Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 233 Catch the Thief
Being able to have a beautiful girl take the initiative to seduce, this can only be watched on TV before time travel, sitting in a hotel, with nephrite in his arms, Song Qingshu is flattered to yearn for the treatment of a national husband in his previous life.

However, when he was licentious, Sun Chuanting ran fast enough, and he ran out of Dai County in half a night. Fortunately, his parents had already gone, and the customs in the Northland were very strong, so his monogamous and concubine There is no foot binding, otherwise, it would not be easy to run so far.

Along the way, Sun Chuanting was still worried that Song Qingshu would send cavalry to hunt him down, but he ran all the way out of Dai County and didn't see him, which really confused him.

Song Qingshu is so kind, can this let him go?

However, the peace on this road came to an abrupt end when it reached Chudai County. It was not far from the boundary marker of Dai County. Compared with the lush and lush crops here, Yuanping County suddenly became desolate, and there were still soldiers on the side of the road. There are traces of ruins, burned villages, large tracts of abandoned fields, and even half-decomposed bones by the side of the road.

"These thieves are so abominable, they should all be hacked into pieces!"

There was no place to live at night, so he found a seemingly safe woods for camping, lit a fire with a torch, and hugged his two trembling daughters, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but cursed in disgust.

Although it was cold and humid that night, at least nothing went wrong. At noon, Sun Chuanting's family passed by Yuanping County again, and an even more shocking scene appeared in front of them.

At noon, the city gate was closed tightly. Under the city wall, there were tens of thousands of densely packed hungry people, crying and beating the gate of Yuanping County, but the gate was tightly closed, and there was even a burglar on the city wall. No, I didn't dare to approach at all. Looking at it from a distance, Sun Chuanting felt worried, and couldn't help shouting again.

"The magistrate of Yuanping County should be killed! Last year in Yuanping County was a good year, and the official warehouse could not store [-] loads of loads, which is more than enough to relieve the victims of the disaster. But if you stand by and do nothing, isn't it just pushing the people towards the thieves?"

"Officer, from this point of view, Chief Song is still a good person. We have never seen such a large number of victims in Dai County." Seeing this scene, Feng, who was holding the child, couldn't help expressing his feelings. Sun Chuanting listened But he snorted again.

"What do women and Taoists know? He is a thief, entrenched in Dai County, and sooner or later he will cause trouble!"

The reprimanded Feng didn't dare to take a look, and Sun Chuanting felt a little bit overwhelmed in his heart, so he just continued on his way with a straight face.

This road is really dangerous. Along the way, I saw several situations where hungry people besieged big families for food. Fortunately, Sun Chuanting is now considered a down-and-out person, and his clothes are not very good. He was not surrounded by these hungry people. The women of the Feng family were terrified, and the situation did not improve until Xinkou village.

The reason why Song Qingshu accepted the order to defend Xinkou Village was not only because of Qiu Ming's activities, but more importantly, the begging army was stationed here. Five hundred Musketeers and five hundred cavalry patrolled the trade route from Dai County back and forth. With these elite troops stationed here, the environment here has improved a lot.

And the one who stays here is Li Dingguo, he is the seed of a famous general, Song Qingshu intends to let him practice more.

And this Xinkou village actually opened a warehouse to release grain!

When Sun Chuanting arrived, it was time for porridge distribution. A dozen soldiers built a high platform, and a large group of refugees surrounded them. Line up according to the rules, and there are guards patrolling back and forth. If they catch those who jump in line, they will be pulled out and kicked to the back of the line.

It’s not that there were no tricks, but a few heads were hanging there. Later, the refugees all became well-behaved. They lined up one by one with broken bowls and bamboo tubes to fill a bowl of porridge, and then squatted in the corner and drank silently. At that time, soldiers from the begging army came to inquire, and some people's names were registered, and the whole family was taken to the inside of Guancheng immediately.

"Hey, over there, you have to queue up for porridge!"

From a distance, I watched Sun Chuanting and the others staggering towards him. From a long distance away, there were beggar cavalrymen shouting, but Sun Chuanting was so angry. He is a senior official and has always been treated poorly in Dai County Let him huddle together with a bunch of disaster victims to receive porridge, just like the allusion in the Spring and Autumn Period, how can he bear this?Even though his stomach was rumbling with hunger, Sun Chuanting yelled hard.

"I'm not a disaster victim, I'm a Daixian Juren who wants to go to Taiyuan through customs!"

"To Taiyuan? Hmph."

Common people are not allowed to leave the township party these days. Only scholars who have passed the examination and merchants with business status can wander around. So Sun Chuanting reported his fame to the top, which is also a way to improve his status, but The beggar army cavalry was stunned when he heard this, but then shook his head with a sneer, but didn't say much. Zhe then led several cavalrymen under his command to patrol north.

Sun Chuanting was interrogated several times along the way, but he got out of the pass smoothly. Inside the pass, he also saw the victims who were brought in just now. They were all married and registered together. Clothes and bedding were distributed to them, tents were divided, and the seriousness was really like the army.

No wonder the cavalry of the Qihuo Army sneered when they heard that Sun Chuanting was going to Taiyuan. After leaving Xinkou Village, the boundary of Xinzhou is not enough to be described in a miserable word. This is the main battlefield. Almost all the villages near Xinzhou were destroyed. Moreover, there are refugees everywhere in these ruins, and there are especially fierce soldiers and bandits, all of whom are scattered officers and soldiers. They dare not return to the army and simply loot everywhere.

