There were five flowers in front of him, and there were six captives on his knees.

Zhao Han directly ignored Xiang Yong, looked at the gentry, and sneered: "Yes, he is still wearing silk clothes for night attacks." ”

"The king spares his life, the king spares his life!" Zhong Xingpu was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.

Historically, this goods Chongzhen was a jinshi for 16 years, and Chongzhen was 17 years old to Li Chuang, then to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and finally to be the governor of Shandong in the Qing Dynasty.

The bones are not very hard.

Zhao Han seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he was talking to Zhong Xingpu: "What's the use of you killing peasants? Even if you want to attack at night, you should kill the soldiers I sent. ”

There was no torture at all, and there was not even an interrogation, Zhong Xingpu began to confess by himself: "The king's righteous teacher has strict military discipline, and it is not easy to provoke at first glance." And they all sent sentinels, and we were afraid that the night attack would not succeed, but we would be surrounded by gathered troops......"

"So, you just attack the villages along the river, kill a few peasants and run away?" Zhao Han was already furious to the extreme.

Zhong Xingpu said: "It was Hu Zhengsong's idea, he said to kill more farmers, so that the farmers were afraid, and the living would not dare to divide the land." ”

Zhao Han asked, "Who is Hu Zhengsong?" ”

Zhong Xingpu betrayed his teammates without any psychological burden: "Hu Zhengsong's hometown is in Baishui Village, Luling County, and his family has also been divided. He also wanted to lead troops to attack the villages and towns in Luling County at night, but the distance was too far, and the others were afraid that they would not be able to return, so they simply crossed the river and killed a few casually. ”

"Does Hu Zhengsong still have a family in Luling County?" Zhao Han asked.

"Yes," Zhong Xingpu replied, "his father, his mother, and his two nephews all stayed in Luling County and did not run, and each of them left twenty acres of land. ”

"This is the landlord who took the initiative to donate the land," Zhao Han said to the people around him, "immediately send an order to go to Baishui Village, and send all the men over the age of twelve of the Hu family to the mountains to burn lime." The female dependents were reformed through labor in the town, and the children were raised by the almshouse! ”

Zhong Xingpu became more and more frightened when he heard this, trembling all over, and kowtowed frantically: "The king spares his life, the king spares his life!" ”

Zhao Han asked, "How many soldiers are there in Jishui County?" ”

Zhong Xingpu said: "There are more than 1,000 people in the township, all of whom are domestic slaves and sons of good families. ”

"How long have you been practicing?" Zhao Han asked again.

"These more than 1,000 villagers have been recruited one after another," Zhong Xingpu replied, "Some have been practicing for two months, and some have only been practicing for a few days." ”

Zhao Han asked again: "Who is the leader?" ”

Zhong Xingpu said: "Zhou Ruixu, he was the secretary of the Ministry of Literature last year, and Ding Wei went home to mourn this spring. ”

"Who is Zhou Mengxuan?" Zhao Han asked.

Zhong Xingpu replied: "It's his clan uncle, who died of illness last year." ”

Li Banghua recommended several talents to Zhao Han, including Zhou Mengxuan. This person is a water conservancy expert, in view of the national water conservancy mess, but also specially compiled a "Ministry of Water Preparation", which has become a necessary book for water conservancy officials in the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that Zhou Mengxuan actually died of illness, and his nephew took the lead against Zhao Han.

Zhao Han waved his hand: "Bring these people back to Jishui for trial." ”

"The king spares his life, the king spares his life!" Zhong Xingpu was dragged out, and he was so frightened that his heart and gall were bursting, and tears and snot burst out.

Zhao Han smiled: "Leave this person behind." ”

Zhong Xingpu was paralyzed on the ground, his crotch was already wet, like a dog, lying there looking at Zhao Han.

Zhao Han smelled the smell of urine, frowned and said, "Take it out and take a look!" ”

Only his own people were left in the house.

Huang Mi knelt down and said, "Boss, I am derelict in my duty and ask for punishment." ”

Zhao Han asked, "Where did you derelict in your duties?" ”

Huang Qi replied: "You should send more people to guard by the river." ”

"It's not your fault," Zhao Han shook his head and said, "The entire Jishui, the river shoreline is very long, where can you guard against it." Go back and tell Chen Maosheng and Xiao Huan to let them form the Jishui Peasant Association as soon as possible. Mobilize the local farmers in Jishui, and each family will draw people to keep an eye on the riverside. Day and night, even children can stand guard by the river. We have to rely on the people, and the people are the foundation. ”

"Subordinates remember." Huang Qi said.

