Nine of the ten rooms are empty, leaving the lonely old man in the room. Chong Guan is angry to save the labor, and the mine is majestic!

Zhang Liang really couldn't believe that it was their parents who harmed these villagers. And this kind of thing is happening in your own country!

"Old man, it's your parents who hurt you!?"

When the old man heard Zhang Liang's question, he nodded sadly to show confirmation.

Zhang Liang was about to continue to ask, but Zhang Yun on the side approached him and whispered, "Childe, do you want them to eat something first?" ”

Hearing Zhang Yun's words, Zhang Liang reacted. At this time, the villagers need food the most.

"Old man, you can have something to eat with everyone first. I'll talk about it when I have the strength. Don't worry, even if it is the king of heaven who harms you, Lao Tzu will kill him with his own hands! ”

As soon as I heard that Zhang Liang was willing to make decisions for himself. The old man hurriedly turned around and said to the kneeling villagers: "Zhang Situ will save us, and he also brought us food." Say thank you, sir. After the old man finished speaking, he led the villagers to kneel and bow again, and even the children who had just learned to walk were forcibly pushed to the ground by their mothers to salute Zhang Liang.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Liang only felt that his cheeks were as hot as fire. In his eyes, the villagers saluted him so much, it was tantamount to slapping his own face.

"Old people, folks, get up! I don't deserve you to do such a big salute, in my own country, I actually let my people be so persecuted, what face do I have to do this!? Eat quickly. “

As soon as Zhang Liang's words fell, the military doctor who came with Zhang Yun stepped forward and said urgently: "My lord, you can't let them eat like this." “

Seeing that the military doctor did not let the villagers eat, Zhang Liang immediately said angrily: "What's wrong? Lao Tzu can't afford to control their eating?! “

When the military doctor saw that Zhang Liang was angry, he hurriedly replied: "Don't be angry, my lord, it will not help your condition." These villagers should have not eaten for a long time, if they are allowed to eat violently now, their internal organs will not be able to stand it, and if they don't get it, they will even take their lives! ”

As soon as he heard the military doctor's explanation, Zhang Liang knew that he had misunderstood him, but the villagers were all waiting to be fed at this time, and if they didn't give them food, Zhang Liang would have to blame himself and die.

"Do you have a solution? You can't let them continue to starve, can you?! Zhang Liang had no idea, so he had to ask the military doctor for help.

"My lord, just ask the sergeants to make the rice into gruel, then cut the meat into shreds, put it in the porridge, and let the villagers eat it according to the amount. At this time, they may not even feel full, even if they eat too much, they will not feel full, if they are allowed to eat, they will eat until their stomach bursts! ”

When Zhang Liang heard this, he was already in a cold sweat, fortunately the military doctor came with him, if he really allowed the villagers to overeat, then he would become a murderer.

After knowing the method, Zhang Liang urgently ordered Zhang Yun and the remaining two sergeants to start moving. When the villagers heard the conversation between Zhang Liang and the medical officer, they consciously waited aside, but their eyes were always fixed on the food in the sergeant's hand.

After some processing, all the meals were made into thin porridge, and according to the instructions of the military doctor, the meat was shredded and put into the porridge. Zhang Liang saw that the gruel was ready, so he ordered Zhang Yun to help distribute it to the villagers, but at the same time instructed that he must pay attention to the amount and not let the villagers eat it endlessly. After explaining everything, he took a bowl and delivered it to the old man himself.

"Old man, you also heard the words of my military doctor, I wanted you to eat something good, but now you can only drink porridge. I'm sorry. ”

Hearing that Zhang Situ apologized to himself and personally brought gruel for himself, the old man hurriedly took it with both hands. When the warmth of the hot porridge spread through his fingertips, two lines of hot tears hung on the old man's cheeks.

"Your Excellency, do you know? We haven't eaten anything for a long time, hiding in the mountains, hungry and can only pick up some wild fruits to satisfy our hunger, because we are afraid of being discovered, so we dare not go too far. In the past few days, there are no wild fruits in the vicinity, and we ...... We eat all the bark of the trees......"

A living person should be bound by the bark of a tree. This made Zhang Liang's patience reach the limit. He hated to catch the officials right now and force them to eat what the bark tasted like.

Looking at the gobbling villagers, Zhang Liang's heart ached like a knife. After the villagers finished eating, he eagerly asked the old man, "Old man, you tell me." Why are you hiding here? ”

As soon as the old man heard Zhang Liang ask him, he slowly replied: "My lord, the local county officials were all rogue hooligans earlier, and they even worked as mountain bandits for a while. Later, he gathered a lot of finances, so he bribed the county guards of the tyrannical Qin before the uprising and got an official position. After becoming officials, they used the court's excesses and miscellaneous taxes to oppress us, and in addition to the ones that should be paid to the court, we had to give them double. Some people can't afford it, so they use women to pay off their debts. At this time, the old man was already choked up, as if it was difficult to continue.

