golden scales

Zhangjiakou Fort is more than [-] steps long from east to west, [-] steps wide from north to south, and has [-] courtyards. .Many small businesses couldn't squeeze into the fort, so they built houses attached to the city wall, forming a city chamber.At this moment, the cavalry battalion has completely controlled the entrances and exits of such a blossoming town castle, and all the parents of merchants with medium and upper assets have been "invited" to the garrison office.Some people didn't dare to come forward in person, so they pretended not to be there, but they also sent a trustworthy old family shopkeeper to listen to them.

Zhou Yuji didn't expect the merchants in Zhangjiakou to be so obedient and well-behaved, and immediately ordered the confiscation of the ordnance of the private army guards.Whether it is the Ming Dynasty, the Dashun Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, it is not taboo for the people to hold short soldiers such as swords and swords. However, long spears and long knives, iron armor helmets, and strong bows and crossbows are all forbidden items. .

With Zhou Yuji's order, all businesses were forced into a dilemma.

Either obediently disarm and wait to be dealt with, or stubbornly fight to survive.

After all, Huang Chengming is a student who has studied. Seeing that the scene was a little awkward, he came forward and said: "This time the officers and soldiers are here, only to punish the culprits, not to care about the rest! Asking you to hand over the weapons is also to prevent people from doing stupid things." Saying that, a group of dismounted knights entered the office with an old man who was fifty years away.

The old man caught in the middle was wearing a fancy dress made of purple-red silk, and a [***] uniform hat on his head, not the towering style of the Ming Dynasty, but a new cap that appeared after shaving, shaped like a melon rind Therefore, it is also called melon skin hat among the people.Then look at the old man's bare feet, he was dragged halfway to the Garrison Office, his feet were covered in blood and mud, he was in a miserable state.

"Report to the general, bring the criminal Fan Yongdou!" The knights on both sides reported with vibrating voices.

"I don't know what crime the grassroots have committed!" Fan Yongdou said angrily.

Zhou Yuji was overjoyed in his heart, because he lacked a man to show his prestige.His complexion was gloomy at the moment, and he said: "Bold! As a citizen of Ming Dynasty, you actually colluded with the Tartars, defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, and dared to claim your innocence! Left and right, you took off his head, so that the world would know: the sky net is not leaking! "

"Leave people under the general's sword!" Wang Dengku didn't expect Zhou Yuji to kill and gain power at this time. If he really let him kill Fan Yongdou, wouldn't both sides go to death?

Fan Yongdou was still angry just now, he was taken aback by the words of "picking off his head", he became sober at once, and he didn't dare to provoke Zhou Yuji again.

Zhou Yuji narrowed his eyes and said, "Wang Dengku, do you have something to say?"

"General, this man is famous for his faith, I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding." Wang Dengku said hastily.

"Misunderstanding?" Zhou Yuji sneered and said, "What kind of misunderstanding can there be, committing such a heinous crime, and wanting to quibble!"

Fan Yongdou couldn't help but said: "General, if it is said that the grassroots are guilty, it should be the judge's conclusion, and the criminal Cao will do it! The general kills the small people without authorization, isn't it afraid that someone will accuse the general of violating the country's laws!"

"Hehehe, you still know the system of Wang Fazu!" Zhou Yuji smiled and stood up: "Today is the time for you, the evil one, to pay the blood debt of the world! Come on! First, go and steal his family's wealth, and arrest his family members to come here to watch punishment!"

Wang Dengku and others wanted to say more, a dozen or so fierce knights rushed up, holding sabers and driving everyone aside, and three or five knights with crossbows walked back and forth, pointing crossbows at people who made changes from time to time.These people were all wealthy in the castle, and none of them wanted to make fun of their lives, so they had to get together obediently, like sheep.

They only thought that ransacking the house was a long process, but who knew it would only take a cup of tea. The Fan family's family members, servants, and female relatives were all taken to the Garrison Department without delay, and there were a total of forty or fifty people.

"Report to the general, and there are 120 and seven relatives of Fan Yongdou, all of whom are tied to the office of the office." A colonel stepped forward and said.

Zhou Yuji nodded and turned to Fan Yongdou: "What else do you have to say?"

Fan Yongdou saw that his family members had already captured the government office, and knew that he was doomed, so he spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said loudly, "Even if I die, I can still make your head fall!"

"Drag his son out and behead him." Zhou Yuji casually pointed at the group of close relatives of the Fan family, his murderous aura suddenly manifested.

"You bastard..." Fan Yongdou yelled, and sure enough, the soldiers in steel armor pulled his sons out of the crowd, pushed them into the crowd, swung his saber and slashed down, and his blood rushed to the sky. , the sons fell to the ground, twitched twice and then stopped moving.

Fan Yongdou held his breath in his chest when he saw this, rolled his eyes and passed out.

Wang Dengku and others were surrounded in a low-lying place, seeing a few streams of purple-black human blood flowing towards their feet, their heartbeat accelerated, almost jumped out of their stomachs, and they all ran back to dodge.

"General, why bother..." Wang Dengku himself didn't know why there was a tear in his voice: "I hope that the future of the general will be bright, and the wealth, glory and wealth are all within your fingertips!"

As if Zhou Yuji didn't hear it, he ordered: "Water."

