Chapter one hundred and ninety-fifth kill the chicken to warn the monkey
Wu Shigong was riding on his horse, looking at the bandit cottage whose gate was blown to pieces and the corpses of the bandits lying on the ground. Wu Shigong's soldiers continuously escorted the captives out of the cottage and sorted out the captured trophies.
He Fei walked towards Wu Shigong with a stack of letters carelessly. He handed the letter to Wu Shigong and complained: "Master, why do you think those bandits are so poor? We have captured three forts, and we have captured them one after another.
We only have more than two thousand taels of silver, which is not enough for the gunpowder and iron bullets for the artillery."
Wu Shigong smiled and replied: "It's already quite a lot. In addition to money, the goods stolen by the bandits are still worth some money. However, only a stupid boy like you would think that bandits are rich. Who would become a bandit if they were rich?
Going?"
He Fei touched his head stupidly and said with a smile: "That's true! But those bandits are so stupid. It was not easy to find a few people who could write, but the letters they wrote were all nonsense and full of typos.
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He Fei's words immediately amused Wu Shigong. He Fei had just learned to read for a few days, but he started to say that other people's letters were totally different, and he made a lot of typos.
Wu Shigong opened the letters in his hand one by one, read them all, and praised: "You did a good job. Just make the meaning clear in the letter. Originally, bandits should write letters with different words and typos. This way it looks real."
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But when Wu Shigong saw the last few letters, he raised his head in confusion and asked He Fei: "Is this...?"
He Fei came close to Wu Shigong's ear and whispered: "Young Master, there are really people colluding with these bandits. These are the letters written by those people in Guide Mansion to the bandits looking like dogs."
Wu Shigong nodded and ordered: "Select some of the goods they snatched, not too many, but they must have clear caravan marks, and let me take them away as stolen goods."
He Fei quickly nodded in agreement, and then asked Wu Shigong: "Master, what should we do with those prisoners?"
"The bandit leaders and those who had been bandits in previous years were all killed together with their families. Those who became bandits just this year were all taken back to Qianhusuo Fortress to work as the lowest domestic slaves."
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"Also, I will go back to work with the cavalry team. You lead the team and walk around the bandit dens that the bandits have found. Don't chase those who run away. Don't run away without opening your eyes.
Yes, you can defeat them if you are confident. Remember, the safety of our own soldiers is the most important. There is another thing. At the end of the day, you go to Guidefu City and take the heads of those bandits and these few letters.
If you really believe it, please give it to Lord Fu Zun and Commander Zhao. Give them all the credit."
He Fei took the genuine letters and asked Wu Shigong with some confusion: "These people are really colluding with the bandits! Master, why don't you just ignore them?"
Wu Shigong smiled and replied: "I know you are greedy for money and want to rob those people's homes. We can't be too shady in doing things. Let the Guide Mansion make the money. In this case, we
Only then can you live longer.”
When Wu Shigong set out to suppress the bandits, Wu Shigong's army met Xue Zhinong and others who were returning to the team on the road, and obtained the bandit distribution map that Xue Zhinong and the others had explored. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wu Shigong's army made a surprise attack on the first bandit village, and then the next
The second one, the third one.
Under the protection of Wu Shigong's powerful firepower, well-trained soldiers, and the armor worn by the soldiers, it did not take Wu Shigong half a day to conquer these three strongholds. From the beginning to the end, Wu Shigong's soldiers only injured seven
Of the eight people, not even one was seriously injured. The whole process of suppressing the bandits made Wu Shigong feel a little bored.
After capturing the bandits, under the threat of death, some literate bandits concocted several letters in which they colluded with Huang Yuanwai to rob the caravan. In order to complete the case, they also confessed in the letter that Huang Yuanwai and the others were the Holy Spirit.
The remnants of the society, and the property they robbed are in preparation for another rebellion.
After Wu Shigong sent someone to report the news, Xue Yongli immediately led three hundred soldiers to set off from the Qianhusuo fortress. They also took with them some Holy Spirit Church teachings and scriptures, some worship idols, and of course some swords, guns and weapons. Because Wu Shigong
Among the captive slaves at that time, there were not many believers of the Holy Spirit Society, so it was easy to concoct these things.
After Wu Shigong and Xue Yongli met, they immediately divided their troops into several groups with lightning speed. Some rushed to Zhuangzi, where Huang Yuan and his three families lived outside the county town, while Wu Shigong personally led the soldiers. The soldiers guarding the city gate in the county town were dumbfounded.
, rushed into the county town, immediately surrounded and rushed into the houses of Huang Yuanwai and his three families.
Wu Shigong ignored Huang Yuanwai's pleas for mercy and immediately killed all the men in Huang Yuanwai's family and arrested all the remaining members of Huang Yuanwai's family.
Then, while Wu Shigong asked soldiers to ransack the three of their homes, he came to the county government office with the so-called evidence of rebellion and asked to see the county magistrate Yu Zilian.
