In the Black Wind Village, there is no righteous hall, only a meeting hall.

There are nine chairs listed in the hall, and the bandits in the Song Dynasty do not call a few masters, but only call the brothers in the family in order, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother.

The eldest brother is the owner of the village, named Yang Jun.

His family used to be the owner of a tea plantation, but because he offended the "tea field people" (the official intermediary after the ban on tea), he was forced to go bankrupt, and his father fled with his family into the mountains. The tenants of their family, because they were overwhelmed, went to defect one after another.

Later, he simply became a bandit, went out of the mountain to kill the landlord, distributed the land to the villagers, and robbed the goods himself and hid back in the mountains.

The government came to suppress it several times, but all of them failed, and they could only take the peasants along the river to vent their anger.

In the end, the peasants were forced to rebel, and all of them went into the mountains to join the bandits.

The Yang family built a walled wall in the steep mountains, and distributed the surrounding land to the peasants for reclamation, while owning the most fertile land. Gradually developed into the current appearance, Yang Jun was not only a bandit leader, but also a big landowner, and also made a cameo appearance in the government to collect taxes from farmers.

The stockade is too dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The successive magistrates of the county could not see it, and acquiesced to the existence of the bandit village.

The messenger sent by Bai Zongmin was called Huang Chunhe, and he made a helpless appearance: "This year, the county has a bumper tea harvest, and the price of tea and horses is very low. If the price of private tea is not reduced, the businessmen will all go to buy official tea, and there is no way to do it. ”

The bandit leader in the third position was named Yang Ying, who was the younger brother of the owner of the village and was in charge of foreign trade.

Yang Ying sneered: "Really think I'm a fool? Tea and horses and tea merchants are in the same group, they don't lower the price in any year, don't use such a statement to fool me! ”

Although Yao Fang was a foreign defector, he sat in the second position, specializing in practicing guns and sticks, and also took the lead in charging when he went down the mountain to rob. He shouted angrily: "If you continue to reduce the price like this, tomorrow I will order all the soldiers and horses, step on the Xia Bai Village, and catch Bai Zongmin to kowtow to the eldest brother to admit his mistake!" ”

This is, of course, just a threat, and it will not tear the face easily.

The chief secretary in the county, as well as some businessmen in the county, are all partners outside the little white staff. The tea produced in the cottage and the stolen goods looted by the bandits all need to be shipped with the help of the little white staff.

"There is more than one private sale of tea in the county. The tea harvest is bumper, and the private tea in the villages is all reducing the price, and I can't do it without reducing the price here," Huang Chunhe explained the reason, and said in a softened tone, "Then I will take a step back, the first-class tea is 80 wen per catty, the second-class tea is 53 wen per catty, and the third-class tea is 40 wen per catty." How is it? ”

This price, excluding tea interest, is slightly higher than the official purchase price. And there is no need to send it all the way to the tea collection field, and you can save a lot of transportation costs back and forth.

Yang Ying was quite satisfied with this, and nodded secretly at his eldest brother.

"Then it's decided," Yang Jun, the owner of the village, who had not spoken, finally smiled and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Huang is running around, don't leave tonight, stay in the village to eat and drink!" ”

"Thank you, Brother Yang, for your hospitality." Huang Chunhe bowed his hands.

……

Zhang Guangdao, who ranked fifth, was slightly drunk in the evening, and found Yao Fang in private: "Second brother, this Bai Zongmin is getting harder to serve." simply entered Xiabai Village first, robbed his family's property, and then raised troops to attack the county seat! ”

Yao Fang shook his head helplessly: "Although I am the second in command, if I really have an idea, I have to ask the owner of the village to come." He was afraid that if he really rebelled, if he failed, he would not even have to sell tea in the future. ”

Zhang Guangdao was dissatisfied: "The one surnamed Yang is a rich man, how can he be like a bandit?" He alone gets the most of the money from the sale of tea. The peasants in the mountains handed over the grain, and he alone got the most share. Relying on both of these things, he can earn enough, so he doesn't even want to go down the mountain to rob. According to me, maybe one day, he will vote for the government to be a submissive citizen and become a landlord like Lao Bairen! ”

"Well, I can't help it." Yao Fang sighed.

Zhang Guangdao suggested: "Just take our people and find another place to settle down." ”

Yao Fang asked rhetorically: "The big guy has finally settled down, how many people are willing to go with you?" If you can really take people away, where will you go to settle down? Although there is a lot of wasteland downstream, it still has to be reclaimed, and in a few years, there is not even enough food to eat. ”

"It's nothing more than a few years of hard work, it's better than lying in Black Wind Village!" Zhang Guangdao said.

"Let me think again."

Yao Fang couldn't make up his mind, he was the leader of the foreign faction, and he thought more about it in his head, so he was naturally not as free and easy as Zhang Guangdao.

Moreover, the rebellion a few years ago has worn away Yao Fang's spirit, and at the same time, it has become more calm.

In Yao Fang's view, even if he really wants to rebel, he has to wait for the opportunity.

It is necessary to wait for the government to levy harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which makes the people's livelihood miserable, before they can raise an army to rebel, and it is even possible to obtain the support of the landlords.

If you rebel indiscriminately, you will inevitably fail, and you don't even deserve to recruit An!

After a few more words of appeasement, Yao Fang personally sent Zhang Guangdao out of the door.

At the same time, the home of the owner of the village, Yang Jun, is also conducting a secret discussion.

