Chapter 39: The Quarry Rebellion
In the northern part of Nanyang Province, near Xinyi County, there is a large quarry, which is mainly used to dig up some stones with various colors and patterns formed in the natural environment and pay tribute to the imperial court.
When Liang Xuanfeng, the Taishou of Nanyang Prefecture, was the county commander in Xinyi, he inadvertently obtained a naturally formed strange stone in this quarry, which was beautiful in appearance, excellent stone quality, and elegant in color, and used merchant ships to exhaust countless financial and material resources before transporting it to the center of the imperial capital. Prime Minister Wei Wendao fell in love with this wonderful and beautiful flower and stone as soon as he saw it, and gradually became obsessed with the stone to the point of madness.
Prime Minister Wei Wendao was overjoyed, so he directly promoted Liang Xuanfeng of Xinyi County to be the Taishou of Nanyang Mansion, and asked him to collect strange stones and trees with all his might, and specially sent the criminal generals and soldiers to this quarry to dig and carry stones day and night.
As long as he hears that there are strange stones and trees in the house where he is, he will not hesitate to break the house and destroy the wall, practice the field and destroy the tomb, resulting in a depression in the whole house, and the people are not happy. The officials also took the opportunity to extort money and make a windfall, causing great disasters to the people of Nanyang Mansion, and they were miserable for a while.
.............
Natural quarry near Xinyi County.
Zhang Wuwu has a resolute face, does not smile, and has a blank face, his right arm was cut off by the enemy on the battlefield, and he can only carry a small stone with his left hand, but he has a fierce murderous aura, killing people like numb, and is obviously the heroic posture of a battlefield veteran.
Bang! Zhang Wuwu left a deep whip mark on his back, red and hot, he didn't say a word, lowered his head and continued to move forward.
"Hurry up, slow and look for death!" One of the supervisors threw the whip at him, a whip soaked in salt water that would leave an indelible mark on a person.
Seeing that Zhang Wuwu was so hard-hearted, the supervisor didn't say a word when he was whipped, he was very unhappy, and he whipped a few more times.
Zhang Wuwu's back was densely covered with traces, like hideous and twisted poisonous snakes entwined together. He didn't say a word, he didn't even frown, his indifferent eyes completely angered the supervisor, and the whip he pulled down was a little more powerful.
The supervisors don't care whether these prisoners live or die, anyway, if they die, new prisoners will be sent.
For a moment, the smell of blood permeated.
"Stop! Are you trying to kill General Zhang? "Some people couldn't stand it, and they stopped,
"What are you! Dare to step forward and smoke with you! The supervisor held the whip in his hand and rebuked loudly, and the arrogance of no one in his eyes attracted a large number of prisoners around.
"Let General Zhang go! Why hit someone! ”
"It's so vicious, it's deliberate killing! You dog thieves! ”
"These lackeys don't die well! If this goes on every day, sooner or later everyone will be abused to death! ”
At this moment, the more the prisoners in the quarrying talked, the more excited they became, and all of them were agitated, and there were more and more prisoners gathered, and the prisoners were all soldiers who were strong in combat and exiled here, and they couldn't sit still when they heard that General Zhang was in danger at this moment.
Seeing that the crowd surrounded him, the supervisor turned pale and hurriedly fled from the crowd to report to the chief that the prisoner had signs of rioting! Come and suppress.
The commander of the thousand-person household guarding this place scolded angrily.
"If these despicable prisoners dare to make trouble, they will kill a group"
Stomp, stomp!
The garrison surrounded the enraged prisoners, and the garrison corps, with a total of two battalions and regiments, a total of 2,000 soldiers dressed in strong and stubborn soldiers, all unsheathed at the sword, and the crossbow arrows flashing with cold light were aimed at the prisoners who were on the verge of rioting.
The supervisor commanded the soldiers on the garrison to arrest the prisoners who took the lead in making trouble and Captain Zhang, and in the face of so many angry prisoners, he ordered the prisoners who took the lead in making trouble to be beheaded first.
The supervisor took the head of the person who had just died, held it high in the rain of blood, and threatened sharply: "If you dare to make trouble, this is the end!" ”
When they saw the raised heads, the prisoners exploded and their eyes turned red, which was not to treat them as human beings.
The prisoners did not retreat, but advanced, and approached forward.
"Go back! Go back! Let's go ahead and kill again! "Heavily armed garrisons hid behind fences, blocking roads, and officers brandished heavy swords and shouted at approaching prisoners.
"Do you want to rebel?!"
For a time, the prisoners were silent, as silent as cicadas.
"Brethren, it's the other way around! Rescue General Zhang! A man with a sturdy build, puffing out his bronzed muscles, raised his arms and shouted, and fiercely rushed towards the line of the garrison.
"Whoosh!" The 2,000 garrison soldiers were already nervous in the face of thousands of prisoners, and when they saw someone rushing towards them, arrows and arrows were shooting like flying locusts all over the crowd.
Suddenly, a group of prisoners fell, blood surged, and the strong smell of blood completely angered the prisoners on the verge of rage, like a powder keg that had been ignited, desperately rushing towards the garrison.
"Brethren, it's the other way around! Make a way out for yourself! ”
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot arrows