Zhao Han frowned and said: "Stand up, don't kneel without moving, if you make a mistake, you make a mistake, what are you kneeling for?" By the way, leave 500 people in Jishui, and the rest will follow me to attack the city. ”

"Siege?" Huang Qi wondered.

Zhao Han stood up suddenly: "Killed hundreds of peasants, is this matter just revealed?" ”

Two days later, Zhao Han personally led more than 2,000 soldiers and took a boat to the outside of Jishui County on the other side. The sailors of Gujian Mountain also completely blocked the dock.

Zhixian Feng Zhang was so frightened that he almost surrendered directly.

But this thing can't be the master, and now it is the gentry who are in charge of affairs with the courage of the country.

As soon as Zhao Han landed on the shore, a large group of people rushed in.

"Mr. Zhao, you have to call the shots for us!" Hundreds of people knelt in front of Zhao Han, and more and more people came to kneel.

Zhao Han turned his head and asked Zhong Xingpu: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhong Xingpu bent down and replied: "Dozens of gentry fled to Jishui County with their families, and they also brought money, food and valuables. It's not safe outside the city, you have to live in the city, and the houses in the city are definitely not enough ......"

If there are not enough houses in the city, then drive the ordinary people out of the city and borrow the people's houses for a few months!

In front of me, these are ordinary residents in the city, who used to live a good life, but suddenly they are homeless.

Zhao Han told Huang: "In the houses far away from the city, they go door-to-door knocking and let the refugees share a room with them. The rent is sufficient, we will pay for the rent, and anyone who makes trouble will be arrested. ”

Huang Qi immediately led the troops into action, but in fact, it was the missionaries who accompanied the army who really did the work.

Above the castle tower, the gentry and the townsmen were observing the enemy's situation.

Zhou Ruixu was puzzled: "What are the thieves doing?" ”

Li Chunan looked at it for a while, sighed and said, "I'm settling the people." ”

Everyone was speechless, and those who had a little conscience all felt panicked on their faces.

The people whom these rebels are placing are being driven out of the city by them. But it doesn't work, dozens of gentry, all big landlords, a lot of family members, and countless money, grain, and goods.

If they don't drive the people out of the city, where will they live?

Many gentry still feel aggrieved, they used to live in Huawu mansions, but now they can only live in ordinary houses. And in order to store the food that was brought, many houses were piled up, and two or three people had to live in one room, what a miserable day.

Zhou Ruibao was at a loss at the moment, he was really a good official, in order to help the victims of the Sichuan disaster, he lost all his black hats.

Raiding and slaughtering tenants at night was not his idea. Under the excitement of the crowd, Zhou Ruibao could only conform to the crowd, but when he really killed people, he completely lost his mind and killed many farmers with his own hands.

After returning to the city, Zhou Ruibao calmed down again and couldn't sleep for several nights.

He was tormented to the point of emaciation, and his whole body lost weight. Now that the thieves are actually resettling the people, Zhou Ruibao's three views exploded in an instant, and he didn't know what was wrong with this world.

Hu Zhengsong's face was hideous, and he held the hilt of his sword and said: "Brother Zhou, the thieves dare to divide their troops and scatter into the streets and alleys, why not take the opportunity to go out of the city and raid?" ”

Zhou Ruixu shook his head and said: "Defending the city is the best, we have enough money and food, and we can support the governor to lead the troops to rescue." ”

Although there were some bastards outside the city, they were quickly crushed by the soldiers.

After the persuasion of the missionary and the full payment of rent, the residents outside the city were willing to vacate their houses and let the refugees in the city live with them.

Everything turned out to be in order, and many of the refugees who had houses to live in spontaneously took root with Zhao Han, intending to assist in the siege with improvised weapons. They're not going to do anything but to go into the city, take back their houses, and kill those bastards!

Seeing that the people took the initiative to join the army, Zhou Ruibao was completely disheartened, and he couldn't figure out what he was doing these days.