When Huang Chunhe explained his true intentions, Yang Jun was furious: "What a big dog guts, he actually came to provoke me, do you really dare not use knives and guns?" ”

Huang Chunhe said unhurriedly: "Yao Fang has been a thief, and he is good at guns, who doesn't call him a good man when he sees it?" He has only been in Black Wind Village for a few years, and his prestige is getting higher and higher. It's the owner of Yang Zhai, you have to let him sit in the second chair, and let the brother vacate the seat to sit in the third chair. He is also a bold person, and everyone in the cottage admires him, and more and more people listen to him give orders. After a long time, can Brother Yang, the owner of the village, really sit down again? ”

Yang Jun still had an angry expression: "Don't say much about this matter, I am very good with Brother Yao, even closer than that brother." Brother Yao is righteous, if he doesn't pay attention to righteousness, it won't be Zhu Er! ”

"How much is righteousness worth?" Huang Chunhe said, "Brother Yang, people's hearts will change. Today's morality, who can say clearly? Ten years later, Yao Fang doesn't want to be the owner of the village, and those brothers under him will also help him to be the owner of the village. Who is more popular, Brother Yang knows in his heart. ”

Yang Jun still didn't agree: "Let's go, I just didn't hear what I said tonight." ”

Huang Chunhe neither left nor spoke, just stood there silently.

After a long time, Yang Jun looked embarrassed, as if he was talking to himself: "It's all my own brothers, you let us get angry, do you want my face?" ”

Huang Chunhe understood that there was a play, so he didn't answer directly, but asked: "Brother Yang, you are indeed majestic as the owner of the village." But no matter how majestic it is, it can be compared to the little white outside? Can it be compared to the old white staff? ”

Yang Jun said: "I can't compare. ”

Huang Chunhe continued to ask: "Brother Yang has also made a lot of money, but what can this be? I went to the county seat, but I didn't dare to make a noise. You have two sons, do you dare to let them go to the county seat to study? If the government doesn't come to suppress you now, what if you change the county? You must know that today's Zhu Zhuzhu was a thief in the past. If he gets the order of the magistrate, he really dares to lead troops to attack Heifeng Village! ”

Yang Jun sneered: "If he dares to come, I will tell him that he can't go back!" ”

Huang Chunhe said: "I wish the master book is now an official, if you dare to kill the official, if you don't rebel, it will be considered a rebellion." Can you block the officers and soldiers once or twice, but can you block ten or twenty times? ”

Yang Jun said stiffly: "Don't say ten times or twenty times, the soldiers of the Black Wind Village are strong and strong, which annoys me, and they go straight to the county government and kill all the bird officials in the county!" ”

Huang Chunhe asked: "Killed all the county officials, as well as the state officials." After killing all the state officials, there are other county officials and state officials on this Lizhou Road. Occupy the entire Lizhou Road, can you stop the imperial army? ”

Yang Jun was silent.

Huang Chunhe said again: "Yao Fang, the second chair in the village, has a grudge against the county's Zhu Zhu, and you also know this." In addition to the old white staff of Shangbai Village, Xiang Zhixian and Zhu Zhuzhu also don't like it. ”

"It's none of my business." Yang Jun said.

Huang Chunhe was still talking: "You kill Yao Fang first, not only to do things for the sake of Zhu Zhu, but also to get benefits for yourself." Remove the big trouble of the henchmen, and you will be able to say nothing in the village in the future. If you go to loot Shangbai Village again, you can grab countless goods, not to mention, you can also win the favor of Xiang Zhixian and Zhu Zhu. Two officials, with just one sentence, you can turn from a thief to a squire. ”

Yang Jun was silent again.

Huang Chunhe said: "If you become a squire, you will be able to go to the county seat in the future, and your son will be able to go to the county seat to study." After a long time, after a few decades, who will remember that you have been a bandit? Maybe the grandson can still be an official in the imperial examination! ”

These words are full of temptation, and they all speak to Yang Jun's heart.

"Let me think again." Yang Jun was already moved.

When Huang Chunhe saw his appearance, he couldn't help but smile, and arched his hand and said, "Retire." ”

After sending this person away, Yang Jun returned to the bedroom, and his wife came over to help him loosen his clothes.

"Don't bother!" Yang Jun pushed his wife away.

He is also a little righteous, and he does have a good relationship with Yao Fang, and the two have known each other for more than 20 years.

Even Yao Fang was pursued by the government, and he only planned to hide in Heifeng Village for a few months, and when the rumor passed, he would leave with his subordinates. At that time, it was Yang Jun who took the initiative to keep and directly let Yao Fang sit in the third position.

The subsequent development made Yang Jun deeply uneasy.

In just a few years, Yao Fang's prestige has risen steadily, winning the heartfelt admiration of countless bandits.

As a last resort, Yang Jun could only rearrange the seats, let his brothers be the third masters, promote Yao Fang to the second masters, and appoint Zhang Guangdao as the fifth masters.

If it goes on like this, he really can't hold it down!

Yao Fang's personal charm is too strong, even Yang Jun himself admires and likes it very much, not to mention other bandits.

Also, his younger brother Yang Ying, due to the lower seat, has an extremely bad relationship with Yao Fang.

Sooner or later, something will go wrong.

Lying in bed all night, tossing and turning, he couldn't sleep, and when he woke up the next day, Yang Jun's eyes were bloodshot.

He sat for a long time, and finally made up his mind, called his brother and said, "I have something to do with you." ”

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