Things have gone completely beyond imagination. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info originally thought that Yang Tianhong had just entered Lizhou, and everything had not been straightened out, even if he wanted to free up his hands to deal with the Ding family, at least it would be a few years later. Whether it is Song Jin or several other assassins, they are already the most ruthless and outstanding characters in the killer industry that the Ding brothers can find and command. You know, the monk's vision is not ordinary. It is not very difficult to make them willing to hunt a certain target for the sake of worldly gold and silver. After all, monks have completely different pursuits from ordinary people. Killers like Song Jin who have the strength to build a foundation are simply rare.

Once the news from Lizhou spreads, it will not be of any benefit to the Ding family. The reason is very simple -- even the most imperious person in the killer line has been hanged, who will take over the business entrusted by the Ding family in the future? It is said that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, but money, gold and silver, must also have a life to spend.

The Ding brothers became terrified all day long. Qingyuan Houfu has increased its defensive strength several times. Both inside and outside the mansion, patrols came and went. Ding Guangwei is a younger brother after all, he is younger, and his fear level is far greater than that of his brother. He wanted to move his entire family to the barracks, and he wanted to have thousands of guards with him every minute. But even so, Ding Guangwei still felt uneasy, and he had to put a knife under his pillow when he slept.

I used to think that Yang Tianhong was just a person. At most, it is because of Emperor Shunming's appreciation, coupled with his own handsome little white face, he has been favored by Her Royal Highness the princess and has been rich and prosperous. Now it seems that all the previous rumors were false. This man is ruthless and cruel far beyond imagination. I really don't know if my father was confused at that time, and he actually went against such a ruthless person.

I don't regret it. Anyway. Things have come to this point. Yang Tianhong has already obtained Lizhou, and the next thing is Tongzhou. What the Ding brothers can do is to spread as much gold and silver as possible, spread eyeliner, and at the same time promote cronies in the army as much as possible, before the crisis comes. Hold the army firmly in your hands to the greatest extent.

Without soldiers, there is really nothing.

There is nothing wrong with being cautious. The imaginary revenge did not fall in the end. A few months passed, and the wind was light and calm on the Lizhou side, as if nothing had happened. This situation surprised the Ding brothers, and they also had a faint contempt for Yang Tianhong. Isn't it? We all sent someone over to cut off his head, but he himself didn't seem to have any, and he didn't do anything. Could it be that the head on Yang Tianhong's shoulder is not his own object? Or does he not pay attention to this kind of thing at all?

In any case, the security in the city of Tongzhou must be maintained at all times. You must not be careless.

Ding Jianzong has twin sons. In their generation. Ding Jianzong is the direct heir of the Ding family with the fewest heirs. However, having fewer heirs also has the advantage of having fewer heirs, which may be God's deliberate compensation for Ding Jianzong, and the twins are particularly outstanding among their peers. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he is handsome, has a lively personality, and is very smart. Poems and the like are often a little bit. The entire Ding family is very fond of Ding Jianzong's two sons. Lao Qingyuan waited for Ding Wei when he was in the same state before. even let out the words: If the two boys of the Jianzong family continue like this, they will definitely be able to become great. Later. This title of Qingyuan Hou may still fall on the two of them.

Knowing that the assassination attempt in Lizhou failed, Ding Jianzong hid his two sons outside as soon as possible. Speaking of which, Ding Jianzong can also be regarded as a human spirit. He knew that whether it was the barracks or his family, he would never be able to stop the angry Yang Tianhong. Intelligence information showed that the guy was a monk. Behind him stood an entire Guiyuan Sect. Although the monk will be punished for killing people, this time the matter is completely different, it is his own side that moves first. With Yang Tianhong's cultivation, tens of thousands of soldiers couldn't stop him at all. In order to be able to leave a few bloodline seedlings for the Ding family, Ding Jianye used the most secret power in his hands. Bought a house in the most secret place in the city of Tongzhou. That place was very ordinary, and it even looked a little dilapidated on the outside, and no one would associate it with the Ding family, which was famous and wealthy.

