Chapter 151 The Great Earthquake's Commercial Village (4)
Chapter 151 Shangtun Village of the Great Earthquake (4)
A series of changes made the flower hall very quiet.
Wang Cheng's screams still echoed endlessly, but in everyone's ears, they seemed to have changed their taste, giving them a sense of suffocation.
That’s right, it’s suffocation!
Huang Zheng, Pan Yong and others sat there silently, not even daring to move.
The young man standing behind Deng Ji put his dagger in his sleeve and returned to his place as if nothing had happened.
Could it be that tonight...will be full of blood again?
I think that when Deng Ji eradicated Chen Sheng, it was quite similar to today. If there is a difference, it is that the last time Deng Ji held a banquet, there were only a few guests, but today... although a few people left, the flower hall was still full of people.
The house was full of guests. It was also silent, and there was no sign at all. Chen Sheng may be full of evil, but what about Wang Cheng? What is it for?
By the way, Deng Ji just called "Xuezhou".
Who is Xue Zhou?
How could people like Huang Zheng not know this clearly?
Could it be that……
Huang Zheng and others took a deep breath, and their eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Wang Cheng.
Two warriors walked into the flower hall and stepped forward to hold Wang Cheng down and tie him up with ropes. However, they also stopped the bleeding while tying him up. Wang Cheng's round face suddenly became
Pale as paper. The sweat on his face was flowing down his chubby cheeks. He stared at Deng Ji, his eyes flashing with hatred. His lips were pursed tightly, as if he wanted to eat Deng Ji alive.
Deng Ji picked up a wet wipe and wiped the blood off his face.
"Wang Cheng, Wang Mingwei?
Xue Zhou, Xue Ziyang... To be honest, when I got the news, I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect... what should I call you?"
"Guan Gu, don't be so arrogant," Wang Cheng suddenly shouted, "If you are wise, just let me go, otherwise I will kill you without a burial place."
"Yeah?"
Deng Ji smiled.
"I tell you the truth, I have given orders for my brothers to go out and they will arrive tonight.
After a while, let me see if you can still be arrogant..."
Huang Zheng and others' expressions changed upon hearing this.
Deng Ji, on the other hand, seemed not to have heard it and remained calm and calm.
He stood up, picked up the fish-kissed copper ring, and walked slowly to Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng struggled hard and wanted to rush forward, but was held down by two warriors. Deng Ji just looked at Wang Cheng.
Cheng, without saying a word. That look in his eyes made Wang Cheng tremble in his heart.
"I thought you were a nobody, just a loser."
Deng Ji sneered and said to the young man behind the table: "Bo Dao, there is no need to keep people in the government office. You take people to Youxue and listen to his orders."
"Here!"
Hao Zhao stepped in and obeyed the order, striding away.
Hu Banze came in immediately, followed by a dozen domestic slaves.
"Since I dare to attack you, if I am not sure, how can I alert the enemy?" Deng Ji smiled and said: "Xuezhou, haven't you been clamoring for me to fight pirates? Now, you can be satisfied! It's just not me.
Go and fight, but you will deliver it to your door yourself."
"you……"
"Yiluxiang, right?"
A place name came out of Deng Ji's mouth.
Huang Zheng and others did know that Yilu Township is a place name in Donghai County, located next to Qu County. There once produced a great figure, Zhong Limei, one of the five generals under Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. Deng
Ji had already said the name of this place, and Wang Cheng's expression changed drastically. He looked at Deng Ji in shock, with fear faintly flashing in his eyes. However, Wang Cheng did not speak again, but turned his head.
"Idiot, haven't you noticed that I am the only one in the county government today?"
Wang Cheng was shocked and looked towards Deng Ji again.
Deng Ji said: "Presumably by this time, your people in Yilu Township have already submitted to the law. By the way, do you still remember that I introduced you to the two sworn brothers of Youxue? One is the son of Dian Wei, the tiger general of the court.
The other is the son of Xu Chu, the captain of Wumeng School. They had led people to Houqiu three days ago... Wei Mi from Houqiu has a fellow villager with Dian Zhonglang, so it is not difficult to come and borrow troops."
"how do you know……"
"Haha, of course it was your good son who told me."
Huang Zheng and others are confused!
Everyone knows that Wang Cheng has no heirs.
Well, actually he is Xue Zhou. No one knows whether Xue Zhou has any heirs. But one thing is, shouldn’t Xue Zhou’s son be a pirate?
Deng Ji smiled, stood up and returned to his original position.
"Okay, let's just wait here and see what the result is.
However, let's take this opportunity to discuss some more things. We just talked about farming... Sir, I wonder what you think?"
Huang Zheng and others remained silent.
