"Hey, your name is Zhu Ba, right?" Gu Huaxiu snorted: "This official beat the person who was placed here, and you dare to intervene, you are not small!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang arched his hand, it can be regarded as a salute, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, civilians are required to kneel, but in fact, there is no need to kneel in the informal field, otherwise the county order will go around the street, and everyone on the street will kneel, isn't this a bit excessive? Only the emperor can make everyone kneel on the ground regardless of time, place and occasion, and the county magistrate is not qualified to do so.

"Lord County, these fifteen brothers are now seriously injured, if they are left alone, they will not escape death." Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "What you want is taxes, if they die, who will pay the taxes?" Please also raise your hand. ”

Gu Huaxiu tilted his head and thought about it carefully, isn't it? The only way to arrest these people and make them pay taxes is to force them to pay taxes, and if they are killed, will they lose fifteen people's taxes.

He snorted coldly, waved his hand, and said, "In that case, carry it away, hum, Diao Min......"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and glanced a few times, and the young man from Xigu Village, dressed as a writer, walked up, helped the fifteen farmers up, and walked in the direction of Fenglei Village. Zhu Yuanzhang did not leave himself, but continued to stand next to the square in front of the ya.

After a while, the officials arrested fifteen more farmers, and Gu Huaxiu was shocked: "Do you pay taxes?" No ...... Good! Left and right, call me! ”

Crackle crackle! The sound of slapping boards sounded in the hall of the yamen, and after a while, fifteen peasants with their buttocks blooming and covered in blood were thrown into the square in front of the yamen.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly, and walked out of the crowd again, he said to the people who were quietly watching, "Trouble a few villagers, help me carry these fifteen people to Fenglei Village......

The crowd was quiet and did not move, and the courage of ordinary people was relatively small, and they did not dare to come out and fight against the county order.

In fact, this was already expected by Zhu Yuanzhang, he sighed and said: "Folks in Baishui, it is these fifteen people who are being beaten now, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, who knows if it will be you lying here?" Help someone today, and someone will help you tomorrow......"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight fluctuation in the crowd, and several bold young people came out: "Brother Zhu, let's help you carry people, you are right, if we don't help these people today, I won't be able to lie here tomorrow and no one will care." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly happy in his heart, in fact, just now he sent the young people from Xigu Village around him to carry away the first wave of beaten farmers, leaving himself alone here, just to make a plan, to hand over the second wave of beaten people to the onlookers to carry. The reason for this is actually a hint that starting from this low level of confrontation with the government, it will increase the level little by little.

Today you are just making a silent protest to the government with your actions, and tomorrow you can swing a knife and gun at the government......

The young men carried the wounded to Fenglei Village, and not long after, the officials locked up fifteen more peasants and brought them to the hall, crackling, and the sound of beating boards sounded again......

In the evening of the same day, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Fenglei Village.

A few months ago, Fenglei Village was still a very ordinary village, with more than 30 households in it, but now it is completely different from a few months ago, with many thatched houses set up in the center of the village, and more than 200 core subordinates who have been practicing for more than half a year live in them. The fields around the village are full of poor people, there are thousands of people, these people can no longer live, and they barely rely on Zhu Yuanzhang to send a handful of brown rice every day.

Today's Fenglei Village has a somewhat different atmosphere from usual, because since early in the morning, the injured farmers have been constantly carried, fifteen at a time, ten times in a row, and these injured people have been placed in the ancestral hall in the middle of Fenglei Village, and the buttocks have been coated with medicine, eaten some porridge, and their spirits are a little better, but they are still gritting their teeth in pain.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the ancestral hall, and several sharp-eyed farmers saw him and immediately shouted: "Zhu Bugger ......"

"Thank you...... If it weren't for you to save me, I'd have died in Yaqian Square by now......"

"Brother Zhu, you are really a good person......

"Woo......"

The peasants lay on their stomachs and could not move, but their mouths refused to be idle.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was heavy, and he shook his head at them and sighed lightly: "I can save you once, but I can't save you for a lifetime, you still want to pay the taxes." ”

"This ......"

"Brother Zhu, it's not like you don't know the ...... of this year's drought."

"Well, we really don't have anything to pay."

"The other day, my son, who was less than a year old, starved to death...... Woo...... Where do I have anything to hand over to the government......"

"All my family eats leaves from the mountains......

"The bark of the trees in my village has been eaten......"

