Chapter 172: I'll Beat You to Death
Jin Shun is a bastard who wandered in Chang'an, it is said that the ancestors were also wide, and he was regarded as the descendant of Jin Riyan of the Western Han Dynasty, but the glory of the year was already the old yellow calendar.
Now he has long lost his land, and a few years ago he became a homeless person in Chang'an City, making a living by petty theft.
Later, he worshipped a "big brother", the leading elder brother, who is said to be a part of the family of Wu Zhiyi, the general of the Long Wu Army.
Although Wu Zhiyi was transferred to Chang'an from Youzhou, the roots of the Wu clan were in Hexi, and he was quite powerful in the Hexi area. In addition to Wu Zhiyi, there are also Wu Chengxuan, the border general of the Jiankang Army, and his brother Wu Chengen. The two are brave and good at fighting, and they have repeatedly performed miraculous feats against the Tubo army, and are known as the "two dragons of Yuanmen".
However, Jin Shunbai's "big brother" is not so awesome, and he is not a relative of the Wu family, let alone serving in the Longwu Army. He was just a cronie who occasionally helped Wu Zhiyi do a little dirty work.
However, even so, the identity is very awesome!
The soldiers of the Long Wu Army were not from the government soldiers, but were privately recruited by Li Longji. Therefore, most of the soldiers came from the market in Chang'an and the surrounding prefectures and counties, and there were many hooligans and ruffians, and their local relations were intertwined.
Because of the constraints of military discipline, it is inconvenient for these people to make money everywhere in Chang'an, so many of their officers let their brothers and relatives, under the sign of the Longwu Army, bully and even deceive everywhere in Chang'an.
Rely on collecting protection fees, extortion and other ways to make money. In recent years, Chang'an's public security has been greatly deteriorating and the social atmosphere has a very direct relationship with it.
These hooligans, under the leadership of the "leading brother", are getting more and more moisturized. On weekdays, he lives in the camp of the Longwu Army, and regularly "honors" the bigwigs in the Longwu Army. Because they will make money, the high-level leaders of the Long Wujun also turn a blind eye to these things.
Chen Xuanli is only responsible for serving Brother Ji, of course, he can't take care of the below.
In fact, to put it bluntly, these are just human feelings. Because in Chang'an, who can survive with that little money and military salary? If you don't rely on some "off-market tricks" to generate income, you really don't have any taste at all.
Every time they encounter hard stubble, the "big brother" and his subordinates will move out of the tiger skin of Long Wujun, and most of the other party will give some money to soften.
Recently, the "big brother" has taken over a big business, and the things to do are very simple. To put it bluntly, it was in the East and West Markets, as well as near Yongle Fang, that the candidates who came to Chang'an this year to prepare for the imperial examination were beaten.
There is a mysterious person who comes into contact with the "big brother" every day, and every action is a daily settlement, and he never defaults. Although Jin Shun vaguely felt that something was a little wrong with such a thing, he didn't think too much about it. They are all like this, the eldest brother will hit whoever he says, and they will hit whoever they want, and they don't care about the rest.
And last night, the eldest brother gathered all their eighty or ninety people, and said that he would do a big vote today. The money they can get after doing it is enough for each of them to live in Chang'an for a long time!
Hearing the news, everyone present was so excited, but Jin Shun felt as if something big was going to happen, and his right eyelid was beating wildly.
Jin Shun raised his opinion to the "eldest brother", saying that dozens of them went to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to beat up the candidates at the rally, obviously slapping the face of the government, which seemed a bit inappropriate. Since ancient times, the people have not fought with officials.
But the eldest brother's opinion is very resolute, this time he wants to rip off the official robe of the dog official Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, so as not to make a big fuss, how can he get it?
Besides, Jin Wuwei has been transferred outside the city, and there are few people in the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion who can fight, and the eighty or ninety people on his side, even if something happens, can't they run if they can't beat it?
Staring at the candidates like before, you need to keep an eye on them often, and you will be chased by the soldiers of Jin Wuwei, and finally have to flee back to the Longwu Army station! It's all hard-earned money!
This big job, as long as it is done, everyone will be relaxed, and they can waste as much money as they want! No more staring at those poor sour cuoses in the wind and sun!
The eldest brother's impassioned speech made everyone present restless, and Jin Shun had to shut up obediently, but secretly kept an eye on it, because he always felt that something was very wrong!
Early this morning, the eldest brother gathered all of them together and said that at noon today, he would do it in front of the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion in Mingdefang! The eldest brother asked everyone to prepare a wooden stick, preferably an iron one. When the time comes, don't leave your hands behind, it's best to kill a few people and make things bigger.
After a while, the brother who went to inquire about the news came back and told the eldest brother that those candidates had indeed gathered in front of Jingzhao Yin Yamen and asked the court to remove Zheng Shuqing, and the slogan was loud!
