Chapter 54: The Red Turban Rises
[Dazhang, Dazhang means ......]
Qiandao County. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Qiandao County is a large county town near the sea, including dozens of islands large and small around it, with a high-quality seaport, has always been a place for merchants from the north and south to transit by sea, and even has a stable trade route with the three islands of Dongying, although controlled by Linhai Prefecture, but the imperial court knows that the prefect of Qiandao County and the prefect of Linhai Prefecture are almost equal rights.
After all, a major commercial town must have a heavy army to ensure the stability of commerce and trade.
Qiandaowei is such an existence.
There are many families in Qiandao County, the Song family who is rich in the world, the Heluo Sima family of the court merchants, and the Jiang family of the Xuzhou family all have important garrisons in Qiandao County, and there are countless other ordinary merchants. Maybe the middle and lower-level businessmen are short-sighted, but whoever can do business in the Great Zhou Kyushu, who doesn't know that violence is the most effective guarantee for business? Naturally, Qiandao County receives a lot of military spending from merchants every year, and even if the county swallows a lot, there is still a terrifying amount of money flowing into Qiandaowei.
War can give birth to a hundred elite soldiers, and money can give birth to an armed army.
Would a soldier who has only been trained be afraid of a robber pirate with a big knife in his hand?
Well, I'll be afraid, so how about giving you a sharp-weapon-level weapon that can cut through someone else's broadsword?
Oh, for fear of being hacked to death, how about adding a weapon-level armor?
What, for fear that the enemy will surround you, then how about recruiting twice as many soldiers?
The huge and almost bloated Qiandao Wei has always been invincible in Qiandao County, the knife is sharper than you, the armor is thicker than you, and there are even more people than you, which robber would come to Qiandao County to make trouble so shortly?
Although over time, soldiers in other parts of the Great Zhou would call the well-equipped Qiandao Guards 'old soldiers'.
Enjoying the treatment of the lord and doing the things of the lord.
Hop on a bird every day and go shopping.
But Qiandaowei will inevitably ridicule each other, they are all jealous, they are all routines, and they are not blessed to blame us for using good things?
However, Qiandao County has been established for a long time, and the famous Qiandaowei has not encountered a war for too long, after all, the enemy country has the Yanzhou army to stand up, and the appearance of pirates Wuzhou sailors rushed over to exterminate these poor ghost pirates like hungry wolves, and it was not the turn of Qiandaowei to play.
Therefore, as a leisurely, rich, and promising position, the source of Qiandaowei has never been broken, and there is even an old saying in the industry:
"The soldiers who don't want to be the Thousand Islands are all heroes!"
Of course, Qiandaowei would not think so.
For example, small flag beam brocade.
"Don't turn left or right when walking, your mother has been squeezed dry in Yihong Mansion!?" Liang Jin roared angrily and kicked at the swaying soldiers in front, "You guys, give me a good walk, what's the difference between you cubs and the drunks on the side of the road!" β
"Hey-" The soldier who was kicked by Liang Jin hurriedly avoided it, and complained: "Boss, you don't need to be so serious, right?" This is Qiandao County, is it necessary to be so nervous about patrolling all night? β
"You know a!" Liang Jin was furious, "Recently, a lot of homeless people have poured into Qiandao County, if they make trouble at night, I won't be able to please you and I in front of the general flag!" was even pushed to the front of 100 households to receive a penalty, haven't you tried the power of the chain whip!? β
Chain whip, these two words have exhausted the horror of this torture instrument. If anyone still doesn't understand, just imagine the barbed chain of the bicycle and basically understand the pain of the person who has been whipped by the chain.
Don't get me wrong, the chain whip is not a torture instrument in the Great Zhou Army. It's just that Zhong Baihu in Qiandaowei was born in Jinyiwei, and for some reason he left Jinyiwei and transferred to the military, but he didn't forget the skills he learned as Jinyiwei, and the chain whip was a boredom relief he brought to Qiandaowei.
So even if everyone knows that Qiandaowei is rotten, the merchant will still send money to Qiandaowei.
Without him, a terrifying boss and a former brocade guard who can collect money to do things are enough to train an elite army.
