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Deng Hui had heard Su Tiancheng's name before, although he said he was not very familiar with it, after all, Su Tiancheng was from Shanxi, and scholars in the north were generally inferior to those in the south, but Su Tiancheng defeated many southern students and became the master of the examination. The pride of northern scholars, Deng Hui never expected that the disaster relief minister sent by the imperial court this time would be Su Tiancheng.

Looking at the young and a little too much Su Tiancheng, what Deng Hui felt was not contempt, but a bone-chilling coldness.

He was somewhat familiar with the aura emanating from Su Tiancheng's body. It was tempered, had a thorough view of things, and was a manifestation of wisdom and maturity. When dealing with such a person, don't think of any luck.

But Deng Hui will not give in so quickly, he has also experienced things.

"Caomin is a farmer in Xinxiang County. He was hit by a disaster and had nowhere to go. Hearing that the imperial court provided disaster relief, he came to pray for help."

"It seems that you still don't give up. You are not victims of the disaster in Xinxiang, but come from Hui County. How about it? Do you still want me to say more."

Deng Hui's face turned pale.

"Caomin doesn't understand what you mean, Caomin is from Xinxiang County."

"Hehe, then tell me, where are you from Xinxiang, who are the local village head and head Jia, and which village do you have more than 100 people from? These questions should be very simple."

Deng Hui was speechless and speechless.

"My patience is limited, and I don't want to go around in circles with you. If you don't want to say anything, I don't bother to ask. I want to rob the court for disaster relief money. You are probably tired of work."

Seeing Deng Hui's body trembling, Su Tiancheng continued to exert pressure.

"I think you are also a scholar. I feel sorry for you, so I asked you to ask questions. Otherwise, you would have no chance to talk to me. Judging by your temperament, you should be famous. I don't know what you have learned. The place has gone, do you think that the official will not be able to find out your identity? When the time comes, you will be dead, you will not be able to enter the ancestral hall, and your family will be implicated. Don't say regretful words."

Under the strong pressure, Deng Hui trembled all over, and plopped to his knees.

What scholars are most afraid of is that their reputation will be completely ruined. If they are excluded from the ancestral hall, they will not be able to go to hell after death.Not to be reincarnated, to become a lonely ghost.

This is why there are always very few scholars among the peasant rebels.

After all, scholars receive orthodox Confucian education.

On the other hand, peasants, when desperate, can easily get together to rebel.Their status is already low, so they don't have so many worries.If you can't survive, you have to find a way out.

After all, Deng Hui is different from the peasants. He just suffered some grievances, lost his mind in a fit of anger, and made such a decision. After he became a bandit, he never disclosed his identity. I don't know where his family is, but when facing the government, it is not very difficult to find out his identity.

His heart is still not dead, and he will never think about it. He will be a thief for the rest of his life. When the opportunity is right, he still has to find a way out, although it seems a bit slim to say this way out.

Deng Hui knelt on the ground, Su Tiancheng didn't speak anymore, he believed that Deng Hui would definitely speak.

"My lord, Caomin would like to speak to you alone."

Su Tiancheng nodded to signal that several officers of the Xiaoqi Battalion around him walked out of the tent, only Wang Dazhi was still in the tent, and he would not leave.

"I'm indeed a scholar. I was confused for a while and turned into a bandit, but I have no choice but to."

"You bastard, you have no choice but to turn grass into bandits. Think about the merchants and farmers who have been attacked by you. Will they believe that you have no choice? Don't say this in front of me. If you are wrong, you are wrong. This official has always believed that you are wrong. What a big deal, I will also make mistakes, what I am most afraid of is not admitting mistakes, blindly covering them up, let alone thinking about correcting them, and going all the way to the dark, this is sad.”

Deng Hui's body continued to tremble, and tears were already flowing.

"Okay, since you are a scholar, stand up and speak. I must follow the rules of the court. I will give you a chance. If you can help the court and wipe out the bandits with ulterior motives, everything before will be wiped out."

Deng Hui didn't stand up, but when he heard what Su Tiancheng said, he raised his head abruptly.

"My lord, don't be fooled."

Deng Hui's indifferent and eager attitude revealed his true inner thoughts.

"I don't need to fool you. I'm afraid you have thought about it. Since you are a local, you have become a bandit. So many people know about it. After seeing your face, you won't have a bright future. However, I will deal with such a situation. The thing is very simple, let you go to the south, who will know your identity."

Deng Hui spoke again, with a more urgent tone.

"Your Excellency and I have never known each other, why are you so protective of me?"

"I have said before that everyone will make mistakes. As long as you are willing to correct your mistakes, you will always be given a chance. If you fall into the grass, you are wrong. Only with great credit can you make up for it."

Following what Deng Hui told, Su Tiancheng became more and more frightened.

