Chapter 58: Ignition
The ancestral hall of the Zhao family in Jinhua County is like a big stage today, everyone sings and I appears, and the drama is full of twists and turns. And Fang Zhongjin was standing in the hall at this time, and he didn't have time to sigh that the situation was changing too fast and impermanent. He was originally entrusted by Liu Xiongtian, the acting leader of the beggar gang, to sneak into Jinhua County with Lu'er and plead with the county order. Unexpectedly, he found that the people in Jinhua County seemed to have been bewitched for a long time, and they had a deep prejudice against the beggars. Even if Fang Zhongjin could coerce the county commander Xia Yuanji by force, it seemed that he would not be able to mobilize a single person and a horse in the city. Fang Zhongjin peeled back the clues in front of him, and always felt that there was a deeper truth hidden in the fog, and he couldn't figure it out no matter what. It's just that no matter what the person hiding behind the manipulation is plotting, Fang Zhongjin can only stop the boiling of the people now.
Fortunately, Jinhua County Ling Xia Yuanji is a wonderful person. He never forgot it, and the ability he blurted out was really unprecedented. Fang Zhongjin has always been praised as a literary star in the past, and many people bet that he can win the championship. But now Fang Zhongjin secretly compared himself with Xia Yuanji, and said in his heart: It's hard to say which of us is higher and who is lower in terms of thinking, but in terms of knowledge, we really have to bow down.
Relying on Xia Yuanji's ability, Fang Zhongjin refuted Zhao Santong all the way, and finally reversed the minds of the people in the city in a few words. Now that the victory is in hand, I don't want anyone to rush to report: the beggars outside the city have begun to attack the city. It's a backyard fire. Fang Zhongjin's hard work for the beggars was all in vain. The people, who had already put aside their prejudices against the beggars, were now fearful when they heard that they were attacking the city again. Once this fear turns into burning anger, even Fang Zhongjin may be burned to ashes by this anger.
Fang Zhongjin knew that it was a big deal, so he no longer chatted with everyone in the ancestral hall, and jumped out of the ancestral hall in a flash. At first glance, I saw Lu'er standing anxiously outside the human wall, her little face was flushed with urgency, and her eyes lit up immediately when she saw Fang Zhongjin come out. Fang Zhongjin guessed that Lu'er had heard the news of the siege and ran out to remind himself. He kicked on the ground, jumped over the thick human wall, and landed beside the deer.
Lu'er hurriedly whispered to him: "Brother Jin, the beggar gang is really attacking the city. ”
Fang Zhongjin nodded and said, "Don't be afraid, let's go and have a look." ”
As he spoke, he hugged Lu'er's slender waist and rushed towards the county seat of Jinhua. The surrounding people were all amazed when they saw this scene. Where have they ever seen a martial arts master in their lives, but when this handsome young man was a god descending to earth, he disappeared suddenly.
When Fang Zhongjin came to the city gate, he saw a total of thirty or forty soldiers guarding the gate busily moving all the heavy objects they could find, trying to block the city gate. Outside the gates, you can still hear the shouts of the beggars fighting and the loud banging of the gates.
Fang Zhongjin didn't ask the soldiers guarding the city for their reasons, and only took the deer to lift his breath and jumped up to the city tower. When he stood on the top of the city tower, he saw three or four hundred beggar disciples outside the city gate, huddled together. Their faces were full of anger, and each of them carried weapons in their hands, and their swords flashed brightly with silver light. In front of the city gate were dozens of disciples with the greatest strength, who worked together to carry a towering giant tree and cut down the siege wood. With the roar of the beggar gang disciples, they slammed into the city gate one by one. With every impact, Fang Zhongjin could feel a sharp tremor in the city tower under his feet, and some mud on the city tower kept falling down. Seeing that these beggars continue to crash down, the city tower will eventually be breached.
Lu'er is a little girl after all, and she has never seen such a big scene. Her face turned a little pale, and she said in a trembling voice, "Brother Jin, did the beggar gang sell us?"
