Zou Mengchen raised his sword and rushed forward to kill, shouting: "Jin Qing, you are also reversed!" ”

Liu Tongsheng looked around blankly, the thieves had not yet attacked the city, but more and more gentry defected. Even the townspeople he recruited himself shouted "Kaicheng" one after another, and even a few townsmen even surrounded him.

"Brother (young master), it's the other way around!"

The clansmen and domestic slaves surrounded Liu Tongsheng, and if he dared to say a word, it was estimated that he would be tied up immediately.

Most of these people are small landlords and yeoman farmers, and only one is a big landowner. These house slaves are also waiting for the thieves to divide the land. They just remembered the old relationship, and did not do it directly, wanting to coerce Liu Tongsheng to lead the crowd to defect.

"That's it, that's it!"

Liu Tongsheng, who was supposed to be the champion in three years, was forced to abandon his sword at the moment, and now he can only save his family first.

The Zou family, the Liu family, and the Li family all defected, quickly occupying an entire section of the city wall, and there was also a Liu family defecting in the north. As long as they are not attacked, they will not continue to attack, all the villagers in the township, who is willing to fight to the death.

Therefore, don't see the fighting everywhere, in fact, the casualties are negligible.

Zou Mengchen's grandfather was called Zou Yuanbiao, who was the left servant of the Ministry of Officials before his death, and posthumously presented the Prince Taibao and the Ministry of Officials with the title of "Zhongjie".

Liu Tongsheng is a student of Zou Yuanbiao and Tang Xianzu's son-in-law.

Although these gentry contradicted each other, they formed a huge network of relationships.

Even if they are thieves, their minds are not pure, and they have nothing more than three ideas: first, if the Zhao thieves can succeed, these gentry will form gangs and become the patriarchs of the new dynasty; Second, if the Zhao thieves are defeated, these gentry will find an opportunity to rebel and fight again through the court relationship; Third, temporarily save the lives of the whole family, and not ruin the future of the family.

Even Wang Siren, who is suppressing bandits in Duchang, is a protégé of Liu Tongsheng's father (deceased).

Liu Tongsheng looked in all directions and found that several gentry were committing suicide. They all slaughtered the peasants with their own hands, and they wanted to use their lives to save the entire family.

The family is greater than itself, greater than the land, greater than the money, greater than the court!

Zhao Han is not a Tartar, just a thief, they don't need to destroy the entire family. Only when a foreign race like the Manchu Qing came, many gentry would raise their clans to resist and donate all their property to recruit troops to resist the Qing.

Of course, there are also those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they rely on taking refuge in the Qing court to keep their wealth.

For example, in history, Li Mu gave birth to his father Li Yuanding, and after Li Banghua was martyred, he defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the second year, and his uncle (Li Banghua) was still cold - the Li family produced several Shangshu in the Qing Dynasty!

"Greetings to Mr. Zhao!"

The city gate was wide open, and those who were shameless knelt down directly to greet them, and those who wanted face stood and bowed.

There are also some guys whose hands are stained with the blood of farmers, and they want to commit suicide but can't do it, so they kneel in front of Zhao Han at this moment, hoping to get away with saving a dog's life.

Zhao Han stood at the gate of the city, glanced at it and said, "Raise people to stand up and go to my left!" ”

A total of nine people got up one after another and stood to the left of Zhao Han.

Liu Tongsheng wanted to assassinate violently, but he was afraid of affecting his family, so he could only stand in line with resentment.

"I heard that there are Jinshi?" Zhao Han said with a smile.

Zhou Ruixu stepped forward with his head raised and said, "Zhou Ruixu, word length." ”

Zhao Han asked, "Before you returned to your hometown, what position did you have?" ”

Zhou Ruixu said: "Wen Xuan Shilangzhong. ”

"It's a fat shortage." Zhao Han said with emotion.

Among the officials of the Ministry of Literature, without the approval of the Ministry of Officials, local officials below the fourth rank can be appointed, including the appointment of prefects throughout the country!