Hearing this crucial news, the eldest brother was very excited, and he couldn't wait to rush over and punch and kick the group of people immediately.
But he held back!
Time passed little by little, and when it was close to noon, the eldest brother gave an order, and a group of ruffians and hooligans were divided into three teams, each team of twenty to thirty people, and took different roads to Guangdefang, and they wanted to block the group of candidates in this open space in front of Jingzhao Mansion and surround them to fight!
Jin Shun excused himself and said that he had unbearable abdominal pain and had to go to the toilet, so he left the team. He looked left and right, and waited deliberately for a while, before slowly following behind one of the groups, not daring to get too close, just watching from a distance.
However, when the team of hooligans all passed through Yanshoufang, and the people who walked in the front had already entered the gate of Guangdefang, a young and strong team of no less than hundreds of people suddenly came out of the west gate of Yanshoufang, all of whom were armed with sticks, and these people blocked the road to Guangdefang, and there were special people to persuade pedestrians to detour.
At this time, someone seemed to be lighting a cigarette somewhere in Guangdefang, and from a distance, it was a black column of smoke, which was extremely eye-catching.
Jin Shun, who was sneakily following behind, was also scolded by these people and didn't dare to get any closer.
Jin Shun felt that something was wrong, he didn't think about anything, and ran for his life towards the Jinguang Gate, which was closest to here, he knew that the eldest brother and his brothers had fallen into a scheme, and it was very likely that it would be over soon, and Chang'an would not be able to stay.
Jin Shun guessed that many candidates who were beaten before should have also seen themselves, and staying in Chang'an was a dead end. Let's see if there is a place to settle in the surrounding states and counties of Chang'an.
……
Bang bang
A tooth-sour voice sounded, and the door of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion was opened, and the soap officials inside were already fully armed, standing in line with sticks in hand.
"Come into the yamen!"
Yuan Jie shouted at the top of his voice!
He pushed Du Fu, who was in a wheelchair, and rushed into the yamen first, and other candidates who didn't know why also walked in in the crowd, and when they saw the strict line of officials in the front yard of the yamen, they didn't dare to make a mistake.
Seeing that all the candidates had already followed in, Fang Chongyong, who was dressed in armor, shouted loudly:
"Close the door!"
Four strong officials closed the door of the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, listen to a certain word!"
Zheng Shuqing walked up to Yuan Jie and shouted to the frightened candidates behind him:
"Today is the day of the decisive battle of Jingzhao Mansion to clean up those ruffians and hooligans, please take a break in the yamen. The official held back before, just to give those people a good look today, you open your eyes and see how the official is doing harm for the people! ”
Zheng Shuqing raised his arms and shouted.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we blamed Zheng Fuyin for it before. Now you might as well take a break in the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and after Zheng Mansion Yin finishes cleaning up those hooligans, it's not too late for us to go out and have a look! ”
Yuan Jie turned around and shouted at the many candidates with different looks behind him. Now, he finally doesn't have to play the dog anymore.
Hearing the words of Zheng Shuqing and Yuan Jie, the candidates in the front courtyard of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion quieted down and stopped being restless. They exchanged heads in groups of threes and twos, and found a random place to stay in the courtyard, and naturally divided into groups of people.
Outside the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, the hooligans and ruffians who came to Mingde Fang and wanted to beat the candidates were dumbfounded! The candidates from other places who were still gathering here just now disappeared in a blink of an eye. The three teams of them came from different directions and gathered here, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for those candidates to get out, and no matter which way they go, they will be blocked by one of the teams!
Unless...... These people were put into the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion!
If this is the case, then it proves that this matter is a trap from beginning to end!
"Quickly retreat, go in the direction of Yanshoufang from the north!"
The eldest brother who took the lead shouted, turned around and ran in the direction of the fangmen!
The hooligan ruffians behind him were all stunned. When they reacted, they followed the big brother who took the lead, turned around and ran! Everyone hates themselves for having two legs less!
However, this group of hooligans did not react until this time, and it was too late.
Not only Yanshoufang, but also the gate of the West Market was also closed. On weekdays, the lively street, the crowd of people coming and going, not a single ghost shadow can be seen, and the whole street is deserted.
The big brother looked at the young and strong people blocking the streets to the north, each with a stick in his hand, and felt as if they were looking at them with bad intentions.
And the south side of this group of hooligan ruffians was also blocked by an astonishing number of young people, and the streets more than 100 meters wide were tightly blocked by these people!
It's definitely not just a person, right?
The leading brother felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
When he saw that there were people holding small flags and gongs and drums in the ranks on the north and south sides, as if they were used for command, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
As a member of the Wu clan, although he has never joined the army, and he is afraid to go to the battlefield, he still has a lot of knowledge. Seeing this posture, he knew that he was absolutely finished this time!