Since you want to hide it, of course, it is best to hide it among the people. Isn't the old saying that the small is hidden in the city, and the big is hidden in the court. Ding Jianzong's practice of hiding his own son among the people is the same reason.

Regarding this matter, Ding Jianzong did not mention it to anyone. Even if it is the most trusted younger brother Ding Guangwei, Ding Jianzong has not leaked a word. The secret, of course, is that the fewer people who know, the better. That's his own son, if he doesn't say it, who will know that they are hiding in the civilian area of the same state?

Of course, hiding is hidden, and there are still people guarding and guarding the house inside and outside to live in peace. Ding Jianzong was really relieved, and there were dozens of people in that house. They are all veterans who have retired from the Tongzhou army, and they are also the personal guards of the Ding family who have been fed with silver rewards for many years. These veterans can fight and kill, and ordinary martial artists are no match for them at all. Ding Jianzong was a shrewd person and also bought several houses near his house. Dozens of guards, some pretending to be merchants, some pretending to be ordinary people, guarded the house in a group. It doesn't look strange from the outside, but if a stranger comes by, someone will immediately pay attention. If the situation is not right, Ding Jianzong's two sons can be arranged to escape from the prepared route in the shortest possible time.

Such a strict approach should be foolproof.

It was one day in April, and several strangers suddenly appeared on both sides of the alley, blocking both ends of the alley. The guard of the Ding family, who was on guard, was just about to open his mouth to call the police, but he was directly held down by a person who ran over quickly, and he gagged his mouth with a burlap cloth with quick movements. Then he took out a sharp knife from his waist and slammed it towards his chest. Suddenly, the eyes of the Nading family guards widened, the voice was directly hidden in the depths of his throat, and his body slowly collapsed along the wall.

The stranger's angle and way of doing it were very skillful, and outsiders couldn't see anything unusual at all. Even if someone else passed by, he could only see two men supporting each other, and it seemed that one of them had drunk too much and wanted to sit down against the corner. There are many such things on the ground in Tongzhou, and everyone hides when they see drunks. Who would want to come up and see what is going on?

A merchant shook a flower drum and jumped his burden into the alley.

A waist is fat. A woman with heavy makeup on her face also walked in. She has a handkerchief pinned to her chest, melon seeds in her mouth, and spittle stars flying around, and she is a cheap prostitute.

After all, this is not the Ding family's private residence, although there are not many people coming and going at the door, it is impossible to prohibit people from passing by. If even ordinary people can't walk. Naturally, it means that there is a problem, and it must be in danger.

On the surface, it looks no different than usual. But no one noticed that several agile strong men stepped directly on the stones and climbed over the wall. Then, there was a short burst of exclamations in the room. It's just that the sound is not loud, and the source of the sound is cut off just after it is issued. It's like a chicken whose neck has been pinched. Then, there was a faint sound of knives cutting flesh inside the wall. This kind of voice is also very unfamiliar to ordinary people, and only the old man who has been in the army for a long time will understand the meaning it represents.

The house that Ding Jianzong bought is very exquisite and secluded. So what's going on inside, it's not very clear from the outside. Faintly, there was an exclamation. There were begs for mercy, but all the voices quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

On the second day, Ding Jianzong didn't see the guards who came to keep him safe every day, so he felt that something was wrong. When he lit up the troops and horses, and rushed to the house with the people to take a look, he suddenly felt that his hands and feet were cold, and he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.

His two sons are in different places. His head hung on the beams of the inner room, and his eyes turned white. His lips were slightly open, as if he was smiling at himself. The dozens of guards arranged inside and outside the house were all killed. The other party is very skillful in killing, they are all killed with a knife, and he was directly stabbed in the chest with a sharp weapon, and his mouth was also gagged with rags. The most amazing. The wound on his chest was still stuffed with a cotton cloth, and it was completely covered in blood. This is a common practice in the killer industry, and it is effective in preventing blood from spurting out of the wound. Ding Jianzong himself has tried it, although this method of killing people is indeed troublesome, but it will not make blood all over his body.