Even if there is only fear in their eyes.
Sure enough, when they heard the terms Baihu and Chain Whip, these soldiers and ruffians immediately became excited, as if the terrifying Chain Whip had hit their bodies.
"No, it's not that serious, is it?" A small soldier pulled out a smile, "It's all some homeless ......"
"If any young lady likes to travel around the Thousand Islands at night, and happens to meet these homeless people who only have one rotten life......" Xiaoqi Liang Jin glanced at them coldly, "Do you guess Zhong Baihu will whip us to death in public in the square?" β
Perhaps the word whipping to death was too lethal, which frightened these Kuril soldiers to patrol smoothly immediately. Xiaoqi Liang Jinjian sighed, he glanced around at the familiar street, and the stars above him flickered weakly. I don't know how many homeless people are hiding in the alleys of their houses, and with Liang Jinjian's person, there is no emergency at all.
Alas, there was not much plague in Xuzhou this year, and there was no war - if you exterminate a few old men in the green forest - the harvest is not bad, where are the displaced people......
Yes, where did the outcasts come from!
A powerful hand suddenly covered Liang Jin's mouth from behind, and a dagger pierced the air like a kiss!
At the same time, Liang Jin's subordinates were also treated equally.
Liang Jin's throat was cut in an instant, and his blood splashed all over the street like a column of water bursting from a collapsed pipe, but the assassin behind Liang Jin still covered his mouth tightly until he was completely dead and collapsed.
Before Liang Jin died, there was only one thought left-
Are the officials of Qiandao County kicked in the heads by donkeys!?
Naturally, the officials of Qiandao County were not kicked in the head by a donkey.
For example, Qiandao County.
"Qiao Xiuwei, you bastard!" An angry roar resounded through the county office, so frightened that the Qiandao magistrate wiped his cold sweat, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looked respectfully at the man next to him with a red scarf tied to his right arm.
"Adult ......"
The man in the red scarf ignored him, just looked at the lone wolf covered in bruises in the county government courtyard with interest.
"Zhong Xiao Zhong Baihu, those who know the times are Junjie, surrender."
The man in the red scarf looked at the military camp lit up under the night sky in the distance, and couldn't help laughing: "The Qiandao County County Government and the Jinyi Guard have all fallen into my hands, what waves can you make with a mere Qiandao Guard?" β
"Even if it's not for yourself, you also think about those thousands of Qiandaowei."
With a bang, Zhong Xiao pulled out the crossbow arrow that was shot into the armor, and the blood flowed profusely, but he was shot like a hedgehog by the crossbow arrow, and pulling out the crossbow arrow would only aggravate his death, and the pain.
But Zhong Xiao seemed to enjoy the pain, and he looked around the dozens of crossbowmen in the courtyard with bloodshot eyes. The crossbow is a fine iron crossbow, and as a militaristic weapon, the fine iron crossbow has never flowed into the people.
Naturally, these fine iron crossbows were either stolen from the barracks warehouse, or-
It was sponsored by the merchants.
Zhong Xiao didn't bother to think about the source of the crossbow arrows, his brain was not very good, otherwise he would not have broken away from Jinyiwei.
He sneered on his face full of beacon fire, and the killing intent was overwhelming, "Qiao Xiuwei, what benefits did you take, and you actually dared to surrender." β
He laughed twice, "A traitor like you is usually sent to the prison of Jinyiwei, and then fried and torn apart, living but not dead, living like corpses. β
When Zhong Xiao said these two words, the chill emanating from his soul made everyone in the courtyard shiver, and they only remembered that the person in front of them had the shadow of a brocade guard.
Although the majesty of the imperial court has plummeted, the big families have their own way, there are policies and countermeasures, the military power is in the hands of the family, and there are natural disasters and foreign military disasters for many years, and it is like a dynasty in the last days, but the more times like this, the spy agency of the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger.
The history of Jinyiwei's growth is the history of the struggle with officials.
In the morning, tens of millions of gold were collected, and the moon fell in front of the door.
