stubborn thief

Chapter 136 Nightmare
Liu Xiangsheng walked on the trail of Heilong Mountain step by step with a coal basket on his back.

He walked through his family's farmland, seeing the wheat covered under the thin snow, with a little joy on his face, and hurried home.

Xingpingli was still the same. Liu Xiangsheng took a look at the largest and best house built in the village from a distance, then turned and walked into the small courtyard to the west.

Just as I put down the coal basket and rubbed my shoulder to draw blood, my mother-in-law came out and asked, "How is it? Are there any winter workers in the county?"

Liu Xiangsheng shook his head, went into the room and sat on the stool for a while before saying: "After mining some coal, you should not move at the beginning of the new year. Eat less, and if you can survive, I will go to transport coal to the magistrate's uncle."

Coal mining is very hard. In the past, it was possible to mine coal in Heilong Mountain, but now the coal mines in the mountain are owned by the uncle of the mansion, and people are not allowed to mine casually.

In the past, the people of Heilong Mountain would spend a day or two going into the mountain to dig coal every winter, just enough to dig enough to keep their homes warm in winter.

No one opened a kiln, and no one sold out.

There is not enough coal nearby, and no one buys a cart to sell it, and it is not enough to sell it to ordinary people.

It’s different now. The magistrate’s uncle opened a kiln in the mountains and sold the coal directly to the iron households and the mountain chiefs who opened the kiln through the yamen workshop. The price was [-]% higher than the market price, and you couldn’t tolerate it.

If you don't buy, you don't live, and if you don't live, you starve to death.

The woman had no problem with sitting still in winter, she just taunted in a low voice: "Then the uncle of the magistrate is blinded by lard and doesn't want to live anymore, and he dares to take things from your old Liu's house. Carpenter Xiang Liang followed to Liujiazhuang, why don't you go?"

Liu Xiangsheng said sullenly, "When we get there, we will be tenants for Xiang Yu's family."

"Then you stayed here to keep fifty acres of land? You're not a tenant yet."

The woman hated iron but said: "Why are you so stubborn! You begged Xiang Yu twice, once as a policeman in Mizhi, and once as a tax collector in Fucheng. If you were not allowed to go, you would not let me go. I have left you alone, and I have a grudge."

"Xiang Yu's family built a big house, and I even pulled a cart of bricks for him, and I installed all the tiles... Who will take care of the ancestors when they are gone."

Speaking of this, Liu Xiangsheng couldn't go on talking, and finally sat on the kang and said sullenly: "People still have to rely on themselves."

But what should I do if I can't bear it or be unreliable?

Suddenly, a huqin melody accompanied by the sound of drums came from Heilong Mountain.

Liu Xiangsheng suddenly felt that the tune was a little familiar, but suddenly he couldn't remember it, so he hurried out.

After running through the courtyard gate, he suddenly remembered that this was the tune that the Lehu thief who was locked in the cave often played!
Many people in the village heard the sound of drums and zithers entering the mountain, and they all ran to the entrance of the village and looked towards the mountain pass.

In the snowflakes flying all over the sky, horse soldiers in red armor galloped on the field road holding high the red Liu character banner.

Banners of various colors and sizes were set up at the mountain pass, and the mules were left behind. The cavalry marched to the village first, and the infantry marched quickly in columns.

Two two-horse four-wheeled chariots drove through the field road one after the other. A heavy cannon was mounted on the front vehicle. Song Shouzhen rode on the cannon and hung his head to pull the huqin.

The last car carried war drums, which were thumped heavily by the strong men.

Official servants in coats and fur robes and the magistrate's uncle's family were stunned for a moment at the entrance of the village and on the roof.

That Liu character banner was their nightmare. Although they encouraged themselves ten thousand times during the day, the Liu family dared not come back.

When falling asleep at night, you will still be afraid of the neighing of the war horse, and enter, and the nightmare will come into reality.

I don't know who started it first, everyone ran to the mountain like crazy.

Liu Chengzong rode his horse through the familiar fields, raised his whip and smiled at Chengyun: "That bastard is still building an embroidery building in the courtyard. I want to understand one thing."

It's funny to say, even though the Heilongshan mansion is very well built and beautiful.

But for a long time before, Liu Chengzong never felt that this was home in his heart.

Whether it's the Dianshi Xiya in Mizhi County or the sunken kiln in Yuhebao, they all make him feel like home far more than Heilongshan.

After all, he was full of plans, and he had only lived here for less than three months.

On the contrary, this place is more like the carrier's home.

But Heilongshan is his hometown.

Liu Chengyun rode a donkey without armor, and had neither bow nor sword.

I only have a Buddha Wolf mobile gun tied around my waist, but I don't know how to use it, I just wear it to strengthen my courage.

He asked, "What do you want to understand?"

"Avoiding the Black Dragon Mountain is not the way to deal with this matter. If we hide, someone will take it. The ancestral tombs and memorial tablets are in the cave. If someone takes it, it will get in the way. You don't need to tell people that you can't take it."