Ding Jianzong's whole person became depressed.

He is not afraid of death.

He also knew. There is no need to look for the murderer, and it is impossible to find it. In fact, it is very simple, on the ground in the same state, no one dares to go against the Ding family. These murderers must be from Lizhou. Only Yang Tianhong, the envoy of the Lizhou Festival, would use such a ruthless method.

How did the other party know about the house he had arranged outside?

How did the other party avoid the eyeliner inside and out, rush in and kill his son?

It doesn't matter anymore.

The expression on Ding Jianzong's face seemed to be seeing a ghost.

This kind of secret is known to Yang Tianhong, what else can be hidden from him?

Why didn't he just send someone to kill himself and his younger brother Ding Guangwei?

Ding Jianzong thought about it for a long time, but he didn't find an answer.

When he returned to the mansion when the lantern was in charge, the Ding family had already put on white clothes and set up a mourning hall.

Ding Guangwei has been waiting for his eldest brother to come back. Seeing Ding Jianzong walking in slowly, he immediately walked up quickly, and said very anxiously: "Brother, this time the matter is troublesome. In this way, I am afraid that even the family members who have left the news outside will be difficult to ensure their safety. The people who came over from Lizhou did things unscrupulously, and Yang Tianhong was also bent on destroying our Ding family. Now, what to do?"

Destroy the door?

Ding Jianzong thought about it, his face was full of bitterness, and he slowly shook his head.

The words of his younger brother Ding Guangwei made him seem to understand something in a trance.

Yang Tianhong will not destroy the Ding family. At least, not now.

Coming back along the way, Ding Jianzhong had already figured out the truth -- Yang Tianhong would only send people to kill the Ding family's clansmen one by one. There is no more frightening form of revenge. Kill, and if you die, you die. Only by letting people live and watching their relatives die one by one, but they can't do anything, this is the most vicious and vicious way to retaliate.

Monster, I can only blame my father for his carelessness at the beginning, so that now he is dragging down the whole family.

Ding family, it's over.

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The situation in Chu this year is not very good. Especially in the northern states, there is a severe drought and no harvest. In previous years, in this world, ordinary farmers had to cook carefully, and they cherished rice grains. Eating food such as rice and steamed buns is simply a luxury in the eyes of the people. Wild vegetables and the like are indispensable at every meal, something that is mixed with rice. There are also grass roots and bark. It's so hard that I can barely get by. This year's situation is hell on earth. The wild vegetable paste that is usually eaten is already delicious for the hungry. The weeds have long since disappeared, and the bark of the trees has been stripped away. As far as the eye can see in the field, there is a gray and yellow everywhere, and there is no trace of green in sight.

In the eyes of the hungry, as long as it is green. That means being able to eat. It doesn't matter anymore whether it's toxic or not. As long as they can eat it, the hungry people don't care if it is food or not.

Cannibalism is not news, nor is it a secret. Rumors are circulating in many places that cannibalism can live. It is very difficult to gnaw flesh from a corpse with human teeth. It is still necessary to cut piece by piece with a knife. In the famine years, there is almost no grass on the ground, and even ordinary firewood can not be found. There is no way, if you want to cook meat in a pot, you can only use the bones of dead people as firewood.

It's a terrifying scene. Human bones were burning in the earthen stove under the pot, and large pieces of human flesh were floating in the soup pot. This is the situation of hungry people in the hardest-hit states and counties in the north.

If you want to survive, you can only wander somewhere else. The unlucky exiles gathered in a team. Everywhere to survive. In the face of the rolling tide of hungry people, the wealthy families in the countryside in the northern states and counties are all settling down to protect themselves. Many villages were broken by the homeless people, and the savings of these wealthy families were eaten up. In the end, the whole family was forced to join the ranks of the displaced people. At such times, the homeless people don't care what your identity is, and they don't care whether your family's money and food are earned by your own labor. In short, if you don't rob and kill, you won't be able to live.