The imperial court is becoming more and more sensitive, and all officials dare to take bribes, regardless of merit or demerits, regardless of the ages, kill and kill! However, the officials from these families are not covered, so it is impossible to leave a handle, if the Jinyi guard wants to assassinate, then the guards around him are not vegetarians.
As for those poor officials, they either fell to the family, or they didn't care.
Qiao Xiuwei was an official under the family, and he couldn't help but tremble when he heard Jinyiwei's threat, and then the man in the red scarf patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Qiao Zhixian, no one can hurt you." β
After speaking, the red scarf man seemed to feel unconvincing, and said, "Even if you don't believe us, you won't believe the Jiang family." β
The two words Jiang family seemed to flow into Qiao Xiuwei's heart, giving him great confidence, Qiao Xiuwei looked at Zhong Xiao and laughed twice, "Zhong Xiao, it's useless, except for you old soldiers, Qiandao County has changed hands!" β
After speaking, Qiao Xiuwei turned his head and said to the man in the red scarf flatteringly, "Minister Han, Zhong Xiao, a tough guy who is not willing to surrender, let's get rid of him!" β
Minister Han nodded, "Release the arrow!" β
Countless machines rang out, and dozens of crossbow arrows shot towards Zhong Xiao, and in the next second, he pierced his heart with ten thousand arrows!
With a low roar, it was as if the ancient giant beast had awakened, and several crossbow arrows were all knocked to the ground, Zhong Xiao danced the Qingfeng Sword to kill Minister Han and Qiao Xiuwei, only to see Zhong Xiao's complexion fiery red, still clearly visible under the night moon, and the whole person was like a ripe crab!
"Forbidden!" Qiao Xiuwei shouted, "Zhong Xiao, he forcibly broke through to the ground levelβ"
The Qingfeng Sword danced, and the invisible sword gang killing intent stabbed at Minister Han and Qiao Xiuwei, the crossbow arrows had no effect on the ground-level martial artists at all, even Zhong Xiao, who had just broken through the ground-level, could condense the invisible qi armor to resist the attack of the flying weapon.
Within five steps, everyone is the enemy country!
It's a ground-level martial artist.
"Die!"
Yan Fei dances, cutting yin and yang.
Qingfeng's sword is broken, and Zhong Xiao is a clone.
Zhong Xiao, who moved forward bravely, let out a crisp bang from his body, and then his upper body and lower body separated, and a round of blood rings was extremely poignantly sprinkled on the ground.
"He is worthy of being a master of the Yin Flow Dojo and the Yin and Yang Escape Gate." Minister Han smiled, "I have wronged you two to protect me, a weak man." β
Zhong Xiao coughed up a mouthful of blood, and when he fell to the ground, he supported half of his body with both hands, and turned his head to look at the martial artist who had defeated him in an instant.
Kimono clogs, blue-eyed bundled hair, a samurai with a clear sword heart in the Yin Stream Dojo.
Black and white uniforms, such as jade and white hands, the executioner of Yin and Yang retreat to practice white jade skills.
After coughing a few times, Zhong Xiao, who was dizzy, also knew that his life was not long, he was not a heaven-level martial artist, it was impossible for him to survive even if he broke half of his body, he raised his head and looked at Minister Han, and suddenly smiled hideously.
Minister Han was terrified behind his back, and immediately pulled Qiao Xiuwei next to him to block it!
With a bang, Qiao Xiuwei's big head flew up in an instant, and the blank look on his face was obviously not believing that he was dying like this. After Zhong Xiao shot out this bloody sword from his mouth, it was as if he had used up the rest of his life, and he powerlessly turned into a mass of soulless flesh.
"Honey Belly Sword!" The Yin Stream Warrior's face was quite embarrassed, and he was almost Yin by a martial artist who broke into the ground level by relying on forbidden techniques!
"Minister Han is alright?"
Minister Han pushed away the dead Qiao Xiuwei's body and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "It's okay." Didn't the intelligence say that the hearts of the people in the world no longer belonged to the imperial court? Why are these soldiers so loyal? β
Neither the Yin Stream Samurai nor the Yin Yang Killer could answer this question.
