Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 3
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Hundreds of anxious villagers gathered inside and outside Qian Baozheng's village.

The old man in his seventies asked Song Wan: "Then King Li Yan really wants to give us food? Song Wan, don't you want to lie to us!"

Song Wangong said respectfully: "Grandpa, my elder brother Li Yan is a great hero who stands up for the heavens. If you say what you say, you will definitely not lose the big guy's food!"

At this time, Li Yan signaled Du Qian to put Qian Baozheng on the temporary public trial platform, and then said loudly: "My next Li Yan, Tian is the village owner of Shuibo Liangshan. There is a lot of trouble tonight, and everyone has been blowing the cold wind for a long time. After being frightened in the middle of the night again, Li is very sorry, and there will be a small gift later for everyone to make amends!" After a pause, Li Yan continued: "Beheading people all over the house regardless of injustice, I am not from Liangshan Po Because, you and Qian Baozheng's family are in the same village, and everyone knows who should be killed in his family and who is not guilty of death, so I will send Qian Baozheng's family to the stage for public trial one by one, and his family's life and death will be decided by you!"

As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, there was a complete silence inside and outside the village!

Even though they hated Qian Baozheng to the bone, they really couldn't do it if simple people like them personally judged Qian Baozheng's death sentence!
Li Yan, who has a good grasp of people's hearts, glanced around, then pointed to Qian Baozheng who was kneeling on the public trial stand, and asked, "Is he alive?"

Sentenced to death, is it difficult to see wicked people and enemies dead without saving them?
really!

No one pleaded for Qian Baozheng!
From this we can see how many evil things Qian Baozheng has done in these years!
Seeing that no one was pleading for Qian Baozheng, Li Yanyan said concisely: "Behead!"

Song Wan, who hated Qian Baozheng to the bone, went to the public trial stage in three steps at a time, and then took the big knife in the hand of the executioner and chopped off Qian Baozheng's head!
Due to Song Wan's excessive force, Qian Baozheng's head flew three or four feet away!
Seeing the head of Qian Baozheng, who bullied them, flew out, the villagers couldn't understand their hatred!
Several villagers who had a deep hatred against Qian Baozheng immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yan, thanking Li Yan for avenging them!

Now they can't stand the encirclement and suppression by the government, especially when they leave Liangshan, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Therefore, Li Yan didn't want to stay in Dagang Village for too long!

Therefore, after personally helping up the villagers who kowtowed to him one by one, Li Yan pointed to Qian Baozheng's eldest son who was pushed to the public trial stand, that is, the man who wanted to rob Song Wan and the others, and asked, "Who is he?" Can you live?"

Still no one begs!

Seeing that no one was begging for mercy, Li Yan waved his hand, and Song Wan raised his knife and beheaded Qian Baozheng's eldest son as well!

After beheading five heads in a row, it was the turn of a young man with a pale face, and a weak voice came from the crowd: "Qilang is kind and never bullies us!"

Then someone matches:

"Qilang is a good young man, not like Qian Baozheng's!"

"I beg the king to spare Qilang's life!"

"..."

Seeing so many people interceding for this young man, Li Yan said: "What I, Liang Shanbo, did was to do justice for the heavens, not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Since this Qian Qilang is a good man, naturally he shouldn't die with the bad guys who bully the country. Take him away. !"

After listening to Li Yan's order, the two minions took Qian Qilang off the public trial stand, and released them together after Li Yan and the others left.

The public trial continues!

Heads roll!

Of course, there were also a few undeserving Qian family members like Qian Qilang who took their lives under the plea of ​​the villagers.

After the public trial, Li Yan endured nausea and discomfort, stood in the pool of blood on the public trial platform, and said: "Folks, it is not good to repay the justice of heaven, but there are people who bully the country and bully the country, send a letter to Liangshanpo, and they will be the heavens." Let’s go!” Immediately, Li Yan cupped his hands and said: “Li said before that he would send some small gifts to everyone to make amends, but now our village distributes two stones of food regardless of men, women, old or young. There are not many things. Apologize!"

Two stones!

That's a full two hundred catties!

If mixed with some wild vegetables, these two hundred catties of grain would be enough for a grown man to eat for half a year!

If there are five or seven people in a household, excluding the rent, that is the food that the family may not be able to harvest after a year of hard work!
Immediately, someone stretched out his hand and pinched his thigh fiercely, and he didn't feel relieved until he felt the tingling pain like a heartbeat!
It's not over yet, Li Yan waved his hand and asked someone to bring usurious documents, and then said: "This is a money deed that everyone borrowed from Qian Baozheng's family, and I will waive it for everyone on behalf of his family."

After speaking, Li Yan threw all these words into the brazier.

The fiery red charcoal greedily licked the excellent fuel, and it burned up in a short time!

Borrowing usury, not only do not need to repay the interest, even the principal does not have to be repaid!
Some of the villagers who owe money to protect the usury of their family are relieved, some are crying with joy, and some are planning to sell their sons and daughters to repay the usury.

He personally helped up those kneeling and kowtowing people one by one, and Li Yan asked to bring the land deeds of Qian Baozheng's family, and then said: "This is the land deed of Qian Baozheng's family. Now all the land in Liangshanbo is owned by me, and I will rent all these lands to everyone for zero rent. As long as they are people from Dagang Village, regardless of gender, age or age, they will share the two thousand and 720 acres of land equally."

(Although this land deed has a note in the government, those people in the government who only dare to be cruel to the people dare not come to collect the land of Shuibo Liangshan, at worst, kill a few typical Liliwei, and also "do justice for the sky" by the way Make some extra money.)
Not having to pay that crushing rent, even if it's only for one year, can give them a big breath of relief for those who are struggling to survive!

