Many injured men sitting on the ground in Longdan Village immediately stood up, clenched their hands, and gathered together. They knew very well that from this moment on, it was a life-and-death battle. If the opponent was killed first, there would be one less enemy.
As the two village leaders of Longmen Village and Longyi Village spoke, the strong men from the two villages rushed forward. Compared with the first time to bury the well, this time they rushed to kill people. If you don't let me live well,
Then I will destroy you!
The sound of curses, the sound of guys colliding, the sound of wailing and screaming, the scene was chaotic and brutal, and it was undoubtedly like a real battlefield.
Both of them are trying to survive, and they can't tell the difference between right and wrong.
Su Huaizhang kept shouting, showing his identity as the master of the wine shop, and promising to help everyone get through the difficulties with gold and silver. However, his shouts were so insignificant compared to the chaotic sound, and no one cared who he was. Everyone
My eyes turned red.
Su Huaizhang's voice was suppressed. He stared blankly at all this, full of powerlessness and unable to do anything.
The women of Longdan Village brought knives, forks, sticks, kitchen knives and axes to their husbands from home.
Because of the addition of these weapons, the situation further intensified, with blood and flesh splattered everywhere, and many people fell to the ground motionless.
Agou was fighting risklessly when his son's voice suddenly came from beside him: "Dad, let me help you!"
Agou turned around and saw his son holding a kitchen knife in his hand. He immediately yelled: "Go back! Go back!"
Leng Buding swung his hoe on his leg, causing his leg to break and the man to kneel down.
When the boy saw his father being beaten, he wanted to take revenge with a kitchen knife, but he was still a boy after all. When the opponent picked him up with a hoe, the knife dropped to the ground. The opponent was obviously jealous and swung the hoe towards the boy's head.
Seeing that the young man was about to have his head explode, a strong shoulder blocked the hoe for the young man, but it was Aman. The ax in his hand struck the opponent's head, and the man's head suddenly exploded.
Amang turned his head and shouted fiercely at the young man: "Go home!"
The young man had never seen such a bloody scene before, and he was so frightened that he ran away in a panic.
"Amang, thank you."
"Agou, I don't owe you anything anymore."
After all, due to the disparity in numbers, Longdan Village is at a disadvantage.
In the past, when there were armed fights between villages, one party would run away if they couldn't fight. If someone ran to your home, you could scream at the door, but you couldn't chase them into the house. This was the bottom line.
But this time the fight was different. The people in Longdan Village couldn't be beaten, but they didn't run home. Instead, they huddled around the well.
This resulted in constant bloodshed and fighting.
The old man saw that many lives had been lost, and his old hands trembled slightly. He did not expect that the people in Longdan Village were so tenacious. He had lived for more than seventy years and had seen hundreds of fights, but he had never seen anything like this before.
Live this kind of never-ending scene.
Just as Gendan Village just responded, it would be better to die than surrender.
When things develop to this point, no one can stop it.
At this moment, a large number of officers and soldiers appeared and ran toward the fighting site. Their lower limbs were covered with mud. They obviously came quickly after receiving the news.
In addition to the government officers who were in charge of public security in the county, there were also police officers who arrested important criminals. There were hundreds of them. It seemed that all the security forces in the county that could be mobilized immediately were mobilized.
As soon as these officers and soldiers arrived, they showed off their bright sabers in demonstration.
Seeing these officers and soldiers, the two sides turned red-eyed and a certain nerve was instantly touched, and they stopped fighting involuntarily.
Since ancient times, people have been afraid of officials, but the situation seems to be far more than that.
When the elder saw that the two sides had stopped fighting, he was not happy. He closed his old eyes, and his face seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
Guo Tai, the village chief of Longmen Village, murmured: "It's over, it's over, it's all over."
Huang Xin, who was clamoring for the destruction of the village a moment ago, turned pale at this moment and collapsed on the ground.
The strong men in Longmen Village and Longyi Village all had earth-colored faces, and they threw away the things in their hands without any need for scolding from the officers and soldiers. They all looked sluggish, waiting for the verdict.
Nothing can be done to make up for it now.
An official sedan stopped, and an adult wearing a crimson official uniform got out of the sedan. It was Zhao Baohua, the governor of Ji County.
Zhao Baohua looked around lightly and asked in a serious voice: "Where is the elder?"
An elderly man who was over seventy years old quickly walked forward to pay homage: "Hu Yuanyi, a young man, has met the county governor."
Although the elders are the head of a township, they have no actual authority and no official title, so they need to perform the courtesy of a citizen meeting an official.
"I heard that someone dug a well privately, is this true?"
The county guard did not ask about the reason for the fight, but first asked if anyone was digging a well. This shows that in his mind, this was a top priority.