Lost his soul and returned home, it was an ordinary courtyard, and now it has been occupied by Zhou Ruibao.

There are several rooms in the east wing, all stacked with money, grain and goods, which are the savings of the Zhou family for several generations. There are also a few henchmen and house slaves, who did not go out to guard the city, and are all in the nursing home at the moment.

"Leopard, are the thieves really going to attack the city?" Mother Zhou, supported by the maid, came to the courtyard with a frightened face.

Zhou Ruibao comforted: "Mother, don't panic, the thieves can't come in." ”

After talking for a while, Zhou Ruibao returned to the bedroom, retired from the maid, and sat alone in a daze.

Zhou Ruibao muttered to himself: "Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, only its righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the best." What do you learn when you read the books of the sages? Now and then, Shu is almost worthy of it. ”

This is Wen Tianxiang's "Desperate Words".

Zhou Ruibao smiled bitterly: "How much is it worthwhile? How much is it worthy? ”

Zhou Ruibao felt that the mob was wrong and should not rob the landlord's property. At the same time, they also felt that the gentry were wrong and should not occupy the houses. He even regretted the slaughter of the peasants in the night raid, and he also killed the red eye, and spent all the time in torment since then.

Nothing is right, but where is it right?

Zhou Ruibao suddenly studied ink and put up a pen, and wrote a suicide note, mainly telling his younger brother to take care of his family.

He then unbuckled his belt and committed suicide by hanging himself.

Since the collapse of the three views, Zhou Ruibao has long been dead, and what was alive before was just the walking dead.

The next day, outside the city.

Zhao Han used semi-coercive means to persuade the residents closer to the city wall to compensate them for money and food, and then let the residents move out and then demolish their houses.

Seeing that the thieves were demolishing the house, it was obvious that they were preparing to attack the city, and the gentry and village warriors in the city were even more frightened.

However, they still did not dare to go out of the city to attack and kill, and only threw down rolling stones and logs to delay the demolition of houses by the anti-thieves.

The gentry quarreled together, some said they would hold on, some said they would attack at night, and some said they would kill them directly. There were too many people in their lead, and no one could control the scene, and they even quarreled endlessly over which section of the city wall to defend - Zhao Hanwei was missing one of the three, and they all wanted to defend the missing section of the city wall.

Night.

Li Musheng persuaded bitterly: "Brother, this county town can't be defended, and when the thieves finish demolishing the houses under the city, they will build siege equipment." Governor Li's reinforcements, I'm afraid they won't be able to come until next year, what's the matter with our townspeople? Open the door and offer the city, the uncle is a big official of the anti-thief, and this anti-thief seems to be able to do something. Let's all go to thieves, and there will be little glory and wealth in the future. ”

"Your father is the head of the Literature and Anthology Department of the Ministry of Officials," Li Chunan sneered, "With such an important position, you dare to be a thief?" ”

Li Musheng whispered: "This is the life of the whole clan, and it can only be ...... I can only be sorry for my father. Suddenly, Li Musheng became excited again, "I sent a slave to the capital last year, and I also wrote a letter to ask Jiangxi to patrol the imperial history, but the court didn't take the Zhao thief seriously." If the imperial court had paid attention to it early, how could Zhao Thief be so big? ”

Li Chunan said sarcastically: "You don't want a father, I still want a father, my father is a Dali Temple!" ”

Li Musheng said sarcastically: "You only have a father in your eyes, but you don't have a mother and grandmother? Once the thieves break the city, the family will inevitably die and the whole family will perish! Can these villagers defend the city? Before the thieves could attack, they were half frightened to death. Besides, one night when we attacked the villages, our boats and cannons were scattered, and they were washed downstream by the river, and not a single peasant was killed. We don't have blood in our hands, we have great achievements in the city, and our uncle is an anti-thief official, and he will definitely be reused by Zhao thieves in the future! ”

"I'll think again." Li Chunan is also very entangled, whether to have a father, a mother and a grandmother. And, of course, your own life.

"What else do you want?" Li Musheng hurriedly said, "If it drags on any longer, the thieves will attack the city, and the whole clan will be wiped out at that time!" ”

Li Chun'an was told that his head hurt, and he hesitated for a long time and stomped his feet and said, "That's it, that's it!" ”

For the sake of the clan, dad, you should die.