Lin Jue nodded slightly, and actually understood in his heart. Many of the palace guards under the command of Shen Tan were figures in the world, and they were very unorganized. After all, these people were not their own, they were seconded to protect the princess and their home, so Lin felt that he was too harsh on them. When Shen Tan selected people, he also put their ability first. And in fact, these people were just a little loose, and there was nothing wrong with them else.
Lin Jue has always wanted to cultivate some useful people around him, but this is not easy. People who need to be loyal and useful are not easy to find. Now it seems that this matter may be more complicated. After all, people like Xiao Daquan still can't restrain themselves. They don't listen to their orders at critical moments, but there's nothing they can do about it.
Everyone quickly rushed along the official road to Changheng County, and the journey was smooth. When they arrived at the north gate of the county, the sun had already come out. Seeing that the county seat was just ahead, everyone who was covered in sweat felt relieved that they finally arrived safely. Already.
Everyone entered the city and Lin Jue said goodbye to He Anmin on the central street. He did not plan to stay here. The original plan was to go directly through the city and return to Beijing from the west gate. However, just when Lin Jue and He Anmin were being polite , the streets and alleys in the city were suddenly filled with people. At the west end of the street, a group of people in black robes ran along the street. When they saw Lin Jue and his party, they immediately made a loud noise.
"It's them. They took my Qingjiao brothers and sisters and killed our people. We can't let them go."
Lin Jue, He Anmin and others were all shocked. It turned out that the calm along the way was just a facade, and the other party had already passed the news to the city. Looking at the clothes of this group of people, there were men and women, old and young, all dressed in black robes. , many people even had their heads and faces covered with only their eyes exposed, looking extremely scary. Needless to say, they were all Qingjiao believers.
In just a moment, shouts and shouts seemed to be heard in the streets and alleys, as if there were churchgoers running wildly everywhere.
He Anmin's expression changed and he said: "That's incredible, what should we do?"
Lin Jue frowned and looked at the long street on the west side. There were so many people there that it seemed impossible to go out from the west city. In this situation, it seemed impossible to go out from any city gate. There was only one way at the moment, which was Find shelter immediately. If you linger on this street, you will soon be surrounded by water.
"Let's go to the county office immediately." Lin Jue shouted in a deep voice.
"That's all we can do, hurry up and go to the county office." He Anmin said loudly.
After hearing the words, everyone immediately ran to the east where the county government office was. On both sides of the street, small groups of believers rushed out of the alleys, trying to intercept them. They were knocked down and rolled by the guards on horseback, screaming in agony. The guards screamed. They did not dare to kill anyone anymore, so they only used horse whips to beat back the oncoming believers, but the effect was very little. Fortunately, more than a hundred militiamen and police officers had whistle sticks in their hands, and they rushed forward and waved them, and they were able to defeat these like-minded people. The crazy guys didn't dare to get close.
But although these guys couldn't get close, they started to pick up stones from the ground and throw them at Lin Jue and others. There were also many figures on the roofs of the houses on both sides. They condescendingly lifted off the tiles and threw them at Lin Jue and others. His body was thrown away. Many government officials had their heads smashed and bleeding, and they screamed in pain.
"Damn it, these bastards are just a mob. Mr. Lin, why are we not allowed to use knives? Why are these people being polite to them?" Xiao Daquan couldn't help shouting.
Lin Jue didn't want to let them take action. The current situation was a formal attack on government personnel. Even killing and wounding with weapons was not a crime. But when he thought that most of these people were actually just common people, Lin Jue couldn't give this order.
.As long as they don’t have weapons in their hands, Lin Jue will not use weapons to deal with them. Once they have weapons in their hands, Lin Jue will not be polite. Of course, Lin Jue also has other considerations. If he kills people again now,
The situation will inevitably deteriorate in an irreversible direction. After arousing the anger of the Green Cultists, it cannot be calmed down. I am afraid that the few manpower on our side will eventually be torn to pieces by the angry Qing Cultists. Lin Jue does not want to do that unless it is a last resort.
"No killing is allowed, rush over." Lin Jue shouted.
Everyone had no choice but to continue rushing forward along the street. In front of them, seven or eight church members were wielding axes to chop down trees on the side of the road. Their purpose was obviously to cut down the large and thick locust tree and block it in the middle of the street.
Roads and trees have been cut in half and will fall down soon.
Bai Bingjiao scolded her horse and rushed forward, her body flying up on the saddle. When she landed, she hit the green flute repeatedly, knocking several people to the ground. At the same time, the big locust tree was falling down.
Bai Bing raised his foot and kicked hard, changing the direction of the collapse of the big locust tree. The locust tree fell towards the dozen or so congregants in front. Amidst the sound of horror, the huge tree crown and thick branches pushed the dozen or so people who could not dodge.
The congregants were pinned below. The thick tree trunk crushed two congregants. They were immediately bleeding from their orifices and their bones were shattered. It was obvious that they would not survive.
"They killed people again, they killed people again." The surrounding believers shouted in horror.
Lin Jue was stunned and speechless. He didn't expect that another life would be lost, and the blame would fall on himself and others. It seemed that his plan to suppress the situation had been miscalculated again.
Bai Bing turned back on his horse and said to Lin Jue: "Husband, I'm sorry, I didn't want to kill anyone."
