Chapter 166: Attracting the Snake
(It's early in the morning again, it's not easy!)
Zhuang gave an order, and Li Geng led a group of big men to pull Li Qiaosheng's family of thirteen out of the garden and drag them to the death row that had been specially used to imprison slaves.
There, a bloody slaughter is about to take place!
Only Li Qiaosheng remained, lying on the ground like a dead dog.
When the crying and begging for mercy was far away, Yin Ji couldn't bear it, and wanted to step forward to say a few words of pleading, just took a step, but suddenly saw a fierce light shot out of Zhuang Zhou's expressionless eyes, and his heart suddenly burst out, but the words came to his mouth but swallowed hard, and he didn't dare to speak! He squinted at Zhou Long on the side, and saw that this man who hated Li Qiaosheng the most also showed unbearable meaning......
The rest of the crowd was already beating in fear.
Zhuang Zhou stood coldly in front of the crowd, and no one could see what he was thinking at the moment.
The morning sun shines on this winter garden, and the waves on the lake are layered, and it is a warm winter. However, everyone standing in the sun felt a coldness.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out, just stood quietly, waiting for a bloody news.
Finally, Li Geng and the others re-entered the garden, and the footsteps of dozens of people stepped on the ground in the back garden of Li Qiaosheng's house, making a particularly chaotic and dull sound, which also resounded in the hearts of everyone present.
Li Geng stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Patriarch, all the traitors have been subdued!"
This simple sentence was like a burst of thunder, the corners of several people's mouths twitched, and some people were shaking their legs, and they were about to stand unsteadily. More than a dozen fresh lives, especially a few women who were still delicate just now, suddenly turned into ghosts under the knife, this scene, I am afraid it will become a nightmare for many people's lives!
Zhuang Zhou still didn't speak, nodded slightly, and said, "Escort Li Qiaosheng down, and wait for treatment!" The corpse of the cold ghost also finds a way to preserve it......"
Li Geng led people to take Li Qiaosheng away, and a few people dragged up the body of the cold ghost and went out again.
Yin Ji and Zhou Long once again felt Zhuang Zhou's incomprehension: the thirteen members of the Li family had all been executed, why did they keep Li Qiaosheng? Moreover, what was the use of keeping the corpse of the cold ghost?
When Li Geng and the others returned for the second time, Zhuang Zhou swept the audience and said: "Today's sweep away the traitors depends on you to move forward. No one is allowed to leak it! All the guards and farming things of the Li family are the same as before. There must be no mistake!" He turned to Li Geng and said, "Li Geng." You were originally a slave of the Li family, and you are very familiar with all the daily affairs of the Li family, so this confidential matter will be arranged by you and patrolled every day. Daily farming, daily access ...... You have arranged everything, you can deploy all the Zhuang Ding in the house at will, and there is only one requirement: everything must be the same as usual, and there must be no flaws!"
Li Geng bowed in agreement.
Yin Ji and Zhuang Zhou were puzzled again. It stands to reason that Li Qiaosheng has been captured at this moment, and the rebellion has been resolved, so the next step is naturally to quickly return to Yunmeng Mountain and eradicate Gong Dingren, the other mastermind. But Zhuang Zhou's arrangement was obviously to stay in the Li Mansion for a while longer, and to block the news. Why is that?
As if seeing Yin and Erren's doubts, Zhuang Zhou smiled mysteriously.
Although Li Geng is only a slave, his ability to do things is quite satisfactory to Zhuang Zhou. Under his deployment, the Li Mansion immediately returned to its original state: the gate was open normally, and Zhuang Ding was on watchtower normally. Even the kitchen prepares meals normally...... Everyone's face hid the previous shock and uneasiness, and they went about their daily work step by step.
At night, Li Qiaosheng's bedroom on the second floor lit up the candlelight in time, and then went out normally.
Zhuang Zhou, Yin Ji and Zhou Long chose a few rooms on the first floor to live in.
Li Mansion is located on the mountainside of the easternmost mountain in Qixia Village, which is far away from the houses of ordinary villagers. Usually, if there is anything in the Li family, the chief manager Li Ding brings people to the village to order, and the villagers of Qixia Village rarely see Li Qiaosheng himself, and those Zhuang Ding of the Li family patrol as always, go to the village to collect rent, go up the mountain to protect the forest and cultivate the fields, and show off their power in the village......
Of course, early that morning, someone did hear some unusual noises from the Li family. However, no one paid too much attention to it, and after decades of oppression by Li Qiaosheng, the village head, their hearts have long been numb. The village chief's house, which is high up, how can these flat-headed villagers who can't see a grain of rice when they open the jar and can't see a single strand of yarn when they turn over the box!
Therefore, no one found out that there was a thrilling upheaval in the Li family.
At that time, Gong Dingren, who was uneasy on Yunmeng Mountain, secretly sent someone to Qixia Village to inquire about the news, and after the person came back, he only said that although he had not seen Li Qiaosheng himself, the Li family was as normal as before.
Gong Dingren was relieved.
And so it passed seven days. In the past seven days, Zhuang Zhou did not explain to Yin Ji and Zhou Long why he did all this, and Yin and Zhou Erren did not ask. Although, Zhou Long, who was anxious, had complained in front of Yin Ji several times, shouting that he wanted to go to Yunmeng Mountain to fight Gong Dingren. And Yin Ji just shook his head and said: "The patriarch must have a deep meaning staying here, but you and I can't understand it, don't be in a hurry!" In fact, isn't his heart puzzled? As the days go by, Gong Dingren is afraid that his wings will grow on the mountain, and the usurpation of the throne will become a fact......