Moreover, this King Li Yan made it clear that this field is located in Liangshan. Whoever dares to rob this land would want to lose his head like the Qian family?Maybe they won't have to pay that damn rent for the rest of their lives!
The ecstatic villagers couldn't bear the joy welling up from the bottom of their hearts, and they all knelt down towards Li Yan in unison!

"Your Majesty, be merciful!"

"The king is benevolent!"

"May the gods and Buddhas in the sky bless the king with a long life!"

"..."

Suddenly someone shouted: "My lord, I want to go with you to do justice for the heavens!"

As soon as the voice came out, there was silence at first, and then someone responded quickly:

"That's right! Go with the king to do justice for the sky!"

"Your Majesty avenged my family, and forfeited my family's interest. I, Zhao San, have no way of repaying this. This terrible life is given to Your Majesty!"

"I beg your majesty to take us two brothers in, so that we can be as proud as Brother Song Wan!"

"..."

The [-]-year-old man stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am Song Wan's grandpa!"

Li Yan hurriedly stepped down from the public trial platform, and then returned the courtesy: "The grandpa invited me!"

Hearing that Li Yan called him Taigong, Song Taigong felt that his bones were three points lighter, and suddenly felt that Li Yan was three points more kind, and quickly returned the courtesy: "Your Majesty is so old! I am really ashamed... I dare not be worthy of it! "

Li Yandao: "The grandpa deserves it. Song Wan is my brother. If you are always his grandpa, naturally you are also my grandpa!"

Hearing what Li Yan said, Song Wan didn't even mention how enthusiastic he was, even if he was asked to die for Li Yan immediately, he would have nothing to say!
Li Yan said again: "I don't know why the grandpa called me?"

Song Taigong said: "I have a grandson who is Song Wan's brother in the same family. The family really has no food left to support him, so I ask the king to show his kindness and accept him, and let him follow the king to do some benevolent and righteous things, so as not to be reduced to being a slave at home. Idle idlers!"

Li Yan hypocritically said: "But... we are a business that licks blood on the edge of a knife. One mistake will hurt your muscles and bones at the slightest, and you will lose your life at the worst..."

"Hey!"

Song Taigong sighed and said: "To tell you the truth, I am seventy-three years old this year, and I know the importance, but this person lives for a lifetime, and if he is at home, he will either become an idler or a banker. He must be ordinary. For the whole life, the king can act like this, he must be an extraordinary person, he may have a future with the king, even if he dies someday, it will not be in vain to come to this world to go through this experience."

Hearing what Song Taigong said, there are more people who want to join Liangshan, and most of them are young people. After all, who would like to live a mediocre life?
Wang Lun was dumbfounded. These villagers who should have regarded them as scourges, why did they sharpen their heads and want to join them in Liaoerwa, no, it is Shuibo Liangshan?
Looking at those young and energetic young people, Du Qian and Song Wan's admiration for Li Yan in their hearts has reached an incomparable level at this moment!

At the same time, Du Qian and Song Wan, including Wang Lun, all looked at Li Yan expectantly, thinking that Li Yan would quickly agree to the request of Song Taigong and others. This is a great opportunity for Shuibo Liangshan to expand!
Li Yan looked around, and then said: "Since you are willing to enter my Liangshanbo to do justice for the sky, then I will accept you, but you must abide by my Liangshanbo's three major disciplines, otherwise don't blame my Liangshanbo's ruthless military law!"

Wang Lun, Du Qian, and Song Wan, including the gangsters in Liangshan, all heaved a sigh of relief, and then they were all stunned: "Three major disciplines? What are those?"

A group of villagers who wanted to go to Liangshan with Li Yan to do justice for the sky didn't care what the three major disciplines were, they shouted one after another:

"I will obey the king's orders!"

"I, Tian Er, is a well-behaved person and will not violate the king's laws!"

"No matter what the three disciplines are, I will definitely abide by them!"

"..."

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Li Yan said: "Okay! Those brothers who want to go up to Liangshan with me to act for the sky, go to the right to find the leader Wang Lun to sign up. By the way, the brothers who go up the mountain have 20 taels of settling allowance. Don't forget to talk to the leader Wang Lun." Receive it, and in addition to food, eat fish and meat for three days, and parents, wives and children are willing to go up the mountain together, and they will also be full."

Just kidding, do you really think that if you avenge them, forgive some debts and distribute some food, you will be able to make them abandon their wives and children and go to Liangshan with you to commit beheadings regardless of their parents?

Do not be silly!
It has to be a little affordable, isn't it? Besides, who doesn't have a young and old, if they don't settle down their family, how can they serve you?

Facts have also proved that Li Yan is right. I heard that there is 20 taels of silver for the settlement of the mountain. If you are full, you can eat fish and meat for three days, and you can bring your parents, wives and children to have a full meal. People who are looking for Wang Lun to sign up for Liangshan Get big now!

In the end, 72 young and strong people from the entire Dagang Village went to Liangshan with Li Yan. Counting their parents, wives and children, the number exceeded [-]!

This is a very remarkable number. You must know that the entire Dagang Village has only more than 1000 people!
When they came, there were only a dozen or so people alone!
When we went back, more than 200 people set up dozens of carts!
(Most of the animals were confiscated at Qian Baozheng's house, and some were temporarily borrowed from the villagers.)
It took two days to transport food and money back to the village from the waterside, and it was thanks to the villagers in Dagang Village who lent them more than 20 fishing boats!

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(End of this chapter)