"Brother Zhu, help!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "I can't catch it...... I'm just a steward of the Ma family, and I don't have much money in my hands, so the gruel distributed here in Fenglei Village was stolen from the Ma family...... I want to help you, but I can't do better......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly glanced at a farmer lying in the corner, this farmer was very young, covered in blood, lying in the corner, and seemed to have been carried over after being injured by Gu Huaxiu, in fact, this is not the case, he is one of Zhu Yuanzhang's first nine subordinates, from Xigu Village, named Ma Xiaotian, his family is poor, single, not only impulsive, but also a little smart, so Zhu Yuanzhang often arranges for him to do something. The blood stains and scars on his body were all fake, mixed with the farmer brought by Zhu Yuanzhang and lying in the corner of the house, and no one noticed.

When Ma Xiaotian saw Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he suddenly understood, sighed in pain, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Zhu...... I...... I can't live anymore...... I'm going to fight with the government! I want to rebel! ”

"Huh? Don't talk nonsense...... Is it okay to say this kind of thing casually? Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be frightened and said: "Shut up, if others hear you, you will be arrested and killed." ”

"Kill your head, kill your head!" Ma Xiaotian roared: "Damn, I can't live anyway, although I survived and didn't die today, but if I beat me again tomorrow, I won't necessarily be able to survive, rebellion is death, not rebellion is death, anyway, I have to die, Lao Tzu might as well let it go." ”

"Brother, this is really unspeakable, it will affect the relatives." Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to cover his mouth, but in fact he didn't cover it at all.

Ma Xiaotian continued to roar: "Brother Zhu, don't worry about me, I'm going to fight with the government...... I'm going to fight with the government...... Let me fight......" At this roar, his voice suddenly became hoarse and he pretended to faint.

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped his sweat and whispered to the other farmers in the house: "Everyone...... This brother is seriously injured and is talking nonsense, don't take it to heart, as if you haven't heard him......"

The other farmers looked at each other and were speechless for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly, pulled over a thin quilt, covered Ma Xiaotian's body, then shook his head and walked out of the ancestral hall. After Ma Xiaotian's trouble, the ancestral hall became quiet, and everyone turned their minds, not knowing what they were thinking.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the ancestral hall, Wang Er and Desperate San Lang greeted him, Wang Er leaned into Zhu Yuanzhang's ear and whispered: "Brother Zhu, why don't you use Ma Xiaotian's words to declare a rebellion?" ”

"No way!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "These farmers have just been moved by Ma Xiaotian's words, and a new road suddenly appeared in front of them, they can't adapt to it in a short time, I should give them a few nights to think about whether to take this route or not, they will choose it themselves." ”

Desperately Saburo heard this, and couldn't help but nodded: "I understand this, Zhu Bugling is to eliminate people who are not strong-willed." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took two steps, stopped and said: "By the way, closely monitor this ancestral hall, if someone sneaks out and runs in the direction of the county seat, kill immediately!" ”

"Why?" Wang Er Daqi.

"Anyone who sneaks out in this situation must want to go to the yamen to expose Ma Xiaotian to Gu Huaxiu, this kind of person is a traitor who seeks glory, and he will not be wronged."

"No, they are all villagers who have been seriously injured, I don't believe they will go to the government to tell the truth." Wang Er's face was full of disbelief.

But Desperate Saburo has experienced the pain of being betrayed, he closed his eyes and followed Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "I believe this!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought carefully for a while, then said in a low voice: "I estimate that there will be at least five or so such people...... Second Brother Wang, I don't think it's appropriate for you to take care of this matter, after all, these people are the villagers of the two of us, even if you see him betraying, you may not be able to do it, this matter is ...... Leave it to Saburo Desperate to do it. ”

Dongzi Cliff, Zheng Yanfu was betrayed by his brother and almost lost his head, but fortunately, thanks to the rescue of Zhu Yuanzhang and Wang Er, he has the current desperate Saburo, and his mind is actually more mature than Wang Er. Wang Er still has a somewhat naïve sense of justice, but it is impossible for Saburo to be so naïve, and the matter of pulling out the betrayer will be handed over to him, believing that he will definitely be able to do it properly.

Desperate Saburo nodded: "Don't worry, I'll do this!" What I hate most now is the person who betrayed my brother, let me kill one by one, kill one by one, kill one by one, and I can do it no matter who it is. ”

Wang Er was speechless.

"Our preparations are almost done...... Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his head and looked at some ancestral halls, and sighed in a low voice: "Now we just need to wait, wait for the final brewing, from Ma Xiaotian's body, spread the will to rebel, from these injured farmers, to the more than 1,000 people in the fields of Feng Lei Village, and then ...... And then spread it all over the world! ”