I have a cornucopia

Chapter 42 It’s time to die!

the next day.

A piece of blood on the north gate wall.

"So, the main reason why Laiyang was almost slaughtered was because of this guy's shamelessness?"

Yang Feng looked deeply at the corpse of an old country squire who had been hacked to death with a knife.

This is the one in charge of the north gate.

His name is Zhang Hongde.

Moreover, he was born in Juren and served as the general judge of Jiaxing Prefecture in Zhejiang Province. He was also one of the main forces of the Laiyang gentry defending the city this time. The Qing army had actually withdrawn before, so in order to defend the city, a large amount of money was given to the young men. He was a little complacent for a moment, and the money was so painful that he asked the young men who had taken the money to give it back to him...

Well, that's what he did.

But of course the young men refused, so he and his son took their slaves and chased the young men around with big sticks, forcing them to take them out.

The latter was unable to resist.

After all, the young man who took his money was only from the north gate guarding the city with him.

The recruits from other families are not as unrestricted as him, but if these young men who took his money dare to resist, other families cannot watch. In the end, they have to help Lao Zhang and his son.

but……

The Qing army is back again.

Whether it was a false shot by the Qing army before, or whether someone in the city ran to tell the Qing army out of anger, no one knows.

In short, the Qing army suddenly came back.

Then the young men and women on the north gate city wall dispersed in a crowd, and the Qing army easily captured the north gate. Lao Zhang and his son took the blame on their own. Both father and son died on the city wall. Judging from the dead bodies in front of them, they were indeed real. died in battle. But the fall of the north gate also trapped the soldiers and civilians in Laiyang City. The Qing troops swarmed in and massacred people in the city. The one at the south gate was Yang Feng, the Song Shibo, and Song Jicheng of the Song family, the number one family in Laiyang. He and Yang Feng's father were in the same department in the provincial examination, so they had a good relationship. However, he passed the examination, while Yang Feng's father did not. Because his family background was poor and he was self-aware, he took the deputy list of Gongsheng students and was directly selected as an official. went. When he saw that the situation was not good at the south gate, he immediately opened the door with others and fled south. Finally, he ran into Yang Feng who happened to be coming, and then followed Yang Feng back to kill him.

The Qing army did not hold out for long.

First, Yang Feng's violent painting style was too intimidating to anyone who saw it for the first time. Second, they thought he really brought reinforcements. Third, the young men in the city were also stimulated by these two items, and their fighting power surged.

In short, the Qing army briefly fought in the city and then retreated in a hurry.

But thousands of people were still killed.

Among them were not only Zhang Hongde and his son, but also other gentry from the Zuo family, Zhao family, and Jiang family.

Including Song Yingheng, a former official doctor and a younger brother of Song Jicheng, also died in the melee.

All suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, all the major gentry from each family were looking at the dead bodies of Lao Zhang and his son with complicated eyes.

"Thieves are all thieves!"

One who was probably one of his in-laws was all he could say in the end.

"Is this a problem with the unruly people? This is totally shameless. I would have killed him. Why do you take money so seriously? If you lose your money, won't you be advantageous to others? How much money does his family have? How many tens of thousands? You two, right? It's fine now. My whole family is dead, is his wife still alive?"

Yang Feng said angrily.

"He hanged himself. Also, his family's silver hiding place was opened by a slave. It is estimated that there is no less than one million taels of silver in it, but most of it was robbed. Just now, the county magistrate led someone there and counted more than two hundred thousand taels. .”

The young man who had followed Yang Feng into the city said angrily.

This is Dong Daojiu.

His fathers Dong Qiao and Song Jicheng were both members of Shanzuo Grand Society, a branch of Fushe. More than 20 members of his uncle Jiang's family died this time. His fiancée, who had not yet married, committed suicide because she was afraid of being humiliated. If there weren't too many people at the moment, he would probably I want to make up for Lao Zhang a few times, this old guy hates people so much.

"Hold!"

Yang Feng was speechless.

Everyone else remained silent.

Although Yang Feng was not polite, he did express everyone's feelings. What can I say? How can I say that his father and son are strong and unyielding? He even wanted to slap himself in the face for saying this, saying that his father and son deserved their death? They are all old relatives by marriage, and the Zhang family is also a local wealthy family. It is said that Qi Jiguang's in-law Zhang Mengli belongs to their family. It is said that his father and son died unjustly. Everyone will be embarrassed in the future. Anyway, let's leave it like this!
  Fortunately Yang Feng arrived just in time, otherwise everyone would have been killed by him this time.

"My lord, the Knights of Confucius and Mencius were established this time. Duke Yan Sheng donated 300,000 taels himself, the Qingzhou gentry donated 200,000 taels, and the Changle and Anqiu gentry donated more than 100,000 taels. Since the Zhang family is dead, In the opinion of the students, it is better to save money in his family as a donation from the Laiyang gentry. As for his family, it is natural to break up the family for the country and repay the emperor's favor with himself. If this matter spreads, it is inevitable that their father and son will die. He has been criticized by thousands of people, even if we use this to save his face, he is also a member of the Juren family and donated money to protect the Confucian Temple. I think he is willing to do it even if he is alive."

Yang Feng said suddenly.

The county official looked at the gentry around him.

One of them was obviously dissatisfied, but just as he was about to speak, another fellow, Xian, stopped him with his gaze.

"What Fengsheng said is absolutely true. We are all Confucian disciples. Since Duke Yansheng can donate 300,000 taels, how can we just sit back and watch? However, this time the defenders have exhausted their family wealth and are really powerless. Since He was the cause of the disaster, so if he pays this money, it can be regarded as an apology to Sang Zi. Members of the Zhang family, if there are still those who don't want to, you can make it clear that he has no descendants, and this family property was originally meant to be divided among the clan. Houses, fields, and shops should all be divided. If you are not willing to donate money, then you will naturally have to divide it. If you are just donating to protect the Confucian Temple, you will inevitably have to share it."

