiling face, "This matter, do you think this is good?" The guy who doesn't have long eyes...... We're sure we'll teach him some lessons in the future, so that he knows what to do. But things have come out, and the things on the ship ...... It must be confiscated, as for the investigation or something, Gongzi casually pulled out one or two people from the bottom, and said that the people at the bottom did it without the knowledge of your mansion, although the boat was your ship, but your mansion didn't know about it at all, so it was a trivial matter......"
With a snap, the flesh and skin went inward, and the official's whole body was planted sideways in the concussion of his head.
"Confiscate our Lu family's goods? Make it clear to me, it's my son's goods, and it's our Lu family's goods. Lu Anguo was angry, and kicked the knocked over official twice, "Do you want to protect that kid who doesn't have long eyes?" β
He turned around and said, "Come with me, we will slaughter the one surnamed Li and snatch back Lao Tzu's things for me." β
The official's teeth fell out, his mouth was covered with blood, and he was rolling on the ground: "Childe, childe, the goods can be taken away, then Li Mao...... Then Li Mao is just doing business, and he hasn't done anything wrong......"
"Do you mean it's my son's fault?"
"No, no...... That's right......" The official snorted, but then he was kicked to the ground again, and several people next to him rushed up and kicked him hard. Immediately afterwards, Lu Anguo led the crowd to the local inspection: "Let's go, let's go and slaughter that guy and let him know who is in charge here." β
More and more people gathered around him and slaughtered in a mighty way.
At the same time, in the inspection center, a young man sat on a stool, brushing and sharpening his knife.
Beside him, an old man listened to the noisy movement in the distance and let out a long sigh: "Li Mao, Li Mao, this time, you have made a big fuss." βγ
The young man said, "Master, what should I do next?" β
The old man raised his head and looked at the cold sky of the autumn knife: "Since it has already made a big noise, let's make it bigger...... Kill a few people! β
The young man said, "Master, I can't win alone. β
"Unproductive guy! That's it, you can kill whoever is the most unpleasant, and leave the rest to the teacher! β
A quarter of an hour later, the blood-stained inspection station.
An hour later, the entire Jinli County was turned upside down.
A day later......
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On the Broken Harvest Mountain, Chu Hanguan, the leader of the Broken Harvest Army, has been a little confused recently.
The main reason for his confusion was the recent movements of the Shenwu Left Army.
The Shenwu Left Army, also known as the Weiyuan Army, is also known as the Ningjia Army by the common people. According to the dispatch of the imperial court, this official army was supposed to go to Pu'an in Lingnan, but at this moment, the Weiyuan army not only did not act according to the will of the imperial court, but forced it to the side of Broken Jiashan.
What exactly do these people want to do? Whether it was Chu Hanguan or Diao Jiming, they were a little confused and confused.
During this time, Chu Hanguan was preparing for the upcoming martial arts conference, although he had been recruited by the imperial court, but in essence, he was still a part of the martial arts, and he had already reached an agreement with the Changhe Martial Arts Alliance in secret, and it was naturally imperative for him to participate in the martial arts conference.
"When Mr. Mei Jian becomes the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, he can command the rivers and lakes," Diao Jiming analyzed for him, "With Mr. Mei Jian's strength, coupled with the support of the imperial court, the Southeast Martial Arts League will not be able to do anything." When the time comes, we can rely on the Son of Heaven and the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, and we can use this to rectify the southwest. β
Chu Hanguan muttered: "The side of the Southeast Martial Arts ......"
"I can't think of anything they can do." Diao Jiming sneered, "The barbarians have not been eliminated, and due to the overall situation, Ning Jiang must not dare to risk the burning of jade and show the rebellion of the chariots and horses." Besides, what was he able to do? No matter how powerful the people around him are, they can't stop Mr. Mei Jian after all. As long as our side restrains the Red Turban Army, and the Shenwu Left Army is also an official army no matter what, and cannot openly resist the Son of Heaven, he will not be able to make a splash. The key is that when Mr. Mei Jian becomes the leader of the martial arts alliance, he will not even have the name of commanding the heroes on the rivers and lakes. β
Chu Hanguan said: "Since that's the case......"
"Chu Shuai!" A soldier rushed in, "General Yue Qingyue of the Shenwu Left Army has come to ask for a meeting. β
Chu Hanguan and Diao Jiming glanced at each other. Chu Hanguan said: "What is he here for?" β
Diao Jiming groaned: "Let's listen to the meaning first." β
Chu Hanguan said: "Let him come up." β
After a while, the soldier ushered in a young general in armor. The young general arched his hand and said, "The last general, Yue Qing, has seen Chu Shuai." β
Chu Hanguan said lightly: "Why is General Yue here?" β
Yue Qing said loudly: "Our army was sent by the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Lin'an to ask Tulai, the king of Pu'an, for his guilt, but on the way, he found that Tulai was not only ambitious, but also secretly colluded with our ambitious conspirators in China to rebel. β
Chu Hanguan stared at him: "Who are you talking about the conspirator?" β
Yue Qing looked at him coldly: "You guys! β