A bucket of cold water was poured over his head, Fan Yongdou was so excited, he woke up with a moaning sound in his throat.

"Son!" Fan Yongdou burst into tears as soon as he woke up: "You thief who kills a thousand swords, you will kill my son, you will be bad... ah!" The knight on the side smashed the handle of the knife on his mouth, and his teeth suddenly Five or seven of them were broken, and the mouth was full of blood.

"I don't like to hear those words." Zhou Yuji said coldly: "Pull his grandson out and behead him!"

The knights who were executed just now rushed into the crowd, pushed out two young men who had only grown hair around their mouths, and snatched a child with horns combed from a woman.

The two young men wailed and begged for mercy.They didn't dare to cry out loud for their father just now, but now they can't care about it anymore.

"General! Please let my son go! I am willing to give the Fan family's secret collection to the general!" The woman held her son desperately, and in order to increase the weight of her words, she said loudly: "I am the Fan family. My eldest daughter-in-law, I hold the keys to the house! General, let my son go!"

Zhou Yuji winked at the knight, and the two older grandsons were cut down to the ground immediately, adding another touch of blood to the air.The child finally survived the catastrophe, and was held tightly in his mother's arms, and the mother and child were crying profusely.

"It's a human tragedy..." A merchant couldn't see it, but he didn't have the guts to stand up, so he muttered in a low voice.

Zhou Yuji's ears were sharp, and his sharp eyes swept over at once, and he shouted sharply: "You only see his family's misery, but have you ever thought about those who suffered because of the invasion of the Eastern captives!" Dare to touch his vigor, only Zhou Yuji dared to lead troops to charge and kill, and won in one fell swoop, but in the end it was useless to the overall situation.

Knowing that these merchants are behind the captive soldiers as eyes and ears, how can Zhou Yuji not hate it!

"What's wrong with those people! They can't be buried when they die, and they can't return to their hometown when they are alive. Now they are still slaves to the savages in the bitter cold of Liaodong!" Zhou Yuji said with hatred.

When years of stagnation broke out, those merchants were so frightened that they no longer dared to speak, and they didn't even dare to show their sympathy.

"Take her to find Yinjiao." Zhou Yuji quickly calmed down and waved his hand: "If you can't find it, kill them together."

Fan Yongdou had already recovered from the funeral of his descendants, and shouted tremblingly: "How dare you! You and Yu'er will die faster if you find the silver!"

"Uncle, I have to leave a queen for the Fan family!" The eldest daughter-in-law cried, and walked out without daring to lift her head.

Fan Yongdou looked at the figure of his daughter-in-law leaving, his mouth opened and closed, his mind gradually cleared up, and he said to Zhou Yuji: "The general came thousands of miles just for money, why bother to make such a fuss. The old man is somewhat popular in the court, as long as Zhangjiakou is spared The old man is willing to hand over all the family property, big and small." He knew that the general had a blood feud with him and would never let him live.The daughter-in-law is also right, the Fan family always has a bloodline.

In exchange for all the property of the Fan family to keep this bloodline intact, some old folks will probably take care of it a little bit, and there may not be no possibility of a comeback in the future.

Zhou Yuji snorted: "I like to hear that, but it's a pity that it's useless." He walked up to Fan's family through bloody water, and yelled violently: "You all deserve to die!"

The faces of Fan's family who were being punished below were ashes.

"Heaven's grace is mighty, if it is reported that the Fan family has concealed his family property, the crime will be reduced by one class, otherwise...he will be executed immediately!"

Seeing those people in front of him dumbstruck, Zhou Yuji stretched out his big hand with iron gauntlet, stretched out a finger, and said coldly: "Only the first ten people can enjoy this grace."

The person who was dumbfounded suddenly felt a little twitched.

"Pillar! What are you going to do! You can't be sorry to the master!" An old man who looked like a butler grabbed the young man beside him.

The man said with pain on his face: "Father, I don't have a son yet. We don't owe the Fan family anything. Is it worth breaking up for his family!"

"You bastard..." The old butler reached out to hit his son, but was pushed away by the rushing knight, motioning for the young man named Zhu to come out.

"Don't touch my father, I will tell you everything I know." Zhu Zi pleaded bitterly, taking a breath.

Zhou Yuji signaled the knight to take him out, but did not give any guarantee.

Zhu Zi glanced back at his father, then walked out quickly with his head down.

"Master! I'm sorry for you!" Father Zhuzi knelt down on the ground and kowtowed heavily, only to hear a teeth-piercing sound of bone cracking, he actually hit the ground alive and collapsed to the side.

Fan Yongdou turned his face away, two lines of dirty tears streaming down his face.

With the pillars taking the lead, the ten places will soon be filled.Among them are Fan Yongdou's concubines, as well as ordinary hired workers and nurses.A series of documentary evidence, including account books and secret letters, were searched out, and the silver deposits and goods in the silver cellar that were recovered in the end were generally able to match the accounts. Zhou Yuji then ordered Fan Yongdou to be beheaded and all his family members to be imprisoned. Enter the prison.

Fan Yongdou took one last look at this world before he died, and his eyes fell on the dead Zhuzi father, and suddenly found that "loyalty" is really a shocking emotion.

But this kind of emotion has been abandoned by myself for too long. (To be continued.)