They also have land, and they also have dealers.
If they agree, they will lose their fundamentals; but if they don't agree...
Huang Zheng suddenly remembered something.
There are pirates attacking tonight, and those elders of the Jin gentry who left just now... Deng Ji has been prepared for a long time, but he did not tell anyone. Could it be that he wants to take this opportunity... If this is the case, Deng Ji is in the sea
West, I’m afraid no one will dare to violate it anymore...
"Magistrate Deng."
"Huang Xingshou, please tell me."
"Although Xiaomin is not from Haixi, he can still be regarded as a part of Haixi.
The common people still have 6,000 acres of farmland, including about 2,700 acres of fertile land. However, few people are cultivating it, so much of it is abandoned. The common people are willing to sell these 6,000 acres of land, but they don’t know what County Magistrate Deng said just now.
How much is the high price? The people are willing to cooperate with the county magistrate."
"Hahaha, no wonder Youxue often praises you in front of this county. You are indeed a smart person."
Deng Ji laughed loudly, "Don't worry, Huang Xingshou, this county will never let you suffer a loss. If I don't let you suffer a loss, there will be a huge benefit for you."
"benefit?"
Huang Zheng looked confused.
Benefits, what would they be?
Is it possible that the government will take back the land at double or triple the price?
Not only Huang Zheng didn't understand, but others also couldn't think clearly... Deng Ji smiled, stood up and shouted: "Hu Ban."
Hu Ban immediately came over with a box and placed it in front of Deng Ji.
Deng Ji motioned for him to hand the box to Huang Zheng. Huang Zheng was dazed and didn't quite understand what Deng Ji's move meant.
"Huang Xingshou, you will know after opening it."
Huang Zheng took the box in confusion, placed it on the table, and opened it gently.
Everyone on the side came forward one after another and looked inside, only to see a piece of delicate Zuo Bo paper with two large characters written on the far right: Yan Yin.
Huang Zheng was immediately stunned!
The night was getting darker, and the plain outside Haixi City was pitch black.
The lights on the arrow tower swayed in the cold wind, flickering on and off, looking feeble and lifeless.
Dozens of men in black were rushing along the long street and soon arrived at the North City Gate of Haixi County. The leader, dressed in black, wearing black leather armor and a pair of black shoes, suddenly stopped.
He stopped. He looked left and right, then nodded to the people behind him, stretched out his hand and pointed forward. The men in black immediately swarmed up, quickly rushed to the city gate, and occupied the gate tower.
"Xiao Shuai, there is no one!"
"Xiao Shuai, there is no one on the archery tower..."
The man in black was startled when he heard this, and then he trembled and shouted: "No, I've fallen into a trap, retreat!"
withdraw?
A group of men in black were about to turn around and escape when they saw the long dark street suddenly brightly lit.
On the top of the city gate, a young man stood up, holding his hands on the battlements and looking down.
"Maicheng, since you're already here, why bother leaving in a hurry?"
While he was talking, a group of soldiers came out of the boxes on both sides of the long street.
However, they were dressed as soldiers, all dressed in black. They rushed over and surrounded the man in black.
The first two were Wang Mai and Deng Fan.
The two men each held weapons in their hands and surrounded the man in black.
"you……"
"Maicheng, do you want to continue pretending?"
The young man standing on the top of the city is none other than Cao Peng.
He held a five-foot Chinese sword in his hand, stared at the man in black under the tower, and asked with a smile.
The leading man in black suddenly pulled off the black scarf on his face, and the firelight illuminated his face. It was the Mai Cheng that Cao Peng mentioned.
"Brothers, break out!"
"Leave a few alive, and the rest who dare to resist will be shot without mercy."
Cao Peng shouted sharply from the top of the city.
I saw Wang Mai and Deng Fan, each leading fifty law enforcement teams, rushing towards them and attacking fiercely.
Cao Peng stood on the top of the city and watched quietly. From time to time he came back to his senses and looked out into the dark wilderness outside the city. Puyang Kai came forward and stood beside Cao Peng.
He asked worriedly: "Afu, can this be done?"
"how?"
"According to the news, there are a lot of pirates coming this time, more than two thousand. We have only two hundred soldiers in the city, and we can't defeat the Xiahou of Zhoucang, and the king buys Deng Fan. I'm really worried. If
If you cannot resist it, all your previous efforts will be in vain."
Cao Peng smiled and said, "These people are enough!"
"But……"
"Mr. Puyang, just don't worry, I'm not that reckless person.
Although the number of pirates is large, they are just a mob. It’s okay if they don’t come. Now that they are here, I won’t let them go easily..."
There was extremely strong confidence in Cao Peng's words.