"Rush out to the north and run back to the Longwu Army camp to be safe!"
The eldest brother in the lead shouted, and was the first to rush to the crowd gathered at Yanshoufang. These crowds of young people in the workshop were indeed staring at them with bad intentions, because Jingzhao Mansion had already issued a reward:
Kill a hooligan and get ten rewards! If it is not certain who killed it, then divide it evenly according to the team.
On weekdays, the people of Chang'an have a lot of color labor, and they are all free voluntary labor. It's really rare to get money without any risk like this one!
"Kill them!"
Someone in the crowd of people who were organizing in each square shouted loudly, it was Fang Chongyong's Jinwu guards who were pretending to be young and strong.
The teams on both sides of the north and south began to slowly but firmly march towards this group of hooligans numbering no more than a hundred, and the leading brother wanted to rush out of the north, but before he could rush into the crowd, he was immediately pushed back by countless clubs!
In the face of such a overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, this group of trapped beasts and hooligans, like crazy tigers, rushed into the young and strong team as thick as the city wall, and then they were like waves hitting the reef, they were smashed, kicked to the ground, beaten, and beaten to a bloody blur!
Then like a piece of waste paper, someone trampled it over.
"What about Jingzhao Mansion Yin? I surrender! Catch me! Come and catch me! Aren't you arresting me? ”
The leading brother suddenly knelt on the ground without warning, and shouted in the direction of Guangdefang!
As their group of hooligans escaped from Guangde Fang, and then the door of the fang was also closed, causing the team composed of these ruffians to be blocked on a fairly wide street, and all the fangmen and side streets on both sides were blocked by the local young team!
The pleading of the eldest brother had no effect, and no one sympathized with him.
The young and strong teams that were being organized in the surrounding areas were still slowly approaching, forcing all the hooligans who tried to break through the blockade into an increasingly narrow area.
Then fence them up and fight until they are killed!
"Help!"
"Don't kill me!"
"I was wrong! What about Jingzhao Mansion? What about the servants? Come and catch me! Please! ”
"Ah...... Don't! ”
"Zheng Shuqing, I'll be you XX!"
Outside Guangdefang, the screams of the hooligans and ruffians came and went, and even the people inside the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion could hear the crazy clamours, pitiful wails and feeble moans.
"The sins of heaven are forgivable, but the sins of oneself cannot be lived. Why do some people always think that they can't die? ”
Fang Chongyong, who heard these screams in the front yard of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, couldn't help but sigh lightly.
To be a chess piece is to have the consciousness of being a chess piece, and once it loses its effect, it will become an abandoned piece. In the huge Chang'an City, who is qualified to be a chess player except for Ji Ge? Why do many chess pieces always think that they can be as free and easy as chess players?
A small group of ruffians and hooligans, relying on the relationship with the Longwu Army, thought that they could do whatever they wanted, and after being bewitched, they actually dared to break ground in front of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
Who gave them courage?
At this moment, Fang Chongyong deeply understands what it means to be "fearless for the ignorant".
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"The mountain spring water of Zhongnan Mountain is really a must."
Looking at the tumbling tea soup in the teapot and the fragrant aroma coming to his nose, Li Longji couldn't help but sigh. Watching Gao Lishi skillfully pour the tea soup into the teacup, he couldn't help but nod approvingly.
The life in the mountains is quite elegant and quiet, and he feels that his temperament has weakened a little, like a god in the sky, smiling at the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of the world.
"Brother Nu is about to close the net now, I don't know how it will end up if he finally bites to the left side?"
Li Longji asked with a smile.
"Back to the saints, these are just a little trick in the teacup to make a dojo, and they can't make any trouble. Sage, just look at the fighting methods on both sides, and the court situation is still under your control. ”
Gao Lishi handed the teacup, which was already a little cooler, to Li Longji with both hands and said.
At this moment, a eunuch who accompanied him handed over the letter that had just been sent from Chang'an City to Gao Lishi, and then retreated.
"Saint...... The winner has been decided. ”
Gao Lishi opened the letter, read it at a glance and ten lines, and then handed the letter to Li Longji, and said with a sigh of emotion.
"Oh? It's a quick move. ”
Li Longji inadvertently took the letter, flipped through the pages one by one, and finally couldn't help laughing.
"Zheng Shuqing, this old dog, has some means, and this game is beautiful!"
Brother Ji seemed to be in high spirits, nodded slightly and said to Gao Lishi:
"Since Fang Chongyong, this kid wants to take the imperial examination, let's prepare for the exam. dismissed him from his post as the general of the Jin Wuwei and ordered him not to go out until his birthday, and to study and prepare for the exam at home. I wanted him to be the champion. ”
"Oh, then the slave is going back to Chang'an?"
"Well, you can go for yourself."
Li Longji nodded calmly and said.
The book is finally on the list, thank you for your support
(End of chapter)