Wang Yichuan, the magistrate, thought for a long time and said: "Judging from the situation of these days, Liu Yan is probably a person who is strong and stubble, so it is better for me to try it again." If he is at a loss afterwards, we will truly rest easy. ”

Chi Xu asked, "How do you tempt?" ”

Wang Yichuan said coldly: "It's a trouble." ”

When Chi Xu and Huang Wenxian heard the word "trouble", their faces changed, and they were obviously a little afraid.

Wang Yichuan disagreed, and continued: "The garrison officers and soldiers in the city of Qianhu have not been paid food and salary for several months, and even the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle before are much worse. ”

Huang Wenxian was taken aback, and he said in a panic: "Trouble? This matter is not trivial, I have to think about it carefully, and don't make a fuss. ”

After a long groan, he said, "This is possible! At present, the official army of the Ming Dynasty, from the Qianqian Household Guard of Xiahe Village to Lingshanwei and other places, which year does not make trouble a few times, is it okay? As long as we control things well and don't go wrong, we don't have to worry. ”

Wang Yi preached: "Yes, we don't have to come forward, we just need to drum up our hands and soldiers, and after seeing Liu Yan's disposal methods, I will come out to clean up the mess." ”

Chi Xu gulped down the wine, and finally he slapped the wine bowl on the table, and said: "It is natural and righteous to be a soldier, and it is true that the soldiers of the city of a thousand households have not been paid food and salary for several months, with those acres of land, how can we feed our families?" The soldiers want to eat, even if the incident happens. If you go to Shangguan's side, I'll talk about it. ”

After a long time of shouting, several people fell silent again. Estimating the pros and cons of the matter, Huang Wenxian was short of breath, he poured wine into his mouth one by one, and suddenly he shouted: "If you make money, you will make money, two brothers, you can do what you say." ”

"Okay."

"Done, done".

With the sound of several wine bowls smashing on the ground, Wang Yichuan, the pacification officer, said in a low voice: "I have a plan, you come here with your ears." ”

The next night.

"Trouble? Hmph, a few idiots, do they think that Liu Yan is so easy to get along with? ”

In the mansion of Tian Huixu, the official of the hundred households, who managed the affairs of the Qianhu in the city of Xiahe Village, Tian Huixu let out this sneer at this time.

At this time, it was as warm as spring in Tian Huixu's inner room, and the cold wind of early autumn outside could not affect it at all.

I saw Tian Huixu lazily leaning on the thick cushion chair, and he always seemed to be waking up in the past, and the two big bubble eyes that seemed to be awake in the past emitted a sharp light, and the dimness of the past was gone. The officers and soldiers of Tian Huixu's subordinates were in the same barracks as Chi Xu and others' subordinates, and the clamoring of the officers and soldiers in the barracks today quickly reached Tian Huixu's ears through his confidants and personal generals.

Tian Huixu instructed his general: "Remember, take care of the people below you and don't let them participate in the trouble." Otherwise, if something happens, I won't be able to protect you! When the time comes, I will lose my head, but don't blame me for not reaching out. ”

After receiving the order, the confidant general whispered again: "My lord, do you want to send someone to inform the defense lord?" ”

Tian Huixu thought for a while, and then said, "No need, let's just pretend not to know about this matter." ”

For Liu Yan, Tian Huixu also couldn't figure it out, what kind of person Liu Yan wanted to pass through this matter, and how he would deal with this emergency.

However, Tian Huixu once analyzed Liu Yan's promotion journey, and he can be sure that Liu Yan's easy-going appearance actually contains a decisive and ruthless heart. With every step he took up, he stepped on a large number of corpses, whether it was dealing with thieves, Qing soldiers, or those who were enemies of Wangjiazhuang.

In the face of people like Liu Yan, Tian Huixu is reluctant to be an enemy with him, anyway, he has a close relationship with the former defensive officer Zhang Hailin, even if Zhang Hailin is dead, but some human relations are still there, Liu Yan does not look at the face of the monk and looks at the face of the Buddha, and can keep the glory and wealth of the city of thousands of households unchanged, Tian Huixu is satisfied.

The confidant understood his heart, and he withdrew.

After the confidant left, in the empty inner room, a creepy shrill laughter sounded: "Chi Xu, Huang Wenxian, and Wang Yi pass on you three fools, you are flying and domineering on weekdays, and if you don't take this official in your eyes, this official will see what happens to you!" ”m.

October 28 is an unforgettable day for the soldiers and civilians of the city in front of Xiahe Village.

