readx;? Chapter 7: The Edge of the Dust (3)

It turned out that Tao Zheng, the owner of Taojiazhuang, and Li Youde, the owner of Lijiazhai, were both taught with guns and sticks when they were young, and they had a good relationship with each other. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info also had the idea of making contributions. However, although the combat effectiveness of the silver spear is unparalleled in the world, it is "too arrogant", which arouses the vigilance of the Later Tang Emperor Li Siyuan. In the second year of Tiancheng, the emperor secretly colluded with the temporary commander of the Silver Spear Army to set a trap, first sent people to incite the soldiers to make trouble, and then on the charge of rebellion, suddenly the army surrounded and disarmed all the troops. Immediately, he opened a killing ring next to the Yongji Canal and beheaded most of the soldiers and their families. The slaughter was so tragic that "Yongji Canal turned red". Since then, the silver spear army of the illustrious time has completely disappeared, and Wei Bojiao, who once could crush the Khitans who did not dare to go south to herd horses with his own strength, was killed!

Half a month before the incident, Tao Zheng and Li Youde were ordered to go to friendly and neighboring troops to teach recruits to practice guns and sticks, so they escaped a death disaster. After that, the two were afraid that Li Siyuan would cut the grass and eradicate the roots, so they quietly deserted. worked as a swordsman outside for six or seven years, and only returned to his hometown until the news of Li Siyuan's death came.

After returning home, Tao Zheng was disheartened and never wanted to have any trouble with the government. Whether it is the Tang, Jin, Liao, or Han dynasties, they are a group of passing immortals. And Li Youde, on the other hand, never forgets the past glory of the Silver Spear Army, and always wants to take the old brothers who fled abroad into his account, and then look for opportunities to make a comeback.

The two sides couldn't say anything, so they naturally cut off contact. Who knew that Li Youde's painstaking efforts to rebuild the Silver Spear Army failed, and he actually had the idea of turning his family into a country. Taking advantage of the Liao army's southward march and the Later Jin Dynasty's local forces being swept away, they mobilized the young and strong to build a fortress, and constantly poked out their minions around, and controlled several nearby villages under their actual rule through coercion and temptation.

After the Khitans were forced to retreat north, the green forest heroes from all over Hebei took the opportunity to attack the city and seize the land, and proclaimed themselves officials. Emperor Liu Zhiyuan of the Han Dynasty was busy dealing with the first evil Du Chongwei, and he was not able to spare his hands to clear the place, but he was also afraid that the soldiers and horses would be too close to the sixteen states of Yanyun, causing a large-scale counterattack by the Liao army. simply pinched his nose and recognized most of the self-proclaimed jiedu envoys, assassins, and county commanders near the temporary border.

Although Li Youde did not have time to seize the county seat because he heard the news too late, he became more and more unscrupulous. Relying on his friendship with Hu Yancong, the big boss of Taihang Mountain, he actually began to intercept taxes from more than a dozen nearby villages. and replaced the law with village rules, and fought against the local government. The county ordered Sun Shan to come from an improper way, and he was afraid of the strength of the Taihang Mountain group, so he didn't dare to care about it at all, and let the Li family's arrogance become more and more arrogant.

A few months ago, Li Youde suddenly sent a matchmaker to the door, wanting to marry Tao Sanchun for his youngest son. Tao Zheng firmly believes that if the people of the Li family continue to toss like this, sooner or later they will kill themselves. Therefore, without hesitation, the proposal for marriage was refused. Immediately, Lijiazhai began to send lobbyists, asking Taojiazhuang to join the Lianzhuang Association headed by Lijiazhai, to form a village together to protect themselves, and to advance and retreat together.

This proposal is more unreliable than the marriage between the two parties, and of course it was rejected by Taojiazhuang again. Therefore, Li Jiazhai completely held a grudge. More than a month ago, Li Youde suddenly had a difficult attack when he was rushing to the market, and united with several good players who didn't know where to find it, and beat Tao Zheng to the point of vomiting blood on the spot and being bedridden in the name of being humiliated by the refusal to propose marriage.

Last night, Tao Sanchun was angry and ran out of Zhuangzi overnight. Originally, I was going to run to a nunnery twenty miles away in the mountains to make do with it for a few nights, and after a few guests left, I went home to continue serving my father. Unexpectedly, in the black light and blind fire, he ran into a sentry in Lijiazhai, and the two sides clashed without saying a word, and then they were outnumbered, tripped by the other party with a rope, and were caught.

Tao Dachun was a step late, just when he saw his sister being captured. hurriedly came to the rescue, but the children sent by the Li family this time were not only huge, but also very skilled. After a fierce battle, Tao Dachun not only failed to save his sister as he wished, but was beaten to the point of spitting blood, and barely escaped from life by relying on the first-class kung fu under his feet.

When the people of Lijiazhai saw him fleeing, they did not chase after him with all their might. just shouted loudly behind his back, asking Tao Dachun to bring a message to his father, and three days later, as his mother's family, he went to Lijiazhai to attend the wedding of the children of both parties. Whether you are willing to attend or not, you will not change the date of your marriage. The dowry and wedding letter will be sent soon, and the dowry of Taojiazhuang must also be prepared sufficiently, so as not to make jokes, and there are no steps for both parties!

"It's not that the old man is reluctant to have a daughter, but that Li Jiazhai is obviously not just here for Xiaochun alone!" said the sad place, Tao Zhenglao burst into tears, constantly shaking his head and sighing, "I robbed Xiaochun today, and tomorrow I will snatch Xiaodong, Xiaomei, and Xiaoshuang away one after another." Then it was piecemeal cutting, forcing Taojiazhuang to bow to it. If his family can be a place to be strong and strong, after everyone sends their daughters out, they can still have a way to live. His family has the intention of splitting the soil and sealing the grass, if it doesn't work, I'm afraid that the whole clan will be punished, and even those of us who are wrapped up in the association will not end well!"

"Yes, yes, a few of us old men already wanted to endure it, but after thinking about it, if we endure it like this, which day will it be the end!"

"But don't you? You also want to be the emperor of the soil, and I also want to be the envoy of the assassin history, the territory is the size of a palm on the left, and how many tigers can be accommodated?!"

"Alas, we honest people really have no way to live!"

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The rest of the Zhuangzi leaders also shook their heads with tears in their eyes. The corner of his eye kept sneaking over the faces of the three brothers, Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming, wishing that he could immediately see the expression he wanted.

However, what made them a little frustrated was that after listening to Tao Zheng's statement, the three brothers Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming were not as indignant as before. On the contrary, there was a trace of solemnity on the faces of the brothers, looking at each other with their eyes, and shaking their heads relatively lightly.

"It's bad, the three of them are scared, they don't dare to care!" The villagers felt a chill in their hearts, and there was a feeling of powerlessness, which instantly spread from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. I want to give Tao Zheng a look and ask him to say a few more words. The latter, however, deliberately lowered his head and looked at the ground, refusing to respond to the hints around him.

"Uncle, you should have told me earlier about this!" Just when the villagers were so anxious that the fire was burning, Chai Rong, the eldest among the three brothers, suddenly whispered: "Li Jiazhai didn't have eyeliner in Taojiazhuang, how could it happen to be blocked on the way to the nunnery to spend the night in the nunnery? Obviously, their target last night was Guizhuang. I was accidentally bumped into the hiding by the two of Chun Meizi and Da Chun, so I temporarily changed my mind and used the wedding as bait to lure you into the net!"

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