After hearing Zhong Feng's words, some of the family members and female relatives behind Wang Gongbi immediately burst into tears.
"General, please spare my life!"
"General, we scholars have never done evil."
Wang Gongbi looked at Zhong Feng in panic, and said in a panic: "I am the governor, an official of the imperial court."
Zhong Feng spat and cursed: "Old man, let me tell you, in the eyes of Master Huben, there are only two kinds of people: friends and enemies. We don't care if you are an official of the imperial court, a bandit, or a Manchu Tatar. As long as you violate the law
Uncle Xing Guo is the enemy who deserves to be killed!"
Zhong Feng looked at the family behind Wang Gongbi, shook his head and said: "You have many sons, three sons? Now they are all gone. It is really sad!"
Wang Gongbi collapsed on the ground helplessly and said tremblingly: "Is there any royal method for this?"
Zhong Feng shouted sternly: "When you burned the cotton merchants' cotton, did you know what Wang Fa was? You killed seven friends from Fanjiazhuang, and you were so ruthless. Do you know Wang Fa?"
Zhong Feng waved his hand and said loudly: "Detain them, and we will interrogate and kill the others together when we catch them!"
After imprisoning the Shandong governor for interrogation, Zhong Feng personally committed suicide in the governor's office and went to the prison cell to rescue eleven cotton merchants who were selling cotton to Fanjiazhuang.
One of the larger cotton merchants surnamed Yao had also met Zhong Feng in Fanjiazhuang. As soon as he saw Zhong Feng leading his troops into the squad room, his eyes were bloodshot with excitement. He grabbed his daughter's hand tightly and said, "Que'er
, we are saved!"
Zhong Feng took a steward of the governor's Yamen and was about to use the keys to open the chains of the prison cells one by one. However, when Zhong Feng looked up, he saw that the first prison room was locked up with a family of merchants surnamed Yao. Zhong Feng was stunned and thought to himself.
This was an acquaintance. He didn't wait for the officer to come up, but he pulled out his steel knife, cut off the chain, and opened the prison cell.
"Yao Yuanwai, I have made you suffer!"
The businessman surnamed Yao burst into tears with excitement, knelt in front of Zhong Feng, and said, "Thank you very much, Commander Zhong, for coming to the rescue and saving my family."
Zhong Feng quickly went up to help Yao Yuanwai and asked nicely: "Yao Yuanwai's family is not suffering, right?"
When the businessman surnamed Yao heard this, he burst into tears. Wiping away his tears, he said: "The youngest son was thirsty and asked for water in the prison cell. He was beaten by the archers and died in the cell three days ago.
Fortunately, my eldest son and two daughters survived without being beaten."
Zhong Feng sighed and said: "We are too late, Mr. Xue Wai is sorry. I, Fanjiazhuang, will bear all the losses suffered by Mr.
If anyone takes action, they will be beheaded and abandoned."
At this time, the situation has been completely reversed. The cotton merchant who was originally a prisoner suddenly became the master of the lives of these government servants. A word can take away the lives of these government servants. Hearing Zhong Feng's murderous words, the government servant in charge of the key knelt down with a thud.
On the ground, he kowtowed and shouted: "Mr. Yao Mingjian, I have always taken care of the key honestly and I have never done anything to your noble master!"
The businessman surnamed Xue snorted coldly, wiped his tears and said: "My little daughter took a step too slow when she entered the class room, and you pushed her hard and threw her to the ground!"
Zhong Feng shouted loudly: "The evil barrier is actually so rampant! Take it down for me!"
Two soldiers from the Trapping Regiment rushed up and held down the officer who was holding the key. The officer was so frightened that he trembled all over and knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "General, I just pushed you, and you will not be punished by death!"
Zhong Feng sneered and said: "If Uncle Xing Guo were here, he would probably give you fifty bucks and let you go." After a pause, Zhong Feng said again: "But if you meet me, Zhong Feng, you will be unlucky.
Okay. What I, Zhong Feng, like to do most is kill people, especially corrupt officials like you."
Zhong Feng waved his hand and asked the soldiers to rescue other cotton merchants. Then he turned to the merchant surnamed Yao and said: "Except for Yao Yuan, I have captured all the archers of the governor's Yamen, and they were all captured in the yard of the governor's Yamen. You
Follow us out to identify which government officials captured you and which archers beat your son. Identify them one by one and execute them all."
The businessman surnamed Yao was frightened by the murderous Zhong Feng. He nodded and said: "The situation was chaotic at that time. I only took a look at which yamen officer and which archer were specific. I was afraid that I would identify the wrong person."
