Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 108
Zhang Jinyu continued to lead the horses into the village, and several servants were dragged to the ground by the horses, screaming in pain and begging for mercy.

Zhang Jinyu ignored it, even the servants were so arrogant and domineering, it can be seen what the master looks like, he must visit Jia's house first before going back.

The screams in front of Zhuangzi attracted a large number of servants and servants. The servants took sticks, hoes, etc. when they saw it, and followed them, making a lot of noise and shouting.

The two stewards who were drinking tea were suddenly interrupted by a loud noise, Qian Hua asked impatiently,
"What happened, I don't want to live anymore."

Zhang Jinyu was standing outside the gate of the courtyard, and when he heard someone asking inside, he asked back,
"Oh, if you don't want to live, what's the way to die?"

Hearing that the voice was wrong, Qian Hua quickly sat up from the reclining chair and looked at the person who was speaking at the gate of the yard. He was extremely strange, and it was an overly young general standing there.

Qian Hua was a little confused about what was going on, so he quickly patted Pan Youan who was still sleeping next to him,

"Something happened, Old Pan, someone has entered the village."

"Who, it's so annoying, why don't you just drive it out."

After speaking, he turned over and continued to sleep, Qian Hua was sweating coldly, the situation is not good.

Quickly got up and trotted over, and asked respectfully,

"Which general is it, Zhuangzi who came to Jia's house in the capital, and he doesn't mind coming in and drinking tea to warm his body."

Zhang Jinyu looked at the person in front of him, he looked quite energetic, a thin old man with bright and gorgeous clothes.

It doesn't look like a housekeeper's clothes at all. It's obviously a rich landlord.

"What, this is Zhuangzi of Jia's mansion, how come I don't know, is it possible that the land deed in my hand is fake?"

Zhang Jinyu took out five land deeds from his pocket and walked around in front of Qian Hua's eyes.

Qian Hua's heart skipped a beat when he saw the other party claiming to be the Marquis. He looked at the land deed and knew that it was someone who was looking for fault.

"Maybe I made a mistake, I'd better come back and make sure."

Qian Hua wanted to procrastinate, and hurried back to the capital to discuss.Zhang Jinyu didn't think about procrastinating any longer, and just slapped him. With a "slap", Qian Hua was slapped and rolled over.

"Come here, arrest all the housekeepers here, as long as they are not servants, and hang them outside the wall. These two stewards are hung alone at the gate of the courtyard, and ask them why the Jia family wants to rebel."

Qian Hua was shocked when he heard this. How could it be related to the rebellion?

"Who is your Excellency, you can't talk nonsense about this, the court will investigate thoroughly at that time, the general has thought it over."

"You are right, but this Marquis is just trying to mess with you, I am happy today, Duan Hong, don't die that little boss, this Marquis is still useful, the steward is right, the Jia family has usurped my property, and they are going to kill me. It’s great that the position of the staff was removed.”

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, that son of a bitch won't die, these old things won't cry until they see the coffin."

"Then what do you say?"

"Master Hou, before the yamen tries the case, they beat the magistrate once, so let's give him a whip too."

"Yes. Arrest people!"

Following Zhang Jinyu's order, the wolf-like soldiers rushed straight to Zhuangzi and arrested anyone they saw. There was also Pan You'an lying there in the yard. Swollen.

"Well, well, I'm just warning you, I'm the steward of Duke Ning's mansion, you can think about the consequences if you act like this, me! Huh."

Before he finished speaking, a corporal held his mouth and started to twitch again.
"Ah, ah, let me go."

Pan You'an cried for his father and mother after being beaten, begging for mercy repeatedly.

Zhang Jinyu was not in a hurry, she came here to vent her anger, and by the way, see if she can find something to do with the other party, even if the other party is disgusted.

Let the guards move the reclining chair inside to the open space outside the yard. Zhang Jinyu sits on the reclining chair and walks back. God.

And a large number of servants in Zhuangzi came out and trembled and dared not speak, and some servants wanted to gather a crowd to resist, and they were directly hacked and killed by the vanguard battalion. The blood on the ground flowed all over the ground, scaring the rest People hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

The veterans of the Pioneer Battalion didn't pay attention, and they grabbed and dragged them all to the grain drying field in Zhuangzi's open space. Everyone knelt there and dared not make a sound.

The rest of the people searched repeatedly in the five villages. Of course, there were also those who were vigilant and knew the news and ran first.

In particular, one of them was a relative of Qian Hua who was in charge. He had already seen that the momentum was not right, so he ran away at the beginning, and went directly to the gate of the Caoyun Yamen. Cao Bing ordered Li Congna to run. .