Liu Chengzong turned his head while speaking: "Whoever takes possession of it will die, and others will know what to do."

The two armies marched out from their sides, this time Gao Xian's troops were brought out, and it was the first actual battle after the joint training.

However, Liu Chengzong paid more attention to the 12 people after the joint venture. What kind of influence will this mixed formation of soldiers and auxiliary soldiers have on the combat effectiveness of soldiers in battle.

Two horsemen, three cavalry in a group, sealed off the main roads in the village, and two commanders led the auxiliary soldiers into the village, ignorantly appeasing the people.

They are all born once, and the villagers are scared when they see them, and they are also scared when they see the villagers.

Then the infantry continued to line up and marched towards the mountain fort.

When Liu Chengzong rode his horse into the village, many people in the village had already run away, only the old and weak women and children of the tenants were hiding at home, and a few tenants were standing in the yard to watch.

These tenants were all unfamiliar faces, only Liu Xiangsheng stood in front of the courtyard gate in shock and timidity.

"Uncle Xiang Sheng is still at home, why didn't you go to Liujiazhuang?"

Liu Xiangsheng looked and looked again before he recognized it was Liu Chengzong. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to call him for a while, then he paused and said, "Lion baby, I have land at home, so I didn't leave."

In fact, he didn't know Liu Chengzong well, it was nothing more than the people in the village talking about it, talking about something like Liu Xiangyu's two sons are scholars, and both sons have gone to the army.

It wasn't until the two of them came back from Yuhebao that they met a few times and greeted each other from a distance.

On the contrary, Liu Chengzong had an impression of Liu Xiangsheng.

In fact, if he saw other people, Liu Chengzong would still feel a little puzzled in his heart. They all said that Quanzang should go to Liujiazhuang, so why are there still people staying in Heilong Mountain?
But if it's Liu Xiangsheng, it's not surprising.

Because Liu Xiangsheng was like fleeing with his mother-in-law and aunt very early, and wanted to escape after being robbed by hungry people in Xingpingli. It happened that that night he cut off a car's head and jumped into Panlongchuan to take a bath.

Uncle Xiang Sheng saw it and thought it was an apparition from his ancestors, and was frightened back.

He would only find it a little funny, the power of this ancestor's manifestation is much more powerful than hunger and hardship.

Liu Chengzong wondered, "Did Zhang Nian's brother-in-law occupy your land?"

"Occupied." Liu Xiangsheng said disgruntledly: "Occupied my [-] mu, and gave me [-] mu as a tenant, and the rent was three Dou."

"This is a plan. Liujiazhuang is all our land. There is no rent and no food. You can grow as much as you can. It's a pain here. It's okay... Auntie also came out."

As Liu Chengzong was talking, Liu Xiangsheng's aunt also came out of the house and asked, "Chengzong, it's really majestic to ride a horse and wear armor. You said that Liujiazhuang has no rent and no food, really?"

"Why am I lying to you, but it's okay, I'm back, whoever occupies our house, let him spit it out."

Liu Chengzong didn't just come here because of his family, he asked: "Auntie, how many people are there in the castle on the mountain? How many soldiers does Zhang Nian's brother-in-law have, and do they have guns?"

Both husband and wife are honest peasants, they were taken aback by his question, but it was Liu Xiangsheng's aunt who was bolder and said: "There are seven or eighty people in the castle, lions, be careful, they don't have guns." , but my aunt has seen a gun."

No guns will do.

Liu Chengzong turned his head and saw the familiar commanding officer Jin Pu leading a horse to appease the people. He looked amiable and looked like that, so he waved and shouted: "Jin Commander."

He liked this Commander very much, he was the one who sent Lu Cheng's body back to his hometown, he was a loyal person, and he had a fate with him.

In northern Shaanxi, Jin Pu buried Lu Cheng, who didn't want to return to the team, turned around and voted for Yang Yao's men, and finally followed Yang Yao and voted for himself.

fate.

Hearing the shout, Jin Pu rushed over with two auxiliary soldiers and said, "General, what's the matter?"

"There are blunderbusses in that fort, let the two of you protect you with shields, go fifty steps outside the fort and shout to persuade you to surrender, let the people in the fort kill the bastards who occupy my house, and spare their lives."

The bunkers on Black Dragon Mountain are all messed up.

Zhang Nian's cheap uncle is called Xing Xuan.

This person is also a native of Yan'an Prefecture. His parents made a living by making Yaozhou medicinal materials. In the early years, the family had a lot of money, which spoiled his parents. He was involved in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. When he gave birth to one, he was kicked out of the house.

He just idled around in Fucheng, fortunately his younger sister helped him many times, and his life was not bad, but later, when there was a drought, his parents left the shop here for him and his younger sister to go to Yaozhou.

He didn't have any business skills, and a group of wine and meat friends couldn't point out a clear way to make a living. The pharmacy closed down soon, cutting off his source of income.