Early in the morning, while he was still sleeping, he heard a report from his subordinates that someone was digging a private well within ten miles of the mausoleum of the Prince of East Henan County. He was so frightened that he immediately led all the government officials in the county to come.
The elder nodded.
Zhao Baohua's eyebrows trembled slightly when he heard this, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Have you dug it?"
The elder nodded again, and Zhao Baohua suddenly trembled with anger. After a while, he shouted with murderous intent: "Bold! Damn it!"
The scene of thousands of people was completely silent, as quiet as a chilling cicada.
Zhao Baohua trembled and said: "Since the first day I took office, I have repeatedly issued strict warnings. Anyone who dares to dig a well within ten miles of the Prince's Mansion in East Henan will be punished with death."
"Who dug the well? To do such a disrespectful thing."
Gross disrespect is one of the ten most serious crimes in Daguan Country, and offenders are punished by beheading.
"Senior, who dug the well?"
Guo Tai, the village chief of Longmen Village, calmed down and walked forward quickly: "Sir, I am a small citizen, Guo Tai, the village chief of Longmen Village."
Zhao Baohua's eyes flashed fiercely, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "You dug the well."
Guo Tai pointed his hand at Qiuban: "It was the villagers of Longdan Village who encouraged the villagers of Longdan Village to dig water wells privately. I received the news and led the villagers of Longmen Village to stop it, and then the fight broke out with Longdan Village."
The well was dug and the news leaked out. Guo Tai knew that he would also be implicated, so he thought that by first placing all the blame on Longdan Village, and with his efforts to prevent it, he might be able to save the villagers of Longmen Village from death.
"This is unreasonable! How audacious! Lawless!"
Zhao Baohua turned pale with anger: "Who is Qiuban! Get out of here!"
Qiuban took a step forward from the crowd: "Sir, I am a humble citizen, Qiuban. I dare to ask you, what is the crime of digging a well to get water?"
How could Zhao Baohua talk nonsense with him? He pointed his finger and shouted in a cold voice: "Ignoring my ban, openly instigating, and committing such a serious crime of disrespect, this person will be punished on the spot!"
Two detectives came forward with knives and were about to execute Qiuban on the spot.
Just then, Agou stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Wait a minute, I have a share too!"
As soon as Agou said this, all the men in Longdan Village didn't know where they got the courage and came forward one after another: "I have a share too!"
"I have a share" sounded one after another, and Qiu Zheng was drowned in the crowd of hundreds of people.
After experiencing the joy of getting water from the well, they were unwilling to go back, which was exactly what they said - they would rather die than surrender.
Zhao Baohua sneered angrily: "Okay, okay, it saves me the trouble of finding them one by one. You all have a share, right?"
"All these people will be punished on the spot!"
It was death anyway. All the villagers in Longmen Village held on to their knives, forks, sticks, kitchen knives and axes, intending to fight to the end.
Seeing hundreds of people openly resisting with weapons, all the government officials were stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Zhao Baohua sneered: "Okay, okay, if you want to rebel, it will be a capital crime."
At this moment, there was a sound of running in the distance, and a large number of soldiers were seen trotting over. They were wearing uniforms of the county soldiers. There were about five hundred people in total. It was the Jijun Junjun who came.
Before Zhao Baohua arrived, he was going on a killing spree, so he mobilized the county troops in advance.
A general wearing armor came forward and said, "Sir, I am leading the Jijun army to report!"
"General Xu, you are here just in time. This group of traitors committed a serious crime of disrespect. They dug wells privately and destroyed the mausoleums of princes in spite of the official's prohibition. Secondly, they openly rebelled against the law with weapons. You are now ordered to bring these traitors to justice.
Kill all thieves!"
"I'll take my orders."
In response, the county captain shouted: "Archers!"
Three hundred archers lined up, and two hundred infantrymen stood guard with swords, waiting for the general's order to kill.
Facing this group of well-equipped and well-trained regular troops, hundreds of villagers looked at the knives, forks and sticks in their hands, and felt that the so-called resistance was just hitting an egg against a stone and overestimating their own capabilities.
No one gave orders, no one knew how to escape, no one rushed to kill, they just held the thing in their hands tightly.
Even though death is imminent, facing the officers and soldiers, the fear in my bones that is like a mouse seeing a cat cannot be erased.
Agou suddenly saw his son among the crowd. His eyes turned red and tears flowed out.
The county lieutenant slowly raised his hand, and everyone in Longdan Village took a breath of cold air, feeling that the cold air was chilling to their bones.
At this moment, Su Huaizhang stumbled out of the crowd, shouting: "Wait a minute, my father, the Imperial Academy, is offering wine to Su Changhe."
Su Huaizhang had just received a blow from a sap in the chaos and fainted. As soon as he woke up, he found this scene.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Baohua quickly shouted: "Stop!"
