"The general is in charge, and the grass people are wronged!"

The army had just passed through the county seat of Yangqu County, Taiyuan County, and when passing through a small mountain village at the foot of a mountain, more than 100 people, women, children, and children, all knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting injustice.

Hearing someone shouting injustice, Yuan Mai's first feeling was that it was interesting. When I used to watch TV, I often saw grass people running out and shouting, "Lord Qingtian is in charge, and the grass people are wronged", I didn't expect to be met by myself today, so let's just be Yuan Qingtian?

Koji rode his horse not far from Yuan Mai, and when he saw that there were people intercepting the team and shouting grievances, he frowned impatiently, and scolded his own soldiers: "The people are shouting grievances, don't go to the county office, what are you doing to intercept my army?" Don't you live impatiently, hurry up and blast them away, don't delay the team's trip! ”

"No!" Several pro-soldiers agreed, brandishing their weapons and preparing to kill people.

"Wait!"

Yuan Mai hurriedly rode out of the column and stopped his own soldiers. He can ignore it, but I can't ignore it!

The shore of the land, the land is not the king's land, the people of the four seas, the king's ministers. Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou are all the territory of the Yuan family, and the people of Bingzhou are the people of the Yuan family.

Yuan Mai turned his head and glanced at Lu Yi, and said loudly: "Since the neighbors risked their lives to intercept the army, there must be a great wrong. Why not? The herald ordered the whole army to rest for a while, and then it was not too late to go! ”

"Alas...... What great things can mother-in-law and mother-in-law achieve? ”

Lu Yi muttered dissatisfiedly, I really don't understand, how can this Yuan Gongzi have two sides, when he treats his half-brother Yuan Xi, he is bent on putting him to death and then hurry, how decisive and ruthless he is? How can you be so kind and kind to these untouchables who have never lived in their lives?

"Acting so weirdly, it's either a madman or a hero!" Koji Yi scolded in his heart and shouted at the team, "The whole army is suspended, rest for a while and then leave!" ”

Yuan Mai had already turned over and dismounted, walked in front of the people, helped an old man led by him, and said: "The old man does not need to be polite, a certain is the fourth son of Jizhou Mu Yuan Benchu, and now lives in the position of 'Fenwu General'. ”

"It turned out to be the son of the Yuan family, the Yuan family is a family of four generations and three princes, famous in the world, presumably the fourth prince is also a knowledgeable person, please ask the son to be the master of my Guojiazhuang!"

After listening to Yuan Mai's self-report, the old man cried again and fell to his knees. As he knelt down, more than 100 women, children, and children who had just gotten up fell to their knees again.

Yuan Mai hurriedly helped the old man up again and beckoned the people to get up: "The old man and all the villagers, don't be polite, it's okay to say it if you have grievances!" ”

The old man stood up, wiped away his tears, and cried: "The little old man is a member of Guojiazhuang here, and there are more than 500 villagers in the village, men and women weaving, but they are safe and sound...... It's just, it's just that the team that passed just now is not a general's division? ”

According to the deployment of Liyi, a force of nearly 17,000 men marched in this way: the vanguard force was still Hao Zhao's 2,000 elites, plus 7,800 people and prisoners who were responsible for building roads and bridges, and this army was about ten miles away from the large army behind.

Behind the vanguard was Wang Shuang's cavalry, which kept a distance of two or three miles from Hao Zhao's troops and marched slowly. It can not only gallop to the vanguard at any time, but also retreat to escort the main force behind, which is the best position for cavalry on the march.

Behind Wang Shuang was the 3,000 soldiers who had surrendered, sandwiching them in the middle, in order to let them feel the military discipline of the regular army, and to imperceptibly behave towards them, and also to prevent the newly surrendered Montenegrin Army from mutiny or someone from escaping. It is estimated that it has just passed two or three miles at this moment.

Further back is the 5,000 main force under the command of Koji Yi plus the 500 personal guard battalion of Yuan Mai, which is the core of the entire team. Dragged back was Zhang Wu's grain army, which was still more than 1,500 people, as well as more than 800 people and prisoners in charge of coolies.