Zhang Liang gently rubbed the old man's back, wanting to comfort him, and at the same time as if he was comforting him. After the old man slowly recovered, he continued: "Later, the rebel army rose up, I thought it would be a good life, but who knew that without the rule of the Qin Dynasty, they would become even more intense. Last year, when they discovered a gold mine, they grabbed labor on a large scale, and almost all the middle-aged men in each village were caught working in the mine, and their lives and deaths are still unknown! There is no labor in the village, but the tax is a lot. Almost all the unmarried women in each family were arrested by them to deduct their taxes. Since last month, they have not spared even married women and pregnant women! We couldn't get any longer, so we had to flee to the cave in the woods. Your Excellency, you must save us! ”

After listening to the old man's complaint, Zhang Liang only felt that his lungs were about to explode! Especially when he heard that the group of corrupt officials and cool officials didn't even let go of pregnant women, Zhang Liang almost wanted to immediately rush to the mansion with a knife and cut them! Just because his heart and liver are also pregnant at this time, his anger becomes more powerful when he compares his heart to his heart!

Just when Zhang Liang was thinking about how to solve these corrupt officials, the sergeants sent earlier all returned.

As soon as the sergeant who went to check on the village saw Zhang Liang, he immediately reported back: "My lord, the nearby village is almost empty, and the village is uninhabited, only a few elderly people, who are alone at home and do not want to leave. ”

After seeing that the other party had finished reporting, the sergeant sent by Zhang Yun immediately answered: "My lord! The county seat here is not far from here, and there are 300 defenders in the city, and I heard that they were all recruited by the county officials in the name of protecting the city! And we also found out that they sent most of the young and strong laborers to the mountains twenty miles outside the city to mine, and there were also 300 garrisons in the mines. ”

"Six hundred? Recruiting soldiers privately, it's quite fat! ”

When the sergeant heard Zhang Liangyan and the soldiers on the other side, he continued: "My lord, most of these six hundred people are rogue hooligans and ruffians, and they are far from ours in terms of strength!" They only dare to bully the people, and we have heard that there are people who die every day in the mines, most of them die of starvation and disease, and some are beaten to death! ”

After listening to the sergeants' reports, Zhang Liang couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately got up and commanded Zhang Yun: "Zhang Yun, I will give you two hundred soldiers, can you win against the three hundred miscellaneous soldiers in the mine?" ”

Hearing that Gongzi let himself win more with less, Zhang Yun did not have the slightest ambiguity. casually replied: "Childe, it doesn't take two hundred, just one hundred, these brutes are not the opponents of my forbidden army!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Yun was full of confidence, Zhang Liang immediately ordered: "Okay! If you have ambition, you still take two hundred, go to the mine quickly, take it down for Lao Tzu, and kill those who resist! But hard labor must not hurt! ”

After listening to Gongzi's orders, Zhang Yun immediately returned to the camp and gathered the sergeants.

When the villagers heard that they were going to rescue their relatives, they left tears of excitement.

Not long after Zhang Yun left, Zhang Liang said to the old man: "Old man, you and the villagers go back to the camp with me, and I will prepare a carriage for you." Let's go to the mine together. I'm going to show you for yourself what I do with these brutes. ”

The old man was a little afraid of Zhang Liang's previous arrangement. casually said to Zhang Liang: "My lord, you must be careful!" Those people are murderous fanatics. If you send two hundred men to the mines, if you don't win the battle, won't you kill the sergeants and the lord just now? Besides, once there is something in the mine, the county officials will definitely bring people to help! ”

Seeing that the old man was worried about his own power, Zhang Liang immediately smiled and said: "Old man, the kid who led the soldiers has followed me since he assassinated Emperor Qin, and it is more than enough to deal with those rabble!" As for the reinforcements of the county officials, what I want is for them to be all dispatched, so that I don't have to run errands. Even if you don't believe in my sergeant's ability, believe in my numbers! I brought 5,000 elite soldiers, and each of them punched them, and they were cured and flattened! ”

Hearing that Zhang Liang brought 5,000 people, the old man had no worries! For the first time, a smile appeared on his face, as if he had seen the end of the ordeal.

After Zhang Liang made the arrangements, he ordered the sergeant beside him to help the villagers to return to the camp together. But just as everyone was about to leave, suddenly a woman shouted to the old man: "Uncle Shui, Yun'er, she refuses to leave." She didn't come out for dinner just now. I went to call her, but she wouldn't leave the cave! ”

As soon as he heard that someone was reluctant to come out, Zhang Liang immediately asked the old man, "Who is Yun'er?" Why is she reluctant to go? ”

Hearing Yun'er's name, the old man shook his head helplessly. Then he explained to Zhang Liang: "She is from our village, and my brother was arrested in the mine last year. My father became ill and passed away not long after. There were only her and a paralyzed mother in the house. A few months ago, the county magistrate suddenly sent someone to collect taxes, and she used to hide, but that day she had time to dodge, and she was seen by the group of brutes. As a result, they had to take her away, and her mother desperately clung to the beasts, so that Yun'er was able to escape, only to pity her old mother, who was beaten to death by the animals. This cave is also where she used to hide, and she brought us here after we escaped. ”

When Zhang Liang heard this, he understood that the girl didn't trust anyone. But this is not the way to go. After thinking about it for a while, he approached the entrance of the cave alone, and then shouted to the girl: "Yun'er, do you dare to kill someone?" Kill those who beat your mother to death! (To be continued.) )