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Chapter 1060 Clean and tidy, not one left!
He Kuan protected the young and old of the Qin family and waited out the gate of the backyard, only to see several corpses lying on the ground, and some of the female family members couldn't help screaming.

After some difficulty, they were placed in the three prepared carts. Not far from the street, they saw a lot of people rushing from the other side of the North Street. They were all holding sticks, and shouts came from the other side. .

He Kuan looked at them coldly, as if looking at each corpse with disdain, and saw him shouting in a low voice: "Clean and neat, don't leave a single one!"

The soldiers under his command hadn't been enjoying the fight enough, so when they got the order, five of them rushed out first with their swords and shields. Eleven corpses lay on the ground.

After all, he is a real warrior who has killed bandits and Tartars. Dealing with these local rogues is not as easy as cutting melons and vegetables. It is simply a dimensionality reduction blow without any pressure.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

After a few bangs and loud noises, puffs of thick smoke rose from the Qin family's compound, followed by balls of fire that soared into the sky, almost lighting up the entire night sky.

Qin Zichen poked his head out of the window, looking back at the Qin residence that was burning ragingly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

His wife, Qin Chushi, had also recovered at this time, and sighed softly: "It's a good house, the Qin family worked hard for several generations to build it, and it's just ruined like this, what a pity!"

Hearing this, Qin Zichen put his head back into the carriage, and comforted her: "In this situation, it's lucky to survive."

"Such a good yard shouldn't be set on fire." Qin Chu still had some stubbornness and regret.

"This... is actually my husband's idea."

Under the puzzled eyes of the Young Madam Qin Chu, Qin Zichen continued to explain: "Now the old house has been blown up to pieces, and the flames are raging again. If these thieves are gathered today, they must not be looted.

After daybreak, the officials and yamen servants will definitely intervene. At that time, the registration and bookkeeping will not be allowed to wait until the night is small, and then act presumptuously. The cellar left at home will be safe. "

When he said this, he stroked his beloved wife's head with his hand, and continued: "You don't need to worry about these things, as long as you keep the baby in your womb, my Qin family will not be extinct, and that is the greatest achievement."

Qin Zichen went on to say: "Thank God, Uncle Yongning didn't forget to wait for me, he came in time, as long as he lives, the Huairen old house and Gandeji will be ours sooner or later."

At this time, there was a sound of shouting orders from outside, and what Qin Zichen remembered and would never forget was in this sentence: "Master Bao He, all of my 20 people are here, not one person is missing.

There were 23 masters and servants in the Qin family, except for two old servants who failed to evacuate in time, none of them were missed, and the Qin residence was bombed first and then burned according to the order. "

In the blazing fire, there were cries and curses, which also attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors. As they brought pots to join, the whole street became more chaotic.

Taking advantage of the turmoil, He Kuan led twenty strong warriors to guard the three carriages and headed for the south gate. bloodstained.

He Kuan only brought [-] brothers with him this trip, most of them were Ye Bushou and a small number of elite fighters from his department. government.

Even though Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was in charge, it was a taboo for the army to intervene in local affairs by force, which would lead to collective impeachment and criticism from the local governor and civil officials.

He Kuan also left five soldiers at the south gate. He had already bribed the guards at the gate earlier. Although it was strictly forbidden to open the city gate after nightfall, He Kuan took out the letter of the Datong General Soldier Yamen and gave them 20 taels of silver, this matter will be settled naturally.

Those who incited the green-skinned gangsters in the city to make troubles never imagined that the father and son of the Qin family, who had no power to restrain the chickens, could escape from the deep house compound, so they did not arrange guards.

After a group of people escorted three large carts out of the south gate, they first joined the five left-behind soldiers outside the city, and each of them took their own horses. go.

"Sir, is this going to the north?"

"Yes. The direction of Datong Mansion."

"Should we go to Datong Mansion to report to the officials? If that's the case, why don't we go directly out of the North Gate?"

"General He is well thought out. If I go out of the south gate first, the gang of thieves will take me all the way to the south, and they won't realize that they are actually going north."

Qin Zichen went on to say: "Report to the official? Hmph. They are already full, so how could they complain for me?"