Early in the morning of this day, a large number of officers and soldiers came out of the military camps in the southwest of Qianhusuo City, and I saw them holding swords, guns, and weapons, holding banners such as "Loyal to the country, but hungry and cold without food", "Withholding military salaries, heaven cannot tolerate it", and went to the Qianhu official hall in the northeast of the city.

At the forefront are those who look stout and fierce, but their manners are full of ruffians. Those who are interested can see that these officers and soldiers who parade in the streets are all the subordinates of Huang Wenxian, the commander of Huang Wenxian, and even the subordinates of Wang Yichuan, the pacification official, and many people, who are rampant and domineering in the city of Qianhu on weekdays.

They came out of the barracks, and there were hundreds of them, and then these officers and soldiers marched in an orderly and unorganized manner, and there were no more senior officers among them, except for some leaders such as petty flag officers and chief flag officers.

When such a thing happened, their usual Shangguan Chi Xu, Huang Wenxian and others were all missing at this time, and when they came out of the barracks, no one came to stop them, and even Wang Yichuan, the pacification officer who managed the military discipline and law in Qianhusuo City, didn't know where to go.

Seeing their fierce and vicious appearances, the soldiers and civilians on the street were in chaos, and I don't know who shouted: "The officers and soldiers are making a mess!" ”

Immediately, chickens and dogs jumped, men barked and women cried in the streets, countless people fled in all directions, and the officers and soldiers were as terrible as bandits without military discipline, especially this bandit was born from the interior of the city of a thousand households.

And he saw the frightened faces of the people. Those officers and soldiers shouted and howled with joy, as if they realized some kind of strength in themselves, or got a kind of pleasure to vent, and the beastly desires hidden in their hearts could no longer be suppressed, and the situation began to develop into an uncontrollable situation.

Chi a few people only wanted to limit things to a certain range, but they underestimated the self-control and military discipline of these officers and men, and they did not go far after coming out of the barracks, and the officers and men on the street who demanded salaries had already become a chaotic army.

"The rebels are in trouble."

In the Qianqian Household of Xiahe Village, hearing the news, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Dai Jingbin, the deputy Qianhu, was stunned and speechless for a while.

How could it happen without warning?

Even if you haven't seen the terrible Dai Jingbin of the rebels, you have heard a lot, they kill people and set fires, rob property, and can do all kinds of inhumane things, even if they are settled afterwards, there will be heavy losses inside and outside the city.

What he had to worry more about was whether the soldiers who were making trouble with food and wages would rush into the defense office, and if something happened, he could imagine the consequences, not only would it be difficult to handle the official position, but it would be a problem whether the head on his head could be kept or not.

Dai Jingbin was frightened and anxious to move around the hall, and the officials beside him were also trembling beside him. Fortunately, Dai Jingbin is also a person who has experienced the battle array, and after a period of panic, he also regained some senses, and hurriedly gathered his subordinates, watching dozens of families protect this place, Dai Jingbin's heart has also settled down a lot.

At this time, Dai Jingbin suddenly remembered something, and said secretly in his heart: "The officers and soldiers are asking for salaries for making trouble, and the defense officer can get the news?"

Liu Yan has more than 1,000 strong soldiers and horses, and now that the soldiers are in chaos, Dai Jingbin can only count on Liu Yan to turn the tide. So Dai Jingbin asked the head of the family who had just arrived.

The leader of the family said: "I don't know this lowly position, but the direction of the rebellious army is to go to the Qianhu official hall. The Guardian should already know. ”

At this time, the head of the family was a little lucky, the head of the deputy Qianhu was not hot, and let him lead those family members out to pacify the chaos, when he came here, the street was already full of rebels, and those family members under him did not have the courage to go to the street to fight with the officers and soldiers, and he knew that the virtues of those family members under his command were also bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, if they couldn't hold back to join the ranks of the rebels, it would be really over.

Deputy Qianhu Dai Jingbin sighed, he can only count on Liu Yan, I don't know if Liu Yan has this ability, he is young after all, can he cope with this situation?

At the same time, Dai Jingbin was a little excited in his heart, if Liu Yan really suppressed these rebellious soldiers, would he take over more soldiers and horses, at least he could annex the remnants of Chi Xu and others!

He looked in the direction of the Thousand Households Official Hall, but frowned deeply.

At this time, in the high-profile Qianhu official hall, a ruthless voice came out.

"A group of rats, dare to mess up, dare to make trouble!"

"They've eaten the bear's heart and leopard's gall!"

"Please show me!"

