Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 72 0068【Trap】

The merchant ships at the county pier suffered another disaster and were directly requisitioned from the county magistrate.

It was the ship of Lu Guanren, the richest man in Xixiang. No matter how rich the merchant is, he would have to be caught blind.

In this march, in addition to the archers, there were also peasants from the suburbs of the county, and fifty of them were forcibly recruited as civilian husbands.

Fortunately, the boat can be sailed all the way, otherwise the number of civilian husbands will be more.

Chen Ziyi sat on the deck, staring at the river in a daze, missing his horse.

He had planned to join the army a long time ago, but his mother cried and cried, and his father beat and scolded him, trying to prevent him from leaving his hometown.

This response to Zheng came to be a shooter, purely for the realization of a dream.

Unexpectedly, he met a mysterious young man who trained soldiers well.Chen Ziyi's heart was tickled, he wanted to see the real army, and when Heifengzhai was breached, he would go to Qinfeng Road to join the army no matter what.

There are newly acquired territories there, and there is no shortage of battles to fight, and they will surely make contributions.

A good family like him volunteered to join the army, brought his own horse, and could ride and shoot, so he could be a small leader when he went to the army.And he doesn't know how to tattoo his face, he only tattoos his wrists, which is different from those thieves who join the army.

"Chen Dutou, Dutou invites you to discuss matters." A shooter came over and said.

Chen Ziyi went to the cabin, and met Zhang Guangdao on the way, and the two nodded to each other.

After entering the cabin, Ju Ming greeted him with a smile: "Two brothers, come in and sit down!"

Although Zhang Guangdao was born as a bandit, he sat upright.

Chen Ziyi, a good son of a good family, turned his body on one side, looking like a fool without any shape.

Zhu Ming poured tea for them himself: "Loose tea, the taste is not good, just drink it."

"It's okay." Chen Ziyi picked it up and drank it.

Zhu Ming said: "The thieves in Heifengzhai must have known about the big commotion we made in the county. The thieves must either abandon the village as soon as possible and escape, or prepare to defend the village to the death."

Zhang Guangdao said: "Heifengzhai has been in business for decades, and with so many tea mountains and fields, they are determined not to leave."

"Then we have to attack by force, or lure the thief out." Chen Ziyi said.

"Before storming Heifengzhai, let's go to Xiabai Village first," Zhu Ming said. "Brother Chen may not know that there is a powerful man in Xiabai Village called Xiaobai Yuanwai..."

Chen Ziyi said softly, "I've heard of this person."

Zhu Ming continued: "Xiaobaiyuanwai has always colluded with Heifengzhai, and even helped the thieves to sell stolen goods. He also colluded with Zhu Zongdao, and he has already become a gangster. The meaning of the magistrate is that let us take Xiaobaiyuanwai as well. Suppressed."

"It's easy to handle, it's just a powerful country." Chen Ziyi said.

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "If you can outsmart me, you don't need to kill them by force. The two elder brothers acted according to my wink."

All the way down the river, there is no dangerous beach, and the speed is extremely fast.

In the afternoon, the fleet docked at Xiabai Village.

This is the nearest village to Heifeng Village. It is normal for the archers to stay for one night. They will continue to advance to the Thieves Village tomorrow morning.

Zhu Ming hung a sword at his waist and held a pike in his hand. He shouted before he disembarked, "Whoever dares to trample on the people's crops will be punished with ten army sticks for the first time, and twenty army sticks for the second offense!" , miscellaneous soldiers and civilian husbands, went to the threshing ground in the village, and rested there at night after eating."

"There are orders..."

In the past, the military position called Zhu Ming also had to add a surname, but now he is called Dutou directly.

But Zhang Guangdao is still "Zhang Dutou", and Chen Ziyi is still "Chen Dutou".Although they are at the same level as Ju Ming, they are regarded as subordinates by default, and only Zhu Ming can be the leader.

Teams of archers lined up to disembark, and the villagers ran away in fright.

Archer's reputation is not very good.

When the common people saw Zhu Ming enter the village with archers, they all hid at home and peeked. The timid ones even fled to the mountains with cattle and chickens.

Soon they discovered that these archers seemed different.

Not to mention looting, even the crops are not trampled.

In fact, if you want to achieve such military discipline, you only need to strictly enforce restrictions and pay the soldiers enough food and salaries at ordinary times.

For such a simple thing, most ancient armies could not do it.

Those who followed the archers off the boat were Xiang Zhixian's servants.

This guy's identity is similar to that of a military supervisor, and Xiang Zhixian clearly doesn't trust those officials, and he doesn't trust Zhu Ming very much.