Zhong Feng said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Except for Yao Yuan, these subordinate officials should all be killed. It doesn't matter if you admit a few mistakes."
The merchant surnamed Yao was stunned when he heard Zhong Feng's words. Finally, he understood that he was now a friend of Uncle Xing Guo and had a special status. He now had the authority to decide the life and death of these government archers.
The opportunity for revenge is right in front of you.
His face turned red with excitement, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go out and identify him and avenge him!"
After catching the evil government servants and archers, Zhong Feng led the whole city to arrest the gentry who smashed Fanjiazhuang's products. Jinan City is a big city, and there were seven shops in the city selling Fanjiazhuang's products, but this time they were all smashed up. Zhong Feng's
The soldiers came to arrest people with merchants, and arrested more than ten gentry families and their servants.
By nightfall, all arrest operations were over, and hundreds of prisoners to be executed were all tied up and held in the courtyard of the governor's office.
At noon the next day, the prisoners were taken to Caishikou in the north of the city.
However, there was no one in the vegetable market today. Originally, people did not dare to go out after Zhong Feng's army captured Jinan. When the vendors in the vegetable market saw that the soldiers had taken control of the city gate, how could they dare to go out of the city to buy vegetables? The vegetable market was empty.
Zhong Feng looked at the deserted street and said sarcastically: "No one is watching the execution of the prisoner here, it's like a secret."
With a wave of his hand, Zhong Feng said loudly to a battalion commander: "You lead the troops and invite a thousand people to come and witness!"
The battalion commander was stunned and asked: "Captain, how can I invite you? What should I do if the people don't dare to come?"
Zhong Feng's eyes widened and he cursed: "You have rifles, why don't you invite some common people?"
Gao Ligong quickly said: "Captain Zhong, what you said is inappropriate. If I let my uncle know that the commander is forcibly recruiting people, I'm afraid he will punish the commander."
Zhong Feng looked at Gao Ligong, smiled, turned around and said to the battalion commander: "You go door to door and knock on the door. Just say that Xing Guobo's soldiers killed corrupt officials and evil gentry. Ask the people of Jinan to come and witness. Speak carefully. No need.
gun!"
The battalion commander shouted the order and led his troops to invite the people from house to house. Zhong Feng waited for an hour, and finally before noon, more than a thousand people gathered at the entrance of Caishikou to watch.
Zhong Feng walked up to the people and shouted loudly: "Dear neighbors, I am Zhong Feng, the commander of the regiment of Uncle Xingguo of Tianjin. I led the army of Huben, the uncle of Xingguo, to attack the country. I came to Jinan to arrest him in an attempt to prevent Uncle Xingguo from collecting taxes and to cut off Xingguo.
Corrupt officials, corrupt officials and evil gentry on Boshang Road."
"Uncle Xing Guo is collecting land taxes from the gentry in Tianjin this time. No one can stop him!"
"These one hundred criminals, including Wang Gongbi, the governor of Shandong, smashed Fanjiazhuang's goods, detained cotton merchants, and tried to prevent Xing Guobo from collecting taxes from the gentry. They are all guilty of unpardonable crimes and should be executed!"
Zhong Feng was not very eloquent and could not speak many big words. However, in a few words, he made the reasons for this expedition clear.
Hearing Zhong Feng's words, all the people watching were in awe. Uncle Xing Guo of Tianjin must be so powerful. Others smashed goods and detained merchants in Jinan, but he actually sent troops to Jinan to kill people. The city wall in Jinan is so thick that it can't even be connected.
Unable to hold on for a day, Xing Guobo's men came in and killed him.
Dare you even kill the governor?
Who in this world dares to stop Xing Guobo from collecting taxes?
Zhong Feng looked at Wang Gongbi, the governor of Shandong, and said with a smile: "Old man, do you have anything else to say?"
Wang Gongbi trembled all over and said tremblingly: "You can't kill me. I am the governor."
Zhong Feng smiled and said: "You, the governor, are the ones to be killed!"
"shot!"
"I'm the governor!"
A soldier pointed his rifle at Wang Gongbi's heart, snorted coldly, and pressed the trigger. A pop was heard, and a bloody splatter appeared on Wang Gongbi's left chest. Wang Gongbi looked at the smoking gun in disbelief.
He held the muzzle of the rifle, clutching his heart, took a few deep breaths, and fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
"shot!"
More than a hundred soldiers holding rifles stepped forward and pointed their guns at the prisoner's head. The crackling gunfire sounded one after another. More than a hundred people, traitors, evil gentry, including Wang Gongbi, were kneeling at Caishikou.
