Chapter 99 Happy Township (4)
Just as Lei Yuan was talking to Liu He in the post station, a knight ran out of the hidden woods not far from the pier, and with the help of the moonlight, he galloped westward.
The horse did not follow the official road, but followed the undulating slopes on the riverside. After running for dozens of miles, he stopped near the post office. Another person quietly led his horse out of the post office and met with him.
Both knights were taking horses and their horses were very skilled. They changed horses and galloped along the way, and they were extremely fast. In just half an hour, they rushed to a city and shouted loudly under the city gate.
The city gate opened and someone came out. The leader of the knight leaned over from his horse and asked anxiously: "Is the sect leader here?"
"Everyone is here, just waiting for your news."
Two knights whipped their horses and rushed into the city.
The city is not large in size, but with the terrain, the walls with rammed earth and bricks outside look very regular and solid. When you enter the city, you feel narrow and narrow, with various shapes, various orientations, and there is no plan at all, which almost blocks the roads; walls of varying heights are squeezed and stacked together, not like houses, but like clusters of poisonous mushrooms growing rapidly under the shade of a tree.
The two knights continued to go deeper, up to the northwest corner of the city.
There is a slightly open field there. It was probably the schoolyard, but now it is surrounded by short thorns and tall trees. The originally flat rammed earth ground is bumpy, and there is also a stream frozen by the cold weather, winding through the middle.
At this point, the two had to get off the horse and walked forward along the ice to a greenhouse on the west side of the schoolyard.
The shed was built with huge logs, with openings on all sides, and could accommodate hundreds of people at the bottom. At this time, many people gathered inside and outside the shed. These people had different ages and appearances, some were wearing armor, some were wrapped in fur, and some were wearing brocade clothes, which looked quite gorgeous, but each of them wore weapons and behaved fiercely. They were exactly what Liu He said, the leaders of various thieves and heroes in Lexiang County.
Seeing two knights walking quickly, the leaders asked one after another: "How is it? How is it?"
There was a heavy and powerful voice behind everyone, saying, "Everyone comes in and talks, and I can't tell you what you are."
Everyone hurried into the shed, found a place to sit or stand, and some people simply lay down.
A few torches were inserted into the shed, and the dim and swaying firelight reflected a seat in the middle, a table and a strong man sat on the table, and he called everyone to come in and speak.
This strong man is about thirty years old, with a sturdy appearance and a rich beard. Although the weather is cold, he only wore a short shirt and exposed his thorny arms. As he spoke, a large amount of white air spurted out from his mouth and slowly dissipated. This man was Liang Da, the most powerful thief and heroes in Le Township, who might have been appointed as the head of Le Township.
Liang Da asked: "What's the situation?"
"The large group of people from the Lei family in Lujiang set up camp at the ferry, with a large number of people, horses and baggage. Another cavalry team came forward to Liu He's post and didn't know what to do."
"Are you only two of you back?" Liang Da asked again.
The knight nodded and said, "Old Fu got too close when he was exploring the camp, and was chased by the opponent's whistleblower and shot to death."
Several people exclaimed.
The one who called "Old Fu" is a man who is famous for riding skills and is also alert. Who knew that he died like this?
"I was killed just because I was close to snooping... Are these Huainan people so domineering?" Someone was furious.
That's military law, there's nothing to say.
"Who was the one who shot the old Fu to death?" Another Zong Shuai, who had a friend with the old Fu, asked anxiously.
"I don't know who it is, but it seems to be just ordinary scout cavalry." The knight sighed: "There are at least two thousand elite soldiers who come with the fleet this time, including about three to five hundred cavalrymen, all of whom are skilled in bowing and horses, and those who ride tall horses in the north, much better than the donkeys we ride."
"Donkey" and so on, after a little pass, the knight's companion died, so I said something angry. Jing Yang and other places have always lacked horses, and many of the horses used by the Zongshu were traded to the barbarian tribes in the southwest. Although they were stout and good at running long distances, the galloping and chasing within a short distance cannot be compared with the heroic horses in the north.
Zongshu and others are not only concerned about horses.
Someone asked in a trembling voice: "More than 2,000 war-capable people? Are you reading it wrong?"
These sect generals also have their own strength, but each of them has thirty or fifty strong men. It would be great. A hero like Liang Da can have about hundreds of people in his pocket. Two thousand people are really beyond imagination.