The grain and grass have been robbed once, Yuan Mai and Liyi don't want to have any more accidents, although they have passed the caliber, but the vast Taihang Mountain is dozens of miles to the east, who knows when Zhang Yan will make a comeback? Therefore, the 2,000 people of Tian Chou were arranged at the back, and together with Zhang Wu, they were responsible for escorting grain and grass.

"yes, the team that just passed is my part? I don't know what happened to collide with my neighbors? Yuan Mai frowned and asked, eighty percent of the guys under Su Gu who had just turned from bandits to officers and soldiers were in trouble.

The old man wept and said: "Only then did a team of officers and soldiers go to the village to beg for water to drink, and one of them saw that Guo Li was born beautiful, and he was moved by the idea of non-separation, and forcibly raped Guo Li's family. He argued with the officers and soldiers, but the official couldn't argue, so he killed people with a knife, and then walked away! Guo Li's husband was in the courtyard, Guo Li's liver and intestines were broken, and he wanted to find death and life, and the orphan at home was only three years old, lonely and miserable, and everyone complained about it, which was tragic and miserable. Therefore, the villagers of the whole village, regardless of the danger of their lives, stopped the general's drive, and asked the general to call the shots! ”

The old man cried again and fell to the ground, unable to hold back tears. All the people once again bowed to the ground, crying and shouting grievances, and asked Yuan Mai to call the shots.

"What, such a tragedy? Is it tolerable or intolerable? Yuan Mai suddenly felt angry.

This is different from killing Yuan Xi by yourself, and it is a life-and-death political struggle between yourself and Yuan Xi. fight, either you die or I die; But it also involves protecting the woman you love, and it can even be said to be a last resort. The duel between himself and Yuan Xi is a duel between two opponents of the same level, and even weaker himself, there is no cruelty and blood, only the king is defeated. Even Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who later became famous through the ages, didn't he kill his brother and younger brother in the Xuanwumen coup?

However, Kwok Lee's husband and the officer who committed the crime had no relationship or intersection, and there was no conflict of interest or any threat; This dog's day, murder and rape, it is simply a heinous crime, how can such a scum appear in my Yuan Mai's army, my army is the army of kings, and it is by no means a reckless rogue like a black mountain thief?

"Don't cry, take your time, do you still remember the appearance of the murderous officer? If you say it carefully, even if I check the whole team, I have to give an explanation to all the fathers! Yuan Mai held his father-in-law's hand, gritted his steel teeth angrily, and said hatefully.

"Shicai hurriedly came out to shout grievances, and before she had time to ask Guo Li's family, she was crying at home at the moment, so I will send someone to carry her to answer Gongzi's question." The old man was overjoyed when he heard Yuan Mai's words, and replied with tears in his eyes.

When the hundred and ten old and weak women and children heard that the young general was going to make decisions for the people, they also showed a relieved smile one by one, wiping their tears and praising the "wise son".

"I think that Guo Li must be heartbroken at this moment, don't bother him to come out, I will personally follow you and go to Guo's house to ask for an understanding."

Yuan Mai turned over and dismounted, took his father-in-law's hand and prepared to enter the village. Turning back to Koji Yi, he said: "The herald ordered the three armies to stop for the time being, this case is not questioned, and the march is not allowed!" ”

After speaking, he took the old man's hand, and under the escort of the Fan brothers, he led more than 20 personal soldiers and led 100 villagers into Guojiazhuang and went straight to Guo Li's house.

After Yuan bought it, Lu Yi rubbed the scar on his cheek depressedly and muttered: "Didn't you just rape a woman and kill a grass people?" It's really pedantic to make such a fuss about it! ”

waved his hand unhappily and said to the herald: "Forget it, the herald cavalry dismounted, the infantry rested on the spot, and waited for General Yuan's order to decide when to march!" ”

"No!" The herald agreed, turned on his horse, and went to deliver the order to the men.

Tian Feng listened to Ko Yi's words and retorted: "General Shutong's words are wrong, the three armies are undisciplined, and they are careless about human life, how can they be different from bandits?" I agree with what the boy has done, and I should strictly investigate this matter, strictly enforce military discipline, and set an example! ”

Koji rolled his eyes and didn't speak. When I led the troops to fight, I came down to a place, and let the soldiers loot, snapped up the treasures, and played enough with women, so I restrained it a little, otherwise that one would give you your life?