The county temple in Lingxian County covers a very large area, almost half of the city. The outside of the county temple gate is also open. Thousands of people who heard the news gathered here, and the roads were blocked for a while.
As soon as Liu Jing said "kill him", someone in the crowd shouted loudly: "Well done! Gong deserves to die! The county king is wise..."
"Gong deserves to die! The county king is wise..." There are countless people in Ling County who hate the Gong. They are just afraid of the Gong's power and dare not speak out. Now they all responded.
"The people's support can be used." Liu Jing turned his head and signaled Chu Fang with his eyes. The latter nodded slightly, took a step forward, and said in a loud voice: "I am Chu Ziping. Please listen to me: Since the Ming Dynasty took office, it has visited virtuous people.
, free from corvee, build market houses, and punish the Gong family. There is nothing that does not concern the people's urgent needs and relieve the people's difficulties.
Our Ling County is surrounded by rivers, with hundreds of miles of fertile fields and abundant crops. However, it is called "Juxian County". Firstly, it is because the Gong family and his party members have messed up the government, and secondly, because there is no promising person like Ming Ting.
County Lord.
Now, we finally hope that the Ming Dynasty will come to rule, and the Gong family will be executed. We, Ling County, finally have hope, and we cannot allow the remaining members of the Gong family to harm the Ming Dynasty. If the remaining members of the Gong family dare to come, I, Chu Ziping, will risk my life to fight for them.
"
In Lingxian County, you may not know who the county monarch is, but you must know Chu Ziping. Even a three-year-old child with lisp can still say "Chu Ziping is unparalleled in filial piety and bravery." He came out to cheer for Liu Jing,
It immediately caused a huge sensation: "How magnificent! Chu Ziping!"
"Chu Ziping is right, Gong must not be allowed to harm the county king."
"I am willing to fight against the Gong thieves together with Chu Ziping."
"Count me in."
"And I……"
For a time, the crowd was excited and followers gathered.
Upon seeing this, Chu Fang immediately began to recruit brave and strong men. He was busy from early morning to evening, and recruited a total of 355 people.
Surprisingly, nearly a hundred of them were prisoners who had been released by Solemnity before. They had been imprisoned in prison for various reasons, and were neither tried nor released. They were tortured. They were saved by Solemnity.
So when they heard about this county and temple recruitment, they immediately told each other and joined the army together to repay their serious kindness.
In addition to nearly a hundred prisoners, there are more than 250 other people. Most of them are either rangers who admire Chu Fang, bad boys, or dissolute children who have no property. Anyway, in the eyes of the people, they are not "good people". After all, good people
Who wants to be a soldier? If you don't have a good and stable life, if you live a life of licking blood all day long, you are either a madman or a fool.
In the past, when Yu (Xu) was promoted to Qing, he was appointed as the Chief of Chaoge. The criteria for recruiting strong men to eliminate thieves were: those who attack and rob people first, those who hurt people and steal second, and those who wear mourning clothes but do not work for the family. From top to bottom
, how can there be half a good man.
Now Chu Fang is in charge of more than 355 new soldiers, as well as 200 county officials.
As we all know, there are thieves and barbarians in Ling County from time to time, so there are many soldiers in the county. If it hadn't been for yesterday's battle between soldiers and Cao, which resulted in heavy casualties among the officials and soldiers, maybe a hundred more soldiers could be gathered.
The two sides joined forces, bringing the number of Chu Fang's troops to 555.
On Liu Jing's side, there were more than 100 infantry and cavalry, and 200 soldiers, with a total strength of nearly 900 people.
This amount is already extremely exaggerated for a county. Not counting other things, the annual consumption of grain alone is as high as more than 20,000 dendrobiums, which is definitely not something a county can afford.
Chu Fang started with five to six hundred people, and at most he had no more than a thousand men.
If it was just used to defend the city, even if the Gong family sent 5,000 or 10,000 people... they would never be able to capture Lingxian County. After all, they were just wealthy people from the countryside, Jing barbarians. At best, they could build some simple ladders, which were not enough.
consider.
Of course, the Gong family definitely does not have the strength to pull out 5,000 or 10,000 people. They can only recruit a thousand people at most. Even if Jing Man helps, the number will not exceed 3,000.
Liu Jing's cavalry had armored soldiers and powerful crossbows, so Chu Fang seemed confident. He believed that even if he did not defend the city and went directly out of the city to fight with him in the field, he could easily defeat the opponent.
This is not to despise the enemy, but out of absolute confidence in oneself. Chu Fang's previous opponents, Ou Xing, Guo Shi, and the Zhou Dynasty, were all big thieves with over ten thousand troops and commanding the entire county, like the Gong family.
What's the point of discussing it?
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Zhongshui Township.
Gong Fei is over 40 years old this year. He is more than seven feet tall, has grand features, and looks like a tiger when he walks.
Although he is the eldest of the five Gong brothers, in terms of fame, he is not as good as his second brother Gong Ying. In terms of making money, he is not as good as the third brother Gong Fu. In terms of bravery, he is not as good as the fourth brother Gong Wu. In terms of enterprising spirit, he is not as good as the fifth brother.
Brother Gong Ge.
But he has one advantage, that is, he is a kind-hearted person, so among the five Gong family brothers, he is the only one who can take the position of a stingy man in Zhongshui Township.
There are many wealthy families in Zhongshui Township, each building a fort, supporting troops to defend themselves, and disobeying the county orders. Gong Fei treats people with generosity and obeys all the surnames. He has served as a stingy man in Zhongshui Township for eight years, and no one has ever been able to shake him.
his position.
Gong Fei is not a particularly ambitious person. Zhongshui Township is called a township, but it is actually no different from a county. He is very satisfied with his current life and does not want to change. Unfortunately, God does not fulfill his wishes.
"What did you say?!" Gong Fei looked at the guests who were kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down their faces. There was a buzz in his head and he almost fainted.
The guest repeated: "The second master, the third master, the fourth master, they are all dead...!"
Gong Fei held the pen holder tightly with his right hand, and heard a "click" sound. The pen holder broke, sawdust pierced into the palm of his hand, and blood suddenly burst out and dripped down the pen holder to the ground.
"Liu Jing's son!..." Gong Fei said with tears in his eyes and gritted his teeth. His second brother had previously written a letter and mentioned that Liu Jing had been persecuting their brothers since he took office, and he had to give in again and again.
For this reason, his fourth brother, who had always respected him, had an unprecedented quarrel with him.
However, even though the second brother swallowed his anger and tried to compromise, he still could not escape the disaster. The three brothers were all killed by Liu Jing. How cruel this was!
"Little Liu Jing! You've gone too far!" Gong Fei was furious, but on the other hand, he was also a little panicked.
Liu Jing killed his three younger brothers, and there was no reason for compromise between the two parties.
However, the other party is the king of a county. As long as there is a legitimate reason, it is okay for the king to kill his ministers, but it is absolutely impossible for the ministers to kill the king.
He raised an army to avenge his brother. If he failed, the family would be in danger of being destroyed.
At this critical moment of life and death that not only involved himself, but also the survival of the entire family, Gong Fei hesitated, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
Gong Fei hesitated for a long time, suddenly woke up, and hurriedly said to the guests in the hall: "Go, go... call the fifth brother." The fifth brother Gong Ge has always been decisive, so it is best to listen to his opinion.