A few yamen officials also came, belonging to the household case and military case, in charge of money and food account books, and civilian husbands were also dispatched by them.

Came to the threshing ground and set up camp, built a fire and cooked food, just waiting for the little white man to throw himself into the net.

……

At the beginning when the archers landed, the little white members already knew about it, and even sent someone to inquire about the specific situation.

At this moment, he is discussing with his "advisor" Huang Chunhe.

"Zhu Erzhen was killed?" the little white member asked.

Huang Chunhe nodded and said: "It's absolutely true. I asked the neighbors in the city, and they all said that Zhu Er led his subordinates to fight with archers in the street. His subordinates all held sharp knives. Instead, they were archers recruited by the government, and their weapons were messed up. "

The little white member said angrily: "It seems that Zhu Er is really a villain. If the county magistrate finds out about gathering people to rebel, I'm afraid it will involve us."

Huang Chunhe said: "Probably not. We are just doing business in partnership with him. How many tea growers in the county do not partner with him? Only the old white man, relying on his prestige in the county government, completely ignored Zhu Er threatened to sell private tea directly with Lu Guanren.”

The little white member said worriedly: "The officers and soldiers this time, will they really be able to break the Black Wind Stronghold?"

"It's hard to say," Huang Chunhe shook his head, "Yang Jun is dead, Yang Ying is unpopular, and can't suppress those bandits. But after all, Heifengzhai occupies a favorable location, and there is only one way up the mountain. No matter how many officers and soldiers there are, they can't use it. Who Whoever wins will be known only after the fight.”

While talking, a servant ran in to report the news.

"Who is the archer leader?" the little white member asked.

The servant said: "Little Zhu Xiucai from Shangbai Village is the young man from other places. He has been giving orders. There is also a middle-aged man who I met when I entered the city with my husband. He is the servant of the county magistrate."

Huang Chunhe speculated: "I heard the news that Zhu Xiucai voted for the magistrate, and made a big fuss in the county government, against the subordinate officials of the county government. This servant is probably the supervisor sent by the magistrate."

The little white member said with a smile: "Zhu Xiucai voted for the county magistrate, that is, he fell out with Bai Zongwang (the old white member). The disturbance in the county government must have been ordered by the magistrate. These two people can cooperate in the future. After the cessation of troops, I will take my treasures and go to the door to the county magistrate."

"That's right." Huang Chunhe said.

The little white member asked again: "Is the ship strictly guarded?"

The servant replied: "Those archers have all gone to the threshing ground to camp, and I'm afraid there are not many left on the boat."

The little white member said with a sneer: "But he doesn't know how to fight. If the bandits come to attack at night, his food and grass will be burned. I will go to work in the army, bring some wine, and send him a ride."

As a big local family, when the officers and soldiers came, the little white members had to go to reward them.

Taking pigs, sheep and fine wine to the threshing ground, the little white member looked like a good citizen, and said enthusiastically: "It's a good job, military men. My village is next to the Heifeng village, and I am worried day and night. If the thieves are wiped out, I will I will be able to sleep peacefully in the future. A small gift is not a respect, I just want to comfort the soldiers."

"It's easy to say, I'm very thirsty, and I just need wine to moisten my throat." Zhu Ming laughed.

The little white member hurriedly said: "If the military master likes good wine, I will send some over after the bandits are wiped out."

Zhu Ming stretched out three fingers: "Three hundred catties of good wine."

The little white member scolded his mother in his heart, but smiled apologetically on his face: "There is not enough good wine in the village, so I will send someone to buy it in the county."

"Haha, you are eye-catching," Ju Ming laughed happily, and then waved, "Come closer, let's drink together tonight."

Xiaobai didn't suspect him, so he bowed forward.

Clang!
With a dragon cry, the sword was unsheathed.

Xiaobai Yuanwai looked in disbelief, looked at the sword pierced into his chest, pointed at Zhu Ming and said, "You...you..."

A moment ago, he was still thinking about getting Zhu Ming drunk.

Zhang Guangdao and Chen Ziyi launched an attack at the same time, with their swords and guns unleashing, beheading two of Xiaobai's followers.

The rest of the servants were so frightened that their legs went weak, they didn't even dare to run, they knelt down on the spot with the wine jar in their hands, and howled, "Master Jun, please spare me!"

Xiang Zhixian's servant Jianjun also trembled at this moment, and hid among a group of civilian husbands.

The little white member was not dead yet, Zhu Ming made another sword strike, and then ordered: "The county lord has an order, Bai Zongmin colluded with the rebels, follow me to the Bai family's house to arrest the remaining evildoers!"