Yu Zilian heard the report from the government officials today and learned that Wu Shigong led the army into the county without his knowledge. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he was afraid that Wu Shigong had really rebelled.
After Wu Shigong asked for an interview, Yu Zilian's expression had not calmed down. After meeting Wu Shigong, Yu Zilian did not dare to speak in official terms: "Wu Shoubei, why are you coming to this county today?"
Wu Shigong respectfully bowed his hands to Yu Zilian and said: "Your Majesty the County, when I was suppressing the bandits, I discovered that the bandits were colluding with the remnants of the Holy Spirit Society. In desperation, I was afraid that the remnants would jump over the wall, so I rashly arrested them without informing you.
I hope you will forgive me for hunting down the remnants of the Holy Spirit Society."
Then, Wu Shigong gave the so-called evidence to Yu Zilian for review. Yu Zilian felt a little relieved, knowing that Wu Shigong was not rebelling. But when he looked at the list of the remnants of the Holy Spirit Society, he was filled with disgust.
A little bit of it came out of his mouth. This fool could tell that Wu Shigong was taking revenge on the gentry who took his land.
Yu Zilian immediately wanted to slam the table, but when he looked up, he saw Wu Shigong sneering. Wu Shigong slowly took out another letter from his arms and said to Yu Zilian: "Your Excellency, I still have those
The bandit confessed to bribe the County Lord's confession. However, I think this is the remnants of the Holy Spirit who are biting back. How could you do such a treasonous thing if you are so loyal and patriotic?"
Wu Shigong's sinister tone made Yu Zilian feel very guilty. He had indeed accepted generous gifts from Huang Yuanwai and the others. If Wu Shigong had killed Huang Yuanwai's identity as a remnant of the Holy Spirit Society, then Yu Zilian would be a little embarrassed, no?
Things (shit) are also things (shit).
Yu Zilian broke out in cold sweat, and he immediately said: "That must be a frame-up, it must be a frame-up. There are such bold and rebellious people under our county, and we must deal with them severely."
Then, at Wu Shigong's request, Yu Zilian also filled in the official documents from the county for the arrest of Huang Yuan and his three families. Now, Wu Shigong's procedures were complete.
Wu Shigong was not unreasonable. After leaving five hundred taels of silver, he handed it over and left. When leaving, Wu Shigong said to Yu Zilian: "Those remnants of the Holy Spirit Society also told the county government office in charge of land deeds."
The officials are also in collusion with them. This official is yours, sir. If it is inconvenient for the county magistrate, would you like my help?"
Yu Zilian took a look at the big case and said righteously: "There is such a crazy person. Come on, arrest Zhang Dianli immediately and take him to prison."
When Wu Shigong saw that his goal was achieved, he smiled and said again: "I don't want to see this official get out of this prison alive!" Then Wu Shigong laughed and walked away.
Seeing Wu Shigong's back arrogantly leaving, Yu Zilian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and cursed: "Warrior! Idiot!"
At this time, Yu Zilian's master behind the screen turned to Yu Zilian's side. He looked through the evidence and then said to Yu Zilian: "My boss, the evidence obtained by this warrior is ironclad, but in this way,
The warrior also gave you a great contribution to my boss! Moreover, the wealth of those three families must have been taken by the warrior, but the land will not run away on its own. Boss, look, we..."
In this way, the Huang family and three other gentry families were quietly wiped out in Guide Mansion. In fact, both in the officialdom and among the people, everyone knew that this was Wu Shigong's revenge. But because Wu Shigong did it in a flawless manner, no matter what happened,
In addition, governments at all levels also received some benefits, so no official raised any objection to Wu Shigong's actions.
During this house raid, Wu Shigong confiscated more than 21,000 taels of cash, more than 8,000 taels of grain, and other property equivalent to more than 5,000 taels of silver. Moreover, during the subsequent distribution of the confiscated land by county officials, another
Two villages and more than a thousand acres of land were acquired. In addition to the silver and property seized by Wu Shigong from the bandits, the total amount was nearly 4,000 taels of silver. Therefore, Wu Shigong's bandit suppression this time was a great success.
The county magistrate Yu Zilian also received excellent praise from the official evaluation of the Ministry of Personnel this year because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebels. In addition, Yu Zilian also obtained a lot of money from the sale of confiscated land.
Therefore, Wu Shigong and Yu Zilian, enemies with deep personal grudges, achieved a happy outcome in this matter.
The people were also frightened by Wu Shigong's sudden ruthless tactics. The most obvious ones were the few gentry who had already apologized to Wu Shigong. They immediately made up for it with a generous gift and sent it to Wu Shigong. And if Wu Shigong refused to accept it, they also
Don't worry.
Wu Shigong calculated that the value of these two gifts sent by the gentry was enough to buy the land they wanted to acquire from Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong cursed in his heart: "These scumbags!"