He looked at the Zhang family and said.

"Huang Zegong, we all read the books of sages, so don't we know the general idea? After he is gone, the clan has the right to dispose of his inheritance. All his family's money is donated to Duke Yan Sheng to protect the Confucian Temple." The long one said immediately.

Everyone is not stupid. Yang Feng definitely wants a sum of money. This guy has an army. Maybe Laiyang will have to rely on him again. But this money could only be collected by each family. Now that Zhang Hongde has inherited it, there is no need to collect it. , just give it all to Yang Feng. But the land and shops left by Zhang Hongde are the most important. Naturally, these tribesmen should divide this, so that they can make a fortune without having to pay an extra tael of silver.

What a good thing?

Although more than two hundred thousand taels is indeed tempting, if it really offends other families, it will be troublesome for these partners to deal with the Zhang family in the future.

It’s silver!
  As long as you have the land, you can make money later!

"Since it was a public meeting of the Zhang family, the county couldn't say much. When the county reported it, it was said that Jianlu was faking a retreat. The people in the city believed it was true. Jianlu returned at night and cooperated with the traitors to break through the north gate and guard the north gate. Zhang's father and son fought bloody battles in Beimen and were killed by Jian's captives."

The magistrate said.

As long as the clan decides on this kind of thing, he, a foreigner, will be an official honestly.

It is said that any one of these gentry families can have an official who is many ranks higher than him.

There is also a former minister of the Ministry of Industry inside!
  "So, you really can't be so stupid as a human being."

Yang Feng looked at the dead bodies of the Zhang family and his son and sighed.

The others nodded sympathetically.

In this way, a group of guys finished their job, and Yang Feng easily earned 200,000 yuan, which was actually more than 240,000 taels. Immediately after, the magistrate sent him to the Confucian Temple. As for Yang Knight, of course he had to live in the Confucian Temple! He was here to protect the Confucian Temple, and the money was also used for him to protect the Confucian Temple, so that day he recruited many knights for the Knights of Confucius and Mencius at the Confucian Temple. These are all children of the Laiyang gentry. Firstly, they have the reputation of being a scholar. Secondly, they cannot be older than thirty. After all, no matter how old they are, they are not suitable. Thirdly, they must be accompanied by followers. The number of people is uncertain, but they cannot be alone.

We can't really let the talents rush into battle, right?
  "Feng Sheng, what are you talking about?"

Song Jicheng looked at Yang Feng's long tail paddle with interest.

"Whirlwind Zhan, when I came back from Shaanxi Fuling, I met an immortal on the road. He said that in three years the world would be overthrown."

Yang Feng said.

Song Jicheng, his nephew Song Mei, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the fellow countryman Xian, this was Zhao Shiji, the former cabinet minister, who was a local scholar in Laiyang. Song Mei, Song Jicheng's son Song Lian and others were all his students. Lian went to Beijing to take the exam. In this era, Laiyang ranked first in the imperial examinations in the Denglai area. The Song family alone had a lot of Jinshi, including Song Jicheng's two elder brothers, as well as his nephews Song Mei and Song Cong. He was considered a poor candidate. There is also the Zuo family, that is, the Zuo Maodi family who was sent as an envoy to Hongguang but was killed by Dorgon. Dong Daojiu's mother is Zuo Maodi's niece.

This group of people are all members of Shanzuo Grand Society, a branch of Fushe, and their leader is Song Jicheng.

More than 60 aristocratic families from Laiyang live in Shanzuo Grand Shrine.

Yang Feng's father is actually the same.

but……

They are all anti-Qing.

This gang of one-pot people also caused great damage to Laiyang's cultural heritage.

I have to say that the reality is so sad.

The group of people in Qingzhou and other places who welcomed Master Wang made the imperial examination prosperous in these places in the future. Laiyang, which was originally at the same level as them, because of all these hard-core efforts, led to the decline of the imperial examination.

Song Jicheng looked at Yang Feng deeply...

"Don't say this to outsiders."

He said.

"Shibo, do you believe me?"

Yang Feng said.

"The world is like this. It's surprising that it can last for three years."

Song Jicheng sneered.

"So, the god promised that as long as I ask him for help, he will give me some sharp weapons to help me. I will not hide it from you. The Knights of Confucius and Mencius are my team training with scholars from Antonwei, Juzhou, Rizhao and other places. Yes, as for Yan Shenggong, I was the one who forced him to do it. I took the scholars from all over the country and three thousand soldiers and horses to Qufu and forced him to take out the silver with a knife."

Yang Feng said.

"I'm still wondering when Duke Yansheng became so generous."

Zhao Shiji said with a smile.

"In short, he has already submitted a petition to establish the Confucius and Mencius Knights, and we have also recruited three thousand cavalry and my uncle has taken control of Liu Zeqing's headquarters. Currently, we have almost nine thousand troops in hand. Du Li also led hundreds of people to Huang County. Qingzhou Fanggong and others have tried to contact Shandong officials in Beijing to facilitate this matter. Jiaozhou and other places are also willing to join. Now it depends on Denglai, but the most important thing in Denglai is not money, but recruitment. Now you can train troops. Family art of war, although the children of the Qi family are indeed not good at leading troops, the gold miners in various places are an excellent source of troops."

Yang Feng said.

"Then we have to find the Yu family. I asked Dong Zhen to go to Qixia to find Yu Qi and ask him to bring hundreds of people over. First, I will escort the money back to Anqiu with you. No matter what happens in the future, I will drive away the Jianlu first."

Song Jicheng said.

(End of this chapter)