I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 94 Vulnerable

"This group of beasts really don't make sense!"

Qi Jiguang was also furious after listening to the young man's narration. He didn't expect that this group of gentry would take this opportunity to collude with Japanese pirates and forcibly buy people's land at a low price!
"What's your name? After the general tells the governor what happened, I will give you justice!" Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice, looking at the embarrassed young man in front of him.

"My... my lord, I was born in a humble family, my father's surname is Zhang, everyone calls me Zhang Er!"

"Well, Zhang Er, I will wrong you tonight! This general asks you, are you willing to tell all this in court tomorrow?"

"I...I want to."

Zhang Er plucked up the courage to meet Qi Jiguang's eyes, and said loudly.

"Okay, this general will report to the Governor!"

After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave, but suddenly there was a report from the soldiers outside, saying that Master Li of Shouning County asked to see him.

"Let him in!" Qi Jiguang waved his hand, signaling his soldiers to let him in.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Master Li came in, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', raised the file in his hand, and said in a sobbing voice: "General, Li Jie, the chief secretary of the Shouning County Government! I have something important to do. Report, Zhao Yanchang, the county magistrate of Shouning County, did not die from a stray arrow when the city was broken, but was killed by them!"

"What? Tell me in detail!" Qi Jiguang was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly called Li Jie to his side, and said in a deep voice.

"General, the matter is like this. Long before the fall of Shouning County, the county magistrate has already noticed something is wrong. First, there are many strange faces in the county! Second, the gentry and landowners seem to have received some news in advance. , One after another began to hoard food in large quantities.”

"At that time, the county magistrate sent yamen servants to investigate. Who knew that the yamen servants in the county government had already been bribed by those wealthy gentry and landlords, so they were informed of the matter quickly. Shouning County was breached that night, and the county magistrate was also missing! "

"And when I saw the county magistrate again, he was already dead. He was covered with a white cloth, and no one was allowed to approach! Those gentry and landowners claimed that he died from a stray arrow, and I cooperated with the morgue The relationship is very good, I sneaked in and took a look."

Li Jie paused for a moment and continued: "The Magistrate's body is covered with bruises and various scars. He was tortured to death!"

"After that, I realized that the matter was not simple, and secretly collected evidence. I found this in the magistrate's room, which recorded the numerous crimes committed by these gentry and landowners! Presumably they are also looking for these things. "Li Jie said, and handed those files to Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang took the dossier, flipped through it hastily, and it recorded in detail the crimes committed by the gentry and landlord: "On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Cheng, the concubine of the Wang family, ordered his servants to beat the old fish seller seriously, and then died. , the Zhang family..."

The more Qi Jiguang rolled back, the heavier his breathing became, and then a nameless fire rose in his heart, making him wish he could send troops there now to kill all these tyrants who do evil and fish and meat the common people!
After taking a few deep breaths, Qi Jiguang calmed down. The most urgent task right now is to report this matter to the governor, so that the governor can make a decision.

When his thoughts were racing, Qi Jiguang told Li Jie: "You will live here tonight, don't go back, and tomorrow you will go to the court with Zhang Er and tell the whole story. "

"Thank you, General!" Li Jie's eyes lit up after hearing Qi Jiguang's words, he knew he had made the right bet!

……

After the banquet was over, Hu Zongxian declined the gentry's persuasion, and went straight back to the room.

'Boom boom boom! 'There was a knock on the door from outside.

"Come in!" Hu Zongxian picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and said softly.

"grown ups!"

I saw Qi Jiguang came in with a sullen face, and at the same time he was holding the files that Li Jie had given him earlier.

"Have you found anything?" Hu Zongxian asked with a sip of tea.

"My lord, here is what the last general found out!"

After Qi Jiguang said, he handed over the dossier to Hu Zongxian, and at the same time recounted to Hu Zongxian what Zhang Er and Li Jie had said.

"It's really unreasonable. It seems that your Majesty is right. This group of gentry and landlords should have been dealt with long ago. They dared to collude with the Japanese pirates and annex the people's land, and even dare to murder the court officials!" After hearing this, Hu Zongxian slapped table, said angrily.

"You don't have to wait until tomorrow, you go down now to mobilize the army, and act tonight. If anyone dares to resist, they will all be killed!" Hu Zongxian put down the file that recorded the crimes of the gentry, and ordered.

"Yes, the last general will do it!" Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice.

……

Soon, under Qi Jiguang's order, all the soldiers stationed outside the city entered the city. Naturally, this movement was not hidden from the gentry and landlords in the city.

"What happened, why did so many troops enter the city?"

"It's broken, our incident happened! The governor is going to send troops to deal with us."

"Quick, run now, maybe there is still a chance!"

Soon, the Ming army that entered the city took control of all the mansions of these gentry and landowners with lightning speed, and the private soldiers trained by these gentry and landowners who spent a lot of money and energy in normal times were in front of the real army. Vulnerable to a blow, they will be beheaded soon!

In this process, as long as the soldiers resist for a moment, ruthless slaughter will follow immediately.

"Raising private soldiers, murdering officials of the imperial court, cooperating with Japanese officials, annexing people's land, disregarding human lives, and bribing officials, all of these are good deeds committed by you!"

With a smile on his face, Hu Zongxian looked at the gentry and landlord who was escorted by the soldiers and knelt down in front of him, and said.

"Your Excellency, please forgive us, we did our best to entertain you just now, you can't..."

"Hmph, put them all down!" Hu Zongxian ordered in a deep voice without looking at them.

"Your Excellency, the specific amount of property has been counted out, 830 million taels of silver, and the rest, such as grain, cloth, etc., are countless." At this moment, Qi Jiguang stepped forward quickly and reported to Hu Zongxian.

"Well, first take out the seized silver taels and distribute part of them to the soldiers. The rest, such as grain and cloth, will be used to supplement the food and grass consumed by the army first. As for the rest..."

After pondering for a while, Hu Zongxian gave an idea: "As for the remaining food, distribute it to the people in the city! In addition, those lands annexed by the gentry and landlords will also be returned to the original owners. You can find someone to write a few Posting this notice in a conspicuous place in the city means that tomorrow the group of gentry and landlords will be publicly tried in the Shouning County Government."

"Yes, Governor! The general will go down and make arrangements." After hearing Hu Zongxian's order, Qi Jiguang immediately took the order and left.

Soon, notices were posted in conspicuous places everywhere in Shouning County!It says that tomorrow these evil gentry and landowners will be publicly tried in the Shouning county government. In addition, all the land that was annexed by the people will be returned. resident.

The news spread from ten to hundreds, and soon, most of the people in Shouning County knew about it.

Countless people fell asleep with a bright vision for tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)