Not all rich people are free to rob. There are also some wealthy families who are powerful. There are enough young men and strong people in the stockade, and they are well-equipped with knives and guns. And also built high walls and deep ditches. In the face of such a small fortress similar to a city, the displaced people will not let go at all. However, even in desperation and madness, he is still unarmed. In front of the powerful fortresses everywhere, there are often corpses all over the place. After killing enough homeless people, Haoqiang was able to survive by luck.

The number of displaced people gathered from all over the country is increasing. There is a tendency to snowball.

The displaced people did not dare to go north. Because to the north is Youzhou, where the imperial army is stationed. For the homeless, the officials and soldiers seem to be bandits. Moreover, the north side is not much better than the disaster on my side. Everyone is heading south. It is said that it is the land of fish and rice, and they all say that it is extremely prosperous. So everyone thinks that if they can go over there, they will be able to get out of the sea of suffering.

The idea is good, but it's far from that simple to actually do it.

Hunger not only makes people lose their physical strength, but it also kills people. Many people starved to death without leaving their hometowns. But there are so many places that have been affected and the number of displaced people is too huge, and there are still many, many people who have left their hometowns. In the northern Gongju and Wonju areas, which can barely be maintained, there are more and more displaced people, and the number of people has gathered in the millions.

When the displaced people first arrived, officials and squires from all over the country also showed compassion for the people and organized relief. But then I realized that something was wrong. If this development continues, not only will the relief be incomplete, but it may even drag the whole family into it. A few months later, the gates of the state capitals were only open for one hour a day to let some outside food in, and the rest of the time the gates were closed, and it was strictly forbidden to enter and exit.

For the outcasts crying outside the city, the way out for their lives now is to enter the city. If you go into the city, you can survive even if you pick up garbage. Outside the city, there is only one dead end. Many people starved to death, and the plague began to flow, and it was already hell outside the city.

There were hundreds of troops stationed in Fangping County, and nearly 1,000 villagers were organized in the county, which barely stabilized the situation. Every time the city gate was opened, the homeless people who wanted to rush in were cut down mercilessly. This kind of thing happens every day, the people in the city are on guard with knives and guns, and the homeless people outside the city cry and curse. Although the squire officials felt that it was not appropriate in their hearts, no one dared to be merciful in the face of millions of displaced people. At this time, if the knife is cut down late, you must be the next to die.

Traffickers love disaster years the most. They often have extremely deep backgrounds behind them. Either they were wealthy merchants or court officials. In short, if you want to buy and sell people, you can only take advantage of the famine year to start. If the wind and rain are good, the ghost is willing to sell his mother-in-law and doll to you.

The most beautiful of the outcasts, the most handsome young men, were either bought by the people and taken elsewhere, or taken in by the big families in the city. Looking at these healthy and smart children, in fact, they are also the most valuable commodities. People in the city need it, and so do traffickers who come from elsewhere. Everything that can be sold has been sold, and you can't blame any parents for being ruthless. In order to eat, in order to survive, everything that can be sold is sold, and even if it is himself, he can sell it without hesitation. Of course, the premise is that someone has to be willing to spend money on it. Now, these people are gone, and there is nothing worth selling, and the rest of the displaced people seem to have to wait for death.

In fact, this is the case everywhere.

After the value of the displaced people is squeezed out, they will die in despair and disperse in despair. After they dispersed, they also died on the road. In such a situation, the crisis will be resolved. This is the case in all countries and regions throughout the world, and the government does not have a suitable plan for how to help the victims. Of course, there are also some accidental cases, that is, the power of the displaced people has swelled to an extremely large extent, the city will be broken, and the disaster will continue for some time. (To be continued.) )