Although Pu Yangkai was still a little worried, he couldn't say anything else.
A few days ago, Cao Peng had received information that the Haixi pirates were going to plunder Haixi County. As for why they came? Cao Peng could roughly guess a clue. However, Wang Cheng suddenly disappeared at this time, leaving Cao Peng
Peng is more or less worried.
If Wang Cheng is not eliminated, it will always be a great disaster.
Cao Peng was not sure where Wang Cheng had gone, so he devised a plan to spread the news about Yuki Tongzhen through Mai Ren.
He was not sure that Wang Cheng would definitely show up.
I just made arrangements based on my earlier assumption.
Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng actually appeared... This made Cao Peng confirm his previous hypothesis.
Mai Cheng and others are very fierce, and it can be seen that they are all fierce bandits who have experienced hundreds of battles. However, what they encountered this time was an even more fierce law enforcement team. After a period of adjustment by Wang Mai and Deng Fan,
, Haixi County’s law enforcement team has sufficient combat capabilities.
Moreover, there were many people, including Wang Mai and Deng Fan. Although Mai Cheng and others were fierce, they soon became unable to withstand them.
Wang Mai entangled Maicheng, leaving him no time to take care of the people around him. The iron-spine snake spear in his palm whirred, killing Maicheng in a panic.
The screams kept echoing in his ears, and Mai Cheng became a little anxious.
Seeing his own people falling into a pool of blood one by one, he couldn't make a move.
At this moment, Deng Fan suddenly shouted, "Maicheng, watch your move!"
He dodged Wang Bian's shot, turned around and saw a black shadow whizzing towards him. Mai Cheng was startled, and quickly shrank his head to dodge, only to hear a clang sound, and a copper ball the size of a baby's fist was heard.
The ball hit the ground and sparks flew. Before Mai Cheng could recover, Wang Mai stepped forward and kicked him to the ground. Mai Cheng rolled around and wanted to stand up, but Wang Mai flew over and shot him.
It stabbed his thigh. The iron-spine spear penetrated his leg, causing Mai Cheng to scream in pain. Pian Wangmai was a ruthless person again. After stabbing his thigh, he used both arms to lift up suddenly.
.Mai Chenghu’s head was hanging down on the gun.
The severe pain was really unbearable.
Mai Cheng was considered a tough guy, but unfortunately he couldn't help but scream in agony under such severe pain.
"Brother Hutou, please ask when those pirates will arrive."
Wang Mai agreed, shook his iron-spine snake spear, and shouted sternly: "Did you hear that?"
Mai Cheng was so shaken by Wang Mai that he almost fainted from the pain.
"Stop, stop... whatever you ask, I will answer, as long as I know."
"Then tell me clearly how to contact the pirates."
"Put me down first."
Mai Cheng's face turned sallow and he could no longer get hard.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Wang Mai said, shaking the snake spear again.
"I said, I said... We have made a clear agreement with Guan Shuai that at this time, we will light a beacon fire at the top of the city, and then they will go out.
At that time, we only need to open the city gate and welcome them in...Brother, please put me down quickly, I am going to die."
Wang Mai raised his head and looked at Cao Peng.
Cao Peng lowered his hand slightly and looked up at the sky.
"Mr. Puyang, are you ready for what I want?"
"Everything is ready."
Cao Peng couldn't help but smile.
"Brother Hutou, fight quickly and there is no need to delay any more."
Wang Mai agreed, shook his spear and threw Mai Chengbian out.
He immediately rushed into the men in black with his spear. Wang Mai and Deng Fan were basically on par with second-rate generals. How could they be opponents if they were all men in black?
In just a moment, a group of men in black staggered and fell into a pool of blood.
The law enforcement team went up and dragged the man in black away, quickly cleared the long street under the gate, and then followed Wang Mai and Deng Fan into the dark alley.
"Mr. Puyang, it's almost done."
Puyang sighed and looked in the direction of the county government office.
"Youxue, we are playing with fire."
"How to say?"
"Salt and iron are the foundation of the country.
Setting up a private salt market will end up..."
Cao Peng said softly: "Actually, the salt road in Haixi has existed for a long time.
Even if we don't open it, we can't stop it. It's better to control the salt road in our hands than to be controlled by others... What's more, we control the salt road for the purpose of farming. Speaking of which, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. We just
It’s just a matter of everyone getting what they need.”
"I understand the truth, but in my heart..."
"Sir, a real man doesn't stick to details when doing things.
When I was a child, I heard an old saying in my hometown: For the lofty goal, the means justify the means. Isn’t what we are doing now just to return a pure land to Haixi?"
Pu Yangkai remained silent for a long time, then nodded slightly.