You must know that Fang and Lu were entrusted by the beggars to enter Jinhua County as lobbyists. Now that the beggars are suddenly in trouble, the two of them can be said to be enemies in the eyes of people inside and outside the city. Regardless of whether the beggars can break through the city gate, the two of them may be beaten to death by the people of Jinhua County.
Fang Zhongjin looked at the changes in the city, his brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Things are very strange. Do you remember what I said to you before we went into the city? I said that these beggars don't even have a decent weapon in their hands. It seems that there will be no rebellion. It's only been two days now, and everyone has a sword. Who gave them these swords? If you look at their siege wood, the tree needed for such a large wood must be a giant tree that has grown for 10,000 years. There are no such tall trees near Jinhua County. If such a huge piece of wood is transported from afar, it will definitely cost a lot of money. The people behind this scene not only arranged so many chess pieces in Jinhua County, but it seems that there are still hidden chess pieces among the beggars who have not been discovered by us. ”
Fang Zhongjin's words seemed to be asking Lu'er, and it was like he was muttering to himself. He suddenly turned his head to Lu'er and said, "Wait a minute, I will try to talk to the beggars in the city, and you will still act as in the past." He carefully told Lu'er what he thought in his heart, and Lu'er's eyes lit up when he heard it, and his pale little face finally returned to blood.
I saw Fang Zhongjin take a few steps forward, standing on the city wall and shouting to the beggar gang disciples under the wall: "All the beggars are good men, and Fang Zhongjin is below. The day before yesterday, he was entrusted by Liu Xiongtian, the leader of your gang, to enter Jinhua County to intercede for the beggar gang. Now the Jinhua County Commander and the people in the city know that the beggars have always been heroes and heroes who sit upright, why are the heroes coming to attack the city at this time?"
The beggars in the city heard the loud sound coming from the wall, and looked up one after another, but saw that it was indeed the handsome boy standing on the city tower shouting. At this time, an old man with a white beard and white hair and a thin bamboo pole also shouted to Fang Zhongjin on the city wall with his internal force: "What do you say to intercede for our beggars, it's just a thief who cheats the exercises." Only Liu Xiongtian's idiot will believe you. Two days passed, and the gates were never opened. Since you have the ability to intercede, let Jinhua County open the city gate now, and our beggars will believe that you are a good man!"
This old man, Fang Zhongjin, had seen it before, and he was one of the five elders of the beggar gang sitting in the shade of the tree. Now in his words, he has no respect for Liu Xiongtian, the acting helper. Fang Zhongjin raised his eyes and looked around, and sure enough, he couldn't find any trace of Liu Xiongtian, I don't know if he had been detained by the beggar gang disciples?
Fang Zhongjin shouted to the city again: "Where is Liu Xiongtian's gang leader at this time? Who is in charge of the beggar gang now?"
The old man with the bamboo pole just now said: "Liu Xiongtian is just a fool who doesn't know the essentials. He can't enter Jinhua County for a day, and he can't be considered a beggar gang leader for a day. Now our five elders are deliberating together. If you want to deceive us beggars, it will be impossible. After that, the old man with the bamboo pole looked to the side, and sure enough, the other four elders of the beggar gang were there. It's just that the expressions of these five elders are different, and I don't know how many of these five people are the main ones who attacked Jinhua County and detained Liu Xiongtian.
Fang Zhongjin suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed when he heard this, his face showed anger, and he said: "Okay, I was originally entrusted by Brother Liu Xiongtian to do this big thing for him. At the beginning, he said that this was done for him alone, and that it did not involve the rest of the beggars. Now it seems that he has been murdered by your beggars. Then our Zhongjin and the beggar gang have no affection. If you can hurt me a single hair, even if I am not good at learning! Now I will go and burn down Xia Yu Temple to avenge my big brother Liu Xiongtian! You beggars have worshiped their ancestors for thousands of years, and from today on, cut off the incense!"