Lin Jue had no choice but to smile bitterly. Now that things have come to this, what else can be said? Human beings are not as good as God. The more they try to calm down the situation, the more they cannot calm it down. In this case, they can only leave it to fate.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Arrows were shot out from the boxes on both sides. Two Changheng County government officials fell down screaming after being hit by arrows. The other party was obviously desperate because another person had died, and began to use arrows. They ran behind them.
Some of the large group of pursuing Green Cultists had already displayed their bright weapons. At this point, the opponent had already used bows and arrows. Lin Jue's lowest limit for using force had been touched. What happened today could no longer be good.
Lin Jue didn't think about it too much.
"Charge over and kill anyone who stands in your way!" Lin Jue gritted his teeth and shouted.
Xiao Daquan and others were waiting for these words. After hearing this, they unsheathed their long swords, waved them above their heads, and rushed forward.
He Anmin shouted: "Mr. Lin, what you are doing is probably out of control."
Lin Jue sneered and said: "Master He, do you think we can deal with it? These believers are no longer common people. They have hidden weapons, bows and arrows, and attack government officials. This is already a mob rebellion. Is it possible that we have to sit back and wait to be killed?"
He Anmin let out a long sigh, knowing that what Lin Jue said was true. He could only sigh and be speechless.
Xiao Daquan rushed forward with seven or eight guards. After receiving Lin Jue's order, they acted as unscrupulously as wild beasts out of their cages. Although the believers blocking the front were crazy, after all, most of them were ordinary people. Xiao Daquan and others were not merciful in their attacks.
, the long knife was swung, blood splattered, and more than a dozen people were knocked down in an instant. This made those believers who shouted, "The Holy Father is the greatest, magical power protects the body." were also trembling with fear, shouting slogans in their mouths, and their bodies
But they honestly got out of the way. The group rushed to the county government office in one go. The county government officer opened the door of the lobby, and everyone finally entered the county government office safely.
But before they could catch their breath, a flood of congregants came from all directions. Soon the square in front of the county government office was crowded with people, and noisy shouts resounded throughout the city. Lin Jue ordered the government officials to arrest the militiamen and station them at various places around the wall. He Anmin
He also took the risk and took out bows and arrows from the county government treasury to equip everyone. The people Lin Jue brought had come with bows and arrows, and now they also took down their bows and arrows to guard the key points.
The top roof of the county government hall is a platform with a low wall in front for protection. It is an excellent defensive stronghold similar to the top of a city wall. Lin Jue arranged for seven or eight guards to block the door of the government hall with bows and arrows.
To prevent the church members from breaking in, everything was arranged properly, and now I felt a little more at ease.
But the noise outside became louder and louder. Lin Jue couldn't sit still. He took Bai Bing, Yang Xiu and He Anmin to the roof of the lobby to see what was going on. He Anmin was so frightened that he almost sat down on the ground.
But I saw that the square was crowded with people. The small square was now occupied by countless believers. The believers in black robes were like a large dark cloud shrouding the square. They threw stones at the county government and shouted loudly.
Yelling and cursing. Someone set a fire in the square, and suddenly thick smoke billowed into the sky. The scene was chaotic.
Not long after, a large group of people squirmed in the square. They carried more than a dozen bloody corpses that had just been beheaded and rushed to the door of the government office. All the people raised their hands and made strange sounds in their mouths, as if they were crying and laughing.
, seems sad and happy, and looks extremely crazy.
A man in black robe stood in front of the crowd with his hands raised, and shouted loudly towards the closed door of the county government: "Heaven and earth are unkind, the world is in trouble. Qingjiao saves the world and saves the common people. People in the county government, listen, you take
My brothers and sisters, if you kill my brothers and sisters, you have done something that is harmful to nature and will be punished by God. The devil's ways are revealed in broad daylight. How can I, the Qing Sect members, just sit back and watch? Let my brothers and sisters of the Qing Sect who were arrested be released immediately.
, hand over the murderer immediately. If not, you will be responsible for the consequences."
"Hand over the murderer."
"Evil demons and outsiders will be found and killed by everyone."
"Go in, capture them, and burn them alive."
Thousands of believers in the square were shouting and shouting, and the noise was deafening.
He Anmin murmured with a white face: "It's over, it's really over, the people's uprising has happened, the people's uprising has happened. How come it has become like this? Mr. Lin, what should we do? How about... let him go?"
Otherwise they will rush in."
Yang Xiu shouted: "Magistrate He, can you be kind? They are a cult mob, and we are the imperial government. How can we bow to them? Is it our fault this time? Is it wrong for us to arrest people in accordance with the imperial law? All of this
It’s all the trouble caused by the cult members.”
He Anmin said in a trembling voice: "Don't I know the reason? But what should I do now? They are going to rush in, and now things are going to be big. If I had known this, I would have resigned earlier. I didn't expect these believers to be so bold.
, how dare you Xiaoju to rebel."
Lin Jue frowned and said: "Master He, what are you talking about? You panic when things happen, how can this happen? You, Master He, cannot escape the blame for this matter. Within the county, the Qing Sect has grown to such a large scale, and
There are organizations that privately manufacture weapons and violently fight against the government. I don’t know how you became a parent official."
"I...I...how did I know that these people are so bold? They are not like this on weekdays. It's not like this county didn't report it. What can I do if the court ignores me?" He Anmin said aggrievedly.