As he spoke, he leaned his head out of the car window, looked at the fire in Huairen City in the distance, and sighed faintly: "Oh, if you want to avenge your grievances, you may have to go to the Xuan Mansion."

The old man Qin Zukang was sitting on the cart in the middle, and he could see the outside world clearly. His wife was trembling beside him and couldn't stop chanting the Buddha's name, praying for the protection of the Buddha.

Seeing this, Qin Zukang couldn't help but heaved a long sigh. He shook his head and murmured, "If you destroy it, just destroy it. As long as people are fine, the house will be rebuilt in the future!"

His words seemed to be comforting his wife, as well as himself, and soon, under the protection of He Kuan and others, the three carts headed north along the official road without a trace.

However, the Qin Mansion compound in Huairen City was completely burned down, leaving no tiles left.

Scenes like this happened repeatedly in Datong and various places in Shanxi, and tragedies continued to be staged. Many merchants who had close contacts with merchants on Beilu suffered disaster one by one...

However, there are very few people who can be rescued by the brave army in time, that is, big companies like the Qin family are in Zhang Cheng's protection list, and only they can escape this man-made catastrophe.

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Because all the big companies in Shanxi were playing tricks behind their backs, rumors about Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng spread all over the sky for a while.

In various prefectures and counties in Shanxi and Datong, it seemed as if overnight, Zhang Cheng had transformed from a Martial God of the Ming Dynasty, a heroic and invincible general of the time, to a great hero of the two famous kings.

In an instant, he turned into a villain who drank the blood of soldiers and sucked the fat and anointing of the people.

Originally, along with the high-quality commercial goods on the North Road, they continued to circulate in Shanxi and Datong, and Zhang Cheng's outstanding achievements over the years made him still have many fans in Shanxi.

But as the out-of-the-box rumors continued to spread, the people who had a good impression of Zhang Cheng were gradually blinded by the rumors, and along with the angry businessmen, they cursed Yongning Bolai.

The influence of Shanxi merchants in Shanxi and other places has long been deeply rooted. Many scribes, officials, and generals in the territory are either their clansmen, or have inseparable interest entanglements with them.

These people ignored the rumors attacking and slandering Zhang Cheng.

But if anyone dares to speak a word of justice for Zhang Cheng, they will be targeted by them. At least they will give him an old punch, and at worst they will be arrested and imprisoned for no reason. Disappeared, as if the world had evaporated.

The spread of rumors became more and more mysterious and intense.

Even the many little women who live in remote places in the countryside know that there is a place called Xuanfu North Road in the north of Shanxi, where there lives a man with sores on his head, pus on the soles of his feet, and a heart bigger than coal. Master Black Soldier.

That general soldier does not respect the gods of heaven and earth, and does not worship the king and his parents. He is simply a maniac who has no king and no father. He is not only rude to the gentry, officials and people, but also licentious. Singing, singing, swallows and dancing every night, it takes Yu Banu to fall asleep peacefully.

What's even more hateful is that he wants to snatch the jobs of the big guys, and wants to starve all the elders and brothers in Shanxi to death. No, all kinds of merchants on the North Road come in, and under the dumping of low prices, how can there be any local merchants? Survive?

As for someone claiming that the North Road area is rich, that is a big lie. Those businessmen are as black-hearted and shameless as Zhang Cheng. The reason why they can eat well is to suck the blood of everyone, just like mosquitoes and flies. Full?

They have enough to eat and drink. Should our folks in Shanxi starve to death?
In the end, they clamored viciously: treat Zhang Cheng and profiteers like mosquitoes and flies, and slap them all to death at once!
Although Zhang Cheng and his profiteers on North Road are shameless, the ones who are even more shameless and hateful are those Shanxi traitors who seduce foreign thieves...

As time went by, with the help of rumors, letters of impeachment and attack on Zhang Cheng were delivered to Emperor Chongzhen's imperial case, and brutal robberies continued to be staged in various places in Shanxi, killing many innocent people. Many small businesses have suffered.

Anyone or anyone who has a little bit of intersection with Zhang Cheng and North Road will be spared!

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At the beginning of March, the weather is gradually getting warmer. Even in the border of Datong Prefecture in the north of Shanxi Province, the ground has begun to thaw, and people are doing preparations for spring plowing.