Du Laosan was really insane, thinking of robbing the disaster relief army, and the plan was quite careful.

Du Laosan is the biggest bandit in Weihui Mansion's jurisdiction. If this group of bandits is eliminated, I believe the rest of the bandits will never dare to covet disaster relief money.

Escape is not the way, only by showing the power can we put an end to this kind of situation.

"My lord, I have told you everything I know. Tomorrow is the time to act."

"Well, how many bandits are under Mr. Du's hands, and what is their combat effectiveness?"

"There are 1000 bandits in total, 5000 people are left to guard the cottage, and the remaining 100 people are all involved. These more than [-] people are the main backbone."

"Oh, tell me, what is your suggestion?"

"My next suggestion is to detain all of these more than 100 people at noon tomorrow. There are still 1000 people pretending to be refugees. The remaining 3000 people are waiting in front. They are preparing to cooperate with others."

"These more than 100 people were detained. At noon tomorrow, the remaining 1000 people came. How do you explain it?"

"I can be responsible for explaining, so that they will not be suspicious."

"Okay, I will do as you said. But there is no need to detain these more than 100 people."

Deng Hui's body trembled, he understood what Su Tiancheng meant.

"Don't your lord doubt me?"

"Employers don't doubt others, don't think too much, and do your own thing with peace of mind. After this matter is over, I can guarantee that the past will not be blamed."

When Deng Hui left the tent.Some couldn't believe it, he looked around, but no one was following him.

Although there was a trace of guilt, Su Tiancheng's trust made him abandon this trace of guilt and serve the court wholeheartedly.

After Deng Hui left.The officers of Xiaoqi Battalion entered the tent.

Su Tiancheng started to arrange the layout, he already had a plan in his heart.

At midnight, the sergeant sent out to contact Xinxiang County came back.A thousand sergeants from Xinxiang have already been dispatched, but unfortunately they are all infantry.It is impossible to have much fighting power.

There was a sneer on Su Tiancheng's face. With this thousand pawns, it was enough. After all, the bandits didn't have much fighting power, but with these thousand pawns, they would suffer some losses.

At the time of Chou, more than 100 bandits who were sleeping suffered a catastrophe. Although they were well prepared, even though they were the best among the bandits, they did not carry weapons. Of course, there were also those who were not convinced, who made a gesture of resistance, and were beheaded mercilessly.

But within a quarter of an hour, after more than 40 people were beheaded, the remaining bandits all knelt down and surrendered.

Su Tiancheng showed no mercy, the bandits who surrendered were escorted into the tent and all beheaded.

In the second division of Choushi, the sergeant from Xinxiang County arrived.

Su Tiancheng's dispatch quickly started. The sergeants of the Xiaoqi Battalion were all cavalry. They were the main force to suppress the bandits. As for the sergeants sent by the Xinxiang County Inspection Department, their main task was to serve as bait, escort the payment, and Follow the official path.

Deng Hui also didn't know where Du Laosan set up an ambush. There was a time difference. That is to say, the sergeants in Xinxiang County had to resist for a while.

Otherwise, they would collapse prematurely, and the Xiaoqi Battalion would not be able to kill the bandits to the maximum extent.

Such an arrangement is definitely dangerous, but the soldiers are dangerous.

The biggest problem was Su Tiancheng's own problem. He couldn't leave. He had to sit in the town and be with the sergeants of Xinxiang County. Although there were sergeants from the Baixiao Cavalry Battalion by his side, the danger still existed.

There were no problems with the rest of the arrangements, but there were some disputes concerning the issue of the command staff, and in the end it was Su Tiancheng who made the decision and stayed by himself.

At the time of Mao, when the large army set off, there were some changes. Except for the cavalry of hundreds of people, the rest were replaced by infantry. As for the refugees and disaster victims who followed the disaster relief team, most of them were old people, children and women.

The sergeants in Xinxiang County didn't know what tasks they had. They thought that the county government would send people to escort the relief troops wherever they went. After all, with so much relief money, safety was the most important thing.

When eating in the morning, it was served openly, and the sergeant was full, and he also ate meat.

As for the refugees and disaster victims who followed behind, they didn't feel anything unusual. They rarely had direct contact with the sergeants, and they all walked all the way across a distance. They will also be temporarily resettled in Xinxiang County.

Although he didn't have a good rest, Su Tiancheng was still very vigilant. He was about to face many bandits. Although he felt that he had a chance to win, he still couldn't be negligent. If there was a problem in any link, he would encounter big problems.

Wang Dazhi beside him was even more nervous. This time was no small matter. Two thousand soldiers fought against five thousand bandits. There was a huge gap in numbers. In his opinion, money was secondary, and the key was to protect the young master's safety. If there is even the slightest problem, if necessary, you will risk your own life, and you will not hesitate.