Others give him advice, my sister is beautiful, so it's better to sell it.

Sending his younger sister to the magistrate's bed was the biggest and most wonderful thing he had ever done in his life.

Since then, under the name of Uncle Zhang Nian, a group of cronies and friends have offered advice... This group of people can't do anything big in the decent world, but they are really number one in the world when it comes to crooked ways.

The magistrate of the county is already the emperor of the land, let alone the magistrate, and the post road was cut off again, so no one knows what he is doing here.

What's more, what's more, he still lives in Liu Chengzong's house.

Others first heard that he was the uncle of the magistrate, and they didn't take it seriously; after inquiring, he lived in Heilong Mountain, good guy, the brothers of the Liu family who have been besieged by soldiers for so many times dare not mess with him, so this uncle is sharp.

The coal in Fucheng, the mines in Ansai, the wives and aunts in brothels, the cattle and horses in Koushi, except food, they can get involved in anything they can.

The food also wanted to get mixed up, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he didn't know who was holding him down. He sent two people to go to the grain store to make a fuss, but they were both thrown into prison by the government officials in Fucheng.

He didn't dare to tell Zhang Nian, it was useless to tell others, and no one told him what was going on.

From the top to the bottom of Yan'an Fucheng, the county yamen servants, subordinate officials, government office servants, subordinate officials, and the county magistrates are all the food from the grain shop, can you get your bastard's finger?

Everyone tacitly knew it, but Xing Xuan didn't know it.

Up to now, he thought that Zhang Nian was behind the scenes to control the food in Yan'an Fucheng. Who else could arrest him besides Zhang Nian?
Later, he didn't dare to hang out in Fucheng anymore, and he also moved into the castle on the mountain.

Just before Liu Chengzong entered the mountain, even though it was already afternoon, Zhang Nian's brother-in-law was still lying on the Qiangongbabu bed, sleeping comfortably.

This Qiangong Babu bed was made by eunuchs from Yan'an in the year of Tianqi and hired craftsmen to spend a lot of money.

It didn't cost him a tael of silver to get this bed.

But for some reason today, Xing Xuan had a nightmare.

In the dream, Liu Chengzong came back with soldiers and wanted to kill him. Xing Xuan was so frightened that he got up from the bed covered in cold sweat.

Just fell asleep, when the two mothers-in-law yelled and woke them up: "Master Xing, Liu Shizi has come back!"

When he was woken up this time, Xing Xuan was very calm. He walked out of Ba Bu's bed without any clothes on, and cursed in a low voice: "I don't think I can wake up from this dream."

The fort was in a mess, the male servants were all looking down on the wall of the fort, some were trembling all over, and some were rolling their eyes, but they were all frightened by Xing Xuan afterwards.

Where did the naked monkey come from?

"Master Xing, there are hundreds of people, with cannons, shouting."

Xing Xuan gradually realized that this was not a dream. He took a piece of clothes from someone else to wrap it up, and asked someone to bring him a cotton padded coat. He leaned on the pile of the thick earthen wall and looked down. He felt dizzy just by looking at it.

All soldiers.

A heavy cannon had already been unloaded from the carriage, and Jin Pu shouted loudly in front: "You guys dare to occupy General Liu's hometown. Now that Zhang Nian is dead, you can save your life by killing his brother-in-law and opening the fort gate. None of them will survive!"

As soon as Jin Pu yelled these words, there was chaos on the walls of the fort.

Liu Chengzong listened from behind the formation, with a smile on his face, this Jinpu is quite talented, and knows how to persuade him to surrender.

Of course Zhang Nian is not dead, but it doesn't matter whether he is dead or not. The important thing is that these people in the castle think Zhang Nian is dead.

Zhang Nian's ability to rely on selling his sister is all in Zhang Nian's hands. As long as these people think that Zhang Nian is dead, the fortress will not stick to it.

It fits Liu Chengzong's mind very much.

Although he brought a heavy artillery, he really didn't want to fire at the castle built by his family.

What's more, he was also involved in the construction of this fortress, knowing that the earthen fortress with a width of two feet and a width of one foot cannot be demolished in a short while.

But as strong as a fortress is, it is ultimately up to those who guard it.

At that time, the building of this fort depended on the fact that the Liu family had a strong frontier army and people. If there was a chance to shoot each other with muskets, bows and crossbows, the thieves would not have the upper hand.

But it's different now, his soldiers are much more powerful than those guarding the fort.

He has already ordered his subordinates here to push them directly under the fort in a while, and the auxiliary soldiers will protect the soldiers and kill twenty or thirty people on the fort with bows and arrows, and the fort will be opened.

Unexpectedly, Jin Pu's persuasion to surrender actually took effect directly.

There was a sound of a gun on the wall of the fort, and after a while, someone threw a head down, leaning on the wall and shouting down: "General Liu, we have surrendered, may you spare my life?"

Liu Chengzong rode his horse around under the fort, blinking at the fort wall.

To be honest, I don't really want to forgive.

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)