Zhou Ruixu replied: "I just took up my post, and before I got office, I returned to my hometown. ”

This person's career can be called bizarre, before he became a literary anthology, he was just a small magistrate. suddenly entered the emperor's eyes, and was personally promoted to Wenxuan Shilangzhong, but his butt was not hot and went home to mourn.

Zhao Han asked, "You took the lead this time?" ”

"Yes."

Zhou Ruixu stubbornly admitted that in fact, it was only because he was a big official that he was elected as the nominal leader. Including the attack on and killing the peasants that night, many squires discussed it, and then forced Zhou Ruixu to take the lead in sending troops.

Zhao Han asked, "That night, did you have blood on your hands?" ”

"Yes, but not yet." Zhou Ruixu replied.

Zhao Han scolded: "Make it clear! ”

Zhou Ruixu said: "Innocent people, I can't bear to kill them." But my soldiers killed more than a dozen people, and I can be regarded as killing myself. ”

What the fuck is this?

Zhao Han said that he only punished the first evil, but this first evil did not kill anyone.

Zhao Han asked the lifters again: "Who has blood on their hands?" ”

One of them walked out, glared at Zhao Han and said, "If you want to kill or chop, listen to your respect, just want to let my people go!" ”

"Boom!"

Zhao Han pulled out the knife from the sheath, and a knife light flashed, and the person fell down with a bang.

The gentry were horrified, this is a person, and they actually said that they would kill it. If it is another thief, if there is a person who takes refuge, it doesn't matter how many people are killed.

Zhao Han sneered: "Don't look at me and kill people, I'm helping him, otherwise I will be directly dragged to the public trial, and the whole family will not end well!" Whoever still has blood on their hands, all stand up, don't force me to interrogate them one by one. If you are tried, the whole family will be dragged back to the people for trial, and the common people will drown you with a mouthful of spit! ”

Two more gentry stepped forward, and some shivered in the crowd.

"Leave all of you corpses, and don't chase your family anymore, I'll do what I say." Zhao Han said to the two people.

Four soldiers quickly stepped forward, strangled them by the necks with ropes, and strangled them to death in front of countless people.

At this moment, it really frightened the gentry, and some people were even so frightened that they were incontinent on the spot.

"Thief, you are cruel and excessive, you are good at killing the gentry, don't think about winning the world in this life!" One of the remaining eight lifters suddenly yelled.

Zhao Han smiled: "What's your name?" ”

The man raised his head and said: "If you don't change your name, you don't change your surname, Yang Zhong is also!" ”

Zhao Han asked, "You also killed someone?" ”

Yang Zhong replied: "No, I didn't go out of the city that night. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Han suddenly laughed, and actually waved at Yang Zhong: "I admire the backbone of the reader, you can scold me casually, as long as you don't break the rules." Then he announced to the other gentry, "In my place, you will not be guilty of your words, and you will be free to speak your mind." There is only one thing to remember, don't spread rumors. ”

The gentry haven't come to their senses yet, and it's too exciting to kill three people in a row just now.

Zhao Han had no choice but to walk towards Yang Zhong, take this person's hand and say, "You are good, so many scholars, dare to be the first to stand up and scold me." In this way, Geng Jie will be a pillar in the court, but unfortunately Emperor Chongzhen can't use people. Mr. Yang, would you like to come and work under me? ”

Yang Zhong was dumbfounded, he was angry and scolded the thief, and he was ready to kill himself.

Who knew that this thief was not angry but laughed, and praised him for his talent, and even recruited him on the spot. Even though he knew that Zhao Han was buying people's hearts, Yang Zhong was still very happy in his heart, and even had a sense of acquaintance, feeling that Zhao Han was a heroic corporal of Lixian.

"Good man, in a word, would you like to do things with me?" Zhao Han asked.

"I ...... I ......" Yang Zhong looked left and right, wanting to agree on the spot, but he really couldn't wipe his face, and finally said after hesitating for a long time, "Wansheng is willing." ”

Liu Tongsheng sighed, not because Yang Zhong was a thief, but because he felt the terrible of Zhao thief.

first praised in public, gave Yang Zhong enough face, and let Yang Zhong let go of his resistance.

Then he solicited Yang Zhong in public and roasted Yang Zhong on the fire.