Minister Han does not intend to learn the answer to this question from them. At this time, several people who were also tied with red scarves also walked into the courtyard, and they didn't react when they saw Qiao Xiuwei who was decapitated and Zhong Xiao, who was beheaded in half, but walked in front of Minister Han, neither kneeling nor bending over, but quickly took a shortcut with his right hand and lifted it from his chest, his right arm was the same height as his shoulder, his forearm and palm were in a straight line, his five fingers were together, and his palm was slightly turned outward.
It's not the first time that the Yin Stream Warrior and the Yin Yang Killer have seen these people salute, but every time they see it, they feel weird.
"Minister, Qiandao County has completed the strategy, please instruct!"
Minister Han bowed his head, "What about the merchants?" β
"Shut the door and acquiesce to our actions."
Subconsciously touched his chin and found that he had no beard, Minister Han put down his hand.
The Yin Stream Warrior stepped forward, "Minister Han," he looked at Minister Han and said, "So far, our Jiang Family Chamber of Commerce's transaction with your Phantom World Strategy Department has completed the first step, so-"
Minister Han nodded, "Don't worry, the second half of the technology has been sent to the Jiang family." Speaking of which," he glanced at the Yin Stream Warrior and the Yin Yang Killer, "so the two of them are already members of my strategy department?" β
The Yin Stream Warrior and the Yin Yang Killer knelt down on one knee at the same time, "I wish to be Your Excellency's blade!" β
"Don't get on your knees, we don't have this in vogue." Minister Han motioned for them to get up, "And it's not my blade, it's the staff of the Strategy Department of the Phantom World." β
Minister Han turned his head and looked at the decapitated corpse on the ground with some annoyance:
"I'm going to have to find someone to fool around......"
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Qi County.
As the so-called national duke, marquis, and county uncle, the titles of the Great Zhou are generally given in this way, such as Liangguo Duke of Liangzhou, and Xiangyang Marquis of Xiangyang Prefecture. And the only exception is the Qihou Jiang family.
In fact, at the beginning, the Jiang family was not one of the eight great families, but after hundreds of years of accumulation, it slowly kept pace with other families, and the ancestors were only a military family with the title of Earl of Qi.
When the influence of the Jiang family became stronger, the Great Zhou Ji family also had to twist his nose to crown him as a marquis, unexpectedly, the head of the Jiang family at that time, Prime Minister Jiang Xiaobai expressed his reluctance to leave his ancestral hometown of Qi County.
However, Qi County did not have the scale of a prefecture at that time, so the Jiang family could only be named the only county marquis of the Great Zhou - the Marquis of Qi.
And since the Jiang family was named the Marquis of Qi, Qi County has become the Qi County of the Jiang family. In Qi County, the Jiang family's control has reached an outrageous level, and there are still prefects and Jinyi guards in the city to restrain the strength of the marquis, after all, the prefect and the town are on the same level as the marquis, but in the county, the prefect and the magistrate have to salute the marquis when they see the marquis.
As a result, Qi County became a real country within a country.
Therefore, the current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Loan looked very flustered when he looked at the information in front of him.
"Who's in my study!?" Jiang Loan roared angrily, "Chen Wan, Chen Wan, you get in for me!" β
Chen Wan hurriedly walked in, the mighty young man was always humble in front of Jiang Yuan, "What's wrong with the head of the family!?" β
"See for yourself!"
Jiang Loan threw the information in his hand over.
Chen Wan carefully read this information, "Isn't this the second half of the technology that the Chinese organization gave us that day!" Chen Wan was very surprised, "Family Master, with this information, we can-"
"Get out! - Jiang Loan looked angry and panicked, "This information suddenly appeared on my desktop, today is a few pieces of paper, and it may be my head behind it!" β
Chen Wan reacted suddenly, "Yes, family master, go and strengthen the garrison now." β
Watching Chen Wan leave, Jiang Loan sat back in the chair softly. After a while, he pulled out a piece of paper from the drawer under the desk.
"Are you demonstrating to me, these red turban thieves...... What kind of Chinese organization hides such a sharp weapon, could it be that it is a pawn of other families? β
Jiang Loan muttered to himself.
Or maybe it's addressed to someone.