The money that Song Qingshu gave was reimbursed here, and was directly snatched away by a group of refugees. Before the refugees could go far, they were caught by a dozen or so bandits in Ming army robes. , was killed on the spot, and Sun Chuanting and his party were so frightened that they ran away again, not daring to stay this night, and rushed directly to the direction of Xinzhou Mansion along the official road.

Early in the morning of the third day, Sun Chuanting's eyes caught sight of Xinzhou City, which had been half-blackened by the fire, and he was so excited to see that he really felt like joining forces in the victory of the [-]-mile long march.

Xinzhou City was washed away by Song Qingshu, and most of it was burned down again. However, after being taken back by the officers and soldiers, it has become a paradise for those powerful landlords. The houses were being knocked and repaired, and there was a long queue at the gate of the yamen. This meeting was not for the poor victims who had lost their lives for a bowl of porridge, but for the well-dressed, satin, and fat or thin people carrying gifts. squire.

Although it is a man-made disaster, it is a great opportunity for them to make a fortune. The land near Xinzhou is considered fertile in Shanxi. When the household registration is burned, just draw a stroke on it, and their family will get a large piece of fertile land. .

When Xinzhou was in such a catastrophe, the government not only failed to provide disaster relief, but made a lot of money from the disaster, setting off a climax of land annexation.

Sun Chuanting and his party managed to reach the gate of the yamen that remained the same on crutches. Just as they caught up with the inside of the yamen, two yamen servants suddenly dragged a crying middle-aged man kicking his legs and dragged him out, and then threw them on the road. .

Unclearly fell, the middle-aged man was still crying and crawling back, stretching out his hands and yelling loudly: "Officer, you are wronged! The young one is really Li Shunmin, I am not dead!"

"Get out! If you dare to make trouble in the yamen again, Lord Xiaoxiao will arrest you and put you in jail!"

Seeing the yamen servant's water and fire stick pointing at him fiercely, he hesitated for a long time, but the man finally left with heavy steps.

"It's really disgusting, these bastards! Forcibly impersonating people in broad daylight, and forcibly depriving their accounts! Seizing people's land and property, I must write a letter to them!"

Sun Chuanting saw through this trick at a glance. It was nothing more than a gift from a tyrant. The landlord who was originally alive was recorded as a dead household by the government, and he resold the property under his name to others for huge profits. , couldn't help shouting angrily, who knew that this would cause trouble, several government servants immediately surrounded him unwillingly, pointed their sticks at Sun Chuanting and cursed.

"Where do you come from, you dare to talk nonsense and deceive people. Believe it or not, I will arrest you and cut your tongue!"

"How dare you! I am an official of the imperial court! Even if you break the law, you have to report it to the Ministry of Officials before you can be sentenced. The local government has no right to dispose of it. If you dare to touch this official, be careful not to walk around!"

Sun Chuanting kept a stern face, showing an official demeanor without anger and prestige, which is absolutely impossible for ordinary people these days, and his words even made several government officials stunned. Thinking of the precedent here, the yamen servants hurriedly stepped back a few steps and put down the sticks, and the arrester in front even said with a mournful face, folded his fists and bowed down to make amends.

"Hey, a little dog sees people as inferior, sir, don't be so knowledgeable with the little one, dare to ask your old Gao's name, the little one is easy to report to the mansion!"

"Sun Chuanting of Daixian County! The former Jixun doctor of the Ministry of Officials! I have something important to do, and I want to see your prefect Zhao immediately! Go and report it!"

This is the purpose of Sun Chuanting's escape all the way!Expose Song Qingshu!Dai County is now under the control of Song Qingshu, and the defenders of Pingyuan County are only a few hundred, which is not enough. Only Xinzhou City has a high wall and a large number of defenders, which can fight against the begging army. Moreover, when Zhao Qing was the magistrate of Dai County, He still knows.Poor Sun Chuanting was locked up in the prison and didn't know what kind of virtue Xinzhou had lost, so he bumped into him head-on.

However, the name Sun Chuanting of Dai County made all the yamen servants dumbfounded. You looked at me and I looked at you in horror, and then retreated in a circle. While running, he yelled: "It's terrible! Sun Chuanting of Dai County is calling!"

Looking at the terrified eyes of the surrounding government servants, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but wonder, when did he become so famous in Xinzhou?

In just a moment, hundreds of soldiers with knives and guns rushed out with a huff. The knives and guns shone coldly and surrounded Sun Chuanting's family. Amid the sound of heavy armor, the new Xinzhou guard came out with a knife in full vigilance. , looking at Sun Chuanting, the women and children's family, was taken aback, and immediately waved heavily.

"Catch some thieves!"

Amidst the sound of slapping leaves, the soldiers who came rushed forward, some wearing shackles, and some tied up. Poor Sun Chuanting didn't understand what was going on, so he was stuffed into a large yoke weighing more than ten kilograms. He put his head and hands in the shackles, and seeing his ten-year-old daughter being pushed to the ground and tied up fiercely by the yamen servant with hemp rope, the painful girl cried, Stretching his hands, Sun Chuanting yelled angrily.

"A former imperial court official, you can't treat me like this! I want to see Zhifu Zhao!"

"Meet the prefect Zhao? See you in a few days! Come, someone, and lock up these thieves and their families for me!"

Amidst the women's cries and Sun Chuanting's scolding, a group of people were all pushed into the Yamen by the wolf-like officers and soldiers, and stuffed into the prison. He was released from the big prison of the government, and within three days, he was put into the big prison of the government again. This time, the environment was even worse, there was not even a light, and when the door was locked, Sun Chuanting immediately left it in darkness.

"What the hell is going on?"

Angrily, he smashed the shackles on the prison door, and Sun Chuanting yelled angrily.

(End of this chapter)