Why didn't Gong Dingren reveal it in one fell swoop before he became a success, and did he have to wait until he ascended to the position of patriarch? What is the patriarch's plan?
Every day, Zhuang Zhou only meditated in his room, and there was no sign of going up the mountain immediately. Yin Ji and Zhou Long could only nest in the Li Mansion to recover the essence that they had almost snatched away by the cold ghost, fortunately, Zhuang Zhou was in time at that time, the cold ghost skill was damaged, and the power of the soul refining array was weakened, so the two of them were not particularly seriously injured, and after a few days of repair, there was no major problem.
Until the early morning of the eighth day, Zhuang Zhou suddenly found Yin Ji and Zhou Long.
Zhou Long couldn't hold it anymore, and as soon as he entered Zhuang Zhou's room, he asked eagerly: "Patriarch, do you want to go back to the mountain immediately?"
Zhuang Zhou looked at Zhou Long's appearance and said with a smile: "Yes! However, it will be ...... until after dusk today."
Zhou Long opened his mouth wide, looked surprised, and asked, "Still waiting?"
Zhuang Zhou said: "Yes, we have to wait. However, as long as this day is over...... You must be wondering why I didn't go up the hill right away that day, did I?"
Yin Ji and Zhou Long both nodded and looked at Zhuang Zhou. I know that the mystery of these days is about to be revealed.
Zhuang Zhou said: "For example, when it comes to beating snakes, do you say that you let the snake hide in the hole, and then you desperately poke and stab it with a stick outside, or do you want to find a way to lure the snake out and then cut off the snake's head with a knife?"
Zhou Long hurriedly said, "Of course it's to lure the snake out!"
Zhuang Zhou nodded and said, "That's right! Gong Dingren is this snake!"
Yin Ji suddenly realized and blurted out: "Lead the snake out of the hole!"
Zhuang Zhou said with a smile: "Exactly! You think, after I fell off the cliff, Gong Dingren would definitely not dare to expose his conspiracy in a hurry, and he would definitely be particularly active in organizing people to search for my body all over the mountain - I sent someone back to investigate in the past few days, and he did so." And. While looking for me, I contacted the comrades who were loyal to him. Conspiracy arrangement. Wait until everyone believes that I am indeed dead. He will jump out, show the fox's tail, and naturally usurp the position of the patriarch. If we had gone up the mountain seven days earlier, he would still be actively organizing people to find my body. No one knows about his conspiracy, so how can we expose his sinister intentions? If we can't expose him, how can we deal with him? Then such a conspirator is lurking in Yunmeng Mountain, and after all, it is a scourge......
Yin Ji nodded frequently and said, "I understand." The news that the patriarch has blocked Li Qiaosheng in the past few days is to confuse Gong Dingren and let him rest assured that he will be bold and act like a fool and perform to his heart's content. Then we suddenly went up the hill, caught him off guard, and exposed him in public...... This time. Hit him exactly seven inches above this snake, and he will never turn over!"
Zhou Long couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed: "Wonderful, wonderful, the patriarch's plan is really beyond our reach!"
Zhou Long's seemingly sycophant words were actually sincere, Zhuang Zhou smiled slightly and said, "It's just." It's hard to be a father and son, and the two of them are ......". Zhou Long asked in a lost voice: "Will Gong Dingren attack Ma Shibo and them?" Zhuang Zhou said: "We are not on the mountain, the only obstacle to Gong Dingren's usurpation of the throne should be Ma Shibo's father and son......" Zhou Long jumped up from his seat and said: "That's okay! Seven days have passed, Gong Dingren may have already attacked Ma Shibo, we have to hurry back to the mountain!"
Zhuang Zhou waved his hand and said, "Don't worry...... I have received the news that Gong Dingren will definitely do it later today, and it will not be too late for us to come back!"
Zhou Long was eager to try, but Yin Ji was secretly frightened. Zhuang Zhou has been meditating in the room for the past few days, and even the meals are sent in by hand, and he has not seen any arrangements for him at all, but he knows everything about Yunmengshan's movements towards Gong Dingren, so naturally he has already arranged for people to sneak back to Yunmengshan secretly to find out the news. However, who exactly did Zhuang Zhou send and when did he go? He and Zhou Long actually knew nothing! The secret of this person's actions was really chilling!
I thought that after getting rid of Li Qiaosheng, Zhuang Zhou was able to remain silent in the face of Gong Dingren's conspiracy to usurp the throne in Yunmeng Mountain, and stayed in Qixia Village for seven days. During this period, he blocked the news, withheld it, and secretly investigated, in order to lure and wait for Gong Dingren to make a move and lure the snake out of the hole!
Perhaps, even if Gong Dingren doesn't make a move within seven days, Zhuang Zhou will find a way to force him to make a move......
Zhuang Zhou, what kind of person is he?
It was not until the afternoon of the eighth day, at dusk, that Zhuang Zhou summoned Yin Ji and Zhou Long again. This time, in addition to Yin and Erren, there are dozens of capable Zhuang Ding such as Li Geng.
There were no torches, no noise, hundreds of people gathered in the large courtyard of the Li Mansion and waited quietly for Zhuang Zhou's orders.
Zhuang Zhou glanced around and said, "Tonight, we will re-establish the mountain and Yunmeng Mountain and eradicate the traitors!"
The gate of Li's house was opened, and Zhuang Zhou led more than 100 people through the path in the dense forest, out of Qixia Village, and galloped in the direction of Yunmeng Mountain.
Halfway up the mountainside behind him, the Li Mansion was hidden in the darkness, and Zhuang Ding, who was on duty, walked back and forth on the watchtower, vigilantly watching the entire Qixia Village.