Miscellaneous soldiers and civilian husbands stayed, and three teams of regular soldiers were left, and the rest were dispatched.

Seeing this, the villagers cried loudly, thinking that the archers were coming to rob, and were so frightened that they helped the old and the young to flee into the mountains.

The Bai family was also fleeing, and Bai Sheng led his troops in pursuit.

Although he witnessed his enemy being killed with his own eyes, it always felt like a dream. He had endured it for so many years, and took revenge so easily?
In the past, wanting to kill Xiaobai Yuanwai seemed to be more difficult than climbing to the sky, but it turned out that it only needed to stab lightly with a sword.

What a refreshment!

Bai Sheng suddenly realized something, individual martial prowess is nothing, but brothers must work together to exert their strength.Just having brothers is not enough, you must have an official status before you can kill and rob in a fair manner.

After tossing for more than half an hour, the Bai family was completely controlled, and those who escaped were basically arrested.

The private armament kept by Xiaobaiyuan, when he heard that the master was dead, he didn't dare to resist at all, so he honestly put down his weapon.

A group of old and weak women and children cried the most, begging for mercy frantically.

Zhu Ming dragged the chair to sit down, and said to Bai Sheng: "If you have revenge, you can do it yourself."

Bai Sheng was trembling with excitement. He pointed to Huang Chunhe who was kneeling on the ground and said, "This guy is called Huang Chunhe. He is a scholar with a very vicious heart. He often gives Bai Zongmin bad ideas. My father treats him as a friend, but he seduces me." Dad gambled, cheated all my property!"

Zhu Ming said: "Cut it off, cut off the head, and bring it to the county magistrate for use."

"Master, please spare me," Huang Chunhe yelled, "I have an important military report!"

Zhu Ming sneered: "Tell me, what is the military situation?"

Huang Chunhe said: "Master Jun, please promise to let me live."

Zhu Ming played with a teacup: "Let me guess, is it possible that bandits may come to attack at night?"

"Jun...how does Lord Jun know?" Huang Chunhe was surprised.

"I'm not stupid. I brought all the soldiers ashore, and put the food and grass on the boat and waited for someone to burn it," Zhu Ming said with a smile. "I'm afraid that the bandits will be too timid to come here at night. If that's all the important military information, then it's okay to keep you." usefulness."

Only then did Huang Chunhe understand that the officers and soldiers had already decided on a plan to lure the enemy, so he quickly said: "I would like to be a lobbyist to persuade the bandits to surrender, and the army master can take down the bandit camp without bloodshed."

"Don't listen to him, this guy is used to cheating!" Bai Sheng was afraid that Zhu Ming would agree.

Zhu Ming put down the teacup: "Kill it."

Before Huang Chunhe could speak again, Bai Sheng drew his knife and stabbed him.

Blood splattered, and the house servant and supervisor hurriedly closed his eyes, not daring to watch the bloody scene again.

Zhu Ming asked the rest of the people: "Aside from the house and the cellar, did Bai Zongmin hide money elsewhere? Whoever can tell, I will let him live."

"I know!"

"I know too!"

"In the county seat!"

In an instant, three people shouted.

Zhu Ming said to his servant Supervisor: "Since these goods are in the county seat, I will not go to handle them. After asking for details, the county lord can go and get them by himself."

The house servant Supervisor said happily: "The Dutou is indeed doing great things."

Xiaobaiyuan's family wealth is really great, and Xiang Zhixian can take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

As for Xiang Zhixian eating alone, will it arouse the anger of the subordinates? This is none of Zhu Ming's business?
The officials from the military case and the household case are still on the ship, and they have been drunk in advance by the supervisor.

Zhu Ming asked Bai Sheng again: "Among them, is there anyone you want to kill?"

"Yes!" Bai Sheng nodded.

"Leave one for me." Zhu Ming said.

Bai Shengxi said: "I will only kill one, and I can keep two."

Bai Sheng walked up to a young man, drew his knife and stabbed him.This person is the son of Bai Zongmin, who has taken the girl Bai Sheng likes as a concubine.

Having avenged him, Bai Sheng said, "Dutou, I don't want money, I want other rewards."

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "I've heard about you. You can't get the property back for you. From now on, follow me to Heifengzhai, and I'll give you some land there. As for the girl who was taken away, since she is your sweetheart, let me go." Whether you are married or married, you can handle it yourself."

Bai Sheng knelt down abruptly, kowtowed his head several times: "My life will belong to Brother Zhu from now on!"

(End of this chapter)