Fifty thousand refugees suddenly gathered within a radius of more than 30 miles in Qingzhou City, and naturally they moved around. The remote temples, alleys, and slums in Qingzhou City became places where refugees gathered, turning these dilapidated places into
It was even more filthy, with feces and urine flowing everywhere, causing local residents to complain endlessly. At this time, you could see ragged homeless people everywhere, and occasionally you could see dead bodies lying on the roadside.
They were either waiting to go to Shezhou Pu to wait for rich families to make porridge, or they were shivering in the biting cold wind with grass tags on their heads, waiting for the rich buyers to buy themselves or their whole family. In Qingzhou City
There is Sanliu Lane, which has always been an area where poor people gathered, but now it is even more crowded with refugees who have lived here.
In a small courtyard deep in Sanliu Lane, more than twenty ragged men were gathering in a room. Although they were all wearing ragged clothes, they were all full of energy and had rosy complexions.
They were very different from the hungry and emaciated refugees around them. Moreover, they all had bulging bumps on their bodies. It was obvious that they were hiding something. One of them, a man in his thirties with a strong build and a tough look, was the most eye-catching.
, with a hopeful expression exuding an unconcealable ferocity.
Opposite him, a thin young man with a shrewd look was reporting to him: "Master, I have inquired about everything. At the moment, Qingzhou Mansion only has more than a thousand soldiers, and the people gathered in the city have exceeded
50,000. Now the wealthy households in the city have stopped giving porridge. Last night, more than 300 people froze to death and starved to death. The refugees are very resentful. According to my judgment, as long as we lure the people a little in a few days, we can
Rise up and occupy the entire Qingzhou Prefecture."
"Okay!" The sturdy man stretched out his palm as big as a dustpan and slapped it hard on the table in front of him and said loudly: "This time King Chuang sent me to come to Shandong to cause trouble. He is thinking highly of my high achievements.
, King Chuang and the brothers from Laoba Camp are also watching us in Henan, so we must do it beautifully this time to show them!"
It turned out that this big man was Gao Yigong, one of the generals under the bandit leader Li Zicheng. On Li Zicheng's order, he brought more than a hundred brothers from the old camp to Shandong to prepare for the riot in Henan. Originally, they wanted to start an uprising in Jinan.
However, since Jinan is the capital of Shandong and the fiefdom of King Lu is very heavily defended, they had no choice but to retreat to Qingzhou when they could not find an opportunity. Unexpectedly, they happened to run into a wave of refugees rushing to Qingzhou.
Instigating refugee uprisings was originally the specialty of these bandits, so Gao Yigong considered this a god-given opportunity to capture Qingzhou.
At this time, a shrewd-looking man next to Gao Yigong showed a look of hesitation. He thought for a while and said: "Master Gao, last time King Chuang ordered me to wait for an uprising in Jinan, it was because Jinan is close.
In Henan, as long as Jinan is captured, King Chuang's army can immediately march eastward for support. However, if they attack Qingzhou instead, the hawks and dogs of the court will definitely counterattack madly. King Chuang will be far away in Henan and it will be difficult for us to support us.
Maybe... you'll suffer a big loss."
Gao Yigong had a look of displeasure on his face, "Li Guo, what are you talking about? I have hundreds of old camp brothers here. Am I still afraid of the more than a thousand officers and soldiers who are like soft-footed shrimps? As long as we capture Qingzhou
, the reputation of the rebels will be even more prestigious. How dare those officers and soldiers come to die? Besides, we still have 50,000 refugees in our hands. Even if those officers and soldiers come, we will crush them even if we step on them.
Well, besides, the officers and soldiers of Jinan Prefecture have long been frightened by the reputation of our rebel army. How dare they run out of the city and die by themselves?"
After saying this, Gao Yigong laughed heartily, as if he was laughing at Li Guo's timidity.
A blush rose on Li Guo's face, but it was quickly suppressed by him. He took a breath and said again: "Master Gao, it's not me, Li, who is trying to refute your face. There are more than one Jinan next to us."
There are Laizhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, and Gunzhou Prefecture near Qingzhou. What should we do if they send troops at the same time?"
Gao Yigong said disdainfully: "Humph, even if the officers and soldiers from their three prefectures come to attack us at the same time, we can loot Qingzhou City and then retreat calmly. In this way, we will not only obtain a considerable amount of food and gold and silver treasures, but also get nothing."
We have conquered tens of thousands of troops, why not do it? Li Guo, have you forgotten all about our rebel army's special skills?"
As soon as Gao Yigong finished speaking, dozens of men next to him started laughing. They beat and ran away, robbed and ran away. Coercing people into turning into bandits was their specialty. They were very familiar with doing this kind of thing.
"That's right!" A man with a lewd smile said with a mean smile: "We haven't eaten meat for a long time. This time we will also attack the Qingzhou government office and arrest all the official wives and young ladies for fun.
Lehe, all those official ladies have tender skin and tender meat, and they have a unique taste when you enjoy them!"
"Ha ha ha ha........."
The man's words caused roars of laughter from his companions around him.
One of the companions laughed and scolded: "Jia Laosi, you coward wants to do evil again. Last time, you killed the official lady from the magistrate's family just one night. Now you are thinking about the magistrate's lady. You also want to do something evil."
I’m not afraid to make you look beautiful to death.”
Jia Laosi said nonchalantly: "Anyway, those official ladies have grown up eating the wealth of our common people. It's just the right time to repay us for all our hardships!"
After saying that, Jia Laosi and the men around him all laughed wildly.
Gao Yigong looked at the "bold words" uttered by these men with a smile. He didn't take it seriously and said to Li Guo: "Li Guo, have you seen that the brothers can't wait. With the efforts of the brothers,
Capturing Qingzhou Prefecture is a matter of holding snails with three fingers - a sure thing. You should immediately tell the brothers outside and let them start spreading rumors and stirring up the emotions of the refugees. In two days, we will start the uprising.
The benefits of this time are indispensable to you."
Seeing the satisfied Gao Yigong, although Li Guo still had worries in his heart, he could only clasp his fists helplessly and said: "Yes, I will obey Gao Yigong's order!"
After saying that, Li Guo turned around, opened the door and walked out.
While Gao Yigong and his party were plotting an uprising, Pang Gang led a group of soldiers to deliver invitations to the houses of wealthy gentry.
Although there are not as many wealthy gentry households in Qingzhou City as there are in Jinan Prefecture, the capital of Shandong Province, there are still more than forty households, and Pang Gang led people to deliver them door to door for a whole morning.
The senior officials who had received the invitation opened it and saw that it was the newly appointed Lingshan Guard Qianhu who wanted to treat everyone to Zuixianju, the best restaurant in Qingzhou Prefecture, during the garrison tonight, and discuss disaster relief plans together.
The rich gentry had different reactions after receiving the invitation. Some planned to go there with the intention of watching the fun, some just smiled indifferently and threw the invitation into the waste paper basket, and some were hesitant.
Spend some small money to get rid of these military lords who come to fight the autumn wind.
Although these wealthy gentry had different reactions, their attitudes all had one thing in common, that is, no one took this Lingshan Wei Qianhu who appeared out of nowhere seriously.