Shanxi, Taiyuan Prefecture, Xinzhou.

Xinzhou, known as "Xiurong" in ancient times, is located on the official road from Taiyuan to Xuanfu via Datong. It is 160 miles away from Taiyuan Fucheng in the south and [-] miles away from Datong Fucheng in the north.

Fifty miles north of Xinzhou City, there is a long and narrow walled city named "Xinkou Village".

Xinkou Village is under the rule of Xinzhou. Its walled city is on the hillside in the west and the Hutuo River in the east. It lives in the northeast of Shishili Gushan. It is known as "the lock and key of northern Shanxi".

It faces Sanjia Village and Yuhui Village in Dingxiang County across the Hutuo River in the east. It is only two miles away from Shihezi in the south, and two miles away from Hongyawan in the north. The inner Great Wall defense line in Wuguan area.

In the last years of Zhengtong, when the northern captives went deep into the territory, the officers and soldiers refused to guard the Xinkou Walled City, so that the captives could not be trapped, so they could not penetrate into the territory of Taiyuan Prefecture.

Because of its dangerous terrain, it has always been one of the important gateways where the Central Plains dynasty competed with the northern minorities, so the Xinkou Walled City was built according to the terrain, and it was built very tall and strong, especially the northern wall was covered with city bricks.

According to the "Xinzhou Chronicles" published in the sixth year of Guangxu: "Xinkou Town is long and narrow in geography, about eight miles from north to south, and only 33 feet from east to west, with more than 3000 acres of arable land and nearly [-] people in Dingkou. The main products include Grains, walnuts, and peppers.

There is one garrison in Xinkou Walled City, and as a rule, thousands of soldiers are stationed. However, because it is located in the hinterland of the Great Wall, and there have been fewer military operations in recent years, the military equipment is relatively sparse. to 500 people.

This slightly dilapidated small city has only one long and narrow north-south street, which is considered a relatively lively place. Town God's Temple, Confucian Temple, Wenchang Pavilion, etc. are all built along this street.

Just like Xuanfu Town, there are many temples and theaters in various military castles and castles in Datong Town, and these places are often crowded with people.

It was only after noon, and the vicinity of the Town God's Temple was already full of pedestrians coming and going. At the intersection in front of the temple gate, there were also many various shops and vendors, receiving customers who came in and out.

On Wuyaqian Street, not far to the east of the Town God’s Temple, by the stage, a few men dressed as merchants were watching a Bangzi opera, munching on local flax oil and drinking thick millet porridge while it was hot.

Suddenly, a mighty burly man's eyes moved, and he asked in a deep voice, "Are you full?"

Several people around either nodded or made eye contact, expressing that they were full.

The big man immediately said to an older man beside him: "Pay the bill."

The older man reached out his hand and took out a money bag from his waist, and shouted to the vendors who set up the stall: "Waiter, do you want to accept Xuanfu military tickets?"

The dealer sighed and said, "I used to accept it, but now I don't dare to accept it."

The man stroked the stubble on his chin, didn't say much, just took out a handful of copper coins, tapped them, and then slapped them on the table: "Here."

After paying the bill, a group of people got up and walked away one after another. Soon they got mixed up in the crowd and disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people, and it was hard to tell them apart.

The vendor who set up the stall put away the copper coins and counted them very carefully, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart, this was at least [-]% more than the selling price.

He couldn't help but think in his heart: This group of people who go out to help out are really generous.What a pity, there is no one to take care of the young and old in my family, and I have a lot of worries, otherwise I would go out to help, why bother with this hard work.

Although the few men were dressed as merchants from other places, they all had a fierce look on their faces. Even if they walked on the street swaggeringly, those green skins would not dare to bully foreigners.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, they turned to the side and entered the alley next to the Yuewang Temple. They met two ordinary locals dressed as men, their eyes intertwined, and they just nodded at each other, then remained silent He walked behind the two men.

The crowd shuttled back and forth in alleys, and finally entered a dilapidated small courtyard.

This courtyard is close to the south gate and built on the hillside. Although the inside is very dilapidated, the courtyard walls are still tall and strong, which shows that its original owner must be a wealthy family.

After the courtyard door was closed and there was no movement outside, the nine people entered the house and sat together, as if discussing.

(End of this chapter)