Su Huaizhang's identity did not have much influence in front of the villagers, but it had some influence in front of the officials.
No ordinary official would dare to offend a high-ranking official in the capital, let alone shoot the son of a high-ranking official's family.
But I saw that although this man was dressed in rags, he was handsome in appearance and had fine skin and tender flesh. He obviously came from a wealthy family.
Look at his handsome posture, calm steps, elegant air, and the nobility of an official's family all over his body. All he needs is the word "Huan" written on his forehead.
Being in an officialdom, one has to watch people's words and expressions every day. Zhao Baohua's eyes are so vicious that he already believes it in his heart.
Su Huaizhang walked directly to Zhao Baohua, and bowed his hands in a salute that was neither humble nor overbearing: "My Excellency, Su Huaizhang, my father, the Imperial Academy, is offering wine to Su Changhe. What do you call me, sir?"
The flesh on Zhao Baohua's tense face suddenly melted away, and he laughed: "It turns out he is the young master of Jijiu Master's family. I am really blind today."
He said in return: "Zhao Baohua, the governor of Jijun."
Su Huaizhang looked at Zhao Baohua, who was wearing a crimson official uniform, quite arrogantly: "Master Zhao mobilized the troops, what do you want to do?"
"Mr. Su, you have seen that this group of unscrupulous people dared to dig a water well in spite of my official's strict orders. They should be punished for their crimes!"
Su Huaizhang laughed heartily: "Digging wells to collect water is necessary for people's livelihood. What is the reason for this prohibition? Moreover, since I was a child, I have never heard of the ridiculous thing that digging a well is punishable by death. Your Majesty's move
It seems a bit like using your power to oppress the people."
Zhao Baohua responded: "It's certainly possible to dig wells to get water, but it's not possible to dig them here. The ten-mile radius here is the mausoleum of the Prince of East Henan. The Prince of the county is considerate of allowing these villagers to live here. How do you know that these villagers are not only
Instead of being grateful, he did the most disrespectful act of destroying the royal mausoleum."
Just as Su Huaizhang was about to speak, Zhao Baohua spoke first and said, "Young Master Su has never heard of the absurdity of being punished by death for digging a well. I would like to ask Mr. Su, does Mr. Su dare to dig a well near the imperial mausoleum to draw water?"
Su Huaizhang was speechless for a moment. Although he was knowledgeable and talented, he was no match for an old official like Zhao Baohua. To put it bluntly, he was able to talk to Zhao Baohua only because he was a public servant.
When the villagers of Longdan Village saw that the county governor was polite and respectful to Su Huaizhang, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk in low voices.
"Who is this person? He seems to have a good background."
"I seemed to see him walking very close to Xiaotang."
"What kind of official is the Imperial College Jijiu? Is it greater than the county governor?"
Qiu Ping and his son looked surprised. They didn't expect that Mr. Su really had some background. Earlier, they thought he would only cheat and eat, and brag and talk big words.
Qiu Hong also looked at Su Huaizhang with admiration at this moment, and responded to everyone's doubts: "This young master is Xiaotang's friend."
"It turns out he is Xiaotang's friend."
"Where did Xiaotang find such noble friends?"
"He's Xiaotang's friend, he should be able to help us, right?"
Qiu Hong blurted out: "Yes! Mr. Su values love and justice and will definitely help us."
After hearing Qiu Hong's words, everyone's nervous faces finally showed joy, and they temporarily placed their hopes on Mr. Su.
Su Huaizhang pondered for a moment: "Sir, since this is their first offender, can you please be lenient?"
As soon as these words came out, the old fox Zhao Baohua immediately caught him: "Mr. Su, the national law is ruthless. The first offense is disrespectful, and the second offense is rebellion against the law with weapons. Both of these two crimes are capital crimes! How can you tell me to be tolerant?"
If it were an ordinary matter, Zhao Baohua would naturally be willing to give face to the master of the wine ceremony, but the matter was of great importance and if not handled properly, even he would lose his head.
As the king of the Yuzhou region, the Prince of East Yudong County could kill him as a small county governor with just one word.
Not to mention the prince of the family, even if Su Changhe, the prince of the Imperial Academy, was in front of him, he would still know who to favor and whom to work for.
Su Huaizhang asked in a deep voice: "Master Zhao is really unwilling to tolerate." He wanted to save the lives of this group of people first, and then slowly mediate.
Zhao Baohua smiled and shook his head: "I forgive you for not bending the law and seeking personal gain."
Su Huaizhang was really forced to do nothing, and shouted loudly: "I am also involved in digging the water well privately, and you will kill me too."
In order to save the lives of these villagers, Su Huaizhang even risked his own life.
It's a pity that he is still a bit naive when facing an old fox like Zhao Baohua.