The knight sighed: "Two thousand people are just troops, and there are thousands of people who are attached to the people. It is said that there will be a second and third batches, and the number will be more than the first batch... The first batch of people have now cut down trees and expanded the port, and have directly built a large camp beside the port."
The generals sighed in unison.
They were all people who were rampant in places where the government was not as powerful as the government. They were originally comfortable and lived a small life, and they dominated the land in a deep mountain and valley of their own, and regarded the prefectures and counties as if nothing had happened. I was used to living such a comfortable life, who would like to have a court order out of thin air... But this court chief still brought his own clan as a basis, and was a real dragon crossing the river?
Someone said in a weak voice: "Didn't the court have three mutual laws? Doing so is it a violation of the court's laws?"
No one paid attention. All the sects present ignored the laws of the court. At this time, it was a joke to say that the laws were yes.
Another person said fiercely: "So what about more than two thousand people? The dozens of sect commanders here are much stronger than theirs! If the Lujiang Lei family is doing things randomly, will we be afraid?"
In fact, many people are really afraid, and some are really not afraid. The Zongshu suddenly became noisy, some boasted of their strength to cheer up their own families, and some repeatedly advised not to be arrogant. For a moment, the shed was full of people.
At this time, Liang Da turned his back as he was as heavy as iron and did not say a word.
These sect generals just felt that they would be subject to jurisdiction in the future and might be subject to taxation and taxation, so they were dissatisfied. Liang Da was much more angry than them, because he was the one who suffered the most benefits.
According to the previous news that he heard from the officials in General Zuo's mansion, a new Yile Township County would be established here, and Liang Da, the strongest, was the county magistrate. However, Liang Da seemed rough and generous, but in fact he had a fine and thoughtful thoughts. He thought at the time that it was not that simple.
Why did Duke Xuande do this? List a group of genocides and heroes separately, and then let the heroes serve as officials and officials one by one? What is the use of setting up such a county? If this is implemented, then where is the foundation of the prefectures and counties? Where is the Qimin, a member of the tax service issued?
Sure enough, not long after, a senior official from General Zuo’s mansion passed a letter here, and the letter earnestly said: Liang Da, if you want to be the head of the village Le, you have to show your loyalty to Duke Xuande, and you have to eliminate those who are disobeying the rule of Duke Xuande… Otherwise, what’s the use of you?
So Liang Da hesitated. What are the people who do not obey governance? Of course, Liang Da understood that it was not the group of companions in front of him? In recent years, everyone has done a lot of things about violating the laws and orders, being arrogant and fighting against the county government. However, in the past two years, everyone has been working together to survive, not to mention being in the same spirit, but indeed they have helped each other a lot. For the promise of Xuandegong, do you take action?
Who should I attack? Who should be in trouble? He really couldn't decide, so hesitated for two months and could not reply. The Zuo General's Mansion did not urge him, as if the matter had just passed.
It was not until these two days that Liang Da learned that General Zuo sent another village chief Le; and he was accompanied by his extremely large and extremely powerful clan disciples. Obviously, General Zuo had no expectations for Liang Da.
But the problem is still the original one: the leader of the Lei clan clan from Lujiang came here to serve as the head of Le Township. Wouldn't the county be filled with clan heroes? So where is the foundation of the prefectures and counties? Where is the Qimin, a registered household in the military service? Is the Zuo General's Mansion's requirements for the head of Le Township the same as before?
Liang Da suddenly felt cold all over. Even if there was a brazier not far away in front of him, it was still cold.
He shivered violently, got up and grabbed a few clothes, and hurriedly put them on his body.
Such powerful clans poured into Lexiang, which would inevitably lead to earth-shaking changes in the original situation.
Is this change something I want to see? How can I protect my own interests in this changing situation? Liang Da wrapped himself in layers of clothes and thought about it repeatedly. Before he knew it, his eyes suddenly appeared.
Suddenly someone called him repeatedly, alarming Liang Da.
"How do you say it?" he calmed down and asked seriously.
"No matter how much we continue to argue, we can't come up with a decent idea. But in a day, the Lujiang Lei tribes will arrive here within one or two days. Master Liang, you are now occupying the Lexiang County Town; you, the host, must have a charter?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were facing Liang Da, and the person who led the sect commanders of various schools to create a situation in the mountains and fields in the past few years.
Chapter completed!