"Kill all those who follow the chaos."

"Order, Chen Xun and Wang Yue led the troops into the city! Xu Ming led his troops to defend the official halls of thousands of households, and Miao Shao and Shen Tuo led his troops to block the gates of various cities in the city of thousands of households! ”

A loud voice of armor: "The subordinate officer receives the order!" ”

In just a short period of time, the streets and alleys of Qianhusuo in front of Xiahezhai have become hell, and Chi Xu and others' strategies have completely deviated from the direction, except for some officers and soldiers who are still marching to the Qianhu official hall, most of the remaining officers and soldiers have broken away from the ranks and began to form groups in groups to loot property, smash shops, and massacre people in various parts of Qianhusuo City. They also set fires everywhere, burned houses, and even raped ~ adulterous women in the head, in the light of day.

A large number of ruffians in the city of thousands of households also took advantage of the chaos to fish and rob money and goods.

The streets are full of people's corpses, including many naked ~ dead women, the rebels are armed with weapons, and constantly smash open the doors of the houses of the thousands of households, and all parts of the city are full of screams and cries.

On the south street of Qianhu City in front of Xiahe Village, near Chengenfang in Dashifang, at this time, there were several rebels robbing goods in the store, and the owner of the cloth shop had already been in the first two places, and the guys in the store were so frightened that they didn't know where to flee.

At the door of the cloth shop, several rebels pressed a woman to the ground, and on this street, they tore the woman's clothes, and wanted to rape ~ defile her in broad daylight. The woman desperately cried for help and struggled, but who was she the opponent of several young sergeants? Pieces of clothing were torn off.

Among the several rebels, one of them laughed and said: "Happy, my old Zhang has lived to this year, and he is the happiest today!" ”

The woman saw that she was about to be humiliated, and she burst into tears, and she cried out in desolation: "Open your eyes, God, and see! ”

There was a loud sound of birds, and the chaotic soldier Lao Zhang, who was about to lie on the woman's body, was punched a big hole in his chest, and his blood splattered out, splashing the woman under her, and the woman screamed loudly.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of the fire gun continued to sound, and several stunned rebels beside him were killed on the ground one by one, and the rest of the people looked at it in a panic, but it was the soldiers and horses of Wangjiazhuang led by the defense lord who came in chaos, they were all neatly dressed, wearing iron armor, holding bird guns and spears, as well as shields and knives, and a team of neatly came from the street, and when they saw the rebel army on the street, they either rang out with firecrackers, or spears were assassinated, and one by one the rebels were killed by them to the ground.

These rebels dealt with the people very well, but how dare they fight with the soldiers of Wangjiazhuang, they shouted and immediately scattered and fled. Seeing that some of the rebels couldn't escape, they just knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately: "We are officers and soldiers, we are just hungry and cold, we surrender, we are all brothers of the officers and soldiers, and our subordinates are merciful, and our subordinates are merciful!" ”

They were answered by the sound of firecrackers, and sharp spears stabbed into their throats.

Seeing that they couldn't escape and that it was useless to beg for mercy, some of the self-righteous soldiers and ruffians stepped forward to fight with the soldiers of Wangjiazhuang, but who was the opponent? They were also killed one by one.

Here, just when Dai Jingbin was waiting anxiously, suddenly everyone heard the sound of firecrackers outside, and they looked at each other, not knowing what was happening outside.

Then I heard the sound of neat footsteps running on the street outside, and then I heard someone loudly proclaiming: "On the orders of the defense lord: the officers and soldiers will be punished as rebellious bandits and thieves, and there will be no forgiveness for killing!" ”

"Those who dare to participate in the rebellion will be killed!"

"If you dare to take advantage of the chaos to rob, you will be killed!"

"The whole city is strictly quiet, and no pedestrians, cars, and horses are allowed on the streets, otherwise they will be punished as bandits and killed!"

Listening to this announcement, as well as the sound of neat footsteps outside, it seemed to be sandwiched with the cries and panic of the rebellious soldiers, Dai Jingbin's face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Liu Yan, he ......."

Everyone in the house was pale, only listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, and slowly, the sound of firecrackers outside came down sporadically, and it seemed that the street was quieter a lot.

I don't know how long later, suddenly there was the sound of a large number of troops marching neatly outside, they came in from the south gate, getting closer and closer, and there was a mountain of "Wan Sheng" sound in between, that kind of sound, made the whole city tremble. I don't know where countless people came.

Dai Jingbin was stunned when he heard the sound outside, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Some people died, but not completely......