Chapter 7: The Fate of the World (Three)

It turned out that Tao Zheng, the owner of Taojiazhuang, and Li Youde, the owner of Lijiazhuang, were both scholars of the gun and rods of Yingui Jiedu when they were young, and they had a lot of thoughts of making achievements. However, although Yingui Jiedu's combat effectiveness was unparalleled in the world, it aroused the alertness of the Later Tang Emperor Li Siyuan because of his "too arrogant and fierce". In the second year of Tiancheng, the emperor actually secretly colluded with the temporary commander of the Yingui Jiedu army.

He was trapped, and first sent people to incite the soldiers to cause trouble, and then suddenly surrounded the army on the charge of rebellion, disarming the team. Then he started a massacre next to Yongji Canal, beheading most of the soldiers and their families. The tragic massacre made "Yongji Canal turn into red". After that, the silver spear army completely disappeared, and the Khitans could use their own strength to suppress the Khitans who dared not go south to herd their horses, so they ran out!

Half a month before the incident, Tao Zheng and Li Youde were ordered to go to the friendly and neighboring troops to teach the recruits to practice guns and sticks, and thus escaped a death robbery. After that, the two of them were afraid that Li Siyuan would kill the grass and eliminate the roots, and they all quietly made a small escape. They worked as swordsmen outside to hide their names for six or seven years. It was not until the news of Li Siyuan's death came that they returned to their hometown one after another.

After returning home, Tao Zheng was disheartened and never wanted to have any Guaga with the government. Whether it was the Tang, Jin, Liao and Han, they all regarded them as a group of passing gods. Li Youde was obsessed with the glory of the Silver Spear Evil Army in the past, and always wanted to take all the old brothers who fled to his tent, and then look for opportunities to make a comeback.

The two sides could not say one place, so they naturally cut off their contacts. Unexpectedly, Li Youde tried his best to rebuild the Silver Spear Army, but he even thought of turning his family into a country. Taking advantage of the Liao army's massive move south and the power of the Later Jin in the local area was wiped out, he mobilized the young and strong to build a fortress, and constantly poked out minions around, and through many means such as coercion and inducement, he controlled several nearby villages under his actual rule.

After the Khitans were forced to retreat north, the green forest heroes from all over Hebei took the opportunity to conquer cities and plunder land and proclaimed themselves official titles. The Han Emperor Liu Zhiyuan was busy dealing with the chief evildoer Du Chongwei. He was not only unable to take action to clear the place, but also afraid that the troops would be too close to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which would cause a large-scale counterattack from the Liao army. He simply pinched his nose and recognized most of the self-proclaimed governors, governors and county magistrates near the temporary border.

Although Li Youde didn't have time to seize the county town because he heard the news too late, he became increasingly unscrupulous in his work. Relying on his friendship with the head of Taihang Mountain Hu Yancong, he actually began to intercept taxes from more than a dozen villages. He also replaced the law with the township rules and competed with local governments. The county magistrate Sun Shan himself came from a bad background and was afraid of the strength of the Taihang Mountain bandits, so he didn't dare to care about it at all, allowing the Li family to become more and more arrogant.

A few months ago, Li Youde suddenly sent a matchmaker to marry his youngest son Tao Sanchun as his wife. Tao Zheng firmly believed that if the Li family continued to do this, they would sooner or later become self-destructive one day. Therefore, he refused the proposal of marriage without hesitation. Then, Lijiazhai began to send lobbyists and asked Taojiazhai to join the Lianzhuang Association led by Lijiazhai, to build a village to protect itself, and advance and retreat together.

This proposal is more unreliable than a marriage between the two parties, and of course it was rejected by Taojiazhuang again. Therefore, Lijiazhuang was completely resentful. More than a month ago, Li Youde suddenly attacked while visiting the market and joined forces with several good men who were found from some unknown places. He beat Tao Zheng so hard that he vomited blood on the spot and was bedridden on the ground on the ground.

Last night, Tao Sanchun was angry and ran out of the village overnight. He was originally going to run to a nunner twenty miles away on the mountain to make some nights, and after a few guests left, he went home to continue serving his father. Unexpectedly, in the dark, he ran into a scepter from Lijiazhai. The two sides had a conflict when they disagree. Then they were outnumbered and tripped by the other party with a rope and caught him.

Tao Dachun was one step late and saw his sister being captured. He hurriedly rescued him. However, the Li family sent out this time not only a large number of children, but also very skilled. After a fierce battle, Tao Dachun not only failed to save his sister as she wished, but was beaten to vomit blood. He relied on his first-class kung fu under his feet, and barely escaped from the sky.

When the people from Lijiazhai saw him escape, they did not chase him with all their might. They just shouted loudly from behind, asking Tao Dachun to bring a message to his father. Three days later, as a family member of his mother, they would attend the wedding of both children of both sides. Whether they would rather attend at that time, the wedding date would not be changed. The betrothal gifts and wedding books would be sent soon. The dowry in Taojiazhai should be prepared sufficiently to avoid making a joke, and neither side would have any steps to go down!

"It's not that I'm reluctant to let go of a daughter, but that Lijiazhai is obviously not just coming for Xiaochun alone!" When he said sad, Tao Zheng burst into tears and kept shaking his head and sighed, "I snatched Xiaochun today, and I will snatch Xiaodong, Xiaomei, Xiaoshuang and others tomorrow. Then he cut it into pieces and forced Taojiazhuang to bow to him. If his family could be a local tyrant, then after everyone sent their daughters out, they could still live. His family also had the intention of breaking the soil and sealing the turban. If it didn't work, I'm afraid that even if the clan was killed, we who were wrapped in the association would not end well!"

"Yes, yes, we old men had already wanted to endure it, but then we thought, if we persisted like this, what day would it take to endure it!"

"Isn't it? You also want to be the local emperor, and I also want to be the governor and the governor. The territory as big as a palm can accommodate several tigers?!"

"Oh, we honest people really have no way to survive!"

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The other few villages were old and shook their heads with tears in their eyes. The light from the corner of their eyes kept secretly scanning the faces of Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming, hoping to see the expression they hoped for immediately.

However, what made them a little frustrated was that after hearing Tao Zheng's statement, the three brothers Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Ning Ziming were not as indignant as before. On the contrary, the three brothers all had a hint of solemnity on their faces, looking at each other with their eyes, and shook their heads gently.

"It's broken, the three of them are afraid and dare not care!" The villagers felt a chill in their hearts, and they felt powerless, which instantly spread from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. They wanted to wink Tao Zheng and ask him to say a few more words. However, the latter deliberately lowered his head and looked at the ground, unwilling to respond to any hints around him.
Chapter completed!