And Zhuangzi's people were all concentrated around the sun-drying field, Zhang Jinyu stood up and raised the land deed in his hand and said;

"Don't worry, everyone. It turns out that Zhuangzi here belongs to me, Marquis of Luoyun, Zhang Jinyu. I didn't expect to be occupied by several rebels for such a long time. I came here today to eradicate the rebels. It has nothing to do with you. Everything remains the same. It's Zhuangzi's land deed, you guys will work hard in the future, and from today onwards Zhuangzi will only charge [-]% of the rent."

The servants around all knelt down to thank them, Zhang Jinyu waved at the servants, signaling to disband, and the servants scattered as if they had been pardoned.

Zhang Jinyu didn't expect the servants to run so fast, this soldier is so powerful,
"Duan Hong, continue the interrogation, and ask that Jia family whether there is any evidence of rebellion. If you agree, you will be rewarded. If you don't agree, continue to fight. Just don't kill the leader."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

After Duan Hong received the order, he began to shout loudly at the captain under him;
"Haven't you eaten yet? You smoke so lightly. If anyone is lazy, I'll whip you."

After hearing this, the school captains swung their whips even more vigorously, and slapped the servant's body fiercely. In an instant, bloodstains appeared, and the servants cried even more, begging for mercy.

For a while, the screams were endless, and it was too horrible to look at.

Zhang Jinyu lay back down again, closed her eyes, and kept her eyes closed.

And Qian Hua's nephew, Qian Ke, rode a rough horse and stumbled all the way into the city of Fuling County, the barracks of the Water Transport Yamen, and went straight in.

The soldiers at the gate were cursing and wanted to come over to grab someone, but Qian Ke pushed him away.
"Blind your dog's eyes, I am a member of the Duke's Mansion, and I have an urgent matter with you all."

Several soldiers hesitated there, not daring to move, and not daring to let him in.

Qian Ke saw that it was not a problem, so he shouted there, telling me that I am a person from the Rongguo Mansion to have something urgent.

The sound spread far away, and the commander in the yamen made Li Cong rest in the yamen, and when he heard someone making noise outside, he said to the hundred households below;
"Go out and see who is causing trouble there, and bring it in directly."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

Baihu went out with his soldiers, and saw a young man shouting and shouting, so he scolded;
"Aren't you afraid of getting a lawsuit if you make trouble again?"

Seeing someone coming out, Qian Hua hurriedly yelled;

"Quick, come to me to see Commander Du. I'm from Rongguo Mansion and I have something urgent."

Baihu was also shocked when they heard this, knowing that their superiors, Tongzhi adults in the water transportation yamen, and the friendship with the Duke Jia's mansion, they did not dare to neglect, so they came directly to grab Qian Hua's arm and dragged him inside.

"Get out of the way, my own."

The soldiers at the door hurriedly retreated, not stopping them.The two entered the yamen hall, and without waiting for Li Cong to ask, they simply explained the matter like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

Li Cong didn't say a word, and asked directly;
"Can you see who these people are?"

"My lord, I don't know, but the troops are very elite and there are many."

Hearing this, Li Cong didn't know who it was. The only person who came to Fuling County recently was Zhang Jinyu, Marquis of Luoyun. Why did he get into trouble with Jia's family? Thinking of this would cause a headache, and it would be impossible to ignore it.

asked sharply;
"Tell me, what happened? Why don't you find someone else to find your matter."

"Well, my lord, the villain doesn't know. They started arresting people indiscriminately after they entered Zhuangzi, and they even used knives. When the villain left, he heard screams."

"What! You mean murdered."

Li Cong was startled, this wasn't just asking for trouble, it was probably a deadly move, so it's prudent to inquire.

"Dong Wan, lead your people out to find out what happened? Be careful."

"It's my lord, I'll go to the humble position."

Dong Wan, a hundred households of water transportation, turned around and went out to inquire. Qian Ke was in a hurry, and urged;
"My lord, should you get the person out first? Saving people is like putting out a fire."

Li Cong was constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart. If he didn't ask about the anger of the Jia family and the complaints from his immediate boss, would he come at him? .

What can I do? Also, seeing the people in the Duke's Mansion below, it's not pleasing to the eye, it's hard to tell where you go, come to me.

Now Li Cong is also in a dilemma, whether to go or not to go, can there be a way to get the best of both worlds, even the misunderstanding during the commentary, after all, they are all nobles, as the saying goes, all the nobles in the world are relatives.

Just as he was thinking of a way, he saw Dong Baihu came back, his expression was not very good, Li Cong felt a little bit in his heart when he saw it, what happened.

(End of this chapter)