Yang Zhong can be admitted to the lifting of people, so he is naturally very smart. He knew that if he refused, it would be equivalent to ruining Zhao Han's good deeds, and he would definitely be retaliated against in the future, so he could only agree to it.

Yang Zhong was the first to surrender and must follow Zhao Han to the dark. Others can be recruited, but Yang Zhong has no possibility of recruiting, and will be beheaded by the court as a typical example!

What a thief this is, and the means of manipulating people's hearts are too terrible.

Replaced by other anti-thieves, Yang Zhong is estimated to have been cut with a knife, which will inevitably arouse the collective hatred of the scholars. But Zhao Han easily resolved it, and recruited Yang Zhong to his command, and the gentry's heart was also divided, which not only weakened the impact of the killing just now, but some scholars even felt that Zhao Han had the qualifications of a hero.

Liu Tongsheng thought to himself, no wonder Li Shangshu would be a thief, this anti-thief is really not ordinary.

Zhao Han took Yang Zhong's hand and said with a smile: "With the help of the king, it is better than 100,000 elite soldiers." ”

Zhao ...... The lord praised it. Yang Zhong's scalp was numb at the moment.

Zhao Han's words are murderous, if it is spread to the imperial court, Yang Zhong will definitely be included in the list of core anti-thieves.

Alas, Lao Tzu is just an ordinary lifter, I don't know if I can be admitted to the Jinshi, you say that I am better than 100,000 elite soldiers?

Yang Zhong was so aggrieved that he wanted to cry, regretting that he had just stood up and scolded, he would rather be slashed by Zhao Han, at least he would not implicate his family.

It's just that at the same time, how can you feel very cool while being wronged?

With the help of the king, it is better than 100,000 elite soldiers, which made Yang Zhong a little fluttering.

Zhao Han said to Yang Zhong again: "But I'm afraid I have to wronged you." To work under me, you must start from a petty official position, and everything must be promoted by political performance. Those who are willing to do things, those who can do things, will be promoted quickly, are you willing to experience (paperwork) for the general army? ”

"I will do my best!" Yang Zhong also entered the state, anyway, he has already become a thief, so do it well.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Han laughed and turned to look at everyone.

This good show of "the monarch and the minister are suitable" actually made some scholars itch, especially those talents who couldn't pass the exam.

A Xiucai suddenly jumped out and said: "Mr. Zhao is thirsty for talent, corporal Lixian, and he is really a wise lord." Late born is not talented, I wish Mao Sui self-recommendation, help the town to divide the field, please divide the field of my Guo family! ”

"Dashan, Mr. Guo, please get up quickly." Zhao Han stepped forward to support him.

The gentry gritted their teeth, this surnamed Guo was too cunning. There was a Jinshi in his ancestor, and the neighbors were all big clans, and they only occupied a few thousand acres of land, but they were doing business vigorously.

As long as this product catches up with Zhao Han, he is not afraid of dividing the land at all, but it is more conducive to doing business!

"Let's go, you two come with me into the city." Zhao Han held one in one hand, as if he was holding the little lover he had just hooked up.

Li Musheng suddenly knelt on the ground, and Li Chun'an also knelt down: "Gucun Li, I am willing to serve the dogs and horses for the general town!" ”

Zou Mengchen also knelt down with his brothers: "The Zou family of the East Gate is willing to serve the dogs and horses for the general town!" ”

Needless to say, the Li family has long been a thief, even if the Li brothers are not a thief, the fathers of the two of them are estimated to be implicated.

Zou Mengchen has no psychological burden, and his grandfather Zou Yuanbiao is Zhang Juzheng's right-hand man in changing the law. But since the death of his grandfather, the Zou family has never been out of Jinshi, maybe they can still develop if they vote for anti-thieves.

"I am willing to serve the general town for the work of dogs and horses!"

A large number of people suddenly fell to their knees at the gate of the city, and they all wanted to infiltrate the anti-thief team to do things, and in the future, they would adapt according to the situation.

Liu Tongsheng can only kneel down, it is difficult to say whether he can recruit An, but he will definitely not be able to take the top prize.